Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-12-08

suspending hostilities on tine part OF tno mite.
States The necessary orders to that end wer
ct once given by telegraph. The blockade oil
the ports Of Cuba and San Juan de Porto Ric'
WAS In like manner raised. On August IS tn
muster out Of Iva, 100 volunteers or as near tina
number az was found to be practicable, wa
ordered The military committees to superln
! tend the evacuation Of Cuba. Porto Rico ant
the adjacent Islands were forthwith appointed
The Peace COmmiaaion.
Pursuant to the fifth article OF the protocol
appointed William X. Day. lately secretary
OF state Cushman X Davis, William p. Frye
and George GRAY, senators OF the United States
and Whitelaw Reid to be the peace commits
sl0ners on the part Of the United States Pro
ceeding In due season to Paris they there
met on the ist Of October five commissioner
similarly appointed on the part OF Spain. III
negotiations have male hopeful progress SC
that trust soon TO be able to lay detnitf
treaty OF peace before the senate with q re.
view Of the steps leading to It's signature.
| Military Governments for Time.
| do not discuss at this time the government
or the future Of the new possessions which will
come to US the result OF war with Spain Such
dis ussion will be appropriate after the
treaty OF peace shall be ratified. In the mean
| time and until congress has leglsated other
wise, It will be my duty 70 continue the mill
tary governments which have existed since our
occupation and give It's people security In life
| and property and encouragement under Just
and beneh ,ent rule
the Nicaragua anal COmmiasiOn
The Nicaragua canal commission, under the
CHI impionShip OF II ,ar Admiral JohnG Walker,
appointed July "a. 1897. act OF June Of that
year, has nearly completed It's labors, and the
results OF Its exhaustive inquiry into the
proper route the feasibility, and the cost OF
construction OF an inter-oceanlc canal by q
Nicaraguan route will be laid before you In
tbs performance OF It's task the commission re-
ceived all possible courtesy and assistance from
the governments OF Nicaragua and Costa Rica,
which tins testified their appreciation OF the
importance OF giving SPECIFY anu practicai
outcome to the great project that has for SO
many years enqr0ssed the attention Of the re-
Spectve countries
The Paris Expositio".
There is now every prospect that the partc
patton Of the United States in the universal ex-
pUsltlUH w W ucl'l III Iurls III INV Will UC VII u
scale comm ensurate with the advanced posi-
ton held by our products and industries In the
worlds chief marts By q provision in the
sundry civil appropriation act OF July |, 1893, q
sum not to exceed us 100 was allotted for the
organization Of commission TO care for the
proper preparation and installation OF
American exhibits and for the display OF
suitable exhibits by the several executive de-
par ments, particularly by the department Of
agriculture the fish commisS sion and the Smith
sonian institution, In he representation OF the
government Of the United States Pursuant
to that enactment appointed Mr., Ferdinand
W, Peck Of Chicago. commissioner general,
with IN assistant commissioner general and
secretary.
Relations with Great britain.
Our relations with Great Britain have con-
tinued on the mostfrendy footing Asserting
TO our request, the protection Of Americans
and their interests in Spanish Jurisdiction was
assumed by thu diplomatic and consular repre-
sentatives Of Great Britain who fulfilled their
delicate and arduous trust with tact and zeal,
elciting high commentator.
1t will give me special sat Sfaction II shall
be authorized to communicate to you favor
able conclusion of the pending negotiations
with Great Britain in respect to the Dominion
OF Canada " Is the earnest wi h Of this gov
eminent to remove all sources OF discord and
irritation in relations with the neighboring do.
mnlon The trade between the two countries
is constantly increasing and 1t Is important to
both countries that all reasonable facilities
should be granted for It's development
The ANN xition OF the Hawaiian Islnnds
Pending the consideration by the senate OF
the treaty signed June l6 1897. by the pleni-
potentiaries of the United States and the re-
public Of Hawaii, providing for the annexation
OF the islands. joint resolution to accomplish
the same purpose by accepting the of sred ces-
sion and Incorporating the ceded territory into
the union was adopted by the congress and
approved July 4 1898 thereupon directed
the United States steamer Philadel-
phia to convey Rear Admiral Miller
to Honolulu and entrusted to his
hands this important legislative act to
be delivered to the presidesident Of Hawaii
with whom the admiral and the United States
minister were authorized to make appropriate
arrangements for transferring the sovereignty
Of the islands to the United States This was
simply but impressively accomplished on the
l2th day Of August last by the delivery Of o
certified copy Of the resolution to President
Dole, who thereupon yielded up to the repre-
sentatives OF the government Of the United
States the sovereignty and public property OF
the Hawaiian islands.
Pursuant to the terms OF the joint resolution
and In exercise Of authority thereby conferred
upon men, | directed that the civil judicial
and military powers heretofore exercised by
the officers of the government of the republic
Of Hawaii should continue to be exercised by
those officers until congress shall provide
government for the incorporated territory sub
ject to my power to remove such officers and to
I'LL vacancies
The Czars Disarmament Proposal.
The proposal of the car for general reduc-
tion Of the vast military establishment that
weigh so heavily upon many peoples in time of
peace, was communicated to this government
with earnest invitation to be represented In
the conference which 1t is contemplated to as
semble with u view to discussing the means of
acoompl lshlng so desirable result His mai
esty was at once informed Of the cordial SYM
pathv Of this government with the principal
involved in his exalted proposal and OF the
readiness Of the United States to take part In
the conference.
u.ims Against Turkey.
The newly accredited envoy Of the United
States to the Ottoman port carries instruc-
tons looking to the disposal Of matters In con-
troversy with Turkey for u number of years.
He is especially charged to press for u just set
Element of our claims for indemnity by reason
Of the de 'truction OF property OF American
missionaries resident in that country during
the Armenian troubles Of 1895 as well as for
the recognition Of older claims Of equal just
ness
Information to Benefit Industries.
During the past year the important work of
collecting information OF practical benefit to