The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-10

means, so well known to stage villains
all over the world, of demanding the
money that was due, but the lovesick
son would not submit to the empIov-
ment Of such distressful means. and
again threatened TO destroy himself.
Inc savior Of the girl appeared in the
shape of an officer Of the Soldiers Re
lief association, who made the land
lord agree to cut the rent in two and
promised to see that the reduced sum
was paid regularly. What became Of
the loVes1ck son did not appear, for
the revolving stage swung around and
there appeared a scene representing
the landing of the Japanese troops.
After that there were battle scenes
OF most extraordinary character for a
long time, and when we finally came
away an amusing Russian, ambushed
Dehlnd huge red Whiskers, who had
been taken prisoner at Ping-yang
was about to undergo trial for his life.
SO, without plot and with much
repetition Of incident, the play ran on.
But the thing about 1t all that was OF
striking incident was that the audi
ence enjoyed and applauded and shar-
ed in a revelation of intimately per-
sonaI emotions on the stage that not
one OF them would have permitted
himself to make even in the privacy
OF his own home and before HIS own
people. 1t was phase of Japanese life
which can be seen only in the theater.
and yet it was true. Its effect upon
the patriotic people in the audience
was marked. When in one of the bat
tie scenes the emperor's proclamation
declaring war was read 1t was heard
in breathless silence and cheered to
the echo.
CHEER DEPARTING TROOPS.
The people all over the country have
awakened at last from the trance-Iike
depression Of the first few days after
the war began. Now down through the
country traversed by the railroads flags
f1utter necessarily from every house and
strings of Streamers f1aunt from MANY
poles. AT nearly every road crossing
there are tall bamboo poles supporting
lines from which scores of small flags
are suspended, many American and
British mixed with the rising sun en-
blem of Japan. At every station there
is always crowd waiting, which wild
ly cheers every train, whether it car
rieS troops or not.
I have seen a solitary man Dlodding
along country road drop his burden
and fling up his arms, splitting his
throat with "banZaiS," as a train rum
bled past. Night before last the men
of the First division were entrained for
the front at the Shinbashi station, the
main SldlIOu Oh Tokyo. II look nearly
all night to get them away. The first
regiment marched under my window
about midnight. A cheering mob flock
ed along the street with and after
them. Lanterns waved and bobbed
about, swinging from every long bam-
boo pole like mad column of gigantic
firef1ies. At 2 o'clock another regiment
passed and again there was a cheering
mob Of patriots in attendance. A third
regiment passed two hours later, and
the number Of those out to see 1t was
increased rather than diminished. L
wonder If the demonstrative people at
home would stay up all night to
march to the station with outgoing
troops? Rather think there would be
a howl in the newspapers to have the
men depart in the daytime. But that
would not be ''bushido."