The San Francisco call., 1897-07-01
Japanese Mat : Makers
Indulge in Dire
Threats.
Will Ship Their Material and
Men Into This
Country.
Argry Comments on the Hawaiian
Ouestion-Rsbsl Successes in
the Philippines 3.

NANN0QN En-, d. ~ Juuo 9o'-A oo
steamship Empress OF China which ar
rived here to-day from the Orient, brings
the following mail advices:
A largely attended gathering of mat and
mating manufacturers was held at
Okayama some months ago, at which the
provisions of the new United States tariff
were discussed. 1t was then resolved that
should the United Stetes enforce what
would prove practically prohibitive duty
on Japanese mats and mating syndi-
cate of manufacturers would carry
the war into the enemy's camp by start
ing a Japanese mat factory in the
United States. materials and labor to
be sent there from Japan. On June an
other meeting was held, and it was re-
solved to carry the scheme into execution.
Many other manufacturers will adopt the
same plan.
The loss is reported of the Norwegian
steamer Sultan on a reef near Newchwang.
She left Shanghai for the latter place on
May %, and it was on the return journey
that the accident happened.
Laying of submarine telegraph line
through the Kurile Islands is in progress.
The steamer Okinawa Maru will under
take the work.
The Russian authorities have resolved
TO spend 600, 600 roubIes on extending the
defense works at Vladivostock, and TO ex-
pend 700, 600 roubles on further armaments
at the fortTesses there.
All Japanese papers contain columns
ridiculing the idea of the United States,
"a country friendly 10 Japan" interfering
in the strained relations between Japan
and Hawaii. All unite in condemning
the action os the Government. The Ko-
kumin gives an outline of the last iDstruc
tions sent to Minister Shimamura at Hon
olulu after the receipt OF the reply from
Hawaii.
Z his "outline," however, is very vague.
II is set out that the communication from
Hawaii is not couched in terms of such
courtesy as should be observed between
nations, and the conviction is expressed
that this attitude on the part Of SO insig-
nIficant State is due to its possession or
expectation OF outside support. 1t must
be plain, it says. that from the outset
Japan desired and hoped to settle the
present question in an amicable fashion,
and did not intend to resort TO force.
Further, Japanese emigrants are going TO
South America and other countries, where
q cordial welcome has been extended to
them. 1t Is suggested, finally, that the
matter little moro consideration.
Another letter has been received and
translated by the Japan Advertiser, dated
from the rebel encampment at Balenke-
pang. The writer asserts that the Spanish
losses have been most serious, and he
gives details of several battles. On the
first day of the attack on Caaite the Span
ish death list amounted to 200, and on the
following day 400, when the re bells retired
owing to lack of ammunition. At Selang
the royalisfs left 200 dead on the field, the
insurgents capturing many horses and
great quantity of provisions and ammuni-
tion, with the colors of the royalists. At
Marina5 the royalists lost 1000 men, in
Guiding two field officers, many rifles and
a large amount of ammunition. In their
two attacks on Bakao, San Francisco
de Malaben their loss was no less than
100 men, the rebels having 3S7 killed and
wounded in the first assault. This place
also had to be evacuated owing to am
munition RAINING short. The capture of
Idang cost the Spaniards over 200 killed
and wounded.
years, Juan Villanneva, distinguished
himself By extraordinary courage, dying
at the foot of the batteries after killing a
number of royalist troops. An assistant
in the Spanish army hospital affirms that
in the registration book, which contains
the names only of officers, eighty-three
were entered as wounded in the engage
ments. The writer continues:
"a town in Tam bales has Just risen in
rebellion, also another town in Isla de
Negros and another in Tayabas. We are
just at the beginning. we have left the
province of Cavte and are now in the
neighborhood of Manila, within an honr's
drive of the city, and the Spanish Gov
ernor-General and the commanner-in-
,hi is 1f ha hao aa1 . ka
vf the Philippine rebellion! With what
intention?
Unable 10 bear any longer the cruel
treatment we were driven to start the
reyolutl on with only nine efficient guns
and a few knives and BAN boos. Now that
we have nearly 10. 900 Remington and
Mauser rifles taken from the Spanish
soldiers, the end is more distant. We
shall never be able to forget the massacre
OF hundreds of our illustrious patriots,
nor the outraging and murder of our help
less mothers and sisters and children. No
decree, no promise, no proclamation from
the Spanish will induce US 10 surrender.
Viva Philippians libreH'
The district of Lotingchow, China, has
been practically captured by robbers. One
hundred and twenty houses have been
looted, often in broad daylight, and the
local authorities are at the robbers
mercy. The Government has been asked
TO send force of militia to kill them off,
All the vessels OF the Japanese standing
squadron have been concentrated around
Goto Islands, under sealed orders, while
several more war vessels are being daily
added to the fleet. Tne cause has not
been made public.
A vigilance committee in the town of
Arima, Japan, is banded together by SOL
emn obligations TO burn down all gam
bling houses where it is discovered there
is a game going on.
The plague is fast approaching Hong
kong and English residents are alarmed.
1t has broken out in Canton, Swatow and
Maceo. close to the city.
French Chinese newspaper SAYS:
''The Albions are alarmed, poor English
menl We have seen how little they were
concerned when Chinese were dying.
They were piled in iunks, the dying and
dead, and sent off. Let them die in China,
not here. said they.
"An Englishman cannot tolerate a
Chinaman to kick the bucket from such a
dirty disease on the soil of her most
gracious Majesty. This IS the way they
understand their duty to humanity, and
send missionaries 10 preach humanity
and love TO their fellow beings. In Hong
kong nothing has been done 10 make the
Chinese section wholesome. We had q
French specialist on the plague who did
much good in visiting all the sick, but he