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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-06-02
THE MANNCHI DECISION.

By the narrow margin Of one vote the
United States Supreme Court has sus-
tanned the position of the Territory in
the Osaki Mankichi case and saved Ha-
wall the cost of some twenty new trials
for grave offences and the danger that,
from lapse of time and loss of wit
nesses. many dangerous men would be
turned loose on the community.
The bitterness of the Transition
period fight is a matter OF recent rec
ord. II entered strongly into the poll
tics Of two years ago. the plea being
that the United States Constitution
took effect here with the change Of
flags and that such acts of the Ha-
waiian government and courts between
that time and the organization of the
Territory as contravened the Federal
organic law, however permissible under
Hawaiian law, We're thereby rendered
invalid. The "insular decisions" so
called, established this contention in
part and denied it in part. Many rights
of individual liberty guaranteed by
Federal organic law were established
here but the court did not insist upon
fidelity to American forms of proce- /
dure. In the present case the court
goes further than before and makes !
valid the punishment of capital offences
where they were not preceded by a
grand jury Indictment.
The position in which this decision
leaves Judge George d. Gear must be
an uncomfortable one. So sure was +,
Gear Of his law that he gave full swing
to his Partially for crime and criminals
and attempted a general jail delivery
in which he was frustrated by the hard
work OF the then Attorney-General
Dole. Deputy Attorney-GeneraI Cath
cart and the police. 1t looked for a
time as if Gear, abusing the mower to {
punish for contempt in his customary ! !
way, would commit the Attorney-Gen- ,
eraI to Jail; but he stopped short of 7
that and now has the privilege of see i
ng Mr.. Dole establish his contention in a
he court from which there is no ap- 7
peal. II
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-06-02
NEW SYSTEM
FOR LIBRARY

Hiss. Hillebrand, the new librarian a
the public library, formally took charge
of that institution yesterday. Miss Hill
lebrand came here from New Yorl
though she was born in Honolulu
Her father formerly made his home
in Honolulu, her mother, a sister OF
Rev. DR.. Bishop, was born here and
their daughter has many friends among
island people.
Miss Hillebrand was educated in the
Pratt Institute, at Brooklyn, from
which institution she graduated in 1892.
She furthered her education in library
work by remaining in the school libra
ry for number of years. From there
she went to the New York library, and
was for time in charge of one of the
free circulating libraries. Later all
| fourteen of the circulating libraries
were consolidated under one head. Miss
Hillebrand remained in the circulating
department. and was more particularly
engaged in the catalogue division, the
work of which was TO catalogue and
arrange the books for all of these Ii
brarieS.
One of the first changes to be made
in the Honolulu library will probably
be the introduction of the Congress
sional Library card catalogue, a sys-
tenn now in use in the principal libra
ries of the United States.
THE Congressional Library at Wash
ington receives every book as it is
printed said Miss Hillebrand in ex-
planning the proposed Innovation. THE
books are catalogued by cards, and
these cards are sent to Libraries at a
very slight expense, on an average half
a cent a card. The plan is an admir-
able one, it saves much time, and the
work is accurately done by trained eX-
perts. / visited the Congressional Lii |
brary on my way to Honolulu, and
they were very anxious to have US sub |
scribe for the cards.
As better illustrating the new sys-
tenn to be introduced a sample card is |
herewith given:
ENGLISH ESSAYS.
Hale, Edward Everett, Jr., 1863 ed.
English essayes; ed. by Edward |
Everett Hale, Jr. New York and Chi
cago. Globe School Book Company, 1902.
XIV. 24O p. 171a c. NJ. CThe Haw-
thorne classics.)
Contents: Introduction from Essays
of Ella" by Chas. Lamb. From The
Spectator" by Joseph Addison. From
The Tatler,' by Jos. Addison. From
1.-The Citizen of the World" by Oliver
Goldsmith. From Roundabout Pa
pers,' by VIM. Makepeace Thackerary.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-06-02
TRANSITION PERIOD IS DECLARED
TO BE LEGAL.
Continued from page II

