The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-17
A VISIT TO KOBE.
The Enferprfse of the Posf-Intsiif-
xenrer stimulates Like Action
Ei.~wfsere-Trayelfng on a Jap
sne.e kaffroad-A Coroner's Aur-
der Case-Ths Japanese Version
of the Outbreak In the Philippine
Islands.
From re Post-fntsilszsnesr Special Cor

a
respondent
KOBE. Dec Is Iss7.-LeayinE Tokyo oy
rau 10 return 20 Yokohama. I can sFfs-
raFhfzs FUZZY grith that feeling. among
IssA natives and foreigners IN japan.
a. fnparence. even contempt Tor TIE
man who Cones and tarries p1t
few weeks and Their leaves with the in
rressior that ne knows ali about japan
ard the japanese 7 realize that 4 know
very little about either, bat the EEttAe !
have learned IS very interesting, and !
have obtained some facts about trade and
cemmerce which 7 an sure are not gsner-
al.v known 81 America These / 1oDe %
present ~ the proper place sps Al the
rroue- tine. The enterprise OF the Post
Infsgligeucer IN sending me here or sacn
& mission has been fagorahly commented
or IS representative business men. native
ard foreign. BY the way yot are PROBABLY
aware that san Francisco promptly took
fhe alarm a. such stroke OF enterprise
on the part oT the Posf-Inteiligsncer.
ard within q week after my arrival r.
gapan a gentleman arrived from that
civ On a r-fsssor 80 similar 70 my
Owl San FFancisco does nos propose 70
yieu with Indifference the new trade con-
nectfon watch Seattle has secured with the
Orient.
The first station our from Tokyo SOUTH
ward d shinagawa. ard a. the little train
gers are getting on and OF, their wooden
shoes Gathering resonantly along the sta
ton galleries Locking back towards the
gapital there is fine view OF the bay and
IN the distance The old forts buii- long ago
b. the japanese under the direction Of
french engineers. but no1 dlsmantled and
visited only hy excurslonists VINO 90 there
a. gather oysters and other shell fish
Nc4rer 40 hand the maple trees are a.
ready beginning 10 glow With thar beauty
81 autumn foliage for which Japan Is
famous.
Nof qoile three miles further south the
train stops at Omori. rather a poor-look-
iug village. known 20 the world chiefly
through the discoveries Of Prof Morse
VITO found here series OF remarkable
shell mounds similar 70 those IN New En-
3 and and on our gulf coast. They con-
tanned vast quantities OF pottery ''of al
most infinite variety" implements made
a. deer's aniieFs. and bones Of man. mon
key. deer Wild boar, wolf and dog Prot.
Morse found here some evidences Of can
rfballena. Of which there ia no trace IN
japanese history or tradition.
On the right Of the railway. near the
station & the village OF Ikegami where Is
found a famous temple dedicated 70 the
worship OF the eminent Buddhist priest
Nichiren saintcd now these 600 years. His
ashes are enshrined on the temple
grounds on the spot occupied By the house
in which he died. in a large circular tower
paeed upon a stone base formed OF lotus
}eaees. cut IN grey sandstone. This tower
covered with bright red lacquer and sur
mounted BY square canopy. II Is about
feet in diameter In 81 Is a table that
rests upon the bodies OF eight large tor
'oIses. the table being In the form Of the
lotus flower. There Is also glass Jar that
contains his ashes and a tooth that once
A. -
upon the grounds. and many elaborate
monuments. Conspicuous among these Is
a monument erected 10 the memory Of
Siehiren. II Is shaft OF gray sandstone
OF cylindrical shape. on which is placed "A
pyramid surmounted by a globe. the base
being Two lotus flowers.
