The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-26
EVENTS IN THE ORIENT.
A Variety of Disasters and Epidemics
of Disease.

OF Disease.
TACOMA, Wash, Oct. 25.-The steamship
Olympia arrived from China and Japan to-
day with one thousand tons of freight. She
brought forty passengers, eight of whom
went ashore at Victoria. The Olympia S
freight includes five hundred bales of raw
silk, valued at $125,0O0 approximately The
Olympia brings Yokohama advices up to
Oct. g. as follows:
A telegram was received in Yokohoma re-
porting the destruction by fire Of the syna-
gogue at Nagasaki on the day of atonement
Serious earthquake shocks are reported to
have been felt at Yonezewa, Senda and
Niyagata. The shock was felt but slightly
in Yokohama.
The steamer Maura, which left Hioga. on
the 2Sth inst for Shinaga, is missing, moth
ing having been heard of her since she left
Kobe.
The disease which has attacked the cattle
in Osake and vicinity is increasing in vio-
lence.
A fire at -Mura, Kijima-Gun, de-
stroyed thirty houses.
There were 1886 banks having an aggre-
gate capital OF 203. ,514 yen in Japan at
Inc end of September, an increase of TWEEN
ty-four banks and 4,474,0OO yen capital over
August.
There have been 6O,6S7 sufferers by dys-
EMERY throughout Japan since Sept. 25
OF those 6,O44 were in Toxic and 1,51S proved
fatal.
The rice crop in Liyata prefecture which
is usually 25 go, 900 koku, mas been reduced
One-half by noods and insect pests and a
quarter of million koku must be supplied
from other districts tor consumption before
next harvest.
A cholera epidemic has broken out in
Singapore, about four new cases every day.
Lhe epidemic shows no signs OF spreading.
A contract has been arranged between the
First Bank (Japanese) and the Corean FL
nance Bureau to the effect that the Japan
esMpne-yen piece now in circulation in Co
re3yhas been accepted in payment of GUS
toms duties upon stamp being printed on
its face.
title of Emperor" after the officials had
presented him with it nine times, and the
coronation ceremony of the Emperor-king
was to take place on Oct. II, when the Em-
press and heir apparent will have their IL
ties officially proclaimed. Seoul dlSpatch
says: "All the Cabinet ministers have ten
dered their designations.
News from I.OmbOk says that Mr.. van
derhout the Dutch controller of the village
of SiSela, has been murdered by insurgents.
Another controller was wounded. The resi-
dents called troops out and summoned the
insurgents to surrender. On their refusal
the village was stormed and burned. TWen-
ty-fiVe insurgents fell The Dutch loss was
one killed and three wounded. The cause
of the uprising is not known.
An imperial ordinance has been issued to
the effect that the circulation of silver yen
will be stopped on April /, 1898.
Sixteen thousand rifles from Hong-Kong
and Shanghai have been received by the
Philippine rebels on the west coast of Luz
ION.
General Count Noseu has been definitely
decided upon as successor or Baron Nogl as
Governor of Formosa.
The crops in Gishu Corea, have been bad
ly damaged by the overlooking of the Yalu
river on Sept H. The people have been
driven from their homes and are said to be
in terrible state of distress. Over twelve
thousand people at Gifu who were rendered
homeless by the recent floods are now being
supported by charity