Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-07-20
KOREANS ATTEMPT TO|
MURDER ENTIRE
CABINET
Ex-Governor ordered His
Guard to Enter Palace
For That Pur.
pose.
Street OUTBREAKS
FREQUENT TODAY
Crown Prince Formally Made Rul-
er of Nation. Surrounded by
japanese Guards Marquis
Ito Prepares to Use
Necessary Force.

Seoul Korea, July 20.--This after
ternoon the rioters surrounding the
premier's residence were dispersed by
the, Japanese police with the assist
ance of artillery. The premier sought
refuge in the palace, other ministers
going to the Japanese residency gen.
eral The reports of rifles continue
to be heard and it is believed that
a collision has occurred between the
Japanese police and the Korean SOL
diers. At 10 o'clock last night, Mar
quis Ito was informed that the i'm
perial guard had been clandestinely
ordered by former emperor to enter
the palace at midnight and murder
the whole cabinet, which was respon-
sible for his abdication.
Crown Prince Is Ruler.
This is the official explanation of
the fact that the Japanese are gar
risoning the palace. On being mo-
titled of the plot Marquis Ito ordered
troops sent to the scene.
The ceremonies attending the ac-
cession of the crown prince to the
throne were carried out at 10 O'Clock
Japanese officials, and many consuls
Japanese officials, and many counsuls
general, were received in audience by
the new emperor at 4:30 p. m.
Gen. Haseganas' troops still garri-
son the palace and regiment ar
rived from Ping Yang this morning
to reinforce the garrison.
Attempt to Murder Cabinet.
The streets were being cleared at
noon when desultory rifle firing was
heard in different parts Of the city,
presumably by deserters from the
Ping Yang regiment, whose plotting
continues. The Ping Yang regiment
was disarmed during the night ON ac-
count of having furnished yesterday s
mutineers with rifles and because it
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ture the palace.
1t is said that the plotting con-
tinues along this line. A concerted
effort was made at p. m. today to
murder the entire cabinet.
Mon sacks and Burns.
After haranguing at the Temple of
Heaven, a mob of two thousand
marched a mile to the mansion of
Iwanyung, which they sacked and
burned. The same fate was visited
on the homes of the prime minister
and others. At the home of the min
Japanese guards who repulsed the
rioters wounding and killing many.
Ali shops at Ping Yang are closed
The safety of the japanese Is proble-
metical as the departure of the regi-
ment for Seoul this morning leaves
only 500 Japanese troops in the city.
Serious Riot.
A company of Korean troops mu-
tinted yesterday, escaped from the
barracks without officers and attacked
the police station on the main street
at the Great Bell. After firing sew
eral volleys they scattered, continu-
ing a desultory firing and attacking
individual Japanese. They were join
ed by the populace, who used stones
and clubs. Ten wounded have reach
ed the hospital in the Japanese quar-
ter where the japanese are fiockine
60. NsafuU To- ~, fANaN
Koreans are dead. and three Jap
anese and two Koreans wounded
General Hasegawa sent dismountet
cavalry to reinforce the police, whC
are still searching for the mutineers
The militia was also ordered out.
An official report states that ter
Japanese were killed and thirty
wounded in the rioting yesterday
The number of Korean victims is no
given.
Ready for Attack.
Toxic, japan. froy July sso, SoM'AfteF
that four machine guns are now a
the Taihan gate. Should the Kort
ans repeat yesterdays behavior b!
firing upon the Japanese police, the
Japanese troops will not hesitate tC
retaliate.
May Abduct Emperor.
Later kilograms from Seoul STATE
some collisions have been occurrin!
between the japanese police and the
rioters, and that Korean soldiers alsC
fired upon the japanese police. Som'
were wounded on both sides. Th'
trouble was Immediately suppressed
by the appearance of Japanese artil
lery, who apparently terrified tn
rioters. An extra edition of a Ko
rean daily, saying that the empero
would be carried away to Japan, /
causing excitement.