Show China and Japan SAM FRANCISCO October 17The steamship Rio de Janeiro which arrived from China and Japan this morning brings advices that Count Irouye minister of foreign affairs Japanese cabinet has resigned The alleged cause for his retirement is said to be that his policy in the matter of the treaty revision was too liberal towards foreign governments In the meantime mean-time the proposed treaty revision has been delayed A crisis is approaching in the affairs of Corea over which kingdom the Emperor of China claims sovereignty Simultaneously with the appointment by the King of Corea of five ministers plenipotentiary to represent tLe Corean government in European courts Mr Yuen Chinas resident minister in Soul Corea left the city secretly The Japan Mail commenting on tue affair says Yuens departure has been the subject of strange stories One rumor has it that he fled from threatened threat-ened assassination Considering of fensivtly the busy part he is said to have taken in Corean affairs there is no difficulty in believing he has many enemies but it seems much inure likel that he has gone to consult Viceroy Li who is practically monarch of Uorea The Chinese Times says the c use of the disagreement between China and Uorea is no doubt the recent appointment ot ministers to represent the kingdom at five European courts The sending < 1 a legation to Japan alone was not a step which by itseli would have excited tue alarm of the Chinese government but the dispatch of missions to the west is an assertion of independence which is incompatible with the essential interest of China and might constitute quit sufficient reason for the Chinese resident resi-dent to quithis post not like an escaping escap-ing criminal at 3 oclock in the morning morn-ing but in open day and with all due solemnity a |