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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-22

the said l.. A. Thurston, has upon the
subject referred to in the said interroga-
tories was obtained from client who
gave the same to him in confidence while
seeking the professional advice and as
sistance of him, the said L. A. Thurston
in and concerning the same.
a. That the said client of the said l.
A Thurston has expressly refused to al
low and still does expressly refuse to al
low him, the said l.. "A Thurston, to
make known either the name of his said
client or otherwise to furnish the infor-
nation sought by said interrogatories.
inasmuch as he, the said client, consid-
ers that Is business interests would be
seriously injured thereby.
(5) That it will be injurious to the bus
mess and personal interests of said cf-
ent il his said attorney answers said in
terrogatories.
(0 That -Ae submits that to answer
said interrogatories wou4u be a violation
of the conndential relations lawfully ex-
isting between attorney and client, and
of the privilege 10 winch a client Is law
fully entitled, TO freely communicate to
his attorney all matters concerning
which he seeks advice, without danger
or risk that the same may be divulged.
Wherefore, this respondent respectfully
submits that he is not authorized or JUS
tified and cannot De required TO make
known the name of his said client or
otherwise to uivulge the information
sought by said interrogatories.
Once these preliminaries at an end.
the proceedings were as follows:
The Court: In the matter of E. p.
Dole, the letter the Attorney General set
, forth in the order to show cause pur-
porting to have been signed by you, is
| that true copy of the letter which you
addressed to the Grand Jury?
Mr.. Dole: 1 have addressed two letters
! to the Grand Jury, if the Court please.
seeing them.
| The Court: Can you tell from an in
spection of the order to show cause
whether the letter purporting to have
been addressed by you to the Grand Ju-
ry is one of the letters so addressed by
you to ii in which you say that you have
| given the names of the persons from
| whom you derived your hearsay testi-
mony?
! Mr. Dole: L stated the names of all
| persons to the best of my recollection.
! The Court: From whom you had re-
ceived hearsay testimony?
| Mr.. Dole: From whom had received
hearsay testimony.
| Mr. Fitch: think on that showing,
may it please Your Honor. should be
less than loyal to my duty as amicus
| curae If did not say that the order to
show cause, so far as the Attorney Gen.
eral is concerned. should be discharged
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regard to any matter wherein he de-
clined to testify before the Grand Jury
except the statements that certain
men have made to him; consequently,
that atlantis statement, if made,
would have been hearsay, and not
original evidence; that affiant has no
knowledge or information in regard to
any of the matters concerning which
he was interrogated by the Grand
Jury. except the information he has
received as Secretary of the Territory
and acting Governor; that the persons
who made the most important and
material statements to the affiant,
made such statements to him in conf1-
dence while he was acting In his Off
cial capacity aforesaid, and upon the
understanding that their names would
not be divulged until such further evil
dence had been obtained as in the
opinion Of the Attorney General would
justify prosecution; that said af1ant,
deeming that proceedings for the sup
preston of corrupt legislative practices
may be successful, believed and still
believes that the communication or
said statements at the present time
would tend to defeat the ends of JUS
tice.
Wherefore, the affiant prays that the
order to show cause herein may be
dismissed.
The answer in the matter OF Lorrtn
A. Tkurston was as follows:
And now comes the said L. A. Thurs
ton, pursuant to a citation issued by or
der of this Honorable Court. dated the
18th day of May, A. D. 1901, to show
cause If any he can, why he should not
be required to answer the interrogatories
propounded to him by the Grand Jury
heretofore summoned, examined, impan-
eled. sworn and charged to serve as
Grand Jurors in the Circuit Court OF the
First judicial Circuit of the Territory or
Hawaii, and for cause why he should not
be required to answer such interrogato-
ries, shows as follows, viz:
| % That he, the said L. A Thurston,
now is and at the time and times When
! he received the information concerning
which he has been interrogated by the
! said Grand Jury was an attorney and
counsellor-at-iaw, having his law offices
in the City of Honolulu In the Island OF
Oahu aforesaid, and duly licensed and
authorized to practice in all the courts Oh
the Territory of Hawaii, as an attorney
counsellor solicitor and proctor tnereoI
| (2) That he, the said L. A Thurston, Is
ready and willing and at all times mas
been ready Ind willing to assist the saio
Grand Jury. and to give all information
to the said Grand Jury which has come
to him in so far as he can lawfully DO SO
consistently with his oath as such at
torney. requiring him faithfully to dis
4 charge the duties of attorney, counsenor'
solicitor and proctor in the courts OF TINS
| Territory to the best of his ability.
