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The Hawaiian gazette., 1886-08-17

A GREAT deal OF time that might have
been put to better use has been con-
sumed by the House Of Representatives,
as to the legality or the reverse, of the
seat of Mr.. Kekoa. self-styled member for
Puma The man ID question was convicted
by jury OF his eountrymen OF breach of
the laws OF the Kingdom; an intermediary
Court ratified the finding of the local
Court, and the Supreme Court of the
realm has confirmed the decisions of the
two lower Courts, he is thus Just as much
criminal as any man can be under the
ban of the law
Now. the Government organ hopes that
he (AIr Kekoa) Will resign and thus save
any further trouble How can any man
resign that which he never possessed. a
very serious question is before the House.
Are Mr.. hekoa's votes valid from the time
he illegally took his seat, are they invalid
from the time of publication of the judg
ment OF the Supreme Court. or from the
time OF the recommendation of the organ?
OF course the Ministers did not wish to
lose a certain vote; of course their ablest
tactician stroTe to retain and uphold his
fellow placeholder, but somehow, even in
Honolulu ''the whirlgig of time brings in
his reYenges" and the so-called Represent
atiTe of Puma proves to be no Representa-
tive at all
The value and position of Represent
alive was well illustrated in the course of
the argument by one gentleman, who re
marked that whereas AIr. Kekoa has been
Tor must bel paid $500 for his services
during the session, re election, or rather
a fair election of non-criminal member,
would cost the district another FIVE hun
dred dollars-an admirable illustration Of
the value placed upon placeholding mem
bers By plaeeholding o0afTera
The Hawaiian gazette., 1886-08-17
Cronl Advertisement
cuPREME COURT OF THE N

CUPREME COURT OF THE HA-
- waian Islands.-In Probate. In the matter Of the
estate OF WARREN EUGENE CALLAHAN, Of Hoso-
lulu. oahu, deceased, inestaie. Before Mr.. Justice
Preston.
on reading and fling the Petition OF CLARENCE
W. ASHFORD, Of Honolulu Oahu, alleging that
Warren Eugene Calhan, Of said Honolulu, died in
tesate at the Samoan Kingdom, on or about the s5h
authority and verify believes and praying that letters
Of administration issue to said Clarence w; Ashford
tember A. d. 1886 10 O'Clock A. NJ. be and hereby
is appointed for hearing said petition before the said
Justice in the Court Room Of this Court, az Homo
lulu at which time and place all persons concerned
may appear and show cause, IL any they have, why
said petition should not be granted and that this
order be published in the English language for three
successive weeks in the HAWAIIAN GAZETTE news
paper in Honolulu and that, pending such hearing,
said Clarence W. Ashford be and Is hereby appointed
temporary administrator Of said estate, upon ap
proved bond Of $500.
Dated Honolulu, August 18th, 1886.
EDWARD PRESTON
Attest: Justice Of the Supreme Court
HENRY SMITH. Deputy Clerk. 1fS7 80
The Hawaiian gazette., 1886-08-17

LOAN or no loan, that is the question. A
while agS the Government organ. then
edited b71AIr Creighton, the present Min
lister of Foreign Affairs, was very eager
that loan should be contracted for pub
lie works, and devoted a considerable
amount of space to setting forth the adj
vantage to be obtained from loan. On
Saturday the organ thinks it would be
''better to abstain from borrowing at the
present time" Two years hence when ''Ha-
waiian bonds are at premium" money
can be obtained at better rates than at pres
ent, says the organ.
Why this change of tone should come
about is only known to those whoIhave a
little the inside track The real inward
ness of the matter is that there is now
another Richmond in the field, besides the
one who formerly had it all his own way.
As long as the cash for loan was to come
from the controller of the Ministry and
the organ, loan was considered a good
thing, but the moment there is a prospect
of obtaining a loan from another direction
then it is thought advisable to wait
As fact we object and have always OBJ
jected to loan being contracted with any
one. The country could be run on its in
come, and money might have been judi
ciously expended upon Improvements It
has been the action of Mr. Gibson and his
kaleidoscope and alien Ministries which
has plunged the country into debt. But
it Is amusing to hear how the organ can
talk first on one side and then on the other,
just as it suits the supposed interests of
private party.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1886-08-17

