The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-17

know who ne Is ana "hd' "' 80
European In his skim but a thorouEn
/ Aslatic I'm bis heart Of hearts man
1 who could play with a geisha when ms
coiinfrvner were bleeding IN the plains
I Of Marchuria a pcdant OF the school
Of Despotic Imperialism with only pre-
fence OF love of constitutional freedom,
| "a "fox Of the same cen with Count MAJ
sukata." as the travc Nippon cails MIN
I q shallow, vainglorious man OF WHOM
tho nation hasslcng been tired.
Sincerity without intellectually thar ls
Count Matsukata, Intellectually With
( out sincerity that IS Marquis ITO. one
! has heart and no head, the other mas
head and no heart, "A cripple ~ ether
| case. q very lamcntable case. Poor ia
pom. she has but 10 choose between
block-head and o stony-hearted Tor her
Ninistcr-Presideut"
As TO CHINA.
Tho telecrams from Shanghai must not
| bo taken seriously. There is absolutely
no authority at Shanghai whom either
! China or the other powers would. could
( or should confide IN, let alone consult.
There are some very clever surmises ana
tho British public at home. a. well as the
residents Of the Model settlement are
naturally on the anxious seat. The
Russian government undeterred by what
Great Britain may propose doing, IS hur-
d
| TWO British mou-of-war. visiting Port
Arthur. saw tho activity Of Russians aud
/ Chinese iln repairing that stronghold.
When will the dance commence ~
looks very close. judging from recent
events no Korea.
The Emperor Of Great Korea. what is
! I'm "A name? was recently invited by MI
DeSneyer. the Russian Minister 10 leave
/ his palace and resume his residence In
I frrnfInp AAnNL 'INtIf
was not the least fear Of anything be
/ falling him. The Russians have prohted
by the lessons given by the japanese,
when they undertook 10 make the PENN
: sula independent, not quite four years
| AGO. The Koreans are invertebrates
this generation at least. seems born
without a backbone They care not
/ handful of poor tobacco for their coun-
/ try but they do care for their King ana
viii even throw Of their sloth. aye and
night regardless OF danger If anything
should befall their ruler The japanese
knew that. and before marching against
! the Chinese at Assam, violated courtesy
! international law. and every known usage
for dire necessity; they wanted the King
J as hostage for the good behavior of his
/ subjects while their back was turned. and
the results show how correct had been
their Judgment Poor Ii! lie Is now
i'm the embrace Of the strong Russian
bear and ., that bear is so fond of him.
But the embrace - getting tight a:
the bones Of Korea's King arc brittle.
re is now trying 10 evadc further tokens
or affection. and like coy maiden. but
with more earnestness may eXclaim: DO
leave me alone" Here the Russians.
there the japanese. and with these two
powers His Majesty Is between the devil
/ and the deop sea.
WET-HAT- NSETTLED.
But i'm my opinion the ostclsble cause
Of the war. ostensible because Russia
has fully determined 10 have IL out will
be Japan's refusal TO evacuate Wei-hai-
wei. after the balance OF the indemnity
ls paid. And Japan will refuse is bound
10 refuse. Not only on account Of Tho
universal protest that would DO heard
throughout Dai Nippon, but because Ja-
pan cannot afford 10 have China dshed
Up, without demanding a. slice. Asia
for the Asiatics looks i'm a bad way Just
now.
II IL were not for the bad condition Of
the finances Japan would not stand such
a bad showing, even against he triple
alliance. heavy odds as IL seems. The
three principal islands with their pre-
cinitous coast line and excellent dciences
offer very few places where a landing
coulu he effected and the japanese. Of
whose fighting qualities. there Is no
question won scOrn danger and death
In the defence of their lennon and Dai
Nippon. The enemy might land on The
northern island Ho6kaido CYassO) but
that would scarcely affect the issue.
And II Japan should win, There was no
housekeeping with them after they whip
ped China. and JaTan's climate would be
exceedingly unhealthy for a white man.
II they should come out victorious this
time.
ONLY AN AMERICANA
Enough of politics. It can't be said
that Notwithstanding the Hawaiian qucs-
ton being relegatcd TO ancient history.
our popularity as "a non grabbing nation,
has increased TO any great extent Indeed.
they have IL in for Americans. DO you
know what they value an American citi-
zen's life at? one hundred and nifty yen,
or about SIS. IL seems rather cheap for
sovereign citizen of this republic. but II
IS enough tn the opinion Of the Japanese
judge OF NagasaN The court found that
poor Frank Epps met his death through
violence on the part % the accused They
had the two bOatmen who committed the
murder. they confessed that they had
killed him in a fight as they said-but
then, he was only a Toiin. and the Japa-
nese hold our lives rather cheap.
Here IS another case that shows how
Uncle sam should show his teeth IN
some unmistakable manner Mr.. Sands.
secretary Of the United States Legation
in Soul. was on a visit 10 Naeasaki. and
on New Years day was taking a stroll
along the road OF Namihira when some
five or six japanese not coolies. but me-
chanics. began % use insulting language.
and finally embodied at his passivcness
10 pull at his cloak Mr.. Sands resented
this. Of course. and they fell upon him.
He knocked one of them down, but
japanese does NOT mind such a little
thing. 50 tho TOjin. foreign devil alias
white man. had 10 take refuge IN The
first private grounds ne came 10. The
Japanese wen, after him, and had him
soon al bay Mr.. Iongford. II. Il. MS
consul. in whose grounds the light was
continued. heard OF the fray. and took
a hand I'm IL with a thick stick. That
was too much for Japanese fun. One
wholly unarmed American that was all
right or course, they felt aggrieved,
for the next dav they brought a com
plant against-Mr Sands. This is true
In every particular. l say, again. II IS
not about time that Uncle sam should
ANOTHER CASE.
A young Syrian-name OF Massey-ar-
rived nj Yokohama by the City Of Peking
from San Francisco Re had $500 In gold
in a belt around his waist. and 500. also
ia gold. wrapped np In a handkerchief.
lie changed $50 gold piece a. an eX-
change shop on Honmura road IN the
japanese town. and PM the change IN
another pocket. some Japanese may have