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MARRIED.


COBINE+M'LAUGHLIN-on March II, 1901. at
ST. Louis, No.. by the Reverend II. Magfll.
Miss Anna n. Mclaughlin to Mr.. Thomas
HALL-STERN-On March Q. 1901, at st. Louis.
Mo-, by the Reverend Frank ". Sneed. Miss
Bertha Stern of Evansville. Ind. to Mr..
Charles c. Hall Of Chicago. III.
woRD-FAsH-on March IL 1901. at si25 Bell
avenue, by the Reverend B. p. Fullerton. Miss
Charlotte B. Fash of Peoria, H.. TO Mr.. Will
liam z. Word Of St Louis.
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MRS. MARGARET COLLINS DEAD.
She Was the Mother of State SEN
atOr Collins.

Mrs. Margaret Collins. mother of State
Senator John P. Collins, died at $40 a. m.
yesterday at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Catherine Murphy, No. 2611 Whittier
street.
Mrs. Collins lacked a few days of being Ss
years old. having been born March "a. ISs3.
She was a native Of ireland. and came to
st. Louis in 1866. Her husband, Patrick
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Collins. who was engaged in the express
besides Senator Collins and Mrs. Murphy,
a son. William C. Collins. The funeral will
take place at 2 p. m. Tomorrow, from st.
Matthew's Church. Kennerly avenue and
Sarah street. The burial will be in Calvary
Mrs. Collins was a member of
St. AIMS Sodality of st. Matthew's Church.
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VERY NEAR ASPHYXIATl0N.
Stranger Supposed to Be Newspa-
per Writer Near Death.

REPUBLIC PECTA
Quincy, H., March IA stranger was
taken from a room of the Pacific Hotel this
evening in q badly asphyXiated condition as
a result of leaving the gas turned on.
From papers found In his pockets the po-
lice have come to the conclusion that his
name is Daniel O'Brien Of 125 Wells street.
Chicago.
He Is evidently a newspaper man or mag
Rzine writer as his pockets were filed with
poems and stories and letters from pub
fishers. His recovery is doubtful
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Wreck On Texa. Midland.

SPECIAL
Terrell. Tex. March 1.-THE southbound
passenger train on the Texas Midland
Railroad was wrecked at Ennis to-day,
breaking up the express and baggage car
and severely ~injuring John Cooper.
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sPEclALIIEs.

PARKER'S Hair Balsam is the favorite for
dressing the hair and renewing its life and color.
Hindercorns. the best cure for corns. Is cents.
Louis c. BohIe Livery Co.,
UNDERWRITERS AND EMBALMERS
Carriages 1900 And upwards, accord
Hesrse ......S6.OOf ing to distances.
Black Cloth Caskets, frst-class
goods, $40 and upwards.
1922 CHESTNUT
Telephones-Bell. Main s17: kinloch. C COS.
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VIII Celebrate Anniversary.

1tEf UBL1C SgECIAI.
Carlyle: Ill, March 1.-THE Miners.
anniversary Of the inauguration Of the
eight-hour law April on an elaborate
scale. The principal speaker viii be Hon,
Leon Greenbaum Of ct. Louis.
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If you desire a broader culture the op-
p%ortunity is offered through the medium of
the Home School. Read adv. in to-day's is
sue and write for full information to IN
struction Department. The Republic. st.
7 oric Mo
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Bars IL bright and attractive with new
spring goods that are arriving daily. Many
novelties that II will be impossible to du-
plicate this season are among them. Those
who study effect will like to make early
selection.
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To be sold at auction this day at 716
Olive at 2 p. m. Many choice bits by mas
ter Americans; H. Chase. Howe, Meeker,
Tracy, etc. Sale conducted by the we'll
known art auctioneer. A. A. Seikirk.
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Berlin. March .2.-The statement current
that 500 Russian marines with guns have
been landed at Ma-San-Pho, on the Strait
of Corea- is regarded as unfounded. In
authoritative quarters here it is pointed out
that the agreement between Russia and
Japan pledges Russia not to land troops in
Corea without notifying Japan.
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wALKERmooA1t / o'clock p. m.. on Monday:
william H. and Elise Papin Walker.
Funeral Wednesday. the 18th inst. Interment
private.
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wITTE-on Monday, March Ii, 1901, at 3 p.
m, Arnold White. aged 81 years, our beloved
father, son and brother.
Funeral Wednesday. March u. at $50 D. m,
from residence, No. 1886 cass avenue. Friends
invited to attend.
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O'KEEFFE-Entered into rest on Tuesday,
loved husband Of Mary oKeele NEE o'caiiahan],
and father Of Ben Jr.. Timothy j., Eugene NJ.
and Katie O'Kee1e.
Funeral will take place from late residence,
No. G24 Division street. on Friday. March Is,
at Q o. m, to st. Bridget's Church. thence to
Calvary Cemetery.
Friends are respectfully invited.
Chicago. Kansas and California papers please
copy.
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JAPAN Country and Her People.

