The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-07-20
MUTINOUS TROOPS JOINED by
POPULACE AND 25 JAPS ARE
KILLED AND WOUNDED.
WILL GIVE JAPAN FREE SWING
Ex-PPemier of Korea Declares Ii is
Case of Japanese Tnfamy and
Will BE Avenged.
(By the Associated Press J

SEOUL, Korea, July 19.-The en-
peror's abdication edict brought forth
a great mutiny. A company of Ko-
rean troops mutinied at D. m. today
escaping from the barracks without
their officers and attacked police
station on the main street at the
Great Bell. After firing several vol
leys they scattered, continuing to
fire and attacking individual Japan
ese. They were Joined by the popu-
lace. who used stones and clubs. Ten
wounded have already reached the
hospital in the Japanese quarter,
where the Japanese are fiocking for
refuge. The correspondent of the
Associated Press, while on the scene,
noted seven Japanese and four Ko-
reans dead and three Japanese and
two Koreans wounded, General Has
egawa is sending dismounted cavalry
TO reinforce the police, who are now
searching for the mutineers. The
military have been ordered out.
While at the residence of the gen.
erai an outbreak of the people was
discredited. General Hasegaway's ap-
prehension has been fulfilled, how
ever, In the emute of the emperor's
guards.
The city became quiet at nightfaIl
and Is now under military patrol.
A heavy rain following the out
break of today was largely instru-
mental in dispensing the crowds. All
traffic has been stopped and the Jap
anese shops are guarded. The police
report that twenty-five Japanese were
killed and wounded in the days riot
ing. The casualties among the Ko-
reans are unknown.
An official Japanese report ascribes
the shooting today to Korean soldiers
who could not be controlled by their
officers.
The noise of the firing and the
news that casualties had resulted
greatly alarmed the emperor, who at
at o'clock tonight sent by the min
lister of justice an apologetic measure
to the effect that he regretted greatly
that his subjects had caused violent
commotion. He therefore relied up
on Marquis Ito to take measures nec-
essary to prevent further trouble.
After the emute Marquis Ito called
upon General Hasegawa to take mill
tary charge of the city Japanese
troops have been offered for the safe
guarding of foreign consulates in Sc
oul.
translation of the text of the
edict follows:
II have been, in succession to my
ancestors, on the throne "A years and
have met many disturbances. have
not reached my own desire. While
ministers are frequently improper
men and progress is not controlled
by men, the times are contrary to
natural events. A crisis extremely
urgent in the life of the people has
arisen and the progress of the state
Is more than ever imperiled.
Il fear danger like that that be-
falls a person crossing the ice. For
tunately we have son endowed by
nature with virtue, brilliant, and well
worthy of being charged with plans
for the deveIopment of the govern
ment, to whom we traNsfer our in
heritance as sanctioned by the Gus
tom of ancient times.
Therefore, be it known, that as
soon as it is proper to be done, we
will hand the affairs of state over to
the crown prince as our representa-
tive
Court usage is said to make the
meaning of the above an actual alb
dlcation.
While insufficient time has elapsed
to show what the effect of the emper-
ors action upon the situation may
be, advisory opinion and the Japan
ese residency general regard the alb
dication as taking away the force
of Japan's intended blow