Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-24

tions of wool, hides and the recproci-
ty paragraph which the republicans
have promised to report, and some
other sections. The indications now
are that the republicans will withdraw
the internal revenue provision of the
bill.
The house was in session an hour and
half yesterday, most of the time be-
ing taken up with rol. calls. The bill
for the relief OF the residents OF Greer
county, Ok, passed Adjourned.
TIE HAWAIIAN ANNEXATION TREATY.
WASHINGTON, June ls.-A special to
the Chicago Post says.
Opposition to the Hawaiian annexation pro-
feet has broken out much more violently than
was anticipated by the administration, and the
treaty will be roughly handled when II comes
up In the senate for ratification Whether
this opposition will be able to muster sufficient
strength In that body to defeat ratification is a
speculative problem 1t looks now as though
the annexation party might not be able to com
event. It is now taken for granted that favora-
BILE action at this special session, either in the
form Of treaty ratification or legislation sus-
tanning the administration plans, will be i'm
possible.
The strongest and most dangerous opposi-
ton will come from two sources those who
are against the acquisition Of remote territory
BY the United States and opposed on principle
TO the embarkatlon by this government upon
colonization schemes and second, those who
will fight annexation On the plea that the
cheap labor Of the Hawaiian islands will serl-
ousy injure our agricultural interests,
particularly checking the development Of
the beet sugar industry OF the mid
die west, which gives promise OF
being an important addition to the
production Of the soil throughout large seq
tons Of the country, There are many other
reasons which will be urged including OF
| course the argument that, by taking In these
remote islands the United States will no
longer find 1t possible to sustain It's hitherto
imprcgnable position along the lines Of the
Monroe doctrine President Mex nley'S mes
sage. which went to the senate with the treaty,
covers this point, but it will nevertheless be
| brought In when the contest IL being discussed.
LlLluoKALANl PROTESTS
| WASHINGTON, June lS.-A bout three
o'clock yesterday afternoon eX-Queen
Liliuokalani filed protest in the office
of the secretary of state against the
annexation treaty. 1t was delivered
into the hands of John Sherman by
Mr.. Joseph llelaluhe, representing the
native llawaiians, duly commissioned
by two of their patriotic leagues. Mr..
lIclaluhe was accompanied by Capt.
julius A. Palmer, the American sccre-
tary of Lilmokalani. Mr.. Sherman
treated the bearers most courteously,
but gave no indication of his action in
the matter The protest commences
as follows;
l. Liiuokalanl, of Hawaii, by the will Of God
named heir apparent on the 10th day Of April,
A. D. 1871. and by the grace Of God queen Of the
Hawaiian islands on the nth day Of January,
A. D. 1893 do hereby protest against the ratiii-
/ tullull VI u NuIlulH tIthlN, Nhi'hs ~ hih IA
! formed, has been signed at Washington by
Messrs. Hatch, Thurston and Kinney, pur-
porting to cede those islands to the territory
and dominion Of the United States I declare
such treaty to be an act Of wrona toward the
nurive ana part native people Of Hawaii, an In
vnson Of the rights of the ruling chiefs In vio-
lation of international rights both toward my
people and toward friendly nations with whom
they have made treaties, the perpctuation of
the fraud whereby the constitutional govern
ment was overthrow and finally an act OF
gross injustice to me-
The ex.queen then follows with a
long list of reasons to back up her pro
test.
STEWART W00DF0RD ACCEPTS.
WASHINGTON, June 1S-HOn. Stew
art l.. Woodford, of New York, the
newly-appointed minister to Spain,
was yesterday in consultation with
the president and formally accepted
the office Last night Mr.. Woodford
dined with the president, Secretary
and Mrs. Alger and Mrs John A. Lo-
gan also being guests. The new min
lister declines to say when he intends
to start for Madrid.
MISSION TO PROTECT SEALS SUCCEEDS
WASHINGTON. June 1S.-A cablegram
received at the state department from
ex-Secretary Foster, who has been at
st. Petersburg engaged in negotiations
with the Russian government for the
better protection by mutual agree
ment of the seal life in the North Pa
ci6c and Behring sea- announces the
complete success of his mission. The
commissioner is now on his return to
the United States.
THE LEAD ORE SCHEDULE.
WASHINGTON, June 1S-Thc senate
finance committee has decided to insist
upon the increases IN the lead ore
schedule Senators Thurston, Of Ne
braslSa, and Baker, Of Kansas, who
have been making fight for the
smelters, have lost, and there is hut
little show of getting a favorable vote
| in the caucuS.