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Show . -. : i c.-.i : : " - c: i t ti.3 ( . ': - . . t - i .: ;t:. ;tf ;U: 1: '1 ' L . . fere : ;r, i CI.-. I 3: . zzil.. ltr r tLj Hcrcr-a Gc-. run: t. .1" 3 : . ::c: r . .l.r r J to Her. .i, c: It! . t' i: - ! f -M: : Lit Ki: , ,l;a'' receive J it cII.J to Lr. AI.a CC n Salt 3.tl 03 , ' As Foon as tl.e doctor read China's decoration tLat tLo did net claim sovereignty over Her. a ti? eaid to. the Kir.Tl - ' "Now it is lime for you to act as an independent Government, and recognizing China's denial of any sovereignty, serid your delations and representatives representa-tives to the nations of the world and establish treaties trea-ties as of an independent Government.". The King of koreiTsaw-the point Jind replied, "I will, do it" Accordingly, in 1SSS, a legation was dispatched to this country, Dr. Allen accompanying it to see that the legation was properly established, ne remained there until 1S00 with the Korean officials. offi-cials. He then returned to Korea, but was sent back with the Koreean exhibit to the World's fair, and -upon his return Was made secretary of the legation at Seoul. In 1S97 he was : appointed Minister by President McKinley.- In these troublous times, while keeping the attitude atti-tude of'the United States studiously correct, Minister Min-ister Allen has laided the Korean. Government in guiding affairs to aBast appreciable, extent. , , Youzz ActrlcznY Work in the ; Orient. The first seeds In the modernizing of Korea, now the theater of war between Japan and Russia, were own by a young American missionary now Minister Allen of the United States. vThia quiet young man, who perhaps more than anjr other person wields influence in the "Hermit Kingdom," is but 47 years old. He was appointed by the Presbyterian board of missions as a medical missionary to Peking, He remained in China- for a year. The field seemed less propitious to Dr. Allen than the kingdom of, Korea, which at that time was onder the sovereignty of China. Accordingly, in 1SS5 he removed to Seoul, where he expected to carry on his work as a medical missionary. AOne day a tumult arose in the city and a mob attacked at-tacked a carriage containing the nephew of the King and other notables. TheNyoung Prince was severely Injured. All the wise men, native doctors and soothsayers' were summoned from the uttermost utter-most parts of the kingdom to save the life of the rrince, but their efforts seemed vain. " . Finally some one thought of the light-haired American doctor, and a royal summons brought him " to" the palace, where the Prince was hovering between be-tween life and death. - Dr. Allen was. successful in saving the voting Prince, and, of, course, won lis way into the hearts of the royal family. He was designated at once by royal decree as court physician, physi-cian, and was able in that position to wield great influence with the court. . i'ln the course of events the United States Government Gov-ernment made a claim on Korea on account of the |