The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-25
NO CHOLERA IN HAWAII NOW.
THE EPIDEMIC ENDED TWENTY
NINE DAYS AGO.

Fifteen Days Have Elapsed since the
Last One of the Three Scattering
Cases That Developed After the
Close of the Epidemic-The Epi-
demic and the IHsurrectiOn "A
Heavy Tax on the Island Repub-
lies Finances-The Damage suits
of the ExiIed RevOIutionists.
San Francisco. Oct. 24-Correspondence
OF the United Press per steamship Mari
posa:
Honolulu, Oct. lit is twenty-nine
days since the cholera epidemic ended and
fifteen days since the last one of the
three later scattering cases. Nearly every
restriction caused by the pestilence has
been removed by the board of health. Few
slight precautions are still continued for
a few days longer. Bathing and fishing
in the harbOr and in Nuuanu stream are
stin prohibited some doubt being felt
whether any germs may not linger there.
While the seamen of the coasters are
again allowed the freedom of the shore
In Honolulu. they are not to go inland
at the outer ports. in Difference to the
fears of Nhe residents there. Second class
passengers will have their clothing fumi-
gated, there being possibility of infec-
ton in native clothing.
Scholars from infected districts are now
free to attend the public schools
The council has appropriated $4,000 more
for the expenses of the pestilence, max
ing 10000 in all. This will cover the cost
of fumigatng plant yet to arrive. This,
with the cost of the insurrection, make
nearly 100000 extra expense this year.
and somewhat cramps the public finances.
Henry Smith, clerk of the supreme court,
has been commissioned from Victoria, b.
c., to take testimony in the famous suit
of Cranston and Muller two men deport-
ed last February from Honolulu and
Victoria. The suit is against the steamer
Warrimore, but the Hawaiian govern
ment is the responsible defendant They
claim $4,000 damages on account of it.
The case of V. V. Ashford is assuming
an interesting phase. Ashford was con-
Victed last February of misprision of
treason, but soon after was pardOned on
condition of exile, being in iIl-health The
British government, on reviewing the evil
dence at his trial. expressed the opinion
that he was convicted on insufficient tes-
timony, the chief witness against him be-
ing an accOmplice, Sam Nowleen, the mil
itary leader of the insurgents, and the
cOrrObOratiVe testimony being slender. A
piece of evidence much relied upon by the
prosecution was Ashfords appointment
by the eX-queen to be associate justice of
tested by documentary evidence. Ex-
Queen Liliuokalani issued such a commits
sion to Ashford last December in the face
of the fact that he had recently been her
grossest defamer before Commissioner
Blount.
The commission was universally regard
ed by the public as the price Of Ashford S
helping the eX-queen with his military ex-
perience. But the military commission
threw out that piece of evidence, on the
ground that Ashford's knowledge of his
being so commissioned had not been
proved.
A new feature in his case has now arisen
by the government having secured the
fullest testimony of Ashfords completely
from a person in closest intimacy with
him. AS her British majestys commits
sioner, Mr.. Hawes, has only just been in
formed of this, particulars cannot now
be obtained.
The United STATES cruiser Olympia lies
in the outer roadstead. The United States
gunboat Bennington lies near the Olympia.
All are well on both ships.
Much excitement prevails among the
Japanese of Honolulu over 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 prevent
ed the steamship China, as they allege
from bringing a mail from Yokohama, in
order to discourage Japanese trade here,
which is absurd.
The Mariposa takes freight, mails and
passengers without sanitary precautions.