The herald., 1897-11-18
BECAUSE A BAD LITTLE JAP
THREW STONES
For the First Time in History the
Chinese State Examinations
Contain Bible Questions
lzssociatea Press Special Wire.

OdInOllC CHuICn Ill oShCNh5 As-AN ~--~
trict has been received. The immediate
cause of the trouble was boy throwing
stones at the door. His ears were boxeo
by local policeman. who happened tt
be a Roman Catholic. A mob soon col
lected and terrible stories were spread
about the cruel treatment received by
the boy. Some one called on the moi
to burn the chapel and the suggestion
was Immediately put into execution
The priests escaped with their hVesi
but lost all their property.
1t is rumored in Canton that a Roman
Catholic priest has been murdered in
Yunneni.
Mrs. Carew, who was convicted about
a year ago for the murder of her hus-
band in Yokohoma and whose sentence
of death was commuted to life imprison-
ment, has been sent to England on the
steamer Sumatra. She will be confined
In a working prison.
AS a result of the famine in Eastern
Szechuan, owing to the destruction of
the harvest by rains and hail several
cases of cannibalism are reported.
In consequence of the failure of the
Hooley- Jameson syndicate to put
ly reported that the Hong Kong and
Shanghai bank will raise the necessary
money.
Several earthquakes accompanied by
tidal waves, occurred at the end of Sep
tember. In the coast villages loss of
life occurred.
The Progressionists in japan are wag-
ing an active campaign against the pres
ent government. They oppose any in
crease in the land tax. They want the
administrative expenditures reduced,
the policy regarding Formosa changed
and last but not least they desire to Sc
cure the removal of the ministers of edu-
cation, communication and justice.
Count Okuma, it is said, supports their
policy regarding the land tax.
Since Marquis Tios' return a coalition
government headed by Marquis Ito,
Count Okuma, Count Matsukata and
Count Itagagi has been proposed.
Up to the end of September China has
paid s25, ,3SS,5S9 of the war indemnity tc
Japan.
At the recent examinations at Man.
chang Flu, students were required to
write essays on Noah and his family
or the re-peopling of the earth after the
flood
This is the first time in the history of
China that a knowledge of the Bible
was required in state examinations.
A small revolution has broken out in
northern China, caused by dissatisfac-
ton at the war settlement with the
Japanese.
A Chinese pirate concerned in the
murder of Captain Rosso of the Pegu
has been hanged at Edi Besar. Another
pirate confessed to taking part in the
murder. The japanese man-o war
Fuso ran on a rock near Nagahana,
after having been in collision with an
other ship taking part in the naval
maneuvers and sank on the 29th of Oc-
tober.
There were no casualties, and it is
expected that the ship can be raised
without much difficulty.
On October q q confiagration occur
red at Nagaoka Machies. Over $50
houses We're reduced to ashes
The Japanese government has de-
manded the sum of 100000 in gold from
Hawaii, by way of indemnity in con-
nection with the emigration affair
This sum includes losses suffered by the
immigrants to whom admission was de-
MED, as well as by the companies which
sent them and expenses of sending q
man. of-war to Honolulu. The japanese
papers consider the demand moderate.
ANOTHER STEAMER
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 17.-Th'
steamer City of Rio de Janeiro. which ar
rived today from Yokohama and Hong
Kong, via Honolulu, brought the follow
ing advices:
The report that the black plague has
broken out in Shanghai proves to havt
been unfounded. The rumor evidently
originated from the fact that in order
10 prevent the Introduction of rinder-
pest, the authorities at Nagasaki care
fully inspected all steamers carrying
cattle. Some over officious person sen,
a telegram to Yokohama to the effect
that all steamers from Shanghai were
being inspected on account of the black
plague having broken out there, and
this statement was apparently con
firmed by another telegram soon after
ward to the effect that the Shanghai Tao
tai had died. and that a panic ensuec
among the residents of Shanghai. Tt
a certain extent this latter statement
was true as the death of the Taotai did
create a panic among the depcsitors H.
several Chinese banks because the Tao
tails money was called in Immediately
after his death.
Some two months ago the Shangha
papers published a sensational story t.
the effect that an 11-year-old boy ha[
been arrested at Kin Kuei for having
accidentally caused the death of his
mother. 1t was reported that the chill
had been most inhumanly treated by
the Yamcn runners sent to arrest hin
and that he would have to suffer thu
consequences of his lamentable acciden
by being sliced to death with the ling
Chi" or ox-eared knife. The foreign
residents of Shanghai indignantly pro
tested against this manifest injustice
but were assured by the bland officials t.
whom they appealed that there was alb
solutely nothing in the reports. Th
matter was dropped, but il now appear
from an undeniable source that tn
wretched boy is confined in prison q
500 Chow awaiting the final orders TO
the carrying out of this barbaric pun
ishment.
Dispatches recently received at Tien
Tsin announce that a formidable insur
rection occurred outside the great wal
at San-Tsota $50 miles east of Je- Ho
General Mich, provincial commander
in-chef of the Chih-Li district. was dis
patched to the scene with a force of 300.
layalsy and infantry and battery Of
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