Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-02-24

offended when they have to bring it to
YOU Last night / was
sitting on the veranda talking with some
men, and a man came up and said,
Hello, Doc. White, when did you come
hereH 1t was man that used 20 live in
Pullman, Mr. Madigan. He is some re-
lation of Levi Crawfords ID Pull
man, and a great friend of Geo. Ritchie's.
He has been here about four months, and
is working at the carpenter trade"
"FEBRUARY S. / will continue where
left off. There has been two new cases
of plague reported this morning and one
death yesterday, SO every one is scared
again and are more strict than ever in
their quarantine. People i'll Honolulu
are virtually prisoners. They can't get
out after they get in once. They are
here to stay, and how long that will be is
the question that is bothering them. No
one is allowed to leave the city, even to
go to the outside plantations. was
reading the report of the plague in to-
days paper. There have been 81 cases,
48 deaths, still diseased. So far every
case has died. So it is a serious thing.
Had I known how serious it was before
coming / don't think l should have
come at this time, but as am here |
don feel alarmed that will get it, but it is
not pleasant to feel that one is a prisoner
on an island and could not get away if he
wanted to. There is an old man rooming
here who has consumption very bad and
is anxious to get back home but can not
leave now on account of quarantine. l
think if he does not go soon he will never
get there alive. He thinks this climate
made him worse, but he was very bad
when he came.
Il think living is going to be awfully
high i'll this country. have made some
inquiry and find that cottages offive and
six rooms rent for $50 to $40 per me and
are hard to get even at thafdown' .r
things such as meat groceries, With ros
not much higher than at home >-fVhf. /.
clothing is just as cheap if not cheaper
than at home. Furniture is also cheap
was looking at some pieces of Chinese
furniture tonight which were fine. They
were made of some dark, hard wood
hand carved, and polished. A Atabourette
for seven dollars, another with a marble
top for $40. They were very pretty and
so odd looking. They also had chairs and
settees of the same. There so many pretty
Chinese and Jap things in the stores.
81 walked up to the Punch Bowl this
morning where we had fine view of the
town. 1t is quite high hill, but an easy
road all the way up. Coming back we
came straight down the side, and it was
pretty steep, too. have not felt SO well
today, have coughed more than usual,
and tonight have kind of pleursy in my
back under the shoulder blade, but think
it is due to the weather. 1t has been
raining ever since we came and they say
it is as cold as they ever see it here; some
say colder, though it seems quite warm
to me, but one will get little chilly sit
ting out at night. Today when we went
up the mountain with our coats OH we
hardly sweat. am getting acquainted
with few nice people. The president of
the Hawawaiian trading company rooms
here and have also met the treasurer of
the same company. I have not called on
any of the doctors yet. Thought would
not be in too much of a hurry. The
landlady says they are awfully jealous of
new man, especially if they think he
has any intention of locating here"
"FEBRUARY 6. There are three more
cases of plague this morning, and two
deaths. Previous to this it had been
chiefly confined to the Chinese quarters
but now it is all over the city and several
white people have it. They think in
burning Chinatown that the rats scattered
from the burning buildings all over the
city and carried the infection with them.
They are going to burn one of the main
corner blocks of the city today, the Pan
theon saloon and livery stable If
could get out of this place to go to Hilo.
/ would do it, but they won't let anyone
land at HQo from Honolulu. Business
of all kinds is just paralyzed here now
and it is hard to tell when it will be bet
ter. If was back in the U. S. would
go to Arizona or New Mexico and stay
there, but as am here guess I will
have to remain. l am not in anv
danger for am staying at what the
board of health says is the most sanitary