Omaha daily bee., 1900-11-29
HAWAII IS WELL PLEASED
Re- Election Of President Mckinley Causes
General Satisfaction There.
DOLE AND ANTl-poLE FACTIONS At WAR
Each Alleges the Others RESPONSE
biiity for Republican Defeat In
Local Contest-Heavy Rains
and High Winds Prevail.

HONOLULU, Nov. 20.-(Correspondenc
Of the Associated Press-Via San Fran
cisco, Nov. 27)--The election 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 anti
missionary wings, or Dole and anti-Dole
factions OF the republican party. Each Is
busily accusing the other OF having knitted
the ticket and helped to cause the repub-
lican defeat and independent success.
V. S. Loebenstein Of Hilo made two un-
successful efforts to have local courts
listen to arguments that the election OF
Wilcox as delegate to Washington was IL
legal. Loebenstein claims that there is
no law under which the election Of a dele
gate could be accomplished. territorial
election laws to cover the point not having
been enacted yet. Attorney General Dole
refused to take any steps on the ground
that congress is the only judge OF the quail
ifcations of Its members and today First
Circuit Court Judge Humphreys also re-
fused to summon Wilcox to make answer
to the issues raised.
There is general satisfaction throughout
Hawaii at the reelection Of Mckinley.
Robert w. Wilcox. the independent, who
goes to Washington as delegate, is quoted
as saying that the result of the election is
better, in his opinion, for Hawaii than the
contrary result would have been.
The French bark Bossuet, which left here
at the end Of October after a stay in port
because her master, Captain Pordoinee,
was Ill, has returned for the same reason.
The vessel had gotten nearly half way 10
Portland when she turned back. She came
round the horn in ballast and is under
heavy loss for delays here now.
Oficial notification of the finding Of some
more cases Of plague in San Francisco
have been received by the United States
quarantine officers here, both from Wash
ington and from San Francisco. Precau-
tions will be taken against steamers com
ing from San Francisco hereafter.
Secretary Gage of the Treasury depart
ment has suggested to Governor Dole tha,
duties on imports may be paid in San Fran
cisco and the receipts accepted here by the
local collector of customs. Nearly or quite
all Of the importers of Europe whose goods
| are dutiable have agents in San Francisco
from whom money is due. Secretary Cages
plan will put an end to serious steady
drain OF coin from Hawaii.
Washouts and floods continue to be re-
ported from all the different islands as a
| result Of the recent storm, which was gen.
eral throughout the group. With the heavy
| rains came the strongest 'kona" or high
wind known here for many years. The
only lives lost as a result Of the storm, sc
far as known were those Of two Japanese
| fishermen, who were blown to sea In q
small boat and have not been heard Of
| since.
The stockholders Of the Kihei sugar plan
| tation passed a resolution accepting o
II. II. Baldwin and L. A. Thurston to turr
into the treasury Of the corporation the
sum of $539.000 in paid UP stock and t
reduce the stock Of the company from
$3,OOoOo0 to $2,5oo,00o. Baldwin state.
there is no reason for his action excep
the conclusion that the purchasers OF stool
paid too much for the land when the cor
poration was formed. Baldwin sold tn
plantation to Its present owners.