The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-07-26
KOREANS
REBEL
JAPANESE TROOPS HAD
QUIET THEM.
ATTEMPTS MADE TO BURN alo
BUILDINGS At SEOUL IS
REPORTED.

AohAo, July 1I.-LdIo aOVlCeS 1EOm
Seoul say that the rioting is growing
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
Of war. Rioters are reported
to have been killed. Murderous as
saults are frequent and the city is
verglng almost on a reign Of terror.
Business is completely suspended.
Burn the Prennier'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 looting the
house. Fearing 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
only restrained by the Japanese from
relinQuishing the scepter in his turn.
Many Koreans Killed.
Many Koreans were 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
clean sweep of the residences of all
the cabinet members. The war minis
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 strong guard of jap
anese police.
The other ministers fled to The jap
anese resident general
Machine Ours Are Posted.
Machine guns have been placed by
the Japanese at the Tai Ham gate and
beyond breastwOrks in the street ap-
preaching the palace in anticipation
OF an attack by the Korean soldiers,
who are in mutiny almost to a man.
The Japanese are determined to re-
store order and have issued proclama-
lions threatening instant death to
rioters.
Strong military patrols are patrol
ling the streets in the face of mobs
inflamed almost to madness by stud
ents. The masses anger seems to be
less against the Japanese
than the Korean ministers.
United States Consul Summons has
replied to Marquis Ito's offer of pro-
lection to the foreign consulates that
he prefers to leave the matter of
guarding the Americans entirely to
the discretion of the Japanese. The
crown prince has been formally en-
throned and will occupy the north
palace
Toxic Gets After the Korean.
Toxic, July 22.-It is reported from
Seoul that the retired emperor re-
fused to acknowledge his complete
noninterference with the new admin
insisting that the new en-
peror was only his proxy. He was
prevailed upon to withdraw from his
position and to consent to the in
auguration of new epoch with a
new name, in accordance with usage.
PAX Yon Ho was reapointed house
hold minister, and Vito Choi, chief
has been arrested, with
he approval of the new emperor, on
suspicion of melting riot.
May Be Japanese Trick.
The Hague, July The Korean
delegation left today for London Many
'umors are in circulation and accord
ng to one of them the Koreans have
'nly been the Japanese Instruments
or creating such a situation as would
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