davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-12-29
Annexation OF Hawaii.

There appear to be many men Of
many minds respecting the wisdom Of
annexing the Hawaiian group Of
islands to the United States. Some are
ardent advocates of annexation, others
are incorporating opponents of the
project, and between these two classes
is the great body of the American peo-
pie, probably favoring the acquisition
of the islands as an abstract PROPOSE
ton, but not quite clear in their minds
as 10 the strength or soundness of the
reasons for the immediate action pro-
posed by President Mckinley.
The inhabited islands are eight in
number, and there are a few unin-
habited ones. Their area is somewhat
less than that of the State of Vermont.
They lie within the tropics, about two
thousand miles from the Pacific coast
Of this nation. They are exceedingly
fertile, with delightful climate, but
their resources, and particularly their
agricultural capabilities, have been very
imperfectly developed. or sugar and
coffee, it is maintained, the islands, I'M
der proper cultivation, would produce
enough to supply this country, besides
large yield of rice and all kinds OF
tropical fruits. The instability of the
government of the islands, hitherto,
the lack Of adequate and permanent
security to persons and property, have
not favored large investment of CAPT
tai in local enterprises. When these
unfavorable conditions give place to
undoubted stability in civil institutions,
to a government that makes and exc.
cutes wise laws, and is strong enough
to defend itself against perils within
and enemies without, the islands will
develop as the regions over which the
government OF these United States ex
tends its protecting hand have de-
veloped during the last third of cen
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-12-29
At. AuauaTIHE,a CHuRnH.

A throng OF devout worshippers attended
midnight mass held at this church Friday
night. Rev. Father W. ]. o Sullivan, the
pastor, supplemented the Christmas mass
with few earnest words OF advice and in
struction and the people departed quietly to
their homes. The musical programme at
both masses Sunday morning was, az usual,
marked feature OF the Christmas pro-
gramme. 1t included "Kyrie Concone, # /"
with duet by Mr.. and Mrs. A. Galaise, and
oelsis." twelfth mass, Mozart; "Qui Toll
lis" Millard, tenor solo, W. j. Fisher;
"Credo" Rosewig; EFT Incarnatus Est"
soprano solo, Miss Alma X. Fisher; u" Sane
tus, Peters, duet, Miss Alma X. Fisher and
DR.. +. M. Mcclure "Agnus," Rosewig,
"Adests Fidelis" was sung. Mrs. T. 4.
callahan presided at the organ and Misses
Eva Fisher, Marguerite McAvoy and Mar
guriete Kelliher sopranos, Henry T. Fisher
| and Edwin Canning, teDors, assisted the
regular choir in the rendition OF the Christ
| mas music.
TRINITY CHURCH.
From two to five O'Clock Christmas
afternoon the children of Trinity Sunday.
school enjoyed themselves In the vestry
Mrs. Frank A. Sherburne, superintendent
OF the primary department, and other teach.
ers in the Sunday-school were present and
assisted the little folks In celebrating the
day. Two Christmas trees were despoiled
OF their fruit about four o'clock and every
child went home supremacy happy. On
Sunday morning Rev. Andrew Gillies, thu
pastor, delivered an eloquent and searching
sermon on a "AChristless Christmas, taking
for his text these words For unto you II
born this day In the city Of David Savio
which, Christ theLord." The music was un
der the direction OF Miss Annie r. johnson
the accomplished leader OF the chorus choi
in this church. On Sunday evening Sun
day school concert was held In which tn
little ones gave songs and recitstions, Rev
Mr.. lGillies made brief address, Miss An
ME r. johnson sang q solo with violin obla
cato by Miss Fanny Parmenter, and tn
music rendered by the choir had especis
reference to the day.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-12-29
Waterbury Center.

