The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-05-20
TO ANNEX HAWAII.
RESOLUTION FAVORABLY REPORTED
HOUSE BY COMMITTEE.

RESOLUTION EAVORABLY REPORTED
HOUSE BY COMMITTEE.
Their Strategic Importance Discussed
Danger of the Islands Falling Inas.
Hands of Japanese Minority Repart
Favora u Pr0tectOrate.
WAs:..g,-s-oN, May Is. - Chair1nura
Hit presente. t,,e majority report af
the house con.I.tStce on foreign affairs
in favor of the annexation Of Hawassi
by joint resolution. 1t states the prog
osition is not new to either government
For 30 years it has been apparent thas
so small and feeble government mass
be merged with a stronger power. The
report states there is no undue pressure
on the part of the United States ag m
greater power, no surprise of any ore,
no possibility of objections by other
governments.
The strategic Importance of the isf-
ands is then discussed also the risk oil
delaying acquisition, as there is danger
OF the islands falling under Japanese
influence and control. American conb-
mercial interests would be promoted
and annexation, the report says, wouisa
do away with foreign complications sG
the islands
The minority report on the Hawaiiam
annexation signed by Messrs Dinsmors,
Clark, Williams and Howard of sha.
committee sets out eight reasons against
annexation and offers subresolutiam
practically establishing protectorassa
over the islands. They declare thas
the Hawaiian people have not been con-
suited nor the American people, charg-
ing the only hope for annexation IA
under the cry Of ''war emergency" bs-
fore the people can be consulted. The.
other counts specified against annera.-
tion are that annexation in the manner
proposed is unconstitutional, the islansass
too remote and furnish too much adssa-
tional coast line to be defended ssas
population is not radically nor relig-
iously nor otherwise homogeneous with
our own; political dominion Of the
islands To- not commercially necessarN-
Debate on Revenue Bill.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE debasss
upon the war revenue measure was lss.-
gun in the senate yesterday. Ehs
opening statement for the committee,txa
finance was made by Allison Ga. J, tbs.
ranking member, IL the absence oil
Morrill, (Vt.). It was estimated thxa
the bill as it came from the house sE
representatives, would raise abont,
$]OO,000,0O0 year. AS reported fraus
the senate committee, Mr.. Allison es-
Inmates that it will raise $l51, ,497 ,osG-
Appended is a recapitulation Of the.
amount of revenue to be de-.
rived by the government under this.
present law and under the bill as it;
was reported from the senate committee
on finance. It will be noted that thes
estimates include the amounts raised
under the present law and the increases.
proposed in the pending bill AT the,
conclusion Of Mr.. Allison's statement
the bill was made the unfinished busi-
ness and it will be pressed to passage as
soon as possible.
TRIBUTE TO ENSIGN BAGLEY.
First Officer Killed In til. War WitI.,
spain 3: ,r.,a ar ss,.i"igll.
RALEIffH. ~ lT-Ihes
United States and Norua Carolina yes
terday paid nooie tribute to the gallant
ensign, Worth Bagley, the first officer
killed in the war with Spain Nothing.
ever seen here approached the funeral
pageant. The body arrived here late.
Sunday night, was taken to the houss.
of Ensign Bagley's widowed mother
where a detail of troops kept constant;
guard. The love Of all classes Of peopls.
for the dead officer was shown in the
stream of callers and the wealth aa'
floral tributes. The latter came froug
near and far and it was significant thas,
most OF them were red. white and blue
The procession at 5 80 moved to Oak
wood cemetery. Fifteen thousanaa
people saw the procession All business
was suspended during the exercises
The ceremonies at the grave were brieS-
AS the procession moved Ii guns wexs,
fired by a battery and II were fired aa
the grave and then the two regiments
fired three volleys. The body was.
buried quite near the grave of Ensign
Bagley's grandfather, Governor Worth.
Th ceremonies were marked by deets
public feeling and the military portion
of them was that proper at the buriaa
OF brigadier general.
EVERYBODY Says SO.
Cascarets Candy Catl,artic. the most won
derful medical discovery OF the age, pleas
and positively on Kidneys, liver and bowels.
cleansing the entire system. dispel colds.