The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-21

20 she froat IN order thai ali may pas
forth tnefr hes. strength TO chase and
root ont the enemy. Ia this say l. Hung
Chang mar hope 20 redeem his former
e-rors.'
Reports CT the enperor's anger on receiv-
ing the news frorn Taikosan had previous
~ been circulated. bat IN spite OF al
runao-s il was not seriously believed s1as
20 grave a step xoald be taken IS the
degradation OF TIE great viceroy- IN
doubtesly the decree was instigased oy
LIS enemies. who hsye long been eager
for an opportunity 20 satisfy Old gruoses-
How the venerable statesman VIII receive
the sdront Is question OF deep interest,"
Hitherto he has shown the utmost deyo-
ton 20 bis imperial master, and his sense
CT duty may compel him to submit IN
conpsalEingiy to this uudeserved Insult
Possibly, however. be may make hlmsei'
secure against further indignlties BY end
Ing bis existence, in a,cordsace with the
practice favored by many Chinese dig
nigaries who incur the soTere,gns
ire. In any case, it Is hardly
probable that ne will be inspired To any
heroic efforts for retrieving the errors for
which others are much more accountable
than he The announcement OF his hu-
initiation has produced 3 proper impress
sion in China, and even in Japan feeling
of DISCUS, il awakened by this exhibition
of malicious spite on the part OF an I'M
grateful ruler.
While the mass Of the Korean people
appear indifferent 10 the struggle in the
north the majority OF the higher class
living in the districts recently held by the
Chinese are inclined TO the side OF China
Thus far they have made feeble and irregu-
lar efforts to annoy the japanese troops,
and, though powerless to offer effective
opposition, they have az least succeeded
in preventing the dissemination of the
kings proclamation in favor OF bis new
allies.
The plans for political and social re-
forms in Korea. many Of which We're put
IN operation under japanese influence i'm
mediateiy after the dismissal of the Ming
ministry, are now virtually suspended,
owing TO the difficulty of securing united
action on the part of the new government
Doles of food and money to the distressed
poor of Seoul are regularly continued by
the japanese authorities in that city.
Police Investigations have shown that on
September Is 1900 paupers were in utter
restitution. Their wants were supplied at
an outlay of L, 600 yen.
Shanghai newspapers report as an IN
disputed fact that news has been received
of the mutiny of coo troops near the bor-
der of Korea. and their refus 81 to march in
the direction ordered by the officers.
The Chean, Chinese transport, was
wrecked early in September while carry
ing 1,0oo troops from Chingkiang to For
mosa. 30 being drowned. The surviving
soldiers murdered the captain and crew
on reaching the shore, in revenge for the
mismanagement of the ship. Although
the Japaneee government refuses TO dis
close any damaging facts concerning the
British Admiral Fremantle, his actions
are beginning to be freely criticised
throughout Japan. even by the British
residents. After the engagement at Asan
In July the crew of q Chinese man-of-war.
the Kwang Ye. abandoned their ship and
took refuge on q Korean island. 1t has
been discovered that Admiral Fremanile
sent one of his vessels for these men and
caused them TO be taken back to China,
alter exacting from them a promise that
they would not again serve against Japan.
So far as known the government at Tokyo
has made no complaint of this breach of
neutra!ity