The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-26
KOREANS SUBDUED BY QUICK
WORK OF The JAPS.
Apply the Torch, Use the
RiNe-Hunt the Premier-Japanese
Are Shooting Rioters ana na''
Posted Machine euns-TOkiO Hints
at Future Action.

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~magnitude. Attempts to burn the !
railway station and police puildihs t
frustrated by the prompt action '
of the japanese police and gendarmeS' I
The powder magazine of the Korean ,
government is strongly guarded by
troops at the request OF the
of war. Rioters are reported
70 have been killed. Murderons as
saults are frequent and the city Is
~.orairg almost on a reign of terror.
business Is completely suspended.
Burn the Premier's House.
Seoul, July 21.-Premier vi Wang
Wang's house was sacked and burned
by a mob.
The rioters were bent on killing the
premier, who was fortunately from
home when the trouble broNe out, ana
the heavy doors were broken into 10
the palace.
The minister's friends say he was
away on a visit, but it is rumored that
he fled barely in time to escape the
crowd.
Japanese troops reached the spot
while the mob was still looting the
house. Fearing a volley, the ring
leaders APPLIED the torch and tled' Inc
followers quickly scattered. h sol
diers found it impossible to check the
flames and the house was destroyeu'
The premier was the CABINET
Spokesman when the request was sub
mitted that the emperor abdicate
repeated threats we're made against
his life.
His fellow ministers also fear as
sassination and, in view OF the dem
onstration, the guards over them have
been heavily reinforced.
Vague reports are received of fierce
rioting in interior towns and great
anxiety is felt for Japanese residents
too far away to seek protection under
the banners of the Seoul garrison.
The crown prince, elevated to the
throne by the emperor's retirement, is
said to be in terror for his life and is
only restrained by the Japanese from
relinquishing the scepter in his urn
! Many Koreans Killed.
7 MANY Koreans we're killed anC
= wounded by Japanese troops in an at
5 tack upon the mansion of the ministel
of war. following the burning of th'
4 premier's palace.
, Driven from the scene of the frs
t demonstration, the riteYs were rallie'
by their leaders and started to max
4 a clean sweep of the residences of al
the cabinet members. The war minis
e ter's home was the first attacked.
Warned by the destruction wrough
during the earlier riot, Japanese so
n diers were prepared to deal with tn
d crowd and opened fire before a rus
g could be made. The number of cast
a. alties is uncertain, but must hav
d been heavy.
E. A concerted attempt was mad
earlier in the day to murder ever
1T member of the cabinet. The premie
2 sought refuge in the imperial palac
lie which is under a strong guard of ia.
anese police.
The other ministers fled to the ia
ne anese resident general.
Machine Guns Are Posted.
IT. Machine guns have been placed
the Japanese at the Tai Ham gate al
BIS beyond breastworks in the street a
%proaching the palace in anticipate
an of an attack by the Korean soldier
zig who are in mutiny almost to a man.
.ty The Japanese are determined to I
1is store order and have issued proclaim
by tions threatening instant death
ny, rioters.
Strong military patrols are patr,
he ling the streets in the face of mo
at inflamed almost to madness by stu
ter ents. The masses anger seem to
tie. directed less against the Japane
L03 than the Korean ministers.
29,- United States Consul Summons b
replied to Marquis Ito's offer of p
tho lection to the foreign c~onsulates til
re he prefers to leave the matter
J. guarding the Americans entirely
OPP the discretion of the Japanese. 7
ear crown prince has been formally
ing throned and will occupy the mol
.ur- palace.
ing Toxic Gets After the Korean.
Toxic, July 22.-It is reported fr
Seoul that the retired emperor
fused to acknowledge his compl
noninterference with the new adm
istration, insisting that the new {
peror was only his proxy. He Y
prevailed upon to withdraw from
position and to consent to the
"a %auguration of a new epoch with
new name, in accordance with usa
- PAX Yon Ho was reapointed hot
hold minister, and Vito Choi, cl
!. ot chamberlain. has been arrested, "
the approval of the new emperor,
.t, suspicion of melting riot.
om- May Be Japanese Trick.
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