Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-15
LANDED.
Marines Guard the For.
eign COnSulateS.
GREAT UPRISING IN THE HERMIT
KINGDOM.
THE QUEEN IS KILLED,
Oh HAS DISAPPEARED, AND No
TRACE OF HER CAN HE
POUND.
Japulle=s Troops Lend Their Ala in
Preserving Peace and saving
Lives ana Property,

Washington. Oct li.--1nformatlon of
the formidable uprising In Corea re-
sultlng In the disappearance and prob
able death OF the queen and the land
ing of military forces by the United
States and European commanders has
been received BY the Japanese minister
here.
1t is quite sensational. indicating The
landing of marines by Russia, the
United States and probably Great
Britain.
The latest dispatch to Minister
KurIno states that force Of marines.
numbering forty have been landed.
Thus far they have confined them
selves to guarding the Russian lega-
tlon at Seoul. United States mnrines
were landed from the yorktown to he
number OF sixteen 1t Is believed also
that British marines have been landed
Besides these the Japanese have
considerable force nj soldiers II .eoul
who have been preserving order.
The dispatch came from Toxic and
communicates the substance OF Cts
patches received from General Mura,
the japanese envoy at Seoul. They
are dated from ninth to the twelfth
lllHAiuAs IL upDtalS ITptu tntsG QlS-
patches that the trouble had Its in
Ception through the queens dislike of
the newly organized soldidry OF 'orca.
The old soldiers had the primitive
equipment of the far east. But with
japanese influence In Corea two ba-
tallions of Corean troops were organ
lied on modern methods. Each ba-
tallion numbered 600 men, armed with
modern weapons. They were well
drilled and oificered. When the queen
showed her disfavor toward these rev
troops they appealed to TaiW u Isung.
powerful chief, who has long been at
enmity with the queen. He accepted
the leadership of the new troop and
with one battalion entered tho palace
grounds. The old soldiers fled from the
palace.
The Toxic dispatch does not state
specifically what become of the queen
further than that she had disappeared
and cannot be located. The officials are
inclined to believe. however, that The
unofficial reports OF the queens death
are true. one report Is that ia
panese soldier killed the queen, but
this is not yet confirmed.
The officials say that the Shoshl are
an irresponsible and lawless class and
that their acts cannot be laid 20 the
Japanese people or government. GEN
eral Muir's report also covers the work
of japanese troops In preserving o. der.
Those troops We're stationed opposite
the palace building and secured the
place of vantage some time ago. They
took no part in the attack on the
palace, but after 1t occurred, when the
old troops were fleeing and the ba-
tallion was forcing itself ahead the
japanese troops aided in preventing
bloodshed and disorder. II Il PROBABLE
that some deaths occurred during the
melee. Following this came the land
ing OF United States and Russian ma
rines, and, 1t is believed the lenling OF
the British.
The latest indications nre that Tai
Won kung and the king are in control
OF affairs. The king has been tho
nominal ruler at the Corean capitol
but the queen has heretofore been re-
cognized as the real ruler. The in
huence OF the king and Tai Won Kung
are distinctly favorable 10 The ia
panese
At the Corean legation no word has
been received from the disturbed &C pi-
toll The officials are much exercised
ana do not doubt that the queen has
met her death, although they are not
ready TO abandon hope. In Ease the
confirmation Is received there WIN be
SUCH formal ceremony as Is usual on
the death Of sovereign. The legation
VIII go into mourning but there N rot
likely to be a funeral service, although
this has been considered as a further
mark of respect.