The Sunday Oregonian., July 21, 1907, Page 2, Image 2

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ANARCHY RULES
Rioters Sack and Burn Houses
of Ministers and Threaten v
Their Lives.
RIOTING GROWING IN FURY
Ex-Emperor Accused of Plot to Have
Whole Cabinet Murdered Crown
Prince Is Installed as Em
peror Amid Tumult.
"rtlCIO, July a. Late advices from
Beoul say that the rioting Is growing In
magnitude. Attempts to burn the rail
way station and police building were
frustrated by the prompt action of the
Japanese, police and gendarmes. The
powder magazine of the Corean govern
ment is strongly guarded by Japanese
troops at the request of the Minister of
War.
Rioters are shooting wildly out of win
dows and two Japanese are reported to
have been killed.
Murderous assaults are frequent and
the city is verging almost on a reign of
terror. Business is completely suspended.
DAY OF ANARCHY IX SEOUIj
Ministers' Houses Burned by Mob
and Lives Barely Saved.
BEOUL, July 20. With the city in the
bands of a mob of rioters enraged against
the Japanese and the Cabinet for com
pelling the Emperor to abdicate, and with
the deposed Emperor suspected of plot
ting his restoration, the capital is fast
degenerating into a state of anarchy from
which the Japanese army alone can res
cue it. '
At 10 o'clock last night an alleged plot
was reported to Marquis Ito. He was in
formed that the Imperial Guard had been
clandestinely ordered by the ex-Emperor
to enter the palace at midnight and mur
der the whole Cabinet which was respon
sible for his abdication. This is the offi
cial explanation of the fact that the Jap
anese are garrisoning the palace.
Plot to Murder Whole Cabinet.
The Corean Ministers of War and Justice
visited Marquis Ito at 11 o'clock last night
and declared that the intrigue above men
tioned was about to be realized, and
prayed for instant help; . Marquis Ito,
who already had received the ex-Emperor's
petition asking him to aid in subdu
ing disorder, immediately ordered General
Hasegawa to send troops to the scene.
The soldiers arrived half an hour before
the time of the intended, dash of the
Corean guard from the barracks opposite
the palace gate.
At 11:30 o'clock last night General Has
agawa's troops garrisoned the palace and
were also stationed at . all v important
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- During the night the Ping Tang Regi
ment, said to be the best in the Corean
army, was disarmed on account of having
furnished aid to yesterday's mutineers and
also because It was suspected of plotting
to capture the palace, in an attempted
coup de etat. The students of the mili
tary school are reported to have attempt'
ed to collect military supplies on a hill
overlooking the city.
Troops this morning patrolled the main
streets in the face of a mob inflamed to
frenzy by the students, and , were rein
forced this morning by another regiment
from Ping Yang.
Ministers' Houses Burned.
After listening to harangues at the
Temple of Heaven, a mob of 2000 marched
a mile to the mansion of Iwanyung,
sacked and burned it. It then destroyed
the residence of the Premier, Ti-Wang
Yang, and others, the Premier only es
caping by fleeing to the palace. The
mob next marched to the home of the
Minister of War, near to the old palace,
but was there repulsed by the Japanese
guards with many killed and wounded by
artillery Are. The other Ministers had
fled to the Japanese residency-general. '
The crack of rifles continued all day,
chiefly from the deserters of the Ping
Yang Regiment.
Machine Guns Guard Palace.
A proclamation was published at 6
o'clock this evening warning the people
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to remain In their houses. At dusk, ma
chine guns were Intrenched behind - breast
works built in the streets approaching
the palace, in anticipation of a night at
tack. Military are patrolling the suburbs.
Japanese troops are 'arriving here, but j
they are too few to make an attempt to
disarm Corean soldiers feasible, and they
are now confined to their barracks.
United States Consul-General Sammons
late yesterday afternoon, in reply to Mar
quis Ito's offer of protection to foreign
consulates, stated that be would leave the
matter of protecting Americans to Ito's
discretion, as he was without information
regarding danger from mobs.
Sammons May Shelter Emperor.
On account of, the' fact that the Ameri
can Consulate-General adjoins the ex-Em
peror's private house, it is thought that
the ex-ruler will seek i It as an asylum
of safety, giving as the cause the pres
ence of Japanese troops for the alleged
purpose, of preventing his escape or a
possible accident. t '
It Is said, however, that since Novem
ber, 1905, the Coreans have not hoped for
American aid. .
The Corean army is widely distributed
over the country, and is not feared. Yes
terday's disorder extended to the suburbs
for. a distance of two miles, where a sta
tion master on the Chemulpo Railway is
reported to have been killed.
