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THi: OKEGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. FRIDAY HVKNING. OCTODEU 8. 1003. ?r -j LOSING IIMOREI POLITICS Downfall of Emperor Who Grew vAmbitioii5-Japans ; Coarse Work in Securing Control of Kmpire How Korea Is Governed. of Korean, and ths announcement thai reforms were to be undertaken received (lain? tijr boih Kuiran foreigners, j Amtrtcalilif stare. 3 GHURCHOBSERVfS rr of American Iiaptt thai h waa mlnlaler of Ilia fl .......... k. t . 4 1 . I. - K.. t . I . i uw,i it ivuuumi inw i w ',, i, Weatae svound Haptlat etiurvh eatabllnhed in America. I'.venj nia I'niiiiiy. nvwnva waa not f rae from rrltgloua dlasrnslom Now returned 10 Korea from Ween- linnrrlTII tfP4fl "d t'Urh. wH to p.land to et pow- l h? waa7alll In Moreen lie h-d ' . , V uaB.leed thai "no peraon wltQ the aald IS hi V llh "elliA In ' .ulJny. at any tlmaereaflar. shall be tTrh v.V.r-r'tV.U: FoIIowm of- Alexander finyorv11r,prn,f;v;;,d;f,: nd received a oea-rae in medicine, iiai ' . a waa iirartK'Ing hla profraalon In the na tional capital whan tha nawa or tua murdrr of tha quen reached him and he at one ttirew up hla profeaaluu. anl lariad home lie became roreirn ma- vlaar to tha kin. An opllralat. lia took Krean reformation swrieualv and art about hastening- It methods were up-to-i1at and distinctly American. Staff Seeosaes Emperor, An athletic iark-oulalda of Seoul.' an agricultural eijwrlment station, a iiewe paper conducted upon the American plan, and announcing that Ita reason for existence waa to create public nlnlon In Korea, wera among wis eariy lalhla rraulla or wis Celebration. rittahurc. Pa Oct I Tha arrant; mt-nta for tha centennial celebration or the Clirlatlan church which will be held here nel week, beginning on Monday and continuing till Tut-eday, October 1, are practically rompletnl and the dele gatea have begun to arrive In large numbers. It la e&pected that fully 0. 000 delegatra repreaentlng Clirlatlan churchea In alt parte 'of the I'nlted Htatra. Hcotland. Huundlnavla. Australia, Japan and other countries, -will be tn at tendance during tna wees. : Upoa the summit of the loft- lest, mountain imnk upon the Island of Kang-wha, owned by Korea. , there stands wind- 4 swept altar which .legend de- 4" Clares to hay been ereoted by y Tan gun . nmi 29 oenturlea be- fore the- birth of Christ In Bethlehem. " It cannot be won- w dered. Chen,' that Korea (a a land w of dreamers; that It want to ba left alone, especially by Japan, whose nations were savages long after the people of Korea were 4 w building: cities like the new and modern ones - In America today. 4 Tomorrow Mr. Haskln will tell of the trouble that hag been ex- ' A lstlng between Japan and Korea 4 4 for centuries ' and how - the na- - 4 w tlves of Korea hate the "Lit- w Ue Brown Men." - - "- ' V By Frederic 3. naskln Washington. Oct 8. Korea Is today nominally Independent. The country la nevertheless virtually a Dart of Japan. and 'It Is the commonly expressed opin ion among xoreign residents or mat country that annexation and the aboli tion of rights of extra-terrltoriallty will be the next developments of Japa ' nese policy. In fact, the Japanese press has not hesitated - to urge that these steps be taken. It Is true that, the royal house, 'the "repose" of which Japan has guaranteed several times, to gether with the Independence of the country, still exlBts. ( It Is-"royal" in merely a formal sense. The young: em peror, concerning the question of whose mental incompetence those who know him best differ, but not very widely. Is a prisoner in one palace. In another the retired . emperor Is a : prisoner. Should a visitor to- Seoul wish to see either he must needs get permission from the residency general. He could not hold a conversation with the em peror -or the - retired emperor without Japan having: knowledge of what he paid. . Cast ot on . Wrong; Bids. A part' of , the campaign of publicity pursued by the Japanese authorities with regard to Korea-has been the pic turing of the former emperor as both weak