The San Francisco call., 1897-04-12
SMALLPOX SCARE
At HONOLULU
New Chinese Minister to
This Country Refused
a Landing.
Gaelic Quarantined Because She
Comes From an Infected
Japanese Port.
Annexation Agitator to B. Sent to
Washington japanese Immigra-
tion-MiIitary Dissensions.

HONOLULU, HAWAII, April Sat g
special meeting OF the Board OF Health
this morning, called TO take action on the
arrival OF the Oriental and Occidental
steamship Gaelic, it was decided that no
exception could be made in the case OF the
new Chinese Minister to the United
States. who was on board and desired TO
land with his retinue for a two days stay
in this port. While the vessel herself had
a clean bill of health and there had been
no sickness or deaths on the passage, the
reports received. from DR.. Eldredge, the
Hawaiian Consul and sanitary inspector
at Yokohama, concerning the spread Of
smallpox in the japanese empire, were SO
alarming that the board did not hesitate
a minute in arriving at conclusion to
strictly enforce the existing quarantine
regulations. Or. Eldredge reports 124
cases with 43 deaths in Yokohama alone
for he two weeks ending March %. For
the ten days between March 13 and %
there was a total OF 3743 cases in the
Japanese empire, with HOO deaths-a very
high percentage. In all places but Yoko-
hama the disease was steadily on the in
crease.
The Gaelic was allowed to come up to
the wharf in quarantine and discharge
her freight for fumigation. No one is al
lowed to land from the vessel, even on
the wharf and no one but the quarantine
officials can go near her. The Chinese
comm unity is much disappointed over
their failure to entertain their distin-
tiuguished visitor and have been loading
him down with fruits and flowers and
other presents 10 show their respect The
Hawaiian Government would have ez-
tended the Minister much courtesy had
he been allowed 10 land, but under the
circumstances could only express their
regrets in q communication from the
Minister OF Foreign Affairs
TIE Minister, whose full name is Ng
Choy WI Ting Fong, speaks fluent Eng
lish, having been educated In London,
where he studied law. He afterward
pCaeticed that profession successfully in
Inc courts of Hongkong, where he
eventually attracted the attention OF Ii
Hung Chang, afterward becoming his
private secretary. In this capacity he
had much TO do with the Japanese treat
les, and his present promotion is IN
coubtedly due to the influence OF his pow
erful patron
Since the Japanese steamers have been
running TO this port, neither the Pacific
Mail nor the Occidental and Oriental lines
have carried any Japanese immigrants or
freight 10 speak OF. 1t is said that the
recent action of the Hawaiian Govern
ment in refusing q landing to over 800
immigrants brought in Japanese steamers
Is due 10 the receipt Of information of the
methods adopted in obtaining and ship
ping them by the agents in Japan fur
Iished by the rival lines, who felt the loss
of this lucrative branch of their trade
severely.
T..
tlons with Japan there is verv general
desire ex pressed that President Mckinley
will send out a successor to Minister
Willis at once.
By way of Australia the news is re.
ceived that H. n. S. Penguin will sail
from Sydney for Honolulu some time this
month to survey route between these
two ports for cable purposes. 1t is signifi-
cant also that II. NJ. s. Wild Swan, now
IN this port, leaves in a few days for Fan
nings Island TO make surveys for the same
purpose. 1t may be mentioned that Col
onel Spalding's franchise from the Ha-
walian Government for Pacific cable
line expires next month.
There is much speculation concerning
the real object OF the appointment OF W.
A. Kinney as special commissioner of the
Hawaiian Government to Washington
and various surmlses are INDUCED in here.
Your correspondent nas it on good au-
influencing those OF the silver Senators
who are hostile to annexation. Mr.. Kin
ney Is and has been O pronounced adyo-
cate of free silver. He formerly lived at
Salt Lake and is personally acquaint ted
with most OF the silver leaders at Wash
ington, especially those in Congress. 1t
is the understanding here that the silver
men hold the balance of power in the
United States Senate and the intimation
from tie Hawaiian representatives at
Washington that the presence of man OF
their own party TO work on the sympa-
thies of the silver Senator'S would be ad
visable was quickly acted on. This is the
secret of the new appointment.
News comes from Hawaii this morning z
OF a terrible accident in the mountains be-
tween Kukuihaele and Wafmea last Sat-
urday, when two heavy wagons loaded
with the paraphernalIa of the Montagu-
Faust Circus Company went over a cliff
into the deep gulch below, resulting in
the death Of one driver, the serious injury
OF the other and the killing of two horses
The outfit was smashed into kindling
wood.
There has for long time been growing