The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-11-20


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NEW YORK. Nov. ia Dispatch 4,
De Herald from washlt gton rays
Secretary Hay Is much ,rrl at I'VE
.cports from PEEK ng showing that The
Ministers are determined 20 punish
very lnnuef tai ChInnmnn who hey
think is responsible FOR the recent out.
RACES ard showing also that the in
'emnity 10 he demanded viii roach
1900 900 000 The Secretary IN anxious
that the powers shall submit demands
that can be accepted by China.
officials at Washington hold that
examples should be made only Of
those consplcuously guilty and that the
amount OF indemnity should certainly
be not more than 5000 000.0r0. II is
pointed out that II all the leading men
are sentenced to death they viii In
self-defense orrarize resistance.
which will necessltate further military
operations. the end Of which no one
can foresee.
SCENES OF HORROR.
| LONDON. Nov. 13.-The Globe this
afternoon publishes letter from Bel
gian gentleman who has been travel
ing to Picking via the Trans-S bciian
railroad. He describes under date OF
| September 9th what he saw in the
Amur river. His accounts surpass in
horror those previously published.
The scene I have witnessed during
the three days since the steamer left
I ID N,N,z ~ H.
BILE beyond the powers of description.
1t Is the closing tableau OF fearful
human tragedy. Two thousand were
deliberately drowned at Morxo. 1000 at
Rabe and 5000 around Blagovetchensk.
a total of 1900 corpses encumberins
the river among which there were
thousands OF women Z and children.
Navigation was all but impossible
Last week a boat had to plough her
way through a tangled and mansled
mass OF corpses dashed together by
their long hair. The banks were liter
ally covered with corpses. In the |
curves Of the stream were dark putrid |
smelling masses OF human flesh and |
bones, surging and swaying in the |
steamers wake. The captain vainly |
ordered full speed ahead The sight |
From BaEovetchensk to Aguin. As |
kilometers. numerous villages studded
the banks with thriving industry
Population OF over 100000. That OF
Aguln was 20 OOO No one will ever
know the number of those who perish
ed by shot, sword and stream. A viii
lage Is left The silence Of death was
around US, the smoking ruins of Aguin,
on the right. with broken down
crumbling walls and shattered, roof
less houses"
EXPIATORY MONUMENT.
BERLIN Nov. 13.--A semi official
despatch from Picking dated Nov. -,
gives the text of the Joint note of the
powers to China, confirming the Lon
don Times despatch dated Picking.
November II. Among the additional
stipulations the note requires China to
erect expiatory monuments in every
foreign or international burial ground
where graves have been profaned.
CHINESE ARSENAL CAPTURED.
LONDON. Nov ia special dis
patch from Tien-Tsin dated November
10 says: A force of Russians has cap
tured the arsenal northeast Of Ten.
'Tsin with triflirg loss, killing 200 Chi
rese ard capturing n quantity of arms I
ard treasure. q
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