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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-16

PALERMO, Sicily, Aug. 15.-At the
funeral of Signor Francesca Crispi in
Palermo to-day there was a repetition of
the scenes of universal respect and mourn
ing witnessed yesterday in Naples. The
Italian armored cruiser Varese, bearing
the body, the members OF the Crispi fam
lily and representatives of the government,
entered the harbor with the escorting
cruisers early in the afternoon and fired
nineteen guns, the forts replying. The
coffin was anded in a small boat, and as
the procession traversed the principal
streets the Varese fired minute guns. The
procession was virtually Identical with
that which followed the funeral car in
Naples, and the gathering of spectators
was enormous. Many flowers were thrown
from windows along the route to the
Church of Albergo Dello Poveri, where the
coffin was placed.
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FOUL RIDING AT BUFFALO
"MAJOR, TAYLOR ROBBED OF THE
HALF-MILE CHAMPIONSHIP.
Crossed i'm Front of the Col
ored CycIer-MOre Records Bro
ken by Harry ID. Elkes.

BUFFALO, n. Y, Aug. 15.-Every seat
in the spacious Stadium was filled with
spectators when the international Grand
Circuit aces of the National Cycling Asso-
citation began this afternoon. At times nun
dreds were standing or sitting on the upper
ratings and in the aisles. Fully 1900 of
the exposition crowd witnessed the races.
The card was a good one, including the
finals Of the one-mile 2:10 class profess
sional, the Pan-American circuit one-mile
championship professional, the half-mile
handicap professional and an hours contest
between Harry d. Elkes, of Glens Falls,
Edouard Taylore. of Paris. and Ray Duer,
of Buffalo, for the one-hour exposition mid
dle-distance championship and a purse of
1000. The race became a procession after
the fifth mile, for Fixes had both men at a
safe distance, having Tapped the French
man four times and Duer once. 1t was a
beautiful exhibition OF pace-following by
Fixes. however. and he broke the record
for every mile from the second up 10 and
including the nineteenth. Elkes then let
up and at the end of the hour he had COW
cred thirty-eight miles. 1850 yards, which
is about one mile behind the record. Duer
finished second, three miles behind EIkes.
and Taylore was last, nve miles behind
the second man.
professional between Kramer. the circuit
leader. and xson. OF Buffalo, who re-
Gently has be-, lowing great form. Great
ed keen interest. Kramer caught Lawson
mapping in the last eighth and had worked
up a good sprint before Lawson realized
that the final struggle was on. Kramer
won by two lengths.
Major" Taylor was scratch man I'm the
final of the half-mile handicap professional.
lie made "A squirt at the pistol shot and
caught the leaders in the first quarter.
On the lower turn OF the last lap Bowler,
OF Chicago, crossed i'm front of the Ma
jor." causing him to slacken speed and run
nm On the hank Tha Rnlnra1 rider raa1A .
bid for first money for this handicap, and
Wilson. Bowler and Taylor were only
inches apart. first, second and third. re-
spsctively, at the finish. The judges dis
qualified Bowler for his foul riding and
gave Taylor second money, placing the
Chicago rider last.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-For some tine
past the officials of the Treasury Depart
ment nave had under serious consideration
the problem of how to prevent Chinese
from crossing the Mexican border into the
United States. 1t has been decided to take
advantage of the proviso in the treaty that
stipulates they shall be satisfied of the
good faith of the Chinese seeking to go
through America to a foreign country, and
instructions will be sent the officials at
San Francisco to require that each Chi
nese claiming Mexico as his destination
shall establish his good faith. If the chi
nese is under contract to perform labor in
Mexico he may present his contract as evil
dence of good faith, but in case OF lis fail
ure to satisfy the officials he will not be
permitted to land. 1t is expected that this
order will have the desired effect of keep
ing out a large percentage of Chinese who
go to Mexico with the real purpose of Ill
timately crossing the border into the United
States.
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Beers Did Shoot British Wounded at
Battle of N~Iakfontein.

