Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-08
The Situation in Japan is Some
what Improved, But Still
Unsettled
MARTIAL LAW is IN FORCE
Proclamation BY Officer In Command
Of the Troops Has a ouotins Effect
On the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES In
cIined to Keep the Agitation Alive
Other News.
RuLLErlN.

BULLETIN.
Toxic, Sept. S.--Disorders have oc-
Cured at Kobe. Thursday night q
statue OF Marquis Ito was dragged from
its pedestal and pulled thru the streets.
Tokio Sept. 9.---Strong influences
are working toward calming the pop
ular excitement and checking rioting
General Sakumo, who assumed charge
at the capital today under authority
of the emergency ordinance. has In his
proclamation created q good impress
sion owing to the conciliatory tone and
it's note OF flrinness In declaring the
soldiers will resort to extreme meas
ures, II forced to do SO. The munici-
pality has also greatly relieved the sit
uatIon by cancelling the mass meeting
called at Hibaya park, which Is the
rallying ground for all elements OF dis
order. The report that trouble has
spread at Chiba, forty miles distant
from Toxic. has been partly confirmed
Japanese representatives Of the As
sociated Press who have been watch
ing the riotlng, report the character
OF the crowds has changed materially
OF late. They say earlier in the trouble
thousands of responsible citizens
Joined In the rioting, but now the
crowd Is largely formed from disrepu-
table classes, students and young row.
dies.
Tuesday nights disorders were not
particularly serious. Thirteen cars on
the railway to Kiosk were destroyed.
Thirty persons were wounded during
clashes with the police and many 9th
ers slightly hurt by stones In the
crowds Disturbances in the Kanda
district are improved and will not be
serious The crowds first threatened
to burn the Russian cathedral, but a
sergeant of the guard cleverly prevail
ed upon them by telling the crowd II
the cathedral was destroyed he and thu
guards would commit suicide. The
crowd agreed not to touch the cathe-
dral. Demonstrations against the met
ropolitan police headquarters contin-
ued until late hour. Crowds swarm
ed around the Jail and hooted and
threatened. The soldiers are proving
to be more effective than the police In
handling the crowds. The crowds gen
orally obey their orders. Accompany
ing the ordinance declaring martial
law is the urgency ordinance increas-
ing the restrictions on the press and
giving authority for suspensions Of
papers guilty Of increasing the ex-
-, 1Vo of
Under this ordinance the government
has suspended publication of three pa
pers. The Toxic municipality has
passed resolution denouncing the
terms and favoring abandonment Of
the peace treaty. With the exception
OF Kokumin, the government organ,
the newspapers generally express an
ger over the action Of the police in
closing Hlbaya park and attempting
to suppress meetings. They say the
measures of the police were unwar-
ranted, foolish and served to excite the
crowd.
Asahi asserts the obstinacy of the
government Is responsible for the at
tacks on the Christian churches,
blames the home minister and chief
of police and declares they should not
remain in office. Jill reeents the humil-
iation of the proclamation of martial
law and demands resignation Of tho
cabinet. Leaders Of the political par
ties and leading members of the lower
house Of the diet met at luncheon yes
terday at the residence of the speaker
of the house and informally agreed to
urge the cabinet to promptly call
special session Of the diet. It was
agreed to represent the present condi-
tion as being on the verge of anarchy,
resulting from the outcome of a col
lision between government forces and
the people and to urge speedy meas
ures to restore order by peaceful
methods. An extraordinary session of
the diet. 1t Is believed, will tend to
peaceful ends The municipality is
using the firemen for police duty in
the districts from which regular pa
trolls have been withdrawn.
Church property was destroyed and
The Catholic church, school and priests
residence in HOMO and also four small
houses in same place were burned. The
protestant church at HOMO under the
pastorate of Aubrey Armstrong, Am-
erican, and his residence We're burned.
Three mission churches in Asakusa
district, were partly wrecked The
mob attacked the Methodist church,
wrecked the walls and fences, burning
part of the furniture. Two churches
in Nihon Bashi were burned.