J90 I liai Just letuuied from an audience with hh impe rial nAjtstj Yi Oholt the empcidr of Ioica It v is hqld in palace one of the four gjoat ments glitch his majcstj owns in and about SepuVinri as we Tailed t could h < ar thowhimmcrs ot the cupanteri who aioibuldtiie tcit AUdIeuc6 hill nearbv for tin icccptlon ot the futuir Mj meeting with the omncroi had bten arrinsed by Vlsrotint tone tha acting Japanese resident poneral at 1110 mie giston of IrlncL Ito of whom T hail nRuciSted all aiidlfinct h n I met hlhi at ills llla near Toklo some months igo LhO oniproi of Korrvu iii now unilci thij absolute tontrol of tha Japanese goeinmbnt Pilnce Itois hls mUtiM and the county H luled byi Japn with his irijet > as tlio nomlral hO ft In othjr Jqttcrs I shall slu > whethijt Ihi1 is foi tlio good or 111 of Jvoica To lav I nritQ of Mi majesty alone nnd of the royal fatnlij to which he belongs n i MONAJIOH If blue blood minus in > tiling Yl i ought to be ona nf tho strongest inqn arehb on eirth Iharo It no doubt bui tint he is tho u ikest Xoarthtloss liis vein nrd sjinked with a cerulean lluld vlilch > boul its loyal flow a hufidud jom l > 3foio Columbus dlscov aledrAiiHi Ic i Mnny generations beforoi Shaktspe ire was born a hundied jeirs before thu fliht Blhlp was printed and 20nyais bufoie Luthei stlutd up UeiI many with his pieaclilnt the aNtostora 04 this joung niLn sat upon tho Im petial throne and governed theii mil lionsof cieamfaiinl almohdeicdfsub jectb 51 Chok Is the thUtvlhbl rulet of tht piO = enti djiustj which 1 > eans to lelgn in Sy > IIH fathoi wns Yl i Hung tho man whom tha Japmeto Ifprcedto ibdltato inJulj 1D67 and hia inoth i VMXS the famousqueen whom the Japanese nbs isslnatcd shortly after the closest their wai v tilt China jJTjio kingj and queen veie iomowhat1 Is iolated to each other and Yi Chok Is tho offspilngof thfi intermanlascs of many cousins duringthoae < tfast7goneras tlons ciino Into life a weakling nientally and ph > slcallj One of oui oiily minlsteis to Korea writing to oii state department concoiningjils nu dlenpes with this mans father Inen tlonsJn a footnote having s en the 1 crown prince Whop the state paper waSfi > rlnted this ifootnote which wast intopded only for the geciotatys tye wjis vadded to itltt bottom of thu mes vtge It stntc that tho crown prince wa weak mentally and that In tioi oplnlon > of tjip minister thlswaa ail ejl vdjjncS off the evil effects of the Inter man Jopd ofnear relatives fijlls nnjosbys father has nevei been noted for hticngth of cnaractor Snd hlns evidently Inhcrttcd nothlngifiom hs iiiothoiv who belonged to the Min family and waj > pne of tl a nio t force ful womenvivhoili veicv er becn connect edivvlth ajf Asiatic throne A BABY O15J r > n Tho paleness of tho empeioi s mind hns longr ben a tnattcr of loiriaik KibothKoroTns and foreigners lie llttleJmoto intellect than a bab iighnlt isBaidbl3 mind has blight cijed Inco lie wa chosen1 olnperoi nof otjly i IHlle moie than a j car ago Tie is n nun of no education to spoaK of and Ills If In tld palace Mheiolie1 hiii > bertJi aurroundod bv ejinuolistindf the ielpus sonant nf a depraicdi cpurt has notbenn conducive to mental growth Hlstlrst wifo iiiBJqnly twolvo yeass of age when sho married hlnij ahdrthe iprcsent empress Is only afqw vdnrb older Af tlio tlmo oflits last marriage ho ia crown Pilncc and Whelifta ife vas sought for him ac Cqidlnp to custoni a notice was sent outto all tho nobility of the cmniio vtthnt tliov must eiispend1 giving their daughteis In maiiage until the em lleiors son bad selected t wife Cou ipltd wltlwtlils was an older for all who hadCllglblo diughterssto send In appli ctittons deucilbiiig tho maidens and showinc v1iat tliov li id to