The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-12

ment, investigations have been made
as 10 tne stock of rags in the City prop
er ana IN the two adjoining rural dis
tricts, and 1t has been found that il
amounts TO over $50, 900 kwamme
(about 6,25o,000 lbs9, valued at some
Y225, 900. ~
In Kyoto, as everywhere else. no
pains are being spared in efforts to
prevent an outbreak of the disease.
The committee appointed to consider
precautionary measures adopted on the
evening of the 18th inst. resolutions
that the rubbish in the city should he
collected and destroyed by fire, that the
rubbish from each house should be
quickly removed; that destruction of
rats should be thoroughly carried out:
that the head of the Sanitary Unions
in the city should visit eacn mouse with
a policeman and emphasize the neces-
sity there was for the destruction of
rats, and that the directions for pre-
vention of plague should be printed and
distributed among the inhabitants.
KOBE. Jan. 23.-The plague is now
considered to have been practically
stamped out in Kobe Otake Torano-
suke, an operative in the Kanegafuchi
three patients who were under treat
ment in the infections diseases hospi-
tai, is convalescent, and was discharg-
ed from the hospital on the 2Ist inst.
FuJimoto Haru. young nurse girl.
at Arata, and Vase, a policeman. the
two remaining patients, are so much
better that II is thought they may be
able to leave the hospital in a few
days
doctor attached to the Osaka quar-
antine office has been attacked by
plague. A quarantine official belong
ing to the same Office, who was stricken
by plague a short time ago, died from
the disease.
Wedding of Crown Prince.
TOKYO, Jan. 25.-It is stated that
the date for the wedding of the Crown
Prince will shortly be officially an
nouneed. On the authority of an Off
clal concerned, Tokyo dispatch of
the Osaka Asahi states that the inves-
legations into the ceremonial used on
such occasions have been concluded,
land the result presented to the Emper-
or. The matter belongs to the prov
ince OF the Law of the Imperial
House, so that the result of the inves-
LEGATIONS will be referred to the Priyy
Council before the end of the present
month. AS the Imperial House has
now a close connection with foreign
Courts, the ceremony will be made
model for future occasions. Under the
circumstances, the expenses required
viii be considerable, and investiga-
tions are now being made into the fl
nancial position of the Imperial House
A meeting of the Council of Finance OF
1.-THE Imperial House will be shortly
called to consider the expenses.
Illness of Emperor Mother.
TOKYO, Jan. 24.-Lady Nakayama
Yoshiko, the mother of the Emperor.
is reported in a Tokyo dispatch to be
dangerously i'll. She was promoted
2 from the senior grade of second rank
2 to the junior grade of the first rank
: ION the 18th inst Their Majesties the
Emperor and Empress have sent mes
e tsengers to inquire the condition of the
2 lady, making the usual presents and
messengers were sent from the
e Princes to the Imperial Family and the
e Ministers of State, other high officials
and mobiles visiting in person the res
idence. At IL a. m. on the 18th inst.
0 Marquis Ito and Marquis Yamagata
: Ipaid visit to the Imperial Household
: land had a consultation with the Off
s leials of the Department.
Lady Nakayama is the second daugh-
e ter of the late Marquis Nakayama Ia
n ldayasu (late Kuge), and was born in
n 1885.
= INSTRUMENTATION on Steamer.
: YOKOHAMA, Jan. 20.-When a few
:, days out from Honolulu, on New
II Years Day. the iremen on board tn.
! America Maru, in order to celebrat,
e the day, tossed several European en-
e Igineers in a blanket. Everything wa
IS done in a good-natured way, report,
y the Japan Herald, till they came to Mr.
o Seavers, the chief engineer. Evidently
e by preconcerted action, they failed Il
n catch him. Mr.. Seavers fell on deck
a but luckily, by using his hands to ad
n vantage, did not hurt himself Tn
S. second engineer tried to interfere, bu
of had to desist, as the coolies were goinl
"a for him. Later on the firemen cam
on deck armed with bottles, iron bars
n letc., and threatened the second engi
10 Ineer, who, only through the good ad
le vice of Captain Going, was prevente
at from striking the men. Later o.
N again one of the coolies tried TO al
a. tack the first engineer, but he was pu
"a lin irons. As in the Tamba Maru O
III lcurrence, the excited the rest of th
u- gang, who made disturbance, till f
s. lnally the captain liberated the man o
s. ipTomise that he would behave himsel
in 1.-The matter has been reported to tn
ed head Office of the Togo Kisen Kaish
n in Tokyo.
a. Further details as to the distur banc
Is on the America Maru are reported i
in the Japan Herald. 1t would appea
that on New Years Day four OF IN
T. Japanese fremen entered Mr. Seaver
at Iroom, locking the door behind then
t.. land then informed that gentlsma
ag that they proposed to kill him. On
en- OF the Japanese engineers managed
IL get the four fremen away, though NJ
to before they had smashed the window
he and wrought some other damage. III
second engineer was likewise threa
ay ened but the captain and purSeT intel