Don Horacio 



inscription, in Japanese, relating the 

 story of the wreck of the lost vessel, 

 the Cashmere, and concluding with a 

 poem, written for the occasion, by a 

 Japanese poet of high distinction, ex- 

 pressing appropriate sentiments in 

 acceptance of the gift and dedicating 

 it to the education of the native chil- 

 dren. Photographs of these school- 

 houses were made and sent to Mr. 

 Cutter in compliance with his request* 

 These distinguished services, thus 

 rendered by Mr. Cutter, received also 

 the highest official acknowledgment 

 in the presentation to him of the 

 " Decoration of Merits with Blue 

 Ribbon," which was granted by His 

 Majesty the Emperor of Japan and 



* A narrative relating some of these inter- 

 esting events was published in the St. Nicho- 

 las Magazine, September, 1894. Mr. Cutter 

 has also made further reference thereto in a 

 brief article, entitled " Two Monuments," 

 printed in the Century Magazine (March, 

 1891). 



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