New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-06
AN AGR1RIAN UPRISING.
THE COREAN REVOLT CAUSED BY OP-
PRESTON OF THE PEAsANTRY.
GRINDING EXTORTION PRACTIsED BY OFFICIALS
TIE AGED LEADER AND HIS YOUNG
IIETTENANT-TII BALTIMORE
LEAVES CHEMULPO.

LEAVES CHEMULPo.
Vancouver. Il. c., July 5-Corean affairs occupy
the greater part of the space in all the English
papers brought by the steamer Empress Of China.
which arrived yesterday. \ writer In THE Japan
Herald" June 70 says:
The of the Agrarian Instruction in Corea
has been the frighuul oppression Of the peasahtIy
custom in the ctuntry to farm out the highest
magistrsc! to the highest bidders. who are then
permitted to recoup themselves by squeezing the
districts committed to their charge In ordinary
times this does work badly might be eX-
years in which to recoup himself and is able to
spread his extortons over considerable period or
time; but Of late the necessities OF the Nmt ana
the establishing Of n costly army and navy IKE
CloST % .ai,o nav e h 8IeTt NV, o' hsnn
obliged TO sell their offices at shorter intervals and
knowing That their time was Snort nave COM
down with great wrath upon their suborilnates
therefore seems to be one which has the ampcs
justification, ana the general hope OF foreigners IL
better system OF government Its leaders are men
of worth ana probity and its methods Of procure
Is man eighty nine years OF age ana a sklfu'
teen whose precocious saracity and bravery have
won for him the devotion Of his fellows who Ieyer-
ence him as though he were a god. The third. in
command is a skiiful swordsman, a japanese. who
has earned a reputation FOR the havoc his blade
commits in the ranks Of the foe. These three seem
to have established fair discipline hey come as
he friends OF a do"n-;rode.9 people reSpe't, nG
This is continually increasng the numb Of thriC
aQhcrPntS and secret >
ment. Badly armed and proyisoned At FIRST they
one Of the principal military stations Of The king
dom fell into their hands. The movement has 50
soldiers almost stand Al Seoul
Under the CIRCUMSTANCES the Corean Minister ap-
49, - Eas hon the th,,ese rrac:ice 20 ke~p
following various trades. in rea.tv q r,s-rre
ali Of these and Of oh,r forces dispatched saase-
Of Corea would soon have been able 20 remain n
power. and hen hopes of "A reforma,ion would
have been !n5,tni'tiy lo~ponei But Gain1 Vs." as
Corea ana much t. the dsllr1snre OF CHINA, me
JaPane.e Goyernme9' 70 m M, ' n
,erests has dispatched a considerable force 10 the
japanese IN Corea DO not need force Of 1000
rests /. g evident from thr number 90 troops
s.r, and # the strict secrecy which has been
s s1eS oy i'g np5n ne naive press .aa SOM
thing more Is intended than The mere prot elton
q her subjects.
Speaking on the Corcan subject. The Kob" Her
az" says that Official squeezing has become so
merclcss in Corea that productive farms are every
where deserted. ana the oppressed farmers either
emigra,e 20 china or Russia or JOIN 'he bands %
robbers which obstruci what Et;ie traffic there '
In ne country The so-callel rcOe,s would M
doubtedly succeed II .: acne. but China the
eternal foe 20 he welfare Of Corca-Chi1a which
has forced tribute from Corea since 90" h. c.
VIII DO al she can to help vut down The .nsHFFe,-
ton The. rising The Hcrall" predicts. 81. soon
come 10 an end AMI serve only 20 ada another en-
Ter Of torture death .mpr sonm.rt coNNactt.'l
ard Punishment o. the annals % CorcA
A Shanghai paper says that there j. an atIe 'H''i
between China ana Japan that neither i'"'l -.t'
send tro0ps into COrea without the cons NJ oi iN'
other and II IS therefore ped that these ,f,(
ar sent hv mutual consent. It'seems improb4h.',
however that the two Powers - jealous ~ '''A
other can avoid a conflict under the circums'sn,'.
Il IS generally reported thai a Russian re, mas
been dispatched into Corea. The number ~ 4'f-
near NladlvOstock is about l,en ana NI.-la mas
twelve war vesse,s that station 0e-i4. -N
steamers OF the volunteer fleet II X pTobahr ihti
some Of these men-Of-war have been cisp1irn"+ 20
COrea.
I-oudon July 5--In the House Il Commons To-
day Sir Edward Grey Parliamentary secretary %
the Foreign Once, replying 20 question by ELS
Ashmead Bartlett. said that Great Britain. ~ the
Interest OF peace had made representations 20 emma
and Japan In regard T. thu present troubl" growing
out Of the japanese occupation q Corel. ana ~"
Government had reason 10 believe that the diner
ences would be amicebly arranged.
Washington. July "a cable message received al
the Navy department reported that the flagship
Baltimore had sailed to-day from Chemu.po. C'roa.
for NagasaM Japan. No news was contained az
10 the Corean war and (, Is supposed that matters
have become quiet there that The baltimore
could leave Chemu.po without putting The lives
and property OF Americans IN jeopardy.