, 1877-12-10
A JAPANESE BRUTUS.

The Chief Japatese Commisstoner to the
Ccntenntai Exhibition Leads the satsuma
fsslellton-H.s Tragic Death-PeFsonn1
Recolfeotions Of His Appearance aud
Manners.
Corrtspondente Hsw FORK Tribune
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 3.-Evcrybodg who went
much in Exhibition aociety last year will re-
member Lieu&.-Gcn sai9o, the head OF the
1spaneee Commission. lie was by tat tho tnost
impressive man In fsce and demeanor OF all tho
Orientnls who came to tho Centennial EKhibl-
tIou, and 40 different was he IN form and
phssiognomy from hsa assocsatcs that no one
would have supposed al 0sst slight that he be-
tongcd to the same race. lie was head taller
than the other Japanese, h1s form Was muscular
ind symmetrical, aud ho walked with 8rm,
proud step, instead Of with the shambIinR Ralt
common TO mont OF his countrYInen. His ayes
Ind scarcely perccptIhle slant, and bis fore
head WAS high md wcil-shapcn. In any CON-
pany he would have passed Tor remarkable
man, such was his digulty of manner and his
expression OF conscfous personal power. The
tact that be had been Commandcr-tn-Chfe OF
the Japanese army ia the great war OF ths Res.
toratton lent = peculiar interest to him, and,
bluckberrfca, secured for him great deal Of no
ttcc. H!s military trailing was apparent In fiia
erect bcattnR, at,l tho hablt Of command conld
easily be read in bis eyes, which were the most
swaiioT.taiicd coat and white crarat b.:
came him a we'll IS anybody, ~
was apparent that ho would appear at
hs best in nlmost any sort Of Hariike aceontre.
tnent, l don't think nay Of ths E1t'e't'on
fakamort.-that. was his full name. He spoke
neither RnEilsh or Fronch, and conversation
with him through tho medium Of ono Of the
{Ss OWN, i lie secrrtaTy Of the Commission, wan
| but a lame affair, Besides, the Geperai was
rcttccnt, rs arc most eminent military mon. He
wa. scrupu1ousty polite, bl,t. 'an1ess there M is
or, CT, YOU you DO not gct much from him. OF many
| conversations with Gen. 6nfVu. remember but
little, except his evident interest In military
subjects, and l1is Intelligent questsons about
| American Affairs.
Almost Immediately after his return toJapan,
Gen. sa!9o headed the satsnma rebellion. The
Imperial forces oygrpoHcrod hltn. In spite of
Ills sklll md bravery, he was defeated In battle
cnieti ,i tue war, ho met his death. Just ,ow he
died IL not certainly known, but tue ACCOUNT
| most generally accepted. 0ccota!nE TO mo
| Jnpaness papers, IL. that, wounded hnd unable
TO cscape, he begged his comrade, MuratA ehilu'
pa4:hi, to XIII Fin In order that be might be
spared the dieGracc OF being captured alive,
The faithful friend drew hts sword and severed
bAfRos head from his b0ly. 1t ID rclnted that a
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tho 9reat eatsuma leailer'a head was buried
and that II was dug up md revcrentiy washed
l,y his former ompaulon.in.ar1ns, Admiral
Kawnmura, thc commander Of tho Emperor,
troops. The+iupaw Matt sava thousands OF peo
pie daily visit tue graYe where salgo lies L
offer M ther prayers, aud It adds to Its account
Of his tragic death 8hsSspenre's lines about
Urutus:
THIS was tho nobsst Roman Of them Ill.
R,slif was gentle. and the element.
| So mixed In him that Nature might stand up,..
And say 10 sIf tho world, 'tThls was man!"
What wins the sntsuna rebellion nbout1 tn
reader will nak, and how did tho ch!af tnil!tar!
oi,lpcr OF tho Emptro come to be It's leadera II
essence, 1t was Il struggle OF the powerful c1at
Of satsun,a against tho centralizinR tendency o.
the new regime IN japan. Tho lMmelthto caus
Of tho outbreak was the Imposition Of land
ta1, anl tho suppression Of the military echo0l
which arc sail TO havo supplied Satsunna wttl
3U,OO0 soIdicrs trimmed IN European tactics
Raigo Joined the rebels about a fortnight nfte
they first took up arms, greatly to the surrrls
Of fhu lmperlaliat authorities. He laid sicg
10 the Castle Ut Kumapcoto,1 built was relieve
BY tho Government troops; and ever since I'll
war has been one al desperate INT hopeless r.
sistance on the part Of tho re6cs.