, 1874-12-06

,.;1,I3 rcatlv ,ter te nature OF tho evidence.
AS q political power, the Board ls great SIC
cess. and in an election, The sldo which las tho
yoto Of the mystic-stnr bearers e very CERTAIN OF
success. Thn officer noxt IN rank 10 tno oaJ-
GREEN is known rs
THE MYK-1EKI,
a man OF profound political experience, nnd
therefore thorough policeman. Myk-tkkl ls
second in craft only to tho Daimlo o1yoie-
marx. and, as recovcror Of stolen dia-
monds. is without III equal. Ne1t in
rsnE come three Iaconuis, who aro
here called Captain, or moro frequently, IN
accordance with tho general tendency towards
titular abbreviation, cap" Under these @ arc q
a. Sergcnnts. md next to these aro the ordinary
officers whoso titles arc manifold, being known
among tho bohosc as kopps.' or Hobbies, ',
or *.BIue-D -Dottlcs.' or ''reelors." The exact
meaning of these words your servant could not
discover, but they doubtless are terms OF respect
aud admiration.
THE UNIFORM OF THE ''6opr"
is e1ark-blue pauts and coat, which is secured
round tho waist by i leather bolt. in which rests
= mighty trunc1eon, aud on the breast is pi nncd
tho mystic star, which your servant believes is
charm insnripg the personal snfety OF the wearer
Tho coat Of the Kopp alBo bears number which
is of great service in tracing mombers Of the
force Who hayo strayod aud gotten lost. Tho
trt,,lcheon, and an instrument Of torture known
rs tho " come-alones." The revolver is carried
il, the rear pocket of the pants underneath tho
cumbersome coat-tail, au excellent precautlon.
as this i,,surcs O delay OF couple OF minutes in
drawing tho weapon. and thus in each year EaFcs
n,apy innocent lives. Thcso reyolvers aro Of
various patterns. and cost according to tho
wealth Of the donor and tho value Of the service
rendered him by tho Kopp. The truncheon is
made OF hard and heavy wood, and most OF
b.ood-gtains brainc1ingings. skrll-spliutors, and
matted hair OF tLeir efficacy as proseryoEs OF the
peace.
THE co.1E-ALoSG,
however is tue triumph Of American invention.
1t is thin steel chain, about iuches in length
with handle at each eud, aud it is twincd
round and frightened upon tho wrist of
q prisoner who does not wish to "come
along" aud 10 '.run i'm It never fails to
accomplish this object aud, if necessary,
the wrist OF the captive can be broken with an
extra twist or two. AS an extractor Of confes-
sions from tho unwilling. it will prove Invaluable
in Japan, and is deserving OF trial. It is
doubtful whether tho Japanese kopp will at
once attain tho power OF sleeping while stand
ing OIL q street corner, or of sitting for threo
hours ct i stretch on all oyster-box, OF Singing
out for ar. est the Innocent man from among
crowd Of sinners, or tho thousand other little
peculiaritics which your servant discovered to be
essential qualities Of nh experienced officer, but
training on these points will doutless develop
them in japan as they have been developed
-
is q prison known as
THE nR1pE"ELL, -. :,
which adds greatly to tho political power Of the
chief officer OF the city, known as the Mitl-bas.-
ijsn;a=lIer, Thoee principal DUTY is the signing
Of pardous for such Of the prisoners as swear to
vote the right ticket next time. Such an inBti-
tuticn colll not fail in Japan to prove au e1-
ccl1cnt means Of obtaining possession OF tue
1tzebues-Ansllce. noneS-ol suca as mlen1 ~ po
susPectsu % o.ns'G wv Sleat auauisy ~ ~ In ~
force, your servant wonld recommend that
bushcl of rice per week bo granted the kopp,
other officers being paid according to rank.
49,, =. - .,sr,nenn,,t,no ~ uu n
pan neoa1espoa0'us ~ x,an
1Af bonoleh,
or - bummers. as they are sometimes Called, %
Chicago. They are q privileged and unemployed
class, who in earlier years spent their energies
- g.. .,,a,.ao,, rr,.r. ,v,ic was a.,1civ
"'u 11 ~ - ~. .t ~ ~ ,atha-,aod I,+
aGeo, uIu w e!oe ~. - ~, a',.a"a s
Which has passed away ana oeen replaced ny an
amusement known as setting them up. at
which the "bohoiso are sinSularly expert, and
Of which they seem mover to get tired. Tho ex-
.,a-rr, Nv ia fac1 r,,ot in Chicoro tia hrnther
snoHn ~ ns aae ~. 49, 10 ~ -,
most ali the principal mud minor offices OF the
CITY Government. Il may also be remarked that,
if japan does not promote the formation OF gucll
Iii I',..x,,;el, ~ j.rL ~ occunrt;on
"i'1 'aus uiau ~ ~ .ssn y; ~ s,;,oa
40" wen the sues ~ tue .llAnuo "eio
acted npon anu lne oencNe1ai 1esults WHICH 1oi-
lowed, Will ba learned in perlsal OF the follow
ing selections from the Yokohama paper OF recent
data.
o,o,x7v7eo r1p ronrx
ro &.1,a..:"''. saiant;.r ~ i; +a1.", f-,,, +.,a
lug 1olionlti' neiIeltu nnI, .aAeI 1iou ..tS
1okohamA Datty OF tue zosn september 1ast' auu
is the first public alluslon Of any consequence to
Ttfa win r,uch s,,,sfacton Tint wc .noonncr ~.
tbe ofra,iz.tiou of o Yokohan,a police f,rco on tic
eyse,n vshic ia at nrcsant wnrln1 an we}j Il; Crer,
1e 0hnshaEa tAnrl;sc flreat loart ~ in to In nre
s1ed ovnr Nv I'm Venerahfe nr;nli1rinti WHO i,ss
~ - 1nnu fi,nn h,1 I'm rcs,rct ~ tho no;,n IT
~ n,Tt ~ thr tow7, in wrt he lvrs Thcre n M
donh, t,at IN bs rannc;tv of S]yoem,rk e viii ~,
ra,t snccast ,r,a nrsiton r. ELnEtilh,h.tt, h.s
ssten swor1ai to thc ancrcctfc Yo.nr Ta,kns
t"it.a a., ,,,nhrsji. r..ter 1fnrh dtfirni
- las III bca,, sInor;cucas In Hn5inn an
IL, ~ scb or1r.ordnarr fcroc,,,. "a ~ r ,,ni
@ ~ ~ ~ ~, ~ ,,;ah+. ennH ,r,+on5 h,r r,u.;.,,r
a 80 ti ~ ~ 49, ~ +o 1,,tios ~ +hn r,oait;o, .a
~; ~ t, I th na1 sto1du.anssrrsh I .,n
80 s, ;t; r -, 5;rar+ h,xi.sn,1s - Jn.sh ,,-s
% . ra - ao.,,it,t;nn ~ a1av;no Inv 1r,"1
49, Loran.o In h, ,rcnntn1 nne,t;on in 1oc,l fra
insurance company The position Of Jaycrcern Of tic
force will be taken by we'll known RosiSosi while
al able My8-1kEi, assistant to Inn IN both
Political ana roice n1atters. nus peen Sc
cured IN tAe person Of !Hkee-hfoesce. infce
iaconns to comnand me three divisions