The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-27
TO GREET THE MIKE.
All the Citizens of Seattle TO
Join in a Celebration.
JAPANESE VERY ENTHUSIASTIC.
They Provide Day and Night Fireworks
Special Meeting at Chamber
Of Commerce.

When the Mike Maru. TIE first vessel
o the Nippon Y2sen haisha. reaches this
city q the end OF TIE present week. sAe
VII receive an appropriate welcome. Fsr
several days past the rreAninaTaes
have been undergoing process or ar
range ment. and yesterday there was
meeting at the Chamber Of Commerce of
representative citizens 70 discuss the csIs-
bTasion. Those IN attendance had nesn
called together by invitation. and the deep
est interest was shown in the coming OF
the first steamship. Several committees
were appointed. and then an ad1ournmcn.
was taken until 4 o'clock this afternoon.
when II Is expected the programme will
te completed. Among those in attendance
al the meeting was Jinta 1anaSzlcht,
representing the resident japanese, who
explained IN some detail the preparations
already made by his c0untryrnen. Already
there IS on the way from san Francisco a
large consignment OF fireworks. some suit
able for daylight and some for darkness.
and these will form no inconsidersble part
OF the celebration. Yamaguehi announced
that the resident japanese intended 20
erect on the wharf a sixty-foot flagstaff.
from which would be displayed the nation
al colors OF the United States and Japan.
II was also the intention TO decorate ths
wharf. The Japanese are very anxious
10 cooperate with ths general committee
OF arrangements in extending a hearty
welcome 10 the Nippon line. The meeting
resolved Itself into conference. and only
the main topics OF the celebration were
considered. There was a suggestion that
the officers OF the Mike Maru. OF which
the captain is said TO he a Norwegian.
and one OF the mates also a European. be
banqueted. further suggestion was made
that the steamer be detained at Port
Townsend for a short time. and that the
reception committee board the vessel
there: and that the arrival off West point
be the signal for grand demonstration
by the citizens OF Seattle. including SAL
utes from Alki point. the ringing OF bells.
the sounding OF whistles and a generous
display of the national coiors. IL Is proba-
bic that a request will be made 20 Admiral
Beardslee, IL not inconsistent with naval
etiquette, to bring a part Of the white
squadron into Seattle harbor 10 greet The
Mike Maru. A motion 10 invite Mkt Saitc,
the Japanese consul at Tacoma. was car
ried. The addresses OF the day will he
made by the governor of the state and
mayor of the city.
As the result of the discussion commit
tees were appointed as follows:
Finance-A. NJ. Brookes, chairman; Grit
hth Davies. Mayor Wood
Shipping-Charles +. Crane. chairman:
James S. Griffiuhs. Uri Seeley, Henry f.
Jackson, Mayor Wood, William Nj. Cal
houn, s. G.. YerSes.
Prcgramrns-Thomas W. Prosch, chair
man; John w. Pratt. James 5. Goldsmith,
DIR. J. f.. Crachton. Jlnta Yama guchi-
Decorati onS-James s Goldsmith, chair
man; other members to be appointed later.
Ii was resolved to extend an invitation
to Chinese merchants TO take part In the
celebration. The meeting then adjourned
until this afternoon at 4 o'clock. when
the several committees Will report pro-
gresS
Among those who were present by invi-
tation at Yesterdays meeting were; L. O.
Graves, Judge Thomas Burke, Judge Rog-
er s. Greene, Thomas W. Prosch, Mayor
w. D. Wood. Griffith Davies, c. b. Crane.
John w Pratt. a NJ. Brookes. w. l.. Ben
ham. Western freight manager Great
Northern railway, II. c. Stevens. general
western passenger agent Great Northern
railway: James Griffith. local manager OF
the Nippon Yusen kaisha, A. J. Blethen,
Seattle Evening Times; n. r. Solner. for
James ID. Hoge, jr.. Post-Intelligeneer,
who was out OF the city.