El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-15

O'Clock yesterday afternoon to revieN
the bubonic plague situation and dis
cuss the best methods of protesting
against the further continuance of tn
quarantine. by order of the healtl
board Dr. W. N Villas. president o
the board. was present to present thu
recommendations of the board o
health.
President PRUDENTIAL of the chamber
of comperce called the meeting to or
der and explained the purpose of the
meeting He then introduced Dr. vi
las. who in a thirty minutes talk ex-
planned what he understood the con-
ditions in San Francisco and California
to be. He said that a political fight
had been on in that state since the
election of the persent governor Mr.
Gage. and would not likely end until
Governor Cages term expired This.
he said. was the cause of the trouble
in San Francisco. and that whether
bubonic plague existed or not the fight
would continue and the California au-
thoritieS would not reach a decision
There is on chance for a settlement
OF this matter" said the DOCTOR ''un-
less the people of Ell Paso. as disin-
terested parties. can persuade Governor
Gage and Governor Savers of Texas
to leave the matter to arbitration and
both agree to abide by the decision of
the arbitrary board
He produced copy of the San Fran
cisco Bulletin which contained Cover
nor Cages annual message of January
Sth- In this message the governor
treated at length the bubonic plague
and quarantine situation and denounc-
ed the city board of health of San
Francisco and the United States ma
rine service for keeping up the agita-
ton of the question purely for a pur-
pose, and a purpose unfounded. With
this document Dr. Villas explained the
fight that is on in California He says
that the city health board and the ma
rine service on one side and the COVER
nor and the state board of health on
the other were at loggerheads. and
neither Were being governed by facts
as found by physicians, but were try
ing to hold out against the other fac
ton
Nothing we can do will settle the !
controversy betwene the two factions |
in California" said Dr. Villas. and all |
we can do is to petition Governor Gage |
and Governor Savers to leave the mat
ter to an arbitrary board. and if thew
will do this partial settlement so far
ic-a 4 L |
We are suffering through the foolish
ness of the political factions in Cali
fornia and suffering more than any
other city in the country
President Prudential read the mes
sage of Governor Gage which clearly
explained the situation and proved /,
the statements of Dr. Villas. After
discussing the message DIR. Villas. in
The name of the Ell Paso board of
health, submitted. the following letter
% be sent to Governor Gage of Califor
1ia and Governor Savers of Texas. t
pleading for the arbitration: I
The Official Letter. S
tits now more than ten months
ince the appearance of the first al
eyed case of bubonic plague in China
own of San Francisco. The contro- !.
ersy which has ragged during all that =
line as to whether a case of genuine .,
ubonic plague has been found during h
he past ten months in San Francis =;
is stlll running on, as heated as eve- A
nd apparently as far from settlement :.
We hold that Ell Paso is entitled to 9,
e heard upon this matter. for The w
eason that Ell PasO is the point where r.
he effect of the unfortunate contro- 9,
ersy is felt most acutely and serious 81
T. Inc maintenance of quarantine Q,
ere Tor the past eight months by the OF
late or Texas against passengers and lie
lerchandise from San Francisco. has v
aused the state of Texas and espe- bt
ally the city of Ell Paso pecuniary l.
amage, the amount of which we have &C
data to estimate, but which is I'M al
iestlonably very large. 1t has also W
fused great personal Inconvenience er
and expense to hundreds OF az
aveiers desiring to enter the state of vi
exas by way of Ell Paso. 1t has turn ca
the tide of eastward travel from Cal to
ornia to northern routes. ne
without preSuming to offer an opip- de
n as to which party to the coutro- A
rsy is in the right, we respectfully fie
bmit that the time has come when tn
practicable effort should be made 1cs
determine the question at issue by WI
DIVIDING for an investigation and re- an
RI that will be accepted as authori- Gel
i've and final. to this end we re- pre-
ectfully offer the following plan for col
ur consideration: cpl
Let commission be appointed. to spe
1sist of three men, none of them
'ntified Dy residence or otherwise
tn any party to the controversy 9