Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-01-28
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Senator Morgan and EN-President Cleve-
land Dispute iao-Chou 20 BE Open to
Commerce-Japan to Take Bold stand
in the Eastern Question-Other Items.
While speaking to a question of per-
sonal privilege in the United States SEN
ate Monday, Mr.. Morgan reviewed the
proposed annexation of Hawaii Mr..
Morgan has been represented as saying
in executive session substantially that
ex-President Cleveland was in favor of
Hawaiian annexation. This statement
called out a denial from Mr. Cleveland,
and in support of his original statement
Mr.. Morgan addressed the senate at
great length. Mr.. Cleveland said, in
response to Senator Morgan, in an
interview regarding the Hawaiian ques
ton: 81 cannot understand how any
one could take my position regarding the
matter in wrong light. | was opposed
then and am now. Any other idea of
my stand is a misrepresentation of the
facts"
China has complied with all the de-
mands made by Germany in connection
with the killing of German missionaries.
Baron Won Buelow said: "Ihe German
government believes it has done all that
is necessary for the prevention of further
outrages. The best guarantees, how
ever, are the permanent presence, under
the treaty, of German men-of-war and a
garrison at Kiao-Chou.' The statements
regarding Germany's intentions to open
the port of Kiao-Chou to the commerce
of the world are confirmed.
The house committee on foreign af-
fairs has decided to report favorably the
Williams resolution asking the state de-
partment for information on the Ruiz
case. Colonel Ruiz was the Spanish
officer who is said to have gone under
flag of truce to meet the insurgents
and urge them to accept autonomy. His
proffer of autonomy was rejected and he
was executed. 1t is said the inquiry will
present the transaction in new light.
A Frankfort (ky.) despatch says, in
connection with the litigation oyer the
life insurance policies of James w. Tate,
the defaultiDg ex-state treasurer of Ken
lucky, who disappeared, leaving deficit
of about $4,000, eleven years ago, that
one of the companies has paid over the
amount due, and that the others will do
so also. Under the Kentucky law Tate,
having been missing over seven years, is
illegally dead"
Japan will send fleet of nine warships
to Chinese waters. The st. James Gazette
says: at is almost certain that the
destination of the fleet is Wei lIei-Wei,
md fhprp ic dOnht thp
means that the status quo in China, so
far as Manchuria and Corea are concern
ed, shall not be altered by Russia, or
any combination of Russia's allies, in
defiance of Great Britain and Japan"
Baron Won Buelow, Germanys minister
for foreign affairs, stated before the
budget committee of the rechstag that
there had never been relations of any
kind between German representatives or
agents and Dreyfus. lie said the story
of the waste paper basket incident at the
German embassy in Paris, and the find
ing therein of compromising documents
affecting Dreyfus, was sheer invention.
Senator Elkns has introduced tnan-
Cial bill. 1t restricts the denomination
of greenbacks and treasury notes to bills
of s. and upwards; provides that nation
al banks may issue currency up to the
par value of bonds deposited; reduces
the tax on circulation to one.half of one
per cent, and allows national banks to
be established with 900 capital and
in towns of 5000 population.
President and Mrs. Dole of the lIa-
waiian Republic reached Chicago Sun
day on the way to Washington. They
were welcomed by Mayor Harrison and a
number of government officials. Presi-
dent Dole would not discuss the annexa-
ton treaty further than to say if 1t failed
the republic would be continued. He
spoke favorably of the Japanese as citi-
zens.
The battleship Maine has been ordered
to Havana. 1t is said at the navy de-
partment that no disturbing news has
been received from there, but that the
movement is rather in the line of re-
sumption of free intercourse of our ma
val vessels in Cuban waters, such as pre-
vailed prior to their withdrawal on
account of the outbreak of hostilities.
George II. Hathaway and Richard
Heard, of the Redpath Lyceum bureau