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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-13
SPREAD OF THE DISEASE.
So Far 1t Has Been Almost
Confined to the Island
Natives.
ONE WHITE MAN sUCCUMBED
Strict Regulations Adopted at This
Port to Shut Out Afflicted
Persons.

HONOLULU, HAWAII, Sept. 5, noon
Thirty-nine cases of cholera and twenty
nine deaths to 6 A. NJ. to-day tell the story
of the situation in Honolulu this morning
when the last official bulletin was sent out
bv the authorities. The weather is cloudy.
showery and unusually sultry, in fact just
the right sort of weather for the develop
ment of cholera germs.
But whether the epidemic is cholera or
not is a mooted question. The Govern
ment physicians say yes and the others are
non-committal. Those who favor the
negative theory rely on the fact that with
the exception of the case on the Benning-
ton, DO white man has yet been attacked
nor any negro, Chinese, Japanese or
Malays.
The rainfall for August was over three
inches in this city and about twenty at the
Pail, four miles up the mountains. This
amount has never been exceeded in the
twenty years the record has been kept
and only approximated in three, the aver
age being only L.41.
The amount of moisture in the air has
never equaled what it is now at this time
of the year, and has probably great deal
to do with the situation. A popularity of
the epidemic is that in nearly every case
the attack has followed the eating of raw
fish. This is the usual custom of the
natives of the lower classes, and many of
them not only eat it raw but alive. At
this time of the year there are several
kinds of fish which make their periodical
appearance. One of them is the weke or
red fish, whose advent is believed by the
natives to bring disaster. This fish made
its appearance about a month ago. 1t is
generally followed by the alaIona, a fish
highly priced by the natives; but these
have not made their appearance yet. There
is also another fish called moi, which
is three or four inches long. and
only comes once in three or four years.
This fish came in just before the epidemic
broke out and has been eaten in large
quantities.
To this and the young mullet which fill
every creek and river running into the sea
is attributed by many the present cpl
demic. There is quite large amount of
dysentery among the white residents, but
so far it has always yielded to treatmen Mt,
and is always to be expected at this time
of the year. Many blame the water in the
Nuuanu stream as the cause, and among
these is the doctor of the Bennington. The
bed of the stream runs by the place where
the Bennington was lying. Many claim
that Asiatic cholera never has been re-
specter of persons, and consequently any
disease which attacks natives only cannot
be cholera.
Following is the latest official bulletin
of the Board of Health: Number of cases
Cases reported to P. NJ. September 4, SO;
new cases to 6 A. NJ. September 5, 2. Total,
IS. Reported soon after taken sick, IA;
when dying, II; after death, 9. Living
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-13
BRAVE ACT OF A WOMAN,
Mrs. OlStrom Saved the Fast
Mail From DeStruC-
ton.
Discovering a Burning Bridge She
Ran Down the Track and Flagged
the Train.

