The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-10-15
UPRISING IN COREA
II Is Probable That the Queen Has
Been Murdered.
FOREIGN MARINES LANDING
The Trouble Had Its Inception
Through the Rulers Dislike OF
New Soidlers-Walting for
Details at Washington.

Washington. Oct. ii.-Informatlon OF
a formidable uprising In corea, result
ing In the disappearance and probable
death Of the queen and the landing OK
military forces by the United States
and European power. has been receiv-
ed by Minister Kurino OF Japan from
the foreign office at Toxic. 1t is quite
sensational. indicating the landing or
marines by Russia. the United States
and probably Great Britain. The Ia
test dispatch 10 Minister Kurino states
that a force OF Russian marines, 20 In
number. has been landed. Thus far
they have confined themselves to
guarding the Russian legation at
Seoul. United States marines were
landed from the Yorktown to the num-
Der of Is. II Is believed that British
marines have been landed. Besides
these. the japanese have a considera-
BILE force of soldiers at Seoul. who
have been preserving order.
The dispatch comes from Toxic and
communicates the substance OF dis
patches received from General Myria.
the japanese envoy at Seoul. They
are dated from the 9th to the 10th
inst. and 1t appears from these dis
patches that the trouble had Its In
ception through the queens dislike OF
the newly organized soldiers of Corea
The old soldiers had the primitive
equipment OF the far east. but with the
progress OF Japanese influence In
Corea. two baitalions Of Corean troops
were organized on modern methods.
Each battalion numbered 800 men
armed with modern weapons. They
were well drilled and ofiicered. When
the queen showed her disfavor toward
these new troops they appealed to Tai
Won Kun. a powerful chief who has
long been at enmity with the queen.
He accepted the leadership OF the new
troops and at the head Of one battalion
entered the queens palace. The ma
tive soldiers fired from the palace.
The Toxic dispatch did not state
what had become OF the queen further
than that she had disappeared and
cannot be located. The officials are
inclined to believe. however. that the
unoficial reports Of the queens death
are true. The japanese government.
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quickly on the report md h&b ap-
pointed q commission to inquire Into
the facts. In the meantime II Ii EN-
phatically denied that the queens
death. II II has occurred. was due to
the Japanese. One report says that q
Japanese shoshi killed the queen. This
is moi. yet confirmed In the dispatches
received here. The officials say that
the shoshl are an irresponsible and
lawless class and that their acts can
not be laid to the japanese people or
government. General Myria's reports
also cover the work OF the Japanese
troops In preserving order. These
troops wers stationed opposite the pal
ace. having secured this point Of van
| tage some time since through the CO.
rean government. They took no part
In the attack on the palace. but after
It had occurred. when the native
| troops were fleeing and the new bat
talions were enforcing their success In
| capturing the palace. the Japanese
troops aided In preventing bloodshed
and disorder. 1t Is probable that mur-
ders occurred during the melee.
The latest Indications are that Tai
Won Kun and the king are in control
| Of affairs at the Corean capital. The
king has been the nominal ruler. but
the queen has heretofore been recog-
nlzed a. the real ruler. The influence
OF the king and Tai Won Kun are
distinctly favorable to the Japanese.
At the Corean legation no wor1rhai
been received from the disturbEica
itai. The officials are much exercised
and do not doubt that the queen has
met her death. although they are not
ready to abandon hope.