Miss Mary e. Smith, who is teaching in
Proctor Academy. Andover, N. H., came
home last Friday for the holiday vacation.
-: Mrs. d. G. Hayes came home last Fri.
day, from visit to her parents. DR.. and
Mrs. o. L. Watson in Montpelier. IF
M. Bryan, who is employed in the Office OF
the National Life Insurance Company at
Montpelier, was at home for Christmas, re-
Hunter has gone to Hill, N. H., to spend
the winter with her daughter, Mrs. Cora B.
Colley. - Married, December % at the
Methodist parsonage, by Rev. M. s. Eddy.
Dennis Gle and Miss Myra Brown, both OF
Waterbury Center. - Mr., and Mrs. 8.
Christmas dinner at their home last Satur-
day. - The Christmas exercises of the
Sunday school at the Methodist church last
Saturday evening, were we'll attended aud
the school. - Waterbury Grange will
have q dinner In its hall Tuesday, January
4, after which the newly-elected officers
will be installed. All members of the
Grange are requested to be present. -
Mrs. e. K, Evans OF Randolph visited her
father and grandmother last week, return
ing home ON Thursday. - Mrs. Charles
Atkins OF Duxbury is with her daughter,
Mrs. V. A. Dillingham;, where she will re-.
main through the winter. - Miss Kathie
Dillingham;. who has been with her parents
for two weeks, returns to her school In
White River junction next Saturday.
- The suit OF H. M. Dufur v. Dr. Sam
uel Allen Of White River Junction, has
been settled out OF court, DR., Allen paying
Mr.. Dufur 81, 800 and his salary, and all ex-
penses incurred by reason OF his injury.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. W. Ruzzell visited
their daughter, Mrs p. e. Smith last Sun
day, coming from Stowe on the cars. The
electric road seems to be doing good bust
ness nearly every car being loaded. -
Mrs. Cornelia Seaver of Stowe, has returned
to care for her aunt, Achssh Allen, who is
still very feeble. Miss Julia M. Graves,
who has been with her, has been called to
South Royalton because Of illness in her
brothers. family. - Professor and Mrs,
G. Ii. Stone returned to their duties in
Goddard Seminary, Barre, on Monday after
their two weeks vacation. - Mrs.
Emma Grow, who has been living In the
family OF Rev, l. l.. Beeman, in Montpelier
for several years, is visiting her mother,
Mrs. H. Moulton, for short time Elder
Beeman's family having moved to Massa-
chusetts, Mrs. Grow expects to 20 there
to them soon. - Mrs. E. b. Moody
went to South Royslton last Saturday to
visit her son, b. l.. Moody. She will then
go to Gaysville to:visit another son, Rev. l..
N. Moody. Mrs. Moody expects to be alb
sent about two weeks. - There will be
an oyster supper and promenade at Semi
nary Hall next Friday evening. Music,
Paul's Orchestra. An electric car will run
from Waterbury and return after the
promenade.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-12-29
ARTHUR ROPES. General Bditor.
The belief of Chairman Dingley and

The belief of Chairman Dingley and
the officials Of the treasury department
that the new revenue law is going to be
sufficient to meet the expenditures Of
the government is reinforced by SINH
lar expressions on the part Of the
Senate finance committee, whose men,
beers helped frame the law. The vigor-
GUS efforts Of the Republicans to re-
duce expenditures all along the line,
coupled with the rapid increase in
revenues under the new law, make it
apparent that there will be no necessity
for further legislation on that subject
in this session of Congress and probably
for many years to come.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-12-29
Cuban Resolution,

When Spain had formulated her
second scheme of delusive local self
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-12-29

Africa, or Alaska, or any other, land
consulted as to the surrender of their
country to the present occupants and
dominating inhuence2 When would
this land have been redeemed from
barbarism had the pioneers of civiliza-
ton awaited till tt Q aboriginees had
been consultedp When first discovered,
the islands in question harbored a popu-
lation of 500 900, but these natives OF
the soil-the consequence of their own
physical degeneracy-are now reduced
to 10000, an indolent, easy going
people, not greatly concerned with
political affairs, and exhibiting as body
no sign of objection to coming under the
protection of the most humane and en-
lightened government ON the face OF
the earth. Why should they9 The
most serious of all the considerations
respecting annexation are the mixed
character of the population and the
status of the islands in the Union; blu,
these are not insuperable obstacles
and their removal will be a problem
that enlightened craftsmanship will
solve.
In time of war the islands would
have to be defended and wouifd thus
become source of weakness, it il
urged. The islands would unquestion.
ably be put in condition for defense
without regard to any condition of &C
tual or possible war. This would cos
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-09
SUBSTITUTING Cok toR VIA

