Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-19
HAD SERVED AT WASHINGTON
Told His Friends He Planned to End
Existence.
CAREFULLY ARRANGED FUNERAL
Bought Coffin and Provided Money
for Mourners.
HEIR TO THE THRONE A WISE BOY
Tsnrcvitch Tries to Get Around an
order of HIS Father by PrOmis-
ing sentry He VIII Keep
Close Mouth.
by GEORGE FRASER,

ST. PETERSBURG. Feb, lS.-(special Il
The Bee THE tragic death of the Korean
prince, Chin Pom Yee has been one OF the
most talked Of events Of recent days In
St Petersburg and the greatest sympathy
is expressed for the Inflated diplomat
The late prince was minister plenipoten.
tiary of the Korean emperor at the court
of the car during the far eastern crisis
which eliminated in the Manehurian cam.
paign The mortal enemy OF the japanese,
Prince Chin Pom Yee, was the soul of
the Russophile party In Seoul, where his
influence was far-reaching some fifteen
years ago. 1t was he who moved the Iega.
ton In Seoul in 1884, thus precipltatlng
crisis which threatened the peace OF the
world He also induced his imperial master
to send representatives to foreign courts.
ne himself accepting the legation at Wash
ington, where he learned English.
subsequently, being dispatched to st.
petersburg, the prince married Russian
lady. and continued TO display his resource
full hatred of the Japanese, whose designs
on his fatherland he endevored to frus-
trate by proposing that Count Lamsdorff
should proclaim a Russian protectorate in
Korea
Annexation the Last straw.
The recent formal annexation Of Korea
and the transformation Of the emperor
into plain Prince vi filled the ex-minister's
cup OF bitterness TO the brim He frankly
app9sed his friends OF his intention TO
escape from the battle Of life by the open
door. The neighbors. hearing three re-
volver reports the other day, rushed 20 the
fiat and found the Korean prince hanging
from lamphook in the dining room. Life
was extinct, After placing his head In the
moose he had fired thrice but missed on
the table lay statement addressed to the
police Inspector, declaring that death was
voluntary, telegram TO the ex-emperor OF
Korea, and a long letter to the car thank
ing him for his services to Korea and re-
iterating Prince Chin Pom Yee's convic-
ton that Russia could and would yet resus-
citate his ill-starred fatherland, which was
comatose, but not yet deed.
fortnight ago the prince had given an
order to one OF the principal undertakers
here for an oak coffin, hearse and
solemn funeral with procession OF mourn
ers clad in white, for which he paid $780,
He also directed that his body should be
embalmed and transported to vladlvostok
and lac paid $500 for the cost of transport.
He explained to the surprised undertaken
that the Koreans always ordered coffin
when they knew they were about to die.
Tsarevitch Makes IA Hit.
good story Of the 6-year-old czarvitoh
is now going the rounds OF society in St
Petersburg. His imperial highness is, OF
course, greeted with salute whenever he
passes a sentry In the palace precincts Re
Gently, however, It became evident that
the honor so much gratified the young
prince that many unnecessary excursions
were made past the box Of a certain sentry,
the customary salute being accorded him
every time
The matter reached the ears Of his
father, who to give his son lesson, is
sued orders that in future no notice should
be taken OF the czarvitchs comings and
goings by the sentries. The dismay OF the
heir was profound when on passing his
favorite sentry box the next morning, he
found that his presence was ignored. In
childish indignation he went to the sentry
and demanded the reason Of the omission
1t is by the cars orders" was the
reply. This seemed at first to settle tho
matter. but after a few moments cogita-
ton the royal youngster approached the
sentry again and said. pleadinglW
Please just do II this once, and 1 promise
you father shant hear anything about It,"
Twenty Wives in Three Years.
David Kotchmer has been arrested here
for matrimonial swindIing. lie has married
twenty wives in less than three years.