says: Speak not OF beauty TN you
have seen NikkO." owing to Its proX-
unity to Toxic, this place Is much WIS.,
tied during the summer months.
There exists q peculiar legend con-
corning an ancient Buddhist temple
which stands here. This temple Is said
10 have been erected by Sho-do Shonin,
who from his earliest years devoted
himself to the worship Of the gods. lie
passed his time building toy pagodas
In their honor, thereby receiving the
title OF temple builder When twenty
years Of age he secretly left home and
retired TO the cave OF the thousand
Handed Kwan-nun at ldzaru. one
winters night he had a dream Of "a
eD~eat mountain that was 90 the north;
~ the summit OF which lay a sword
'1Vcr three feet long When ne awoke
he set out for this place, and notwith-
standing the deep snow he reached the
mountain whore he lived AN austere
life for three years being fed by SUI
penatural agencies. Returning To- Id
zaru, he remained for five years adj
minstcrlng as o. novice I'm the temples.
After this he returned 20 the mountain
from the summit OF which he bohcl1
four clouds OF different colors RISING
straight mp into the sky. lie az once
set Of 10 reach them. His prayer book
and images he carried IN a bundle on his
back His progress was Kindred hy "a
broad and lmpetuous river. he fell ON
his knees and prayed, when there app
pearcd on the opposite bank a gigantic
being with skulls strung around his
neck. This being promised 10 HELM him.
saying which he flung across the aiream
a pair Of green and blue snakes. where
upon the river was spanned by q long
bridge like a rainbow. over this the
saint crossed Then he had another
vision IN which he was informed that
the mountain 90 the north was the
Mountain OF the Four Gods the abode
OF the Azure Dragon. the NermIlli0u
Bird. the White Tiger. ana the Gloomy
Warrior he reached the summit and
here he found were the four clouds ris-
ing up before him. At this place he
built a shrine for tho image Of the
Thousand Handed Kwan-uOn and
named II the Monastery OF the -Four
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Is the eA, l'rIl'oilally oi western ma
regard to RIGHTS, whether Of property or
the western nations, in my country as
well as between them and the japanese,
shall be subject to she jurisdiction OF
the authorities OF the western nations,
Another regards the tariff, which, with
the exception Of Ave per cent ud val
orem. we have no right TO impose where
IL might properly be- done
II is also stipulated that either of the
contracting parties to this treaty, on
giving one years previous notice TO the
other. may demand a revision thereof,
ON or after the lst Of July, 1872. There
fore i'm 1871 our government demanded
a revision; and since then we have been
constantly requesting IT, lut foreign
Governments have simply ignored, MAKE
ing many excuses one part of the
treaty between the United States of
America and .Japan concerning the
tariff was annulled. for which we thank.
with sincere gratitude. the kind hearted
American nation. but am sorry to say
lhat as no European power mas iGl'oW-
spect. our tarin right remain in tho
same condition as II was before.
NO POWER OVER FOREIGNERS. ,
we nave no Jualclal power over Tor
elgners in Japan, and as the natural
consequence we are receiving injuries,
legal ana moral the accounts n which
are seen constantly in our native news
papers AS the western people live far
from U.S. they do not know the exact
circumstances. Probably they VIII hear
now ana then the rep Is from the mis-
sionarles and friends In Japan. d. not
deny their reports being true; but II
person wants 10 ubtuin any unmis-
he ought TO hear the opinions about
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seaboards the japanese navy, Jointly
with those Of other powers, takes part
IN the preparation Of special charts.
The people display very marked fond
ness for geographical studies. Guide
books and maps are more abundant
than IN Europe.
The island Of Yesso. the nOrthernmost
of the groups Is characterized by r.
regularities In its general relief. This
island Is evidently one OF the oldest up
hcayed lands on the globe. All the
iacustrine cavities have had time to
drain except near the coast, whore a
few more recent lakes have been found
near the volcanoes, Some Of the high
est mountains are volcanoes. and rise
10 a height Of 5000 fee--,. H. Ag.t
recent eruptlons from any Of these oc-
CURED In 1861 and 1874 in'iA'Zssa
eruption took place on mount Numaga
aud the ashes We're waited by the winds
to the Kurilcs. the nearest OF which
is 800 miles away.
The shortest distance between Yesso
and the island Of Nippon on the south.
Is eleven miles
Nippon, or Hondo, is undoubtedly
the iH' 10 which our brethren VIII
first sail. Here IS the principal seat
OF government The capitol Is here,
the leading cities. the chief market
places Here are found representa-
tives from almost all countries. Here
education thrlyes and science IL encour-
