Show CHINATOWN IS STIRRED OVER DVER BUBONIC PLAGUE I San Francisco Board of Health Admits AdmUs Pests Ex Existence Existence Existence and Takes Heroic ilci Steps to Stop Spread I Celestials Celes Flee ee the City Some Heading For the Interior In 1 J While Many Resist Inoculation N a San Francisco May 19 The board of health has adopted a resolution declaring declaring ing that bubonic bub nic plague exists in ln San Sa Francisco The health authorities say that white while there r are ar no living cases here there have been six deaths during the past Dast three e months and they have havO havI decided to take t precautions I against the developments and ami spread of the dis disease disease ease The resolution which was adopted late last night nh ht reads as follows Resolved R solved That Th t jt it is the sense of ot this board that bubonic plague exists i in the city and county coun ty of San Francisco and that all ajl necessary steps already taken for the prevention of its spread be continued cont together with such ad additional additional additional m measures as may be required The members nH of the board of health say that there is absolutely no danger of the development or spread of the dis ds disease ease in San Francisco but that they do not propose to ta take any chances and it is their duty du y to take precautions in Chinatown A force of physicians went through Chinatown to treat Chinese with Haft Haff kine as a leave the city on trains Several mer merchants merchants merchants chants endeavored to obtain passage on the steamer America Maru Marn which sailed for the Orient today but bitt ther was as no room for them on the steamer Consulate is Stoned The consul general Is oo with the board of much as possible but several demonstrations among the Chinese caused him to keep quiet in the matter He has urged his people repeatedly to submit to the demands of the board Yester day a small mob surrounded the con coni consulate and stoned the building This action resulted in ht a detachment of po lice being detailed to protect pro t the con consulate consulate consulate Talks of Quarantine Dr Vincent P Buckley Buckl y a member of the board of health said aid to an Asso elated Press representative today that there have been no deaths a u as a result of inoculation bulletins posted ted in hi Chi Chinatown Chinatown by Chinese to the contrary not notwithstanding notwithstanding notwithstanding withstanding Dr Buckley said tha unless the Chinese submit to the ODe ope operation ration a cordon of police oU e or soldiers soldier will surround Chinatown and no ona onci not supplied with a proper certificate will be allowed to pass through the lines White While the heads of the t 8 Six SIt core con conn panics seemed to be willing to coop cooperate cooperate erate crate with the board beard he said aid that so 80 far their efforts to t influence nce their coun countrymen countrymen bad not proved a Will Tight right in Courts It was learned late tonight that the Chinese have retained attorneys tu tj to contest conrest In the courts the right of the board bo rd of health to compel them to sub Bub submit submit mit to inoculation They ThY claim that at the best Inoculation Is but an ex experiment experIment experIment and they wish to protect their persons They will wm also contest the right of the board of health to interfere with their business busin in quarantining tiDing thing their district The federal authorities are ing lag with the local board of heath health and the exits of Q the city pity are being guarded to prevent the Chinese ese or Japanese from f om m leaving the city rT T T T r Y r v TT y y v T TI I the plague All AUthe the large stores in that quarter and nd many of o the small smaller I er ones are closed and no business is being none done The merchants look upon unon the attempt to them as an outrage and say they will not submit to it They assert that five Chinese bound for the th were w re a few days ago arid and al d that two have since died from the effects When it became known in Chinatown I that the board b ard of health had deter determined determined determined mined to inoculate the residents of the section groups of Chinese gathered on every corner and denounced he action of the board as outrageous Some of the more wealthy of othe the indignant Chi Chinese ChiI Chinese nese hurried th their ir families Into hacks I and nd vehicles in the attempt to send them th nt out of th the district Some succeeded In getting as far as the city limits they were stopped by the police pollee Others attempted to |