The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-01-16
ADDITIONAL TELEGRAPH.
SAN FRANCISCO.
Arrival Of a Japanese Embassy.

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SAN Francisco, January lj.-Thc
steamer America, from China and Japan,
three days ahead Of time, with the I'm.
pcrial Japanese Embassy, consisting of
lwakura, Prime Minister OF Japan, com.
ing rs Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
PIcnipotcntiary to the treaty power; KIDD,
member Of his Imperial Majcstys Coun.
Gil, and Assistant Ambassador Akabo,
Chief Minister OF Finance and Assist.
ant ambassador; Assistant Minister of
Public Works and Ambassador Of the
second rank llama; GuChl, Assistant
Minister oI Foreign Affairs aud Ambassa'
dor Of the second rank, is now coming
up the harbOr. The steamer is magnili
Gently decorated with bunting and flying
IL JHpancsc imperial banner, At the fort
the Battery Of AllCAhasc is liringa grand
salute. A COMMITTEES Of officials and
citizens have gone 10 receive them ut the
wharf
The five japanese Princes go To Nassar
College with the embassy Of one hundred
and five persons. They will leave
here in eight or ten days Tor New York,
accompanied by the Hon. Charles De
Long, American Minister to Japan, and
Hon. G. W. Brock, the Japanese Consul,
resident.
YOKOHAMA, Dec. 23.-Thc Japanese
Embassy, composed Of the highest rank
yet sent abroad, leaves to-day To confer
with the government Of the treaty pow.
Crs in relation to n revision Of the treaties
demanded 10 be made before July, 1879.
These representatives are progressive,
and profess great friendship for foreigners
II sincerely DESTROYS OF friendship, the
Embassy has now the opportunity Of
conveying 10 you the boon Of Tree inter.
course with the natives, whereby their
commerce and mines would b. develop.
cd by foreign capital and their
depleted treasury enriched Mr. DcLOng,
the American Minister, has won the good
opinion Of his cOuntrymen here and will
reach Washington with the embassy.
Threc Japanese mGn.Oi.war will start Tor
Europe shortly to meet the embassy there.
a fire ut the Yashi Waratca houses
destroyed 400 houses and eighty women
were burned or drowned in the surround.
Ing bitches. The fires at YcddO are re.
ported to be caused by the careless use of
kerosene.
A naval review took place ut Ycddo
the Mikndo hoingprGSent and much inter.
cstcd. The United States irigatc Colorado
went up TO he shown to the MkadO, but
m the naval review was soon 10 occur
the Japanese begged the minister to send
her away us she was entirely too neal
looking, and the MikadO might decide
TO have no fleet at all lift was not rs well
kept rs the American, so the Colorado
departed for China, avoiding the Coreau
coast
A late cdict of the MikadO says: My
country is now undergoing Il complete
change from old to new IDEAS. there
fore call upon the wise and strong.minded
to appear and become good guides to the
government during youth time. 1t is
possibly necessary TO view foreign
countries so rs To he enlightened us tC
the ideas OF the world. And boys, as well
Ms girls, who will themselves soon be.
come men and women, should be allowed
10 go abroad, and my country will bcnc.
fit by their knowledge so acquired. Fc.
males heretofore have had no position
socially because it was considered that
they were without understanding but il
educated and intelligent they should have
due respect.
Sid Young, a Japanese woman OF rank,
will go 10 America in care of Mrs. De
Long, 10 be sent Ia some seminary Of
learning, ut the expense Of the Govern.
mCnt
The Consul Generalship OF lIowaywas
Islands has again been occupied by Mr..
+. NJ. Nansco, and his cxcQuatur Ehas,
therefore, been issued by the Japanese
Government