The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-15
American, Russian and English
Marines at Seoul.
QUEEN ALMOST SURELY SLAIN.
The japanese Element l. Now Said
TO Be Thoroughly in Control.
Korean Troops Trained by Japanese
Were Those Who Attacked the
Royal Palace-Japanese Troops Spec
'ators of the Butchery-The Tai
WON Kun's Comp d'Etat.

Washington City, Oct. 4-Information
OF the formidable uprising in Korea, re-
sulting tn the disappearance and prob
able death OF the queen and the landing
or military forces by the United States
and European powers, has been received
by Minister Kurino. OF Japan. from the
foreign office at Tokyo 1t is sensational,
indicating the landing of marines by Rus
sia the United States and probably Great
Britain. The latest dispatch TO Minister
kurino states that a force OF Russian
marines. forty I'm number, have been land
ed. Thus far they have confined them
selves to guarding the Russ9n legation
at Seoul. United States marines were
landed from the Yorktown to the number
OF sixteen. 1t is believed that British
marines have been landed. Beside these,
the japanese have a considerable force OF
soldiers at Seoul, who have been presery-
ing order. The dispatches come from
Tokyo. and communicate the substance OF
the dispatches received from Gen Mira,
the Japanese envoy at Seoul. They are
dated from the 9Th to the 18th inst, and
IL appears from these dispatches that the
trouble had its inception through the
queens dislike OF the newly organized
soldiers Of Korea.
The old soldiers had the primitive equip
nent OF the far East, but. with the prog
ress Of Japanese influence in Korea, two
battalions of Korean troops were organ
ized on modern methods. Each battalion
numbered CO. men, armed with modern
weapons. They were well drilled and
officered. When the queen showed her
disfavor toward these new troops they
appealed 10 Tai Won Kun. a powerful
chief who has long been al enmty with
the queen. lie accepted the leadership of
the new troops. and at the head of one
battalion entered the queens palace. The
native soldiers fled from the palace. The
Tokyo dispatch did not state what had
become OF the queen, further than that
she had disappeared and cannot be To-
Gated The officials are inclined to believe,
however. that the unofficial reports OF the
queens death are true. The Japanese
government the dispatch further states.
has acted quickly on the reports, and has
appointed d commission 10 inquire into
the facts.
In the meantime il is emphatically de-
MED that the queens death. if ii has oc-
CURED. was due to the japanese. one re-
port says that a japanese soshi killed the
queen. This ls not yet confirmed in the
dispatches received here. The officials say
that the soshi are an irresponsible and
lawless class. and that their acts cannot
be laid TO the Japanese people or severn
mept. Gen. Mlira's reports also cover the
work of the Japanese troops in preserving
order. These troops were stationed oppo-
site the palace. having secured this point
of vantage some time since. through the
Korean government. They took no part
in the attack on the palace. but after 1t
had occurred when the native troops
were fleeing and the new hattalons We're
enforcing their success I'm capturing the
palace. the japanese troops aided in pre-
venting bloodshed and disorder. IL i
probable that some deaths occurred dur
ing the melee. Following this came the
landing OF the United States and Russian
marines and. II is believed, the landing Of
the British.
The latest indications are that the Tai
Won Kun and the kinr are in control Of
affairs at the Korean capltol The king
has been the nominal ruler. but the queen
has heretofore been recognized as the real
ruler. The influence Of the king and the
Tai Won Kun are distinctly favorable 10
the Japanese.
At the Korean legation no word has been
received from the disturbed capital. The
officers are much exercised and 10 not
doubt that the queen has met her Death,
although they are not ready to abandon
hone. II official confirmation is received
there will be such formal ceremony as Is
usual on the death Of a sovereign. The
legation will 20 into mourning. but there
~ not likely TO be funeral service. al
thought this has been considered as FUR
ther mark OF respsct.
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