Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-17
TO ANNEX HAWAII
Secretary Sherman and Representatives
of Hawaii Sign the Treaty.
BELLIGERENCY RESOLUTION.
President Mckinley Satisfied That the Pub
lie Demand the Recognition OF the In
Surgents-PensiOns for Indian War
SurVlvors-Freedmen Memorial

WASHINGTON, June 16.-The Ha-
waiian commission, Secretary Sherman
and Assistant Secretaries Day and
Cridler, assembledin conference in the
diplomatic room of the state depart
ment at nine o'clock this morning and
began a careful comparison of the text
of the Hawaiian annexation treaty.
1t was signed at 9:9O o'clock this morn
ing at the state department by Secre-
tary Sherman for the United States
and Messrs Hatch, Thurston and Kin
ney for Hawaii. The treaty provides
that the government Of the Hawaiian
islands cede to the United States abso-
lutely and forever all rights of sover-
eighty in and over the Hawaiian islands
and its dependencies and that these is
lands shall become an integral part Of
the territory of the United States.
The government of Hawaii also cedes
to the United States all public lands,
public buildings and public property
of every description. Congress shall
enact special laws to govern the dispO-
sition of the lands in the Hawaiian is
lands All the revenue from these
lands shall be used solely for the bene-
Fl of the inhabitants of the Hawaiian
islands for educational and other pub
lie purposes. The Hawaiian islands
shall be admitted into the union as a
territory of the United States, local
laws to be passed by q local
legislature, but subject to the APP
proval of the president. Until congress
shall apply the laws of the United
States to the islands the present laws
of Hawaii are to govern the islands.
The present treaties and laws govern
ing Hawaii's commercial relations
with foreign nations shall rema n in
force until congress shall take action.
Further immigration of Chinese labor
ers is prohibited pending congression-
al action and the entry of Chinese from
Hawaii into the United States likewise
is prohibited. The United States as
sumes the public debt of Hawaii, but
with a stipulation that this liability
shall not exceed "a, 900. 900. The treaty
before it becomes effective shall be
ratified by the proper authorities of
the United States and of Hawaii. No
mention is made Of any gratuity to
Liliuokalani or Kaiulani.
The Belllgerency Resolution.
WASHINGTON, June 16.-The presi-
dent came back to Washington with
two strong inclinations formed about
Cuba: First, to interpose no further
objection to the passage of the bellig-
erency resolution, and secondly, to ap-
point Stewart L. Woodford, of New
York, minister to Spain. "Let the peo-
pie have their way" the president is
reported to have said tersely when
asked by a senator as to his intentions
in Cuban affairs. He is satisfied that
public sentiment demands the pas
sage of the resolution. His trip
to the south has enabled him to
Judge somewhat of the feeling on
the subject The disposition is strong
in him to let the leaders of the house
know that action there will not in any
way embarrass his policy. When the
resolution comes to him he will sign it.
The inclination to exercise no further
restraint upon the house in the matter
of the resolution may not take effect
for several days. But those very close
to the president believe that within a
week or ten days the house will take
up and pass the resolution.
Pensions for Indian War Survivors.
WARRINGTON, June Ex-senator Gal
linger, from the committee on pen
sions, yesterday reported favorably
the bill granting pensions to the sur
vivors of the Indian wars of 1889 and
1912, including the Black Hawk, Creek,
Cherokee, Seminole and Sac and Fox
disturbances The report goes at
length into the reasons for granting
pensions, concluding as follows:
To-day the annual reunion Of the Indian war
veterans Of the north Pacific coast will be held
at Portland, Ore. 1t is the 50th anniversary OF
the Cayuse war and the 41st anniversary OF the
Yakima and Rogue river Indian wars II will
be gratifying to them 10 receive a message that
this bill has been favorably reported, and that
this long-delayed act Of justice is in process Of
settlement The men average IS years older
than veterans Of the late civil war and that
statement alone Is suficient to show that at
least the bounty Of the government can be be-
slowed upon them for q very short time.
Memorial from Freedmen.
WASHINGTON, June 16-Assistant
Secretary of the Interior Ryan yester-
day forwarded to congress a memorial
from certain freedmen of the Choctaw
nation relative to their rights as mem
bers of that tribe, in which they com
plain that they are not given any in
terest in the schools and moneys Of the
ChOetaw nation in the agreement re-
Gently entered into between the Choc-
tsw nation and the Dawes commission.
In their memorial the freedmen say
that all they can see in the agreement
for them is the promise of 20 acres of
land.
Anti Catholic Feeling in Kansas Town.
ANDALE, Kan, May 26.-The flag
was raised here yesterday by the CATH
olics In honor OF their bishop, Ri Rev
j. J. Hennessey, OF, Wichita, who went
there to conduct confirmation. La5