The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-20
DISEASE ON A SHIP
Black Plague Discovered on Board
the Gaelic.
HER PASSENGERS WILL LANE
News From HonoluIu-The Actor
of Congress on the Cable Sill
and ROW II Stirs hem
Up here.

Honolulu. April IL. via San Francis
co. April 10. per steamer Gaelic-Colo-
mel Spaulding's friends here are not
pleased with the report of the senate
committee on foreign relations on the
cable bill. They take 1t for granted
that the present congress is not dis
posed to aid the company of which
Spaulding is the head. The Hawaiian
government allowed Spaulding IS
months in which to launch his scheme.
The option will not expire for nearly
one year. and in the meantime the
hands of this government are practi-
cally tied. No proposition can be en-
tertained from any other company. If
congress should refuse to grant a sub
sidy to the New Jersey company this
government is assured that Spaulding
Will assign his contract and option to
any company that might be able to
secure the desired aid. Cable support
ers here would be glad to have the New
York and New Jersey company COM
bine IL such a combination would in
sure the building of the cable. 1t has
been stated that congress will not act
on the cable question unless the Ha-
waiian government opens the fleld to
any American company having the ap-
prevail of the United States congress.
In regard to the foregoing, a cabinet
minister stated this morning that
much as they would like to see the
cable built, no offers from any other
company would be considered until IL
was known definitely whether or not
congress would aid Spaulding. If the
aid was refused, they would consider
! the latters option as ended and other
companies would be dealt with.
A dispatch was received by Minister
Cooper April TO- per the Alameda, from
/ p w. Irwin at Toxic, Japan, to the
effect that a Chinese passenger from
Hong Kong by the Gaelic had left the
steamer secretly at Yokohama, March
80, and died of the black plague in the
Chinese hospital there on April 1. The
/ affair was not discovered until April 2.
/ The same day the vessel arrived at
this port the port physician visited the
ship and reported that she had 800
/ steerage passengers and 700 tons of
I freight for this port She left Yoko-
/ hama on March 81 and on April a
| case Of smallpox was discovered. The
/ doc of the Gaelic reported that there
was sickness between Hong Kong and
! Yokohama, but that upon examination
/ of the steerage passengers the day af-
ter leaving Yokohama, one Chinese
was found missing. He got away in
some secret manner. This was the
man who died of the black plague at
! the hospital Inv Yokohama. The board
of health I to allow the Gaelic
| to come In :ide the Pacific Mail
/ wharf but the strictes( quaran-
tine. The pas myers will be landed at
Quarantine island. r.f ss.-h
The plague news from China il mt
alarming. There is a great deal OF
| sickness among the European colony
/ at Hong Kong. but nothing very seri-
Gus. 1t has rained there constantly
seven weeks and the city Is in an
healthy state. A fatal cattle disease
: broken out which has almost ruin
ed the dairy business. Up to March
20 there had been pa cases of plague In
Hong Kong since Jan. l. Most of the
South China and island ports have de-
| clared quarantine against Hong Kong
A case of plague is reported from Sing
| apore.
The German officers engaged in or
ganizing and drilling the new Chinese
army at Nankan were attacked and
badly beaten by a Chinese mob.
News from Corea states that the
king is still domiciled at the Russian
legation, but that the Russians are en-.
deavoring TO persuade him to return tC
his palace.
Outbreaks among the Corean:
against the japanese are still frequent
and a number of japanese have beer
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