The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-09-12
Many Charges Are
Made by the
Rivals.
Broken Contracts and
! Also Official In
fIuence.

Aftera day of personalities the Sena-
torial Commission will have a chance to
hear of the business possibilities and
necessities, for the Chamber of Com
merce and the Merchants Association
will hold the boards today. There will
be no interruption of their presentation
unless Governor Dole should decide that
he wishes to appear and make a, state
ment in regard to the many insinua-
tions and covert charges that have
been made against the government,
when he will be given time at once.
The matter of the claim of former
Queen Liliuokalani has gone over for
the time being, as the commission will
not be able to get at the matter per-
haps for several days. This will be
due in great part to the fact that it
is expected to take some time to pre-
pare for their inspection the mass of
correspondence and the land data which
has been demanded by the commission
in pursuance of the request set forth
by the attorneys who are presenting
the claim. The demand, which was
forwarded yesterday, sets forth the cor
respondence as being the letters which
passed between the Provisional gov
ernnent and any Washington repre-
sentative and between the Republic and
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the time of annexation. From the land
office the data refers to the crown lands
leases and rents alone.
Incidentally the plans were fixed for
the trip of the Commission to Hilo.
The plans contemplate the holding of
the Claudine for the Commission until
$3.50 o'clock on Wednesday morning
next This will enable the vessel to
arrive at Hilo by o'clock the next
day. Within a half hour after the
Commission arrives there will be a
meeting held at which many matters
will be presented and the members of
the body will work for two or three
hours There will follow a banquet at
which opportunity will be given for the
local business men to meet the senator's,
the ladies of the party meanwhile be-
ing entertained by a reception at the
residence of Philip Peck
Friday morning there will be the trip
to the Volcano which will be varied by
a run down the Puma line, visit to the
Olaa mill and then the rushing up the
mountain After the arrival at the Vol
cano House the night will be spent
and the trip down into the crater will
furnish the excitement for the morning
of Saturday. The return will be made
to Hilo during the early afternoon and
the trip back will be undertaken that
evening. The run back will be made
by a special trip of the Helene and 1t
is expected to reach here some time
Sunday night.
All of yesterday from $3.50 in the
morning until after 10 o'clock last night
was given up to the consideration OF
the Hawaii and Kohala water company
matters. There was a deal of personal
ity much of washing of dirty liner
and finally a closing of the case by
had given over much time and space
to a matter which was not of great
Importance to them, and as Senator
Mitchell said more than once, there
seemed to be plenty of information on
which the committee could base its
opinion as to adjudication of the claims
of the rivals.
There was a hearty laugh created dur
ing the evening when a letter from
+. Is. McClanahan here to McCrosSor
in Washington was read. After taking
up some of their business matters Nc
Clanahan said that the Gehrs woulc
oppose the Hawaii Ditch bill, and thai
the strength would come from Illinois
senator's. But, he remarked, Senator
Cullom hardly would have the influence
with the present administration that
he had with the last. In another place
when he said there would have to be a
strengthening of the lines, he remark
ed that SANS influence would be
sufficient to accomplish this.
When the commission met there was
for the first time a room and lanai filled
with people Among those who were
present were Samuel, Parker. Prince
David, w. o. Smith, William Haywood
District Attorney Breckons, Delegate
Wilcox and all those interested in the
schemes.
AS soon as the committee had been