Show STORY sTOY OF ot POLITICAL INTRIGUE IGUE IN KOREA W WASHINGTON ASHINGTON July 11 A A little iron box and a n forlorn hope for tor the restoration of or Korean independence together wan wita charges of ot forgery against Cho a a. former Korean emperors emperor's nephew figure In an incident that has stirred the Japanese and Koreans Unofficial advices havo have reached the state department to the effect that the tho Tokio press h has been much exorcised ed over tho case which grew out of ot the operations operations opera era of a Korean American syndicate represented by Minister l r of ot the Hou Household YI Yin Won Von and Minister of ot Education YI Wan Van Yon and American Engineers Colbran and BostwIck for the construction construction construe construe- tion lion of ot a railroad at Seoul the tho Korean C capital Tho The Kore Korean n house advanced a alar lar large e loan which was repaid by the Americans to the brothers Yi and thel their associates Only a portion of or It however however how how- ever according to the story was turned over to the government by the Koreans When the Korean emperor Impatiently demanded tho the money the tho American interestS In in- In Interests showed a receipt In full tull tulln n with Ith the emperors emperor's seal Keeper of the Seal Cho was arrested for tor alleged forgery which he denied In a R. box which he Is said to have ha turned over ovar to a foreign missionary were said eald to have been boen the original copies of Koreas Korea's treaties treaties' with the principal western powers secreted by the then emperor emperor em em- at Rt the tho time the of ot Japans Japan's assumption of ot Kore Korean l administration evidently o In an art effort to Impede that transfer of ot sovereignty sever sever- for subsequent use in asserting independence Several Japanese and Korean officials have been reprimanded In connection with the case |