Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-22
NEWS OF THE ORIENT
Existence Of Present Japanese Cabinet
Said to Be Limited.
MARQUIS IrO'O COURSE APPROVED
Dear Rice Provokes Riots--New
Crop Prospects Good.
A SEVERE CHINESE LAW

VANCOUVER, B. c., September 22.-The
following oriental advices have been re.
ceived by the steamer Empress of India
Corea has joined the international tele.
graphic convention.
Several japanese papers claim that the
days of the present cabinet are limited
It's mistakes in the financial policy and
also regards Formosa are said to have
caused its downfall.
Baron Sumatru, in the course of an in
terview regarding the Marquis Itos hasty
return, explains that 1t was not caused
by any imperial edict or the request of
any imperial colleague. He especially
points out that during hisivisit to America
the marquis everywhere showed the absence
of any aggressive spirit on the part of the
japanese.
Serious riots have occurred i'm Nagano
project in consequence of the discomfort
felt over the high price of rice. mob
OF 1000 persons attacked the residence of
bank manager and also that of the man.
ager of rice MILL and the police had to
charge them with drawn swords before
they were dispersed. Several persons were
killed and wounded and numerous arrests
made.
Next Crop Will BE Abundant.
Reports from all parts of Japan indicate
that the rice crop this year will be ex-
ceptionally good, in fact it is predicted that
it will exceed anything seen during the
past ten years. The Japanese government
is reported to have taken 100000 out OF
the remaining 100000 shares of the For
mosa railway, and has persuaded For
mosans to take up the balance. Locomo-
tives and cars are expected shortly from
America. The work will be proceeded with
Immediately.
rested for fraudulent acts in connection
with the distribution of government aid
to sufferers by recent floods.
severe earthquake was felt at UawaJ.-
ma on September 4. On the same day
heavy rain storm caused floods at Takaya-
ma, and the River Miagawa overfiowed its
banks.
n. w. McIver, late consul general from
the United States at Yokohama, left for
San Francisco on the Picking, September 1.
The slump III silver and the rise in eX-
change has paralyzed business in Hong
Kong. The police gambling scandal is the
sensation Of the day in Hong Kong. De-
tective Inspector Quincy and several clerks
in the registrar generals office have been
dismissed for being implicated in the
frauds.
TIE rebellion of the Philippines still con-
tinues. A royal decree has just been is
sued at Manila authorizing a new impost
of q per cent ad valorem on all national
and foreign merchandise entering the is
land.
Punishment of Parricides.
The memorable discriminating law of
China which condemns parricde to death
by the slicing process. whether the per-
petratcr of a willful crime or the victim
of an accident, is terribly illustrated by a
case now vexing the people of Shanghai.
A boy of eleven was swinging some article
about his head in play. when it happened
to strike his mother. who died from the
effects of the blow. He was condemned to
be sliced to death. and though efforts have
been made to save him from this fearful
ending, so far they have not been success
full.
1t appears that none of the material of
the Shanghai-Woo Song railroad is to be
Obtained from England. America will sup
ply the sleeDers and locomotives.
Silver mines in the Fingwa district of
Ming Pc are to be Immediately opened