otfoi fAtl mstionly fifteen b the noble fa milies responded and thlW I am old < as on account of the weak mind ofj the crown ptlncoiand his apparent un fttnesa tpmannge n lioilsdhold Tben thejKovejniiwnt odlclals ent out a see < D idi ordoiv uipinirlmore applleitlons Tn ifeply to itliis ilfty PIO sent Iif hndu from thekatho old empeioi picked out thirty Theglils represented by them weio dliected to coino to the piiico a1djin duo tlmo thqy appealed In gnat state Kieh was home in a KOI COUS oosG1clmIi consisting of a bo tibput tniee feet tquare ind not more than that high In Which1 Ihe 8 maiden sat on the floor These boxes 1 weio carried by servantditn livery Tlio i manservantifeachigtrlivontln fioiil land her slavcglrlSiJfbllawed behind i Vhen the processl urarrlvcd at tho tpalntettho thirty malrlonsswcre eaic ffully lookedoveiby thoempe iorwho < < ha8i8lnco < beenideposedfaild the poorest Jones to the number of fifteen wcre weededout and sent homej Atday or Sso lateranother Inspoetion was made and tha marriageable ladles icducpdi kolsevenoreight 1xAfter this there was toTthird examination and a unirtiglil pfiflbout thlrteemor sobelonging tdthp nr > ble Yun family was chosen Con trriry to the usual custom n Korea which provide that the igioom has nothing ito do with the Selection ofihia > wlfe tlie crown prince hlmselffiiiade the final decision Tho girl picked out was the joungPHt of the whole thltt iShewas small offhci age and when thO orownnilnco pointed jher out as lUti vcholcofrhlsfatlipi snld You hadjbo teitake itno of Ihe others That girl ilstoo small itjt Oh as to that w ass the reply qfrhts5 mnvlosty sho will grow Ho Insist ed upon hqi nt the second vlretlortand nlso at the thluli and finally got her Hewas light as to the glowing She ls nuicji lai 501 w > w n < l has developed Into a linelooking KoieiwTwomanSlie is ctv blight and tho Japanese aio giving horian education which is in ad tVanco of that o rtnyfKBrPA t queen of the past Sho H stud lnp Japanese undei thovifo of thesnlceQTnlnlsteV of tho household department I ami told the cmpeiQr > HUeshm imuch and that the two lv e together ON THE WAYiTO THE PALACT Befoie I go faithei let mo talltyou about inly audience with Jiis niajebty and descalbe hov he loolcs < The time fixed foi the Interylpw was11 oclock in tho moi ning and I was Instructed to appear infull cvonlngdiess I under ttand that I must go In state and oui conbulgencral kiudlyAgave n ejiis chair and tlio official bearers of oiif govern ment I started at 10 oclock In the moinlne and In tho blight sunshine lodo through Seoul In tall silk iuat fuallowtall coat whito neclctio and tio ather aiipuitenanecs which wo at homo wcaronlj afici C oclock In thoj cve nlnI I had to btoop low to got my tall h it into the ehaii and ducked wh < jn the boirors raised mo to theirshoulders The chair vsas not bitgi > r thana dry oodi box 01 about lour feet cubed and H wnj about tlio bame bhape It was of i at tlu > front and tho upper 1 part nt it vwls walled with glass so that I could look out as I tod < The chair was upholsteied in jllac oitin aml > ha < l a led II innol eiishlon It was slune be tween two black poles about IB feet Si V > White Star Dominion Lino j iMONTltEAI QUEBEC LIVERPOOL R G DUN CO Canada Mav S June 13 July 1 Laurentic new May 15 Jifno 19 July 34 201 OFE1CES Dominion iMay 12 JunfK Julr SI THEMERCANTILE AGENCY ileenntle new July 3 Autr 7 Ottawa May 23 July 10 Aue li OeotKt Kust General Slanaecr Idnhcx Vancouver June 5 Nsviula Utah ana Wyoming LarKCSt and finest steamers on ths Of flea In Progress BulldlntSalt Loin St J < nyr < npe route M and tS Dearborn StChicaco111 Ion and at each end of these Ihad itwobearer3Jin livery tostote mo along Atmi side