Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-22
CHINESE PERISH
IN THEIR TEMPLE
Hundred and Fifty Burned While
At Worship,
MANY ROASTED TO A CRISP
Rs mine In Kwspg NJ Grows Worse -
starring Population Estimated at
ywo Hundred Thousand.

Pokln Wednesday June g. via Vie
torla, y. C., June a.
Correspondents Of Shanghai papers
at Pinpfu tell of the burning OF q
temple there--a disaster involving the
less Of $50 lives A large throng gath
cred TO worship and burned paper ana
incense by the Wholesale. This resulted
in the temple taking fire near the stair
way. cutting Off the escape Of the peo-
pie. Many jumped from windows and
were killed, others wore crushed to
death by the crowds Most Of the VIC
tins we're burned beyond recognition,
The Nippon Yusen Kaisha has pur-
chased the fleet of steamers Of the
Yangtse Of the McBaln Navigation
company for 1900 900, and the japanese
line win make this a connection OF
their American and European service
A German company attempted to buy
this line a short time ago, but failed.
Kang Yu Wei, the well known Chi
neso refugee leader of the 1reform
party, arrived at Hongkong from Cal
cutta on May 81 on receipt of an alleged
telegram from the Chinese emperor,
who urged him TO return TO Pekin,
since the reactionary minister. Iung
I,u. was dead. The Hongkong members
Of the reform party told Kang that they
were convinced the imperial summons
was bogus and had been sent to MN
az a ruse to entrap him. Accordingly
Kang gave up his idea Of going back TO
Pekn and has sailed again for the
Straits Settlements and india,
News has been received here that the
famine IN Kwang 81 is growing worse
bv degrees. The starving population IS
estimated az 200, 000 aud daily numbers
of deaths occur from starvation. The
Chinese are considering an official sub
scriptlon list. The British authorities
ut Hongkong. aided by public subscrip-
tione. have been sending aid for two
months. A japanese report says canni-
bglism IL being practsed and human
flesh Is publicly offered for sale.
Regarding the proposed Canton-Han'
kow railway, the Asiatic correspondent
reports that American and Japanese
experts have been compelled 10 return
to the starting point without accom-
plishing anything owing to inadequate
protection by Chinese officials, They
were threatened by rioters en- route.
The United States consul at Canton has
again dispatched the gunboat Callao
up the river to accord protection, and
Minister Conger has applied to the Chit.
nese foreign office to instruct local Of
hcias to protect foreigners
The e'oamor Atheman. which reached
port today from the Orient, brought
ncws tliat the instruction In Yunnan
Is causing grave alarm, Sir Robert
Hart telegraphed TO the Chinese gov
eminent on June and that he regarded
the Yunnan rebellion as on ordinary
rising. as some OF the reform leaders
were known to be among the insurgents,
The rebels have effected Il junction with
the rebel forces of Kwang 81, whereas
In Yunnan the Increase OF famine Is
swelling the rebel ranks.
A Pekln dispatch OF June says the
Yunran insurgents number over $4,000,
They are well trained and armed with
weapons Of improved pattern, SO far
the government forces have Jared badly
In encounters with the rebels, A dis
patch from Canton says an American
railway expert has been maltreated In
the hands Of the rebels. A Tien Tsn
dispatch OF May 2s tells Of the occupa-
ton OF shipping by the insurgents on
that date, Details have not been re-
ceived yet of the capture Of Linanau
by the rebels, but from refugees who
came from that place It has ben learn
ed that a church belonging TO French
missionaries was destroyed and the
missionaries fled to Yunnanful for
safety. Some Of the priests were cap
turcd and murdered by the rebels while
on the way, One report says that the
majority Of the Yunnan rebels are
miners from the copper mines near Lin
anu, who rose to oppose the officials.
but who are Independent OF the Kwang
ii rebels. The French consul ut
MengiZe wires to this effect and says
that the rising, which had no 'connec-
ton with that IN KWang 81, II at an
end but later kilograms tell Of the
capture of several towns and Of hrun-
Ing murder and lootinR nv the rebels