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I YOU CAN I I START THB i NEW YEAR ? i BETTER THAN I ? BY ORDERING I THE REPUBLICAN: Phone Main 21S. I T -. t : ixtl.ltlililltlt THE HONOLULU REPUBLICAN. N VOLUME TV. NO. 498. HONOLULU, H. T., THUBSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1902. PRICE Jb'JLVJhl CENTS SUBSCRIPTION I I RATES: I Per Month ....5 .50 ; One Year 550 f Six Months 3.001 a Three Months . 150 1 J iiiuniii'riii'i.i'i itm BOARD OF HEALTH HEARlb MAiNl Ml OK, I b Twenty'' four Subjects Submitted Waging War Against Impure Foods-Wilder Company Wants to Carry Paiai. . Sympathy for Dr. Pratt. "Wbn the Board ot iieaun arraug- tttf with tho ownon of a small sailing etteoiier to transport paia from Mattt producers to the leper sottle went Borne months ago, they failed to cMHt upon an objection that might , one which has occasioned much dis le raised by th Wilder Steamship ; cusslon among residents of the dis Oompeiiy, which claim that they pos- j trict, and from outward Indications sees contract, signed and enterod j much feeling has been brought to the Into "with the .Board of Health, for j surface. The board will endeavor to traneportJng all supplies and persons 1 adjust the matter satisfactorily. Dr. ilaaiinMt for tho not !Win(MlLK On Molo- I RUSSCl passes Out BOD1C VCfV Spicy .,. r The contention was raised by Pros-.' M,.t ir.i.n.t . th mninr mo.itimr ! of the Board of Health yesterday af ternoon, that the contract held by the Wilder Steamship Company did not apply to tho transportation of paia grown and shipped from Maui ports. 11 was with this understanding of the ltwaUon that an arrangement was entered Into with Correa. owner of the scbooonor. which has at indiffer ent periods boen takiug small car goes of tho food supply to the leper Mttlumont. The matter was brought to the at tention of the board by the receipt of the following letter from Manager Wight, of tho Wilder Steamship Co.: Honolulu. Jan. 15, 1902. Dear Sir. We are advised that pain! Is being carried from acqcssible ports on the Island on Molokal to Ka laupapa by vessels other than those llougiitg to this company Under tender made for transportation for the Leper Settlement this service was included. We presume that we have not boen given this business through an oversight, but we would respectfully request that we have an ccpress!on from the Board of Hoalth In reference to this matter Yours tfulv. WILDER STEAMSHIP CO., a S. Wight, President. Gasoline Launches to the Rescue. Tho original copy of the "Wilder contract was secured and carefully examined. The board arrived at the conclusion thnt there was no provis ion In the document which covered tho Maul paia, consequently a com- wlttee consisting of Dr. Sloggett and board . licenses "0 on their own field. Moesrs. Mott-Smlth and Fth1 Smith guch personS( thus encouraglng super-. Mossman's Telling Remarks, was appolntod to make satisfactory ! stItion and deceit at public expense. "The Japanese belong to the plan iirrangements for transporting a fair j and preventing the coming and set-' tations," said the -speaker, "and not Mtppiv of paia to the leper- settle-: tllng of a regular practitioner in the . on the wharves of our city. Now n,ent; I district Such were Dr. Blake's , they work in the hold of the ships incidentally Dr. Sloggett called up-! grounds when he requested me to and also on the wharves. The dnly n!a Vr Vonnr. lh nwnnr of tlio enso- .. . .. ,..... . ... ime inuncnos now niymg in auu nuout i k. w,.. m. v.,,,,,- cfn. i, -, ..... .-.... ..