The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-04
Kinshiu Maru Celebrates Death
Of Jimmo Tenno.
snip IS OPENED TO THE PUBLIC.



front. Thousands OF Seattle people wan
ing sights. There were several attractions.
including the United States gunboat Wheel
ing. which. in view OF the Interesting war
situation. WAS perhaps the most visited
The Nippon Yusen Kaisha steamship Kin
sniu Marsi was gaity bedecked with flags
and q scene OF festivities during the day
on account OF the anniversary OF the
death OF the Jlmmo Tenno. the slEsf mi
kado OF japan. The Wheeling and the
revenue cutter Perry were both thronged
with visitors during the day. The several
steam launches running TO the government
vessels were kept very busy.
The japanese officers and crew of the
kinsfliu Maru GELS brated one OF their lev
legal holidays yesterday. Dinner was
served in ali parts of the ship 10 Japanese
friends from shore, The steamship WAS
galiy bedecked with flags and the menu al
the several oanauets was elaborate The Dag
steel ssssip was thrown open 10 Sisitofs our
ing the day and several thousand Seattie-
ties took advantage of the opportunity:
Taey asked all manner or questions anu
fhronged the ship from the bridge 10 the
fire room. They crowded into the quarters
or ,ne crew IN the forward part OF the
vessel ard the Japanese officers nau great
difficulty in keeping them out Of the Dan
ouet given in the secona-ciass capln.
A notice in Japanese characters ard IN
Enelish was posted near the sangplaak.
,..his snuouucea that the kinshiu Maru
was celebrating the death OF Jimmo Ienno.
the first mikado Of Japan Jknno isnho
Ia ACCOUNTED by the japanese as their nFSe
hannah sovereign. Before his time they
i,.lteyc that their country was faieu osei
by the Shinio or sun gods Jimnlo lehho
Is said to have assembled 10 the throne oi'
! February a. 80 r. =. The date OF ms ds-
eension AS well AS the date OF ais deatA
have for a lons time been mondays IA
Japan.
According to the orthodox account,
Jimmo Tenno started from kyushu, III
the extreme west of Japan. ana roweu up
the inland sea with devoted paho Oh
warriors. He is supposea 10 nave sun
dued the aborigines as he wen. IN virtue
az a command received from heaven.
The Japanese legend has It that there
was much fighting in the provinces now
known as Brozin and faniato Alter
many miraculous occurrences J'hhio
Tenno is supposed to have conquered ine
country He is said TO have died al the
age of ls7 and 10 have been buried al
Kashwabara In Yamato. where his capt.
Jtmmc Tenno legend is condemned as
myth 10y competent European investiga-
tors. although il is allowed that the leg
end NAV possibly be an echo O. some ac-
f,ai invasion OF Central Japan by West
ern tribes of adventures I'll very early
days
The legend Is thoroughly believed III
by almost al; the japanese. ana every ma
tive aboard the kinshin Maru celebrated
nf h.a
Jananess papers commented on the fact
last wear that the legend was not believed
by European scholars. One OF the papers
was compelled to suspend publication for
six months and other publishers were
punished February liz the date Of Jinnlo
Tenno's supposed ascension, WAS made
the day OF the promnsgatie. OF the Japa-
nese constitution OF 1879. with the evident
desire to strengthen the popular belief in
the authenticity and continuity of Jap
anese history.
Sexera. steam launches made trips be-
tween The United States graboas Wheel
ing and the revenue cutter Perry and
shore yesterday afternoon. Both ships
were thrown open 10 public inspection.
and thousands took advantage of IL. The
comments OF some OF the people from
shore were very amusing. They figured
and argued Oh the damage the Wheeling's
guns could do the Spanish torpedo fiotil
la now route for Cuba. They talked
over the war situation from the deck OF
the only war vessel north OF San Fran
cisco. and left the gunboat with more pa
ifiosism than they had when they went
aboard.
TIE several schooners along the front
loading for Alaskan ports attracted their
full share Of attention yesterday. Large
crowds visited each vessel and insisted on
being shown every part OF the schooners.
Tire vessels departing for the north yes
terday left early IN the n9ora.ng. and the
crowd that shronged the front had moth
ing To do bnt 10 look over the vessels
that are to sail next week.