The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-19
NO TIME TO MOURN
FUNNY THINGS ARE ALWAYS HAP
PENING IN JAPAN.


Crown Prince IL Dead, Bot His Death Keep
State Secret Until the Nation has Tim.
to Recover From The Suspension of Bust
ness Caused by the Demise of the EN-
| press Dowager-Hawaii Liable to Have
Big Trouble Over the Japanese Jmmi
grant Invaslon-A Corcan Coup dEtat
Planning in Japan-Foreign News.
San Francisco, March 1s-Captain S.
| A. Day, U. S. A, late commandant at
| Fort Mason, this city, and more recently
Of Fort Candy, Washington, returned
from a several months stay in Japan on
steamer Peru. He says that the crown
prince Of Japan is dead, and that the
sad event was being openly discussed in
diplomatic circles, although at the same
time the news was state secret and
was kept from the public. The heir ap-
parent TO the japanese throne, according
the palaces OF the royal family between
Yokohama and Kioto several days be-
fore the sailing Of the Peru, but for var
icus reasons the fact has not been pub
licly announced as yet. Japan has just
recovered from a month of mourning
over the death Of the empress dowager,
during which period business was sus-
pended and festivities Of all kinds avoid
ed. To afflict the whole empire with
another seige of grief and mourning a
this time has been deemed inadvisable
and for that reason, so the story goes,
the death Of the crown prince has been
kept secret for the time being. Cap
tain Day said that il was reported in
Yokohama that the death of the crown
prince has completely Frustrated the
emperor, whose health has not been Of
the best Of late. A rumor was circu-
lated that the emperor also was dead,
but this was quickly and emphatically
denied. One runor had it that small
pox had broken out in the emperor's pa
lace and that the queen dowager and the
crown prince had both died from this
disease.
RISING AGAINST THE JAPS.
The following advices from Honolulu
were brought by the steamship Austria
liza: Serious trouble is anticipated here
over the refusal of the customs authori-
ties to permit the landing of 537 Jap
arese laborers, brought here recently by
the Kobe immigration company's steam
er, Shinshiu Maru. The local agents Of
the japanese company have been placed
under arrest, charged with a violation of
the immigration laws. and Captain Mis-
hakima, commander of the steamer. has
beeen refused clearance papers unless he
agrees to take back to Japan the reject
ed immigrants, who have been detained
at the quarantine station since their ar
rival in port. The rejected japanese
threaten open revolt, and they have the
sympathy of the entire japanese popu-
lation OF the island. The matter has
been carried into the courts, and If the
Japanese fail to find relief there, they
will probably appeal to their consul to
interfere. In case the consul does inter-
fere trouble is sure to follow. The GUS
toms authorities are sure that they have
a gigantic attempt 70 import
Japanese into this country in violation
o. the immigration laws and they pro-
pose to make it so warm for the schem-
ers that they will not dare attempt -
again. The feeling runs equally strong |
among the Anglo-Saxons of Honolulu. |
There is a division of opinion on the |
part of friends of the immigrants as to |
their right to remain on the islands. |
While the bulk of the people are not in
Formed on the law touching immigra-
ton of japanese into Hawaii, either free !
Or contract, still the belief is current tina; |
there is defect in the statutes. The /
men placed under arrest were: w. j.
Gallagher, agent; and B. Humiszee, pres
dent Of the Kobe immigration company. |
By reason Of their prominence both men
v ere released on their own recogn:Zance.
At present the matter stands in statu
luo, pending the action of the courts,
A COREAN COUP D'ETAT.
Prince Eui VIVA, who is expected to
succeed to the throne OF Corea upon the
leath of his father, the reigning king,
S al present restrained Of his liberty by
/ band OF Corean exiles in Yokohama
With the full knowledge and consent OF
ne japanese authorities. Such at least.
S the information that was brought from
he Orient by the steamer Peru. and
rom the same source comes the infor-
nation that the Coreans in question are
planning a raid into Corea for the pur-
,Cse of dethroning the king and placing
heir prircely prisoner and protege on
ne Corean throne. That such a scheme
s on foot and is receiving the moral sup
,ort OF the japanese government is
Nj f1-- h,-o ,o1 wis -f,N >n~., |
rom the Orient. Rev. j. S. Gale, who
lrrived on the Peru after spending nine
ears in Corea and year in Japan.
DEVASTATED BY MONKEYS.
Tacoma, Wash, March 1S.-Advices
eceived here state that great devasta-
ION is being wrought in both Japan and
nina by immense bands of monkeys,
vlicn have been driven from the forests
nd ravines by the unusual cold wealth
= and heavy SHOWS. Their being de-
rived OF their usual means OF subsist-
ng on berries and roots. the starving
nonkeys are ravaging outlying mount
in districts and devouring crops. Ev-
rything green is quickly eaten, and then
ne hordes press further into the settle
nents. When the monkeys first came ,
own upon the Japanese farming dis
ricts two woodcutters were attacked and
illed by the hunger-ma ddened crea- ;
ures. Since then numerous cases OF the
illing OF people living in isolated places
ave been reported, being caused appar-
ntly by efforts to subdue the intruders ,
? protect property. In such cases mon
eys ny the dozen would attack men
L fh-~7, /
ing for revenge. and by this time or
anized monkcy-hunts are in progress ,
4 both empires. Local governments are