New-York tribune., 1886-07-09
NOLONGER A HERMIT NATION
AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN IDEAS ADVANC'
ING IN COREA.

ING IN COREA.
rrRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
SEOUL. May Ia.
This il no longer entitled to be called the
Hermit Kingdom" Cores IL now In weekly commuh'
cation with the outside world By means OF tne tnr'o
lines steamers that ply between her ports anu tno'o
of Japan aud China. Two Of these lines are conduo'e
by Japanese capital and the other Is owned by
aud Chinese. A1 American had contract LOT nA''s"S
ing h- COATS aud rivers Of Corea which would nave
proved very profitable he became engaged In otnor
matters and neglected interests until the tino
allowed for beginning hat expired The overland VOL
egraph line Pekin also gives the capital seoul co"
nection with the universal telegraph system. lred'es
have been ralined with Japan, China America hns-
land Germany and Russia. Each OF these Powers "a"
s representatives living here, and the French are day
expected on their treaty forming commission. lho
French are especially welcome to tho Corean''
they will be expected to guard with sJeaious car"
the encroachments OF China. vhcn Power claims ana
exercises suzerainty over this country nuoh 10 'ho ~
tePs annoyance
The King is progressive and in danger OF making the
sane mistake a. was ma By tho Kheiye OF Egyp. IN
embarking rashly into modern CIVILIZATION an" 'n
bankrupting his country He very wisely asNea ior
foreign adviser early. The Chinese loaned him ter
man who was well versed Asiatic literature but knew
little OF the practical workings Of properly conducted
custom, seryce which OF the institutions he
wa. asked to start Being also OF very vision ary turn
OF MUD. he not only male mess OF the customs De
partment but got the Government to embark In many
nltimed aud impractical schemes IL was he wno iu'
duced American merchants to send the san fapio ou'
here with her cargo OF machinery and implements 70 %
ux.d a, n sort OF museum and bait for Corcan traue'
Tho cargo was landed at Shanghai, consignei 20 MS
agents. and mas been heard OF IL nere ii' ~
duced the Government to invest In mint ioe 'ne oou
age of currency take the place OF the present ou
| copper coin. Machiuery to tho amount Oh 9AVo,0VO
vA brought OUT from Germany with omcers
] fnr
uks a Variable white elephant on their hands and
while they are trying to decide what they sha 40 &
IL The buildings going up ana the salsre' anu 49,
a.nensss are eating large hole the treasury Alter
being little by ts shorn OF ms M vaou r o. m ch the
poorsr for his advice, with many crsIitors ana
~ mpsnccsssfnI attempts AT nsttu ions OF doubtful
Droat Worse rnan all is the fact that their faisn Is
| more or less shaken In all Foreigners ..,,ar
| It is in this condition that Judge Denny H iorne 80
Taed states General at Shanghai, taxes hoi o
the country adviser 10 the Government a,r
nndinx the wav all clear before him no must urs.
plan Tor before he can 20 ahead ana IN sy %;
he may contemplate there VIII a"afs We Al "a at the
dsrnst 10 encounter The Corsans are very stu ~ '
nr,nsrt Of losing the help OF Lieutenant GeoTge Z:
roulk the United states Navy VINO mas neeu states
Minister Minister Parkers arrival VII reeVe omId miId
he nd to take MIN iuto their service. "a he prooany
knows more about the country. lts p0hy anu ,
nast six months been under the management OF an an
American con nected with the Chinese customs. ie y.
m srttn ,oot results from ia w)riuga Ihe receip ipts
tue past month. have been ABOUT 71'oo''' go"
| ,f,fa no.
There known to be rich coal mines IN w ne Gov
sitions IN the country. II - the lnsehlou OI .no
ernmrnl 10 open these Mines and fore .ner y, N w
nrosuecttug In that direction. The export OF go uu
amoupts t. 100000 per annun vet the Kot co,
srarcely be sad worked At all silver cOppoL III
md othe metals known TO exist IN eresler vi
= abundance The Government - JUST IN receiPC "a ;.
sbipnent OF eating guns and ammunition. cohP.ruT
En,Ou electric snt plant has been procured LOT tno pa
ce together with a foreign table service ana cons,1
ahIe furniture Tuey have also purchased /" c,Ii ,u
ulete outnt for manufacturing powder, .n
q necessary buildings for winch are now IN @ @Pto
t cess Of erection. The machinery IS expee,s ts
D.. soon Negotiations are just closing a LOT t9
pnrchase OF TWO foreign built steamers OF sono y ~
IONS each to carry their coast trlls anu ofLnh a.
trute ee 10 the capital This carrying i no" uuo
| Jlpanese and German vessels anu the |oteAu' y" a.
! mike a .rre SAVING b. dOlng II themselves. -,
n. limited states Government has gwen perm ~
for one OF lts naval officers to ent~r the service m
Core.n cavern nent AMI Lieutenant wilmer has Dec
..i-cted He viii TO 10 with tho surveys y. Vi
II coat and other matters Of a naval nature Cta.o
sites ARMY men expected TO instruct the ".
frces ana houses aresdy preparel lor lnelh as
"a tnr "A ercan school teachers VINO are tlSo
For. on shaetngs are used as the clothing Ot anO,
ave ,nan woman aud child IN the country her"seu
i. ma common lighting fluid. Clocks am Walches a.
rather com non and many smaller hrtcle' ar, ,I
nnrchased by tue CDreans. Americans arc popu,i
here and would please tue oIc~H' '0'0N '
a mostly IN the hands OF that people,