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hrigands. have almost disappeared. There
is no doubt but that Japan must manage
Korea with strong hand if she would
bring about peace and order. but it is
questionable whether her methods are not
oYerSevere.
And still the situation is serious. There
are perhaps fifteen million people on
this peninsula and if the rebellion is al
lowed to so on TINS guerrilla warfare
will be continued for years. The ko-
reans are. to some extent. divided up
into parties. There are a number Of
pro japanese who are accepting the SIT
uation cutting off their topknotS ana
taking advantage of the new civilization.
The rere,s consider these men traitors
to their country. and they shoot them
even more readily than the Japanese
themselves. At the same time the pro-
Japanese inform upon their eaemies
among the insurgents and aid the sol
diers in hunting them down. Indeed. II
is important for d Korean now travelling
over the country To show that he is not
in favor of the Japanese government.
If he wears foreign clothes or has cut
off his hair he is almost sure to be potted
by the rebels. sooner or later, and he
may be shot upon sight.
curious phase of this situation is
that the Korean Christians are supposed
TO he neutral pr not in favor of the
japanese government. For this reason
if Korean travele: is met by a band
OF insurgents he tries to convince them
that he belongs to our church. The
rebels make him prove his faith and
demand that he sing hymn recite the
Lords prayer He is sometimes asked
to say the Ten Commandments as well.
Indeed. an increased demand for hymn
books and Bibles in Korea has sprung up,
and many who are not Christians buy
these to carry with them over the coun-
try They are better than reviewers and
often save the life of the owner.
The largest association OF these rebels
IS known as the Emp Yung League. The
people here pronounce it Weep Yung.
II means the ever righteous and patriotic
army and its members are sworn to kill
all japanese. found alone, upon sight. 1t
was to this league that the assassins
who murdered Durham White Stevens be-
longed and it is said there are branches
of it in the Hawaiian Islands, in the
United States and elsewhere.
The Emp YungS operate in small
bands. They have no organized forces
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Americans were beaten last time. not
by play, but by ponies. and ever since
then they have been planning to over
come that handicap. The result is that
they have formed a corner III the best
polo ponies in England, and the Eng
lishmen have been securing the country.
without success, 10 match their bunch.
The opinion in England is that the cup
which the Huntington team that visited
the United States in 1856 brought back
* going home this year. America has
made two unsuccessful attempts to re-
gain it. in 1855 ard 1902
When the English season opened at the
Hurlngham. Raneiash and Roehampton
clubs odds of two to one We're freely laid
on England retaining the cup. Since then
aad met scveral OF the best English
teams in private contests. Five wins and
one defeat was their record in the first
matches. and now even money is laid on
their winning the international trophy.
The American players now in England
are Harry Payne Whitney, who will cap
tain the side. Larry Waterbury,
j. Montgomery Waterbury. jr.. and l.. +.
Stoddard. d. Mlburn is also coming
over and he is reckoned better back by
five goals than Stoddard.
Chicago sportsman. WHO knows all
the American form. has improved the
shining hour BY accepting all the two-to-
ones offered against his fellow-country-
men. He is feeling so pleased with him
self that he has already promised to buy
and the lady declares that as she CON
siders the cup as good as won by
America, she has ordered the airisibe
already
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SeIf-ForgetfuI.

DRESIDENT TAFT is fond of children,
with whom he is a favorite. A
charming story on this head comes from
Cincinnati.
Once, when pretty Cincinnati girl was
"A child of six or seven, Mr.. Taft, calling
at her house, found nobody home except
ing herself. She entertained him little
while, and when he rose to go, he stopped
down -and kissed her.
Here's one he said, 'for the baby.
Here is another for little Jim. And here
is third for Billie-boy''
The little girl drawing herself up said
hauShtily-she had been reaCing a novel:
MIR. Taft, you forget yourself
He bent down again.
so ! did he laughed. We'll here's
one for myself
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A Moral Lesson.
KHlkE POWERS. the Athletics cate

MIKE POWERS, the Athletics catch
AVA er, once said at base ball banquet
in Philadelphia:
"All the talk about crooked foot races
and crooked umpires and crooked lights
all this vague, formless talk about crook
edness makes me think of South Caro-
lima meeting | once attended.
