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Show II AM All it HtTTLItN. Ilriiubee s-eru All Abuut the Islands lu Mm Hour.. Huando.s, Vt., March 16. Kbenezer J. Urmtbee of Vermont, United Htatea land commhjsloner forBamoa, has arrived ar-rived home from Apia. i;u route, hu culled Un United Htatea Mlullter Htevensat Honolulu, and says: 'During a stay of nine hours ut Honolulu I waa thoroughly convinced that theru waa a general desliu among thu iieoplu of Hawaii tobuuunexed to thu united Btatet aud bu given a territorial terri-torial government. Hvorj thing la quiet there, and I learned that there Mas e.reat anxiety on tho part uf n maturity of tho r. uoplo to bu annexed." Uovernor Oeiusbeu hsa forwarded hla rerlgnatlou aa Bemoan ooinmslsloner to Treildout Cleveland. 3lny Mrllie. 1'iiiLADrU'iiiA, March 8, An ImMrtant secret meeting of Ihu united biotherhooJ of awltchmeu was held here this eveulug. Tho purposo or the melting was tho discussion of Ibu question of a strike upuu thu I'linu-sylvunla I'linu-sylvunla llallroad nud tho roads entering en-tering Chicago durlug thu World's I'alrorjust irlor to thu opening. A number of letters were read, tho gone-ral gone-ral sentiment of which was attains! a strike. Among thu switchmen lu tho meeting, however, a strong aentlment seemed to preal) In favor of taking advantage of thu coming rush nt business busi-ness on tho railroads to statu the men'j grievances und demands aud I nt iremuruupon the comanlcs to compel them to grant them. |
