CHINA AND JAPAN Cause of the War Between the Two Nations of the Far East. A DISPUTE OVER KOREA. Both Combatants Want to Sway Its Future Destinies. A Rebellion in Korea Leads to a Row Between Its Two Neighbors Re- garding Their Respective Inter- ests In That Country Naval and Military Strength of the Belliger- ents — The Little **Hermit King- | dom” and Its Queer People. The queer little kingdom of Korea has been terribly stirred up for overthree months, A rebellion broke out there after the King | put some of his enemies to death, The rebels | were remarkably successful at first, and in one battle wounded and put to death over 800 of the Korean King's troops. Later the rebels surrendered : but before that came about Japan and China had become actively intervsted. Japan has many subjects among the population of Seoul, the chiel and ecapl- tal city of Korea, and fearing that these sab. jects would not be properly protected, marched 2000 soldiers into the capital, The King of Korea did not like the action of the Japanese Government and sent to rN China for Svc As soon as Japan learned | of thisshe hustled more troops into Koroa, until Japan has now more than 20,000 sol- diers in various parts of the country, besides a strong naval force in the waters around the peninsula. The Korean Government having got more | than it bargained for frantically begged t China and Japan to go Instead of obeying Korean King, both invade have begun fighting each other, Japan claims to have the right forces in Korea unde the treaty it is expre ) a — oth away, the troaly « “Siy | sloops of pitelons of hoth, and fearing Russia be- pldes, pended with Japan to be let alone, “The occasion was ripe for ‘protectors, however, and Japan, on being asked to withdraw her troops and warships, answered that it could not, Now Japan hus thrown down the gauntlet direct by demanding of Korea that she terminate her amicable relationship with China and accept Japan as her protector.” The situation, moreover, 1% hopelessly mixed, for a half dozen European nations are involved, Russia is most vitally con. LI HUNO CHANG, YICEROY OF CHINA, cerned, for she has been scheming to get control of Korea for nearly twenty years, The Siberian Railroad has its eastern ter minus at Viadivostock, a few miles from the northern sea boundary of Koran. If Russia could extend this railroad through Korea to the southern extremity, the Czar would be in a much better position to act on the ag- gressive with Asiatio nations in case of in- ternational strife, Japan and China are matohed in naval Korea now accordin pretty avenly Japan has in to the Intest cables ten warships. Eight of these are modern iron and steel vessels, and two are old wooden war. Japan's total warships num ber thirty-two, with a tonnage of 76,000, and a combined power 0%0 China has forty-six warships, with a t 68.000, and a combined ho Japan is superior to Ch onsiderable with learn invention paratively warlare, ry, navigation an nn is the equal « resources, , ol 1 i : horse of over 95 iA Das given y these Hoes of Japan ‘A 57 YELLOW pnw @ IN y MAF SHOWING troops may be quartered at the legation Becul whenever deemed advisable, and no | notice or request on the part of Japan fs | DACESAAryY Count Okuma, a Japaness nobleman, ina published letter, says it was Jap that first « pened tha herr rdo hee nificent influence Japan also introduced Korea the world as an independent State, Sueb being the | honorable relationship in which Japan stands toward Korea, it is the former's duty | 10 lead the little kingdom along the paths of | civilization, and help it to grow in prosperity and power. Thus Japan's duty Is to suffer no other power to retard the progress or en- danger the independence of Korea, i A well Informed anthority, in tracing the trouble in Korea, says g of the weople was preeipit: y murder of Kio Ok Ktun and the butchery of his father, widow and daughter and the other members of his family to the fourth generation, This tragedy and its savage vindleation by the King not only fanned | flame the anger of the Korean party, of whom Kim Ok Kum was the leader and the idol, but touahed the | honor of an se flag Kim untry he . 