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VOL. X: XL NO. 98.
WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY DECEMBER 9, 189s.
ANNUAL
Of the President to the Congress on the State
of the Union.
FEW RECOMMENDATIONS MADE.
A Summary of Events Leading up to the Spanish WarSalient Points of
that Conflict Rehearsed No Hint as to the Future Governments
of Iorto Rico and the Philippines Increase of the Army
and Navy Advocated Treasury Notes Taken in
Payment for Gold to be Paid Out Again
Only for Gold.
Washington, De-cember
idt-nt Ffrit the following
.The pres
rnessage to
('ingress today:
"To the Senate and IIouhc eif Repre
sentatives: "Notwithstanding the added burdens
' rid -red necessary by the war, our
people; rejoice in a very satisfactory
;ind steadily increasing degree of pros
perity, evidenced by the largest vol
ume of business ever recorded. M;mu
factun has b-.-n productive, agricul
tural pursuits have- yielded abundant
returns; labor in all fields of industry
is better rewarded; revenue legisla
tion passed by the present congress
has increased the treasury's receipts
to the amount estimated by its au
thor; the finances of the government
have been successfully administered
and its credit advanced to the first
rank, while its currency has been
maintained at the world's highest
standard; military service under a
common Jlng and for a righteous cause
has strengthened the national spirit
and served to cement more closely
than ever the fraternal bounds be
tween every section of the country.
"A review of the relations of the
Vnited States to other power's al
ways appropriate, is this year of
primary importance in view of
the momentous issues which have
arisen, d
manding in one instance !
, , ;
me ultimate determination oy arms
ueiermination oy arms.
and involving far reaching conse
quences which will require the earnest
attention of the congress.
UKVIKW OF CUBAN AFFAIRS.
"In my last annual message very
full consideration was given to the
question of the duty of the govern
ment of the United States toward
Spain and the Cuban insurrection as
being by far the most important prob
lem with which we were called upon
to deal. The considerations then ad
vanced, and the exposition of the
views therein expressed, disclosed my
sense of the extreme gravity of the
situation. Setting aside, as logically
unfounded or practically inadmissa
ble, the recognition of the Cuban in
surgents as belligerents, the recogni
tion of the independence of Cuba,
neutral intervention to end the war
by imposing a rational compromise
between the contestants, intervention
in favor of one or the other party and
forcible annexation of the island. I
concluded it was honestly due to our j
friendly relations with Spain that she
should be given a reasonable chance
to realize her expectations of reform
to which she had become irrevocably
committed. Within a few weeks pre
viously she had announced compre
hensive plans, which it Mas confident
ly asserted would be efficacious to
remedy the evils so deeply atT v ting
ur own country, so injurious to th
true- interests of the mother country,
hh well as to those of Cuba, and so
repugnant to the universal sentiment
of humanity.
SPAIN'S INABILITY To PHTTHIi
THE SITUATION.
"The ensuing month brought little
sgn of real progress toward the paci
fication of Cuba.. The autonomous ad
ministrations s t up in file c apital and
some of the principal cities appeared
not to j.iin the favor of the inhabi
tants nor to be able to extend their
influence to the large extent of ter
ritory he'd by the insurg -r.ts. while
the iiii'itary arm, obviously unable to
ope with tbj still active rebellion,
continued many of the most objec
tionable and offensive polices of the
government that had preoded it. No
tangible relief was afforded to the vast
numbers of unhappy reconce ntradoes
despite the reiterated professions made1 .
n that regard and the amount appro- ;
priated by Spain to that end. The
proffered expedient of zones of cuiti- ;
v.ition proved illusory ; indeed, no less .
ptaetical nor more delusive promises !
of succor could wei' have been ten ler- j
d o the exhausted and destitute peo
ple-, stripped of all that made life and
horn-" dear, and herded in a strange
region among unsympathetic strang
ers hiirdly less necessitous than them
selves. AMERICAN RELIEF FOR THE
STARVING.