The Chicago Tribune gives the in
higher than corn as now the millers make
y martial substitution OF corn for wheat
in making -four and says this fact has
attracted general attention in milling
circles
"By improved corn milling processes"
II is said, "the proportion of corn flour
which wheat flour will carry without
much danger of detection has been great
ly increa sed'' though there is "desirc
on the part of millers to withhold data
on this subject" 1T must be admitted"
it is further stated. that the great
nart of the corn which has been put
into consumption has masqueraded as
wheat four''-has been sold as wheat
flour. We are particularly interested in
the cool and closing assurance that "it
is safe to say that great part of the
flour mlled for the Southern trade dur
ing the last two years has carried a full
quota of corn
The Charleston News and Courier.
commenting on this new method of
palming off corn for wheat in flour "for
the Southern trade makes a suggestion
to the people of it's State which has equal
value to North Carolina farmers:
at appears to MS that we should
make q practical use Of this interesting
formation. If by Improved milling pro-
cesses" corn can be made to yield flour
so much like wheat flour that we cannot
detect it in liberal mixture of the two,
we should make the mixture for our
selves, and keep at home some of the
millions of dollars we now send out of
the State for it. The industry would
afford employment for more mills among
us, would afford a market for all the
wheat and corn we grow or can grow.
and would conduce materially to our
prosperity" every year. 1t calls for
serious attention ON the part both Of
our millers and our farmers"
There is no doubt that, as in the case
Of oleomargarine, the health of the peo-
pie would not suffer from the deception,
but people who pay for wheat bread,
ought to get what they pay for. If
mixture Of corn and wheat is just as
good, the reduction in price ought to be
given the consumer. The fact that 'the
millers withhold data on the subject"
makes us suspicious that they are max
ing big profit, part of which should go
to the farmers and consumers.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-09
Sale of Valuable Mill.

BY virtue of decree OF the Superior court
of Wake county rendered at July term, 1897.
in an action entitled w. NJ. b ylan, Execu.
tor, against w. Fl. Hood ct a., / VIII offer for
sale at public auction TO he highest bidder
for cash, at the court house door in Raleigh,
on Friday, the Sth day of October, 1897. at IL
o'clock. the following real property, to:wit,
a tract of land situate Ina Ma ks Greek town.
ship. Wake county, orth Caro- ina, and
bound "a follows, to-wit: On the north by
the land of James A. Hold; on the east by
the land of Ransom Honeycutt; on the south
by the land of b p Williamson and on the
west by the land If w. H. Richardson: con.
tanning one hundred acres m re or less be-
ing the same land purch sed by 8. A. Hood
from VIM Il. Richardson, registered in the
Registers office of Wake county In book -,
page -, and purchased bV w K. Richardson
from p iestey Mangum and his wife.
On the land is the Hood MILL" one of the
most valuable mi 'ls la Wake county; also
store house and residence.
Terms of sale cash.
This 7lh day of Sc pte ~ Der, 1897.
w. b. SNOW, Commissioner.
9-7ow4w
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-09
MISTER COTTON CAN'T RACE WITH MISS
WHEAT.

Frank Stanton is a delightful poet,
but as a prophet in the stock market
is failure. A short time ago he wrote
a poem, two verses being:
mister Cotton wakin' up,
Turn en- rub he eyes;
He heah dat mheat done take de street
En- say: Hits time ter rise!
"He rise fun six ter seven;
He go long ter eleven:
l heah him say:
"Des cl'ar de way
I'm gwine wild Mis- Wheat terday!'
Every farmer and business man in
the South wishes Mister Cotton" would
go long ter eleven" but instead of
doing so, it has dropped below seven and
the outlook is not good for it to even to
pretend to run race with "Mis Wheat"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-09
SENATORS SEEKING LIGHT
SEVERAL OF THEM TO VISIT HAWAII TO
STUDY ANNEXATION QUESTION.
Dramatic Mass Meetings Of the Natives is the
Program Conjured Up Seemingly
by AnnexatOnists.

