The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-06-20
NEWS FROM Tnt ORIENT
III HUNG CHANGES BOnI
MOVED.
Famine Kills Thousands Plague
Increases - Three Coolies
Die In Cave.

VICTORIA, Il, G.. June ~ orien-
tai advices 10 June ), were received
here yesterday, They contain the In
formation that the remains at the late
Ia Hung Chang have been removed
To his native village for inter neat,
Ii Hung Chang have been removed
BODIES of SOLDIERS FOUND,
All the bodies Of the officers and sol
iiers lost in the terrible snow storm
in Awomori, Japau, last winter, have
been found and grand religious SER
vices will be held during the present
month. The sum Of lSs,eSe yen has
been collected for the relief OF the
MANNED survivors and families OF the
deceased.
FAMINE IN KOREA.
The state OF the famine districts of
the Province OF whang Ha, Korea Is
deploIable In Yunan out OF 5000
houses two thousand are empty and
scores of dropsical sufferers are ly-
ing by the roadsides ON the verge of
starvation. In the Lao Ha district con-
ditions are even worse, The peopis
have been driven by hunger to tear bark
on trees to eat and under one tree
Ave dead bodies were found, In the
rown Of I'm chin family suffering
from starvation were driven to eating
the bodies Of two of their younger
children.
REBELS ARE KILLED,
on May % the rebels in the Taichu
district of Fornosa had promised Ia
lay down their arms and the Japanese
arranged for celebrations Of the event
in three different places. While the
celebrations were in progress the
shooting seven of them The rebels
were, however. routed and 1S9 of them.
| Including several leaders, were killed.
A week later a hamlet held by the reb-
els was taken and the leader. Lu, was
! taken. The rebels when they saw
| that there was no escape killed their
women and children,
LESS THAN -xpE TED,
| The severity of the Boxer rising in
/ Chi Ii seems to have been exaggerated
I Instead of there being 10000 Boxers
in the field. there were but 10000 and
they were twice severely defeated by
the troops Of the Viceroy. Among the
slain was Kin. the Boxer leader. who
killed his wife and family before TAX
ing the field at the head Of the rebels.
PLAGUE is IN"7rr1srNT.
Pleague Is on the increase IN Formo-
sa On May rs nine fresh cases and
seven deaths occurred in Tarpeh, one
/ case and one death at Kelung and
one case and a death at Ensuiko and
seven cases with two deaths at Tain
al. Since January there has been
1850 cases and 99l deaths In Formosa
ANOTHER FIRE IN HONG KONG
A second big fire has occurred in
Hong Cong last month causing the
destruction Of sixteen houses and oc-
casioning a loss Of 5000, 900.
CAVE KILLS THREE.
An accident Of shocking descrip-
ton occurred at the South Fort Taku
coolies were engaged in digging deep
down in order to raise the piles that
had been driven by the Chinese In the
construction Of the fort. When a suf-
ficiently deep hole had been made,
three men went down to help lift the
piles away While they were doing
80 the earth being Of a loose sandy
nature and the hole deep, and abrupt.
the ground caved in and buried the
three coolies up to their necks. II be-
ing food tide. the water rose and
rapidly closed in over the three un-
fortunates in sight Of the others who
were unable to extricate them in
time. They died a terrible death
hopelessly watching the water come
up till they were drowned inch by
inch. The men were employed by a
Chinese contractor who is levelIng the
south fort under the direction Of the
French.