The Anaconda standard., 1899-09-07
NEWS OF THE FAR EAST
Typhoon Causes Serious Loss o
Life and Property.
GREAT LOSS TO SHIPPING
Rice Crops Ruined-Corean Emperor Has
Determined on Numerous Reforms.
Guam Affairs in a Deplor-
able State.

Port Townsend, Wash, Sept. 6.-The
oriental steamship Glenogle, which ar
rived from Yokohama to-day, brings
mail advices as follows:
On August Is Kagoshima was visited
oy typhoon, causing serious loss of
lie and property. According to the
official investigation II persons were
killed and 50 injured, $50 houses col
lapsed and S67 were badly injured. In
the rural districts 80 people were killed
and 10 injured, and 1143 houses were
blown down and 3S9 partly wrecked.
Shipping suffered heavily Forty-five
boats were wrecked, q of these num-
Der being capsized while at anchor
The storm was also felt at Kumamoto,
where a number of buildings were de-
molished, causing the loss of several
lives. Several vessels were wrecked.
Rice crops have suffered serious dam
age in both districts.
At Kobe the storm was less severe.
but considerable damage resulted. The
beach was strewn with wreckage and
the pier was totally wrecked.
The British steamship Argyll was
driven ashore near the old navy yard
broadside on. Vessels at anchor were
roughly handled but no other casual
ties are reported.
At Yokohama the British steamship
Carmarthenshire broke her cable and
was blown ashore on the northern SPIT,
inside the breakwater. She was rest
ing in an easy position.
According to the Seoul Independent
the Korean emperor has determined on
making numerous reforms in his do
main and has ordered a general revi-
sion of laws. Twenty private counsel
lors have been discharged and he has
intimated that the remaining 30 Will
soon meet the same fate. He has or
dered a volunteer force to be recruited
from the old military party of Korea.
and also that Ping Yang and three
ports on the sea coast-Kusan, Mason
and Sung Ching--be opened to for
eignerS.
He has also inaugurated a reform in
dress and has issued an edict that
longer sleeves must be worn with long
coats.
Captain Harrison of the schooner Es-
meralda informs the japanese Herald
that the island of Guam is in de-
plorable condition. The place lacks
doctors. schools have been closed and
everything is at a standstill. Roads
leading from the harbor to town are
almost impassable. Pending the ar
rival of the new United states OF
ficials the only semblance of an official
is provisional governor who acts un-
United States gunboat Bennington. The
ship Nanshan with a cargo of coal has
been lying at that port for five months
without being able to discharge her
cargo, owing to lack of means and au-
thority.
Strenuous quarantine regulations
have been inaugurated at Nagasakf
since two passengers arriving there on
August is on a steamer frfom Formosa
showed symptoms of plague. The yes
sci was ordered into quarantine.
The proposed building of electric
railways in Yokohama is met with Sc
rious objections by the populace. When
the matter came up for consideration
by the Yokohama city assembly on Au-
gust IA, 300 representatives of man pow
er vehicles assembled outside the city
and when that body adjourned the
mob set upon them and In. several in
stances the city's representatives
barely escaped death. A force of 30 po-
lice charged the mob and dispersed II.
The ring leaders We're arrested and ex-
lied