Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-29
AGED EMPEROR
OF JAPAN DEAD
Succumbs at Toxic After Hard
Battle Against Complication
of Maladies.
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lished himself as absolute ruler,
guided, of course. by a sort OF con-
stitutional government, but really a
more autocratic ruler than a car of
Russia.
The people literally w~orshipped
Mutsuhito as a demigod. Although
but an %infrequent traveller through
out his kingdom, he was better loved
by his people than probably any other
ruler In the nations history.
Disastrous wars at the beginning
of his reign left the country we'll
nigh bankrupt Of gold and men.
The emperor inaugurated a period OF
recuperation, during which he built
up industries, introduced Western re-
forms, and, beginning at the bottom.
made over the army and navy.
QuelIed Impetuous Spirits.
With difficulty he succeeded in re-
straining the more impetuous OF MS
advisers and the people themselves
from rushing into wal with China
before he thought they were ready.
When he did think so in 1894 the
utter defeat of China was he result.
Korea was made an independent ma
ton, and following the war with
Russia was annexed to Japan in 1910.
The war with China made japan a
recognized world power. Then ten
years later, when the lempepor's
fighting men, drilled by German Off
GERS and modelled after German
standards, stopped the Russian bear
from further Entertainments in the
Orient, Japan took rank with the few
really big powers.
Mutsuhito, taller physically than
the ordinary Japanese, was broad
s~houldered and slightly STOPPING. He
was always cordial to foreigners and
spoke in a low, clear, pleasing voice.
He wore a mustache and whiskers
which were carefully trimmed in the
Western style. Unlike most of his
subjects, he parted his hair instead
of combing it backwards. He was
a hard worker and well educated.
ing and hunting.
Introduced Western Apparel.
Long years ago the emperor intro
duced the wearing of Eastern clothes,
discarding the native dress. The
members of his court were ordered,
much against their wishes, TODD like
wise.
When II he married Haruko, the
daughter of a nobleman. The en-
press has had no children, but this
does not mean that the emperor hal
none. He was the father of several
children, only four of whom are now
living-one son, the new emperor, n
three daughters. According to GUS
tom, the Japanese ruler has twelve
ladies-in-waiting who are a part of
his establishment, and who serve as
secondary wives. They are from the
best families in Japan, well educated,
accomplished and beautiful. They
have their own apartments and are
rarely if ever seen outside.
The emperor's principal palace is in
the city of Toxic. where a thousand
acres of gardens, beautiful lawns and
splendid buildings are surrounded by
water and a high wall.
Had Annual Income So ooo. 600.
His annual income was about So
0C0. 600. half of which was paid by the
government and the rest derived from
private estates. He owned 5000, 900
acres of forest lands, 800, 900 acres of
cultivated land, and about II, 900 acres
of real state in the cities. Besides
these possessions he had several
palaces, over 800 head of pedigreed
horses and $50, GOO, 900 worth of stocks
and bonds.
According to the Japanese notion
the emperor was very generous to. his
7ubjects. endowing a few hospitals,
carrying on no little charity work,
and contributing to educational in
stitutions. But at the same time mill
lions of his subjects were living in
direst poverty.
The empress, now made the dow
ager-empress by her consort's death,
was two years older than the en-
peror. She is the daughter of a
nobleman. She has had no children.
She lives in her palace in the i'm
perial grounds and has always main
her husbands.
She wears European clothes and,
by the Japanese standard,
was very beautiful in her younger
days, She took no part in political
matters and concerned herself in
charitable and educational work sole
ly. Az far as all outward appearance
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