"By tho end of December, the mor
tality among them had frightfully in
creased. Conservative estimates from
Spanish sources placed the deaths
among the distressed people at over
40 per cent, from the time General
"Weyler's decree of reeoncentradoes
was enforced. With the acquiescence
of the Spanish authorities a scheme
was adopted for renex oy cnantaoie )
contributions raised in this country. resumption of the wellnigh" destroy
ed distributed under the direction of j ed productive energies of the :land,
SSAGE
the consul general and the special con
suls, by noble and earnest individual
effort through the organized 'agencies
of the American lied Cross. Thousands
of lives were thus saved, but many
thousands more were inaccessible to
such forms of aid.
"The war continued on the old foot
ing without comprehensive plan, de
veloping only the same spasmodic en
counters, barren of strategic result,
that had marked the course of the
earlier ten years' rebellion as well as
the present insurrection from its start.
No alternative save physical exhaus
tion by either combatant and there
withal the practical ruin of the island,
lay in sigh:, but how far distant no
one coul J venture to conjecture.
TIIK DESTRUCTION
MAINE.
OF THE
"At this juncture, on the loth of Feb
ruary last, occurred the destruction
of the battleship Maine while right
fully lying in the harbor of Havana on !
a mission of international courtesy
and good will a catastrophe the suspi
cious nature and horror of which stirr
ed the nation's heart profoundly. It
is a striking evidence of the poise and
sturdy good sense distinguishing our
national character that this shocking
blow, falling upon a generous people,
already deeply touched by preceding
events in Cuba, did not move them to
an instant, desperate resolve to toler
ate no longer the existence of a con
dition of danger and disorder at our
doors that made possible such a deed,
by whomsoever wrought. Yet th in
stinct of justice pre ailed and the na
tion anxiously availed the reun o
the searching investigation at on.-e set
on foot, the finding of the naval board
))f inqllll.v ostablisne.i that the ongin
' of the explosion was external by a
. submarine mine and only halted
! through lack of positive testimony, to i
I fix the responsibility of its authorship.
HASTY PREPARATION FOR WAR.
"All these things carried conviction
to the most thoughtful, even before
the finding of the naval court, that k
crisis in our relations with Spain and
towards Cuba was at hand. So strong
was this belief that I' needed but a
brief executive suggestion to the con
gress to receive immediate answer to
the duty of making instant provision
for the possible and perhaps speedily
probable emergency of war, and the
remarkable, almost unique, spectacle
was presented of a unanimous vote of
both houses on March 9th, appropriat
ing $r0,000,000 'for the national defense
and for. each and every purpose con
nected therewith, to be expended at
the discretion of the president.' That
this act of prevision came none too
soon, was disclosed when the applica
tion of the fund was undertaken. Our
coasts were practically undefended.
Our navy needed large provision for
increased ammunition and supplies,
t and even numbers to cope with any
sudden attack from the navy of Spain,
which eompris
highest type c
ed modern vessels of the
of continental perfection.
Our army also required enlargement
of men and ammunition. The details
of the hurried preparation for the
dreaded contingency is told in the re
ports of the secretaries of war and of
the navy, and need not be repeated
here. It is sufficient to say that the
outbreak of war, when it did come,
found our natior not unprepared io
meet the con lict.
ACTION OF 111E CONTINENTAL
POWERS.
"Nor was the apprehension of coming
strife confined to our own country.
It was felt by the continental powers
which, m April 6th. through their am
bassadors and envoys, addressed to
the executive an exoresion of hone
that humanity and moderation might
mark the course of this government.
! and people, and that further negotit
j tions v.ou-0 lead to an agreement,
. which, while securing the maintenance
of peace would afford all necessary
. guarantees for the re-establishment of
i order in Cuba. In responding to that
I representation
I said 1 shared the
i hope the envoys had expressed that
j peace might be preserved in a man-
ner to terminate the chronic condition
j of disturbance in Cuba so injurious
and menacing to our interests and
tranquility, as well as shocking to our
' sentiments of humanity; and. while
appreciating the humanitarian and dis
interested character of the communi
cation they had made on behalf of the
, powers, I stated the confidence of this
'. government, for its na'-t. that equal
appreciation would be s!own fo'ts
own earnest and unselfish endeavors
to fulfill i duty to humanity by end
ing a situation the indefinite prolonga
tion of which had become insuffera
ble. STILL. HOPING TO AVOID WAR
r-uii animated oy me nope or a
peaceful solution and obeying the dic
tates of duty, no effort was relaxed
to bring nb'out a speedy ending of the
Cuban struggle. Negotiations to this
object continued actively with th3 gov
ernment of Spain, looking to tho im
mediate conclusion of a six monhs' ar
mistice in Cuba, with a view of effect
ing the recognition of her people's
right to independence. Besides this,
the install revocation of the order of
recom. entration was asked, co that th.'