! (3 That all the information that me-
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He was called before the Grand Jury
and he has none other than hearsay tes-
timony. It is then, for the Grand Jury
to call for those persons. The Attorney
General, 1t seems to me. is absolved.
Mr.. Dole: I will state. If the Court
please, that l declined in the discharge
of my duty as 1 understand 1t. I gave
the names of the persons from whom 1
received the hearsay testimony, but de-
clined to state anything that they told
me or any names that were mentioned:
and / do now.
The Court: But you did give the names
of the parties from whom you received
| the information?
Mr.. Dole: I did
The Court: The Court is of the opin-
ION that the letter addressed by the At
torney General to the Grand Jury and
set forth in full in the order to show
cause, when construed with the Attor-
ney Generals answer herein, leaves the
Court no other course but to order the
rule discharged, and 1t is accordingly or
dered that the rule against E. P. Dole
be and the same is hereby discharged.
Proceed with the argument of the other
returns.
Mr.. Dole: In regard to the Acting
Governor and Mr.. McCandless, section 66
of the Organic Act provides that the
executive power of the Government of
the Territory Of Hawaii shall be vested
in the Governor. Section 81 of the Or
ganic Act provides that the Governor
shall be responsible for the faithful ex-
ecution of the laws of the United States
and of the Territory of Hawaii and
whenever it becomes necessary to call
upon the commands of the military and
! naval forces of the United States in the
Territory of Hawaii or summon the posse
comitatus or cali out the militia of the
Territory to prevent or suppress lawless
violence invasion, insurrection or rebel
lion in said Territory, and he may In
case Of rebellion or invasion or immi-
nent danger thereof when the public
safety requires 1t suspend the writ of ha-
beas corpus, etc.
On the 38th day OF April a committee
| waited upon Governor Dole asking him
to extend the then existing session of
| the Legislature. The conversation at
which I was present was in the Hawaii
an language OF course, I cannot state
of my own knowledge what took place.
AS I understood them, the Governor
| told the committee that among other
reasons for not extending the legislative
session was the fact that reports of such
to legislative corruption that he did not
feel warranted in extending the Legisla-
ture (as one of the reasons}. The state
ment in English as 1t appears In the
print under his name Is as follows:
| ITO the Honorable s. E. Kaiue, Presi-
dent Of the Senate-Sir: The concurrent
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resolution of the Legislature relating to
a conversation between myself and a
committee of the Senate on the subject
of bribery in the Legislature and asking
for an extension of this session of the
Legislature for a term sufficient for an
investigation of these charges by the
Legislature has been delivered to me by
a joint committee.
I'm answer 1 would say that 1 made
no charge that members of the Legisla-
ture had accepted sums of money in ex-
change for their votes. or spromises of
sums of money for which to be cast
What / did say was that I had infor-
nation of a character that 1 could not
ignore that bribery of members was go
, ing on in the Legislature, and l deem
such informa ton sufficient grounds for
refusing an extension of this session.
General charges Of bribery of men,
bers of the Legislature have been freely
made in the local newspapers from time
to time from an early period of this ses-
/. sion, and charge of the existence Of a
corruption fund for the defeat of pending
legislation was made some weeks ago on
the floor of the Senate; yet the Legisla-
ture has shown no disposition to investi-
gate such charges.
II am therefore unable to feel any en-
couragement that an extension of this
present session would result in a bona
fide investigation of the matter.
'The Government is investigating these
reports and will endeavor to expose and
punish the offenders If legal evidence
can be obtained.
(Signed) IS. B. DOLE
Before the appearance of this legisla-
tive committee, of which have spoken,
/, the reports and statements concerning
which I have declined to give evidence
were discussed by the Governor, the
present Acting Governor, Mr.. McCand-
less. Superintendent of Public Works,
and Mr.. Lansing, the Treasurer. They
were talked over with q view to obtain
ing evidence for the putting a stop to
the practices which We believed existed.
While know nothing about this matter
of my own personal knowledge, neither
does the Governor nor the Acting Gov
ernor nor Mr.. McCandless nor Mr.. Lam
sing. We believe, and we cannot help
believing from the nature of the state
ments that have been made to us and
considering the reliability Of the sources
from which those statements come, thai
there has been during the recent session
of the Legislature shameless corruption
and we believe that 1t was the duty
of the Executive to the extent of its
power with the oath of God upon 1t, to
do what it could to put stop to the
starting out of the new Territory on
those lines. And for that purpose IN
vestigations had begun, they were being
quietly made. they were laid for the fu-
ture.
Free press., 1901-08-24

