The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-16
PLAGUE DISTRICT AT
HONOLULU BURNED.
Judicial Part of the CITY Under
Strict Quarantine-Nine
New Cases.
TRAFFIC AGAIN RESUMED.
COnncil of State Appropriated
S213,n00 to Place the City in
Proper Sanitary Condition
-Cases in Japan.

| C,rresp sp5r.e@re II the Associated Press
| Honolulu. Jan. 8. rIi san Francisco Jan.
I l5.-Since the lst instant nine cases uf
/ plague have developed making twenty two
| cases 70 date. TIE Board Of Health has
adopted heroic measures. and II is believed
that the work now in progress will stamp
! out the scourge ir a short time
Thus far but one European has been at
| tackled. This case was that Of Ethel John
| son. a Norwe Eiau girl. aged Il years. The
! other twenty-unc cases are divided as fol-
! lows
| Chinese. Is; japanese. .; Hawaiians. ,:
South Sea ISLANDERS, l.
The following resolution was adopted hy
| The Board OF Health:
1T Is the sense OF this meeting that II is
2 sound policy to remove to quarantine as
rapidly possible the residents Of the
Chinatown district ana 10 take any ana
every step without limit necessary to stamp
cut the plague, including the destruction Of
buildings and other property
In accordance with the foregoing china
town IS being rapidly burned out. Within
a week the majority Of the residents Of the
plague SPOT Will be removed to new and
cleaner quarters on the ogtsklrts of the
city. Thirty-OGe small buildings are being
erected 10y the Government. These etruc-
tures Will accommodate about 3."9 per
sons.
on the Sd instant the Board OF Health
declared the entire judicial district OF Hon
"ulu under quarantine. All persons are
forbidden to leave the district without per
mission Of the Board Of Health. All per
sons outside Of the district arc forbidden
to harbor any person Contns; from the dis
trict without the permission Of the Board
Of Health.
The Council Of State has appropriated
Sy13."0 with which to fight the plague and
z
ticn.
Attorney General Cooper has resigned his
position as president OF the Board Of
Health.
Pressure Of business in his regular de-
par,nent is said TO he the cause. II" has
been succeeded BY Doctor G. Il. Wood, a
member Of the board.
Francis NJ. Hatch. formerly Hawaiian
Minister at Washington. has ben made a
member of the Health Board.
Some ot the captains Of Tho sailing YES
sells leaving here for the coast are rclixing
from the strtctrcsS Of tn. rule Of akir;
no passengers from UonolUlU and there is
now som" chance for people to go away II
th"v are willing 10 20 on sailing vessels.
The schooner Columbia. which leaves here
hex; week. il taking passengers. She goes
10 Port Townsend
The bubUnic plague appears - b- spread
ing IN Japan. As shown ~ adyic~s up 70
December 20. received this morning VIA
steamship China. Al Taohoiiu, four fresh
cases and one death were reported on the
2i'h, and on the following day there vera
four deaths and two new cases. IN to the
Goth there have been fifteen cases at Osaka
and twenty-five in Kobe
Sixty Immigrants To Hawaii arrived at
Tennoji station. osaka, Oh the 18th Inst.
from Wakayama, en- rocte 10 Yokoh una.
After sanitary inspection AZ the station. one
OF the laburcrs vas found 10 he suffering
with disease supposed tD be the plague.
The patient Wa conveyed 20 tho hospital
and the other immigrants were taken thor"
for diSiufacIio!a.
The Japanese papers do not say whether
they were all allowed to continue their
journey TO Honolulu. hut It IS not stated
that any were detained. 50 they are pre-
suma6.y on the China or Some other vessel.
TIE authorities Of the Island Of Kauai
have taken action that seems ia completely
GU. the island from communication with
Hawaii on account OF the plaque. Even
mail cannot come from there while the pres
out rules are enforced and the Island steam
ship company viii suife: in loss of bust
ness The st"ame: kc-AU-Hou arrived this
morning from the island without having
been abb. to approach any wharf There
wcr" Deputy Sherit(s. with shO;Sans. at
every landing place and they shouted orders
10 keep away The result was that the
steamer returned TO Honolulu absolutely
empty.
i.aung Chi Tso. the Chinese reforlne-. IS
now i'm Honolulu. The Chinese Consul has
written 10 the Government. proteStin-.
against LeunG's being allowed 20 remain