The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-09-12
NINE DISASTER
Appalling Mortality a, a
Copper Mine.
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The following items are taken from
Japanese exchanges brought by ne
Coptic yesterday:
According to kilograms published IN
Tokyo papers. see people have been
killed and some Gee injured AZ the
Besshi copper mine. in lyo province.
shikoku. No details as 20 the origin
OF the disaster. etc. are yet known.
but il is supposed 20 have been caused
by the inundstion Of the mine aftef
the recent severe storm OF wind aud
rain. OF the dead. l?o bodies have 30
far been recovered. A party OF sur
geons and other helpers have left
Osaka for the scene % the catastrophe
The copper mine is the property Of the
Sumitomo family OF Osaka.
| According TO a telephone communi-
cation received by the Jill from Osaka,
the storm ragged most fereely in the
neighboThood OF the mine from Ia 3
y. m. on the 2sth nit. Considerable
damage was done 10 the property be-
longing 10 the mine. A. Sekigsysma
| landslip occurred defoolisbing a
boarding house OF mine oficials and
| killing seven people. In the mine. how
ever. appalling mortality took place
As far as can be aseertained at pres
ent 500 to coo persons have been killed
and about 80 injured in the railway
track No. tunnel fell ia burying more
| than 20 men. A large supply Of pro-
visions. etc. is ben sent from Osaka
and other places. Owing TO the inter
ruption OF the telegraph details are
very tardily coming. Before the dis
asier the total number Of officials and
miners employed at the mine MAS
| 5000 The loss sustained by the own
ers. the Sumitomo family. owing to
the present catastrophe. is roughly es-
timated at 100000 zen.
PLAGUE IN MAURITIUs.
LONDON. August 2s.-News from
Mauritius for the week ending the 2ith
inst states that during the week forty
five cases OF plague were reported. with
thirty-tbree deaths.
SITUATION ~ INDIA.
LONDON. August 2S.-In eODse-
quence of the lack Of rain, and an ap-
pretended failure Of the crops. prices
are rising throughout india.
ITALY AND CHINA.
SHANGHAI. August 2s.-It is wired
from Rome that a semi-ofhcisl note
was published there, announcing that.
despite the Italian Governments in
tention to keep lis negotiations with
"a. S.,T zvI al
lines, complications might arise should
China meet Italy's moderate demands
with a persistent refusal
LIHuNG CHANG.
SHANGHAI, August 2s.-It is ru-
mored that Ii Hung Chang has been
appointed Minister Of the Northern
Navy. Yung Lu Minister OF the
Southern Navy, and KaDg-i Vice Min
lister OF the Southern Navy.
ITALIAN DEMANDS.
PEKING. August 27.-The following
are said 10 be the gist of demands pre-
scented by Italy on tine Chinese Gov
eminent: a. The construction OF
railway between ChekiaDg and Chin
kiapg. q, the working OF certain
mines in Canton and Ning-po. t5D the
creation OF an Italian course In the
Picking University. a. the developing
of the Si-san coal mine and the con-
struction Of a railway connected
| therewith.-Japan Times.
, TAIPEH, Angus. 2G.-On the Z5d
| inst. the japanese and Chinese Com
missiOners engaged In the demareation
of the japanese settlement In Annoy,
on landing in the vicinity OF k0t0zan,
were attacked by a mob several hum
dred strong. Mr. Matsumoto, OF the
4 Consulate. and a police inspector were
injured. The Chinese OfficisIs ran
away, alleging that they would bring
soldiers. Mr.. MatsumotO barely ss-
capped by plunging into the sea, ana ne
was afterwards picked up by a boat
belonging 10 the japanese Consulate.
Business was suspended al Annoy for
| the day and there was a dsmoDstfa-
ton against the japanese residents,
DISTURBANCE At Annoy
| TAIPEH, August zs,-The Japanese
residents OF Annoy held a meeting on
the Gath inst. and passed the following
resolutions. % The expression Of
sympathy be made 10 the Injured per
sons, i2) the despatch Of msD-0f-wSr
be applied for, 49, the rssotai be sp-
preached with q view of severely pun
ishing the ringleadsrs Of the recent
mob and for payment Of compensation
The cruiser Takacbibo arrived ~
Annoy on the morning VI the z5ib INST
and the town ~ nov quiet
| The injuries received by M Nalsl
motto, clerk Of the cODsulais, are ssl2
10 be serious,
| CHINESE TROOPS DEFEATED,
| Intelligence has been received in
Canton VI the disastrous aud FlRD5l de-
feat VI the Imperial troops w The ban
dts IN the West river districts, a body
~ about 600 soldiers bas 10 eped, been
eui ~ plecesi abOul half ihs number
were hllled outright ppd y m0leiy ~