The Hawaiian gazette., 1888-05-08
THE SITUATION.

During the last month the session
of the Supreme Court in April Term,
for especial reasons, formed the chief
center of public interest. Associate
Justice Dole made his debut as pre-
siding Judge of a jury term, acquit-
ting himself in manner that won
general appreciation. Mr.. Dole was
born in this country of American
parents, and reflects credit upon his
native land. As a member of the bar
he was noted as prudent and honest
counsellor, well read in his pro-
fession, and one of the fairest dealing
of barristers. During a large legis
lative experience as an elected repre-
sentative, Mr. Dole was true ex-
ponent of government for the people,
firm in standing for what he deemed
right principles, and always out
spoken without being blusterer.
What made the Term of Court ex
ceptionally interesting were the rev..
enue suits, based upon alleged abuses
of the exemption from Customs du
ties of goods imported free for the use
VI Uu6 hiuS anu OGu6Io'
Criminal suits for conspiracy
against the principals in two liquor
houses were made to hold against
demurrers drawn up and argued by
the ablest of lawyers. The cases
went to the juries, with the differing
results, upon somewhat similar evil
dence, of one defendant being ac-
Quilted, three jurors dissenting, and
the second one found guilty in the
second degree of the third count.
Exceptions were filed to the last
verdict and motion for new trial
is now pending. The defendant was
fined two hundred dollars and costs,
the Attorney General having voiced
what is doubtless the prevailing sen
timent of all who concur in the YER
dict, by asking the Court lot to i'm
pose a sentence of Imprisonment as
the law permits. One very good
reason for only pecuniary penalty
is the fact that the penalty for the
ofiense that the defendant was tried
for conspiring to commit does not
include imprisonment.
There has never been a ivelier
sugar shipping season than the pres
ent one. More sugar has gone for
ward to the San Francisco market
during the past six or eight weeks
than during any former period of the
same length. One very noticeable
feature of the tonnage loading sugar
is the increasing number Of large
vessels in the trade, a notable in
stance being that of the ship Ivy
carrying away nearly two thousand
tons of sugar the other day.
The steamer Alameda has brought
sixty tons of material for the pro
jected street railway, and a civil en-
gineer is ON the ground to superin-
tend the construction of that work.
As the balance of the material is
afoat from Liverpool, and the rolling
stock under contract in San Fran
cisco, this important local improve
ment will no doubt be in a few
months an accomplished fact.
By proclamation the Legislature is
called to assemble on the 29th inst.
As appropriations for some of the
most needful services are exhausted,
the Government has had to adopt
such expedients as they deemed wise,
in order to keep things moving. At
this waiting reports are current of the
King having taken umbrage at the
Cabinet in connection with the reye-
nue. trials above mentioned. His Ma
jesty has, however, left for his coun
| try seat on the island of Hawaii, TAX
ing passage in the British warship
Caroline as the guest of Captain Sir
| VIM. Wiseman, and, as at least por-
ticn Of the reported cause of ofense
has been shown to rest upon misun-
Outstanding, the crisis may conf
IDENTIFY be anticipated to blow over.
Complaint is still heard of dull
times in different lines of retail trade,
but, on the other hand, there are
leading storekeepers to express con
tent with their business. There is
no doubt that there are stores in ex-
cess of the custom requisite for the
prosperity of all, in some branches,
apart from the standing grievance of
Chinese competition.
A deputation from the Anti-Asiatic
Union has had friendly conference
with the Trustees of the Planters
Labor & Supply Company-the latter
organization being representative of
majority of Hawaiian planters at
which there was tacit agreement of
both sides to work in harmony in
devising measures for saving the
mercantile and mechanic interests of
the Caucasian and native races from
swapping by Chinese who originally
enter the country to engage as plan
| tation laborers.
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