Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-05

ron. sent official notice of this outrage TO |
Washington, and was sent to Seoul but
was unable to gain any satisfaction. The /
next year Commander Shufeldt. with the
U. s. s. Wachusett, visited Korea to save, I
II possible, survivors of the Sherman. but
was received with defiance by the king.
and had to point the Prov ~ his ship west
ward and sail out OF the barbor of Che
mulpo without having accomplished any
thing Later word came To Washington
that two survivors OF the iil-fated ship
We're ianguishng in a Korean prison. Com
mander Fabiger set out for the land of the
morning calm in the Shenandoah one OF
whose boats was fired on by the koreans
This expedition proved TO be as fruificss as
the others, and finally. in fsTD, Admiral
Rodgers sailed from New York in tho
Colorado and joined the Asafic squadron.
taking command thereof
Our War With Korea.
He made a careful survey OF the Korean
coast, and was met outside Seoul by three
officials bearing a letter from the king
asking that his people be let alone, and
stating that the crew OF the Sherman had
been killed for cornmitting piracy and nur
der The Korean forts howeyer fired ON
our ships, which landed over 500 men The
forts were destroyed and the neiehborine,
houses burned Several battles were fought
anu the Korean comma nder-in-chje was
Killed, as was also Lieutenant N,I[os 81
our navy. A formal protest was sent 10 the
king and our ships sailed away II ba;n.
ueeiea that sufficient punishment had
peen inhlcted. We finally negotigted q
treaty with Korea In lss2 Japan had neen-
tiated one just before; China another The
same same year; England, Germany. Russia and
france subsequently The ports of fSnsap
Gensan and Chemulpo were onane5 and 3; =
was these concessions which aroused aus
ire OF the conservative Koreans The re-
ton of 1884 ~ "i'eD-
The emperor is said to have deserted tho
paIace proper and to have lately taken up
ms ABODE In straw tiatched bungalow.
case of trouble. On one occasion he is re-
ported to have sought asylum in the Amerj-
can legation.
Work of Our Consul General.
Consul General Paddock was Industrious
~ improving our trade interests with
horea when interrupted by the present
war. Twice as many Americans as other
foreigners can speak the Korean language.
ana we have tremendous prestige at
court While Japan is preparing to snpnlv
Korea with all canned foods now imported
from our country. and with all foodstufrs
ana textiles bought from Europe-in fact
the island empire is determined to rnonopo.
NE the Korean market senerally-we will
long have an opportunity of SURVIVING rail
way material. agricultural and mining ma
chlnery, sewing machines etc American
trade in Korea is believed to have less to
iedf from japanese competition than has
the British The commercial world has i'm
patiently awaited the empefor's proclama-
uon opening the port of Win during re-
cent weeks Wiju is an important frontier
port at the mouth of the Yaiu. and originally
French syndicate received a charter for
the construction of railway connecting
the port with Seoul, but allowed IL to
lapse. The Korean government has lately
attempted TO build this railway its If but
1t now looks as though Japan would relieve
1t of its expense. This railway. it is feared,
may prove to be bone of contention be-
tween Korea and France, inasmuch as the
French government secured from the en-
peror promise that only French engineers
and French materials Should be empl yed in
its construction.
The extra territorial functions of our
consul generalsin Seoul are practic Ally the
same as those of our consuIs general in
China. According to the treaty of Amity
and commerce between us and Chosen
0he diplomatic name for Korea) citizens
of the United States, either on shore or in
any merchant vessel, who may insult
trouble or wound the persons or iniure the
property of the people Of Chosen shall be
arrested and punished only by the consul or
other public functionary of the United
States thereto authorized according to the
laws of the United States.'
JOHN ELFRETH WATKINS. .