aged. The advanced thought of the TWEEN
tieth century finds Judgment here and
altogether there is an air OF refine
ment, progress and business activity
displayed that rivals the larger cities
OF our own or any other country. Here,
perhaps. the first testimonies that Jo-
seph Smith was a Prophet OF God, viii
be- borne Here the feet OF the first
Elders specially called and set
apart to open this land 10 the reception
of the great latter-day work Of redemp-
ton. win first touch the soil OF this
wonderful country. This island which
~ the largest contains much that Is Of
interest TO tourists and scientists. The
mountains are not very high though
some attain a height OF $500 feet. These
are in the main volcanoes Here is the
highlands. An old local proverb
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small Islands adjacent TO the coast.
The native geographers speak Of 1850
islands.
The main island is Hondo or Hontsi,
that Is, "Chief Land" called also
Tsiudo. or Central Land" but is desig-
mated in Europe by the name Nippon
or Nihon, but this name, meaning the
Rising sun belongs more properly
to the whole archipelago, and is al
ways so used by the natives. IL is the
same as the Chinese Upon kweh, from
where Marco Polo derives Zipangu,
transformed by the Malays into Zipang
and by Europeans into Japan. This
word Japan is not merely synonymous,
but absolutely identical with the ma
tive term Nippon, meaning the Land
OF the Rising Sun from nit, sun, and
pom, origin,
AS to the discovery and history OF
Japan, nearly all are, no doubt. fami-
liar how In 1913 Portuguese navigators
were driven by stress Of weather 10
the island Of Tauega, between Japan
and Malacca. and marriages We're con-
tracted between the strangers and the
native women. how before the sixteenth
en- out caused through the dsgraceful
conduct OF the missionaries who had
followed close upon the heels Of the
early discoveries. AS result the
Christians were expelled from the c0un-
try or massacred, and the ports all
closed against Europeans except the
Dutch who were allowed 10 retain
meager possessions for manufacturing
purposes already established, on con-
dition they would spit or trample upon
the cross. Even through such limited
privileges as We're granted them the
Dutch grasped opportunities for study
ing the natural history Of the country
and the manners Of its inhabitants, and
we have therefore the valuable IN
formation thus collected by Kampfer
and Siebold Tho early geographical
works Of the natives are crude. UNI
reliable and very imperfect, but since
the recent change Of heart toward
foreign influences and modern inven-
lions, the natives are working har-
moniously with European scientists In
the exploration of the Islands. On the
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Ciples, This has not been accomplished
either through the supremacy of a for
eign religion, which might have driven
them together like a flock Of sheep, into
the fold Of their evangclZers, but from
a spontaneity that has been the wonder
and admiration Of all civilization.
Whatever shall be the success of the
experiment, Japan is now regarded as
belonging, In all semblauces Of scien-
tine knowledge and Industrial progress,
10 the comfy OF those nations amongst
whom has been developed the so-called
"Aryan' or Western culture.
japan has a wonderful geographical
position. She lies midway between San
Francisco and London. and Is often
spoken Of, as her name implies. the
Empire OF the Rising Sun" She COM
pletes the zone Of lands brought with
in the sphere Of western ideas In the
n rlhJrn hemisphere. The East through
Japan is enabled 10 ioin hands with the
West. BY sea she commands all the
highways leading toward Malaysia.
Australia, Indo-Chlna, and the lands
bordering on the Indian Ocean and
Pacific sea boards, and the number Of
her inhabitants Is sufficiently large and
industrious to enable her rapidly to
acquire an important position In the
general movements Of commerce and
modern history. Thus we find n land
and a people Of more than passing in
forest TO whom our brethren will 20 to
tell the"tldings Of great joy that have
been revealed 20 mankind In these lat
ter days. and there is no fear Of the re-
suits.
The japanese archipelago forms a
perfectly limited geographical whole,
at least II the island Of Sakhaln, taken
by Russia in 1875 in exchange for the
Kurlos. be included. Sakhalln consti-
tutes the northern section Of a long
chain Of highlands continued through
Yesso and Hondo The Kurlles. Hondo
and Liu-Kiu form three great curves
and border what has hitherto been con-
sidered the deepest Of oceanic waters.
Japan proper consists Of four large
islands. viz: yesso or Land OF the
Barbarlans:" Hondo; Sikok, or the
-Four Provinces" Klu-Siu or the Mine
Districts besides a vast number Of
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TIE Real Position Of Japan Too0ards Christianity

