The San Francisco call., 1897-05-11

discharge other necessary functions. Its action
must be regarded as contrary to the treaty.
2. The measure taken by the Hawaiian Gov
ernment to prevent the Japanese emigrants
from placing the matter in the hands OF legal
advisers amour ted practically to undue inter-
ference with indlvidua al rights OF the japanese,
and must also be violation Of the treaty.
g. The fact that the Haw allan judiciary, in
conformity with the position taken Dy the
executive, refused to entertain the SUIT at
law instituted by the Japanese whose landing
had been prevented, must be regarded as a
violation of the legal rights secured TO the
japanese by the treaty.
Contrary to ell Expectations the China
brought 256 Japanese to this port. They
are all contract aborers and no tron BILE is
anticipated in landing them, the Pacific
Mail officials having seen that their papers
were all regular before giving them pas
sage.
1t is said that troubles never come
singly, and the Hawaiian Government is
certainly having its share OF them now.
On top OF the japanese immigration mat
ters Chinese Consul General and Diplo-
matte Agent Goo Kim Fuzzy has served
notice on the Hawaiian Government that
he wants an official investigation made OF
the recent labor troubles among the Chi.
nese at Lihue plan tation, on the island OF
Kaui. 1t will be remem bered that about
fifty Chinese contract laborers made an
assault on one Of the lunas or overseers
assistance free fight ensued.
During the melee one of the lunas
named Wolters fired several shots, at first
ito the ground and afterward into the
crowd One Chinaman was shot and died
day or two afterward. The Coroner's
jury exonerated the luna, of course, but
the Chinese Consul is not satisfied with
the way things were managed at the in
quest. He sent over special attorney to
watch the proceedings for the Chinese
Government, and now follows his demand
for an investigation.
There have been no additional cases of
smallpox among the japanese at the quar-
antine station since the last mail, and 1t is
thought all danger of further outbreak
is over. But Honolulu is now fighting a
fresh and more insldious disease in the
shape of diphtheria, of which there have
been no less than four cases in the past
ten days in four different parts of the
city. Two of these we're reported to the
Board of Health on Saturday afternoon,
and a special meeting was held for the
purpose of taking action.
1t has always been claimed that case
of diphtheria was unknown in Honolulu,
but there appears to be no doubt OF these
cases. The first child died under an opel
alton, being brought to the physician in
the last stages of the disease. That ply
sioian instantly called another, and it was
decided that tracneotomy must be per-
formed at once, but the child died as the
tube was being inserted in its throat. In
this case and the three others bacterolog
ical cultures were made from the mem
brane of the throat and the bscilli OF diph-
liberia found bey ond doubt. 1t is sup
posed that the disease must have been
brought here from San Francisco recently.
Just at present there is an epidemic of
sore throats here and the Board of Health
is very much worried over the outlook. A
meeting OF all the physicians in the city
has been called for to-day, and all physi-
clans aud school teachers are required to
instantly notify the board of all cases OF
suspicious sore throat which may come
under their observation. Quarantine
measures so far have been left to the dis
cretion OF the attending physicians and
the executive officers of the board. For
the past month the trade winds have been
blowing very strongly. accompanied by
extremely light showers or squalls, but
the total rainfall in the City for the
month has not egualed three-fourths OF an
inch. To this peculiar weather the doc
tors ascribe the sore throat epidemic.
DR.. EIdredge, sanitary inspector for the