San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-15
ASSASSINS ARE ON HIS TRAIL
AND WILL END HIS CAR
FER If POSSIBLE.
His Mother Has Already Suffered
Ills Intended Fate and His Father
Likely to Experience 1t as Well
As Himself : Is the Work
Of Revenge.

New York, July 1.-THE Journal and
Advertiser says:
Prince Eui Wha, heir apparent to
the crown of Corea, is said to be in
danger of losing his life.
This young Corean arrived in Amer
lea several months ago ostensibly to
complete his education in an American
college; in reality he came to avoid
hired assassins who have followed him.
Despite the fact that the United States
offers to the prince refuge far more
secure than his native country, he is
continually lodging men who are hired
by the Corean Progressive party, which
is against the present dynasty, to kill
him. The prince is believed to be in
Washington at present. The members
of his suit go armed to the teeth. The
secret service officers and the police
of the city of Washington have been
instructed to look out for his safety.
The prince is the son of the queen
by former union; the queen has been
assassinated and others interested in
the royal family of Corea have gone
to their last home on account of this
youth. A Japanese secret service Off
Ger at present in New York, who is
perfectly familiar with the affairs of
Prince Eui Wha tells the following
story Of the troubles of the young man:
The young prince" said the officer,
lis general favorite wherever he goes
and while in this city at the Waldorf he
made many friends. But he has a
marked popularity; he wears the look
of a hunted man. Since his birth in
1885 assassins have tried to take his
life. The king, believing he would be
safer in the United States than in Co.
rea, sent him here, but he has been
followed by two men who have sworn
to take his life, and if he gets back
to Corea alive it will be because Co
rean assassins have lost their cunning.
These wouldsbe assassins are believ-
ed to be in San Francisco at present
Both are Coreans, although they pass
themselves for japanese. One of them
is a round faced, heavily built man,
with very kindly expression of coun-
tenance. He is such a fluent Japanese
scholar as to deceive the native Japan
csc and his mission here is not sus-
pected by the detectives who have been
informed of it. He was a fellow-con-
spirator of the unfortunate Kim-o-Ky-
un, who was lured to Shanghai shortly
before the outbreak of the war be-
tween China and Japan and there muir |
dered by an emissary from the Corean |
court named Hong who is now colonel |
in the imperial body guard and vice |
of home affairs. He has a |
double object-to avenge the death of |
his friend as well as put the prince out |
Of the way
The would-be assassin was at one |
time cabinet minister of the Corean |
court The prince is in mortal dread |
Of them; he knows he is followed, but |
ne does not know who is following him. |
He never leaves off his coat of mail |
which is made Of the very finest Corean
steel wire, except when bathing. 1t
viii not Withstand the force of a bull
ct, but there is no knife that can pierce
t, and it is only knife that the prince
s afraid Of.
The cause of this desire to end the
'areer lies in the idea of the Progress
i've party in Corea that the king and
lis son are too far behind the times.
Undoubtedly the king will be assassin
tied before long and the design is to
AVE the son out of the way when it
ONES to pass"