LONDON. Aug. 15.-Lord Kitchener's
mail dispatch Oh the subject of the vlak-
fontein fight of May -. says: There seems
to be no doubt that five or six cases of
shooting of injured British by the Beers oc-
Cured"
MIDDLEBURG. Cape Colony. Aug. l5.-
Colonel Gorringe had a successful engage
ment with General Kritzinger and Com
mandants Erasmus. Piper and Cachet.
near Steynsburg. Aug. 13. Erasmus and
Cachet are mortally wounded.
AMSTERDAM. Aug. l5.-The official
Handlesblad. while incredulous regarding
the Mathis story that an attempt is being
made TO persuade Mr.. Kruger to sign a
document authorizing privatesrine against
Great Britain. warns M 9oeg leader that
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FOOTPRINTS ON The SAND
EVIDENCE THAT A WOMAN AND
CHILDREN SURVIVED A WRECK.
Missing Ship Manchester supposed TO
Have struck on the Desert
Island of Pickar.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Aug. 15--Be-
yond a reasonable doubt the missing ship
Manchester, which sailed from New York
on the 23d OF last August with a cargo OF
kerosene. for Yokohama. has foundered.
She lies a wreck on the desert island OF
Pickar. in the Marshall group. How many
persons survived the loss OF the vessel II
not known. but IT is certain hat a woman
and her children landed on the island
Their footprints remain on the sands OF
the beach. The Manchester was a four
masted steel ship OF 2.25 tons register.
commanded by Captain Clemens. She was
posted as missing at Lioyd's on May Is OF
this year. af.er - per cent. OF Insurance
had been paid on her.
4 private letter received on the Austria
Han steamer Sonoma relates the finding OF
the wreck. The writer says: "A mystic
rious shipwreck was reported from Sidney.
y. 5. W. July Is. by Captain Henry. OF the
island trading steamer Archer. which re-
Gently touched az Jaluit. one OF the Mar
shall group. Here IL was learned that the
island trading cutter belonging 10 a German
firm at Jaluit had found parts OF the hull
OF a large ship and over 100 cases OF kero-
sene strewn along the shores of Plckar
island. The island Is uQinhabited. but In
walking along the beach the crew OF the
cutter came across footprints and traces
which showed that some one had been
there. Among the footprints were those
OF "A woman and several children. The con-
clusiOn arrived AT was that a portion OF the
crew mad landed pa che island, the sur
NlNOrS including the captains wife and
family. Marks on the beach also disclosed
the fact that TWO boats were hauled up on
the beach and We're subsequently launched.
tOntlnllnK along the beach the gutfeF*m
which was badly decOmposed. hut a GER
tiicate-that OF a chief oficer-was found
I'm one OF the pockets. and turned over 70
the German governor Of the leients' L.
shippink circles a ~ eeliessd ths wfock u
pnAaRhtedly that ok fhA NAnahnoonA
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CLOSE OF GRAND CIRCUIT MEET.
Free-for-AII Purse Won by Royal IL.
Sheldon in Fast Time.

GLENS FALLS. n. Y. Aug. 10. The
fourth n last day of the circuit meet
here was somewhat marred by rain after
a heat OF each race had been run, but a
large crowd attended to witness the star
race Of the meet. the free-for-all pace.
Coney was i'll and scratched, leaving only
Royal r. Sheldon. Connor and indian
Conner was not we'll and his sickness was
announced by Starter Merrill, but he start
ed, nevertheless. and took second money.
He ruled favorite at the opening at $50 to
$40 for the field. The first heat OF this race
by quarters was: 81, 1:01. 1:3315. 2:04A.
Audubon Boy was a prohibitive favorite
In the 2:1S pace, selling for $50 against $40
for the field. and won as he pleased. Sum-
mary:
2:1s Pace; the hudson River; purse. l 1900:
Audubon Boy, CHI. e., by j. j. Audu-
Don (HudSon). l j
Cousin Madge, blk. IN. CBenedicD.. ....3 2 2
Lady Bayard. br. m. (O'NeiD ..........2 3 3
Ed Bennett, CHI. &. Johnson. ...........D Dis
Tfme-2:O9, 2:l0A. 2:11%.
Free-for-all pace; the Ticonderoga; purse,
$1,000:
Royal r; Sheldon. blk. g., by Constan-
tine ONeiD l
Common. blk. g. "a. Z. McDonald) .......2 2
Indiana, b.. g.. CMcCarthy) ...............3 3
Time-2:04A, 2:O6%.
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QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 1.-THE White
Star line steamer Tuetonic. which left Liv-
erpool yesterday. with Sir Thomas Upton
and his party on board, for the United
States, arrived here this morning and sailed
at 1910 a. m. Sir Thomas was given a
great send-off by members of the Royal
Cork Yacht Club, who went out to the
T%eutonic in a body TO bid farewell to the
owner of the challenger for the Americas
CUP. The visitors breakfasted on board the
steamer with Sir Thomas. Brief speeches
of the usual character were made. Both
George l.. Watson, the designer, who
Joined the Teutonic here. and Sir Thomas
said they expected the Columbia would be
the cup defender.
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A. p. A. at Richmond Next Year.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Aug. 15-The
convention of the American Protective
Association at its closing session elected
the following officers for the ensuing year:
vice grand master, William j. Mckee. IN
diana; secretary. Lewis j. Fuehrnlan. New
Jersey: treasurer, James p. Parker. Penn
sylvania; chaplain, a. c. Smith. Massa-
chusetts: conductors. Robert Adams. Ken
lucky. and Henry Button. Missouri: tyler.
William T. Watkins, Illinois: guard. John
G.. Smith. Viz ginia. The convention de-
feated the proposition To raise the death
benefit fund TO SOC from SO by tabling it
for one year. The association will meet
next in 1902 at Richmond, Ind.
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Commercial Treaty Urged.

