The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-04
CHANGE in JAPANESE MINISTRY.
Marquis Ito Called to the Head Of Affairs as Most
Competent Man in Nation.

British subject. came to me one day In a
gloomy mood and said:
At first thought America vas fcclish
In her policy Of not going out and taking
buildings. but i win say now that think
the policy OF the United States 10 the
only honest and just one pursued here.
for what It gets ! invite you 70 walk
d d', with me to what once called my
Mr. Dickinson humbly saiutsd two sen
tries at the entrance and soon We were
In the house. 1t 10 one OF those spacious
and elegant Oriental homes that require
Twenty Or more servants to keep In con-
ish army. and star had taken possession
and. a. military necessity." Mr.. Dick
inson. was Obliged to keep his family
icsrs wer. living in Oriental spisndor. =
The British gcvsrnmeat viii pay you
Rent" said Nj. Dickinson: why. you
Mr.. Dickinson took me to. large bed
occupied BY himself and wife, but BY M.
sssyins IL the 0 nou's spar from rom fam.
sonai attention.
To give our misied friends another Illus
tration OF what imperialism means, win
tell about tho new palace now being built
in Toxic at the expense Of the japanese
has Just been married. The site 10 near
the imperial palace and the cost Il s.. 900.
600 yen 81. 90, Ouo). Carnegie Steel Com
e % ro5 nss the ,ss
and American superintendents are here to
oversee the work. A Japanese architect
planned the building, blending Western
ton Of what the palace Of a prince
should be, as much as possible. The sixc
of the building II $50 by 400 feet. II will
viii contain the reception rooms for Jap
anese guests and the second those for
foreign visitors
Prince Yoshihito Il but q years OF age.
He is credited with vigorously opposing
The barren I'D advocating It's total aboli-
ton IN Japan. las,i
The old Japan was. without doubt. the
NOSE ceremonious country in the world.
and the new Japan In adopting the meth
DDS of Western civilization brought
their traditional notions of ceremony
certainly agreeable 10 the visitor in
Japan, and these quaint ways Of the
people are most interesting features.
In onicial life the ceremony is simply
The. experience OF your. correspondent
here In ceremony was slight.
No army in China Is more profoundly
interesting than the Japanese army, and
the writer desired war credentials from
the imperial ofiicials The documents
came with a ceremony that daxxled me.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF RECETPT.
Yokohama. October I, 1900
To His Excellency, viscount Katsura, His
Imperial Japanese Majesty's Minister
of War. Toxic:
sir-I have the honor to be IN receipt
of your excellency's most highly es-
teemed favors. inclosing to me credentials
to the distinguished Japanese general in
China, Baron Moto-Omi Yamaguchi; also
TO Yoshifura Akiyama Esor, inspector OF
commissariat Of the Fifth division.
For your exceilency's generous courtesy
and gracious act in extending to me the
privileges. through your high ofnciais In
China. OF accompanying his imperial
Japanese maJesty's army and travelling
upon his imperial Japanese majesty's
army transports. ! am most profoundly
On behalf OF the Seattle Post-rntslii-
esncsr, for which ! have the honor y
s. the correspondent, desire to expres4
10 you assurances Of its distinguished
consideration. Believe me. your ex-
celloncy. sincerely yours.
1 an now ready 10 return 10 China at
once. J. MARTIN MILLER.