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Newspaper
Evening Bulletin
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1899
Page
1
Hawaii Medical Association discussed the Wing Wo Tai case and a second death behind the Opera House as possible black plague. Dr Hoffman stated lab and autopsy results support plague while others urged caution, calling for bacteriological proof before public proclamation.
Wailuku December 16 news from Pala report a Japanese man cut a native on the wrist with a pocket knife last Tuesday. The assailant has been caught and is now held in Wailuku jail.
At the morgue on courthouse grounds two animals died while a rabbit and several rats survived. Dr Hoffmann notes insufficient proof of plague in the deaths. The Board of Health planned to end quarantine tomorrow with active isolation of remaining cases. Streetcars resumed along King Street as Chinatown cleanup proceeds amid belief the danger has passed. Veterans of U S service share war tales as transport measures for Centennial stock are discussed.
Despite Saturday’s stormy weather and many spectators confined at home, two thirds of the Orpheum seating was filled. La Rialto canceled due to illness, while Edith Fletcher attracted applause for a sunny, promising performance. Busch presented contortion, Lilian Smith dazzled with rapid card tricks and glass globe destruction, and Hoge starred in A Game of Cards. Mulberry Bend to follow with Mr. Tin, supported by Curtis in the lead role.
The Nanyo Maru from Kobe brings seven ar passengers and 241 Japanese laborers. It arrived in port with a clean bill of health after seven days in Yokohama quarantine due to three passengers with high fever. Plague fears proved false. No cases in Yokohama or Kobe on departure. one district north of Kobe reported cases.
Walluku December reports citizens angered by a stagnant water pool opposite the courthouse. The nuisance, created by parties looping in dirty water, prompted action toward abatement by Mr. Hayseldon.
A Sunday arrest renews charges of selling liquor without a license. Twenty witnesses are planned to testify this time as military authorities continue the investigation amid claims from locals of bypassing lines.
The Opera House hosts Faust featuring Mrs. Anna Montague Turner in a gala Boston Lyric Company presentation. Expected to be the city’s grandest social theatrical event, the program includes the Hawaiian Band in act four and a Soldiers' chorus, with Siren ensemble support. Repertoire lists Faust, Sombre, Erminie, Princess of Tremtoland, and more through December performances.
Prisoners Umi and Lancaster face adult and battery charges as cases proceed. Fairman, cited in court, is ill and expected to testify alongside witnesses about assaults. The incident involved severe facial injuries and blood loss, with details tense and uncertain.
In Rae Molokal on December 16 the native Protestant church will be dedicated on Christmas Day. Rev. A Pall of Lebanns will participate in the ceremony. An error in the text obscures further details about the event and participants.
Major Wood, chief medical officer for US Army forces in Honolulu, will depart aboard the Centen nial. He cut the First New York Regiment death rate to near zero, improved health at Independent Park and Punchbowl hospitals, and established Buena Vista hospital, earning high regard from the medical community. He and another officer depart for Jefferson Barracks Missouri after a notable campaign record.
Col Rublen stated he warned authorities in the States not to send any more trans shipments due to the black plague. His message departed this afternoon by the centennial. He explained delaying until the Gaelic leaves. if warranted he will countermand orders by the Centennial to stay on the safe side.
At the Irmgard wharf a crew member suffered a severe hand injury while operating a piece of machinery. The velocity of the moving parts caused the hand to be torn and flesh exposed. The man was near the fore end when the machinery momentum led to the amputation. He is expected to recover use of the hand gradually, though the process will be lengthy. Dimond & Co shows busy sales in a well tended shop with extended evening hours through Christmas.
The Flag Committee of the Geo. W. De Long Post G A R is installing flag poles at Fort Street School and will ready all Honolulu schoolhouses for flag raisings after the holidays. Lafayette Post of New York will present the flags, delayed by a misdirected letter but soon to ship. Subscriptions remain strong but four to five hundred dollars more are needed to complete work across the islands.
A Lahaina courthouse gathering of about fifty citizens, led by Magistrate Kehaulelio, formed a central quarantine committee to enforce Maui health measures. Dr Davison noted no official plague notice from Honolulu yet. The group discussed barring Asiatic merchandise and chartering a steamer to bring rice, H P Baldwin to sail Kina to Kooluu and Kauai ports.
Wailuku Hawaii December 16 The ill fated Kilohana remains on the Lae bain reef with water in her hold. The captain and one man stay aboard awaiting aid from Honolulu. There is little hope of saving her with large holes under the boiler making patching unlikely. Some say the ship could be floated to Honolulu if air lift casks are used while heavy surf pounds the hull.
School children tickets for the Lyric Opera come via the tuition office in the Government Building starting Tuesday after next Saturday. Engraved wedding stationery services are also advertised.
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