The record-union., 1894-10-08
Special to the REcoRp-UNIow.


SAN Francisco, Oct. 7.-Advices re-
! ceived from Yokohama announce the ar
rival there from the United States of Ye
Sung 500, the Corean Minister to WASH
lngton, who is on his return to Corea.
They also give some interesting details of
that celebrated chapter in the correspond
ence between the United States and Japan
which eliminated in the letter from Secre-
tary Gresham to United States Minister
Dunn, touching the Japanese attitude to-
ward Corea, which has been the subject
of much comment in the United States.
1t will be remembered that at the time
Japan was in complete military control of
Seoul her demands were very sweeping,
being as follows:
reorganization OF the duties and
services of the revenue officers of the
various departments; the appointment of
new Minister in charge of the COM
merclal intercourse and foreign relations;
the public roads must be widened and
railroads and telegraph lines built by the
Government between Seoul and other
important places; the number of Gov
ernment bureaus must be reduced, and the
salaries of officers sufficiently increased.
so they may live properly; the system of
records OF receipts and disbursements of
The Government must be changed and
way OF increasing the public revenues
determined upon; the monetary system
must be changed; new rules and regula-
tlons for the management of the custom
houses must be adopted; the farming
lands of all the provinces must be sur
veyed and numbered for purposes of tax
alton, in order that the amount needed
for public improvents may be raised; the
administration of justice must be
changed; military officers must be edu-
Gated, and the other system of the army
and navy must be abolished and reorgan-
lied on moderate basis; the police sys-
tenn must be thoroughly reorganized, and
stations established in Seoul and other
important places; the school system must
be reorganiZed.
10 these demands Corea replied she
was, ana for many years had been, Substi-
tutlng such changes in the governmental
system as the public revenues would
support, and that while they realized the
superior military power of Japan, which
they would not resist, they hoped the
national independence would be re-
spected and that the Japanese troops then
in possession OF the capital of the country
would be withdrawn. At the same time.
the King instructed the Corean Minister
at Washington to represent the conditions
TO the United States, to the end that the
good offices of the United States be used
to bring about the withdrawal of the
japanese troops. He was further in
structed to say that the exact conditions
described in the treaty of 1883 with the
United States had arisen, and to beg the
United States to carry out the obligation
il had assumed in the article reading:
"If other powers deal uniustly or op-
pressively with either Government, q the
other will exert their good Office on be-
ing informed OF the case, to bring about
an amicable arrangement, thus showing
their friendly feelings"
Secretary Gresham responded to this
appeal by communicating with both
China and Japan in Corea's interest
China agreed to Withdraw her troops, but
Japan declined to do so. Then the Secre-
tary added the celebrated note OF instruc-
tions to Minister Dunn, which, after
summing up the situation and the obli-
CATION of the United States. concluded in
the following words: 'Cherishing sincere
friendish for both Japan and Corea, the
United States indulges the hope that
Corea's independence and sovereignty
will be respected. You are instructed to
say to the Government at Toxic that the
President will be painfully disappointed
should Japan visit upon her feeble and
defenseless neighbor the horrors of an
unjust war;"
PROTECTION OF FOREIGN SUBJECTS.
LONDON, Oct. S.-A Standards dispatch
from Berlin says the negotiations of the
powers with the United States. with a
view to the joint protection of their sub
jects in China, are said to be much adj
vanced by the Anglo-French agreement
on the subject, and a general entente
may shortly be expected. The dispatch
further says Austria has intrusted the
protection of her subjects in China to
Germany.
The Japanese Government hes in
structed Field Marshal Yamagata to in
form the diplomats at Seoul that he will
not allow the Japanese army to plunder
Pekin in case that city is taken. This
assurance will probably induce the
diplomats to stay in Pekin, even should
the Emperor leave the capital. They
will, at any rate, attempt to negotiate a
peace by asking Japan TO be moderate in
her demands.
The Emperor's palace in Pekin is now
guarded by Manchu troops only.
The Japanese army advancing on
Pekin is said to have many Coreans in its
ranks. The recent statement that Ameri-
can officials had entered the Japanese
army has been rectitied. 1t now appears
that General Ruggles of the American
general stall and several other American
officers were readily permitted by The
Japanese Government to follow the cam
palgn, but solely as spectators.
JAPANESE MOVING CAUTIOUSLY.
LONDON, OcI. IA dispatch to the
Times from lien Tsin dated Saturday
says the Japanese are pursuing the cam
paign toward Moukden cautiously. and
are avoiding any dashing enterprises.
Their cruisers are closely watching the
Chinese from the Gulf OF Pechili. The
dispatch adds that fugitives from Ping
Yang describe the Japanese tactics as
most scientific, while their weapons are
perfect. Or the other hand. the Chinese
operations are said TO be conducted in an
antiquated fashion, and there is consider
able disagreement between the Chinese
Generals. The Japanese are gaining the
| sympathy ofthe Corean people by paw
| ing for their supplies and maintaining
strict discipline. The dispatch concludes
with the statement that the Admiral of
| the French fleet has arrived
4 dispatch sent from Shanghai saws
| that Prince Kong, the Emperor's uncle.
now President OF the Tsung Ii Yamen
and the Admiralty, to whom has been
intrusted the war with Japan, remains
in Pekin, where he is occupied with pro-
viding for detenses for the capital. Vice
roy Ii Hung Chang has sent another
army of well-drilled men into Pekln.
-Four thousand rifles were landed at Taku
from Hamburg steamer last week.
STRICT NEUTRALITY TO BE OBSERVED.