The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-10-25

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 24.-The fol-
lowing correspondence, under date OF
Honolulu, October 18th, was received
by the steamship Mariposa, which ar
rived to-day:
1t is twenty nine days since the chol-
era epidemic ended, and fifteen days
since the last one of three later scat
tering cases. Nearly every restriction
caused by the pestilence has been re-
moved by the Board of Health. A few
light precautions are still continued
for few days longer Bathing and fish
ing in the harbor and in the Nuuanu
stream are still prohibited, some doubt
being felt whether any germs may not
finger 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 def
erence to the fears of residents there.
Second-class passengers will have their
clothing fumigated there being a pos
sibility of infection in native clothing.
Scholars from infected districts are now
free to attend the public schools.
The Council has appropriated SD 900
more for expenses of the pestilence,
making 100000 in all This will cover
the cost of a fumigating plant yet to
arrive. This, with the cost of the insur-
rection, makes nearly $1,000 extra
expense this year, and somewhat
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
Honolulu to Victoria. The suit is
against the steamship Warrimoo, but
the Hawaiian Government is the re-
sponsible defendant. They claim $780,
000 apiece.
The case of V. V. Ashford is assuming
an interesting phase. Ashford was con-
victed last February of misprision of
treason, but soon after pardoned on
condition of exile, being in i'll health
The British Government, on reviewing
the evidence at his trial, expressed the
opinion that he was convicted on in
sufficient testimony, the chief witness
against him being an accOmplice. Sam
NOwleen, the military leader of the in
surgents, and corrOboratiye testimony
being slender. A piece of evidence
much relied upon by the prosecution
was Ashford's appointment by the ex-
Queen to be Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court, which was fully attested
by documentary evidence. The eX-
Queen issued such a commission to Ash
fCrd last December, in the face of the
fact that he had been her grossest de-
famer before Commissioner Blount
This commission was universally re-
garded by the public as the price Of
Ashford's S helping the ex-Queen with
his military experience. But the mill
tary commission threw out that piece
of evidence, on the ground that Ash
ford's knowledge of his being SO COM
missioned had not been proved. A new
feature in his case has now arisen by
the Government having secured the
fullest testimony to Ashford's COM
plicity from a person in the closest in
macy with him. As II. 3. NJ COmmis-
sicner 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 we'll on both
ships
Much excitement prevails among the
Japanese of Honolulu about the ex-
pected arrival of a Japanese cruiser
bringing a new Consul General These
Japanese have held public meeting to
denounce the Hawaiian Government for
having prevented 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 precau-
tiOns.
Samoan Affairs.