walkedthoikeso or guard ot ftho consulate diessed Ini a long blue cown fat drfLweillke trouseisUled at oii vnlth lied vhlte and blue Thus carried I onUtbrousUtliefpr elgn section betweenr the4 liltfh brick walls < urroundlngthecompoundgnvnoro the inisblonaTies consuls andother of ficials live on by the pala of thode posed empeior vho Is nowJ a prlsonet iindoT the guard of the Japanese aji < t yanegc part ofahe oty 1 iJly camdto tho residence of Vfe SonesthE acting iAldont general tho real ruler of Uio country After a s ortlchat with him it was arranged within ahaJC meet to it at o woro houi at tl opalaco anil my bearcrswero Isoon tgain on thewaj Wo now crossed th whole of beoul going about two miles ft om ono side to the othei Tho way toHhe pUace led up a wide street waOed with sqUaltd houses roofed with thatch 01 black tiVS and Interfapersoa iWfl aiid theie vltli petty stores whew whitegowned bighatted merchants < sauattoa among tho goods ana waited torfcustoiners s Thostrcet was fllled with thojtiafflc of ovory ilay Korea and my kco had to go in adanco to tleai tho jvaj4 lUilloclc caitn cairylng great loixls were tuuied < aside women with green1 coats ovoitheli heads lushedinto tho houses and een the jimiklBhas eered off to the Ughband to thelett WoT stoppeil a moment before we reached thereai gato with Us double roof ot black tiles which forms the cntranci toxthojlmpo rxl grounds The soldiers thete liafl been warned of our coming and wo FOOII went In and up to tho palaces thomse es These consist of a largo number of low buildlnss They arm of FAMQUSFIGHJINGSCIENTIST r RETIRESFROMWUNIVERSITW Continued from pago seventeen is evident in all his acts Several1 years ago wjion Hacckel hadyomo to JJerlln to deliver home lecturej his friend Haro fagnusson tho sculptor hinted that the occasion called for a new bull of clothes fi suggestion o2 which the astonished piofessor at first offeredj a vigorous resistance p rHti f i lend however at length succeeded in peisuading him that tho sacuflce was duo to Berlin and to his icspect for sci ence The professor convinced against his will yielded the point and bought a readymade suit at a shop that sup plied the poorer classes When visiting nls fayorito aunt Frauleln Beitha Sothe a dignified old maiden lady tho renowncd savant contented himself with a bed In the i > oky little lumber room to ivhlch M ryants ivero consigned in Berlin up to the recent police rcgu latlonrprovldingiiJthat they should have a certain hygienic minimum of cubic space TWICD Ills deep family affection was mani fested 1m his grief for the loss o his first wife after eighteen months of hap py morriaifa To cscapo from his active of loss he absorbed himself In the terrific table of writing his two vol ume work on General Jlorphology icrhaps his greatest scientific achieve ment within a single year during which time ho allowed himself only threo or four hours sleep a day A second marriage followed several years later at the deshe of Haeckels moth er This lias given the professor a peaceful hpme and three childien with the joy and consolation of family life Somq lecent rumors about the poor Statci of Prof Haeckels health owing to ilia heart trouble happily are oxi aggeratod Jle would have been glad to arcppt anr Invitation to tho Cam bridge ccl bration 6f the Darwin cen tenaiy had heieeeived it None came howovernlthough a largo nuniber of ijnclK Invitations haves been sentrto scl cntlsts who to ay the least are no jnore Hi tingulshcd than himself and to hundreds of tclontlflc socldtle1 jt Is stiongly suspected that clerical preju dice has had d largo bhare In Uiis ex traordinary omission It is quite un justifiable for whatovcr may boi thougHt of Prof Haeckols