The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-14
NOTES OF OLAA
Criticisms of the HlIO
SanitarianS.
A Plague Suspect at the Rainy City
- Snow on Mountains -
Lands Homesteaded.

oLAA PLANTATION, Feb. 10, 1900
There was a time when the brains
we're 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 it out, and their ghosts
are "a 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 In a state of frenzy and won
der as TO what they will do next. If
they would declare Hilo an infected
port, or announce its freedom from the
dreaded faint OF plague, people would
know where they we're 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-
tions te.ephoned to all parts of the
Island have so worked upon the peo-
pie that all are in a 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 10 the law have been made, and
Sheriff Andrews has found 1t necessary
70 quietly make arrangements to NEE
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 day
ago, as her friends and family claim
from blood poisoning. She had beef
sick and in the care of a physician 70
week before any action was takel
by the authorities, who suddenly de
clared that she had the plague, and a
suddenly quarantined her residenc
and the neighborhOod. An autops,
was made and the medicos could no
agree upon the cause OF death, an
have sent a portion Of the organs @
the deceased to Honolulu for chemics
and microscopical examination an
analysis. and yet there Is no quaran
tine on vessels coming and going t
other Islands. Queer old Board c
Health!
Plantation Improvements.
In July last the accommodations 70
the officers and laborers of the plan
tation were limited and all sorts {
shakedowns were in demand. Sine
then the management has steadily ID
bored to meet this want, and toda
the 800 and over are all well houses
with room for those yet to come. ST.
bles. with latest improvements, watt
tanks with capacity In the million
carpenter. blacksmith shops and war,
houses have been erected, and ever
want In every department met.
consequence Manager McStocker la
week had to dispense with the SER
ices OF about twenty carpenters. tt
men we're loath to leave their emplo.
ment. but realized the situation, ar
were profuse in their expressions
appreciation of their treatment at Il
hands Of the company.
More olaa Lands Homesteaded.
The Hawaiian Legislature in Is,
set apart about 1000 acres of crow
lands In the ahupuaa Of Olaa for hom
stead purposes and provided the tern
and conditions Of entry thereon. ASH
from the dedication, no further ste
were taken, nor were any location
made by any persons until last SUI
day. and the week following, durir
which period a party consisting
Capt. Staples, formerly of the Hi
police. George White, Charles Ba
meister. Ben. F. Napthaly, George !
Moran. Joseph Scriven, G.. Listog, ].
Daintjer, w. Conrad, J. Andrews al
others residing in the Olaa district {
tered upon and made locations, incl
ding the entire section, and are now
possession of the same in conformi
with the land laws Of the Unit
States. They have thus far compli
with the requirements of the Unit
States Land Office and several Of {
tracts located upon are already bel!
improved as required by law. T
tract entered upon Is about fourte
miles from Hilo and about two mil
mauka OF the Volcano road. 1t is
fertile. well-wooded section, and {
new settlers are loud in their praise
the agricultural judgment OF the m
who made the original selection
the site OF the reservation. Due pu
1ication OF the metes and bounds
the tracts settled upon will be ma
as soon as a survey, now in progre:
is completed.
Visiting Seamen.