The herald., 1895-10-15
Official Information Received
By Minister Kurino
FOREIGN TROOPS LANDED
The japanese Deny Responsibility For
The Uprising
The Queen Cannot Be Located And Unofficial
Reports Of Her Death Are Believed
To Be True



WASHINGTON. Oct. 14.-Informa.
tion of the formidable uprising in Corea,
resulting in the disappearance and prob
able death of the queen and the landing
of military forces by the United States
and European powers mas been received
by Minister Kurino of Japan from the
foreign office at Toxic. 1t is quite sensa-
tional, indicating the landing of marines
by Russia, the United States and proba-
bly, Great Britain. The latest dispatch
to Minister Kurino states that force of
Russian marines. forty in number. has
been landed. Thus far they have CON-
fined themselves to guarding the Russian
legation at Seoul.
United States marines were landed
from the yorktown to the mum Der OF six
teen. 1t Ii believed that British marines
have been landed. Besides these the Jap
anese have considerable force OF SOL
diers at Seoul who have been preserving
order.
The dispatches come from Toxic and
communicate the substance of dis.
patches received from General Mira, the
Japanese envoy at Seoul. They are dated
from the 9th to the 18th inst. and it ap.
pears from these dispatches that the
trouble had its inception through the
queens dislike of the newly organized
soldiery of Corea. The old soldiers had
the primitive equipment OF the far east,
but with the progress of Japanese inhu-
ence in Corea two battalions of Corean
troops were organized on modern meth
ods. Eacn battalion nun bered 900 men,
armed with modem weapons. They were
we'll drilled and officered.
When the queen showed her disfavor
toward these new troops they appealed
has long been at enmity with tho queen.
He accepted the leadership of the new
troops and at the head of one battalion
entered the queens palace. The native
soldiers fed from the palace. The Toxic
dispatch did not state what had become
of the queen further han that she had
disappeared and cannot be located. The
Officials arc inclined to believe, however,
that the unofficial reports OF the queen s
death are true. The Japanese govern
ment, the dispatch further states, has
acted quickly on tho reports and mas ap-
pointed commission to inquire into the
facts.
In the m meantime it is emphatically de-
| MED that the queen's death, if it has oc-
| Cured, was due to the Japanese. One
| report says thata Japanese soshi killed
the queen. This is not yet confirmed in
| the QlSpatCneS reCelVeu mere. 4 ne OIL
| clais say that the sosni are all irresponsi-
| lie and lawless class and that their acts
| cannot be laid to the Japanese people or
| government.
General Miras' reports also cover the
work of the japanese troops in preserv-
| ing order. These troops were stationed
! opposite the palace. having secured this
point OF vantage some time since through
| the Corean government. They took no
| part in the attack ON the palace, but If
| 1t had occurred, when the native troops
/, were fleeing and the new battali0ns were
| enforcing their success IN capturing the
| palace, the Japanese troops aidou in pre-
venting bloodshed and oii order. IL is
| probable that some deaths occurred dur
| ing the melee. Following this came the
landing of the United States and Russian
! marines. ana it is believed the landing
of he British.
The latest indications are that the tli
won kun and the king are in control Of
affairs at the Corean capitol. The king
+, has been the nominal ruler but the queen
/ has heretDfore been recongized as the real
! ruler. The influence OF the king and the
| tai won kun is distinctly favorable to tn 9
Japanese.
| At the Corean legation no word has
| heen received from the disturbed capital.
| The officials are much exercised, and do
| not doubt that the queen has met her
death, although they are not ready to
abandon hope. In case official conffma-
| tion is recsievd there will be such formal
cereomny as Is usual on the death OF a
sovereign. The legation will 60 into
mourning, but there is not likely to be a
funeral service, although this has been
considered as q further mark OF respect.