Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-11

MN pk nun dlter MS FAMOUS AolAPl-
pcy in Corea fled to Japan, and he was
for long time under the protection OF
the Japanese government. lie was in
weighed over to Shanghai, and was there
alsassinated by friend Of the King Of
Corea. Japan almost claimed him as a
ubicct, and she though, that his muir
tercr and his remains should have been
carried to Toxic. III Hung Chang
aided the Corcans in Transporting them
TO this place, and the maltrcatment Of
the body OF Kim was probably iorcsecn
hy ~ Hung Chang when he gave the
order for the Chinese vessel Of war to
earN the body to Corca. This country
IS strange mixture Of barbarism and
civilization Il Is almost incredible that
these people. whose souls are full Of
poetry, whose tastes arc, believe,
naturally refined, and who pride them.
selves on being disciples OF Coniucius
should act In the way they did with Kim
Ok Kun. His body was brough, here
10 Cotea. It was cut into pieces and
'hc different parts OF Il have been car
red over the country and hung up as a
waning to traitors above the biggest
gates OF the largest Of the Corean cities.
Seoul went mad with JOY when the
news came Of the assassination. Bust.
ness was suspended, and the court dc.
voted itself to leasting and dancing. /
am told that $50 Of those frail profess
ai1nal maidens known as gcsang or
dancing girls were brought into the
palace Ia a single night. and when
came here the other day fromChemulpo
! pas, cd one Of these almond.eyed
beauties going back home after her
ollousal al the capital She was on
horseback, riding astnde, and she had
a couple Of servants with her.
The tale OF Kim ok Kiun's lie and
Death reads more like a romance Of the
dark ages than the story OF actual do.
ings In this year Of our Lord eighteen
uinetyfour. II will have a great in.
,luence upon Corca's future, and In II
are comprised events which have matcri.
ally affected the governments Of this
part OF the world. China and Japan are
mixed up in H., and Il is largely the
cause OF the war clouds which are now
lowering over Asia. Russia Is deeply
concerned by It, and England Is now
trembling at the possibility Of is results
upon her Indian empire. This little
land Of Corea Is the key to Eastern
Asia. II the car gets bis hold upon IL,
China will probably be suhjugated by
the Russians, and door will be opened
for Russian army into Hindoostan and
Burmah, Corea is within only few
hours sail Of Japan. IL is separated
from China by wall Of stakes, The
lower boundary OF Siberia touches IL,
and Russia, Japan and China would all
De glad to call CoTea theirs. The most
famous statesmen Of the Japanese em-
pire were, It is said, behind Kim OK
kiun's rebellion, and Il is charged that
q japanese led the rebels In the fights
with the king S troops Of a few days ago.
The rebellion Of ten years ago and
the rebellion Of today are In the inter.
e'ls Of modern progress, as far as the
japanese are concerned, and there Is no
doubt but that Corea will come out OF
the hight IN a better condition than she
has ever been IN the past. Kim Oh;
Kun got his idea Of changing the
Corean government and OF the introduc,
ton OF western civilization through his
residence In Japan. He saw what had
been done there, and he tried to play
the same game in Corea. Less than a
generation ago Japan was In almost as
barbarous a condition as China is today.
II was ruled by ieudal lords, and their
NNas
common people as they pleased. The
mikado was merely a puppet in the
hands Of the navy, and the real ruler
was the commander.in.chei OF the
troops. Now Japan is one OF the civil.
lied lands OF the face OF the globe. Il
has postal system as good as ours. II
has adopted the national banking system
lts common schools and universities are
everywhere, Its people have their par
lament and every Japanese has ms
rights The cities turn out newspapers
ny the million q year, and property Is
sale. The country is making money.
To is one Of the richest on the globe,
and rs public debt Is practically moth,
ing, The story Of rs change Is the
most wonderful page Of history. There
Is nothing like u. In the space OF less
than thirty years It has jumped further
on the road 10 civilization than any
other nation has done In centuries, and
today II ls more civilized than any coun'
ny outside OF Europe, except the United
States, II has fine army and a power,
iul navy, and 1t is a giant which may
make China, Notwithstanding her mil.
lions, kneel. This revolution was ac.
eomplshed by japanese statesmen, men