Honolulu, via Victoria. Il. c., Sept. 8
The annexationssts are very much wor-
ried over the discovery of an alleged at
tempt on the part of the anti-annexa-
florists to influence Senators Morgan and
Quay, who are expected to arrive here
soon on a tour of investigation. They say
that Senators White, of California, and
Senator Thurston, of Nebraska, who will
lead the fight against annexation in Con-
gress this winter, will also visit Hawaii
and attend the mass meeting of natives,
which, it is alleged by the annexationists,
has been called for the purpose Of con-
vincing the Senators that the natives Bit
terly oppose annexation. 1t is stated that
Senators White and Thurston will super
intend the drafting of q monster petition
Ito Congress in which the Hawaiians will
assert that the government was torn
from them through the action Of Ameri-
can Minister Stevens. 1t is also alleged
that the mass meeting will be conducted
entirely by Hawaiians and will be made
as dramatic as possible. The idea is to
work upon the sympathies of Senator
Morgan and to persuade him, if possible,
that the natives have been deprived Of
lands and power by a handful of rich
and powerful whites, backed by treach-
erous American minister 1t is believed
that the ex-Queen will arrive on the same
steamer as the Senators and she will adj
dress the people at the mass meetings
The second card of the anti-annexation-
lists will be played ON the arrival here.
late in September, of Senator Pettigrew,
of South Dakota; Lee Mantle, of Mon
tana, and Frank Cannon, of Utah. They
are now in China and Japan studying the
silver question. Before they sailed by one
of the Empress liners from Victoria, B.
c., they secured return passage by the
Pacific mail steamer Doric, due here
from Yokohama on September "a, and
announced their intention of remaining
over a week in this city to study the an
nexation question.
The Supreme court has decided that
the income tax law passed by the last
session of the Hawaiian legislature is
constitutional.
Alvy r. Hawkins, a young man from
Gainesville, Texas, died in this city yes
terday morning from blood poisoning.
The deceased was nephew Of the Gov
ernor of Tennessee.
The United States steamer Marion left
for Mare Island on the 7th.
President Dole has issued a proclama-
ton calling the Senate to meet in special
session on September g. instead of 18th,
as previously announced in an Associ-
ated Press dispatch. After the annexa-
ton treaty is ratified the Senate will
adjourn until the regular session.
An attempt to bring negro laborers to
this country has failed. The matter was
referred to some Southern Senators for
an opinion.
A telegram brought here on the Goth
by steamer knocks the scheme in the
head. The Southerners, including Senator
Morgan, object to any attempt to take
their laborers from them.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-09

The increase in the price of wheat has
made flour so dear in Paris that the
Figaro says "There are two possible So
lutions of the questionable state to fix
a maximum price for bread or the gov
1t may not be true that Marie Antoi-
nette asked why the people did not eat
cake if they had no bread, but it was ex-
pressive Of the ignorance Of the neces-
sites of the people of the royal rulers.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-09
THE MONETARY COMMISSION.
J. w. Fries is one of the Nine Who
Have Accepted.

Indianapolis, Ind, Sept. S.-H. II.
Hanna, chairman of the executive COM
mittee of the monetary convention that
met in this city last January, announc-
ed this afternoon that nine Of the ele-
ven members of the monetary commits
sion that were to be chosen, have ac-
cepted and authorized the publication of
their names. The following are the
names of those who have accepted: Geo.
f. Edmunds, Vermont; Charles s. Fair
child New York; Stuyvesant Fish. New
York; Stewart Patterson, Pennsylvania
Il. G. Bush, J. w. Fries, North Caro-
lima; w. B. Dean, Minnesota; George
e. leighton, Missouri; Robert s. Tay'
lor, Indiana.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-09
NOTICE TO CONTRIBUTORS.
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE.

Per wear ST 90
Viz months $50
always payable strictly in advance.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-09

The news comes from Cuba that FIVE
thousand Spanish soldiers have been
down on their knees pulling up sweet
potato vines. Unable to defeat the
brave Cubans. Weyler is now trying
to cut off their food supply. Every
horse and COW in sight has been seized
and growing crops unrooted. This is
Weyler's idea of war.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-09
COLLECTOR BRADY's DEFENSE

Washington, d. c., Sept S.-Collector
Brady, of the Second Virginia district,
called on Secretary Gage to-day and ex-
planned the recent discharges made by
him in his Richmond office. Col. Brady
says he is keeping within the civil service
law. His explanations were satisfacto-
ry TO the Secretary.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-09

New Jersey people have stopped finding
fault with the South long enough to
seriously consider the advisability Of
lynching the brutes who have been as
saulting women in that State.-Wash-
ington Post.
The Springfield Republican warns the
Republicans that il they claim credit for
dollar wheat, as they did In the Penn
sylvania platform. they must get ready
to shoulder 60 cent wheat when a full
foreign crop has reduced the price.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-09

Washington, d. c., Sept. San en-
CINE on the Metropolitan branch of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad struck a
carriage at First and M. Streets to-
night, demolishing the vehicle and bad
ly injuring the occupants. They in
Guided C. Auerbach and wife of this
city and N. l.. Rosenberg and wife, of
Norfolk, Virginia.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-09
The News % Observer

"FIRST OF ALL-TdE NEWS"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-09
FOR SALE OR CHARTER.

