The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-09-16

mIttee 10 consider the best plan or
taking water and analysing it, OBJ
tanning culture therefrom; the same
should be done with dirt and fish. A
method OF destroying the germs
should be sought.
Or. Wood, b. F. Dillingham; and j.
T. Crowley were appointed on the
committee to consider ways and
means and report.
INFECTED HOUSES BURNED.
Two infected houses, one makai of
Oahu Jail and another at the foot
of Sheridan street, were burned yester-
day afternoon. Chief Hunt and q
number of firemen with convenient
hose were present.
MAY QUARANTINE VALLEYS.
A great many people are in favor of
establishing strict quarantine in the
valleys. Residents going back and
forth is thought to be dangerous I'M
der the present circumstances, espe-
cially as it is very difficult to keep
track of their movements. Many in
stances have come to light where ma
tives misrepresented facts in order to
pass the guards, ard instead of attend
ing to business or doing some other
necessary Grand, visited infected To-
CdiIGASS 4OI OnG pun POSS OA 1uiS COuNCI-
sation. In Manoa valley there are
seventy-nine families, siXty-nine of
the number trusting solely to brooks
for their water supply. If cholera
should break out there the result
would be very serious.
WOES OF THE SUB. INsPECTOR.
One of the sub-inspectors, in speak
ing of experiences among the natives,
said he had TO taste the medicines
furnished the Hawaiians before they
could be got to partake of it, and as
consequence he felt safe against the
prevailing disease.
BUSINESS SUSPENSION NOT FAVORED.
A prominent business man was
spoken TO regarding the total suspen-
sion of business, which has been dis
cussed for several days. 1t was his
opinion that such action would prove
detrimental in many respects. Such
q course would surely bring about a
panic and cause many of timid ma
ture to become thoroughly frightened.
He favored a continuance of business
as at present, and believed it only a
question of short time before cholera
would be completely eradicated.
EVA NATIVES ARE CAUTIOUS.
James Torbert and Curtis Iaukea
have been doing some good work in
the Eva district. They are making a
complete census of that portion, and
in doing so find the population almost
double what was generally believed.
The natives are paying strict atten-
ton to regulations issued by the
Board OF Health, using only boiled
water and abstaining from unhealthy
food. No visitors are allowed and
every precautiOn is being taken to
prevent the introduction of cholera.
They very wisely came to the conclu-
sion to lay aside political differences
and look only to the continuance of
good health, which under the circum-
stances is very commendable.
NATIVES INDIFFERENT ABOUT WORK.
Several natives in the city, who
have been employed at different places
at good wages are becoming some
what Indifferent regarding work. A
number have left the iron works en-
pIoy and make daily application to
the Relief Society for supplies. Com
plant is general about the Indifference
of the natives for work, and as long as
they can get all they want to eat at
the supply depots, they will continue
is now under consideration to provide
work for all abIebodied men, at fair
wage, thus doing away with furnish
ing them provisions. c. b. Wilson
believes such a plan would meet all
the exigencies of the times, and he
has agreed to set the ball in motion to
that end. An instance of this kind
came prominently to the fore at
meeting held at Pearl City lately.
James Campbell addressed the gather
ing, and told the natives he would
give all of them who were out of work
and had no money employment on
his ranch at 81 per day. Many of
them took advantage of the kind offer
and are working at different places on
the ranch and seem entirely sa tisfied.
CITIZENS MEETING AT LIHUE.
Following are extracts from letter
received from w. @. Smith, secretary
of the Citizens Meeting held in Lii
hue, Kauai, September 18th, for con-
sideration of the cholera situation:
Communication read from II.
& Co., proposing that the
Pacific Mail dock be quarantined and
be made a depot of supplies for the
other islands.
General opinion seemed to be
rather against II, out ho uelIHICe dC-
ton taken.
Letter from II. L. Austin, Geo. II. |
Fairchild and r. G.. SpGlding, asking
to be landed and quarantined at |
beach house, read and re- |
quest unanimously refused.
"V. KDudsen, a passenger on the |
James Makee, having no certificate
from the Board of Health that he had |
been in quarantine eighteen days, was |
refused permission to land.
"ResoIution was unanimously
passed that the agent of the Board of |
Health on the Makee be censured for |
allowing Mr.. Knudsen to leave the |
steamer without permission of the
authorities ashore.
Resolution unanimously passed |
that the Makee be not allowed to land |
the freight now on board, and that no |
steamers be allowed to land passen- |
gers unless they produce certificates |
of a N cirbtaen DAVIS OuaraOtiDa