Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-01-29
KOREAN TROOPS LOOT.
Soldiers and Police at PyenEyang
Rob Houses of Rich.


According to Seoul adYices Corean sol
diers and police ut Pyengyang, disguised
rs robbers, have looted all the wealthy
native houses. Foreigners are growing
very uneasy over the condition Of affairs.
The natives seemingly are apathetic.
An accident on the electric street rail
way at Seoul, which resulted i'll the kill
ing of a Corean, led to rioting on the
part of the populace. The marine guard
at the American legation, however, with
ont having recourse to their firearms sue
ceeded in preventing the trouble from
assuming serious proportions. Although
there have been previous disturbances in
Corea, this is the first mob attack made
thus far on the property of Americans.
The railroad is owned and operated by
Americans 1t runs through the heart
Of Seoul The guard which made the
rescue came from the American lega-
ton. 1t consisted of 100 marines, who
were sent some time ago to be on hand
for the protection of Americans and their
property A reinforcement of this guard
may be brought from the Philippines.
The highest officials at Port Arthur
rcpudiate the published accusations of
Russian hostility to the United States
because Of its Manchurian policy and the
appointment of American consuls under
the new treaty with China 1t Is otti-
cially asserted that no large reinforce
ment of the eastern forces is expected at
present. The military authorities, how
ever. add that otherwise arrangements
arc being made for large supply OF
ponies from the province of Chill, for
the cossacks and mounted infantry.
The Generalization of the passenger
and freight traffic on the Manchurlan
railway continues in consequence OF the
military activity and there is great
block of freight at Port Danny.
Takashima, the japanese interpreter
| for the Russian attache, was arrested al
| Toxic on the suspicion of acting as spy
| in the Yogosuka fortified zone. lie mas
| been taken to Yokohama for trlal. II Is
alleged that conclusive evidence mas Deen
obtained regarding other suspects, when
| is causing a very strong feeling against
| such treachery, which is a capltal Oh
Tense in Japan.
The Toxic correspondent of the Lon
| don Times says letters received thefe
| from Vladivostok declare party OF nus
| sian marines landed at N!adlyostok on
| Ian. 9 and subjected the japanese resi-
| dents to great violence. The russians
wrecked twenty -four houses, maitfeated
women and inflicted wounds upon aged
nersons and children. The rioting lasted
for twenty hours. The rioters were ac-
| companied by their officers, according 70
| tbe letters from Vladiyostok, ana were
| not restrained by the civil authorizes
Japanese newspapers advocate the
| withdrawal of all japanese from SIBERIA
| and ask what may be expected In the
| event of hostilities if such things occur
during peace
The Rev. Dr. George Heber Jones
who has been missionary OF the Metn-
| odist Church in Corea since 1888, is III
Now York on a furlough. He says the
! missions are dominated by the best splii'
Of friendliness and cooperation, WIN
| soc+orion strife virtually banished. lie
believes the church property ana MISSION
| aries will be respected by both sues ~
event of war
.arbere is much petty persecution
| among the natives" said Or. jones' De
/ oousa the conversion of Corean olten
results in a serious dislocation OF the
clan ms we'll as of social ana rellsious
uaIa+;onsbips of the community, but IL is
| roraly that one is forced to apostasize
once he has taken the step or des'fo! ,ns
| his household gods and fetiches, ana TINS
III converts do before they are recos
! nized y