Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-09
Raid Upon the Palace at Seoul by an
Armed Mob.
JAPANESE TROOPS RESTORE ORDER
Conflict With the Turks Renewed
in Armenia.
USING DYNAMITE IN CUBA

YOKOHAMA, October "a dispatch re-
ceived here today from Seoul, the capital
of Corea, announces that crder has been
restored there, and that the japanese
troops are now guarding the palace. The
cause OF this action upon the part of the
japanese commander at Seoul was that
Tai-Ron-Kin, the kings father, and leader
of the anti-reform party, had entered the
palace at the head of an armed force.
threatening the queens life.
Although no definite statement on the
subject is made in the dispatch from Seoul,
1t is believed that the queen is still alive.
MORE FIGHTING IN ARMENIA.
The situation About the Same mt Con-
StantinOple.
TREBIZONDE, Armenia, October o.
Serious conflicts between Turks and Ar
menians occurred here yesterday. Many
Armenians were killed.
CONSTANTINOPLE, October 8. via So
fla, Bulgaria, October 9.-The blockade OF
the Armenian churches continues AL ef-
forts of the authorities and the Armenian
patr:archs have failed to persuade the Ar
r,enians who have sought refuge within
their walls to return to their houses, as
they put no faith in the assurances of pro-
lection given them.
The Turks, however, will only allow Ar
menian ecclesiastics to enter the churche
and when they leave the buildings they
are carefully searched.
In accordance with the demands OF the
representatives of the powers, the police
authorities have commenced releasing the
Armen.ans who were imprisoned as re-
suit of the recent rioting. Two OF these un-
fortunates, who were allowed to leave the
Zaptieh prison, were found 10 De IN pit
liable condition, both suffering seven or
eight terrible wounds. They have made
statement which has been communicated
to the representatives of the powers that
the prisoners had not received food or
medical treatment for the three days pre-
vious to their release. They also claim that
the prison is horribly overcrowded, and IN
a shocking state of filthiness.
The streets of Constantinople and Its
suburbs are still patrolled by the police and
troops, and it is understood that the tor
pedoes that have been sent to the Darda-
nelles have been placed in the straits Am
munition has also been sent to the forts,
and from other military movements which
are going on it would seem that the Turks
are preparing to defend the passage Of the
Dardanelles. should Great Britain attempt
a naval demonstration in these waters.
There does not seem to De any material
change in the diplomatic situation. The
Turkish ministers have held another con-
ference, and additional communications
have been exchanged with the representa-
tives of the powers, but these formalit.eS
no longer attract much attsntion, and few
people believe that any decided change in
the condition of the Armenians is likely to
occur unless the Porte is forcibly compelled
to enter upon the work Of bringing about
reforms in Armenia,
There no longer seems to be any doubt
that the Armenians anticipated serious
disturbance when the attempt was made
Monday week ago to present petition
to the sultan through the grand vZier, and
they claim that those of their race who fell
upon tnat occasion were martyrs who gave
their lives for Armenia in the hope of fore
ing the powers to put extra pressure upon
the Porte in the efforts being made to bring
about reform in the administration of Ar
menia.