philoaophlc speculations not even his enemies ven sUue to deny his great services In thei t development of Darwlnl JUS onlylonCifltoiySbutfthojfloora are weH iup oftv he fgiound andi they have f ai chcdf roof s fihoavy tiles whlchcx tendjfar out boyorid thoiwiallBtind make ith Tn quite picturesque I fcannott tell you how > manyibuildlngsthero aro In tHlsfpalace but the number is enough tb fonn commojllous quarters foi his t mojestyand his retmuot When 1 say tlufho haAOOO soivantatand that tho imoSt of these eat and sleep insidojtliq walls jou will see that they mustbe extensive n f PAITACESU00 YlLVR OXSDi 1 Theibuildingsjoftoday aroa strango comfalnatlonof tho old and the new The rulers o rKoreathao had a palaco orn this spot for more than 300 jears < i and the bUIldingsTiavobeol patchediup igidSremodel d Xixim flmo to time Just ndwViewstructures are boingr elected Sand the 4audienco hall In which ihls majesty will receio lnthetfutuie wJlU sbo far different from that In5 whclifl inet him Uidayt fcTho waiting sroomi where I was received by the > cijurt chamberlains In company with Gen tOgesaki and tlie numbei of other Jap anesoiofftceis was evidently the > 4rosult of foreign graft andJt modojiiio think of the Pennsylvania1 state house wheie thefurnlturo was paid foi bytho inch Outwaidly It was Korean but tho in terloi was of the cheapebt foreign styloas tojits decoration andffutnlture Ifhad green pino doorb sueli1 as ono bujs at a dollat each at oui lumber yards and rtho door knobs were oC thelplalrf white porcelain aiioty The paper on thf walls and celling did not actually cost thoso who tuinibhed it morethan 15 cents a roll and tlib yel low iflvet cnrpet on tho llooi wouldbe hlghiat t2 a yard In striking contrast with this plain ness wfieitho unlfainib of the Korean officials and Japanese general All weie of Euiopean eut butthey tspar kled with gold lace and brass buttons The mastei of ceiomonies woie a gold hilted swoid at his side and he had a black hat trimmed with ostrich feath ers undeuhis arm Tht Japanese ainiy officersjftorejCladMnfflno clothuniforms of a khakt color ibutjill wore dceoiai tlonsaccording to iank and ben Ice ranging Sln stzo from the diametei of a red cont to that of a pint cup A TALK WITHTHEiEMPEROR Whentho jtlme for nyvaudiencecamo I the mast6i of coremmHeg took mo1 througlra mns hall lntdjthe < audlenc e iet and Viscount bone stood at thojop positeiond ofthe loom fticing tho dqor1 Tho emperor nas In tho center ofithol ipaity and according to otlquettQ I jtiarchcdt f orwnrdrlO steps1 and then bowed I then w ent on untlUI leaohedt hl s majesty when I bowed again To my sui prise thoj empciror boned loo and hold out his hand I toolc it svnd I wish you could hae felt that hand It was us soft as cottony and wainrandrpleasant to touch Tho man mho hajl cen received bo Joro mo hadUuerely bow ed upon his re ceptioii and tdihed away I supposed this was puvpei and startedto do llkp1 wise rtheieupon the cmpeiar motioned rne tobtop and theimastei of ceremon ies said that hit majestj wished to speak to mo ThoHompeior thcnkasked ho lotuj I ihadi been In the country f and 4 hen I w as going away He antj ed toiknow whethoi J had > jan audience with him btfoie and when I lepltod that JMiad met him 14 eais ago at4he beginning of tho war between Japan and China and diplomatically addcdi lint Mb m ije t > loked as j ounh toda > as ho aid then he peiceptibly smiled < This cncouiafffd me to bog him to send a messagr thiough mo to the United States Tho mastei of ceremonies pro londedi to fcubmltthls request but whether ha did so 01 not I do not know las ho spoke In Korean At any rate bib niajcsU did not nnswel but In icplv = ald that ho uastglad that I had 01110 to Korc