The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-02-16
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Criticisms Of the Hilo
Sanitarians.
A Plague Suspect at the Rainy City
- Snow on Mountains -
Lands Homesteaded.

There was time when the brains
were out. no matter the means OF their
removal that the man died. and
there was the end on T. This does
not apply to Hilo. There, In every de-
partment of the government, you can
rub up against men who are dead and
haven't found II out, and their ghosts
are as unreasonable as they were
themselves when In the flesh. They
meet in the secret and midnight hours
and make the most weird and fearful
quarantine and health laws, congesting
the channels of trade, commerce, bust
ness and social correspondence and in
tercourse; declare iron, coal, wood,
hay and grain, letters, bread and wool
stuffs infected, and declare that the
vessels carrying them shall not be al
lowed TO dock nor their cargoes land
ed. And then when the morning light
breaks they take it all back and say
they were always in favor of the open
door" During the past week they have
hoisted the yellow flag quarantined
places. declared plague to be prevalent,
and in the next breath announced that
they were in doubt! In fact, they
have kept Hilo and the surrounding
country ir state of frenzy and won
der as TO what they will do next. If
they would declare Hilo an infected
port, or announce it's freedom from the
dreaded faint of plague, people would
know where they were at" and there
would be a certainty as to the exigen-
cies to be met, and the course OF action
TO be adopted. Their vacillation, II
confined TO Hilo would not be SO pro-
voking: the daily rumors of their ac-
II 10 all ntstG n
Island have so worked upon the peo-
pie that all are in condition of
strained uncertainty that is physically
more painful than the plague itself.
The tension has been SO great that
open threats of violence and opposi-
ton to the law have been made, and
Sheriff Andrews has found it necessary
to quietly make arrangements to meet
any outbreak, and now has at his
command a force sufficient to surprise
any of the firebrand class who commit,
or attempt, any overt act.
A Suspicious Case.
An old lady died in Hilo few days
ago, as her friends and family claim.
from blood poisoning. She had been
sick and in the care of physician for
by the authorities, who suddenly de-
clared that she had the plague, and as
suddenly Guaranteed her residence
and the peighborhood. An autopsy
was made and the medicos could not
agree upon the cause of death, and
have sent portion of the organs OF
the deceased to Honolulu for chemical
and microscopical examination and
analysis, and yet there Is no quaran-
tine on vessels coming and going to
other Islands. Queer old Board OF
Health!
Plantation Improvements.
In July last the accommodations for
the officers and laborers of the plan
tation were limited and all sorts of
shakedowns were in demand. Since
then the management has steadily la
bored to meet this want, and today
the 800 and over are all well housed,
with room for those yet to come. Sta
bles, with latest improvements, water
tanks with capacity in the millions,
carpenter, blacksmith shops and ware
houses have been erected, and every
want in every department met. In
consequence Manager McStocker last
week had to dispense with the serv-
Ices of about twenty carpenters. The
men were loath to leave their employ
ment, but realized the situation, and
were profuse in their expressions of
appreciation of their treatment at the
hands of the company.
More Olaa Lands Homesteaded.
The Hawaiian Legislature in 1895
set apart about 1000 acres of crown
lands In the ahupuaa of Olaa for home
stead purposes and provided the terms
and conditions of entry thereon. Aside
from the dedication, no further steps
were taken, nor were any locations
made by any persons until last Sun
day. and the week following, during
which period a party consisting of
Capt. Staples, formerly of the Hilo
police. George White, Charles Bau-
meister. Ben. f. Napthaly, George A.
Moran. Joseph Scriven, G. Listog, J. j.
Daintjer w. Conrad, j. Andrews and
others residing In the Olaa district en-
tered upon and made locations, inclu-
ding the entire section, and are now in
possession of the same In conformity
with the land laws of the United
States. They have thus far complied
with the requirements of the United
States Land Office and several of the
tracts located upon are already being
improved as required by law. The
tract entered upon Is about fourteen
miles from Hilo and about two miles
nauka of the Volcano road. 1t is
fertile. well-wooded section, and the
new settlers are loud in their praise of
the agricultural judgment of the men
who made the original selection OF
the site OF the reservation. Due pub
lication OF the metes and bounds OF
the tracts settled upon will be made
as soon as survey, now In progress,
is completed.
Visiting Seamen.
The officers and men on the trans
port Port Albert have been going and
coming from the Volcano DUNG the
past week in every possible means of
conveyance, from the meek and lowly
surro to the finest six-ln-hand turn
cuts. and. incidentally. have taken In
Olaa and Its progressive features OF
life "Whar de sugar cane grOWs,"