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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-16
4 M|STR|AL
MAY OCCUR
Only a Fortnight
Left to Try
Jones.
Grand Jurors viii Be
Released TO Provide
Trial Jurors.
Question of Open Venire Is
Broached-Lansuage Test
Applied.

When, at $50 yesterday afternoon,
Judge Robinson adjourned court for the
day, eleven jurors We're seated who had
passed for cause in the Jones murder
trial preliminaries. The prosecution
had three and the defense eight per-
emptory challenges left. With the lat
est venire exhausted, there remained
twenty-four names of jurors disengaged
of the total of $50 returned by the Jury
Commissioners for all juries of the First
cial venire for this remnant of twenty
four was forthwith drawn, returnable at
10 o'clock this morning. With the find
ing of verdict, as elsewhere reported,
in Judge De Bolts court yesterday
evening eleven more jurors are at the
disposal of Judge Robinson.
AN OPEN VENIRE.
There still remain the grand jurors
and somewhat reluctantly yesterday
afternoon Deputy Attorney General
Peters consented to their discharge, so
as to have them available as trial
jurors, before the completion of all of
the Investigations laid out for them.
Some of the matters that would have
to be abandoned, MIR. Peters explained,
had been put under inquiry at the re-
quest of private citizens. He under
took to have the grand jury make a
final report, under the circumstances,
by the following afternoon.
AS even with all told, with the large
proportion of jurors examined for every
one passed for cause, if all or most of
the remaining peremptory challenges
be exercised the question of an oDen
venire toaobtain more jurors will come
to a head. 1t would be the first test of
the question under the new jury law.
A preliminary argument thereon took
place yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Peters q ted a Utah case, where
the 200 jurors on the list of a certain
jurisdiction had become exhausted in
empaneling a jury and the court order
ed an open venire from the body of the
district. An appeal was taken on this
proceeding and the Supreme Court of
the United States affirmed the action
of the trial court. a point in that case
was that the Utah law did not forbid
an open venire, though not expressly
authorizing it, and this was mentioned
as exactly similar to the Hawaiian con-
dition of affairs.
Judge Robinson, though having mis-
givings about the soundness of the de-
cision, stated that he must be bound
by the United States Supreme Court.
Yet until every juror on the list, inclu-
ding the grand jury, was called in the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-16
Merry GAME PLAYED ON
MANY JAPANESE FISHERMEN
II. W. s. Edmunds Arrested on Warrant IN
Which It is Alleged That he illegally Col
Iected Rentals for Sampan Moorings.

H. w. S. Edmunds, manager of the
Live & Refrigerated Fish Company
was arrested about o'clock yesterday
afternoon on a warrant charging him
with obtaining money under false pre-
fences. The charge comprises the al
legations of number of Japanese
fishermen that Mr.. Edmunds has been
charging each Of them a fee for tieing
up their sampans at different points
about the harbor, more particularly in
the Eva end near the Hackfeld, Rail-
way and Inter-Island wharves.
About a dozen of the sturdy little
fishermen appeared at the police sta
ton yesterday forenoon and had an
audience with the High Sheriff. To
him they related their grievance, and
the result was that the warrant was
issued for Edmunds's arrest.
About sixty fishermen claim to have
been duped by the defendant for the
past three months. They have been
charged for mooring space makai of
the Channel wharf near Young's boat
house, from which Edmunds is said to
have collected about $3.50 per month.
In the Eva end of the harbor the COM
plainants allege that they have been
compelled to pay Edmunds at the rate
of 50 each per month just for the privi-
lege of tieing up their boats on the mud
flats. The warrant issued against Ed
munds involves only the last named
rentals.
Edmunds is said to have no title to
any ground or space within the harbor
limits, this being entirely under the
jurisdiction of the Superintendent of
Public Works. The Superintendent is
said not to have issued any instruc-
tons to Edmunds for the purpose Of
rents from fishermen.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-16

