The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-10-31
PRICE TWO CENTS.
OUR JAPANESE COUSINS.
THE ILLUSTRIoUs VISITORS At rUa
ST. NICHOLAS.
The Gentlemen with the DinicuIt Name. ans
the Curious Queucs-Tbe sun shining is
Jnpnn-Visit of the Youths to the Printing
and Publishing Rooms ofthnt New.papcr.

Japnn-visit of the Youths to the Printing
and Publishing Rooms oftbat Newspaper,
SrN reporter visited the party of Japanese,
now sojouruing at the ST. Nicholas Hotel, upor
their arrival In town. and had the pleasure OF shaks
ing hands with the OF half a score Of princes
who are In The direct line Of succession. Theis
names are oyama Yatbuka, tsbnagawn Yarcro,
lliyase Too-soo, Honma Bunsosothuka, Arems
Gcnu, Ekcda sa-ochc. Matsumura Bunrcro Aregs
Lenanaro, Katura Tarrc. lIa.che da Kigero. Naka.
hama Mungero, kodoma sOkiche, Mowora zuworo.
aud HI wa.kic Rcot1ra
Though they had not been in 'the city four and
twenty hours, they seemed 20 know all about tho
NEW YORK Sun, and one Of them remarked to ths
reporter, You bclongee to grcatoc paper; we sec
hlm every day,
AND Know MN AT HOME"
One or the Princes, who had been su uforinr all tho
morning rom rheumatism, after looking at the card.
scrambled out ofhls bed, and shaking hands with
the reporter began TO interview him In regard to ths
French and German war, inquring particularly as
to the substance OF the latest cable Dispatches Two
Of tic party are going TO Germany, two to France.
six to England, and the rest Of the party will re-
main mere familiirize themselves With the Ian.
luagc and customs Of the people, and attain
whatever proficiency they can IN mechanical mat
tcrs. Every novelty OF the art Of warfare is to bs
studied, and reports OF whatever progress there may
be in the arts aud sciences transmitted to TIE hons
government
Three or four Of the party speak English plainly
enough, and maize themselves Understood and a
acute is their intelligence that the rest OF the party
have since their arrival Picked M many words which
by '''"'1''' ''' ''"'''' i"'' were '''''a upon
YosuIDA H. nIcouARo,
one Of their counuymen, himself oi nigh rank who
has been in Ills country nearly four YEAR and whG
speaks English nusnuy. lie has graduated at Mon
son Academy and Is preparing TO enter Har,a COL
lege.
since landing. the Jipauese have laid asi ie their
p!cturcsqe costume AMI adopted the American st,Iu
Of dress. They say that they are vnng TO becom,
1ankcc," before they leave here, pul l1,i dozen
Of them have already had their hair cut short Ono
or two SIN wear tncir hair long. TLeh courtesy
and p0ltcncss are excessive, and any r,rson coming
In contact with them can that they gentle
inca.
THE JAPANESE VISIT THE suS OFFICE.
Last Saturday afternoon six uobly.born Jananess
youtl visited tho Sun onicc. Tucy wcrr led by
Mr. Namamoto, Of Rutgers College, New Buns
wick y. j., and went ty the following names
Oyama. shuayawa, Matsumura Ekcdl, Ya.c'chce.
asmuch as they had been seut out info the har-.
barian world BY their own highly civilized i'm
pcrial Government to see all thiugs and 20 remcm-
Der ull that was new and good, as to be able to
Introduce It into Jalan on their ;e,urn, they na.ur-
their arrival In New York city. bent their steps TO-
ward the bailaing Of THE NEw loRK sun 70 ex-
making Of that great newspaper.
The gentlemen who formed This depuaiion wero
wore pist.ils, but tac rest had their hair cut in
ordinary fashion. They were all dress cd In tho
Ordinary Garments worn in the United States. but
showed great ingenuity In contriving to wear thcU
A. NEARLY LIKE RoNls ROBES
as possible. One Of them who was short stout,
and heavy had q large, broad-brimmed, white ielt
hat that resembled in u remarkable degree the ia
nous hat which formerly belonged To Horace Gree
ley. As II to be consistent this gtntlemgn's face
was noted, like MIR. Greoleys, Tor Its remarkable
Mr.. Yamamoto having explained the desire OF
himself and his niends, the party shown through
the rooms OF the reporters and editors engaged on
lHE SUN, and led up stairs TO the composing and
ttereoiypins rooms. From the top story Of 1nH
SUS building they were lowered on the steam ole
vaor 10 tAc cellar below the basemont wuchis used
rs ine irgs' room; and ~ each successive story
gradual, rose above them tGe surprise aud gratif-
Cuon Of thg japanese youths could only ue seen IN
their iacc-, for
IT WAS BEYOND EyprrssIoy.
Having roache. the lowest nour the party vas les
~ the room where enc Of tue great BuI oct presses
was nt work, and here thc'r wonder rcachnd is
climax. lHcy Lad seen tIe setting of IA, tyIc, tho
taking Of proofs had seen the m.f,-un tie furrl
aud The stereotype but they had .otLint which
oiu1Ltd The action Of the Bullock Uros-. . 10
machine WIS NJ rest whom tucy lr-t saw IT, Tut a-
signal, and with shIlua like tia, OF Av.u MON
r, the great en- zine began 10 move gpf.irrutlv
without motive power, and instantly the newspl-
pcrs, cut, printed butn sides, and. In short
throughout complete, were laid before their aston
l-hct eyes. be man Who looked 90 o. uCh ixp IIur-
ace Greeley mounted chair, aul pokOI his nose "
near the engine that
REVOLVING WHEEL GrAzRD n.
Mr.. Yumemoto thorCuyon informed lie guids-
that his philosophical but unfortunate young friend
had onto olcn very rlch bnt thai be Lad bee ruined
while in Japan by lis fondncss ior agricultural
pursults.
Win ynriou, little r,'cs Of their tour through IN,
SUS building, the young Janancsc nollcmen de-
parted. some OF tL,n Will shorty start Tor Europe
aiming The nrms and a, cOulromcut, OF the lruS-
flans and the mode OF warfare udoltcd b. these
victorious soldiers