The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-06-02
PLAGUE IN SAN NFRANCISCD
BOARD OF HEALTH DECLARES IT
EXISTS.
Efforts to Inoculate the Chinese With
Haffkine Prophylactic Met With Re
sstance Bordering on Riot.

The Tacoma Ledger of May 90 re-
ceived by the transport Wyketield, pub
fishes the following as an Associated
Press dispatch
SAN FRANCISCO, May 19.-The con-
dition Of affairs in Chinatown today as
a result of the attempt to inoculate the
inhabitants of that quarter against the
spread of the plague is critical.
All the large stores and many of the
smaller ones are closed and no business
is being done. The merchants look up
on the attempt to inoculate them as an
outrage and will not submit to it,
They assert that five Chinese bound
for the interior We're inoculated a few
days ago and that two have since died
from the effects.
When it became known in Chinatown
that the Board of Health had deter
mined to inoculate the residents of the
Chinese section groups of Chinese gath
cred on every corner and denounced the
action as outrageous. Some of the more
wealthy of the indignant Chinese hur
ried their families into hacks and 9TH
ere vehicles in the attempt to send them
out of the district Some succeeded in
getting as far as the city limits when
they were stopped by the police.
Others attempted to leave the city on
trains. Several merchants endeavored
to obtain passage on the steamer Am
erica Maru, which sailed for the Orient
today, but there was no room for them
on the steamer. The doctors detailed to
inoculate the Chinese are having a very
hard time of it, every obstacle being
placed in their way by the Chinese.
The consul general is cooperating
with the Board of Health as much as
possible, but several demonstrations
among the Chinese have caused him to
keep quiet in the matter. He has urged
his people repeatedly to submit to the
demands of the board. Yesterday a
small mob surrounded the consulate
and stoned the building. This action
resulted in a detachment of police being
detailed to protect the consulate.
Dr. Vincent P. Buckley, a member Of
the Board of Health, stated to an Asso-
ciated Press representative today that
there have been no deaths as a result
of the incubation, bulletins posted in
Chinatown to the contrary notwith-
standing. DR.. Buckley stated that un-
less the Chinese submit to the operation
a Gordon of police will surround China
| town, and no one not supplied with a
proper certificate will be allowed to pass
/ through the lines. DR.. Buckley stated
that while the heads of the Six Compa-
nies seemed to be willing to cooperate
with the board, so far their efforts to
( influence their countrymen had not
proved a success.
The board of health has adopted a
resolution declaring that bubonic
plague exists in San Francisco.
The health authorities say that while
! there are no living cases here. there
have been six deaths during the past
/ three months, and they have decided
/ to take precautions against the deYel-
opment and spread of the disease.
| 1t was learned late tonight that the
Chinese have retained attorneys to
contest in the courts the right of the
board of health to compel them to sub
NIT to incubation.
They claim that at the best inOcula-
ton is but an experiment, and they
wish to protect their persons.
They will also contest the right of
the board of health to interfere with
their business in quarantining their
district. The federal authorities are
cooperating with the local board of
health and the exits of the city are be-
ing guarded to prevent the Chinese or
Japanese from leaving the city.
| PORT TOWNSEND, May 19.-Under
orders from the treasury department
| Quarantine Officer H. NJ. Foster made
a thorough inspection of the steam
ship Queen, arriving from San Francis
co today for indications of bubonic
plague. He has also received instruc-
tions to inspect all vessels arriving
from that port. whether coming direct
or via British Columbia ports.
ASTORIA, Or, May 19-The quaran-
tine officer at this port today received
instructions to inspect all vessels from
San Fancisco as precaution against
the spread of the plague.