The record-union., 1898-11-29
Japan Has Decided to Resist Rus
sian Aggression.
Preparing to Drive the Cars Troops From
C0rean Territory.
Rebels Increasing in Power Daily
I'm Chungking Province, China,
and Committing Atrocities OF
Every Sort and Kind, Plumber
ing Towns and Massacreing
Hundreds of People.


VICTORIA (B. CO.. Nov. q. - The
steamer Glenogle has arrived here after
tempestuous passage, bringing an In
teresting budget of news from the rest
less East. From Tien Tsin comes news
which shows that Japan has decided TO
resist Russian aggression. She is pre-
pairing to drive the Cars troops from
Corea, and to this end large detach-
ments of troops are being landed in the
hermit kingdom.
News is also at hand from Tien Tsin
that large number of Japanese spies
have been captured by the Russians at
Port Arthur and shot. Seven Japanese,
all officers of the imperial Japanese
army, were taken, and on their persons
were found drawings of the principal
Notifications. But day elapsed after
their capture before they were marched
out before a firing party of Russians
and similarly shot.
The rebels in Chungking, according
to advices by the Glenogle, are in
creasing in power daily. The Tung
Liang and How Chow Chow Railway
is completely under their control. They
have compelled well-to-do people to
provide them with money and provis-
ions, and are making weapons day and
night. Merchants in Kiang have wired
to Shanghai and other ports stopping
the shipment of goods. The rebels
are daily committing atrocities of
every sort and kind One of their lead
ers, Vii, went to the Governor of Lung
Shut Chin and demanded a large sum
of money and was refused, and the
rebels, 100 strong. plundered the
town, killing hundreds.
Two days afterward they went to
Tung Liang and demolished all the
houses of the Christians, and mas
cred those who tried to escape. with
shocking brutality. Then they de-
clared that they had gone to that city
especially to oppose foreigners and
Christians. Others, they said, were
not to be molested unless they offered
resistance
Two French priests and a missionary
OF the G. M. S. had gone to the magis-
trate's yemen for shelter, and late in
the afternoon the rebels went to the
magistrate and asked that they be de-
hvered up. The magistrate refused. but
he afterward relented and allowed
the rebels to enter the yemen to take
the missionaries. The Methodist drew
revolver and he was at once killed
The two French priests were bound
and carried away as prisoners. The
rebels then retired to Wang Choa
Tung. They are, it is said, seizing and
numbering Christians daily.
According to the reports from Che
mulpo, matters have reached a grave
crisis in Corea The Emperor is being
worried to death with petitions by the
Independence Club, which is forcing
his hand to dismiss some of the
higher Ministers, when the whole
phalanx Of the Independence Club will
invade the palace and take charge of
the Governments affairs.
The execution of the unfortunates
accused of the attempt to poison the
Emperor was a CHASTITY affair The
doomed were taken from a scaffoId on
which they were to have been exc
cuted by a mob. Then began one of
the most gruesome exhibitions of saw
agery and bloodthirstiness ever seen
In any land. The condemned men
were actually torn to pieces by the
mob, and even when life was extinct
the most devilish indignities imag-
Unable were heaDed on the mangled
and bleeding remains
considerable excitement prevails In
Pekin among the Manchu faction over
the action of the Empress Dowager in
bestowing upon Tsai Chi, Prince of
Tuan, and Prince Tsai Lien with a
sword called the "Shang Fand" SWORD,
winch carries with it the right to be-
head any person regardless of rank or
dignity without first asking permission
from the throne. This is to guard
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though the Shang Fand sword has been
an institution of the country ever since
the earliest Chinese history it has only
been bestowed once before during the
present dynasty, when the Mongol
General, 81 Shang, was appointed by
the late Emperor Hsien Feng special
generalissimo of the imperial forces
acting against the TIPPING rebels.
The japanese Times" speaking of
the critical state Of affairs at Pekin.
says: THE real fear in the heart of
the Empress is that the Manchu
dynasty viii go the way of previous
dynasties, so she clings to Russia as
her strongest support
The Japanese Government has or
dered another new battleship. which
is to be constructed by Messrs. Wick
ers Sons & Maxim of the naval con-
struction works. Barrowin- -Furness, at
a cost of f930.000 It will exceed any
thing yet built in size and in offensive
and defensive qualities. It will be
over 1900 tons displacement.
Disquieting rumors come from Hi
noura Shirikishi, Uchimura, Oshima,
where people are subsisting on bamboo
roots and other herbs owing to the
scarcity of rice. and the sardine fish
cries. which heretofore have furnished
lucrative occupation, but have proven
a failure this season. The people are
on the eve of an outbreak, and most
stringent measures have been taken
by the Government to prevent an up
rising Steps have been taken to ship
the necessary supplies until such time