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composed of Senators Aldrich and Teller
VIII probably give these gentlemen some
insight into the situation on this island,
| ana they will return to Washington pre-
| pared, without doubt, TO suggest emer-
gency legislation to this congress The
United states government Is. of course,
not prepared to state what should be
done with Cuba. The three senators who
nave gone to the island to make thor
ough investigate will probably discover
tnat the natives in Cuba at the present
TIME are in favor of self-government 1t
would not be safe for the United States
congress TO adopt any measure for the
reHeI or Cuba without waiting for a year
OF TWO TO see whether the people of the
island Will not later on change their
minds and desire annexation to the
United States.
1t Is predicted that this will be the out
come and 1t will therefore be unwtse
for congress to enact anything but tenn
poFafy laws for the government of the
RESIDENTS OF Cuba. 1t is said that the an
AeNation sentiment Is not only pro-
houuced among the residents on the ISL
anu but that the people of the United
states are rapidly becoming convinced
mat II would be better to have Cuba an
heXed TO the United States rather than
give the natives government, This
country would be compelled by this ac-
tloh 10 assume a protectorate over this
island which would mean a standing
army, and which would net Uncle sam
little, II anything, in return for this ex
Pense. 1t is intimated that at least one
thiro OF the members of the present con-
sreSS' IL vote could be had would favor
the annexation Of Cuba. In view of tho
Iact, however, that any measure of this
hlnu VIII not be presented during the
iilty-slXth session, those in this congress.
uIiioSo lHsS are reelected, will not have
the opportunity to vote on the annexa-
.loI plan The advocates of annexation.
"eVe['- seem to think that such meas
ure Will be introduced during the fffty-
seventh session of congress- and that if
1t it introduced, will pass
SENATORS Teller, Plat and A!drich, upon
tneif return from Cuba in a few DAVIS
VIII De able to give. their colIea gl1es In
the senate and their friends In the house
considerable information regarding the
pIeNalllllg sentiment in Cuba regarding
the annexation idea
Inc house will take I'D early in Anr,,
| the hawaiian BILL and 1t will pass This
prahch as easily as it did the senate II
| - Wen known fact that it was not nee
eSsary for the house to delay action on
| iAa Wdllah OIL for 50 long a period Early
| a.; on this measure was Imperative
Inc peopie of the Sandwich islands arc
suffering, and relief can only come 70
Ihem by the enactment of stable laws
Ior thelr eontrol by the United States
AAefe VIII De nearly a month OF nm
necessary delay before the house tal,es
up this bill. AS before stated. # viii he
passed and will be Immediately signed
Wy Tue president. who has urged early
acuon by congress ever since tha axoct
situation in Hawaii was made know, -
MIN early In the winter. The enactrnert
Oh the pending bill into a law viii rot
oiily prove beneficial to the residents Of
tnese 1ar-aWay islands, but also N tho
business interests of the Pacific coast
states. 0o'sC
Representatives of Arizona. New Mexi-
,,1e,t GU Uhiaforha still remain In Wash.
Illetoh' hoping against hope that tnis
/ congreSs may take some action an thc
oliis presented for the admission Of thnea
teIfltofles, as state. Up to the present
time nothing whatever has been acoo,o
i'nShed and those urging the admission
"a tlese territories in Washington arc
CONSIDERABLY G-sheartened. They cannot
zee - Why congress should legisIate fer
ttiWdh, Porto Rico and for Cuba ana
turn cold shoulder to the DeonIe of
Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma
At Is now considered doubtful if any
action Whatever is taken, during the frst
session OF this congress, looking 40 tho
SUBMISSION OF these three territories as
states. Ihe information is advanced nv
Soiie liisat the real reason for delay is no
utlcal and that not one of the three fer
r1terles will receive any consideration a+
the hands Of congress until after +be
coming presidential canvass closes pext
november. This, without doubt. is +ha
TRUE reason why both Republicans and
democrats have found it suitable to them
not TO act with reference to the admis-
SION or thas trio of territories as states
during the first session OF the fifty-sixth
congress
1t is now stated as a certainty that
Senator De Few. of New York, will nre.
sent William McKinley's name for re-
nomination at the Philadelphia conven,
tlon next June 1t is said that President
mckinley has asked the JUROR senator
from New York to present his name to
| the convention and that the latter has
consented to do so, provided that he Is
one or the seVenty-two delegates from
| New York to the coming national con-
| venuon.
| 1t is not doubted but that Senator De
| Pew will be one Of the delegates at
| large from New York and will, there,
| Iore' nave the opportunity to deliver a
| speech, placing McKinley's name before
| the convention, as he did In 1892, at the
Minneapolis convention. when he pre-.
sented the name of Benjamin Harrison
| Tor denomination. An attempt will be
made II Is also learned. to have Senator
| Foraker second McKinley's denomination
| at Philadelphia If Mr.. Foraker cannot
| be prevailed upon to do SO. it Is prob
| able that .Mcl<inIey's second choice will
! be Senator Wolcett, of Colorado.
| Col. Bryan, 1t Is stated here, has also
| selected the man to present his name for
| the presidential nomination at the Kan
! sas City convention. This gentleman is
| no less a person than George Fred Will
| Jams, of Massachusetts,. Col Bryan's
nomination will be seconded by National
| Committeeman Johnson, of Kansas, or
! James Hamilton Lewis, of Washington
| state, in the event that the latter is elect
| ed as delegate to tn Kansas City conven-
1 ton.
| There is excellent authority for stating
/ that Admiral and Mrs. Dewey will make
lengthy tour through the Western and
| Northwestern states this spring. They
| will go first to Detroit. and then west tn
| Minneapolis and St. Paul. 1t Is stated
that they will spend several days in the
| Twin Cities. While In Minnesota they
| may visit Duluth. They intend to go
| west from St. Paul, through North Dako-
ia and Montana on their way to the West
coast states. 1t is believed that while on
| the Pacific slope they will visit Seattle,
| Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles and
4 Of the country
AS have before stated in Washington
| dispatches to this paper, President and
| Mrs. Mckinley, and probably certain
| members Of the cabinet will visit Califor-