The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-10-08
SERIOUS TYPHOON IN JAPAN
Thousands Of Houses Demol-
ished, Many People Killed.

Thousands Of Houses Demol-
ished, Many People Killed.
THE WAR in THE PHILIPPINES
General Revolt in Pampanga Province,
Owing to the Excessive Cruelty of
the Spanish Governor.
Tacoma, Oct. 5.-The steamship
Victoria, which arrived here today,
brings news of severe storm that pre-
vailed over japan last month, and at
sea taking the form of a typhoon. The
principal damage. so far as noted in
late papers, was at Toxic, where 376
houses were totally demolished, 7,72S
partly damaged and IA, ,043 houses sub
merged. In Shidyuoka, there were
1000 houses demolished, and 1000
rendered practically worthless. In this
district, 3S persons were killed and AZ
injured. In the Gifu province, bridges
were washed away, the rice crop in
jured and other damage done. In the
Saitam a prefecture, an embankment
broke and Is villages were flooded.
Yejiri is practically in ruins. In Koishi-
kawa, 1900 houses were submerged,
and in Ushigome 1876 collapsed. Hard
~ house in the concession escaped
damage The Presbyterian mission and
Baptist schools suffered the worst. At
Toyama, ITO houses were flooded. The
telegraph wires were Frustrated and,
up to the sailing OF the Victoria, it had
been impossible to learn the extent of
the damage in the outlying districts.
Late Manila advices by steamer Vic
toria report fighting still going on in
the Philippines. A party of liberators
attacked convent at Paom mbong, which
was guarded by dstachment of Span
ish, and, after hot fight, captured the
place, leaving 20 Spaniards dead on the
field.
At San Rafael party of rebels, un-
der General Natividad, met regiment
of Spanish, and desperate battle en-
sued which lasted several hours, until
the royalists were obliged to flee,
throwing away their arms to save their
lives. The Spanish loss was 400 dead
and wounded.
In the Pampanga province there is a
general revolt of the towns, owing to
the cruelties of Colonel Seralde, who
was recently promoted and made COVER
nor of the center of Luzon. 1t is re-
ported that when the municipal officers
of the towns went to offer their homage
he ordered his troops to shoot them
down, and none escaped The delega
tions in the rear fed and joined the
rebels.
It is reported that the province of
Camarines has risen on account of the
executions of prominent citizens.
Colonel DENLY, minister for the
United States to China, who has been
Seriously i'll, is slowly recovering.
The emperor of China has forbidden
all sorts of banquets and junketing be-
cause an eclipse will occur On January
90, 1885, An eclipse of the sun is
said by the Chinese to be proof of the
wrath of heaven at the lack of virtue in
ruler.
Owing to the recent advance in the
price of grain at Shanghai, the Yorodzu
correspondent reports the Chinese
authorities have prohibited all export
OF any cereals abroad.
A Nichi Nichi correspondent says
that Mr.. Speyer is trying to further the
spread of Roman Catholicism in Corea,
and to cause the expulsion from the
country of American Protestant mis-
sionaries.
The rice crops in Toyama prefecture
have been SO much damaged by the in
sect pest as to be one-half below the
average.
It is reported that 5000 Chinese
have started riot at Swatow, China,
opposing the founding of a Christian
church there. Braves to the number
of 1, 900 have been dispatched from
Canton to pacify matters.
Mount Kirishima is reported to be
sending forth roaring sounds. but up to
the present no real eruption has oc-
Cured.
Japan will enter the international
copyright alliance. I
1t is stated that the government has
determined to rescind its recently made
regulations for the payment of bounty
to native exporters of silk.
Sufferers from dysentery throughout
Japan numbered so, 12l up to Septem-
ber IA. In Toxic 20 per cent of the
cases have proved fatal.
Colonel John F. Convey, the new
United States consul-genetal, has re-
ceived his exequatur and assumed office.
The government has included the ex-
pense of new legations to be opened at
Brussels, Madrid and Constantinople
in the next years budget.
Mr.. Fuller. director of the sea pro-
ducts bureau, and Professor Midsukeri
will be ordered to Washington shortly
to represent the government in the fish
cry conference.
The Chinese colonial department
has been abolished by imperial ordin-
ance.
A census shows there are 1885 for
eign residents in the treaty ports of
China. There was also an increase of
63 business houses.
St. Louis, Oct. 5.-Mrs. Lena Ripley
Waters, bride of three months, COM
mitted suicide today by hanging her.
self at the home of her sister.
Labor Riots in Poland.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 5.-A serious
labor dispute is in progress at DAM
browa, Poland. Forty-five hundred
iron-workers have gone on strike and
bave efopod tho soldiars cont to oue11