The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-08
AN OLD RUM0R is REVIVED.
BUT CHINA'S EMPEROR Is PRoBA-
BLY, STILL ON EARTH.

French Commissions in Chinn-Rus-
sia's WarIike Preparations Are
Causing Much COmment-BOrueO
EnGlishmen Want United states
TO Govern Palawan-Terrible Re
suits From the Plague, and super
stititions with Regard TO stop
ping 1t.
Vancouver, B. c., June 7.-According to
advlces brought by the Empress of Japan,
The rumor has been revived in Pekin that
the Emperor of China is dead. There have
been so many false rumors that no cred
ence can be placed in this latest edition.
The reported decision of the French TO
test British claims 20 the upper Yang-tse
has drawn attention to French activity in
Yum Nan. The French commissions con-
stantly come and so. During the last
month party of railway surveyors left
for Azechuan via Uifa, and party on the
same errand has reached Kui Yang Flu,
while third party has reached the same
city for the purpose OF investigating The
mines of the province of Keui Spou. Quick
silver and vermillion mines especially are
engaging the attention of a French syn
dictate. The province is rich in minerals.
Russian War Preparations.
Much continues to be said regarding Rus
sia's warlike preparations. A further
large consignment of munitions of war,
stores and rails, and about 1000 paid vol
unteers especially picked from among the
time-expired men having just arrived at
Port Arthur.
1t is intended that these men shall guard
| the Manchurian section of the Siberian
Railroad. The entire Russian garrison in
the far East numbers nearly 10000.
| Information has reached Hong Kong
| that Nal Sales, the noted Borneo rebel
has been killed by men Of the TamboonAn
| tribe.
! Borneo Britshers are urging the United
| States 20 assume the administration of
Palawan and other southern Islands of the
| Philippine group. The Sultan of Palawan
| died recently His son is very young and
| unless measures are soon adopted the ISL
and wild getiinto a state of anarchy.
The Terror of the Plague.
Frightful stories of the plague come from
San Ming while Canton and Fatschan are
| reported bad" Hong Kong paper says,
The city of San Ming might correctly
be named The City of Death The
plague is raging with special virulence and
carrying off its victims in large numbers
Shops and dwelling houses are closed and
their inhabitants have fed TO the country
carrying the infection with them. Bust
ness is paralyzed. The streets are reek
ing in filth and all drains are choked witt
rubbish.
Native superstition has provided som,
queer means TO stop the plague. In one
street there were observed no less thar
} three mat sheds in which We're sealed
many idols, which are implored 70 eXer
Their powers 10 stem and turn back thu
, tide of death. over every door are hun!
branches of cactus and other thorn,
shrubs, also pieces of fine netting, and Z
bag of small cookie shells. Ii is believed
that the malignant devils cannot we.
avoid all these obstacles and enter III
house"
Other Eastern News.
: Marquis Daigo' was assassinated a
Toxic on May % by a son of his father
His young sister, Miss Kane, who trie'
to interfere was seriously wounded.
> Baron Yasuma Yasuka has died a
, Toxic. He served for a long lime as Gov
ernor of Fukukoa prefecture.
China is a land of big fires Mo.odo
mari village, Rijiy, in the province of Kit
ami was wholly destroyed. SeVeutee
! men were killed and injured. Anothe
fire which destroyed seventy houses
reporfed at Naci village, Sorachi district
Details of the fires at Shiraishi Kaut
I Corr Myagi prefecture show that tn
flames destroyed S6S houses. Two person
were burned to death and seventy c
! eighty seriously wounded. The fire wa
= incendiary.