Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-24
JAPAN's Position.
FERNS Of Peace and tho Puturs of tn .
Empire.

FERNS OF Peace aud tho Ruture OF the
Empire.
WASHINGTON, ID. O.. Dec. Care.
cent newspaper mail Adylces received
here from Japan show that the ques-
ton OF the terms OF peace that japan
will demand from China IL n fruitful
subject OF conversation among the no.
lives. Opinions, however, uiiier ro-
garding these terms, and the Journal.
lists arc more specific In their demands.
One paper AeHerls that FormOsn, 10
important from commercial and
military point Of view, must nj all
events DO taken.
Another paper enters q strong pro-
test against the claims advanced tnat
China must surrender territory en-
tiroly out VI proportion 10 the objects
for which the war was undertaken.
Assuming that the war IL practically
over, the JApanete aTu already diecut-
cling JapAu's prospects hereafter mfr.
hanelOw, the vice minister Of state
Tor agriculture anu commerce, has been
looking into the history Of the United
States after the great civil war, and OF
Germany after the Franco PTuHsian
war Tor light on the subject, aud the
NOsho Musho has been holding con-
sullAtions about the matter for some
time, but the Investigations are far
from concluded.
Various ministers arc personally OF
the opinion that the extensiOn Of facil.
tiles for direct expectations Is VI the
greatest Importance.
IN CoREA.
According TO u Seoul correspondent,
things are becoming serious. There Ii
trouble, Ia which TAI Won Kun, who
is underhtoOd here TO be- practically
prime minister, II Involved. IL hAu
It's origin In the Gurrenner OF Lei kal,
n fAvorite Of Iai Kun, TO the Cofean
police, in whose custody he II now
held. Lei, II appears, took part In all
the celebrations Of the faction headed
by the aged statesman. Shortly after.
wards he was made police official
anu had occasion 10 meet members VI
the Japanese police now In the capital.
Intercourse with the latter gave him
an insight into the real Intentions
entertained by the japanese toward
CoTea.
Thus newly enlightened, says the
correspondent, his hatred OF the
crooked articles anu ignorant devices
Of the factions with which no had been
connected, grew intense and mis- CON
science finally drove him to confess to
the police what no knew OF the fac
tion's doings. He was placed In con.
hnement, and although implored by
several OF tho parties against whom he
had information not 10 confess, he made
a clean breast OF all he knew and had
done.
CASUALTIES OF WAR.
A japanese paper gives summary
OF the losses Of the Japanese anu CHI.
neso army up to November Ord, oX-
elusive OF tho battles at Flung Wang
Chang, Kin Chan, fallen Wan anu
Port Arthur. This shows that the
Japanese lost about $50 killed aud BS5
wounded, while tho Chinese lost 4,0Ju
killed and $500 wounded and 10000
were taken oAptives. The japanese
have taken 225 cannon, besides many
other arms; 43,000,66J cartridges, be-
.idss enough ammunition 10 last q
month firing with 10000 rifles; 8sS
banners have been taken; $500 tents,
1000 horses, 100000 tRols worth Of
gold and silver, ll,S05 annie oCins,
R,4l8 kOku OF rice, o, 100 koku OF I'M
Lulled rice, and in addition sufficient
Iood 10 last an army OF 10000 meu
Ihree days.
The Chinese have lost thirteen voE
10, n torpedo boat, five men.oi.wnl
IND one Of their war vessels captured