The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-05-16
Foreign News of Local Interest.

NV YoRK, April 96-Several cases of leprosy
have been discovered in this city, and in the opin
ion Of medical authorities that disease is increas-
ing IN the United States. II is reported TO come
from different countries Two cases are in Black
wells Island Hospital. A physician there inform.
ed SO' reporter that leprosy is increasing at
such rate in the United States that the time is
not far distant when lepers will be confined IN
some isolated place. Among the secluded cases
now in the city is an American, who contracted
the disease in Honolulu and came to Philadelphia
for treatment.
CmCAso, April 25,-The Time, which has been
IN favor Of the Hawaiian Treaty, in discussing
the recent influx of Chinese. laborers from Hong
kong into Hawaii, thinks this wholesale impOrta-
tion Of slave labor is a strong argument IN favor
OF the abrOgatiOn of the treaty. The article says
Beyond this there is no menace of more peril to
the future welfare of the islands than in the rapid
influx of Asiatics. II is peril which Americans
VIII neither contemplate unconcernedly nor with
any disposition TO be passive agents of its in
crease" The Times advocates the employment
OF negroes for work on the sugar plantations as
follows: 81" II is hard 10 see any reason why the
American branch of that race whose members
make very bad Southern politicians, but would
make very good Hawaiian sugar CultlvatOrs,
should not be invited TO supply the urgent labor
market in Hawaii, unless it is that Chinese coolies
are cheaper and that is n reason Of which they
will not think in America.
WAsHSGToS, April 2S.-Secretary Folger has
appointed Special Agent A. X. Jingle. o. X. Spald-
ing Of Detroit, Mich, and John ;. Earlos, Secre-
tary of the Hayemeyer Sugar Refining Company
Of New York, Commission 10 visit San Francisco
and investigate the alleged fraudulent importation
OF Hawaiian sugars. The Commission has been
instructed 10 inquire particularly into the charges
preferred by Representative Belmont. This Com
mission Is a substitute for the one heretofore
designated, which was composed OF Special
Agents Chamberlain and Bingham.
WASHINGTON, April 3O.-Colonel Iaukea Of Ho-
nOlulu, sent by King Kalakaua TO attend the coro-
nation of the Car, Is with his Secretary, stopping
at the Grand Hotel. He said " We find that
Cinnamon who come TO our country without their
wives only wish TO make a certain sum of money
and then return to their country and spend IT,
This is not what we want. We desire permanent
settlers II the Chinese come with their wives we
are very willing 10 receive them
PmIADEIPHIA, May 1.-The new iron steamship
1iamesia will be launched Thursday next at the
yards of NJ. Cramp a Sons. The MrTiJas1, a sister
ship, which was launched on the 18th of March,
will start a trih trip next Saturday. Both YES
sells were built for the Oceanic Steamship Co. of
San Francisco and are intended for carrying pas.
sengers and freight between San-Francisco ard
the Sandwich Islands.
NV YoRk, May "A suit for $4,000 as dana
yes for the alienation Of his wifes affections is
begun by Eli johnson, the ell-knOwn temper
ance speaker of Brooklyn. against Henry A. Hig-
ley, prominent member of the Plymouth Church
and who is grain and provision broker of this
city. JohnsOn's wife, Mary G. johnson, Is also
well. known temperance worker and has been fOT
nine years President of the First Brooklyn
Woman's Temperance Union. She and her hus-
band recently had quarrel and separated. The
complaint, which served ON the defendant
Monday, sets forth that while the plaintiff was
away in Hawaii, defendant was unduly intimate
with his wife and alienated and destroyed her
affections for him.
NV YoRK, May 1.-The Hawaiian delegation to
Russia leave Tomorrow on the PGrOHid. After the
Cars coronation they return home via Suez.
Secretary Poor said to-day: We have no fears
of danger from dynamite during the coronation