The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-12

ilcnsi precedent which exciteS rrucl, GEM
rlert from diplomatic circles. The Chi
pese cling teas scicusiy 20 pnnctilieus or
Ssrvarcss especially those which guard
the sacredress Of the throne. and meth
DDS OF approach 10 the person OF a sever
eiga are regulated and enforced with un-
varying strictness The emperor holds
audiences seated on q platform 20 which
he ascenas by set OF steps Intended for
MS exclusive use. When the credentials
have hitherto been presented they have
oeea taken 20 him by side StaircassS at
the rlght or legs Of the central aisle. LOr
long time the foreign ministers IN Pc
hing have claimed that. sinos these accu-
ments proceed originally from The rulers
OF their respective nations. they sho3id
far" the nriv .lsge of passing vySr tho inn
rsTial stairway. tat no attention has been
Iai1 70 their plea. Mr.. Hayashf. lsowevsr,
had beer a6raoEished by his government
&c insist upon every mark of respect 10
which his position entitled aim. ard 10
submit 10 no ssssht, however trivial "
might appear. for the reason that forms
which are elsewhere considered iusigniG-
cant arc often ne gnified 10 vast In port
apce IN China. He therefore expressed a
strong desire that his credentials should
be conveyed 10 the emperor by the route
reserved for his majesty, and after some
0emur his request was granted. rather 70
the surprise Of his European and ATreri-
can colleagues. The audience took place
51iy :. ana after appropriate addresses
We're csiiyerei the ENJOYS documents
were received by Prince Nung. president
OF the tsungli Ysnen. aud carried MP the
central steps 10 the throns. Mr. liaya-
sh. : speech on the occasion was as fol-
lows. His ma iesty. the emperor Of ia
ran, rejoicing sincerely az the restoration
OF peaceful relations. has been pleased 10
accredit me as his Representative at your
majesty's court. I beg permission to eS-
press my sense of the honor ENJOY in be-
ing granted this audience and gwen the
opportunity of presenting my credentials.
II is my profound hope that hereafter the
amicable intercourse of the two empires
may become more and more intimate, and
that l may long be favored with your
maJesty's considers tion- i pray that vour
majesty may be blessed with long life
and prosperous reign" The reply was
brief and 10 this effect: War is ended
and peace is re-established l am happy
10 receive you. Two countries separated
by narrow strip OF water should always
maintain terms OF friendship"
A storm Of extraordinary severity Wis
tied South Japan on July - causing great
loss of life and destroying property OF
immense value. Many calamities are re-
ported. the most serious OF which was
the overthrow of a railway train bring
ing disabled soldiers from Hiroshima TO
the north for hospital treatment. The
force of the tempest was such that thir-
teen cars. together with an engine. were
blown from causeway into a deep inlet
or the inland sea. II is stated that 80
passengers were killed or fatally injured,
but hopes are entertained that these first
accounts may prove 10 be exaggerated.
A corps of surgeons was dispatched from
Hiroshima to the scene by the emperor S
order. and 500 yen were sent by the en-
press to relieve the immediate wants of
the sufferers.
Plans for an international exposition
are now under consideration by Japanese
capitalists. and there is prospect that
the scheme may be discussed in the COM
ing session of the diet. The site sug-
gested is in Tokyo, at the mouth of the
Sumida river. and the first or second year
OF the twentieth century is indicated as
the earliest practicable time.