A short time since Edmunds obtained
the privilege of using the portion OF
sea-front below the Channel wharf fol
tieing up the boats of a company tc
be managed by him known as the Live
& Refrigerated Fish Company. It is
alleged that Edmunds, after putting in
ratings at this place began charging
all japanese fishermen a stipulated
monthly rental, which is not in conso-
nance with the privilege. This matter
may be taken up with Edmunds
shortly.
Edmunds is alleged by the fishermen
to have endeavored to coerce them
into selling their catches of fish to
his company, otherwise they would be
charged SO to S12 rental per month for
the privilege of mooring their boats.
This is said to have been compromised
to a payment of rentals ranging from
50 to SO per month. The Jap
anese allege that all manner of threats
have been used against them to COM
pei payment.
The matter came to focus on Mon
day night when delegation of fisher
men visited Edmunds and presented a
proposition that they be allowed to
divide their catches between Edmunds'
and the Chinese dealers. Ed
munds is said to have refused to con-
slider such a proposition on the ground
that they should turn over the whole
catch to him at his own prices If
the Japanese would not accede to his
way of thinking he is said to have
threatened to charge from SO to $50
per month rental for mornings.
Instead of returning yesterday to Ed
munds with an answer they went to
the High Sheriff and related the whole
story.
High Sheriff Brown stated yesterday:
This seems to be one of the nerviest
games I have come across"
Edmunds' case will come up in police
court this morning.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-16

Representative Bede, of Minnesota, is
among the best of story teilers, and his
friends regret that he is not oftener II
evidence in the cloak rooms. One of his
latest is this:
MANY years ago there lived in Min
nesota an eccentric justice of the peace
but who was thoroughly honest and who
tried to do justice in adjudicating diff
ferences between his neighbors. The
old gentleman had a decided hatred for
the quirks and bubbles of law, and not
infrequently he rendered his decisions
without regard to the legal points laid
down by eminent jurists.
in a certain case before him it was
shown that justice was on the side of
the plaintiff, but he had slept on his
rights until he had legally lost them.
The attorney for the defense called the
justices attention to this fact and cited
a decision of the supreme court to sus-
tain him.
Of the supreme court made such a
decision it acted wrong said the justice
The attorney brought forth volume
after volume and read the authorities.
You can stop where you are, said
the old justice. as he pulled off and
rubbed his spectacles. for | am satisfied
that such a decision was made by the
supreme court. but I want to say that
if that court sees fit to make a fool of
Itself it is no reason why l should. It
S my opinion that the supreme court is
/ nuisance-yes, a miserable nuisance
md I overrule its decision on this point
and give judgment for the plaintiff,
Justice is justice, sir, in this court, and
o the devil with the higher tribunal
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-16
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
oLAA SUGAR co.


Notice is hereby given of the election
of the following officers and directors
of the Olaa Sugar Company Limited.
at the annual meeting held this date,
to-wit:
L. a. Thurston. President and Director
B. F. Dillingham;. ..,..................
First Vice President and Director
E. A. Mott-Smith. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Second Vice-President and Director
A. w. Van Valkenburg NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
................S Secretary and Director
Elmer e. Paxton. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
................T Treasurer and Director
w. T. Dillingham;.
Auditor and Director
C. H. Atherton. .................Dir Director
A w. VAN vALKENBURG.
Secretary.
Honolulu, March II, 1904. e7ss
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-16

The grave Of the German poet Heine,
in the Montmartre cemetery, Paris, is
said to be visited by more persons than
zola's, which is quite near it. 1t is
customary for visitors to leave their
cards. Of 295 cards found on Heine's
grave thirty were left by English and
American visitors and over $50 by Ger
mans and Austrians.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-16
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
HENRY wATERHoUsE TRUST CO,
LTD.

Notice is hereby given that at q spe-
cial meeting of the Henry Waterhouse.
Trust Company, Limited. held in Ro-
noluiu on the 18th day of March. 1904.
the following Directors were elected TO
take the place of former Directors re-
signed and deceased: II. w. Single,
Bruce Cartwright, r.. \. Camobeli, D.
W. Anderson, w. r. Castle. and that
at a meeting of the Board of Directors.
the following officers were elected TO nh
the unexpired term to-wit:
r. W. Shingle President
Bruce Cartwright Vice President
A. y. Campbell. Treasurer
ID. w. Anderson. $4,000. Secretary
A. W. T. Bottomley. Auditor
D. w. ANDERSON,
Secretary, Henry waterhouse Trust
Co, Ltd. e74a
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-16
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
STEAM NAVIGA-
TION CO., LTD.

