The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-02-11
ONE CLEAN HERD
Seventy Head Of Cattle Tested for
Tuberculosis.
NOT A SIGN DETECTED
Report Made BY Two Veterinaries.
Fish-Fluke Liver-NeW Physi-
cianS-EWa and Oahu.

President Smith, Dr. Wood, Mr..
Lansing, Mr.. Brown and Mr.. Keliipio
were the Board of Health members at
the adjourned meeting yesterday aft
ernoon. Secretary Wilcox was in his
place and Inspector Monsarrat was
present. Executive Officer Reynolds is
at the Molokai Settlement
Fluke liver has disappeared from
sheep and hogs hutchered for this
market
Drs. Monsarrat and Shaw, the vete-
rinaries have been looking for tuber-
culosis at Minister Damon's Moanalua
dairy and have been disappointed. The
test was applied to 20 cows and there
was not single response. The stock
at Moanalua is entirely free from
diseases of any sort.
Mr. Keliipio made the official state
ment that 1896 fish had been received
at the public market since last report.
Drs. Phillip Rice and Geo. J. Augur,
both from the United States, were re-
commended to the Minister of Interior
for license to practice medicine and
surgery in the Islands. The licenses
will ISSUE
The formal resignation of DR.. We'd
dick as Government physician at Ho-
nouliuli (Ewa Plantation was received
and accepted. The satisfactory SER
vices of Dr. Weddick will be acknowl-
edged by the Board of Health.
DR.. Blake, who is physician for the
new Oahu plantation, applied for the
post made vacant by DR.. Weddick' s
resignation and was given the appoint
ment. Dr. Blake who was formerly
with Benson, Smith & Co., in this city,
was we'll recommended for the new
place.
A requisition is made for improve
ments at Koloa hospital. The sum ask
ed for is less than $500 and will be
placed in the budget Koloa hospital
needs repainting and new furniture
must be had. The Board deeming
the matter one of urgency authorized
the work to be undertaken at once
DR.. Atcherly has added his name
to the list of applicants, for the place
of DR.. Lindley, who is expected soon
to leave Kona. DR.. Alden is another
applicant.
The regular order of business hav-
ing been disposed of the Board went
into executive session.
Work on improvements at Kalihi re-
ceiving station under the direction of
DR.. Alvarez, the superintendent, has
already commenced. Several new
houses will be built there during the
year.
Before the Board of Health meeting
opened, the President, at the request
of a reporter for the Advertiser, made
statement concerning the death and
burial of Poina, the lunatic who passed
away at Oahu Asylum few days ago.
Poina had been there three years and
during that time not single relative
or friend had visited him or sent for
his comfort any of the little extras
that nearly all the inmates are con-
stantly receiving from the outside.
The asylum authorities were inclined
to question those who came and asked
for the body of the man but delivered
it over on advice of the President of
the Board of Health. An alarm was
soon sounded and spread amongst the
natives that Poina's body showed
severe bruises and that he had prob
ably been done to death foully. Law
yer Creighton appeard on the scene in
the interest of the relatives. W. 0.
Smith at once ordered an inquest.
A jury was summoned and viewed
the body. A post mortem examin-
alton was then held by Drs,
Herbert, Emerson and Cooper of
Government service and DR.. Muir
ray, suggested by attorney for the
dead mans friends. The four doctors
readily agreed that the death was due
solely and wholly and entirely to nat
ural causes. Deposition to this effect
will be made before the coroner's jury.
The friends of Poina are now salts
fed. The have buried the body a cou-
pie of miles up Nuuanu valley