The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-01
THE SAKURA MARU.
FALSE RrMoR THAT SHE - WITH
OFT BILL OF HEALTH
The story Com~s I'D From Jealous
san Francisco, TO Jnture the y. =.
K.-The Steamship Has Trouble at
HonoIufn Over the Landing of
pauper Jnpanese-xeariy 200 to
Ne sent Back ~ the Compnny's
Expense.

Cart. James Gr5Gsfhs. American con-
yaagsee- Of the Nippon YHse1 Eaisisa. VINO
rgssss 70 Port Townsend Monday night ex-
i,ecting 70 1a4es tho SakGFa 2saru. o. his
Ilse returned yesterday. tire vessel not
easfng been reported AZ having passed
Iat0oah island Hzi1t.
Upon his arrival IN Seattle Capt Grit
ftass founc Etory In circulation on the
Sfreets that ths steamer Rad left Tokoha-
ma without . bill OF health. ard taaf her
violation % International treaty would re-
suit in a complication Of Official measures
necessary 70 allow be~ entering and Dis
charging her cargo. The yarn also states
that her detention - the Diamond point
ctfaranfinA ztatIon woal1 De Necessary.
me tfnne given being anywhere from ten
Gays 20 = couple Of months. The story
came up from San FraneIsco and r. criy
one Of many. prompted ~ Jealousy. that
arc regularly sent out FOR mo deliberate
yurpoes Of injnring The ilns.
Cart Grifnths characterizsG the story ss.
malicious Ise. made % whole cloth. There
vas 10 suggestion Of irreruiarl.y. When
TIE sakura MARI left Hongkong she took
IT, port bin Of health with her clearance
rspsfs for Yokohama. Ne application was
saa<s for consular bin Of health az Hong
kong, the captain of the Sakura Aarn be-
fieviHg sucn a step Unnecessary. 90 ok0~
mama would be the last Oriental post Of
"trip TO proceed TO Honolulu. and az Yo-
fohans the consul would pass nnon her
ard Issue hlz bill OF beaIta ar the same
time her port bill and clearance parers
we're Issued 10 her.
IL appeared. however that upon The ar
rival OF The sakura Maru az Yokohama
siss necessity OF securing separate papers
from ether ports appeared. bat upon ex-
PLANTATION the matter was adjusted ~ tie
vics consul AT Yokohama issuing supple
Tneniai papers and a consular bill OF
health from Hongkong. Capt. Grifiiths
statss tfaat there was no delay at Yoko-
f3asnA on account Of the trifiing mistake
as mist appear In the issuing OF her sup
elemental papers. The whole matter wals
Ing cargo. and her arrival at quarantine
will not be- accompanied by any other de-
lay than that attendant upon inspection.
A great deal Of indignation was felt by
those interested IN the line n the perver-
sion OF facts a. sent out from San Fran
cisco. The same source Is responsible for
the statement that the Nippon YmAcn Kali
sha u Ia losing venture and that tha
trana-pacifc service will Be discontinued.
This statement is also received with the
same gree OF fncrosuiity as are the other
San Francisco stories regarding Seattle
enterprissFs The whole tissue OF fale=nood
~ prompted by jealousy at the success Of
for It's failure the latter contingency be-
Ing denied by the fun warehouses on the
Arlington dock. the loaded trains side
tracked for the lack OF warehouse room,
all containing freight for the two vessels
already on then way 10 this port. and a
substantial beginning for the third which
leaves Yokohama for Seattle next week.
coming direct in order 10 catch up with
the business awaiting the line.
Added to the above stories concerning
The ssakura, another hy telegraph was re-
ceived by the PosG-Inte ligencer last
night from San Francisco con-
corning the Nippon Yusen Kaisha
steamers arrival at Honolulu aud
the attempted landing Of a large number
OF pauper japanese The Information was
brought 10 San Francisco from Honolulu
hy the steamer Rio de Janeiro. The story
Is as follows:
ION the 18th the steamer Sakura Maru
arrived az Honolulu from Yokohama. Out
OF her sis Immigrants, but l53 will b. al
lowed 70 land. the others must be return
81 20 Japan at the expense Of the steamer
The Whole trouble has been caused ~ To-
cal Immigration companies that have at
tempted 10 bring men In without proper
authority. The law says that an Imnai-
N coin. Tbs rejected laps had neither
The japanese say they intend 20 cause
srouhle for this government They seem
20 think that their consul here has more
authority than the Hawaitsm government -