The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-02

srz. and IN case Of sroabis IKE the present
these walls 8ozsa be > sIlghs p-osscEsoa
from E1ob.
c9zSEcTED WIN -HK KESs-
n sddiE1cn 90 these there are number 81
foTsigners connected wftA the court ard
TIE king. Gen william Mex Ore wss for
yszFs II The employ Of The late khedlvs Ct
EZypt- lie Is graduate Of West Posnt.
and ne - ore cf TIE Instructors and oisl-
Gers Of the koresa army. lie has been &
great value 20 The KING during the present
rebellion. and IN case there Is pEosrseted
var ostSeen Japan ard China upon
Korean soal bis brains vii have much 20
DO Eith the direction Of the struggle. !
VISITED hsfn a few weeks arc. His red
beard and hair have Turned white since
hs Esft America, bat his form Is as straight
= hGsn 1S Commanded his soldiers
anFaag the war q the rebellion, and
ais ere = as bright as IL was during
MS wonderful career in Egypt Gen. Car
eDee 1rsatao2se. the foreign adviser 20 the
KING Is ksntuekizu ev birth. and Cali
iorni1n 81 adoption. lie came from Cali
ioraia 10 De eonsai general al Yokohama.
ana from there Has called 20 seoul rs
foreign adviser 70 tas king ~ salary Of
Slz,uso = year. He has 3 tue establishment
here. and bis mother, who j. one OF the
sseetsst old ladies out Of Kentucky. Is With
MIN. Then there Is Gen. lie Gendre. who
Is also che OF the vice presidents OF the
nome office. and who is connected Win
1en- bFeathoase as foreign adviser. and
Col. r. J. II. Nienstead. who is IN charge
OF the government school. Last. but not
least among tue Americans, there IS
bright young Washington City man named
foSsr, wno came 10 Korea 10 put the
electric light plant in the palace. and who
has the position Of electrician 20 the king
lie Is only n years Of age, bat be hss put
Up one OF the finest electric light plants
that you will find on the other aide of the
giooe, and when the country is again
settled he will probably bald an electric
railroad which Is projected from Seoul 10
Chemalpo.
KORKAs FoRMER MINISTER
Ii IS very unfortunate that this rebel
lion occurred just az this time. and If the
Chinese are allowed TO control affairs they
will put the country IN q worse state than
ever. The King himself is more progress
Give than any Of his MOBILES. and he IS
anxious 10 see his country improved and
his people bettersd. II was only few
months ago that he undertook 10 estab-
iish a postal service, and to DO this he
called from Washington City Mr.. lie Cha
Nun. who for years was the secretary OF
the Korean legation. and who acted for
time as Korean minister. Ne went 20
Korea very enthusiastic as 10 his work,
and he was dong all he could 10 push
modern progress there when the present
rebellion broke out He Is one Of the
brightest Of the younger Korean states
men. and II his prominence does not re-
suit ia his losing his head through the
jealousy OF those above him he viii yet
make himself felt in the administration of
the government l called upon him one
day 81 his residence IN Seoul. lie lives
within q stones throw Of the palace,
and the paFlor in which he received
me was furnished half In American aud
half In Korean style. lie wore gown Of
white silk and on his head was a many
coFnered black hat OF horsehair net. The
desk before him was fuu of papers, and be
was working as hard as he did at Wash
ington City. lie has, | an told, good,
fat position In the provinces where the
rebellion has occurred, and il IS probably
a lucky thing for his head that be is using
IL ia Seoul rather than Southern Korea.
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