Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-24
NOT LEGALLY GOVERNOR.
Attorney Fitch Says Cooper is
 Not Governor of Honolulu.
Governor Dole Left for Hawaii and Made the Legal Fight Necessary Volcanic Erruptions at Kilauea Are Again Being Felt-Army Transport Called at Hololulu for Coal.

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 Again Being Felt-Army Transport l Called at Hololulu for Coal. 1 Honolulu, June 16-In a lengthy 1 opinion supplied to the house commit
 tee of Judiciary, Attorney Thomas
 Fitch, has expressed the view that Sec
 retary of the Territory Cooper was not
 legally acting as governor. The opin- l ion held that Governor Dole's present ] condition does not constitute ''diSabil- | 1ty" within the meaning of the organic act. The house had passed a resolu-
 ton declaring that the doubt would
 affect any appropriation that might be | passed and requesting Dole either to l resign, resume his office or leave the l territory long enough to allow Cooper | to qualify.
 Governor Dole left on the same day
 for Hawaii. He stated that he would | probably be away about two months. In reference to a report that he had | forwarded his resignation to Wash l ington,. Governor Dole said the report was untrue. As to his disability, he l said that he had been advised by his l physician that he was not in fit condi- l t1on to perform the duties of the office l of governor.
 The Advertiser publishes a story that "Kahuamas'' are at work on Gov ernor Dole, praying against him, ac- | cording to the old native, idea of pray 1 ing enemies to death. It says: '.Ha-
 waiians believe implicitly in their | necromancy, and even some of the
 men in the legislature say that Gov | ernor Dole now that the "Kahuamas'' l are after him is assuredly doomed to | at least a state of permanent inca pacity
 Circuit Judge Humphreys has given decision in the case of Acting Gov ernor Cooper and ex-Superintendent of
 Public Works McCandles, who were
 ordered to show cause why they should not be punished for contempt l in refusing to answer questions put by the grand jury.
 Both the defendants were dismiss
 ed, the judge sustaining their pleas
 that their informaton was received as privileged" communications
 The grand jury is still Investigating
 the legislative bribery charges. L. A. Tshurston, who was fined for refusing
 to answer questions by Judge Hum | phreys, has been released by the su-
 preme court on the ground that the | judge did not first declare him guilty of contempt.
 Both house and senate are working
 slowly on appropriations. The extra
 session has now lasted 30 days 1t is said that some of the Republicans are
 working for delay to prevent the pass
 age of any bill at all, in order that the old appropriation bill which is re- garded as fairly satisfactory, may con- in T1ol H. 41.. gan1c act, when no new bill is passed The house has decided to cut out
 altogether the appropriation for a na- tional guard, which means that Ha-
 waii will have no local militia. Nu- I merous cuts and raises are being made | 1n salaries, the race question having
 much seeming influence. The house
 threatens to make sweeping slashes
 in the board of health appropriations | on account of the sudden discharge of.
 the boards secretary, Wilson, a native ana 9 brother of the Hawaiian dele gate to congress. Wilcox has held the | position for 13 years. The annexation | of Hawaii by the state of California
 IS proposed here in some quarters as
 a way out of the various political and governmental! difficulties. The Volcano, anti-administration | weekly, says in an article declaring that Hawaii has not an American gov
 ernment:
 pr Starr Jordan, president of Stamford university, has simple so-
 lution of the vexed problem. It is the
 annexation of Hawaii to California.
 making it five counties and a congress sfonal district.''
 Honolulu, June 16-Steamer adyices
 from Hawaii are to the effect that the
 volcano Kilauea is showing signs of
 renewed activity. Huge volumes of
 smoke were seen over the volcano last
 week from the steamer Maunai Loa.
 50 miles away, and an outbreak is
 predicted. This was on the 9th, since
 when no further advices have come | from Hawaii.
 The army transport Buford called
 here on June IA for coal, having been
 compelled by bad weather to abandon
 the northern route for San Francisco.
 General Wm Ludlow is a passenger
 on board.