The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-14
BIG ISLAND.
News Notes From Its
Capital.
Plague Observation-Disclosures fol
Charity--LOeb George
BeCkley Threatened.

/ FN D~'NA uNJo NHiI NlllO Is JuSIl0eQ
in taking on metropolitan air. Mr.
/ Loebenstein had gone to Honolulu AT
che instance of the local health COM
mittee and his return was looked for
ward to with some anxiety. On Thurs
day night the steamer was reported
and Mr.. Loebenstein telephoned that
he had had correspondence with the
Board Of Health with the result that
special agents had been appointed at
the Inherent parts in the Island, Hilo
to be represented by c. C. Kennedy.
The other appointments were: w. G..
walker, North Hilo; A. Lidgate, Ha-
nakua; r. r. Hind, North Kohala: F.
b. McStocker, Puma; DR.. John Hol-
land, Kau; John D. Paris, South Kona:
Alex. c. Cockburn, North Kona; Paul
Jarrett, Kawaihae.
In order to find the views of the cit
lzens meeting was held at the engine
mouse at 10 O'Clock Friday night, at
which about forty persons presented
themselves. At this meeting it was
decided to learn what Mr.. BeckIey's
attitude would be as representative of
Ghe Wilders Steamship Company. The
organization, Committee of Safety, re-
solved itself into a committee of the
Who.e and waited upon Mr.. Beck.ey at
the residence of George Kawaihenui al
midnight.
When Mr.. Beckley presented him
self he was asked If he would be one
Of committee of five to meet the XII
lauea Hou on her arrival and notify
the captain of the steamer to drop an
Choir in the harbor and to discharge
nothing in Hilo until he received or
ders to do so. He acquiesced and five
OF the gentlemen, including Mr.. Beck
.ey, proceeded to the boat-landing.
The committee Of the whole were a
little skeptical, as the steamer had Civ
en- Hilo the ''go-by" during the day
and proceeded to Puma with 200 Jap
anese contract laborers.
The party left Kawaihenui's house
at midnight and waited until 2 O'Clock
until the arrival of the steamer and
he instructions of the Committee of
SAFETY were communicated to the
captain. Mr.. Loebenstein objected
strenuously to delay in reaching
shore, as he had left here at the ex-
press wish of the Committee of Health,
and as he had not been ashore in Ho-
nolulu he expected safe return. But
The committee was obdurate and Mr.
Loebenstein retired.
On Saturday morning the Committee
Oh SAFETY held another meeting to con-
slider what should be DONE The re-
suit OF the deliberations was that mail
should be taken to Cocoanut Island in
charge of two representatives of the
postal authorities; machinery should
De landed and properly fumigated I'M
Oh Sunday morning, and Mr.. Loeben-
stein should be landed without having
20 go through the process of fumiga-
lion. A committee of five was notified
to carry out the instructions of the
committee. So much for the Kilauea
Hou. The mail was fumigated and dis
tributed Sunday morning.
Early Saturday morning the town
was startled by the rumor that Mrs.
A. G. Serrao was a probable plague
victim. Mr.. Serrao's store, at the cor
ner of Front and Waianuenue, was
closed, yellow flags hung out and DO
licemen placed on guard to keep peo-
pie away. AS the case was merely a
suspicious one, the public felt that ex-
IRENE measures were uncalled for and
chat the yellow flag merely created a
panicky feeling without doing good
Sherin Andrews was waited upon and
In answer to question said he mere
~ carried out the instructions of the
physicians, and that IL they would
consent he would gladly take down
the nags. He then conferred with the
physicians, with the result that the
naSs remained and additional precau-
lions taken by roping in the building.
Dr' moore was seen in the afternoon
regarding the case, and in answer tn a
question by representative of the
herald said: | saw the case late last
night and as far as we were able to
determine there was every symptom of
the plague but the same synptoms
would probably appear in blood pois-
onlng, though We would not look for
them. / believe now that blood pois-
oning is the trouble, though am not
at liberty to say positively; DR.. Irwin
mas charge OF the case. II is extreme
~ serious, and until it is determined
by the physicians TO be not plague
think the greatest precautions should
be taken. believe it will prove fatal
to the patient
Late Saturday afternoon it was de-
decided to remove the yellow flags
from the Serrao store and put up rat
proof fence, and at 4 o'clock this was
finished. This was done, as much of
the time, while well, Mrs. Serrao spent
in the store. The dwelling, where the
lady was sick, was placed in strict
quarantine and the inmates compelled
to remain within the building.
Tension was relieved somewhat on
Saturday night when a young employee
of Serrao's, whose illness had been
considered suspicious, was reported as
greatly improved. He resided on the
Volcano road beyond the one-mile post
and, under instructions from DR..
Moore, Sheriff Andrews had quaran-
lined the dwelling.
When the mail was distributed on
Sunday and Mr.. Kennedy received his
commission as special agent, he hest
lated about accepting the place, until
urged to do so by several well-known
citizens. When he finally decided the
matter he took in as a consulting
board DR.. Moore, Sheriff Andrews and
Deputy Sheriff Lyman, agents of the
Qoard ~ Health Naatfupc yvaro hold