The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-05-20
THE OPENING ON CHINA.
japanese Merchants Open o Wig
orous Commercial Campaign.
TRoUBLoUs TIMES IN coRBA.

Greatest Severity Used in suppressing the
Rebellion of the Tong Haks, who waged
Cruel and ReIentless warfare-Corea
Wanted Indemnity from China.
WASHINGTON, May 20.-The latest
budgets of mail received at the Japanese,
Chinese and Corean legations at Washing
ton give much space as to the changed
conditions resulting from the war. Lord
Ii, son of Ii Hung Chang, is expected to
be the new Chinese minister to Japan.
The peace settlement will soon be followed
by a restoration of diplomatic relations
Mr. Otori now a member of the Japanese
privy council, is mentioned as probable
minister to China. He was formerly min
lister to China and knows the country
thoroughly.
/ In an interview Mr.. Otori tells the Jap
anese that having acquired commercial
access to Chinait will need much tact to
carry on trade with the Chinese. He says
British merchants have already pretty
well occupied southern china which is the
best field, SO that the Japanese had better
| turn their attention to the northern coun-
| try, where the markets are comparatively
untouched, although they supply millions
of natives. He gives all the details ol
| Chinese trade, showing among Other
things that the natives never pay cash fol
| goods. They are scrupulously honest
and have three pay days, on May ., July
| is and Dec 3d. The talk in Japan shows
thatsthe conquests of the armies are to bt
] followed by an equally vigorous CONNER
cial campaign by the meIchants.
Corea has passed through troublou'
times of late. The foreign ministers feared
an outbreak, and armed guards were sta
| toned at all the legations. There were
thirty United States marines with United
| States Minister Sill at Seoul Quiet ha!
been restored, and the armed guards have
been withdrawn. The trouble followed
the rebellion of the Tong Haks. In sup
pressing them the government used grea
severity. A traveller that lately returned
from the disturbed district reports tina
wherever ne went he saw houses burned
down, corpses of people murdered, ant
towns desolated and abandoned. Thi
brought on mob agitation which threat
ened Seoul and led to the armed defense O
the legations The authorities at Seou
are now trying the ringleaders and ther
is liability that they will be decapitated
The influence which Japan is now ez
erting in the undermining of Corea is in
| dicated by the formation of court couu
Gil to look after those suffering from tn
recent outbreak. On this council of ST
members there are three Coreans and thre
japanese.
The Corean government recently dC
vised a unique means of raising muc
needed revenue. Observing that Japa
was making heavy demands on Chini
and that China was not in condition I
resist, the acting minister of public work
of Corea suggested TO Count Inoy, tt
Japanese envoy, that Corea should ais
put in a claim for damages against Chin;
He argued that China's arbitrary cour:
had brought on the war, and Corea ha
suffered many caiamities therefrom. +
urged also that he should personally III
dertake the duty of negotiating and
meeting Ii Hung Chang at Shimonosek
where the Japan China terms were the
being arranged. Count Inoy discourage
the project, and it was not executed.
The loan of three million yen whic
: Japan made to Corea in order to put IL
: country ON it's feet, has begun to be pai
Half million was turned over the first
last month, and the remaining two and
0 half million is subject to call by Corea.
) The Japanese are looking over the po
!, sessions they have recently acquired.
large force of expert surveyors are at woI
in and around Port Arthur, with the pu
pose of finishing the survey by July, a
though these plans may be altered no
that the permanent possession of Port A
. thur has been given up as a result of Il
, protest OF the European powers, The i
vestigations as TO the value of the Islar
of Pescadores has not been encouragin
Formosa gives better prospects, and {
ready capital is being invested to put
large sugar refneries which will, it
said, add a new element to the world
sugar production.