The herald., 1897-10-26
in THE ORIENT
The Olympia Brings News
From Japan
YOKOHAMA RAW SILK EXPORT
SHOWS ENORMOUS INCREASE IN
AMOUNT
YOKOHAMA RAW SILK EXPORT
After Three Times Three Refusals the
King of Korea Accepts the Title
Emperor
Associated Press Special Wire.

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eight of whom went ashore at Victoria.
The Olympia's freight includes 500 bales
of raw silk, valued at $125,OO0.
The Olympia brings Yokohama ad-
vices up to October Sth as follows:
A telegram was received in Yokohama
reporting the destruction by fire of the
synagogue at Nagasaki on the day of
atonement
| Iron deposits of excellent quality and
large extent are reported to have been
found at Okla, Fukuoka.
| Serious earthquake shocks are report
| ed to have been felt at Yonezwa, Sendai
and Niiagata. The same shock was felt
but slightly in Yokohama.
Snow fell on Mount Ishikari Vpn the
25th ult.. one week earlier than last year.
The steamer Sesshu Maru, which left
Hiogo on the 2Sth ult. for Shinegawa, is
missing, nothing having been heard of
her since she left Kobe.
The disease which has attacked the
cattle of Osaka and vicinity is increas-
ing in violence.
A fire at Takee Mura, Kijimai-gun,
destroyed thirty houses
In Kanagawa prefecture crops have
been damaged 10 per cent by insects, and
Kaga district the harvest is 20 per cent
less than usual.
The export of raw silk from Yokohama
from July to the 31st of August was, to
America, 5S44 bales and to Europe 397S
bales total of 1922 bales. Last year,
during the same term, $50 bales were ex-
ported to America and 1878 bales to
Europe, a total of 1923.
Yen 16S.O7S.S55 of gold and yen 77,032,-
791.S7 in silver coins and bullion are re-
ported to be the total amounts in Japan
October 1st.
There were 1886 banks having an ag-
gregate capital of 203, 3,041, ,514 yen in Japan
at the end of September, an increase of
twenty-four banks and 4,474, 900 yen cap
ital over August.
There have been 60,637 sufferers by
dysentery throughout Japan since Sep
tember 25th. or these 6044 were in To-
kio and 1918 proved fatal.
The rice crop in Niigata prefecture,
which is usually 25, 5,OO0,0 600 kolsu, has been
| reduced one-half by floods and insect
pests, and quarter of a million koku
for consumption before next harvest.
The amount intended to be raised for
the public industrial loan during the
past and present fiscal years was 67,-
O0O,O 900 yen. OF this 100000 yen only
was subscribed. The government will
be forced to go abroad to get the bal
ance of it. 1t is stated the rate of in
terest offered will be changed from 5
to 4 per cent or even less.
A cholera epidemic has broken out
at Singapore with about four new cases
every day. The epidemic shows no signs
of spreading.
KOREAN AFFAIRS
A contract has been arranged between
the First bank Japanese) and the
Korean finance bureau to the effect that
the Japanese 1 yen pice, for circulation
in Korea, shall be accepted in payment
of customs duties upon a stamp being
imprinted on it's face.
The king Of Korea has at last accept
ed the title of emperor" after the Off
cials had presented him with it nine
times, and the coronation ceremony of
the emperor-king was to take place on
October 12 when the empress and heir
apparent will have their titles officially
proclaimed.
| A Seoul dispatch says: All the cab
| met ministers having rendered their
designations, the following appoint
ments are to be made:
Min Yong-kiyu, to be minister of the
royal household.
PAX Chong-yang, to be minister of
finance.
Cho Pyong- chick, to be minister of
education.
Min Chong Mok, to be minister of for
eign affairs.
| Ye Chong-Kon and Chong PAX young,
ministers of war and agriculture and
commerce respectively, while Nan
Chong Chol has been ordered to retain
the portfolio of home affairs. Shin
Sang-hun and Yii-Yung have been ap-
pointed councillors of the cabinet and
Han Chu-Sul a member of the privy
council. 1t is rumored that the present
cabinet changes, being due entirely to
the kings own will, is subject to the OPP
position of the Russian minister.
News comes from Lombok that Mr..
Vanderhout, the Dutch controller at
the village of Sisela has been murdered
| w ilouI 5cHtS. AIOLueT COItTOlleT WAS
wounded. The residents called troops
out and summoned the insurgents to
surrender. On their refusal the village
was stormed and burned. Twenty five
of the insurgents fell. The Dutch loss
came to one killed and three wounded.
The cause of the rising is not known.
An imperial ordinance has been issued
to the effect that the circulation of sill
yer yen will be stopped ON April l. 1898.
Fire at Murosan destroyed five hun
dred houses on Monday last.
Sixteen thousand rifles from Honkone
and Shanghai have been received by the
Philippine rebels on the west coast Of
Luzon.
Gen. Count Nozu has been definitely
decided upon as the successor to BaroI
Nogi as governor of Formosa.
The crops of Gishiu, Korea. have beer
badly damaged by the overlooking O.
the Yalu river on September IL. TIL,
people have been driven from thei
homes and are said to be in a terribl,
state of distress.
Yoshikawa Seijiro and Ogura San
shiro, officials of the Niigata bank, to-
gether with Tokiohi Wakasugi, a broker
in the Niigata rice and grain exchange