Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-09
ENGLAND WILL
BACK UP CHINA.
She Deliberately Throws Down the
Gauntlet to France.
CHILDREN ARE MURDERED.
Hundreds OF Young Christians seized
BY ORIGINALS sne Drowned News
budget from the Ea.t.

Vancouver. II. c.. Feb. g.-Emprcss OF
Japan arrived yesterday from Hong
kong and Yokomamn. Maiiadvlccs say
that the steamer Kinshiu Maru. which
sailed from Seattle December .sth.
lost six men overheard on her trip
across. when two days out the wind
blew gale from the northeast with
Mountainous seas. Some Of the crow.
led by SIR. Laprack. chief officer. were
securing hatch covers and all movable
fittings on the after deck when "a .cry
heavy sea broke on board. completely
nlling the after deck aud washing over
board the apprentice. AN officer and
four sailors.
Captain brady nj once put about In
search OF the mon but could not Ind
them several compnnionwnys Of the
kinchiu were carried away, besides
iarKc pieces OF bulwarks.
Lord licrcrford left Yokohama Janu-
arg gith for nan Francisco on the
steamer American Maru.
Chinese rebels recently raidcd kuc-
ifu.. Several hundred children. under
the care of Roman Catholics, were
seized and drowned.
Later adviccs from Formosa state
, that the insurgents were finally re-
pulsed at ChoHhuHho by the japanese
guards who recovered the city. About
eighty insurgents were wounded.
AZ Kobe, January 10Th. the city OF
Picking narrowly escaped total loss by
coiliding with the Japanese gunboat
Amagi. A number OF her lifeboatr
ana davitn ana twenty feet OF bulwark
rail were Carried away. Passengers
"a. tho order maintained ON board at
h. - ha UNaIa l.sA
and they pay high tribute 20 Captain
smiths GOODNESS and scamanHhlp.
Sir claure AcDonnid has obtained
assurance from Tnung IL Yamen that
China VIII not ALLEVIATE northern cx-
tension railway 10 any foreign power.
Dispatches received from Hang Chow
report rising among a rowdy class
belonging TO the Tung Luhsicn. icn-
chow prefecture OF Chckiang. against
the native converts Of the American
mission. resulting In the burning N
the miff.on chapel ana the wOunding
Of two converts. II 10 stated that the
project 90 extend the branch OF the
Hnnkow.canton raiiwayto Flkien. Tor
which American nErsed TO adsance q
Loan. has Dccn abandoned.
Lieutenant liob-on passed through
Kobe ON his way To Manila. He dcliv-
oted an address TO tho young peoples
society connected with the various
Christian missions. ~ the conclusion
OF his address the Mcrrimac hero was
accorded nm ovation. all the children
rising and shouting "janxai' FOR the
American officer.
II IN learned from official sources that
the Japanese government intendn to
make no distinction between the rub
jcctn ~ various powers In the matter
OF travel after next July.
A Pcking dispatch states that the
British government has advised the
chinese government not TO conccdc the
extension Of the French settlement at
shanghai under any circumstances, nd
ding that Great Britain will assist
china TO oppose any pressure. AMI rc-
HiHt any threats France may cxcfclfe.
Russian troops stationed In Port Ar
thur TO the number Of 10000. were pre-
pairing 10 pass the winter under tents.
owing 20 the severe weather the tents
afforded acnnt shelter 10 the men.sreat
nLn beers OF whom are suffering from
frost bites. Several have died. The
nnder-in-chic has sin conao-
auonce given instructions for the cree
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