The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-24
SECRETS OF THE EAST
A Series of Remarkable Letters to
Be Printed i'm the Journal.
information Concerning the Daily Life,
Customs and Habits of the People of
Japan, China, and Korea.

The Journal has arranged with Mr.. Frank
G. Carpenter for one OF the most remark
able newspaper expeditions on record. The
trip begins in America. Striking the
Canadian Pacific in Manitoba, Mr. Car
penter will go from there to British Column
bia and will sail from Vancouver over the
northern route of the Pacific ocean to
Japan. He will land at Toxic while the
snow is still on the ground. and will spend
some weeks at the japanese capital. After
interviews and special feature articles from
there he will travel by the new railroads
right through the heart of Japan to Kiota.
He will probably visit Nara, where there
are far more wonderful statues than that
of the famed and much published statue of
Buddha at Kamakura, and he will visit the
great Buddhist temple of Japan, which has
just been completed in the holy city of
Kiota at a cost of $S,OOO.OOO. The Budd-
hists of this temple the most famous
in the world and the logs for it were
hauled by cables of rope Of human hair.
Two hundred thousand women cut off their
locks TO furnish material for the rope.
From here Mr.. Carpenter will go to
Osaka, the New York Of Japan. and will
their stock EXCHANGES and telling all about
them in a business way. He expects TO
visit here a famous monastery on the top
Of q mountain, inside the walls of which
for one thousand years no womans foot
has stepped. He will then push his way
by jnricksha and rail further to the
westward, out of the lines known to the
ordinary tourist, visiting Hiroshema, where
the great naval. station of the japanese
empire Is, and from here will go to the
Island of Kiushiu, and will probably go
through it to the city of Nagasaki
From, Nagasaki he will take ship to
China, landing first at Shanghai, the Paris
of the East and place noted for it's anti
American influences From here he will
go about a thousand miles up the Yang
tex Ian ri
rebellious part of the Chinese empire and
travelling for hundreds of miles into the
cities which he will visit will be the old
capital of China. Marking, whose porcelain
tower was one Of the wonders of the world,
and whose ancient ruins are included with
in a wall of thirty-five miles in circum-
ference. From Chinkiang he will go to the
Golden island and the Silver island, which
temples cover all of the land of the islands,
and after visiting them he will make
upon the Grand canal. This canal is a great
artery of China, and in case of war with
the, United States 1t will be an important
highway. 1t is In places two hundred feet
wide and Ii runs on walls through the
country.
ANOTHER IMPORTANT STOP.
Another important stop this trip up
the Yang Kiang will be Hankow, the
chief center of the trade of the Chinese
empire and one of the greatest cities of the
world. There are three cities here, which
join each other much like New York, Jer-
sey City and Brooklyn. which have a pop
are attempting to build railroads. They
have big cotton factories and they make
| our troops. Mr.. Carpenter hopes to have an
interview with the famous Viceroy of
f Hankow' and he will write up the curious
Chinese cities After some stay here he
expects to push his way about five hun
| dred miles further to the wonderful gorges
or ichang, the scenery of which is said
to be finer than anything in the United
states or Europe, and the rocks of which
have no counterparts in the world. During
| this trip he will pass through some of the
| chief opium raising regions of China, and
| he will visit sections where a hatred of for
| eigners prevails
Coming back to Hankow and Chinkiang
! Mr.. Carpenter may possibly cross the coun-
try TO I1entsin or he may take boat and
| go up along the Chinese coast to Cheefoo
and thence on up the Peiho river passing
| the wonderful Notifications at Taku, and
making N; TI study Of Chinese defenses there;
AT Tfentsin he win write letter about Ii
| Hung Chang, and describe this wonderful
| city, which is the center of trade for North
| across the country TO Picking, the Chinese
| capital. He will spend some time here writ
| ing special feature articles about the Chi
nese and the Manchus, and will devote one
| letter to the boy Emperor. After some
horseback tours through North China and
trip oyer the only RAILROAD in the Celestial
| land, he will sail for Korea.
Korea has been opened to the world only
| about fifteen years Foreigners were not
| permitted TO enter it, and the Koreans of
| to-day ares just about what the Chinese
| were five hundred years ago. In sedan
chairs. carried by coolies. Mr.. Carpenter
will cross over the mountains from Che
| mulpo to the capital of this country This
| is a city of 100000 people, surrounded by a
| wall. americans are now putting electric
lights into the palace of the king, and there
| is an electric railroad projected. Mr.. Car
penter will tell something about these queer
| be striking in the extreme. There are few
| roads in Korea Still the country contains
l2,OOOWO people and it's area is ten times as
| large that of Massachusetts 1t is a
| big peninsula something like Florida or
| Italy in shape.
| Mr. Carpenter expects to push his way
| from the capital right across the country to
| the east coast by means of horses or mules.
| Here he will get ship which will take
| origines of Japan live. The origin of these
| people is unknown. They are the Esaus Of
| the East, and are covered with hair. They
| worship bears, and II is part Of their re-
| ligion to keep drunk. Mr.. Carpenter will
| spend some time among these people, writ
! ing several letters concerning them.
/ NOT LIKE A EUROPEAN TRIP.
He will leave this country at Hakodate
| and will cross over to the island of Hondo
the mainland Of Japan. After some tours
through the northern part of the country
Mr.. Carpenter will come down to Nikko,
Il
| weeks here he will so TO Yokohama and
take ship for the United States.
| II is interesting TO know what a CORE
| SpOndent requires in travelling upon jour
| ney like this The trip is nothing like a
! short excursion to Europe, where a man is
| warned by the guide books to take nothing
i but hand satchel. For this journey all
kinds of clothing and all weights are re-
| CURED. The people of the East are particu-
| lar regards ceremony, and the proper
| dress has to be on hand for certain Occa-
| siOns. A good big letter of credit will be
| necessary. This letter of credit will neces-
| sarily have 10 run well up into four figures,
| and II is well to provide against the dam
| gers of travel by making IL large as
| possible The most important thing how
| ever. for such an expedition is good letters
| with money. and they are the only key
| which will open the great things in the way
| of travel and information to the newspaper
| correspondent.
| Mr.. Carpenter carries with him letters
| from the most prominent men in the United
| States TO our diplomats and consuls in the
| far East and all that the officials abroad
| can 90 for any one will be done for him. He
| has also special letters to the leading Off
| cials and cabinet ministers of the countries
| he visits. and everything will be thrown
| oDen TO him. II Is his idea TO write of
| these countries as they are to-day. and his
| letters will enable him TO get behind the
| scenes and TO examine the wires which
| move the Eastern world.
| Plain, practical and common sense in his
| views. there is no man better fitted TO
| and it is safe TO say that there are few
| writers more able to present this condition
! 10 our readers. II Is safe to say no such
! volume OF news information has ever been