The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-04-17
WALKS ON FIVE CONTINENTS.
"BIack Death Reported in all Parts
of the World.

of the World.
Washington, April ll.-Thousanus
of cases Of bubonic plague in all
parts of the world since November
1st, last, have been reported to the
marine hospital service. At Rio
Janeiro from Feb. l to 20 there
occurred five new cases and three
deaths. At Hong Kong, China, "a,
ell fatal, occurred during the week
ending February 18. The plague is
steadily increasing in Cape Colony
according to reports received both in
london and Paris. The official re-
port from Cape Colony for the week
ending March 2 shows "a new cases,
two deaths and four suspects, for the
following week 40 cases, Is deaths
and IL suspects. Several Europeans
have been attacked and a number of
natives have been found dead from
the disease. The rats are reported
to be "trekkipg" from Cape Town in
great Plumbers ard at Simonstown
the rats are reported to be dying
from the plague. At Mauritius dur
ing the two weeks ending March oth
there we're in the island Is cases of
plague and % deaths. On March
IA, two fresh plague cases are re-
ported to have occurred in Perth,
West Australia.
The marine hospital service sur
geon in charge at London has report
ed that the rumor of suspected
plague at southampton, published
in the Paris papers, probably is un-
founded but extra precautions are
being exercised at that port in view
of the large number of troops re-
turning from South Africa. The
plague at Karakuga, Russia, is stated
in the official report from Paris to be
on the decrease, the same report say
ing that II deaths from cholera
occurred at Singapore, Strait Settle-
ments, during the last week OF Jan
uary.
A report published in Berlin
paper and forwarded here says the
plague at Cape Town is now attack,
ing the well-to-do people. The
marine hospital service surgeon, DR..
Greene Albertin, has just reported
that in the Kirgisen reservation,
Korannuk, Russia, l3 persons have
fallen victims to the plague and in
the presidency OF Bombay, British
East India, during the week endi 6
February S5h there occurred ITO
plague cases and l 203 deaths, an
increase of $40 cases and 314 deaths
over the previous week. To Bombay
city that week, there were 1855 cases
of the plague, an increase OF 3O9
and 1859 deatbs due to the plague.
Up to March 2 fifty plague cases had
occusred in Cape Town of which II
terminated fatally. In Argentina
five plague patients we're in the isola-
ton hospital at San Nicholas on
February 7 and plague was suspect
ed in the cities of Belleville and
Marios Juarez.
Official notice has been received
that the government of the Danish
West Indies had raised the quaran-
tine against Port Said and Smyrna
declared the port of Brisbane, free
from plague.
PLAGUE AND SMALLPOX.
PekiD, April 1l.-Robert McWade,
Uuited States Consul at CANTOR,
China, reports that 10000 deaths
from the plague have occurred there
during the past six weeks, and that
there are 13 cases of smallpox on
board The United States monitor
Monterey. Only one death has
resulted on the Monterey, ard the
other cases Of smallpox are progress
ing favorably.
The meetings of the foreign min
listers at Pekin have been postponed
at the request of NJ. de Giers, on
account of the Easter holidays.