Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-25
AFTER ARMS FOR REBELS.
Visit of a Yokohoma Resident
 to This Country.

This Man Says That the Rebel Leader
 Told Him That 5o,0o0 Troops Stood
 Ready to Join Rebellion in Southern
 China Water of the River Wata-
 rosa Polluted Through Working of
 Mine.
 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 ammunitions for the rebels in southern China
 MT 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 Kat Sen, will be successful Before leav- ing for America MT Hill saw the rebel leader and was told by him that 50, 000 troops were ready to join the re- bellion and would bring with them modern arms and ammunition. Re- cruits are docking to the rebel stand ard 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 rebellion. which will eventually result in the overthrow of the reigning power in China. Dr&Sun Yat Sen believes 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 fiocking into Kwang- tung i'll advance of the rebels and the following dispatch describes the con ditions prevailing i'll Kwang Si:
 According to statements of refu- gees arrived at Kwangtung from Man. ming Fun and Yulin Chow, the whole province of Kwang Si is in a state of revolution, the number of insurgents being estimated at 50,00O. The vari- ous villages under the Jurisdiction of Yulin Chow have been sacked and burned. The imperialist section is de- void of influence The insurgents are possessed of arms of the new mod el y
 Since the return of the Chinese court to Pekin, nine million taels. the aggregate sum of the tribute from diff ferent provinces has been exhausted. It is reported that 250,000 taels was spent to pay the railway fees from Paoting to Pekin The board of rev. enue is now at it's wits ends to meet the crisis
 The waters of the river Watarosa in Japan have been polluted through the working of the Ashaio copper mine and some 100000 people who draw their supply from this river are in dire distress. Recently mob of A. GOO men, women and children started for Tollio to demand redress of the minister, but the majority were stop ped on the way by the police and sol diery and. only 400 reached the capf- tai. The ministers saw the delega- ton and promised to remedy the evil.
 Further particulars were received by the Kaga AIaru of the disastrous cyclone which swept over the neigh borhood of Sachiura Mara, Iwagetun, Totomi, on the first instant, causing considerable damage to life and prop erty. Heavy rain commenced to fall early in the morning, it being accom- panied by southwesterly wind which gradually developed into a gale. Shortly after noon a black cloud was noticed on the horizon of tha sea and in few minutes loud peals of thun- der were heard as the cyclone ad- vanced from the southwest to the northwest.
 Altogether g houses, several sheds and 19 storehouses were destroyed, and some 50 go-downs, storehouses, etc, and a temple were more or less damaged One man and four girls were killed and p men and 16 women were injured.
 The cyclone was also experienced at Kaijo Gun, Chiba Ken. Tn a ham let consisting of 54 houses 2S were completely destroyed and Is badly damaged, while six persons were killed and nine others were injured