Fowler, has obtained from the Missior to Stations worked by his countrymen following statistics (by telegram). gotting worse at Nioghai, twenty miles from here, and we are glad that the only two Europeans living there have come into Chefoo. bey are quarantined at present and we trast that they are free from infection.
'A case close to us ocourred last. Friday. A native travelling from another part of the city to this quarter felt anwell as be approached small hamlet close by. He asked for permission to rest awhile and half an hour after! dwelling be died. The the blood poured from his mouth as if he bad been stabbed.
The corpse was dragged out into the high road until disposed of by the Native Magistrate, Uh 485
We are wondering bow many were infected by this case; the next few days how. The Jay would have made short work of that dwell io, Feb. 18.
The death roll of plague cases continues to grow and more quickly than before. On the ninth instant, 212 deaths were officially reported, but a week later, the 16th, the total came to 396, so that the increase for the week amounted to 184 or deaths per diem. It is app der what might have been, had not precautionary messares}been early instituted; yet none too early. If Chefoo had been left to take its chance like cities farther inland we should have been io the lamentable condition of some places farther north. Dr. Galowsen's clarion call to arms to combat the plague the namber of cases, Trade has soffered and will suffer, bat not as precautionary measures been delayed or ignored. And the Port D-ctor would have beea held responsible for neglect to warn this commanity, had be allowed things to take their oonree.
TAINAN, Feb. 18.
Since writing a week ago there be been no plague developments whatever. No new cases have been reported and all the suspects in the Isolation Hospital bare been discharged, no one baring shown any signs of the disease, This makes os donbtfal as to whether the cases reported ten days ago were actual plague, the indications seeming to point to the probability of no plague having sonally reached Tsinan.
The principal point of doeger for thia city lies in the adjoining county of Changehin, where a goodly namber of mbat seem to have been genuine plague cases have been reported; but as twenty days have passed since the China New Year, and it is supposed that most of those who ba homes in thet county, but do work in the city, have by this time retarned to their positions here, snd yet no plague has been encountered, we are hopeful that the principal danger from that point has boon passed. However, the Governor to-day instituted military inepeotion of the roads leading from the east into the city, and a namber of tavellers bare been seat to the Isolation Hospital for examination before being allowed to iter the city.
It is ramonred that the Tientsin-
Pakoa Railway will soon begin to ran trains again, its service having been for the past four weeks. It is also said that the Shantang railway will soon resume ite regaler train service, For some time now no through train service has been in force on this road, and only first class tickets have been sold, This, however, has not prevented many Chinese from' travelling on this the|line, and from crowding the cars far more dangerous way than in ordinary times is the case in the first and second close carriages.
The Isolation Hospital to the west of the city is now in working order, I
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