These grounds are most beautifully stu
ated and OF very great extent. containing
a number cf temples aad shrlnes. and are
surrounded By extensive groves OF stately
and ancient trees. the variDas avenues and
paths leading into and through them being
hezuiiruily picturesque They occupy the
crest OF a hlh that overlooks a wide ex-
panso az cultivated country. much Of
which Is tributary 20 the priests OF the
temple. as ii has been presented 20 Mich
iren BY a dsim3o who was one Of his fol
lowers. All The surroundings are charm
ing. and the little village which nestles al
she base % the hin IS one having every ap-
rcararce 81 thrift and comfort.
AmonE Tire various temples and shrines
there ls ore devoted 10 tho worship Of The
Eod Da.k aku. one % the seven gods OF
GOOD fortune. There s. one very large TEN
De where the priests arc daily engaged e.
raciting the formula % their creed TIE
floor mating e. their sitlins-plarc. where
they plant themselves In rows OF ave fac
inw each other. Before them are Iacquered
f1eAes or rests. upon which are put the
scrolls from which they read on these
grounds there is q nve-sforicd naE1da win
D shiy oFUameRtcd exterior. There is 20
te1n.e dedicated 10 The Pole Star. under
the name OF Nioken
Five mites southwark the train @fops az
EAWasaN. the guards as usual calllnv oct
The name of the station from the PLATFORM
instead ef inside thc ears. and callinr Z;
oot 20 0fieo aHd 50 loudly thas q way
farms man though q fool" need make ma
mistake. The town IS small one with
i'tte 90 mark 81 save the shrine % Kobo
l8ieAf the inventor Of the Japarssg al.
rhabei or sy)lakary. where hundreds a
people arc said 20 come on che ZTst Of each
month 20 worship The place is also said
o. oe great resort for fore gucrs or holi.
dsys.
The rex; station. two niles away. Is
T@orluL ucar which young Richardson
vas killed in lSf@. the party OF foreigners
~lth whfeh be vas tourncylnE sloar thf
highway having become cnEauElea wsth
fae uain e a prominent japanese noble.
E9an. kscha rs3sou's murder fef 10 the nay
FneNf ~ an Indemnity ~ t51e 8ai by he
japanese government ard tao years later
. ihe tosgeaH i0font of Shtmonose 81 ny the
l-Etish. French, Dutca and American
rnHfS as e. resetsr ~ which Ia7ar NaS q
gay f+-sa essen 20 France Holland and
tee J~3,at states ard &C. $50 ID Ear.and
hcsr r,iss farfaer south and ae are
rrs>-t-ai.r "a the suouras ~ Yokohama. A,
ttr station 81 tlaElgaWa. q long narr5rx
tcNn etrFrral-g for 3 lazy gn..e along frs
HAaFcs - t.e ear. -ts Eatn street h..fng
Fort 90 f17 lHsll-n. che GA national h{e1.
vaN fA.s as ssEs already stated W-ss
TIE pss,rs al .ete1-tF fxsJ AS fHe rrs- rrpstx
reTt- korr.-,rsrs HV~,l serc as Par hack IA
fsse. D&f were ~ 7-vs Ret+s requested - ~.
sGa a. Nokc14-se rre --.stsS asa 40,
aEves 90 this wtao.t rrseh ca-tretersv
ErH GtsEat.s faction ae trrs .-r,fs .i...f =.
Wound occasion tae GIANTS rr.-A loss
r. "a driven from ore 1f t-a h.-A,s-s.-s ii
Japan and iseasted at wla- aar th-- e
So ashiuE vtliage Thev cr- sfse-r.s ara.
: Yokohama waui9 % a1otEer ues..7.. as
sErt40eed by cana, it had as-a ths
E2Hraralee - prison EHt the --e-.
chf ues aers cults willing . make ere ex.
casrEe as shey believed teat ne aiva~
ssse@ ~ vco8 saa conzl ar cxstor. ws-..
rcrs ta-n compensate scr sry iucc~1ea
!Hroes- a. ee.+er WAicA tlnse has Amply Wa
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orr rsfe-rigE 80 f7koha-sa faunf TIA
cty Fgcfol71lv stlrrea ~ tie nezt sens4
t'oel ease ever trl~f ia tAc >cnxufsl