New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-05-12

with Kim because he could not reach the en-
peror without him.
comedy enacted at the Corean court. of which
the information comes to Washington by the
recent mails.
The Japanese minister succeeded in persuad-
ing Min YunS-yu to sell his government the
island of Roze. in the bay of ChemuIpo which
gives the japanese control of the harbor of the
chief port of the COrean Empire and the APP
proach to Seoul the capital. In order to obtain
the approval of the king. "One-Eyed Kim must
be admitted To the conspiracy. and he. lacking
confidence IN his own power of persuasion. in
troduced To the palace charmer who
bears the name of Lady kang. She is so at
tractve and winning that the imperial soul
was Immediately entranced and the imperial
signature and seal soon attached to the
treaty by which the island of Roze was trans
feTred To Japan.
Kim and Lady Kang rocketed the price Of
their influence, ana she about to leave the
palace and return u the place where. her bower
had been previously concealed. when the king
flew into a rage and forbade her departure He
ordered Il palace To be built for her accornnlo-
catlpn IN the imperial park. placed a chain of
sold around her neck and is reported 10 have
offered 10 marry her. but Lady Rang was too
wise 10 imperil her beautiful head
When the sale of ROZe Island was announced
there was n storm of public Indignation. and
even the powerful Kim could not prevent th.
Russian minister and other members Of the dip
tomato corps ana the leaders of affairs among
the natives from invading the palace and re-
monstratinG against the transfer To a foreign
power of the key to the commerce and the caDi-
tai of the kingdom
III called upon One Eyed Kim for an ex-
PLANTATION. and the latter gave away" Minister
Min. who was arrested and thrown into prison
The whole family Of Minis arose TO save their
chief. and produced evidence that Kim was tn.
chief conspirator and had received big bride.
from the japanese minister. Lady pm caught
on to the gossip and discovered that Kim had
introduced rival at the palace. Kim was
desperate The Minis We're hard enough to
hancle. but he soon realized the truth of the old
saying that Hell hath fury like a woman
sc"rned One day. with other communications.
he presented To the king letter from the crown
prince. Eui-Wha. who is now student at Ro-
anoke College. accusing Lady ON of endeavor-
ing To entlce him into conspiracy to overthrow
his father and seize the throne. Kim declared
that he did not believe a word of it, that LADY
ON was "A loving and loyal woman. bat the
poison entered the emperor's soul. He refused
10 have anything further to do with Lady ON
and devoted himself entirely his new favorite
Then Lady ON ana the Minis got together and
organized combination against Kim by the
employment Of detectives. the bribery Of
wants and by other methods familiar 20 thu,
COreans. they succeeded in convincing the en-
peror that KIM the man with the yellow eye
the yellow heart and the yellow hand had
forged the letter signed by His Highness Prince
Eui- Wha and had himself sold RoZe Island tl
the japanese.
Kim arrested. tortured mutilated and
strangled in the courtyard. where within less
than year at his orders seven of his enemies
were executed IN the same cruel manner. By
his own methods he died. and Lady Kang has
disappeared. No one knows what has become
of her although Lady ON perhaps might give
some interesting Information
In the ancient days of Corea in the year
kyung sin. the King, about to offer his an
nual citations to his ancestors when the pig
provided for the sacrifice ran away His majesty
sent Takui and Sappi. two of his minister's T.,
catch 1t. They chased the animal to Changok
Lake. where the" recovered it AMI hamStrung
it. that it could net escape again. But the
king flew into rage and shouted:
How dare you mutiate pig that is he
offered sacrifice to my ancestors? Take
these sacrilcgiouS villains away and bury them
alive
fell ill., and the astroogers who were called to
attend him said:
The spirits of Takui ana Sappi are seeking
vengeance. You must do something to propiti-
ate them
Realizing his danger the king gracously
pleased to admit that he had committed a mis-
take in killing two men for the sake of pig
This manifestation of humility accepted by
the revengeful spirits sufficient. The spirit of
"One-Eyed Kim is now reported to ne haunting
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