Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-09-13
MIKAO0 FUNERAL
CEREMONY TO-DAY
Last Rites to Dead Japanese
Ruler to BE Attended
With Ceremony

Toxic 5eiA n After six weeks
OF mourning which have given riso
TO demonstrations OF patriotism ar
most without patriotism IN the bic.
tory OF Japan. the funeral CEREMONY
OF the Emperor Mutsuhito. who uicd
on July 30 will be celebrated omOr-
roW evening on the AOyama pa-a g..
ground lnterment Will follow at
Moioyama Kyoto. where iu estate
has been purchased By the imperial
household as the cite Of the Imperial
mGusolea
Tomorrow obscquies will be- a
magniliceu; tribute from tho people
OF Japan and the powers OF the
world 10 the memory OF the late
Emperor u will be- the most nu-
merous assemblagc Of eminent rep.
resentatiyes Of foreign rulers ever
brought together iu this country The
United States has sent Phliander
Knox. secretary of state me sending
OF whom on such % mission .s under
stood 10 be- without precedent boz thr
history OF the great American ropub-
lie That Japan iully appreciates thc
unusual courtesy has been evidenced
by the marked cordially With which
Secretary kuoN and bis party have
been everywhere received since their
arrival in the country
Two other foreign ENJOYS OF note
have shared equally with seprotar,
KHox as the recipients OF official
courtesy and public attention Thc
are Prince Arthur OF Counaught. rep.
reseniing King George OF Great Brit.
ain and Prince Henry Of Prussia.
representing the German Emperor
Neither Prince Arthur nor Prince
Henry is stranger 10 Japan The
former was sent here several years
ago by me Late Kur Edward 10 be-
stow the Insignia of the Order of the
Garter upon the Emperor Mutuhlto.
while Prince Henry Of Prussia has
twic" visited Japan Boo his capacity as
an officer OF the German navy.
ln addition to those named the
foreign ENJOYS Include distinguished
representative of the Car of Russia.
the Emperor of Austria Hungary. the
King of italy the King OF Spain and
the President of the French Repub-
&c
Tho foreign ENJOYS as well as an.
other participants boz thp funeral pro
ccss.on. viii march on foot CARR
ages wlll Dee used only 10 convey the
Empress. the powager Empress and
the princesscs of me blood Tokios
millions and great crowds of visitors
from me provinces viii line the route
oi tho procession. which viii start
from thr main entrance OF the palace I
and proceed by way of the new road. .
thour. '1 the right along the moat.
througH Uyb.saiWaioho and thence /.
thrpurh Omote. machi street ana into n
The parade ground. where Il largeII
huild.u- hls been especially roustruc.
ted loo which to hold the fmcrnl SER
vices
The order of tho funeral procession
viii h' as follows
Imperial Body Guards.
Mounted Police iu Modern Dress.
Representatives of the old Feudal
Mobility
Spclmu Zoo Ancient Costume
Musician. Playing on Native In
strumcuf.
Priests carrying mortuary aud 9TH
or rmbIcWs and Priests carrying of
tcr.nE OF foods 90 be- presented al
the graf, of the Emperor
a solitary mourner attired as
pilErim. bearing q pair OF high wood
en- shoes for the weary feet of the
Emperor ou his last long Journey
Imperial Princes dressed in the
old mourning gdrb OF Japan
Shiui1 Priests .n White Robes
Fun'ra. Car. drawn by six white
Oxen
Officers of tbe court
FaF'r.to horses OF the Emperor
fr.r..sscs aud other ladies OF the
Court
'l'eH officials iu fun court dress
Members oi Che diplomatic corps
For. -u ENJOYS
Officers of the army and navy.
Members of tfe Imperial household
.ar ul of Toxic
------- I'M. liz lI..t