-.w- w prepared to transport the Pn i me same amount tnat it was cost- tog the Board In employing the , schooner. Ho stood roady to take ' up the work Immediately. The report of the special committee will bo con- loml before action is taken in thei -iHatter. Dr. Reed Has His Troubles. In a letter to the Board of Health from Dr. IL H. Bold, of Hllo ktatos, among other things: "Un .. . . , .. .. ......!. , .... . ..... . for the month of December. After I rseolved mv appointment to the Olaa Kstrlct. I telephoned to Dr. Nicholas ' itussol and asked him where I could find the registration books, also what drags were required. Dr. Bussel told ( me that he had the registration dooks but deollned to turn thorn over or re-, tiolw a portion of the salarv which wont to me claiming that the' Board ' of Health had no business to appoint j rr mo while Dr. Blake held a commls-' . . ion for the district. I have made regular trips to Olaa and have Liken v. .i..n. .n. uiin t c.a i,n .ii.' ulUM u x . u trict very easy to handle owing to the Rumerons telephones throughout. You, will find mv report for the balance of the month of December very Jncom-j Ptete. not having been in the district Pa&u a"er e prescribed Ume set , . A , .vior the opening of the same. The uuf. auvuKa to answer many ui uii-i questions." Kahunas Are Barred. The reading of Dr. Reld's letter , , . j was iouuwea uy one rw.-eiva noui . Dr. Russel, In -which be explains his position In the matter of selecting a , government physician lor the uiaa ' district in Hawaii. The question Is language in treating his contempor- " aml maliCS Plntel reflections concerning iaun neuiing anu Kiuareu practices, to which he insinuates Dr. Reid Is committed. The letter, In part, reads as follows: Mountain View, Dec. 30, 1901. President of Board of Health. Sir: I beg to acknowledge the re- ceipt of your communications of Dec. IS and 17. together with a commis-l slon armolntlnc me as agent for the ttoard. , Since, according to section 10 of the Organic Act, 1 have no right to ..,., toi i i. ...,.! iiuiu uv v""iui.-3'"'"', i iiv-4, i" ...... vmire fnr pnnppllatlnn At th same j"tinie j call vour aUention to Section 11 of the instruments to Government physicians according to which Dr. Charles Blake, having furnished a substitute, continues during his ab sence to remain the only commis sioned agent 'Of the Board of Health in this Olaa district. Therefore no other commissions can be issued as long as the term of his leave does not expire, and as long as he does not tender his resignation, or was not removed by your honorable Board for cause. I believe that the commission tt. n...l T TA!.1 I.. A ..nll.1 l. . aeu iou..au. ,ul -.. u utr)Wise treasurerj M. Nika. Ing unable to reside in two districts. v,Vpiph nn H Mma I also beg to enclose a written au " ' l . . .. . . ... uinice to act in n is steaa equivalent j to a power of attorney As a matter of fact neither Dr. Blake nor myself would object to pass the spbstitu ion to any regular practitioner residing In Olaa, should there be any. Un-' fortunately besides kahunas, Chris-' tian scientists and those practicing! knH.nnttnil... tltntin n M HtllATV T. ,MlU ...". .." ... ."I' ' e regret tne uoeraiuy oi tne e,x- act in uis siena anu mv reasons ior accenting iL . - .. - ..,.. . ...... ..., .. AS aroprewwauvei tane m.s op- portunity to express in the name ol the people of this district my protest ' against such policy of the Board or Examiners as well as against any ap pointments by your honorable Board . '. . ... .. persons wno nave their residence , elsewhere. ' Kauiuweia scnooi unsanitary. A communication from Dr. Cofer.. j Superintendent of the United States ' Marine Hospital Service, announced' nth . :. t , tt .. ., . to the Board of Health that one case' ne ot bubonic plague had been reported Jer.to him from New South Wales, and . , a compiamt irom a numoer ot scholars from Kauiuweia School re- Kardlng the unsanitary condiUon of tne