The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-12-08
MET DEATH
IN A COFFIN
Sensational Suicide of
a Chinese General.
.PEKIN'S POlYCLOT PAPER
tngIIshmsn To Start a Daily in
Seven Languages in China's
Capital.

YOKOHAMA. Nov. PA circum-
stantial account of the suicide of
shou-shan. transcribed by an Osaka
paper from a vernacular Chinese Jour
nal. supplies an excellent proof of the
pitiable state In which China and the
Chinese have been placed in conse-
quence OF the present trouble. When
the Russian troops. says the Chinese
paper. with the object of going from
Blagoveschensk to the interior of Man
ehuria In order to protect the railway.
asked General Shou for permission to
march through his district the per
mission was refused and the Russian
detachment then tried to travel on the
Amur. but was at once bombarded by
Shou's army. The Siberian officer who
wished to see Shou, to obtain permits
sion by peaceful means. was also sim
Harry received. Shou had "A trusted
lieutenant and bosom friend named
wang. and this man. convinced of the
incompetency OF Shou's troops TO
stand before the regular Russian
forces, tried by the use OF strong lam
guage To bring ShOu To- repent OF his
reckless proceedings. Shou remained
incorrigible. and the upshot of the
matter was that the two bosom friends
became completely estranged. and the
matter eliminated I'm Wang's flight.
his capture and finally his execution
by Shou. The latter had not many
drys 70 outlive the friend towards
whom he behaved In this way. for on
August 10Th Shang-cheng fell. and the
news brought home to Shou with dou-
BILE poignancy the correctness of
Wangs forecast. To atone for his
grave error Shou decided to commit
suicide. and that In the unmanly man
ner characteristic of the Chinese. He
decided TO die by means Of opium. He
wished his wife TO share his fate. but
she stoutly refused. She said that the
misery was of his own making. and
that there was no reason why she
should OF her own accord suffer death
on account OF ~. His sons took the
side OF the mother: their eldest broth
or. they declared. had been killed
In n battle with the Russians. That
was enough to atone for the foolhardy
doings of their father. and they would
rather remain behind and save from
Extinction the family of Shou. Aban-
dOned by his wife and children the
poor. misguided old min then decided
Ito die alone. lie took about sixty-four
drains OF opium, but having been hab-
ltuated 10 the use OF the drug. the
potion did not have the expected eff
feet upon him. lie then ordered his
servant co fire pistol at him. but the
bullet missed a vital part and hit him
-. e.. - of ha
servant trembled. Thereupon Shot
put on full uniform. and laid himself
down In a coffin and again bade his
servant nre at him. The servant de-
clining the murderous service. Shou';
sixth son went with a halberd to TN
; help of the servant and spearet
his prostrated father, who ex
claimed that he was almost dead, and
babe him shut the coffin. This was
8 done. and the coffin was next nailed
down. the dying man uttering all tn
while feeble groans which ceased N
about two hours. The paper which
. originally published this story say
that II got " from n person who has
recently reached Shanghai from Amur
A BLOT ON THE sCUTCHEoN
The shameful conduct of an un
; known assistant interpreter OF tn
. Army, though undoubtedly deserving
: severe reprehension. may be consider
cd as less serious than similar conduc
q on the part OF n regular officer. An'
= such n case has been made public, I,
, our regret and indignation. be IL said
ub-Tieutenant Tokusuko limbo. o
. the Eighteenth Company of the Elev
euth Regiment of the Hiroshima Di
= vision has been sentenced by a court
martial 20 three months major con
, nnement for very disgraceful act
According 20 the decision of the cour
the accused had received in trust a
Tien-Tsln from n Chinaman name
: lChou five humps OF gold each valued a
= about 500 yen. He carried the gol
. with him. when his regiment was or
: dered home n few weeks ago. an
when shortly after. he got furlougi
. no took four OF the Jumps To Osakf
= and intended TO sell them under a
assumed name for a little over 1,IO
. ven 10 n broker In the city. The mat
tor having reached the ears of tn
Kendarmes, the young man was al
=. rested and handed over to court
J. martial. which has passed upon hill
u the above mentioned sentence and ha
le moreover ordered the Jumps to be n
n turned 10 the rightful owner.
= JAPANESE STUDENTS IN CHINA
m The To-a-Dobunkai's School at Maj
'e kin Is at present educating twent
'e Japanese boys maintained at the Jal
lr anese Governments expense, or
y that OF local Offices or private Ind
Iyiduals. The school has decided to II