BERLIN, Aug. 15.-In it's leading edi-
torisl to-day the Kreuz Zeitung returns TO
the subject of a commercial treaty with
the United States. 1t urges the German
government to make such a treaty before
approaching European powers and In this
way TO avoid the necessity OF giving gratis
to the United States the most-favored ma
ton treatment after treaties have been
with European nations.
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Schenk Explains His Theory.

BERLIN, Aug. 15.-Professor Schenk ad-
dressed the members OF the geological con
gress upon his method Of predetermining
sex. explaining the facts leading TO the dis
covery of his theory. A warm discussion
followed, in which many leading delegates
participated. Professor Schenk's views
were not unconditionally rejected.
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First Motor Funeral.

LONDON. Aug. 15.-The first motor
funeral on record in the country occurred
to-day at Coventry on the occasion Of the
interment OF an old employe OF one OF the
automobile companies.
The hearse was a specially constructed
six-horse power car. All the three cars
used were draped with black.
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TweIve-Inning Contest.

TOLEDO. o, Aug. l5.-ToIedo lost to
Grand Rapids to-day i'm a twelve-Inning
game. Psrdee was Knocked out of the box.
Score.
G. R's.O / > o o I 0 ? l 0 o 40 IA Z
Batteries-Psrdee. Joss and Grafhus: Bal
ley and Grimm.
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BALTIMORE. Aug. 15.-The CIevelands
defeated Baltimore here this afternoon,
mainly through poor fielding by the local
players. McGraw was removed from the
game in the ninth inning for making n
remark about a called strike. Score:
r II T.
Cleveland .......2 0 l 0 l 0 > o 80 IL 2
Batteries--Howell and Bresnahan: Brack-
en- and Wood.
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FORT WAYNE, Ind Aug. 15.-McMackin
was hit freely to-day. Fricken kept the
hits scattered. Mattress went TO bat four
times and made two singles, a th~ree-bagger
and a two-base hit. Score:
r. III
Fort wayne.....0 0 > 0 0 IS Is 4
Columbus .......1 l o l 0 D 0 0-3 Q .
Batteries-Fricken and Fuller; McMackin
and Locke
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puotters Exilea by the sultan.

CoNsTANTINOPLE. Aug. l5-Seven
hundred and four exiled persons. many OF
them being women. started. for Yemen.
Arabia. Aug. IA. The prisoners include those
who were Implicated In the recent fire at
the harem OF the Nildiz palace.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-16

PEKING. Aug. l6.-The ministers OF the
powers have signed the preliminary draft
Of the protocol in order to bind their gov
ernments and TO prevent further exchanges.
They expect 10 sign with the Chinese pleni-
potentiaries next TUESDAY.
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John T.. Brush's Recommendation.

When a reporter asked John L. Brush.
yesterday, what he thought of the story
sent out from Chicago. regarding Johnson
and Hart combining forces for a big ten
club league. next season, he said the story
should be put in salt and kept there until
another one Is sent broadcast.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MADISON, Ind, Aug. 15.-To-day's at
tendance at the Jefferson county fair was
more than 1900. Money Maker won the 2:23
trot in 2:23. Terra Firma won the 2:40 trot
in PA. Princess Fedora took the three
quarter-mile running race in 1:2O.
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MARION. Ind. Aug. 15.-Matthews won a
game to-day by hard hitting. Williams.
out OF five times at bat. got four singles
and one t~wo-bagger. Score:
II III r
Matthews % 0 0 0 o 2-5 . >
Batteries-Yerkes and Hickey; Shepard
and Williams.
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National League
American League

