The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-05-25
SOON TO Be RESTORED.
Diplomatic Relations Between
China and Japan.
TIE WAR CAUSED MANY CHANGES

TIE WAR CAUSED MANY CHANGES,
Japanese Merchants VIII Inaugurate .
Commercial Campaign in China Corca
Has Had Her Troubles of Latc-The
Japanese Surveying the Territory Re-
Gently Ccded Her by China.
WASHINGTON, May 2O.-The latest
budgets of mail received at the Japanese,
Chinese and Corean legations at Wash
ington give much space as to the al
tered conditions resulting from the war.
Lord Lii. son of Ii Hung Chang, isex.
pected to be the new Chinese Minister
to Japan. The peace settlement will
soon be followed by a restoration of dip
lomatic relations.
Mr.. Otori, now member of the Jap
anese privy council, is mentioned as a
probable minister to China He was
formerly minister to China and knows
tho country thoroughly.
Want Trade.
In an interview Mr.. Otori tells the
Japanese that, having acquired CONNER
cial access to China, it will need much
tact to carry on trade with the Chinese.
He says British merchants have already
pretty we'll occupied southern China,
which is the best field, so that the jap
anese had better turn their attention to
the northern country, where the mar
kets are comparatively untouched, al
though they supply millions of natives.
He gives all the details of Chinese trade,
showing among other things that the ma
tives never pay cash for goods. They
are scrupulously honest and have three
regular pay days, on May s, July is and
December 10.
The talk in Japan shows that the con-
quests by its armies are to be followed
by an equally vigorous commercial CAM
paign by the merchants.
Coren Has Had Her Troubles.
Corea has passed through troubulous
times of late. The foreign ministers
feared an outbreak and armed guards
were stationed at all the legations. There
were 30 United States marines with
United Minister Sill at Seoul. Quiet has
been restored and the armed guards have
been withdrawn. The trouble followed
the rebellion of the Tong Haks. In sup
pressing them the government
Used Great Severity.
A traveller that lately returned from
the disturbed district reports that where
ever he went he saw houses burned
down, corrses of people murdered, and
towns desolated and Abandoned. This
brought on mob agitation, which threat
ened Seoul and led to the armed defense
of the legations. The authorities at
Seoul are now trying the ringleaders
and there is liability that they will be
decapitated.
The influence which Japan is now
exerting in the undermining of Corea is
indicated by the formation of court
council to look after those Suffering
from tLs recent outbreak On this coun-
Gil OF six members there are three
Coreans and three Japanese.
Unique Way of Getting Money.
The Corean government recently de-
vised unique means of raising much
needed revenue. Observing that Japan
was making heavy demands on China,
and that China was not in condition to
resist, the acting minister of public
works of Corea suggested to Count Inoy,
the Japanese envoy, that Corea also
should put in claim for damages
against China. Hearing that China's
arbitrary course had brought on the
war, and Corea had suffered many
| calamities therefrom, he urged that also
he should personally undertake the duty
of negotiating and of meeting Ii Hung
Chang at Shimonoseki, where the Japan
China terms were being arranged
Count Inoy discouraged the project and
it was not executed.
The loan of 100000 yen which Japar
made to Corea in order to put the coun
/, try on his feet has begun to be paid
Half million was turned over the first
of last month, and the remaining $500,
900 is subject to call by Japan.
Surveying Her New Possessions
The Japanese are looking over tn,
possessions they have recently acquired
A large force of expert surveyors are al
work in and around Port Huron with
the pulp)se of finishing the survey. by
July, although these plans may be al
tered now that the permanent possession
of Port Arthur has been given up as Q
result Of the protest of the European
powers.
The Investigations as to the value @
the islands of Formosa aud Pescadort
has not been encouraging. The Chinese
natives on the Pescadores seem to be |
race of blinded people, about half o
them cropping about unable to see. Th,
place is almost solid mass of coral
1t is used for building houses, etc., Civ
ing beautiful red appearance to every
thing, which. however, is offset by tn
absence of trees or verdure from tn
coral soil, and by the blindness every
where.
Formosa gives better prospects ant
already capital is being invested to pu
- n.