Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1894-12-07

Legation in danger of being sacked. Need
immediate protection" That is the sub
stance of cable received Friday at
Washington by Secretary Gresham from
Minister DENLY at Pekin. Secretary
Gresham made an immediate call upon
Secretary Herbert of the Navy and the
two were closeted together for an hour
and a half. The result was a cable to
Minister DENLY that steps had been taken
to afford protection. The officials of the
State and Navy departments refused to
discuss at any length the cable CORE
spondence.
Shanghai dispatch: A tremendous up
heaval of mandarindom is impending as
result of the disciplning of Niceroy Ii
Hung Chang. Young Lord Ii. ex-mins-
ter to Japan, is badly implicated in the
Government scandal and is likely to be
the first to feel the Emperor's displeas-
ure. That the Niceroy will take flight
and seek safety in concealment or under
japanese protection is extremely prob
able, as he and several members of his
household have been impeached for high
treason in a weighty memorial to the
throne.
The correspondent of the New York
World writes IS follows from Seoul.
Corea: I'm the midst of the perils that
overwhelm his kingdom and threaten his
life. the King of Corea received me and
made a direct appeal to the people of the
United States for help. He recognizes
our government as the first to treat with
Corea as an independent power, and
claims 20 have special right to look for
some practical proofs of friendship from
America at time when war and private
conspiracy are infringing upon the au-
tcnOmy of the hermit nation. The King
no longer speaks of Corea as n sealed
kingdom. He sees plainly that his coun-
try must surrender TO civilization at last"
A dispatch from Shanghai says that
great excitement prevails in naval circles
there in consequence of the departure of
British warShips from that port under
sealed orders. The presence of three
British cruisers opposite the estuary of
Lien Tang Khan is considered TO show
that Great Britain has decided to more
than forestall her rivals in the East, and
TO obtain Il voice i'll the settlement TO be
arrived at between Japan and China. The
dispatch adds that fears are increasing
that Ii Hung Chang will place himself at
the head of the army which he has Gre
ated for his own purposes. Thousands OF
troops are reported TO be arriving from
different parts of the country for service
under Ii Hung Chang. Prime Minister
Ito decided not to receive Mr.. Dietring,
the envoy sent to Japan to negotiate
peace. In the meantime Mr.. Dietring was
recalled to China by Ii Hung Chang.
Mr.. Dietring had a brief interview with
the Chief Secretary of the Cabinet, who
arrived from Hiroshima before the envoy
took his departure for Tien Tsin. The
native press is generally indignant that
China should send a foreign agent to
negotiate for peace.
The British lion has fled in dismay
from the angry scream of the American
eagle, and the Bluefelds incident that
threatened to involve England and the
United States in most serious quarrel
is in process of swift and peaceful settle
ment upon terms which will be entirely
satisfactory to this country. The State
Department is not yet in receipt of official
information from Minister Bayard, but
from the tenor of preliminary negotiation
it is satisfied that the British are about
to formally renounce all pretense of
rights mix into Nicaraguan affairs and
draw off permanently. The electric sud
denness of the protest of the United
States against what was felt to be
dangerous and untenable claim on the
part of the British Foreign Office, hateful
to every patriotic American instinct.
startled the phlegmatic Englishnen into
unusual activity. Swift denial of hostile
intent ensued, followed quickly by unoffi-
cial but authoritative notice of retreat
from the position sought To be occupied,
and the war cloud is passing away. The
details of the proceeding only remain to
be arranged, a diplomatic process that
will take time, but it is safe TO assume
that England has already abandoned hope
of being able to utilize the Mosquito strip
as a club to hold over the projected Mic
aragua canal. The bluff was made and
called, and the incident is already consid
cred as good as closed. This most happy
conclusion of the Blueiieds matter has
caused a smile TO suffuse the face of the
Administration.