The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-11-27
NEWS
FROM FAR EAST
Brutal Treatment of conyicts in
Darkest Siberia.
DEAD ROT AMONG THE LIVING
RICH PLACER GOLD FIELD DIS
COVERED IN JAPAN.

7 TICTORIA, B. c., Nov. 2e.-The
Y steamer Olympia, which arrived
today from the Orient. reports
that naval activity still prevails at
Hongkong. The China Mail says the
activity of the naval authorities por-
tends far more serious work than the
demonstration against China on ac-
count of the Human affair. which was
settled by China acquiescing to the
execution of the officials responsible for
the murder Of the missionaries, who
have been executed.
From Peking it is reported that the
chinese emperor has given orders for
the establishment of an agricultural
and commercial department and for
the dispatch of officials to foreign cOun-
tries to inquire into commercial and
agricultural affairs.
From Siam the steamer brought news
OF the defeat of a party of military po-
lice of Siam by the Shan rebels and
the death of Captain Jensen a Dane
IN the service of Siam, who commanded
the force. The Siamese gendarmes at
tackled the Sans at Hoey Khiong, near
PayaO. Captain Jensen was shot down
while leading his men. The gendarmes
retired, carrying his body with them
to Makar river, where they met the
Slamese troops in a fortified position.
The Shans afterwards attacked this
place and were repulsed, leaving four
teen dead. Captain Jensen was the
only man lost on the Siamese side
hlng ChulalongkOrn has granted Cap
tain Johnson's mother, who is in Den
mark, a pension for life
Convicts on Strike.
From the Siberian convict settlement
at AleXandrovski news was received
that the convicts have gone on strike,
refusing all nourishment until they are
more humanely treated. A Shanghai
paper gives soma Sarrible details of the
treatment of these unfortunates who
are mostly educated meu sentenced for
pohtlcal offenses- The paper says, on
the authority of a recent arrival from
siberia, that they are loaded with
Grains, herded in dark, unsanitary
cells and not taken out into the air for
weeks at time. Infectious diseases
nave broken out among them but the
SICK have not been removed, being left
10 suffer IN the overcrOwded prison. The
result IS that others have been con-
ANIMATED Even the corpses of those
VINO succumb are left to rot among
the hVlng- The wardens treat all con-
Yicts. healthy and sick, alike with in
credible brutality. The convicts car
rieo out the strike resoIutely. On the
thlrd day many men lost consciousness
from Tasting, but no suffering induced
them to accept food. The condition of
the convicts in the settlement of KOIxt-
schetaYsk is still worse Desperate re-
volts there have only been queIIed after
much bloodshed.
Schooner Lost.
The japanese trading schooner. ASA
ha Maru, which was known TO have
been off the BONN islands during the
eruptlons there, has been given up for
lost A japanese warship reports hav-
found -
BONN Islands. She had six in her crew
ana seventeen passengers
Inc steamer also brings news from
fokohama Of the discovery Of a Jana
nese KIondike- A rich placer gold field
mas been discovered in Konagawa Ken.
near where a trial working of gold reef
mas peen taking place. Under Japa-
nese laws aliens are not allowed to
mine on placer properties.
Inc japanese postal authorities are
making Investigations into the facili-
ties offered by the Siberian railway for
the transmission Of mails to Europe.
and 1t is expected that trans-Siberian
route Will De used shortly for the car
rage OF Japanese mails to Europe.
A disastrous fire occurred at Fusan
lana on Nov which destroyed 300
houses and rendered /, $40 people home
less. Several lives were lost.
Inc bark, AberystWith Castle. which
rOA1 Eelelee, Ceiebes island on Sept. p
IoT humboldt, Cal, has put into Yo
hohaIna IN distress She encountered
severe typhoon on Oct. IA, when $50
tnHes on the Japanese coast. and all
her topmast yards, sails and rigging
We're carried away, leaving the vessel
nearly a wreck. She was towed 10
Hokohama for repairs. Captain Nils
son had much difficulty in getting the
vessel to port
A Toxic report says negotiations are
III progress for the purchase of the
Srltlsh steamer Glamorganshire by the
Nippon Yusen Kaisha.