Court meets on Tuesday, Sep
tember 3rd for a two weeks ses-
SION, with 81 cases on the docket,
Is of them criminal cases. The
following jurymen have been SUM
moned- Henry Tyler, Carl
Leiker. VIM Richmond & Alex.
Weisner of Hays; A 1. Cromb.
j G Perigo, al Kennedy. John
Weigle. Harry Yoder & Rudolph
Erbert of Ellis. Joe Hurtel.
Paul Ruder, Z w krans, D. H.
Farley. Glenn Unrein, A. Meier &
" @ Brumett of the Saline, A L
Schott, Dave Bobst. J P Stecklipe
A. Goetz Anton s shamaker. a.
Wagner.
There are Z .iivorce cases and
q whiskey cases and moro filed.
Those who were there lest year &
failed 10 appear are there again &
have 4 chance to como In.
Free press., 1901-08-24
Wheat put in for pasture il
already up fine,

Wheat put in for pasture is
already up fine,
Another hard shower hire dur
ing Sunday evening so no church
could be held.
Mrs. Sara RYAN is clerklng in
Wann's store during his absence
in the east.
Miss Retta Freese is expected
home next week from her trip
to Buffalo and the sea shore.
John Sch!yer is again this year
selling lots of those "SupiriOr'
drills and riding plows.
Six hole Steel Ranges with Res
ervolr at $24, for sale by George
Philip & Son.
Alfalfa fields were looking bad
during the hot weather but since
the rams show up nice and green
Mr.. Morgan and family are To-
Gated here and have leased the
Windsor hotel, to take charge
Sept. 1st.
Several hunters from Denver
have been bore and shot a lot of
prairie chickens, sending them to
friends there,
We guarantee our steel Ranges
to be as good as any in the mar
ket. Geo. Philip 6 Son.
Now that the Normal is over the
teachers will hustle for the school
contracts,
Don't fail to attend the theatre
next week, for the whole troupe
is said to be a good ore and the
plays are we'll put on the stage.
Will Remis seems to be anfor-
tunate with fire, having been hit
again. During the electric storm
on Sunday night he had two hor-
ses killed in his pasture bY light
nlng. Another stoke at sundown
struck his barn, which was one OF
the finest in the county. burning
it down with its contents, farm
machinery, 25 ton of hay, 1000 bu
shells of wheat, and only a small
insurance.
A sad accident occurred to the
Mermis family of Walker. They
were In Russell shopping, stopped
at the town we'll to water, remoy
ing the bridlo. something scrred
the team and they ran away throw
ing out Mrs. Frank Mermis killing
her, but her 2 year old child was
dropped from the wagon unlnjured
Mrs S H Airport, Johnstown. Pa
says: Our little girl almost strar
gled to death with Group. The doc
tors said she couldn't live but she
was instantly relieved by One min
ute Cough cu1e. &C Farley.
Free press., 1901-08-24

The State Normal school at EN-
porIa commences Monday, Sept.
I'd, and Miss Freda SchwaIler will
return there that day.
An awful long list of 'sAdvertls
ed Letters, uncalled for letters.
now hangs in the post Office.
The Normal is done for this
year and next Monday & Tuesday
will be the examination,
Mrs E. R Cole has gone East
on a vacation and visit for cou-
pie months.
Russell has had a bad shooting
scrape, one young man shooting
another twice ovel a girl aud then
committing suicide by shooting
himself twice, in breast 6 head
Lots of wheat came to town this
week the price running up to about
test, and Cox dumping load after
load out on the ground near to the
track,
T. r Cole this week was giving
a practical illustration of what his
steel ranges will do by baking bis
cult while you wait and furnishing
hot coffee with it, Many ladies
called to see 1t working.
During the Sunday night cleo
trio storm it struck all around. A
house in tee northeast part of town
COW just northwest of town, 8
house in Catharine, SO far reported
Custodian Fairchild has printed
notice, forbidding all persons
letting their stock run loose OF
grazing their cattle or horses on
sections 4 or 5 on the Reserva
tion south of town.
Our boys are receiving notice OF
the number they drew In the Ok
lahoma land lottery, Lester drew
about No. 10000, Skete Miller in
68, 900, Bill Wagner in $4,000.
Stockmen should note the series
of adyers of Evans. SNYDER. BueI
Live Stock Commission Co, that
are appearing IN this paper This
is known as one Of the best com
mission houses in the stock yards
and our people who are buying
or selling stock should give them
a trial.
Free press., 1901-08-24
A nice baby girl has come to the
home of MIR. e Mrs. Will Madden.