The suburbs of this city are utterly I'M
protected as far as police are concerned,
The people out Palama way, or on the
Plains, or in the upper part of Nuuanu
Valley might all be murdered, or might
have their houses looted without the slight
est notice being taken by police. On Sun
day morning last, in broad daylight, there
was tremendous uproar at the one mile
bridge-there were screams of " haul in"-
police whistles were blown, and the neigh
bors for half mile around came rushing
TO the spot. Did single policeman put
in an appearance however? No. The row
continued for long time and rolled away
into the Bishops lane and still no police,
and it died out without a policeman ever
appearing. At night, especially on Sat
urday night, there are innumerable rows
up Pauoa Valley, the only notice ever
taken is by the neighbors, no official APP
pears on the scene. OF course, some of
these rows. which are largely between
Chinese and HaWaiians or Portuguese will
end in murder or manslaughter, and then
the authorities may see the necessity of
having force of police who will patrol
the outskirts. Looking after the good
order of the city is by far the most i'm
portant duty of the police, than picking
up tins of opium, which is after all, the
business Of the excise and should not be
performed by the police at all.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1886-08-17
IN THE SUPREME COURT TO OF


Il the Hawaiian Kingdom
KALAKAUA, By the Grace of God, ofthe Hawaiian
Islands, KING:
To the Marshal of the Kingdom, or his Deputy
Greeting:
You are hereby commanded to summon ADOLPH
BRUEGER, Defendant, in he shall file written
within twenty days after service hereof to be
and appear before the Supreme Court at the July
Term thereof to be holden at the Court Room of the
Court House. Honolulu, in the Island OF Oahu ON
MONDAY, the 9Th day of July next, at 10 O'Clock a
M, to show why the claim Of KAUHIOLOLI(Iyl
Plaintiff, should not be awarded her Pursuant 10
the tenor Of her annexed petition.
And have you then there this Writ, with full return
OF your proceedings thereon.
WITNESS, HON. A. FRANCIS JUDD, Chief Justice
OF our Supreme Court. at Honolulu This
[sEALl 18th day OF April. A ID. 1886.
HENRY SMITH. Deputy Clerk
digent search having been made on the within
mentioned Adolph Brueger but he carnot be found
he is Ouoi the Kingdom. And hereby return this
summons and petition not served
JOHN II. SOPER Marshal
Honolulu. June 25th, 1886.
certify that the foregoing true COPY of the su
mons in said cause and the return of the Marshal
thereon, and that said Court, At the July Term
1886 ordered that the stand continued until the
next October Term, and that atested copy Of SAID
summons be published as required BY law
Witness my hand and the seal Of SAID Court at Hos
nolulu, this End day OF August 1856
[sEALl WILLIAM FOSTER
1i25 ST (,fert
The Hawaiian gazette., 1886-08-17

THERE IS one question which might have
been asked by members of the Opposition
when Mr.. Attorney General Dare Informed
the House that he had come here at the
invitation of His Majesty Through
whom was the invitation given. Did he
have an autograph letter. or did the init
nation come through Mr.. Spreckels? 1t
Is curious that His Majesty should have
picked out Mr. Dare, inasmuch as MIR.
Dare was comparatively an unknown man.
The only way his name had appeared be-
fore the Intelligent reader on these Isl
ands, was as prosecutor in the Adolph
Spreckels shooting case, in which he sag
nally failed. His management of that
case was not calculated to make him a
very desirable candidate for the position
of Attorney General OF this Kingdom. He
certainly was better known to Mr.. Spreck-
els than to any one here. 1t would not be
amiss to ask this question when opportu-
nifty offers and Representative Thurston
will then be able TO get more explicit an
swer to his very pertinent question.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1886-08-17