closets In the building was sub- , stantiated by Sanitary Officer Tracey, who recommended that the obsolete piumblng be supplanted by that of more modern make. The recom- mendatlon of the sanitary officer to- . geiner with tae compiamt were or- dered to be submitted to the Educa-, tIoHa department r. . . o..mi i . i.s u- ."""'' rr 1 o o. k.. a. 1. mat me uraer ne 0mT,.. ' m nwt!n whh lh . ., ,aj ,, . . . . ' ;premises into a private cesspool, was. donled. The Board of Health took a decid- ed stand in the matter of making ' Chores and infannation of all bidders; matter came up with a communlca- .. ... tion from Benson, Smith Drug Co. (Continued on Page Three). SHOREMEN'S imrnx F0MED BIG HETHG IT THE DEttL SHED LARGE AUDIENCE PRESENT AND LABORERS NEW LABOR ORGANIZATION ROLL. Enthusiastic Union of All Nationali ties to Fight Asiatic Laborers Permanent Organization is Form ed Herbert Mossman Makes : Very Telling Address. i The Longshoremen's Labor Union' ' was launched last night at an enthu- I siastic meeting of laborers held at the Drill Shed for the purpose of per-i fecting. organization and electing offi - ' cen, Qver tv.Q nundrcd men were pres-i PIlt and 135 names were signed to the i rolls. i Owing to several companies having business meetings or drill, the meet-j ing was not called to order until 9 o'clock. In the meantime the lead- ers of the movement constituted . themselves into individual commit tees of one each, and were kept busy explaining to the natives the privi- jeges to be derived from the organ- izatiou. Against Asiatic Labor. The opinion of the audience seem-! ed to be unanimous against the em- ployment of Asiatics on the wharves ' of Honolulu. Here and there small groups of Japanese, Portuguese, and Americans were earnestly discussing j tne situatlon and many stroag opln-' jons were expressed on the subject. I n u- iroor, ooii.i ftm mnoiiTn. tn' ia". ' tv0,i K-.,rai,i tD,i secretary. The chairman. D. K. Ka- eo, immediately announced that nom-, inations for president of the Long-1 ,. . -.' tt.,! .,.o, ; .- tuuicmcua ""' uuiuu n-c iu u- der, and H. Mossman and D. K. Kaeo i were nominated. A ballot was taken and resulted in a tie vote. There were 130 voters and both candidates received G5 votes each. Officers Elected. When the result of the election was announced, Herbert Mossman ad vanced to the platform and withdraw his name in favor of D. K. Kaeo. . .t:"1"", """." re:c-,r.r. I are as follows: President. D. K. Kaoo: vice nresi- dent, William Allpau; secretary Fred ( T"nimTit .....,..., usai&iuuL acuictui, juuu .;... . ma-a.m.. TAi.n j - were nominated for treasurer but both declined the honor. Jack Mc- wag not e, ag fae had Mt , th, rol, Mossman pleaded thafc he bg Moved tQ decHne on the d tnat he wou,d fee ab,e tQ do more good for the organization by being an individual member. He ad vised his audience to unite as, with union, they will be able to resist the encroachment of Oriental laborers vuv omtu ii mi jvu w uu the running of the donkeys and the j u,njiin . ,;ir. n. or,,i """ - ""-"Vl V." V,, , m a iew m uu, luey ... also capture those places, and then ' me native Hawaiian win not De aoie IU UUU UIIl IU UI3 U" IUUUU.I, "Supposing that they work for thej Iftln n iTfl. fVtof ti Ar fP nV4 r ( .1 . , -. .i-. r "e aS umt e uo, oi a m-; ere f"5 me commuu. . of Vice will be their means of exist-i WM - OOV., .M,.C. tha ,aiaT,PO! 01 money3 they sei ad to Japan.'i . n"r,mn?, : n!f8.e T.a . ..:: e orK ior nigner wages, it is truv. but u.,th wh eara we . ramlIles: and ia a small we! ' M the I are uuiuk our s.u.re lonanib uit- support of our Institutions and the. .-, nf tho -nmmiinitv " M -... ,mori.