Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-05


anders. fuschias, gerancuns and morning
giories. which Cor size and luxuriance
eclipse anything in the United States"
But for these tropical scenes ! could
have thought that I was 81 Il live Ameri
can city English IL spoken by every
body: here are neatly uniformed police
men, there Is frst-cl3ss nro-englne.
house. and school-houses and churches
are TO be seen In every section Of tbs
city. In the business part OF the city
are many large stores. built Of brick or
stone. Hacks can be found az alnos,
every corner and tram-cars Will convey
you 90 any part Of the city Tor cents
IL was with real regret that ~ lei,
Honolulu. "Fairhaven dor that Is what
the Hawaiian name means). II viii a.
ways be a pleasure to .lncy ourselves
again.
Where laughing waters through deep
Jungles how;
And swift-winged birds go fitting 10 ana
fro;
Delicious doors I'll the passing breeze.
And, sounding faint and Tar.
The mufiied music on the coral bar:
The loud-voiced chant OF ever restle.,
seas"
THE SABBATH CUT SHORT.
Though we were ten days coming from
Honolulu TO Yokohama. We had only
about an hour and a half OF Sunday. or
when we reached the ls0th meridian on
that day. at about 30 4. NJ, the balanc,
OF II was dropped, and the ships calen-
dar was moved forward twenty-four
hours. Our ship stopped only a short
time az Yokohama. and We were aba
10 get only a glimpse OF the Land Il
the Sunrise" and its diminutive inhab,.
tants We spent few hours ROAMING
around Yokohama, and then boarded ths
train for the capital city, where We hal
a most delightful Jinrlksha ride OF about
two hours. The Jinrlksha (man-pun.
carriage) IS the hack and street-ca- %
Japan. IL IL not much larger than
baby-carriaRe: and, by the way, II W.,
that vehicle which suggested IL % Oh,
American missionary. Mr.. Jonathst
Goble. to whom the japanese are ir.
debted for this most delightful and now
almost universal method Of travel 10
has only two whesls. carries only or-
passenger. and Is drawn by one man. 10
Is wonderful TO see the endurance OF
these why little coolies who can easily
pull you along at the rate OF from four
o. six miles an hour and seemingly never
grow weary. To the American almost
everything In Japan IL small You can
scarcely get into their little shops. Theif
farms are often not more than a quar-.
ter Of an acre, and frequently have A
fower-garden. In which there are walks
fountain. p running stream. and
number OF beautiful trees. all occupying
only few square yards.
is A CHARMING COUNTRY.
But the visitor cannot D. ho'--
charmed with japan. Tho ride froI
Yokohama % Toxic furn sa... .s Lid
continual panorama OF beauty. TIE
country is In a high state OF cultivation.
and the rice plantations DIETER sailed
gardens, pear orchards banana and
oranse-groves, and truck gardens. al
beautifully kept, were constant sources
~ attraction 10 US. as the little train
carried us along az the rate Of about
twenty miles an hour. Much OF the ittls
I saw Of Toxic Ot Is said 20 cover a
greater area than any other city IN the
world during the three hours I was
there was on a much grsnder scala than
anything I had previously seen IN Japan
Many OF the government buildings viii
compare favoraby with any In Amer ca,
and some OF them are really architec-
tural gems Many Of tLe streets ir
ths capital city are magnificent bouie-
wards, and the palace1srOunds are a beau-
tful, picturesque. and capacious park
| was especially struck with the cleaul-
ness OF the japanese. Their little shops
their snug homes. their railway coacher
as well as their clothing. were alwars
neat and clean. ] was Informed BY a
missionary, who has resided there f0f
number OF years and travelled IN tho
Interior. that this Is true Of Japan as
whole. and that even the lower classNs
are much more ciesnly than the CORE
spending classes in the United States.
CHINA. 4 FAST STEAMER.
Leaving Yokahoma I'm the afternoon.
the evening OF the second day found
US anchored i'm the small but pretty
mountain-locked harbor OF Nagasaki.
Here the ship took on q new supply o,
coal, which Is mined nearby. and IL was
very interesting 20 watch the natives.
both men and women. as, formed IN lines.
they rapidly passed the baskets OF coal
from one 10 the other
The sail from Nasasaki 10 Hongkcnr
was thoroughly delightful. and we We're
sorry 10 say, Good by" 10 the old ship
when we reached Honglsong.
our ship, the China, IS one OF tho
fastest on the Pacific. She can easily
make seventeen knots an hour. which Is
something over 400 miles a day. on this
voyage however. her average sped vas
about $50 knots day She consumes
about ninety tons OF coal day: IS isi
feet long (ncariy a square and a halo 10
feet wide. ana draws from 2 70 q feet o.,
water. Her crew numbers JOS. including
officers. The sailors are mostly Chimes.
and ! was told that they are especially
good seamen.
our ship was n little world: almost
every class was represented on e. Ths
officers were all Americans, the servants
japanese and Chinese, the steward Gu
ban, and among the cabin passengers were
four Russians, two Frenchmcn. one
German lady, a half-dozen Engishmen.
and an equal number OF Yankees" rive
actresses. five japanese. a Chinese Man
DARN. with his wife and little 4-yeaf-0ld
boy. There were also the irrepressibis
cOmmercial-traveller the omnlpreseni
reporter, the funny man. ana the hule
two Baptist preachers, who We're on
trip around the world. and eighteen mis-.
sonaries. Besides these there were ia
japanese ana 40 Chinese steerage-passen'
gers.
LAID IN LIBERAL SUPPLIES.
The purser informed me that Il tooh
LOO pounds OF rice. 1000 pounds OF vega
tables, and 1000 pounds Of meat per Gay
for the steerage passengers alone Three
Chinese died on the voyage. their bodies
were emhalmed and brought 10 China. C
be buried. as the Chinese believe that
terrible calamitics will befall the depart
ed spirit II the body does not repose IN
the "F'lowery Kingdom" IL Is astonlsh
Ing 10 see how much freight can "a
stored away I'm one OF these vessels The
China can carry 900 tons. besides hav.ns
cabin-roon for 100 Grst-cisss passengers
and an indefinite number OF stesraH
passengers. Water Is condensed, and ic,
Is made on board and she has com
plete electrc-plant IL cost 70 build and
fully equip her nearly a million dollars
I see that my letter Is assuming alarm