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LEPROSY IN The KANAKA SETTLEMENT

and secludes herself as much as posi-
BILE. Had we not caught her out-of-
doors, a picture would not have been
obtained at all, as when she returned
she crept into the house and remained
there until we had taken our depart
ure, when, on looking back at some
distance from the house, saw her
again appear and, go about the work
we had interrupted her in doing, viz:
feeding hogs.
The accompanying picture shows the
Peters cabin. where all the family
sleep together, Kanaka fashion, i. e.,
on the floor, side by side, young and
old, male and female. In this house
with the children seen in another pic
ture or the horse, with her stepfather
and the balance lives Bessie, eating at
the same table and enjoying all the
comforts which are accorded the bal
ance, although I am credibly informed
she does her washing separate and
apart from the rest, which leads me
to believe that the Kanakas do not
take much stock in the opinion of the
bishop, that the malady is not catch
ing, except under certain conditions.
Old man Peters is a suspicious old
fellow. He is about #. 10 in, with a
grey moustache; speaks English very
poorly, but he is alert when a stranger
is around. With the kodak under my
arm I edged around the old fellow
until l had a good, view of him in the
finder. and pushed the lever. The
click of the machine startled him and
he asked, 'W-a-a-t you got dar?" L
told him it was a box, and he inquired,
''W-a-a-t kinda boX?"
Judd came to my relief by telling
him that 1 was connected with the
railroad and that was the cash box,
whereat l was dunned on behalf of
some Kanakas who had worked for the
Utah Midland and are waiting for their
money. Explaining that I was with
the other company, he wanted to know
what l had been doing in the field
where Bessie was overtaken, and again
did Judd's happy faculty of getting
over a, difficulty come in handy, for he
quickly spoke up: Hes been looking
for corner" Afterwards Judd told
me he meant a corner on Bessie's pho
tographs, and 1 apprellend that the
recording angel blotted out an entry
right then and there.
Up to date there has nothing de-
veloped to indicate that any of Il
Peters family are infected. except this
girl. and having completed my investi-
cations there. / next drove to the
Kanaka ranch proper.
The bishop was down in the field
when I arrived and pending his arrival
l took photograph of the house, which
picture includes his daughter. a very
pretty girl, by the way, who was up to
her arm pits in a washtub, assisted by
a Kanaka girl. while a small Kanaka
uTchin was engaged in a dispute with
white baby over the proprietorship of
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NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
Complete List as Furnished From
Republican Headquarters.


ST. LOUIS, June 19.-The Republic
can national committee was called to
order by Joseph Manley of Maine.
Powell Clayton, Arkansas, was made
temporary chairman. On motion of
N. B. Scott. West Virginia, the com.
mittee proceeded to fill the vacancies
caused by the silver boilers, as fol-
lows: New Mexico, Solomon Luna;
Colorado. j. F. Sanders; Nevada, C. S.
Sproule; Idaho. George F. Shoup; Utah,
o. ]. Salisbury; Arizona, William Crit
fiths.
The cases of District Columbia and
Alaska were referred to the executive
committee.
On motion of H. c. Payne, wiscon-
son, NJ. A. Hanna was unanimously
elected permanent chairman, and Jo-
seph H. Manley. temporary secretary.
On motion of Powell Clayton, James
Francis Burke, Pittsburg, was made
temporary assistant secretary. Colonel
H. l.. Swords, Iowa, was sergeant-at-
arms. Senator Thurston offered the
following resolution which was unan-
imously adopted
Resolved, That the chairman of
the committee is hereby authorized and
empowered, after consultation with the
candidates for president and vice pres
ident, to appoint an executive commit
tee of nine, who may or may not be
members of the committe, and the
chairman of this committee shall be
ex-officio chairman of the executive
committee"
The matter of treasurer was left to
the chairman. The committee adjourn
ed subject to the call of the chair.
Nothing was done with relation to the
proposals for a change Of headquar-
tiers.
Hanna expressed his desire to have
the entire national committee meet
him at Cleveland at an early day and
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AT THE KANAKA RANCH.

