Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-14
RUSSIA COMMANDS IN COREA
Cars Marines Replace the Native Police
at Seoul, the Capital
HIGH STATE OFFICIALS ASSASSINATED
King Orders General Slaughter OF
All the Old Mtnistry-Viscoupt
Miurn Acquitted by n Jnpa-
ncsc Court.

Copyright. 1896. by Press Publishing Companyl
TOXIC, Japan, Feb. 13,-(New York World
Cabegram-Specal Telegram.)-There is a
new revolution in Corea. The prime minis
ter and other state officials have been as
sassinated.
Russian marines displaced the native police
In Seoul, February 10. and conducted the
King and the crown prince to the Russian
legation, where a new government was or
ganized.
The Tai Won Kun, the kings father, was
taken to the legation later
general slaughter of the old ministry
has been commanded by the king, but the
order has not yet been executed.
NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-(Special Telegram.l
The Worlds correspondence from Japan,
under date of January %, has the following:
"The United States minister has just shipped
from Toxic to the medical bureau Of the War
department at Washington complete field
equipment OF the Japanese ambulance corps.
consisting of the various surgical instruments
and appliances used in the Japanese army
during the recent war. under the direction
of the medical staff and the officers OF the
Red Cross organization. The outfit fills nine
large packing boxes, in addition to a case
1.-The request to be supplied with these
articles was received from America some
time ago, but the Japanese authorities sug-
gested that the experience of the war had
shown the possibility of several improve
ments, and that it would be desirable to
wait until these had been perfected. But
the United States War department proposed
to have a set precisely similar to those that
had done service in China, and the purchase
was accordingly made by Mr. Dun without
delay.
MTURA FOUND NOT GUILTY.
"The trial of Viscount Mura and his
Japanese fellow conspirators in the outbreak
Of last October at Seoul. ended January 20
with the acquittal of the accused. The court
held that the evidence was not sufficient to
prove the prisoners guilty of murder, al
though it was distinctly shown that Miura
had been fully informed as to the Tai Won
Kuns project for regaining the supreme
control of the Corean government, and Of
fered his services in cooperation. The ver-
dict is received with astonishment by for
eigners, but the majority of the Japanese are
wholly satisfied with 1t, and there seems to
be disposition to gorify the criminal as a
popular hero. Congratulatory banquets were
offered him after the close of the trial at
Hiroshima and the press generally rejoiced
at his liberation.
THE release of his implicated subor-
dinates, both civil and military, was not en-
tirely unexpected, testimony having been
given that they acted under positive orders
from the head of the legation, and the
Corean court Of inquiry having decided that
the actual assassins Ct the queen were
Coreans ia disguise and not Japanese, as
had been commonly believed.
"The Japanese Department of Finance has
discovered that the cost of the war will
prove far heavier than has hitherto been
supposed. The direct outlay has already
exceeded 22O,O0O,0OO yens. The ultimate total
will amount to much more than the ndem-
nifty exacted from China