The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-27
HEO'S POINT OF WEN
ACCOUNT FROM THERE OF MIR.
COOPER's VISIT.
The Rainy City Papers Treat the Mat
ter in a Candid. Serious Way and in
Good Spirit.

Both the Hilo papers give full ac-
counts of the visit of Attorney General
Cooper to their town, and though from
a different standpoint they do not diff
fer in essential particulars from the
account given by Mr.. Cooper. The en-
tire tone of the accounts in both papers
is one of courtesy and fair play, recog-
nizing that men may differ even when
having the same motives of desire
for the best for all concerned.
The episode of the effort to prevent
Sheriff Andrews from landing after his
return from the Kinau is treated face
tiously both by the Herald and Tri-
bune. 1t is spoken of as the acts of
persons whose solicitude for the pub
lie welfare could not keep them at their
self assigned posts when it came time
to eat, and that their actions do not
represent the real public sentiment of
Hilo.
The most important particular in
which their accounts differ from that
of Attorney General Cooper is as to the
attitude of the representatives of the
districts of Hawaii other than Hilo.
Mr.. Cooper thought they rather dis
agreed from Hilo as to the necessity
for severing communication with Ho-
nolulu, while the Hilo papers rather
seek to give the impression that there
was substantial agreement among them
on this subject, "Kohala and Hama
kua being somewhat undecided" as the
Tribune puts 1t.
The report that any mail was burned
| is clearly denied.
The conclusions arrived at in the con-
ference with Mr.. Cooper, and the sub
sequent action taken are thus stated
| by the Hawaii Herald
The question of quarantine was then
brought up for discussion and votes
taken Several members voted for alb
solute quarantine but as there was .
wish from others that it should be lin
tied II was so decided. 1t was decided
then to select men to act as members
of the Board of Health for Hilo. the
delegates from outer districts to select
| local men here to represent them and
TO vote for them at the meetings. The
Following were then elected: DR.. John
| Grace, president; DIR. w. L. Moore, DR..
A. irwin, DR.. N. Russell, A. b. Loeben-
stein, {. c. Kennedy and John T. Moir.
Ihese men are to be commissioned
from Honolulu. A meeting of this
board was held on the Pathfinder in
the afternoon and it was decided. To
land the Japanese and white passen-
gers. except Minister Cooper from the
kinau, the Japanese to be taken bv
steamer to their respective destinations
OF TO the nearest point of landing. Those
Tor Olaa coffee plantations, number
ing zS3, were to be taken to Puma. AS
to freight only certain goods would be
allowed to be landed and these were
| machinery, lime, cement, and money
rms seemed satisfactory to Minister
cooper and the meeting adjourned. Al
O'Clock Monday night, January Is. an
other meeting of the Board was held
ana the action for limited quarantine
reconsidered and it was decided that
communication be absolutely cut off
with Honolulu. 1t was also moved and
carried that the Council of State an
propriate the sum of SEQ OOo for Govt
tary improvements in Hilo A third
= meeting of the Board was held in the
ONCE of DR. Grace Tuesday afternoon
ana IT still being the opinion of the
members that communication be emf
en- II was ordered that Minister Cooper