CHEYENNE, WYo., Sept. IL. = Mrs.
Olstrom, wife of section foreman, saved
the westbound fast mail on the Union
Pacific from probable frightful wreck at
noon to-day, while at the section-house
near Wolcott Station.
Mrs. Olstrom discovered wooden bridge
spanning gully crossed by the track to
be on rire. The fast mail, nearly one hour
late, was approaching at high rate of
speed to make up the lost time.
Mrs. Olstrom ran down the track and
tagged the train. 1t was stopped within
thirty feet from the burning bridge.
The train was made up of two mailcars,
day coach and Pullman sleeper, and
was followed by the westbound overland
flyer and fast freight. The bridge tim
bers were burned away to such an extent
that the train would have carried down
the bridge had it run to it.
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and the other, an old man, died of exhaustion
four days later. One young Cinnamon became
sick the third day after landing and died the
following day. All the cases presented the
symptoms of gastro-enteritis and were consid-
cred cholera morbus. No other suspicious
cases have developed since the last which died
August 16. Five cases of cholera morbus, with
one death, have developed in Iwilei since Sun
day, the 18th. WILLIAM o. SMITH
President Board of Health.
On the 22d the board published its first
notice regarding the epidemic, which, un-
fortunately, he's been followed by many
others. 1t required citizens generally to
put drains, cesspools, privy vaults and
other receptacles of refuse in good sani-
tary condition; to have all garbage and
other decaying refuse promptly removed,
and all sources of noxious smells dis
infected.
At subsequent meeting of the board on
the same day, to hear the report of the
physicians carrying on experiments to de-
termine the character of the disease caus-
ing the death of the natives in Iwilei dis
trict, Doctors Day, Meyers, Herbert and
Wood reported they had found the true
bacilii of Asiatic cholera. 1t was at once
decided to thoroughly disinfect the entire
city, for which purpose it was divided into
ten districts. Ten doctors volunteered to
take charge. and with assistants fur
nished by the board and details of police
the work of disinfecting was commenced
as rapidly as possible. The sanitary con-
dition of every house throughout the city
was looked into during the following two
days, and, whether good or bad, was DIS
infected under the directions of the
physicians.
Very little cause of complaint was found
among the houses inhabited by white
people; the quarters occupied by the
natives and Japanese were comparatively
clean, but everywhere about the dwellings
of the Chinese the greatest filth was dis
covered. Especially was this the case with
the Chinese restaurants. All the restau-
rants and hotels in the city are either
owned or run by Chinese. Instances were
unearthed where the privy vaults were
actually in the kitchens, and where the
vacant space under the houses was used to
keep chickens and ducks. These were all
cleaned out and disinfected, and some
forty or fifty Celestials arrested for violat-
ing the rules of sanitation. The Govern
ment purchased large quantities of disin-
fectants, including every barrel of lime
that was for sale, the price of the latter
article going up to $5 per barrel. For
tunately the three large drugstores had a
heavy stock on hand, and have received
three shipments since, so little trouble is
apprehended on that score.
The Board of Health had 100 men en-
oo oad IN this work hesIdes q Ia roe mn m he p
of police.
Lono, the native taken sick on Nuuanu
street, died on Wednesday night, the 21st
The body was thoroughly disinfected and
buried soon afterward.
There were no further developments on
the 23d, and everybody was hopeful that
the disease had been checked. The Mon
oval arrived off port at A. M. and an
chored off port. 1t was not expected that
she would come up to the wharf, but every
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-13
GREAT FLOODS IN KANSAS.
Much Damage Caused 6y the Worst Storm
in Years.

Much Damage Caused 6y the Worst Storm,
in Years.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept. 12.-Passen-
gers arriving here to-day who were tied up
by the washouts in the storm-swept dis
tricts of Kansas report that they never saw
so m uch water fall at one time as came
down there Sunday. It was cloudburst,
accompanied by wind, and hail that was as
large as walnuts, some stones the size of a
goose egg strewing the earth. For many
miles the fields are perfect sea of water.
Houses are surrounded by water, and
the farmers are going about on RATS
rudely constructed. The hail did much
damage to windows and crops, but the lat
ter is not hurt to any great extent because
of their m atured condition. Only the low
corn where the ears are under water, will
be injured.
FREDONIA, KANs., Sept. IA fierce
rain, accompanied by high wind, began
here at 6 o'clock last night and continued
most of the night, flooding this locality as
was never before known. Fall River is
overfo wing the bottoms as on July %,
1889.
The passenger trains on the st. Louis
and San Francisco and Missouri Pacific
Santa Fe tracks are washed out. The fair
grounds and track are from two to four
feet under water, and the fair, which was
to have begun tomorrow, now has been
declared off.
The city is without fire protection, the
water works at the river being entirely
submerged and in twenty-four hours the
city may be without water from the reser-
voir. The river is still rising and corps
of men are now at work making boats to
rescue several families in the river bot
toms.
YATES CENTER, KANs.. Sept. 12.-Six
inches of rain fell In this county Sunday
night, and is the heaviest ever recorded
here. At Piqua, Miss, Mary Riley was
struck by lightning and killed and five
other persons seriously injured. Many
bridges were washed away and much hay
and grain destroyed.
BURLINGTON, KANs., Sept. 12.-The
Neosho River here is bankfull from the
terrific storm of last night, when five
inches of water fell. Northwest of here
houses and barns were blown down and
orchards badly damaged. The storm was
the worst known in this section for years.
WEBB CITY, Mo-, Sept. I2.-The rain
storm of last night was the heaviest ever
known here, and the damage caused by it
will reach 100000.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-13
FOUND CAPS|zED At SEA,
Startling News Received at
San Diego Regarding the
AlCalde.
Seen Bottom Up Between Redondo
and Catalina Island-Her
Crew Missing.

