The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-16
ITS EXISTENCE REPORTED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE WORLD.
STEADILY ON THE INCREASE
reports Made to the Marine Hospital
Service from all Infected Poinrs-In
New Localities In south America.
Spreading Rapidly In Cape Colony.
Its a Rayages In India-On the
Increase In Russfa-Rumer OF q Case
at southampton, England.


cases OF bubonic plague in all parts of
n world since November 1st last have
been reported TO the marine hospital
service. At Rio Janeiro, from Febru-
airy 1st TO 10Th there occurred five new
cases and three deaths. At Hong Kong,
China. three cases. all fatal, occurred
during the week ended February 18th.
The plague IS steadily on the increase
IN Cape Colony. according to pol Is
received BON in London and Paris. The
othcial report from Cape Colony for the
week ended March End SHOWS % new
cases. 2 deaths and 4 suspects, for the
lolio"4hg week oU cases, 10 deaths am
IL suspects. several have
been attacked and a NUMBER OIL natives
have been found dead from the disease
Inc rats are reported to be "trekking''
nom Cape Town IN great number and
at the rats are reporIed to
be dying from plague.
AT Maur1tluS during the two weeks
March 9th there were in the is
land Is fresh cases of plague and %
deaths.
On March 14th two fresh plague cases
are reported to have occurred in Perth.
West Australia.
The marine hospital urgeo in
charge al London has reported thai the
rumor of suspected plague at South
ampton. published in the Paris papers,
probably is unfounded. but extra pre-
cautions are being exercised at hat
port in view of the large number OF
troops returning from South Africa.
The plague at karakuga, Russia, is
stated in the official report from Paris
TO be on the decrease, the same report
saying that Is deaths from cholera oc-
CURED at Singapore. Straits Settle
ments. during the last week of Janu-
airy
A report published in a Berlin paper
March 18th. and forwarded here, says
the plague at Cape Town is now at
lacking the well-to-do Deople.
Marine Hospital Surgeon Green, at
Berlin. has just reported that in the
kirgisen reservation, Korakuk. Rus
STA, Is persons have fallen vistims to
plague; and in the presidency of Bonn
bay. British East India, during the
week ended February Sth there occurr-
ed 1.770 plague cases and 1883 deaths,
an increase of 519 cases and 314 deaths
over the previous week. In Bombay
city. that week. there were LOSS cases
of plague. an increase of 300, and 1859
deaths ascribed to the plague.
Up to March md so plague cases had
occurred in Cape Tow of which IL
terminated fatally.
In Argentina 5 plague patients were
in the isolation hospital at San
Nicholas on February 7th, and plague
was suspected in the cities of Belleville
and Marios Juarez. of Cordoba pro
vince.
Official notice has been received that
the government of the Danish West In
dies had raised the quarantine against
Port Said and Smyrna and had declared
fho - ,;rI 49, 81 f~o
from plague.
Pekin. April 11.-Robert M. McWade
United States consul at Canton, China
reports that 10. 200 deaths from the
plague have occurred there during the
past six weeks and that there are thir'
teen cases of small pox on board the
United States monitor Monterey. Only
one death has resulted on the Monterey
and the other cases or smallpox ar5
progressing favorably.