The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-05
.f|ua,antine Officer Is Wanted at
the Port of Seattle.
- losr At PORT TOWNSEND
ene1nber Of Commerce Tokes Action
- the peIsy Of the YamaguchS-
Cnased states NaiI Aneete1-8asl-
eeaa Discrimination In Favor Of
4neoma "a He InvestiEateA-
otheP Work Of the Chamber.


~ important subject considered BY the
f4smber OF Commerce yesterday.
when tho Yamazuchi Maru, the Japan
exe mall steamship. arrived last week she
uns so unfortunate as TO reach Port
3pSusera about half an hour after sunset
According to the regulations Of the United
states quarantine service. she was he'd
N the port until after sunrise. or until
m next morning, before she cou.d be
emitted 90 proceed on her way TO this
mart. About an hour or 30 after the
Yzsnsgueni passed the quarantine. another
ysssei carrying a similar cargo arrived al
sua cleared again after few minutes
delsy l1y the quarantine officers.
In consequence the Yamasu.hi cargo
a. zsgk lost fts expected train connection
and was withheld from its ultimate East
eyn destination twenty -four hours longer
taau the actual arrival Of the vessel on
The American coast justified On the other
hand the second vessel which arrived at
Port Townsend seventeen hours behind the
Yamaxuchi got through the quarantine In
pseufy Of time 10 arrive ar Seattle and
ship il silk on the same train which car
yied the ramAxuchi cargo.
Besides al this, the United States mai.
carried upon the japanese vessel was de-
layed twenty-four hours.
Correston In Asked.
The entire subject was brought before the
Chamber Of Commerce at it's regular meet
.nx yesterday afternoon by a communica-
ton from Capt. Allen. of the Yamaguchi,
10 President Graves. I. was at once seen
10 be . matter Of commercial; Importance.
and the chamber promptly took action
lookae to the rectifscatioa of the situation
A visiting attendant at the meeing ex-
rsained that the difficulty Mas due TO the
iaet that quarantine regulations require
inspection Of all vessele during the day
Ii4ht because of the impossibisity OF de-
tecti-s certain diseases BY the artificial
isgnss ordinarily In use ON the sea. He
suggested that the only way 10 overcome
the difficulty would be to secure the APP
pointment OF quarantine officer at Sc
attic.
Resolutions were passed By the chamber
directing the secretary TO request the su-
psrintenGent OF the marine hospital service
to authorize a physician at Seattle to act
a. ouagarne Officer. Similar action was
taken BY tire chamber five years ago. but
esroamsfaEtlal reasons prevented the mar
he hospital from granting the request
Acting Secretary Prosch WIS also In
: sract-d to address the second assistant
postmaster general with reference 10 the
decay in the mail service caused by the
quarantine ana 10 request hts influence In
Srcatftk dFktbN tN INQUIRY tns AbfiAatiphs
Rail Dads Fnvorisg Tacoma.
Another matter Of local Importance con-
siaered By the chamber yesterday was GER
tain alleged determinations both In freight
and passenger rates By the o. r. Il ~
and the Nort.sera Pacific against Seattle
IN favor OF Tacoma The % L. & n.
was stated to bee selling through East
bound tickets via Portland cheaper from
Tacoma than from Seattle. the difference
Ia favor of Tacoma being even greater
BIZ water than by rail.
The Northern Pacific was alleged to Ne
wndins through freights especially those
10 Alaska. cheaper by wa of Tacoma
than by way OF Seattle
A further Investigation OF these repre-
ssutations was desired hs the chamber.
and the entire matter was referred 10 the
committee on transportation with instrac-
tons 10 report.
Merchant Marine Again.
The anti-imperia1istic league of Roston
got another cold reception for some of It's
Documents and communications The
chamber merely smiled when a letter from
the league requesting cooperation was
read The members had already gone on
record In the matter.
Enthusiasm for the merchant marine, on
the other hand carried through the meet
las a resolution lndersing the Hanna bill
now pending in congress for the encour-
agemsnt of the merchant marine. The
resolutions were those forwarded by Alex
anaar : Smith. OF the committee which
has undertaken 20 secure the popular in-
earsement OF the Hanna bill Fer few
moments the members Of the chamber
seemed disposed 90 withhold their indorse-
nasrt In view of the fact that the bill.
Includes subsidy Ii WAS thought that
some further investigation should be made
BY u committee before the chamber a,
large tack action In the end. however,
the resolutions prevailed. They were as
fellows.
Whereas, Ninety per cent of The i'm
ports ard exports of the United States are
carried In forelSa ships, whith annually
receive from taa people 81 NE tnitsf
states siam rs minated at $50. so watch
II taken nat ~ the country IN guid os its
equivalent and contributes To the employ
merit ~ aliens abroad. shs.e at tbr same
time ielstvtns car oNh people of ;Ae ON
Payment that sum would constantly give
II II asFN retained in the United States.
ard
- Whereas 4 nil has been introduced in
the senate ef the nitrd States lNo. 4
ae<sa as Hon VI \ fiaasi.t. ana in ;ne
heslse az representatives t\u. u Il N.3t.1
hy Aou : p Psyne. the purpose OF wnich
+ 81 restore So Alnes,i sza shlgrs fair share
- 9Nr farei&n carrying. IA tste snt That
tsss NissuVA ~ essi+si4sti may ne retained III
the AMteS St8tvs. gistDs employ Blasft ulissn
sur sayfns, osgT mines oar forests. our
sseiNfscs. In car shllN ards and Oh hsand
tas SHIPS. - osGr uun people. therefore
Dr. II
kss0iye,i Tat the Seattle chamber %
saasueeTs'e faVo.S r'&s adoption ~ senate
hA Nc. ae@t ana Mousse hta NJ II 81
3aiea aye h5vDt3cssi, at thV present session
81 sslnErvss. ara fC>H%.ff8sis ceGut sts saat
oNA az she senators and t4c representa-.
safSS Ee2u fasS STATE ia eauE reSs. 30 .aelr
sRassst 81 svs-ssTt rms - sss es ~ these Nfsis
- ~ tse interest 80 tt1@ avnn}s ~ ;ae eftiss
sltee ; Ates suA zoe IRE mere Adaa4atf
ssfsnse a. tae GaIlea
The Hurcau at Hiac.
s@Tnstalaw 90 tie terra tAt axhe =, es-
e@'siss e@T~a1 ~ mines IA tire executive
~Vs@ftass0t Vf tGv Rational government Aas
.@~F'' was revealed ssY letter forwarded
= sae <nAcaasr ay T. 2 Ssfrfta TIE letter
80 address ta NJ Smith Rs Director