SAN DIEGO, CAL. Sept 12.-Private ad-
vices received to-day gave news of the
finding of the schooner Alcalde. Captain
AL Holbrook, some days ago at sea, be-
tween Redondo and Catalina Island. The
vessel was bottom side up, and from all
that could be learned it appeared that
Captain Holbrook and ]. M. Rohm of this
city had been drowned.
The Alcaide left this port two or three
months ago to make trips between Re-
dondo and Catalina, and Rohm accom-
panied Cnptain Holbrook as assistant.
Rohm was printer by trade.
Captain Holbrook was one of the best
known sailors along the water front here,
and those who know him are disinclined to
credit the story that the vessel was lost
through any carelessness or lack OF skill
on his part.
No particulars could be learned tonight
and it may be the men reached shore.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-13
Los ANGELES MURDERS,
A ColOred Man Plans to Poison
a Porter Whose Job He
Wants.
The Miscarriage Of His Scheme
Results in Double Tragedy.
He Confesses.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Sept. PA
colored man left bottle at the baggage
room of the Santa Fe depot on Downey
avenue last night, with instructions to
give it to the colored porter on sleeping
car. 1t was supposed to contain wine.
The train did not stop, and two men, w.
J. Thompson and .. L. Martin, who were
working in quarry, opened the bottle and
drank about quarter OF the contents.
They were soon taken with violent cramps,
and both died at 10 o'clock last night.
DR.. Hancock, who attended one of the
men, and DIR. Wing who attended the
other, say that it contained strychnine.
Morton is married man, with family
living at Santa Monica.
The all-absorbing topic of conversation
on the streets to-day was the terrible
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-13
DUKE OF ALBA'S TITLES.
Many Handles May Be Afired to the
V1sitOT'S Name.

VIsitor's Name.
NEW YORK, NY, Sept 1.-THE Duke
of Alba is making his American acquaint-
ances another visit. He arrived here on
Friday on the Lucania, with the intention
of attending the yacht races and spending
some time in the fashionable suburbs.
The Duke is personal friend of James J..
Van Allen, with whom he has gone the
rounds of the fashionable American water
ing places on former occasions. He has
such a long name that it is said he cannot
remember it all himself His first
name is Don Carlos Maria Stuart Fitz-
James Portocarreroy Balafo. Then he is
also Duke of Berwick, Duke of Alba
Tonnes, Duke of Lyra, Duke of Oliveres,
Duke of Penaranda and Duke of Huescar,
in addition to which he is nine times a
grandee of the first class of Spain, twelve
times a marquis and fourteen times a
count.
He is usually called the Duke of Alba,
but he wishes his intimate friends to call
him Carlitos. The Duke has in his veins
a confusing mixture of the royal blood of
Spain, France and England. He is the
nephew of the ex-Empress Eugene
During the second French empire the
Duke was great favorite with Napoleon
III. He has also in him the blood of the
Stuarts. The Duke is married, but the
Duchess seldom leaves her estate in Spain.
When the Duke of Alba travels his house
hold is a miniature court.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-13
through it and attend to any new cases on

