Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-07-26
RIOTINCITYOFSEOUL
KOREANS SUBDUED BY QUICK
WORK OF The JAPS.
Koreans Apply the Torch, Use the
RfIe-Hunt the Premier-Japanese
Are Shooting Rioters and Have
Posted Machine Guns-ToISio Hints
at Future Action.

Toxic, July 21.-Late advices from
Seoul say that the rioting is growing
in magnitude. Attempts to burn the
railway station and police building
we're 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 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 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 1t impossible to check the
Z flames and the house was destroyed
: The premier was the cabinet
' spokesman when the request was sub
e mitted that the emperor abdicate anC
s repeated threats were made against
his life.
I'll His fellow ministers also fear as
e sassination and, in view of the dem
I onstration, the guards over them have
l. been heavily reinforced.
g Vague reports are received of fierce
e rioting in interior towns and grea
anxiety is felt for Japanese resident
r too far away to seek protection unde
the banners of the Seoul garrison.
It The crown prince, elevated to tn
r. throne by the emperor's retirement, /
IS said to be in terror for his life and |
E. only restrained by the Japanese fror
IS relinquishing the scepter in his turf
IL Many Koreans Killed.
- Many Koreans were killed an
= wounded by Japanese troops in an a
@ tack upon the mansion of the ministe
= of war, following the burning of tn
premier's palace.
Driven from the scene of the frs
demonstration, the riters were rallie
~ by their leaders and started to max
~ clean sweep of the residences of a
I'll the cabinet members. The war mini
20 ter's home was the first attacked.
lie Warned by the destruction wrougl
C during the earlier riot, Japanese sc
'e diers were prepared to deal with IL
crowd and opened fire before a rus
ls could be made. The number of cas-
III alties is uncertain, but must haV
~ been heavy.
A concerted attempt was mat
earlier in the day to murder eve
member of the cabinet. The premi
is sought refuge in the imperial palac
WHICH Is uuuSI d ollOuB 6udi u VI ia
In anese police.
et. The other ministers fled to the ia
ed anese resident general.
90 Machine Guns Are Posted.
he Machine guns have been placed
DIS the Japanese at the Tai Ham gate al
Id beyond breastworks in the street a
IN preaching the palace in anticipate
nut of an attack by the Korean soldier
who are in mutiny almost to man.
The japanese are determined to ]
store order and have issued proclaim
ng lions threatening instant death
i'd rioters.
he Strong military patrols are pair
in ling the streets in the face of mo
of inflamed almost to madness by sti
Ill ents. The masses anger seems to
lit directed less against the Japane
than the Korean ministers.
United States Consul Sammons b
replied to Marquis Ito's offer of p
lection to the foreign consulates IL
.ns he prefers to leave the matter
RAJ guarding the Americans entirely
are the discretion of the Japanese. 7
el. crown prince has been formally
Inu throned and will occupy the mol
~ palace.
Toxic Gets After the Korean.
ow Toxic, July 22.-It is reported fir
he Seoul that the retired emperor
yho fused to acknowledge his compl
noninterference with the new adm
r a istration, insisting that the new
me peror was only his proxy. He
our prevailed upon to withdraw from
position and to consent to the
auguration of a new epoch with