The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-05-31
BRIBERY N HAWAII
Legislature Is Alleged to Have
Solicited Bribes.
RUSH IN SHIPPING
Wireless TeIegraphy Is 0per-
ated in Islands.

Honolulu, Nay % via San Francisco.
May so-The special grand jury called to
investigate the charges Of bribery in the
legislature has raised the biggest sensa-
} ton Houolulu has seen since the days of
revolution and agitation for annexation.
It has had as witnesses Governor Dole.
Attorney General Dole, Secretary of the
Territory Cooper and other high officials
and on the refusal of them to answer to
questions it had them brought into court
TO show cause why hey should not tes-
tify.
In the absence of s. B. Dole. who is in
disposed, Secretary Cooper is acting as
/ governor
The grand jury began its investigations
+ on letter from the governor to the leg
/ islature. refusing to extend the session
/ because he had information that bribery
was taking place. Governor Dole appear
! ed before the jury and. it is said, told all
that he knew The other heads Of de-
/ partments were summoned and all re-
fused TO tell what they knew on the
3
fused was in The nature Of privileged
! communication" having been given TO
them as government officials.
Acting Governor Cooper, Attorney Cen
eral Dole and L. A Thurston, president
Of the Gazette Publishing company, were
summoned to appear before Judge Hum
phreys and show cause why they should
not tell the grand jury what they had
I
ture. Judge Humphrey sustained Dole,
and it was shown that he had told the
grand jury the names of the men from
whom he had received evidence. Thurs
ton had told the jury that he had heard
that the legislature had approached a
corporation with solicitations of bribes,
but he declined to give the name of the
corporation on the ground that as attor-
ney he had a right to withhold it as given
in confidence by a client to an attorney.
Judge Humphreys ad5udged Thurston
guilty Of contempt, fined him 500, and or
dered him into custody until the end of
the session OF the grand jury or until he
answered the question Of the jury as to
who was the client. He at once applied
to the supreme court for a writ of habeas
corpus and was releaseu on $500 bail.
The grand jury has indicted Walter G.
Smith, editor Of the Advertiser. for per-
jury. It is alleged in the indictment that
he denied knowledge Of the name of a
corporation said to have been approached
by members Of the legislature with solic-
itations for bribes. when in fact he knew
the name of said corporation. Smith was
released on s.. 600 bail
In the first circuit court lengthy argu-
ments were made on the question of the
privilege Of the heads of departments to
treat the information they had received
under the head of privileged communi-
cations.
Judge Humphreys took the cases of
Acting Governor Cooper and Superinten-
dent OF Public Works AIcCandless under
advisement. NfcCandless has left the Of
fee of superintendent of public works,
being one of those whom the senate re-
fused TO confirm, for Office as appointed
by the governor, but the information he
is said to have received was, it is said,
when he was in office.
There is a congestion Of sugar IN Hon
olulu. owing to slowness in getting it
loaded and shipped. Sailing vessels ar
irving here now get very quick dis
charge. work being kept up on them al
most night and day. The big 1reighter
Hawaiian. which was TO have gone direct
TO New York with sugar, VIII so to San
Francisco instead and may come back
here for another load.
The Marconi experts sent here from
London to perfect the system in Hawaii
are still waiting here, and it is said by
them that the Marconi company of Lon
don is willing to take the local system
and operate it if the Hawaiian company
does not make n success. The system is
now working regularly and is used
great deal in commercial affairs.
The steamer Samoa arrived here on
May % from Apia, as the first vessel of a
line established by C. Kuhnst Of Apia,
Samoa, between Honolulu and Samoa
Kuhnst proposes to run the steamer reg
ularly between this port and Apia, and he
viii compete for the business that the