At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Inter-Island Steam Navi-
cation Co., Ltd, held this day, the fol-
lowing officers We're elected to serve for
the ensuing year:
James A. Kennedy. President
Jas. L. Mclean. Vice President
n. E. Gedge. .................T Treasurer
u. II. Clapp.. .OSCTttdAy
A w. T. Bottomley .......-.... Auditor
DIRECTORS.
James A. Kennedy, G. N. Wilcox, w.
o. Smith, August Dreier, j. NJ. Dowsett.
C. NJ. Cooke and H. A. Isenberg.
C. II. CLAPP,
Secretary.
Honolulu, March 9th, 1904. 673s
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-16

DR.. Woodrow Wilson, of Princeton,
at a dinner party was describing the abb
sentmindedness of certain mathema-
tician.
This man." ne said, was so absent
minded that once he walked along for a
quarter OF a mile in the gutter instead
of on the sidewalk He would have kept
on in the gutter indefinitely had not the
polished back of brougham that was
drawn up before a shop brought him to
halt.
"-The mathematician stopped within a
foot of the brougham. He looked at the
black smooth, lustrous surface before
him, and it suggested to his mind a
blackboard. Accordingly he drew a
piece of chalk from his pocket, and he
began to work out an abstruse problem.
"On and on he worked covering the
carriage with figures, till finally it start
ed off. Still working, the mathematician
followed it; he held on to the body with
his left hand: and not till the pace be-
came too quick for him did he realize
that something was wrong. Then he
sighed, looked about him in dazed way,
pocketed his chalk, and departed home
wards"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-16


Gracia, Deceased. Order of Notice
of Hearing Petition for Admins
tration.
On reading and filing the Petition of
Fhilomena Costa, widow of said de-
ceased of Honolulu, alleging that Cam
dido Gracia of Honolulu, died interstate
at Honolulu, on the Bird day of Deem
Der, A ID. 1903, leaving property In the
Hawaiian Islands necessary to be adj
ministered upon, and praying that
Letters of Administration issue to her;
It is ordered that Monday, the 18th
day of April, A. d. 1904, at 10 o'clock
a. M. be and hereby is appointed for
hearing said Petition in the Court room
of this Court at Honolulu, at which
time and place all persons concerned
may appear and show cause, if any
they have, why said Petition should
not be granted, and that notice of this
order be published in the English Ian
guage for three successive weeks in
the Pacific Commercial Advertiser, n
newspaper in Honolulu.
Dated at Honolulu. March 1, 1904.
". J. ROBINSON,
Third Judge of the Circuit Court of the
First Circuit.
Attest:
]. A. THOMPSON,
Clerk of the Circuit Court of the
First Circuit.
E. A. Douthitt attorney for petitioner.
e729-Mar. 2. g. 16. %.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-16

ned at such unreasonable conduct. The
actors on the stage could not go on, for
they were amazed and stupefed, too.
/ ne manager, nearly beside himself.
missed from the wings IN loud whisper !:
You TOOL, what are you laughing at?
This IS your death scene
Death scene2' said the recunlbent
villain Yes, know il IS, and with such
salary as you give me, death coules as
happy release
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-16

Smith has lost his job, and I'm
hustling to get him another You
are?" Yes. 1 owe him ten dollars,
and I'm afraid he'll be needing it,
Puck.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-16

The above meeting has been post
poned to Tuesday, 22nd March, 1904, at
same place at o'clock p. IN.
F. NJ. SWANZY,
Treasurer Pepeekeo Sugar Co.
Honolulu. 18th March. 1904. 673s
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-16

William Jennings Bryan visited War
wick castle during his recent tour OF
Europe
A tall young soldier took Mr.. BRYAN
through the historic house, pointing cur
each object of interest with long stick.
Ere sir he said, in one of the
state chambers, ere is an ancient old
portrait of Queen Bess. A fine work
Mr.. Bryan looked at the portrait, and
there was long, impressive silence. To
break this silence more than for any
other reason the visitor finally said:
Queen Bess, eh f? She was a pretty old
lady when she died, wasn't she?"
The guide shook his head
Not pretty, sir, but very DID, he said
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-16
ANNUAL MEETING.
PEPEEKEo SUGAR co.

