The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-08-30
SILK FNoM JAPAN.


Tacoma. Wash. Aug. 2s.-Thr steam-
or Columbia ARRIVED to-day On her
madden Soyaes from lokohoma with
rs pnsseugers and full cargo "f
freight. She was delayed on several
occasions and forced to lie Ia - hours
on account of the breaking ~ her ma
chinery. one of the hremen died of
heat and WAS buried ~ sra The Co
lumbia's cargo includes l.'p bales az
silk, valued AT ss0e.0co. which VIII go
across the continent via the Northern
Pacific In a special train of eight bag
gage cars. Tho Columbia brings orisn-
tai adviccs up Ia July q.
News has Just reached Hong Kong
of the prevalence of pirates on the
Canton river, and one ~ the most dar-
ing outragrs perpetraled. one ~ the
sons of Captain Chung kw'1, n straits
millionaire. Chung All Phun. who r,-
Gently went up to Canton. was the We
tim He. In company with n few of HIS
rslatiy.s. hired a boat and were pro-
ceeding Lo their native place, On the
SECOND day the boat stuck In the mud.
During the night "a gang of men with
paint a faces and fully armed boarded
IN. boat. With revolyers leveied at
the passengers they commanded silence
whilst four men began Ia look Tor plum
der. An Phun brought from the
straits jewciry amounting In value Ia
80. 900 and $4,000 In cash. These the
pirates took, beside clothing. etc. In
the morning information was ssnt
down to Canton. but before the au-
thoritIas had tim. to send gunboas
up. the pirates had made their 's-
cape.
The Hood which occurred in Ma
ying district ls now gradually subsid :
ing. Nam-How. To-Tin. Se-To. cheung
Tan. Tung Sal -Sh.ang, and shu- Hang
are the places that have suffered the
most The water WAS ~ feet above the
usual Ieyrl. A good many h0usss were
washed away and a great number ~
lives have been lost by drowning The
p.opl. took refuge on the tops ~ high
trees, u ls reported that u ts the
greatest Hood recorded during the last
century In that district. A horrible
seen. has been lsft behind. Most of the
people have been rendered homeless
aud the great majority are starving \
riot Is reported In Ysng-Chan district.
Ofiicial Information received at Ma
nlia confirms the reports previously
published as 10 the disastrous charm,
ter of the eruption Of the Mayou Nol-
ranu. Lava covered the whole noun
the sun by the clouds NJ ashes vas ~
great that IN the neighborhood ~ ths
disaster artlficlal llght had to be used
at . O'Clock Ia the afternoon. Several
villages were completely destroyed. Al
I.lbog u bodies were recovered aud
buried and more remained IN the lava
Al another plac. svo persons Mere miss
ing. Serious floods are reported from
various parts II Japan.
Latest advices from Manila papers
show that the rebellion is still far from
bcing crushed. \ determined attack
has been mad. on the important town
~ Magcarlung, In Laguna province. bS
"A party ~ rebels. under the comma nd
of Miguel Maivar The Spanish troops
being nutnumber.sl. retired q the CON
/ Vent. and fortified themselves until IN,
Z arrival ~ troops sent by General Ara
milo. when the rebels retirrd leaN lns
- dead. carving their wounded uu a'
usuaL The spanish lnss ls not stated
] Tn, Rulacar province parties uf rpb
d rs attacked the towns ot Maranyanan
Augat nnd BlgAa, huI Ntt" trpulse,
d with lnss In san lldefousu. IN m, sam
province. party ~ Jon lnsurgvnt,
madr an attack on the hamlet OF Hular
| but 5ftrr ~evrrc tghtiug were rcpulse'
/ with a loss ~ ~ killed. In Pampans,
Z province a party ~ 20o rcbsi- we're sur,
prissi near the town ~ San Luis an,
. driven ~ with loss of ~ killed n
NagAlsng. an the same province an
pthrr party of rebels Wer, driven IN
with a loss of II killed