The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-14


More woog-
NJ. Hoaart ra-pdez. q tas cansglar
service - 3span. th.nks Jzpsa 81 coz-
seE1e rare wo5len Eoo3s ard rzE waol
hereafter. sza - Ksves Eos5 reasons FOR
tn.nsa1g 80. II as rcparf O. she srats g
gaGaa Fer he FIRST SIX mcn1hs - 1&S -
szFs
Japan IS cee-frv 81 ws{ra wos,e1
c3SlAlnE sAo8ia prosperity En8 good 119--
ksE IRE eefE1n trad fi08s Gr ms sar
k-lsf hzve alNzTs inflated against &c
imports rose = - 60 - valve. vas ths
1rEf IN ~ CD any very 1eei1s1 a. sa1ce
= tala class - goods Eas o@sn Observable
ss1cs tg73. TIE fgcuTe rEw lo0ss more
Promising. TIE imports 90 w5eleD r1a11-
features have again Fs4aG during tAs na4f
year - about 3 9saess zn1 u eoESe-
Gue1es 81 IRE growing prosperity q n4-
ave factories WkTh nave declared d1Yl-
GenEs ~ the rate - - rer cers ard up
@ar4e ErE hlsf FesE. rnE amount - - y
wo9i taken from ABROAD has gene - u
srnptien - Nooa from TIE psF cent m
port 8aty from Apr 7. lEs seea re l4~
coEi1g the last session O. the Diet"
At Paris In 1900.
Tanan s. 1roluE 70 Fake ttzse BY he fore
fsck IL gszt3uw ready FOR the Paris ex-
T-0@lrBg- 81 $50. A. 3 ugeefiag % the
Council ao- Axhsaitbous. heGs1 q week go.
culture and seo-nrEfrse explained ffrat 11e
o55e.t - c1grveniuy IRE meeting vas 70
cDBeerr uaesaz1reS for the proE=~ repre-
sersEafh1n q EaFesn's tfausfriz. and aTEts-
&c pro6acts az the Paris International ex-
position q f&8 n u Inch lEis country had
promised 20 rarTkf.sate- japan TAD al
ready tzteE part Ia many exhibitors In
Western fsggE11r1ss. A. t1ss Coa1MslsEl *
position IN lse3 ss1e bad been enabled. cT-
49,
make 1atr show II competition with DC
cs3ezsfsl nations, end the reputation OBJ
talnad by her ia the w-ar with Cnina made
Sc TnsTe tran ever incumbent that sha
ssoa1 sex 10 develop her resources.
A0r@oye~. 1850 v~Dslbi - the year follow
ing that ia which the revised treaties were
70 - into operation. with the almost ce--
tain result o placing the eogntrx's CON-
sEgerctal reEstt5zs with foreIyr states on
q wider basis. No effort should then be
spared 70 fanEi4xixe 1Oreign nations with
the true state % japanese progress and
o. civilization, and what better opportunity
cso11d offer than al International eXpo-
sits0A haid II Paris the center OF refine
me1t and cfyiiization2 II The matter OF
ART prg1llcLs the object kept in view
siasala De not merely 10 reprodaaA the
beauties * tgaadftiousl canons. bat a 50 20
STOW new and spescia1 excssisnce: Tnd in
the fed Of industrial productions not
Only s1oHald the present nesis ~ foreign
ss9sf-s LlsIstTs D. consulted, bat elso the
future tendency % their requirements
should 10 carefully gagged. Sucn we're
tbs uses 70 which the exposition might
be mads 70 serve. and - begged the
soAfseA 10 }eird It's best energies 10 the
tlsrfhssaTsee x these aims.
Mr.. Kato Tsuneta.ia. secretary OF the
JaIanezss leezatiSn al Paris. has been ep-
pointed one % the managing officials for
Japanese exhibits at the Paris exposition
o. -. Another Official from the agri-
oultsr1 and commercial department viii
Be dispatched SHORTLY a1d VIII select "a
sipe a1l4 arrange fo- the Japanese section.
Volunteer Fleet.
The Yomiuri Shim.un reports that the
scheme Tor tho organization OF a Japansge
volunteer feet. projected by certain rear
han3AFaI IN reserve, i making progress
and there Is probability of IS being
ADOPTED Nith q capital Of - 900. go yen.
nine cruisers Of S,pa9 TO 5000 tons and four
teen small steamers Of 80 10 5000 tons Will
be- huilt or purchased In time Of peace. 10
run on the following eight lines l. Kobe.
MoJf, Misume. keiunK. HongkouE and
Annoy :. Annoy, Jiasan and Shanghai;
J. Kobe. M0jl. Fusnn ard ChemuIsso.
T. Shanghai. Ghetto and TaSu: s. shang-
hai and HaniSow. 8. Taku and TIeutsfr1.
g. Australia. 8 America II Is proposed
e1at besides receiving a subsidy in accord
arEcc win tie Jaw Tor the egC0uragernent
or navigation, special projection shall be
asked or t1e government. But well-in-
formed msa here think that Il Is doubtful
whether The government viii sgree 20 give
special protection 60 the vessels as II Is
ALREADY g4vcn 70 ths Nippon Yusen Knisha
some are y tae opinion that the name OF
volunteer fees may not De proper. as IL
may sound Ike menace 20 other powers.
bus i saa likely taaI ne name Will be
adopted.
New Enterprises.
New Industries continue TO spring up on
all sides ia Japan. and Instances Of sucn
enterprises could De mentioned b. scores.
Japan - going 70 take some American
locomotives, Notwithstanding recent sen
saltonai publication 70 the contrary. OF
tas tenders for eighteen locomotives and
duplicate parts accepted b the railway
bureau, the Mlssui Bussau Ka4sha was
awarded the contract az The price 81 sIs9.-
$50 tSoid). TIE nsxt higaest bidders we're
Mr.. Ntshikawa. VITA price OF SIS s35. and
Messrs Taksda & Co. as sfSs.Igg TIE
price offered by ne Nitsai. according 10
tae Chugai saogyss. is $3.50 over than the
estimate " ghe bureau. and oas-haIg 81 tse
cost Of Engilsa locomotives. X is stIpu-
lated tost tae locomotives are 10 be con-
s,ruCtef a. ore OF the foIlosiu. workshops.
The Brooks Locomotive Works. Durkirk.
y y. Rogers L4ocomoare Works. Pater-
Fon. X. J.. and Schenectady Locomotive
Works. Schenectady. y. Y
A. an example - the feverish desire IRE
waiting % japan fer the cons. rucstoa q
railways. in Chioa prefecture thcre are NJ
Jess than thirty-slx railway COMPANIES.
two az whieh have opened theIr lines Tor
traff1c. SIX others have obtaiaed charters.
ard t1e remaining twenty eight are await
tng of3cial saretjon. II IS said t1at ne i'm