i md th it ho hoped I would hao a pleasant tour through Munchinla and CJhina whcie he un deistodd I was going This as a sig nal forleavlngiaMd IjbacJcea my out bow Ing betlmes > > ft s HOW As I utood before the emperor I had a chance to atudy hlm Hoilatnot bad looking andjippears tallMnTcontraat to ftho Japaneao1 generalsV about him He lhas a iaigre head srather 111 ghv over the eyes1 iHo woais fa blockmustache JUrtt large enoughttOenablodt tobeswaxed ami his halr stianse to say Is short Illscomplexion o imuu uuun his eypsblackrhlsJielghtB feetJJlnchea andjils w elgflitJ judgejabout 170 > pounds When I saw him today he wag clad in thounlform of a Korein general whlclulstnbweutforelgnrstyle and itho contrastiof thovvholo audience vviththat whlchI had > wtth himself and the foimer tmperoi his father was stilklng It shows the clutnges which are going onin Korea Mv list audience was Intho palace ir vliich tho depobod emperor Is now liv ing Thfe man who Introduced mo ijot < down on his Icnees and crawled ovci thqUlool bumplngJhisHeadion tiio cai pof when we entered the audience chambei Hecontinued to crawllintH jho reached hJu majesty andthon got tip audjbent half double whisperingmy questions to the emperor and In tho samovwa > Conveying hts arisvverstomo That Intolpieterwasa noble Korean dresbed ln Korcanjidress with ajhorae holr hat on hlsihead TheT master of jceimonlos who acted asMntokpreter to fday stood stialght up and looked tho emperor In the e > e He woro KuropeaT clothes and vas so < 4dresaed that ho would not havo appoaied out of place tat a diplomatic reception at the White k House Whom Itmet the crownsprince at my last audience he wore a long gown o ired silk with a stiff hoopllkoxbolt lun fning around his body under tho anm iplts It wasso largonhatdt extended out six Inches fromitho drees all around This belt haddecorations of jado and iipreclouB atones and iti wosta mark ot Ijhigh rank His gown was high at tho neck and embroidered wltlugold medal Lllons as iblg ardund as a tea plato Theie wasoriotof ithcso on eaclitof itlie shoulders and one each sldoat abaut the fifth illx His feet wcro < shodwltlu iheavy eloth bootsj and > his head wiis < covciedfwlth ariavy bluecap > of horao haliJnet vvhlclivas at leastfive Inchpqt high This hadi no biim and It camo well do vn over his forehead ilnsldas tho eaplX could eo his topltnot HN ynajosty thon vvoro his hair long and put It up In Koican stloron hlKcrowni Today tho barber keeps it cut to the longtli of two Inches or less and tho horsehair hat has disappeared while In pi LCO of tho gown he weais a foielgn dress Duriner my audienceln 1894thls j oun Tman who was then 21 wosisunabsul < to be too holy to st ind zuone and ho iMulfaieunUehvon eaclifsldonif him ho Iholdihlnuup by plachigttheU handsmi dei his arnl3 whllolio talked Uisfuttf er < irho was tnen king oOCfiroa thad the same soffoMsuMwlfwhth i u fpeaiedlboforeihlnii andfat tliaMtlnla no jprlneolor noble of hlshvrankwulkoj AvithoutMiavinBT servants oneaclitsldo to helphlmlnlons Ifrhawentupotfhdije tbackUhere was aMnonn each sido nf Ithe ponyno hoUUils leKSIn lactf arid Jceepjhlm from faiiinjf rp a iwoie almost as gdrgeouslj id the crowiieprinco ThojvwoIe embroidered squares on tlielr chests and backs ThcihigHest of tliem h id golden buttonstbehlndthoii rlghtenis attached to their headgearand lhcv llod long wings oneach Bldorof tholi > cape which stood out Hike ears dcnot tlngf that their ownqrswoio alwijs 1K ftonlngr forttho commands rot the klnir TThoiuvviu nothing of tho kind In om lnterviowr today andHhe audience all Itold wasiiiot different fiom that of th principal courts iofr Europe and h dross of tho ofticlalsand of hlsnuijeatv was about tho eamo v THE