Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-17
The WOES OF CHINA
Riots, Fires, Explosions and Mine Acct
dents

he MA4NOLO EItlANd OT LIZ
ITALIAN SQUADRON IN THE
YELLOW SEA CAUSING ANKLE
TY-ENGLISH AND AMERICANS
ADVISED TO LEAVE Foo CHOW.
TACOMA, WASH, July 16.-The
steamship Olympia, of the Northern
Pacific line, arrived to-day from China
and Japan with 5000 tons OF the new
crop of tea.
The Olympia brings the following
mail advices:
Serious riots occurred near Kiaochou
June 26th. Thousands of armed peas
ants rose by preconcerted signal and
attacked the railway, now being active
ly pushed in the vicinity. The rioters
offered determined resistance to the
German infantry, and nine were killed.
1t is expected the military will be able
to restore order without further blood
shed.
Two Russian engineers and ten cos
sacks have been killed by brigands near
Kirin.
Much damage was done by the recent
floods in the Kobe prefecture. The
losses are roughly estimated at over
10000 yen.
The Italian squadron is Vancouver
ing on the Yellow Sea- and Chinese au-
thorities express anxiety as to its in
tentions. The representatives Of the
powers do not, however, believe Italy
will take any decisive action against
China.
The recent fire at Onemache, in the
province of Echizen, destroyed seven
hundred and twenty-four houses, fifty
six go-downs, three Buddhist temples,
a police Office, a post and telegraph Of
fee etc. Four persons were burned to
death, five severely wounded and forty
slightly injured. The place was the
scene of conflagration twelve years
ago when one thousand and fifty-one
houses and two hundred and twenty
two go-downs were destroyed.
The British and American residents
of Kinning district have been advised
by their consuls to leave Foo Chow in
order to escape further attacks.
One case of cholera has appeared at
Nagasaki.
June 14th a great quantity of gun
powder exploded in go-down of the
military division of Shinkei-Yei, Japan,
and over three hundred houses sur
rounding the place were destroyed and
thirty lives lost.
A coal mine in Takawa Gori became
filed with poisonous gas and about one
| hundred and ninety miners were suf-
located.
The American, Russian and German
| minister are engaged in negotiations
regarding the construction of the Seoul
Wousai railroad.
June 14th at Seoul explosives were
CILTOWu DIT Inc I6SlueuCO VI OH
Kwison, premier, PAX Chong Yang
| and PAX Hwi Yang, wounding one per-
son severely. The court was thrown
into a panic The Emperor has re-
| moved to the newly built library, but
| the Russian and American legations
are closely guarded. Some 80 persons
were arrested. They are suspected of
being connected with conspirators in
| Japan.
The Chinese minister at Berlin has
been instructed to contract with the
Vulcan works at Stettin, Germany, for
the construction of two armor clads of
about 5000 tons and six protected fast
cruisers of $500 tons, to be completed
within thirty months, for ten million
taels An order for fifty quick firing
| field guns will also be placed in Ger
| many.
A telegram from Chemulpo, June 10Th
says two captains in the Korean army
and two other persons have been appre-
hended on charge Of plotting to put
to death the present Emperor.