-0'oaii-i fnrth much applausei jls words were translated Into Hawaiian by John Wise. Committee on Constitution. - A committee composed or Herhert : Mossman. chairman. John Wise. Freds - .. I "w'. " auVu, yvu. u Paul K. Hlpa and Captain Nahora j "5Pa appointed by the president tn draft a ivinstitntlon ann nv-lawsl :..,. -!..'"--. -T.T-- ' "H"11 iuc u. u.ctwu6. m. committee will meet on the Pacific . iiall dock next Satnrdav at noon. Tkn nn-f nr..i.. moiinr. nf i. 1 "- . "--- : union win ne neia on eonesaav. , January 22, at 7:30 at the Drill Shed. in the evening, j Y. M. C. A. Outing. The Y. M. C. A. is making plans for a Saturday .outing to "Waikiki Members who would like to partici- j pate.are asked to commanicateAwith i Secretary Brown. NEW TRIAL WANTED BY UNCLE SAM ;In the Matter of tie Suit i Against Honolulu Plantation. JURY 1MEGUL1RITJES ALLEGED ,. HCLI DISCOVERED EVIDENCE IS ALSO GIVEN AS A REASON. l J Misconduct of the Jury Excessive Compensation Attempted to be Awarded by Verdict Juror Kohn . Did Not View Pearl Harbor: Lands Supreme Court Cases. I The United States Government.; through United States District Attor-, neyJ. J. Dunne, yesterday filed in the; United States District Court a notice . and motion for a new trial in the rec - enU' declded case of th Government, asainst the Honolulu Plantation Com-1 pany. in which a jury the other day ( awarded ?10o,02 damages for tho leasehold interest of the sugar com panv 5n certain lands at Pearl Har- hnp'rpmi,PPll ,. thp ri0vernment f0r!ml"tetl before the Supreme Court, 'naval station purposes, and for alleg- e improvements on said lands The notice and motion for a newf trial are accompanied by the affidav- its of L. L McCandless and Captain. . . . . " (jnanes t. ronu, u. a. i., ana otners. Reasons for New Trial. The reasons for asking for a new trial are summed up as follows: h lZ7.5JZl" --000 - said court and the adverse parties by which said plaintiff and petitioner!' (the UnitedStates) li3 prevented from having a fair trial: 2. Accident and surprise, which or- dinary prudence could not have guarded against. 3. Newly discovered evidence, ma- terial for said plaintiff and petitioner. which it could not with reasonable! diligence have-discovered and pro-! duced at the trial. i TnciffifioniMr nt tho Pvi.lpnrfi to . justify said verdict ' G. Errors in law occurring at the i trial and excepted to by said plaintiff and petitioner. 7. Irregularities in the proceedings of the jury- S. Misconduct of the jury. 9. Excessive and unreasonable and inconsistent compensation or dam ages, attempted to be awarded by said verdict. Sworn Officer Not in Charge. The notice and motion for a new trial allege that the members of theUiat practically constitutes a new trial jury sitting in the case of the program uovernment against me nonomiu! Pmntat!on Company did not Tisit the lands sought to be condemned fori nurposes in charge and'hzed in his star mystification which '"T '"f J '"!. consists in hooking two gold fish , --' ( It is also alleged thativre was an, !.1n.!iu nr 4 t A fulfil ? , ... - t- .:, i irregularity as mr us iu .ai Jf.Mciiaage their musical comedy sketch.! was concerned m that Juror M. m. - i - rcun. m iuB unuu.c yi lUu Proceedings, on account of the sick-; ness of Juror PrescotL was not a ! - - into Ilm- A Wnmt Trill v.rr! member of the trial jury when the "a d BnnuT a?d S said jnrv visited the lands sought to h, rt0MfwB ,!? be condemned by the Government for!""! prtdUCe an0ther eneS f Ca3Ua1' oe conuemnea oy uie omtruuieui tor naval station ncrnoses. t --- , Did Not View Lands. , Captain Charles F. Pond, of the United States Navy, makes affidavit; j to the effect that Juror M. M. Kohn 'was not a member of the jury when' the jury visited the Pearl Harbor ; lands for the purpose of inspecting. .... . ... . mem ana mat me new juror am uui, Tlsit g landsfat any time afterward j fpr purpQ of inspection. This .... ....... . alleged irregularity aweit upon to. A , some eaieau . ... 