The herald., 1895-08-12
Court and Political Intrigues Go.
ing on in Corea
THE JAPANESE IN FORMOSA
Vi Hung Chang ! Still Suffers From Inn
periaIt DiS,Ieasure
The Japanese Ambas sadar Receives a Recogni-
tion Never BefoI c Ae corded Foreign
Envoy sin Pekn
Associated Press speci! VI Wire.

the steerage passens ers for Canada had
been landed at the quarantine station
with their baggage for 4, fumigation. The
crew reports that the open ports of Japan
are free from cholera, but there is slight
increase in the interio U. The vessel lett
before the recent mass; scre of the mission
aries, Adyices to July ,2sth are:
Count Inouye has re snmed control OF
the Japanese legation i n Corea, and tn c
scandals growing out o. the quarrels be.
tween his subordinates and the Japanese
empIoyees in the Corea n public service
are gradually subsiding. ssThe envoy and
mis- wife were received at court July 22d.
The queen greeted G, suntess Inouye
WARMLY. and expressed a, desire that she
would remain long in Sc onl By many
observers 1t is believed hat an effort Will
he made to,infuence the queen through
Countess Inouye, but the actual circum-
stances do not warrant this supposjhop.
Count Inouye intends to rem ain in Corea
/, only long enough to allay the dissensdons
among his countrymen, and set the
affairs of the legation in order; after
which he will be succeeded by General
Viscount Miura. whose views respecting
the course to be pursued by Japan are
widely opposed to those OF the lncmm-
bent. Miura will be authorized by
his government to adopt policy of for
bearance. instead of endeavorimg to force
Immediate submission to Japanese dicta-
7 xjon, Popular opinion is divided as to
sNIiura's chances ,of success 1t hs evident
thst high abilities. are required, and abil-
titles of a totally different kind from
those which Inouye, possesses I'M order to
win the confidence OIL the Corean politi-
cal leaders.
After the escape of tPak YongiHyo, the
deposed Corean home min lster, from
Seoul four of his Japanese associates, in
Cluding a newspaper correspondent, were
, ordered to leave the country, on the
ground that their presence was prejudi-
cial to peace, the Japanese consul approv-
fng their expulsion. AT the same time,
eome forty japanese of both sexes ana of
rbe disreputable class were sent back to
their own country
The nsw envoy from Corea. ko Yong
Hwai, assumed the duties of mis- office in
japan July I'd. The special am mbassador,
{ Prince Wi Hwa, appointed some months
yego to visit Japan and offer the king
congratulations and tina nks to the empe-
Tor, has declined to serve, and no substi-
tute has been nominated. This mark of
Giscourtesy is attributed to the squeen' S
perverseness.
The subjugation of Southwestern For
mosa by the japanese proceeds slowly.
No attack upon the strong positions held
by Liu and other insurgent chiefs will be
ordered until it is certain that the move
ment can be made irresl Bile. Mean
while the Japanese outposts suffer consid-
erably from guerilla onslaughts. The gov
eminent at Toxic is considering the ques-
tion of suspending the civil administra-
tion, under Governor General Kabayama
until the military conquest of the island
shall have been com pleted. A stringent
proclamation has been published by the
governor-general, condemning to death
all natives found guilty of abetting the
insurgents.
Although the ex-viceroy, Ii Hung
Chang, still suffers from the displeasure
of the Chinese court, he is not without
hope that his efforts to re-establish him
self IN favor will be successful. By ju-
dicious use of the treasure yet at his dis
posal he may yet rsgain position, the
resources of which will enable him to ie-
coup his disbursements a hundred fold,
Af he lives long enough. His most prom
1nent rival, Viceroy Chang at Nanking,
mas not latterly used his opportunities to
advantage.
The anti-foreign uprsings in the inte-
rior, his share in originating which is
well understood at Pekin, have not
turned out WE'LL and their failure is reck-
pned more or less against him. Some OF
his recent recommendation ons to the tsung
li-yanen have been more strongly fla
vored with pre- judice than coulo be ap-
proved by even that unprOgressivc body.
IIe proposed two candidates for the post
of envoy to Japan on the express ground
that they knew no language but the Chi
nese and therefore could not communi-
cate with any Europeans. This was too
much for Prince Kung, the other advo-
Gates of moderate reform, who held that
familiarity with foreign methods and
ideas is essential in modern Chinese dip
lomacy, however despicaDle these methods
and ideas may be. Ii Hung Chang clings
to the belief that the emperor will soon
realize the value OF his great experience
and that his services will then be consid-
cred as indispensable. as they were be-
fore the war. In that event the hostility
OF Chang and other enemies Will give
him no concern.
At an indignation meeting of American
citizens IN Shanghai on July 10 resolu-
tions were passed calling upon the
United States government TO appoint Il
com M ission headed by consular officer
of highest rank, and consisting of Ameri-
cans possessing knowledge of the Chi
Hese language and customs, to proceed at
the earliest moment to Cheng-Tu and
thoroughly investigate ,he causes and
Jl4 IeSIlUDSlDllllltS Vi Jlc IcCeliI THUS III
which valuable American property was
wantonly destroyed and twenty four
American missionaries, with numerous
children, we've violently maltreated at the
instigatlon of native officials. The gov
eminent at Washington was also advised
that money indemnity was insufficient
to meet the demands of the case and that
those in attendance at the meeting in
sisted upon prompt and adequate punish
ment of the guilty parties, without regard
to their rank or STATEN. Furthermore,
they demanded that provision be made
for the immediate return of the mission
aries to their stations in Sze-Chuan PROV
ince. and that their right to reside and
prosecute their work in the interior of
China be publicly proclaimed in all parts
OF the empire.
TIE Japanese government learns that
reports have been circulated in Europe
20 the effect that a pecuniary demand has
been made upon China in consequence OF
the retrocesslon of the Lao Tung penin-
sula and adjoining districts, and that the
matter is receiving attention from the
Russian authorities. ThS report is with
out foundation. No claip has yet been
formulated by Japan nor has the question
been brought forward Tor discussion. 1t
is still doubtful whether this particular
detail viii be settled in China or Japan,
but the present disposition Of the Japan
ese is 10 open the negotiations IN Toxic
after the arrival of the new Chinese en-
voy at his post.
In Toxic undue interference IF the
European powers can be better Guarded
AGAINST than in kcf