The record-union., 1899-07-28
Over Hundred Houses Swept Away. ard
aLargs Number Of People Missing.
Much Indignation at Honekong
Over the Reported Withdrawal
Of Great Britain From Sham
chim-Said That the Britains
Accepted an Indemnity OF
Something Over Ninety Thou
sand Dollars.

VICTORIA (B. CD, July Zl.-Tne
steamship Kinshu Maru arrived to-day,
after record breaking trip from
China. She had few white passengers,
among them being DR.. Eastlake OF New
York, who is introducing the electric
trolley system into Japan. The offi-
GERS of the ship report that the plague
has been almost stamped out, so far as
ships are concerned.
The following intelligence was re-
ceived from Yokohama:
Elaborate arrangements were being
made for the celebration of the revised
treaties coming into force on the 18th.
This will not apply to France, Austria
and Italy, with whom the treaties do
not apply until August 4th. United
States Minister Buck has issued pro-
clamation calling on all United States
citizens to Loyalty observe the new ar
rangement, and DR.. Eastlake says the
general impression is that foreigners
will be more leniently treated than the
natives
A terrible hurricane swept the Jap
anese coast from the Sth to 11th of
July. In Ushijimamura, Dye District,
Tokushima Prefecture, seventy houses
were washed away, fifty persons were
killed and thirty are missing. In
Sajo- Muro, Itano district, the same pre-
lecture, over forty houses were demol-
ished and many people are missing. At
Aiga- Mura, Kitamuro district. Miyo
Prefecture, a landslide occurred on the
night of July 10th, owing to the heavy
rain. Five houses were crushed under
the debris, and twenty y-eight persons
were either killed or injured. Railway
traffic east of Yanagi, on the Sanyo
Railway, is still interrupted in conse-
quence of the damage done to the
track.
When the Kinshu Maru left Yoko-
hama the United States cruiser Bos-
ton had arrived from Manila on her
way to San Francisco; also the trans
port Hancock. She had 900 Nebraska
men aboard The transport Relief left on
the same day as the Rio, July 18th, for
America, with 800 sick aboard from
Manila, mostly Kansas men. OF these,
Captain Bradley of the Tenth kan
sas, has bullet in the rear of his
heart and DIR. Eastlake says he can
not recover His signal man is with
him with shattered jaw, having been
wounded three times before dropping
out.
Captain Bradley eulogizes General
Otis management of the campaign, but
says he is overAorked. The Captain
recommends the pouring in of troops
enough to suppress the rebels. He
speaks in terms of the warmest admir-
alton of the American troops, who, he
says. have displayed the utmost cool
ness and bravery.
He brings a sensational report with
reference to the army of theAFilipinos,
saying that the range of the Filipino
rifles and the character of the wounds
shows that they are not Mausers. In
the same connection he gives currency
to the rumor that before the outbreak
a Japanese firm in Toxic filled large
order to the Filipinos for the deadly
Murata rifle, which has much longer
range than the American weapon. The
sale is alleged to have been consummat-
ed secretly, and without the knowledge
of the Japanese Government.
Strong indignation is expressed in
Hongkong over the reported Withdraw
al of Great Britain from Shamchim
1t is said that an indemnity of S93,00O
was accepted by Great Britain.