The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-15
THE NEWS OF JAPAN.
Lunatic Throws Clogs at an Imperial
Carriage.

YOKOHAMA, Oct. N.-An episode, which
came like bolt from the blue because
it is what was thought to be the least
likely thing to happen in Japan, and be-
cause it is not in accordance with the
spirit of unsullied loyalty and deep rev.
erence with which we all regard the I'M
perial family in this country, happened
on Wednesday morning. According to
the reports made by news agencies, the
outrage appears to be as follows. At about
half-past 10 o'clock the carriage convey
ing Her Majesty the Empress and suite
was passing by the building of the Nip
pom Yusen Kaisha in Yayesu-cho. Koj-
machi-ku, proceeding to the Hama De-
tached Palace, when young man emerg
ed from the crowd of spectators and
threw one of his geta, or clogs at the
Imperial carriage just passing. The OBJ
Ject missed the carriage and hit the third
carriage in the procession, occupied by
Viscount Kagawa, Chief Steward to the
Empress. The crazy youth then hurled
bis purse after the clog but struck moth
ing. The offender was arrested in the
act of picking up stone to throw, and
on investigation it became known that
his name was Iwasaburo Kageyama,
that he was % years old and a native of
UShikawa village, Yana district, in the
province of Mikawa. He had been a
guest at the Tanakaya, an inn near Shin
bashi station, since the night Immediate
ly preceding the incident, and there is
some evidence to show that he is not
sane. 1t is stated that he presented him
self at the Sakashta Gate leading to the
Imperial Palace on the 18th inst. and ex-
pressed wish to see the Minister of the
Household. The Court policeman ad-
dressed, perceiving that something was
evidently ha min Of he
plicant took him to the Babasaki police
box. The young man then made this re-
markable utterance. He was of Imperial
parentage, he said, and intended to in
terview the Minister of the Household SO
that he might be treated as he deserved.
The Court policeman then saw that he
had to do with genuine lunatic and
bade him go his own way. 1t is also re-
ported that he called at the Toxic Flu of
flee on Wednesday morning shortly be-
fore he committed his offence, and made
some representation revealing his mental
arrangement.
SOLICITUDE OF EMPEROR.
After the ceremony of the Ministerial
installation had been performed on Fri
day last (the 19th) at the Court, Marquis
Tokudaiji, Lord Keeper of the Seals, for
mally communicated to the new Minis
ters the following Imperial message: ais
Majesty has ordered me to inform you
that being subjected to no small anxiety
in view of the eventful state of affairs
both internal and external, he expects you
to discharge your grave duties in cordial
harmony, so that the solicitude weighing
on his August mind may be lightened -
This was the first occasion, we are told
for such words to be conveyed to the Cab
met Ministers simultaneous with their
nomination. We may we'll conceive in
deed with what grave anxiety the Emper-
or must have followed the course of
events at home and abroad during the
past month.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
| The Tokino Koye, the Salvationist or
gan published by Col. Henry Billiard at
Shibaguchi. Toxic, has been suppressed
for having overstepped it's legitimate
sphere of discussion; in other words for
having discussed current politics, the
magazine in question being a non-political
journal in the eye of the law The Shin
yo published in Nagano-ken by one Ichi-
il Tsuchiya, has also been suppressed for
a similar offense.
The Formosan aborigines attacked on
the 7th inst. Kuwanro. Byoritsu-Shinkai-
sho, and killed Mr.. Minosuke and anoth-
er, both being officials of Taichu-fu, and
coolie. The police of Taiko came to
the rescue, but the insurgents made ar
obstinate resistance. and it was only aft
er one hour Of bloody fighting that they
were repealed. 1t is said these aborigines
game from Rookugasha.
1t is stated that the Government has
decided to remove the Japanese students
now staying at Vladivostock at the Gov
ernments expense to learn the Russian
language. to European Russia; that is
to Moskow or ST. Petersburg. The steI
has been found advisable. as the moral
atmosphere OF Vladivostock Is not con-
sidered good for the character of the stu
dents.