The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-05-30
GREAT JAPANESE
NAVAL REVIEW.
a Brief Account From Our
Regular Correspondent
In the Far East.
KoBs. JAPAN. April 80. 1900.
70 The Editor Of Tue Item:


70 The Editor Of Tue Item:
Let shs Sunssr Gsusoooh ero~ once
more. sbs Item pod With pride and the
S:siseds I have lsfs 10 Sumter think no.
that I have 1orgotssn then. This day
I bad the honor Of representing the
ssly Aossisas nsvspspsr. (exoeps
Gee. ss shs Enpsror's. review Of tho
Jspssass 6sss. That exception Vas the
New York Herald. suppose nov the
len viii have 10 issue eolored Sup.
plsosas sioss u has rsaksd With the
Herald.
Az coon % I lsssssd that tbsre
uosld b . shaase for forsieo news.
pspss ssn 70 be present. I made appli
sssioa % shs Govsrsos OF Kobe district
fos : pssais. bus vss ioiormed that ell
be Ssd vsrs already distributed amoos
shs Jspaasss oReisls sud attaches. He
tisdIy rsltsssd ne to Captain Ito, Who
esssssd ny ssqssss aud thus I vas ono
= I've fossigoses 90 the Toyohsshi to
ssv;sv he parade. They we're The sdi-
ssss u shs swo Kobe papers. one Yoho.
haas. The New York Herald and
Sumter Issn. % board we're numbers
81 japanese sdisors. judges sod local
eGsisls. TIE eossols Of che various
sssieos ve.s 90 board the Cruiser
Akasti. vhilss his nsjsssy. tho Empsr
o. ed ssiss ware 90 the ba,slssh,p
As,oa.
No ess Vss allowed to come sbosnd
aishous soiss shsoush the Cossom
Hesss sqd osly 90 . Custom House
ooss.
TIE Asssegsossss nay bs said to
hsvs bsss pssfsss 10 every respect. No
bssss q ssy description other shas the
ssssl forces vsss allowed within 6xsd
diseasss of The 1sss. No saeh crowd.
isg el sxssrsioa bosss snd privsss
yosAss - 10 ous oWb waters. Al every
hssaesd ysrds vss 6eupss With ,wo
Delissose % stop ell sssit.
Although The Emperor did not o..
rive sssil ssa o'clock. proapsly on
sshsdsls sies. every oss had 20 bs ss
ohe wharf - seven o'clock OF remain
bshisd. All psssons noe wearing .
ssiloso most appear 10 elk hss sod
Psises Albert coat. Some Of che hats
% that boss could do to pot 10 .
nsessa ef sssisss history. Soeb .
ssllsssios Of old shapes you have never
ssss. There 10 aos solorsd prsschsr
h shs bsskvoods Of Puddiog Swamp
shss could match one Of them They
Wsss - proud n then ~ u they bad
bees Nsv Yosk's latest.
The osst we're oil st suehor 10 four
eolaass excepting che Asaua bearing
he Rapssor sad che escort ship Wheo
they bows 10 sight the salute OF II guos
vss Cred isoo every boat. snd IL made
qslss ssiss I sss cell you that AZ il
1ss inpesssisabis fos ths whole dee, to
psss 10 ssvisv Of ess ship they reversed
shiaRs. ssd The Asaas vent down on
shs eossids ee che column sod returned
shseseh shs ssssss coming to suehor ct
she hssd Of The asss. The sspssios Of
sssA ship shss vsas abroad TO pay bic
ssspssss - aid The sessuls later. There
uss Ties si@s (lsoeb) served to $50
a. Ne e6ssss cod naval attaches 90
hessd shs sss bssilssbip Sbitishius
jess received iron Esglaod.
a sioilss sspsss vas served 90 board
~ Teyohsshi fes The press sod civil
p6sisls. Il vss . sembiossioo Of Jsps.
Ssss food ssd Easopsso cold luoeb,
vhiSh. sfsss bsisg oas 90 the sss 10 the
sss Tor avs boass, Ne eOjOyed vsry
much.
The ships we're oil illumiosssd .,
siebs ssd nsds prst,isr picture thso
daring the day The hills OF Kobe
we're esosdsd visd people watching the
sishs whilst foreigners had oil the
ysshss obssiesbls fsoo which to view
che display.
Nossishsissding the largo oumber
of Usissd States sod Eosiisb wsrships
ss Yekohoua. oos one Vas invited 10
- pssssst, the rs~oo Cor which l have
sss bsss sbls 10 learn. Consequently
ass oss Of them wss present. A
Fssseh sod Russiso msu Of var were
seb,ddsu esssss-os should cay Wit
sssses 10 The hsSbor, 90 eosies being
sskss Of them whatsoever. The latter
vss probably hers TO siss up the dsss
10 sxpsssssies Of the coming trouble.
~Whsssss, no oss here expects ssy
isosdisss esibsssk bssvsse Russis and
Jspss. ell ere Of The opinion that
seesss o. lssss 10 sill cone.
Yosss siessssly.
IRvINa A. RYrrENBERo