EMPEROR AND TUTT ATIT It BoemB1 ib me tliat itho omperoi Is inuch brighter Uodaythinnvhen I saw Shim an crown princo1 Tho apane i officials itoll mo ho appears to be w tk ing up and that ho shows moie and more ability fiom day to day j16 iJapaneso are ruling the emperor throtishthlscablnet butsthero are maw papeis ho hoo to sign and somo docu smentsf vhlch loqulro hlsi official sanc ttlon Ho has been itakon out of tlio ipalaco anilhas vlsltedtonoor two ot tno inearby towns Ho docs Som6 thlnes TOhleh show thosexlstenco of humor In hlBjmaUoupv aiidflic isanxloiistp know TvhaUlflt going onMn theidountry uho Sothor Oayjifor Instance then1 was m jexhlbltlomoi athletic spots hero hideout ln4whlch all thosehoolboys tooUiiart niCHO were foot ia < Tc and otlior con itost < wlthrappropilato pilzosT and tho lpec > ioi In7 general tcame out to see fAbout tonjthousandweioi piesont Tho contests creatediigroatlsensatlqn and jtho emperor > Hearing oWthem oldoied Ethojprlze wlnnersjtobojibroughUto Uu > jpalaco7t0jiun boforefhlm A thei did BOVhe was dollghtecl and llnughcd1 and iapplauded1 Atthoelose of tho races ho foVderod hls highestVourt f offlcials to icomeloUtiand run j racoamong them ielv cs Many ofthospjinoniaie old fel loWf oceustomedttfa being lieldtui by jitho firmSjtas Ihavodcscrlbcd i < fj Some hadneveisdono a stroke of Ivmlc in theirllvob nnd none had over run befoie TheyJtrpd > tofbe 5ff and ono 01 itwolltPinptp3jto hide vurhoy wrrn all di iggcd out howqvpr a nd mado to run wIiUQ hlsMnaJcsty mpfoarlouqly laughed t < Aftei leaving hlb majesty I met tho vlcemlnlsjioi ofthe Iiousehold dhpart ment who has clla geofallitho palaces iof Seoul and istpracticallyTth6 buslnes jmanager and advlbor of Uio ompcror We wont togethertlirouKh tho audiencr hall which Is now being fcpaired and afteiwardivisited tho museum which tho Japanese ihave established in ono of the old palace buildings and tho zoo loglcalgarden whejohls majesty has a Ulger a camolsnndj the beginning of a collection qf thOjKorean fauniC Tlie ai dleneohall isVseveral hundred vpnis old It Jb one of tho finest buildJngj qf Korea but It was goingtlo ruin iwhen the Japanese took hold Thcj are now robulldingUt and uddingMnani Improvements y n f Imagine a gloat temple with adrvuMe iroof o heavy tiles rlsiiis inorujthan a hundred feet aboVo thelground Let lt < havo a UUge roof curvlng iftcr the old stylo of Korean architecture anl decoiate Its niany rafteib vlth caivlims painted bluo and red Let vv fdef stone BtepB beautifully carved lead upto tho lstone platform and on into a ham and > ou havxs tho 1 > ack of tills stiucture At thofront and onjtho bides ni < Ioii halls suiroundlng1 a courtwhlch eovois perhaps a quirter ot an acre Ihese halls aio bolnfr rcconstructedand they at e to bo used for itho imperial recep tions landi dinners The court Is to haoa flne gaidon InjWhleh fountains will play iTiio Interior qftthe ahdlenco hall which has a lloonaboutone hun dred feet Equate Ls jbolngr I lid with mowaicflooring tithas acolling n on derfully carved Which rises about 73 feetfabovo tho floor belrig uphold by many rodfplll irs each os blff around as a flour1 ban el but In tonoiloff i is put i from thetree Thecaivlngs and deo oiatlons welo made by thiKorc ins of two hundred 3 ears Ogo ibut tho Hloors aro being put in by Jap mesa carpenters Vhen completed this structure willbo ono ot tnb finest amll onco hdlls of this world H KRASTK G CARPENTER > W S Ww h ni3w ii P llll ssto3 v Special Attehtibn GorSeTOnd South and Lead and biirfdr Iwopd andjfjroii lMEiisi iNTs iNf Order Buaine a JKi Pi IKeatpj Manager BplUi IBannlessj jopntains > fno ftimgexous TninffniV siife i ii credicnta for ariTtMnc thtit iTvills nftrm ieithSr i l O > i