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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-11
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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-11
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MAY, 1897. AT L. O. CLOCK NJ,
FOR SALE,

Three good dwelling houses in Park View
--s2oD cash. balance In monthly INSTALL
ments y rare chance to secure house
on easy terms. i#EaEa
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1897-05-05

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Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1897-05-05

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8og. @iirbe er mir 2eben ober Sob oers
fiinben. Sd las:
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g~etra9en, neil iA es Dir an 0etnem 0od=
3eitstase nift perbe iiberreiden fOnnen
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SD Iant auf Die &nie unb bantte 9ott an;
tiefiter Seete.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-24

Anglo -Saxons or Germans would care
to become the subjects Of dnsky queen
under constitution like the one which
caused the revolution Of '93.
The question of statehood has not
been raised, and is not more imminent
than Ia the statehood Of Alaska. The
annexation of Hawaii would not launch
Ms on course of indiscriminate ag-
grandizement" would violate no pre-
cedent, and would leave every other
case of annexation TO be decided on it's
merits as the former cases have been.
Another argument Of those opposed
to annexation ia that II 1t is wiso to an
mex Hawaii, it is equally wise to annex
Cuba. and all of the West Indian Is
lands, If the conditions were the same
as in Hawaii. If Cuba were populated
by the native Caribs and virtually
owned and governed by our own peo-
pie, there would be no question as to its
desirability. but it is thickly settled by
mixture of the negro with the scum
of a decayed Latin race The same
conditions exist, to greater OF lesser
extent, in all the West Indian Islands,
with the possible exception OF st,
Thomas.
There are many other facts which
make the annexation Of one or all OF
the West Indies question Of an alto
gether different nature Hawaii II
comparatively limited in area, and il
entirely isolated 50 that its possession
would not involve us in further ac
duisition. But ii we should annex one
Of the islands in the West Indies, tht
geographical position of the groul
would necessitate our assuming contro
over all in order 70 prteoct ourselves
, The establishment Of such polio,
would be the signal for many Europear
complications.
Hawaii holds the same position y
the Pacific coast that Bermuda hold
to tho Atlantic; and think Their
wonld be no opposition here shoulf
England offer to make nsa present 0
that valuable colony.
ARTHUR CURTIsS JAMES.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-24
"Good Man with Bad Credentiais.

The Aberdeen Examiner makes tho
following explanation OF tho caaao Of
objection TO Senator Moneys creden
tials;
Two radical senator's. haters OF tho
south and everything democratic
order to cast discredit on the state ad-
ministration of Mississippi because it
Is democratic and of the south, raised
contemplate bubble when the ere,
dentals Of Senator Money were pre-
sented, claiming that they were not in
constitutional form" bnt made out
"on form such as Is used for the ap-
pointment Of n justice Of the peace.
Senators Walthall, Teller and Allen
characterized the objections "as toch-
nical and cayiling"
Asa good deal has been made ont of
this incident, the Clarion Ledger will
state the facts In the caso as it has OBJ
tanned thcm:
While Hov McI.aurin was quara j.
tined at Brandon during the yellow
fever excitement, he wrote tho secrc'
tary OF state to send him commission
signed in blank for the appointment OF
n United States senator. The secretary
Of state complied with the request,
sending an appointment blank" OF
one that is always used where official
appointments are made. This blank
happened not to be quite fancy enough
for Hoar and Chandler, hence their
quibble The records In the office OF tht
secretary Of state show that diilerenl
credentials have been used at differen'
times in commissioning United Statei
senators, and II there Is any regular o1
constitutional form 1t has not Away
been followed by mississippi.
But anything to hit southern demo
cratic administration. 10 tho motto o.
Hoar Chandlier and mon Of that ilk, -~
Jacki0n Clarion Ledger
Our capitolian friend entirely misap
prehends the bearing Of the controvers.
that occurred in tho senate when th'
credentials Of Colonel Money were read
Theirs was no desire or intent on th
part OF the chairman Of the committo
! on privileges and elections Mr.. Chand
Ter, or the ex.chairman. Mr.. Hoar, t
| cast diseredit on Mississippi or the south
: particularly on state liks ours that
noted for the clearness and excellenc
Of the papers it has filed as "creden
! tials7 in both wings OF the capitol bu
d the committee has for years been con
' tending for the presentation OF docu
/ ments simple in phraseology and entire
4 " in line and harmony with the const
i tuition and laws. II the Clarion-Ledge
4 has been Observant II has noted many
4 debate snch al the one referred to. an
!. 1t can probably recall incidents Of reje'
ton Of credentials. and several cssses
which they were referred to the con
mittec for its action.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-24
Likes Him.

