The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-23
PLAGUE IN HAWAII STAYED.
But ONE CASE IN HONOLULU SINCE
FIRST OF MONTH.
Passengers Now Allowed TO Depart
and Number of Rules Modified
Native Hawaiians Beg for Food

San FRANCISCO, March 22-The
steamer Hongkong Maru arrived today
from Hongkong and Yokohama, via Hon
olulu. The correspondent OF the Assod-
ated Press at Honolulu, writing under
date OF March Is, says:
But one case OF plague has developed
during the past eleven days. This en-
couraging situation has caused the board
of health to modify a number OF rules,
and now all classes OF American and Eu-
ropean goods are allowed to be shipped
TO outside islands. Passengers have been
allowed to depart, for the first time in
many weeks. Reports from both Maui
and Hawaii are TO the effect that both
islands are clean again. There have
been no fresh outbreaks at either Kahu-
lui or Hilo. The expense OF fighting the
plague has reached over half million
to this date. The council OF state viii
be asked to appropriate $4,000 addi-
tional
Two hundred and twenty-one native Ha-
waiians, men. women and children,
crouched on the floor In the hall Of the
executive building yesterday. Emporium
ing the government for food Officers of
the Hawaiian Relief Society were present
and addressed Minister Young and Min
lister Damon on behalf OF the petitioners.
Following the conference. Minister Young
replied that the hands of the government
were tied. for the reason that the appro-
priation was exhausted, and Il was not
possible to have legislation on the SUBJ
ject at present. Not a cent for relief
could be given The government had ex-
~hausted It's appropriation In caring for
the large number Of people in the camps
after their periods of quarantine were
over. and could not carry on the work
any longer.
Minister Young advised the Hawaiian
Relief Society to spend it's balance OF
S,0o0 for the emergency. The ladies' Of
the society decided that the money must
be spent.
F. Hirai. secretary OF the trade bureau
OF the foreign department of the Japan
csc government arrived here by the
steamer America Maru, really sent to in
quire into and report to his government
on the question of the losses sustained
by Japanese subjects in connection
with the quarantine and the sanitary
fires and the accidental fires following
them.
Mr.. Hrais mission has nothing to do
with the settlement Of claims arising
from the exigencies of the situation or
the amount OF the compensation to be
allowed. There IL a feeling, more or less
widespread in Japan. that the Japanese
in Hawaii are Disseminated against in
the measures adopted TO stay the plague
and in the matter Of compensation to be
allowed for their losses
The Japanese government has taken
steps TO prevent any further immigration
OF their subjects TO the Hawaiian Islands
while the present situation lasts There
are at present more than a thousand
japanese in Honolulu without employ
ment and therefore the japanese author
tiles think Il advisable To send no more
Japanese to Hawaii under the circum-
stances
The local agents of Japanese immigra-
ton companies have been advised of the
stopping Of the issuance OF passports, and
state that they do not expect any Inn
migration of any kind till the plague ia
eradicated.
The order stopping passports Is likely
to be revoked as soon as the present diff
cultes are over.