People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 June 1895 — FORMOSA UNDER RIOT RULE. [ARTICLE]

FORMOSA UNDER RIOT RULE.

Trqop* Burn House* and Commit t.t’ur Outrageous Crime*. Shanghai, June s.—Great excitement prevails at Tapenfu, on the islhnd of Formosa. The governor has escaped and his yamen and other buildings are destroyed. Native soldiers are everywhere committing depredations, but as far as known at present no foreigners have been molested. Rioting has also occurred' at Hobe. Result* In a < ollap-<*. Mong KjOltg, June s.—The republic prpplqlmpd .4 few days ago in Formosa han .codlapsfed and President Tang has escaped. The Chinese forces in Norih Formosa are, disorganized at the approach of tfte, Japanese.