page Ii
ers, but they were Immediately rear
rested.
In the case of George Wade who had
killed Steward Gillespie of the Austria
liza he forced a trial also, and Wade
was convicted of another offense, the
shooting of Evans. Gear gave him the
lowest sentence possible, ten years,
which he is now serving. He will also
now have to serve the sentence for
killing Gillespie, which Gear declared
illegal.
Only a few of the transition period
prisoners secured their release, as it
was impossible in some of the cases
to secure evidence after the lapse of
three years. Osaki Mankichi, the man
whose case was carried to the Supreme
Court is still in prison. He was one of
the Kahuku rioters. and is serving a
twenty years sentence.
Brooks and Davis were his attorneys
here. but the case was fought at Wash
ington by Coudert the famous New
pAN eANbOl my WHO was engaged
by amendments at New York.
whose interests in the Philip
pines We're involved in this case. To
ex-Deputy Attorney General Cathcart
as well as E. P. Dole much of the Gre
dit for the long and bitter fight in the
local courts is due
SAVES THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.
The decision is very fortunate for
the Territory" said Attorney General
Andrews yesterday when shown the
cablegram. 1T will mean the saving
1 of thousands of dollars. for if the Su-
Preme Court had taken the opposite
view some twenty or more GRIM
inais would have to be given another
trial. 1 presume the decision means
that the trials already held were legal
as held by the Territorial Supreme
Court. Great credit is due to Mr.. Dole
and Mr.. Cathcart for the success"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-06-02

The EIlefords are booked to leave on
the Alameda.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-06-02
Luau for Benefit of Orphan Fund

All day yesterday a throng which
filled Progress Hall enjoyed luau and
the general celebration of good time
which marked the fair of St. Angus
tines chapel, in aid of the organ fund
1t was a most successful affair n view
of the weather, though the attendance
was smaller than it would have been,
in the evert Of the passengers OF the
Korea haviE:s teen brought ashore
earlier in the day. Withal there was a
neat sum realized for the fund. How
much viii rot be known until today.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-06-02

The cable ship Anglia, which sailed
from Manila on May 25th. is expected to
arrive at Guam tomorrow. The epd of
the cable has been successfully landed
at MaIate.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-06-02

Kaniho believes in legislation by
volume of effort rather than by its
thought or care. He talks loud and
votes vociferously. but not always as
IL he had taken the trouble TO think.
New-York tribune., 1903-05-23
CONFERENCE ON STATUS OF JEWS.
Secretary Hay and Count Cassini Not
Worried by Criticism.

Washington. May 22.-Crank letters are now ap-
pearing the mail Of the Russian Ambassador,
Count Cassini. They criticise his uttorances and
attack his arguments concerning the character Of
the Russian Jews. Sc 'retary Hay is also getting
his share OF such communications These letters.
however. give serious to either the Sec
retary or the ambassador. In fact, owing to the
watchfalness OF private secretaries. some Of the
letters never reach the persons TO whom they are
addressed
Secretary Hay and the ambassador had a long
conferences to-day. presumably with reference to
the status OF the Jews In Russia and the utter
ances OF the American newspapers in regard to
them. AS things stand il is said that there is
nothing for the State Department co, a the
Russian Government appears to have acted and
peaceful conditions reported to prevail in
Bessarabla There is not believed 20 be any danger
OF recurrence OF anti-Jewish outbreaks, the Rus
sian Government having given strict orders to the
Local authorities. and the latter viii be held
Spoosible Tor further dislu Dances
AS TO the threatened immigration to the United
States Of swaImS Of Jewish refugees from Russia,
IL is said that the State Department is not called
on 10 act now, and must await appeal from the
Treasury If that department., by the application Of
The immigration laws, finds Itself unable to keep
out Objectionable immigrants.
New-York tribune., 1903-05-23
TO GET MORE NEGROEO.
Strikers Scare italians Worhang IN
ssauH Policeman.