3 i rivilization te nto “While the Japanese Government was considering In Parliament question after | question directed to them by the members as to what they proposad to do in the Kim Ok Kiun matter, the people of Korea showed | them the y out of the difficulty by rising in rebellion under the leadership of Kim's younger brother, Ki Paug Kinz, whom they released from prison, whers he had been thrown after his brother's murder, although he had no he taken any part in it. Recruits flocked to the banner of the rebels, and thelr leader soon felt himselt strong enough to march upon the capital, “In his alarm the King sent (as he had ten years before, when King Ok Kiua him. self threatened the overthrow of the throne) | to China for ald, Nothing was further from bis thoughts than to apply to Japan, | yet Japan promptly stepped in and insisted upon giving It. ZZ THE KINO OF KOREA. accepted the situation, and while hurrying to the scene professed entire satis- h having the ald of her island bor in the restoration of order, Then RELATIVE POSITION | in | | has knowledge of nor had | China diplomatizally | CHINA AND JAPAN, has specially engage] | sent her most promising Mm arope and America, whenee they turned after g Trees real streng Cary fotaill Cl wes to y have re. ving through all the necessary t be aware of ( vy ordnance. jntter. des tina's Frank ter ribed in A'S ! J Mr. Carpenter, who is an authority on sul matters, Chins is manufacturing guns whic ara second to none ia the world, Japan has to buy most of hers In the military strength of the two nations there is a vast difference, China, with 360,000,000 of people, can easily put a mil “un 4 . ner t Eun IS is thE 8 its on TARURITO ARISUGAWA, COMMANDER OF JAPAN 8 ARMY, IN-CHIEY — I ——— of soldisrs into the fleld, while Japan, with its 41.000000 of population, has an army which in time of war will aggregate only about 250,000 men. The Japanese soldiers, however, are better equipped, more ener getio and more thoroughly organized than thelr Chinese opponents, Korea is probably the queerest little king. dom in the world, Though but little larger than New York State, it has a popniation of betwean 8,000,000 and 20,000,000, and an al- leged census taken In 1881 places the popu. Intion at 16,227 885, The principal cities are Seoul, the capital, on the River Han ;Kieng, Teulon, Plengyang, on the Tatong River, and Hienhing, on Broughton's Bay. Korea has no standing army, but every male eltizen for a portion of each year acts as armed pollen The kingdom sectres freedom from moles. tation by paying annual tribute to China and Japan, his tribute Is entirely voluntary on the part of the Korean Kine. The Koreans speak a language very similar to the Japa nese, though the more educated speak and write Chinese, and are followers of Confu. ofus, Most of the people, however, are | Buddhists, There are about 20,000 Roman | Catholles in the kingdom aa a result of the efforts of Catholle missionaries, who have labored there since 16892, In 1882 Korea negotiated treaties with the | United States and several European coun tries, Notwithstanding this Korea is about as iar backward to- lay as ever, The people are very primitive and densely ignorant, They are consequently fearfully superstl- tious, The Koreans are proud of thelr an- tiquity, No influence can move them to change their slovenly white cotton garments for anything more modern,’ A correspond. of hey insist natting their heel “They on sq on when they work In your garden, while they use the short handled, awkward Korean hos of the past ages, instead of the elvilized im. plement of to-day. This squatting posture {in three places with long | after three i reign experts, and | i i ia a favorite one with them, We sea long lines of squatting men by the rondslde, in the hot sunshine, resting, they seem to be perfectly happy, in a hall comatose cond’s tion, with watery eyes, after a surfeit of rice nnd plekle, dog chops and soup of garlie, strings of meat and dough, and some inde seribable white Jumps, neither flesh no fish, broad nor fut, that onuse nn gagging sensne tion when you fesl them upon your tongue, and they slide down your throat as though they might be lizard or snnke, This leaves a flares burning behind It, and your eyed fill with tears ; you plunge a brass spoonful of rice Into your mouth to put out the fire of red papper, “Our pretty little Korean bride, who has beon sdueated in a mission school, could not endure the thought of foregoing the custom of brides, so she giadly bors the pain of Lave ing all the short halr puted out which is de- votad to bangs by