mingle together.
AT THE KANAKA RANCH.
While waiting for the bishop we ap-
preached a tall. lank Kanaka and
asked him where John Mackakoa
lived. John is a man who is reported
as having the leprosy very badly. and
l believe he has. although, of course
not being physician. l am not COM
petent judge. The Kanaka pointed out
Johns residence and l went up, and in
forming him that ! was an itinerant
photographer and wanted to take his
picture-for nothing-he was highly
pleased. He did not have clothes
enough on to wad shot gun when he
came TO the door and 1 could see that
MS person was blotched and spotted
but the old rascal wouldn't keep still
iong enough for me to get picture
but kept bowling and screaming and
jumping sideways in an effort to be
polite. AS ruse 1 asked him to stand
in front of the house, while / took
picture OF 1t. Whereupon the old man
insisted on having his wife with him.
But she declined in words-which
sounded to me like the running down
OF wooden cock-emphatic and con-
elusive, for John came round and told
me that she did not want her face on
paper, but that he had put on his best
SUIT In order to appear all right. Tht.
pest SUIT was not as fine as have
seen, being made of blue Jeans. but
John appeared happy, excepting one
thlng, ne was barefooted and didn't
want ms pedals to appear in the pic
ture. He was promised that the feet
should be cut off and was satisfied. John
mas a hand from which the first Joints
OF the fingers have fallen. as a pryoba
Die result of the disease. He keens II
tied UP and when 1 asked him to see N
ne positively declined to permit me to
do So ~ ''ie -
Returning to the ranch I met Bishop
Glun and without disclosing my ident-
lty, asked him several unirnportant
questions concerning the new "a ilroad
nnaliy leading up to the matter of
leprosy. -
BISHOP CLUFF TALKS.
BISHOP I asked, what is there in
TINS story of the leprosy preyailir1p here
IN the settlement; is there any truth in
the rumor?' a.
Oh. yes. There is leprosy here.
seseral cases IN fact. It has prevailed
here for some Time
We'll, isn't it dangerous cont.,-;o,,v
ana are you not afraid than the mem.
pers OF your family will become con-
I have lived with lepers fo,,rtea,
years, here and ON the islands and T
nave never. caught it.'' was the rerJv
But surely, you have heard of white
people contracting it and have seen
cases where white men had it?"
''Oh, yes; but they were a loosa claes
of men-men who contracted leprosy
in the qualification OF passion. And
win say right here that men who are
free from the disease which are so
common among the loose masses of
such people cannot contract it, in my
opinion, and have heard doctors say
the same thing"
You know this matter has been
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reliable that there are four others
afflicted who are in a very bad condi-
ton. Mrs. Hannah Nihia and daughter
Lucy are alleged to be suffering great
ly. 1 could not find them to either ask
them questions or TO procure their pho
tograpfs.
They are secluded from the balance
of the people there, and while at times
they mingle with them. theil presence
is not especially desirable. When
strangers appear they are kept out of
sight as is the case with the Peters
girl.
An old man named Miahe 9here may
be a mistake in the spelling of the
nance is also an interesting case So
is j. K. n. Mahoe, but / could not see
them. one of the Kanakas whom I APP
preached for information as to their
wherea bouts, assuring me they were
not at the settlement. but off at work
somewhere with the cattle.
That they are lepers is certain In
fac their names are common property
all over the settlement, and even at
Grantsville if one asks who are the
lepers at the Kanaka ranch these
