The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-08-14
APPEALS IN
SAKE CASES
fAfar speclal 10 The AdvcrtIsor. J

ton at Honolulu. has been In town
this week on his way to his home In
Pennsylvania. He stopped on here for
q day only and had a little talk with
+. =. Sargent.
There was little In the conversation,
however. OF public interest, as It dealt
largely with routine matters at the Ho-
nolulu station. Mr.. Bechtel told the
about the movements OF
Japanese from the island to the main
land and assured him that the Japa-
nese were quite as active as ever IN
using the Hawaiian Islands as base
from which to reach the United States,
especially Washington, oregon and
California, where they are finding en-
ployment. AS is already well under
stood In Hawaii, the Government is
powerless to prevent this and its Of
fcials are simply keeping watch on
this immigration because Of its bearing
on the consideration of the question
by the State Department or by Con-
gress at eornc future time.
The Postoffice Department announces
the appointment of Henry w. Schmidt
as a fourth-class postmaster at ko-
loa, Kauai County, in place OF
A. Buckholtz, who resigned. Mr..
Schmidt's commission has probably al
ready reached him.
SAKE CASES TO BE APPEALED.
The Treasury Department has been
considering the famous sake cases
which Col. Tom Fitch and Harry John
son, representing the Honolulu claim
ants, recently won before the United
States District Court in san Francisco,
and 1t has been announced here this
week that the Government will take
an appeal to the Circuit Court of Ap-
peals.
1--WE have decided to carry these
cases higher" said Assistant Score
tary of the Treasury Reynolds, after
he had consulted with Secretary Shaw.
1.-The fight has been long one and the
is not disposed to yield its
The decision is of import
ance in many cities, because the con-
sumption of that kind of liquor Is in
creasing. The increase is very notable
In such cities as New York and Bos-
ton"
If necessary 1t is probable the gov
eminent will carry the cases to the
Supreme Court of the United states,
as very large sums are now involved
that would materially affect the rev.
enues of the Government.
A SYRIAN LEPER.
During the last three weeks the en-
tire mainland has been much interested
in the case of George Rossett, Syrian
leper, who is very wealthy and who
has travelled from the Far Southwest
seeking sanitarium and hoping to
reach Palestine. OF late he has been
about in a box car that has
been pulled back and forth on the
and Ohio Railroad. 1t look
ed at one time as though he would
come to Washington. On every hand
he was Stunned by the populace in
tne belief that there was danger of
He is now in the care
of the Baltimore. Maryland, County
health authorities.
The case is a most pitiable one and
the treatment of Rossett has been
shocking from the humane standpoint.
ne importance of the case Is largely
in the education the popular mind is
from 1t regarding leprosy.
articles are now running In
the many metropolitan newspapers
describing the disease, its treatment
in Hawaii and elsewhere. Many ply
sicians. including DR.. Wyman of the
Hospital Service, who Is well
known in Hawaii, nave given inter-
views. stating that the danger of In
lection Is greatly magnified. The fol-
lowing dispatch that appeared in the
Post yesterday shows the
attitude of the public:
BALTIMORE, Md, July 26.-George
Rossett. the Syrian leper. is now in
care of the Baltimore County health
authorities, and Drs. William ID. CorseA
md John w. Harrison have under
taken to look after him. The leper
remains i'm the box car, coming out
when he pleases, but two officers, who
re detailed to prevent his escape, take
urns by day and night i'm guarding
lin. There is little danger however, !
4 his trying to get away. He is very
weak.
This afternoon Rev. Father A. |
lamp, a Catholic priest, visited him.
ie said he had no fear of contagion;
dining the leper, he prayed with and
or him. Those who came to see Ros-
EFT remained at a respectful distance
While the priest communed with the
eper. The latter insists he can be
ealed If permitted to go to his home
n Syria, but the outlook Is not en-
",rhe state board is still negotiating
o send him to some colony where he
AN be cared for"
NEW SEEDS FOR THE COAST.
A very interesting collection of seeds
md plants will soon be passing Ho-
,olulu, some OF which may be OF use
in the agricultural devel-
pment OF the islands. These seeds and
,lants come from Manchuria and are
going TO the big gardens at Chico,
where the Government has
'een conducting extensive experiments
or several years. Some 800 lots OF
eeds and plants have already been
acquired In that far-off country by
Mr.. Frank N. Meyer. special agent
II the Department OF Agriculture. OF
hese about fifty will be sent to Chico i
% be tried out"
Apparently most OF them should
flourish on the Pacific Coast and In
climates like that on the Coast, but It
s always necessary 10 make the actual
Plants are sometimes as
'ussy as persons about changing their
habitat and SO long series OF ex-