The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-19


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CALIFORNIA WAY.
The report of the expenditures of the
Republican State Central Committee
for the presidential compaign of 1896
has disappeared from the office OF the
Secretary of State OF California, and
no one can find it. Secretary Step
pacher of the committee says he duly
filed the document, and is corrObOrat-
ed by the late Secretary of State Lou
Brown, who adds that it was in the
office when he retired on the 2nd of
the month This statement is denied
by BOOkkeeper Scott, of the Secretary
OF States office, and who has been re
tanned in position by the new Secre-
tary of State, Mr.. Curry. a politician
in all the acceptatiOn of the word.
There is claimed to have been a short
age in the accounts, the discrepancy in
one item amounting to $4,000.
GRANT AND BURNS.
The first ballot for United States
Senator took place in the two houses
of the California Legislature yester-
day, the result indicating that there
will be no choice today when they meet
in joint session. The Democratic min
GRITTY gave Senator White their compli-
mentary vote, but the Republicans were
split UP among a large number Of can
having been unable to agree
upon a caucus or Il party nominee.
Whites vote was "a while the votes
cast for the various Republican candi-
dates were as follows: Z. S. Grant,
20; d. NJ. Burns, "a; A. n. Bulla, H.
w. H. l.. Barnes, 8; George \. Knight,
3; Van r. Patterson, 4 Irving NJ.
Scott, =; Thomas r. Bard, =: NJ. VI.
Estee, 2; Charles y. FELTON,, /; John
ROsenfeld, 1; scattering, s. 1t is given
out by a Burns organ that if its can
didate finds it impossible to win he
will throw his strength, which is also
railroad strength, to Gen. w. H. L. |
Barnes.
STANFORD DEATH.
Professor Wilbur w Thoburn. of the
of Economies of Stanford
died of pneumonia on the
18th. inst.
Claus Wreden, an old and wealthy
brewer of San Francisco, died from an
HOAR'S SPEECH.
Senator Hoar delivered a great |
speech in the Senate on Monday the |
9th in support of a resolution intro |
duced by Vest, declaring it to be IN op-
position TO the constitution for the |
United States to acquire foreign terri |
tory TO be governed permanently as |
colonies. In the course of his remarks |
the MaSsa chusetts Senator said: 1T |
may also acquire adjoining or outlying |
territory. dispose of it, make rules and |
regulations for il for the purpose of |
national security and defense, as in the |
case of Hawaii, although it may not be |
expected that the territory so acquired, |
held and disposed of shall ever come |
into the Union as a State" However, |
following this statement /
Senator Hoar set the Philippines
against Hawaii in this declaration:
Mr. President, you are now prOpOs-
ing to acquire or own property in the
with dominion as a neces- .
sary incident; you are not to own
foot of land there. You propose now
to acquire dominion and legislative
power and nothing else. Where in the
is the grant Of power TO
exercise sovereignty where We have no
MASON'S RESOLUTION.
The following resolution has been
in the Senate by Mr.. Mason
OF Illinois. who spoke TO it yesterday:
Whereas. All just powers Of govern
ment are derived from the consent Of
the governed: therefore, be it
Resolved. BY the Senate Of the
United States, that the Government Of
the United States of America Will not