The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-22

minister does uot speak Eaglish.. 6at
ihrolsA has sscteiary he said that ale ala
not believe korys9 had done as " as STATED.
lanan had noa IAs rissas 10 interfess Win
the interBal si,asrs 81 Korea. Nareceat
te1esEanhsc iHisrmation has been reccived
AZ the legation fsom Korea.
oHlNA'S eIAIN ovxE koRsA.
Aeiplomat Who was familiar With The
traaeles existing between JapAn and
China today called attention % taea
thar IN the note which the5 latte%
country sent 10 Japan. notify iny her that
, she tChinal had sent troops 10 6koTea.
1hNa saids ~ effect, that il had sent
assistance 10 their tributary state 20 This2
tne diplomat referred 10 said. was con-
tEary 20 the declaration made bv Gains
/ and Japan IN the Tien-rsin convention OF
| lSs5 when both countries declared il 10 he
| tRelr mutual deSpce 90 protect and MAIN
tam ths autonomy Of Korea.
THr LATEST NAH FRoN JtpAx9
YOKOHAMA. June a0-FPer steamer CITY
i Of Rio ganeiro 70 San Francisco, July. q. -
On June 23'the Korean minister 10 Japan
ealled-0n the Japanese mla ister % foreign
affairs and announced that he was about
70 sake his leave 20 report TO his govern
nest tae fselinSand policy Of the Japan
ese toward Korea At about the same
time, as result of cabinet council at
tended by the emperor of Japan. tho
Japanese governments dispatched Kato
I Masso, chief councillor OF the foreign
} office to Korea rs special messenger OF the
/ government. He carried fnll instructions
10 the Japanese minister to Korea,
/ The native press reports that the attempt
/ 20 induce otori. Japanese minister st
| Korea, TO withdraw the Japanese troops
having been unsuccess ful, Viceroy Ii teE-
( esraphed directly TO Count7Ito. asking
/ him to withdraw the troops. aud that It
was this extraordinary request that caused
| the meetings OF tho Japanese council an
/ the presence of the emperor on June ~
and 2 IL is claimed the Japanese gov
/ ernment decided 10 positively refuse the
l request,
4 The native papers also announce that
/ the Russian minister wr4te TO the Korean
minister Of foreign affairs on June 5. de-
c'aTing that the korean Tebelliou2is not at
| all to be feared; that the rebels are simply
| ignorant Koreans, ana that II they should
/ enter Seou! ana threaten the destruction
| ofthe state The friendly powers would not
| look on With folded arms. This letter
! gives riseaGain to reports that Russia and
4 AAAN1 AAN &tA~AF ~ AHAENAtEG III kftG dGhEnk
| of more serious trouble
Relative TO the rebellion tine native pn.
/ pers continue 70 report that the retels are
more than holding their own in senshu.
and that they are so powerful that the
weak government troops dare not attack
| them.
Korean newspaper of June 10 an
nonnces warlike preparations by the CHI
hese IN seoulaand Jenchuau, who were
| preparing toeEend their women and chill
dEen TO die kssssse country. These prepa-
rations were made under official instruc-
| tions.
On the morning of June q the Chinese
| goyEnmenf sent six or seven thousand
soldiers from the coast of Takd in SIX
| men, of-war. which steamed up the Taido
| ko from Ping Yang. about ffty miles
from Seoul. The preparations OF China
TO establish force OF twelve or thirteen
thousand soldiers in Korea caused the
| Japanese council, on the I'D OF June. To
resolve that the number of Japanese SOL
| dters TO be sent To the peninsula should
reach 10. 200. to be followed by more ii tho
movements of China warrant ir. 1t is also
rumored that Russia intends to send
troops to Jenohuan. probably to proceed
overland to Seoul. ItA claimed also that
the Chinese government has been SNUG
Cling soldiers into Korea in citizens gnise
ana that Chinese munitions of war have
been sept in, ostensihly as Korean army
supplies. At present there are at Jen-
chuan nine Chinese aen-of-war,, nine
Japanese men-oi-war and one each Of
American, French and Russian. When
the steamer sailed. il was claimed there
were 5000 japanese troops at JenchuAn
. IL. a
( that 600 more bad left Tokyo on Juno IS.
The japanese officers, IL is said, have been
instructed that il the Chinese should show
the slightest signs Of attack. they must be
prepared. not 10 stand on the defensive,
but 70 attack and pat the enemy to rout.
| The japanese commanders have instructed
their soldiers TO sleep in their uniforms
and be prepared for engaging at a mo-
ment's notice.
Kato, chief councillor Of the Japan
foreign Office who vas sent 90 Korea with
important instructions 70 the Japanese
minister was due "a arrive at Seoul the
day following tho departure Of the steamer
City Of Rio from Yokohama It was be-
leved that his negotiations would termin-
ate the dispute. either in peace or actual
hostiiities. The conditions Laid down by
the Japanese government are said 70 be to
the following effect: That Il Is out Of ths
question that Japan aud China should CO.
operate. either with regard 10 the suppress
sion Of the reezllion or reform of political
affairs. railway management. ETC., so 40 to
make Korea purely independent country,
which is neesssary for maintaining the
balance of power in tho Orient; eonse-
quently, If China would not agree 20 the
plans DOW In course 81 negotiation, Japan
would have 10 carry out these things her
self These negotiations are said TO have
been first made with the Korean govern
nfent and later with the Chinese minister.
IL IL announced that the Japanese govern {
msnt has demanded Of the Korean govern
uasnt that both the home a1n4inistra-
ton and diplomatic affairs should DO
extensively reformed: that communica-
ton and transportation be promoted and
facilitated; that. as the protection Of
Japanese residents is most necessary In
carrying ont these reforms, japanese
troops 6onld not be readily Withdrawn.
Yet, If tho Korean goyernment wishes tho
Japanese troops % be withdrawn and the
same time a. ire reforms are commenced,
China should firss be requested to with
/ draw her troops.
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