Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-20
DEVASTATED C()REA.
Evidences of the TrOublOuS Times She
Has Passed Through.
Towns Desolate and Abandoned,
Ruined Homes and Corpses Lying
Everywhere-The Japanese Ar
ranging to Profit by the New
Commercial Relations With
China - An Unique Method Of
Raising Revenue.

Washington, D. c., May 19.-The
latest budgets of mail received at the
Japanese, Chinese and Corean Lega-
tions at Washington, 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 min
lister to Japan. The peace settlement
will soon be followed by a restoration
Of diplomatic relations. Mr.. Otori,
now member of the Japanese privy
council, is mentioned as a probable
minister to China He was formerly
minister to China and knows the
country thoroughly. In an interview,
Mr. Otori tells the japanese that hay-
ing acquired
COMMERCIAL ACCESS
to China, it will need much tact to
carry on trade with the Chinese. He
says British merchants have already
pretty we'll occupied Southern China,
which is the best field, so that the
Japanese had better turn their atte--
ton to the northern country where
the markets arecomparatively untouch-
ed, although they supply millions Of
natives. He gives all the details of
Chinese trade, showing among other
things that the natives
NEVER PAY CASH
for goods. They are scrupuloIsly hon
est, and have three regular pay days,
on May 5, July Is and December 13.
The talk in Japan shows that the con-
quests by it's armies are TO be followed
by an equally vigorous commercial
campaign by the merchants.
Corea has passed through troublous
times of late. The foreign ministers
feared an outbreak and armed guards
were stationed at all the legations.
There were thirty United States ma
rines with United States Minister Sill
at Seoul. Quiet has been restored and
the armed guards have been With,
drawn. The trouble followed the re-
bellion Of the Tong Haks. In suppress
ing them the government
USED GREAT SEVERITY.
A traveller that lately returned from
the disturbed district reports that
wherever he went he saw houses burn
ed down, corpses of people murdered,
and towns desolated and abandoned.
This brought on mob agitation which
threatens Seoul, and led to the armed
defense of the legations. The authori-
ties at Seoul are now trying the ring
leaders and there is a liability that
they will be decapitated.
The influence which Japan is now ex-
erting in the undermining of Corea is
indicated by the formation of a court
council to look after those suffering
from the recent outbreak. On this
council Of six members, there are three
Coreans and three Japanese.
The Corean government recently de-
vised
A UNIQUE MEANS
of raising much-needed revenue. OBJ
serving that Japan was making heavy
demands on China, and that China wad
not in condition to resist, the acting
minister of public works at Corea sug-
gested to Count Inoyi, the Japanese en-
voy, that Corea should also put in a
claim for damages against China
Hearing that Chinas arbitrary
course had brought on the war, and
Corea had suffered many calamities
therefrOm, he urged also that he should
personally undertake the duty of ne
gotiating, and of meeting Ii Hung
Chang at Shimonoseki, where the ia
pan-Chinese terms were then being ar
ranged Count Inoy discouraged the
project and it was not executed.