The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-04

time. Ry We T mean the Cabinet ana
the COrus DlplOmatiquo Marquis ITO
has given two official dinners or rather
ono dinner divided into TWO editions ana
a ball Fancy the japanese girls dane
ing. do not refer 20 the movements
of the Geisha and her sisters or 70 me
native Japanese dancers. but 20 our
vaItzes aud quadrilles. I know that ITO
ID earnest I'm his desire TO exterminate
an anH-f0rclgn feeling and 10 conciiiata
fhe foreign residents of the treaty ports
and this ball was nothing but move
I'm that direction. AS TO the foreigners
I'm japan. there are very few who wonld
not give the glad hand on tho slmple
condition that tho government would
discountenauce the lack of principle ana
good faith of the native merchants
There are so many foreigners, recent ar
rivals who are prepared 90 meet mo
Japanese on basis OF equality put
thew are uniformly repealed and their
first lessons in Japanese business meth
DDS are expensive while they DO hpt lh-
crease their good win towards the ma
tives. n the treaties go into operation
ON the 18TH of July 1902 there VIII be
considerable exodus of orr citizens.
SYSTEM or ADOPTION.
Your readers have heard of tho sys-
tenn of adoption existing here. or all
the funny institutions of this funny coun-
try. there is none more incompre hcnsipie
than this. Everybody adopts some
body else's son. This is np eNaggetation
but fact. D have frequently run against
this abominable custom. and it is almost
impossible 90 keep track or one ace
ouaintances. when the last war began 7
asked d young acquaintance of mine DE-
no was going I'm tho army. No no Te-
plled. II have <ust made arrangements
10 bee adopted by an old lady. and then
/ shall Doe am only SON. Nncn nc saw
that + dld not catch ou. he added 'onlY
sons are exempt from service. ~ l'l7-
tfce To the Japanese 7 must state thht
thfs was the only Instance whore military
duty was shlrked.
But refer to this adoption business
because very recently man was create
and a Viscont by g. There was mo per-
s0nal merit at an Mr. Ariah Nis1gi-
nokoH was adopted as heir hy his bride
family and solely on that account ho was
enuobIod aud created n NiscOunf T
wonder IF Hon. Edwin Dun. eN-American
Minister as the japanese papers call MIN,
not United States ey-Mmister VIII not
adopt these simple means of procuring
n handle 90 his name. The scheme 10
secure Uncle Sans dollars is deiunct'
the money for expenses was not lorlh-
coming.
We have had uo more of the disastrous.
CONGREGATIONS which periodical visitation
is invited by the ln1amable material -
the houses and tho careles-ness or hand
ling oil and matches. As soon as mo
fire Is Well started the Tokyo /ephlr
does the rest I'm one ~ the most thick
lv settled districts. Hong, such hre
heean wednesday morning at 2.f0 and by
! half uast 6 o'clock 062 houses We're burn
| ed down III the government upon such
| occasions would DO as in 1872. widen no
streets. and build houses upon "a moro
/ extensive and solid basis. these hres
would be productive of much good. II
| only I'm improving the sanitary condi-
lions. But tho japanese ot inc lower
order Is accustomed 20 certain sights ana
smells and might miss them.