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Show SITUATIO NIN KOREA. Japanese Railroad Men Attacked by Koreans Trouble Expected. London, Jan. 22. A spcciil dispatch from Seoul, Korea, dated today, says Japanese railway men havo boon attacked by Koreans at several points along the Seoul-Fusan railway, and that the Korean authorities havo been notified Ihut Unless they prevent a recurrence of these disorders disor-ders nocessary measures to do so will be taken by the Japanese troops. A serious native disturbance haa occurred oc-curred In tho Interior, near Pyf.ns Yang The authorities arc apprehensive that it will spread The correspondent of tho Morning Post at Cht'foo has sent in an alarming report that 12,0M Japanese troops havo landed at Naaampho, in southern Korea, and tho Port Arthur correspondent of tho Paris edition of tho New. York Herald also refers re-fers In a dispatch to the fact that the nows of tho occupation of Musampho Is being received culnly. Thcso reporla are not confirmed from any other source, and thoy are discredited by" Baron llavnshl. the Jupanoso Minister to Great Britain. Special dlypatchcs from Seoul aay the Emperor of Korea has appolntc-d a new Cabinet, with Yo Yon Gllc as Minister of War and Finance. Yi Yon Qik has ordered or-dered 10,000 rltlcs for the army. Washington, Jan. 22. The situation In Korea Is arousing fresh apprehension of , renewed trouble In the far East. It has beon tho opinion of military exports horo that In tho event of War between Russia Rus-sia and Japan. Korea would be made tbo battleground, at least In tho beginning. Mr. Allen, the American Minister at Seoul, cabled the Stato department today, from Seou). as follows: "Considerable disturbance throughout ! Kocra. Tho Japancso havo been attacked In many placop. "It Is learned that hi view of the poa- I slblllty of Korea being unablo to afford proper protection to Japanese subjects, tho Tokio authorities have dispatched a Japanese military officer of the highest . rank, namely, a Major-General, to Seoul, where he will be In a position to direct any military operations that Japaneso i troops may undertake, Tho Korean Government Gov-ernment has 20 men under arms, but they have not been trained in a modern school of war, and resemble constabulary i n ther than soldiers. It Is anticipated here that Japan In Koera will repeat the performances of Russia in Manchuria, and make the disturbances on the Japanese Jap-anese railway tho ground for a military occupation of tho line in great force, corresponding cor-responding to the Russian occupation of the Manchurian railway." |