The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-03-02
PROSPECTS
BRIGHTER
HiIo and KahuIui Ports
l. 1 Soon to Open.
Mkt SA|TO'S LETTERS
Decisions Of the Board Shipment Of
foodstuHs Urgent - Hotel
Stables Burned.
(From Wednesdays pallyl.

cases cropping up. The bulletin boar
showed three ciphers to all who CAV
it an inquiring giance, and the hop
was expressed by all, as it has boel
several times before in the last monti
or two. that the plague was over ant
that soon the quarantine would bt
raised. Authorities in the Health De
partment ieel that even though sporad
ic cases of plague may continue to ap
pear for several weeks yet, the situa'
ton has wonderfully improved and the
matter is believed to be securely ant
safely under control.
In the matter of Sheong Wing. the
man from Kalihi camp who died Mon
day night and whose body DR.. Hoff-
mann examined at the morgue about
o'clock yesterday morning, declaring
the case one of typhoid fever, Dr. How
ard Is not satisfied, and Is making cul-
lures for further examination.
BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING
Quaran inc in Hilo and Kahului to
Be Raised Soon.
The meeting of the Board of Health
at o'clock yesterday afternoon in the
Judiciary building opened with the
reading of the minutes OF the previous
meeting. There was full attendance
of the members and DR.. Wood COM
menced on the business before the
Board without loss of time.
DR.. Wood: 1T is about time think
for us to consider the time limit in re-
lation to the quarantine regulations
now existing in Hilo or Kahului. 1t
would be advisable in my opinion to
send word by the next steamers to
those ports that providing no new cases
of plague or suspicious cases appear
in either of those places within GER
tain number of days, to be set by the
Board. the quarantine be raised. In
Kahului everything has been so we'll
handled. the place is so small, and the
infected district so we'll defined that !
think everything is in favor of the
quarantine being raised and Kahului
becoming an open port. Many of the
people escaped from Kahului when the
first case was reported there, and went
to different parts of Maui; but they
took hardly any of their personal eff
fects with them, and, If any of the
refugees had carried contagion away
from Kahului. we would have heard of
it before this. Besides that does not
affect Kahului anyhow; andNI think
that, with perfect safety. we can pro-
vide for the raising Of the quarantine
there. Thirty days from the date of the
last case should be the time in my
opinion. | have spoken to the Ameri-
can Consul on the subject and he agrees
with me.
"Hilo has only had one rather sus-
picious case and as matter of fact 1t
was never pronounced plague. The
same ruling might be be made regard
ing Hilo as in the case of Kahului. The
only thing at either place to be con-
sidered Is the merchandise in those
ports; how safe 1t is to allow 1t TO be
shipped to other ports. In Kahului
there is considerable sugar In bags stor-
ed away in close proximity to the place
where the case of plague appeared. A
general store, well supplicd with goods.
is also in that neighborhood. The
American Consul has already dealt
with the sugar proposition. This sugar
can be shipped as special shipment,
marked in such way as to identify 1t,
and will be treated as occasion de-
mands on arrival at its destination"
DR.. Emerson: Before raising the
quarantine at Kahului 1t might be we'll,
as precautionary measure, to secure
the names of all Chinese, japanese and
others who have been in quarantine as
this would simplify the matter of trac-
ing any of them should they be required
in the event of anything happening.
This would also apply to Hilo."
DR.. Wood: Those in quarantine
must stay there as long as the Board
thinks it is necessary: but II they do
go away there Is hardly any chance of
their carry Infection. as most of
their possessions have been destroyed.
They can go where they please as soon
as they are out of quarantine"
Dr. Emerson: what was the date OF
the last plague case in Kahului?"
DIR. Wood: February 18th was the
date OF the last case. outside of the de-
tention camp. February 18th was the
date OF the case In the detention camp.
Any time set by the Board for the
raising OF the quarantine In Kahului
would necessarily date then from Feb
ruarv 18th"
Mr.. Hatch: 81 move that after the
expiration of thirty days from the date
of the last case of plague In Kahului.
providing no other cases or suspicious
cases appear. the quarantine be rails
ed" Carried.
The same motion was made concern
ing Hi'o and was also unanimously
carried.
Hot Air Disinfecting Plant.
DR.. Wood; 81 have to report that
have secured the figures in regard to
the erection OF hot-air dlslnfecting
plant at the Aala warehouse. The Ho-
nolulu Iron Works will erect the re-
quired apparatus at a cost of $3.50.
received an application yesterday for
permission to ship rice. -four. salt and
sugar In bags from Honolulu after
they had been disinfected In the hot
air chamber. ! asked Mr.. Smith to ex-
pertinent on these articles In bags in