The Phagocyte has this to say o'
Mississippi's new senator.
Senator II. d. Money took the oath OF
Office on tho 7th inst There was some
objection to the form Of his commission.
but that was passed He was assigned
tho scat forrnerely occupied by Senator
Daniels, Of Virginia, Daniels getting the
seat occupied by Senator George tom
monwealth
success to Senator Money We know
him to be patriot, and in him w
have a senator who we believe will la,
aside the garments Of psrtisanisrn anc
work for the good Of his country, ans
may bis efforts be blessed with tina
spirit which should bind us together a
d great family Of reforIners which ha'
been manifest BY his past political life
..Such is faith; it Ia called life,
And II is worthy Of the rnino Of life,
II Il 20 full and satisfying
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-24

early days here, or the natives or Alaska
in later times' The natives have prov
ed themselves incapable of governing
and unified for the condition Of civil
zation, AZ is shown by their rapid de-
cline in numbers and their inability to
adapt themselves to changed con
conditions; and the importance OF their
supposed opinions on annexation has
been greatly exaggerated. Numbering
500, 900 in the time Of Captain COOK
they are now reduced to about 10000
and occupy much the same relation TO
the white population as our Indians DO
here. Indolent and easy.goins, they
are perfectly content with any form OF
government which allows them to sun
themselves, bedecked with flowers
This view is borne ont by the failure OF
the recent mass meeting in Honolulu
organized solely for the purpose OF
proving that the native Hawaiians are
actively opposed to annexation. 1t is
natural that the white man should be-
come the governing power, and in the
exercise Of this power 1t is equally ma
tural that he should wish to turn over
his territory to a strong civilized ma
ton for protection and advancement
since. II they rely solely on their ability
n defend themselves, it Is impossible
for the islands to maintain their indie
nendence for any length Of time. In
deed, the question Of deepest concern is
mt annexation---for this is inevitable ---
bnt to what county shall Hawaii be an
nexedy Shall 1t be Japan or England or
the United States.
Unjust, however, be conceded to the
opponents Of annexation that the mixed
character Of the population is q real
drawback; but the difficulties it creates
are not insupersble, as our laws already
cover the question Of Asiatics.
The Chinese are not dangerous. Theil
numbers arc large; but they arc
peaceablo people, without cohesion
| and would give no more trouble thar
tho same race does in our western
states, where tho battle has been tough
, and the question is now practicail.
settled. II annexed, they would b'
readily amenable to our lava.
The Japanese element 10 by TAR th'
most serious difficulty. Since the wa
, with China these people have bccom
|, exceedingly arrogant and self-assertive
/; and the spirit Of national aggrandize
ment extends from the Mikado to tb
: lowest coolie From the standpoint Q
) the japanese this spirit may BE- mos
!. commendabls. but it will have to .
!, firmly met BY the United States whel
! our own intepsts sre at stake.
81 The Portuguese are harmless en-
i ment. I can sce no reason why y
1 should not expect people Of the AngiE
saxon or German race TO become do'i
. irsnt, not only In power, but IN nnn
q bers ss soon - the question Of goserl
i meut Il finally settled. Certainly, fe'
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-24
The objections we're:

The objections we're:
First-That the appointment! claimed
to be mndo by authority Of tbs consti
tuition and laws OF the sta!s u Alssis-
sippi. instead Of those Of the Uni.ol
States.
Socond--Thas its language implied
tho right to cancel or revoke the com.
mission, whereas no such rights lodged
anywhere.
ThirdThnt the doclnent claimed
that tho boneaciary's snccessor In Office
would be appointed. installed, etc. in
accordance with the laws OF the state,
Instead OF In accordance with tho con.
stitution and laws Of tho United States.
OF course most Of this was mere sur.
plnsnge, and the objections, In large
sense technical and yet tho laws OF tho
land hinge to great extent upon inter.
probation and technical construction.
Coy. McLnurin was lnaantinod, at
Brandon whom tho appointment. was
made. else he would have availsd him
self Of the approved form used In such
csses, u copy Of which. meeting all the
requirements Of the law and the com
mitteo on priviIes and elections, was on
file In tho office OF tho secretary Of state.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-24

We happen TO know In tho case OF
Senator Money tho committee was
loath to interfere, out Of personal re-
gard for Con Wnlthall, who submitted
tho paper, and Col Money, whom Sena'
tor Hoar characterized as - very good
man with very bad credentials but
they felt compelled to call attention TO
discrepancies in the interest Of consist.
ency. MFR. Chandler concluded his ro-
marks as follows:
II do not obiect to tho swearing in Of
Mr. Money. but ] give notice that ~
far az | am concerned, | intend hereaf-
ter to insist upon II that tho credentials
Of senator's shall be in correct form, 1t
Ia not necessary that thore should be
maH words used. Tho statement that
the governor appoints a certain person
United States senator IL Of itself almost
sufficient. Bnt II credentials nre to
come here with conditions and limita-
tions and assertions In connection with
the title Of tho appointee which ere or
roncous and not warranted other by
state or national law or usage. shall
make objection.
Col. Money thoroughly understood
the situation, and that tho irregulari-
ties and fanlts would be pointed ont, AZ
Is usual In such cases, but he also had
assurances that no would not be an
poyed by the delay incident to sub
stitution Of the papers.
In this connection it may interest on1
readers to see the textof tho credentials
referred 10. The document read ~
followa
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.
To all whom these presents may come
4 Greeting:
Know 30, that by virtuo OF tho an
thority in me vested by tho constitution
and lava OF tho state OF Mississippi, nj
governor, do horcby appoint Hsrnsnd'
D. Money United States senator (yico }
Z. George, deceasod). State Of Missis
sippi, and / do authorize, empower snt
enioin him, the said fernando y
Money, to execute and fulfill the dutie
Of said office accorning to law. and 4
have and TO hold said Office from th
date hereof, with all tho powers. priv
leges and emolu1nents thereto appel
tanning, until the said appointment
cancelled Or revoked by competent 81
.hority or until his successor In ofiic
sl,aI, have been duly appointed. Quail
. fed and installed in said oflico In nt
cordance with the laws Of ths state.
In Testimony whereof, !. A. J. Nc
Laurin, governor Of the state aforesaid
have caused these letters 70 be mad
: patent, and the great seal Of the state
, be herennto affixed.
!, Given nnder my hand at tho city 9
jackson the 9Th day Of October, In th
year our Lord. 1897.
BY the Governor
!. AasELM J. MCLATRIN.
j. i. PoWDR, Eec'y OF state.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-24

