, 1880-04-04
T;EPROSY.
UNSUCCESSFUL Hunt for 1t Among
on' The Chinese.
r,,tb ..ud opium-smoking, but No
Rn'a WI Tomen and No Sickness


As" dss' t6s subject Of Cinnamon ;,oonssad ana sa
ingnsh bs,a labor in Chicago was 1isn diseu1sd Sed
nese cneap attpr The moon-eyed Monaghan an naa
in, sna a. M ta1el for his faults' resolauoir,
been duis ~ ~. already been published III
which nus has vas passed setting 1or1h
TEE thl9e. .sornoration known as me
that 1oe CIV Companies were dlstllo.
cnlneSs tbe San Francisco ..tial vn,na,vhr nyin-
udns ,no,,g m the larger Eastern eiaes' @ WY. p,l
peo1,s, aH rhicaso, St. Louis, and new lotn.
cipalls e4 y rhInese we're afflicted with ieprosy,
tla1 ns ne thew. therefore, denlandca oi 'ns s
and tan 4ssr .s'' they instruct the Board OF
Counch - 10 reep close watch OF. the Chinese
Health " ths n city and quarantine against
entering .'ah % course seems NECESSARY 10 the
men thst citizens *may be protectea Ho t,;a da t
ent eut,son,a w, contagions gelfnaae ~ ~''''.
l"dad lo"sd md seryile race. l.. .,ouor
e1aus al:s ~eso1ution was forwaroeu ~ MAyo-
Ihs ..an IRON rom whom Health-C Commissioner
Hat1lsoa, 1M ,raceiyed copy of it Friday, WINCH
ls.;ded ~ him upon making o,,.,
oee4oeu OF TIE CHINESE QoAh-
AZ TERS -.
- : +,o following day. Accordingly yes.e.
day. morning tne eo ,1a-,.; and a TRu-
nanied By Health4Ollcer ue1n ~ a,,,nhar of
pa .nr reporter, paid visit to q nunoel "
cs;.oss csn 90 1anndries on Clark street.
mha t,rst place called at was oahl Nns
. s,s tae xamblned laundry and notion store ~
70 E ass Clark street Sam was at nome, ou'
~. ~ 49, N he in very disagrecable and IN
p1Qseu ~ s~a,,o IF mind. and it was not un-
hosp''"soss .,a,,r nlain talking had been done
til some se1y t t-,,;ttoL tho visitors to in
that he soAelu. pot ,ee The atmosphere of the
spect lAe p9;n~ r. had not yet occurred
place was snnu n,Ts that the day was very
to the oceupatttts a tto saasnn of the year, and no
warm ole ~ e,, u nnaned since nighttime to
WINDOW M ~ nocrnr1aI cxllalations and to let
carry on in,a eh1 anril breezes. The air was
IN me oamiS o.nni,,1r..I with the smell Of opium,
heavily ~ aroma Of the fresllly-slnoked drug,
-noi Me ea1o mo etnrch remaining from the ILL
but the stale s.Sn'n ~ nvennr before -minglilg
dulgenGfs ~ roc @ the scent of outlandish cook
with WniGGh e. 10. tr,;nr ndor Of m oyercrowded
Ing anu a..oe4;iatad III e fed-cllamber. Despite the
sao unsenf - nzona sam and two assist
ants Nen Nae,.od M frnm the shirts they were
ana onls ,otnc cast Indignant glances at the
snlnng aa ap +hev invaded the privacy OF their
la;nc v1slgla a. snaTtments and the westinghouse
IN TIL. rear premises. He1e, ~ ~ o. ~ I.o ~
niaces visited, the bedroom was ioulG !; " r ue
narrow, contracted SPACE, So nia'ny ~ ,a,t If
tanned and partitloned on rom .nf ie5' 40 10
tae pleiAlses ass;hia Ma amo,,nt uf fresh air. Tie
smati!ess poo1 po7n .,.,s yery dirty, and its back
Nas1a NEs3a,f benI.ad mt 1lnf,n q damp and dlngy
area where cabbage leaves, t1.cts, ~ tn ,aanIi, MY
other kitchen garbage were pl1eo " 1ne oep'n
of some inches.
At ZAP wAH's LAUNDRY,
.o,,n,a of doors further south. the front
paeiuIs sa, yoo1n IN the rear presented scene OF
snna1or and filth disgusting to look at The
Teer If a thousand washings was upon the
wai1 iioor. and ceiling, upon tubs full OF the
f;lthiast water and upon the superannuated
cooEinr.stoye, From the tubs rail lengthy
1xnoden sp1ut which ended over large open
snare in The centre Of the floor, under which
VAT Was the " catch-basin. from whose depths arose
nv al seyer-gas, There had been once q
rnyar ~ tn this h0le. but its sanitary Office not
hpsnr annreciated by the tenants, It had long
arm 1isapnesred,
At each Of the places visited a search was
made for the opium smoking den which Is
KNOWN to exist on Clark street. The opium
piDe lamp and the tiny bottle of the drug
were found In each Of the places, but the oc-
cupants vowed that they did not use them
tlat they belonged to one who had given up
the habit months before. At Man Sings
Investigating party had the good luck. tc
catch the Celestial occupants in a hospltable
and unsuspicious frame Of mind, and when
an intimation was made By one Of the party
that -.
BE WANTED a SMOKE
be was mot1oned in the direction or gaudt
!y-curt3lned chamber, IN which, reclining
was found middle-agcd Mongolian in the