The San Francisco call., 1898-08-22
The Pacific Mail Companys Chartered Steamer enfarg

mer of the steamer Chamroen was mur- dered by coolie in Siam and the Korean Government has decided to survey the en- tire country and is making arrangements through the United States Ministers to have the work done by Americans.
 The rebellion in South China resulted in the defeat of the imperial troops, and over 1500 of the latter were killed. For days the dead bodies of the latter were floating down the river, and over thou sand of them were taken out of the water and buried. When the Chinese Govern ment heard of the defeat 1t immediately dispatched 1000 soldiers up the river from Canton to Wuchau, where the fighting had taken place. Some of these soldiers went on the American steamer Dosing, Captain Thurlmann. On arriving at Nu- chau, the captain asserts, there was a mutiny among the crew ana an attempt made by the sailors and the Chlnese ashore to butcher the soldiers. me Snl- nese compradore, who was looking a1ter the vessels cargo, got mixed up in the row, and Captain Thulmann shot hlm dead
 Then there was trouble. The friends of the dead man were furious, and offered S500O for the Yankees head United states Consul Bedloe at Canton was telegrapned to- and he at once issued orders for the murderer to be brought to Canton. This was done and Captain Thulmann for safety was put aboard the British steamer Kong-pak and locked up Tn an iron cage. The Chinese are very muCn NIOuSHl up OACA lAiS SSeNA and assert that they will demand indem- nifty from the United States for the mur- der of their countryman Ihey nave seLls to Hongkong and secured the services ot C. K + Brutton, a well-known English solicitor and Wei Piu, famous barrls- ter. The latter was educated in Englaha, and is one of the foremost attorneys III Hongkong. b,-+. hut says he is naturalized AmeTlcat,l cI'lZee sel. Consul Bedloe will make nm nm, ptone prove his citizenship, and if he fails will turn the prisoner over to the German Consul;
 The Sulu Islands are to the southWard of the Philippines. They cover an area of over 1000 square miles and nave a3oul 6 eraI of the Philippines used to exact tribute from the Sultan of the group, but lat Is done away with for the present Before the outbreak of the war the Sul- tan, who is a Mohammedan, went on a pilgrimage to Mecca. On his way nome he stopped at Singapore to his undolng. awoke to md that a thief was in his room. He grasped the intruder. but the latter broke away and escaped through an open window. An examination showed that the thief had got away with the royal crown, a large pearl and twenty three English sovereigns. The crown was a handsome affair studded with dia- monds pearls and precious stones. The thief also stole treaty which the Sul- tan had entered into with the Govern ment of Saudakau, and his Majesty was almost much grieved over the loss of the document as he was over the theft of his jewels. The latter were valued at about $75, 900.
 Captain Selmar was a Norwegian in the service of the Siamese Government The King was making a tour of his Kingdom on the steamer Chamroen, of which Sel- mar was captain. The latter berated one of the native crew for not executing an order quickly, and the Siamese stabbed him. Captain Selmar had to be sent to Bankok for treatment He died soon after reaching this city and the mur- derer was placed on trial.
 The old bark Seminole was still at Honolulu when the Glenfarg sailed. She brought cargo of coal there from Nanai- mo. B. C.. and was leaking two feet in every twelve hours when she arrived. All the time her cargo was being dis charged the donkey pump had to be kept going, and sometimes the hand pumps had to be pressed into service. The Semi nole is thirty-four years old
 Dr. H. M. Fine. of the Harbor Receiving Hospital. goes out surgeon of the British steamer Glenfarg, succeeding Dr. Downing, who has been called home. Dr. Fine will accompany the steamer to Lon- don and will then come home via New York