"At the end of this meeting it was de-
cided to take up a collection for charity.
The chairman passed tine hat himself.
lie dropped a dime in it for nest egg.
We'll, gentlemen, every right hand
there entered that hat-escry right hand
and yet. at tire end. when the chairman
turned the hat over and shook il, not
much as his own contribution dropped
out.
''Fo' dc lans sake" he erica Abs
eben los de dime All stahted wiv.'
''All the rows of faces looked puzzled.
Who was the lucky man" That was the
question which tormented all. F'ina,y
the venerable Calhoun White summed up
the situation.
.Breddern,' he said, soemnly rising
from his seat, 'dar pears ter be great
moral lession roun' heah somewhar. -
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ing the natives. The average Korean
cannot believe that Japan is anxious to
develop this country for his good and
he considers it a patriotic duty to
drive out the so-called invaders. There
are organized societies of insurgents
who have sworn to Kill any japanese
soldier or citizen if they catch him
apart from his fellows. Small bands of
these societies are now scattered all over
Korea. They have taken into their ranks
Inc disaffected and rascally officials who
have lost their jobs by the Japanese TAX
ing hold Of the government, as well as
idlers and ex-sodiers. and even the old
bandit element which has for generations
preyed upon the country.
In the meantime the japanese army is
doing all il car to wipe out these insur-
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fare between the Koreans. There are no
end of feuds among these people, and the
average native will do anything to bring
about the death of those against whom
he has personal grudge. The japanese
do not understand the Korean language
and they have to rely upon the natives as
spies and interpreters. Such men point
out those whom they hate as insurgents
and S result have them killed. The
Japanese have taken many cf tie old
Korean soldiers into their police force
and are using them as gems d'armes
throughout the country. Such Koreans
are much more cruel than the Japanese
themselves and they are believed to be
responsible for large proportion of at
tacks upon the sc-called Insurgents
With conditions like these, the country
is unsafe for foreigners then travelling
wit hout some kind of protection. The
Korean people believe in the missou-
aries and the rebels respect them. but
many Of the bands are ignorant to an eN-
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gents Gen Hasegawa, the commander
fn-chief has something like 2ooD men
i'm the field. These are scattered from one
end of Korea 10 the other. and they shoot
or hang the insurgents on sight. For II
time the military policy was 10 wipe out
every village which was f"und 10 be har-
boring insurgents, and today all who feed
or conceal such men are shot without
mercy Within the past year ii Is esti-
mated that something like I2.eo people
have been killed on the charge Of being
INSURGENTS The chronicles OF the insur-
rections and the numbers killed ana
wounded are published from day TO day
in the Seoul Press, which is the organ
Of the government. and foreigners who
have kept count tell me that the deaths
are running very close to l.Vo1 per
month This seems an enormous num-
her especiaIIv as the authorities say
that the conditions are growing better
ana heI.". and that the rebels. with the
exception OF bandits and professional
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and the son of the late DR.. Jenner. who
was chief physician 10 the late Queen
Victoria.
The forthcoming games are discussed
whenever players foregather, and the
proba bility of an American victory is
admitted on all sides. This fear is
plainly shown i'm the many friendly
wagers that have been made, and VI
the match turns out is now ex-
pected a lot of English money Will cross
the Atlantic. Some American plungers
are willing even TO give odds on their
countrymen. and there will be A crowd
of deeply disappointed polo enthusiasts
making a bee line for the steamers with
their return tickets if the expected vic
tory does not come off. English polo
men have discounted their defeat.
eff Mr.. Miburn is better player
than Mr. Stoddard. as the Americans
seems to think America will win the
cup" said Capt. L. ID. Miller, who acted
as galloper to Lord Chesham during the
Boer war. the other day, and this IL
the general opinion. Nothing but
fiuke. it is believed, can keep the cup
in England
Copyright in America and Great Britain. 1909,
by Curtis Brown.)
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and they are merely guerrilias. At first
they We're largely composed of patriots
who had sworn TO die for their country.
