Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-11

remarkably strong woman, whose only
fault was that she was overload of her
own relatives, placed them in the high
est positions, and connived at their
open-faced corruption The Japanese
were not slow to profit by the rivalry
and jealousy of the Min and Kim fam
lilies, and thus made the country ripe
for annexation.
| The queen was atrociosuiy murdered
! in 1895 by Japanese soshi with the
connivance of the Japanese minister
death from natural causes removed
another obstacle when Clarence r.
Greenhouse, Southern gentleman,
died Greathouse, native of Ken
lucky, was appointed Consulgeneral
at Yokohama under Cleveland's first
administration. Upon the expiration
of his term, he accepted the position
of confidential adviser to the king of
Korea and performed his duties as a
typical Southern gentleman would.
"The King" he said, has many adj
mirable qualities. He is patriotic, ex-
ceedingly kind-hearted, and naturally
brave; and he is as honest as man
can be. But he is vascillating and cas-
lily persuaded" When the King was
: in trouble, Greathouse stood by him.
J At the time when the Japanese sur
. prised the palace, killed the guard,
and occupied the grounds, Greathouse
went to the gate. A Japanese sentry
! presented his rifle, but the Kentuckian
Y brushed it aside: Il am an American
: citizen and demand admittance," he
said as he walked past the astonished
soldier. Those were hard days fol
poor LII, but Greathouse did not leave
him until he was satisfied that the
|, King was in no further danger. "Ht
J. would have been no son of mine," ex
,. claimed Greenhouses mother who was
with her son at the time, "if he hat
shown the white feather when hi
friend needed him."
Not a regiment of Southern gentle
Il man could have stemmed the tide o
. corruptidI The Russian Ministe
II Alexa R15Ioff, spent large sum
\. a. a s olals to secure Masamp
= Dtrategic points, but whel
Vas within his grasp, the ia
: boldly threatened immediat
i VI and Pavloff was compelled to de
3sist. They are rascals, every one @
Z. them," exclaimed Greathouse in di'
70 gust What can one honest man, tn
King, do when he is deceived at ever
a. turn? Leave him! Not If | know |
ID He needs me-"
a. With the premature death of Cha
ba ence r. Greathouse, the King or En-
70 peror lost his mainstay, his countr
10 its last remnant of Independence. I
,,s all intent and purpose, Korea is
: possession of Japan and will be Il
90 entering wedge for further conques
=, on the Asiatic mainland
., Unless the Empress .Dowager
"a China continues to live for anoth
ten years. She is now 73 years oil
,.. as vigorous mentally and pnyslcai
80 as she was thirty years ago. She
,,s the only person dreaded by Japa
20 She hates that nation with all I
violence of strong nature. and |
her efforts are directed toward I
90 preparation of the struggle that
IN sure to come.
Korea has nothing to expect frC
~ Europe or America; but its polite
vas iu'urc 70 ioV'i'''iei W." ''A' y ~
and depends, as far as human kno'
edge can foresee, upon the life of
- woman, emphasizing the comm
~ phrase Nthat Truth is Stranger tn
.on, Fiction.
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