Omaha daily bee., 1898-11-18
DREADED MALADIES APPEAR
Smallpox Said to Be Added to the Other Ills
Endured at Manila.
MANY LtPeRs ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT
other Oriental Advices show China
to lie In Chaotic Condition with
inhabitants the Victims of
T~rcachcrOus Rebels.

VANCOUVER. Nov. 17.-Somc disquieting
news has just been received by the Empress
of china, just arrived in port. regarding the
health Of American troops at Manila In
addition to the great amount OF malarial
and typhoid fever prevailing malignSnt
smallpox has appeared. The deaths In thS
hospital will average about 100 soldiers a
month. g.. .......
There is also a leper scare in Manila.
Through the neglect of the Spanish officials
nearly 200 ! pors have escaped from con
fnement. For a time this was unknown to
the American authorities, and the outcasts
were allowed to wander at large. Orders
have been issued to the effect that all lepers
will be arrested and sent to a small un-
inhabited island on the southeast Of Luzon.
On this island the American government
will establish harborage for the lepers OF
the Philippines. They will he cared for at
the expense of the government. AS far as
can be ascertained about sixty lepers are
still at large on the streets and in the
suburbs OF Manila.
West China Is still in a very disturbed
state. The band chief, Yuh Man TOT. has
emissaries throughout the province Of
Szechuen and in many OF the cities his
proclamation is posted calling on the people
W ekpel All IOltiSutls, WIN W suiu W 10
enemies Of the people and seeking the par
tition OF the empire. Yuh Man Toi promises
great deliverance and even undertakes to
have the Japan war indemnity repaid.
Chinese Token of Friendship.
A large number of Kwangsi rebels are now
taking refuge in the Businesses of the noun
tains of Ngmashan, where a good many
| gunsmiths and b~lacksmiths are engaged in
making arms. They intend to raise another
| rebellion. Kom Muk, the rebel chief. was
| recently executed. Yung I'm. a magistrate,
| pretended to be his friend and prepared a
trap door In an opium divan, with concealed
soldiers in the cellar underneath. Whilst
| these two were peaceably smoking opium
together, at a given signal from the man
DARN, Kom Muk was precipitated Into the
cellar and dispatched by swords of the SOL
diers. According to previous accounts Kom
Muk has been represented as the saviour
OF Yung I'm.
Just before the mail left a disturbance
broke out at Canton. The rioters attacked
the settlement and inflicted injury on two
members of the French consulate. On re-
ceipt of the news the German minister ad-
dressed vigorous remonstrances to the
tsung Ii yamen. Agitators in Sunon who
have been endeavoring to bring about a ris-
ing against the occupation of Kow Loom ter
rltory by the British, dispersed on hearing
that troops were being brought from Can
ton. In this connection the villagers who
insulted Hon. j. H.. Stewart Lockhart and
party while engaged in their survey of Kow
Loom extension have been forced to "kow
tow. to the union jack.
A fire at Natal destroyed 100 houses. One
hundred and fifty houses were burned at
Shanghai.
Scrimser Of the American Pacific cable Is
enlisting sympathy in Japan for his plan.
Manila law courts have resumed business
with Spanish Judges to hear all civil cases
and American judges to hear al crimina
cases.
Disaster at Sea.
A terrible disaster occurred in an inland
sea on October 25, when the steamer Kin
shiu Maru came in collision with the
steamer Myagawa Maru, off Taxa, sinking
the latter in three minutes. 1t Is reported
that 1870 persons were saved, but that sew
enty were drowned. So strong was thu
impact that the captain who was on the
bridge was thrown into the sea. Thu cap
tain and all the crew were saved.
1t Is stated that Great Britain has sug'
gested that the railway between Shangha
Kwan and Tien Tsin, already working, and
the mines In the vicinity OF the railroad
should stand as security for the loan under
the negotiations for the construction Of the
railway between New Chwaing and Shanghai
Kwan. Russia has assented to this ant
discussion ON the details of the agreement
a.. accommodating