The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-15

ried on negotiations through Lieutenant
COntee- The Vice Governor Of BTdSa,
Eagazima SaboriSke, first appeared and
Lieutenant Contee came to an under
standing with him Nothing in particular
WAS accomplished on this first visit TO
1paU, except that the Government was
informed of the visit of the Americans
and the desire of the American Govern
n-ent f." treaty. The squadron returned
to China and stayed for nearly year
The Russians having heard OF the move
made by the United States tried to put
their finger in the pie, and asked to be
allowed TO take part III the drawing up
of the t7""ty. but Commodore Perry re
fused. sCFEg he understood that the
russians we're in il-fayor at the MI
kado's court.
1T was March 81 1S5f when the squad
ron returned to Japan this time 90 draw
up and sign the treaty We went farther
up the Bay of EeddO to Kama aWa- where
the ceremonies Of the drawing uD 2ad
signing were held. The Japanese received
us most cordially and there was no sign
Of enmity- Everything Was courtesy and
poiiteneSs. on the shore, near the boat
landing new pavilion had been erect
ed. in which TIE American commodore
and his officers were TO be received Only
officers were 20 be allowed on shore The
treaty granted free eHJFE- 70 American
vessels into the two ports. of SimOda and
Hakodadi, permitting American citizens
to live on The iSlanus- ard TO go where
they chose within certain limits snip
wrecked sailors were to ne treated with
the greatest kindness and to be brought
TO the treaty ports ana American sailors
were to b. allowed to enter any harbor
under stress OF weather.
After the signing of the treaty the
other officers nd the sailors of the ships
were allowed TO go go ashore, and Of
course went along with the rest
never was treated with such dsferential
P0l1enCsS anyI here. Every house was
open to Us, and If we stopped for n mo-
ufent to admire anything 1t was given to
US We were invited everywhere and fed
with the best ddintiss the land afforded.
The people however We're extremely Gu
nous, ana followed every thing We did
with the closest sort Of eyes. They would
touch Us. ana rub OUT faces and hands
and clothes. and inspect all our arms and
accuutremSntS-
"One dav when I had gone into the
country with companion We were fol-
lowed by particularly curious crowd
" nile We stopped to examine something
my companion felt q Juggling at his coat
tails ] discovered that the brass but
tons had been cut off by j Jap. who prob
ably imagined that they were gold. He
made off into the crowd and we could
not catch him. My companion took q
handful of curious lacquer ornaments
from tray, and holding them UP indicaL-
ed that he would take them If his but
tons were not returned In a very few
minutes two policemen brought the cul-
pTlt back With the most apologize
bows he returned the buttons, all wrap
ped in tissue paper
Our first STOP after the treaty had
been signed was at SimCda, where We
gave the people little exhibition Of our
method OF fighting In the court yard of
a magnificent old temple we drilled, with
our guns and our CannpnS. firing blank
cartridges. to the great and evident in
terest of the Japanese. who looked on.
We had brought large number of pres
entE for the japanese Government in
Guiding a telegraph line | with one Of
the ships mates had the honor of setting
up the first telegraph line in Japan We
were visiting the island OF Lew Chew.
and at NaDa kiang we put up expert
mentally the One-fOuTth mile OF telegraph
that we had brought We had also d
small locomotive. and 4 circular track
which We set in operation at Sinads. Civ
ing the Japanese officials rides on the
baggage car, which they seemed to enjoy
/ There were also among the presents va
rious kinds OF agricultural machinery all
OF which We put in motion and exhibited
! had with me a daEuerTeOtype outfit and
took large number of pictures, the first
ever taken in Japan
AT HakOdadi. where We went next. we
I. followed about the same programme Aft
er leaving Hakodadi, we set out for New
York via the straits of Magellan When
we had gone about 500 miles from the
islands = typhOon struck Us. which car
RED away all our upper decks and nearly
wrecked Us We retitted atFIonOluIu and
arrived IL New York April % 1855, having
circumnavigated the globe, and made ia
! pan an open country TO traders