The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-01
THE FIERCE WAR IN J1PIN
The Progress of the Imperial Army-Thc
Operations Of the Rebels.

TOXIC. June 27.-The war draCe We all
thought TINT tue end WINS n'nr when kumninoto
Cast WIS relieved. but the insurgents showed
no Encouragement at this reverse, and. effect
ing a skiliul retrrut. presented ~ their W po-
st.On M bold n front us ever. The imperial sis
meanwhile followed M the victory at kumn-
motto 10y the occupation Of the large clty Of
kngoshlma. where the revolt first broke out.
Shgo md his followers were thus h"mmcd IN
ind ,'ut ON from u chief source Ot supplies.
Nevertheless. the Il sht continues ny stubOrnly
IA bclor'. lntrcnrhcd among the hills. the m
surg gents maintln agurrrilla warfare. not very
brlhnt IN incident. tut very distress NJ tothrir
ndVrrsHrirs. DrSp I" tn So pmharrussnrnts,
however, the lmpcrialisis seem to nc nnkihE
substantial progr ~. Every day brings fresh
II Tvs oi redouits carried and positions So.
cured. until now the rebels arr SURROUNDED and
pennrd M " thin narrow limits. and must soon
either break thrOu ;h the lines in "A ii sp'rue
uttHck-of which they ara quits capablc-or
surcumh Tint the Government regards the
situation M still critical ~ shown 10y ia anxiety
IT, recruit the army. which has even lcd II to
resort To- the hazardous cxprdicni OF calling ON
the pN-dHiniO-. to summon Their rrtninr ~ To It's
help. THIS appeal hus been very generally re-
spuudrd To. Tor Saisuinn has few friends outside
OF kustu. and Toxic mas seen once more pro
ocss,phs oil armed Sanurdl ~ hrr streets, WIN
th'lr h sioric swords wrapped in yellow cloth
process "ns wnrh persons who W 81 well 10
japan hal tondiy hoped were baniShrd forever
The II hitting hus Dccn OF the braVrst nm !
hlopdirst dcsrrp, on. Already the Killed and
wounded of the imprrialisis exceed ton thou
sand and We may presume that about the sumo
numhrr have fallen on the other side. VI st
OF the wounded in the hosp tals nj Nngasaki
dirat"s the hand-to-hnnd nnture of the engage
mrnts and the rifrctivrn, - 81 IN" trhdit Onary
upon Of japan IN The han his ~ IN" martial
Snnurai "f uSiu, II the cost of the war in
blood IL terrifying, the dram on the finances OF
the cmpirr is in III way. IA d"plorablr. The
cNpcnd lures directly occasioned hy tn" war are
already cunsidrrnb in excess Of twenty million
Yen. or dollars; and II we consider h" loss = oi
the rebels and the damage To- trad" du" to the
strife. we can ruSily see how cHlamitouN all this
~ To n country whicn. IN favorable circuni stan
rcs. has diili ulty in raising an annual rrNenu"
of fity million yen. T. meet thrS" pNtraprdi-
nmuunts-no one knows how Nust-oi paper
money. that have kept Surprisingly near gold
thus far.
Partly owing to the war. and vet indcpond-
entity oi II. trade r. unprercdentrdy dun. Su h
times NJ the present were never seen on these
COASTS since the opening OF the country TO Tor
cign r..
Tao national exhibition of arts and industry
soon 20 be opened IN Toxic must feed tho evil
H., Is of til" war: but the prrpHrat lonS con
tiuu"un a lar-s" scale. aud the rNhih ton Will
certainly u" very complete ana interesting. The
te rhos' n was on of the most fortunate - ~ e
bic. In IA metropolis famous for It's parks and
gardens. Vyrnp yields only to the I'M
p"rM pleasure grounds Of Fuh Agc-the
most h'aut. al mrN in the worll. un-
Japan. In TINS select spot, with the tOuhs of
the Tokusuwas on the one hand and ihr temple
of their founder GongrnSuma on the other. ana
SURROUNDED ON nli sd : ly mashil rni groves.
tur hulldin-s of the exhibition have been ere T.
ed n "A sinipI" but effective grouping. AMI h'r'
NJ month tn" visitor may see collie ted for his
cunN"nirn-" the produ IS OF nature nni art
what similar cole tiun has been presented Ia
the hluto public. but IN the excitement OF the
war has attracted uttlr attention; and third
an Nngnsnki. has boon lot the pros mt aNnn-
the Toxic exhibition may meet with better sue
cess.