A little over a year ago the writer
had the opportunity of visiting the
hawaiian Islands, and in spending
some time in studying some OF the
questions connected with this remark
sbls little Republic. The numerous
articles which have lately appeared In
opposition to the proposed annexation
Asys led me to think that the impress
sions thus formed might be OF interest
/. presenting these have tried to view
tAs question purely from the standpoint
Of : citizen Of the United States, with no
osher thought than the attainment OF
tAs greatest good for our own country
Before my visit to the islands ! was
strongly opposed to the annexation o.
Hawaii or any other country AS q
nstter Of principle, ! am OF the opinion
that We have enough territory OF our
ovn 70 look after, but tho Hawaiian
Islands seem to be in class by them
aelves. and came away from there an
.,dsnt snnexationist. have yet to
meet anyone who have visited inc Is
laads and studied the people who nave
come to different conclusion.
The first impression received on land
ias In Honolulu is that one is in New
Bnsland city. far more American, in
fsct. than many Of our western cities
~ men who arc now the governing
49, sre the descendants Of early SET
taers and missionaries. reinforced BY q
sasong body Of English and Scotch, whc
havs formed a government as clean as
aay Ii tie world. These islands, th'i'
governed, are offered Us as a gift. why
should we desire them?
The Hawaiian group consists Of eigh
Inhabited and . few uninhabited island
lying within the tropics at q distanc'
from San Francisco Of about two th0us
md miles. In the aggregate their are
Il nearly equal to that Of Massschu
setta Agriculturallv they. have not be
sun % be developed. They are situate
u ths most fertile part OF the world
Win climate simply perfect, and ar
capable Of producing all the sugar an
co0se which this country can consume
. Nv aothing Of rice and all kinds {
troracal fruits. They would proyid
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-24
PLEA FOR ANNEXATI TON.
Stragetic Point The Coaling Station, haroor Ao'
vantaqes and General Good to be Derived
,,eu rur nvrasp Ds THE HAWAIIAN ISLAND BY the UNITED STATES
The Logic Of Facts Set Forth by an Interesting
Corresnondent of the North American Review.

shipping by giving the carrying trade
to American vessels.
A second reason why we should de-
sire these islands is their relationship
to the protection Of our Pacific coast.
In case of war with Japan, or any
Eastern country, Hawaii would be the
KEY to our western coast in the same
way that Bermuda would be the key to
our eastern coast in case Of war with
England. Holding Hawaii, which can
easily be fortified, our western coast
would be safe against attack from any
country, with the possible exception OF
Great Britain, and in the unfortunate
event Of war with her the advantages Of
a detached coaling and supply station
are apparent 1t is admitted, be-
lieye, even by the opponents Of annex
alton, that the United States should
never allow foreign power to obtain
possession Of the islands, and il this
| is true it would always be necessary fol
us to be in position to defend them in
case OF war, without being In position
to fortify them or reap any Of the ad'
vantages Of ownership In time Of
peace.
~A Another reason why We shonld de-
sire these islands is the fact that they
have been christianized and civilized
by Americans. It was American mis-
sionaries who won the people from tn
d-basing rites Of religion which &C
rificed human beings to cruel and 70
pulsive dei.ies, and today the men VIII
represent the higher life Of the island
are thoroughly American.
| What arc the objections to annexa
tionY The articles in Hsrper's Weekly
J, by Mr.. Schurz, present. ] think. d
, the arguments against annexation 2
strongly as they can b. put. To TAX
, them np in order. Mr.. Shurz say'
Annexation will be a radical depar'
ure from the traditional policy Of thi
| | republic, etc" Is this truei Did y
not annex Alaska, Louisiana, New MOI
! leo, Texas California and other state
al whose value at the time Of their anne'
!, ation was - spparent than y q
/ value of Hawaiif Is not Alaska muc
3 elfarthsr awsy ind - accessible thu
\ Honolulu!
4 Again be asks: "Have the nAtiv
"a been consultedf' No. but were Z
i American indiana consulted n q
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-24
Bridge Hot,ce.

