The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-20
CHANGED CONDITIONS

Resulting From tho Japan. ch,na yyar-A
Commercial Campaign TO Follow,
Troubious Times IN Korea.
WAsnISaroS, D. O., May l0.-Tho
latest budgets Of mail received at tho
Japanese, Chinese aud Korean legations
at Washington, give much space as to
tho changed conditions resulting from
tho war.
Lord Ii, son Of Ii Hung Chang, Ia ex.
pecsed to be tho now Chinese minis,er
to Japan. The 'peaco settlement will
soon be followed by n restoration Of
diplomatic relations. Mr.. otori, now n
member OF tho Japanese privy council,
10 mentioned as 4 probable minister to
China and knows tho country thorough.
Ey. In m interview. Mr.. o.ori toll, tho
Japanese that having acquired CONNER.
ciai access to China, 1t will need much
tact to carry on trade with the Chinese.
llc says British merchants have already
pretty we'll occupied southern China,
which is tho beit field. so that the
Japanese had better turn their atten.
tion to tho northern country whore tho
markets arc comparatively untouched,
although they supply millions OF na.
tyes. gb
He gives all tho "details OF Chinese
trade, showing among other things that
the natives never pay cash for goods.
They are scrupulously honest, and have
T,I.
10 and December l3, Tho talk in Japan
shows that tho conqueats BY its armios
are to bc followed by M equally vigor.
ous commercial campaign by the mer.
chants.
Korea has paised through troublous
times OF late. Tho foreign ministers
feared an outbreak. and armed guards
were stationed at all tho legations.
There were thirty United States marines
with United States Minister Sill at
Seoul. Quiet has been restored and the
armed guards have been withdrawn.
The trouble followed the rebellion OF
the Tong Haks. In suppressiug them
the government used great severity.
A traveller tha. lately returned from the
disturbed district reports that wherever
he went he saw houses burned down,
corpses OF people murdered, and towns
desolated and abandoned. This brought
on mob agitation which threatened
Seoul and led TO the armed defense OF
the legations. TIE authorities at Seoul
are now irving the rlng.leaders, and
there Is liability that they will be
decapitated. .
The influence which Japan is now
exerting in the modernizing Of Korea ia
indicated by the formation Of court
council to look after those suffering
from the recent outbreak. On this
council OF six mem bers there are three
Koreans and three Japanese.
The Korean government recently de-
vised n unique means OF raising much
needed revenue. Observing that Japan
was making heavy demands on China,
and that China was not In condition to
resist, the acting minister of public
works OF Korea suggested to Count Iney.
the Japanese envoy. that Korea should
also put in claim for damages against
China. Hearing that China's ar
bitrary courae had brought on
the war and Korea had sui-
fered many calami,ies ,heretrom,
he urged also that he should
many calamities thsrefrom. He urged
also that he should personally under.
take the duty OF negotiating. aud OF
meeting Ii Hung Chang at shimouo oseki,
where the Japau-Chinese terms were
then being arranged. Coun: Iuoy dis
couraged the project and it was not er-
ecuted.