Iron County register., 1894-08-16
The WAR IN COREA.


The Initial skirmish of the War-The Sell
fish Ambition of the Family of the Queen,
Backed by Russian Promises of Assist
ance, at the Bottom of the Trouble.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1.-THE steam
ship City of Peking arrived yesterday
morning from Hong Kong, via Yoko-
hama.
Most of the news brought by the
Peking comes from japanese sources.
In telegram from Seoul, under date
of July 81, it is made to appear that
the japanese minister brought great
pressure to bear on the Corean govern
ment for the withdrawal of the Chi
nese troops from Asan, asserting that,
as Corea had been declared free state,
the Chinese troops should be sent out of
country; otherwise, Japan could not
rely on the good faith of the Corean
government. The Japanese minister
urged, in addition to- the withdrawal
of the Chinese troops from Asan, that
Corea decline to send annually an am
bassador to China, as had been the Gus
tom.
The japanese government received
the following communication from its
minister at Seoul under date of July
%:
The Corean government has re-
fused to accept the proposals of the
Japanese government, and as it does
not appear likely that it will recon-
slider the matter, it is unavoidably
necessary to make fresh'propositson,
and thorough preparations have now
been made.
''The Coreans requested the Japan
ese minister to withdraw the japanese
troops from the country, and also the
proposals made by the japanese gov
ernment to the Corean government, on
the ground that if Corea adopt Japan's
proposals other powers will dispatc
forces to the kingdom and make SINH
lar demands, thereby embarrassing as
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
from Corea. Corea is undoubtedly in
stigated by China in this course"
THE STORY OF THE ENCOUNTER.
Between the Japanese and Corean
troops before the palace at Seoul is re-
lated as follows in the Japan Gazette
of July "a:
yesterday morning there was a
skirmish between Japanese and Corean
troops outside the royal palace at s
o'clock, and the Corean troops. offer
| ing resistance, there was fight for
| twenty minutes, after which the Cor
cans were dispersed, and fifty of their
arms fell into the japanese troops
| hands,
ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE SKIRMIsH
Another account of the sSirmish
brought by the City of Peking is as
| follows:
The CCrean government having
given a most insolent reply to the min
| ister's second demand, the minister saw
| the futility of any longer negotiating
with the Corean officials, and intended
| to go this morning to the palace 'tc
| 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 condi-
| tion of the country. On this being
| communicated to the kings father he
hesitated, as he feared the Bin family
would, on hearing of this, prevent 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 for Tai In Kun.
Minister Ortori sent an escort to Tai
| In Kun, and at o'clock Corean troops.
under the Bin family instructions,
| fred upon the Japanese troops, who
| fred back. The fight ceased in about
| twenty minutes.
In Kun went to the castle in safety
with Mr.. Ortori. They had an audi
ence with the king, who backed the
| minister in connection with his de-
| mands, and assured him he had no in
| tention of rejecting them. Tai In
Kun was appointed at the head of the
| government He will remain at pres
ent in the palace.
The Bin family. which is at the bot
tom of the present trouble, through its
selfish ambition, will lose it's power, as
| Tai In Kun is known to be its enemy"
STILL ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Another account says:
s.To Mr.. Ortori's second demand the
| Corean government returned an inso-
| lent reply, and the castle showed signs
of great disturbance. The minister
| placed himself under escort of japanese
troops. and was going to the royal pal
| ace when the Corean troops fired at him.
The Japanese troops responded, and
the fight was over in 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
czar is:fying from the island of Get
subito The Russian minister has ac
ceded to the request of the queen of
Corea and her relatives the Bin family,
to give her protection in case of elner-