The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-24
Would Have Been Here Three
Months Ago But for Accident.
RUN DOWN BY 4 srEAMsa.


Tho Nippon Vases k4ist.a steamship
kinxasu Maru arrived in port - Ia
out from Kobe, japan TIE hssssisisa
wouId have arrived here three Doaths ago
mad IL no, been Tor aeciseat ~ the en-
trance Of Tokyo bay. which caused tue
loss Of . trip. The steamer was Fuf down
By 4 Japanese eosstlns slsAmss and ron-
peiIsa 10 go inlo arydoek. On the try
across the Pacific but two rvagn dsys wrrs
met with. and they ser. very rough. Tae
steamer brings japanese sdytess ap 10
March 8.
Iinshius collision IN December. THE
0beamsr left Hong kong for Seattle VIA
Kobe and Yokohama. on December :.
While staAmEng up ths entrance III Tokyo
hay she was fsa down by an outward
hound Japanese eoasting steamer The
vessel was nat nearly 70 large - The Kin
shtu. but Was running 1T full speed, asd
ths crash almost sunk the big steel ship.
The coaster struck ths bsz liner on the
port bow sxisting f:smss breaking plates
ard snsa sf,sng the enormous beams. For
tunassly. no one was killed In iii. COLI
sion. although there were some very mar
row escapes. Both steamers were making
water fast but backed on and managed
TO reach Yokohama. where tho kinshiu
was temporarily repaired. The ship was
hzl aha et.s "A.
age was entirely wiped away.
The kinshiu Marn VAS held eismeless by
the court OF inquiry which examined into
tho collision. Capt Summers and Chief
OFFICER Lmpraik were Oh the bridge a, the
time Of the collision. and did all they
could TO prevent IL. They were both en-
tireiy exoaeratssi. The Nippon Yussn
Ksista have instituted proceedings
against the eoIiIsilnx steamer for damages
amounting To 81. on In gold
The kinsiilu Mars is in command of
Capt. f. J. Brown Oh thi- trip. Capt.
Brown was Ia Seattle last year SOM
snsnding the Tenshn siara and has many
friend~ herr. Capt Summers. who wss
In command OF the klnshiu on her hast
trip 10 this port. remained la Japan. pre-
.sumabIy 10 take charge OF the ne~ Nip
pom steamers Mr.. fApraik returned a.
chief officer and The mechanical depart
5s.eHt In, A. before, undrf The management
OF Chief Stnffa
The steamer left Kobe ON March and
had good weather until the itth when
there was fresh gale. accompanied by
Shaw. Or IN. following day there vas
NOR. wind. The ssa WAS 80 high that the
vessel was compelled 10 bay TO for ten
hours The steamer arrived At Port An
xeles on Tnesaay morning and was
brought here yesterday afternoon BY Pilot
David GilmauIl who went down the
straits on the Ksxaesi!ma Msfii bound Tor
japan. The steamer had fourteen steerage
passengers and fair cargo NJ freight.
consisting Of tea. rice. silk and mating
4 80, sso Are occurred OH the Kobe
water front shortly before the kinshiu
ieft. IL started Thursday, March /. in one
of the big pier easnpany's sheds. and be-
fore the Japanese fire brig ide Get tile
flames under control damage 10 the t~x-
tent pf I.o.oce yen had been done. The
cargues " thirteen large steamers which
has Jus. arrived ftors foreign ports were
stored in the sheds and werc To a large
extent entirely destroyed. over s.,s
hales OF Bee sy eostan went up In smoke.
Twelve OF tie conpanys sheds were de-
stfoyed. They were insured for sia@s.
There are three theories as To tn. origin ~
the fre, II was caused by lighted cigar.
or by defect Tn tho lighting arranxe nrEt
or by iusendtarism
The Kobe Chronicle IL somewhat worked
NJ over the proposed japanese relations
controlling Chinese and nonefreaty for.
eisnsrs. As regards the Chimes. the
Chrcnirie has no objection. bar In regHvd
TO European nnn-treasy foreigners II picks
sosne interesting nsws IN the regulation
thar the subjects ~ non-tresiy powers he
compelled 10 reside - reseri ell district
The Chronicle says IL has been sur
msssd fos long time that the Ifaps fess
would take steps 80 prevent any sssat In
fux 90 Chinese into the country when thu
nsw treaties came into operation az the
eoms~sasen os Chinese labor is greatly
dreaded s'ut u fsstrieston ~ The subjects
" all nnn-tr~sty pcwers To certain limit
after extra-tssritnrsallty Is abolished
seems a nlcsi exsrA>Tsiinsry proposal seS
ore. II attempted that yiii gis. Ire Jap
aHcsr Themselves immense srsuNie. Now
for ias aae~. Will british subjects fyasn
canada ard Australia ara .Aa ether colo
MES Nhl1h aaF. rat participated In tbs,
treaty he distinguished from british sub
tsets of he nsoahsY caAnssye WIZ ever..
foreigner ne compelled a. A. present 10
sreVessnS 81 tar inteFiet ~ order that ne
may nrcve hSis SELF ~ hr sbe Sub 3aes ~ .
treaty power NGH every Rrgtfsa sAAgs@s
have Ia bring proSf tAat Bis birthplace
Was - tee United k'rs,san, tssase as es,,
visssn a VisA- te srasa& OF ssStae IN the ~
terrier These AMI nAafhertAss earStboas
81 similar nAtUtV al. hsvr te BE ate-
xt4ed Il there H. awy stsesnps oa 80 aafs
% tA~ 3sfarese 20 tfscTtIEaata ases~ser
ths subt*yt- 30 the treaty ausi 'Ae urn
treaty powers. sud shslT decision Is Wkeis
fo involve - f1@ee uHts}ea - nitas<S - ~.
Gre csass 81 faT@ssnsss As 90 ths ether
4 appears - us ira Jagan 49, sus~g
ss%ss Injury 80 4eNst.stson art eessssvs in
sotsrA rs endless complications Il So. a..
tmats 10 retain remnants et former ~x
s.ertvrnr~s ~}1sle nousiHslsy safswfssx the
eeantrN oeen r. feFrsga exxtdtaes ana
'usNes. II an} sSsssSa e adopted ss4s D a.
sssl sAicA sac AsANE sgstsS has 4ffrads
rv7s,vea ts1e s@nestoa 81 the psIsy sasis,