New-York tribune., 1901-03-31
AFFAIRS IN HAWAIIAN TERRITORY
GOVERNOR AND SECRETARY REPLY TO
LEGISLATIVE QCERIEs-TRoUBLE OVER
JAPANESE MERCHANT

Honolulu March p. via San Francisco March %
-Ihe sessions OF the House this week were en-
livened hy the receipt OF two communications from
the Governor and one from the Secretary of Ter
ritory. in answer TO resolutions which the House
had sent the officials Of the Administrative De-
partment. The first conmunica ton from Governor
Dole related to the demand of the House that he
ascertain the reason for the absence Of Land Com
missioner ]. F. Brown in Washington D. c. and
10 communicate the information the House
Governor Dole stated that the resolution from
the House was in such form thar il could not be
answered His second com nunicat ton was in re-
gard TO another demand of the House for all docu-
plenLS CT the Administrative Depa rtrnent from an
nexation TO the United States to the present date
Governor Dole stated that in view OF the relations
or the executive TO the superior authority OF the
United States since annexation he could not COM
ply with the demand of the resolution in its sweep
ing form He was perfectly willing. however. 10
supply to the House any information upon any
special subject which might be necessary to its
legislative work
Secretary Cooper replied TO a resolution which
directed him TO furnish forthwith to the House
all data concerning the claims against the Ter
rilory arising out of the political troubles of 1885
He said that the demand was discourteous and
without precedent. and he was constrained TO re-
turn It.
Ito Takejiro, Japanese merchant Of this place.
was the cause to-day of clash between the Ter
rltorial and Federal authorities. On the last trip
Ct e. the steamer America Maru from the Orient in
q
without securing passports or a ticket He ten
dered his fare TO Honolulu, but. according 10 his
statements, The ships officers refused accept it,
and placed him in confinement with eleven Others
a stowaway. He taken TO San Francisco
AID brought back here on the return trip, the in
tention being 10 return him 10 Japan. His brother
secured writ Of habeas corpus from the District
Court. and the Japanese taken ashore as
the Collector OF the Port learned of the
matter he had the ship stopped. but she was finally
permitted TO depart. When up for
hearing is expected that the Jurisdiction OF Ter
Titorial officials ships Of foreign bottoms will
be raised.
A S Humphreys. judge of the First Circuit
Court. before the Supreme Court on the 2Ist
inst. on mandamus proceedings brought against
him by w T. Schmidt Several Gays ago Schmidt
was juryman in criminal case, and with
Judge Humphreys was the presiding Judge. He
administered a scathing rebuke 20 the obdurate
jurors, excused them from further jury service
and ordered that they forfeit all fees services
Schmidt asked that the order Of the lower
judge be anaulled. Judge Humphreys entered a
demurrer.
Two official statements have been issued by the
Very Rev. Alfred Willis. Anglican Bishop of Homo
lulu. charging that the Rev. John Osborne. rector
o: ST. Clements Chapel, has attemgted 70 estab-
Church at Large" Members OF st. Clements
Chapel assert that the Bishop has taken this
action because they declined TO turn over their
church property to him unless he made certain
concessions which they desired