The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned BY Telegraph and Mail.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
News was brought TO San Francisco
by the steamer City of Peking that the
Hawaiian senate had unanimously
ratified the treaty for the annexation
of the Hawaiian islands to the United
States.
DIR. w. GODFREY, charged with hav-
ing tried to buy three votes for $4,000
while he was a candidate for United
States senator. was declared not guilty
by jury at Frankfort, Ky.
ATTORNEY GENERAL MCKENNA an
nounced his opinion in the matter of
section % of the new tariff law at the
cabinet meeting on the 21st. lie holds
that goods coming directly into the
United States from foreign countries
through Canadian ports are not SUBJ
ject to the discriminating duty of ten
per cent, and also holds that foreign
goods shipped from countries other
than British possessions in British
vessels are not subject to discriminate
ing duty.
A DISPATCH from Madrid TO the Paris
Temps stated that Gen. Woodford had
delivered an ultimatum to the Spanish
government that if Spain did not end
the war in Cuba during the month of
| October the United States would in
terfere.
THE necessity Of increasing the per-
sonnet of the navy will be presented
to congress in the forthcoming reports
of the bureau chief of the navy depart
ment. Both officers and men are need
ed to man the large number of ships
now in commission.
! ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
ROOSEVELT recently held conference
| with some of the commanders of the
naval militia, whom he had summoned
to Washington to learn all about the
state of their commands. The secre-
tary made the significant remark that
this country is on the verge of war
with Spain" and cautioned the com
manders not to underestimate the
gravity of the situation.
'UNCLE" JIMMY LANE, one of the old
est residents of Chicago, died on the
23d of old age, being lO2 years old.
"BuCK" klLGoRE, United States dis
trct Judge, died at Ardmore, |. T., on
the 23d.
TIE Madrid Correspondence de
| Espana asserts that proceedings are on
! between the United States and Spain
for a friendly settlement of affairs in
Cuba.
AT the session of the executive coun-
ell of the American Federation of La
Dor on the 23l at Washington it was
determined that measures in the inter
est of labor should be formulated and
sent TO President Mckinley with Il
view of having him incorporate them
in his next message to congress.
THE meeting of the Cuban congress
at Camaguey decided that there was
no hope of intervention from the
! United States, and voted to accept
nothing short of complete freedom
from Spanish rule. They would ac
cept United States protectorate, but
they will fight against annexation or
autonomy.
| At the session of the National Uni
tartan congress at Saratoga, \. y, ON
! the 2ith, Senator George +. lIoar, of
! Massachusetts, was reelected president
and Carroll d. Wright, United States
| labor commissioner, vas named as one
of the vice presidents.
IT was reported at Washington that
the sugar trust would have powerful
lobby to fight the annexation of
Hawaii. The ground upon which the
treaty will be fought will be that it
would commit the United States to
policy of colonial government and that
such departure would necessitate the
establishment of a great navy.