The times., 1898-11-17
CONFLICT JUST AYERTED.
Hnwniians Threaten Armed Resist
ance to Algerian.

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Honolulu, Nov. 3. via San Francisco,
Nov. 16-Under pressure from the local
board of health. the military authorities
have finally been aroused to the serious
| conditions at the camps. With the en-
barkation of the troops from Camp Otis.
which included portions of the Eighteenth
and Twenty-third Infantry regulars. 800
recruits for the Tenth Pennsylvania vol
unteers. 100 for the First Nebraska volun-
teers and a few belonging to other organ
izations, Camp Otis ceases to exist. The
board of health is removing all possibility
of the site becoming a source of infection.
convalescent camp has been estab-
lished at Buena Vista, near Honolulu. in
which there are about 200 men of the First
New York. The rest of the regiment has
been sent to the eastern end of the island,
new location, it being understood that it
is not the intention to allow 1t to remain
in camp in any one place more than two
weeks. AS soon as the first contingent re-
turns from Hilo another will be sent
there
The relations between Col. Barber and
the board of health became so strained
that 1t was the intention of the board. II
Camp Mckinley was not put in sanitary
condition. to declare it quarantined and
to allow neither officers nor men to leave
it. For this purpose they had arrange
ments made TO call on the police, the ma
tional guard of Hawaii and. If necessary,
citizens guard, to enforce the quaran-
tine. Had this become necessary IL would
have precipitated conflict at once be-
tween the civil and military forces that
might have led to bloodshed The action
of Col. Barber in abandoning Camp Nc
Kinley averted this crisis.
The Arizona seems likely to prove a
plague ship. Troops from Camp Otis,
under command of Gen. King. embarked
| on the Arizona November Z, and the ves-
sci went outside the harbor. After long
consultation 1t was decided TO remain AZ
anchor outside for three days TO see
whether any cases of typhoid. with which
1t was feared soldiers were thoroughly in
fected. would develop. Such haze been
the conditions at Camp Otis that Gen
King hesitated to start on trip of
twenty days through a tropical sea If
TYPHOID was likely to develop early in the
voyage. He hoped by a period of pro-
baton away from the infection of the
camp to be sure TO start with healthy SOL
to leave those afflicted where they would
secure good treatment.
The next morning after embarking. two
cases of typhoid developed and several
other cases of high fever broke out which
1t has not yet bean determined are typhoid.
The second morning another case develop
ed. This makes it evident that the in
fection was on board. To start now would
be apparently as bad as to have started
as soon as the men were aboard. Yet not
TO start until there is no more evidence of
infection seems likely to hold the vessel
here for months. Though the Arizona is
in full view from the wharf communt-
alton with her is allowed Neither Off
GERS nor men are allowed to come ashore
except on imperative business, such as to
bring typhoid patients to the hospital.
The transport Ohio. carrying two bat
talions of the First Washington Volun-
teers. sailed November I for Manila. All
the men We're in good health
The Indiana, carrying two battaiions of
the Twentieth Kansas. sailed this morn
ing II left ten men in the military hos
pital here. five suffering from typhoid.
contracted on the voyage here, and others
suffering principally from stomach trou-
bles The Zelandia arrived here early
Monday morning. bringing the Tennessee
troops. There was little sickness among
them
Gen King is a very sick man. He is
confined TO his stateroom on the Arizona.
He was vaccinated some time ago in an
ticipation of going TO Manila. His arm
swelled up enormously and he has suf-
fered from terrific fever. His condition
is not considered serious, but he suffers
much pain