Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-30
WILL RUN NO RISK
WHOLE OF CHINATOWN rs PUT
UNDER QUARANTINE.
WILL APPEAL TO THE COURTS
Chinese Protest Against the Action
Constant Inspection is Kept Up
BY Board of Health.

San Francisco, May 2s.-In accordance
of supervisors of his city today. the
board of health has ~qua1ant1ned China
town and that section of the city is now
surrounded by a Gordon Of policemen,
who refuse to allow any one to pass in
or out of the district unless he is pro-
vided with a proper permit. The quar-
antine order also includes the street cars,
which are not allowed to pass through
the district.
1t was only after a spirited meeting of
the supervisors that it was decided to
quarantine Chinatown in order to protect
the residents of other sections of the city
and the people of the country at large
against the plague, which it is alleged
is lying dormant there.
At a meeting Of the board of supervis-
ors of this city, held today, and attend
ed by the board of health, the Merchants
association, the board of trade and other
interested citizens. a resolution was
adopted empowering the board of health
to quarantine Chinatown in the infested
section of this city and county. The res
olutiOn was passed by a vote of 10 to l,
the dissenting vote being cast by Super
visor Mccarthy, who stated in emphatic
terms his belief that the plague does
not and never has existed in the city and
county of San Francisco. Previous to
the submitting OF the resolution the
board listened to statements of DR.. Will
hanson, president of the board of health.
and DIR. Bazet of the same body, and by
DR.. Kinyoun. the federal quarantine Of
ficer. all of whom were positive in their
declarations that. plague has existed in
this city, and it may exist now, though
no cases have been reported to the au-
thorities since May Is.
DR.. Williamson stated that the first
case brought to the attention of the
board on March 6, and since that time
eight more cases have been reported. al
deaths and all Chinese. DIR. Williamson
said that psychological examinations
had been made by DIR. kellogg, the expert
of the board of health; by DR.. kinyour
and by President Montgomery of the
Universally of California, and by the doc.
tors of the Cooper Medical college, ana
thai the gentlemen named We're positive
the bacteria We're those of genuine
plague. DIR. kinyoun reiterated much
that Dr.. Williamson had said and weni
into details of the spread of the disease
in Sydney, S. w, and at Honolulu anG
other places known to have been visited
by the plague.
MIR. Thomas, representing the canning
interests of California, and Mr.. Stubs
of the Southern Pacific company urged
that everything possible be done to pro-
lStl lIte CltlECliS vi dIlL AAlo, "AlA ~
care for interests of counties and states
outside of San Francisco in an endeavol
TO restore confidence in the ability OF thu
local authorities properly to handle thu
diease and to prevent its spread.
The action of the supervisors wa!
taken simply to reassure the residents o
ot1e sections Of the country that there
is no danger of the spread of the dis
ease. as Chinatown will be so thoroughly
searched and cleansed and the quarantine
SO tightly drawn that should the plague
still exist it will be impossible for 1t II
spread. In this connection Mayor Phe
Ian has issued the following Statement
to the Associated Press:
"The situation in San Francisco is a.
follows: Between March Z n May l
nine dead bodies of Chinese taken from
the Chinese quarter showed evidences 0
bubonic plague. Since the latter date n
person sick of plague has been found TO
has there been n deaths. The cit,
board of health keeps up a constant In
spection in Chinatown, and. in conse
quence of the decision of the fedora
courts preventing incubation OFT Chimes
about to leave the city, the Chinese dis
trict itself will be ~quarantlned IN ofde
to protect outside territory from even IN
remotest possibility of contaglon.
There is no fear whatever among tn
people of San Francisco nor is there an
danger. There has been no infection /
the city proper, although Chinatown ha
been open during this period. The meas
ures adopted are merely precautionar!
No fact is concealed and no danger nee
be a~pprehended."
The Chinese residents OF the quafar
tined section will carry the matter int
the courts with the view of having tn
quarantine either dissolved entirely or a
least so modified as to apply only to sps
cific places which are alleged to be II
feeted. The method of procedure has NJ
vet been determined. They contend tina
there is no plague in the district.
MCCOY GETS DECISION.