Japan and the Japanese illustrated . ^1^ h ^^^fe^v-. IIETUUS UK THE SIOGOUN. CHAPTER rATHlUTIC ACT OF TllE UAlMlUS.—.SWEEriNc; KKtOUMS. — THK (ALKNDAR OF THE CIIIUSI IANNATIVES ADOPTED. —THE MIKADO VISIBLE.—IIAILWAY OPENED.— REACTIONAKY MOVE-MENT.—FIDELITY OF THE SAMOUUT. — COMMERCE AND ri»MMUNICAT10N INCREASINO. A BRIEF account uf the latest events in Japan is necessary to the completeness of therecord contained in the preceding pages. The patriotic act of the Daimios after the downfall cf the Taikoun, and the recoveryof the executive power by the lawful Emperor, formed a stri
Japan and the Japanese illustrated . ^1^ h ^^^fe^v-. IIETUUS UK THE SIOGOUN. CHAPTER rATHlUTIC ACT OF TllE UAlMlUS.—.SWEEriNc; KKtOUMS. — THK (ALKNDAR OF THE CIIIUSI IANNATIVES ADOPTED. —THE MIKADO VISIBLE.—IIAILWAY OPENED.— REACTIONAKY MOVE-MENT.—FIDELITY OF THE SAMOUUT. — COMMERCE AND ri»MMUNICAT10N INCREASINO. A BRIEF account uf the latest events in Japan is necessary to the completeness of therecord contained in the preceding pages. The patriotic act of the Daimios after the downfall cf the Taikoun, and the recoveryof the executive power by the lawful Emperor, formed a striking conclusion to therevolutionary drama. These powerful and senii-iudependent feudal nobles agreed volun-tarily to resign their heritages into the hands of the Mikado, and to receive al>outone-tenth of their fornier incomes as sufficient to keci) ui) their diminished status. ;] B 2 ?M-1 LIFE IX J A PAX. fxtraoidinaiy moveinont was started by Prince Akidzuki in a memorial addressed toliis fellow nobles, which ran as follo
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