In the course of a short speech ON Tues
day afternoon, one member recited little
list of the number of Government servants
in the House, somewhat as follows: there
We're in the present Assembly nine tax as
SCISSORS, three judges, four deputy sheriffs,
one road supervisor in-chief, the Postmas-
ter General, the Marshal, the Clerk of the
Board of Health, and an officer of the
standing army" The Hon. member for
Lahaina (Aholo) discharged" lit would be
be more correct to say, is paid for,) four
distinct functions under Government"
These are the reliable votes. The Min
istry can afford to throw one of them over
board; hence the recommendation in the
organ; perhaps when the newly imported
Ministers begin to know persons and places
so that they may be able to debate the
questions brought before them with some
degree of intelligence and information,
they may possibly be able to avoid either
the enGsting or discarding of such par
tisan as Mr.. Kekoa.
The records of this session-any more
than the last-will not be pleasant reading
for the friends of HAWAII.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1886-08-17

The New Extradition Treaty between
the United States and Great Britain. the
text of which came by the last mail is a
step IN advance. Unlike any previous
treaty. it deals solely with extradition. In
the treaties of 1874 and 1912. the matter of
extraditon came in as a clause in a docu-
ment treating of more important national
matters. The number Of extraditable of
fences Is now increased to eleven. The
two chief additions being for embezzle-
ment or larceny from the value of fifty
dollars and upward and malicious injury
to property. The object of the first is to
catch the festive cashier when he retires
with his il-gotten gains to Canada. and
the second is undoubtedly meant to draw
a net round the gay and philanthropic dy-
namlter. Manslaughter and burglary are
also additional offences
An extradition treaty between this coun-
try and the United States would not be
amiss and would save the Islands from be-
coming the home of certain scoundrels,
who snap their fingers at those whom they
have wronged, and who are quite ready to
take any position under Government here.
that may be offered them. 1t is not so
very long ago that an embezzler was in
Government employ. Instead of dream
ing of Pacific Empire, our Minister of
Foreign Affairs might devote his time to a
little practical work in this direction
The Hawaiian gazette., 1886-08-17

Ok Thursday. 18th inst, the Minister OF
Interior presented list of free water priv,
ileges, in reply toa question by Rep. Cecil
Brown.
The first item relates to the Govern
ment buildings, and is set down at 500
The second is Roads and Bridges, Stables
$3.50; perhaps the Minister might like to
rise and explain this.
Further on we find three charges amount
ing to $50 RENTED to the Palace. Again
seven charges amounting to $3.50 RENTED
to His Majesty the King. and SS5 to Her
Majesty the Queen, making SS15 per an
mum; if TO these be added the mysterious
$3.50 quoted above, we have 81, 065 per an
nun. The whole list of privileges amounts
to S4,040. OF these, some are not free
privileges" at all, but have been paid for
in advance, by cession of rights or other
form of payment.
The schools, fire department, hospitals,
public offices, etc, ought TO be assessed
according to the size of delivery pipe, and
the rates paid from the various funds from
which each institution is supported
This exemption of public institutions
from public or general rates is only taking
money out of one public pocket to put it
into the other, and leads to confusion of
accounts and delusions as to the merits of
each individual case
The Hawaiian gazette., 1886-08-17