the spot.
At this date there was no sickness among
the quarantined Chinese, but an embargo
was placed on the taking of the freight of
the Belgic from the custom-house. Most
of this had been already passed, however,
and distributed not only through the City,
but shipped to the other islands by Chi
nese importers here.
On Thursday, the 22d, second special
meeting of the Board of Health was held,
at which al the physicians in the city
were invited to attend. Twelve of these
did so, besides Ministers King and Hatch,
several Senators and others. President
Smith said it was desired to definitely as
certain what the disease was. Two new
cases had been reported-one woman at
Jwilei and the other a man who had gone
from that district to a house on Nuuanu
street, where he had been taken sick on
Wednesday morning.
After general discussion it was decided
to treat the disease as if it was cholera and
to use every precaution.
The steamship Monowai being due from
the colonies the Board of Health made the
following official statement to United
States Consul-General Ellis Mills:
HONOLULU, August 81, 1895.
The steamer Belgic arrived at this port 1115
days from Yokohama, having on board for this
port 53S Chinese immigrants. She reported
three deaths on the voyage, giving as causes of
death pneumonia in one cause and heart dis
ease in two. The Chinese were landed in quar-
antine, one man being sick with gastro-intes-
tinal disturbance at the time. He died the
day after being landed. Two other cases of
gastro-intestina1 ga disturbance deyeloned the
day the first man died. OF these one recovered
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-13
Wedding at Santa Rosa.

SANTA ROSA, CAL, Sept. PA nota-
BILE wedding took place Wednesday morn
ing at the palatial residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Marshall on Second street.
The contracting parties were James Gill
bert Marshall, manager of the Marshall
interests at Marshalls, Marin County, and
Miss Susan Mitchell. The Rev. William
Martin of the First Congregational Church
lunch was served at the close, to which
only the intimate friends of both parties
were invited. The presents were costly
and numerous. The happy couple left on
the afternoon train for their Marin County
residence.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-13

the jail and about the railroad depot, from
sickness which showed symptoms of
Asiatic cholera. DR.. Murray, who attended
the case, stated that he first saw the
woman on Sunday night ana she died
early Monday morning. The same day
another woman living in the house was
taken with the same symptoms. He had
called in his partner, DR.. Brodie, for con-
sultation. and both agreed that the cases
should be reported as showing strong
symptoms of Asiatic cholera.
The Board of Health consists of
four physicians, four merchants and the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-13
WILL FILED At SANTA ROSA.

It Disp0ses Of The 100000 Estate LEFT 6y
John b. Hyatt.
SANTA ROSA, CAL, Sept. 12.-The will
of John B. Hyatt, who recently died near
Cloverdale, and petition for letters testa-
mentary regarding the estate were filed to-
day with the County Clerk. The estate is
valued at $50, 600 and is left to his wife, two
sisters and half-sister. all of whom live
in San Francisco. Mrs. Emily Preston of
Prestonville and J. L. Patterson of ST.
Charles, Miss, also receive small bequests.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-13
Passed BOGUS Checks.

PETALUMA, CAL, Sept. IA few days
ago man named Smith passed bogus
caeck on P. Sweed. a merchant here, and
to-day it was discovered that second had
been passed on Hale Bros. & Co. The
checks rurported to have been signed by
George w. McNear, the San Francisco
wheat broker, and were for SIG each.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-13
The 500 Ship Canal.

sAULT STE. MARIE, MICH, Sept. H.
The public opening of the Canadian 500
ship canal took place this morning, the
first boat locking through being the steam
barge Uganda, belonging to McBrier, Erie,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-13
Dredatna Petalun.a Creek.

PETALUMA, CAL, Sept. 12.-The Gov
eminent dredger began work on Petaluma
Creek few days ago and is creeping slow
ly up the creek.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-13
To celebrate s,ciss Independence.

PETALUMA, CAL, Sept. 12.-Swiss in
dependence will be celebrated at Olema on
September 20 with picnic and grand ball.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-13

Pa, down bound Other boats followed.
The locks are operating satisfactorily.
The depth of water is twenty-three feet at
the lower level
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1895-09-19


