The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-05-17


Judge Gear this morning signed. an
order for the taking of the deposition
of Dr. c. B. Cooper, in the matter of
the estate Of the late L. Bilman. Dr..
! Cooper is a witness to the will and ex-
poets to leave on the Siberia next Sat
urday
A petition has been filed by T. Nc
| Giants Stewart in the Supreme in the
Supreme Court asking for a rehearing
of the case of the Palolo Land & I'M
provement Company, on the ground of
matters claimed to have been over
| looked in the decision.
The s. S. Alaskan arrived today from
Seattle with general cargo including
coal. She will sail the latter part
Of the week for Kaanapali, Kahului
and Hilo. she will load about 1000
| tons of sugar at Honolulu and the re-
mainder at the three other ports.
Captain c. S. Grant who commanded
the American ship Clarence S. Bement
which was burned at sea on voyage
to San Francisco from Baltimore is on
the $. s. Francis II. Leggett, now on
the way to Midway, He will have
charge of landing the Leggetts cargo
! for the cable station at Midway.
Governor Carter is at work cleaning
up the business of his office in pre-
paration for leaving on the Siberia
| on Saturday, and has shut himself up
to callers except on important special
business Those who have business
with the governor are referred to Sc
cretary Atkinson who is to be acting
governor after Saturday.
Mail is due from san Francisco to-
morrow by the S. 5. America Maru.
She is due in the afternoon
A tramping party for Y. NJ. c. A..
and Y. w. G. A. members will start
from the Y. Nj. c. A. next Saturday
at p. m. The rarity will take the cars
from there to Kaimuki and will then
tramp around to the Kapiolani Park
car lines, returning to the city in time
for the dinner hour. Old clothes, wide
brimmed hats and easy shoes are es-
sentials.
An afternoon tea will be given by the
Y. w. c. A. tomorrow from 4 to on
the lawn at the residence of Mrs. w.
w. Hall, Nuuanu street
Manager Lake announces that
dance will lie given at the Young Hotel
on Wednesday evening in honor of
cruiser Tacoma. No written invita-
tions have been issued but Mr.. Lake
states that the society folk and officers
of all the visiting war vessels will be
welcomed and given an opportunity TO
meet the officers of one of Uncle Sans
newest naval vessels.
Holmes & Stanley for libellant have
moved to st for trial on a day certain
the divorce suit of Frederick W. Mage
vs.. Mollie Mage
Kapiolani Estate, Ltd, by its attor-
ney, c. w. Ashford, has entered a de-
murrer to the bill for foreclosure of
mortgage brought Ey H. Hackfeld &
Co., Ltd, against w. c. Achi and 9TH
ers.
T. Yamanaka of Haleiwa and sunni
taro Kato of Hama, confessed to bank
ruptcy yesterday. F.. f. Thompson APP
peared for the petitioning creditors in
the former, and ]. A. Matthewmann in
the latter case.
Execution for $41t.O6 issued by Judge
Gear in the case of the Royal Hawai-
ian Hotel Co., Ltd, VS.. A. l.. AhlQ has
been returned by High Sheriff A. M.
Brown as unsatisfied, no real or per-
sonal property belonging to the de-
PENDANT on which to levy having been
found after due and dingent search.
After argument by w. L. Wilmington
for defendant and Stanley for plaintiff
Judge Robinson yesterday afternoon
denied the motion of defendant for a
new trial of the suit of Manuel P. Fer
reira VS.. Honolulu Rapid Transit &
Land Co., in which the jury returned
verdict of $4,000 damages for the death
of plaintiffs son from being run over
by an electric car. Exceptions were
noted to the Supreme Court.
James G. Spencer, c.. Hedeman and
c. NJ. Cooke have been appointed
committee of the Chamber of Commerce
to arrange with a committee of the
Merchants Association for the enter
tainment of the fifty Filipino commits
siOners expected on the Siberia en-
route to t. Louis The committees
will meet tomorrow. 1t is proposed to
meet the steamer outside and have the
commissioners escorted to the various
places of interest in and about Homo
lulu, and to have a reception in the
evening with the band.
BORN.