American ladies, Also a professional in the art plucked out her eye- brows. It cost many a tear, to be sure, but it was sufcient comfort to know she was following the good old custom, “The art of acupuncture is practiced largely among the Korenus, and in the most reckless, unskillful manper, Ye Babang has a painful knuokle-joint, probably a sprain, Though he is a convert to Chris- tianity, a fine Chinese scholar and tancher, he had this suffering joint punctured deeply nesdles, Now, Aanyn, it is inflamed so we fear lockjnw, Needles are often pushed into the bownls and stomach us far as the length of the hand without the lenst regard to the situation of the internal organs, to say noth- ing of the quivering nerves, Sometimes these needles are roasted in the fire and taken out rodhot and dipped into the medicine, the heat and medicine giving added agony, “The young man Mar was sick, It was decided that somes spirit was disturbing his head, so they burned the top with a hot fron, but grew worse, and the most learned of the wise men decided that the only remedy would be a medicine made of a Anger of his only brother. The devoted brother submitted to have his finger cut he off. In some way it was pulverized, so the sick man swallowed it —we never knew with what result.” With such people small wonder is that they cut but a mighty small figure when the more enlightened nations ars quarreling swear them. But helpless as Korea is of her anil, her territory comprises such valuable harbors and islands that CAN HHOUrY Wiles enough to fight for Hear only pr : What terms make with } the ahs her hlem is Aan I y victors? PROMINENT PEOPLE. German ne every It is sald that ! London, is losing 86000 a week on hig Gas zutte and Budget, and that be has piready lost about $250,000 on the Pall Mall Maga. sine, ; Ex-Pazsroesr Hannsox recived $25,000 for a four hour argument in the district court of Indianapolis the other day on be ywoners of a street raliway iran. ive olf of the shise as bacome 1 for yanty, Winsiaw Wala w M Brit ah £4 _— J ast joe By AstTOR, : inate Peace of! Middlesex ( sald that this is a step ton four States and bacLeIOrs and three taree Tne little York great-great Queen Viet title is weil known us F bear title of 1} grandfather, the ike of Kent, or Iathor's in 14" TR etal i ia y wen ersily who recently nt {the United States, has Harvard 1 erion’s grontest histori T5R FE ist ny vie a LL.D. by Ys A Al is what the ALO papers wall hin As a le Lew Wallace taking the place that Schuyler Colfax hal in he Western heart, His manner his hearty, vis voles deap and sonorous and his diction easing and easily understandable 0 rr sO swturer General is fast ! after being artist and ily acquirad new dis. Mavnien, nanny Years who, AS AN ROR (8) y : was sudd | nglist Sexaron Raxsox, of North Caro made during hi oars of services in th was sent to Washington he had the repata. tion in his own State of being a fine orator, He gave up being eloquent on account of a tendency to heart disease, NEWSY GLEANINGS, Prace prevails throughout Hawall Sro one speech 0 Renate x speculat! yi is on the inereasa MARYLAXD has a thriving German colony, Sarruings are mined now at Franklin N.C. Gop keeps going to Europe at a lively pace, Jury 1 New York City had 25,000,000 eggs in cold storage, Dernore, Mich, will spend $550,000 on the | streets to provide work, Tux total eateh of seals in the Pacific this yoar will reach fully 60,000 skins, Murixies in the army have kept sourts of Lima busy for some time, Drove in Argentina has killed 200,000 sattle, 150,000 shoop and 20,000 horses, A taxpsripg in Bengal transformed a vale Joy futo a large lake, which is steadily ris ing. Tur amount of rallway stock paying no lividends during the year was $3 850 334, 5a Bosrox will have an elevated raliroad, The citizens voted iu favor of the Meigs ays tem. Maxty horsemen are expecting the two minute trotter to put in an appearance this SEASON, Srarmerion of the recent strike show that the ralironds lost $355,012 In cars burned by the rioters, Reronrs from all Wastorn States indioate the hottest weather ever known, Great damags to erops will resalt, Winx destruction through Kansas and No- bersska 10 all Kinds of erops prevailed on ao- count of the hot winds, A vouarexx-rgan-onp girl, who died at Fort Wayne, Ind, the other , WAN seven foot three inches tall, She died of consimp+ tion, Cutoano