Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-09-23

which il Is enshrined not q blade OF
grass will grow. There are no trees or
flowers inside the sacred square. Even
the animals decline to p~rofane \ spot so
holy.
DID NOT PAY.
Cores continued until GIL A. d. 10
pay tribute, and japan was obliged to
send her officers and troops to that
country to maintain her rights; but as
Japan learned the Corean arts and I'm
proved Corea went backward, and II
was found that the revenues from that
country did not equal the expense OF
maintaining the Japanese power there,
and the sending Of troops to Corea was
stopped.
Now, about $50 years ago there arose
a great general ho might be called the
Napoleon OF Japan. His1name was Tai
ko Hideyoshi, and he became so great
that ne was next to the Emperor IN all
things. But this did not satisfy him.
His ambition was TO be greater, and
while be was tho loyal to his own coun-
try 10 attempt to overthrow the crown,
his ambition led him To desire TO be
called the king OF Corea and China"
aud conquering Corea the second time.
Some historians claim that this expedi-
ton was solely for the welfare OF
Japan, out nearly all Of them agree
that it was TO crafty the personal AN
bition os Taiko Hideyoshi. This expe-
dition was under the command OF two
great warriors, Kato and KoniShi, who
suodued Corea and caused the Corean
King TO send a message TO the Napoleon
Of Japan, Taiko Hideyoshi, to come
over and take the crown OF Corea, but
unfortunately be died at this time, which
is the only thing that prevented him
from being the King of Corea and En-
peror OF. China, as he would undoubtedly
have followed the subjugation OF Corea
by the conquest OF China. As 1t was,
all Of his officers and generals received
large sums Of nancy out OF the Corean
tribute, and many OF them became
Dalmyos, and their descendants are
still high in rank in the Empire OF Japan.
ACQUIRED FROM CoREA.
It is thus that japan acquired all the
advancement of COrea which she now
has, while Corea has been steadily 60
ing backward. Not only has she taken
the best ideas, improvements and inven-
tions from Corea, bu: also from the
western world. until she now has rail-
ways, telegraphs, postal and custom
systems and educational systems that
will compare favorably with any coun-
try in the world. Her people are rap
idly becoming Americanized In every
thing, even TO dress. ker navy Is a
large and powerful one, much the
strongest in the Far East, and her army
is composed OF men who fight not for
money, but for glory.
Now Japan, for the third time, goes
TO Corea for conquest, and Instead or
being opposed by the King and the ma
tives she is welcomed as the deliverer,
for she will enable them TO throw of the
Chinese yoke. 1t is TO Japan that Corea
looks for the advancements and i'm
provements that Japan possesses, and 1t
will not be long before there will be al
most as many Coreans fighting under
the banner Of the "Rising Sun" as there
are japanese, and when there Is no
longer a Chinaman on the Corean PENN
sula the feet will cross over and land
enough japanese soldiers-whom moth
ing can stop-to fight their way to Pc
kin, where they will plant the banner OF
Japan in the place OF the yellow
Dragon" Of China.
NOT JAPAN's EQUAL.
China has never been able to cope
with Japan In anything. She Is not her
equal ia any particular, and, while she
is able TO put into the field countless
thousands Of undisciplined, poorly clad,
half starved coolies, the very small
army Of Japan can go through the
country, from the COAST TO the great