Quiet prevailed along the subway yesIsfd4S' IH 80
italian strikers being kept away os 't, 'e-st
parades In Harlem. 1t was tete day III
TtaIv" and bands were parading there most OF tne
aov Fouu Italians were at work in the SUBWAY IL
was said because they had been intiuioa'eo os
the strikers Accordingly. the sub-contrac1oFs VIZ
making arrangements to bring a re" ni0'S ''''"
sand negroes from the South to complete the IA
cavatipe and rock drilling work.
About tuo hundred of the Italian strikers ana
their wives made an unexpected attack on ABOUT
hftv workrlen employed an extension OF Ine
Metropoi!tan's electrical railway system In Second-
ave, between Houston and Fifth SITS Iney tnre"
stones at the worknerl and when Patrolman Lang
the only policeman IN sight, attempted 10 inter
fere some OF the Italians pushed him against the
wall Of house and held him there while theS
slapped his face. friendly expressrnan drove IA
haste to the police station In Fifth-st ana tIs
police reserves from four precincts were SSue -
the scene of the disturbance The ponce cluo -
the Italians severely and drove most OF th0iA "N>
OF the neighborhood -, .--o,rar
down the throat Of one OF the men VINO na4 .I.sn
holding him, soaring the man badly. anu ien ILis
arrested him. Three other men ana t"o "0i'o
Many of the Italians who had Deen CIuoveu - -
Second-ave went to the office OF James Z NC.
in Marfon-st and declared that they wanted 70 70
hire hail. hold meeting right ava sWay Hfies af were
being interfered with by the police. and tney
wanted to resent the marsh treatment they had Re-
and told them that their liberties did not include
stoning workmen In the pubic streets A"s'
promised Mr.. March not to carry arms t
They met at No 256 EliZabeth-st IN tne eFenirs
to work The feeling IS general, however: that an
offer of 10-cent raise would result IN theh Eetu-
New-York tribune., 1903-05-23
DIDN'T QUIT WORK; SHOT
italian Rides ON Cars SCith Probably
Fatal Wound.

Because he would not stop work when coercion
was brought to bear him by members OF the
Hodcarrfers' Union, PasqUale Bruno, a laborer OF
No 24s East One-hundred-and-eleventh fs IN a
dangerous condition in the Fordham Hospital with
bullet wound In his right side. as the result or a
heht on Thursday night at One-hundred-ano-
twelfth-st and First-ave. It is probable tnat ne
will die.
Tony Sutti, eighteen years old. oootoiack. OF
No. ss5 East Observation-Disclosures Micnael
PAUL. and Louise Franchesf are prisoners IN tne
East One-hundred-a and -fourth-st station Sutu is
charged with shooting Bruno. being idenuned oy
the latter at the hospital. The other two men are
charged with disordery conduct.
When the fight ended with the shooting of Bruno.
the crowd of ten more Italians who had TAKEN
part in it scattered. They left Bruno lying on tue
sidewalk. He soon cred from the Snock Incl
dent to being hit By the bullet. After settlng on
his feet and finding that he could walk. ne ooarded
twenty-ninth-st There he changed cars and TOOK
one of the Union Railway line that runs up 4Hru-
ave. The conductor on this car nouceo oIooo OH
the mans clothing when he got on the car anu
after some distance had been travelled the con
ductor found blood running on the seat aiohsSiQe
st was reached the conductor called ponceman.
and Bruno taken 70 fremont ponce slatiOl
and from there to the Fordham Hospital -,
The three prisoners were later arTalgneo IN tue
Harlem court before MAGISTRATE Zeller. Patrolman
MehilL who made the arrest OF Sutt salo ma Ina !.
had passed to his stomach His condition is saIo TO
be critical at the Fordham Hospital Inc masis-
trate held the three prisoners without oaA IoE
further examination Monday morning.
New-York tribune., 1903-05-23
CROATs PETITION KAISER.
Trying to End Riots-Many Peasants Pris-
oners in Kreutz District

Vienna, May 22.-The local societies in Dalmatfa
have petitioned Emperor Francis Joseph to inter-
and prevent further bloodshed In Croatia and
the Dalr1atan Deputies their way to Vienna
to seek audience with his majesty with the
same object
About hundred and fifty peasants including
many women were arrested in the riots yesterday
IN the district of Kreutz AS the district Is under
martial the prisoners liable to be sentenced
death.
AT Agram the hospitals are crowded with persons
who we're injured during the street fighting there.
In spite of the disorders, the unpopular Ban of
Croatia, Count khuen Hadervary. takes daily
walks, but ne is preceded by gendarmes and Is sur
rounded by detectives.
Two Sav newspapers at Trieste to-day published
sensational report the effect that thirty
persons had been hanged under martial law and
that forty were killed in other ways at Agram on
"Wednesday. 1t also asserted that the troops
refused to fire at the crowd. When asked regard
ing the matter in Parliament this afternoon Pre-
mier k0rber declared there truth in the
New-York tribune., 1903-05-23
TILT OF MISSIONARY SOCIETIES.
Baptist Union Not Ready for Mass Meeting
on Denominational Questions.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE,

