The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-06
RAvAGES OF THE PLAGUE.
IT ~ LNORELsIhG At Az ALARMING
RATE IN nina.

The Biseass Nero vIruIent 10 IndIa than Last
Wear-sIauGhter OF Peaceful Formeaans By
apansss-Blowing Up Of n Chinese Gun
beat due TO Smelling Near the A1AEaslne.
TACOMA, june 5.-Hong Kong news to May IL
was received this afternoon by the steamer
Victoria. Al that time the plague was daily
becoming worse at Hong Kong, Macao and
Swallow. and had just reached Wuehow. Dur
Ing the week ending May 8 there were ia
deaths and 16& new plague cases at Hong Kong.
All Hong Kong mourns tho death Of Sisters
Gertrude and Frances from the plague, con-
traoted while caring for plague patients in the
Government hospitals. Two prominent young
men OF Hong KONG arc among the white Victims.
Dispatches received at Hong Kong from Bonn
bay and Calcutta say that the plague 10 ~incroas.
ing alarminRly in tho surrounding districts and
IL more virulent than last years attack. The
plaRuo was kept out OF Calcutta until April 20.
1t 10 still spreading throughout tho PunjAb.
DR.. Hankine of simlA. India, has discovered a
means Of preventing tho plague by inoculAting
pationts. Tests show that incubation proves
Ofaoacious in nine cases out Of ten. The Dl-
Footor~Gonora Of the Indian medical service has
made experiments showing that Haffkinos dis
0oVery will be of the greatest Importance In
dealing with the plague hereafter. The Bishop
q Hacao has requested that every Monday be
made q fast day while the plague continues.
Rebellion 10 probable in southern Formosa in
consequence of the massacre Of thirty peaceful
villagers Of Loon Alb Tieng by Japanese troops.
An expedition of Japanese soldiers was sent
against the bandits, who infested the Hosan dis
orictin South FormoSa. The bandits took refuge
U q cave. They thon retired without losing q
man BY an exit unknown to the Japanese. Tho
troops made several Intellectual attempts to dis
lodge them. but were ropulsod with loss. as be-
sides small arms tho bandits possessed a ginEOl,
which they discharged into the soldiers as they
advanced UP the narrow path leading to tho
cave.
It 10 asserted that tho Japanese troops. smart
ing under the defeat sustained. allowed their
thirst for blood to overcome all soldicrly In
etincts, for on the return journey to, Hosan
from the scene OF their night. The inhabitants
were awakened at carly dawn by finding the
out LA WoP Da s ItS al and e0 CSs do pEap By tho Sot tfo Sa sddS ra%SS
men. two women. and four children killed.
Eantlet remained huddled In groups, and were
pot maSsacred. Two hundred houses were
The region about Canton is badly scared over
the depredationS of, q band Of robbers who
LcySnd. in the Kincbow district They have
frightened the police Officers until now tho dep
Of every kind, are laid at their door. but their
Sniet motiye 70 robbery. Already an immense
fsin hiding place: One mandarin was robbed.
h;S' wife wounded and his prisoners released.
p.pS SdtSss1 Sr rfT WSSia f Sot the SsS S1 x. cSS Of the 1 GS1'
6even robbers were brought before him. The
and rich pereons as much az they please. An
other magistrate vas robbed of o.ooo.
pute between a soldier and a Chinese employee Of
day 1000 soldiers appeared before the Custom
House and started an attack, They wore beaten
SFoss over tho Sndinr sS'0 Sontraba1d 'r goods
N Who the mPs ossSiisstSIn S Of th Co. soldier di ro in question,
tho. soldiers. Belong to an anti.foroisn secret
e9oiety. it 70 feared that the foreigners at
S wlSie9T In ten Pc a RssiiSFet th or G dGigfn 1u Bap Tht
Npg All f~9rsienors from Kwangtp1e province
{ually hostile to the PeEin Government. believ,
Ing that the latter 10 responsible for opening the
rates 70 f3relSners' whom the soldiers arc doter
Four ohinese marines were fatally burned by
%oo SStST Wills Ss On G route ff from Rankin fdnG TO Canton nssa
With money for the Cantonese troops. Coming
S cSi 3 pi he men 1a1s g load y ali P't the su shS In Gf fPeadI,
mesa mesa for an attack: oausioning them at the same
masalines. This warning in was DO disr sTs seGI re-
cutting in the exploding Of the magazine. by
One s aa thS e waS dSo was ad's sna p tho Su to Rts Ss.
rines. who were rescued. died afterward.
oEpr e coal mtners we're killed at FangShsr
rivers banks. which allowed a flood Of water t.
pour into the mine. drowning the miners befor,
they could escape.
John Bait C Co. Of London have secured
SlA9.oo9 contract for furnishing 1000 tons o
for the Lu-Han Railroad in China, their bic
being lower than those of the American. Cor
man, and Belgian bidders.
Arrangements were made last month to cello
brate the fourth centenary Of the discovery o
the sea route to India by VRSco dc CANA a
Macao: the Portuguese colony, near Hong Kong
The celebration was given up to prevent an In
1ux of Chinese and further spreading Of tn,
plague which would follow.