The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-09-09
TOXIC IS suBOUED.
City Filled with Troops and
! Riots Checked.
KOBE \uAs An OUTBREAK.
Mob 1hsrs 0rsgs Statue Of Mar
quls Ip Through the Streets.

quls Iep Through the Streets.
Omcials Express Deep Regret At the At
tacks On Christian Churches-Declare
they were Due TO LEGAL Conditions.
Not FeeiiAg Over the Peace Terms
-Governn.ent Gives No Sign Of Calling
Special Session 70 Deal with the
Outbreak-Beiievo Trouble 10 Over.
Special Cdois>DsspateSes 10 TEE SUN.
TOXIC, Sept. s.-As result Of the proc
hmation Of martial law the city is filed
with troops. The bridges are guarded.
and the cordons round certain residences
have been increased. The soldiers on duty
carry their bayonets fxed. This Is the
first time that martial law has been pro-
claimed in the capital.
When the military took charge COM
plete order was restored. Good feeling
was shown +betweent tho people and the
soldiers.
At noon to-thy the. city was quiet. Re-
ports from all the metropolitan and out
lying districts indicate that there will be
no disorder Tonight. Early this morning
1t was predicted that there would be
recurrence Of the trouble II the. weather
were favorable. 'ManysbeHeve that serious
trouble is over.
Tho Government has sgiven NO sign that
II intends to call a speciaBsessiou Of the Diet.
but It Is believed that Q summons for that
purpose will be issued soon.
The officials and tho better class OF Japa-
nese express keen regrets for the attacks
on Christian churches. They explain that
they were the result Of local conditions
and do not indicate serious anti Christian
feeling. They say that there has been
local feeling over the refusal OF native
Christians to contribute to the temple
Subscriptions, and also over tho efforts OF
th Christians to secure the closing Of
shops, de-. on Sunday. IL ESQ.,
,,Ihsre va come disorier ip Kobe bat
hight, arising from the diasaeiaiAotaon over
TIE terms OF the peaos treaty. A statue
d Marquis Ito WAS pulled from Ito PEDESTAL
bya mob and dragged through the steets.
When the Disturbances were resumed
on Wednesday evening the mob again
attempted to seA fire to tho residence Of
the Minister Of tthe Interior. They also
attacked tho streSt. cars; Of which they
burned ten. ,
Owing to the concentration Of the police
At what were considered the principal
danger points, the mob had free hand In,
tho nprotectedldistrActs. There have been
800 arrests. Eight tpersons have been
killed.
TOXIC Sept. Z Delayed).-Amass meeting
Of gilds at noon was broken up by the police.
There were a few scrimmages in the evening;
but the city is quieter. The withdrawal
OF the police from the streets and the sub
stitution Of soldiers have paciAed tho
populace.
The agitation, hitherto. has been directed
almost wholly against the police. which,
under the direction Of the Minister OF the
Interior, dispersed Tuesdays meeting.
Much property was destroyed. 1t belonged
chiefly to the police and the street car COM
panies, which incurred the enmdty. Of the
mob by assisting the police.
Four or five Christian chapels were dam
aged, but the mobs. sinsularly. avoided
damaging the property Of foreigner.
Practically the only police boxes standing
are those in the foreign concession.
The American and British legations are
being guarded by troops. The other lega-
tons declined the offer Of guard.
Gen. Sakuma, commander Of the Toxic
garrison, issued proclamation warning
the populace to abstain from rioting.
Riotng is reported at Chiba. whore the
prefectural Offices and the court house
were burned.
The newspaper Niroku has been sus-
pended
LONDON, Sept. "a despatch to the
""e'u iioii o0yD tA0Sb oSSOAN~
ing to reports brought by German mail
boat, an attack was made by the Japanese
malcontents on the British Legation at
Toxic. 1t is said there n a widespread
belief in Japan that the Mikado's acceptance
Of the peace terms was largely due to the
pressure of England.
Belated Toxic kilograms sivs further
details Of the destruction Of Church prop
erty Wednesday night and early Thurs
day morning. The Catholic church. school.
the priests residence and four small houses
were burned at HOMO. The Protestant
church and the pastors residence at the
same place were also burned.
Three mission churches in the Osakusa
district were partly or completely wrecked.
At Hyogo it was expected that the church
would be attacked. The fences around the
building were; therefore; removed and
white flag hoisted. Tho mob destroyed
only few chairs and tables. -
The Methodist church in Okahimaohi
street vss attacl> ~ AND thu valle and fences