Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-23

Associated Press Dispatch by Special Wires
Vancouver, b. c., Sept. 90. The
steamship Empress of India arrived
last evening from the Orient, bringing
tho following advices:
Serious riots have occurred in Nagano
Project in consequence OF tho discon
tent felt over the high price Of rice. A
mob of 1000 persons attacked the resi-
1ences OF bank manager and the
manager OF rice mill, and the police
had to charge the rioters with drawn
swords before they were dispersed.
Several persons were killed and
wounded, and many arrests were made.
Reports from all parts of Japan ;ndi-
cate that the rice crop this year will lie
exceptionally good in fact, ii 10 pre-
dicted that it will exceed anything seen
during the last 10 years.
The Japanese government is reported
to have taken 200, 900 out OF the 800, 900
shares of the Formosa railway, and hae
persuaded Formosaus TO take the re.
mainder. Locomotives and cars are ex-
pected shortly from America. The work
will be proceeded with Immediately.
Several Japanese officials have been
arrested for fraudulent acts in con-
nection with the distribution OF gov
eminent aid to sufferers by recent floods.
A severe earthquake was felt at
Uawaiima on September 4th. On the
same day q heavy rainstorm caused
floods at Takayama, and the River
MIagawa overfowbd its banks.
N. W. McIver, late consul general
! from the United States at Yokohama,
left for San Francisco on September 4th.
| The following Oriental advices have
been recuived by the steamer Empress
of India:
Corea has Joined the International
photographic Convention.
Several Japanese papers claim that
the days of the present cabinet are
limited. Its mistakes in the financial
policy and also as regards Formoea are
said TO have caused its downfall.
Tbs inexecrabe indiscriminnting law
of China which condemns a parricide
to death by the slicing process, whether
he he the perpetratOr of a wilful crime
or the victim Of an accident. is terribly
illustrated by case now veying the
people of Shanghai. A hoy of IL was
swinging an article about his head in
play, when it happened to strike his
mother, who died from the effects of
the blow. He was condemned to he
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been made TO save him this fearful
ending 30 far they have not been sue
cessful.
1t appears that none of the material
of the Shanghai Woo Sung railroad is
to be obtained in England. america
will supply the sleepers aud locomotives.
Silver mines in the Fingwa district
of Ming Po are to be Immediately
opened.
Haron Sumatre, 10 thu course OF an
interview regarding ths Marquis Ito's
hasty return, explains that it was not
caused by any imperial edict or the re-
quest of an imperial colleague. lie
especially points out that, during bis
visit to America, tha Marquis every
where showed the absence of any ag-
gressive spirit on the part OF the Jap
anese.
The slump in silver and the rise in
exchange has paralyzed business in
Hong Kong.
The police gambling scandal is the
sensation Of the day In Hong Kong.
Detective Inspector Quincy and several
clerks in the registrar generals Office
have been dismissed for being impli-
Gated in the frauds.
The rebellion of tho Philippines still
continues.
roya! decree has Just been issued at
Manila authorizing new imrost OF 6
per cent al yalorom on all national and
foreign merchandise entering the island.