They are now made up of the dissatisfied
OF all sorts Many of them are eX-
soldiers of the Korean army. which was
disbanded by the Japanese at the time
when they deposed the old emperor and
put his son in his place. They have no
money, and live on the villages. This fact
puts the peace-ioving Korean between
the devil and the deep sea. When
band of rebels comes to him and de-
mands money or food he replies that he
dare not give it. for the Japanese SOL
diers will shoot him as soon as they
learn he has helped the insurgents. There
upon the rebels reply: We'll, If you
don't give us what We want We VIII Kill
you right now. II you giEe up, you nave
at any rate the chance of living J. day or
so longer Otherwise you will die. The
retels mean what they say. and the VII
lusers know ii. They give, ard II. many
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Hotel. What American visitors. who
come to London to see the International
matches, will spend can scarcely be reck-
oned but large numbers are expected at
birmingham. where the price for every
thing is on a par with the clubs eX
clusVenesS.
Larry Fitzpatrick. who is in charge
Of the American stable. is busy man.
His day begins Just after o'clock in the
morning. ard from then until late in
the evening he and his assistants are at
work. In fact, other managers vino are
at Nottingham wonGer when their
American friend sleeps. He and his men
are the first to start in the morning and
the last to leave at night. Still he
wears smile that won't come OFF, even
though he. has the most expensive ponies
in the world under his care.
"If we don't win it this year." Mr..
Whitney says, we will try again. m
going to take that cup home some day,
and our ponies will help US to do it.
When our team was beaten III 1902 by
two games To one, our men realized that
the English ponies beat them and not
the English players. The ponies were
faster tlian ours and stayed better. The
only thing for us to do was to buy the
pick of the English ponies. We have got
them.
Il think We have good change Of win
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our mining camps on the noise of a big
gold discovery There are gamblers and
rowdieS, drunkards and loafers and men
who have left their country for their
cCuntrys good. and there are business
men Of shady reputation who are glad
to make money in any questionable way.
1t would not he fair 10 say that the
whole imnigra ton is OF this nature. but
goodly part of it is so. and AS usual
the bad I:len and women push their way
to the front. The faces OF many Of the
Japanese one meets are not friendly.
They stare at you as though they
thought You had no right in Korea, and
make no bones of brushing against the
foreigner or crowding him to tic side
of TIE road If there is resentment there
is sure to he trouble; and If one is off
by himself and away from the police,
he may have to fight for his rights with
the odds all against him. | know of
foreign men and women who have been
struck by drunken Japanese. and there
are numerous instances where the Korean
servants of foreigners have been ILL
treated By Japanese coolies.
1t is FROM this element that the So
called outrages of the japanese upon the
Koreans come, and at present the sit
uation is such that it is difficult to
hold it in check. The Koreans are
simple. and Japanese will loan money
to them on their houses and lands
on condition that he is to have the prop
erty if the debt is not paid. These loans
are at high rates of interest. such as
have always been common in Korea. /
hear of MORTGAGES at 10 per cent a
month. and about the lowest rate charged
by any one outside the banks is II per
cent yearly. Such interest rates soon
eat up the property, and 1t goes into the
hands of the Japanese. In the past the
Koreans have been leaning money to
theif fellows on condition that the prop
ertS should be given uD without sale in
case the loans Were not paid BY the
new laws of the Japanese this is forbid
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and playing polo. Since his return he
has become recognized as the most re-
liable back in the country.
Pat Nickalls. who will play No. in the
team. passes his time the stock ex-
change when lie is not busy on a polo
ground. He considers that playing polo
is one of the most serious things man
can do in life. Everything else is
mere incidental
F. NJ Freake. as the only son of an
English millionaire. is able to indulge in
hobbies lie coGuets with racing. is keen
on having some, of the best ponies in
England. plays the game as if his life
depended on it. and is the finest No.
that has played at Hurlinsham for years
MIR Freake had "A bit of bad luck
last season. He was offered $i.ooo tor
two gray ponies. hut refused to SELL Two
oays afterward one of them ruptured
blood vessel during Il game at Hurilns-
ham and died on the ground.
