Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-09-07
The PEST SPREADS.
Cholera Outbreak in Japan, China nn'
Rusgia.

Russia.
WASHINGTON, Sept. "A dispatch
received at the state department Sa5nr-
day from Mr.. Cooper, United States
Dispatch agent at San Francisco, con-
firms the news that cholera had broken
out at Honolulu. Mr.. Cooper's
telegram says that the steamer Mon
oval received the news from Mr..
Ellis Mills, United States consul gem
eral in the Hawaiian islands, who met
the vessel in an open boat and warned
her off. Mr.. Mills said there had been
eight deaths among natives and Chi
nese and added There is no alarm
and every precaution is being taken. I"
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 2.-The news
brought by the Monowai of the break
ing out of cholera in Honolulu does not
alarm the health officers.
II do not apprehend any danger from the
spreading of the disease in this port" said Dr.
Chalmers, "for every precaution will be taken
to prevent it from gaining foothold. The
quarantine regulations are strict enough, II
carried out and all vessels arriving from Hon
olulu would be submitted to the closest in
spection"
This is said to be the first time chol-
era has been known in the Hawaiian
islands.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept, 1.-The steam
ship Copty arrived Saturday from Yo-
kohoma and Hong Kong, bringing the
news, under date of August IS, that
the Asiatic plague has broken
out in Kobe, Japan, and that the
crew of the Italian cruiser UNI
bria have suffered from it. Some
of her seamen died of the COM
plant, and in one day two cases of the
disease were reported on board. A
number of the crew of Japanese war
ship have been laid low with the dis
ease. The crew of the Matsushima
Kan was also attacked while at kie
Lung. She returned to quarantine at
Nagasal<i July 81. The Ninawa Kan
has been made temporary flagship,
Many cases of the plague are report
ed at Hong Kong. None of the Amer
lean fleet of war vessels among which
are the Baltimore, Concord, Charleston,
Machias and Detroit, which have been
stationed in these waters, are in
fected owing to the precautions
taken by the officers in refusing to
grant shore leaves to the crews upon
the first indication of the disease. All
the ships have now left that locality,
but no information has been received
as to their whereabouts further than
/ the fact that the Baltimore sailed for
San Francisco August Is. The entire
fleet stationed at Chez Foo, on the north
ern coast of China, is infected and
deaths are being reported daily. The
Zabaila, a corvette, has thirty cases
on board, while the Bohr reported
twenty. Every effort is being made to
confine the plague to the ships in the
harbor, but fears are entertained that
already it has gained foothold on the
mainland TOO strong to check.
VIENNA, Sept. 1.-The Abend Post
says that cholera is spreading rapidly
and has appeared in almost every VII
lage in the government of Volhnia,
Russia. The peasants are taking
refuge in the woods and the burial OF
the dead is made in common graves
without funeral rites. No records are
being kept of the cases. The disease
is most virulent at Semroff.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. Am of
fetal report that has just been issued
shows that there We're 2,O25 cases OF
cholera and lis deaths from the dis
ease in the government of Volhynia
between July II and August IL.
LONDON, Sept. 2.-There has been a
death from cholera at Grimsby, a sea.
port in Lincolnshire, and the authori.
ties have been notified of the existence
of another supposed case of the disease.