The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-11-30
YOKOHAMA MYSTERY
Society in That City Is All Torn Up
Over a Poisoning Case.
STRANGE WOMAN IN BLACK
Ii Hung Is In Disg ace Again-His
Curiosity Deprives MIN OF His
Years salary = other
Hong Kong News.

San Francisco. Nov. 29.-The steam
ship Daric arrived tonight from Hong
Kong and Yokohama. bringing the fol-
lowing oriental news: Plague has
made its appearance In Formosa and
the japanese there are dying in large
numbers.
Yokohama society is torn up over a
mysterious poisoning ease. X. ii. Ca
rev. a gentleman occupying good
social position and secretary Of the
Yokohama United club, married to n
lady of substantial income. was taken
i'll Oct. IL and died Oct. %. A coro-
ner's inquest was held and II was dis
covered that he had been poisoned. The
evidence showed that Mrs. Carew. just
before his illness. and after he was
sick. had purchased arsenic In such
quantities as to alarm the druggist.
She said she wanted it for malarial
fever. Mrs. Carew told a remarkable
story of a mysterious veiled woman,
dressed in black, who called on her
husband Oct 10. Mr.. Carew was not
at home. and the woman left after
making an appointment to meet him.
Mr.. Carew appeared to be greatly wor-
| ried when the woman failed TO keep
the appointment, and wrote her let
ter addressed 10 Annie Luke.
Mr. Carew was taken III Oct. Is. and
on Oct. 20. while Mrs. Carew was out.
the same mysterious woman called at
the house. She asked where Mr.. Ca
rows bedroom was situated and the
servant, after telling her. went to bed,
/ That was the last seen of the mysteri-
Gus visitor, but Mrs. Carew received
/ from her Il letter written by Mr.. Carew
which had been thrown into a waste
basket. After Mr.. Carew had died and
the inquest was I'm progress. the wo-
man wrote to Messrs Lpwdcr and Hall.
stating that she was going to join ''her
twin soul" and that she had fooled the
chemist. the doctor and that SILLY little
wife" The police have been unable 20
find any trace Of the woman In black.
The coroner's jury brought in verdict
that Mr. Carew died from The effects
OF arsenicai poisoning, but by whom
the poison was administered there was
| 10 evidence to show. Mrs. Carew wac
sh,n arrested and charged with the
murder of her husband. but was later
released on bail. Her trial was In
| progress when the steamer left.
VIceroy III Hung Chang Is again in
disgrace. He entered the imperial park
and hunting grounds without sanction.
L
! be deprived Of all his ranks and deco
rations, but the emperor has decided
to be lenlent and has merely deprived
him OF a years salary amounting to
! 2G 900 taels.
The count, 4 Is believed, will ask to
he allowed to retire To his native prov
ince on the plea of i'll health. as he has
been disappointed in the hope OF oh
taining n position Of influence in the
Peking government. Should the efforts
Of the empress dOwager in his behalf
succeed II will he easy for him to be-
come viceroy Of China.
IL is stated that the Chinese minister
to London, kung Chow Yuen, has petit
tiCned the emperor to be recalled. lie
docs not like London.
Cholera IL prevalent In Toxic and ap-
pears to be on the increase.
The North China Daily News prints
what il alleged To be the text of new
treaty between China and Russia. By
the terms Of the treaty Russia Is to be
allowed TO build a railroad through
Manchurla and Is to be given for Is
years the port Of kiaoshom in the
province of Shan Tung for a winter
port. Russia IL to fortify Port Arthur
and Tallenwan. and In ease of war
with other nations Is 10 have the use
of those ports. Russia will furnish Of
ficers for the instruction of the Chinese
army.