Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-07-27
RIOTINCIIYOFSEOUL
KOREANS SUBDUED BY QUICK
WORK OF The JAPS.
Koreans Apply the Torch, Use the
RifIe-Hunt the Premier-Japanese
Are Shooting Rioters and Have
Posted Machine Guns-Tokio Hints
at Future Action.


in magnitude. Attempts to burn the
railway station and police building
were frustrated by the prompt action
of the japanese police and gendarmes.
The powder magazine of the Korean
government is strongly guarded by
Japanese troops at the request of the
minister of war. Rioters are reported
to have been killed. Murderons as
saults are frequent and the city is
verging almost on 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 mob.
The rioters were bent on killing the
premier, who was fortunately from
home when the trouble broke out, and
the heavy doors were broken into TO
the palace.
The minister's friends say he was
away on 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 footing the
house. Fearing a volley, the ring
leaders APPLIED the torch and fled. The
followers quickly scattered. The sol
diers found it impossible to check the
flames and the house was destroyed.
The premier was the cabinet
spokesman when the request was sub
mitted that the emperor abdicate and
repeated threats were 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
4 only restrained by the Japanese from
= relinquishing the scepter in his turn
z Many Koreans Killed.
Many Koreans we're killed and
. wounded by Japanese troops in an at
tack upon the mansion of the minister
of war, following the burning of the
: premier's palace.
:, Driven from the scene of the first
demonstration, the riters were rallied
by their leaders and started to make
= a clean sweep of the residences of all
the cabinet members. The war minis
10 ter's home was the first attacked.
Warned by the destruction wrought
" during the earlier riot, Japanese sol
diers were prepared to deal with the
=. crowd and opened fire before a rush
~ could be made. The number of casu-
= alties is uncertain, but must have
been heavy.
= A concerted attempt was made
earlier in the day to murder every
" member of the cabinet. The premier
. sought refuge in the Imperial palace,
which is under a strong guarl of Jap
y anese police.
:, The other ministers fled to the Jap
anese resident general
I'd Machine Guns Are Posted.
IS Machine guns have been placed by
IT, the Japanese at the Tai Ham gate and
le beyond breastwOrks in the street ap-
~ preaching the palace in anticipation
III of an attack by the Korean soldiers,
&C who are in mutiny almost to a man.
III The Japanese are determined to re-
To- store order and have issued proclama.
tions threatening instant death TO
&c rioters.
no Strong military patrols are patrol
an ling the streets in the face of mObs
no inflamed almost to madness by stud
ents. The masses anger seems to be
10 directed less against the Japanese
"a than the Korean ministers.
~ United States Consul Sammons has
IN replied to Marquis Itos offer of pro
lection to the foreign consulates that
or he prefers to leave the matter Of
guarding the Americans entirely tC
- the discretion of the Japanese. The
- crown prince has been formally en-
- throned and will occupy the nortl
on palace.
er. Toxic Gets After the Korean.
up Toxic, July 22.-It is reported from
IN Seoul that the retired emperor re
he fused to acknowledge his completi
-er noninterference with the new admin
cd istration, insisting that the new EN-
peror was only his proxy He wa
sa- prevailed upon to withdraw from hi
he position and to consent to the in
ng auguration of a new epoch with
la new name, in accordance with usage
err PAX Yon Ho was reapointed house
hold minister and Vito ChOi chic
-eo chamberlain, has been arrested, wit
the approval of the new emperor. o
suspicion of melting riot.
ant May Be Japanese Trick.
at The Hague, July The Korea
led delegation left today for London Man
rumors are in circulation and aecOr'
re- ing to one of them the Koreans hav