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SCthPIa" "rV oi' nnt "a h,,nocrite and
+ wtii 'tgI r"mGi,, stat. MAJ ,roe me frs,
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tackled Christianity no. not real Chris
tianltv. but false Christianity--th
wrongs done towards as by the peo-
pie of Chrlstendom II any reproye
the japanese because they have had
strong anu-Christlan societies,
VIII honestly declare that
was the first In Japan who
ever organized society against
Chrlstiaulty-no. not against real
Christianity. but to protect ourselves
from false Christianity ana the injus-
tice winch We received from the people
Of Christendom Do not think that
took such n stand on account OF my be-
ing a buddhist for this was my posi-
lion many years before ! entered the
Buddhist temple. But az the same time
/ vu uroudly state thar if any one
discussed the affinity of an religions
before the public under the TIE Of
synthetic Religion. II was !. ! say this
to YOU because 90 NOT WISH 10 De un-
tartan. Really there rs no sectaran In
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By Professor Richard Maeser, Beaver,
Utah.



Dragons This temple stu stands ana
Is very beautiful
Among the noted volcanoes mention
ed I'm some Of our school Biographies
are Asama- Zama and Fu2i-san. The
former attains height Of S.400 feet
and rs one of the highest and most ac-
tive volcanoes on the islands In 1883
there was a most terrific eruption from
this mountain, The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
was covered by lava, and pumice, and
forty-eight villages We're destroyed and
thousands ol lives lost. Places which
had to this time been highly cultivated
were maze barren, red-hot streams or
melted rock rushed down the mountain
side and destroyed a famous primeFH
forest Of great extent Day was
changed into night through the dcnse-
ness Of the escaping yapor ashes and
gases. The clater Of this famous old
volcano Is about a mile In Clrcumler-
ence.
But the tvpical volcano of the archi-
palacu ~ the sacred Fu2i-San f2u2l-
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W UST now considerable interest
among the people Of Utah CEN
tiers in Japan. This is largely
due, no doubt, TO the fact that
shortly q company Of Nor
- mon missionaries, headed by
~ Apostle Heber ]. Grant win
leave on a proselyting tour to
that nation. In view Of the fact, there
for, that our people here Will soon have
immediate interests there, and also In
further consideration Of this fact that
generally the people here know but lit
tle concerning Japan, her country and
her people. It may be well to make
known some things TO be found there
and give some idea Of the extent Of the
country, what her people do, how they
worship, what may be seen there, and
the civilization there prevailing.
When we speak Of Japan topograph-
ically we speak OF more than a thou
sand Islands and islets, and yet all
these combined are very small when
compared with Japans nearest neigh
bor-the great Chinese Empie but not
withstandlng its dlmnutive size It is
yet one Of the most interesting coun-
tries In the world both as regards its
physical features. its inhabitants, its
history. and the present transitional
state Of It's people,
II has no doubt been observed by stu
dents Of history that so many non
European nations have had first to lose
their political independence, and then
reluctantly accept the culture Of their
conQuerors, Japan stands alone as an
exception TO this rule, she has strlyen
honestly and with zeal to adopt the
culture Of the West. with its manifold
material and moral conquests She has
adopted European IDEAS not as sub
jects, but In the character Of free dis
