The sun., 1894-12-30

they came into collision undcr circumstances
which, while rejecting no little credit upon the
bravcry and discipline OF the Japanese troops
greatly excited the japanese people and rem
dered u extremely dlhicnlt for the Government
10 maintain peace with CHINA.
NotwithstahdinE the apathy ana inertia which
as RUE characterize Corea' there nave been
some among her puDic men VINO nave desired
thelr country 70 ADOPT western IDEAS ana
Wethoos anu 10 lay asiae thet shtiqueted con-
serVauem Whlch welshs 20 heaVily upon her.
~ is idie TO inquire whether these men adopted
their progressive IDEAS rom love OF country or
from tne selhsh nope thnt they might better
themselves uhuer new oruer OF thihRs' IL u
! buihcicnt Tor us 10 Know that they appeared TO
hIl foreigners at ali iamihar with Corea 10 pe
the only advocates OF progress ana improve
ineht' opposed 70 them was the conserv-
atNe eiemeht anu In the past TWO years ieel-
IhR oet"eeh tne Two ran hign' until at Iest
uere seem 70 nave spen uetermlne-
uon on tne part OF eecn 10 destroy tne other.
Iho provincial oD @rs OF the doVernment
were thus divided only waiting an opportunity
70 Oesh connot whloh' IN socorusnce Win
Ooresn po.'uoai metnOus' meant oeath 10 tne
Vanqu'sneu. Inc frogreseiohists' @ tney are
csneo, were inc QUICKER. Al auinner gwen on
'no f'n oi Decenioer' 1859 70 ceieorate 'ne IN
ausursuon OF the new postai system an out
ouiiulns was set on nre, anu IN tne CONFUSION
Which ensueu MIN ioh ik' one Oh tho principal
oonserVs.No ieeuers anu 'he neao Oh tno Gun
oessy Wnioh hau recently Nsi'eu tno onteo
St"tes' was seNeroIy "ounueu. imIheule'ep All
was eAciVthenI anu uproer. ine NoIeah guests
he'.' Ahu ieit tne hhe'ivan tn'"'sVer' ucn' oote
ana tne britisn Cohsul-uenerai' VINO had at
"hueu tne ulnher alone Win the wounded man.
h'ter uolns "nst tney coulu ior MN these gem
uoiheh returned hohe oeins noturhiy very ap-
prehehsNe ror tho saiety OF their ianliies' ana
'h'nk'hs' as was 'he case thaI tno attempted
rnurucr was tne sign" TOT Rehera outbreak
Mean'i'no the L'oerHi ieauers had taken pos
session OF inc hihg' ana the latter had sent
messenger 10 the japanese Minister asking Tor
MS presence anu pro'ecuon: ihe Mlnister was
oonhhou W MS house py hlness' anu naturally
hesitated 10 comply with the request soon.
however second messenger arrived. bringing
= hurrleuV pehelileu note IN the Kings own
nahu"ri'hR repeating the request Ihereupon
no set OUT ior tne paiaee' accompanied py his
oouy guard oh MS arrival ne round the King
surrounueu op the b'oersi ieauers' anu was
thahAeo oy tne h'nR, ana received from MIN
iorna scared oonnrmstioh Oh the request
Ior MS presence. IL is satc 10 say that the
hhk was III sympathy with the Lioerai move
ment MS peeunar position aitorward forced
MN 10 assert that ne was an unwilling prisoner
Ia inc hanus OF the revolutionists out the asser-
n,.. Nir,.,or ,rr,v.a N. ,Lo ,.,.,. -, Ia
hese minister nrrivod AT the palace ABOUT mid
night OF the 4th. He and his troops remained
near the person OF the hihg' Eariy on the morn
i"s va 'ho oth siA vi 'he ie"oe's among tne Soh-
servative Ministers were admitted into the |
palace grounds and were seized md nut IN |
s,,,b TbIs ,,.s ,,id 90 h,,. ho,, A.. ~
"cath' rms was eaid 10 nave oeeh done oy |
oru.r .' oi .ne h'hs. me japanese minister POSI-
u'eS uohies my Ano"ieoso oi the executions
un'h ai'eF theS heu oocurreu. IN adoitioh 10
his own soldiers there was large force
OF Corean soldiers guarding tho outside
,,,as .,J .nn,o.oh.. -, ,h. ..,. RI
gates anu apProaohes Oh the palace Inc
condemned men were seized and put to death
by these, and II the King did not order tho
eAecu,'ohs. e no eer'ahiy uiu not express any
lent opportunity "a do this on the mornip of tho
N,n - \. .,.. -, =. 81. 81. .-, sNo
otn' "heh no was Waiteu on oy the American
Minister and the British Consul General, for
whom he had sent Referring to what had hap
peneu. s, NO saiu Una. notw'.hs'anaing the disa-
tailed everv nn,ion which ,xt.b.d 20 ,-,,,,-asa