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Show LANDED AT CHEMULPO Japanese Refuse te Transport Trans-port Russian Marines. WERE TG GUARD LEGATION Emparor of Korea May Find Asylum With French. This in Event-of Serious Trouble France nnd Germany May Send a Guard to Seoul. Seoul, Jan. C. A Russian legation guard "of thirty - has been landed at Chemulpo, but the Japanese railway has refused to transport U to Seoul. It is reported that preparations have been made for the Emperor of Korea to find an asylum at the French legation In the event of serious trouble. It Is expected ex-pected that France and Germany will send marines here to guard their legations. lega-tions. Regarding the circumstances leading up to the landing of American marines In - Korea it Is said here that life Korean army is seriously disaffected, chiefly because of pay arrears, and is threatening to engage in an outbreak at any moment, although no actual disturbance dis-turbance bus occurred up to this time. As a precaution the American Minister asked for a marine guard, which was landed. Two British warships, two Russian and one American arc In the harbor of Chemulpo. The naval officers say they will remain at Chemulpo until the crisis Is over. |