Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-29

The empire Of pan consists II gr NJ
| ,tf.ur qrgy and about Jour thousand small
| islands. ly.ng { Il tho cast c0sss Of asis b.
wen iA;itute 20 degrees snd 50 degres.
| qorth and lo1gi'gie 1872 degrees nrd l5a
lsG-crs east The largest islsdd is Npp0r
or Ephon The three other large i,lsrd,
are Sik1ku Kin.ju Y.zo The let b
Of Nipnoo - about 500 mi,es. sid i!s area
is about so O00 'quare miles. The area Of
he empire is III COZ sqIa-a miles aud its
population, in 1890 wsp 90 072 GSi The
ulsnds are u velcsuic oDgin There are
'eveial sc'iva volcanoes en- them The
most r0ssi peak is he voicsr
he cone FUjigsms, II COO feet hish
The country IS xceedingly mountainous.
g5t more ;hSn oat-,ixth Of is can ps cult
vaiei Because Of The nsrrowns@s Of the
chief slsud and the ANAL s'zs Of the others
there are no rivers o. srv importance The
hsfbors zfe excellent sid numerous. The
soi! il mos. fertile < A large variety Of
Agricultural products ere grown. Ifoa,
ccpcqr ard sulphur are sbu1dsns. Rock
crystal AID agate are found. To small
extent gold and silver are mined. Cosl Of
medium qualify Is found Ia moderate
quantities. Among the fl IRA is the remark
sols lscQuer tree, from which is made the
celebrated lacquer of Jspso. Tobscc, and
tea are grown. Cereals and vegetables are
largely cultivated, and with ti.h, constitute
tue priucip pal diet o. the people.
The capital f the empire is Toxic. form
erly Ye3io, with popula ion Of 37s 1872
in 1889 There the Emperor resides 0gher
citi are Nsgoys, wish reputation of
I57 sos; Ossks. with AS Az; KiItn. the
ancient cspital, with 279,iC5. ard Yoke
hsms, With over fftF thousand inhsbita1,s
There are 1877 g. miies Of railroad in op-
GRAFTON in the empire ard 80 Fl miles 10
course Of survey and construction Tele-
graph and telephone liGes are mum sroue. l
i, said that Jansa has written hist CIT
eriug 500 yesrs. ard ths, sinca 669 B. G.
its soverqigas have formed an unbfosen d.
ns,ty. The present Emperor is said 10 De
the l2in Of his family. However. with
the yesr 400 A. ID, begins the authentic
history of the country. Jspsn within rs-
cent years hss made wonderful strides il
Civilization TIE manners ard Gus ON, of
the Western world hive been sdlptsd Tie
Emperor il nov Tire sovereign Of she state.
The ancient feudsl system. under which the
country was governed By may lords, has
been abolished. The Japanese rs,ionsl sd
ministrsti0u is nov C implicitly farsut;sted
in the three fo7mI-sxecutive, legislative
and Judicial
The Emperor is sssisted by al Imperial
Cabinet or Psivy Council composed Of
eighteen members also Council Of Stats,
consis,i-g Of ten beads Of Adm 1istrs,ive
departments. snd the Bureau OF Rs;lwsyR.
The legislative depar meus consists Of
40 Upper House, or House Of Peers, and
8 lover Horsa. or House Of Representa-
,ives, which met for the first time on
November 25, 1890. ia tho res ard mag
uifcsns National Assembly biiidiags il
Toxic The principal manufacturers are
thoss Of silk, cotton, porcelain, brorze snd
Jspanued ware. The prineipsl imports are
dry goods. metals, dogs sad sugar. The
chief exports sfe tea, siik iseqnelwsre.
.ntimouy, coal, cohee, cimphor and dried
fish.
The preseo. Emperor Of Japsu is Mu'so
Hi,o, who was born in 1859 and crowned in
1868 The heir is Prince Yoshi Hiso, who
is IS years old, snd vas installed SIS Grown
Prince nearly two wears ago