A nice baby girl has come to the
home of MIR. & Mrs. Will Madden.
MIR. Wann has gone to Chicago
to pick out his fall stock OF goods.
Yost has put a flag pole on top
of his elevator, making 1t the high
est point in our town.
Mrs. Charlie Reeder & children
lett on Thursday morning for Wis
it to eastern relatives.
Bert Lester has moved his Bar
ber shop to the east side of Chest
nut street, adjoining Stainer's.
There will be preaching services
morning and evening in the Luthe
ran church. The rain storm caus
ed the postponement of last Sun
day nights service.
For the first time in years the
draw on the north and east side OF
town was bank full. It was a
surprise to many who had built
iDts the draw, suyposing that the
days of high water thei e had gone.
The semi-annual distribution OF
the State School fund has been al
lotted. The tund now amounts
to 100000 and the amount of
interest sent out this time is about
$203. 566, making 40 cents a schol-
ar, giving Ellis county for It's
1906 children 1892.
More of the lumber and other
material for the bridges on the Smo
kew is arriving. With the rush to
get thir plowing done 1t is going
to be quite a job to get it hauled
to the river.
Miss Inez Brosius has gone to
Grand Junction, in Western Colo
RADIO, where she has secured a po-
sition as teacher IN the school at
good wages Before going some
of the Christian Endeavor society
joined and presented her a hand
some silver and gold card basket,
A very hard rain, nearly 2 in
ches. fell here during Tuesday
night and plowing could't be finer
for wheat. But it stopped the
threshing for several days.
1t raised Big Greek over 5 feet
and giving 1t a good cleaning oat
and the draw east of town would
float horse
Free press., 1901-08-24

Charlie eager came up from
Russell Tuesday to visit mother
The Lester barber shop room Is
being re-plastered and rooted.
A zeal cute baby has come to
gladden. the home of Mr.. 6 Mrs.
James Craig.
Steel Ranges,
From $24 TO $40, Ali fully guar
anteed, at Geo, Philip G Son.
Young Steve Aich has gone to
the Pacific coast on a visit to some
relatives there,
Did you notice that Judd Wood
Is making 16 cute photographs
for so cents. 60 see,
Now that the creek has water IN
it the boys are enjoying swim
ming before school commences.
A threshing machine was ship
ped IN this week from Illinois.
only to find most of the th1 eshing
done. The owners thoug ht ou1
farmers asleep, waiting the stacks
going thro' the sweat.
These rains have brought up
the Volunteer wheat in good con-
dition, giving promise OF another
fall and winter like the last for
good parture for stock.
We sell a six hole Steel Range.
with 81 inch oven and large warm
ing closet, for $37.
George Philip & Son,
The south side OF the track is
now the wheat market, with Cox
and Madden on Schwaller's porch,
and the PeeyY watching near bv.
Free press., 1901-08-24

Last Saturday News felt bad
because The Eree Press made a 10
cal of it insulting a rival lady hotel
keeper by insinuation and it's
printers baggage set out IN the
street The Free Press did not
publish 1t until the next ''News"
was in the P. O. and hadn't even
appologized, which every newspa-
per shoald do.
But it bandit room OF time to be
fair to a home lady but lots Of time
to defend Miss Beals in her Okla
homa grab. But she is entitled to
no sympathy. She went into a
lottery the same as 10000 others
and had she got No. 1 would no
doubt taken the best, but got No
9 and squeeIed, but didn't take a
square quarter, but shut No 3 out.
But 3, 4, etc didn't squeel but sat
isfed they were even so lucky.
But before the time for select :
ing she had shown her small cali
bre and not entitled to special fa-
vors. In her early days & clerking
she was engaged to hard work
| wo1 king Industrious young man in
Kansas city, ate his ice cream, and
candy and gum and enjoyed his
taking her to the theatre. W hen
luck came to her instead of invit-
ing him to share her joy, she sack
ed him at once and lost respect of
mankind Mr.. Wood has a family
and is looking out for them.
But it's amusing to see 1t come
out on the Reservation deal, but it
has to as it IS borrowing brother
Grifith's road notices and other
legal notices type, too tired to set
them up. When the Regents came
here and took possession, leased
the land and other work 1t has new
er mentioned it, Now it has got
a goodY streak on While the
Free Press" has always cheered on
the every move Of the Regents
and urged them to do more.
But in the Homestead matter it
is for the poor working farmer
who has settled on there honestly
making his improvements in good
faith according to law, as against
a wealthy State that could well
afford to have sent the Attorney
Gen. here and agreed to pay the
mere pittance of $4,000 to those
settlers for the improvements they
had made, remembering the Col
den Rule, rather than Atty, Gen.
Godard's boast "To freeze them
out", interview. And its ed1-
tor has given the members Land
Office suggestion. which if they had
followed, TODAY the School would
have been ready to start teaching,
in two weeks more our town full
of Normal school scholors, and in
time the State got most of the land
of the homesteads. And Judge
Monroe, who spent 4 years in the
Land office gave them some good
advice at that conference 3 months
ago In the court room. which, if
they had followed, would have
paid a couple thousand dollars to
our work1ngmen and a school ready
instead of papers all over the state
having President WIlkinson's IN
terview with big black heading:
No TT. Hays Normal
II IS a Shame, 1t was hard to
get the appropriation bill through,
with jealous opposition all over
Eastern Kansas, without our town
committee allowing any delay,
Free press., 1901-08-24

