Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-21
ST.. Loais q SAN Francisco
THE NEW EMPIRE.
The Revolution in Japan, and How
It Was Brought About.
Story of Inouye, Present japanese
Minister Of Foreign Affairs
LcarnIn. the Mighty secret
Of En.land's Power.
Uou.inu World.


In 1854 Japan was IN thrOcs which surely
presaged a new birth Of one kind or other.
most probably of revolution and rapine.
The tycoon reigned, but scarcely governed.
at Toxic; the mil,ndo r. gaeI. but in ~
sense governed, Mt Kiyotu. The old noh!es
at Japan were the real rulers If the empire.
though for convenience sake, 4ni with the
object of preventing one or anotEor # their
fellows from usurping the empty throne,
they were content to do HOMAGE 10 the ~
coon But when he proved faithless 10 all
the traditions Of the country hy entering
upon treaties with despisoi foreigners some Of
them resolved to assert the personal ind Il III l.
cnce which had always existed in fart
Foremost amongst th"~e both lei "hi {
tains was the prince OF Chusiu. lie swuro
n great oath that the province ol Ch"-iI
should be held free from the Cvit :IlIlaiins
touch Of the foreigners. Amongst h'>
retinue were two young msa al - or -
years of age. one named I,n AID ne other
Inouye They were Of the SanIauIi ciasS,
and their SaSacity aud courage had. even at
shis early age, rai>ei them high in the coul-
ae.s OF their prince. They were daring
enough to Offer INN aivice. and when As
talked % keeping the fore; -nsrs OF With his
puny for.s they gloou;..v shcok 'Ieir heads.
The prince listen Il - reason from his
young AMI trusted cpuII-e Or, al = nct2h.e
scheme WAS hatche. Tnyse two youths, with
three Others of the same a g ani standin.,
were 10 20 u England. spy cut the land,
master the great secret ui naval supremacy,
bring it back 10 Japan, straiShtway create u
feet and then let England, the Unit II states
and France look out lnouye iaiacei t,lo
consul at Yokohama Ia ship them ia TIE
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to Shanghai. whence they could take pas are
for England The prize of Chpsiu raised
1909 pounds sterling - meet the exp-iI-eS "f
the expedition, sum lie placed L. Their
credit with the housa Of JariInc. Matilc>an
y Co, one IF the pioneers of British na'r
in japan Everything went well lar as
Shanghai. but here "a hitch occurred Throe
of the party duly sailed aS Passengers, c:I.!
reached England aftsr more or le do
ant voyage.
Ito and Inouyo met with quite aI.tl:er
fate Being questioned IS to then desires
AMI intensionS Inouye TX clde the greater
1art Of his store ui English ia declaring
that he wanted To- laarn nayi sat,un-' lis
heart was full AMI his mini enSrossel %
the object If his misSia kuDN.ciEs oi
navigation was the secret Of England great
ness. and the fomsda; on If power vli,h
enabled her 80 Ia Dverbea:iEs ana .nS ilnat
in Japan He and iiis i 80: ir-ieu 50 woul /
go and study nav .ga;'n IH IT. chief school
They Nolid come In X IN spread Il through
Chosiu. Teen shoI,l the tar II the R"ii'-a
empire oii tho seas l'aic, and who EnJ"- luz
what it wouI toe founi worth whln that
Great Britain shori. he anEexe !, uii] should
beeycn rs Nezzp or o:l, { he couut- isial.di
that stud the Inland 80 Accordingly, whom
asked what they wanted 10 do, inouye All
swercd Navigation; and that heinE all
the reply 10 lie got ont Of him, he and las
coiuralc were shipped a, common sailors on
board thu coed ship Pegasus. bound for the
port Of London. They did not discover their
position TIL Shanghai had become a dim
streak on the horizon, AMI they found them
selves huireted about. ordered IN an unknown
tongue 10 do impossible things The salior-
took pains 10 teach them their business and,
with the natural aptitude of the japanese.
they speedily became able seamen.
When they arrived =; the port of London
the sailors left the snip and hurried Off ID
home or other haunls. But the two japanese
runaways had no whittier 10 60. They were
dazcd with the sights and sounds Of mighty
Lemon. with its moving crowds, it, inter
minable streets. and It's forest II ships. The
next uaN Il iilf1St.,f' rom -htAAA.
son * Co. rescued them Lodgings Were
provided for them in Gower street, and theS
had plenty of mUDsy mt their Command
This they used in prosecuting those inquire
which were the object of their expedition
They were keen eyei Young men. and wer,
not long in discovering, how ludicrouSly slight
was the foundation on which they hal built
their lofty I.apcs. \ ense Of the irwin
r,ble power ii England, which had dawnet
upon them IN their voyage up the Than Is
grew with every DAYS residence IN the com
try. At the end % three months new caml'
from .Japan which greatly added - then
trouble. The prince OF Chosiu-perhaI~ in
cited by the knowledge that the five ssrrei
emissari.s in the enemys camp who wou!,
presently possess themselves Of the tal.sInar
of Englanis IoNSr-hai kicked over Ia,
traces lie h1i closed the straits ~ Slmo
unseki againS; British ships. and had threat
enc 10 fire upon any that came within reaci
of his guns The tycoon had solamnly Re
,uLei him. and lie had Geiei the tycoon
lrouye ana Ito knew only too surely ~ha
would be the end Of ;hiS.
They called upon Mes,rs. Jardine, Mathe
son & Co. and explained the psremtory neeS
of their return But the members If tina
eminent and practical firm only shook tnei
heads. These Young JaPanese had been con
signed To their care with other goods iron
Japan. Til fresh orders were receIvei, the.
could not reship them for any port Blu
the two young Japanese had grown acc'is
toned TO rebutrs, and had already formed
habit of disregarding them Since Their
were no other means of obtaining
massage, they, prciitirg by their eXperie;ic
ON the Pegas:Is, shipped before the mss
as eoramon seamen and. making the Ion
voyage by the cape Of Good Hope, resohe,
shanghai in safety. The mex: thing wa {
GET 70 Japan, an enterprise even more diff
chit than the journey from Europe 70 Asis
They shrewdly suspected that the BIRTHS
minister at Pekin would gladly acceQ: thei
GOOD offices in furtherins the settlement q
iha difficulties which their hot-headei prime
had created. They appealed personally az
directly to Sir Rutherford AlcocS' told I'M
~ their conviction Of tie utter ussieSsIlsssS G
the prince OF Chosius kicking against IN
nricks, and Of their urse:it desire 10 con
faoe 10 face with him and report the res'
~ their observations in England