| Show L COREA AND D IT ITS ij QUEER Ing of the tile Hermit Kingdom Where Centers the Russo Japanese Dispute SEOUL SEAT OF EXCITEMENT Grafting One Adjunct of or Civilization Which Appears to be Indigenous in ill Corca orcil Special Correspondence Seoul Coro Jan Jail 17 liThe The Wit seat ot of excitement in the tho for tor cost cast seems now 1101 to he lc Seoul than Tokyo roko or lort the probable meeting Ground of or lie Ilia th land forces forten of Japan anti and anI III In the event c nt of ot war wm Coren Cotla hns hll been teen at lit attracting meting for tor sonic some time hue but hut now no the tire Ire taking n a 1 hand In Inthe till the frame caine themselves und me ate trying by b popular d fur for foreigners eigners by buy II other menus meant to add 11 1 to the disturbance United States ter Allen the growth ot of Ill II feeling toward naked sonic some weeks ago ngo toy for to 10 II protect the Iho American legation These were ere sent to hint from trout Manila to the number of 1 Recently another allot hot detachment of Cl Ct men cud and 1 n a machine gun were ero landed at al by b the tho gunboat which remain III In that port rort alongside n a 1 German Mr Ir Allen has asked d for I but bUl no us yet ct the tho lie authorities In III Washing Washington ton 1011 have been betti tumble to see the Iho need of It II Nearly Nearh all nil the thu have sent Henl to Seoul All Mt except those th o of ot HUlls I came camo here from over oer tho the 26 miles Ions iong Imperial rail mil railroad railroad road hilt but tin the Ittis latin haul had to UK its I itsJo Japan Jo pan now itow controls the hue railway and refused to Issue tickets to the czars sea xea soldIers Ho Ito far no overt OVelt act net of hostility to toward ward foreigners ha has hall been committed and the tie proverbial meekness of tim tho th Coronas In lint Hint the talk of a 1 popular rising IB I hilt but talk Still HUll Minister ter Allen believe bellec In III tab Ink hug In chances Ono One of his pr Is the furnishing of nn au escort e ort to every American woman roman and child who lion liao to KO go Into Inlo the streets The I In Seoul have hae no quarter to us lh m n nR as In iii most other capitals but live lIe In Its houses formerly fonner occupied by Corona Corean nobles throughout the lie city ell While time the real resi residences dences of the diplomats nrc of mud like oil nil other Corenti houses on the and to o them bout are their theirl l 1 duties In III life lIf In Iii addition to his II many wives Ie tho the emperor tins has n a fine tine assortment of If dancing women ninny many of whom are ru wives of his lii retainers Thesa Thet TIle women ort are the tho best looking hooking women of Corca Corea where femi feminine nine beauty Is IB not hot abundant though the tho men lire are generally tall straight aM handsome Corean Corcan dancing In Is II not nol un Ott arid resembles re that of the tIme Tho feet ore orB scarcely moved nt at nil the tho body swaying sw to the lie music The dress of the tho nobles nobleR nt itt court Is IR very ery costly coati and their heir silken liken robes rob I ore are beau benu embroidered and decked with gent gems The Ihl hat Is the thc most curious urious part of or tho thu th uniform a a transparent lopper made of fr gauze willi wings on It Il and always worn wom except while tho owner Is la sleeping e eThe Th lh The j recognized of Tore Corea x Is lit of a II mother lather debased fonn form The are Men en emt of oC Importance and of reputed piety They dress In black irray or 01 turk dark slate but bUl almost Ihno l Invariably ably ohly wear vear black thus making a n decided to 1 the ry citi citizen zen w dress Is U white or brown In Inthe Inthe the ports many Nourish In fact the lie toleration U Is remarkable Devil Deit worship hues lias crept Into Inlo the religIon of the majority until It Il lion has cor COl It and shrines of innumerable art arc Of omnipresent orell Is rich In III minerals which with the tim fertile fields between the tho lofty lollY mountains and the fisheries of the time coast t will give tho limo country a n position I IIII III In tho the commercial world ns as Soon floon ns Oil It ItIs Itis I Is II opened op ned up The Till Japanese are ar build building lag ing a it railroad ra Irom I rom on oil tho time southeast coast con st to 10 Seoul while fie tue Cowan Cor ran government lias n ii maul joad from Seoul to on tIme the nl alti rIvet river which will be n a continuation of the Japanese railway When Whon completed 1 the system will traverse the entire em cm empire pire from front north to The he Japanese road coal was projected PartiallY I by hy a n private company but bUl with the lie rising of oC the time war cloud the 1 government control and amid I 11 i rushing work tork ork rapidly In order ord r to have UN Its much lIuch of the time road l nH nit possible really ready for tor the lie use tise of troops If war wor Is 18 declared l I In III almost dIrectly n the straIt of at Corva Coren from Nagasaki the Japanese may inny I sail nil and ami amil andIs l I Is also nC ho the lie home port lort Portor of or the tIme hoot Heat III In Addition l to 10 tho lie road tImer tiler Is III thin tho short road rond from coin to Seoul already mentioned which in ina Ina a dash clash h the tile HIlt lo 1111 are nm likely to make use mien of or is us 8 It IN Pu but hut n it 1 short horl sail from Port Arthur In the event of or war part pare of ot the lie army will 11 probably troea the tho old nt lit nail march maceli on toul along the he line of the lie railroad Large ho of or hll In Infantry fantry RIO arc already on the lie bottler border await Ing the thc word to advance fN NO outside their Interiors utro comfortable not nol to say guy luxurious Tho Time of ot the time do not live Ie In bite I m by atty nil means mcAll The only kick klek Mr Ir Allen lion has over Dvm re l with the state department in iii regard to his home hOlM hero here title duo to 10 tho the of 01 Its ceil ceilings lugs ings Mr Allen lIen In Iii over six foot tall anti and complained that limit ho II could nut not erect er d In his hlA with hit his silk hat on mull Inn his head This hits complaint l lIlI ld d run con frivolous comment In ashi Huston ton and ono OliO wrote to lo know kno why wh the wore hIs hlo lint hat hatIn lintin In tIlt till hound hOIl 1 anyway aim Tho The answer Wits ut 1411 simple ll It Is itt Iho thu custom of ot the coun cotin country try Ir The Tho that lie tha minister adopt th this fez tl cit all his hili court w was s with worn by Mr Ir Allan sit ho Ito to stoop stool when Indoors flit fits upper el cisM of ot Ilvo 10 lit lii liia fairly a irly RO R H KI St it In III their earthen pal ml new but lul tim tho huts hutH of itt common rommon pee peo lil ide IUt to I tilt ln last t deer degre air water tir 11 ties ab nh abhorrent abhorrent to III ilK l b liu II N Next to wo vi a thin th Ih they y work huts worst Is quite 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