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

n.-aar Mia '1c. .| ANA - r1+.7-~7S "A'd
y- ., a, c,-aa Campaign aad the
Plane ~ F.1-yaza-aa's Great Pluck.
r..-,e5a O.. The Army 5r C5.al aad Is
r--ll.s. l-- rs l@.s-s
rI,.s is known be.e about the Japa-
-a>s generals. though the names OF
.-ama. Naul-a.a, Notuz. Oshima,
-..r.I. and Ea.s-awa have been print
~srya zine -lr.ug the last three
..--bsfr .s newspapers OF the
.-r and d. ..-e OF the fact that
.-.af trer. a-- as we'll known 10 Asia
..--.,. rr...-- lay as Napoleon, Bluch-
.-e-f vs. .r.-.u are 10 Europe, few
----, .r...t.- lpsarS, BOnaparteS or
Grants o. japan may prove Of interest.
Tt.rra- -41y Of them three years
ago. v-e- went % Japan as Com
missioner for the Worlds Columbian
Exhibition. aud had found them the
most charming men.
Ureof them the Minister OF War
General -d-uc Oyama-I met often at
The time. BIS wife is one OF the pref
rest. most attractive and most jntelli-
cont women ia Japan. She was educa-
nod .a one % our largest colleges for
v.msu. and has ever since kept 10 the
bottom OF her heart a deep feeling OF
devotion i1- The country where she
s.ec. may years of her girlhood.
Wle1 al; NY request the Empress OF
japan aco1.u,ed comm .sSiOu OF WO-
men 90 send an exhibit 20 the wOman'S
department % The Worlds Fair, she
cl ll, 5rEeJ Countess OYama, VINO
t5la ,ls sesnest interest 10 the mat
t-r Sue speaks aud writes Eng
perfectly The Count, however is a
very cst .ugUist, aud eau ouly speak
'sv words OF French.
"Hhy DON'T you get your wife 20
t--ca you Eugusbe' 1 asked him once.
oh" said the General. smiling,
"she eau speak il for both Of Us.
Then. she always does all the talking,
anyhow
could not help smiling, too, and
thought, The Countess, then is truly
American.
GENERAL COUNT OVANiA.
Count Oyama is tall and stout, ia
Fact a very big man. He has a large
round face, with small, laughing eyes
and one sees az once that he is extreme
" bon enfaut, as the French say. He 8,
ua10ubtedIy one OF the 6indest men 10
-l- world
When arrived To Toxic last August
With the idea OF following the japanese
army during the war. ] found that no
one had received such permission.
There were present dozen war cor
respondents; they had been waiting for
weeks. but the permission had not been
granted. None OF them were able TO
get 8n interview with the busy Minister
% War l asked % see hun, and he
.lueiiate.y answered that be would
gvs the same evening 4 dinner 70 the
t-e-eh and Russian military attaches
l- Toxic, aud ne hoped ! would come.
Tue dinner took place in the beauti-
10 garurs OF the Imperial Hotel, and
there were present some fifty Japanese
officers l high grade, their breasts
covered with decorations from all coun-
tiles.
NAANA S GREETING.
When I entered the reception room
C{sua came straight to me, his hand
extended, smiling that good, kind smile
ior which be Is &c LIBERATED.
'ls 10 true you want to follow our
army. be asked.
Sc, caus on purpose for That, Gen
e-1."
"Is ,ba, so? Well, how far do you
waa, o. go2"
"'eau" l quickly answered.
There was al explosion OF laughter
aoi around Of applause. The officers
we're Del. GIFTED.
"Nel, said Oyama, laughing heart
iT, awe shall do our very best 10 take
you there, but be sure aud do not write
-at no your paper
was on nv way 20 Hiroshima the
rsI. daY with special passport, allow
i-g ue 90 take passage on any man-ot-
var or transport, TO follow the army,
and with letters OF Introduction 10 all
Ie commanding officers Ia Corea.
Ele First Japanese Army, the one
F-.ch cleared the Chinese out OF Corea,
vas then commanded by Lieutenant
Genera. Notzu. who had under him
Generals Oshima and Tatsumt When
] reached Piup-Yang General Notza
oc-pyed the palace OF the governor.
Hs was To- the hall, dressed 10 very
SIMPLE uniform, without the slightest
sod trimming about il, aud no decora-
-to1s lie had taken of his boots and
vas enjoying wide soft slippers which
te defeated Chinese General had very
4-ly left behind.
LEADER OF THE FIRST ARMY.
I found him a very snail, slender
nan with a perfectly oval face. He
vas smoking a cigar nearly as big as
-nse.i. Small as he was, he looked
's-y military and undoubtedly a man.
How did you ever manage TO get
here So QulcElyS" he asked, and. with
,-' awaiting an answer, added
really do not know what shall do with
you. / have no food TO give you. We
nave lothing but rice. aud mighty bad
zee. I must say.
asked him once what he had suffer
sl Tue most from during the campaign.
OBJ, The flies" he quickly answered;
ley are awful"
otsred him a package Of insect
t5rfer.
"tt is WORTH hundred times its