The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-12-01

Osaka people propose to petition the jap
anese Government to take the necessary
steps in the matter.
EVENTS IN COREA.
Writing on the 18th ult. the Seoul cor
respondent of the Nc. Daily News says:
On Saturday night last the city of Seoul
was illuminated by a huge blaze of fire
from within the Palace enclosure. The
building sacred to the memory of an
cestors, and containing the pictures and
tablets of the founders of the illustrlous
dynasty took fire, one knows how, in
the early hours of the morning. His
Ma jesty, sans ceremome, was hustled out
of his apartment into a red hot Hades,
just in time to see the tablets and be-
nign faces of his ancestors disappear in
a most horrible holocaust. Without wait
ing to tie on garters arrange skirts, or do
up his hair, he fled from the enclosure,
through the rear gateway, along the lane
between the British Legation and the
Customs compound, turned to the left,
and made for the Library Building; host
of eunuchs, dancing girls, sorcerers, for
tune tellers, geomancers, grave vendors,
exorcists, astrologers, and medicine men
fleeing hard after him. most fearful
disturbance took place in the Library
Building. The shades of all the twenty
five dead kings of this dynasty had it out
for once.
On the other hand, the uproar in the
palace enclosure Gained down. Nothing
but the cracking of flames was to be
heard In a few minutes the japanese
were on hand with their fire engine, and
tapped gently on the garden gate-peace
gate L mean. What do you want?' said
the guard. Wen help you put out the
fire and save the pieces" said the Japan
csc. NO, thanks said the voice from
within, we're getting along very tnicely
inc ts.f hot
hre was left to work its will When
morning came there was an investigation.
Iahd IL turned out that the IMPERIAL store
houses had been looted by the guards
ana SOLDIERS left in charge. Esen the sa-
cred sleeping chamber II Ills Majesty
had not Peen inviola ~. Several hundred
arrasts Oere made and a dire tussle is,
pending. While 1t goes on. goods from
Ithe palace Will be passed around for
SAFE cheap, and the stealer and buyer
/ VIII rejoice together.
me emperor has sent out notice;
lhe pictures OF my ancestors have been
burned l shall refuse to hear any music
for month, schools shall shut down and
aHairs of State may go to thunder: the
question with me is my ancestors New
pictures must be made; new sacrifices
oHered, and great attention given" II Is
monday Tor the geomancer. The matter
OF the queens grave has been already
Ilnese hgures were given me by a trust.
worthy authority, but her picture was
burned on Saturday night, SO that the
Whole matter must be taken un from
tne beginning. There are rrmors tina,
the palace is now rendered unpronitio,,.
py the hre, and that another must be
tuggled for. De
Guards stand three deep about the cor.
ners ana gates of this unholy Mace
threatening with their ever-fixed bavon
ets TO perforate the innocent passer
time OF storm and stress is upon the snir
itual props of the Empire while the ma
iterial elements are having a northwest
ern Indian pow-wow, with no fear what
ever OF law and order stepping in. Jr
Keeping with these conditions. a week ag,
We had the efirst highway robbery of for
egners that has taken place since tn.
opening of the ports. A Mr. Sdebothan
was in charge of a party journeying from
Fusan to Taiku. Suddenly they were at
tackled by Corean robbers, who statione,
Mr.. Sidebotham on a rock, prodded hin
gently with their swords, and then de
manded clothing. money, baggage; prom
Using to leave him intact If he Responded
quickly. There was nothing to do blu
ito yield, and the party in a most desti
tute condition reached the end of IL
journey. q