The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-11
Military Hospital at Honolulu En-
tirely Inadequate.
NAMES OF THE VICTIMS
FULLY 2o5 NEW WORKERS ON
I THE SICK LIST.
President Dole Will Probably Come
to Washington In January
Planters to Study Labor Question
Six Thousand japanese Granted
Psrnlits to Work on Plantations.

San Frapoisco, Nov. 1o.-The steamer
Australia brings the following advices
to the Associated Press from Honolulu,
under date of Nov. 2:
Sickness among the soldiers in camp
here is Increasing. New cases are of
almost hourly occurrence Typhoid fe-
yer is rampant The military hospital
is crowded, and the nursing force is en-
tirely inadequate to the demands made
upon it.
Since Aug. %, Is soldiers have sue
cumbed to various diseases, typhoid
carrying off seven. The death roll Is as
follows: William Sullivan, typhoid, age
"a, July II; c. H. Watson, typhoid, age
"a, July 20; Isaac Strickland, typhoid,
age 25, July q; William Patten, ty-
phoid, age %, Aug. 4; Ormond Fletcher,
heart disease, age SO, Aug. IS; William
Weuster, ayphoid, age "a, Sept. 2; Wal
ter johnson, typhoid. age 81, Sept Il;
Clarence II. Porter, septic fever, Oct. 2;
William Befrain. malarial fever, age
is, Oct. s; Charles II. Thompson, con-
sumption. age y, Oct. 10; Thomas Bea-
Yer, peritonitis, age %, Oct. 10; VIII
liam T. Timberlal1e, typhoid, age %,
Oct Is; Julius n. Miller acute MANIA
age %. Oct. 20; Thomas Hanna electric
wire accident, age %, Oct %; D. w.
-Cclh1DAi- ~ lfAAp4NAf eAesC oOf w. -
ster Mccarthy, typhoid, age 20, Oct.
265 George w. Neiman, Commissions,
40ct. %; William Goodrich, typhoid, age
4 q, Oct. s; c. c. Garter, typhoid, age
81, Oct. 80. The bodies of Goodrich and
Carter were embalmed and have been
sent TO San Francisco.
Last evening there were no less than
20S New Workers on the sick list. Every
effort is being made to place their
camp in sanitary condition.
The troopship Valencia and Senator
sailed yesterday afternoon, and the
Arizona. which has been delayed here
on account Of an accident to her water
tank. viii sail Sunday for Manila Cap
tain John BarneSson of the Arizona has
resigned his command and gone to Sc
attic. First Officer c. W. Ames sue
ceeds him. General King has been con-
fined to his room for several days sui
fering from the effects of a vaccination
wound. The Inflammation is serious
and there is a possibility that blood
poisoning may set in.
President Dole is of the opinion thai
it will be necessary for him to make q
trip to Washington, probably in Jan
uary of next year. This will be after
the report Of the Hawaiian commission
has been received by the president and
congress. 1t was the request of Mr.
Cullom, chairman of the commission
IQdL RTSSlQ6nI DOle, dS d IllSLllpSAs pS
in attendance at Washington during
part of the time, at least, that pros
pective legislation was before the com
mittees of the senate or house, or both
The cabinet appointed q. committee Of
planters to study the labor question
during the next quarter. After consid-
cradle discussion, the applications foI
5000 Japanese laborers were approved
President Dole. with the consent OF
the cabinet, has decided to appoint
Gardner K. Wilder judge of the Third
and Fourth judicial districts, to sue
coed the late Judge E. C. Hitchcock.
On. Oct. g. Sir Robert Heron, Who
has resided in Honolulu since 1894
died, of a complication of diseases. Sin
Rgbert was born at Dumfermline, Fife
SCOTLAND, Aug. IL, 1887. He entered
Commercial circles at an early age and
held several important political posi-
tions. He was knighted in 1887. He
leaves a wife and several children.