The annual meeting of the Pepeekeo
Sugar Co. Will be held at the office OF
Messrs. Theo. H. Davies & Co. Ltd,
on Saturday. March 10Th, 1904, at 10
o'clock a. m.
F. NJ SWANzY,
Treasurer Pepeekeo Sugar Co
Honolulu, March TO- 1904.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-16
STORIES Of
The MOMENT.
Neat Anecdotes From
the Cosby
Files.

Lafcadio Hearn, the American writer
resident in Japan, said in recent letter
apropos of the japanese war:
My friends here have no fear of Rus
STA. The thought of war excites them
to pleasant laughter. Over our saki the
other night, your old acquaintance Nut
su toldsa JAPANESE war story that you
may think interesting
1.-The third son OF Samurai,' he said
boosted of his powers
What deeds did you do in the last
battle?' asked his friends
went up boldly to one of the
enemy, the young man replied, and l
cut off his feet"
His feet?" said the friends of the
Samurai's son. why his feet? Why
did you not cut off his head?"
Oh, said the youth, that was off
already"
Senator Foster, of Tacoma, walked in
TO the capitol the other day with a look
of annoyance on his face.
What is the matter, senator? You
appear disgruntled." some one said.
Il am disgruntled," Senator Foster re-
turned III never give money to a street
beggar again as long as | live. There
was very pitiful-looking beggar on
the avenue few minutes ago, and my
heart going out to him, | stopped to
hand him few small coins l had some
| admit, in finding my change,
but was that any reason for the beggar
to frown at me and say impatiently:
Hurry up, sir. I've lost several Gus
toners while you've been muddling over
them pennies.
Miss Jeanette l. Glider, the editor of
the Critic, tells an old story of a green
serving maid.
The maid had Just come over from
Ireland, and Brooklyn woman engaged
her. A bell hung in the girls room, and,
the morning after her arrival, her mis-
tress rang this bell to get her TIP.
But the maid did not get up, though
the bell rang and rang. Finally, there
fore, the mistress rose herslef, and slip
ping on her dressing gown she hast
ened to the new servants room.
There, wide awake, the maid lay,
at the top of her lungs.
What on earth are you laughing at,
Norah?" said the mistress.
Faith, num-" Norah answered, I'm
laughin' at that bell. AS shure as /
live, | haven't touched it, an'-just see
its Vaughn yet.
Richard Mansfield was discussing the
subject of vengeance.
Vengeance. as rule" he said,
Should be left to the gods. l can't help
sympathizing, though, with the ven
geance that stage villain took on his
manager last year in the West.
81 he villain was supposed, at the end
of the fifth act, to plunge knife in his
heart, and to die very hard, rolling and
kicking all over the stage.
when his cue came he did plunge in
the knife, but then, instead of dying. he
lay down on the floor, crossed his legs
and burst into loud, long laughter, the
dagger still sticking, mind you, in his
breast
The audience was amazed and stupe-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-16

Cyrus Townsend Brady, the novelist,
was. for number of years clergyman
on the Western frontier
4 was discussing Western life he
said recently, with friend of mine, a
missionary. This missionary told me
how he once asked Dakota tavern keep
er for a subscription towards a Sunday
school There was no Sunday school
in that neighborhood and the missionary
laid before the tavern keeper a number
of strong arguments.
'The man listened in silence. He
thought while. Then he gave to the
missionary $40 bill.
Goodness knows, he said, we are
wicked enough around here, and if any
thing can be done to raise the price OF
| land, I'm in Tor it.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-16

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
FIRST CIRCUIT, TERRITORY
OF HAWAII-AT CHAMBERS-IN
PROBATE.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-16

Barney Oldfeld, the automobiles, is
fond of pheasant shooting.
The last time l was abroad, he said
the other day, Il was shooting in Scot
land, and among our party there was a
young lawyer from New York.
This lawyer, one morning. hurried by
me with his gun ready, in hot pursuit of
pheasant that was running along the
ground. 1t is, of course, unsportsmanlike
TO shoot bird till it takes wing, and so
a keeper shouted to the lawyer:
Hi. there! Never shoot a running
bird
What do you take me for?' the law
yer shouted back Don't you see I'm
waiting till it stops ?"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-16

