The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-18
NEWS NOTES FROM HAWAII.
PLAGUE HAS BEEN NEARLY ALL
ERADICATED.
Much Dissatisfaction With the Conn
mission Appointed to Adjust the
Claims Arising From the Burning
Down of the Chinese Quarters

HONOLULU, April 10, via San Francis
co, April 17.-But one case of plague mas
been reported since last adyices. The case
was that Of half caste girl aged u years.
ending fatally.
Two suspicious cases OF sickness were
reported on the 9Th at Koolau, small
village on this island the attending doc
tor reporting the cases as being plague,
Two physicians from this city were sent
out and after examination declared that
there were no Indications OF plague mo
people have requested that no shipments
be made from Honolulu
Passenger Travel Resumed.
For the first time since the outbreak OF
for San Francisco. The vessel VIII ieave
the plague the steamer Australia VIII be
allowed TO carry steerage from this port
for San Francisco. The vessel viii leave
here on the nth with her steerage packed
with men who have been waiting Tor
months to get out OF Honolulu.
Commission to Award Damages.
BY an executive order bearing date OF
the 2d instant, President Dole has created
"a court Of commissioners 10 take evil
dence OF losses caused by the burning of
Chinatown In Honolulu, and TO make
awards and judgments on such losses.
The court is created and commissioners
appointed by authority of President Nc
Kinley. The members OF the court are J.
Alfred Magoon. George A. Davis. Lorrin
Andrews, Amoi Kepoika and Alfred A.
Judd, IT, All the foregoing are members
Of the bar. The announcement OF their
appointment was not received with gem
cral satisfaction by the community, as II
IA considered that business men should be
represented on the board
Many Protest Against IT.
The Chamber OF Commerce has protest.
ed against the court The Japanese ana
Chinese residents in mass meeting have
denounced Il, and finally the council or
state has refused to appropriate the
money necessary for the court to carry on
It's work The. only way out OF the am
Guilty will be for President Dole to request
the designations OF the court and then APP
point new men who win be acceptable TO
the business interests. Owing to the ac-
ton OF the council Of state the court OF
claims has closed indefinitely.
AT the meeting OF the cabinet today the
matter of the court wns discussed at
length following which Mr. Magoon was
sent for. Mr.. Dole stated to him that the
council of state having assumed respon-
aihili,y of stopping the operations of the
court, the executive considered that the
remaining responsibility should rest with
that body, and would advise adjournment
subject TO the call OF President Magoon.
and there shall be no expense incurred
tons
Three claims had been filed and others
were expected About 1000 blanks had
been distributed. Mr.. Dole replied that 1t
was the wish OF the executive that all
operations be discontinued. Mr.. Magoon
answered that this would be satisfactory
20, the commissioners. II viii certainly
MT ask the members OF the court of
claims to resign" said President Dole, but
Notwithstanding the presidents desire not
to give up the court, II is known that
public opinion will compel him TO change
his mind.
strike of Japanese.
A strike involving 2.ooo Japanese labor
ers is I'm progress on the Pioneer planta-
ton, at Lahna. The cause of trouble Is
said to have been prevailing impression
among the Japanese that the authorities
did not make sufficient investigation into
the cause of the deaths of the three Japa-
nese recently killed In the Pioneer mill.
so far there has been no violence, the men
simply refusing to work. Two influential
men have gone from hero 10 pacify the
plantation laborers.
Robert Hoapali Kokaipukaala. baker OF
the royal family OF Liloua OF Hawaii. died
on the ith Inst. and was buried yesterday.