Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-01-27

ANAAf "1A.0 tAAo W W. III III llIO DltCtS
for taking from them the fun they have
in scratching themselves"
GENERAL TArsUML
Once, while l Was talking with him,
a tall, fue looking man entered the
room.
Let me introduce You," said Gener-
al Notzu. ITO General Tatsumi, who
forced the Chinese on the Botonda
hills, and 70 whom we really owe the
capture Of this place"
How are yJu2' said Tatsuml in Eng
Iish, aud with a voice that made the
I COrean palace tremole from the base
ment 20 the roof.
Very we'll General" l answered,
additionally impressed by his big voice.
Bnt be did not speak much; he only
said half dozen words IN Japanese,
bowed TO General Notzu, crushed my
fingers between his, said "Goodby,"
turned on his heels aud DISAPPEARED,
while the whole palace was shaking
under his heavy steps.
General OShims was at the time In
the field hospital, among the soldiers,
treated just exactly as they were. lie
bad been wounded in the side by
. Chinese shot. He is q brave" say
the Japanese, aud none who have seen
him ever doubts it.
FIELD MARSHAL YAMAGATA.
Soon after the capture of Pin Yang
7 Field Marshal Yamagata came to take
command OF the first army. He dis
Itinguished himself greatly during the
great Satsouma rebellion, and Is con
sidered the first military authority In
japan. Under him this army defeated
the Chinese at Win. his health soon
after broke down aud he was recalled
by the Emperor, General Notzu being
raised to the rank OF field marshal
While Yamagats was very III, but
still marching on with his army, the
commissariat sent him some wine aud
the surgeons recommended him 10 take
IL. he absolutely refused.
How could l take any" he said,
when my men are suffering from want
of food aud water?'
GENERAL RAwAKANu's PERSONALITY.
Soon after the capture OF Ping-Yang
. I heard that General Oysma had been
made field marsha and commander Of
an army. 1t was easy then 10 conclude
that there would be a second army, aud
that this army, would not come TO
Corea, but 90 tOChina. l Immediately
returned 10 Hiroshima.
b kawakami is the man who has pre-
pared everything, decided upon the
plans Of action, directing all since the
beginning OF the war. He is tall,
slender. with long, thin mus;ache.
. ~ 4 h il ,..fR 49,
and likes TO laugh.
How did you know there was
second army?" hs asked me.
Il know nothing, General, and do
not ask anything except to be allowed
te follow General Oyama wherever be
goes" I answered.
Very well" said the Lieutenant
General. "You will go. Be ready to
start at moments notice"
AN AMERICAN OFFICER.
I took passage vita the Field Mar.
shsl on the imperial transport Nagato
Maru, whose commander, George
J Washington Connor, is an American.
/ There is not a single foreign officer on
board the Japanese men-of-war, bat
there are quite number on board the
military transports. When these ships
were procured by the government from
. the Nippon Yusen Kaisha and other
Japanese steamship companies these
/ had many foreigners in their service,
\ and the government retained all those
/ Ia whom they had confidence Increasing
| their salary thirty per cent Common,
I who is the most popular captain In the
\ Far East, was given command OF the
/ Nagato. Since the beginning OF the
/ war be hss held on his ship all the dig
men OF the japanese armies, all the
| higher officers and all the money, TOO.
General Oyams had the greatest con-
4 fdence in our cOuDsrymsn's honesty
and ability. and he also knew that on
board the NagatO rs would have the
very fnest table, for Captain Conner is
8 high liver. Uyama, who has been
ms any years in Europe, is very fond OF
I foreign cooking aud of good wines. he
did not take one single Japanese meal
during the ten days we spent on ooard.
The transports were TO meet the heet
40 the mouth of the Tatung River. IL
: took US two and a half DAYS 10 get there
and one day was frightfully rough.
f. The Field Marshal did not appear de
IS not much of a sailor.
We had 10 wait nearly a week for the
other transports at the entrance OF the
river. There was nothing to do, and
/ the Marshal seemed bored TO death.
Can you play checkers?' he asked
once.
Certainly, General"
"All right" he said, "let US have
/ game"
| We PLAYED for a bottle of champagne,
and he lost. PLAYING this game became
our daily occupation, and cost the Field
| Marshal q vast vuauity Of wine.
SHOOTING AT A TARGET.
LET US go ashore TO shoot" he sug-
/ gestsd once.
"Snoot what, General? There are no
Chinese around"
Let us shoot ST a target with our
piStols. | have fine American revolt
YER"
We went ashore with most OF the
staff officers and shot al target. Count
/ Ovama's aim was pretty good; that OF
the other officers ridiculously poor.
The Count, as already told, likes his
comfort. and does not see why on earth
ba should not have it and whip the
chinese lust the same. His baggage
was tremendous. He mad cases and