The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-13

san Francisco, May 1.-THE steam.
ship City OF Pekin arrived to-day from
Hoag Kong and Yokohama, bringing
correspondence to the Associated Press.
Tho correspondence reicrs to tho hos.
tile combination OF Russia, Germany
aud France regarding the terms OF tho
Chiua.Japan peace treaty aud tho fact
tha. at the time the letter was mailed
no information as to Japan's reply had
been made public there. Tho conces.
sion Of Japan to the demands and sub
.equens events have since been chron.
icIed in these dispatches. The lotter
proceeds:
Chinese merchants in Japan, many OF
them men OF wealth and standing, pro.
tess great satisfaction with the conclu-
sion OF peace aud are about to send n
petition to the court ut feking praying
that Ii be rewarded for his services, as
i! is certain that he secured the best
possible terms Of agreement 1tis,true
that by hi, entreaties the Japanese
vero persuaded to make important
abatemcnts oil their original demands,
Korean affairs are taking IN oxtraor.
niuary turn and the capital is in state
OF unprecedented excitement. Tho un-
Fayeling OF the great conspiracy, tho
frs. acts in which were the murders OF
certain officials ia sympathy with the
reform measures proposed by Japan,
has involved many OF the high person.
ages In the realm. One OF the frs. ex-
posed was vi Chung, the recently ap-
pointed envoy TO Japan and favorite
grandson OF the .Won.Kun. On
learning that discovery was immi-
lent, he hastily resigned his position
4, envoy and prepared to escape
from Seoul, but the government was in.
formed OF his purpose, and on the night
Of April IS sixty policemen wen. to the
Tai-Won-kun with the kings warrant
to arrest. the alleged criminal. VI
refused to surrender himself, and was
unccrem oniously hoisted on the back OF
stalwart constable and carried to Jail.
The Tai-Won-Kun, in frenzy OF rage,
followed his grandson at O'Clock! the
next morning and demanded admit.
tance, which was refused. Then, for
getting his customary pomp and dignity.
he stayed on tho street till daylight,
screaming that no alono was the origi-
nator OF the plot, and that VI knew
nothing about II. On the 10Th
VI was arraigned in court on charges
ST murder and treason. It was not
without difficulty that the tribunal
was formed, most OF tho native
Judges being afraid 20 incur the VEN
Seancs OF tho Tai-Won-kun. This
aged prince refused to return to his pal
ace, and has taken up quarters in
merchants shock, close to the court
house. He constantly proclaims that
he is solely responsible for everything,
and appears to think this avowal art-
ticisn. to stay proceedings. All his life
he has been accustomed to pu! TO death
those who opposed him or excited his
displeasure, and he cannot be mado to
comprehend that ne is no longer at
liberty to kill his real or supposed enc
mics.
1t is reported tho king. his son, was
20 have been one OF the victims OF the
exposed conspiracy.
The Korean administration is debat-
ing the cxpedieucy OF putting Tai. Won
Kun on trial rs common criminal, but
it is doubted whether the king will
sanction this radical departure from
usage, even to make his own life secure.
On April ., the Tai Won Kun sont
letter 10 tho judges impIorinS that he
be killed and his grandson set free.
The empress loft Hiroshima for Kioto,
april 25, and the emperor followed on
the 2e.h. Before atartiHg he signed the
ratification OF the peace treaty. Their
najes,ies will rcmain in Kioto about
two weeks and will then return to
Toxic, whore their reception will bc on
magnificent scale.