and wicked. Americans who were return of tiu U'lihlntinn nhVHlclan. Then came the ndependence elun, rasnionea auer in i rat aeatlng rapacity or 10,000. h or Domical f-jiiup in ' n.ll.rn iT nnll and something of the phlloaophy of various modern American atateamen and polltlclana, liegan to be dlscuaaed In Korea. Tha Indeiedence club waa nourishing, and the popular organ. The Independent.1" coming hot from the preBitea In both Kngllah and the verna cular, when Hussla and Japan signed a treaty to mutually respect the In dependence of Korea. A clauae provides that neither power eriould aend troops Into tha oaaintry without tha conaent of the other. In Uils treaty Japan slipped back to the position occupied by China when a somewhat similar treaty, had bean signed between the , vollnw nations a dosen years before. It looked as if Korea waa in a fair way to become the vassal of Ruaala. But Japan followed her accustomed plnn of biding her time and recruiting her strength. The king, who had deserted k-. nii.m ftp the murder of the queen and feared to return to it built a new palace In the foreign quarter to b. nr -hla -friends Kuaaian. oxneers were put in charge of the palace guard and the army. Affairs seemed so pros perous that the king went to the Altar of Heaven and crowned himself em peror. The hermit Kingdom wa . In hollow form upon a piane China and Japan. Old Timers Qe la Again. Klve great auditoriums, with an a sure ty or 10.000. have been engaged by the Pittsburg committee for le tn ind tha -onvenlina. All are in compact i rutin at the entrance to ttcheniey para. I'reeldent Taft had been invited but waa compelled to diH'llne tha Invitation, as It was Imooealble for him to make a change In the plana of hla great tour through the weat and south. Among the large number of distinguished men who are expected to oe preeem ana ae- llver addreases at the dirremt meetings i by are Repreaentatlve Champ Clark, former I signed by Dr. Representative John Allen, Lara rence, T. W. Phllllpa. Judgea 8. K. Aftman and je. A. Henry. Theodore 1'. Shonts, IlTIIITTr Ul ill" , niiaiu- v w . . www, n. ALong. president of the National Lumbermen s association and many otn The origin of the Christian church dates from the publication In 1809 by Thomas Campbell of Washington. Fa., of a document, known as the "Declara tlon and Address." which Ted to the founding of the Christian church. The church naa 1,250.000 members, with 6000 ministers, and "about 10 schools, colleges, hospitals, etc. It also has mis. slons and hospitals In many foreign countries in the far east UNVEIL MEMORIAL TO SHAKESPEARE London, Oct. I. In the presence of a targe number of Interested spectators representing various literary and dra. inatlo societies, the stage and literary well as social circles. Sir IL Beer bohm Tree today unveiled, a beautiful memorial tablet to Indicate the alto of the BhakesDnare Qlobe Mayhouae. Bank side. Tha site of the old playhouae is now covered br the brewery of lUrclay ft Fermna. park street. Boutnwark. in Kit the old Globe theatre was burned down, but It waa rebuilt In the follow ing year, and It la the 'rebuilt house la usually described as Shakes peare playhouse, though, as far as In formation a-oea. -BhakeaDeare had noth tng to do with the house after It was rebuilt. . The movement for placlna (Mi tablet was launched by the Bhakeapeare Heading society or juondon. Tne me morial tablet now adorning the wall faclnr Park street Is five feet six Inches by three feet sis Incuts. It was de- w imam nanin. r. a. a.. and executed by Professor Interl . of the Royal School of Art. Kensington. It shows tn bropse relief Banknlde In the time of Shakespeare, the Qlobe day house forming the central feature, with the Thames and London bridge In the background. . A medallion bust of the poet appears In one corner, and an in scription runs: "Here stood the Globe Playhouse of Shakeaoeare. lSSS-lslS. Commemorated by the Shakespeare Reading Society of London, and by Sub scribers in the United Kingdom and India." with furious debate followed, to the music of JsDanese