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

,s in, Americans are concerned. The
Fteneh Catholics have a large force az
work among the people ana tnete u
also a mi. ion Of tue Church OF Ens-
land which j., ] think. managed rom
London. The American Presbyterian
mission consists Of something IKE
twenty peopit. and the most u, me
t,, u,issionattfs Rave wives ana lam
lies. me Methodist mission Is equally
=. larg- and both nave hospitals ana
schools. Tne Co.eau College, under
tie Methodist Episcopal mission IS ~
he ,narye Of the Rev n. G.. Appen'
z,Iler Wso Is also treasurer OF tue
m..si5n. and amlt efficient man.
snent son. time vita him u his home
In seoul. and / can certify that lie Is
thufougaly well posted upon the coun'
nv aa5 tIiat his organization is doing a
gfe,t deal of good. The missionaries
IN Seoul live inside walled compounds
or yards. Their gates are usually
guarded by keepers, and 10 case oi
trouble like the present these walls
would be a slight protection from
mob.
CONNECTED WITH the KING.
In addition to these, there are mum
Der OF foreigners connected with the
court and the ling. Gen. Nm' NICE
Dye was. tor years, in the employ OF the
late Khcdiye Of Egypt lie Is gfalu'
ate Of West Point. and he Is one OF the
instructors and officers Of the Corean
army. lie has been OF great value TO
the king during the present rebellion,
aud in case there Is pr0iractcd war be-
tween Japan and CHINA upon Corean
soil. his brains will have much to do
with the direction OF the struggle.
visited him not long ago. Its red
beard and hair have turned white since
he left America, but his form IS as
straight a. when he commanded his
soldiers during the war Of the rebellion,
and his eye Is as briglt as i was during
his wonderful career Ia Egypt Gen.
/ Clarence Greenhouse, the foreign ad.
/ wiser to the king, IS a kcniuckian by
[ birth. and a Californian 10y adoption.
I lie came from California to be consul
general At Yokohama, and from there
was called to Seoul as foreign adviser
1 the king at salary Of ga, 900 year.
! lie has a hnc establishment here, and
/ his mother, who is one Of the sweetest
old ladies out OF Kentucky, IS with him.
Z Then there IS Cen. H. Gendre, who DO
also one 81 ,hu vice presidents Of The
/ home office, and who IS connected with
Gen. Greathousc as foreign adviser,
and Col. +. J. II. Nienstead, who IS n
charge OF the government school, Last,
but not least among the Americans,
there % a bright young Washington
man, named Power, who came TO COfcd
80 put The electric light plant In the
I palace, and who has the position OF
+ electrician 10 the King. lie Is only
/ t,rniy.six years OF age, but he has put
co. one OF ,hc hnest electric light plants
/ that you wall fad on the other side OF
| the globe, and when the country Is
again settled he will probably iuild an
/ electric railroad which Is projected from
Seoul to ChcmulpO.
coREA's FORMER MINISTER.
Il Is very unfortunate that this IRE
bellion occurred just at this time, aud Il
| the Chinese are allowed to contro
| affairs they will put the country ia q
/ worse stale than ever. The King him
sell Is more progressive than any Of his
| mobiles, and he IS anxious to see uif
country improved and his people
bettcred. Il was only few months aga
| that he undertook TO establish postal
service, and to do this he called from
Washington Mr.. We Cha Yum who, fol
years, was the secretary OF the Cuuyau
! legation, and VINO acted for time a.