The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-01-02
BUBONICPLAGUE
Several Cases of the Terrible Disease
Has Appeared at Honolulu.
he News Creates Some Alarm
Among the California State Of
heiaIs and City Omcers of
san Francisco.

San Francisco, Dec. 3O.-The news
of the breaking out of the plague in
Honolulu brought here by the trans
port Centennial, has created some
alarm among the state and city
health officials and every precaution
Is being taken TO prevent a possible
admission of the disease into this
city The transports Centennial and
Newport, which arrived Wednesday
night, and the Tartar. which arrived
from Manila Thursday. are now at
the quarantine station undergoing fu-
migatiOn and viii be detained at An
gel island for some time. The steam
er Gaelic is due here Friday from the
Orient via Honolulu and viii be sent
TO quarantine and held there until all
possible danger is over.
News from reliable sources from the
Orient STATES that the disease is prev
alent in China and Japan TO an unusu-
al extent and that the officers at Ma
Mia have taken precautions to pre-
vent the plague from getting a foot
hold there. News from Bombay is
10 the effect that the plague is ram
pant in India, and in view of these
conditions the authorities in this city
and every port on the Pacific coast
viii take strenuous precautions TO
prevent the introduction of the bu-
bOnic plague on this coast.
San Francisco, Dec. 29.-Mail ad-
vices received late Thursday night
from Honolulu give additional details
CT the bubOnic plague which has APP
Ieared there and indicate that the
conditions are not very alarming.
Five deaths have occurred, one native
and four Chinese. No deaths have Oc-
CURED since December u, when the
disease first appeared.
A quarantine system for island YES
sells was established and a district
practically cO-eXtensive with China
town was put in quarantine. Volun-
teer inspectors were called for and the
work of cleaning the district was at
once begun. The next day the ma
t;onal was called out and has since
Ieen doing duty guarding the quar-
antine district.
Chinatown, the seat of the trouble,
Is now undergoing a thorough clean
ing and it is believed that the scourge
has been stamped out. 1t is thought
the germs Of the plague were brought
from Kobe, Japan, on the Norwegian
steamer Thyena. which arrived at
Honolulu November 2S with zoo Jap
anese eTigrants.
San Francisco. Dec. 3O.-The steam
er Gaelic arrived Friday from the ORR
ent. The Gaelic was sent TO quaran-
tine owing 10 the plague scare, but
her cabin passengers were allowed TO
land A press correspondent at Hon
Olulu sends the following under date
December %:
There have been no new cases of
plague since last advices. There have
been several sudden deaths and in
each instance rumor assigned the
plague as the cause. Investigation
proved otherwise. On the 18th the
quarantine over Chinatown was lifted
and business is now going on as usual
in that department. There have been
no deaths by plague since the 18th
inst. Up 10 that time five victims
were reported. The board of health
now claims but two deaths were caus-
ed by the scOurge, the remaining cases
being doubtful or suspicious.
The council OF state will be asked to
appropriate 100000 with which to
carry out the present plan of alter
ing and improving Chinatown in con-
fOrmity with the sanitary programme
of the board of health.