troops marching and coun- Urmarfihlnr jkhmit the nalace. Threats Am the amneror sralned confidence M wera made and reiterated. The em- yielded to the Influence or. Koreans nrror declined to sign the document of the old regime who disliked the sort The seals were ultimately affixed to It of reform Dr. Jalsohn was pushing, and despite his refusal, by Japanese or tha Independent and Independence club weak-kneed ministers. But while became unpopular within the palace. Korean patriots were kneeling In fronf The UDahot waa that thjs malls were of the nalace In the bitter eold of a denied to the newspaper, and Dr. Jai- frosty November night, making the na- sohn. who had been securea unaer tionai protest, tne powers were iniormea oontraet covering several years, was i that Korea had agreed to the measures paid off In advance till tna end or nis proposed and the various legations were term. He took the hint ana took nis ao- accordingly withdrawn. The first to A new aDDlIcatlon - of the eleetrle light bath consists of a half cylinder, tunned witn incandescent lamps. which may be placed over a person lying In bed the light being both radiated and reflected to him. ALASKA CEIITIiAL WILL BE SOLD sjvasaaaasBsSBasBBisjaBSiSBssaBsB Panic of 1907 Caused Road to Go Into Rankruptcy 3Iorgan 3Iay Buy, " Seattle, Wash., Oct I The foreclos ure sals of the Alaska Central railway, according to advices from Valdea, la. to take place thera tomorrow. It la the !reneral belief among financiers that J. '. Morgan Co, of New York, through heir connection with Canadian financial natltutlnna. hold a considerable number of Alaska Central bonds, and that It s the Intention of the firm to be a bid der at the foreoloeure sale. George W, Perkins, a Morgan representative, re cently visited Alaaka and made a thor ough inspection of the property. The Alaska Central road has had a short but checkered career.' When It waa started It waa a rather pretentious affair. It was the Intention to have it extend from Seward to the Tanana river, about H0 miles. About to miles of the road were put In operation In 1 907, and there were about (0 miles under con traction, while contracts had been let for 184 additional miles. Then the crash came. In May of last year a receiver waa appointed for the company at the instance of the bond- on the bonds. - A large part of the bond ssue had been taken up In Canada by various banks and financial Institutions, he rest being subscribed In the United tatea. The Sovereign Bank of Canada was amour the heaviest holders of the bonds, and the failure of .the company waa in a large degree responsible for the ubsequent failure or the bank. It is the prevailing belief among those caualnted with the situation that the road will eventually be reorganised and extended at least-to the coat fields tn the- Matanauska vountxyv for tn-no trther way can those who have advanced close to $8,000,000 toward the enterprise hope to receive any return on their Invest ment Journal want ads. eost 1 cent a word. VARIOUS UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS MEET vassBBSsBBsBaaBssssasssB Cambridge, Mass.. Oct. 1. The four teenth' annual meeting of the National Aaaoclalleit of sltate Universities waa opened here today In tha facultv room of tha unlveralay hall by president Jacob Gould Hchurman of Cornell, ho deliv ered hla annual addreaa. The meeting was unusually well attended, and many of the delegatra and repreenn tat Ives of state universities In all parta of the rountry had oome. here to attend tha Inauguration of President Lowell two days aao. The program for today's ere- ncludml tne reading or the reports tecte Tha list rt speakers tnlufls l ir.i.l.iita V. I. Iiryau. Jawea 11 J-" her, Geoine fcj. VI . .il, IC A. AMri". l 'y rue Nurthrop. ii.be. .( k. purliit'w V i I Ilea. Hill, Itu. kli.in. prlU-helt, lurrow, ltyt, ijuaiilway, Jamea. Felloa, Tlioiiipaon, Jl kilmoii, Kvn, Aben roin ble,Uult anjsilut.l.a, Chini-eloe Kranlc Mirong and Ury and I'rofeaaor "''" dn, . prealdef Jl,1n W. Atercroiiibla of the l iilvrrelly of Alalwma Is ylce L resident of the ssstwiatlon; l!nl4 tatea t'ommlaaioner of Education Kl mer Kltaworih Hrown Is es-offlclo vice nrraldont and I'raldnt (ieorae Emory - Kellowa of the Uulverelty of Maine Is aecrrlary treaaurer. ' ThS meeting Will - cloae tomorrow. ,' Buyone piece of Piper Heldeleck to- alon u, . 