Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-06-24


Patton Immediately following the
OF the tariff bill. The news
eports from Washington. while
lucrative, are very confident In
log that treaty with the pres
ITernment of Hawaii has been
y drawn up ready for submission
II senate when the president re-
|efrom Nashville. BY it, so the
Drums, Hawaii is to be annexed
srritory of the United States.
esent laws OF the islands and the
r government are to prevail until
SIS shall make new laws and the
tnt appoint a territorial gov
\ The Chinese there are To be
he'd from access to the United
y and the Geary law is to be eX-
4 TO prevent new accessions to
Lands from "the yellow race"
is the program, so it is said, and
Blsume that there is little doubt
ne senate will accept it and ratify
eaty. We suppose that, under
circumstances, the annexation OF
ands to the United States may
e the best thing to be done, If it
q accomplished without the use
] exhibition of force. Queen Lii
pani is said to be opposed To it.,
e can hardly hope ever again to
d Honolulu, and her opposition is
oily due to personal reasons now
ahan to patriotic considerations.
lille peaceful annexation might
e the best thing for the islands,
ain of them would, nevertheless,
result of a piece of aggression
as our jingoes, and good many
re not jingoes, Indignantly assail
md for practising in times past.
J the presence of our warship and
ctions of her captain that made it
bic for the revolution to succeed.
ee nothing desirable in the islands
acquisition for this country; but
Who ought TO know, such as the
ecretary Of state, John w. Foster,
5ery emphatic in declaring that
III, il annexed by any other nation,
be a menace to us in time Of war.
don't take her, some other nation
ely to.
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leral State Accountant Henry
phrey has just completed the otfic-
yures giving in detail the amount
urpose of the appropriations made
lie legislature for the years 1897
e98, which shows that the special
,priations for 1897 aggregate
,,177.23, and for 1898, 1896, 952. OF.
ese amounts is added the levy for
al purposes of the state govern
and the charges provided for by
Gus legislatures to obtain the
of taxes for the two years
" so doing it is found that the
tax for 1897 will be 81, 379, 907. %,
with $3,0l3, 9l9 81 for 1895,
S9S $2,0l2, 227 .02 as compared with
!, 538. go for 1896, or a total amount
lie two years will be 81, 392, 1874 %,
! will be a saving of $500, 1888
e present legislature.
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lat Bedding needs is few less
ing fools and more men with good
Sc sense" who are imbued with
lea that their city is the best in
ountry, and are determined &c
it so. One-half of the people
to prefer to sit around and croak
'redict all sorts OF evils and the
half waste their time listening to
instead of putting their shoulder
. wheel. AS the BANNER has re.
ed several times recently, NOW is
me to insure the future prosper
I'd growth of our city. The OPP.
nifty is offered you. Will you
it or will you spend your time in
ntented mutterings while our city
instead of forwardp
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liable exchanges are saying that
rnor Pingree did not sign the gar.
e bill. This bill reduced the
mt of wages man might have due
and not subject to garnishment
twenty-five to six dollars with an
ional dollar a week exempted for
child in the family. His Guber-
ial Potato-ship evidently was not
g up nights to find some way tc
local business men to collect hon
ebts and to prevent the spread
rowth of dead-beats.-Cars City
tie.
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.icles of association OF the Toledo
lwaukee Railroad company, cap
ed at 81, 100000, have been filed
the secretary of state. The in
traitors are Lima, o., people who
lentified with the Detroit & Lima
lern and n. G. Smith of Adrian
articles provide for the building
miles Of road, from point where
mn Arbor road crosses the Mich
state line, through Lenawee,
dale, jackson, Barry and Allegan
soa A., aLa Miohfuan Of mr. naat