receives from Pullman bum 887, T1818 in taxes, while expending 678 an w uually ia the malatenance of "Ry instit the ton | Judge Breuillae pronounced | Great CASERIO TO DIE. Carnot’s Assassin Sentenced to the Guillotine, BANTO CASERIO Santo Caserio, who assassinated President Carnot, of France, on the evening of Fri day, June 24, was found gulity at Lyons and sentenced to death by the guillotine, The Court gave these questions to the ry Did the prisoner, Santo Caserio, assas- sinate President Carnot, and was the crime promeditated? ’ The jury retired at 12.056 o'clock and were absent just thirteen minutes, They returned to court and presented an affirmative answer to both questions, Caserio, who liad been in the meantime removed from the court room, was brought back and the jury's declaration was read to him by M. Vidor, the Registrar, At the announcement the verdict the supercilious grin which Caserio has worn most of the time during the trial lisappeared Hke mage, and his face blanched, At. torney-General Folehler demanded the lm- mediate imposition of the death penalty, There was silence for a moment, and thea the sentence, that the prisoner be put to death by the guillotine, As the of the Judge's voles osased Casorio pulled himself together for a moment he was » np-and in a foable voles exclaimed in revoiu- tion !" Two gendarmes seized the sondemnod ase sansin, and as they hurried him on room on the way 10 his get to shout, in a voles than his words emp of capital vive 'anarchi With a view the Court of breuil pourt of sound st oell 801 erance, t Anarchi newhat stronger meaningless se © ioted mrados ; +e as case before M. De- of the charge to wsion, and ted with re Cassatt ie 3 Ten) aasat | appeal, t +t gemanded I mention J o Bregiline's Max ai : 0K O00, Bax Fraxct will begin a crusade agains ohild lator, Tun National Bureau of Labor waseptal # Ey ; apn «tpesT Deps, of the Xmen NIway Union, was ones a fireman, A nous wheres working we may cheap'y is projected in Cleveland, Olio Pus men live Fart i sirick a ARE |] 5 a's pr i pramtioa } Paesiopewr Mc Wort 4. has advised rel 1 politics here Ax Iron Mountain voluntarily Inoronss vos twenty-five por n Neaney 200 strikers witions vir pla ¥ Were ~~ re Derren Ratlway 1 and 4 onl politieal ao Tie Switchmen's has had ite affairs a cash deficiency the association agement on part of appeared some wes ALz Coame (IIL) pany has sharine 1 ployes for six years ing the recent depress wages with the delight of the men ative store at Le ( house, ete , and men are aid beeen Wages were at when 1 were There isn Hbrary, | ed in purchasing boomed the prot nire, a | lots in the village, EARTHQUAKE IN SICILY. Loss of Life and Immense Damage to 'roperty, A dispateh from R warthquake shook oe vs that a terrifie Y. Many damage ne = wrted in sien people were killed, avd Immense was done to property, The earthquake centred in th® Province of Catania. The towns of Flerl, Acl and Pisano were destroyed, and great damage was done in Zerbatl, Pennisi and Zaffarana, Fily persons were killed in these towns, and soores ween severely injured, Huandreds of villagers fled from their homes into the open country, abandoning everything. The Government officials sent supplies and surgeons 10 the distressed distriots, ———— NEW JAPANESE MINISTER. Shinichiro Kurino to Succeed Gozo Tateno at Washington, A telegram was received at the Japanese Legation, Washington, announcing the ap pointment of Mr, Shinichiro Karolno, Chie of the Diplomatie Bureau of the Department for Affairs, to be Envoy Extraordl and Minister Plenipotentiary to the tod States, was ons of the stadents who the poliey of sending her young Toon Aboud 10 Paran® the SoUens of studies | draw people to Himself, SABBATH SCHOOL. INTERNATIONAL AUGUST LESSON FOR 10. Lesson Text: “First Disciple of Jesus,’ John 1, 835-40 Golden Text: John 1, 42 Commentary. 85, 90, “Again the next day after John stood and two of disciples, and, looking upon Jesus as He walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God.” During the time of fasting and temptation of our Lord John had gone on preaching and baptizing and preparing the way of the Lord, Then on a certain day he saw Jesus coming unto him and sald, “Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world” (verse 20). The opening verses of our lesson tell us of the day following. This ery of Jokn is the answer to Isano's question asked so long ago, “Where is the lamb for a burnt offer- ing?’ (Gen, xxii, 7.) #7. “And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus,” John was not seeking to draw people to himself, but to prepare them for and point them to the amb of God, When he heard later in his ministry that all were following Jesus, he said, “Tnis my joy Is fulfilled, He must in- crease, but I must decrease’ (John Il,, 29, 80%, Wo do well when our testimony leads men to follow Jesus. Let us live to point H out. 8%, “Then Jesus turned and saw them following and saith unto them, What seek ye? They say unto Him, Rabbi, where dwelleat Thou?" We may imagine Him say- ing to us every time we go to church, or prayer meeting, or Bible class, “What sock ye?' Let us acquire the habit of ssking ourselves, what am«] going for? And may our hearts ever say, “I would seo Jesus,” “1 would know Him” (John xif,, 21;Phil Hi, 10 39, “He saith unto them, K Come and see, They came and saw where Ho dwelt yde with Him that day, for It was abc tenth hour.” If the reckoning is the chapter xiv. 14, then it was about nd they had several hours with We wonder what home was so fortu- nate as to have Him for a guest, and where He entertained those two that day, but it is more important for us to open our hearts to Hi nd have Him abl with us contin. us 40 spoak and folle Peter's brother John hin as he and t the same as In of the which heard Jot Andrew, Bin The other was proba we 1 not be Mkely tw i him was “One we wel! interpreted call upon J ood, J ORS ogins This bring him to a ing merely, or ton oJosus as a living ought bim to Jesus, who as 8 sacrifices, but we bring people {ied and is alive forever Rev. L, 18; Math, 1 men and toid him was an fm a new name, xvi, 5; i., 28 “The day following Jesus would g Galilee, and findeth Philip an y him, Follow Me Either directly he Spirit, or by the Spirit through the 1 or some person, God is ever seeking to He “egan in the garden of Eden and has been ut it eversinoe, “py. ew I of Androw and Peter.” He Ompare Gen. wor Bea how Jesus rec | ognizes earthly irfendships and continues as in colleges and universities of and Amerion, friends in Himself those who had been » pS RIDR y believer to Jesus, ‘And Nathanael sald unto } ¢ any good thing come out of Nazareth? p saith unto him, ( and see, It is circumstance we have 10 Jo, and wh id seen im. Can ome or Ml we t t another prool 10 reput uti BRLIOT Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him him, Deb an Israelite in- yn is no guile What a testi. the er of boarts! 18t have a irue worshipesr ug he had, who walked and st one w 3 id, son re been ught right is i his heart (Ps. xv, 2 perfect heart in a perfect wa) Jesus will surely make Himself who thus k to (Cornel SS Ya sincere iy ® Consider the gentile 2) and see how God enlightened 47,88 : xi, 14 “Nathanael saith Thou me und him, Bet when thou wast ¢ The they fos to Him, Whenoe Jesus answered and re tl Phillip called sder the fig tree, 1 eves of the Lord in ran to and fro through the wi ow Himsell strong on be. hall of those whose hearts are perfect toward Him (Prov. xv.. 3:11 Chron, xvi, 9). We might safely infer that Nathanael under that fiz tree was engaged in studying the prophets and in prayer 19. “Nathanael answered and salth unto Him Rabbid, thou art the Son of God ; thon are the King of Israel.” Thilip might bave argued with bim for hours about the pos- sibility of a good thing coming even out of Nazareth without envineing him, but a mo- ment with Jesus and a word from Him settles it all, Jesus Himsel!, and none but He, is the solver of all doubts, the dispelier ol all fears, the rest and peace and joy of every soul who comes 10 Him, Nathanael at once proclaims Him divine (see John x., 53, 36), and Israel's Messiah, the long expected king, whereupon Jesus assures him that he shall yet see heaven opened and the com plete 1uifliment of Jacob's vision, be when Jerusalem from above and old Jerusalem restored shall be in perfect aoe cord, «Lesson Helper, I —— A Murderous Child. Ottawa, Canada, has a human monster, who rivals in bloodthirsty mallen Jesse Pomeroy, the boy murderer of Boston. His oame is Blanchard, and he Is hut thirtesn soars old, A few days age be induced a iit. the companion, eight years old, to go wading In a stream with him, Getting his vietim into water deep enough to suit his murder. ous purpose, he threw him down