The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-29
Jobnscft S Brctber, An-Als State St., cor. Court.
THE BISHOPS BLACKTHoRN.

1t Proved Useful in an Asiatic Ad-
 venture.
 That assault upon us by Japanese railroad coolies in Korea was serious affair, and came near resulting fatally to at least three of our little party of six The principal reports I have seen since arriving are so mistaken that per- haps would better narrate the facts. being the only one of the party present when the trouble began. A year before I had dedicated a little church at Muchinae, fourteen miles from Seoul, and desired to visit 1t the Sunday be- fore sailing for China. Brother Ap- penzeller, rhe newly appointed presid- ing elder, Brother Swearer, the preach CT in charge, a Korean preacher, Brother Moon, my daughter, and Miss Melvin, of the Society for the Diffusion of Christian Knowledge, constituted the party; the ladies, Appenzeler, and myself in 'rickshas,' the others on wheels. Our road, some eleven miles out, was cut three times in the dis tance of a quarter of a mile by the grade of the railway being built by the Japanese from Fusan to Seoul. There was no sign that crossing was forbid den, no intimation of the sort. and ev- cry indication that the road was in con- stant use. We crossed, crossed again, and all the rest of the party, walking, had gone beyond the final crossing, out of sight of me, following with the rickshas. It was on the highway be- tween the second and third crossings I tx,a oF tempting to turn back our men. At first I thought he was one of the rick sha coolies striking against going so far. Not being able to talk to them, l went forward to where I could see our party, and called back Brother Ap- penzeller. He exp0stulated and reason ed with the fellow who seized my rick sha, and upon Brother AppenZeller' s endeavoring to detach his hold retained his grip with one hand and struck at him viciously with the other. There upon I cracked our assailant over the knuckles with my blackthorn. He let go, and the rickshas hastened on. Then, infuriated, he yelled for endorsements to the coolles working on the track, hurled a big rock at my head, which easily lodged, and followed us up to dc us harm. Brother Appenzeler, still reasoning with him, interferred, acting purely on the defensive. Others came to the coolies help It was at this juncture that, to save Appenzel- ler's( life from murderous blow. knocked the would-be murderer doWr with my cane. Seeing our danger-for by this time we had worked up the hill and in sight of the party-Brothers the scrimmage became general and in- teresting, we fighting our way through toward our appointment, seeking only to parry their blows, they coming at us with rocks and clubs. Brother Appen- lZeler was cut between the eyes with a jagged piece of stove wood, and Brother Swearer received gash over the eye that went to the bone, and at the same time, another blow that brought him to the ground. It was then that I narrowly escaped deadly blow with a club by springiRg toward my assailant and receiving the short ened stroke on my pith helmet. Either the Lord shielded me or inspired them WlLn ct WIOIeSOlilG It5pcCl lOI ny blackthorn, for I went into the midst of them and got Swearer's hat. Theil tongues wagged, but that was all Per haps they were slowly getting theil senses. At any rate, we got to our con- veyances and went on without furthe, molestation. At the first water I es. saved the role of surgeon and with the help of the others ligated Swearer's dangerous wound and bound up Appen. zeller's painful. but less serious, hurts I desired them to return by another road for proper surgery while Moor and I went on to meet the appointment
 but they would not hear to this, ant therefore, sending Moon to Muchinae we made detaur reaching Seoul some five hours later. Wherever I could ge
 water drenched the bandaged wounds and so kept down inflammation.
 Our able and energetic minister, Dr Allen, took up with the Japanese au thortities, who expressed great regret
 and arrested and punished the offend : CTS I could not remain over to see tn
 Japanese minister, being booked fo
 China. There are bullies and bad mel
 everywhere; I do not lay this III against the Japanese. Possibly the,
 took us for Russian spies.-From Christian Advocate Interview witt
 Bishop David H. Moore.