New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-06
prBEILyOy AND RIOT IN THE ORIENT

RECORD OF CRIME NEAR CANTON AND IN FOR
vos.-Rr;rcuERr BY JAPANESE SOLDIERS
Tacoma Wash. June 5.-The steamship Victoria
brings Hong Kong advices 10 May H.
The spirit OF rebellion and riot seems 70 perVade
MANY narts OF the Orient. Five thousand robbers
arc assembled in band IN the mountains OF
Ioyange Kinchou District near Canton Three
thousand are natives Of that district, and the re-
mainder comprise groups Of marauders nom other
rlaces They commit crimes OF every description.
plundering robbing and killing as their fancy die
,ates The local authorities terro-ized and dare
not cope with them
Recently the house OF influential mandarin
was roboed The mandarin offered a reward OF 80
for the capture OF each robber. Seven robbers
were captured but the mandarin then refused TO
give the rewards. The dishonesty OF the mandarin
has made the robbers holder than ever. for all poor
people have made up their minds not 10 interfere
with the pundering. because they claim the rich
cannot be trusted The Canton authorities have
offered rewards for the capture of men known TO be
supplying arms and ammunition 10 the robbers
On Anril 1s A small band OF brgands attacked the
vanen of the magistrate Of Running They carried
away va!uabies worth slocv) ana released the
prlsoners confined in the yamen.
Four Chinese mariners were fatally burned by All
explosion aboard Il small Chinese gunboat. which
,.hs practically blown up. The gunboat was near
Wo- thow hound from Marking to Canton. with
inffss.ed by pirates the captain ordered his TO
"a an the guns In readiness for attack. at the
same time cautioning them not 10 smoke opium
near the powder magazines. This warning was
,sr.par ded and the result was explosion OF the
,oorazjnes by which all the guns were discharged
simultaneously. The captain succeeded In rescuing
mother was drowned. The hull Of the gunboat
was badly damaged. .
The rebellion I'm Formosa has been confined
Iareev 10 The central and northern parts or the
,sland Now an uprising is expected In the south
orn end according TO a correspondent or The
Ing Kong Press VINO writes that the feelings
- tbe nopuace there have been wrought up TO the
So,I,ng noint by the butchery OF innocent country
r u and HELPLESS women and children by japanese
enlritrs In the HOGAN district 1,,
rompanv of Japanese soldiers followed band
~ Formosan robbers 20 their lair In the mis-. but
De robbers escaped by means OF secret exit from
81" dy cave in which they took refuge after firing
a. The soldiers and killing several Maddened by
nnfcat the japanese said 10 have vented their
~ and thirst for blood upon the peaceful village
- I oona n Ting several miles distant
I. s alleged they set the village on nre al night
and when the villagers rushed OUT tney were snot
dnun nv a Gordon OF troops surrounding the Town
antv.four men two women ana -FOUR children
are known to have been killed. only naii dozen
bnuses remain OF over two hundred when FORMED
~ vIIlage Three thousand back-hag soldiers ar
, ri~e6 ~ Wu-Chow on May ). having dispute be-
,ween a soldier and a Chinese efrp9ye OF me I'M
rm~r,ad maTitire Gust ms officers. These soldiers
Petia c,,stoms officers Turning themselves into a
nh thew attacked the custom house. ana were
;er hack by the projects soldiers The soldiers
aIi ,enn 70 an anti-foreign secret society.
W,,ch alarm prevails at Wu-Cnow over me re-
nor,s that all foreigners there are 10 20 "ss'