Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-18
TRY D|SPENSARY
SOUTH CAROLINA LIQUOR SYS-
TEN FOR HAWAII.
WIRELESS TELEGRAPH FAILS.
Boycott ON Hawaiian Bananas Is a
Hardship-No More National
GuayO.

Honolulu, Feb. Is. via San Francisco.
Feb 1S.-The South Carolina dispensary
system is likely to be put III force in
Hawaii as a solution of the liquor prob
lem. 1t is known that many of the leEs-
lators-elect of the independent party,
are in favor of the scheme and investi-
CATION shows that a bill to introduce it
here already prepared is very likely to
pass.
Local liquor dealers have begun prepa-
rations to fight the South Carolina dis
pensary system in the legislature. The
coming session will see much discussion
OF the liquor question.
A loca! Photograph company is being
organized to establish inter-island COM
munication by means of the flash light
system. So far the wireless telegraphy
system is a failure and many people
think that it will not work,
a report has been received here that
the steamer Warrimoo of the Canadian
Australian line has been sold to the
Union Steamship company of New Zea-
land. This is said to he the beginning OF
the deal by which the company named
will buy all the steamers of the Cana
dian line and endeaVor to get the mail
subsidy now held by Spreckles from the
New Zealand government. The award
is to be made next month by New
Zealand
It is reported here that dealers in
bananas in Louisiana have entered into
an agreement to keep Hawaiian bananas
out of San Francisco market by flooding
san francisco with their own product
until the Hawaiian growers become dis
oouraged and withdraw. The report re-
celVed here regarding this allegation
states that as many as $4,000 punches are
to be sent each week to San Francisco to
be sold for anything or given away from
nothing to prevent Hawaiian shippers
from getting any price for their goods.
The lots of bananas sent from here have
felt the effect of such a movement. for
they We're almost Il total loss to the
growers.
The National Guard OF Hawaii is in
danger of almost going to pieces for lack
of funds. The amount allowed by con-
gross for its maintenance is not moro
than small proportion of what it costs
10 maintain the gaaization and it is
stated now that the coming legislature
viii refuse to set aside any funds for Tho
mi itary on the ground that it IS NOT of
enough Importance to the territory "a
warrant the expenditure of public mon
eyS upon it.
The heaviest storm that has been ex-
perlenced here since 1889 has almost
completely tied up shipping in Honolulu
harbor and all over the islands for about
a week past.
An English city could scarcely haze
paid higher tribute to the memory of
the late Queen Victoria than did Homo
lulu on Friday. February s. the day Off
clally set aside for observances in honor
of her memory. At noon business houses
of all kinds closed. Memorial services
We're held al o'clock in Kawaihao
church. and by common consent the ga.
looms of the city closed from , until 4
O'Clock. The services We're attended by
Governor Dole and other government
officials. and by a very large audience
The government band was present. In
the church addresses We're made by the
Rev. w. NJ. kincaid. Rev. II. H. Parker
in native Hawaiian and English lam
Suages, and by the Rev. H osborne. On
Sunday. February 10 services in honor
of the late queen We're held in the cathe-
dral. where the bishop of Honolulu de-
livered an eulogy on the dead ruler.