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Show GHOST OF DEAD QUEEN HAUNTS THE PALACE SEOUL, Korea, April 15. (Friday) 8 p. m, The Emperor received in audience audi-ence this evening tho members of the diplomatic corps. The Emperor had apparently recovered from the shock caused by the burning of the palace and was calm, making inquiries as to the health of the ladles of the legations, etc. His Intimates report that he Is still nervous, however. Many Koreans believe that the burning burn-ing of the palace has a political significance signifi-cance in that It will force the Emperor to return to tho Kyong Bok palace, In the outskirts of the city, where the Queen was assassinated in 1895, and from which the Emperor fled to the Russian legation. The Emperor, however, how-ever, refuses to return, claiming that the palace is haunted by the murdered Queen. The superstitious population is excited ex-cited and depressed over the fire, regarding re-garding it as an evil portent. All the Korean Government records and accounts were lost, together with much treasure. Tho loss is estimated at 53,000,000. |