The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-22
LATE NEVIS Of THE ORIENT.
SERIOUS STORMS AND FLOODS IN
CHINA AND JAPAN.
and Compelled TO Fiee-Rassia
Fortifying Port Arthur and TAX
Ing Land without Conpensatfoa.

ing Land without Co0Densatfon.
VANCOUVER. 3. G., Sept. n.-oriensal
NAL broagh. by the Empress OF India this
morning IL more than usually full Of nur-
cers and sudden deaths Japan and China
have been visited by fearful storms. On
September a severe Thunder storm broke
over the Yokohama district and interior.
In the narbor many vessels dragged thesr
anchors and broke adr.st IA tbs interior
the rivers burst their e-nbankrnen.s and
houses were washed away. AZ kuroro
large landslide occurred ana fifteen per-
sons are reported missing. n Tokyo Isl
buildings were blown d8wn or damaged,
and about rs houses flooded. In Gumna,
Saitana and othsr prefsctures various riv-
ers have risen ard bridges and houses have
been carried away. On TIE Toka}to line
considerable damage was done TO the rail-
way between kay2ma, Yamakita and Got
emha. and again a. Okits1i and Kanbara-
The Nippon railway has also sustained
great damage.
A Korean paper reports that IN tie mag
asfracy OF Robson over sixty persons lost
their lives il the recent food and that
6sIuge swept away forty houses on an Isl
and In Chung Ju-
Yellow River Causes Damage.
That old source Of trouble TO China, the
Yellow river SO well named ''Chinass Sor-
row." Is again giving cause for anxiety.
According 70 the Snantung correspondent,
the region north Of the Aushang mountains
has been inundated for hundreds Of Il By
taa Yellow river. The .nundat5on Was
caused by breaches In the rivers banks.
The result is most Iamentable. The dam
age is So Widespread that several hundred
thousand persons have been plunged into
the deepest distress. and many into abso.
lutte penury. which the locG authorities are
unable 10 alleviate, owing 10 want OF funds
Now that Germany has acquired terrific
rial rights In Saantung, with other eonces-
s!ons. IL Is suggested that the German gov
eminent may encourage German OK Dutch
engineers 70 prescribe q remedy for the
annual scourge Of the Hoangau.
kwangsi Rebels Gain Ground.
AIaru1isi reports regarding the kwangsi
rebellion are in circulation. The rebels are
said TO be within TWO days march Of Can
ton. The Black Fiags are encamped at
the rorth gate for the protection Of the
city. The rebel chief. Chang. has issued
a violent ansi-foreign proclamation. stat
Ing that the object Of the rebellion Is 70
drive out foreigners. who 9evour the wealth
OF the people. and 10 protect the Chinese.
Missionaries Forced TO Flee.
British Consul Butler. at Kiungchow, has
requested American Consul DR.. Bedloe. a
Canton, 10 urge the viceroy TO SENDS sol
diers TO Nodoa. near Hollow. to protec:
the lives and property of American mis-
sionaries In that district It appears that
Rev. DIR. p. W. MeCiintock and Rev. ".
J. Ieverett, OF the American Presbyterian
mission in the island Of Eatnan. were oblig-
ed to take their families and tiy for taei.
lives from Nodoa and seek the protection
Of the British Consul at Hollow. Reports
Of the rebellion IN Hainan Indicate renew
I'd outbreaks OF the freed society, a band
of thieves and robbers, who have been IN
crease! and strengthened by hungry hoTdes
of pirates from the sea coast. and this law
less army has committed many derreda-
tons by footing and burning n number Of
villages liz the HolAJw country.
Miners Oppose the Railway.
Miners are opposed 10 the Manchursan
railway, and are ohsstructins the Russians.
They are Well armed.
The Russians have about 2S.e1 soldiers
between Newchang and Port Arthur. They
have landed over a hundred new big guns
at Port Arthur, and are building up forts.
etc. very quickly large number OF
Chinese and Russians are az work On the
forts, wharves etc. at both Port Arthur
and TallenWan. whilst the dock at Por;
Arthur has been enlarged Wherever one
goes now one finds Russian soldiers all over
the country, EGtE Oh tsfE 4itSAu AU<~A AHA
inland, and surveying for the railway Is
going on in various places They have
about thirteen meu-of-war now guarding
thei. new acquisitions between Port Ar
thur and Talienwan.
News comes from Newchang that the
Russians have been acquiring large tracts
OF land su the vicinity 10 make capital out
OF The proposed British railway enterprbs.
In that region. as IL seems that land on
the proposed route OF the Russian railway
has been purchased by the British, who
demanded exorb!tant prices for the same.
| The Russians. by way of checkmating rheir
rivals, have commenced building nprsh
% Newchung without the necessary for
rnalty % purchasing Or leasing land from
The owners. practically grabbing the lot9
they required arguing that once they had
luls on the land, the owners could not
| help themselves ard would be amenab'e
tn any terms offered ii;em by the Russians.
81 these means they paid hold the whip
hand over the railway II Eastern CHINA
which IS 20 run from petUua to Port Ar
taur vla KIyin, Mudken and Vlchcng. with
! 4 branch from Port Arthur 70 Newchaug.
Chinese papers contain half q dozen
e,l{e.s by the emperor ordering the intro
ductlon CT reforms Immediately. As 4 con-
sequence there * considerable confusion
I'm the ranks % the provincial authorities.
\ treaty has been concluded between
Germany and China f4r the opening up -
Kiaochal hay az 4 public entry port. CANA
20 establish customs house there and
BE- at liberty % import goods duty free.
English oxera.ye Protesting Chinese
Auaoux the pass@ myers who returned here
On che Empress was U0n. ]. II Steward
Iockhart, colonial secretary ~ Honggong.
&ao has been entrusted with che duty Of
tiesiYpitirg the rev concessions At kow-
loon HE had some difficulties with the
natives. When Iockhart and party ap-
proa rhea the town Of kamtinhu. the Chi
rest oeat Eougs and shouted Ia ana
Foreign devils" Abou; a thousand vi
layers Responded and shut the gates Lock-
barr gave orders TO hiring up two Maxim
guns ard seventy bluejsckets. and on ne
arrival e THIS force tire villagers were
gwen Ten minutes 10 open The gates. The
demand was promptly complied with. tha
natives being oyerawed by the display -
fore aaj ire party went or with The
work
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