The record-union., 1897-10-20

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 10. - The
steamer Belgic, which arrived from
Yokohama. via Honolulu, shortly after
midnight, two days ahead of scheduled
time, brought the following advices:
1t is rumored in court circles that
Komura Jutaro Vice Minister of the
japanese Foreign Office, will succeed
Mr. Hoshi as Minister to the United
States upon the latter's return, and
that Minister Kato Takaakira, now al
the court of St James, will soon be re-
called.
On September 22d Count Okuma,
Minister Of Foreign Affairs, gave an
entertainment at his official residence
in honor of Colonel Buck, the United
States Minister, and ex-Assistant
Secretary Of the Treasury Charles
Hamlin and his sister. Among
those present were Count Mat
sukata, the Premier; Marquis Hachi-
suka. Minister Of Education. and a
number of other high officials
The dysentery in Yamanashi Pre-
lecture shows no sign of abatement
During the last week in September
there were over 1000 people down with
the malady.
On September 24th three or four Of
the sailors from the British ship Glen
ertcht, upon being refused more liquor
by the keeper of a saloon in Iseza XII
Cho, where they had been carousing,
smashed some bottles and raised a row.
After paying for the damage, however,
they left the place, but upon reaching
the street were attacked by a mob,
and after a desperate fight, during
which Thomas Kennedy received fatal
injuries and another named Davis was
serf Rusly injured by being beaten with
sticks and stones, were arrested. The
other two sailors escaped with few
cuts and bruises. During the melee
one Of the sailors cut a jinrickisha man
in the neck with a caseknife-
Councillor Akiyama. who attempted
to commit suicide by carving himself
with a yataghan shortly after his re-
turn from Honolulu. was reported to
be in a fair way to recovery when the
Belgic left Yokohama
Colonel DENLY, United States Minis
ter at Peking, has been dangerously
i'll. but is now convalescing.
The japanese Government has decid-
ed to apply the gold standard to the
currency of Formosa Immediately.
HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.
HONOLULU, Oct u (via San Fran
cisco. Oct. 19)-Japanese Minister Shi-
mamura called at the Foreign Office
yesterday and handed Minister Cooper
a document bearing on the recent i'm
migration muddle 1t contained the
points of the dispute and a draft
treaty for arbitrating the same. 1t is
So Na 10 iia n
Government will not accept the points
made by Japan. or sign the treaty The
japanese press seem to take the same
view of the case.
A leading paper. received to-day
says: mo fresh information has been
brought by the Naniwa, just returned
from Hawaii, but from what some of
her officers have said it seems that it
is not difficult to foretell the future
Of the affair. We are told that Hawaii
is endeavoring TO postpone the settle
ment of the trouble as long as possi-
BILE. and it will take some time before
the arbitration treaty is signed The
Hawaiian Government, seeing that the
session of the United States Senate in
December will not discuss the ratifica-
ton of the annexation treaty. intends
to put off the affair until that treaty
is ratified by the United States Sem
ate. because in that case the negotia-
tions of the trouble at issue will be
transferred to the United States. This
appears to be her only policy. for she
loses nothing by postponing the set
tlement of the trouble. Japan cannot
appeal to force, though Hawaii acts in
that way, and therefore procrastination
is the natural outcome. This is why
II is difficult to deal with weak ma
ton"
R. P. Schwerin, ice-President and
Manager of the Pacific Mali Company,
arrived here on the steamship City of
Picking last Saturday. His stay was
brief. as the vessel remained in port
but eight hours. He said that his visit
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