sufferers, returning to their homes and
aided by united American and Span-
lsn enorr. mignt De put in a way to
support themselves, and. bv nrdViv
ME
contribute to the restoration of its
tranquility and well being. Negotia
tions continued for some little time at
Madrid, resulting in offers by the
Spanish government which could not
but be regarded as inadequate. It was
proposed to confide the preparation of
peace to the insular parliament, yet
to be convened under the autonomous
address of November 15, 1S97, but with
out the inpairment in any wise of the
constitutional powers of the Madrid
government, which to that end, would
grant an armistice, if solicited by the
insurgents, for such time as the gen-eral-in-chief
might see fit to fix. How
and with what sccpe of discretionary
powers the insular parliament was ex
pected to set about the 'preparation
of peace did not appear. If it were to
be by negotiation with the insurgents,
the issue seemed to rst on the one
side with a body chosen by a fraction
of the electors in the districts under
Spanish control, and on the other with
the insurgent population holding the
interior country unrepresented in the
so-called parliameit, and defiant at
the suggestion of suing for peace.
TUB ENTIRE MATTER LEFT TO
CONGRESS.
"Grieved and disappointed at this
barren outcome of my sincere endeav
ors to reach a practical solution, I felt
it my duty to remit the whole question
to the congress. In the message of
April 11, 1898, I announced that with
this last overture in the direction of
immediate peace in Cuba, and its dis
appointing reception by Spain, the ef
fort of the executive was brought to
an end. I again reviewed the alterna
tive courses of action which had ben
proposed, concluding that the only one
consonant with international policy
and compatible with our firm set his
torical traditions was intervention as
a neutral to r-t-'p the war and check
the hopeless sacrifice of life, even
though that resort involved 'hostile
constraint upon both the parties to
the contest, as well to enforce a truce
as to guide the eventful settlement.'
The grounds justifying that step were
in the interest of humanity, the duty
to protect life and property of our cit
izens in Cuba, the right to check in
jury to our '"o nmerce and people
through the devastation of the island
.and, most important, the need of re
moving at once and forever the con
stant menace and the burdens entail
ed upon our government by the uncer
tainties and perils of the situation
caused by the unendurable disturbance
in Cuba. I said:
" 'The long trial has proved that the
object for which Spain has waged the
war cannot be attained. The fire of in
surrection may flame or may smolder
with varying seasons, but it has not
been, and it is plain that it cannot be
extinguished by present methods. The
only hope of relief and repose from a
condition which can no longer be en
dured is the enforced pacification of
Cuba. In the name of humanity, in the
name of civilization, in behalf of en
dangered American interests which
give us the right and the duty to speak
and to act, the war in Cuba must stop.'
"In view of all this, the congress was
asked to authorize and empower the
president to take measures to secure a
full and final termination of hostili
ties between Spain and the people of
Cuba, and to secure in the island the
establishment of a stable government,
capable of maintaining order and ob
serving its international obligations,
insuring peace and tranquility and the
securing of its citizens as well as our
own, and for the accomplishment of
those ends to use the military and na
yal forces of the United States as
might be necessary, with added aii
thority to continue generous relief to
the starving people of Cuba.
THE RESOLUTION OF APRIL 19TII.