A pictorial number is the H0-
naGao's Home C0n1panl0aa for Sept
The great double page contains
photographs of the most beautiful
paintings IN the Chicago Art Insti-
tute. There are besides three full
page reproductions, In fiction
there is the beginning of 2 part
novelties. snort stories etc. ga
School on the Irish Bog lands",
a presentation at Court, etc and
has 48 pages, an unusually strong
number Sample copy free. 81.
a year. The CroweIl 6 K1rkpat-
rick Go, Springfield, Ohio.
Free press., 1901-08-24

James Lowe has secured a home
stead near his son in sec, 2S--11--
Is in the Saline country. 1t gives
them a nice pasture but cuts in two
the Watson rancho range
While we secure a fine home
stead for Robert Maqulre down in
sectiou 34-15-20 near the Rush
county line, the last homestead to
get IL that township, and in south
half Of the county.
Free press., 1901-08-24
Ladies

of Hays and vacinlty, on or be
fore Sept. 1st. l will be ready to
show samples. fashion plates and
take measures for Ladies' Tailor
Sits. Skirts, Jackets and Waists,
made to order Give me a trial
order. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Hrs o. d. Gdger.
Residence east Presbyterian church
Free press., 1901-08-24
He shot o. Bar.

John Foltz, who formerly lived
in Hamilton township, and moved
to and Is now living with John
Aich's son at Needles, in southern
California has been hunting, and
the paper of that town says:
John Foltz and friends have re :
turned from a hunting trip up in
the mountains and report killing 2
bear and deer. He caught a
young cub in trap and brought
it home with him and it is doing
nicely in Its new quarters. Others
of the party went in search of moth
er Bluin.'
Free press., 1901-08-24
ThTesheTmen, Attention.

Come see one of the prize
Geiser I1Sreshaaag Machine Outfits
complete at my place south side
|Of town. This is one of the best
and easiest running machine made
and can be bought way down in
price on easy terms. l have one
and would advise others to see if
before buying anr other kind.
|~ Threshers supplies Furnished
Israel Grenen. Agent. Haas.
Free press., 1901-08-24

The Bonheir Yaller wagon show
gave a good show here to tent
full and pulled then 10 Victoria.
Mrs. John Bauer, who has been
visiting her daughter here. Mrs.
Geo. Grass, left this week for her
home at Wilkesbarre, Penn.
1.-The Band appeared Wednesday
evening IN shirt waist suits and
serenaded some of our citizens and
then gave an enjoyable dance and
cleared S45 toward their suits and
Denver trip.
Free press., 1901-08-24
Jack & bulls.

/ offer for sole some fine yearI-
ings, white face: at only $50 each.
Don't miss the chance to get a
prize.
I have the best Jack in Ellis
county, bringing the best colts In
the west. Will stand at my rancho
on the Smokey river south of
|duDjor, Israel G*isaeH.
Free press., 1901-08-24
Cottage for sale.

Gong to farming. Will sell nv
place corner Oak & Juniata street
at great sacrifice Eleven lots, fine
shade. fruit & ornamental treos.
Abundance of flowers. Every
goes Will take a good driving
team in deal. y. Robins.
Free press., 1901-08-24
Horse taken up.

A brown horse, s years old,
reached name, blind in one eye,
taken up on my Alfalfa & corn
field. Now IN Robinson's livery
stable being kept. Owner can get
by paying damages and expenses
and proving property. tn Long
Free press., 1901-08-24
Bay colt lost.

StraYed from my farm two weeks
ago sucking bay mare colt, 6
months old. last seen near Henry
PelzeI farm Finder wilN be re-
warded on sending word to
Sam AGGd0ck. Hays p. o.