NEW YORK, Aug. 15.-New York got the
worst of the double-header with the Bos-
tons to-day. The latter beat the home
team in the first game by consecutive bat
ting. In the second contest, when it looked
as though the New Yorks had a safe lead,
the Bostons developed a batting streak and
tied the score. From the ninth until the
game was called a draw on account of
darkness IL was an interesting pitchers
battle. Scores:
First game r HI
Boston -.-.-----O o 1 o j q o i % 3 Q
New York 80 / 0 0 0 0 0 1-2 IL =
Batteries-Leitner and Warner: Pittinger
and Kittredge.
Second game RHE
New York .........1OOOO31OOOOI5 u 2
Boston .............2 200 05 13 o
Observation-Disclosures and Warner; Mich
OILS and kittredge.
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Sophia, b. m. nindsley) ...........7 3 4ro
TUNA, b. m. Carpenter ......-....3 5 70
Tom Calhoun, IN. &. lfoote). .......5 8 70
Time-2:07A. 2:0S9. z:09A. 2:O9L.
Grand special race; t%rotting; purse. 1900:
Cresceus, CHI. s., by Robert McGregor-
Mabel. by Mambrino Howard (ketch-
The Abbott. b.. e.. by Chimes-Nettie
King. by Mambrino King (Geers).-....2di
The time by quarters.
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Millionaire DYING.

PEORIA, Ill. Aug. 15-Charies G. Clark.
the millionaire ex-mayOr Of Peoria and
head OF the great distilling house of Clark
Bros. * Co. Is dying at his home in this
city OF locOmotor ataxia.
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THE TROTs AT KOKOMO.
Fast Time, Close and Exciting Fin
ishes and Many Heats.
tn thA IndIarannlIs .Innrnaf

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
kOkOMO, Ind, Aug. 15.-In the unfn-
ished 2:25 trot Al:ce Russell won IN 2:19A.
Four thousand five hundred people saw to-
days races, which were fast, close and
exciting. Summary:
.On pnnn. n,,rrn S0nn.
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Special heat. with running mate: Cres-
ceus. CHI. s. (ketcham), by quarters-:3O1k,
1:0lIa. 1:34, 2:o5.
1t Is stated tonight hat the, owner of
Cresceus received 5000 of the $l2, 900 purse,
while the owner of The Abbot received
q no
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Western League.

Kansas City, 4; Colorado Springs. 2.
Denver. .; st. Joseph. ?.
Minneapolis, Z: Des Moines, s.
st. Paul, 5; Omaha, 3.
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Henry County Fair.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NEW CASTLE, Ind, Aug. 1.-the sec
ond days races brought out the largest
crowd that ever attended the Henry county
fair. over 1900 persons being present. Sum-
mary:
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Mrs. W~insIow's Soothing svrup

Has been used over fifty years by millions n,
n,othcrs for their children while teething win
nsrfect success. IL soothes the child. softens The
Gums. allays pain, cures wind collie. rexllates
,he bowels. and is the best remedy for dIaTrhoes
whether arising from teething or Other caus.s
Fer sale by druggists IN every part OF the World
BE sure and ask Tor Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
syrup. - cents a bottle.
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AMERICAN
Philadelphia Won from Milwaukee by
Opportune Hitting.

team won to-day's game from Milwaukee
by opportune hitting. Score:
r III T.
Milwaukee 30 0 0 0 o "a 3
Philadelphia II ? L 0 o 0 1 1 *-6 A
Batteries-Hasting and Mallory; Wiltze
and Powers.
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DAVENPORT. Ia. Aug. B.-Bloomington
won a smuggling match. both sides fielding
we'll. Score:
X II T.
Davenport ....3 o B. . is 3
Bloomington % 3 4 ala II ?
Batterie-weihauch and shannon: Bee
dies and Belt.
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At Cedar Rapids II l.
Cedar Rapids. % ! 0 0 o 0 4 2 % II 4
Decatur ........0 0 3 l 0 l 2 0 is IA 5
Batteries - Ashton and Weaver; Talbot
and Wilkinson.
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civilized power could warrant the
doption by the republic of a medieval sys-
EN- Of warfare like privateering."
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ST. LOUIS, Aug. 15.-The st. Louis team
allowed Chicago to take to-day's game
through ragged work in the field. Score:
r +
St. Louis ........0 1 / 0 0 0 O % 10 3
Chicago .........O o 3 1 0 0 0 o. 8 /
Ba~tteries-Powell and Schriver; Hughes
and King.
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Little Rock. 5: Shreveport. /,
Memphis. s; New Orleans, 4.
Chattanooga, s: Nashville, 3.
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IL is announced in Londo that NJ. Labor.
the French lawyer. has promised 10 lecture
in America this year
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ToGGLE A GOOD ONE

