The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-08-17

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hrh Ambition Of the Family of IN. ou.,
nsrkcd hs Russian Promises OF A..,.,
nnre, al the Hoitom ~ IN. Trouble
SAA FRANCISCO. Aug II. The steam
ship city 81 lcking arrived Yesterday
morning from iiong Kong, via Yokn-
hama.
Most ~ the news brought bv III.
Pekine comes from .Inpancs. sources
In "A telegram from Seoul. under dat.
Of july -. II j. made 10 appear TIN,
the Japanese minister brought yrra,
pressure to bear on the Cprean govern
ment for the Withdrawal OF the Chi
ncsc troops from A>an. asserting that
n corea had been declared a free stat.
the Chinese troops should lie sent ont ~
country; otherwise. Japan could not
rely on the good faith of the Corean
government. The Japanese minister
urged, in addition 10 the Withdrawal
Of the Chinese troops from A>an. that
Corea decline Ia send ~nnually m ann
bas>ador 10 China. as had been the Gus
tom.
The Japanese government received
the following communication from its
ministerial Seoul under date OF .nly
-:
The Corcan government has re-
fused 10 accept the proposals Of the
Japanese government. and as II doe,
not appear likely that il will recon
slider the matter. il j. unavoidablv
necessary 10 make frcsh.prop ,>it,on.
and thorough preparations have now
been made.
The Corcan~ requested the japan
csc minister To Withdraw the Japanese
troops from the country. and also the
proposals made hv the Japanese gov
eminent to the torcar government on
the ground that If Corca adopt .lapan'~
proposals other powers will dispatch
forces to the kingdom and make SINH
lar demands. thereby embarrassing aS
well n forcing The Corsan government
to DO their bidding. Corea will make
the various internal reforms only after
the departure of the Japanese troops
from Corea Corea j. undoubtedly in-
s;igatcd by China in this course
Tur sroRg or THE ENCOUNTER
Between the Japanese and corean
troops before the palace at Seoul i, re-
lated as follows in the Japan Gazette
Of July -:
Yesterday morning there was
sl1irmi>h between Japanese and torean
troops outside the royal palace 1T
o'clock. and the Corcan troops. offer
ing resistance. there was firh; for
twenty minutes after which the Cor
cans were dispersed. and fifty ~ their
arms fell into the Japanese troops
hands.
ANOTHER NccorSr or TiE >KiENI-H
Another account If the slSrinish
brought by the City Of pclliny is as
follows:
The Corcan government having
given a most insolent reply 10 the min
ister's second demand. the minister saw
the futility or any longer negotiating
with the Corean officials. and intended
to go this morning to the palace 10
communicate directly with thc king.
Before this the king resolved to call To
his aid his father. Tai In Kun. and
seek his counsel on the present condi-
ton Of the country. On this being
communicated to the kings father he
hcsitated. az he feared the Bin family
would. on hearing of this. prevent him
by violence from going to the palace.
The king was ut length obliged to ask
the Japanese minister for an escort 81
Japanese troops for Tai In Kun.
Minister Ortori sent an escort 70 Tai
In Kun. and 1T o'clock Corcan troops.
under the Bin family instructions.
fired upon the Japanese troops. who
fired back. The fight ceased in about
twenty minutes,
In Kun went % the castle in safety
with Mr.. Ortori. They had an audi
encc with the king, who backed the
minister IT, connection with his de-
mands. and assured him he had no in
tcntion Of rejecting them. Tai In
Kun was appointed at the head of the
government. lie will remain ut pres
ent in the palace.
The Fin family. which is AT the bot
tom If the present trouble. through IT,
selfish ambition. will lose its power. ~
Tai In Kun is known To bc its enemy"
STILL ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Another account says:
ITO Mr.. Ortori's second demand the
torcin government returned an ln~'-
lent reply. and the castle showed signs
Of great disturbance. The minister
placed himself undcr escort Of Japanese
troops. and was going 10 the royal pal
ace when the Corcan troops fired at him.
The Japanese troops responded. and
the fight was over i'm twenty minutes.
when the minister went to the pal
ace.
The announcement is made in a dis
patch from Seoul that the flag OF the
ear is:nying from the island Of Get
subito The Russian minister has ac-
ceded To the request ~ the queen ~
Corea and her relatives the Bin family,
To give her protection in case of cmcr-
gency.
Japanese Returning Home.
Lo~poN. Aug. lo.--A dispatch from
Paris says that the MilSado> cousin,
Prince komatzu. who has been study
inr maritime forts in Europe. has left
Paris for IIavrc. en- route to Japan. re-
turning nv way Of the United states.
.lfty Japanese officers who have
been studying in France have started
for home.