1 1 VI I li u. mmmr wmt . ... I m . - - - - "... . of flie standing oommlttea and a num-I baceo and yuu will understand why It IS ber of addreaaos upon educational suu- I preferred bv ehewers who know. . for those who want to KNOW . what Watch to buy and WHERE p . A few minutes' DEMON STRATION Is better thsn an hour of ARGUMENT Get Our CoInpctitors, .,. i , . .. . m i' ' - Ola Prices Then Get Ours tar: Prices talk, and we are, the cheapest-priced jewelers in ts Portland. Vre sell more Watches, Watch Cases and tSr tV altll iHJVCJIIVlia mail njr uuui jv".'i iwiummi w VVE WONDER WHY? . f. CASH OR EASY PAYMENTS . p ? STANDARD JEWELRVSTORE I J . 141 THIRD i STREET. NEAR ALDER ; arture for Philadelphia. Russia con- Inued for a time to grow more promi nent and dominant In Korean affairs. Finally Great Britain took a hand In the game of Korean politics and assem bled a fleet at Chemulpo. The etrect was to discourage .Russia. Finding her position untenable Russia withdrew. The emperor was not displeased be cause he naa begun to rear mat. a European power was about to absorb hla emnlre. The Independence club sur vived for a time, leading a turbulent withdraw was America. The Korean side of the argument had not been heard. American residents of Seoul as sert that In his anxiety to bring about peace between Japan and Russia, Presi dent Roosevelt made certain promises to Japan, and that the hasty withdrawal of our legation, without awaiting fuller knowledge, was the result. To put it mildly. Americans in Korea boiled with rage. They continue to do so today when mention of the incident is made. The emperor, under close espionage life, fought by the throne, and finally I and still a virtual prisoner in his palace. closest to him durlnir the troubled veara that preceded his downfall, differ as to the degree of his ability and the height or nin aims as a ruler, out no one' who Investigates tha Conditions under which no reignea can Tan to see that ih the oesperate game of nolltics he olaved there was not the slenderest chance for success. In depending upon Chin ability to whip Japan, and casting the jot or ma Kingdom with tnat country, th9 rr-ler of Korea -made no greater miatane than aia tne rest of the world, - but h had more at atake. After the marder of his wife, the kins he did not become emperor until later piaue a orunant, ir somewhat undlgnl fiea coup,, when he escaped from hts s jailers in a woman's closed chair and waa earned,; -.undo? -the noses of Japanese guards, to the Kussian legation. For ii-.9 moment ,ho was In the saddle If r.ot upor; his throne in the palace. He has estaMlsned reiations with Russia which laid the foundation for Intrigue . upon the- part , of that power looking io ir.e geiriinff ot a better, roothoid in , Korea. He had escaped the Taiwonkun and tne Japanese, who, aa he supposed vere determined to mete out for him in good time, the fate of hts queen. ' Store Marders Follow. The escape "of the king and the dis comfiture ...of the Japanese was fol ; lowed by a royal proclamation demand ing the blood of the traitors who had aided the Japanese, in the murder of the queen' and In 'other projects of the Imperial government looking to the absorption of Korea. The result was rioting in which several of the former cabinet, ministers the king had formed a new cabinet were murdered. The news that the king was again in power served, however, to quiet the majority went the way of all reform in Korea, after having been charged with attempt ing to create a republic, pr. Jalsohn's efforts had created no little ferment and even the women were talking poli tics during the Jast days of the exist ence of the movement Japan Takes Part. Tha end of the year 1898 found the Taiwonkun In his grave, at the ripe age of 80 odd, and again Russia