The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-08

related 90 our informant by an eye-wit-
ness. Russian had opened a store near
the Russian camp. business calling him
away. he closed the place up and locked
~. thinking that as II was opposite and
in fpll view OF the guard house all would
be safe. Almost before he was out Of
sight the solaiers OF the camp broke into
the place and took everything there was.
and upon the attention OF n couple OF off,
GERS standing IN fun view being called 20
the spectacle by the gentleman telling
the story, they answefed Gin French, In
which they had been addrcssed) that II
was none Of their business. and that they
would not Interfere: n this Is the treat
mout accorded one OF their countrymen.
What must the Chinese expect7 In this
regard. we are told from severai sources
that The way both the Russ.ahb and the
French treat the Chinese women Is
at oninahlc. and that absolutely no notice
y taken Of the complaints OF the Chinese
who have had their wives and daughters
u,eltreated. The stories which are told
are terrible.
JOAQUIN MILLER AND III HUNG
CHANG.
! Tho celebrated American poet. Joaquin
Miller. arrived In Shanghai last Monday
week from the north. where he has been
serving several American Journals as cor
respondent. A representative OF the
Shanghai Mercury called on him at the
Astor House and learned that he had a
Very interesting interview with ". Il. Ii
Hung Chang. The conversation, Il ap-
pears. was largely upon literary topics.
but tho Niceroy. true TO his reputation.
did considerable interviewing himself and
piled the poet with questions about his
Experiences at the front. In discussing
the situation. allusiOn was made to the
, ioOtlng at Tien-Tsin. and Mr.. Miller ex-
pressed the hope that the valuable
archivcs and art treasures In PekinE
! might De spared destruction. To this His
! ENceiiency replied that the allied forces
, ought 90 be Informed that there Is no loot
IN Picking. that Tien-Tsin was the richest
Z city In the north. but that Picking Is very
: poor. lie thought " this were known
= perhaps there would not be so much anx-
licty 10 enter the capital. At the Same
r time he expressed the fear that the Pow
A crs would insist on sending their armies
. into Picking in order 10 maintain their
n prestige. In this latter opinion the Vice
= roy a. no doubt quite right. IL Is ths
: moral effect OF such an entrance into TN.
a capital that r. needed. Afr. Miller r.
q mains here a few days longer and VIII z,
< later TO japan for brief rest.
. HoNGKoNG's NARROW ESCAPE.
= Last night writes the China Mail of tn
4 nth instant. an alarming occurrence tool
q place which. but for the prompt action o
n those on the spot, might have resulted Il
J. ono OF the most appalling disasters In .h
q history Of the colony. About 10 o'clock a
N night the Indian Waterman OF the fuse
% room NJ the Arsenal. Queens Road East
p heard an unusual noise In the room and
"A on looking round. found TO his dismay
a that several boxes OF fuses had becom
Il ignhed on account OF the disturbance
D In tho North there are always some me
~ working about the place day and night
h. The Waterman, seeing the great danger
~ Immediately acquainted the men OF wha
z. had happened and summoned the polio
10 and the Central Fire Brigade. The hand
z. set o. work with n will. and happily. b.
~ fore the arrival OF the brigade and befor
10 much damage was done. succeeded in eS
,e tingulshing the flames How the fire orif
n mated IL n mystery which a Court .
~ Inquiry will have TO try to solve T.
lie frse room Is situated between two hi
q shell stores. and what would have hal
a pened had the flames penetrated there
re too awful to contemplate. The presen,
N of mind Of the Waterman, combined wi.
Al the fortunate circumstance which cal
for the attendance of these arsenal hand
a. ~ work overnight unquestionably save
IA fIonrkong from catastrophe whiC
r. would have staggered humanity" "
OF believe n military inquiry was held IN
%. morning In private. but the finding W
en- not be known TIL Tuesday.
ne THE coPTIc's PLAGUE CASE.
ps. The 4 =. Coptlc Is In quarantine
ne Kobe: and the Kobe Herald writes: {
ne the arrival OF the q. a o. liner Cop'
ch AZ the Quarantine Station on the 15t
m. from Honolulu via Yokohama. n Chine
% passenger CAh Cobb was found TO be
lis a high fever. The steamer was detain
,ce there while the authorities held en- anal