The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-06-13

THE MEN WHO GET OFFICIAL
PLUMS.
McKinley's Nominations for Hawaii
Sent to the Senate for Confirmation
Ten Judges Appointed.

Ten Judges Appointed.
MORRIS NJ. ESTEE of California, to |
be United States District Judge for the |
Territory of Hawaii
JOHN c. BAIRD of Wyoming, to be |
United States District Attorney for
Hawaii.
DANIEL f. RAY of Illinois, to be
United States Marshal for Hawaii.
WILLIAM HAYWOOD of Honolulu,
to be Collector of Internal Revenue for
the Territory of Hawaii
WALTER f. FREAR of Honolulu.
to be Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court OF Hawaii.
CLINTON A. GALBRAITH of Hilo,
to be Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court of Hawaii
ANTONIO PERRY of Honolulu, to be
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
of Hawaii.
ABRAM S. HUMPHREYS of Homo
lulu to be First Judge of the First Cir
cult of the Territory of Hawaii
REUBEN d. SILLIMAN of Honolulu,
to be Second Judge, First Circuit, Ter
ritory of Hawaii.
JOHN w. KALUA of Maui, to be
Judge of the Second Circuit, Territory
of Hawaii.
w. S. EDINGs of Honolulu, to be
Judge of the Third Circuit, Territory
GILBERT F. LITTLE of Hilo, to be
Judge of the Fourth Circuit, Territory
of Hawaii.
JACOB HARDY of Kauai, to be
Judge of the Fifth Circuit, Territory of
| Hawaii.
The foregoing are the nominations
| sent by President Mckinley to the Sen
ate as officials in and for the Territory
of Hawaii. The nominations for the
! federal officers, with the exception OF
| that for Collector of Internal Revenue,
! were sent June 2. The nominations for
Territorial offices, and that of William
Haywood for Collector of Internal Rev
| enue were sent June 5.
WASHINGTON, June 5.-The Senate
today confirmed the following nomina-
tions
M. M. Estee of California, to be Unit
ed States District Judge of Hawaii; j;
c. Baird of Wyoming, to be United
States District Attorney of Hawaii.
w. F. Frear, who becomes Chief Jus
tice, and A. Perry, who is appointed
first associate, are both too we'll known
to need introduction. The former has
been on the Supreme bench since 1898.
Judge Perry was police judge in 1898,
whence he advanced to the Circuit
bench. Judge Hardy of Kauai and
Judge Kalua of Maui are continued in
their respective offices.
&. A. .CIdlDralIn OF I1llO, lIe new as
sociate Justice, is forty years of age,
having been born in Bartholomew coun-
ty. Indiana, in 1860 He is a graduate
of the University of Michigan, and
while there was a classmate of j. "A.
Magoon of Honolulu. In 1884 he was
admitted to practice law in Texas Be
tween the years 1889 and 1898 he was in
Oklahoma, and served four years as
Attorney General of that Territory To
the Islands he brought some of the best
letters from the Supreme Court and
other Oklahoma officials. He was ad-
mitted to practice law here in April
1898. Going to Hilo he went into part
nership with Colonel Little, but has
since branched off on his own hook.
A. S. Humphreys, who becomes
Circuit Judge of the First Circuit, was
born at Columbus, Miss, January 10
1868, and is therefore 80 years of age
He graduated at Columbus University
/ and January 3, 1889, was admitted tC
practice law before the Supreme cour'
of Mississippi. In 1890 he was admitted
, to the bar of the United States. Angus
7 of the same year he was admitted t
the bar of Arizona. He was Assistan
t Attorney General and special judge II
: that Territory. He was admitted II
September, 1885, to practice law in Ha
5 wall.
Reuben Daniel Silliman, the other 10
cal Circuit Judge, is % years of age
and was born at Hudson Wis. HI
graduated from Michigan University
, and in 1895 was admitted to practice
o law in the courts of Minnesota. Their
he remained three years and was ad
. mitted in February, 1898, to practice Law
! in Hawaii. He was first a partner will
, j. A. Magoon, but subsequently opened
. an office of his own. During the recen
= illness of Judge Stanley, Judge Sillimal
> officiated most satisfactorily as actinI
judge.
William Seabrook Edings came her
in 1894 from Washington, where he hat
been practicing law seven years. H
e was born at Charleston, S. c., and Il
: the son of the late Colonel Edings stat
officer of General Beauregard, who wa
a personal friend of Judge A. S. Hart
d well. Here he was associated for
:, time with ]. A. Magoon, and then open
+ ed an office of his own. Mr.. Edings
II succeeds Judge Smith in the Third Dis
: trict, which embraces Hilo, Puma ant
:. Hamakua.
Col. Gilbert Francis Little arrive
: here in the summer of 1895 from Seattle
+ He had practiced a number of years Il
Indiana and Washington. Shortly afte
being admitted to the Hawaiian ba
Colonel Little went to Hilo, where h
has since resided. Colonel Little will b
Judge of the Fourth Circuit, which 1
the west side of Hawaii.
Judge Jacob Hardy has for man
years been a resident of Kauai, an
judge of that circuit. He is recognize
as a learned jurist.
NOTICE NOTARY PUBLICS."
After luna 14th notary seals O1uS