The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-05-20
JAPAN'S CHRONOLOGY.
Wonderful Advance After a Sleep OF
Two Centuries.

hQNdICc duilhS thC last wv NSHeS-@o~
is from the New York Times:
Beginning of the Tokugawa line of
Shotgun. Iyeyasu makes Yeddo
his capital 1908
Edict against the Christians by
Iyeyasu 1913
Persecution begins ............ 1914
Will Adams, an English pilot lands
at Bungo, April 10, 1900; dies. 1920
All foreigners except Dutch and
Chinese, banished and the Jap
anese forbidden to leave the
country 1896
A several years massacre of Chris
tians begins. The Dutch factory
removed from Firando to Da-
shima 1641
Rising Of Shimabara. Christians
hurled from Popemberg ........ 1877
Arrival of Commodore Perry in the
bay Of Yeddo, July 8. ......... 1858
Treaty with the United States
signed, March 81. ........ 1854
Townsend Harris concludes
treaty of foreign residence. $50. 1858
Yokohama, Nagasaki and Hako-
date open to trade, July 1..... 1859
First embassy to the United States,
January Northumberland. 1860
The regent, III Hamon no Kami,
assassinated, March 8. ......... 1860
Mr. Heusken, interpreter United
States legation, assassinated. -. 1861
Attack on the legation. July s.. 1861
First embassy to Europe. .. 1862
English attacked near Yokohama
and one killed by the followers
of Shimadzu Saburo, father OF
the daimio of Satsuma; 100000
paid by the government. ...... 1862
An American steamer and French
and Dutch corvet fired upon by
two men-of-war of the Prince of
Kiusiu 1868
The United States corvet Wyoming
engages the two men-ofwar, July 1863
Two French war steamers soon ar
ter destroy a battery. mn. 1868
Bombardment of Kagoshima by the
English, August ............. 1868
American and English legations
burned Observation-Disclosures. 1868
Simonoseki bombardment by nine
English, three French, four
Dutch and one American men-of-
war, Sept . and 6........ 1864
Japan forced to pay an indemnity
the Simonoseki indemnity-of
100000 in all, which is after
ward reduced to One-half. 1864
Major Baldwin and Lieut.. Bird
murdered at Kamakura. 80. 1864
Attack on the guard of Sir II.
Parks while going to an audi
ence with the Mikado, March % 1866
Mutsuhito at sixteen years of age
succeeds his father as one hum
dred and twenty Tor one hum
dred and twenty-third) Mikado,
Feb. 3 Observation-Disclosures. 1867
Hiogo, Osaka and Yeddo opened,
Jan. 1Sbc
The Mikado restored to full power,
Jan. 3 ................... 1865
An officer and ten French sailors
murdered at Sakai near Osaka,
by a detachment of Tosa troops. 1865
Battle of Fushimi, Jan. Is. ...... 1865
Battle of Ueno, July 4. .......... 1865
First year of Meiji enlightened
rule, Nov. 6. .................. 1868
The Mikado removes to Yeddo,
which changes it's name to Toxic
and Is made capital of the en-
pire. Nov. %. Observation-Disclosures. 1865
HakOdate taken; war ended June 1861
Abolition of the feudal system; the
and retired on pensions of one
tenth OF their former revenue,
July 1oO'
First appearance of newspapers. E. 1870
Embassy representing the national
i government makes the circuit of
the world 1871.
First railway in Japan opened Oct.
ID ............ ............. loE
Attempted assassination of Iva
kura Jan. IA. ................. lS1'
Adoption of the Gregorian calen-
dar .................. 1SE
{ Officials obliged to wear European
dress when on duty. ........... 1877
War against Formosa, May. ...... 1871
Exchange of Saghalien for Kurile
(Chishima) islands ............ 1871
Revocation of the edicts against
Christianity ................. lS0
Treaty between japan and Korea,
Feb. u ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. lSI
Beginning of the southern rebellion
at Kumamoto, Oct. "a. ......... 1877
End of the southern rebellion and
death of Saigo Tagamori. 1877
Okubo assassinated May H.. 1S7
National exhibition in Toxic opened
March IL ................... 100
Rescript promising the opening Of
parliament in $780, Oct IA. -. 1SS
The United States returns the Shi-
: monoseki indemnity ........... 1888
a Rehabilitation of old nobility July 0 1SS
+ Official priesthood abolished Aug.
! II ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ss
> Japanese troops in Seoul attacked
by Chinese and Koreans. ...... 1SS
: | The constitutions granted by the
Emperor promulgated Feb. H.. 1SS
j First imperial diet meets November 1S9
International exhibition in Toxic. . 1876
S Attempt on the life of the Gar
e when travelling in Japan. ...... 1856