The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-20
Donations for sufterers

in cash and notifying the Board of GER
tain dress goods sent for the relief of
sufferers from the Chinatown fire, was
also read. The Hon. J. w. Kalua sent
IS; Pilipo Pail, 81; Mrs. Poai, five
yards OF print goods; Auwae, five yards
and Tika Apo, five yards of the same
material
The reading of the following COM
munication was then in order:
Honolulu, H. l., Feb. II, 1900.
President Board of Health.-Dear
Sir: l am requested by Mr.. w. o.
Smith to hand to you the enclosed
check for $3.50, as a donation from him
to be used in aid of the sufferers from
plague and fire in Honolulu.
Respectfully yours,
w. ]. FORBES.
Letter From Mol ,.sai.
A letter from Dr. Schwallie, Kauna-
kakai, was also read by DIR. Wood as
follows:
kaunakakai, Molokai, Feb. 18. 1900.
Board of Health, Honolulu, H. l.
Sirs: We acknowledge receipt of
agents commission from Board of
Health, and will endeavor to carry out
your instructions to prevent the plague
getting foothold on this Island.
/ Mr. Hitchcock is i'll, and | UNDER
stand will go to Honolulu. Permit me
to suggest that Mr.. p McLane be COM
| missioned agent.
Several attempts, by Japanese from
| MAUI, have been made to land. We
nave six men under Sheriff Trimble to
guard the coast. This number is not
suhclent; squad or two of militia
would have a good moral effect
There is no improvement in the
number OF cases Of fever. The mortali-
ty is small in comparison to number
! of cases.
Very respectfully,
IF w. A. SCHWALLIE.
| sP. S.-Let US know the ports and dis
tricts Of Maui and Hawaii which have
been declared infected. w. A. S.
DR.. Wood stated that he had been in
the habit of turning over these contri-
buttons to Mrs. Fuller, who had charge
of the furnishing and distribution of
Inecessaries to the refugees. She made
igood use of all money and materials
| and gave an accounting therefor.
| 1htACOA olOCh ARd1us
DR.. Wood then spoke of the Pantheon
block, saying that on Sunday he had
tgone very thoroughly over the ground
and had come to the conclusion that
there were conditions still existing
there which needed attention at once
The rear of the New England Bakery
was in a most unhealthy and insani-
fnRn IL o.,
!, rant was also a menace to the public
safety. Other matters then came III
that crowded the Pantheon block
question aside for the time being.
More Money Wanted.
, President Wood reported that the
? funds at their command were exceed
ing low, and that more money to carr!
, on the work of fighting the plague
was Immediately necessary. On Feb
lruary 18th, out of $142, $500 that hat
tbeen appropriated for the use of tn,
Board of Health, up to that time S13S,
Z 1000 was Offset in bills. Consequent.
lbut $4,000 remained available.
1t was then moved in view of TIL
fact that former appropriations for tn
E suppression of bubonic plague wer
. NEARLY exhausted, the Council of Stat
be asked to appropriate 100000 70
: the further work of fighting the plague
. The resolution was properly drawn u
= land handed to the Council of State be
: fore the meeting opened.
This settled, President Wood and tn
;, members present visited the premise
= where the haif-natiVe woman ha
died, and condemned them to be burn
. The house and all the outbuildings ad
. Joining will be given to the flames.
= 1t was while the members of tn
4 Board were on their way to this plac
r. that DR.. Hoffman, and DR.. Grace c
n Hilo joined them. They had just com
% from the postmortem examination
It the Chinaman, All Chong, and D.
: Hoffman, tod the Board that he ha
d found it TO be case of plague.
= The South Sea Island settlement wa
n next visited and the two houses,
IS one of which plague death occurre
d in December, were condemned TO {
e burnt.
d The house formerly occupied b
6 MARY kaaihue, the woman who Gle
IN yesterday, is owned by F. ]. Wilhelm
N the two last described are owned Q
n. Vim. G. Irwin. The orders for burr
to ing were made out and the work
" destruction will probably be done Il
10 day.
10 sub-Inspector Gilbert Writes.
IN Editor Advertiser: The Stars T
port of the An Chong suspect cas-
since dead, King street, Waikiki tur
~ reported this morning, was so glarin
:. lily incorrect that l have written the
ae asking for a correction, as / am su
40 inspector. and their report does me {
injustice. AS 1 suppose you may