In pursuance Of tho following order
passed by the board Of supervisors, Of
LeAore county, ut its December, 1897,
meeting, to.wit;
Tn the matter Of bridging tho Yazoo
river. this day came on for hearing the
above stylel cause, and after examining
the plans and specifications prepared by
w T. Young, being fnlly advised in
the promises, II II ordered and aljr.ig-
81 that nsid plans and specifications be,
snd they are hereby adopted and filed
for bridge across tho Yazco river ut
tho end OF Fulton street in Greenwood,
Miss. and that publication for bids to
build said bridXs be made ~ the law
directs, tor sealsd bids 10 bc on file by
the first Monday Ia January, 1895 and
that each bid be accompanied by = cnr.
tilted check for Il ,00o 90 10 be fled with
tho board ns forfeit in the 'cvent
tho bidder should fail 10 carry out his
bid, and for bond, AS the law directs in
such cases, within 20 days time from
the signing Of the contract"
l. q. r. Williamson. clerk Of hoard
Of supervisors, will, on the first Monday
Of January, 1893, between the hours 81
II . N, and 4 p. M. lot to tho lowest
and best bidder the contract for bnild-
ing bridge across the Yazoo river in
accordance with the plans and spcci6.
cstions on file In my Office. and upon
compliance with the terms ret forth IN
the above order. The boarl Ut super
visors reserves the right 70 reiert my
and Ill bids, VI
Given nnder my hand and seal of o4s'
fee this Dee. 9Th. 1897. N N
q. 4. WILLIAMSON
Clerk Board Of Supervisors, lei0ve Cos
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-29
The Chinese Method.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 29.-Actinp
under instructions from Captain
Whitman, a posse of officers arrested
90 Chinese laundrymen for violating
the ordinance prohibiting the spray,
ing of clothes in laundries by means
Of water emitted from the mouth.
The ordinance went into effect ves,
terday, and the police were ordered n
enforce it, Almost every laundry in
the Western addition was visited and
the %violators Of the ordinance arrested
The Chinese plead ignorance Of the
new order aud threatened to test its
constitutionality.
On learning of the wholesale raid
the members of the board of health
appealed to Judge Low to release IN.
offenders, as it was believed they wers
not aware Of the passage of the ordin.
anee. 1t was the boards intention !,
print the ordinance in Chimes an
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-29

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10 zl1. DX Lzaztioo a9g6 haze
hesa psrzlsl uitf that ah,eb yzan
sg1snuy intend. " sascL We caose
n f5lyw 2 different patb.
The sct,on Il japan zo9yf1s 10 .
MEASURE with that Austria . few
gA's .ines. and with the actin pr
leete1 30 Russia With thl. 6~lrerence:
Austria fDf0ed TIE De5manept dspre-
mosley neas1sedIn gold.
" the extent u soms - percent; Eu.-
va DJH establish q reduction n about
- vr cent Ia TIE value n lts rDg5le.
while Japan prDyoses u permanently
it, cxcbanvs relative -
sol1 - - n Inner the value u the
zen u about y cents IN the dollar.
The actlOu u JaUzn must uot "
construed a. an attempt n establish
aud maintain a gold standard; ltisI
az attempt ~ preserve the
economic advantages which sbe at
present enjoys because II the gold pre-
which exists 10 Japan, aud this
at the expense u the great CONNER
,ial counties u the world, which
heretofore maintained the sta
Jility u their coinage a. well a. their
financial integrity. A. the present
Price ~ silver. measured b. gold, the
.esult u the action u Japan would
= n drive all It, silver out u the
ountry. II - premature, however,
o attempt ~ forecast the fuIl effect
her action lE this respect. The
o. Japan must, IN my opinion,
My serve - hasten some agreement
etween the leading commercial ma
Ions relative 10 a settlement Of this
question upon an international basis.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-29
Treaty Revised

WASHINGTON, March 29-Negotia.
tiOns are afoat. at the instance Of
the Spanish minister, for a revision Of
our treaties with spain, particularly
with a view to bringing the rules as
70 the treatment Of n~aturalized citi.
zens into conformity with more mod.
ern treaties. II the same rule is 70
govern in the revised treaty as ap-
plies 10 these, two years domicile by
a n~aturaliEed citizen in his native
country will be presumptiye evidence
Of an abandonment u naturalization .
II the Spanish minister succeeds in
his design, a similar request will be
made by the Turkish minister in be-
half Of his government.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-29
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Whe said So,

The man who said that the hardest
part of au eastern trip came after
icdYiug the Mississippi river, never
lpufneyed between Minneapolis or 81.
Paul 10 Milwaukee or Chicago Over
the lines ~ the Wisconsin Central,
for the accommodations over this
route arc unsurpassed, the connections
are close, thus doing away with ,eKa-
tiOus delays. The DINING ear service
b The remark Uf all travellers who go
this way; a good square meal at
reasonable prices. For particulars
address Gee. s. Batty. General Agent,
2iB Stark street, Portland. Oregon, or
jas. &. Pond, General Passenger
Agent, Milwaukec, Wisconsin, or np-
ply ~ your nearest ticket agent.