The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-10-29


Tokyo, Oct 23.--The capital of
Japan witnessed Thursday night the
most extraordinary evidence of the
spirit of the new Japan After having
an audience of the officers of the
American battleship fleetion Tuesday,
the emperor issued an order directing
the people to increase in every wa
possible the enjoyment and pleasur.
of the American visitors, who came,
he said as historic friends of the Jap
anese nation. The response to this
imperial mandate was seen and heard
Thursday night.
Originally a torchllght procession Of
$4,000 people was planned as part Of
the program, brit this feature went far
beyond expectations and developed
one of the greatest popular demonstra-
lions and outpourings of an enthusias-
tic people ever witnessed in any coun
try. Japan's war celebrations after
peace with Russia, l.ondons "Mafe-
King Night" and even New York's
.lect.on night revel would seem al
'oet insignificant compared with
okyos celebration.
Parade is Miles Long.
II would BE- impossible to estimate
te number OF peops who took par,
% re parade aud the myriads Of spec
: g. ti'o after mite. through mad.
chacrirg us3ple. the great procss-
ION wonrI is way. Representatives
v ,ar.o", guides. universities, schools
o.7ry ass for bows and other or.
al'zati, ~ tool Fart in the parade
sr' 'ndiyiGHa. carry ug a lighted Ia
'rn he'd high Oh a long poe W.
.ri.aa aHi japanese dngs ir''r
med
'ral Spcrr, aud the other CT
"c r. Of thc Nmnricau Aoet We've"
rr,r 'rsi-n iron ~prc,a' grand
q. stond'nc @;th barol hea
r.~a the f'a II enyi?g lent'rJp,
ling par OF eacors ant the C a
- iite uu G IT scores If b9ni' wl,c
we'd the Ar,rcf1 nationa by +
% tinuously s. d,lsa bac1ne e.
,r., DIS, around tHn .t9Ad where ~"
american officers 50 ad that tae ent'r"
."ncesslcn waa booked Until Ad0l.ra
arry vas forced 70 leave in order 10
oop an engagement AZ the dinner
given by Minister Of Foreign Affair
uc'1ura.
Gig Demonstrat at Embassy.
again ST the American embassy the
great procession hated and the clinay
was reached. although Ambassador
OErien was not at the embassy AT
The time He, too. had left to attend
t,e function at the residence of the
Tor, ign minister When the head of
the procession arrived at the embassy
and halted, Mrs. O'Brien and the other
ladies' of the embassy appeared upon
the yeranda and received a prolonged
ovation from the crowds, every man
and boy among the paraders lifting his
hat to the ladies', while there were con
t.nuous shouts for the American am
bassador
The entire grounds surrounding the
embassy were lighted with sea of
lanterns, and the demonstration at
this point lasted for two hours. Every
oand in Tokyo turned out for the par
ade and their favorite airs were yam
Zee Doodle" Dixie" and John
Grown"
At Yokohama Thursday 300 girls, all
pupils of music school, visited the
Fagship Connecticut and sang Amerl
can national airs in English. The girls
n,l carried American Gags and on leav-
'ng the ship In lighters sang Hail
Columbia" all the way across the bay.
Grand Reception Is Closed.
Yokohama Oct 24.--The series of
iNcomparably brilliant functions which
have characterized Japan's reception
Of the American bsttleship feet came
to a close here Friday night with a
dinner on board the battleship Fuji,
the guests of VIII were confined to
the American ambassador, rear ad-
mirals and other officers.
There was also a BRILLIANT reception
on the battleship Mikasa to which all
the prominent Americans here were
invited, with the accompaniments of
an illumination OF the fleet, fireworks
and torchlieht professions on shore.
Rear Admiral Sperry endeared him,
self to the Japanese people by per-
sonally attending the funeral of Gen.
Count NOdZu and Dlacing a wreath on