Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-12-01
NEWS FROM THE ORIENT.
seven Japanese spies Shot by Russians-A
Chinese Town Piundered by Rebels, and
Hundreds of UitizeDs Killed.

seven Japanese spies shot by Russians-A
Chinese Town Piundered by Rebels, and
Hundreds of UitizeDs Killed.
Victoria, II. G., Nov. rs. The
steamer Glenogle has arrived here,
after u tempeStuous passage, bringing
an interesting budget of news from the
East,
From Tien .Tsin. comes news which
shows that Japan has decided to resist
Russian aggression. She is preparing
to drive the Cars troops'from Corea.
and, to this end, large detachments n
| troops are being landed in the Hermit
| Kingdom.
News is also at hand from Tier. Tsin
| that large number of Japanese spieg
have been captured and shot by thu
Russians at Port Arthur. Seven Jan.
anese, all officers of the imperial Jan,
anese army, were taken, and on theiA
persons were found drawings of thu
principal Notifications. A day aftel
the capture, they were summarily shoa
The rebels in Chung King, accordind
to advices by the Glenogle, are increas1
ing in power daily. The Tung Liand
and How Chow railway is completely
under their control. They have conf
PEELED well-to-do people to provide
them with money and provisions, and
are making weapons night and day,
Merchants in Chung King have wired
to Shanghai and other coast ports, stop
ping the shipment of goods The
rebels are daily committing atrocities
of every sort. One OF their leadersA
Vii, went to the governor of LunN
Shut Chin, and demanded n large sum
OF money, was refused, and the rebels,
| q n,,n L..
ing hundreds. Two days afterward,
they went to Tung Liang, and demol.
ished all the houses of the Christians,
massacreing with shocking brutality
those who tried to escape. They then
declared 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
missionary of the G. NJ s. had gone to
the magistrates for shelter, and, later
in the afternoon, the rebels went to
the magistrates, and asked that they
be delivered up. The magistrates TO-
fused, but they afterwards relented
, and allowed the rebels to enter the
Yemen, to take the missionaries. The
Methodist drew revolver, and resisted,
and he was at once killed. The two
French priests were bound, and carried
, away as prisoners. The rebels then re-
tired to Wang Choa Tung. They are,
il is said, seizing and numbering
Christians almost daily.
According to reports from Chemulpo,
matters have reached grave crisis id
2 Corea. The Emperor is being worried
] to death with petitions from the INDIE
! pendencc Club, which is forcing him
I to dismiss some of the higher minis
I ters. The whole phalanx of the lnde-
: pendence Club intends TO invade the
!, palace and take charge of the govern
9 ment's affairs.
r The Japan Times, speaking of the
!, critical state of affairs at Pekin, says;
d "The real fear in the heart of the EN-.
pire is that the Manchu Dynasty will
i go the way of previous dynasties; she
u clings to Russia as her strongest sup
n port.
o The Japanese government has ordered
e another battleship, which is to be con
structed by Vickers Sons & Maxim Of
II the naval construction works. Barrow
o In Furness. for 1880, 900. She will ex
:: coed anything yet built in size, and il
3 offensive and defensive qualities, anC
y will be of over $1,000 tons displace
), ment.