Buffalo, May 22.-The first break in the harmony
heretofore prevailing in the meetings the various
Baptist organizations in convention here oc-
CURED to-day when the American Baptist Mission
ary Union called upon to consider the question
OF holding annual mass meeting Of delegates
TO the various conventions for the purpose of
ing upon questions of general denomnationaI in
terest. The plan met with the approval of the
American Baptist Home Mission Society, and that
organization adopted resolution referring the SUBJ
ect to the committee of reference to be appointed
in accordance with the report of the committee of
fifteen
The Missionary Union adopted the report of the
committee of fifteen but refused to vote in favor
OF general mass meeting OF delegates, despite
strenuous efforts OF few delegates to bring this
ebout The chairman ruled that the motion was
cut Of order because the subject could not be
referred TO the committee of reference under the
duties required of that committee in the report of
the committee OF fifteen. On motion of Secretary
Henry c. Alabie the question OF holding mass meet
ings referred to the Unions executive commit
tee to report in year. and requests were made
the other societies take similar action on the
question. Accordingly. the Home Mission Society
is likely to he alone in the stand IL has taken
At the request OF the Rev. Alexander Blackburn
OF Portland. Ore, committee was appointed to
draft resolutions placing the society record as
opposed to the persecution of the Jews by Russians
New-York tribune., 1903-05-23
DATES FOR CONsIsToRIEs.
Another Cardinal Chosen at Rome-Pres-
ent to the Pope

Rome. May 22-The Pope to-day received in
private audience the Right Rev. Henry Granjon,
Bishop Of Tucson, Ariz
The Pontn has decided to hold a secret con-
sstory June Is and public consistory June
Is. when, besides bestowing the red hat on
Monsignor Nocela, secretary of the College OF
Cardinals Monsignor Cavicchioni. secretary of the
Congregation OF the Council Monsignor TaIiani,
Papal Nunco at Vienna; Monsgnor Ajuti Papal
Nuncio at Lisbon; Monsignor Katschthaler. Arch
bishop of Salzburg. and Monsignor Fischer, Arch
bishop of Cologne. he will nominate Cardinal
the Most Rev. Herrero y Espinosa, Archbishop OF
Valencia.
The Pope was much pleased with receiving to-
day delega ton of Franciscans, headed by Car
five gold chalices in commemoration of the twenty
five years of His H0liness's pontifcate. The Car
dinal said II would not be long before he would
bring thirty chalces to the Pontiff, to which the
Pope replied: That is God Wills
New-York tribune., 1903-05-23
REFUSE TO OBEY Law.
FOREIGN Ministers at Caracas Make
Strong Protest.

willemstad, Curacao. May 22.-The president
of the State Of Maracaibo. Venezuela, and the
Governor of Caracas have tried to enforce the
new law against foreigners. obliging them to
recognize only the Venezuelan tribunals for the
adjustment Of their claims, compelling them to
waive their rights to claim damages for robbery
or pillage perpetrated by government or revolu-
tionary troops and enforcing othSr vexatious
measures under penalty of immediate expulsion
These measures were enforced against British.
German, Italian. Dutch, Spanish and French
citizens. When their respective legations learned
of the fact they sent orders to their consuls not
to comply with the demands of the local author
tiles. as the new law was contrary to existing
treaties The ministers Of the powers also called
on Senior Urbaneja, the Minister of Foreign At
fairs and protested against the action taken.
Senor Urbaneja promised that orders would be
issued to suspend the enforcement Of the new
law. United States citizens were not mOlested.
II the law is enforced later complications with
the powers will arise, and it IS believed that
more than thirty thousand Of the sixty thousand
foreigners residing in Venezuela will leave the
New-York tribune., 1903-05-23
ALBANIANS STILL RESTLESS.
Pacifcation Doubtful - Feeling Against
Bulgaria Growing.

Constantinople, May 22.-The suppression OF
news from Albania engenders the belief that the
governments plans for the pacihcation of that
part of Turkey are miscarrying. The Albanians
were known 20 have been planning to attack
the Servian monastery at Dechani. near Ipek,
containing Russian monks. and on the Russian
Embassy's representations the palace author
tiles have promised to send troops to protect
the monks.
The warlike sentiment against Bulgaria is In
creasing in military circles, and great activity
is displayed by the War Ministry. A division of
reserves at Kaisarych is about to be called out
for active service Apart. however. from the
proba bic intervention of the powers, the Sultan
will not permit a conflict with Bulgaria.
1t is reported that Servian revolutionary
band is assembling on the frontier, with the OBJ
Ject of invading Ottoman territory at kossovo
and incitng the Servians to rise against the
government,
New-York tribune., 1903-05-23

