The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-09-19
TELEGRAPHIC'
THE COKEAN AFFAIR.

San Francisco, 17.-Per steamship
Gaelic:
Yokohama, Sept. The japanese
envoy to Corea, with his suite snd q
small military escort, only half bat
talon Of infantry, reached Jinsen, sea-
port, the Corean capital ZeouI, on Aug.
18th. he was escorted by three Japan.
ese war ships in the hsrbor, and also by
Chinese ships, from one of which came
she Chinese representative 10 exchange
official oour.esies. The japanese landed
Immediately, and were met by messen-
gers from Tal-on-Kun, leader of the late
outbreak, and the present head of the
govern mont, with 80 earnest request that
they would not proceed 10 the capital,
Affairs beiog still disordered and that no
guarantee Of safety was possible. Hama
busa, Japanese envoy, refused to delay,
and pressed forward, entering Zsoul OF
Aug. 10th, without molestatIon. The
Japanese at once distributed brief neti-
hcation, announcing their peaceful IN
tentions, explaining that the presence OF
soldiers was necessary for pro-
lection, and showing the need
lessnsss Of disturbance or alarm.
The return of the envoy to his
post occurred just twenty-one days after
his expulsion from the country BY r1ur-
derous mob. The smallness OF the force
accompany was dictated by careful COZ
sideraiion, and contrasts effectively with
the big demonstration suddenly made by
China, which has sent large feet and
an imposing body of troops to the scene,
where there will probably be nothing
whatever for them TO do No intellig-
euce is received Of Hamabusa's proceed
derstood that his demands will be moder-
ate, including the punishment Of the
leaders in the assault, ample and public
apology for the OceuIance, pledges. thai
no repetition will take place and COM
pensaticn for the damages and expenses
incurred.
Cholera has appeared in and aboui
Zeoul.
Yokomsma, Sept. 1.-Admiral Yen
omoto, new Japanese envoy to Pekin
defers mis- departure until the attitude @.
China in the COrean affairs becomes more
definite.
o. w. Reynders. young Dutch mer-
chant, consult Hollspd at Yokohama
was faund dead in his room on August
18th, shot through the head NotWith
standing appearances his friends deny
the possibility Of suicide
Fox publishing fraudulent dispatches,
professedly from Corea, and thus exciting
disquietude by alarming reports, two
Toxic newspapers are suspended and
orders given to prevent cipher kilograms
from points near Corea during the exist
ing crisis.
Shanghai, Aug 23.-Li Hung Chang,
q leading statesman Of China, shows
himself determined to present a bold
front in the Corean business. Although
ne still remains in Eeclusion and acts by
the agency of Ma, commissioner to and
from Cores, he hss taken one step which
causes considerable surprise, namely
| dispatchipg certain ships of war, differed
| by Englisbmen, notwithstanding it has
been pointed ont to him that no ship il
the japanese navy ever carries foreign,
ers. It is reported that LII has been driven
beyond discretion in this instance by ex
aggeraled statements from the ChiDest
envoy at Toxic, who is greatly under tht
influence of the English envoy there, snC
who ia believed to have transmitted
alarming and unwsrrsnted prediction
of the Japanese intentions. Upon in
curing from the British troops now sta
toned at Hong Kong rs to their willing
ness to proceed, il called upon to active
service in Egypt, Major srsl SAr
gent found them all eager and enthusi
as ie on the subject.