Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-28
LIKE OLD HANDS
HAWAIIANS GET UP A LIVELY
ELECTION CONIE.T.
QUESTION ABOUT DELEGATE.
Claim is Made That the Choice of
Wilcox Was Illegal-Uther
Island News.

Correspondence Of Associated Press.)
Honolulu, Nov. 20. via San Francisco.
Nov. 21.-The result of the election
counting in Hawaii has by no means
brought an end of politics but has rather
given opportunity for the outbreak Of
a more bitter fight than ever between the
so-called missionary and antilmission-
airy wings. or Dole and anti-Dole factions
of the republican party.
Each is busily abusing the other of
having knitted the ticket and helped to
cause the republican defeat and indie
pendent success. A. B. Lobenstein, of
Hi,o, has made two unsuccessful efforts
to have local courts listen to arguments
that the election of Wilcox as delegate
to Washington was illegal. Lobenstein
claims that there is no law under which
the election of a delegate could be ac-
conrplislred, territory election laws to
cover the point not having been enacted
yet. Attorney General Dole refused to
take any steps on the ground that con-
gress is the only judge of the qualifica-
ton of its members and today First Cir
cult Judge Humphreys also refused to
summon Wilcox to make answer to the
issues raised. There is general satisfac-
ton throughout Hawaii at the r~e-elec-
tlOi OIL Nlcf\lUIeS. 1NDeTl w. "llCoA,
the independent who goes OF Washing
ton as delegate, is quoted as saying that
the result OF the election is better in his
opinion for Hawaii tina the contrary re-
suit would have been.
The French bark, B%ossuet. which left
here at the end of October after a stay
in port because her master was III, has
returned again for the saine reason. She
ctpr,7,aI hara OF tha haoinnypr nf nntn-
Der, on her way from France to Port
land. Captain PordoineX entering a local
hospital. The action of the vessel is a
puzzle to many people, as she had gotten
nearly half way to Portland when she
turned back this time. She came around
the Horn in ballast, and Is under loss
or delays here now.
Official notification oI the finding of
some more cases of plague in San Fran
cisco have been received by the United
States quarantine officers here, both
from Washington ard from San Fran
cisco. Precautions will be taken against
steamers coming from a Francisco
hereafter.
Secretary Gage of the treasury de-
partment has suggested to Gov. Dole
a way that customs duties may be paid
so hat the coin used may not leave
the country. He says that duties on
imports may be paid in San Francisco
and the receipts accepted here by local
collectors of customs. Nearly or quite
all of the importers of European goods
which are dutiable ave agents in San
Francisc. The adoption of Secretary
Cages plan will put an end to a serious,
steady drain on coin from Hawaii.
WaShoutS and floods continue to be
reported from the different islands as a
result Of the recent storm which was
general throughout the group. With the
heavy rains came the strongest 'kona
or high south wind known here for
many years. The only lives lost as a
result of the storm, SO far is is known.
We're those of two Japanese fishermen,
who We're blown to sea in a small boat
and have not been heard of since.
The stockholders of the Kihei sugar
plantation passed a resolution accepting
an offer of H. p. Baldwin and L.. A.
Thurston to turn into the treasury of
the corporation the sum Of 1888, 900 in
paid up stock and to reduce the stock
of the company from three millions to
two and a half. Baldwin states there
is no reason for his action, except the
conclusion that purchasers of stock paid
too much for the land when the corpor-
alton was formed. Baldwin sold the
plantation to the company.