"The response of the congress, after
nine days of earnest deliberation, dur
ing which the almost unanimous sen
timent of your body was developed on
every point save as to the expediency
of coupling the proposed action with
a formal recognition of the republic
of Cuba as the true and lawful govern
ment of that island a proposition
which failed of adoption the congress,
after conference on the 19th of April,
by a vote of 42 to 35 in the senate, and
311 to 6 in the house of representatives,
approved the memorable joint resolu
tion declaring:
1. " 'That the people of the island of
Cuba are. and of right, ought to be,
free and independent.
2. " 'That it is the duty of the United
States to demand, and the government
of the United States does hereby de
mand, that the government of Spain
at once relinquish its authority and
government in the island of Cuba and
withdraw its land and naval forces
from Cuba and Cuban waters.
3. " 'That the president of the United
States be and he is hereby directed
and empowered to use the entire land
and naval forces of the United States,
and to call into the actual service of
the United States the militia of the
several states, to such extent as may
be necessary to carry these resolutions
into effect.
4. " 'That the United States hereby
disclaims any disposition or intention
to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction, or
control over said island except for the
pacification thereof and asserts its de
termination when that is accomplish
ed to leave the government and con
trol of the island to its people.'
DEPARTURE OF SPANISH MINIS
TER. "This resolution was approved by
the executive on the next day, April
20th. A copy was at once communi
cated to the Spanish minister at thi.
capital, who forthwith announced that
his continuance in Washington had
thereby become impossible, and asked
for his passports, which were given
him. He. thereupon, withdrew from
Washington, leaving the protection of
Spanish interests in the United States
to the French ambassador and the
Austria-Hungary minister.
"Simultaneously with its communi
cation to the Spanish minister here.
General Woodford, the American min
ister at Madrid, was telegraphed con
firmation of tha text of the joint reso
lution and directed to communicate it
to the government of Spain, with the
formal demand that it at once relin
quish its authority and government in
the island of Cuba and withdraw its
forces therefrom, coupling this demand
with the announcement of the inten
tions of this government as to the fu
ture of the island, in conformity with
the fourth clause of the resolutions,
(Continued on Sixth Page.)
NICARAGUA CANAL
Senator Morgan Gives
tant Amendment to the Bill.
REPORT OF THE COMMISSION
3Iadc to the Senate in Executive SessionThe Importance of Action
ShownSenator Morgan's Harsh Criticism of the Nicaracuan
Government and the Company Securing the New Conces
sionThe Appointment of Senators on Such Com
missions Criticised The House Passes the
Anti-Scalping Railroad Ticket Hill.
SENATE.
Washinton. December 7. No business
was transacted by the senate today in
open session. A few minutes after the
senate convened it went into executive
session.
At 2:15 o'clock business in open ses
sion was resumed, the death of Repre
sentatives Northway, of Ohio, and
Love, of Mississippi, was announced
and the senate adjourned as a mark of
respect to their memories.
As a result of the meeting of the
senate on the Nicaragua canal today,
Senator Morgan gave notice of an
amendment to the Nicaraguan canal
bill, "authorizing the immediate issu
ance, with a guarantee by this govern
ment, of $5,000,000 worth of bonds for
the redemption of all outstanding
stock, except that held by the govern
ments of Nicaragua and Costa Rica
and the cancellation of all obligations.
He submitted at the same time a report
upon the situation with reference to
the canal, dealing exclusively with the
fact that the government of Nicaragua
granted a concession to construct a ca
nal to another company than the Mari
time Canal Company. He deals with
this transaction in severe terms, up
holding the rights of the Maritime
Company for the present and for an
extension of its concessions for ten
years more. The report arraigns the
conduct of the republic of Nicaragua
as well as that of the American citi
zens securing the new concession in
most severe terms, attributing the
course of Nicaragua to jealousy of Cos
ta Rica and that of the concessionaries
to "obstruct a great national policy in
selling out to a trans-continental rail
road company for the defeat of a sus-
posed competition.
The committee adduces as a justifi
cation of the new report the serious
ness of the situation, saying on this
point:
'The serious consequences likely to
result to the United States from this
unprecedented and unwarranted action
of the late government of Nicaragua
and the evident purpose to force our
government into payment of a large
sum as compensation for the future
consent of the republic of the United
States of Central America to the crea
tion of a maritime canal through the
San Juan river and Lake Nicaragua
requires the committee to present the
grounds upon which it insists that this
proceeding is without any support in
law, justice or equity and that it vio
lates the hitherto cordial relations of
the United States with Nicaragua."
