New-York tribune., 1907-08-02
FIGHTING IN SEOUL.
4EDET 12J CASUALTIES.
C3rcan Troops Resist Disarmament
Officer hilIs Himself.

Soul. Aug. IA Corcau battalion r1iutinied
AID fought for several hours n-ith the japanese
troops nes- the consulate quarter with rifles anc
Inachire suns.
tETe-iiled returns say that sixty Corcans and
fcrty Japanese 1ere killed wounded
About three thousand men willingly disbanded.
marching without arms through the parade
grounds where according 10 rank. they
c-;ved srsta.:ies ranging from - TO SO yen.
Major .t'af1sIng Huan. commander OF the first
battaiicn of the 1st Sniwa Regiment. returned
10 the barracks and committed suicide. This
excited bis suhordin8tes and also a battalion
ct lie I'd ssaiwa. who attacked two japanese
officers and their orderiies. One battalion
marched on the south gate. where a clash oc-
CURED in which Captain Ka3iwara and two 9TH
.rs we-s killed Over hundred Coreans es-
capeG with their rifles and divided into two
bands They still abroad but account of
the rain no trouble is expected tonight.
In conflict et the West Gate Barracks be-
tween japanese troops and dlsbanded Corean
soldiers forty ffty were killed and wounded
Including several Japanese, who are arresting
and inlprisoniHg them. Firing has ceased. The
American consulate was struck by several bull
appears 20 be safe
According 10 official reports received by Gen
eraI Hasegawa I'D 10 o'clock this evening
there were 12e casualties among the Coreans as
result OF the riots growing out Of the disband-
raent Of the Corean troops.
Marquis Ito il his audience with the Emperor
this afternoon assured him Of his complete
safety SIarQuis Ito provided the foreign con-
suates with guards tonight as a precauton for
safety.
Tha japanese military take the credit for a
prompt suppression Of an outbreak. having pre-
pared TO suppress all garriso2s in case Of a
sympathetic uprising
Tie Imprisonment Of fugitive; from the Shl-
aza rtgicI2ents continues The remainder OF the
Co-ear Rrln3-. distributes: throughout the coun
try, MI 5e 2isleand=d fast as the imperial
rescript reaches the different stations No
trOSble S expected. The reSidency general feels
fnat the urgent question, that relating to abdica-
tion : settled; and believes that army Of
several thousand Japanese is sufficient to main
tain order.
Toxic. Aug. with the exception of
successful attack On the japanese troops yester
day by some Gisbended Corean soldiers. result
ing in slight casualties on both sides, the Jap
anese losing one officer. a general calm is re-
ported in Seoul The disbanding Of COrean
troops does not apply 10 the court guards the
court being allowed TO retain six battalions out
OF consideration OF imperial prestige.
It is believed that lack Of ammunition among
the disafTected soldiers coupled with the strict
est surveillance the part Of the japanese au
thorities, will prevent risings on an extensive
scale.
washington August IA despatch received
e. the State Department to-day from Consul
General Sarnmons at Seoul, Corea, says that
about forty Coreans were killed or wounded
to-day In a fight precipitated by the disarn1a-
rnent OF the Corean army. The casualties on
the japanese side. the dispatch adds. were
slight
NJ details ot the trouble have been received
at the Japanese Embassy. Affairs in Corea not
having a direct bearing the United States.
the Foreign Office at Toxic is not keeping the
embassy informed Of what is going on there
every day.
we have not received any advices regarding
the disarmament Of the Corean army by the
Japar.ese" said Mr. Miyaoka, the counsellor OF
the embassy to-day. If the news OF their
disarmament is correct. il must have been dc
tared solely by the necessity Of maintaining
r4ace IN the country"