1 lt m remembered that, on ae-J coniit of the illness of Juror PreseotL ' " .... . . . a new juror naa iu oc urawa uuiu special venire and that M. M- Kohn . was the man drawn. "When'the case 5 proceeded with Kohn on the jury In-' stead of Prescott, all the testimony ' t.l.un Krn Ihs Mimlnv nf XTnVin nn E the jury was read over for the benefit ot the new juror. This was after the jury had visited Pearl Harbor and Kohn had not been one ot those tj Inspect the lands. Kohn, therefore, although he had, to listen to all previous testimony, had ! -not the advantage of the rest of thei jurymen who had been over the lands j involved in the case. L. L. McCandless makes affidavit to the effect that he is a well borer' and that he sunk an artesian well on' the lands involved in the suit. He also declares that the attempts to grow rice on the lands in question proved a failure. Federal Court Notes. In the matter of the objection of- the Bishop Estate to the order ot possession of Pearl Harbor lands, no ' farther move was made in the Unit ed States District Court yesterday. Chief Clerk Maling, however, still holds a draft on the Secretary of thej Navy, payable to Captain Merry and ' endorsed over by him to the Bishop ' Estate, trustees, "for the judgment on the verdict Attorney Thomas Fitch demanded and was refused a jury trial for the1 appeal of H. Hamano from the Board of General Appraisers in the matter of oriental shoes. United States juage tsiee set tne case for bearing, at 10 o'clock this morning. Kamalo Sugar Case. CounSel f0r plaintiffs in the case of, the Kamalo Sugar Company equity! suft have gJven notlce tuat thev wiU j move t0(jay that the cause be forth-. with set for hearln& ! , . . I In the Supreme Court. 1 The case of Jonathan Shaw against C. W. Booth, exceptions from First ,rcuit owt, was arguea ana suo-, .. . ... I ete,"1J s ft'b a'- in cai. oi , Asiu Brown against Andrew Bannis-' ter. This morning the case of C. Brown, administrator, against the, Trl 1f A T 1 j-k fpiiinTirtX Cnnantt Av ., . .. . . . ., " , cepuons irom tne t-irst uircuit uourt j will be taken up. j Suit Against Tramways. j George W. Hayselden has filed a suit against the Hawaiian Tramways count of an accident which occurred! on-Christmas Day. Hayselden al- twecu President Brown and Cashier leges that he was thrown from histcoonnf. Tiiia fHoHnn wn waH i.n.ior. buggy and injured by reason of thef8lo0aMn Honolulu and had become Tramways Company's action in ob structing the roadway by a pile of dirt on King street, near Victoria. Suit in Ejectment. iue r.m.eiiHi&u jum uwapauy hu- wrought suit in ejectment against Emmet May and W. H. G. Arnemann tor real estate on the Waikiki side of Alakea, between Queen and Haleka- uiIa streets, containing 1S90 square feet. Damages for claimed. $1,000 are also CHANGE OF PROGRAM. Orpheum Will Have Nearly a Bill For Tonight. New There changes World's will be several complete in the program ot the j Entertainers to-night. not step here and there withi I merely a i norhanc n npT ennp hu( n phinpo nr.A professor Powell has sent his at- tendants out fishing to Waikiki and the resultant gold carp will be uti- . ,h mldst of the a astonished o1lr.T..A Flatt and SuU,erIand complttely' ' - " t the Deltorellis trio and the Three, uas.mos vmi iniroauce enureiy ne- i uu-, iU. w. i i.c-w new steps and dances. Hope Hadden j has new songs and more dainty dress-. .. . i ..i s" !