New-York tribune., 1898-10-21
NEWS FROM THE ORIENT.
MORE BRITISH WARSHIPS FOR ASIAN
WATERS-STORMs DO IMMENSE


Vancouver B. c. Oct. 9.-W. c. Jack. OF the
Hong Kong and whampoa Dock Company mas
left Hong Kong for Manila for the purpose OF re-
porting on the possibility OF raising some OF the
Spanish vessels.
Great Britain is strengthening her position. The
China Mail" learns that four new sunboats VIII
shortly be sent out Hong Kong In pieces 70 DC
fitted up in the dockyards The names OF the gun
boats are the Woodlark. the Woodcock the Saho-
piper and the Snpe. One boat Will make her heau-
quarters at Shanghai and one at Canton, While the
remaining two will be retained in the fleet reserve
Hong Kong.
Two thousand Amur gold miners who were re-
ported by the last mail being in active opposition
TO the Manchurian Railway. being built by kus-
SLAMS have been reinforced by five thousand dls-
banded soldiers. and a rising appears Imminent
A dispatch from Taipeh says that on the night OF
September 25 about four hundred rebels attacked
district office Sankakuyu but were repulsed after
a desperate fight on the 18th three hundred rebels
advanced 10 Dcjo with a view OF attacHlne bahsho'
but Japanese troops having already arrived al
Bansho the rebels began to retreat The japanese
soldiers advanced from all directions and attacked
the Anko headquarters of the rebels and burnco a
number OF villages Many rebels killed.
Toxic was recently invaded by a hungry army o.
six thousand distressed farmers from the Asho
copper mine district. who petitioned for an exten-
sion OF the period OF tax exemption and for
ma ational subsidy 10 their village exchequers
Prince Henry Of Prussia is being well received In
Siberia.
Disastrous typhoons sandstorms and foods nave
caused a fearful loss Of life and property In the
Orient In the district watered by the river fehg'
I'm Japan. hundred Of villages have been swept away
and two thousand people have been drowned An
other report says two hundred and fifty towns are
under water Thousands Of refugees are focking 10
the cities The Ishkar River has also oVernowed'
drowning over one thousand people Seven prefec'-
destroyed
In a terrible typhoOn off Formosa. happening the
same time the floods great damage 10 shipping
done. At Tenant eight tunks were wrecked
and hundred lives lost Twelve Junks were driven
10 sea and lost The steamer Renso Maru was
piled up on shore Among the ships wrecked was
the American bark Comet. The ship was abandoned
and crew saved. The steamer Covrie Is partially
OF the beach near Annoy. The German steamer
Trinidad, formerly Of Cunard Line. was aban-
doned in the open sea Homeward- bound passen-
gers say they passed through twenty miles Of
abandoned wrecks. chiefly Chinese junks. The loss
OF HE must have been enormous.
According to the latest advices ny mail from
China. eight subordinate leaders Of the KWangski
rebellion have been beheadc1 at Wu-Chow. They
carried in baskets through tho principal
streets "A warning spectacle amid the Laughter
and ieers OF men. and children. Ten thous-
and people witnessed the deca pitaton. and made il
a gala day When all over the children played
among the headless. bleeding Corpses. \ banquet
was afterward spread. The Japan Mall says
petition has been sent 10 the Government by foreign
consuls requesting that beheadng be discontinued.