names mentioned will be given in re-
ply.
/ do not know why the matter has
been kept away from the authorities
so long as it has Certain 1T is l am
rot attempting a scare" If white
people do not contract the disease, and
there are no white cases there; of that
l am certain. the Kanakas certainly
do and it Is in the interest of hu-
mainly that they be removed to some
place where the other. Kanakas will
not. Say there are ten Iepers and six
ty who are not Why should the un-
tainted be permitted to catch leprosy
when by caring for the afflicted they
might be saved? Kanakas are human
the same as other people.
Lucy Nina. the girl alluded to, has
been described to me as very posi-
tive case, the malady being similar to
(Confiu1Ied ON Page "a
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LONDON. June Accommodating on
the st. Louis convention, the Daily
News says:
The important fact is not McKin-
ley's nomination, which was generally
conceded. but that he was compelled
to stand on a gold platform. 1t shows
that the great party which is now be-
heved to control the political destinies
of the United States has repudiated all
designs of tampering with the curren-
cy. 1t also forces Mr.. Mckinley to
fight rather as a monometallist than
as protectionist.
President Cleveland has done his best
to relieve the Democrats from the sus-
picion of financial unsoundness. But
they are not all orthodox economists
like Mr.. Cleveland. ard Mr.. Mckinley
will have to uphold the flag of COM
mercial honesty. It is true that the
Republican convention accepted bimet-
allism as practical policy if carried
out by international agreement. But
as no such agreement is possible, this
pious opinion may be neglected The
Republicans must be congratulated. If
not upon their candidate. at least upon
their refusal to have anything to do
with mischievous delusions.
WILL HAVE HIS HANDS FULL.
The Graphic says:
Mr.. Mckinley will have his hands
full If he eonscientiously tries to real
ize the platform adopted. The en-
phatic declaration in favor of gold,
side by side with the solemn progress
sion of ltra-protectionism, is proof
that economic heresy is not hidebound
against the more obvious truths of the
orthodox schools"
The St. James Gazette, discussing the
effect of the possible presidency of
Major Mckinley, and the relations be-
tween Great Britain and the United
States, says:
1T cannot be said that the Demo-
Gratis. under Messrs. Cleveland and Oh
ney, have shown a too friendly spirit,
but we fear we must not hope for bet
ter things from the Republicans. jim
goism is not monopoly of one party,
and we shall be in luck if we escape
further causes of difference
DURING MKINLEY'S REGIME.
1--WE shall be lucky if we secure the
permanent arbitration of which the
Marquis of Salisbury spoke yesterday"
In conclusion. the ST. James Gazette
congratulates Great Britain on the.
fact that eff Mckinley is elected the
United States will continue to pay its
obligations in honest money"
The Globe remarks that the outside
world would prefer the installation of
a government pledged to both a gold
standard and a moderate lift, and
suggests that President Cleveland
might consolidate under gold the Dem
ocrats of the on-manufacturing states
by proposing To continue the existing
tariff with slight modification
The Westminster Gazette says:
1.-THE protection policy which the
party adopts will doubtless be as in
furious to our trade as before, but for
the moment there will be
A SENSE OF RELIEF
at the fact that the Republicans are
not again tampering with the cur
rencv"
The Pail Mall Gazette says:
THE hollowness of the silver fraud
was shown at the st. Louis conven-
ton"
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Getting Anxious.

