Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-07-09
A DAY OF THANKS.
The President Asks the Nation to
Praise God for Our Victories.

The Senate. a. to ~. Votes to Annex th
Hawaiian Isiands- General Deficiency
Bill Passes tho Housc-Congress
WIN Soon Adjourn.
| WASHINGTON, July 7.-Prcsident NJ,
Kinley Mt 1i:4O o'clock last night II
sued the following proclamation I
the American people:
To the People OF tho United States OF Americs
At this time. when the yet fresh rcmen
brancc OF the unprecedented success which al
tended the operations OF the United State
fleet In the bay Of Manila, on the LIST day {
May last, arc added the tidings OF the no les
glorious achievements OF the naval and mil
tary arms OF our beloved country ut Santiae
de Cuba, II Is fitting that We should pause ant
staying the feelings OF cxultation that TO
naturally attend great deeds wrought by GU
countrymcn In our country's cause, should rev
crcntly bow before the throne OF Divine grac
and give devout praise TO God. who ho!deth th
nations In the hollow Of His hand and work ct
upon them the marvcls OF His high will IN
who has thus far vouchsafed TO US tho light O
His face and led our brave soldiers ind scame
TO victory
l. therefore, ask the people Of the Unltc'
States upon next assembling for divine wor
ship In their respective places Of meeting :
oner thanksgiving to Almighty God who
mon rho waters ~ un rS trinmnh no,
guiding them in strange land through tn
dread shadows Of death to success cvel
lhcusn AZ fearful cost; now bearing men
has a,cSeS ovcr o ~ C cause and nroars, nrase
the success Of the right and the attachments o.
Just and honorable peace
With the nations thanks let there be min
gica ,nc nation prayers una, our sa,ans son
fields md in tho clash Of a.e,s and he snare,
the scouree OF suffering and disease while the,
are striving to uphold their countrys honor
anu wl,nai, Jet ,he nations near. DC s', ns,
who ha~c n nmi as hcroos Al, md Sc aiie,
with compass sona,e sympathy for oil those VIII,
suffer bereavement or endure sickness, wound
anu ponds by reason OF the awiu' struggle
,crxor TIM, V We ~. dIsnsnsor y, a,i GOOD mn,
speedily remove from Us the untold aflic,Ioni
OF war and bring to our dear land the blessing
OF restored peace ana 70 oil the domain nov
-, sNcr,,y . n , ,rouan,,,r '"' p'''''' 'o''
WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
Executive Mansion. Washington, July 0, 1903
VOTE TO ANNEX HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
w.su,xaroy Ju,v Tho annexo.
t;on ~ Hawai-, IL NOW accomnl;shed
60 far nc th. Ioois,otiv. brnncb ~ tho
0ovornmcnt is concornod On,,a nm.
exncctedlv tho resolution nroyidipo
for tho onn.xotior ~ Tho islands wore
hrorrht On , ro,o In Tho s,rot. yos.
terdnv and ,bcv wero nasscd nv tho
doo,s;vo no.o - 4. 80 ~ Tho onno.
nents ~ annoxotior had nroc,;nal,,
concluded ths;r ,rr,morts and Nc
tbov hod M d.s;ro 20 Loon ,h. son,to
In session hv nnr,,r ala ,or,, ,.o,;,s
tbev onnonnced ,hoir w;iI;n,noss th.,
= ro,o should no tnLan as - as go
a,ors White po,,;rrsw ond ALL hi
finished their .neccbes
The ,o., vote came m -, n, ,uo,a
man, otTorod br Sorotnr Whit ~ cai.
;torr,, 7, 900. oForoa ,,;,h ~ 90.
noc,oncr ,h,, I, would ho adon,od
hu, ,no.,,, ~ r,.o" tha iaaas I'D p'';,
;ons - ,io o,,non.n,s ~ a,na.oi IT,
an rccorJ 7, was re;.ct.d hv = vo,a
-. a. "a ;nj;.a,;,,. ,I,a, a.. $3.50
ot,on;s,s ,yors stronS,v ~ ,ho ma;nr.
;tv Amendment af,cr .mondmrn,
was offered. but the advocates of the
resolutions stood solidly together.
gaining rather than losing strength
on the successive votes Finally, ut
$50 p. m, the resolutions them
selves, In precisely the form in which
they were received from the house of
representatives, were reported to the
senate and the roll call began. When
the vice president announced the vote
by which the resolutions were passed,
q tremendous wave OF applause swept
through the galleries, which the vice
president made no effort TO check.
Senatof-Aiorrill, OF Vermont, was the
only republican who voted against the
resolutions, although Senator Thurs
ton, OF Nebraska, and Senator Spooner,
OF Wisconsin, were paired against
them. Six democrats-Senators Cor
man OF Maryland, McLIurin OF South
Carolina, Money OF Mississippi, Nor
gan Of Alabama, Pettus OF Alabama,
ana sullivan Oh Miss'ssipp'-voted In
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GENERAL DEFICIENCY BILL
WASHINGTON, July THE house yes
terday concurred in the senate amend
ment to the general deficiency bill,
authorizing the secretary OF the in
terror, the attorney general and the
secretary OF the treasury to settle,