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Show IMPERIAL PALACE im DISTROYED AT SEOUL H PATHS. April 15. 1:06 p. m. A cable 1 wR report received at the Foreign office here j mm Hays that the imperial palace at Seoul. 9 Korea, was completely destroyed by fire -l mm lnat night. fj The firo began in the evening and i ffi lasted throughout the ulght. Only the . 'j ruins of the palace remain. 'J mSt Tnfl Emperor and his suite succeeded I -7 Wk ,n escaping1 to a nearby refuge. The re- 0 Tml Prt' does not mention any loss of life ! or does it give the cause of the fire, Hffi but the recent unrest In the Korean capital Leads to fears that the destruc- "V" Br tlon oC the Pa,ace was tnc work of 1,10 "f'E rebellious element. |