Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-17

nnoso naval UnlIra II was In the lat
ter part of 1894, and, although there had
been mo- declaration of war; II was cVi.
dent that Japan ana china were going
To hght uyu kOrOu NuiHhips were
Assembling and troops were homg
moved Vho KoWyhlug, transport ny.
INK the British nuv, with o. British cap.
tain ana crew and carrying LOO Chi.
nose soldiers. woH met by Togo IN the
NanWl llc ordered hor 10 stop ana
sent ON bourd of her % lieutenant with
porcmplory orders TO proceed no farther
ON her course but To accompany the
Nunwu 10 the main Japanese looL
the EuRlIsh captain was Wiling 10
obey but The thuoFo would not permit
him to surrender Ne tried to escape to
the NunlWu, but ho WHH restrained, 1os
80 hoistrd the red nag, the signul that
ho purpoHcd To- lro. Soon uflcrWud
well aimed shot from the Nnnlwi tore
through tho engine room Of the tran.
sport and she sank Immediately Togo
sent tll of hlH boats and picked up W
many EnRliHhmon us he could but tho
Chinese went 10 the bottom This was
the beginning Of the war, and from that
moment mul lDs close Togo WAS to be-
/ found whore the lighting was hottest,
Al WclhuiWDi hc saw the nunl over.
! throw aud destruction Of AN that was
/ lorJ Of the Chinese nool Togo was still
I IN the NnnlWu, which had boon IN noHr-
| ~ oyoY naval engagement of the war
and Wau sim ln u souWorlhY condition
one of TogoH best known services 10
/ the empire previous to the Chinese war
/ Wls his cruise with the training ships
/ lloI ana kongo. Ne was then u CONS
maudor and he was selected for the du.
IS because of hIa wen established ca.
! pucty for getting men into ilghting
! trim IN the shortest time, I'm the course
NJ the long cruise he touched at san
! Francisco, Seattle ana the sandwich
! Islands, ana for months he sailed lei.
| surely among the south sea islands,
| Many OF the cadets who were then in
| his charge are now wen known officers
/ and mono Of them fails 10 Jet II be
! known that ho has been trained by To'
20, lulll the battle of the Halu Togo
was only % captain, For nv services at
that lhnr he was rewarded with tho
rank Of rear admiral The Marquis
! ITO, lapauH most influential statesman
| declared ul that time that Togo was
! the peer ol amy sailor Of hiH day The
! marquis obtained for him the thrd or.
| der of lho Rlsing sun distinction
| shared bN only about twenty others,
he has recently been admitted Ia tho
nivl order Of the Rising Sun nm honor
held by only two other men In the om-
! pirc, Prince AuWgaNa aud Marquis
| Ito,
IN person Admiral Togo N a short and
tomuWhul stout man, with am iron gray
beard ana musNcho and "a dislincuyoly
Japanese phyNognomN he IN not man
Of word, not mcilurn but reserved.
Most of an hp iH alert uf perceptions but
Amazingly calm and mprocipilaio IN ace
tom he knows his fleet both collective
! ~ ana individually lliy men believe
| that he knows the spirit and temper of
cyory one of them Wmlo no has little
! mercy ON himself aud f. inclined To look
upon responsibility IN itH most serious
aspects, ne h. never u martinez he Us
Icpulcd to bee tho most reasonable man
In the service. never demanding of u
man moro than M can supply without
hardship he has permitted his men ia
see 30 many glimpsof NJ his human sldu
that they are ready 10 follow him With
cut question: he " comparatively u
poor man ana lives IN u modest hired
house In Tokyo with his wife and foul
children he ls u living Illustration of
the greatness mat makes all pocuniary
iccompcuso contemplate, the solitary
omluonco that rs separate from All else
save the everlasting cry of gratitude
which rises from the llps of h,s coun'
uymcn, GEORGE II, PICARD,