Daily inter mountain., 1899-11-15
Friendly Relations Between
China And Japan.
RUSSIA IS AGGRESSIVE
And Has Taken Some Ports That Were
Ceded Back to Chiua By japan
A Fiendish Act OF Some Kidnapers
Is Reported.

Yokohama, Nov. 8, via Victoria, B. c.,
Nov. 4.-The last regiment of returning
volunteers, Tennesseeans, passed through
here last week and the most extraordin-
arv record made by any army is now
complete and unbroken. Twelve thous-
and troops have occupied the city for an
average of two days and nights without
the slightest disturbance of any kind.
The general impression that close un-
cerstandins now exists between China
ana Japan has its latest confirmatio in
the fact that Kang Yu Wei, leader of the
Chlnese reform patty. who at the time of
the coup d'etat fled from the wrath of the
empress dowager is now on his return
from America, was refused an asylum
mere. Arriving on October 23rd, by the
Empress. he was not permitted to land.
w hen the steamer reached Kobe how
ever, 1T appearing that if he was Obliged
10 stay on board he would have to pro-
ceed to Shanghai where complications
were to be feared. he was allowed under
police escort to so by rail to a port on the
inland Sea, where he could take passage
direct to Hong Kong. Today his arrival
at the latter place is reported The oppo-
sltion papers make much of the incident
to the discredft of the Japanese govern
ment.
Comment on the Masampo affair con-
tinues to be incessant. Report has it that
Russia has secured there a tract of ITO
acres. although not the coveted location
which Japan was so fortunate as to pre-
empt. The latter is also credited with
an arrangement in conjunction with the
Korean government to build dry dock
There. While in general relations there is
no evidence Of an increase of anti-foreign
1eeling here in Japan, there is noticeable
growing jealousy toward foreigners on
commercial lines and a consequent reuc-
tance to abolish restrictions for fear Of
being sWamped by foreign enterprises
Not only is strong opposition made to the
admission OF aliens to full mem bership in
the native chamber Of commerce, but in
recent meeting Of the united chambers.
where it was supposed that q strong rec
ommendatlOn would be made to the diet
in favor Of allowing foreign ownership Of
land, 50 much prejudice was developed
that the matter was postponed and prac-
ticaly shelved
Much excitement is being created by
continued finds of gold in Hokkaido or
Yezo, the northern island of the empire
The new gold region is district of some
600 square miles in the northwest corner
Since the Russian rush began the little
village of F.saih has grown from q popu-
lation of 450 to 1000.
On the 18th and 18th ult. in a terrific
gale Off the coast of Hohhaido, out of
fleet of thirteen sciooners which had just
set out to get across the channel, ten
went down with all on board, numbering
ninety souls.
On the continent Russia is now showing
her hand without reserve. Listuang pen
lnsula, which Japan was forced to cede
back to China, is now Russian territory
Its government is administered by the
commandant of the Russian naval and
militia forces under order of the minis
ter of the treasury at st. Petersburg.
Port Arthur is the scat of the govern
ment. A Russian diplomatic agent and
a financial procedure of the reign of Alex
ander II is enforced throughout the whole
territory.