The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-25
PUBLIC FUNDS CRAMPED TO THE
TUNE OF TWO HUNDRED THOU
SAND DOLLARS.
JAPANESE MUCH EXCITED.
They CLAIM THAT THE DOLE GOV
ERNMENT DISSEMINATED
AGAINST THEM.

HONOLULU. HAWAII, Oct. LIT is
twenty-nine davs since the cholera cpl
demic ended and fifteen days since the
last one OF three later scattering cases.
Nearly every restriction caused by the pes
thence has been removed by the Board of
Health. A few slight precautions are still
continued for few days longer. Bathing
and fishing in the harbor and in Nuuanu
stream are still prohibited, some doubt
being felt whether any germs may not lin
ger there.
While the seamen of the coasters are
again allowed the freedom of the shore in
Honolulu, they are not to 60 inland at the
outer ports, in Difference TO the fears of
residents there. Second-class passengers
will have their clothing fumigated, there
being q possibility of infection in native
clothing. Scholars from infected districts
are now free to attend the public schools.
Preparations are nearly complete for ex-
cavaJing the mud flats at the head of the
harbor and filling the swamp above the
railway station. Nuuanu stream is to be
Strengthened and Smiths bridge moved
westward.
The Council has appropriated $25, 600
more for expenses of pestilence, making
$4,000 in all. This will cover the cost of a
fumigating plant yet TO arrive. This, with
the cost of the Instruction, makes nearly
100000 extra expense this year and some
what cramps the public finances.
Henry Smith, clerk of the Supreme
Court, has been commissioned from Vic
toria, B. c., to take testimony in the
famous suit of Cranstoun and Muller, two
men deported last February from Homo
lulu TO Victoria. The suit is against the
steamship Warrimoo, but the Hawaiian
Government is the responsible defendant.
They claim SOC, 900 damages apiece. Com
missioner Smith has notified all concerned
TO appear before him October Is. Besides
the Marshal, eight witnesses are sum-
mOned who We're connected with the
Police Department. The Government
claims to have abundant evidence to prove
the completely of Cranstoun and Muller in
the Instruction. An attorney, sent down
from Victoria to look after the case, failed
to land early in August, after cholera ap-
peaTed here, and was carried on to Sgd
ney. He may return in time for the trial.
Cranstoun and Muller will be represented
by 10 cal attorney.
The case of Y. Y. Ashford is assuming
an interesting phase. Ashford was con-
y
son, but soon after pardoned on cond ition
of exile, being in i'll health. The British
Government, on reviewing the evidence at
trial. expressed the opinion that he was
convicted on insufficient testimony, the
chief witness against him being an accom-
plice, Sam NowIein. the military leader of
the insurgents, and zorro borative testi-
mony being slender. piece of evidence
Nv 2, Il.
ford's appointment by the ex-Queen
TO be Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court, which was fully attested by docu-
mentary evidence. Liliuokalani issued such
a commission to Ashford last December in
the face OF the fact that he had recently
been her grossest defamer before Mr..
Blount. This commission was universally
regarded by the public as the price of Ash
ford's helping the ex-Queen with his
military experience. But the military
commission threw out that piece of evil
dence on the ground that Ashford
knowledge of his being so commissioned
had not been proved. A new feature in
his case has now arisen by the Govern
ment having secured the fullest testimony
as to Ashford'5 completely from a person
in the closest intimacy with him. AS
H. b. NJ. commissioner haWes mas only
just been informed of this, particulars can
not now be obtained.
Much excitement prevails among the
japanese of Honolulu about the expected
arrival of a Japanese cruiser, bringing a
new Consul-General. These japanese
have held public meeting to denounce
the Hawaiian Government for having pre-
vented the steamer China, as they allege
from bringing mail from Yokohama, in
order to discourage Japanese trade here,
which is absurd. The Mariposa this noon
takes mails, freight and passengers with
out sanitary precaution.