Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-02
LATTER DAY PIRATES
Bloody Outrages Occurred in
Chinese Waters.
VESSELS AND PORTS PLUNDERED
Achiness Attacked = British steamer,
Massacred Passengers and Crew
and Looted the Ship.

Massacred Passengers and Crew
and Looted the ship.
Tacoma, Aug. 3l.-The Northern Pa
citic liner Columbia arrived today on
her maiden voyage from Yokohama.
with 10, passengers and full cargo OF
freight. She WAS delayed on several &C.
casions and forced to lie to "a hours on
account of the breakage of her machin-
cry One OF the tiremen died of heat apo
plexv, and was buried at sea. The
Columbia's cargo includes LOO bales
OF silk, valued III $500, 900. which will
90 acorsS the continent via the Northern
Pacific today on special train Of eight
baggage cars. The Columbia brings
Oriental advices up 10 July -. rs fol-
lows:
News has just reached Hong Kong OF
the prevalence Of pirates on the Canton
river. and one OF the most daring out
RACES perpetrated. One of the sons of
Captain Chung Kwei, Straits million
aire, Kung All Phin. who recently went
to Canton. WAS the victim. He, in COM
panv with few OF his relatives. hired
flower boat. and they were proceed
ing 10 their native place. On the sec
ond day the hoat stuck i'll the mud. and
could not proceed During the night.
gang OF men with painted faces and
fully armed boarded the boat. With
revolverS leveled ~ the passengers.
they commanded silence while four men
began AZ once 70 look for plumber. All
Phiu brough, from the Straits Jewelry
amounting III value 10 s.. 900 and $2,-
600 in notes. These the pirates took
Decides clothing, etc. When they had
satisfied themselves that nothing more
was 10 h obtained. they left the boat,
after threatening the victims with in
slant death II they made noise till
hours aiterwari. In the morning. in
formation WAS II once sent down to
Canton. but before the authorities had
time to send y Eunboat, the pirates had
made their escape. Up 10 the present.
nothing more has been heard OF them.
Mat >Allet. \ notorious brisand. with
200 followers. raiiet the government
station 1t Pulth Gays, captured Mr..
Newbronuer. the officer in charge,
killed corporal and then sacked the
treasury Of SEQ, o00. The town, which
consiS,e; entirely 81 wooden and kajans
houses. WAS then fret, AMI every build
my destroyed. Gays is the ex!or, and
import center Of ! cons iierable district,
AMI the population is largely Chinese.
Sallet ~ last accounts WAS icrtite. a.
IuArnAr. AMI !, IS feared will attack
SAniSau and massacre the Europeans,
after lootins the town.
\ daring piracy Is reported of the
co>,>: .: Acheea. The British steamer
Pesu WAS attacked ~ six armed Achi-
Ge>e. Captain Ross managed 70 force
his NAY through and reached the deck.
holly pursued by his savage aSsailan,>.
ore ii whom hal meanwhile laid hold
.: ne carving knife from the .able. A.
the unfortunate skipper. badly wounded
a. he wS>. struggled IL -. - the bridge
Vhi> man stabbed him terribly in the
abdomen AM when he fell. the res, OF
the pl-A;;cAl gan: surrounded the p-os-
.-Ass man sri hacksi him savAselv.
actually ii>e-n o.,~elins him, snd leav.
~ MIN lAr.i5-i corpse OF the deck.
Tne ms.e AMI me stee-snan were
lie Tx. 10 - attacked. Both these
-,er zs-e n the bridge AMI il spite 81
~AA, resistance hey oculi offer were
500 cui 3owl TIE ooa,<Ssin, how
ere. CLIMBED NJ IL funnel stairs AMI
esz~e.i he onslaught u .he pirates.
H=:uc-,n. "a n i=cS. tHo more OF
- .-ew an .A-ee Chinese passengers
~5-e k,--,i- Ta-tv . tort! passeu .e-s
saas-3.z: - ne aeco1n,. were kiliei
- -; -h%-c 1=aic - !unpius over
c'1sA-g;- To- v->>si ga> then thoroughly
lg..s,; Qc4 @: ne Aehine>e WAS
r-S,e,i i; re wheel - seer re ship
ueA-er -; 9.hs-s y,unie-ei tie cap
:4i1's cac.1, taxing L repeating rife
x1i -evo,vs-. Tie safe ss> opened;
$4,000 AIKEN. All ne pirates mai.
- = - 1.-ec.15- O.: >,GCars Ol.,n.
TIE ves>e. xAs L :-.sa:tul s,.a,. he
LEX o-la: SCATTERED with blood All
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