An official report this morning states
that a total of ten Japanese were killed
and 30 wounded during the rioting. The
number of Corean, victims has not been
reported.
PING YANG FEARS OUTBREAK
lft Without Troops While Coreans
Grow More Riotous.
PING YANG, July 20. All the shops
here are closed. There is great excite
ment among the natives, who are un
aware that abdication has been accom
plished. The safety of Japanese resi
dents is problematical, as the depart
ure of a regiment for Seoul leaves
only 800 Japanese troops in the prov
ince. '
The shops of Seoul have been closed
now for 36 hours. Today the crowds
are greater and the native . spirit ,is
higher, necessitating a greater show
of military force, as the people are
encouraged and Inflamed by the suc
cessful killings of yesterday. General
Hasegawa has two machine guns
placed in the palace square.
Not only is the Corean army regarded
as impotent to cope with the situation,
but the numbers of Japanese troops are
wholly inadequate. Arrangements have
been made for reinforcing them' from
Shlmonosekl.
Hostilities are directed wholly against
the Japanese. Other foreigners are safe.
Much apprehension is felt for the safety
of Japanese at interior places when the
Corean masses learn, as they will in a few
days, of the momentous events that have
occurred.
JAPAN MUST ' CLINCH CONTROL
Her Statesmen Say. More Power
Needed to Repress Anarchy.
TOKIO, July 21. When the news of the
probable abdication of the Emperor of
Corea was first received here It was con
strued as a cunning move to escape the
consequences of the Hague incident. It
is suggested in a certain quarter which
has Btrong influence with the government
that the abdication should not be recog
nized until the problem caused by the
Corean government's action at The
Hague is definitely and finally settled.
Nobody, however, will be aware of Mar
quis Ito's plan until- after his formal
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audience with the new Emperor is held.
The result of this audience will first be
made known in the official reports from
Corea and then published here.
The feeling is growing that the time
has come to put a finishing touch to
Japan's suzerainty over Corea. , It is pre
mature to surmise what form this shall
take, but the rioting and mutinous be
havior of the Corean ' soldiery In Seoul,
attributed solely to Corea's internal af
fairs and necessitating the imperial ap
peal to Marquis Ito for repression, is
regarded as a frank confession of the ad
ministrative impotency of the Corean
government.
For the sake of peace and the develop
ment of the peninsula. It Is expected that
the new arrangement will greatly extend
the scope of the November convention
and enable Japan to exert full power over
the Internal administration of Corea. It
is rumored that this already has been
effected in such form as not further to
require Marquis Ito's personal weight
and that he will soon return to Toklo.
NEW EMPEROR IS INSTALLED
Ito Goes to Reception Well Guarded
Against Suspected Troops.
SEOUL, July 20. The ceremonies at
tending the accession to the throne of
the Crown Prince were carried out at
10, o'clock this morning. In response to
requests, 80 Japanese and Corean
officials., Including Marquis Ito with
his military, staff and many Consul
Generals were received in audience at
4:30 P. M. After the accession of the
Crown Prince, the former Emperor took
leave of the cabinet
Marquis Ito delayed his arrival at the
Emperor's audience an hour, while the
foreign Consuls-General waited. Ito ap
proached In great state and with a heavy
guard, -especial precautions being taken
while passing the palace, where the. sus
pected battalion of Corean Imperial
Guards was closely Interned in the bar
racks opposite the gate. The number of
machine guns was doubled, covering all
the main approaches to the palace.
The environs of the American and Brit
ish consulates are guarded on account of
their proximity to the palace.
At the formal audience with the new
Emperor this afternoon. Marquis Ito
was the first to be received. He had
a conversation with .the former Em
peror, lasting 10 minutes.
The new Emperor Is performing his
duties in a purely perfunctory man
ner. He is said to show little strength
of character and the outlook for his
administration of public affairs Is not
promising.
The Corean Cabinet has formally
notified the Japanese Government of
the abdication of the Emperor and the
accession of the Crown Prince. Dur
ing the night the Imperial Deputies
visited the Mausoleums and made the
same announcement to the spirit of
their ancestors.
The new Emperor will occupy the
North Palace, the former Emperor re
maining In his old refuge, adjoining the
American ana Russian Consulates. The
Cabinet continues in office, but on ac
count of their alarm, two men have in
turn refused to accept appointment to
the vacant position of the Household
Ministry. -; ' .
ITO REFUSED TO INTERFERE
Told Emperor's - Abdication Was
Corean Affair Alone.
