Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-08
UNEASY IN FAR EAST.
China VIII Ask Europe 10 Guarantee Chinese
independence.
eUsoMc PLAGUE CLAIMS MANY VICTIMS
Mobs IN China-Japan In straitened CIR.
cumstanccs iiritish In Manila
are Alarmed.

Victoria y. c.. June s-'rho steamer
Empress ~ Japan, which arrived last
night from the orient. brings the FOL.
lowing ndvIccs from II, NJ = Llunct.
which arrived at ilonrkong May y
from Manila. When the Llnnot lcft
Manila, thu following war vessels. in
addition Co Admiral Dewry'H nUpt. were
in port The Arumuun. trun. t.uhulN.
immufthllte and ttHukushlmu Kan.
The Marco Polo. the knisDrluD Angus
ia. ana a Japanese cruiHef. were hourly
expected, Trade o. 90 Htuudstlli.
ScurvH ~ cnaHtlng steamers ana
rchOonsra nro luld up In tho river pas
sage, which IL blocked ut the mouth
with nuukcn schooner The foreign
banks ARE closed almost the whole day,
there being no business 90 transact
The Europeans are living carefully In
the country ana suburbs. soldiers and
guards arc met with In every dircc-
ton
II was feared that there would soon
De Eunrrnl massacre ~ the SpnniurdH
by the rebels ana that this would cause
the SpanlnrdH 90 murder many Euro
palna. chiefly HritlHhcrs. Tho latter feel
very UNEASY and consider that N. adj
mlnl should have NJ least two big
rhlps ON the spot and q third vessel
u FIRST class CRUISER a. keen up rapid
Q
/ llunEklug.
Elrhtcon deaths occurred nj Hong
/ kong from plague the day before the
Emprcss left. Among the victims was
I o. son NJ Lane. Crawford a Co, million
l Airp merchants.
Coal d. selling az itougkong M $50
| tMcNlcam per ton, 90 arrive. SIS MEX
lCRm.
Tho secretary of the japanese treas.
/ ury, in u conversation Zoo Yokohama.
I admitted that Iapln's financial condl-
/ tiun was straltcuDd. Tho Wel-iial-
| Wei indemnity will De expended IN In
] rrrlHIng her armament
] The chinese government has agreed
] Co the French claims that 3O 900 yen
] D. distributed among the families ~
] murdered missionaries and that "a
I church DO erected az peh-Hni-Port.
/ Canton province,
/ NJ chin Forr late chinese minister
| Co japan. Re said 10 be- going "a Eu-
] HlUo ON q special mi-tinn 60 induce the
] powers 10 guarantee the Independence
] ~ China.
Late advlcos from shaahl. the scene
of the recent nuti-fOreivn riots. state
th1t ten 81 the rioters have been mr.
rested Two hundred soldiers and two
/ chinese wnrrhipa had arrived to pre-
serve order The feeling against for
rIrnprs was rim very bitter.
a PcSin dispatch dated May n
SAYS
The report concerning the disturb.
anrr az ShRshi has thrown the Chi
Nose government into r. state of serious
condemnation and fhr ministers are
greatly troubled On know what meas
uraH ought properly be taken at this
/ iuurturr.
Tho Chufni hears from certain
] cinnamon nt Yokohama that the rise
ing NJ the mob NJ Shashl n suppose
. La Of hI
| KnrDkwnl powerful secret society
/ which aims NJ uvorturning tho present
! chinese government
Writing cdltorlnlly on the outrage
| Gus attacks made ON tho Japanese
/ consulate az shnshl by ChincHo mobs
| tho Yomluri declares;
'"rhe Chinese government must dis
/ patch an embassy 90 Japan with nr
] puulury. tho local officials and ring,
leaders of the riots must be punished,
all losses 10 be- fully compenHatod' q
| rurrison 20 be stationed at every nprr
! mort for protection. over thirty Japan.
| $50 20 be engaged hy the Chimes
/ government ~ advisers on ciyil and
military Affairs; the employment of
Japanese advisers and instructors and
governors 81 respective provinces IN
/ china must be- sanctioned, Chln1
must permit the establishment Of th'
Bank of Japan In china"
The Kokumin persists IN its CON
trntlon that the following demands
are u sluoR qua non OF the settlement
THAT tho export of Chinese cerc
ais for Japan must bee unrcForyedlS
permitted,
s-Thnt an Internal revenue taye'
upon goods imported from Japan. ol
goods purchased In China by Japan
csc. shall ho abolished
3-Thnt none but reasonable tnNo'
shall Dee imposed upon any industriu
undertakings started by japanese h