Il Hawaiian Kingdom.
KALAKAUA, By the Grace of God. Of the Hawaiian
Islands, KISa:
To the Marshal of the Kingdom, or his Deputy
GREETINGs
You are hereby commanded to summoef tCHITN'
LOCK (Ch.) defendant, in he shall file written an
swer within twenty days after service hereof 10 be and
appear before the Supreme Court at the july Tsrm
thereof to be holden at the Court Room Of the Cont
House, Honolulu, IN the Island OF Oahu on MONDAY
the 9th day OF July next, at 10 O'Clock a IA ~ sho
cause why the claim Of HAMA (w) plaintiF sbontJ
not be awarded her pursuant 10 the tenor OF her an
nexed petition. - -
AND have You then there this writ, with full return
of yOur proceedings thereon.
Witness, Hon. A, FRANCIS JUDD Cbias
tSea) Justice OF our Supreme Court az Honoluin
this 10Th day OF Jnne A. ID fSs6
HENRY SMITH Deputv C1arl,
A dtligent search having been made on RI ,sitbf-
mentioned Chun Lock but he cannot be found in tn
Kingdom as he has gone China end hereby retr-r
this summons and petition annexed mot served ~
Honolulu, June 10th, 1856
certify that the foregoing is true copy of The
mons IN said cause and the return Of the NarsLaI
thereon, and that said Court az the JuIv Tern, 15s
ordered that the stand continued until The No.
OCTOBER Term, and that attested COPY OF safd
mons be published as required by law
Witness my hand and the seal of said Com.
(SeaD at Honolulu this 9Th day Of July fssf
,,ss q. WILLIAM FOSTER,
- "
The Hawaiian gazette., 1886-08-17
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF VII TIFF,

Il
4 Second Judicial Circuit OF the Hawaiian Kingdom.
KALAKAUA, By the Grace OF God. OF the Hawaiian
Islands, KINe:
To J. II. SorER. Esquire, Marshal Of the Kingdom
or His Deputy-Gresting.
You are hereby commanded to summon FRANK
SEARS, Defendant, in he shall file written an
within twenty days after service hereof TO be and
appear before the Circuit Court at the June Term
thereof TO be holden at the Court Room OF the Court
House, Wailuku, in the Island Of Maui, ON TUES
DAY, the LIST day of June next at 10 o'clock a. m to
show, cause why the claim OF LUIKA (wJ Plaintiff
should not awarded her pursuant to the tenor Of
her annexed petition.
And have you then there this Writ, with full return
of your proceedings thereon.
WITNESS, HON. A. FRANCIS JUDD, Chief Justice
of our Supreme Court, at Wailuku this
lsE4Ll 29th day of April, A. ID 1886
GEO. E. RICHARDSON,
Clerk Second Circuit Court
Diligent search having been made for the within
mentioned Frank Sears, he not be found here as
he is out Of the Kingdom. And hereby return this
summons not served. JOHN IT. SOPER.
Marshal.
Honolulu, May 10th, 1886.
certify that the foregoing Is copy OF the sum
mons in said and the return OF the Marshal
thereon, and that said Court st the June Term 1886
ordered that an attested copy Of said summons be
published as required by law.
witness my hand and the seal OF said Court Al Wal
luku, Maui, this 9Th day OF June, 1856
lsEALl GEO. +. RICHARDSON.
lllg &C Clerk Second Circuit Court.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1886-08-17

WHERE are the Finance Tables for last
quarter The quarter has been passed
now over six weeks, and yet there appears
no sign from the Finance Department
This Is distinct violation of the law We
have a very shrewd suspicion that tables
have been made up, but that the Ministers
are too careless or too Indifferent to pub
hsh them. The country has right to
know what Its financial condition is at the
end OF every quarter, and 1t is really a
piece OF imperunence not to give the re
CURED information A word in the House
would not come amisS on this Subject.
Where arc the Finance Tables?
The Hawaiian gazette., 1886-08-17

