The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-11-29
Mr.. I. MCCantS Stewart, Who is
Highly Commended.
WILL REMAIN IN HONOLULU
Was Practitioner and Prominent
Citizen In New York From
Princeton-His Friends.

/
| Afro-American, who is a thorough-go-
ling Amrican, if there ever was one.
/ mas arrived N Honolulu and will re-
main TO engage in the practice of his
profession-tha Of he law. With Mr..
/ Stewart is his wife. whose education
was finished with three years in Paris
and daughter, an accomplished young
| lady. Two sons remain az the States.
/ The elder is a graduate of the Univer-
| sity Of Wisconsin, with high honorS in
the archaeological deDa:Cmen-. This
young man has been associated Wi
| the son of Governor Hoard OF Wisccn-
sin in the managem mt of extensive
dairy interests and is row himself n
charge of one of the largesy creamerie
in the United States. The oUJnC- he
sends to the New York market COM
mands better than the Exchange cno-
tations. He has edited an elSlicul-
tural paper and is ON auth )ri.y rCcug-
nized all over the country on butter
and milk and on butter making. The
younger son of Mr.. Stewart graduates
from the University of Minnesota in
June next, and then goes into the study
| of the law.
Mr. Stewart, who is forty-tnree years
of age is a man of engaging presence
and an agreeable conversationalist He
| is a native of South Carolina, IS
graduate of the university of that
state, taking the academic course and
receiving his bachelor of arts and then
his bachelor of laws. He then took the
post graduate course n philosophy at
Princeton and travelled for a year in
Europe. Mr.. Stewart has been 1t the
and has been successful practitioner.
/ He leaves the states because he
| believes that this new possession one ms
out further opportunities. Nh. Ste
wart was for six years member IF the
Board of Education CT Br0oRlyn and
chairman Of the committee IL rules,
as well as a member OF the committee
on study course. He was ASP In the
law department of the Brooklyn fnSti-
tute of Arts and Sciences. Both Mr..
and Mrs. Stewart find Honolulu much
to their liking. Mr.. Stewart viii be in
troduced to the bar here N few days
by General A S. Hartwell.
The new man has letters of common
dation, amongst others from Grover
Cleveland He bears these introduc-
ton, with others: To the Chief JTs'ice
from r. Stuart Dodge of New York;
from General Woodford, late Unitei
States Minister to Spain, TO General
A. S. Hartwell; from Joseph II. Oh pate,
the leader of the New York bar. 10 W.
r. Castle; from Colonel w. F. Allen
to F. NJ Hatcn and Gear, Lansing &
Company In New York, Mr.. Stewart
was well acquainted with the brothe'
LOT Colonel w. F. Allen. This brother
was for many years Hawaiian Con-
sui. There is also for the use of Mr..
Stewart a letter from c. P. Huntiug
from c. A Van Brunt, of the First
Appellate Division of the Supreme
Court of the State OF New York. Mr..
Stewart is certainly most highly COM
mended in the following:
The Court of Appeals: Counsel
argued the case with courage and zeal,
and a professional ability, worthy of
commendation." lao n. Y, $50.
The Surrogate's Court of New York
City: The mastery argument greatly
impressed me- He has. throughout the
case, displayed all the qualities of a
: safe adviser and skilled and eloquent
advocate His unusual ability, learn
ing and industry will (always) greatly
aid me-" n. Y. Sup. %.
Judges of the Supreme Court: Il
have the pleasure Of knowing Mr.. T
McCants Stewart, a member of the bar
He is a lawyer of character and ability
well fitted for any business connected
with the administration of Justice
DAVID MADAM.
l concur in the above.
MORGAN J. O'BRIEN.
ABM. R. LAWRENCE.
| Edgar NJ. Johnson (Hoadly, Lauter-
back & Johnson: u have had a re-
cent experience with Mr.. T. McCants
Stewart in a legal way, and I can say
for him that, in the conduct of case
he is able and gentiemanly, and has
, very decidedly marked ability in the
, profession l have seldom met with {
lawyer in actual practice. whose skill
has struck me more forcibly than has
Mr.. Stewards. In my own business,
should not hesitate at any time, if
could avail myself Of his services, t(
entrust to him anything in the line o.
his profession
! Attorney Stewart shipped from Bos
ton in a Brewer clipner all of his Ii