The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-22

Vancouver, B. c.. Sept. 21-The
steamship Empress of India arrived
this evening from the orient, bringing
the following advices:
Serious riots have occurred in Ma
gano prefecture in consequence of the
discomfort felt over the high price OF
rice. A mob of 1000 persons attacked
the residence of a bank manager and
also that of the manager,of a rice mill
and the police had to charge them with
drawn swords before they were dis
persed. Several people were killed and
wounded and numerous arrests made.
Reports from all parts of Japan in
dictate that the rice crop this year will
be exceptionally good; in fact, it is
predicted that it viii exceed anything
seen during the past ten years
A japanese paper, the NiChi Nichi,
published a strange story to the effect
that quite q number of Koreans have
come to Fukeka and KumamOto with
the intention of wreaking vengeance
upon the japanese who are implicated
in the murder of the Korean queen at
Seoul One japanese at FukOka is re-
ported to have barely escaped with his
life.
The japanese government has taken
up 100000 out of the remaining 100000
shares of the Form0san railway and
has persuaded Formosa1s to take up
the balance. Locomotives and cars
are expected shortly from America
The work will be proceeded with imme-
diately.
Several japanese officials have been
arrested for fraudulent acts in connec-
ton with the distribution of govern
ment aid to sufferers by the recent
floods.
A severe earthquake was felt at
Uwajinla ON Sept. 4. On the same day
Takayama, and the River Miyagawa
oyerlowed its banks.
A desperate break for liberty was
made by nine Chinese cOnyicts to es-
cape from prison at Maio. They man
aged to excavate a hole. through which
they got out and surprised the guard,
though not before ne gave the alarm
Four c0nviCts we're mortally shot and
the rest captured.
N. w. McIvor, late consul general
from the United States at Yokohama,
left for San Francisco on the Picking
on Sept. 4.
The Nichi Nichi claims on the au-
thority of Marquis Ito that he did not
grant single interview in America
and that all those the public had are
simply fabrications.
Korea has Joined the international
telegraphic convention.
| Several Japanese papers claim that
the days of the present cabinet are linn
tied. Their mistakes in the financial
policy and also as regards Fornosa are
said to have caused their downfall
4 The inexOrdble, iudiscriminating law
I of China which condemns a patricide
/ to death by the slicing process, whether
/ ne be the perpetTat0r Of a wiIfuL crime
or the victim Of an accident, is terribly
! illustrated by a case now yexing the
/ people of Shanghai. a boy of IL was
/ swinging some article about his head
+ in play, when it happened to strike
( his mother, who died from the effects
of the blow. He YVES condemned to be
sliced to death and though efforts have
/ been made to save him from this fear
full ending. so far they have not been
successful.
It appears that none of the material
of the Shanghai Woo Sung railway
are to be obtained from England
America will supply the sleepers and
locomotives.
Some silver mines in the Fingwa,
district of Ming Pc, are to be re-
opened Immediately.
Baron Suyematsu, in the course Of
an interview regarding Marquis Ito 8
hasty return, explains that it was not
caused by any imperial edict or the
/ request of any political colleagues. He
4 specially points out that during his
visit to America the marquis every
where showed the absence of any ag-
gresSiye spirit on the part of Japan.
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 inplf-
Gated in the frauds.
The rebellion of the Philippines still
continues. A royal decree has Just
been issued at Manila authorizing a
new impost of 6 per cent ad valorem on
, all national and foreign merchandise
. entering the island.