Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-07-24

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JAPANESE TROOPS HAD
QUIET THEM.
ATTEMPTS MADE TO BURN BIG
BUILDINGS AT-sEouu rs
ifhE ~REPoRTED.\ &

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Toxic, July 21.-Late advices from
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
minister Of war. Rioters are reported
to have been killed. Murderons as
sadlts are fredtent and the city, is
verging almost on reign of terror.
Business is completely suspended.
Burn the IPremier'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
fpremier,' who was fortunately from
home when the trouble broke out, and
the heayy doors were broken into into to
/" The minister's friends say he was
away on a visit, but tbs rumoredi that
crowd. ''' ~ w ''''''"' nav '''
10 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. 'rThe soil
diers found 1t, impossible to check the
flames ,, and the, house y, was destroyed.
VI The premier was the cabinet
spokesman when the request was sub
mitted that the emperor ,abdicate and
,s ,I S;ts threats were WE'RE made a against
r, His; fellow ministers also FEAR asl
sassiuation and,i In view,of the DEM
onstration, the guards over them have
been heavily reinforced. "'
Vague reports are received OF fierce
rfOtipg ! in interior towns and great
anxiety is felt for Japanese residents
top 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
,reiiaautsasus The seep p sHt in his turn,
No.. x. x,u..
h. Msug Koreans, 4, were killed and
y, wounded BY Japanese troops in an at
TACK upon tne mansion OF the minister
Oh ~af' 1oiiowins' tne burning OF inc
premier's paaace, ni'r N 4,siiIGll.r q
h, Driven from the scene OF the hrst
demonstratlon' rne rlteqF were raiiled
by tnelr' leaders ana started TO make
clean sweep Of the residences Of az
the cabinet members my tn The war minis minis
'ers honie was 'he nrst attackeo'
~ warned oy tne nestlucofon wrought
aurlng. Inc Garner -rloI, y Japanese sol
diers were prepared to deal with the
crowd lapd openeA TTe peJorP q rusn
cOuld De mhue. me NUMBER OF casu'
aites IS uncertain, PVT must nave
been heaFy!H'si "JstOA iH'iaD
"A concerted attempt was made
carrier IN tne. Icy lto. murder every
member OF the cabinet. The premier
sought refuge In the imperial palace,
which iRunder a strong snRrddof JAR
anese pmlne7 ,iiDl 9h, IA nadl ym,an1j
The other ministers fled 70 the JAP
anese resident geheral!' lIqM "
Machine Guns Are Posted.
Machine, is1,,n-, have ibeen l,,aced nv
the ,Japanese, At the Tai Ham gate. and
bevond breastworks in the street an.
prnach{n,rr Ittbh a MACE Il Authorizations
Of Al 7attsssh nv 4he iKoyean sold,ers
who are in m,,tiny almost TO a man. r.,
n The Jananese are Determined 10 re.
storesT o1rrder anG bayye issmad nTrocla ~ d
tionsl abreptenj,,e 81 ,bs,abt, q, death.9 "a
|rtoters.,o hirn 1hs.',Ir Lns -,nI, ,no
h, strong military natro,s are natro,.
ling the streets n the facrae ~ nob.I
infIafhe}f almost, to I,adbess bv st,,d.
ents. :, The masses anger seems to- be
directed less against the Japanese
than the Korean IN ministers. 1E6F''7f''
United States Consul Summons has
replied to- Marquis ltois offer OF pro-
tcCt1CD to the foreign COnSulateS that