WASHINGTON, June 1s.-Michael
Doran. Minnesota's member to the
Democratic national committee, has
received the following telegram from
ex-Secretary Whitney:
When VIII you be in New York? I
want to see you. You must not desert
at this time"
The telegram had reference to Do
rams intention to sail for Europe in a
few days for his health. He says
while he cannot decide certainly until
after he meets Whitney, ii is likely
that he will postpone his foreign trip
and attend the Chicago convention
and make an effort to stop the free
silver tide
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SPOKANE, Wash. June 19.-Twenty-
five prominent Republicans have sent
the following telegram to ST. Louis:
Hon. H. NJ. Teller or Fred Dubois
and their associates: We, the under
signed Republicans. admire your course
and approve your action, and stand
ready to follow your leadership and
we pledge you the state of Washing
ton. We state further that the Re
publicans of this state are misrepre-
sented in the national convention on
the financial question.
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Afraid of 1t.

CHICAGO. June 1s.-The Times-Her-
aid has the following under Washing
ton date: William r. Morrison, chair
man of the interstate commerce COM
mission. sent the following telegram to
Mr.. Koerner. Springfield, Ill.
Illinois Democracy evidently favors
unconditional free coinage of silver. I
do not. The majority of the national
convention will be for free coinage OF
silver and should not be expected to
nominate other than outspoken advo-
Gates of that policy.
Under these circumstances my en-
dorsement by the state convention.
though it would be a great compliment.
cannot be insisted upon by my
friends"
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OF ToDAY's lMPlRTANT NEWS

PAGE ONE.
Leprosy Near salt Lake City.
Views of English Papers.
Much Tnfy For Mckinley.
PAGE TWO.
Boies Having Il Boom.
PAGE THREE.
Business, Mining and Stocks.
McKinIcy's Defeat Predicted.
PAGE FOUR.
The Teller Boom.
PAGE FIVE.
Silver Mems Address.
PAGE SIN.
Business on the Mend.
Midsummer Carnival.
PAGE SEVEN.
The Tenchers' Association.
Proyo's City Schools.
The Dead Man at willard.
Ogden News Notes.
PAGE EIGHT.
Statehood Enabling Expenses.
Militia Affairs,
In Railway Circles.
AfYnirs of State.
Drowned in the Co orudo.
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ARE CAREFULLY GUARDED

with the conditions existing at Josepha,
long before 1 reached the settlement.
II is common knowledge all over the
western portion of Tooele county that
leprosy exists at the Kanaka ranch
and all with whom 1 talked did not
hesitate to express their Indignation
that such a condition was permitted to
continue. The situation was denounced
as a crying shame, and a disgrace to
the authorities of the county of Tooele
Although there are those who contend
that leprosy is not contagious, except
under certain conditions, which shall
be left nameless, the most intelligent
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Authorities Are Fully
Awake to the Serious
Situation.
REPAIRING TO ACT.
Committee Has Been Selected
to Investigate.

A Herald Man Visits the Settlement
and Discovers There Are Six Pro-
nounced Cases and Doubtless
Many More of Which the People
There Know Nothing-Bessie Pc
tiers the Worst One Of the Lot,
With the Possible Exception of
John Makakoa-A Mother and
Daughter who Are Reported as
Being Very Bad, But as They
Could Not Be Found No Absolute
Statement as TO Them is Made
Description of the Masady and Its
Progress-Some Medical Opinions
as to It's Being Ccntagious-His-
tory of Leprosy in Hawaii.
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sic up there to do some of the work,
Mathews Indignation knew no bounds
and he appealed to the county court of
Tooele county for relief.
S. w. Woolley of Grantsvilie, DR.. Da-
Wis of Tooele and Bishop Cuff of the
ranch were appointed committee 10
look up the matter.
When l left the committee had not
made any investigation, and as the
presume there will be none until he
returns
BESSIE PHOTOGRAPHED.
/ arrived at the Mathews ranch at
midnight. My guide and companion,
John Rydalch of Grantsville, being an
old friend of the family, we were
greeted with a hearty welcome, and
although it was a late hour, Mrs.
Mathews turned out and got us meal
and during the time we were taking
advantage of this unlocked for hos
piFRlity, the story as related was told.
Next morning, accompanied by Mr..
Mathews and David Judd of Grants
vile, we visited the ranch where the
Peters girl lives, and of which a pic
ture appears with this narrative. AS
we entered the yard which surrounds
the house Bessie made her escape
through the corral and out at the
southern exit of the stables. l was told
that she was trying to evade strangers
and that / would have to follow her.
Leaving Mathews and Rydaich to en-
terrain the old man, Judd and l gave
chase, and as the quarry was not very
fleet Of foot, we overlook her about
one hundred yards from the place,
where Judd engaged her in converse
ton, while / managed, without her
knowing 1t, to secure a very fair pic
ture of her After some commonplace
talk about a horse which was in the
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ENGLISHMEN
ARE 4ICKLED
Republicans Actions Fill Them
With a Great
Delight.
INTERNATIONAL
BIMETALLISM
INTERNATIONAL
London News Throws Light on
the Platform.

