Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-10
TELEGR APHlC.
JAPANESE ADVICES.
Some Events In COrea Previous 10
tho Declaration Of War
euSpowDER MILLS KEPT busy.
Russia selzes an ILand-The Queen Of
Corea Asks for Russian Protection
japanese Finances.

PaCiuu mhll hNthmoA RAA1 " 'NA'"h
arrived early this morning, fifteen
DAYS from Yokohama, bringing adj
vices 40 to July "a. TIE japanese
papers give large number Of conflict
ipg dispatches from CoTea, but there IL
little news which has Rot been antiol'
patsd py tbs cable.
Most o. the Information is from
Japanese corfespondents, who send im-
PROBABLE stories.
japanese papers publish telegram
from Seoul, dated July q, stating that
the japanese minister urgod the
Corean government to drive tho
Chinese soldiers from Asan by force
II Il really wished TO domon,traie
mat u was nm Independent state. IL
C,feA does not drive the Chinese from
It's borders then II has deceived Japan
IA declaring itself an independent
state. The Japaneto minister pressed
the poninsular government TO aoro'
gate tho existing treaties between
Corea ami China. The following
three proposals were made by the
japanese minister 10 the Corean gov
ufumonu Not 10 accept the advice Of
China; 10 abandon the dispatch Of an
tmbas,aiof TO ChinA annually aud 10
urtye tue Chinese soldiers from Asan.
Subsequently, under Jato Of July -,
the Japanese minister Ia Seoul tunt
the following telegram 10 his govern
nyui: The CUreAn government has
refused To accept the proposals OF the
japanese goyefument aud Hs II does not
urlear lkuly that II will rr.conHldef
the matter II l. unavOldAhly necessary
10 make fresh resolutions nud thorough
uftpafAtiOnu scOuld now be- made.
Then the IOfean government 70.
quitud the Japaueae minister 10 With
ufaw the JApaueso from tue county
u.d Aisu tho proposals. made by the
Japanese government 10 the CorrAn
pUyrtnmeut. on the ground that "
Corea adopts Japau'a proposals., other
lowers will dispatch forces 10 the
kingdom aud make similar demands,
thereby embarrassing and forcing
the COruan government u do their
bidding. Cotea will make the various
International REFORMS only after tue
departure OF the JHpanosv troops from
G0frA. COTea 10 undoubtedly inhti-
gated by ChitA m this course.
The japan Gdsetto Of July cath gives
the following details Of the skirmish
urat tho royal palace nj bsou;
Yesterday morning there was a
tki,mish between Japan aud COrean
tfuJps outside the royal palace Mt $ am.
uui tue Corean troops Offering resist
naee, there wss n tight for twenty min
utes after which tue CofeaEs were Ji,-
ivrsrd aud fifty ui their arms fell Into
the japanese tfo0p,' hands.
Another account tayE
10 Mr. Otofls's second demand the
CofeAn government returned an IA.
sUlunt reply aud the castle showed
signs " great disturbance. The minis
tel placed himself under escort Of
Japanese troops and was going TO the
royal palace when the Corean troops
hfud at him. The JApauoeo trOops
ftsponded and the fight was over In
twenty minutes aud tue minister went
into tho palace.
Hr hau an audience with the king
VINO lhauked the minister Ia COnnse-
tiou with his demands aud assured
him that he had no Intention Of reject.
iug them.
A Portuguese stopping at Kobe has
beeu found TO be- IVY ior the Chinese
government and also negotiating iOr
the pufchus- OF coal.
From Shanghai papers II IL learned
that the kiAug Nan gunpOwder mills
are at work night anu day making
powder. IL IL stated that they are
turning out over | 1000 pounus VI this
a..
urging them 10 make ~ much AZ possl.
bile.
Orders sent 10 Japan Tor coal cannot
DO executed, while the Chinese gov.
efnmsut has Trquisllioned tue whole
supply from the Kelung mines.
a NladivOHtuck Telegram an nOu ce6
that Preparations are belnl made for
the dispatch TO CoTea OF three rrgl-
iuenls OF Infantry anu corps OF
engineers anu seven waTships from
Nladlyoslock, tut 1t ID not known
whuther they are for tho protection Of
tue lluf-ians IN COfea.
The hoknIiH correspondent comes
o. the iUllOwIng conclusions on the
itonuPs OF CoTeanf:
The majority Of CoTeauB are satisfied
at being dependent ON China. The
C0ionns believe that Japan aud Cotua
cannot act In concert, and deny that
japan u friendly to Corea.
A Seoul telegram announces that the
Russian flag IL TO DO seen on the
Island OF GetsubitO. IL Ia gurnised
that Russia has sitEod it.
The queen OF Cotu4, In concert with
her relations, the Bin family, has APP
realeG TO tue Russian minister TT
Russian protection In cast OF emeT.
gency anu the minister has consented.
Tho hOkumiH gives an elaborate
Argument 10 show that now Is the best
time Tor Japan TO begin hostilitits with
China. Tue surplus revenue In the
keeping Of the treasury amounts TO AL
most nine million yen, to which must
hH ndurd another sum OF ive million
Yen Ktoiulug la the twenty seventh
fiscal year from the surplus from vati
gu. expenditure. A. there " not Any
tfusIng urgency for the local dlsbutss
msut Of thvre sums, they may DO util
.2d ms u wsf fIud, the two together
representing fourteen million yen, all
% which the government eau employ
uy Issuiug word Of clmmAuJ. This,
however, would be sufficient to defrRS
tue army expenses Tor short time
only, ~ when the waractually begius
some mtnsnfs must DO Instituted by
which the NECESSARY outlay bs raised
According TO the hOkuHlH the plaI
10 70 increase the nUtu.issuIng power o
the bank OF Japan which, II fays, mas
bo Increased from eighty.iiye TO on
hundred aud twenty million yen
without In tue least affecting the ~