The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-15

clan, but nothing alarming developed
in his case.
FOOD FAMINI
The Hawaiians who live in the quar-
antined portion surrounded have been
in a deplorable condition since they
were shut off from the town proper
and the fishing grounds, as many of
them exist in sort of hand to mouth
manner The result of their isolation
has been that their small amount of
food gave out early, and quite a num-
Der complained to the police and
guards yesterday that they were with
out food. Captain Ashley of the Ma
tional Guard has been working early
and late in order to supply regular
rations for the regiment and until yes
terday afternoon was unable to attend
TO their wants.
Mrs. George Beckley representing
the Hawaiian charities called upon
Minister Cooper yesterday to ascertain
what method was best to pursue TO
help the natives whose food supplies
were shut off by reason of the quaran-
tine Minister Cooper suggested that
if the matter were placed in Captain
Ashleys hands he would be better
equipped to reach them.
At three o'clock a wagon driven I'M
der the direction Of Judge Luther
Wilcox, and containing five barrels
holding one thousand pounds Of poi
drove across Nuuanu street into Bere-
tania and halted halfway down the
block. Here was gathered crowd OF
natives of both sexes numbering near
" one hundred and fifty, all carrying
large tin pals. They were lined up
behind the wagon, and the WORK OF
distributing the welcome food was be-
p!1n. A large hook scale was used ana
into each basket was placed on an
average, 91A pounds of poi. AS last
as buckets were filled the owners mast
ened away with it for they were nun
CRY. The weighing out of the poi tooR
| I'D nearly an hours time and when the
| barrels were emptied many natives
| with buckets had not been supplied
There was no help for it as all the
| moi that could be found was brought
| down. Orders have been given so tina
/ three thousand pounds can be aus
tributed today, which will greatly al
Ieviate the distress among them.
Many of the men are wharf laborer
| and they are said to have one or tW'
| DAVIS pay coming to them. Ii som'
| means could be arrived at by Wnlcl
| these laborers could be paid the smal
| amount due them by their employers
| their personal wants could be supplle'
| from the stores within the district
On Tuesday night about fifteen sail
| ors from the Mauna Loa came asnof
| and wandered into the infected dis
| trict before the military guard wa
| thrown around it, anu in this manne
| they were caught within the lines an
| without means Of any kind. Few O
| them have any money, and were 1t no
for the hospitality of the Hawaiian
| who live there, they would have SUI
fered considGably. There were ais
| twenty sailors from the NOeau an
eight from the Niihau who wer
| caught and are in the same predica
| ment. These are also without means
and are dependent so far upon tn
charity of their quarantined friends
If they, too, could be supplied wit
| whatever money is due them for wage
it would be a god-send to them.
Captain Ashley says the Hawaiian
have asked for fish as we'll as poi an
an endeavor will be made to suppl
them today or tomorrow. The Chin
csc and Japanese are we'll suppl1e'
and no complaints come from them.