The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-09-17
lITsHTO IS TO Be A GOD
,-,,rR 81, OOO, 900 FUNERAL WILL
At GIVEN THIS HONOR.
a..os and Customs Called Into
Old M ~ Funeral of Japan's EN-
BelHs An Enormous Casket.

and Customs CalLeu lhOo
Old nv - Funeral of Japan's EN-
Belns An Enormous Casket.
pplIo Funeral ceremonies OF
-. IU lare Emperor Mutshito of .. Japan
The .n is,n known as the "Empe-
poS'H .ho era of enlightenment" be-
rof o. ' +oday amid surroundings in
's a5an century old rites and costumes
Ta a,s mingled with modern military Ilol,s
we're From the most extreme
d'pi"' Of Japan subjects have been
gaF's .hIsd in Toxic. At midnight
'Ss crowds had gathered along the
gFS'' Of the procession. A ponce
Fou,o vas established, shutting on
''IOs .+reets through which the Oody
la D ,6e emperor will will be trans
,od and upon which it Is estlmat-
poTteaIi o. million people will be &C
ed la ndoted. A reservation was pro-
conLhVfG or 900 foreigners at the re-
Tdeu ~ ~ Baron Yoshiro Sakatanl, the
quest % Soon after midnight oficials
naSyooaded to the palace in prepare
plOVVfI For the early ceremony. ;,
tlo Tn ~ sombrc coloring associated
IHo uostern mourning was almost
WILL WILL absent, being replaced by the
en uI,on+ hnes of the Orient. Sorrow
DFlll 4Sn dead ruler, however, was APP
foI .n' in the faces of all who took
p srt in the final act of respect TO an
pa nnoror whose reign had seen some
sn tSo most marvellous developments
W W The life of any nation.
Casket Is Enormous.
Official representatives OF every
..nn+ry had come to Toxic to partle-
S ISo+o in the solemnities. Among them
a Esre several princes representing
eoioning houses and special emDas-
To- com missioned to convey the con-
snIances of republican presidents.
T5a list inluded Philander G. Knox,
d lnT of state of the United
States. ., soo;on
,,nIomatic body were present in their
nniforms. the brilliaRce OF which was
cot off by the modest court or even
ius dress worn by a few of the min
isters from various republics.
from an early hour in the morn
,ng the palace in its geat private
mark IN the heart of the capital was
tbs poA towaIi which virtually az
.ryhody in TCklo made his way on
f5,t The casket containing the Oedy
law in state in the main hall. 1t had
Noon decorated according to Snint"
rtps by a special corps Of rituAlis;s
sppainted for the obsequies. Thc
raikef was of enormous dimensions,
Measuring neatly ten feet by hVe,
and weighing one and half to
Viii Be Made a God.
The funeral will cost $1,000.O0O,
Of which $75O,000 has been appro-
Driated by the government, and the
rest is to be borne by the emperor S
private purse.
The late Mikado will no doubt be
made a god, in accordance with the
CUSTOMS VI JAS OoPohS0O
which is based on ancestor worship.
This is not a distinction reserved ex-
clusively for Mikados, however, for a
noted exception may be found in the
late DR.. Robert Koch, the eminent
German bacteriologist. He was made
a god after his death, and visitors to
TOXIC may see his temple in the gar
dens of the Imperial Institute for In
fictitious Diseases pretty structure
Of wood, with a portrait of the sa-
want on the outer wall and a copper
casket containing bunch of his hair
fixed in its stone foundations. Hair
is. regarded as the most unchanged
bic part of mans personality, hence
it is preserved in all cases when a
person is raised to the status OF a
god