A fellow who couldn't spare a dolh,r
for his home paper, sent 20 cents to a
down east Yankee to find out how to
raise beets. lie got this reply: Take
hold Of the top and pull"--Ex.
Tomorrow the Rio Grande Western
will run a grand black bass excursion to
Geneva from Salt Lake. The excursion
train will make half hours stop az the
sugar factory to allow the eScursionists
to 90 through the factory.
While at his work sharpening knives
at the sugar factory last Friday George
Van Alstinc bad the misfortune to get a
Jew particles OF steel IA his left eye and
for a couple OF days he was troubled by
the Irritating pain before he could get
the small irritaters removed.
The Peoples Cooperative Institution
have just received their immense line
Of fall and winter clothing They are
easily the most beautiful patterns ever
offered to the people Of Lehi our
mems suits: Grades which sold last
season for IS. 80 and SO we can offer
much nnor finished Tor 80 SO and S7is.
Our artistic line Of high grade suits
which we offer for $l2 are models Of
style and Gni-h.
Apollis Thomas Is rapidly recovering
from the injuries received at the Mann
moth mine at Mammoth last Thursday
morning. ltseems that at the time Of
the accident, m the men were
changing shlfl and Thomas had got in
the cage and signalled TO be raised.
Someone must have called TO him aud
he sgnalled to the engineer TO stopat
the same time putting his head out in
order TO sec who had called 10 him from
the level below. The result was his
head became caught between the top o.
the level and the door OF the cage
severely bruising the head, breakila the
jaw bone on the left side and cutting a
piece from the palate.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1895-09-19

Money made here reans money spent
here. Forty ono employees engaged in
putting up the new high grade Three
Crown Baking Powder, spices, etc. for
Hewlett Bros Cans, boxes, labels, etc
are also made al home by other work
men.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1895-09-19

Parks Sure Cure is a positive specific
in all diseases OF the Liver and kidneys
By removing the uric acid in the blood
il cures Rheumatism. 8. b. 9asiord, Of
Carriage, s. Dake., says; ~ believe
Parks Sure Cure excels all other medi-
sines for Rheumatism and Urinary dis
.'dsrs." Sold by D. y. Ellinzson.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1895-09-19
EDUCATIONAL BULLETIN

Thousands Of citizens OF Utah and vicinity have M The Of
enthua that sweeping the land the Home
University League based on Tic Desere News Edition Of o
pedia Britannica Have you joined it, mot you shouu s a
the Deseret News Educational Headquarters 2I7 aa street. M
lie CiJ for particulars atOnce.
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tsverif,ements IN the eslunn rseniv cents per
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The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1895-09-19

Marshal Karen arrested three
Pleasant Grove boys Friday night for
being drunk and disturbing the peace.
They mad a hearing Saturday morning
and one was fined IS and the other two
tS each. They went to Jail until san
day morning when they managed to
raise the amount OF their fine.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-04-11
A DINNER IN KOREA.
1t Is Ceremonial That Extends Through
the Entire Day.

1t Is a Ceremonial That Extends Through
the Entire Day.
"Korea, the country which caused all
the trouble between China and Japan,
has many queer social customs" said
J. A. Morrill,, land l remember going
to banquet given by member of the
foreign Office there, which, in many re-
spects, was quite unique The guests
arrived long before the dinner hour, for
in Korea an affair of this kind lasts all
day, and were ushered into pavilion
adjacent to the one in which the dinner
was to bo served. After several half
hours had been whiled away in smoking
and in conversation the dinner was at
last announced, and we wore summoned
into the other hall.
''As soon aslwe had entered the off,
cials began to divest themselves of some
of their clothing, for parts of natives
wearing apparel seriously incommode
him in taking food. We took our places
at large rectangular table, which was
hoaped with food of all kinds in brazen
dishes of hemispherioal shape For the
first course we had soup and sui. which
is a kind of wine, and for the second the
walters handed around some of the 9th
er dishes which stood on the table.
These contained meats of various kinds
beef, pork and fried fish cut in thin
yellow slices. At this juncture there en-
tered several Korean singing girls, clad
in the gaudiest costumes, and whose
business it was to make themselves gen.
orally agreeable when at banquet, for
they constitute all the female society
that there is in that country. Their sing
ing was not what an American would
call, good, nor was their dancing, but
their conversation and presence certain
ly added zest to the occasion.
'Long as it is, Korean banquet
eventually comes to an end, and this
one closed with decoction of pear juice
colored crimson and spiced with pine
nuts. This we slipped at our leisure,
while the attendants lighted pipes for
u.s. After watching the performances Of
the singing girls we summoned our
chairs and were carried to our various
home, I at least feeling much wiser by
having participated in one Of the queer
customs of queer people. st. Louis
Globe Democrat.