The wiseacres and those who nod their
heads and know so much. prophesy that
the Legislatu re will close its session in
about fortnight. There are some impor-
tant measures, so far as the Government
are concerned, which will have to be
rushed through if the session is to close
soon. The loan, the army. the third read
ing of the Appropriation Bill, the bill for
the appointment of two judges extra, have
all to be pushed forward All these Will
take time to argue, and must be argued
In spite of the evident desire on all
hands TO bring the session to a termina-
ton, we very much doubt whether fort
night viii suffice to clear off the necessary
business.
With the close of the ;, bon, if not be-
fore, will close the career vldhe alien Cab
met. and an entire reorganization of the
public offices may be looked for. No one
viii mourn the loss of any member of the
alien Cabinet, but the appointment of its
head to Washington will not be a popular
or polite move. and yet that is said to
be what Mr.. Gibson's heart desires. and
what he is using every effort to accomplish.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1886-08-17

In the course of an argument which
! took place in the Legislature on Tuesday
last, 1t was proposed that the appointment
of tax assessors be taken from the Minis
ter of Finance and vested in ''the King in
Cabinet Council" Rep. Dickey moved an
amendment to the effect that after the
word "Kingdcm," should be inserted the
words from the residents of such dis
trict," with the very laudsble view of max
ing such assessor resident of the district
he was to assess, or in other words limit
ing the appointment of assessor to choice
among the residents in his district Rep.
Brown would vote for the clause if it CON
tanned Rep. Dickey's amendment. Rep.
Hayselden sagely remarked that ''four
men could make better selections than
one," or in truth that four men could split
and divide the blame of an unsuitable ap-
pointment and get off more cheaply than
one responsible officer
A curious illustration of the principle
striven for by the Government party was
given on the same day, as follows:
Mr.. Dickey would ask the Minister of Interior
why, with all his love for the Hawaiians, he had
imported two lawyers from California, and selected
white man who had only been in the country
year and half. to I'LL positions in the Cabinet?
His EIcelenoy Mr.. Gibson begged to say that,
although nominally called to form Cabinet His
Majesty the King had selected the members of the
Cabinet and not Mr. Gibson. They were the
choice of HIS Majesty, and Mr.. Gibson heartily
concurred In His Majesty's choice
Mr.. Gibson can be mean enough to say
at was not /, but the King" who made an
appointment eminently unsuitable and
therefore unpopular.
His Excellency the Attorney-G General of
course, came forward like man in self
defence. HE was in the Kingdom on the
invitation of His Majesty the King" could
any born Hawaiian say as much?
This is very important statement. A
foreign gentleman arrives in this King
dom by invitation of the King, he says,
and is, shortly after arrival, installed in
the Cabinet. His, the foreigners parents
had contributed their ten cents towards
maintaining the missionaries, some of
whose de- nth tbs ants now sat in the House.
To soy the saR4 it might appear that ten
cents ints that the harry box was one thing,
and iot eLlestFooted to missionary service
was another, and that of the two the con-
tributor of life, a career in this world,
had prior claim to the gratitude of the
objects of the mission as compared with
the ten cent contributor
But however, by accident of birth or
otherwise, the present Attorney-General
holds his post-indeed entered the King
dom by invitation of the King. The bar
of Hawaii. presumably does not write the
name Of one capable man on its rolls.
His other Excellency, of the Foreign
Office, also came into the Kingdom by in
vitation, not of King Kalakaua, but both
were in the service of the same gentleman.
After all, perhaps Rep Thurston's ques-
ton, under which King?" was inconYeni-
emily opposite!
The Hawaiian gazette., 1886-08-17

