The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-01-16


cisco, Jan i5.-Ssince the irst instant, nine
cases OF plague nave developed making
awenty-two cases TO date. The~board OF
health has adopted heroic measures and
a. is believed that the work now in
progress will stamp out the scourge IN a
short time. Thus far but one European
hhs been attack This case was that OF
Ethel Johnson Norwegian girl. aged 4
years The other twenty-one cases ave
divided as follows: Chinese. IS; Japanese,
2; Hawaiians. 3: South Sea Islanders, /.
The following resolution yas adopted by
the Board OF Health:
'It is the sense OF the meetiog that A.
Is a sound policy TO remove 10 quarantine
as rapidly os possible the residents OF the
Chinatown district and TO take any and
every step without limit. necessary, to
stamp out the plague. including the
destruction OF buildings and other prop
cr7y"
In accordance with the foregoing, China
town is being rapidly turned out within
a week a majority OF the residents OF the
plngue spot will be removed to new and
cleaner quarters on the outskirts Of the
city. Thirty-one small buildings are being
erected by the government The struct-
on the thiri stant the board OF health
declared the entire Judicial district Of
Honolulu under quarantine All persons
are forbidden the district without per-
mission OF the board Of health All PER-
sons outside OF tho dis rict are forbidden
90 harb0r any person coming from tho
district without the PERMISSION OF the
board or health.
ffaf I'd. ..I I.. d
$4,000 with which to fight the plague
and place the city in a proper senitary
condition. Attorney General Cooper has
resigned his position as president Of the
board OF health.
Francis M Hatch, formerly Hawaiian
minister at washington, has been made
a member Of the board OF health Some
OF ehe captains Of the sailhg & vessels
leaving here for the coast are relaxing
from the strictness Of the ruiz OF taking
no passengers from Honolulu and there
rs now some chance of people 10 go away
tf they are willing 90 go on sailing ves-
4seis the schooner Columbia. which
1eaves next week Is taking passengers,
she goes 10 Port Townsend.
The bubonic plague appears 20 be
spreading In Japan. as shown by adyices
steamship China. Al Taihoku four fresh
cases and one death were reported on the
Path. and on ahe following day there were
four deaths and two new cases. Up 20
ahe 26th there has been Is cases at Osaka
and % In Kobe Sixvy immigrants to
Hawaii arrived at TennoJl .sation Osaka
on the ifh Instant from Wakayama en-
route TO Yokohama .hfter. sanitary IN
81
laborers was fond to be suffering from a
disease supposed 10 be the plague The
Datient was conveyed TO the hospital. and
the Immigrants were taken there for dis
infectlon ne Japanese authorities DO not
Hay whether dhey were allowed 70 IcOn-
tinue their Journey ~ Honolulu. but II Is
not stated chat they were detained, 30
they are presumably on the China or some
other vessel
The authorities on the island OF Kaugi
have taken action that seems to complete
Iy cut tho island on from communication
with Honolulu on account OF the plague,
even mail canno, come from there while
the present rlaes are enforced and the
Island steamship company win suffer
heavy toss OF business. The steamer Ke
Au Hou arrived this morning from the
island WITHOUT having Deeh aple 10 ap-
proach any wharf There were deputy
sherifs with shvtguns at every landing
place and the shouted the onder TO keep
away. The result was that ihe steamer
returned TO Honolulu absolutely empty.
L0ung Chi Tso. the Chinese reformer Is
NOW In Honolulu. The Chinese consul
has written 90 the government protesting
ngainst t.oung Cb rso being allowed TO
REMAIN here