The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-12-24
MORE TROUBLE IN COREA
A High Official Involved in In
trigue Against japan.
ENCOURAGED TONG HAK REBELS.


Secres OispAtcncs sent TO Chinese Uenerats
Fall Into Japanese Hands-Losses of tho
Armies of China and Japan from jap
anese Standpoint.
WASHINGTON Dec. "a. = Recent news
paper mail advlces received here from
Japan show that the. question of the terms
Of peace which Japan will demand from
China Is a fruitful subject of discussion
by the native press. Opinions, however,
diher regarding these terms, and while
some journalssoontent themselves with
speaking generally on the subject others
are more specific In their demands One
paper asserts that Formosa, so important
from commercial and military point of
view, must at all events be taken An
other paper enters strong protest against
the claims that China must surrender ter
ritory entirely out of proportion to the
OBJECTS Tor which the war was undertaken.
Assuming that the war Is practically
over, the Japanese are already discussing
the matter Of Japan prospects thereafter.
Mr.. kanko, the vice minister of state for
agriculture and commerce, has been look
ing into the history Of the United States
after the great civil war, and to that of
Germany after the Franco Prussian war
Tor light on the subject, and the nosho-
musho has been holding consultations
about the matter for some time, but the
Investigations are far from concluded. The
vice minister is personally of the opinion
that the extension of facilities for direct
expectation Is of the greatest importance.
According to Seoul correspondent af-
fairs are again becoming serious in Corea,
where there is trouble in which Tai Won
Kun, who ID understood here to be prao-
ideally prime minister, is involved 1t had
Its origin in the surrender of Iii Heiki, O
1avorite Of Tai Won Kun, to the Corean DO
lice, in whose custody he is now held Lii,
II appears, took part In all the delibera-
lions OF the faction headed by the aged
statesman. and Is therefore acquainted
with its secrets. Conscience finally drove
him to confess to the police.
Letters by means of which the faction
instigated the Tong Hak insurgents, to-
gether with other documents bearing on
the same point, and secret dispatches sent
by the Tai Won Kun to the Chinese gen
erals In the Phyong Yang have about all
FALLEN into the hands of the Japanese au-
thorities, and the sinister project of the old
gentleman and his followers against Ja-
pan, the correspondent adds, is now an
open secret
since these events transpired news has
come to the United States by telegraph to
the effect that the Japanese government
has dispensed with the services OF Tai
Won Kun," and the natural presumption
is that the action was the result of the oc-
currences referred to.
A Japanese paper gives summary of
the losses of the Japanese and Chinese
armies up to Nov. 90, exclusive of the bat
Ties at Fung- Wang Chang, Kinchan, Tai
ien-Whan at Port Arthur 1t shows that
the Japanese lost about $3.50 killed and s35
wounded, while the Chinese lost 1890 men
killed and $500 wounded and 1,O1s of
them were made captives. making d total
OF 1O,3lS. The Chinese have also had gil
cannon taken from them, 4, ,s95 rifles, ,:36, ,3s4
cannon shot and 1860 cartridges.
Besides enough ammunition to last a
month, firing with 10000 rifles, 1888 ban
ners have been taken, 8,40O tents, 1000
horses, 10000 taels worth of gold and
silver, IL 900 coins, z, Alb koku of rice, 8, 755
koku of unhulled rice, and in addition
sufficient food to last an army of 10000
mon three days. The Chinese have also
lost thirteen vessels, a torpedo boat, five
men-of-war sunk, and one of their war
vessels captured, which makes total ton
mage of 9,S5O tons
Tho number of killed and wounded on
the Japanese side at Port Arthur is esti-
mated ut 400, while the loss of the onemy
Is estimated at nine times that number.