TIE opening of the Canadian Pacific
Line Is likely to have an important effect
not only on railway matters in the United
States, but is also likely to have an infu-
enee on Hawaiian Affairs.
The distance TO be travelled may be com
pared as follows:
From San Francisco to Pittsburgh via Ogden
ISIS miles. From Port Moody to Montreal BY
canadian Pacific, ,Ss5 miles.
At Montreal passengers and freight
strike ocean steamers, which by voyage
of 3-043 miles, viii carry them to Liver
pool. On the other hand passengers and
freight. when they reach Pittsburgh are
still ~ miles from the ocean. at say, New
York. and then they have voyage of 1890
miles before them, making atotal distance
OF 6.T62 miles, an excess Of S24 miles. or a
difference Of at least two days and half
supposing the locomotives and steamers
run at the same rate OF speed
There can be little doubt that very
shortly q line OF steamers VIII be running
10 Japan and China. from Port MOODY.
That VIII not affect US. save as it may in
jure San Francisco. But IN the near fu-
ture line VIII be running from the Aus
tralian Colonies to the Dominion, and that
undoubtedly VIII touch here bringing Us
ID almost as close connection with the Can
adam Colonies as we are at present with
the Great Republic. Such a line viii
bring about competition, and competition IS
what gives the people proper service and
reasonable rates. We're there competition
now, We should hear nothing of the plant
The Hawaiian gazette., 1886-08-17

Nh. S. y. CASTLES account Of the visit
of Commodore APP Catesby Jones, which
appears IN this issue, is most interesting
contribution to the history of the Islands,
and is well worthy the perusal Of all who
take an interest in them. The facts of the
transaction have so often been misrepre
scented, even by those who should have
been better informed, that it is really val
liable to get an account from well in
formed and veteran writer like Mr.. Castle.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1886-08-17

How spliled when KeHeEeHe Dare made his
statement of having contributed some ten cent
pieces towards providing for tile transit of certain
missionary people to these Islands. Why. in the
days Of the SAID people, the lOquacious Attorney
General did not have a shirt to his back, and am
not the only one that knows this.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1886-08-17
SgPEEME COURT, nAwH I.iTA.s'l I

To JOIN II. SoPEn ESQ. Marshal NJ tbs lit
Islands, or his Deputy, Grsetin0:
lou are commanded by order Of the Honorable A =
Jqad Ghief Jnstiee of the Supreme Court 10 snrno-
LEE VIM zee, otherwise known "a MAJ KAJ- 81
Naalehn, Kat Hawaii Defendant to be and an1ss- -
Defore htm, the aforesaid Chief Justice OF his
bers In the Court House. in the City Of HonoJnr r.
land OF oahu, on FRIDAY, the 21st day Of Nav in.t
A. ~ O'Clock g. m, 70 show cause WHY tho nrsv.- 80
wing Mo Tai q Co, Complainant sbouid 3ot ~ ~
hereto annexed. i " IOin pant
OF your proceedings thereon. - ven iu'i return
WITNESS, HON. A. FRANCIS JUDD Chief T.s
Of the Supreme Court AT Honolnis ~, 1890 ss,
tSeaD day Of May, A. d. 1886 '1is on
Tcsr,ffv .h. a. HESBr SMITH, Deputy Clerk
mons IN SAID cause: aud that said Court has mi. d.
ordered publication thereof '' ms tHia uAS
witness my hand and the sealaf aid Con-. "a
,,!SeaD Seventh day OF June 1886
INC Iot WILLIAM FOSTER Clerk
The Hawaiian gazette., 1886-08-17

of the banana shippers they can't do
anything else but ship by the steamers
and they get treated accordingly.
A little wholesome competition will do
no harm; we are quite prepared however.
to be told by the Government organ that
such sentiments are REASONABLE. Compe-
tition will come from the direction indi-
Gated, and American sources of informa-
ton state that it will come soon.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1886-08-17

EHtre NOUS that is, between US and your readers
allow me to tell you that there is cause for the
visit to this port of French man-of-var, in the
rery near future. An explanation and settlement
the treaty of 1858. The present Minister of For
eign Affairs will probably write an article on the
subject in the future, while his successor will
arrange matters with France ZIP.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1886-08-17

have been kind of lost this session With regard
to the free lunches, can't get in with the rest of
the boys. Last session the Ministerial Restaurant,
near the Music Hall, was place that one could
easily drop into. Now l have scraped my knuc-
kles twice on the Palace gates to obtain lunch.
am afraid to 60 often as l am too much inquired
after