Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-04-19
hILO, HAWAII.
GR1GCs COURIER:
| seeby my last Courier, dated Feb.

without mail facilities. This is nv
first mail in weeks. | have written
some letters and posted them, but
don't know if they ever reached their
destination or not. Hilo is clean
port as far as the Bubonic plague is
concerned and all efforts are being
made 10 keep it so. seen an article
In the Griggs Courier Cpatent side
headed: "Revolt against plague IRE
caution" and reads: Honolulu
Jan. II. via. Victoria: B. c. Jan. : 7.
The town of lIilo has ccme out in
open revolt against the governmen,
and threatens to resist i: by force any
attempt to carry out the rules made
by the authorities here for the stamp
ing out of the Bubonic plague.
Now isn't that nice. One would
be lead to think that Hilo had the
plague, and was trying to protect 1t.
While the fact of the case is. Homo.
lulu had the plague and was irving
to force it on Hilo. and her stomach
revolted Now the true state as near
as | can tell you is simply this: The
Hlioans had q public gathering com
| posed of all natonalilies and led by
the Americans. and formulated plans
to prevent the importation of the
plague. One OF them was the GUAR
rantlne against all infected ports,
and Honolulu being one. MI goods.
mails. passengers. or the landing OF
steamers or sailing vessels or com
moiitles OF any and all Kinds was
prohibited. And the funny part OF
1t Is that they stayed right by it, and
that is where the shoe pinched
Honolulu had goods she wanted to
deliver. She had Stuff she wanted
to land here. and she could land
them il she had the consent Of the
government. but | guess nit
E'io had something to say about ii.
and she said it, backed with shot
guns. stones, clubs and auytiln. she
could get hold OF.
One comlea! weapon was ,he FIRE
department. The ti,c ia;.Iies had
their engine and hose o"t prepared
to d.,mpen the alaior OF any one try
ing to land. 1t looked rather a
funny thing to fight with. Bat |
/ s!cn think | would want tMat Kind Of
sea bath Il might be well to give
YOU some idea Of tie government OF
Hawaii
i j., termed central government
an" Honolulu is the center. This is
no county, township or city govern
men,. One set OF officers run the
who shooting match, Of all the
islands. IiIo or any other town on
any OF the islands cannct repair their
sidewalk. build or fix any roads, with
out permit from Honolulu. All
business has to have the sanction Of
Honolulu. Vessels cannot land
mail, express goods in Ii;lo or any
other town on any Of The islands
without they have first been landed
in Honolulu and inspected there by
the Authorities. If YOU will notice all
letters are stamped in IIono!!Ia,. and
that is why We nave 10 nail I
don know how We came to ger this
one, or when We will get another, VI
when one viii leave here That is
something to be told later. 50 Won
can see why they considered lIio in
rebellion when they refused to let
the Inter Island steamer land For
to make sure OF landing. they had
brought the Minister Of the Interior
He told who ne was and thought they
wouo! all run. But oh no .hey told
him if he was Mckinley h could
not land here. Plague germs from
him were as bad as from anybody
else, and they didn't know if he was
clean or not. The joke Of il all is.
the Sheriff OF this island went out to
have a talk with him and went
aboard the steamer and had his talk,
but when he came to hand he met
with a wet reception anil had 10 90
back. but finally slipped ashore IN
the night. The sheriff here is some