Seoul, 11th February, 1896.
The secret flight of the King and Crown Prince from the Royal Palace; their rofuge in the Russian Legation; the public degradation and order for arrest of the entire Cabinet; the public execution of the Prime Minister and another Cabinet Minister; the savage and barbarous mutilation of the dead bodies by che appointment, in part, of anew Cabinet; the stoning and murder of an innocent Japanese spectator and citizen the repeal of the obnoxious law ordering the cutting of the top-knot; the opening of the prison doors and the release of its in-innocent and guilty alike; the recall of the troops sent to Chunchou to quell the riot there; the removal from the Royal Palace of the Queen-Dowager and the Crown, Princess are events that will make this day memorable if not famous in Corean history. 'The consequences cannot but be far-reaching. The King is once more at' the head of the Government, but he has had to seek the friendly protection of a foreign flag. He went to the Russian Legation, we are told. of his own accord. We have it from the best source that Russia wishes to see the King perfectly fr." in the administration of the affairs pertaining to his kingdom, introducing reforms with the help of Ministers selected by himself, The Ki has his own apartments, and is alone with his Cabinet and other officers. We await further developments with keen interest.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.