-. e-i A ut," """"- " . afternoon at popular nan prices j at popular hs should j,jc . u...ut "'"""""i ""U3e: ,, e " ,1, - " tQ & llttIe 0etJ i induce Mr. Brown to resign and allow ! t m- Mnt . -n a'hfm (Mr. Morgan) to succeed Mr. i ever last night to a crowded hosse. ; i t)l I"! a MAP -: n A i - -- , Yesterday noon. 3Ir. J. F. Morgan, Ule selling off some of Mr. P. A j Pornr c mlipction nf na!ntinz; and' T " "t -;y-, ". ' '. LrJtmt uuum &um.R.cu uuu. a .-.- p j . volume set of Balzac, full T blndinsr with watercolor ni.'.. . t-c !.j n joa n c; -. -.ufc -.-. -.. this snonid mase mat ancient anu honorable author turn in his grave. ! Today at 10 o'clock the remaining ! books and pictures will be sold, and tTOm all indications some fine snaps, ! .t-:ii ... .;.i-i nn Mr. Perry has hlS'j " " uc V"" H. csTacwviTTi in iha rnttnrf fln nf ti ,3 bnliding at presenL He I lttra to Honolulu to try to secure for whj eYe f0- the Coast on the 2othbImself the P032150 of presidenL jnst j -However, Mr. Brown, having been LONG DISCUSSION " ON BAM ELECTION Proxies Need Not be Stamped Minority Stockholders Can Transact Business : Cooper Sees Macfarlane at WaikiB. National Laws Quoted. Colonel George Macfarlane W3S 2 amount of , seen at the Hawaiian hoel last even of $52,737.50. ; ing in regard to the First National Bank stockholders' meeting affair. "The impression which seems to . have been current to a great extent, I that I was planning to have Mr. J. F. , Morgan become the president of the tirst National Bank," said COlOnel Macfarlane. "Is a wrong one. I will tell you how it was that Mr. Morgan's hcre nor have r any !nstrucu0ns fjHa name came to b mentioned for the the Anglo-Californian Bank to try to presidenc-v of bank- .secure the presidencv for Mr. Mor- "When I was in San Francisco, Mr. g. Steinhan, the senior manager in the' Anglo-California Bank of San Francis- vw ami L.UUUUU, ncut iur UIG lO buv . t ,r ,r t , , i that Mr. Morgan had arrived and that , he ha(, brought wUh hm a ,eUer from , Mr rnnnpr r;i;h,or nf Xa vs, ., ' " " "-" '""l ...- Uonal Bauk of HawalL The lettep WJ flll, of DraIse for Mr MorMn nn, ft ferre(1 t0 hlg stamHng in the conimun- ity and his general knowledge of val-t uations in Hawaii. The letter also re-. ferred to the exIstence of straincd (relations, in the First National be- , i ,, , ,t ..i , in run jii. vuuiJm uiu -ir. uruwn, mo president. Friction of Bank Officers. '"Mr. Morgan simply confirmed the -''he Honolulu bank, report of the strained relations in saying that there had been considerable friction be- i :. almost a public scandal. "Mr. Steinhart asked Mr. Mnrtrnn I wnat suggestions ne had to offer in ' would not have sent them to me in regard to solving the friction prob- j an Imperfect condition, as such instl lem. ' tutions are perfectly familiar with "It was thought that either Mr. a11 suca conditions of business and Cooper or Mr. Brown ought to resign, i do not make mistakes. It was believed that, as Mr. Morgan ' Tax on Proxies Repealed, was one of the board and had been ' "This morning I immediately sot introduced by a verv friendlv letter t0 vork to Iook "P the Amended War from Mr. Cooper and as Mr.' Cooper ' Revenuc Tax and Iearned that-tko was the business man of the bank, it would be best for all parties concern ed for Mr. Brown to resign as presl-1 denL This was practically the con- i elusion which was arrived at between ' Mr. Steinhart and Mr. Morgan. "Just which one of these gentlemen the suggesti0n came from I don't jnov MOfiC 8N PPMPTl ilXwXLVJ All JUUUXXJU . LOGICAL CANDIDATE "It appeared that Mr. Morgan was the logical candidate to take the place of Mr. Brown and was perfectly familiar with all bank matters and was friendly with Mr. Cooper, who was the business man of the institu- Uon. Mr. Steinhart informed Mr. Mor- gan that if Mr. Morgan thought it ad- j visable. he would write a letter President Brown. If Mr. wQ " president! ., , ., . .C ., , ""useu. uciug uicuuij- iu uuiu iioiuw,. Mr. Brown could resign in favor of itr Monran . i?. ,!