The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-05

national correspondence, for Consul M'
kinleE, having become alarmed, has asked
for special instructions from Washington
This is the story as it was gathered from
Mrs. Mckinley, DIR. Lawlor and his broth
er..
LFPERs ON OUR STREETS.
| There is another. Honolulu lady residing
in San Francisco who can id a chapter tC
the story of Ieprosy. She has been absent
from the island for year, and was not a
little astonished when, short time ago
she met a young lady, the daughter of a
| Honolulu tradesman in the slreets of San
| Francisco. 1t had been currently reported
at Honolulu that the whole family had be
come infected with leperous poison. and
on the face of this young lady there was
plainly visible the tel1-tale brown spots
around the eyes, although face-powder
had been generously applied
How did you get here?" asked the
elder lady
'FOh, | was struggled aboard the schoon-
er at night time. On the next day, when
at sea, the Captain discovered that was
| sick and | was taken out of the cabin.
was treated very roughly, but was allowed
| to land"
The name of this unfortunate Young
lady is suppressed, because her affliction
| is certainly sad enough. She further
confided to the lady that the dis
ease was making seri.
GUS inroads into her system and that her
extermitleS We're becoming sore. 1t is not
| pleasant subject for reflection. that per
sons with SO dangerous and Infectious a
disease are walking at large in this city
There is second young lady in this city.
the daughter Of planter living in valley
in the neighberhood of Honolulu. who is
Il Al u
the man who left for Massachusetts is also
a remarkable one. He was discovered by
a Hawaiian native a year ago in a store on
Washington street, who saw at once that
he had leprosy. This mans name is
Charles Derby. For a year previous he
had kept photograph gallery on Third
street, near Market. The local physicians
were puzzled as to the nature OF his dis
ease But he himself knew only too well
what his affiiction was, for those who came
in contact with him state that he would
never touch anything with his bare hands,
always using paper rs a protecting cover
He had been forced to leave the islands on
pain of eing sent to Molokai. When he |
left San Francisco for the east the disease
had made much progress. His hands had |
swollen To double their natural size |!
These are "a few of the cases which have |
come to light since the matter has been |
talked about among the people who have |
had connection with the Hawaiian Islands |
The reporter who undertook to ascertain /
The truth of the many rumors interviewed |
a number of people, and from them he OBJ |
tanned statements, some of which, especi- |
ally those concerning the moral life of the |
are OF such nature as to make |
them wholly unfit for publication. That /
disease is caused by immortality. incestuous
"A I'll.
10 be admitted on all sides. All who were
naturally object to appearing
in print as authority for such shocking
as they made, for they do not
care to appear as disclosing matters which
arc open secrets at Honolulu Mrs Nc |
Hinley indeed was free to confess that her
husband had taken alarm and that he felt
he necessity of immediate action on the
part of the United States
THE LAzAR.
Another gentleman, who has been in
lose relations with DIR. Fitch. the Molokai
eper physician, referred the reporter to the
lies of the Honolulu papers.
You will see there he said, that the
government has just granted the privilege |
o a white leper on Molokai to issue mar
iage licenses in the colony. Think of it;
here are 500 human beings rottening
into their graves, who are al
owed to marry and bring forth children,
vho re born with leprosy on their brow;
oorn to die a purifying death. This col /
my of 500 is left alone to die without aid
II help for twenty-eight days of each
Month. The doctor visits them once a | t
lonth and then he stays two days He ! {
hen attends to 800 sick people Some G
me ago an attempt was made to appoint 4
resident physician, but it was not doneI S
nd the lepers are permitted to drag their q
oltening, purifying bodies over the Mo- |
1lkai rocks without aid, forsaken by friend I
nd foe, with nothing before them but a | 1
low, sure death. Can any one conceive b
nything as monstrously inhuman? There Z
re whites and natives-men, women and g
all ages. of all conditions, but
Il purifying, their limbs falling off 4
iece by piece, and not mefical man
ear, no one to alleviate their Y
Ifferings. to cheer them upand offer them 4
cup of water when their own hands shall ]
ave dropped off before they themselves Il
rop into eternal sleep. There is one q
person on the island and he is ?
Catholic priest who has made his attend !
nee labor of love Shortly after Christ
las the leper superintendent expressed Ills
ratitude for food and clothing sent them
these words: We have 68 BOYS and Ar
iris who were made happy by your Q
resent besides some women, who were v
saIIv in want DYING day by day and C