The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-14

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 13.-CCorre-
spondence of the United Associated
Presses, per steamer Coptic.)
Toxic, July 31.-The second insur-
rection in Formosa is now practically
over. 1t commenced on the 25th of
June in the center of the southerp
part of the island. Finding the Japan
csc totally unprepared, and being,
moreover. reinforced by indictments
from the plains. the insurgents
achieved considerable success at first.
capturing several small towns and
driving out the Japanese garrfsons.
But Immediately on receipt of this in
telligence at headquarters, troops were
despatched southwark, and by July
the japanese were
ABLE TO ASSUME THE OF
FENSIVE.
After that the insurgents were soon,
chased from the field, and by the
10Th OF the month all the positions
were re-captured. Up to the date OF
the latest advices, the Japanese cas-
ualt1es totalled 81 killed and 70 wound
ed. The remnants of the rebels fled
to the hills
A resolute attempt is being made by
the Chinese in Formosa to convict
Their conqueTorS of the most terrible
brutahties and atrocities, and prove
that this instruction owed it's origin
entirely to the unbearable cruelties of
the japanese. We are without foreign
testimony as to what really happened
Only two foreigners were in the dis
turbed districts. OF these, one Mr..
Ollia of the firm of Messrs. Dinshaw
q Co., was speared by the rebels. The
other, Mr.. Patel of MesSrs. Mehta &
Co., barely escaped with mis- Life from
a town beleaguered by the insurgents.
Every story circulated as to the doingS
Of the Japanese comes, therefore, from
a Chinese source, d fact in itself suf-
fcient to
VITfATE THE INFORMATION.
Precisely similar tales were invented
by the Chinese during the instruction
last January. But the region of dis
turbance being then in the north of
the island and therefore in range OF
foreign observation, testimony was
soon forthcoming to esta blish the COM
plete falsity of the charges.
The Chinese account is embelliShed
with many details of incredible cruel
ty, but the main outlines of the story
are that on no stronger provocation
than two burglaries committed in Tau
LAX by a gang of robbers, the Japan
csc decapitated fifty innocent men and
then commenced a campaign of whole
sale destruction, thirty-five soldiers in
the space of four days performing the
feat of
BURNING OVER SEVENTY VII
Lagos
and butchering all their inhabitants.
It should be observed, too, that not
only are Representatives, of that kind
gravely related, but that the various
Chinese versions of Japanese doings
abound with contradictions and OBJ
vious absurdities.
This is an unfortunate year for ia
pan. In addition to the block in the
silk trade-a most serious affair for
her business men; two instructions in
FOrmOsa; a seismic wave that killed
1000 people, and very unreasonable
weather at the time of planting out
the young rice-a greater part of the
island was swept by a severe storm
IF wind and rain between the 18th and
18th Of July Altogether, something
ike 10000 houses were flooded; about
700 people lost their lives; $50 bridges
we're washed away; thousands Of acres
If arabic land were laid waste; river
were preached in in
racks were seriously damaged How
.ver, already the people have recovered
heir light-heartedness, and the price
If rice, forced by speculation and eli
matte perfls to
AN UNPARALLELED HEIGHT,
has dropped to a normal figure.
The struggle for railway concessions
n Korea is attracting much attention.
An American company was first in
he field. 1t obtained a charter for the
Seoul hemulpho line. Then followed
he French, backed by Russian infu-
.nce. They are said to have per-
suaded the government to grant them
he privilege of building lines from
Seoul to VIII on the Yalu. and from
Seoul to Yen-San on the northeastern
coast.
A Million Cold Dollars
Would not bring happiness to the
person suffering with dyspepsia, but
Hoods Sarsaparilla has cured many
borcandS Of cases of this diSnaSp IF