For the fourth place the candidates are
Cant. Herbert Wilson, who owns some
good ponies. and Capt. Jenncr, the as
sistant polo manager at Ranelagh Cluo'
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] + situation here
in Korea is much
the same as that
of the Philippines
at the close of our
war with Spain. 1t
is even worse on
a C co u Mt of the
horde of IoW-class
Japanese who are
overrunning I h e
country, and in
many cases outrag-
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cases are actually slaughtered by the
Japanese soldiers for giving Indeed, |
am told that many of the so-called IN
surgents whose deaths are reported in
the newspapers are members of villa ages
who have thus forcibly been made to
harbor insurgents.
The soldiers are instructed to put down
the insurgents. and they have trouble
in finding out who the insurgents are.
The native Christians are generally neu-
trail. but the soldiers suspect them. Not
long ago they surrounded a church far
off i'm the interior, where three hundred
people were worshiping. The officer in
structed the pastor to go on with his
devotions, but as soon as church was
over he corraled the members 80 they
came out and asked their names. as
he did so he looked over list Of the
suspects in the neighborhood and checked
the names off. At the close lie let them
all go. lie said these fople are all Chris
tians and must not be molested.
Another church was less mercifully
treated. the soldiers stopping the congre-
What provocation they had | do not
know.
From a large army like this. scattered IN
small bands over the country. away from
their officers. there are bound to be out
RACES now and then. One small officer
for instance, upon being told rot to tie
his horse in the churchyard because 1t
would eat the trees cursed the sexton
and cut him over the head with his
sword. This was reported By the mis-
sionaries and the man was degraded.
I have met foreigners who have claimed
that they were badly treated by soldiers
by whom they We're stopped when travel
ing over the country. One such case was
that of MIR. A. r. WeSall, an Australian
mining engineer, who had his wife with
him The soldiers insultcd the latter and
Weigall narrowly escaped being shot. The
treatment of Mrs. NeigaH WAS barha-
rous The japanese excuse this, however.
by saying that Weigal refused Ia give
informa tion about himself To the soldiers.
When they asked him how old he was he
said "One hundred and ten" and he
claimed that his name was King Edward
the Sixth and that he lived in Bucking
ham palace. Similar answers given To a
company of our troops in the Philippines
would not lead to good treatment. al
though none of them would commit the
barbarity and indecencies performed by
this Japanese squad.
1t is also claimed that d great deal of
the fighting is a matter of private war
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ming it this year The ponies are in fine
shape, and we all understand each others
play so well that we are sure to COM
bne. The Hurlingnam ground is rather
strange to us, but we are getting more
accustomed to it every day. What wor-
ries us-and particularly myself-more
than anything is the English ofside rule.
1T has caused a lot of free hits to be
given against us up to now.
Still every game We play IN Lon
don teaches US more about il, and we
naturally try to avoid breaking this rule
as we go along. | have been penaliZed
great number of times for transgress-
ing, but perhaps shall know all about
it before I am called on to play in the in
ternational games.
The Hurlingham polo committee is in
terrible straits 1t doesn't know what
is the best plan of action for defending
the cup. Good players are as numerous
in England today as in past years. but
good ponies are few. The patriotic drum
is being beaten and the leading English
men who own Grst-ciass ponies have been
asked to lend them To the players
lected for the International matches
The Duke Of Westminster. the Earl Of
Shrewsbury, Waiter Jones OF Rugby and
the brothers. Capt. T. D.. G. A. and c.
ponies in England. have all promised to
lend their ponies for the occasion.
r. d. Miller. who founded the famous
Spring Hill school for polo ponies at
Rugby and who il now polo manager at
Huringhan m. has acted as Mr.. Whitney's
chief agent in buying ponies in recent
years. He proposed the plan of appeal
ing TO all English sportsmen to assist III
upholdng the national honor. If they
don't do this. he declares, America will
win, and consequently England is being
ransa cked for polo ponies TO put into
the field against America in June.
