The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-22
BIG RIOTS in CHINA
PEASANTS RESIST THE GERMAN
INFANTRY. -
by Prcesnccrtcd Signal and At
lacked the Railway Which Is Be-
ing Built by Gcrmans-Brisnnds
Kill Two Russian Officers and Ten
Cossncks - China Worrying Over
Italian Naval Observation-Disclosures
Fire Sweeps a Town - Aorrlble
Mine Accident.

Tacoma, WASH, July 1S.-Steamshlp
Olympia, of the Northern Pacific line,
arrived yesterday from China and
Japan with three thousand tons of the
new crop of tea. She began discharg-
ing Immediately and will hasten back
with freight that importers are at
tempting to rush into Japan before the
new duties become effective. Several
cars of tobacco await shipment here.
The officers Of the Olympia bring word
that the City Of Picking is quarantined
at Nagasaki and the American Maru
at. Yokohama, both of San Francisco
Oriental lines, with of buhonic
plague aboard. There have been two
deaths aboard the American Maru.
The Olympia brings the following
mail advices:
Serious riots occurred near kiaochou
June 26. Thousands of armed peas
ants rose by ~preconcerted signal and
attacked the railway now being active
ly pushed in the vicinity. The rioters
offered determined resistance to the
German infantry and nine were killed.
1t is expected the military will be able
to restore order without further blood
shed.
Two Prussian engineers and ten Co.'S
sacks have been killed by brigands
near Kirin.
Much damage was done by the re-
cent floods in the Kobe prefecture.
Losses are roughly estimated at over
10000 yen.
The Italian squadron is maneuvering
on -the-:Yellow sea and the Chinese au-
thorities express anxiety as to its in
tentions. The representatives Of the
power do not believe Italy will take
any decisive action against China.
:, The recent fire at Onomache, in the
province of Echizen, destroyed 724
houses, Sc go-downs, 3 Buddhist tenn
pies. a police Office. a post and tele-
graph office, etc. -Four persons were
burned to. death, five severely wounded
and fifty: slightly injured. The place
was the scene of q conflagration twelve
years ago., when 1.O51 houses and 222
go-downs were destroyed.
The British and American residents
of Kinning district have been advised
by their consuls to leave Foo Chow in
order to escape further attacks.
One case of cholera has appeared at
Nagasaki.
June IA a great quantity of gunpow-
der exploded in a go-down of the null
tary division at Shinkei Yei, Japan,
and over three hundred houses sur
rounding the place were destroyed and
thirty lives lost.
A coal mine in Takawai Gori became
filled with poisonous gas and about 190
miners were %suffocated.
The American, Russian. and German
ministers are engaged in negotiations
regarding the construction of the Seoul
Wousai railway. ~
June IA at Seoul explosives were
thrown at the residence Of Sin Xvi.
son, premier, PAX Chong Yang and
PAX Hwt Yang, wounding one person
severely. The court was thrown into
q great panic. The emperor has re-
moved to the newly built library, but
the Russian and American legations
are closely guarded. Some thirty per-
sons were arrested. They are suspect
ed of being connected with conspira-
tors in Japan.