and stood on him with his knees, holding him on the bottom till life was extinet. When he felt sure that the other was dead, ho mn Away. He has boen arrested and will be put on trial for murder, No possible motive. for the crime Is known, save the mere desire to kill. —— Dragged His Family Into Suleide, oo / y place eo onrth are was of, Bathas! An, The eid «3 Fo | —— A li’ hank ful for an opportunity to earn his «ace b——— ———————————— HA) i i : It shall | IN A SUGAR REFINERY. PROCESSES BY WHICH THE BUGAR I% REFINED. eal hh ¥ Terrific Heat Endured by Some of the Workmen Lite in the Drying Frightful Toll. T is doubtinl if thers is any other group buildings in or near New York where the fearful diffi- culties under which labor for the bare privilege of g, Are so plainly shown as they are in the towering, forbidding, fortress-like stractures on the East River front of Brooklyn, owned by the American Sugar Refining Company, better known as the Sugar Trust The big buildings cover a space of four blocks on both sides of Kent aveune, from BSouth First to South Fifth streets, and on the west side of the avenue extend to the river front, their grimy, dunll-red walls extending geventoen street level, A the Havemeyer refineries is necessary thorough realization ot the : mensity of the establishment, this group is one of the refining places owned by the trust. It has no equal in size or in the amount of its busi. ness in the limits of the Greater New York. The « mploy¢ 5 of the great concern are disciplined with rules as strict as th which govern an army. If attempts to get into the refineries he meets the discipline in the shape of a grufl watchman and a club, and a call st the offi Hooms of - ’ men living stories above ne close inspection #u PSO one it in the BLAape « rative from { that they cannot answer questi There are about 30 ig refineries, Kl mer own nationality | he tren may demn him to the “‘dry room.” be that, however, he receives it with ibles lest the erable pittance, even un ier such tere ril | : n wt a 1¢ circumsiances When the the Taw sug ship in whit hi refineries it 18 § near the river in hot water st RY | J] steam © every litt : 10 OVeralis out from it, az back again, gt moist clond. Th quid 1s up to the top story of the pile, ing through a wire strainer, whic moves any particles of size be in it, and is emptied into great cop- per receptacles heated to 208 oz degrees Fahrenheit, known as boilers. The process of boiling requires eon- siderable skill, and the have charge of it are paid $100 or $150 a month, the numbe ceiving the lst. | ter figure | limited, which men wh only one ma: CeIves emj i 3 becoming a boiler, whi ion of the workmet The boiling and bubbling passed down through next floor, where it is emptied box, the bottom of which two thicknesses of eanvas, ¢ coarse, the other fine. This t ly fliers the staff, and the room is kept at a terrific temperature in order that the liquid sugar may flow fre ely, and not become cool and thick Un the floor below is another great cop- per tank, some twenty-five feet deep and nearly filled with black. This purifies the sugar, and, after be- ing used for a few hours, becomes sur- charged with founlness, and is sent to the lower floor, where it is burned again, The sugar, which is still kept at a temperatare of about 150 degrees, js passed into another receptacle, which is made airtight, and the air and steam are exhausted by means of a pump. As soon as the sugar is gran- ulated, if it is to be soft, it is let off by means of centrifugal mills. If not, it is passed on to the great plates to mi frny «ANUS | 3 ' bone | be dried. The rooms in which the drying ia earried on are veritable infernos. No man oan stay in them over ten min- utes without falling down utterly prostrated by the terrific heat. No one but an employe is ever allowed within these walls, and no one but an employe would dare to go in them when the heat is on and the sugar is drying. Clothing is discarded, with the exception of a “‘breech slout” and shoes, and there is absolutely no ven- tilation, as the windows are kept tightly closed, and at the windows in other rooms which are open the mea may be seen gasping for breath, and with their hair and bodies as wet as il they had been plunged in the East River, in their — respite from their frightful toil. New York Tribuae
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