The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-10-15

Warships of Russia, the United states and
Great Britain send Armed Representa-
tlves Ashore-The Report OF the Qu,cn's
Assassination Credited at Washington.
WAsHTNGToN, Oct. 15.-Informatlon OF
the formidable uprising in Korea, result
ing in the disappearance and probable
death of the queen, and the landing Of
military forces by the United States AMI
European powers, has been received by
Minister Kurino, Of Japan, from the for
eign Office Mt Toxic. 1t is quite sensational,
indicating the landing of marines by Rus
sia, the United States and probably Great
Britain
The latest dispatch to Minister Kurino
states that force of Russian marines,
forty in number have been landed. Thus
far they have confined themselves to guucd-
ing the Russian legation at Seoul.
United states marines were landed from
the Yorktown to the number Of sixteen.
It is believed also that British marines
have been landed Besides these the Jap
anesc have a considerable force OF soldiers
at Seoul, who have been preserving order
Th, dispatches come from Toxic, and com
municate the substance of dispatches re
cciyad from General Muira, the Japanese
envoy at Seoul They are dated from the
9th to the II inst. 1t appears from these
dispatches that the trouble had its inccp-
tion through the queens dislike of the
newly organized soldlery of Korea. The
old soldiers had the primitive equipment
of the far east, but with the progress OF
japanese influence in Korea two battal-
| ions of Korean troops were organized on
modern methods Each battalion num-
bered 800 men, armed with modern weap-
ons They were well drilled and otiicered
| When the queen showed her disfavor to-
ward these new troops they appealed to
+ the 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 Toxic
| dispatches do not state specifically what
! became of the queen, further than that
she has disappeared and cannot be located.
| The officials are inclined to believe, how
ever, that the unofficial reports of the
queens death are true. The Japanese gov
ernment, the dispatches further state, has
acted quickly ON the reports, and has ap-
pointed commission to inquire into the
facts.
In the meantime it is emphatically de
MED that the queens death, If 1t has oc-
Cured, was due to the japanese. One re
port is that japanese Soshi killed the
queen. This is not yet confirmed in the
dispatches received here. The japanese
say the Soshis are an irresponsible and
lawless set, and that their acts cannot be
laid to the Japanese people or government
General Muira's reports also cover the
worl. of japanese troops in preserving
order. These troops were stationed op
posito the palace, having secured this point
of vantage some Uime since through the
Korean government They took no pari
in the attack on the palace, but after II
had occurred, when the native troops WERE
leeng and the new battalions were en-
forcing their success in capturing thu
palace, the japanese troops aided in pre-
venting bloodshed and disorder. 1t il
probable thar some deaths occurred durlns
the melee. Following this came the land
ing of United States and Russian marines
and, as is believed, the landing of tn,
. British.
The latest indications are that the Ia
f Won Kun and the king are in control o
, affairs at the Korean capitol The king
has boen the nominal ruler, but the queer
has heretofore been recognized as the rea
ruler The influence Of the king and tn
Tai Won Kun are distinctly favorable t.
the Japanese.
7 AT the Korean legation here no word ha
been received from the disturbed capital
The officials are much exercised, and d,
not doubt that the queen has met he
, death although they are not ready t.
g abandon hope. In case official contirma
' tion is received there will be such forma
ceremony as is usual on the death of asoy
: ereign The legation will go into mourn
ing, but there is not likely to be funera
service, although this has been considere'
as further mark of respect.