The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-11

San Francisco, Aug. 1O.-The steame
Peru arrived this morning from Yoke
hama, via Hong Kong, with the follow
ing japanese advices:
There is no doubt whatever that from
: Oct. next Japan viii have gold cur
rency. a circular issued by the Specie
bank announces that from that date j
viii pay gold for Bank of Japan notes
The osaka mint is very busy at present
minting new gold coins, the twenty yer
coin being struck first. The project Is
10 mint ten million yen worth Of sub
sidiary coins, including fifty yen coin
within the year.
In order to expedite the issuance OF
The new coins, the usual summer vaca-
zion of officials has been dispensed
with.
The publishers and editors of the To-
kio Nicri Nichi, Shinbun, Chuwo Shin
bun and Toxic Shin1bun have been con-
demned TO Imprisonment for one month
and 10 pay a fine of I'VE yen, for in
sulting the ministers Of state by the
publication in their papers of the IA
moNs Song of March,"
= The japanese government has de-
cided to totally abolish the export duty
from the commencement of the thirty
first financial year; that is to say, from
April next Although the budget for
that year shows a deficit of revenue,
the decision has been made, with the
view of encouraging the export trade.
The amount of export duty estimated
in the budget for the current wear is
2,269, rs yen, but in view of there being
an increase of some 100000 yen in
customs receipts from 1899, when the
new treaties become operative, and of
T1.s-fr
be no difficulty, even though the ex-
port duty be abolished.
WILLING TO ARBITRATE.
The japanese papers are unanimous
in approving the proposed submission
of the Hawaiian difficulty to arbitra-
ton.
The Mainichi, commenting upon the
annexation question, says: THE rea-
son why japan has made a protest as
soon as the signing of the annexation
became known is that she has done so
simply out of friendship, so as TO make
known her views in the matter before
diplomatic negotiations are opened.
From the reply of the United States
secretary OF state to Jaoan's protest
il appears that the determination of
America on the subject is very firm.
The Japanese government, however,
has not relied on the attitude of other
countries from the outset, and this pol
icy will be adhered to TO the last"
The Japan Gazette says that there is
a feeling akin TO panic at Kobe which,
if not soon checked, will lead 10 serious
results. Foreigners are becoming
alarmed for their safety, encounters
with coolies are rife, and the spectacle |
OF foreign bluejacksts being pursued by
a mob of roughs is not reassuring.
PIRACY PARALYZING.
Piracy is paralyzing business in the !
Canton delta, in the neighborhood of |
Sai-Tsin, a town about 10 miles west !
ward from Canton. Robberies are per
petrated every night, ana the wretched |
inhabitants Of this unhappy region are |
now in a state Of panic.
Kobe is earning an unenviable notO- /
rietT in the manner of collisions with I
coolies. The latest case to be given
publicity is that OF Ensign Everhart,
of the United States steamer Yorktown.
who was charged with assaulting a
ricksha coolie named Genzo Okamoto.
whom he had engaged at the American
hatoba 10 take him to the Naka-No-
TolSiWa The coolie was slow. where
upon EVerhart obtained anAtoOshi. and
on paying them off gave them ten yen
each, which was more than the legal
fare The Atcoshi went away quite
satisfied, but Genzo Okamoto followed
crowd collected. Thereupon Everhart
struck the coolie and produced a re-
coolie said a knife. but this
was denied-and subsequently fed into
the house of Mr.. w. P. Turner. The
court found that the lieutenant had
oaly acted in self defense. and dismissed
tie case.
Several cases have occurred of late
Of coolies becoming very abusive.
A GREAT PORT.
a Toxic journal is responsible for the
]
'Vladivosiock, being the terminus of
the Siberian railway, is most import |
ant port in Russia. Notwithstanding ]
his fact, over four months during the s
cold season the port is blocked up with !
&c, and the shipping traffic is entirely {
impossible, and therefore the railway z
oses much of its advantage. The Rus
sian authorities have been endeavoring a
or many years to conquer nature and
some years ago fcebreaking ships were
Introduced to break the ice. but il
las been found that the operation is
practically useless. \ certain engineer
las hit upon the rather wonderful idea ]
f retaining the narrowest part of the a
Tartar strait between Saghalien and Y
ne Russian mainland He is of the T
piniOn that II this is done the cold cur c
ent that enters the Japan sea from me ;
Irctic, via Behring straits. viii be b
hecked and the passage Of the warm v
ide coming from the south through Il
,shumina strait viii make the water
n the coasts. of Japan as we'll as Vlad
vostock warmer, and the latter will be
FARMER all the year around" g
This scheme was presented to the
russian government for approval. and i
is now engaged in its Investigation. .
here is a probability that this piece Il
{ smart engineering being entered :.
pom after the completion of the Siber- e
II railway. -
The trial in thes upreme court of a d
umber CT men arrested on the charge =,
I conspiracy resulted. on July is, in =.
-ong Hyon-Chho (Kokentetsu) and p
one Chong-Yong $50 Chin-Yon) being
cile. and one to penal servitude.
Having offended the king by oppos-
y the enga cement of Russian mill Al
.T-y instructors, Foreign Minister Ii &C
Gently rendered his resignation. which "a
as al first rejected. but on the 23rd n
ST. Che Pyongochick was appointed IT
reign minister. The new holder of a.
e portfolio is said to have already at y
nlpted resignation, but without sue w
SIS. n n
DROUTH PREVALENT.
Droutfl prevails all over the kir=-
IA. and farmers are anxious for
infau, as it is most needed at this
ason. when the rice planting is to be -
ne. Tire current price of rice is said ~
have been raised accordingly. ~ ~
An extraordinary general meeting Of ~