The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-05
JAPAN AND AMERICA
4 Native Of the Former Narr;es
. Daughter Of the Latter.
COURSE OF THEIR TRUE LOVE.
Mary Z. Atkinson, the Bride or Chuffro
Aatsura Another Link In the
Chain OF Frisndship.
COURSE OF THEIR TRUE LOVE

Just ne most ordinary sort OF : mar
Rage noNcs ~as handed into the Post
in.el.igsncer last night that marked "a
event a. unusual IA interesting. and that
furnished the closing chapter 10 q ro-
nance, considerable portion OF which
WAS published n the Pos.-IngelAge.rer @.
Thursday, c week ago.
..Aatsura-A t1-nson-At tina residence of
the officiating clergyman. September
CButiro Aatsura and Mary K Atkinson,
Re- '" H. u. Temple performing the
Ceremony"
There was nothing OH; Of the ordinary
In the notice, excsps the spelling and
sound Of iae first name az a feature ia
the matter OF wedding In which as
American a name a. that OF tas BRIDE
appeared.
Il il he logical sequence of meeting
between an interesting young japanese
and an American girl who cared enough
Tor him TO marry nina Early Last week
o license was Issued ~ Deputy Auditor
Black and witnessed by r. EoesneT, and
that ended matters Tor time. Later
Dir Matsora told a Post-fntailigence
Representa- i've that Miss Atkinson would
arrive ia this city on the next trip OF the
CITY VI Puebla. and he referred the news
paper man TO tho lady for the details of
the coming ceremony. Instead OF arrig-
ing or the PueDla. Miss Atkinson reached
this city Nednesds" overland from. her
Northern California home. Xr. MatssFa
had expected her and had arranged with
DR.. Temple 10 perform the ceremony that
would convert Miss Atkinson native Of
New York. into Mrs. Matsura. a subject
OF the mikAdo OF japan. Or. Temple found
nothing la the lave Of tho state 10 pre-
yan the nnptialg, and consequently agreed
10 tie the intsrna taonaI knot Wednesday
evening a carriage containing Dir. Mat
sura and Miss il tk.naon drove up TO the
Rg 1f 4 Ia
wedding party entered. There were no
Witnesses In Mr. Matsura's carriage. and
s. the law required the presence of TWO
persons other than the officiating cIer-
- MAN and contracting parties. Mrs Tenn
pie and MIR Henry &. Temple consented
10 act Without any other formallties
than those accompanying a marriage GER
emory 70 which less Interest attached.
the change In the brides name was ~r
fected and Mr. and Mrs Matsdra walked
Out OF tho house, entered their carriage
and were driven away.
By her voluntary act Mrs. AatsurA
waves al rights An American resi-
dent. he Jaws Al al tines failing TO .s-
tAbllsh her citizenship. and avs the same
cisinls 10 the protection OK The Japanese
government that are he'd b Aer husband
lie. position is peculiar, aud al he sams
time interesting. Had ale enjoyed citi-
z.nshlp privileges prior to her marriage
rled the status as an alien that 10 acid BY
NF. Maisura. Should subseQ 3snt l-sssla-
ton bring aboH. woman suffrage she Will
oniy be abe 20 observe liz effect from .
position outside the pale % American wo-
men voters. Should the naturalization Of
japanese ever become feature or Ameri-
ean policy and Mr. MatsAra should &C.
tsrmiae 70 totswaz, his allegiance 20 ANY
foreign prince. gotcn;ate. state OF sever
esnty and particularly 70 The nlks.io OF
sspan." complying with the sorns pre-
stfioed oy iaw and becoming q nal3rsl.Isa
citizen. then Mrs. &-tsara. not by being
an American rs birth. but by the act Of
Ter Japanese husband. would gain be-
come al American.
1. any ii,t.s /Mstsurss should ooGr 10
bees gh- Tscsn'ly >rsascishsc Oriental
Household. their poZS!on In the World II
he tnQt or r. elT father. sesieoss Of the
mlkado. Di;srsBt views. however. are
held on ihis question. The Untea states
circuit court % ;he Ninta circuit FOR the
d.sirtct Of California holds RAT he cn,.-
eeon Of Chinese or Jspane.c residents sss
b their American birta legal eittzen. OK
the Inited states sHa - sueh sntitlea 10
I'll the privileges OF citizenship. The a.
titaio 81 ihs sb5Yr quoted court Is e0n-
:ested by many Of tire beat Is Hyess " re
eouasry. who contend that the question o.
ci1Ssaship IS act one or municipal law
but AZ International lax. ChtaeEe and
JsPancss residents Ia America a-e simply
scjsarnlrg residents ana occupy the same
relation toward shis government thai
American citizens hofa ten ard fore Al ra-
ioHs while olournlng abroad BY such
children born abroad Il ,/heir cftszensA,p
and ti4s point IS raised by hose opposed
20 the rulings OF the california court.
NJ. MatsuIA says that h pu4 roses max
inz Seattle has home. anl he ~ already
discussing ttc best business for him 10 en-
sage In. A. prcscut he says that he VII
re,nain where he Is aud that when the ex-
citeale8t ~ ihs nstiotai e.ecti0n has uli-
eted ard business becomes conR"rNatite
again he vii engage In some ihirg Tor
himself AZ present Nj Ma.sura IL en-
r'oyef IN :hs }ews3sy store ~ Alher, Han
zen. The honeymoon Is being srent In
this ely and Nj and Mrs Ma gsurs are
eu re look0u; for house whsre they viii
s.; up their lar4s an3 cenates ARA engage
Is eaAnt-ynea 20 be = mar az means
q Fast-fntcl liH eucer re. rexentatfve SIR
publishes iAsf week a4a through; MIN NJ
.n3 ~ ANNOYANCE. as many men ana
f1en. some % ths latter c,npvlar sociai
position. n tAis r'fy. aAf come 10 him
and asked aim 20 slioW them 20 De present
~ ne marriage ceremony NJ Nsts0rs.
however 3ast .ookeG onf Z bis almond
shaqe3 eyes and Said nothing Nsen Miss
Atkinson reached Seattle he wedding took
rlsce &c enosieufstiausly as - described
above