The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1895-10-22
Korea in the Hands Of a
Dictator.
THE KING FORCED TO ABpICATE.
japanese Rioters Attack the Palace at
>coul-The TAI Won Kun l. Supreme.
Warships Land Marincs-Ian Chou
Has Been Reported Captured. Etc.

/ NEW YORK, Oct. iS.-John A.
Cockerill cables from Seoul rs follows
y message was sent 10 the Herald on
the 10Th inst, giving details OF the
murder of the Queen OF Cores and the
outbreak ola revolution in that eoun-
try, but il WAS interiictei ut Toxic.
The officials now apologize for its non
trsusmissiou.
The plot to kill the Queen was
made by Coresn friends of the Tai
Non-k Kun and irresponsible Japanese
Soshi. The Japanese troops were at
the palace gates when the butchery
took place. The Tai-won Kun was
also brought 10 the palace shortly
after the assault. There Is nothing to
show that the Japanese Minister had
any knowledge of the plot The King
Is now = prisoner aud his father has
been proclaimed dictator. A new
cabinet has been constituted of pro
japanese elements.
The Queens officials hsve fled or are
in hiding. Appeals have beeu issued
10 Coreans 10 rise ami expel the Japan
csc. Marine guards from the United
States cruiser Yorktown are protecting
the legation. A japanese Soshi has
been arrested for the murder of the
Queen.
Following is the dispatch referred
70 by Colonel Coekerill As Intercepted
by the authorities and which the
European edition Of the hersli will
print tomorrow: The palace We
broken Into on Tues lay morning at 5
o'clock by body of Coresu troops
sud band of Japanese Soshi in civil
ian dress. The Colonel in command
of the troops, on refusing TO enter the
palace, was killed, auo n number of
palace guards were slain. The Japan
ese entered the Queen's room aud
Killed the Queen, the minister of the
househ' III aud three women. The
bodies were taken outside aud burned.
japanese troops Were at the palace,
but took no part in the proceedings.
The Tai-Won- Kun, the Kings
father, Reached the palace soon after
tire assault aud assumed suthoritv.
He is now dictator, and il knosu 10
have been IN the plot. The pro-
Japanese party are in control Msny
OF the Queens party have been ar
Rested abd many more have fled. Ii
Is believed that the Queen Dowsger
was killed last night and that the
King will be forced TO sbdicste.
Guards from the United States war
ship Yorktown and Russian cruisers
have been ordered up. Great exeire-
ment prevails. 1t is thought that the
butchery will hasten action on the
part OF Russia
Hne Worlds Toxic correspondent
cables a. follows: Persons wearing
Japanese dresses ami carrying Japan {
ese swords were among tue rioters
who lately attacked the royal palace .
in Seoul, Corea- At first u was sup .
pO--d they were Coreau- disg uised as
japanese, but now it is suspected they .
were JapAne-e So-hi. apparently hired 4
ruffisns. TIE japanese Government
ha- ordered su exhaustive inquiry.
The chief procuratOr Cpro-ecutor) of
the court at Yokohama has been sent
10 Cores 20 direct the investigation.
The Queen, IT. j. believed, Is dead.
The Tai Won-kun is supreme He
ha> forced the King to issue y decree
his cOnsOrt to the level OF a
and OutIswing her family.
The foreign legations at Seoul are
guarded by marines from the foreign
Ssrships AT ChemulpO. All is quiet
LONDON, Oct IA Shanghai dis
patch To the Times says that Her
Nsj-sty'- cruiser Edgar has suddenly
been ordered to Chemulpo. where che
Sill laHd s force of marines
Ii i reported from Picking that some
IF the MOhammedsn reoeI- 10 the pro-
vince o. ksn-u have captured the city
IT Ian Chu, the capital Of the pro-
Tiuce