The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-06
from a repetition Of our trOu-

are to be freed from a repetition OF our tr0u-
bles in the future"
II. B. NJ. ship Hyacinthe, which for
fortnight past ever since the Garnet left
has been looked for in Honolulu. is likely
to put in an appearance about April 10. AT
the British legation it was learned that the
Hyacinthe will remain at this port await
ing orders that will determine her future
movements, but in case no orders are re-
ceired within the time of her usual call she
will proceed on her cruise. The Royal
Arthur and Temeraire. of the British navy,
both due il the Pacific from England early
in May, will proceed TO the North Pacific
station, and may call at Honolulu on the
way up. 1t was reported. apropos of this
news, that Major Wodehoase, in the excess
of his patriotic zeal. had sent for these two
vessels; bnt this he denies. The British
Minister has abandoned his belligerent atti-
tude and is now very quiet indeed.
There was meeting of the Portuguese
residents at the drill-shed last Sunday
afternoon to discuss the present situation.
Jose g. Silva called the meeting to order
about o'clock, and j. Nj. VinaS was elected
chairman, with a. b. R. Viera secretary.
There were about $50 present at the meet
ing, which was a very enthusiastic one A
number of addresses were made by prom
inent citizens, and every time America was
mentioned there was loud and continuous
applause. Another meeting will be held on
next Saturday evening, when a club will be
formed and roll signed to support the
Provisional Government and to work for
annexation.
Honolulu has for three days past been
visited with q siege of high winds, the like
of which the oldest inhabitant remember
not 1t is like San Francisco when the
trade winds are doing their worst The
wind day before yesterday blew the St
Georges cross out of the Hawaiian flag on
the Government building, leaving only the
stripes. Some one suggested that the flag
be repaired by replacing. the cross with
stars. A proposition is now afoot by tine
way, to send the American flag that was
originally hOisted over the Government
building when the protectorate was estab-
lished to Chicago for exhibition at the
Worlds Fair.
The big million-dollar suit between
George w. Macfarlane of the Waikapu
Sugar Company and Claus Spreekels of the
Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Company
came up for ANEW hearing in the Supreme
Court on March 81. This is but one of the
many complications that will arise in legal
eminent. There are bound TO be more ex-
pensive ones still if by any chance
the present Government should go out
OF power. Two of Macfarlane's law
yerS, Messrs. Thurston and Carter are
absent at Washington. The new hearing is
| necessary owing to counsel for Mr. Spreckels
refusing to consent TO a decision being filed
by the former Supreme Court Judges, of
which bench President Dole was an Assn
eiate Judge, it being contended by counsel
that Judge Dole's retirement from the
bench precluded him from giving a decision
after his resignation.
The court announced some weeks ago, or
shortly after President Dole's retirement,
! that he would render decisions in all cases
that had been heard before him previous to
! his resignation, if agreed to by counsel on
both sides. In the case quoted the attorney
! OF Mr.. Macfarlane was agreeable to a deci-
sion being rendered at once, without a
rehearing of the whole case, but this was
| objected to by the attorney on the other
| side.
Judge Frear. who was appointed on the
! Supreme bench to succeed President Dole,
was disqualified from sitting on the case, as
he. with Nj. Thurston, was engaged as
counsel in the suit by MIR. MacfarIane. The
new Judiciary law provides that when any
member of the Supreme bench is disquali-
! ned from sitting on case one of the Circuit
| Judges may be selected to sit in his place.
| The court selected Judge Whiting, who,
with the Chief Justice ana First Associate
| Justice. heard on Monday the arguments Of
counsel, which occupied the entire day.
ADELINE E. KNAPP.