The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-30
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HAS ARRIVED.
She Has Long Coveted Pos
session of Annoy:
Disturbed Situation Was Inten-
tiOnally Created.
PURPOSE. AGGRESSION.
Priest Said to Have Set Fire to
His Own House,
And Then Charged the Act to
the Chinese.

New York. Aug. 3O.-A dispatch to the
Herald from Hong Kong says:
The disturbed situation in Annoy has
been created by Japan for the purpose of
aggression. For years Japan has CO.
vetously regarded Annoy and her oppor-
tunity has occurred It was offered by
a Japanese priests house in the city be-
ing burned. The Chinese maintain that
the priest saturated his house with ker-
osene and then charged them with arson.
A japanese cruiser smartly landed men
who are now policing Kulang Hen and
Annoy. There has been no riot and no
trouble, but the japanese claim that a
large number of Japanese subjects re-
quire protection. These subjects are of
the Chinese criminal classes who escape
from justice and are registered in For
mosa as Japanese subjects for a small
fee.
RAID IN CANTON.
Hong Kong Aug 3O.-Two hundred
bandits raided the Tartar city of Can
ton Monday night. Several houses
were looted 1t is believed that the mo-
tive of the raid was the Cantonese
at Annoy that $4,000 Japanese troops are
coming there from Formosa-
PLOT TO BURN SHANGHAI.
Berlin, Aug. 30.-The Frankfort Zei-
tung has received a dispatch from
Shanghai saying a plot has been dis
covered there to burn the whole citv.
1t is added that the Europeans consider
the streets unsafe after nightfall and
the general situation is described as
critical.
BRITISH TO GO TO Annoy.
London, Aug. 30.-The Hong Kong
correspondent of the Daily Mail, wiring
yesterday, says he understands that
General GaSelee, the British commander
with the allies, has countermanded his
order summoning more troops to the
north, and that probably the British
troops will go to Annoy
NEW GERMAN MINISTER AT
SHANGHAI.
Berlin, Aug. 30.-Official dispatches
from Shanghai announce the arrival
there of the new German minister to
China, DR.. Mumm Won Schwartenstein.
SAVING FOOD.
Vancouver, B. c., Aug. 30.-Oriental
advices per steamer Empress of India
state that the Russian authorities at
Vladivostock have interdicted the sale
of canned goods in that city, but those
required for military use. These goods
had all been imported from the United
States. The export of all foodstuff ex-
cept fresh shad is also being forbidden
at V1adivostock.
1t is reported that two Russian coast
ing steamers on the river service be-
tween khabaroVSk and BlagovetchenSk
were sunk, a Russian church in that To-
cality being destroyed by boxers. 1t is
reported from the same source that 49,
600 Chinese troops are at present en-
camped on the frontier.
1t is also stated that two British
men-of-war visited Ningpo on August
IL. and that the commanding officer in
formed the authorities that the British
officer would land at each of the ports
in the south for the purpose of concert
ing with local officials for measures for
protection of foreigners A Japanese
paper says that Great Britain has had
a thousand transport wagons manufac-
tured in Kobe, and that they were dis
patched to Taku on August a.
BREAK IS LOCATED.
Washington. Aug. 30-A cablegram
has been received at the state depart
ment from Consul Fowler, at Che Foo
The cablegram itself was of little in
terest, relating entirely to a routine
matter, and was not made public But
it was important because of its date
which was August %. This date.
wrought into the body of the dispatch
by Mr. Fowler, has established the fact
that any delay experienced during the
past fortnight in the sending and the re-
ceipt of communications between WASH
ington and Pekin were beyond Che Foo,
and not in the overland line crossing the
neck of land between Che Foo and
Shanghai, the cable terminus This