The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-21
TO OPEN THE EMPIRE.
CHINA RAISES LOAN AND WILL
BUILD RAILROADS.
Gold Fever Among the Ce1esffafs-
Russia and Japan Both Hungry
for Korea Philippine Rebels
FfghtfnE-A Japanese Hero Dead.

VANCOUVER. q. c.. Oct. ss.-The En-
press OF Japan brings the following chi
nsss aSvtces.
The Jameson Hootey syndicate loan for
ZIG CO 90 has now been absolutely settled.
On September Is the agent for the synds-
cate settled the matter with Sheng. d.
rectcr OF railways The sum OF ts,sare1
Is ali ready in London 20 be handed over
20 TIE representative Of the Chinese gov
eminent. and the balance will De paid
before December ..
The syndicate has secured the constrsic-
ton and financing OF the railway from
Sa0chow 20 HsngcBcw and there ar4 pres
poets that this win include. CONFORMITY with
the Chinese government, the exploitation
and development of the coal deposits which
are known 20 exist in Honsn- IL Is ex-
pected that a STAFF OF angilsh engineers
will arrive ia China early next year 10 sur
vey the country and carry out the whole
scheme. The loan is for fifty years. after
ten years OF which the Chinese government
will commence TO repay the principal
Ii Is rumored that the next budget OF
the Hongkong government viii Increase
the taxation q per cent per annun.
The death is announced al EongsoEg
from smallpox Of Lieut.. Dawson. r. ~
Gold Excitment In China.
China has a gold excitement, too. the
precious metal belng reported 10 have been
discovered Ia the Chang mountains near
Tsal,ien. a rush OF Chinese is expected
20 the spot.
covctous Eyes on Korea.
A correspondent In Korea, writing 70 a
Shanghai paper, takes rather an osninous
view OF The state OF affairs in that coun-
try, stating that there Is no doubr but
that Japan and Russia are both preparing
for war in the near future, The Japalese
are surveying the southern coasts az NO
rea, whilst the Russians Nave obtared a
small Island of Fusan as naval coaling
station. They have a naval cealing sta
;ion on Roze island, opposite Chemulpo.
The Japanese also are building barracks
ia Gensan that VIII hold 5.e0 men. al
though they claim that they are only Tor
the 200 men which the Russian convention
allows them TO have in Gensan as well as
each Of the treaty ports. The japanese IN
Seoul are using money quite freely In or
der to foster an anti-Russian spirit.
The European police at Haiphong have
gone on strike for higher pay.
Jap.nese Consul for Chicago.
japanese Consul Nosse here has re-
ceived word by the Empress TO proceed
10 Chicago and establish Japanese
consulate there. He will be succeeded
here by Mr.. Schmizu. formerly chancel-
lor OF the consulate here, and latterly
connected with the consulate at Hong
kong.
The japanese government will be
forced to 80 abroad TO float the public
Industrial loan. Out Of $1,000 coo yen only
g. 900 were subscribed in Japan.
Negotiations for a revised treaty be-
tween Japan and Austria have been re-
sumed The chief difficulty has been re-
garding the customs tariff
Arms fer the Philippine Rebels.
II is rumored in Hongkong that 5000
rifles have been shipped 10 the Philippine
rebels from there and Shanghai, As the
rebels have kept up sort OF guerrilla
warfare for some months past and re-
Gently fought two desperate battles with
the Spaniards. the statement is generally
given credenee.
Niscountess Akita. whose husband Is
member OF the Japanese house of peers,
has committed suicide. Her husband has
for some time past been dissipating
money with loose women. and openly de-
sorting his wife. On her protesting at
his conduct she was confined in villa,
where she cut her throat.
Military Hero Dead.
Lieut.. Gen. Yamatl. commander of the
western army headquarters. is dead OF
congestion Of the brain. Deceased was
one OF the heroes OF the Japan-Chinese
war. having commanded the first army
division IN the attack on Port Arthur.
Having lost one eye. he was known as
the Single Eye Dragon General"
II Is stated that Japan intends shortly
20 order $500 catties OF Austrian coal for
experimental purposes.