The MANAGEMENT of THE Jewish Daily News
yesterday sent the following letter OF protest u
Count Cassini. Russian Ambassador to the
United States:
The entire press of this country has within
the last few days printed statements IN your
name which are a libel upon the Jews OF the
whole world. and especially SO upon the 'e" oII >
of Russia. The statements attrlnuleo 70 20.
have not in spite of reteratlon, peen repuUiS''eu
by you. !
In the name of ten million Jews of the Woria
The Jewish Daily News brands as faise i tne
charges against the Jews II you old I1or niiIo "a 1
the statements attributed 70 you, we oeEnano III
the name of the truth that you repudiate them.
If, however, these statements 90 enlaaale IIoiii
you and you stand by them then Sts"nsl
Daily News challenges you to public oiscus-
sion in a public hall suitable to you either III
New-York or in Washington, at which discus
sion you will have ample opportunity 10 proEe
The yeracity of your statements and to refute
the arguments which we have presented tand
which we would present at the said discussion)
which tend to discredit these statements puf-
porting to ernanate from YOU
We are prepared to pay all expenses, inelud-
ing the hall rent and railroad fares for thls ois-
cussion and we herewith accord to you the
privilege of selecting the time and place for this
discussion. We stipulate and bind ourselves
herewith that, in the event that three 1udgeS'
well known Americans Zone TO be selected ny
you, one by us. and the third by these tWo),
shall decide that you have proven the state
ments you are said to have MADE, and 5 Whicn
you have not up to the present time repudiateo,
against the Jews of Russia, we will pay over
the sum Of S25.0o0, to be distributed by you
without condition and without Limitation among
such charities as you may be interested In
We herewith bind ourselves TO deposit said
sum of $4,000 with any bank or banker whom
YOU NAV designate as soon we are in receipt
of your final acceptance Of this challenge and
to intrlst the said bank or banker to pay the
sum over to you Immediately after a decision
in YOUR favor by the Judges selected as above
We call upon your manhood to do one OF the
two things: Either to deny the statements. at
tT-ihuted TO YOU or to defend them publicly, SO
that the question of the responsibility Of the
Observation-Disclosures 1t belongs to the Jews OF
Russia or TO the laws of RusSia-is settled
6nsllv in the minds of the American people.
New-York tribune., 1903-05-23
MIR. M'CORMICK'S OPINION.
Quoted as Being Assured of Russia's SIN
cerity in the Far East.

London, May 22-Ambassador Mccormick Is
here for few days on his way from ST. Peters
burg to America. He sails on the steamer
Kronprinz Wilhelm on Wednesday next from
Southampton with his wife and Miss Patterson
THE ST. Jamess Gazette" to-day prints an in
terview with Mr.. Mccormick, in which ne Is
quoted saying:
One of my last official acts before leaving st'
Petersburg to interrogate the RUSSIAN CfoF-
ernment on its policy toward Manchurla was
assured that Russia had no desire to see tne
Manchuran ports closed to the United states. OF
to have its consuls excluded. The RUSSIAN GOV
ernment was emphatic in declaring that IL was
one with America in the open door polcy III
China and what applies to the United States
must apply to every other power. your gov
ernment also received and accepted similar as
surances. I know NJ. de Witte is a firm advo-
cate OF the open door, and have every reason
to believe that Russia is quite sincere in the
matter. She points out that it is to her own IN
terests to support that policy, and 1 think that
is the case. The Russian statesmen are very
anxious that the Siberian Railway shall be
success. and to be so it must get freight and
freight in large quantities Russia cannot of
herself supply sufficient to make the railway
the desired success
You do not consider then. that the situation
in the Far East is in any way serious on ac-
count of Russia's policy in Manchuria? ?" was
asked.
'I do not" replied Mr. Mccormick. II
see nothing at present which need alarm the
United States or any other country"
Mr.. Mccormick added that the relations be-
tween the United States and Russia at the pres
ent moment were of most friendly character.
In answer to a question whether he thought
the United States would view Mr.. Chamber
lain's policy in regard to protection with dis
favor. Mr.. Mccormick said:
do not why the United States should do
We have set you the example. The sugges-
ton that you give preferential treatment to the
colonies is your own affair. Canada may
day be able to give you all the wheat you want,
but not for some time. In the United States,
too, are a growing nation, and con-
suming more Of our own products. believe the
United States will not always send its
terial in cotton TO England, but will offer you
the finished article.