The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-01-17
HILO GETS COLD FEET
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issued that no vessels from Honolulu
should be allowed TO touch on Hawai-
for ten days.
\ few days afterwards the Kinau ar
rived in Hilo with a general cargo,
among which was rice and potatoes.
They held meeting and decided TO
break into the cargo and land the rice
and potatoes. Why such dIscrimina-
ton? Is 1t because the Hilo merchants
do not order rice and potatoes direct!
The residents of Kona and Kau could
stand this no longer. Meetings were
called in different parts of the respect
| i've districts protesting against the ac-
/ ton of the HilOites, and the people
have asked the Board of Health OF Ho-
nolulu, in which we have the utmost
confidence, and are willing to trust, to,
deal directly with us.
The following resolutions, from
meeting held at Pahala on the 9th.
have been forwarded to the Board OF
Health of Honolulu:
Whereas, we, the citizens of Panala,
this day in convention assembled, rec
ognize and deplore the existence OF the
bubonic plague in Honolulu, and
Whereas, we recognize the existence
of a Board of Health for the Hawaiian
Islands and the supreme authority
vested in it by it's creator, the Gov
eminent of Hawaii, and,
Whereas, we are convinced the said
Board has the sanitary interest and
prosperity of all sections Of the Islards
equally at heart, and we repose in the
ability of the said Board the utmost
confidence; therefore, be it
Resolved, That it is our desire to CO.
operate Loyalty with said Board, and
that we intend to act rigidly in accord
ance with its directions; that it is our
desire that the said Board should deal
directly with us, of Kau, rather than
through any subordinate channel,
where judgment may yield to fear, or
inability guide and cause us unneces-
sary sanitary precautions. and injuri-
Gus commercial restrictions; therefore,
be it further
Resolved, That it is our opinion that
the officers Of this Island are subservi-
ent to the Board of Health; That they
have no power to create laws and rule;
FOR the government of quarantine, anC
we request the Board of Health to de
Drive them of their authority in sucf
matters"
DR.. Holland was elected chairman
and T. G. VIII secretary.
President Dole Talks.
While speaking with a representa-
tive of the Advertiser yesterday after
noon President Dole said, i'm referrin
20 the reported trouble at Hilo on tn
lrrival of Attorney General Cooper
that the Government had not receive
any letters concerning the matter. a
that was known was what had been RI
'orted upon the arrival Of the Maun
, LOa.
q In reply to a question. if he did NJ
consider the action of Sheriff Andrew
q me of technical rebellion against II
a entral Government, he said that tecl
. ideally 1t would no doubt have to
a Considered such, but he added that
similar cases in the United States,
=. when yellow fever prevailed, the law
self-preservation had been held TO
he supreme authority. In some Il
stances the local governments of citi
md even counties had been surround
~ people with shotguns. by the meal
II which their wishes. howsOever III
al technically, had been carried OF
He did not think, however, that ma
ers would be carried to such an e
RENE at Hilo. but thought that &
PEOPLE had more than likely lost the
heads for the moment and would so,
see things in a better light.