The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-27
British Adviser to the Corean Gus
toms. who Was Displaced by
Russian, Rejnstated Saturday.
FLEET OF SEVENTEEN SHIPS
USED TO BACK UP AN ULTIMATUM TO
THE KING OF COREA.
Thirty Japanese War Vessels Ready
to Assist i'm Case the Demand
Was Not Complied With.

LONDON, Dec. 27.--If reports from the
Orient printed here this morning be true
Great Britain has at last taken hand in
through playing the stakes will be on her
side of the board. With the aid of Japan
according to the advices received, Britain
has given the Car a black eye, and before
he RECEIVERS the use of the optic his influence
in Corea and China will be on the wane
special dispatch from Shanghai says: 1T
is reported that seventeen British war ships
are off Chemuplo. Corea. southwest of Seoul,
supporting the British consuls protest
really amounting to can ultimatum. against
the Kings practically yielding the govern
ment of Corea into the hands of the Russian
minister. The protest is specially directed
against the dismissal of McLeavy Brown,
British adviser to the Corean customs, in
favor of the Russian nominee. The news has
heightened by the knowledge that Japan has
a fleet of thirty war ships awaiting the re-
suit of the British representation that Japan
fully supports Japan is irritated by the ar
rival of Russian troops in Corea, and it is be-
lieved that she will oppose them. According
to advices from Toxic, Japan has offered to
assist the officers at Peking in drilling the
Chinese army and to consent to postpone
ment of the war indemnity. Many of the
viceroys and Peking officials favor the pro-
posal.'
According to dispatch to the Daily Mail
from Shanghai, 1T is reported there, from
reliable sources that a British force landed
at Chemulpo on Saturday and caused the
reinstateme-t of McLeavy Brown. The same
dispatch refers to "a native rumor that the
union jack mas beenhosted on an island in
the mouth of the Yang-Tse-K -Kiang.
The Peking correspondent of the Times
says: "The government efnseaste place the
Likn under foreign control as security for
the loan proposed by the Hong-Kong and
Shanghai Bank. and asserts that unless the
loan is procurable without this condition ar
rangements will forthwith be made for a
OO0 600 taels, to be issued at SO net. The Sc
curity would be the land tax, which would
remain under Chinese administration. China
in return would give Russia monopoly of
Wall, open a port as terminus of a railway
(transsiberian), and would agree that a
Russian should succeed Sir Robert Hart as
director of Chinese imperial maritime GUS
toms. If these conditions should be per-
mitted British trade interests would suffer
severely"
The Shanghai correspondent of the Times
says: THE sloop Phoenix sailed to-day
Sunday under orders to join the British
squadron. The utmost secrecy is preserved
with regard to the latter's movements, but
gossip here suggests that it's destination is
Talien-Wan."
II is asserted in ST. Petersburg that the
newly formed Russo-Corea Bank will Or
ganize a company to extend "a railway to
Port Arthur. The Russian vice president
of the Eastern Chinese Railway will start
for Manchuria in February to inspect pro-
posed variations of the route and to make
a final decision as to other matters.
An inspired Chinese organ published in
Berlin says that the Chinese Emperor in
order to avoid the reproach of having lost
territory will lease Kiaochau to Germany
in perpetuty at a low rate. with the rights
of sovereignty that England exercises at
Hong Kong.
The government Of New South Wales is
arranging to supply frozen meat to the Rus
sian .lut hnrition II NIndiunrtnnIr