| Show Secession is 1 abroad again Major William O Howe who resides at Island Home California H I reported to have FMenil his connection with the United Unit-ed Stole In the following declaration of Independence addiesscd to the secretary sec-retary of state Therefore tile eonummollon or a mole perfect government In thefuture elAmnnds a more vigorous protest than ml e talk and as a typical relren tat Are 01 my onceto Aho with their Ilves protested against such manifest Injustice I beg leave I < to tender 41MY resignation as a subject of the powers at Washington and to become nn Independent In-dependent subject ot Iny own domain The little strip of earth In which I I hold nn Intel est so for 0 I Am concerned con-cerned I I beg to withdraw from the administration and to have It considered con-sidered no longer as subject to the national na-tional Jurisdiction What action It any the government will take upon this vallant challenge Is I not kIlO n but Ill Is not believed that civil war Is f threatened What would happen should the precedent entail tithed by the major be followed ball b-all other malcontents Is I another question tlon |