New-York tribune., 1896-05-09
COREANS SEE NEW THINGS.
SOME AMUSING EXPERIENCES AT THEIR
HOTEL

HOTEL
ONE OF THEM COMMANDS THAT TICKER BE
BROUGHT TO HIM-AN INCIDENT AT
THE THEATRE.
The quartet OF Corean visitors at the Waldorf are
about picturesque and interesting a body OF
travellers ever visited this city When the Japan
ese Field Marshal Yamagata and his suite visited
the city recently. the entire party clothes OF
European make. and therefore did not odd
as the fowlngrobed men from the Corean Kingdom.
His Excellency Mln-yong g-hwan Is a congenial sor:
OF person. while His Exceency Yun-chi-ho is
man OF stately mlen and apparently deep thought.
The two secretaries. both named M. Kim. like most
secretaries to masters OF such high rank, silent
and attentive. NJ. sten, the Russian officer who is
acting as escort to the party on the tour to st.
Petersburg where they are going to attend the cor
onaton of the Car. ,s a dashing army officer On
the whole II is a most interesting party.
His Excellency Min-yong- -hwan spent good part
OF the day yesterday In the cafe Of the hotel He
struck up an acquaintance with several Of the
guests OF the house, and through his interpreter
talked about the strange things that he saw about
him. He sampled American mixtures IN liquors,
and contentedy puffed away at huge cigar There
was nothing that he did not care to test, and some
Of his deductions were amusing.
The stock ticker. which is placed in one corner Of
ton for him. and he walked around It, admiring It
from all sides He took the tape and it GIN
gorly through his hands studying the characters on
intentiy Then he turned his interpreter for
explanation. While he was talking the ticker ceased
to tick. He stopped and began to chatter with his
interpreter, and wanted to know whether he had
broken 1t not. The Interpreter was equally
frightened. and made inquiry of the hotel attaches.
He reassured and informed his master.
Then the conversation renewed. and while talk
ing the machine suddenly began to tick away. and 1t
ludicrous to the sudden start OF the royal
Corean, as II he expected the machine to explode.
He evidently forgot for d moment that II was there
The experience OF Mm-yong-hwan with the ticker
was nearly so funny that Of his colleague.
Mln-yong-hwan Is free and easy sort OF tilted
parsonage but His Excellency Yun-chi-ho. who Is
the senior Is intensely formal. and sticks to etI-
quette severely. He told Of the marvel
lous ticker while he was standing in the lobby OF
the hotel. and conscnte. to examine 1t. Instead
of going into the cafe where the ticker he
walked across the hail tc large chair. calmly
seated himself. and then made few cultural re-
marks. The translation II his remarks. as learned
later.
'Bring this wonderful machine to me-
The secretary at once started to obey the man.
date Of his master. but was told that the machine
could not be moved. Then with wrath In his tones.
Yun-chi-ho wanted to know why he had been de-
ceive1. The interpreter. IN order TO pacfy him.
tried to explain the machine and told OF the tape
with the mysterious writing that was reeled of.
Again Yun-chI-ho spoke in gutturals and 1t devel-
oped that he ordered the secretary 10 bring some OF
the tape to him. The secretary scudded Off and
came back dragging a trail OF the white tape. AS
fast as the tape reeled off the machine the
Corean dragged II toward him across the room and
gravely examined the letters md figures. He pro-
fessed to be highly satisfied with the result OF his
study. and finally. a concession. went up to the
af,,fl.. AL onrfn0 tnsn fha
coys in search OF the mysterious power that oper-
ated II.
The telephone another source OF mystery TO
the Coreans They said that there some telc
phones in Corea but that the use was not generals
and neither of the royal visitors cared enough
about the telephone at home to examine the ma
chine Therefore when offer 10 explain the work
Ing OF the electrical talking machine was given
them they accepted. Owing TO the fact that they
could not understand the English language. they
could not convcrs. with central" so they used
the house machines. Then began funny series OF
manoeuvres. His Exceilency. Mn-y yong-hwan. chat
ted over the telephone with his interpreter. who
was up on the second floor at another telephone.
The Corean shouted In the telephone and banged
On the desk He swung the receiver around wildly
and gesticulated IN an excited way His face was
study. He peered In the glass case ano SHOOK the
machine and looked all around. Afier inqu'rins
mnutely from his Interpreter where the other tele-
phone
quietly hung up the telephone receiver and rushed
OF 10 see II his secretary had been telling the uth
His surprise and Joy when he found MS secretary
still beIaborng a telephone on the second moor ana
irving 10 talk TO him were most ludcrous yum
cbl-ho took only a iangud interest In the telephone
and was contented 10 send his measases ny
special courier. 49,. ,..,,
The typcwrlters were also shown to the guest'
hi. they did not seem TO comprehend that machine
10 any great extent The call tubes and the various
conyenicnces the house were all inspected anu
drew forth excited comment Thursday nsht the
little party attended a theatre In Broadway anu
The attendant that went with them tells n funny
story of their experience. The play was not satis
factory and they dozcd over IT, When they entered
the house with all their gorgeous costumes, natu-
rally they attracted great deal OF attention lhey
wore the high circular hats with the ltte req pan
on top These hats are higher than any theatre hat
in Ohio ever thought Of being Therefore there was
murmur OF protest from those who sat behind the
visitors The of the complaint was toiu 10
suggestion that they remove their hats when the
heodgear was being unlooscncd. the utmost interest,"
was taken in the proceedings by All OF those s,tt.ns
near When the hats were Just about 10 De nittu
there was A sigh OF relief. and when they came OH
a murmur OF astonshmcnt. The huge circular nats
we're merely a shell covering for wire netting
that was as Opaque as the hats, ana there was no
The party spent the most OF yesterday a, tne
hotel but in the afternoon went Tor drive dowh,,
town and through Central Park. They Expressed
the greatest pleasure and satisfaction WIN every
thing that they saw and declared that many pleas
ant memories would he carried back 10 Corea ~
them. They sail to-day on the Lucania Oh 'he
Cunard Line.