DR. Nicholas Sem, the distinguished
Chicago surgeon to whom has been Of
fered the superintendent of she surgical
department of the Japanese army, trav-
eled in Wyoming several years ago, and
in the small town of Sundance an odd
adventure befell him.
He had letter of introduction to a
rancher called Walton, and stopping the
first man whom he met in Sundance he
said:
Il am looking for a chap named Walton.
Do you know him."
Well" said the stranger, there's a
good many Waltons hereabouts. Which
Walton might you be lookin' for?"
John Walton" said Dr. Sem.
There's four John Waltons in Crook
county" said the native.
This one keeps very fine stock
"Al the Waltons keep mighty fine
stock"
This Walton DR.. Sem pursued, as
rather tight-you know what | mean
rather close-fsted."
"Close-fstedness, sir, runs in the Wal
ton blood"
well, I am informed said DR. Sem,
that this particular Walton-I don't
suppose the story is true-but they say
that this particular Walton once stole a
lot of chickens from his sister"
The other smiled family. Il reckon
I'm the man you want" he said.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-16

In the Matter of the Estate of Candida
Gracia, Deceased. Order of Notice
of Hearing Petition for Admins
tration
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-09
SHOOTING At TAUNTON
In Which Greek Kills His Most Init
mate Friend.

Taunton, Mass, March 8.-PanteliS
CalZlitinos shot and killed Constantine
Clipouras, his most intimate friend,
following dispute, tonight. Calzri-
tinos escaped and at a late hour had
not been apprehended. Both men are
Greeks and mill employees. The shoot
ing took place during the evening.
which the men were passing together.
but was not reported to the police I'M
til some two hours later.
The killing occurred at the lodging
house i'm Whittenton where the two
men roomed together. The immediate
cause of the alteration which led TO
the tragedy is not known.
Both men We're employed at the
Whittenton mills, owned by Congress-
man Lowering, and occupied rooms in
the third floor of one of the nearby
tenements at Whittenton. each having
sister to keep house for them. The
men came to this country about two
years ago. From what the police could
gather from the sisters of the two men
the latter quarreled and CalZritinoS,
who is called Collas at the mill, shot
his friend and then ran out of the
house. Clipouras staggered into the
adjoining room and fell dead on the
floor.
The women We're so daZed and
frightened that they failed to notify
anyone for two hours, and it was some
time afterward before the police could
obtain the name and description of
the fugitive.
The police ascertained that he has
relatives and friends in Boston. one of
them being Speras. cigar dealer at
No. Columbus avenue. Collas also,
has friend in Thomas Zivriaras at
AS Market street, Lowell. AS soon as
the police learned the facts of the case
an alarm was sent out to all the sur
rounding towns.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-09
RUSSlA'S SUCCESS.
Said American Interests Would Best
Be Served.

Paris March Representatives here
of large railroad industries in the United
States, which have been supplying extern
sve equipments to Russia. are receiving
reports from their agents in Russia ana
the Far East giving the extent OF the
war operations and referring TO their
probable effect upon business.
One of these reports from an American
railroad official at st. Petersburg, having
intimate government connections. says IL
is the purpose to restrict RuSSiaS mill
tary forces for the present to five dlVlS-
ions-three from Siberia and two from
western RuSSia-each division to number
between 5000 and 10000. Owing to this
being such small percentage of the to-
tai active forces it is believed that the
restriction results from the inadequacy
in the trans-Siberian railway to carry
more men to the scene of operations.
Concerning the effect of the war the
railroad representatives are strongly in
clined to the belief that American inter-
estS will best be served by Russian sue
cess. They point out that Russia gave Il
single order for $25.OOO,0OO of American
railroad supplies, that Russia's success
promises continuance and an extension
of the demand for American supplies
where Japan has not drawn largely on
American railroad equipment
A representative of one of the largest
railroad concerns in Americ low here
says he believes success of the japanese
would prove 4 serious detriment to Amer
lean trade. particularly the railroad in
dustry which thus far has taken an inn
pOrtant part in the development of the
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