The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-17
ADVICES FROM THE ORIENT
SERIOUS RIOTS OCCUR AMONG THE
CHINESE PEASANTS.
Much Damage WINS Done by Great
FIoods-Attempt to Assnssinate
Chinese state Officials.

Tacoma. Wash, July 16,-The steamship
Olympia of the Northern Pacific line ar
rived today from China and Japan will
5000 tons of the new crop OF tea, She be
gan discharging Immediately and vii
| hasten back with freight that importer;
are attempting TO rush into Japan befor,
the new duties become effective. Seyera
cars OF tobacco await shipment here. Tn,
officers of the Olympia bring word that tn,
City OF Pekin is Guaranteed at Nagasak
and the America Maru at Yokohama, botf
OF the San Francisco Oriental lines, witt
cases of the bubonic plague aboard There
/ have been two deaths aboard the America
Maru.
The Olympia brings the following mai
advices. Serious riots occurred near Kiac
| Chou June IS. Thousands OF armed peas.
ants rose by preconcerted signal and at.
tackled the railway now being actively
| pushed in the vicinity, The rioters offered
determined resistance to the German in
fantry and nine we're killed. Ii is expected
the military Will be able 10 restore ordei
without further bloodshed Two Russian
engineers and ten Cossacks have been
I killed ny brgands near Kirin.
Much damage was done by the recent
floods in the Kobe prefecture. Losses are
| roughly estimated at over 10000 yen. The
Italian squadron is manoeuvering on the
Yellow sea and the Chinese authorities
express anxiety as TO its intentions. The
representatives of the powers do not. how
ever, believe Italy will take any decisive
action against China.
The recent fire at Ononmache, in the
province of Echi5en, destroyed 72i houses,
tifty-siX go-downs, three Buddhist temples
police office post and telegraph Of
flee, etc. Four persons We're burned TO
death, five severely wounded and fifty
slightly injured.
The British anu American residents of
Kinning district have been advised by their
consuls to leave Foo Chow in order 10 es-
cape further attacks.
one case of cholera has appeared at
Nagasaki.
On June II great quantity of gun
powder exploded in a godown of the mill
tary division at Shinke-Yei, Japan and
over 300 houses surrounding the place
were destroyed and thirty lives lost.
coal mine in Takawa Corr became
filled with poisonous gas and about 100
miners were suffocated.
The American. Russian and German
ministers are engaged In negotiations re-
Bardlhs tDe construction oil the Seoul
Wousai railway
June IA at Seoul explosives were thrown
at the residence of Sin Kwisnon, premier,
PAX Chong Yang and PAX Hwi Yang.
wounding one person severely The court
was thrown into a great panic The en-
peror has removed to the newly built
library, but the Russian and American
legations are closely guarded Some
thirty persons were arrested. They are
suspected of being connected with con-
spirators in Japan
The Japanese minister at Berlin has
been instructed to contract with the Vul-
car works at Stettn. Germany. for two
arnor cads about 5000 tons and SIX pro-
tected fast cruisers of $500 IONS, TO be
completed within thirty months for ten
million teals. An order for fifty quick
fire field guns will also be placed In Ger
many.
A telegram from Chemulpo, June A.
said that captain of the Korean army
and two other persons have been appre-
hended on a charge of plotting to put 10
death the present emperor.