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Show JAPANESE MAY ERECT MONUMENT TO STEVENS SAN FRANCISCO. March 20. There is a movement on foot among tho .Tap-ancso .Tap-ancso to erect a monument lo Durhnm W. Stevens, tho American advisor to tho Korean council of state,- who died last night from tho bullet of a Korean. Japanese commenced going about, among their fellow countrymen this morning, broaching the idea" and suggesting sug-gesting that subscriptions be forthcoming. forthcom-ing. The proposition is still in the tentative stnge, but judging from the fooling which the Japanese uhowod toward to-ward the dead American, thoru will be no difficulty in, bringing it to accomplishment. accom-plishment. Whether tho monument shall be erected in this citj'. in Tokio, or in Seoul, or in tho theater of Stevens's services ser-vices to Japan, lias not yet. been decided, de-cided, I Wang Chaeng and Ming Vuu Chun, the Koreans who elected to kill Durham Dur-ham W. Stcvons for what they Considered Con-sidered his treachery to the hermit kingdom, king-dom, were this morning charged with murder. They must face trial for their deed in the courts of this city. Hold in detinue pending the strugglo for life which tho courageous diplomat made, tho two men were charged on the police blotter as soon as news of the end was conveyed to police headquarters. |