TOKIO, " July 20. The following, . it is
said, was the . gist - of . the conversation
between the ex-Emperor of Corea and
the Marquis Ito at the audience granted
the latter on Thursday last, July 18
The Emperor asserting his ignorance of
the dispatch of the deputation to The
Hague, the Marquis Ito replied that he
had not come to ask the origin of the au
thority for the deputation. When the Em
peror asked Marquis Ito's opinion re
garding his abdication of the throne, the
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latter is said to have answered that the
affair was one purely for Imperial con
sideration In Corea and a matter upon
which no foreign subject could pass judg
ment. The Emperor then requested those
Coreans who were Illegally acting, at The
Hague punished through the agency -of
Japan. But this the Marquis declared
could not be done, for the reason that
they were In Holland. The Marquis then
turned to other subjects and retired.
The Corean Premier. Yi-Wang-Yang,
subsequently notified Marquis Ito of the
Emperor's abdication, requesting him at
the same time to notify the powers.
The Minister of Justice, Cho-Chung,
then verbally explained to Marquis Ito,
on behalf of the retired Emperor that his
abdication was solely upon the initiation
of the Emperor himself, and not the re
suit of any outside pressure. It was only
the outcome, he said, of a desire upon the
part of the Emperor which had been in
his mind for ten years past. In reply to
both Ministers, it Is believed that Mar
quis Ito said nothing definite. According
to Corean usage, abdication of the throne
means a total transfer of the ruling power
to the successor, leaving no room for any
future interference by the administration.
The Minister of Agriculture, Son-Phyong-Chun.
in , conversation with the
Associated Press representative, said
that he could hardly bear the Idea of ad
vising his imperial master of the neces
sity for abdication, but in view of the
gravity of the situation Involving national
danger, no alternative was left him.
Should Japan, he said, not rest satis
fied with what had been effected and
make any unjust demand, Corea was pre
pared to offer the most obstinate resist
ance. -'
AMERICANS WED ABROAD
Miss Brechenemin Marries Dr. Gil
lespie in London.
LONDON, July ' 20. An interesting
marriage ceremony was celebrated at
St. Margaret's Chapel, Westminster,
the scene of so many American wed
dings, at noon today. Dr. David Mof
fat Gillespie, Bon of the late William
Gillespie, of New York, and a nephew
of David Moffat, the Denver financier,
was married to Lillian Brechenemin,
daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Louis
Brechenemin, of the United States
Army. The bride was given away by
her father. Captain Sydney A. Cloman,
the American military attache, was
the best man, and Mies Helen De
Young was maid of honor.
Among those who attended the
ceremony and the wedding breakfast
at the "Westminster Palace Hotel, were
Mrs. Mary Gillespie, mother of the
groom; Mrs. Brechenemin, mother of
the bride; Mr. and Mrs. M. H. De
Young, of San Francisco, and their
daughters Helen, Constance and Kath
leen. New York Elks 'Winners.
PHILADELPHIA, July 20. An
nouncement was made today that the
New York City lodge of Elks had been
awarded the first prize of J500 for
having the largest number of men in
Thursday's parade. Kansas City, Mo.,
was awarded the second prize of $200,
and the third prize of $100 went to the
Scran ton lodge. These prizes were for
lodges located more than 75 miles from
Philadelphia. The reunion officially
closed today with an excursion to At
lantic City.
Russia Begins New Railroad.
NEftTCHINSK. Asiatic Russia, July 20.
Work was formally begun today on the
construction of the first section of the
Amuria Railroad, which is designed to
give Russia a line to Vladivostock entire
ly through Russian territory. The pur
pose of this line at present Is purely
strategical. It is admitted that it can
be profitable commercially only after
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HAU'S HAND IS FORCED
Attempt to Extort Statement From
Fellow-Prisoner Draws Out Ex
planation of Movements at
Mother-ln-Law's House.
KARLSRUHE, July 20.Sensational
Incidents and mysterious complications
are multiplying in connection with the
tr(al of Karl Hau, the college, pro
fessor, of "Washington, IX C, on the
charge of murdering his mother-in-law,
Frau Molitor, at Baden-Baden,
November 6, 1906. Soon after the
court opened today another tilt be
tween opposing counsel occurred, dur
ing w.hich Herr Dletz, counsel for Hau,
announced that he had sent his rep
resentatives this morning to Dr. Blei
cher, the - State Attorney, in connec
tion with remarks - made by the at
torney at the sitting yesterday, and
that Dr. Bieicher had refused to re
ceive those representatives. Herr
Dletz later informed - the newspaper
correspondents that - he Intended this
as a preliminary step to a duel. Dr.
.Bieicher said last evening that the
criticism made by Herr Dletz of the
expert testimony was Insulting.
Hau's Fellow-Prisoner Called.
