The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-14

10 the Times says thar the British cruiser
Edgar has suddenly been ordered to Chez
nlulpo. where she will land a force of mar
ines.
New York. oct. IA cshlegram 70 tho
World from Toyko. Japan says: Persons
wearing Japanese dress and carrying jap
snese swords were among the rioters who
lately attacked the royal palace In Seoul.
Korea. AZ first IL was supposed that they
were Koreans disguised as Japanese, hut
now IT is suspected that they were Jap.
anese soshi apparently hired ruf'ians.
The Japan government has ordered al In
quiry The chief curator tprosecutorD
court of Yokohama has been sent TO
Korea 70 direct the investigation. Tho
queen. il is believed. Is dead. The Tai
Won Kun is supreme. He has forced the
king to issue a decree degrading his con-
sort TO the level of concubine and out
Iawing her family. The foreign legations
at Seoul are guarded by marines from tho
foreign warships at Chemulpo. All Is
quiet.
New York oct. IA special TO tho
Herald from Seoul Korea, says; The pail
acc was broken into on Tuesday morning
by n body OF Korean troops and hand OF
Japanese soshi In civilian dress. The col
onel in command OF the troops, on rcfiis-
ing to enter the palace. was Killed. ana a
number Of the guards were slain tho
Japanese entered the queens room and
killed the queen the minister Of the
household and three women. The bodies
were taken outside and burned. The Jap
anese troops were M tho palace but took
no part in the proceedings. Tai Won
Kun. the kings father. reached the PAL
acc soon after the assault and assumed
the chief authority He Is now 3ictafors
and ia known 10 have been In the plot.
The pro-Japanese party are In control.
MANY Of the queens party have been ar
rested and many more have ned. IL IN
believed that the queen dowager was
killed last night. and that the king will be-
forced TO abdcate.
Guards from the United States wsrship
Yorktown and Russian cruiser at
Chemulpo have been ordered mp.
Great excitement prevails. II Is thought
that the butchery. will hasten action on
the part OF Russia.
A later dspatch says: The plot 10 XIII
the queen was made by Korean friends
of Tai Won Kun and an irresponsible
japanese soshi. The Japanese troops
were at the gates when the butchery took
place The king Is now prisoner and
his father has been proclaimed dictator.
4 new cabinet has been constituted oe
pro-Japanese elements. The queens oTi-
cials have fed or are fn hiding. Appeals
have been issued to the Koreans TO rise
and e1pel tho Japanese. Japanese
soshi has been arrested for the murder OF
the queen.
The queen of Korea belonged TO the Min
family, and was friend Of China. it was
her adherentE who asked. IN 1894. for
troops from III Hung Chang 20 put 6own
the Tong Hak rebellion. The troops we're
sent In April Of that year. The queens
request for soldiers Was recognition or
the protecforafe that China claimed. nnt
the sending Of troops by China was an
assertion of that protectorate The Jap
snese-Chinese war followed The king oe
Korea IS a man Of no force Of character.
buf his father IS an active eonspirator.
and has manages for years TO keep Korea
in uprOar.