Says such n Thing Can Never Hap
pen, Therefore, the Republicans
Were cutie Safe in the Reference
Made to It-PnH Mall Gazefte's
References to 1.-THE HoiIowness of
the Silver Fraudr-Jingoism and
the Tariff.
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ALSO TRAMPLE
OVER HIS LAWN
Henry CIewes is Among the Most
Joyful,

stephen A. Douglas SON Believes
Mckinney to BE "the Trust Expon-
ent of American Interests"-CIark-
son and Allison Gracefully SwaI-
low the PHI and Say They Like it
Russell Harrison Has an Idea
Thurston Believes This to Be n
Year of the People.
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HOW 1T WAS DISCOVERED.

South of the Kanaka settlement pro-
per, about three miles distant, is the
home of a ranchman named William
Matthews, who, with his wife and three
children, the youngest two and the
eldest seven, are endeavoring to estab-
lish home in that arid portion of
Utah, with good success. Both Mr..
Mathews and his wife are intelligent
people; people who are devout in their
religion, with a high regard for truth
and love for their fellow beings and
actuated in this matter by nothing but
pity for the poor unfortunates, who,
far from their home in the sunny
islands of the Pacific, are toiling day
by day with the dread malady sapping
the life which gives them motion.
Both made statements to me con-
corning the case, and those statements
were apparently frank and unbiased.
There was no passion displayed in any
remark made and indeed the burden of
the theme seemed to be, How can the
condition of these poor creatures be
improved?"
A half mile south of the Mathews
ranch is another ranch, occupied by a
hanaka, who rejoices in the English
title of George Peters What his
Hawaiian sobriquet is 1 did not take
the trouble to ascertain.
Peters has step-daughter, named
Bessie. girl about sixteen years of
age and very comedy girl she is too.
although, poor creature, her beauty
VIII be but short lived from this on.
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Heartily Endorsed.

LEADvILLE. Colo, June. 1s-The
Herald-Democrat tRep) heartily en-
dorses the action of Senator Teller and
the other delegates who bolted the con-
vention. 1t also repudiates the noGlin-
alton of Mckinley and calls upon Re-
pubi.cans to support the Democratic
nominee. if he be a free coinage man.
and if not, then to support the nom
ilee OF the silver party at the st. Louis
convention OF July o.
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Enthusiastic Democrnt.

DENVER, June 19-Charles S.
Thomas. the Colorado member of the
Democratic national committee. said at
meeting of citizens to arrange for the
reception of Senator Teller on mis- re-
turn to Colorado: II am a Democrat,
and as it now looks, may remain one.
but 1 would like to see Senator Teller
go back to the senate by the unani-
nous vote of every elector and every
member of the legislature; anything
else would be base ingratitude.''
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WASHINGTON
CONGRATULATES
Prominent Republicans Wire
Teller and Others.
ENTHUSIASM IN DENVER.
MADE FOR A BIG
RECEPTION.

Morrison Has Come to the Belief
That the Indiana Democrats Fn-
vOr the Free Coinage of Silver
and Asks Aid-LeadviI1e Herald
Democrat Repudiates the Ticket
VIII support a Free silver Demo-
crat.
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vicinity. we returned to the house, she
following US at q little distance.
1 had been warned that she would
not talk with strangers about any
thing, much less the subject of leprosy,
and SO / did not undertake TO get any
information from her. In fact. she will
make no reply to anyone on the subject
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of the people both in Grantsville, and
at the settlement, are unit in agree
ing that il is. and base their observa-
tons in that respect upon the personal
knowledge they have acquired from
long contact with the people who are
infected.