Evening star., 1902-03-25
NEWSFROMTHEO ORIENT
M. G. Hill Tells of the Revolt
in China.
TIME Is RIPE, He SAYS
DECLARES THE PRESENT DYNAS
TY WILL BE OVERTHROW.
Courts Favor to Foreigners the Un-
derlying Cause-Disasters
in Japan.

VICTORIA, B, c., March 25.-Marcus c.
Hill, Yokohama merchant, who arrived
on the steamer kaga Maru. is said to be
carrying orders to New York for arms
and ammunition for the rebels in southern
China.
Mr.. Hill, in an interview, says that if the
cable reports of the capture of six cities by
the rebels Is correct the movement, which
is under DR.. Sun Vat Sen. will be success
full. Before leaving for America Mr.. Hill
saw the rebel leader and was told by him
that $1,000 troops were ready to Join the
rebellion and would bring with them mod
ern arms and ammunition. Recruits are
f1ocking to the rebel standard and their
hope is to reach the city of Canton. Here
they expect to get sufficient ammunition
and arms and treasure to carry on the re-
belliOn, which Mr.. Hill asserts will event
ually result in the overthrow of the reign
Ing power In China. DR.. Sun Vat Sen b.
lieves the time opportune for the rebellion,
the Chinese being dissatisfied with the for
eign domination of the country.
When the Kaga Maru left thousands OF
refugees were flockfng into Kwang Tung in
advance Of the rebels, and the following
dispatch describes the conditions prevailing
in Kwang Si:
According to statements of refugees ar
rived at Kwang Tung from Manning Fuh
and Yulin Chow, the whole province of
kwang ST Is in state Of revolution, the
number Of insurgents being estimated at
$1,000 The various villages under the jui1S-
diction of Yulin Chow have been sacked
and burned. The imperialist section Is de-
void of influence. The insurgents are pos
Sessed of arms of the new model"
Since the return of the Chinese court to
Pekin 100000 taels. the aggregate sum of
the tribute from different provinces. has
been exhausted. 1t is reported that go 600
n ha raj
from Pao Ting to Pekin. The board of
revenue is now al it's wits end to meet the
crisis.
Count Matsukata Passenger.
There also arrived by the Kaga Maru,
from the orient, Count M. Matsukata. who
has been twice premier of Japan and who
served as finance minister of the kingdom
Tor fourteen years. In an interview he dis
claimed the report that his visit to America
was in any way an official one, or that he
had come over to float loan. AS a result
OF the alliance with Great Britain, he said
commerciaP classes, and trade was being
stimulated. The alliance would guarantee
peace in the far east. There was no likeli-
hood Of war with Russia.
The count. who is accompanied by l. Me-
gotta, director general of Japanese customs.
and party Of friends, was welcomed here
by United States Consul Smith They will
visit Chicago, New York and Washington,
dIteI "HiCu lHeS Will Sail LOT Europe.
Water Supply Polluted.
The waters of the river Wataraso, in
Japan. have been polluted through the
working of the Ashaio copper mine, and
some 100000 people who draw their sup
ply from this river are in dire distress. Re-
Gently a mob of 1000 men, women and
children started for Toxic to demand re-
dress of the ministers, but the majority
| were stopped on the way by the police and
soldiery, and only 400 reached the capital.
The ministers saw the delegation and
promised to remedy the evil.
Further particulars were received by the
kaga Maru Of the disastrous cyclone
which swept over the neighborhood Of
Sachiura. Mara, Iwagetun. Totomi, on the
| 1st instant, causing considerable damage
to life and property.
| Altogether twenty-three houses, several
| sheds and nineteen stOrehouses were COM
pletely destroyed. One man and four girls
were killed and twenty-five men and six
| teen women were injured.
The cyclone was also experienced at
! Kaijo Gun, Chiba Ken. In hamlet con-
| sisting Of fifty-four houses twenty-eight
| were completely destroyed and sixteen
| badly damaged, while six persons were
| killed and nine others injured.