Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-09-04

they have cone in the pact, sld woe be
10 TOE prisoners who fall into their
hands. During the war lelNetn the
Chinese and English about a generation
ago the foreign prisoners were carried
ABOUT IN iron cages, and met an Eng
li'h consul at Canton a few years sinCe
VINO had his whiskeis pulled out one at
a time while he was being shown as
curiosity to the people ia an iron pen,
tue tool OF which was 50 low that he
could neither sit nor stand within It.
ms man said at the time that China
should give up life for every hair lac
lost from his beard, and his position, !
am told, was such that he was able to
carry out his threat. The father OF the
present king. who is now at the head Of
the government, murdered the French
missionaries and the Corean Christians
In the most barbarous Of ways. The
heads Of some Of them we're cut of,and
their top.knois being tied together, they
were hung high on poles, like SO many
onions. The bodies Of the dead we're
brought to Seoul In straw bags, aud
were cast on tthe ground outside the
southeast gate. Such things are hardly
possible today. The Coreans are afraid
OF the foreigners, and the officials have
too much sense to ALLOW the people to
massacre them. still, this was only
few years ago, and when war comes In
At the door, common sense flies out at
the window.
THE AMESicAN COLONY ~ coREA.
Aud this brings me to the American
/ colony In COTea. Some Of the best men
tina, the United States has ever pro-
/ duced are now laboriug there, DR.. II.
/ N. Allen, the secretary OF the American
| legation, will 10 down into history as
one Of the greatest Of our didlomlts.
/ lie has done more for Corea than any
man ever connected with the United
States legation, and II our diplomatic
service was organized on any other than
political basis he would today be the
American minister to COfea. lie has
his wife and his children, two bright
boys, with him, and his house Is inside
the legation compound. lie comes from
Ohio, aud he is thoroughly an able man
IN every respect. lie practically saved
the lite OF one Of the princes Of the
royal family, and his value to America
aud Europe is inestimablc The Amer.
eau minister, Mr.. Sill, has been In Corca
only n short time. will write more
concerning him In future letter lie
has been professor and an educator all
his life, and he is a cultured gentleman.
lie comes from MICHIGAN and was APP.
pointed largely through the influence Of
Don Dickinson. lie IS man Of no cN.
pcrcnce in diplomatic lIle but he b.
well liked aud he Is making very good
minister. There Is only one American
firm IN Corca, aud this is that Of Morse
* townsend, which has It's chicl house
at the port " Chemuipo. James X.
t'Moisc. the selior partner, lives m New
YORK. lie has spcut some years ~
COrga and Japan and he ~ a very aJlc
ia,G. W. u. Townsend, the other mem.
Der Of the firm. is well educated bos.
tonian, who docs hig business in ship.
ping all sorts Of thing, out OF the Coun.
Try aud ia importing supplies for the
king, the court and inc people.
THE MISSIONARIES.
The missionary force in Corea Is
large and d, has done a great deal OF
good work. ! don't believe there are
more earnest, active and intelligent
missionaries anywhere than you will
ind IN this county. They have a
strong hold upon the people, and they
are thoroughly respected by tie king
The headquarters OF the missions are
in Seoul. The work Is chiefly done by
the Prcsby,erians and Me,hodIs,s as far