Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-21
THE CABLE PROJECT
To the Hawaiian Islands is Practical
ly Tied Up at Present.--Tha Plague
Reported on a Pacific Steamship
and in China--Deaths from the
Disease.

Honolulu, April 70, via San Francis
&C, April 19.-Per Steamer Gasilc'-
Col. Spaulding's friends here are not
pleased with the report of the Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations on the
cable bill. They take it for granted
that the present Congress is not dis
posed to aid the company OF winch
Spaulding is the head. The Hawaiian
government allowed Spaulding eigh-
teen months in which to launch MS
scheme. The option will not expire for
nearly one year, and in the meantime
the hands Of this government are prac-
tically tied. No proposition can be en-
tertained from any other company III
Congress should refuse 10 grant sub
sidy 10 the New Jersey Company, this
government is assured that Spauldlng
will assign his contract and option 10
any company that might be able 10 Sc
cure the desired aid. Gable supporters
here would be glad TO have the New
Jersey and New York Gable Companies
combine, if such a combination would
insure the building OF the cable. 1t
has been stated that Congress will not
act on the cable question unless the
Hawaiian government opens the Held
to any other American company hay-
ing the approval Of the United States
Congress. In regard TO the foregoing,
a Cabinet Minister stated this morn
ing that much as they would like TO see
the cable built, no offers from any other
company would be considered until 1t
was definitely known whether or not
Congress would aid Spaulding. If the
aid was refused then they would coz
slider the latter's option as ended and
other companies would be dealt with.
A dispatch was received by Minister
Cooper April 10th, per the steamer AL
ameda from R. w. Irwin at Toxic,
Japan, to the effect that Chinese pas
senger from Hong Kong by the Gaelic
had left the steamer secretly at Yoke
hama. March Goth. and died of the black
plague in the Chinese hospital there On
April Isl The affair was not disciv-
vessel arrived at this port, the port ply
stefan visited the ship and reported
that she had nine hundred steerage pas
sengers and seven hundred tons of
freight for this port. She left Yoko-
hama On March 31st, and on April 4th
case Of smallpox was discovered. The
doctor OF the Gaelic reported that there
was sickness between Hong Kong and
Yokohama but that upon examination
Of the Storage passengers the day after
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
in Yokohama. The Board of Health
decided to allow the Gaelic TO come il
alongside the Pacific Mail wharf but
under the strctest quarantine. Tn
passengers will be landed at quarantine
island.
The plague news from China is nc.
alarming. There Is a great dsal Ct
sickness among the European colony
at Hong Kong. but nothing very ser
ious. 1t has rained there constantly
for seven weeks, and the city is in an
unhealthy state. A fatal cattle dis
ease has broken out. which has almost
ruined the dairy business. Up 20
March 10Th, there had been 264 cases
of plague in Hong Kong since Janu-
airy LIST. Mos, OF the South China ard
island ports have declared quarantine
against Hong Kong.
4 case Of black plague is reported
from Singapore.
The German officers engaged in CT
ganization and drilling the new Chi
nese army az Marking were attacked
AID badly beaten by a Chinese mob.
News from C0rsa states that the Cor
can King is still domiciled at the Rus
sian legation, but that the Russians
are erdeayoring to persuade him to
return TO his palace.
Outbreaks among the Coreans
against the japanese are still frequent
and number CT Japanese have been
killed.