and Japan entered Into an agreement guaranteeing the Integrity of Korea. Although the Independence club propaganda had died It had left a certain amount of fruitage, and foreigners in Korea looked forward with confidence to the futurO. ' Many enterprises were afoot. - The Korean nrmv waa belnir drilled with modern weapons. - The navy. ' with many ad miral and one ship, was flourishing. Electric cars were running In Seoul. By the end of 1902 Russian aggression was again so pronounced In Korea that the west looked unfavorably upon the situ ation. Missionaries and merchants dis liked Russian methods equally and dip lomatists feared that the Bear was go ing to gobble Korea Janan, wearing fresh laurels as the result of her nart in the Boxer war. and raised to international eminence by her new alliance with Great - Britain, proclaimed the -"open door" in " Korea as her rut ea policy, ana aemanaea ox Russia a treaty to maintain Korean In dependence and acknowledge the pre ponderance of Japanese Interests In Korea and her exclusive right to inaugu rate governmental reforms. War was imminent and the emperor hastened to formally declare Korea neutral. The emperor of Japan declared war upon the around that Russia threatened to absorb Manchuria and threatened "the independence of Korea. Japan Tightens Coils. j War began. The Japanese once more insured to Korea her Independence and the "reDOse of, the royal family." Mar- auis Ito was dispatched to Seoul to re assure the emperor. But as war pro gressed .Japan tightened the colls about Korea. The emDeror awakened from his dream of Security when, in the autumn following the conclusion of peace at Portmouth, Japan demanded that he should recall his ministers from foreign courts and give over to Japan the di rection of Korea's foreign affairs. A i hoped When Th still and intrisued aealnst fate. he Hague conference was sitting n 1907 he secretly supplied representa tives with funds ana dispatched them to The Hague to ask for the interven tion of the powers. They were denied a hearing. This afforded Japan her de. sired opportunity to be rid of him. She demanded - that he abdicate in favor of the crown prince or sign the suzerainlty agreement secured by coercion, and without his seal. In 1905; proceed to Tokyo to apologize, and appoint a re gent. The result waa the appointment of the crown prince as regent. Within a few days Marquis Ito had the Korean prime minister, acting. for the regent, to sign an agreement under which every power of the Korean government, even in .internal art irs, was extinguished. Then followed the disbanding of the Korean army, under an insulting proc lamation. Japan's next move was to crown a puppet emperor and separate tne latner irom nis son. The national existence of Korea was snuffed out. Ladies' Fall Suits, Ooalcs, Waist WjMif, cess Dresses, 0!i Uffitekiris JW Cloltag (M EASY MY1MTS A Little Each Week Will Do Too Pay for the Goods While Wearing Tbeci TERCENTENNIAL OF "FATHER OF BAPTISTS" Newport. R. I.. Oct. 8. Though his remains rest in- 4.he old Newport hurlal ground, there were few persons here abouts who recalled the fact that to day was the tercentennial of the birth of John Clarke, one of the founders of Rhode Island and known In history also as "the father-of American Baptists." Dr. Clarke was born in Suffolk. Enr- land, October 8, 1609. At the age of 28 he emigrated to the new world because of his deep sympathy with the Puritans In their- struggles for religious freedom. but when he arrived In Boston he found the government Intolerant and oppres sive because of the theological contro versies In which it was involved. As a result of his dissatisfaction with conditions in Boston Dr. Clarke resolved to plant a new colony where real free dom of religious expression might pre vail, and having received the encour agement of Roger Williams he proceed ed with a small party to an Island in Narragansett bay to use as a retreat from Intolerance. The island was known as Aquldneck, and afterward as Rhode Island. 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