Evening journal., 1897-03-18
A CROWN PRINCE DEAD
The Heir Apparent Of Japan's
Throne Expires.
HIS DEATH WAS KEPT A sECRET.

the Downeer Empress-The Prince Was
Bright. studious and Ambitious.
SAY TRANcIsco, March 1S.--The steam
or Poru, which has just arrived here from
the Orient, brings news Of the death of .
Prince Yoshi Hito Haru. no Miya, heir APP \
parent to tho Japanese throne.
Captain $. A.. Day of the United States I
army, who has been spending several \
months In japan, returned on the Peru /
and is authority for the statement that the /
death OF the crown prince is being openly /
discussed In diplomatic circles ana by |
those high in tho Japanese government. |
although the event has not been publicly !
announced.
1he reason for this Is that Japan has /
just concluded a month Of mourning over |
the death of the dowager empress during |
which period oil business was at a stand /
stll. To permit a respite from the nation
al grief that overwhelins the Japanese peo-
pie, the announcement of the crown
prince death will be kept secret OF state
for the present.
The crown prince Is supposed to have
died at one Of The palaces of the royal FAM
lily between Yokohama and llioto several
days before the departure Of the Peru. lie
bad been an invalid for years, and the
court physicians announced last fall that
he could not live six months. A few years
ago he stopped growing, and It has only
been through the exercise Of the utmost
medical care that he has lived since then.
The Emperor Prostrated.
His condition recently became serious,
and be was sent TO the country palace 70.
sorred TO, where, it was thought he might
recuperatc His death Is said Go have pros
trated the emperor, who has been In poor
health for several weeks IL was stated in
diplomatic circles at Tokyo at the limo the
steamer left that the emperor was suffer-
ing from an attack OF pneumonia.
The crown prince was tho only living son
of the emperor, ana unless, therefore, an
other son Is born 20 the emperor the throne
win ba filed from the family of the en-
peror's eldest brother.
Prince Yoshi Hito Haru-no-Miya, whose
untimely death at the age Of ls years de-
privcs japan for the moment Of q crown
/ prince, Is descended from one Of tho old
est and proudest families IN the world.
The crown lrince lacked constitutional
stamina from his birth. and t had been
predicted that tie boy would never attain
/ his majority Tho prince was attac ed
D
I he contracted cold and catarrh and subse.
/ quently was prostrated by virulent fever
/ of the typhus character. lie had hardly
recovered when ho succumbed to plourisy
| and pneumonia and for ssason his life
was despaired OF. Rest and careful attend
/ ance restored him apparently TO bis old
/ health, however and his fathor, the Em
peror Mutsu Hito, was again inspired by
/ tho ihou1ht that Yoshi Hito would sue.
coed him.
Tho Empress Haruko was not the moth
er Of tho recently deceased crown prince
Tho mikado Of japan has tho right, undei
the constitution to l2 concuhines, and th'
children Of these in case of the failure o.
issue by the empress, have the right t
tho throne. The crown prince was the sol
OF the emperor by Nine Ganaglwara. Ii
was born Oh Aug. 81, 1879, and proclaim
ell heir to the throne in November, 1889.
The crown prince, according to custom.
was early taken from his mother and
brought up apart from her
studious and Ambitious.
The crown prince, though moro or les:
a weakllng physically, was bright attract
I've and ambitious. Personally no fully
sustained the high character which dis
tinguishes tho japanese princes. The
crown prince was cd Ioatel at the Mobiles
school, where he entered earnestly into hi.
studies. He spoke German, French ant
English and used TO obtain practice by
oonyersing with tho ministers from for
oign countries in their own tongues.
While at school the crown prince wal
habited like any European or American
boy of his age, but as soon as his fathe
gave him commission in tho army hi
-. a.Ir Il
rth ne appeared only IN ito nilitarl
drcss lie had strong taste for mllltarl
ahairs and was enthusiastic about hi
country's modern army. His carriage wa
Described as erect and dignided and hi
manners as somewhat reserved
New Heir Apparent.
The new heir apparent is Prince Arisu
payva Taxa Hito, who is 35 years old, HI
father, Prince Taxa Hito, Is an uncle Of th
emperor, and he distinguished himself a
, q fighter in the Satsuma rebellion. TIL
Young prince was adopted into the famil,
of the emperor in 1878. He had been wei
educated as naval officer and has hel
, the rank of captain in the imperial .lapa
I nese navy. In l6sS ne was sent to Europ
( TO examine into the naval and militar
r armaments, and he returned with liberia
education.
4 During the war with China he serve
s with the main squadron and aoquitte
himself with credit American naval of
I GERS who have met him say that nc is quit
. pleasant and afablo and his brother of
GERS regard him as q good fellow and a
d excellent we'll trained sailor. While not
strong man intellectually, he is we'll edr
& Gated, and should he come 70 the thron
d his travel and knowledge of the world wi
prove Of groat value. Prince Arisugaw
( married the daughter Of an old Kanazawi
Murder Is Suspected.
u NEW YORK, March 49, Mrs. Kate Da!
I a widow and an active momher Of tho "
a c. r. T., died at Manhattan hospital 81
/ was found in her apartments in an uncoI
u scious condition, covered With blood an
hruiscs Death sealed her lips as 10 ho