A bargain; hansome, in every way
frst-class, passenger propeller. Fully
equipped. Licensed $50. Address,
Steamboat Company, New Brunswick,
N. ].
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-09

The News and Observers telephones:
Rnsinsss Office .127
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-09

The colored youth. Bundy. has failed
a second time to pass the examina ton for
entrance to Annapolis. His Congress
man is determined to force him in II pos
sible and will re-appoint him.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-11
seeretar, Gage. Financial views.

Washington, Dec. lL-It was stated
In reliable q arters about the house of
representati es that Secretary Gage
had made hi purpose known not to en-
body his fms ncial views In one compre-
hensive bill, but to cover special sub
iects In a number OF special bills. some
of which would go before the house
committee on banking and currency
and others before the committee on
ways and means. The banking and cur
renoy committee had formally invited
the secretary to present bill covering
all the phases Of financial reform sug-
eested in his recent recommendation to
congress and the desire Of members OF
the committee was to treat the subject
as an entirety For that reason there
was considerable comment when ii was
stated that Mr. Gage would divide the
subject into several bills. some Of which
would &c before the ways and means
committee
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-11
HON. CHARLES FLElscHMANN DEAD.
The Cincinnati Millionaire succumbs to q
stroke of Paralysis.

Cincinnati. o., Dec. 1.-THE Hon.
Charles Fleischmann died at 4:30 a. m.
at his home in Avondale from paralysis.
The stroke, which was the second came
at 2:S0 Thursday morning. and he new
er regained consciousness.
Mr.. Fleischmann was born In Hun
gary in 1884 and came to America in
1866, and TO Cincinnati in 1865. The
foundation of his great fortune was laid
by the invention of patented machin-
cry for use in distilleries. This was
followed by utilizing a by-product In
distiling for the manufacture of COM
pressed yeast His business interests
were various and manifold. Until re-
Gently he was president of the CONNER
cial Tribune company. He was also
president OF the Market National bank.
He had an extensive interest in the turf
and was the employer Of the famous
| jockey. Tod Sloane. Mr.. Fleischmann
served two years as state senator
| from this district He held number
| of offices. such as fire commissioners and
| trustee for various associations and So
cieties. His wife and two sons, julius
and Max, and one daughter, Mrs c. X.
| Holmes, survive him.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-11
NO EVIDENCE OF MURDER.
Police Unable To Make Out Case Agains'
Charles Zanoli.


Charles Zanoli.
New York, Dec 11.-Charles Zanol'
the barber who pleaded guilty to de-
frsudine an insurance company, ana
who admitted that since 1883 he hao
collected insurance on four wives, one
mother-in-law. one daughter and one
employe. was araigned In police court
again on the charge of being sus-
nicious person. He was remanded TO
give the detectives on the case time 10
thoroughly investigate his record ana
ascertain whether the lives OF all these
people. whose insurance Zanol oo.
tanned. were lost through natura'
causes. The charge made by the insur-
ance company will not be pressed un'il
this curious sequence OF deaths mas
been thoroughly explained
Zanoli asserts that all the persons OF
whose lives he collected insurance oieo
from natural causes, but admits col
| lecting 1855 on an insurance poiicy
| ta,xen out in his own name after ne
! had represented to the company ina.
I the dead body of an employe namec
! Schmidt was himself. While prosecut
| ing his insurance business Zanoii some
| times Travelled under the names
| Rraune and SUMNER The police nav
no definite evidence to warrant th
charge Of murder.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-11
Resigns as Chairman.

Washington. Dec l1.-Representative
Johnson Of Indiana has rendered his
resignation as chairman of election
committee No. 2 Of the house. MI
Johnson's health was impaired some
time ago, and although he is again Wig
orous he does not wish to break NM
self down by the arduous work or the
election hearings He will devote his
attention TO the banking and currency
committee, of which he is member
Mr.. Royse of Indiana probably Will sue
oced him on the elections committee.