New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-14

FORCES SENT BY THE MIKADO TO PROTECT
JAPANESE 1NrEREsTs-rHE WHOLE CoUN-
TRY BELIEVED TO BIZ oN THE VERGE
or REVOLUTION REPORT OF TIE
KINGS FLIGHT DIsCREDITED
AT WASHINGTON

shansha, June 81, : reported tha; the King
Of Corea has fed 10 Japan The japanese Gov
ernment has sen; nava, and military force 10
Corea to protect the interests OF Japan in ;ha; coun-
try.
According TO the latest correspondence published
in tha Japanese papers the trouble In Coree seems
10 be growing more and more serious A. present
he disturbance appears 10 be confined principally
% Xenra do ana Chuse.-do. bur less dis
order is reported from other localities. ana many
peop.e fea@ that the whole peninsula may be pnnsrl
~; -; ros U asaine ,b Cyernn,sn. arc reporeI 10 be
conducting themselves with moderation ana "ren
the present instead Of hurfylng in the direction Of
Seoul the insurgents are said 20 be busiy chgaE"!
IN accumuatng stores OF provisions. arms ana
ammunition and in winning the sympathy % the
Accounts differ as 10 the number Of men in arms
aga!ns; the Government: According 20 CORE
spondent the Togaku malcon;ents who constitute
be about 400 strong. while he total number OF In
surgents IS put at moro ihan 1000 The insnr-
gents are reported 10 have succeeded wonderfully
IN winning the sympahy aHa c2nnJenCf 1i me Iro %
population are sad 70 be irenly 10 m rrhes IN
tense excitement prevails among 'he ofnc!a classes
At the capita.
Washington. June l3-Advces by NAL dated
Seoul NAV j. were received AZ the Corean Legation
to-day. They indicate that the revolution at that
time was much more serious ana widespread than
had been reported and that in the three mos; i'm.
portant provinces or the country me rtYo,t as,nS.
A. he Instance Of the authorities all foreigners
been warned to seek safety in the treaty ports
whence they could escaps to China and Japan II tn
Governmen; Is unsuccessful In It's efforts 10 qnelI
J. N. b. Sill the American Minister who had
recently arrived al the capital! Informed all AmeIl
through messengers supplied by the King lie also
communicate his fears for the safety of Amer;
cans 10 Admiral Skerrett commanding tnr mt!
States fleet at Yokohama. and suggested the de-
slTabi'y Of having some ne ship fsoe near seog h,,
cable message from the Kings palacc at Scout.
baltimore TO that place no Official news from the
Corean Government has been received. IL j. iHaref
the hands Of the rebels. and that dispatch"' nave
been intercepted II is also stated thai K the rebels
the revolving provinces. false reports favorable to
them could be sent out without any difficulty
has fed 70 Japancse territory. a. II that had oc-
:nrreS the G@4~an legation A. Yokohamn or Tlen-
ton.
War betweer China and Japan can hardly be
avoided II the foregoing dispatch is confirmed
China considers Corea as one Of i's provinces. ana
receives from the Seoul Government an annual
ana Of European Powers 20 protect the hNcs am
PROPERTY Of heir cz,nS ~, ID pcn rr, oIn,ncn,
VII not protest against ne Anains IL t4S e,1 ~
have sent there. The traditional policy OF Cnini
and her constant jealousy Of the Empire OF the
sHE Inra 70 9u send from 4Snisn 2sS soldiers drilled
ana commanded BY foreign officers. TO hght the
Corcan Insurgents IN rebellion against thcr SOW
creien the yassai and the prottgt Of the Emperor
at Picking . -. -. ,,,.
OF Corea should have Ned 20 japanese territory as
reported IN the Dispatch 'ince Japan had Aarbored
aG sbse piDyolyei in the nsarrec;ioh O is Kim he
,nost prominent OF them. lately taken from
his place OF refuge In Japan 70 Shanghai, Wner" ne
y,as murdered hv Hong an eInissary OF the COrean
King More recently. another Corean exile. 70
Young Hiao was attacked al Toxic by three ennis
sarlas of the same king. But he defended MIN
self with the assistance o. the pupils Of his school
81 - IL
took refuge in the COrean Legation. which refused
10 surrender them TO the japanese government.
Put finally the Minister was compelled 10 dr.Vt
them from the Legation. and they were arrested
In The street. The Corean dIpomat. In protest
aga!nst this hypOcriical ana informal but real
surrender 70 the demand Of the Toxic Government.
closed his legation and since then diplomatic re-
laficns have ceased between Japan ana the GOV
eminent OF COrea.