Another sensation today was the
sudden summoning, upon a motion
made by Herr Dletz, of ,Jwo witnesses
from Karlsruhe. One of the witnesses
is a young artist named Lenck, who
recently was confined in the same
prison with Hau upon a charge of
which he has since been acquitted, and
the other Lenck's counsel, Dr. Voe
gele. The latter swore his client had
declared to him that he (Lenck) had
Important Information obtained from
Hau while they were both in prison,
which was calculated to give an en
tirely new a'spect to the Hau case. Dr.
Voegele thereupon advised his client
to write to Olga Molitor asking for
a private meeting. Such a letter was
sent, but the desired meeting was not
granted. Herr Dietz, having In the
meantime been put In possession of
these fact,s, decided to ask the court
to summon both Lenck and Dr.
Voegele as witnesses.
. Hau Imposes Silence.
Lenck testified that he had con
versed with Hau while in Jail; he re
fused, however, to make any state
ment regarding the death of Frau
Molitor. It was asserted that the
witness was in possession of informa
tion relating to the murder directly.
The presiding judge inquired of Hau
if he would give the witness permis
sion to speak. Hau replied firmly
"no." Herr Dietz thereupon moved
that the court institute compulsory
proceedings to obtain Lenck's testi
mony. At this point, court was ad
journed until this afternoon to fake
Herr Dletz's motion under considera
tion. This incident made a deep impression
upon every one in the courtroom. The
sympathies of the audience evidently are
turning in favor of Hau.' Much criticism
is heard of the attitude' of the State At
torney,. Dr. Bieicher, and the presiding
judge.
The rest of today's session was taken
up with hearing the testimony of further
witnesses from Baden-Baden, who ar
rived on the scene of the murder a min
ute or two after the crime.
Defense Accuses Another.
It has now become clear that the line
of action of the defense is to throw sus
picion on a man named Wetland, who
was in the employ of the- Molltors as a
servant. Witnesses have testified that
Weiland went to an employment agency
In an effort to get a position in North
Germany, saying he could live no longer
with Frau Molitor, as she was crazy.
Weiland appeared upon the scene of the
tragedy, immediately after the shooting.
It was noticed that his trousers were
torn. This he explained by saying that
they had caught while he was climbing
over a fence.
The personal- appearance of Weiland,
however, does not correspond with that
of the man that was seen following the
Molltors. Weiland Is . beardless and 21
years of age, while the other man has
been described as middle-aged," with an
iron-gray beard and wearing a brown
overcoat. "Various witnesses have testified
that Weiland wore a lackey's uniform
when he appeared at the scene of the
shooting.
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and the prosecuting authorities have not
been able to ascertain his whereabouts.
If he and the man seen following, the
Molitors are the same person, he also
must have disguised himself with a false
beard.
In view of the introduction of such
points as the foregoing, the hearing of
the case will ba prolonged Into next week.
Hau Explains Movements.
At the evening session the judge de
cided to impose a fine on Lenck for re
fusing to testify. Thereupon Hau arose
and Bald, rather than see -Lenck punished,
he decided to make an explanation. He
had returned to the Continent, he said, to
see Olga, for whom he had conceived a
violent passion. He wanted to meet her
before he returned to the United- tates.
She knew nothing of his mention, and he
had assumed a disguise in order to carry
out his purpose unrecognized. Hau ad
mitted the correctness of the testimony of
all the witnesses regarding his actions
M Baden-Baden, and .said that he .tele
phoned with the sole purpose of getting
Frau Molitor away from the house. When
later-he saw Olga leave the house with
her mother, he was so disappointed over
the frustration of his plan that he went to
the station at full speed and had heard no
shot fired.
Affidavits from Professor Schoenfeld, of
George Washington University, and
George McClenahan, a lawyer of Wash
ington, were read. Professor Hoche, of
Frleburg, and Professor Asschenfenger
testified as to Hau's mental soundness,
btit they declared he was eccentric.
The court adjourned until Monday.
GRAFT DECISION DELAYED
Court Will Pass on Indictments Next
Thursday.
SAN FRANCISCO, July ' 20. Judge
Lawlor today postponed until next
Thursday decision on the motions to
set aside the indictments against Pat
rick Calhoun, Eugene E. Schmitz, Aba
Ruef and others, because the minutes
of Judge Graham's department have
not been amended to conform to the
facts.
Schmitz is not allowed to leave the
County Jail, and was not in court to
day. Judge Lawlor having Instructed
the Sheriff to permit no one to leave
the Jail as it is believed there may
have been smallpox there. Two pris
oners, suspected of having the disease,
have lately been taken to the pest
house.
This order had the effect of prolong
ing the imprisonment of E. J. Zimmer,
the official of the telephone company,
whose refusal to testify in the Glass
case brought npon him 'a sentence of
five days in Jail. His term of im
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