The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-05
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followed the great noise. Then all was
stu and it Logan to grow hot. I
thought the prison was on fire. Ashes
and burning stuff began to sift through
the bars.
The pile of straw I used for a bed
took fine, but stamped it ont. Hot
ashes sifted on my head, arms and
back 1 was stripped to the waist, and
every spark left scar After long
time ashes stopped falling. was sore
and hungry. I did not know how long
I stayed in the dungeon.
Finally 1 went to sleep and knew
nothing more until 1 found myself in
the arms of a priest who had been my
friend in the prison. The father had
remembered that 1 was in Jail, and
after the fire went out he came to save
me and had me dug from the ruins. 1
was told that was buried four days
without food and little air."
THE RAZLAG CURE.
WASHINGTON, February 25.-Ac-
cording TO United States Consul Nc
Wade at Canton, it has remained for
an American physician, DR.. Adolph
Razlag. to discover means of curing
and DISCRIMINATING leprosy. In a report
to the State Department the consul
says that wonderful success has at
tended the effbrts of this physician,
and his work has attracted the atten-
ton of the highest Manchu and Chi
nese officials. This work began in
June, 1902 in a leper village six miles
distant from Canton. OF four cases
treated. three have been discharged
completely cured and the fourth is
making a practical recovery. The ply
sician urges strongly the adoption of
his methods for the treatment of lep-
ers in the Philippines and in Hawaii. |
The main features of the treatment, !
which is shown in detail in the con-
suls report. appear to consist of minute |
and long sanitation and the use of
highly anti-septic drugs.
ANARCHISTS ACTIVE.
NEW YORK, February 25.-The |
Evening Telegram today prints a story !
to the effect that anarchists from all
over the world are about to meet in
a secret convention at Paris to devise |
plans that may radically affect the
crowned heads of Europe. All prepar-
atoms for the convention were care |
fully guarded. but the plans became
known through the boastful talk OF a |
youthful delegate to the convention |
from this city. This man. an Italian
known as Angelo and Rudolph" gave |
up his place on Saturday, declaring |
that he had been selected as one of FIVE
delegates from the United States to
the convention. The Telegram contin-
ues:
"Far-reaching anarchistic plans are
to be discussed and perfected at this
worlds convention, it is said, and II is
even whispered that ere an adjourn
ment is taken a meeting of anarchy's
inmost cabal will have been held and
lots will have been drawn assigning
men to deeds. the full accomplishment
of which may shape the destinies of the
reigning houses of Europe"
DIED OF DIETING.
CHICAGO, February 25.-The funeral
OF Miss Cora Dean, better known s
Geraldine who had achieved renown
as a writer of short stories. occurred
here today. Miss Dean died yesterday
Of scarlet fever after an illness of
week The fact that the young author
ess had restricted her diet for some
time to uncooked foods and was ac-
customed to omit the morning meal in
pursuance OF a system exploited by
local physician is believed by the
friends of Miss Dean to have rendered
her peculiarly susceptible to the disease
"hich caused her death. and her death
is. in measure, attributed to these
practices. The body was sent to
ill.,