The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1908-10-16
AMERICAN FLEET At
JAPAN TOMORROW
WILL ENTER HARBoR OF YoKo-
HoMA SOMETIME sATUR-
DAY. OCT. II.
Grand Preparations Have Been 8!
BY the japanese Government s
the City of Yokohama to Give :
American Ships of War a G1s.
Reception Great DemonstratI
Of Peace.

of Peace
Toxic, Friday, Sept. 18.-S Some
time between dawn and noon Of Sat-
urday, October II, the American fleet
OF sixteen battle ships, escorted by al
squardon of Japanese war vessels,
will swing around Hachiogiyama in
to the beautiful harbor of Yokohama.
Sixteen welcoming men-of-war will
salute and three hundred and thirty
six harmless guns will voice the sem
timent Of the whole people of Japan.
The first scene Of the first act Of
the weeks engagement of the Amer
lean fleet in Japan will doubtless be
the most impressive, but every num-
Der on the long program, carefully
prepared and as carefully rehearsed,
will he new evidence that the well
come found in Japan has been unex-
celled, unequaled perhaps, by any of
the hearty welcomes extended to it
since it lef the Atlantic seaboard.
Sixteen Japanese war vessels are
even now awaiting the battleships
at their buoys and throughout the
visit each battleship will have Off
GERS and men representing the en-
tertaining emperor and people at Its
beck and call.
A high Japanese admiral speaking
on October IL said: When the first
& gun of welcome sounds American
\ week vii lhave begun and a new page
will be turned IN the history of the
relations between the two coun-
tries.'' Il.
Immediately after the vessles come
To anchorage Captain Dougherty,
the naval attache of the American
embassy, will board Admiral Sperrys
Aagship and the exchange of visits
between the admirals and officers
from ship to ship will commence.
While this is going on thousands
of persons ashore, lining the basin
4 OF the harbor and occupying every
vantage ground, will wait the first
landing. Two special landing places
have been arranged in the centre of
the Yokohama dund, broad avenue
facing the sea. They are for the ex-
elusive use Of the fleets boats. By
of1cial orders the American flag will
everywhere be displayed with the
Japanese flag, and at night every
house in Yokohama and Toxic, as
we'll as in the villages between the
two places, will put out lighted Ian
terms having the American and Jap-
aAess flags on them.
a condensed view OF the Official
program is as follows:
Saturday. Oct. 17.Arrival OF the
Rect at Yokohama; exchange Of Off
cial visits; dinner in the evening by
tbs Japanese commandments.
Sunday The city Of Yokohama
Eiyes reception In the park to all
the officers and 800 men; dinner in
the evening by the mayor and repre-
sentative citizens, followed by q re-
ceptfon by the governor Of Kamaga-
wa at his official residence.
Monday Admiral Sperry, accom-
panied by his flag officers and cap
4 tains, arrive at 8: 40 o'clock in To-
kio; oficial visits; dinner by Ambas-
sador O'Brien at the Imperial hotel.
Tuesday His majesty. the emperor,
& gives audience and luncheon to Ad-
miral Sperrys and thirty Of the higher
officers; dinner IN the evening by the
minister OF Marine at the Navy club.
Wednesday Juncheon by the
minister Of war at the arsenal gar
den; garden party III the afternoon
by Admiral Togo IN the imperial gar
B dens: dinner In the evening By the
prime minister at his ofiicial resi-
dence.
TLsrsday Lunc cheon BY the may
D or of Toxic; afternoon reception by
the city Of Toxic sin Hdbiya park;
dinner BY the minister u foreign az
fairs at his official resid dence; per-
fornances later at the Kabuki the
atre by the Bankers' club.
Friday Forenoon and afternoon
reserved for the American fleet;
Japanese dinner at the Maple club.
saturday Departure of the fleet.