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obstacle that might prevent the com
pletIon of this ultimate purpose, and
TO caution against any impeachment to-
ward the fulnlment Of this grand de-
sire / wish to show to this assembly
a vigorous obstacle which is ignored
generally, but which really Is in the
way and prevents our progress towards
this destiny, or at least offers a great
hindrance 10 the PRONUNCIATION of
Christianity | may perhaps find SINH
lar cases everywhere; but partly be-
cause the space Of this paper does not
allow long dissertation, and partly
because ! belong to the nationality Of
Japan, this presentation of my observa-
tons refers only to my country.
JAPAN Is misunderstood.
There are very few countries I'm the
world so misunderstood as Japan.
Among innumerable unfair judgments,
the religious thought of our country
men is especially misrepresented, and
the whole nation is condemned as
heather. BE they heather, pagan or
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~ is not so cordially received This
~"eat religion was widely spread In
my country, but In 1857 the Christian
missionaries combined with the con-
verts, caused a tragic and bloody rebel
lion against the country. and IL is UNI
ierstOOd that those missionaries in
tended'to subjugate Japan TO their own
mother country This shocked an Ja-
nan, and the government OF the Shotgun
took a year To suppress this terrible
and intrusive COmmotion. To those
who accuse us that our country pro-
hibited Christianity not now, but IN
an historical age, ! will reply that il
was not from religious or racial antip-
athy, but to prevent another such in
surrectiOn, ana to protect our indepeud-
ence that we were Obliged 10 prohibit
the FORMULATION Of the gospel
If our history had had no such record
Of foreign devastation under the dis
guise Of religion and II our people had
had no hereditary horror and preIu.
dice against the name of Christianity
1t might have been eagerly embraced
~ the whole nation But this Incl
dent has passed, and we may forget H.
Yet II Is not entirely unreasonable. that
superstition, that Christianity IA tho
instrument Of depreciation, is avowed.
W d. unayoWedly aroused in the
oriental mind, when it is an admitted
iaet that some OF the powerful nations
or CArlstendom are gradually en-
croachlng upon the orient, and when
the following circumstance Is daily
Impressed upon our minds. reviymg a
vivid memory Of the past historical oc-
Currence
COMMODORE PERRY's MISSION.
The circumstance Of which | am
about TO speak is the present expert
ence Of ourselves, to which | especially
call the attention Of the parliament;
not only this parliament. but also the
whole of Christendom
Since 1858, when Commodore Perry
came TO Japan as the ambassador Of
the President Of the United states Of
America our country began to be bet
ter known by all western nations. and
the new ports were widely opened and
the prohibition OF the gospel was
abolished, as it was before the Chris
rian rebellion, BY the convention OF
We 10, present Toxic in 1858. the
treaty was stipulated between America
and Japan, and also with the European
powers It was the time when our
country was yet under the feudal gov
efrment: and on account Of our
having had but little inter-
course with other nations for
over two centuries, since the
Christian rebellion Of 1887 diplomacy
was quite an new experience to the feu-
DIAL officers who put their full confidence
In western nations, and without any
alteration accepted every article Of the
treaty presented from the foreign gov
ernments According to this treaty we
are I'm a very disadvantageous situa-
tion; and amongst the others there were
two prominent articles which deprive
us Of our rights and advantages. One