The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-03-01
THE RoUGH AWAKENING BY PERRY
FIRST Year of the Meiji. or Enlt1ht-
ened Rule. Dates From Nov. OyslS88
Present Mikado Succeeded HtsNFa-
ther at the Age of Sfxteen-Progress
Of western Ideas.

at Bungo, April 10, 1900; dies. ......... 162
All foreigners, except Dutch and Chi
nese. banished and the Japanese
forbidden to leave the c~ountry....... 163
A several years massacre Of Chris
tam begins. The Dutch factory re-
moved from Firando to D~ashirna.... 1S4
Rising of Shilnabara. Christians hurl-
ed from Observation-Disclosures. 167
Arrival of Commodore Perry in the
bay of Yeddo. July .....".......... 1876
Treaty with the United States signed.
March 81 185
Townsend Harris concludes a treaty
of foreign residence ................. 1856
Yokohama, r(agasaki and Hakodate
open to trade, July .................. 1S5
First embassy to the United States.
lS6
The regent. Ii Hamon no Kami. as
s~assinated, March ................. 1856
Mr.. Heusken, interpreter United States
legation, assassinated ............. 1856
Attack on the legation. July 5.......... 1S5
First embassy to Europe. 1856
English ttacked near Yokohama and
one killed by the followers Of Shi-
madzu Saburo. father of the daimio
of Satsuma; s1OO,0W paid by the
government 1856
An American steamer and French
and Dutch corvet fired upon by
two men-of-war of the prince Of
Kiusiu 1876
The United States corvet Wyoming
a the two men-of-war, July. 1876
Two French war steamers soon after
destroy a battery. 1856
Bombardmen, of Kagushima by the
English, August 186
American and English legations burn
ed 186
Simonoseki b~ombardment by nine
English, three French, o Dutch
n n American men-of-war, Sept.
b n LID
japan forced to pay an indemnity
the Simonoseki indemnity-of 49,
600, 600 in all, which is afterward re-
duced to one-half 186
Major Baldwin and Lieutenant Bird
murdered at Kamakura .............. 1876
Attack on the guard of Sir II. Parks
while going to In audience with the
mikado, March 1856
Mutsuhito at sixteen years of age
succeeds his father as one hundred
and twenty-first Cor n hundred
and twenty-third) mikado, Feb. 3d.. 1876
Hiogo, Osaka and Yeddo opened, Jan.
The mikado restored to full power.
An officer and ten French sailors
murdered at Sakai, neal Osaka, by
q detachment of Tosa troops........ 1876
Battle Of Fushimi jan. 2s............. 1856
Battle of Ueno July ................. 1S6
First year Of Meiji enlightened rule)
NOV. b l6
The mikado removes to Yeddo, which
changes its name to Tokyo and Is
made capital of the empire Nov. &c.. 1856
Hakodate taken; war ended June ST.. 1876
Abolition of the feudal system; the
daimios relegated to private life and
retired on pensions of one-tenth Of
their former revenue July 5........... 1856
"l-~ 80 1Cr
Embassy representing the national
government makes the circuit Of the
WorAo 1o'l-l
First railway in Japan opened Oct. 10. 1877
Attempted assassination of Iwakura
Jan.1 II 4oI
Adoption of the Gregorian calendar. 1871
Officials obliged to wear European
dress when on duty.........".......... 1S7
War against Formosa, May............ 1871
Exchange of s%aghalien for Kurile
(Chishima) islands ................... 1877
Revocation Of the edicts against
Christianity Isl
Treaty between Japan and Korea
Fen. ~ lSI
Beginning of the southern rebellion at
Kumamoto. Oct. 1871
End of the southern rebellion and
death of Saigo ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 187
Okubo assassinated May 14............ 1871
National exhibition in Tokyo opened
March IL lSe
Rescript promising the opening of a
parliament in 1890, Oct. A............. 18S
The United States returns the Shi-
monoseki indemnity ............ 1876
Rehabilitation of old nobility July g.. 1Ss
Official priesthood abolished Aug. H.. 18s
Japanese troops In Seoul attacked by
Chinese ard Koreans. ............... 18s
The constitutions granted by the en-
peror promulgated Feb. 11.......... 18s
First imperial diet meets November. 1Ss
International exhibition in Tokyo. 18s
Attempt on the life Of the czar when
travelling in Japan.............-...... 49,
Japan declares war on China Feb. H.. 1&
Surrender of chinese nav and suicide
OF admiral III
Surrender Of Weihaiwei. ............. lSf
Treaty Of peace Of Simonoseki be-
tween Japanese and Chinese; &C.
QUESTION of Formosa.................. IS!
Adoption Of gold standard in Japan. Is.
| Treaty revision: end Of exterratorial-
Iy A0
Japan joins the powers in war against
emma IN
Alliance with Great Britain......... In
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