Bisbee daily review., 1910-06-05
FAMINE ON TOP
OF TURMOIL IN
PART OF CHINA
Petitions Circulated Calling on
the Natives to Rise and
XIII Foreigners and
Burn Property
HAIR OF DEAD MEN
FOR OUR WOMEN
Cemeteries Robbed to Get Pig-
tails for Export TO the
United States.

VICTORIA, June 4-Serious fam
ines in several parts Of China threat
en- TO cause large loss Of life. accord
ing to news received b. the En-
press of India.
In northern Kin Su there is much
uneasiness over the posting of proc
lamatiors melting the people TO rise
against foreigners. There are
large Touring mills at Su Chin. Kiang
Su. and the petitioners urge that
these be burned and the foreigners
killed.
Women in the United States who
purchased switches OF black hair,
viii be interested 10 learn that a
crusade mas been begun by the Chi
uese government against Chinese
who supply human hair for ship
ment to America. It seems that a
charitable institution Of Canton.
which buries large numbers of pau
pers. whose relatives are unable to
provide e0ains. found the hair deal
ers exhuming corpses to recover
hair. and when this action was re
ported 20 the authorities. action was
taken against the dealers. Instances
have also been reported of the hair
exporters cutting hair I'm crowds.
and the officials are prosecuting all
apprehended.
The japanese ministry is endeayor-
ing 10 persuade the naval authori-
ties to postpone their proposed
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tleships, owing 10 the lack of ma
tional funds. The Toxic Nippon
says the safety Of the Katsura gov
eminent will be endangered if the
naval authorities rush forward their
for naval increment
The Empress of India" brought
ld1 saloon passengers and 463 Chi
nese. Of whom 1O1 win pay a total
OF $50 900 in head taxes. The cargo
included silk worth $4,000
4 Chinese fireman on the En-
press" was suTocated by fall OF
coal when the steamer was two
DAYS from Victoria
The hurricane OF May II. which
wrecked the Osaka Shosen Kaishs
liner Wakayama. at the entrance q
Susami harbor. with the loss OF .
lives. blew three steamers and
schooner ashore. damaged two Jap
arese desuoyers and caused th'
destruction Of the steamer Shimat'
by fire.
The Osaka liner Tairei was wreck
ed the same day. of Sakhalien. De
tails Of the storm were brought b.
the steamer Empress Of India
which reached here today.
Survivors Of the Wakayama tel
thrilling stories Of escapes on floai
ing wreckage. The steamer an
chored behind Inazuma islands bu
the hurricane parted her cables an
the sea flooded her. She drov
ashore while the crew and most q
the passergers were manning th
uumpz. Many were washed ovei
board and others jumped into IN
sea The chief engineer flOated o
a hatch cover for several hours b
fore being picked up by fishermen
The chief mate was washed owe
hoard lust before the steamers light
were extinguished. The panic-stflci
en- passengers fought for places o
rope ladders lowered to assist incl
to reach the deck
The captain and officers Iousi
20 get the passengers. into Dodl
b,,t thev were all wrecked alongsid
the shin. or carried away. Number
of persons we're picked up lrol
wreckage after floating all nigh
one survivor was swept away IN
boat alone Two stokers aiter"ai
cot into It. Together the thre
tried to drag people from the Wat'
into the boat. but saved one oni
beine compelled TO relinquish the
hold upon others, who sank beio'
their eyes.