Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-07

cOREA is FREE.
She is No Longer a Suze-
rain of China.
JAPAN RELEASED HER.
Every Reform Suggested by Japan
Was Adopted.
The MING FAMILY is ousTED
The Teak-rSneed King Find. II. lIa.
strength Mt Last to Resist the
Power of China and tn Party In
Power and Declares 9 . Free
dom From China. " oA,.


Yokahoma, Aug. "a. via San Fl, -
CO. Sept. 6,-,Jpe1ial Cor. esponde.
OF the Associated Press.) -sinoe she las,
dispatch Of news to America circum-
stances have occurred which throw
much light on the long disputed ques-
ton as to which side In the war was
favored by the king OF Corea. The
lower classics in that country have no
opinions ON political subjects. If the
middle class have any they are not al
lowed to express them. Even the aris-
tocracy have learned the necessity Of
keeping rilence If their views are OPP
posed TO .hJse OF the governing body.
The only voice hitherto heard has been
that OF the ministry corrupt mon
arehy compos ID Of the Ming family,
and their dependents. who are COM
pletely under the control OF China 1t
has been to their interest to represent
that the sovereign was heartily In ac-
cord with them and until the last few
weeks their assurances to this effect
have been generally accepted as true.
The queen, who Is blood relation OF
the Mings, IS undoubtedly under the
influence of China, and as she is under
stood TO be greatly superior to her con-
sort in intellect and force Of character
her power to impress her ideas upon
him has been easily credited that tie
Mings acted really in the kings name
and his sanction was not seriously
questioned up to the time when the
Chinese diplomatic agent in Seoul de-
serted his post ard left the court free
from surveillance. Then the Japanese
envoy received message from the
kings father SUGGESTING that if an In
terview could he arranged In the palace
his son could be induced to recognize
the justice and fricndliness OF Japan's
Intention vi;Eout much difficulty,
The kings father, officially known
as the Tai Won Kun, was at one pc
Rod the regent OF the country, but
through the intrigues of the Mings
he was deposed some ten years ago and
condemned TO a long captivity. After
his liberation he was forbidden TO ap-
proach the court, but that he kept
watchful eye upon the course OF events
ment respecting the sovereign. The
Japanese envoy at once insisted upon
meeting the monarch personally and
under conditions that should enable
him to speak his mind without re-
stralnt. Being denied this privilege by
royal advisers he determined to pre-
sent himself with an armed escort,
and sent for detachment from the
Japanese forces outside the city. As this
small guard passed by the palace on
the way to the ENJOYS residence 1t
was fired upon by Corean soldiers In
the service OF the Mings. These shots
settled the fate OF the ministry. The
native troops were dispersed with
scarcely n struggle. and an hour later
the representative OF Japan was IN
amieable conversation with the sover-
eign. who did not hesitate to declare
that he had been under coercion ever
since the beginning OF the imbroglio
with China, and that he was far from
feeling the hostility toward Japan
which that government had publicly
attributed TO him.
In token of his sincerity. he had al |
ready rid himself OF his late council |
aud summoned the Tai Won Kun 10 as |
sist him In forming new admins
tratlon. Before the day was over |
cabinet made up " radical opponents
10 the Mung fnciion had been installed /
the Tai won Kun AS prime minister
and q committee OF seventeen TO re-
orlranize the administration system
ma reform the national laws upon
III SIS recommended by Japan. Such
activity and energy had never before
bcen witnessed since the foundation
az the Corean monarchy was laid.
the extraordinary promptness OF the