Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-15
WENT TO DEATH
IN VOLCANO SMOKE

| Special Cablegram to The Star.
TOXIC, July 1.-THE ,ssrangeness OF the
Japanese character cannot better be illus-
trated than In the remarkable letter OF Ya-
mazda Nokuma, grandson OF Baron Yama-
da. who committed suicide by throwing
himself Into the Aso volcano. The letter.
which was found on the edge Of the vol
cano. contains much that IL quaint in ORR
entail philosophy. Among other things the
| letter said.
1.-THE strongest will Is his who can go
down to a death that makes men shudder
even to hear. The towards to be vehement
ly denounced are the multitude who dare
| not die. be their circumstances what they
| may.
Society is but a battlefield Of sorrow
and suffering. and throughout life men are
as hungry demons fed on torturing skep-
ticism. Alas for the infinity, Or it all: The
tall mountain peaks pierce the sky, the
broad ocean spreads out it's uneading azure,
but human life il as the dew OF morning,
| as the flash of the lightning.
1T wakes but to wane, increases but to
decline. All are plunged in darkness, and
know not what to look for. Mercy and
benevolence are as the floating sentiments
of a dream.
limitless painful thoughts? Why should
he wander in the paths of communicating
sin?
SIS it not the most blessed Guiding OF HUI
man life to be received into the bosom of
pure nature and forever to quit the dust
of existence?
Thinking these things, l pass into the
smoke of Aso's crater"
Many Koreans Arrested.
Additional facts are leaking OUT regard
ing the arrest of the Korean vice minister
of the interior, the vice minister of the
imperial household. lieutenant general
and over one hundred others as they left
the palace at Seoul.
They had with them three documents
bearing the imperial seal in vermilion en-
towering them to levy troops, granting
them $4,000 from the imperial treasury,
and authorizing the Independent admins
tration of kanto Island, at the mouth of
the Tumangang.
This discovery is taken to prove imperial
instigation in conspiracy against Japan
and apparently indicates that the conspira-
| tors are counting on Russian help.
The Asaln is now urging that the Eth
peror of Korea should be brought to Japan
for safekeeping.
A British steamer which has just arrived
from Tigil, Kamschatka, brings news OF
eight or ten men being held in horrible slav
cry at Tigil According to all accounts they
were starved and maltreated and kept with
out clothes during the winter. A remarkable
story is also told in detail of the capture of
board a fishing schooner. murdered ten of
the crew, stripped eight others naked, and
drove them into the forest. The men SUI
feled terrible agonieS from mosquitoes, and
the Japanese owner of the vessel commit
ted suicide
Girl Jockeys are remarkable features of
the races at Shinobadzu.
Miss Satsuko, the eighteen-year old daush-
ter of a riding master, with several OF his
pupils and some Toxic geisha girls. are
taking part in many of the events.
They train on the course daily before the
race Miss Satsuko shows her superiority
by easily beating all her rivals.
Railway Naturalization.
The government viii. shortly effect the
naturalization of several Of the principal
railways. The extension of the term of pur-
chase for the whole system to ten years
will cause an Increase in price. as the COM
panies will extend In the hope of obtaining
as much money as possible.
The Nichi Nichi Shimbun announces that
.apan recently sent Russia DETAILED esti-
mates of the cost of quarterlng the Russian
war prisoners, but that Russia declines to
settle on the ground that the claims are too
exorbitant. The negotiations will be diff
cult. One report has 1t that the Japanese
bill for the keep of the prisoners is about
SI5, 600 CO., and that after deduct.ng all pos
stble Russian claims this will leave bal
ance of at least $35, 600. 600.
Trouble Is brewing at Nagasakt over the
payment Of taxes. One report has 1t that
the foreigners resident there refuse TO pay
the income and business taxes. The German
consul Is said to have informed the Ger
man government that 1t is unnecessary for
them to do so. The British firm of ilolme
& Ringer, who formerly refused to pay the
house tax now declines to pay any addi-
tional taxes except the national taxes. The
demand notes will soon be Issued, and at
tachment is unavoidable.