The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-11

San Francisco. Aug. 1O.-The Pacific
Mail steamer City of Pe1in arrived ear
ly this morning, fifteen days from Yo-
kohama. bringing advices up to July
"A. The Japenese papers give a large
number of conflicting dispatches from
Corea, but there is little news which
has not been anticipated by the cable.
Most of the informal ton is from Jap
anese correspondents, who send i'm
probable stories.
Three Proposals Made.
Japanese papers publish telegram
from Seoul dated July 81, stating that
the Japanese minister urged the Cor
can government to drive the Chinese
soldiers from Asan by force if it really
wished to demonstrate that it was an
independent state If Corea does not
drive the Chinese from it's borders then
it has deceived Japan in declaring it
self an Independent state. The Japan
csc minister pressed the peninsular
government to abrogate the existing
treaties between Corea and Japan. The
following three proposals were made
by the japanese minister to the Corean
government: Not to accept the advice
of China; to abandon the dispatch of
an ambassador to China annually; and
to drive the Chinese soldiers from
ASan.
Corca.S Refusal.
Subsequently, under date of July %,
the Japanese minister in Seoul sent
the following telegram to his govern
ment: The Corean government has re-
fused to accept the proposals of the
Japanese government and as it does
not appear likely that it will recon-
slider the matter it is unavoidably nee
essary to make fresh resolutions and
thorough preparations should now be
made.
Then the Corean government requir-
ed the Japanese minister to withdraw
the Japanese from the country and al
so the proposals made by the govern
ment, on the ground that if Corea
adopts Japan'S proposals, other powers
will dispatch forces to the kingdom
and make similar demands, thereby
embarrassing and forcing the Corean
government to do their bidding. Corea
will make the various international re-
forms only after the departure of the
Japanese troops from Corea. Corea is
undoubtedly instigated by China in
this course.
sI1irmixh Near the Palace.
The Japan Gazette, of July "a, gives
the following details of the skirmish
near the royal palace at Seoul:
Yesterday morning there was a
skirmiSh between Japan and Corean
troops by the royal palace at o'clock
a. M, and the Corean troops offering
resistance, there was a fight for TWEEN
ty minutes. after which the Coreans
were dispersed and fifty of their arms
fell into the Japanese troops hands.
Another account says:
To Mr. Otoris' second demand the
Corean government returned an inso-
lent reply and the castle showed signs
of great disturbance. The minister
placed himself under escort Of Japan
csc troops and was going to the royal
palace when the Corean troops fired at
him. The japanese troops responded
and the fight was over in twenty min
utes and the minister went into the
palace.
He had an audience with the king,
who thanked the minister in connec-
ton with his demands and assured him
that he had no intention of rejecting
them.
A Portuguese stopping at Kobe has
been found to be a spy for the Chinese
government and also negotiating for
the purchase Of coal.
Powder Mills Work Night and Day.
From Shanghai papers it is learned
that the I<iang Nan gunpoWder mills
are at work night and day making
powder. It is stated that they are
turning out over LOCO pounds of this
explosive daily and the government is
urging them to make as much as pos
sible.
Orders sent to Japan for coal cannot
be executed, while the Chinese govern
ment has requisitioned the whole sup
ply from the Kelung mines.
A VladiYostock telegram announces
that preparations are being made for
the dispatch to Corea of three regi-
nlents of infantry and a corps of en-
gineers and seven warships from Viad-
livestock, but it is not known whether
they are for the protection of the Rus
slams in CoreG.
The Kohumfn correspondent comes
to the following conclusions on the
feelings of Coreans:
The majority of Coreans are satisfied
at being dependent on China. The
Coreans believe that Japan and Corea
cannot act in concert, and deny that
Japan is friendly to Corea
A Seoul telegram announces that the
Russian flag is to be seen on the island
of Getsubito 1t is surmiSed that Rus
STA has seized it.
The queen of Corea, in concert with
her relations, the Bin family. has APP
pealed to the Russian minister for
Russian protection in case of emer-
gency, and the minister has consented.
Japan's Finances.
The Kokumin gives an elaborate ar
gument to show that now is the best
time for Japan to begin hostilities with
China. The surplus revenue in the
keeping of the treasury amounts to al
be added another sum Of five million
yen accruing in the twenty-seventh
fiscal year from the surplus from vari-
Gus expenditures. AS there is not any
pressing urgency for the local disburse-
ment Of these sums, they may be utiI-
lied as a war fund, the two together
representing fourteen million yen. all
of which the government can employ
by issuing word of command This
however, would be sufficient to defray
the army expenses for a short time
only, so when the war actually begins,
some measure must be instituted by
which the necessary outlay can be
raised
According to the Kokumin, the plan
IS to increase the note-issuing power of
the bank of Japan, which, it says, may
be increased from eighty-five to one
hundred and twenty million yen, with
out in the least affecting the national
currency With regard to the settle-
nent of financial matters incidental to
the war. says the Kokumin exultantly.
II will be time enough to talk about
that when Japan dictates terms of
peace to her enemy.
Lii Hung Chang All Right.
London, Aug. 1O.-A correspondent of
he Times at Tien Tsin declares the re-
port that the rank of Ii Hung Chang
las been reduced by an imperial COM
nand is entirely unfounded The re-
bort that the Chinese general Yien, was