The report takes issue with the con
tention of Nicaragua that that coun
try owns both banks of the San Juan
river, calling attention to the fact that.
Costa Rica has equal rights, since the
arbitration of President Cleveland, as
the owner of one bank of the stream.
Attention is called to the fact.
It is then set forth that Costa Rica's
interests in the canal are as great as
those of Nicaragua, "and it follows
that the action of both republics is es
sential of the right of either to claim
a forfeiture of the concession. Tf Nica
ragua claims that the 'oncess;in it has
granted is forfeited C ia T;ia has
the right to assert that it is n.tt for
feited. It is claimed that th cons.-nt
of this country is also necessary to any
proceeding on the part of Nicaragua
looking to the forfeiture of the conces
sion. I The senate had a long debate in exe
cutive session today upon the subject
of confirmation of the Hawaiian com
missioners
rr.i . iv,t ,r.A V.,-
X lie ueoaie an niai icu
Senator Hoar, who made a vigorous
protest against the practice of appoint
ing senators upon such a commission.
He said these senators were, when ap
pointed acting under the direction of j
and became the duly authorized gen- j
erals of the president. "What became !
oi. cueix iu .Li.u..a ex.-,
ea, wnen ine report inn inan.e. in i
the case of the Hawaiian commission,
came before the senate, a co-ordinate
branch of the government,
i The method of appointing senatord
on commissions was defended by Sena
j tors Morgan and Piatt, of Connecticut,
I who claimed there was nothing incon
sistent in so doing.
, Other speakers in the controversy
were Senators Chandler and Bacon, in
oppositon to the too free exercise by the
president of the jwer of apiointing
senators to other positions. Thev
poiiu uuc t":i v AT-';:
J"1" 3lt ' VZe"-
from holding two offices with pay at
the same time and insisted that such
appointments were contrary to the
spirit of American instituions.
Senator Aid rich was among those
who contended for the rigbt of the pres
ident to bring into service of the coun
try the talents of senators and mem
bers of congress in other line3 than
those in whicTi the offices indicated,
j Senator Aldrich made the point that
the position of commissioner in such
duties as those of the Hawaiian com
mission and the Paris peace commis
sion was not inconsistent with The per
formance of senatorial duties. Tho.-
' positions were, he said, not offices in
, tLe usual interpretation of the word
j and to prevent the presld?nt's calling
for the services for such work was too
often to deprive him of the best assist
, ance available in special cases like
those which Senator Morgan, Cullom,
Notice of an Impor-
Davis. Frye. and others were engaged
Senator Vest was among those who
attacked the practice f appointing
senators to the place of commissioners.
All senators making speeches espe
cially disclaimed any intention of per
sonally attacking any senator occupy
ing the posit on of commissioner.
After two and a half hours of dis
cussion the question was referred t
the judiciary committee with instruc
tions to investigate and report upon
the nomination of the commissioners.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The house today passed the anti
ticket sealping bill by a note of pe to
101. This s-Ttion is the culmination
of a ten years' struggle on the part of
the railroads to put an end to the busi
nes of ticket scalping. The inter-state
commerce commission first called at
tention to the subject in its r port of
1SS and it has been before omgre.-'.s
ever since in one form or another. Oar
ing the last session extensive hearings
wen given both to the representative
of the railroads and the scalpers, and
Mr Sherman, of New York, secured 171
pledges for the measure. It was. how
ever, deemed inadvisable to bring the
measure forward until the present ses
sion. The debate today lasted four
hours and was spirited upon both
sides. None of the amendments offer
ed were adopted and the bill passed
as reported by the committee.
The bill requires carriers subject o the
inter-state commerce act to provide
each agent authorized to sell tickets
with a certificate and made it unlaw
ful for an oflicer of such carrier to sup- j
ply tickets to any but authorized i
agents. It makes a violation of these '
provisions a misdemeanor and pro- :
vides for the redemption of unused or '
partially used tickets and also provides
penalties for forging or altering tickets.
