The record-union., 1891-01-18
KING KALAKsAUA.
Me is Sick at His apartments at the
Palace Hotel.

EMO Is SICK ut ms - lJstFlbltnls5 inc
Palace Hotel.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. liking Kala-
kaua is sick in his apartments i'll the
Palace Hotel, and is attended by two ply
sicians. Colonel Macfarlane, Chamber
lain to King Kalallaua, is also sick at his
apartments at the Palace. The latter,
who has just risen, granted a brief inter
view this afternoon TO respond to ques-
tions concerning the health OF the King.
He said that the King has been very sick.
lie caught cold at Santa Barbara during
long drive of fourteen miles, and he
was sick when he returned to San Fran
cisco. The precise ailment is kidney
trouble, with which King kalakaua was
suffering when he left Honolulu. He
undertook the trip to California to re-
cover, but his trouble has now returned.
He has been attended for some days by
Fleet Surgeon George Woods OF the
Charleston and DR.. Woods of San Fran
cisco. 1T seems to be no longer a secret"
said Colonel Macfarlane, that his Mai
esty's trouble is a mild form of Bright's
disease, although he has suffered no in
convenience from ii up to this time. He
caught a severe cold and the disease has
become aggravated thereby. He was
compelled to place himself under the best
medical treatment. He has steadily been
growing worse since his return from
Santa Barbara, and he grew so much
weaker after every effort to get out to at
tend entertainments given in his honor
that he has found 1t necessary to cancel
all engagements for the time being. The
physicians have ordered him to take abSo-
lutte rest, and they claim they will have
him entirely well in short time, as the
trouble has made no serious threads yet
on his constitution.
Barring this kidney trouble" con-
tinued Colonel Macfarlane, ''the King is
organically sound in every way, and
there is no trouble to cause serious alarm.
But while he has not at any time been
dangerously i'll, any neglect of his pres
ent trouble might bring about serious
complications in his system. He attended
the Masonic entertainment of the Mystic
Shrine last Wednesday evening, as great
preparations had been made for his ini-
tiation, he having reached the highest
Masonic degree, the thirty-third He
rose out of his sick bed, contrary to the
advice of his physicians, rather than dis
to be in attendance. The effort seemed to
have been too much, and he suffered u
serious relapse the following day. When
His Majesty left Honolulu he contem-
plated stay of five or six weeks in Cali
fornia and he is now about ready to re-
turn home. As the cruiser Charleston
has been placed at his disposal by the
United States Government for the return
voyage, he will, as soon as his health is
sufficiently recovered, embark for Homo
lulu. The return trip will probably begin
about the end of this month. The Charles
ton is now docl>ed at Mare Island. She
will be down next week to take on coal
and supplies. Admiral Brown will then
place her at the disposal of the King and
after few days she will sail"
TRANsCONTINENTAL ASSOCIATION.
Nothing Done at the Meeting at san
Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. I7.-The mem
bers of the TranscontinentaI Passenger
Association reassembled at the Palace
Hotel in Parlor A at 10 O'clock this fore
noon. The association was deprived OF
its official head by the departure last
evening of Commissioner James Smith,
the new Commissioner not having arrived
yet to assume the duties of his position
Mr.. White, representing the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe system, was pres
ent. He was due yesterday, but failed
to arrive, and the adjournment until to-
day was largely brought about by his alb
sence.
The meeting this forenoon lasted some
time. When il was over the railroad men
who had attended declared that nothing
had been done, and that the association
had adjourned to meet IN Chicago on the
26til inst. 1t was fairly well understood
yesterday that little chance existed of any
action being taken. The meeting at Chi
cago yesterday was watched here with
close interest. The press dispatches this
morning brought the information that
nothing had been accomplished there,
and that some transcontinental lines had
totally ignored the meeting.
Local railroad men to-day. therefore.
entertained the hope that the Presidents
combination would come to nothing. But
if nothing is done at Chicago, the Trans
continental Association remains in full
yigor and may take some action. The
railroad situation is considered TO be de-
cidedly complex just at this time.
The visiting railroad men devoted this
afternoon to pleasuring. They will prob
ably all depart tomorrow for the East TO
get matters in shape for the Chicago meet
ing.