Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-04
President Dole Offers to Transfer the
Islands at Once.
AUTHORIZED BY THE LEGISLATURE
Ready to Furnish Coal to Fleet
Operating Against Spain.
DECLARATION OFWARHEARD

The steamship City of Pekip will
be chartered to carry troops and sup
plies from San Francisco for the
Philippines.
The President nominated today
the following to be major generals:
Gems. ]. C. Breckenridge, E. S. Otis,
Coppinger, Shafter, Graham, Wade.
Merriam, and the following civilians,
James H. Wilson, Fitzhugh Lee,
VIM. ]. Sewell and Joseph Wheeler.
President Thomson OF the Penn
sylvania railroad had long confer
ence with Secretary Alger this morn
ing, presumably in regard to the
transportation OF troops.
The staffs of the various lega-
tons and embassies are being re-
cruited by officers assigned to OBJ
serve operations during the present
war.
The Senate agreed to the confer
ence report on the Notifications bill.
All of Captain Simpsons ships
which have been in Key West harbor
cleared out this morning. 1t is
thought in naval circles that an es-
cort will be sent to the Oregon.
President Dole has made formal
offer to President Mckinley to turn
over the Hawaiian Islands to the
United States.
More rioting is reported from vari-
ous points in Spain, and it is the gen
eral belief that the present dynasty
will soon be overturned and a mill
tary dictatorship established.
A Spaniard was caught tampering
with the magazine on the auxiliary
Cruiser St. Paul, and was promptly
arrested.
The revenue cutter McCulloch ar
rived at Mrs Bay, forty miles from
Hong Kong, it is thought, with
Commodore Dewey's report of his
recent engagement, but nothing has
been received from him.
HONOLULU. April %. via San Fran
cisco. May 4.-President Dole has sent a
lorg communication to President Mckinley
Offering to transfer the Hawaiian Islands
IN he
Its war with Spain, and to furnish the
American ships Of war in Pacific waters
with large quantities of coal, supplies and
ammunition.
This action was taken by the legislature
after secret conference with the Ha-
waiian cabinet. called to discuss the posi-
ton to be assumed by the government to-
ward the two belligerents.
The news of the declaration of war by
the United States against Spain was re-
ceived here today by the Mariposa, which
arrived from the Australian colonies with
advices from the United States
Senator Frye, speaking Of the report from
Honolulu. said that he hoped the President
would accept the offer by President Dole.
Up to 3 o'clock this afternoon the Off
Gals OF the State Department had re-
ceived no word from the United States
minister at Honolulu with regard to the
reported action of the government of Ha-
wall Offering to transfer the Hawaiian
Islands to the United States for The en-
forcement of its war against Spain. They
have no doubt. however. of the authen-
tlcIty of the report and make no secret of
their hope of its accuracy. 1t is said at
the department that the executive could
no- accept an offer of this kind without
the assent OF Congress, but that If such
proposition is made it will be submitted
fer the action of Congress without delav
with a strong recommendation for its ac-
ceptance.