Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-20
Of JAPAN
REPORTED DYING
News of Critical Illness Comes
as Shock to His
People.
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and is still confined to his bed, re.
ceived the news of his fathers lines,
this morning. He has not yet beer
able to visit the palace. The imperial
princes have been summoned from
their summer residences, and to-
gether with all the notables at pres
ent in the capital they repaired to
the palace, where they await the lat
est news from the sick chamber.
The present situation Is without
precednt in the history of the new
Japan. The news of his majesty's
illness came as an absolute surprise,
and its unloeked-for announcement
resulted in the quick collapse OF
prices on the local stock exchange
News Shocks People.
The return to Toxic of Prince
Katsura, the former premier, who
left some days ago on a mission to
Europe, is expected. The prince was
among the first to be officially noti-
fed by telegraph of the emperor's ill
ness.
1t became Know today that his
majesty was unconscious from this
illness yesterday.
The announcement of the critical
illness of his majesty came as a Sc
we're shock to the people of the cap
ital. The news was announced in the
Nichi Nichi at 12:15 o'clock this aft
ernoon and it spread rapidly through
the entire empire.
At 8 D. m. the entire city of Toxic
was impressively quiet. Anxious
crowds assembled about the
paper bulletin boards.
The suspense of the peoplesover the
illness of the Emperor momentarily
is deepening.
Prince yoshihito Heir Apparent.
The heir apparent to the japanese
throne is Prince Y%oshihito, a son of
the emperor, who was boSn August 81,
1879.
Emperor Mutsuhito, who Is so
years old, has been the ruler of the
Japanese people since the death of
1867, or. in their reckoning of time.
the ninth day of the first month of
the third year of Keio.
Emperor Mutsuhito Is the 121st of
his line. He was born at Kyoto the
twenty-second day of the ninth month
Of the fifth year of Kayei, or Novem-
Der 8. 1852. He was nominated prince
imperial and heir to the throne on
10. 1860, and was crowned
1T Kyoto on October II, 1858.
1t is universally conceded that En-
oeror Mutsuhito has contributed more
han any other agency to the Won
irous advancement that has taken
place. Up to the yea 1867, when
assembled the throne, the
progress of civilization had been slow. !
Every concession of foreign powers
vas made at the muzzle of naval
)roadsides. =
Resigned Absolute Power.
The country that had enjoyed peace
or 800 years was plunged necessarily
nto bloody civil wars, brought about
by the question which today, in q
esser degree, is the main issue be-
.ween the political parties-the for
and his influence. What ko-
nei. father of the present ruler,
to force only, Mutsuhito has
offered to the nations of
he world.
The emperor has been married
years. His bride was
Princess Fusako, the daughter of
Prince Ichij. She is pretty, intel
and a woman of stronge char
The most remarkable event of his
eign was, of course, when he volun-
arily resigned his absolute power by
PROCLAMATION in 1859 and established
constitutional government, creating
IN upper and lower house in which
he people are represented, electing
heir own representative.
The ar with Russia and its sue
outcome was one of the nota-
ole events of his reign.
One attempt against the life of his
majesty has been reported. This was
1911. 1t a charged that the men
concerned in the plot were Social
SITS, but later it was shown that they
we're anarchists. Twelve of the con-
lClGd toHSpii WClS SAtNuttG all
4 number of others were sentenced
10 Imprisonment for a term of years.
Prominent Americans visiting ia
of recent years have been re-
,eived by the Emperor in audience at
lis palace. The imperial palace
in the center OF the ciLy,
a double line of meats, on the
once occupied by the Shogun,s
Emperor Mutsuhito caused to be
sent to the United States recently a
arge consignment of Japanese cherry
These were planted in River
side Park, New oYrk City.