New-York tribune., 1899-04-07
NEWS FROM THE FAR EAST.
CoREA AND RUSSIA REPORTED TO HAVE FALLEN
oUT-MURDERs IN sIAM-THE EARTH
QUAKE IN JAPAN.

QUAKE IN JAPAN.
Vancouver b. c.. April 6.-Far Eastern advice'
saw that Corea Is in trouble with Russia over the
recent seizure Of a whaler. Seoul dispatch says
that tho Russian Minister sent an official note 70
the Foreign Office. stating that the text OF the
agreement with regard to whale fishing, concerning
which negotiations had been going on between
Count Kesering and the Corean Government Tor
time. drawn up several weeks ago. an"
was to be signed within nve days The Corean
Government failed, however to fulfil Its promise.
and the agreement still remains unsigned This
IS said to prove that the Corean Government mas
ignored it's friendship with Russia.
The japanese Government Is dspatching several
judges and public procurators abroad to study
foreign judicial systems. They will visit America
and England
Bangkok reports say that the murderous con-
c'ave OF the Cantonese secret society Is again at
work. and that those who do not obey the laws OF
its leaders arrested punished by mutilation and
loss OF membership. and even assassinated. The
authorities are poweress in the face OF thls lor-
midable confederation. which pursues the even
tenor OF its way as II 1t were the only government
IN Siam Recently one OF the Cantonese members
of the society had his cut off at Bangkok. A
week later another young member was attacked
and badly beaten. The next day third had an
eye knocked out. but this occasion two OF his
assaants were arrested The last and boodest
exploit OF the Cantonese accomplished In one
or the busiest streets or BANGKOK. n 1nlndlndn
who had offended against the laws OF this secret
society was murdered in cold blood. The authori-
ties suspect that some dangerous and far-reaching
plot is being hatched by powerful secret societies
OF Bangkok.
1t is reported at Toxic that the Foreign Office has
ordered Kang- -Yu-We and other Chinese refugees
in Toxic TO leave Japan after presenting to them %
a large sum OF money Therefore kang- fu-Wei
and other Chinese refugees will shortly go to
America and England Count Okuma is reported
to have raised a fund for their expenses.
The agreement by which Japan joins the interna-
tional Copyright Union will shortly be published.
In recent terrific whirlwind on the coast north
of Queensland about one hundred and nifty Japa-
nese engaged in the pearl fisheries were drowned
japanese papers publish further details or the
recent earthquake. The centre OF the disturbance
In the Nara prefecture. The Governors re-
port shows that three persons were killed. eleven
injured thirty dwellings cola psed fifteen badly
damaged and sixteen other buildings demolished
About two hundred Japanese prisoners IN Nigata
Prison have been simultaneously taken III. Ihey
are supposed TO have been poisoned.
The Japan Herald says that the principal en-
ployees until recently OF the National Bank at
Kyoto must have been nice lot OF scoundrels, as
the charges against them. which have been for
months under investigation, amount to infringing
banking regulations. ernbezzling trust money, utter
ing and forging documents and obtaining money
under false pretences. They were all committed
for trial.