The San Francisco call., 1899-07-09
NIPPON MARU
COT A CLEAN
BILL Of HEALTH
The Much Fumigated
Steamer Departs.
INSANE JAPANESE SENT HOME
OREGON BOYS WILL NOT BE
GIVEN LUNCHEON.
Nothing Certain About the Arrival of
the Regiment-The Steamer Del
Norte Gets In From
Dutch Harbor.

The Togo Kisen Kaisha's steamer Nip
pom Maru sailed for the Orient yesterday.
Every ounce of cargo she could carry was
packed aboard, but there were very few
passengers. The buboniC plague scare was
responsible, as nearly all the travellers
who had booked to sail on the steamer
went by other vessels. Three tugs went
to the Angel Island Quarantine Station
with the Nippon Maru, and while one or
them took the temporary crew off the
mail boat the others brought the old
crew from the quarantine station. AS
soon this was accomplished the
steamer went to sea. The officers and
men, who had been in quarantine for
eleven days, are not likely to forget TINS
particular voyage to San Francisco. Inc
cabin and steerage passengers who came
from China and Japan on the vessel Will
be released next Wednesday.
The entering and clearing of the Nippon
Maru were made early, by the courtesy
of the customs authorities. AS Captain
Allen was in quarantine, it was impossible
for him to go to the Custom house, so a
Custom-houSe officer was sent TO him. In
this way he made the usual declarations
when the ship was entered, and after the
papers had been fumigated they were
given TO the officer on the revenue cutter
and the Nippon Maru went TO the dock.
In the same way a Custom-house officer
went to Angel Island yesterday and
cleared the ship, leaving the papers with
(
Honolulu next week her papers Will be all
! regular and she will be able to present a
! clean bill Of health.
! Before the vessel left the Mail dock
| number of insane Japanese were put
aboard. They were brought from the
various aSylumS throughout the State,
and the practice of sending a few by each
/ japanese steamer will be continued until
/ all the mentally affected Japanese in Cali
fornia have been sent home. The Nippon
Maru only took away eight cabin paSSen-
/ 10 wi 10 p a
! lulu than usual, as there are over 500 tons
! of freight TO put out which could not be
I delivered on the upward run owing to the
/ quarantine.
The America Maru, due here on the
11th inst, Will be five days late. She also
has been quarantined at Nagasaki 1t is
/ to be hoped that she will not repeat the
! experience of the Nippon Maru.
/ The people who are desirous of giving
! a reception to the Oregon boys are in a
quandary. In the first place, they do not
know what hour of the day or night the
transports will get in, and in the second
! place they do not know how long they
will remain when they do arrive. 1t was
/ the intention OF the ladies of the Red
( Cross Society TO give them a reception
and lunch in the ferry depot, but the
! Newport and Ohio may get in at night or
late in the afteTnOn that scheme had to
/ be abandoned A number of tugs will go
out to the VeSeSlS If they arrive during
the day. but nothing has been arranged
I for If they come in at night. Should
! they be sighted at any time between sun
/
/ Planning Mills will be blown for five min
utes. Then when the transports are pass
ing in through the heads, probably half
an hour after the first signal, the siren
will be sounded again, and will continue
sounding until the steamers are anchored.
The Governor and Mayor and a delega-
/ tion from the Native Sons will then go
1 aboard and welcome the Oregon boys on
4 their safe return from the war. The
{ chances seem to be against a parade of
/ the regiment. The men will be Just off a
! long sea voyage and will be in no humor
for a march over the cobblestones, but If
( their officers elect TO turn them out Cen
/ eral Shafter has no objection.
/ The North American Commercial Com
/ pany's chartered steamer Del Norte ar
/ rived from Dutch Harbor yesterday with
/ sixteen carpenters who have been at work
I on the company's river steamers for some
/ time past. Dr. r. 3. Chapman, who has
been looking after the health OF the peo-
/ pie on St. Paul Island for a year past also
came down on the Del N9rte. Captain
! Allen reports the arrival of the steamer
! Homer at Dutch HarbOT en- route for St.
/ Michael and Cape Nome. She was six
| teen days making the run up from San
/ Francisco The Del Norte made two trips
to the Seal Islands and Captain Allen re-
/ ports that not nearly as many seal as
| usual were at the rookeries this season.
Navigation TO St. Michael had just
Dutch Harbor. The first boat down with
! passengers from Cape Nome will be the
Roanoke. The steamer Umatllla, which
sails from here on the 18th inst, will con-
return trip to St. Michael and Cape
| Nome.
The following vessels Of the Alaska
! Packers fleet have been reported at Bris1
/ Invincible, Bohemia, CoryPhene, Nicholas
/ Thavcr, Merom w. w. Case, Willie r.
| Hume. Premier Prosper, Thistle. Wig
wan and President