Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-12-08

Lakes to the Atlantic coast By way OF
the Canadian canals and tho st.
Lawrence River. The vessels had
reached Lake Ontario and were there
awaiting the opening OF navigation
when war was declared between the
United States and Spain. Her Maiesty's
government thereupon, by communi.
cation Of the latter part of April, stated
that the permission granted before tho
outbreak of hostilities would not be
withdrawn provided the United States
government gave assurance that the
vessels in question would proceed direct
to United States port without en-
gaeing in hostile operation. This
government promptly agreed to the
stipulated condition, it being under
stood that the vessels would not be
prohibited from resisting any hostile |
attack.
IL will give me especial satisfaction |
if L shall be authorized to communi- |
cate to you favorable conclusion of |
the pending negotiations with Great
Britain in respect to the Dominion of
Canada. Ii is the earnest wish of this
government to remove all sources OF
discord and irritation in our relations
with the neighboring dominion. The
trade between the two countries IS
constantly increasing and it is i'm.
portant to both countries that all
reasonable facilities should be granted
for its development
| The government of Greece strongly
| urges the nervousness of the duty mere
| imposed upon the currants. of that
country, amounting to 100 per cent or
more of their market value This fruit
| is stated to be exclusively a Greek pro-
duct, not coming into competition
with any domestic product. The ques-
ton of reciprocal commercial relations
with Greece, including the restoration
! of currants to the free list, is under
consideration.
THE ANNEXATION OF HAwAII.
The long standing claims of Bernard
Campbell for damages for injuries sus-
| tanned from violent assault committed
| against him by military authorities in
the Island of Hayti, has been settled
by the agreement of that republic to
pay him $40, 600 in American gold. OF
this sum, $1,000 has already been paid.
1t is hoped that other pending claims
of American citizens against that re-
public may be anicably adjusted.
Pending the consideration by the
Senate of the treaty signed June 18th,
1897, by tho plenipotentiaries of the
United States and Of the Republic of
Hawaii, providing for the annexation
of the islands, u JOINT resolution to
accomplish the same purpose by accept
ing the offered cession and incor-
porating the coded territory into the
union was adopted by the Congress
and approved July 7th, 1898. l there
upon directed the U. S. S. Philadel-
phia to convey Rear Admiral Miller to
Honolulu, and intrusted to his hands
, this important legislative act, TO be
delivered to the president of the Re-
J public of Hawaii, with whom the
y admiral and the United States minister
were authorized to make appropriate
) arrangements for transferring the
j sovereignty of, the islands to the
\ United States. This was simply but
! | impressively accomplished on the 18th
of August last, by the delivery of a
certified copy of the resolution tc
: President Dole, who thereupon yielded
up to the representative of the govern
r ment of the United States the
, sovereignty and public property of the
s Hawaiian Islands.
y Pursuant to the terms of the join
s resolution and in exercise of th'
4 authority thereby conferred upon me
d | directed that the civil, judicial ant
y military powers heretofore exercised
: by the officers of the government of thu
It Republic of Hawaii should continue t.
i, be exercised by those officers unit
8 Congress shall provide a government
r for the incorporated territory, subjec
% to my power to remove such officer
# and to fill vacancies. The president
officers and troops of the republic
| tho oath IF ullpnIanp
la to the United States, thus providing
/ for the uninterrupted continuance O
Il all the administrative and muhicipa
II functions of the annexed territor
Il until Congress shall otherwise enact
II Following the further provision G
I the joint resolution, | appointed tn
10 Honorables Shelby M. Cullom c
E Illinois, John L. Morgan of Alabama
m Robert r. Hit of Illinois, Sanford L
l. Dole Of Hawaii, and Walter F.. Frea
Al. Of Hawaii, as commissioners to cor
" fer and recommend to Congress sue
n legislation concerning the Hawaiia
10 Islands as they should deem necessar
n or proper. The commissioners havin
90 fulfilled the mission confined to then
N their report will he laid before you {
an early day. 1t is believed that the
n recommendations will have the earne'
n consideration due to the magnitude {
IL the responsibility resting upon you
of give such shape to the relationship
If these mid Pacific lands to our hon
Il union, as will benefit both in ii
ID. highest degree, realizing the aspire
~ tions of the community that has ca
ad its lot with us and elected to share ol
Of political heritage, while at the san
IN time justifying the foresight of tho
nj who for three-quarters of centui
have looked to the assimilation
ba Hawaii as natural and ineyitab
m contamination, in harmony with OF
he needs, and i'm fulhllment of o.
I'd cherished traditions.
en- The questions heretofore pendil
Of between Hawaii and Japan, grown
,se out of the alleged mistreatment
10. japanese treaty immigrants, were,
he am pleased to say, adjusted before Il
in act of transfer by tho payment of a re
,st sonable indemnity to tho governme
Me- of Japan.
r ri Under the provisions of the joi
NV resolution, the existing customs 7
nv lations of the Hawaiian Islands, wi
lgs the United States and with 9th
re. countries remain unchanged un
GO legislation shall otherwise provid
ssv The consuls of Hawaii, here and
en foreign countries, continue to full
TO- their commercial agencies, while t
;ts United States Consulate at Honolu
~ is maintained for all appropria
,;t services pertaining to trade and t
,be revenue. Ii would be desirable that
nd foreign consuls in the Hawaiian islam
in should receive new eXequaturs frt
IN this government.