St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-10-15
AMERICAN AND RUSSIAN MAJ
RINES PROTECT THEIR
LEGATIONS.
DOWNFALL OF THE QUEEM
JOIN HANDS TO RULE
COREA.
HER MAJEsTY,s VANISHING ACT
Little Doubt That She Has BeeR
Put to Death and That Others
Have Suffered.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14.-Informa-
ton of the formidable uprising in
Corea, resulting in the disappear
ance and probable death of the
queen, and the landing of military
forces by the United States and Eu-
ropean 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 Britain.
The latest dispatch received by Min
lister Kurino states that a 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 We're landed from the
Yorktown to the number of 16. 1t
is believed also that British marines
have been landed. Besides these,
the japanese have considerable
force of soldiers at Seoul who have
been preserving order
The dispatches come from Toxic
and communicate the substance of
dispatches received from Gen. Muira,
the japanese envoy at Seoul. They
are dated from the 9th to the 18th
inst. 1t appears from these that the
trouble had its inception through
the queens dislike of the newly or
ganized soldiers in Corea. The old
soldiers had the primitive equipment
of the far East, but with the prog
ress of japanese influence in Corea
two battalions Of Corean troops
were organized on modern methods.
Each battalion numbered 900 men,
armed with modern weapons. They
were we'll drilled and officered. When
the queen showed her disfavor to-
ward these new troops they ap-
pealed to the Tai Won Kun, DOW
erful chief who has long been at en-
nifty with the queen. 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,
SHE DISAPPEARED.
The Toxic dispatches do not state
specifically what became of the
queen, further than that she dis
appeared and cannot be found. The
ofncials are inclined to believe, how
ever, that the unofficial reports of
the queens death are true. The
japanese government has acted
quickly on the reports, and has an
pointed 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. The Off
cIals say that the soshis are an ir-
responsible and lawless class, and
that their acts cannot be laid to the
japanese people or government.
zen. Mulra's report also covers the
work of Japanese troops in PRESERVING
order. These troops were stationed
opposite the palace, having secured
this point of vantage some time since
through the Corean government. Thew
took no part in the attack on the paI
ace, but after ii had occurred. whom
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 proba ble
that some deaths occurred during the
melee. Following this came the land
ing of United States and Russian ma
r1nes and, as is believed, the landing
of the British.
FRIENDS OF THE JAPS.
The latest indications are that the
Tai Won Kun and the king are in
control of affairs at the Corean capi-
tai 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 favorable to the
Japanese
AT the Corean legation no word has
been received from the disturbed capi-
tai The officials are much exercised
and do not doubt that the queen has
met her death, although they are not
ready to abandon hope. In case Off
clal confirmation is received. there will
be such formal ceremony as is usual
on the death of a. sovereign. The Iega-
ton Will go into mourning, but there
is not likely to be a funeral service.
although this has been considered as
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