The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-02
NEW CURE FOR lEPRDsY.
Beins Grown and ExDerinentea
with I'm Hawaiian Islanss =
Transport siam Loses ses of Her
Muies-Bad Beef Goes Overheard.

HONOLULU, Nov. q via Victoria. b. c.
Dec Experiments are 10 he made here
with q new cure for leprosy, which Is said
on reliable authority to have actually ae-
conplished cures, and there Is great inter
est in the result The cure Is teneEneia
shrub of which samples were forwarded
here by Surgeon General Nyman, OF the
United States marine hospital service.
Twenty-three shrubs are growing here IN
der the care of DR.. Carmichael of the
United States marine hospital service, who
was asked by the department al Washing
ton to make experiments with them.
The shrub credited with power TO eradi-
cate malady hitherto found 10 &c In
curanie Is known in venezueia as tantua,
the botanic name being jatropha gossyrs-
fclia- The active principle IS violently sox-
ic a its effects, producing purging. cramps
and convulsions which It is said eventually
end In a complete disappearance Of the
characteristics and symptoms Of leprosy.
Several accounts OF alleged cures in yene-
xuela have been received here through the
surgeon general one Of them coming from
the United States consulate al Maracaibo,
ana others from Catholic priest. who
tells Of cases that came under his ohser-
vation, one OF the patients being his
nephew.
The complete returns from all island SUI
gar plantations, as made to the Hawaiian
for the year ending with September>?e last
amounted to 2sessc7 tons, valued atover
two and a half million dollars. This Is
an increase OF 5ssSa tons over the rrevi-
Gus year. Estimates of the coming crop
Indicate that there win be Ike increase
annual meeting Of the Planters Associa-
ton was held this week. Labor, Irrigation
and other problems were discussed at
MisAaps to Trnusports.
The transport Siam, which lost ss5 out
OF her load of S75 mules, Cor Manila, in a
typhoon OF the coast of japan, arrived
me- army 1 n in ' tse Phiiippnss She viii Ss
repaired here and will leave about the 18Th.
The Siam 10 now in command OF Capt Ave-
lentio. her former commander having been
superseded after arrival at Manila. Sne
is not much the worse for her fearful ex-
perience In Eastern seas, and will take a
large load from here. The Pennsylvania
fantry and part OF the Thirty-afth. from
Portland. arrived on the 18th and left on
the same day.
During their stay here Sergt Jones tcoi-
ored). Of the Thirty ninth. was shot, while
resisting provost guard on the streets OF
Honolulu, The bullet was fred by Private
]. E. McCuilin. who had ordered Jones to
the vessel. Jones was fiourishing a revolt
yer IN threatening manner when the
guard fired. striking him in the breast and
INJECTING dangerous wound. McCullin's
at was apREoNca ~ his superior OLaceTS,
and he will be recommended for promo
ton
The transports Leelsnaw and Conemaugh
left together on the 18th. carrying sos horses
10 Manila A fireman on the former was
interrupted At the wharf while trying to
bring ten tins OF opium ashore. He was
t.ned $3.50.
Carried Decayed Beef.
The transport City of Sydney arrived on
the I'd with several thousand pounds of
bad beef on board It had become almost
putrefied on the way here, owing, 1t IL stat
ed. TO failure TO properly freeze IL in San