The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-17
WANT TO AVOID NEW DUTIES
OLYMPIA BRINGS 5000 TONS OF
TEA AND WILL HURRY BACK.

shippers Desire ia Get the Vessel
Away Before Treaty with Japan
Increases Duty-Steamships Quar-
antined With Bubonic Plague
AbOard-Peasants Rioting in Jap
an-China Orders War Vessels and
Cannon From Germany,
Tacoma Wash, July 16.-The steamship
Olympia, of the Northern Pacific Line,
arrived to-day from China and Japan with
5000 tons of The new crop Of tea. She be-
gan discharging Immediately. and win
hasten back with freight that importers
are attempting 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 Pekin is quaranuned at
Nagasako and the American steamer Ma
ru at Yokohama, both of San Francisco
Oriental Lines, with cases of the bubonic
plague aboard. There have been two
deaths aboard the Maru.
The Olympia brings the following mail
advices: Serious riots occurred near Kiao-
Chou on June g. Thousands of armed
peasants rose by preconcerted signal and
attacked the guard of the railway, now
being actively pushed in the vicinity The
rioters offered determined resistance 10
the German infantry, and nine We're killed.
II is expected the military will be able
to restore order without further bloodshed
Two Russian engineers and ten Cossacks
have been killed by brigands near Kirin.
The Italian squadron Is maneuvering on
the Yellow sea, and the Chinese authorl-
ties express anxiety as to It's intentions
The representatives, Of the Powers do not,
however, believe Italy will take any de-
cislve action against China.
The British and American residents of
Kinning district have been advised by their
consuls 90 leave Foo-Chow in order to
avoid further attacks. One case of chol-
era has appeared at Nagasaki,
On June Il great quantity of gunpow-
der eXp.oded in "go-down" OF the mill.
tary division at Shinkei-Yle, Japan. and
over 800 houses surrounding the place
were destroyed and thirty lives lost A
coal mine in Takawa Gori became filed
with poisonous gas, and about 100 miners
were suffocated
The American, Russian and German
hIllotNiS are elEdBen IN negotiations re-
gardlng the construc ton of the Seoul
WOusai Railway.
June IA al Seoul explosives were thrown
at the residence Of Sin Kwizon, premier
PAX Chong Yang and PAX Hwi Yang
woundng one person severely. The eallrt
was thrown into great panic. The Em-
peror has removed to the newly built IL
brary and the Russian and American le-
cations are closely guarded. Some thirty
persons were arrested. They are suspected
of being connected with conspiracies in
japan.
The Chinese minister a Berlin has been
instructed 60 contract with the Vulcan
works at Stetlin Germany for the con-
struction of two armorclads of about 5000
tons and six protected, fast cruisers of
$500 tons, to be completed within thirty
months for 100000 taels. An order for
fifty quick-lirlng field guns will also he
placed in Germany.
A telegram from Chemulpo on June 10
says two captains In the Korean army and
two other persons have been apprehended
on a charge Of plotting 10 put 10 death the
present Emperor.