The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-09
ORIENTAL ADvICEs.

Foreign Dasansss In Manila h ut .
Victoria, b. c.. June s.-The steamer
Empress Of japan. which arrive last
night from the Orient. brings the ollow
ING advtees from H. ~. 9. Emmett. which
arrived at Hong Kong May u from Ma
nila:
When the Linnett left Manila the fol-
lowing war vessels. In addition to Admiral
DeWey's feet. were In port: The Car
ram. Irene. Labuix. Immortalite ana IT.
sukushima Kan. The Marco Polo. the
Kaiserins Augusta and . japanese cruiser
were hourly expected. Trade II At . stand
still. Scores Of coasting steamers ara
schooners are laid up In the river pas
sage, which n blocked 1t the mouth with
sunken schooners. The foreign banks are
closed almos the whole day. thefe being
are living carefully In h country and
suburbs. Soldiers and guards are met with
In every direction.
1t was feared that there would soon be
q general massacre of the Spaniards by
the rebels. and that this would cause the
Spaniards to murder any Europeans,
chiefly Britishers. The latter feel very un-
easy and consider that the admiral should
have at least two big ships on the spot
and a third vessel q first class cruiser)
to keep up rapid communication between
Manila and Hong Kong.
EIkulCCu 0C0lA0 O(CuAIt0 ~ wi ~
from plague the day before the Empress
left. Among the victims was a son OF
Lane. OF Lane. Crawford 4 Co., million
-aire merchants.
Coal is selling at Hong Kong at so
(Mexican) per TON; to arrive. $1s (Mexi-
can.)
The secretary Of the japanese treasury.
in a conversation in Yokohama. admitted
that Japan's finances were straftened.
The Wei Hal Wei indemnity will be ex-
| pended In increasing her armament. The
Chinese government has agreed to the
uted among the families Of murdered
missionaries and that . church be erected
at Peh Hal Fort. Canton province.
Ii Chin Fong. late Chinese minister to
Japan, IL said to b going 10 Europe on
q special mission to induce the powers to
guarantee the independence of China
Late advices from Shashi, the scene of
the recent anti-foreign riots. state that
ten rioters have been arrested. Two hun
bred soldiers n two Chinese warships
had arrived to preserve order. The feel
ing against foreigners was still very BIT
ter.
A Pekin dispatch. dated May II, says
The report concerning the disturbance 81
Shashi has thrown the Chinese govern
ment into q state of serious consterna-
ton and the ministers are greatly troubled
to know what measures ought properly
" OC SIC - eAAo
hears from certain Cinnamon at Yoke
hama that the uprising Of the mob at Sha'
shi IL supposed to be due to the instigatior
of the Karowwai. apowerfuls ecret society
which aims at o~verturning the present
Chinese government.
Writing editorially on the outrageous
attacks made on the Japanese consulate
at Shashi by Chinese mobs, the Yomiuri
declares: The Chinese government must
dispatch an embassy to Japan with an
apology. The local oficials and ringlead-
ers Of the riots to be punished: all losses
to be fully compensated; a garrison to be
stationed at every open port for protec'
ton; over 20 Japanese to be engaged by
the Chinese government as advisors or
civil and military affairs; the employment
Of Japanese advisors and instructors tc
govern the soldiers.
The Kokumin persists In Its contention
that the following demands are a sine qua
non Of the settlement:
1. That the export of Chinese cereal.
for japan must b. u~nreservedly permit
ted.
2. That all Internal revenue taxes upor
goods imported from Japan or goods pur
chased in China by japanese shall b.
abolished.
3. That none but reasonable taxes shall
be imposed upon any Industrial undertak
ings started by japanese In China