New-York tribune., 1867-04-23
JAPAN.
ARRIVAL OF THE cOLoRADo-sHH Is VISITED BY TWO
yICERoYs or KANAGAwA-JAPANYsS F"r&ssr
TO THE UNITED sTATRs-sIGNs oT rRoCRKss


TO THE UNITED sTATEs-sIGNs or rRoCi1.ss.
From Our SPECIAL Correspondent
t, Y0RonANA, Jan. %, 1907.
When was at Hong Kong, found that the cX-
peced opening Of regular steam communication between
that port and San Francisco regarded with much n
,erest but it was not until arrived at Yokohama That
found Just appreciation Of the eventone which S des
tined 10 change the current Of large portion OF the
world commerce, and which nauguraies new era Tor
the Pacific shores Of Asia On the forenoon Of the 2!th
inst the booming Of gun announced the advance up me
magnificent bay Of Jcddo Of the pioneer steamer colorado
She had been expected several days, everybody was on
the qu rpt, aud multitude, composed OF D2t ha'Mes
and foreigners, hascned 10 the Bund' have Hfst
sight of the revOlutiOnizer To Americans e hght was
Of peculiar Interest Tor the COLORADO nnGSea h. 70
that point In their country s 10 sanuy Iiooh, 5uro
much more accessible, while those OF the natives
who are desirOus Of seeing the world, must
have reiOiced that now, for the first time In
history a traveller may make the entire circuit Of the
globe by Perhaps too, the japanese were struck
had HS the aW When forbid their going abroad
the gap which had hitherto existed in the steam grille
on landing here from the United states Consular boat
in company with Gen sahl american consul, "a ana the
Der OF NewYork and San Francisco friends among whom
ss % wa1 a. the M Paris Exhibition Ne found that the Color
ado weather varied from fair to mddllng She had
run 5442 miles In her % days steanng had consumed
about 800 tuns OF anthracite coal making from lS TO
revolutions In minute, or that number Oi miles per
hour The weather compelled her TO go as far south
GERS saw that whales were visible but when the
sreS BY Sh having ' tSer solitude disturbed
She brought kilograms from NewYork late the 9Oh
ut and newspapers 10 the 18th. Or latest previous
American intelligence from NewYork was by the English
mail newspapers 10 Nov 49, and telegrams TO the 2h
One item Of IL far from satisfactory 70 Americans
In Eastern Asia Congressman MeRuer OF San Francisco
% PSSy IN the Inc es Of II d cS ma Sy
allows the steamers TO come here direct agree with
f of esnes steam me eomnncaon between his city and
Honolulu but there Is no nducement whatever FOR MS TO
and 10 compel Pacific Mail steamers go far out
Of their way, places Asia several days further of aud
involves a loss OF time and money which would throw
the traffic Of these countries into the hands OF English
and French competing lines.
steamer, making critical examination ana expressing
admiration Of all they saw Her early departure pre-
made Twenty -four hours after coming 10 anchor, she
1f HSns Of @Sa % e GENERAL m Agee Of
the Company Capt Phelps, had OH hand IN properly con-
There is no lack Of interesting matter 10 communicate
from japan. Time suffces for ndng few paragraphs
al neghbOrs China can hardly be aroused from her
ethargy OF centuries Japanis manfesng signs Of life
opened predicted. | did myself, many and rapid
changes. When inform my readers that change
will be surprised but such an innovation in their
sSGe ten Say. fGt c . Ga da ne
he change made affects the military naval services
ont el9 or psrmtod TO discard the attire Which thew
| find upeouth and cumbersome. What is remark
that tnc ordinary tOnSie ana mode
wearing the hair is 10 be abandoned, and the European
mode adopted i'm s stead. Some jealousy exists among
the foreign tradesnen here at the French Minister, who
has contract from the japanese Government
for some 1000 garments
| The colorado viii convey her return trip, an en-
bossy from the SacOOn to The United States. They
important industrial Objects IN view, and VIII closely
| examine all our public works.
year hence another port is TO he opened according 70
treay Hiago the port Of the great Industrial city Of
Osaka matter which the foreign merchants regard with
indifference for like the mercantile community Of China,
thev find that the opening of new ports il always at
tended with an increase OF expenditure bu the dipo-
inatc leaders hold general interests require that the
Treaty should be complied WITH and they insist Iii
ago being made an open port Ostcisibly TO make ~,
rapgements for that Object, all the Foreign Ministers
| have been invited By the Tycoon TO meet him about
two weeks hence In conference az Osaka, hut it In sI
posed that he means make demonstration of the gath
crimes that recalctrant DamiOes I'm the ncghboroOd
see that he has powerful allies Much good may he
peced from this conference, MS the new Tycoon the was
formally proclaimed the lOthl enlightened aud
J progressive ruler