The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-08

ers in the case of the United Chinese
Society, by its officers, VS.. c. K. All ct
al. (Bow Wongs' faction), as follows:
Denial that on January l, 1902. at a
| duly scalled meeting of the United Chi
nese Society. that c. X. All and other
elected it's officers. Petitioners deny
| that in accordance with the direction
OF the Treasurer of Hawaii, a meeting
was held on the date mentioned. De-
NAL is made that a meeting was held
on April 80, 1902. as alleged in defend
ants answer. Petitioners allege that
! each and all of the meetings alleged to
have been held We're void and Illegal
and participated in by persons not
legal members OF the Society. Denial
is also made that defendants have
rightfully exercised the functions APP
pertaining to the respective offices. De-
NAL is also made that no protest was
filed against the alleged list of officers.
Judge Humphreys yesterday signed
the order approving the accounts of NJ.
CT. Silva, administrator of the estate of
John da Costa, deceased, and discharg-
ing said administrator. The latter is
directed to pay into court the distribu-
tive shares of the minor heirs of said |
deceased.
PREJUDICED AGAINST PORTO
RICANS.
Juror Prescott was excused from |
serving in the Ortez larceny case yes /
terday because he expressed a poor |
opinion of Porto Ricans as q class. He |
said he had scruples about sitting as
juror in a case where a Porto Rican /
was defendant. He intimated that
such defendant would care little
about the truth of statements made by |
him, except that 1t assisted to get him
out of his difficulty representation
with the Porto Rican would be the
nm thing. He was willing to be gov
"a - b. ne demeanor of the defend
(. on t. witness stand, but he was
afraid he would interpret the demeanor !
to the standard he had al
ready set for this nationality. Judge |
Robinson excused him promptly
TRAMWAYS TO WASHINGTON.
The Hawaiian Tramways Company
filed with Chief Justice Frear
of the Territorial Supreme Court a pc
tltion for writ of error from the United
states supreme Court for the correc-
ton of alleged errors complained of in
the petition, and the same was allowed
by the Chief Justice. The Tramways
company represents that on April %,
lsOl. Judgment in the cause was given
IN favor Of the Rapid Transit Compa-
ny. adjudging that the Tramways had
not the right to lay double track on
King street from the Waikiki road to
point near the pumping station at
kalihi. and that the petitioner had not
he right to use electricity in operating
is system. The petition is a long one
and recites the history Of the compa-
1y's franchise and the acts of legisla-
ure granting the franchises The
rramways Company claims that it is
lggrieved by the decision and that the
ieciSion was adverse to the rights !
tiles, privileges and immunities set up
md claimed by the petitioner.
SAID HE WAS UNAMERICAN.
Edgar Henriques. called as a Juror
yesterday in Judge Robinson's court.
made the startling statement when
skiing to be excused from jury duty
nat he was un-American and unfit
o serve on an American jury" He ex-
iained that he had been so dubbed i'm
udge Estee's court by an attorney
men ne was member of the Jury in
ne Souergren case. Judge Robinson
aid mat such statement did not nee
ssarily mean that he was permanently
INIT for jury duty, and so long as
GU nave not been convicted of an in
amous crime you are not disqualified.
e remarked as he denied the request
>. w. Lloyd, absent on Maui; c. c.
onredt and III. NJ. Whitney Jr. were -
REUSED for the term, and c. w. Mac
ariane until May Is. Edward Brown
lated that his business would be Sc
"usly crippled as he was the only
ne connected with the local branch of
tnicago firm. He was excused. %
Brief fog the stockholders in tho Ka Il
ialo case was filed yesterday after
con with Chief Justice Frear by Il
latch and Marx d
The case of the Territory VS. Figue-
do ct al. will be taken up at 10 O'Clock
Judge Robinson's court
COURT NOTES.
Frank Leonard. a subject of the En-
eror OF Austria, was naturaIized in
idge Estee's court yesterday, in the
essence OF Henry Mayors and E A.
'ilcoU. Leonard is a corporal at Camp u:
cISinley. III
II. J. Aossmnnn asked to he excused