Mr. Sherman said this legislation
had been repeatedly recommended by
me iinier-staie commerce commission
that it had the support of newspapers
and commercial bodies and that over
3,000 petitions in its favor had been
presented to the house during the pres
ent congress. The business communi
ties had come to look upon the ticket
brokerage business as illegal. The
amount of fraud practiced, if known,
would startle any one unfamiliar with
the facts. He displayed a gp'at mass
of fraudulent tickets which he said
would give a faint idea of the frauds
practiced upon the railroads and the
innocent travelling public.
NO FINANCIAL LEC.ISLATION.
"Washington. December 7. The house
committee on banking and currency
was to have held its first meeting to
day, but no quorum appeared. Chair
man "Walker says it is not likely that
the committee will have any further
hearings on financial affairs, or will
take further action in shaping cur
rency legislation. A currency and
banking bill framed by a special com
mittee headed by Representative Mc
Cleary, of Minnesota, is now on the
house calendar, but some difference of
opinion exists within the committee as
to the regularity with which this bill
was reported and steps have been
taken to have it withdrawn from the
calendar.
RILL TO INCREASE THE ARMY.
Representative Hull, chairman of the
house committee on military affairs,
today introduced a bill inc reasing the
regular army to approximately Pi.mmJ
men. The bill was framed at tlv war
department and has the approval of
the secretary of war. It is not the bill
i framed by General Miles, as this meas
ure has not the high rank proposed by
the Miles bill and some of tlv ap
pointments are open to officers of the
volunteer or from civil life, it pro-
i ours iui i ii'-ui'.-ii.im . o dii'i
.,.,. . ,,,. r.-: : .. :
iitiL i coiiMoeieu a. suiiicieui inei'-a' ;
i of major and brigadier generals to 1
; command an army of 100,000 men. The ;
I artillery arm is organized, separating j
; them into coast and field artillery but !
' promotion to be by seniority of the
whole army.
The bill provides for the three b.u-
talion formation
The staff corps are
increased about 40 per cent., and with
the exeeeption of the adjutant general,
inspector general, and ordnance, are
open to appointments from the volun
teer or civil life. The most notice
able change is in that of the medical
department in which provision is mad -
for a hospital corps of 3.0"0 privates.
with necessary non-commission l of
ficers, with a largely increased num
ber of surgeons and assistant surgeons.
All officers and men serving in the
sub-tropical countries are to have an
increase of ! per cent, in pay. l"n-
der the immediate control of the pns-
i Went, inhabitants of the new countrb-s
may be enlisted in the organizations
there serving.
The bill give a ttal of fourteen reg
iments of artillery. tw-lve of cavalry
and thirty infantry.
The Coat or Arm or Hie ILatlle hlp
rUtobal Colon
"Washington. December 7. The navy
department has communicated with the
commandant of the navy yard at Nor
folk with a view of bringing to Wash
ington for display In the navy depart
ment the coat of arms taken from the
sunken Spanish battleship Cristobal
Colon. Thi is a splendid specimen of
bronze work and if its size will adm:t
it, it will be placed on exhibtion in the
large reception room of the secretary
of the navy.
Baking Povvde
Made from pure
cream of tartar.
I f UnXcfs tllC food
I a.
Alum baking powders arc the fTCAUiJ
menaccrs to health of the present day.
ftOVfci AAKtMQ PT- CO. . nrw VOM.
ilKILi: S MMTIIi:il TO! It J
To Attruil llir Admit J ti M Ire To Ult
Sett-ml Other Soiitlit-ru ttl-
Washington. December 7. - Tho
president and members of his p.irty,
who will attend the pe.u e jubilee -
ercises at Atlanta will have Washing
ton December KUh. at - o'clock,
reaching Atlanta U twc n s ami 'J
o'clock tho following morning, spending
Wednesday and Thursday in attendance
upon the jubilee, where the pr sident
will deliver an address and attend tho
banquet of Thursday '-ning.
