The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-10-15
AN UPRISING IN COREA
THE QUEEN HAS DISAPPEARED
AND HAS PROBABLY
BEEN KILLED.
UNITED STATES TROOPS LANDED

Also Now Have Marines On Hand
Guarding Their Interests The
Trouble Is Due to Japanese Influence
And Had Its Inception Through the
Queens Dislike of the ewIy-Organ-
ized Soldiery--The King in Power.
WASHINGTON, d. G, Oct. 14.-Infor-
nation of the formidable uprising in
COrea, resulting in the disappearance
and probable death Of the Queen, and
the landing of military forces by the
United States and European powers, has
been received by Minister Kurino, of
Japan, from the foreign Office at Toxic,
1t is quite sensational, indicating the
landing of marines by Russia, the
United States and probably Great Bri
tain.
Tne latest dispatch to Minister Kurino
states that force of Russian marines,
forty 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 number of six
teen. 1t is believed also that British
marines have been landed. Besides
these, the japanese have a considerable
force of soldiers at Seoul who have
neen preserving order.
The dispatches come from Toxic and
communicate the substance Of dispatches
received from Gen. Muira, the
Japanese envoy at Soul They are
dated from the h to the 18th inst 1t
appears from these dispatches that the
trouble had its inception through the
Queens dislike Of newly organic I'd sol
dlery of Corea The old soldiers had the
primitive equipment Of the far East. But
with the progress of japanese influence
in Corea, two battalions of COrean troops
were organized on modern methods.
Z .ch battalion numbered 600 men armed
with modern weapons. They were will
drilled and officered.
When the Quten showed her disfayor
toward these new troops they appealed
to the Tai Won Kun, powerful chief,
who has long been at enmity with the
Q1een. He 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 Toxic dispatches do not state speci-
fcally what became of the Queen, fur
ther than that she had disappeared and
cannot be located The officials are in
clined to believe, however, that the un-
official reports of the Queens death are
true.
The japanese government, the dis
patches further state, has acted quickly
on the reports, and has appointed a
commission to inquire into the facts. In
the meantime, it is emphatically denied
that the Queens death, if it has occurred,
was due to the japanese. One report is
that a Japanese soshi killed the Queen.
This is not yet confirmed in the dis,
patches 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 gov
ernment.
Gen. Muira's reports also cover the
work of the japanese troops in preserV-
ing order The 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
after it had occurred, when the
native troops were fleeing and the new
battalions were enforcing their success
in capturing the palace, the Japanese
troops aided in preventing bloodshed and
disorder 1t is probable that some
deaths occurred during the melee. Fol
lowing this came the landing of United
States and Russian marines, and, as is
believed, the landing of the British.
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 recognized as
the real ruler The influence of the King
and the Tai Won Kun are distinctly ia
vorable to the japanese.
At the Corean legation no word has
been received from the disturbed capitol.
The officials are much exercised, and do
not doubt that the Queen has met her
death, although they are not ready to
abandon hopes.
In case official confirmation is received,
there will be such formal ceremony as is
usual on the death of sovereign. The
legation will go into mourning, but there
is not likely to be a funeral service, al
though this has been considered as a
further mark of respect.