The California horse. Togsles, was the
fsvorite in the 2:lO trot at 800, with Sister
Alice and the field at So. King Chimes
was his only important opponent, but. after
winning the first heat, he had to play
second fiddle for the remainder of the race.
Summary:
2:20 Trot: purse. 1000:
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lawyer AID esstoT. altar remaining N
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-11-12
MOANA HOTEL GUESTS

The following is a list of guests
registered az Mona Hotel for the week
ending Nov. li.-R. G. Turner. In,ila;
Miss NJ. costigah. n. II. Blood, Miss +.
Hall, Mrs. }. n. Waller. Mrs. J. Lucas,
San Francisco: G. Shihc, Is. SIgirc
Japan; II. d. Rowies, l.. Brookes. Bos-
ton: J. Ericsson and wlf', Chicago; Mrs
". &. Walker; Hawaii: J. II. Ferguson.
p. Ferguson. England; c. N. Clarke.
u. J. A. Nelson. S. s. Aiameda; W
Rice and wife, City; Capt. G. p. Ah"rr
and wife, Mrs. l.. A. Mills. Mrs, H. Is.
Mccoy, Mrs. T. C. Woodbury. and
child. Manila: Miss Julia Carr. Illinois.
Cbas. SANDAL, Richsrl War;, J. !.
Byrne and wife, Sal Francisco; Miss
Julia Dean, Miss Spinney. Washing.
ton: Miss J. Louise Brownell, Wash
,ngton; A. r. Cunha, l.. r. A. Har-.
c. J. Hutchns. C. C, Eakin, +, /
Woodbridge, +. NJ. Brooks, +. II,
Loucks. Il. C. A. Peterson, T.. 4. r.
Roos. G. G. Fuller. W. G. Walker, W.
II. Soper, J. S. Walker, City; J. d.
Southland, Berkeley; Miss NJ. Z. Thorn.
as, Salyt Lake City; J. l.. Rockwell
+. w. b. McLea. C. II. Team, C. J. A.
Doyle, A. A. Wilder, w. r. Whitley. w.
Doyle. Miss B. Weight, II. Wilder, A,
Brown. II. Whitney.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-11-12
THE RAT CONSIDERED
BUSINESS MEN CONFER
WITH BOARD Of HEALTH
Proposition to Prepare the Whsrfs
for Fumigsting---The Business
Community Asked for
= Assistance.

There was a conference last night
between the committee on extermina-
ton Of rats appointed nearly a fort
night ago by the Board OF Health, rep
resentatives Of shipping houses and
government officials. those present be-
ing: DR.. c. b. Cooper member Of the
Board of Health. who presided; DR..
T.. c. Cofer. U. s. Marine Hospital Ser
vice; Superintendent J. II. Boyd and
Assistant Superintendent Campbell, OF
the Public Works Department; Fred.
whitney, Oceanic Steamship Co.: Geo
Denison. superintendent Oahu Railway
Co.; c. l.. Wight, president Wilder's
Steamship Co.: John Mclean, Inter
Island Steam Navigation Co.; George
Robertson. Brewer & Co.; Captain
Clarke. superintendent of Wilder's
wharves: J. F. Hamburg, Hackfeld
Co.; George Davies. Theo. II. Davies
& Co.: J. A. Gilman, Castle & Cooke;
Executive Officer Pratt OF the Board oil
Health.
DR.. Cooper stated that the object OF
the meeting was to consider means for
fumigating the wharfs to destroy rats
There was a campaign all over the
world to exterminate rats, as the little
animals are regarded as the chief
agency in spreading bubonic plague. Al
the Board of Health had no money APP
propriated for the purpose. 1t looked To
the business community for aid. II
was matter OF self-defense to the
commerce Of the port. The Board in
tended to district the residence part OF
town for the campaign. but this meet
ing was confined to the waterfront
problem.
Mr.. Campbell submitted an estimate
showing that 1t would cost $4,000 to
make the wharfs alright for fumiga.
ton.
DR.. Cofer volunteered that the Fed.
eral quarantine service would perform
the fumigation II the Territorial au.
thorities furnished the material. In
answer to questions of business men
present. he stated the advantage II
would be to have ships certified as
coming from clean wharfs, in the
event of pestilence visiting the port
II would give the health authorities a,
ports where the vessels went conf.
dence in Honolulu and save large de,
gree of trouble.
Different methods of protecting the
wharfs and Kidding them Of rats wers
discussed.
The matter was finally left to &
meeting Of business men at Castle 4
| Cookies this morning.