The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-09-20

H1ndOoS were
working. They also attacked the lodg-
ing houses and drove the Hindoos, half
naked and whipped, from the place,
400 of them being placed In jail or IN
the city hall for protection. Seven hun
dred and fifty others escaped across
/ the Canadian line. Some were so bad
ly hurt that they had to be taken to
the hospital. Two days later in Van
couver there was a big antioriental
demonstration, In which 10000 white
men took part, and at it's end a raid
was made upon the Chinese and Jap
anese quarters. Two thousand orr
entails were driven from their homes,
and much Of their property was de-
stroyed.
The immediate cause of the outbreak
was the arrival of the steamer Ku-
meric from Honolulu with 1900 Japa-
nese, followed by another steamer with
somewhat smaller load. These
steamers had been chartered by Ha-
waiians, who supplied each Jap with
the $50 requisite for Canadian immi-
grants. Next day the mob attacked
500 Japanese who were landing from
steamer, and in the riot Baron Ishii.
chief of the japanese bureau of for
eign commerce, and the Japanese con-
sui at Seattle were maltreated. The
Vancouver Immediately began to buy
arms until the authorities forbade their
sale. The mayor Of Vancouver tele-
graphed Premier Laurier that twenty
of the rioters had been arrested and
said that the attacks had been directed
against orientals in general and not
against the japanese in particular.
Earl Grey, the governor general of
Canada, telegraphed the mayor his
regret at the indignities upon the sub
jects Of Japan, the friend and ally of
Great Britain, and expressed the hope
that peace would be restored promptly.
Cars Yacht Runs Aground.
The car and czarina were on board
their yacht STANDARD, when it went
ashore on the coast Of Finland and re-
fused to leave the yacht until the tug
boats and cruisers should come to pull
the boat off.
The zemstvo congress at Moscow has
rejected the latest proposal of Premier
Stolypin for local self government in
which persons of all ranks should co.
operate on equal terms. The Liberals
demanded that the suffrage be given
to women also.
The Finnish diet has opposed the de-
mand Of the cars government for an
appropriation of 100000 to support
the military service of the Russian en-
pire.
The fourth member of the band of
Russian officials which tortured Maria
Spiridonoyo the assassin of General
Lugenvosky, has been killed by the
terrorists, who vowed to avenge the
sufferings of this woman, who Is now
spoken Of as the Russian Joan of Arc.
British Airshp Successful.
The first military dirigible balloon
built in England made two successful
trial trips Sept. 10, thus bringing Great
Britain into line with France and Ger
many in the matter Of aerial war ma
chinery. The British balloon, which Is
sausage shaped and 100 feet long by
30 feet In diameter, with capacity of
$4,000 cubic feet, its car made OF
aluminium and canvas, went up to the
distance of 500 feet In the presence of
great throng of people, performed
various evolutions with and against the
wind and returned to the starting
point. She dipped and rose with the
greatest ease and reached a pace OF
twelve miles an hour. At one time the