Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-08-16
MIKADO'S ORDERS DISOBEfED.
Hing of Corea Has Taken Il stand
Against Japan liz the Present
Struggle.

citic Mail steamer City of Picking arrived |
early this morning, fifteen days from Io-
kohama, bringing advices up to july p. |
The japanese papers give a large number
OF conflicting dispatches from Corea, but !
there is little news which has not been an
ticipated by the cable. Most of the infor- |
nation is from Japanese correspondents
who send improbable stories. According
to the dispatch as brought by the IoklU |
Maru, which left Vladivostock on july
X, portion of the army was preparing
tor Corea, while ut the port there are
seven men-of-War and one transport, |
Rumors are current among the 1orelsners
there that Japan and China have already
commenced hostilities, though the Japan
csc discredit it. The Russians are SAID To
be advocating an alliance with Japan.
AT GenS;n there are neither Japanese nor
Chinese troops, and none of the Chinese
residents are making preparations to
leave.
Japan papers publish telegram from
Seoul, dated July -, stating that the
Japanese minister urged the Corean gov
eminent 10 drive the Chinese soldiers
from Asan by force if it really wished to
demonstrate that it was an independent
state. Ii Corea does not drive the Chi
nese from its borders, then it has deceived
Japan in declaring itself an independent
state. The Japanese minister pressed
the existing treaties between COrea and
China. Everything is now in very crit
cal condition.
The father of the present sovereign is
likely to succeed to power again. meet
ing of the Corean cabinet was held in the
presence OF the King and passed a reso-
luton applying for the assistance of
China. The following three proposals
were made by the Japanese minister to
the Corean government: To accept the
advice OF Japan, to abandon the dispatch
of an ambassador to China annually, and
to drive the Chinese soldiers from Asan.
The Corean government refused to &C
cept the proposals of the Japanese gov
eminent and it does not appear likely that
it will reconsider the matter. 1t was UNI
ayoidably necessary to make fresh reso-
buttons, and thorough preparations have
now been made. The Corean government
instructed the Japanese minister to with
draw the Japanese troops from the couil-
try and also the proposals made by the
Japanese government to the Corean gov
eminent, on the ground that If Corea
adopts Japan's proposals other powers
will dispatch forces to the kingdom and
make similar demands thereby embar-
RAISING well as forcing the Corean
government to do their bidding. COrea
will make the various internal reforms
only after the departure OF the Japanese
troops frclA Corea. COrea is undOubted-
ly instigated by China in this course.
The following details are given of the
Skirmsh near the palace at Seoul: The
Corean government having given most
insolent reply to the minister's second de-
mand, the minister saw the futllty OF
any longer negotiating with the Corean
officials and intended to go to the palace
to communicate directly with the King
Before this the King resolved to call
to his aid his father, Tai In Kun, and
seek his counsel on the present lament
-. ~, ~ tl,,e
being communicated to the Kings father
the latter hesitated, as he feared that the
Bin family would on hearing of this pre-
vent him by violence from going to the
palace. The King was at length obliged
to ask the Japanese minister for an escort
of Japanese troops when Ial In Aun
should come to the palace. M. Otori
sent an escort to Tai In Kun, and at
o'clock Corean troops under the Bin fam
ily's instruction fired at the japanese
troops, who fired back. The fight lasted
about twenty minutes. Tai In Nun went
They had an audience with the King
who backed the minister i'll connection
with his demands and assured him that
he had no intention of rejecting them:
Tai In Kun was appointed the head of
the government. He will remain at pres
ent in the palace The Bin family, which
is at the bottom of the present trouble
through it's selfish ambition, will lose its
power, as Tai In Kun is known to be its
enemy.
From Shanghai it is learned that the
Aiang Ian gunpowder mills are at work
night and day making powder. 1t is stat
ed that they are turning out over 1000
pounds of this explosive daily and the gov
ernment is urging them to make as much
as possible Orders sent to Japan for
coal cannot be executed.
A Vladivostock telegram announces
that preparations are being made for the
dispatch to Corea of three regiments of
infantry and a corps of engineers and
seven warships from Ealdivostock, but
it is not known whether or not they are
for the protection of Russians in Corea
At the meeting of forei gn ministers on
July 1G at Jinsen the proposal to make
Jinsen neutral was rejected. The Chi
from this meeting as in the foreign minis
ter's opinion he had not the qualifications
of an accredited minister.
The kokumin correspondent comes to
the following conclusion on the feelings
of Coreans: THE majority of the Core
ans are satisfied with being dependent on
China The Coreans believe that Japan
and Corea cannot act in conjunction, but
deny that Japan is friendly to Corea.
They prefer being half or wholly de-
pendent on another nation than to being
independent. The Tokakuto are powerful
enough to crush the central government
some day unless the latter is assisted By
foreign troops
AZ Seoul telegram announces the Rus
sian flag is to be seen on the Island Of
Getsubito. Il is >surmised that Russia
has seized it. The Queen of Corea il
concert with her relations. the Bin fam
lily, has appealed to the Russian minister
for Russian protection in case of emer-
gency, and the minister has consented.