The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-04-22

terests, and has labored quite as assidu-
ously for the general welfare of the Mid
Pacific as he has for the passage of the
electric franchise bill. Therefore while
the delay in enacting the electric fran
chise has been naturally very annoying
to him at times, this delay has in many
ways redounded to the benefit of Ha-
waii.
MIR. KALUA'S CASE.
None of the Honolulu people here
has any inside information about the
removal of Judge Kalua The proceed
ings leading up to that action have APP
parently proceeded on information sent
by Gov. Carter to President Roosevelt
AT this writing his successor has NOT
been appointed but the papers of Friday
morning, April 8, had announcement of
his removal and that successor would
soon be named. The Washington Star
of Thursday, April Z, had this account
OF the matter in its White House col
tlnln:
Attorney General Knox and the
President had conference today about
appointing a judge for the second cir
cult of Hawaii to succeed Judge Ka-
lua, whose term expires June S. Judge
Kalua has not been in favor for some
time, and numerous charges have been
made against him at the Department of
Justice. An investigation showed that
his work had not been satisfactory, and
he was given to understand that he
would not be appointed to succeed him
self in June next Shortly after he re-
ceived this tip Judge Kalua adjourned
all the cases before his court to the 9th
of June, to be disposed of by his sue
cessor. As many of these cases were
important. there was clanlor from Ho-
nolulu and elsewhere that another judge
be selected, so that sthe work of the
court could be carried on, the claim be-
ing made that serious detriment would
follow SO long delay. 1t has been
agreed that a successor to Judge Kalua
shall be appointed at once.
Late this afternoon it was announced
at the White House, as is doubtless al
ready known in Honolu1u, that the Pres
ident after further consultation with
Attorney General Knox, had decided to
appoint A. NJ Kepoikai as territorial
judge. Delegate Kalanianaole said this
afternoon, at the Capitol; and before the
was announced, that he had
that morning cabled to Gov. Carter rec
Kepoikai for the appoint
ment. 1t is regarded here as a good
selection and one that will enable Gov.
Carter to eliminate some of the friction
in his administration of the territorys
affairs.
'Kepoikai is good lawyer, probably
he best of the native lawyers in the
Stands" said Delegate Kalanianaole to-
lay, before he knew that the appoint |
nent would be made 4 think he would |
make good judge and | hope the
President will appoint him.
No date has been finally set yet for
he argument of the Hawaiian fisheries
ase before the Supreme Court. The /
ttorneys have some reason to hope that
t will be reached some time late next
week or in about eight or ten days, At
orney General Andrews came over here
rom New. York two or three days ago
nd then departed again. Ex-Mnster
latch, who is on the other side OF the
ase, is still in town awaiting the argu-
1entS.
Mr.. w. N. Armstrong; new book,
Around the World with a King IS
rowing an unusually good seller, so the
cad of BrentaIlo's bookstore here told
le today. The firm is prominently dis
laying the book in its show window
nd with the book are displayed a rare
election of the photographs OF royal
ersonages in Europe whom King ka-
kaua visited on the trip when he was
accompanied by Mr.. Armstrong these
Ictures are a never falling source OF
lterest for those passing on Pennsys-
ania Avenue and undoubtedly help to
ivertise the sale of the book immense
Mr.. Clarence l. Cullen, OF this city,
brilliant newspaper writer, has just left
Washington to take up his residence IN
avail. His contributions of semi ,
unnorous and human interest charac-
r to the New York Sun and other
aiding papers have been prominently
atured for several years. His brother I,
employed in the government service
Hawaii.
The Fortihcations Appropriation bill
not yet entirely out of conference but
e item affecting Notifications in the
rritory of Hawaii has been disposed OF
; both Senate and House in a partial
port of the conference committee. The
I'm of 100000, as passed by the House t
as allowed TO remain IN the bill and
i'll become law The money viii not
available till T'i1y I next he War
apartment officials will before long
Ike up plans for carrying out the terms
this appropriation.