The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-25
HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.
ohpplngs From the Latest Fill, of
Coast Exchanges.

'Coast Exchanges.
WASHINGTON, May 14.-Represen-
tative John Allen of Mississippi called
on the President today to recomr. nd
A. S. Humphreys for a Judgeship in
Hawaii. Humphreys formerly lived in
Mississippi and is a Republican.
The Senate today passed Senator
Morgan's bill creating a new customs
district OF Hawaii, with one collector
VINO shall reside at Honolulu. The
salary is to be $4,000 year and such
deputy collectors and other customs
oihcers will be allowed as the Secretary
vi ehe treasury shall deem necessary.
ThesQueen Coming Home.
WASHINGTON, May 14.-Former
Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii will start
westward tomorrow, leaving Washing
ton at 1880 o'clock In the morning
She goes by way of the Pennsylvania
railway to Chicago and thence to the
Pacific Coast. The former Queen will
san on the goth for Honolulu. With
her Is rather large encourage, con-
slstlng OF five servants and a few per
sonal friends. Queen Liliuokalani has
Deen In Washington for over two years
ana has lived in the best style here
keeping up an elegant establishment.
Sne takes back with her, among other
things, two automobiles of the latest
pattern. She says she will never re-
turn to the United States again anC:
leaves this country with rather a poor
opinion OF 1t, chiefly because Congress
did not vote s250,000 to her support.
Estee is Opposed.
WASHINGTON, May lit begins
to look as If NJ. NJ. Estee would not he
appointed United States District Judge
for Hawaii after all. 1t is now nearly
two weeks since the President decided
to appoint him, and then reconsidered
the matter In Difference to some Cali
fornian. Now word comes here that
Representative Metcalf of Oakland.
who went home on account of illness in
his family month ago with the intv2.
tiUn of not coming back until next De-
cember, will arrive in Washington to-
night. Metcalf wants Judge Green of
Alameda county appointed to the Ha-
waiian judgeship. Long ago, it appears,
the entire California delegation indors-
ed Green, and then some of the mem
bers made arrangements to have Estee
appointed. Metcalf is Green's particu-
lar partisan, and it is reported that he
is coming here prepared to put up a
pretty stiff fight. 1t Is certain that
when a man of Mr.. Metcalf's DISPOSE
ton makes a 3,000-mile trip for an an
pointment he means business.
Immigration Matters.
WASHINGTON, May 17.-Commis-
sioner General Powderly is taking ac-
tive steps to establish a system of i'm
migrant inspection of the Hawaiian
Islands, and to that end he has detail
ed Mr.. +. II. Larned, the chief clerk Of
the immigration Bureau, to proceed to
Honolulu and make a careful examina-
ton of the conditions there and estab-
fish a system in all important particu-
lars the same as is now in operation in
the United States.
George f. Baldwin, also of the I'M
migration Bureau, here, has been ap-
pointed an inspector for Honolulu. Ro-
man Dubler, an inspector at New York
will very soon go to Porto Rico to
make an examination as to the situa-
ton on the island. He will secure sta
tistics OF the number of arrivals from
other countries, their character and
condition and will make a report as
soon as possible to Mr.. Powderly.
Congressional action will be necessary,
however, before an immigration sys-
tenn can be established at Porto Rican
ports with authority to examine and
deport Objectionable aliens.