Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-16
PLAGUE IS INCREASING
Further Particulars Of the Situation
at Honolulu and on the Ha-
waiian Islands.
Twenty.one Deaths Have Occurred
and the New Cases Are
Numerous.
Most Rigorous, Almost Cruel Quar-
antine and Other Health Regu-
lations Are Enforced.

Honolulu. Jan. evla san Francisco,
CAL Jan. 49, The plague situation
grows worse and Verse. New cases are
constantly appearing. and at points
ais can't and scattered. from The original
eeilter Of infection. The judicial district
ii Honolulu. extending from Nakapuu
Point almost 10 The Eva plantation,
has been quarantined from the rest Of
the stand OF Oahu and no one is PER-
nastfed 10 leave or eilter without a pass
aIll the board of health. Passenger
traiiie has entirely CEASED between the
stand Freight traffic is carried on 70
a United extent, the steamers carrying
lit On not coming 10 the wilaives here,
5bat loading bs means oi lighters IN the
h4ibei, ana receiving even then only
tasnigateei merchandise. The crews
ara rot allowed 10 yalle ashore here Or
iil any oi The othei stands where they
ts,lich TO receive o., denver freisiit.
The island 81 Kauai has established a
shotgun quarantine. When steamers
from Honolulu arrive al any Of the
estabiiS hpd III the lyilslif TO prevent the
al8tiiag OF any PASSENGERS or members
II tie crew or Of ANYTHING but fulni-
gated freieiiJ, The other Islands have
mot established any such quarantine
Ilepeilcing u the regulations. estian-
Ilislied by The board ~ health hare TO
r,sveiit tn@ pague from being carried
70 in@ir shores.
NJ Vessel steam @t sailing Will take
any iSa.sse gtrs FIONA here 10 the states,
the 9iien, 81 Anstralia FOR fear that II
lit does Il Mn be put n quarantine On
Arriving ut point in ally Of these
countries Nor arc thr,i passengers or
i,lenibeiS ~ the ei'e Ws allowed "a ieaXs
i5the vessels While in this har99r, and the
ssels themselves f!0 not come Y p y
ltha wlaryes
MARY teurists wha are hers are thus
unable @ sst away Many ISLANDERS
" no had plaaned g - brf,ad arc ise7
vented from eil.syillg out their ptEs,
iaisal scaie.s 81 10 pl' flpfs he ptilei
Islands NH anle aere 10 e X. tassstsn
Hfsr ,iher eounii'iss sire prisoners here,
5l,nableio 20 abroad q get back U, then
numes
Mh--i The llaslie first broke out on
I,se z tho baaid III beaith ATTEMPTED
tr Stattap ii ont by aualaiitiniEs c'hina-
t.sNY tfosaliix about hsGf the casss oc-
clifreg. IN c'niHatsw, Practically no q t
snlilt Wls inede - truce the saures oi
! Injection orto remove Injected persons
u Il ssipitslaS assarantine t,tlioil,z s5ia s
: natalYll colstssss laree PROPORTION 9
j the business poti Of tile City ard q fis
islai!{ss aitt. TIE iaskin;s Zip at : ait sec
;sin paYs iyzsa sitl derangsa bushes;
IL gsr he city;
rilFs method quarantine WAS 81
d sslS eilifa tnsf 'flt'rs vi
great Pre- ssn! u flgff 8 hear % e'l5
ii;ts soon as re- i9s Ai}ef Ga y
Niin is lts8ss cases appeared, IN
ltafsfnt:rs mss ssea. Man qt n
chinese and .Ispa aes ftsti'fiil that !
3 nS,ffs.sr eaee plague biaalSf ont tila
,9iir3atos, 4, wsli5 he ;sgafa licked NJ
,.i9Ssss,i ont aud ttersa 10 at parts q
ti4e etiyg Thee IS laoN.ed e b @ei
5une9f fol eshe cases hrof
stti on tf.Fis6iilss lay. agth8 iiafe .
thdal ,ycs.e IL in4tassn chlrataMl
ss.is agafi lDel.sa M Bas BY tiss tim
M Msfe ION llaa baen scattered a.
s seVes tne ity.
j. was not ant goaaed - u by II
Il gesaig ef SOM, fa4 ,less Spal,ars, not
AIRY the llawaii8la star. hat the peaf
bryan to follow the plain direction Z
IT,. staslte ard @hen case Was dis
fsolcr..st rsusese an the persons lisang i
TIL house o. Who he'd in any way %
eaFnS liable Is Infection 10 q si.tabi
e,,iaistntine camp and destroy III
honse IS firs. This p9ieN Was nausa
.stssa l)seenpel 81. since then No les
tNar liye see lions 81 chiiiitto"n an
s.sy,sr.l houses Is other parts Of tl
! city hage been burned under the difes
: ton of the board of health and xii
yne aid ii the fire department. In
policy has received the support OF II
s citizens gAnerall9 ANA sver;tl b9aiF
like The Planter Association haN
sitiopted regulations ndoising it.
= 1,&8 seeiions II Chinatown we,
bum q yesterday one " these ineius
I'd ,iie most issspertant C'hinese jol
&. house in the city Chinese Who died
this plague having been sick there f
the greater pam % TWO days. This fl
ineslaed the destruction of a consiae
abls portion OF the disreputable part
= tho town. Several hundred Chimes
Y Japanese and NAIVE Hawaiians and
= few white persons who lived in the Sc
: tions and whose houses were burne
have been retncNed TO observation st
lions established a. kakaako on o.
=, side OF tine ely and to kalihi on Y
y otiief Barracks have been built TO a
y conamodate iheIn and other barrac
3 are being bust u accommodate I
s largely increasing number for which
= is expected that provision viii have
Z. be made.
s According TO present procedure
g soon as n case Of sickness which in t
~ relnetest degree - suspected of beil
= a case If plague IS discovered ply.
? clans OF the board of health are sent
g investigate and watch it, and I
y physicians are accompanied by qua
20 which Immediately establishes clc
ie quarantine and patrol of the prems
~ allowing no one 10 enter or depart un
"a ii Is determined whether il is a case
w plague. If it is. all persons who ha
~ been liable To infection are removed
the observation camps and the pref
Uses are burned. In this way II is
Ir. leved that the spread of infection "
he be stopped and that the epidemic c
nd soon be brought under control.
,e. In the meantime a house to house
MS specton thruout the entire jude
,st district of Honolulu including ma
de square miles Of territory. Is made dai
~ | acpaciniiy in tho fnlrterS OccuDieU