The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-01-16
H|LO'S PIL|K|A
The Town by the Ears
Nowadays,
Faction Would Segregate Big Island
Until a Month After Homo
lulu is Cured,

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Tribune and Herald and other Hlio
sources
The pr3p0t quarantine regulations Oh
be adopted Is @ subject that has occu-
pied the public as well az the official
mind during most of the past week, and
even now there is no cons ansus OF op n
ion upon the question. The regulations
published in the Tribune Of one week
ago were thought too stringent by some
and not stringent enough by others. 4
meeting Of the sanitary committee was
called on Tuesday evening by the Sher-
it, and as a result Of the discussion
held at that time an order was Issued
prohibiting farther communication
with Honolulu for a period Of ten days
The physicians present expressed the
opinion that just as surely as cOmmu-
nicatiOn was kept mp, 90 surely would
The plague find its way here. This or
der was made TO apply to mail matter
as well as 70 freight and passengers;
expert opinion going TO show that there
was danger in letters, in spite Of any
amount of fumigauion; for this reason.
that the saliva with which the stamps
and envelopes are usually mois,ened, is
one of the surest means of conveying
plague germs. and being tightly closed
up between the layers Of paper is not
susceptible to the disinfectant. After
ward, the envelopes being thrown
away, and perhaps becoming wet. the
parts pasted together break loose and
the germs are at liberty.
These regulations were made to APP
ply to the Kinau, which was already on
her way to Hilo. Upon her arrival on
Wednesday evening, she was according
ly boarded by the Sheriff and landing
refused for everything but mail, to the
great disgust of the officers on board
and more or less people ashore who had
freight coming by her, including sew
eral thousand bags of rice. The mail
was sent to the fumigating station on
Cocoanut Island and in the morning
was distributed from the post office,
people being Obliged 10 tear off envel-
opes and wrappers and throw them in
to a small fire which was built there
for the occasion.
Subsequently meeting of the sani
tary committee was called by the Shar
if at his office, to consider whether any
OF the freight should be allowed on
shore and the four cabin passengers
who came up, having fulfilled the regu
lar quarantine time in Honolulu a
considerable number Of persons other
than the committee were also present,
who Joined in the discussion, some TAX |
ing one side and some the other. Tne
affair was a decidedly stormy one, and
remarks OF a very plain unequiyocal
and frequently uncomphmentary ma
ture were INDUCED in.
,N,,NN ..ft hoe lF.l
favored allowing freight to be landed, |
was this: The Kinau left Hilo after
regulations had been issued allowing |
her to land passengers and freight here
under certain regulations upon her
next trip. In coming up with large !
cargo her owners have acted in goo |
faith, as have also the shippers, beth al +,
which parties will suffer considerable |
loss if she is sent back with her freight |
There is no more reason for apprehen- |
sion now than when the Kinau iert this |
place. and such an order should have
been issued to her then, if cOnmunlca-
ton was to be cut off.
The opponents of this proposition on
the other hand claimed that those or
ders never should have been issued, rs
being detrimental and dangerous to the
public health, and that point having |
DttU uttlutu upOl ny NhN ''i'N'
if. the public safety shall prevail over
all other considerations.
A compromise was finally effected, b.
which the passengers were allowed to
land and go into quarantine for an ad-
ditional period, and the rice to be land
ed and kept in quarantine pending the
possibility OF actual necessity for It's
use.
This action while somewhat less rig
orous than the one first proposed VIII
probably prevent any further attempts
on the part of vessels from Honolulu
to come up, until that city is entirely
free of the plague, which will probably
not be very soon, although vigorous
measures are being pursued there and
only one death was reported from the
time of the Mauna Loa's departure to
that of the Kinau.
The Latest Regulations.
HILO, Hawaii, Jan. .. 1900
Whereas, sicne the publication of the
quarantine regulations made by meJan
5, 1900, it has been made to appear to
me that an overwhelming majority of
the people of Hilo are strongly in favor
of stopping all communications be-
tween the islands of Oahu and Hawai-,
until at least thirty (30) days after the
bubonic plague has ceased TO exist on
Oahu, and
Whereas, before / make regulations
that would stop all communication be-
tween vhe Island Of Oahu and the whoe
OF Hawaii for an indefinite period, 1t
should be made apparent to me by sigr-
ed petitions that an overwhelming ma
jority of the people Of the whole island
favor such regulations. Now, there
fore, do make and hereby publish, in
to the regulations printed I
above the following;
Quarantine Regulations.
Section 10. No passengers from the {
Island of Oahu and no officers nor |
crews of vessels from the Island Cf {
oahu shall be allowed to land at any
port on the Island of Hawaii for ten {
days from this date, January 8, 1900. I
Section IL. No freight, except metal {
bars, metal plates, metal castings, mill
not packed in cases, Calf {
ornia lime, drugs, medicines and dis !
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