The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-13

words of congratulation and praise
With which the emperor welcomed
hem on their return to Hiroshima
we're echoed on all sides with genuine
dncerity; and instead of mourning the
emporary Ill will Of the masses, as it
vas feared they might, by agreeing to
eore lenient terms of accommodation
han were hoped for by the nation at
arge, they have advanced in the eS-
eem and confidence Of their country
men to a point which few Japanese
minister's of state have ever attained
III talk OF their retirement is now at
In end Count Ito WILL remain at the
lead Of the cabinet as long as he
lhoses to serve in that capacity; and
fiscount Mutsu may preside indefin-
fely, If such is his pleasure, over the
foreign interests of Japan.
To Reward LII Hung.
Ii Hung Chang arrived at Ten Tsin
april 20. He was welcomed by Prince
AunR. VINO had come from Picking to
meet him. Orders were sent by the
Emperor that Lii should not proceed to
she capital, but should forward the
treaty thither for ratification. Miyoji
Ito, chief secretary Of the Japanese
tablnet, whose labors in connection
With the peace conference have been
lrduous, has been appointed 2lenipo-
~ Lei - pIOcSeu 10 enc roo dnu
conduct the ceremony of exchanging
The notifications.
Chinese merchants in Japan, many
Of them men Of wealth and standing,
profess great satisfaction with the
conclusion Of peace, and are about to
send petition to the court at Picking,
praying that Ii Hung Chang be re-
WarGed for his services as it is GER
tain that he secured the best possible
Df n
by his entreaties the japanese were
persuaded to make important abaite-
ments Of their original demands.
COrea Excited.
Corean affairs are taking an extra
ordinary turn, and the capital is in a
state Of unprecedented excitement.
The unraveling of the great conspir-
acy, the first acts in which were the
murders of certain officials in sym
pa,thy with the reform measures pro-
posed by Japan, has involved many
or the highest persona ges in the
realm. One of the first exposed was
VI Chung, the recently appointed en-
Voy TO Japan, and the faVorite grand
son of the Tai Won Kun. On learning
that discovery was imminent, he has
tily resigned his Office of envoy, and
prepared 10 escape from Seoul, but
the government was informed of his
purpose, and on the night of April 49,
sixty policemen went to the Aai Won
Kun's palace with the Kings warrant
to arrest the alleged criminal. VI re-
fused to surrender himself, and was
hoisted on the back
of a Stalwart constable, and carried
TO jail. The Tai Won Kun, in a
frenzy of rage, followed his grandson
at the next morning and demanded
which was refused. Then,
forgetting his customary ponrp and
dignity, he stayed in the street till
daylight, screaming that he alone was
the originator of the plot and that vi
knew nothing about it.
Murder and Treason.
On the 18th vi was arraigned IN
court on charges Of murder and trea-
con. It was not without difficulty that
the tribunal was formed, most of the
native judges being afraid to incur
the vengeance of the Tai Won Kun.
This aged prince refused to return to
his palace, and has taken up quarters
In q. merchants shop close ito the court |
house. He constantly proclaims that |
he is solely responsible for every |
thing, and appears to think this |
avowal sufficient to stay proceedings. |
All his life he has been accustomed to |
put to death those who opposed him |
or excited his displeasure and he can
not be made to comprehend that he is |
no longer at liberty to remove his real |
or supposed enemies. 1t is reported !
that the king, his own son, was to |
have been one of the victims OF the |
conspiracy; yet the king, !
whose moral weakness is phenomenal, |
Is sending messages of confidence to |
the unnatural parent, though perfectly |
aware Of the parents sentiments |
towards him. This is pleasant illus |
tration of the obligations of filial |
piety in countries bound by Chinese
The Corean administration /
Is debating the expediency of putting !
the Tai Won Kun on trial, as a COM
mon criminal, but it is doubted whe- |
Their the king will sanction this radi- |
cal departure from usage, even to |
make his own life secure. On April |
the Tai Won Kun sent a letter to the |
Judges imploring that he be killed |
and his grandson set free.
The empress left Hiroshima for |
Tioto April % and the emperor fol- |
lowed on the 26th. Before starting, |
ne signed the ratification of the peace
treaty. Their majesties viii remain |
In Kioto about two weeks and will !
hen return to Toxic, where their re-
,eption will be on a magnificent scale.