The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-11
DOLE IS NOT.
READY TO CO
Hawaii's Governor Has
No Intention Of Re-
signing.
Findings in the Case of Cap
tain Tilley Are Made
Public.

HONOLULU, H. T., Dec. Ex-Governor
Dole has given out another statement
in an interview that he has no intention
OF resigning. Last night at the meeting
of the Republican Central Committee a
resolution was brought up to make a
lection of successor in the event of
vacancy occurring in the office. 1t was
the opinion of some of the members that
Dole had resigned or would resign with
out notifying the committee and would
recommend successor, and the resolu-
ton was to have been addressed to the
national committeeman of the Repubi-
can party for Hawaii, asking him to use
his efforts to see that the party commit
tee here was given a voice in the choice
of a successor.
The resolution was postponed for con-
sideration tonight. When the commit
tee meets it will have before it the Gov
ernors statement that he has no inten-
ton OF reSigning.
The findings of the court-martial which
tried Captain T1lley, Ex-Governor of Tu-
tu1la, have been made public, completely
generating the captain. The findings
We're posted on board the battleship Wis
consin just before she left Pago Page.
gether in court. The members of the
court report great difficulty in securing
the attendance of witnesses desired.
United States Consul Osborne was one,
but he died just before the court con-
Vened. His son refused to attend. Other
civilian witnesses also refused to answer
the court call Tor their testimony, ana
some of the members of the court think
legal provision should be made to give
courts-martial power to compel the at
tendance of all witnesses wanted.
The battleship Wisconsin is in port
here, having arrived from Pago Page on
December 1. She has on board Admiral
Casey and other members of the Tilley
Page Pago. The Wisconsin is coaling
outside the harbor, as did the Oregon. 1t
| is stated that she intended to come in,
the men on shore here. She will take
| 1000 tons of coal and leave in about a
week for Acapulco, Mexico.
Judge Estee this morning gave a deci-
sion in the suit of the Hawaiian Tram
ways Company of London against the
Honolulu Rapid Transit Company. The
| tramways company to secure an injunc-
ton restraining the new electric road
from extending its lines along King
street, where the old company claims an
former decision of the Supreme Court
of Hawaii in favor Of the Rapid Transit
| Company holds good.
church of Hawaii is now in session. The
most important business is completing
the arrangements for Americanizing the
passed at the general convention in San
| Francisco, admitting the church to the
American body. Bishop Willis, the retir-
ing head of the church. delivered an an
cized the so-called second Congregation -
which has kept up the long fight against
his. methods Of church government and
maintenance of the British authority
The Star says: Mainland newspapers
across the continent from San Francisco
contain the statement in various forms
! that ex-Queen Liliuokalani has refused
! the money appropriated for her by the
I last Legislature, as she objects to its ap-
I pearance of charity" The appropriation,
however, has not been rejected, but is be-
/ ing regularly collected from the treasury
! of Hawaii by the ex-Queen's agents. 1t
/ is $1,000 for the present fiscal period of
! two years and amounts to $625 a month
! which sum has been duly paid over since
the appropriation began to run.