The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-06
Further Accounts Of the Calamity
in the Philippines.
ALL ABOUT LITTLE MEN
AND WHAT THEY ARE DOING IN
TIE ORIENT.
Russia Steady Gaining Ground In
the Affairs of Corea-New Japan
csc cabinet-China Negotiating
Loan-Ex-Minister Dun Goes
Into Business

Seattle, Wash, Dec. 5.-Steamer Ka-
goskima Maru arrived here today, 16
days from Yokohama, bringing orien-
tai advices up to Nov 49,
The following additional particulars
have been received of the terrible ty-
phoon which swept over the Philip
pine Islands Oct. 6, devastating the
province of Leyte Manila, and causing
the death of several hundred persons
About 25O Europeans are reported to
have persisted and the number of vic
Tins is put at from 400 to 500. The ty-
phoon seems to have done it's worst
damage at Tacloban, the capital of
Leyte where the whole town was con-
Verted into mass of ruins. The bod
les of 120 Europeans were recovered.
The government houses, treasury bar
racks, etc, were destroyed. The coast
is streWn with the wreckage of vessels
that were torn to pieces by the hurrt-
cane.
1t was reported that the town Of He
moni, 5000 Inhabitants, has disap-
peared.
RUSSIA GAINS GROUND.
According to the oriental papers Rus
STA is steadily gaining ground in the
affairs of Korea. Her latest achieve
ment was to order Korea to dismiss
Mr.. Brown, her English sUperintend-
ent general of finance and customs,
and to install in his place Mr. KuriI
AleXieff. The Korean government de-
INJURED at first, stating that its con-
tract with Mr.. Brown had several wears
to run. The Russian ambassador
brusquely replied that Korea's con-
tracts with the citizens of other ma
lions was no concern of his, and fol-
lowed UP his demand with an ulti-
matum. Korea yielded and placed
Alexieff in charge of the financial and
customs system for an indefinite period.
The minister of foreign affairs is re-
ported to have proposed the dismissal
of all foreign employees in the Korean
service, save those of Russian nativity.
JAPANESE CABINET.
The new Japanese cabinet consists of
| Count Matsukata, premier and minis
ter of finance: Baron Nishi, minister
for foreign affairs; Count Kabayama,
minister for home affairs: ViscOunt
Tokashima, minister for war affairs:
Marquis Saigo, minister for naval af-
fairs; Viscount Nomura, minister Of
communications; Mr.. H2mao, minister
of education; Mr.. Kyoura, minister of
the law department; Baron Yamoda,
minister for agriculture and commerce.
ORIENTAL NUGGETS.
Ex-United States Minister Dun has
decided to go into business in Japan.
The queen regent Of Spain has for
warded the highest Sp1 lish decoration
for presentation to the crown prince of
Japan.
The Korean govern alent has decided
to repay one-half OF the balance of the
Japanese loan which now stands at
100000 yen.
a telegram has been received from
Pekin stating definitely that the nego-
tiations for the loan of G16O00,090 ster-
ling have been concluded with the
Jameson Hooley syndicate, and that
the contract has been signed
1t is reported by the native press
that Captain Gunji fired at the Ameri-
can sealer st. Lawrence some time last
month on account of some disorderly
conduct of her crew at Shimushir.
Official sanction has been given for
the disbursement of 270,O 900 yen for re-
storing the damage done by the recent
floods in Niigata prefecture. The pre-
fectural government at Sendai is to
raise loan of 100000 ven in order to
buy foreign rice. which is to be sold
at reduced price to the populace.