The party will h ave Atlanta Thursday
at midnight, reaching Tuskec the fol
lowing morning at i o'clock. Thr"0
hours will be spent there inj',-tlng
the normal and industrial institute of
which. Hooker T. Washington is pres
ident. It is expected that the president
will make a short address to the stu
dents. The party will star for Savannah on
Friday afternoon, either by way of
Montgomery. Ala., or Macon, reaching
Savannah Saturday morning b?w.i?i
S and o'clock. Their i x r ises in Sa
vannah will include a military parade
a public reception and a banquet in the
evening.
Their party will spend Sunday
quietly and will start on the return
trip just after midnight reaching
Macon, (ia., the following morning be
tween S and 'J o'clock. Here several
hours will be spent in reviewing (Jen
era 1 Wilson's command, of which
about s.oilo troops are stationed at
Macon.
This party will reach ishingion
early the following morning Tuesday
the L'uth inst. lb-sides the president
and Mrs. McKinley the party will in
clude Secretary (lage and Mrs. !agt
Secretary Alger and Mrs. Alger. Secre
tary lyong and Miss Long. Postmas
ter (Jeneral Smith and Mrs. Smith.
Secretary lUiss and Miss Rliss, Secre
tary Wilson ami M s Wilson. Major
(Jeneral Joseph Wheeler, Secretary
Porter, Assistant Sec retary ('orb lyou
and Mr. Andelbert S. Hav.
OIl'OSi:i 'IO ANM.XATION
71 r. Ic'V'Ihii! llmpliH tic mi Snl
J'C ls'r'tar) shtriiiMii
pre- Mrotlg Opposition -- oilier
I'roimiK'iit vie--- with Tliriii
Prince ton, N. J., December 7. For
mer President lrover "letland wuw
interviewed today on th new policy
tf the l'nite-ei States and di tated tin:
feilleiwing te the Associated Press:
"Without going at all into details, I
wish to say that I am ardently oppos
ed to every fe-atuie? of this nrm xatiori
and e xpanion poli y. The? public:
ought to know pretty well what my
convictions were on Hawaiian epjcH
tion during my administ r a-tioti. I hav;
not changeel my mind and remain eip-posc-d
to all this annexation frAji
Hawaii to th; Philippines.'"
P.oston, December 7. At the meeting
of the Anti-Imperialism League's ex
ecutive committee- today a letter wa.m
read from John Sherman saying:
"My hope is that the senate of the
I'riited State will rej..i the treaty
and leave? the? peopb- of the islands
free fr ,m the shackie-s e.f Spain and the
distant elimination e.f the? I'mtei!
States. 1 sympathize with Aguinaldo
in his ambition te found a republic in
the Chin;, sea, near th' e-quator ami
hope h may b'jom the Washington
ef a new nati'm, absolutely free from
Kurepe-an and American mllui fu
Pishop pe)tte-r, eif New York, and
James C. Carter, of New York. we?ri
aeldel t the list of vice preble-ntH nt
the bague. More? than : petition.
pret-sting against an imperalistic pol
icy regarding Spain's conquere-d pei.
sessions have been received at tho
Washington and P.oston offices e-f th;
league, ach petitior bearing many
signatures, and it vrns dee.-hb-d teday,
te begin at once pre-senting the peti
tion to th senate.
lvA lllc Street Cr Ileal
St. Ivoui;. Decernbe-r 7. Negotiations
whi-h hav. been proceeding for ov-r
three months have resulted in the tsabj
to a New York" syndicate represent!
by Brown Bros., of the Landell aJid
the Missouri street railway system of
St. I,ouis for S.500.000. The paper c-on-fummtint-
the deal have been signexl
by Edward Whitaker, president of both
the Lindell ami the Missouri companies
and the actual transfer will b made
within a few days of the receipts of
the agreement by Brown Brothers in
New York.
ICuMell A. Alser, Jr., Injured
Grandmere, Que., December 7. Ruh
sell A. Alger. Jr.. son of the American
secretary of war. and manager of his
fathers pulp company here was badly
injured on Sunday by being thrown,
from his toboggan.