G. A. Miller. who played for Hurting
ham in the cup matches of 1902. says:
Il think the Americans are the best
mounted team I have ever seen. When
| saw them al Redemption / recognized
sixteen of their ponies as being Eng
lish- bred and every one is a real cham
pion | don't see how we are going TO
beat them in ponies
Even ireland will probably be called
on to come TO the rescue. and the officers
of several regiments stationed at the
Curraeh are expected to put patriotism
before their personal pleasure.
X \
The English team 10 play I'm the first
international. june %. will re captained
by c. ID. Miller, who besides playing in
all the leading tournaments, founded tho
Rochampton Club. one Of the leading
manager He learned his polo at Rugby.
then went to India for few years.
While in the east he divided his time
between making money as tea planter
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THEY Murdered Stevens

THEY Murdered Stevens
/ in San Francisco and
Shoot Soldiers on Sight
How Hymn Books Save
Lives-The Soldiers and the
Christians-An Adventure of
Our Consul General-Kore-
ans Not Allowed to Go to
America-The Unruly Japa-
nese E e m e n t. Money
Sharks and Land Grabbers
Who Are Eating Korea.
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f the American
team wins the
America polo cup
ut the interna tional
III a I c h against
England, which be
gins at ifurling gton
June IS, it will be
a triumph of good
play, c . III b i II e d
with org sanitation
and the power OF
money. 1t is ad-
;pOrtSmen that the
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While the Meadowhrook mems play
has been approved by all, the chief praise
has been reserved for their ponies. Such
a perfect bunch of high-class and well
trained animals has never been seen to-
gether on an English polo ground; and
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yenently situated for polo. racing and
social enga sements. The two Water
burys are staying at the Hotel Ritz,
where the bills mount up as rapidly a
watch can tick, and l.. E. Stoddard has
made his headquarters at Claridge's
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KTEADOWBROOK Plan

KTEADOWBROOK Plan
N1 Spending $4,000 to Win
international Cup for Ameri-
ca = Perry Belmont Pays
$4,000 for Best Polo Pony
in the Vocabulary Payne
Whitney Also Owns Some
Fine Animals-It Is Claimed
That Only a "Fluke" Can
Cause Americans 10 Lose
Contests.
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SEOUL, 1909.

Copyright. 1900, hy Frank g. <arrcntor.J
Special Correspondence Of The Star
SF,DI-T. 1qtn
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Everything is done ito make the ponies
comfortable and keep them fit and when
ever a good animal comes into the mar
ket in steps Mr. Whitney and it is added
to the American bunch.
Before the campaign is over June 80
the visit will have cost Messrs. Whitney,
l.. and J. NJ. Waterbury, J.. +. Stod-
dard and D. Milburn we'll o-er $GD,oM in
personal expenses Mr.. Whitney has
taken a house at Windsor to be con-
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Willie the American players may occa-
sionally be the subject of criticism, their
beasts receive nothing but praise. The
Earl of Harrington, one of the soundest
judges of "a polo pony in the world. paid
special visit to Roehampton to see
them on their first appearance in Lon
don, and his remark was: We'll, what
ever the PLAYERS may be, we are certainly
beaten in ponies"
Mr. Whitney and his companions have
spent a lot of money in cornering the
best ponies to be had in England, but
it has been we'll spent Cinderella. con-
sidered to be the finest polo pony in the
world. cost Perry Belmont $1,000. She
will be ridden in the international match
by one of the American team. Balada
bank account to the tune of over $4,000.
while the worst pony in the lot is worth
over $1,000.
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LONDON, June l.. l9ua.
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The Emp Yungs operate in small
bands. They have no organized forces
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hrigands. have almost disappeared. There
is no doubt but that Japan must manage
Korea with strong hand if she would
bring about peace and order. but 1T is
questionable whether her methods are not
overSeVere.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1909-11-10
will feel it necessary to consult rather
than command"

THE Lewiston Teller thinks it is
worth noting that the railroad mag
mates thought it worth while to COM
pliment this section by giving the
Grangeville-Riparia line the name OF
the Camas Prairie Railroad company
under the joint operating plans. That
is honorary and duly appreciated by
the proud camas eaters, as it is all and
more than was expected. However.
"de milk in de cocoanut" is the
headquarters location, and that is what
Lewiston gets.