-. .m. ... r J ..ff .a f i, .si ,cr0 f v,n .,, ,. ..... ,, ..,-x. . uiauuasiun ui jir. oieiuuart eui ju. me and my recoiie:tion Is that Mr. ; iiorran Bafrt that n wa certain that -u - on his return to Honolulu he could Brown. Matter Leaks OuL . - . A L jh. -n.b-ii " - Jm""'"' - not to write to Mr. Brown. Intimating that such a change would not be ob - , , . . . ... . . i to, ana leanng mat ir. urowa would resist the Idea if the sugges-lable uon snouia come from anyone Dut .himself. a" "a n " " me manct nai simply to acquiesce in the proposal. put forward, which I did. j "Batt jt appears that In some way i the matter leaked ont and it became I the talk that Mr. Morgan was to re- informed in some manner that Mr. Morgan was to become his successor, immediately accused the Anglo-CaW-fornia Bank of foraiiag a conspiracy to throw him out of office. Tho Angle. California Bank was entirely lano cent of any such ploL , "I will state as an absolute faet. as flr nc'F nm Mni.nni.i.1 tt,... T VA . seen . . .. M.M .wuw.uuu, kuut i uafc UUi Mr. Mora n slnr mv nrrlnl Jjy JQ UNDERMINE THE D H DUMT D X X5V flfi rAillin 1 DM A irf .. .r.,.l .1 . .i , L ,n,1.L.?:i? "!lln-l n ..... t cemmenced to undermine the parent bank, which had created the Firs. National Bank here, with Mr. James Campbell, by securing for tho cor- iua"u" its charter from Washing ion. "At the meeting of stockjbghlers the other day I could not call to mind whether the tax on proxies to vole had been repealed or not. I know that a sweeping change had bean made since last July but did not re member if these changes applied to proxies. "I rested perfectly at ease, how- tr" '" f.'f81 a?tf wj.5 fully convinced that the Anglo- California Bank, which had sent ma . i,n -- t,. i ,.j , , kllt j,lUA,.-, la a suaiea cuveiupu. tax on proxies, ten cents, had been repealed. "I at once decided to commeac mandamus proceedings In the Fed eral Court and saw Attorney J. J. Dnnno tchn lc nnir nnrncnrl (n ilrnu. 'ng up the necessary papers. The : suit wHl be begun as soon as posel- ! ble- Attorney J. A. Mngoon is also ! engaged In the proceedings. . "The matter resolves Itself Into a case between the Interests of the otinl-hntrtare nf T, Xfnlnlfin.l nnil the Territorial organization. "The matter must of necessity be brought up in the United States Dis trict Court as it U a national baak affair and the Interests of thoeo who are not local people are at stake. "Attorney J. A. Magoon represents interest in the Afong Estate whose proxies were ruled out by Mr. Browa." MIlKUfl N NKH I Mil BE NEXT PRESIDENT "If the mandamus proceedings c.t,,,, r0fl,, , tha VaL, rn.,rt "". .w-.- ... ... . vv.-,.-. w... declaring the stockholders' meetiag ot the First National Bank to be Told.' would a new meeting resnlt In Jir- morgan becoming president?" asked. N-o! N-ot neee3s2riy I shall not n,. ..nwinr. - Vi nr, eti.t.hJj. iu.vc uuwuc wn it; iui a.w.nuw. ers who Is not an acceptable caatll- date, but I shall ask for an adjourn- ment of thirty days out of respect to , the wishes of Mrs. Campbell. I shall 1 bring about a discussion among all rirTWTiu'knrifihiixrrTTriri ru rrt n t. !- - WVW,IVAVMWa . - m 1 isut a uxiiy 0f feling for some can- i dJdate for tQe posst of pre3itjenL j -If Mr. Brown should resign and I . .. .... n0 l0Cal genueman should be avall- for the position of president. someuue wm ue ot-ieciea irom ew York who thoroughly familiar with th naUonal banklne system -. Persona Non Grata. "Will Mr. Brown'3 action in the matter of the proxies cause a breach between himself and the Anglo-California Bank?" was asked. "As the representative of the Ac-glo-Callfornla Bank, that is hardly (Continued on Eighth Page.) r - :