The National tribune., 1907-08-22

who intends to stay alive If he has hi
way. 1t is true that this Prince is onl,
a Korean one, but what does that mat
ter? He looks like a mixture of Jap
Chinese, Indian, and has the lips of tho
African, and he isn't very big in stature
but he is Prince; so, girls. here's YOU
chance. He is a Prince without a king
dom. too. Self-eXiled. in fact. He
thought the powers at The Hague
meant what they were talking about
you know, and that they were in earn
est for peace and arbitration and all
that, and so he went from Korea, did
this Prince vi, to plead for the autono-
my of Korea, and his rights as a Prince
ling, a price being on his head. He
found that The Hague had no use for
him, his country or his people; that ii
was talking arbitration and all that,
and not putting it into effect, so he
came TO the United States and asked the
President to intercede. OF course, he
thinks the President is TT" from all
he ad heard, and he was sorely disap-
pointed to find that he is only a man.
and with limited power at that outside
of his own country. So Prince vi was
cut again. He has been sentenced to
death in Korea for something, SO he has
concluded to remain in the United
States where his head is safe on his
shoulders, at least, and that is worth
more than a fortune, if you get behead-
ed right away quick. don't you know.
Speaking of his troubles, Prince vi said:
THE japanese, of course, are respon-
Slbie for this. / do not blame them so
much, however, as 1 blame the traitor
GUS Koreans who have sold themselves
to the japanese. The only effect of this
action against me will be to add energy
and enthusiasm to the work of patriotic
Koreans for their country.
This order for my execution will GER
tainIV be carried if I within
Korean or Japanese jurisdiction. 1t
would be mere suicide for me to return
to Korea. If l could gain anything for
my country by putting my head in the
japanese moose I should be very glad to
do so, but 1 cannot see that I should
serve any good purpose by doing so
now, and 1t is not my purpose to return
to Korea. l shall keep up my work for
Korea here and look for greater energy
and determination in support of that
work as a result of the sentence of death
pronounced upon me-"
great many people have wondered
why the picture of Michael Hillegas,
first Treasurer of the United States ap-
pears on the new yellow-backed S10l
bills after the many decades during
which no recognition of the services of
that faithful official was forthcoming
1t seems that the belated testimonial to
the man whose services to his country
were admittedly worthy, is due to a de-
scendant, the Rev. Michael Lee Minich,
Lutheran minister and to Former
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw and
the late John Hay Mr.. Hay and Mr..
Shaw both interested themselves in the
matter of claims that either Robert
Morris or Samuel Meredith, and not
Hillegas. was the first Treasurer, and I!
from the Government archives obtained |
proof OF the correctness of the conten- |
ton of Rev. Mr.. Minich and others who |
defended the cause of Hillegas-
Mr. Hillegas was a sugar refiner. iron |
manufacturer and merchant in Phla-
defphia before the Revolutionary War.
He placed his funds and his credit at
The disposal of George Washington when
that patriot needed assistance, and il
was but natural that he should have
been given the post of Treasurer when
the infant Republic came into being
Mr.. Hillegas's fad was historical re-
Search, and he was very fond of music
The new Minister from Sweden. Mr.
Herman de Lagercrantz. declares:
Il approve of large families. To my
mind ii indicates the morality of a /
country. Your President thinks cor
rectiy. One of the first questions he
asked me was how many children had.
and | said seven. oh, yes he replied;
I have heard that before. You are to
be congratulated and he gave me
warm handshake." |,
AT this the Minister broke into a
laugh, which made the facial resem
blance between him and President
Roosevelt even more striking than when
his face was in repose. The Minister is
the owner of such extensive iron and
steel properties that he is called "the
Carnegie of Sweden
Speaking of his own people, he said:
The Swedes are great farmers. They
have done much for the Northwest. but
I'm afraid 1t Will lose a great many be- /
fore long. They like Canada better +
They say the land is more fertile Then, I
too, many Swedes from home are going I
direct to Canada now or to the Argen- I
tine. For this reason Sweden refuses '
to be alarmed over the emigration to I
the United States. 1t will regulate {
ITSELF {
An officer of the Army tells how Mai
Whippie, of the I'd Mass, a veteran of I
the civil war. hastened to Washington S
when the Spanish War broke out and {
offered his services to President McKin-
ley But all officers, as well as men, {
had to undergo physical examination. I
and ii was stated to Maj. Whipple that
he would have to place himself In the q
hands of the examining doctors at Wor-
cester. Now, Mai. WhippIe, while a !
man OF great bodily strength and per- !
feet health and activity, was a littIe de- L
fcient on the matter of teeth An Ex- C
amining Surgean proposed to exclude t
him on that account, whereupon the e
hajor waxed wroth. Gentlemen" said
lie, I'm going to Cuba to shoot Span
ards. not to eat 'en." The Major went. I
A recent decision of the Controllers !.
Office of the Treasury is to the effect =
that service aboard ship in the waters !,
of Porto Rico. Cuba, the Philippine q
Islands. Hawaii and Alaska does not T
ertitle officers or enlisted men to in
crease in pay under the provisions of
the act of May 26. 1900, which provides 4
an increase of 10 per cent for officers :
and 20 per cent for enlisted men sery- n
Ing ashore at the above-named places r
II is held that such service as indicated 4
by the statutes contemplates land ser +
vice"
After an absence of several weeks In i
the West, where he has been inspecting 4
military posts, Gen. J. Franklin Bell, a
Chief of StaT of the Army, resumed his {
duties at the War Department last week. n
Congressman William s. Bennett. of !,
New York City, who. with his wife. is in n
Europe as a member of the Jnp, ;gr. =