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TREATY IS SIGNED. HAWAIIAN DOCUMENT READY " FOR APPROVAL. Islands to Become an Integral Part of Territory of the United States- Secretary Sherman Signed for Uncle Sam, Minister Hatch'for Hawaii. Goes Now to Senators. In the great diplomatic room of the State Department where four-years and four months ago, in .the closing hours of the Harrison administration, the first Ha­ waiian annexation treaty wag-signed,. oniy to be withdrawn from Senate and thrown into a pigeonhole, the representa­ tives of the governments of the United States and Hawaii gathered' Wednesday morning and signed a treaty "by the terms of whach, if ratified, the little island re­ public will become part of the territory of the United States. Of fhe persons who stood in the room three were present whein <he original treaty was signed, namely, Special Commissioner Lorrin A. Thurs­ ton and Assistant Secretaries Adee andf Oridiler. Tlhe Hawaiian representatives bad brought with them a gold pen in a plttin holder, and at their request this was used for all of the signatures. Secretary Sher­ man signed first the copy intended to be held here, while Minister Hatch signed first the Hawaiian eepy of the treaty, bis fellow commissioners earning next ity or­ der, Mr. Thurston first, followed by Mr. Kinney. The treaties were sealed by As­ sistant Secretary Cridler with a private seal carried in ibis wateh chain; the copies •were handed to their respective cusr.o- V. dians and the treaty was made so far as • the executive branch of the government could effect it. There was a general ex • change of congratulations betw ?en •-the parties to the- ceremony and after a pho­ tograph had been taken of the commis­ sioners the ceremony was ended. Provisions of the Treaty. >» " The treaty provides that the Govern­ ment of the Hawaiian Islands cede to the United States, absolutely and forever, all rights of sovereignty in and over the Ha­ waiian Islands and their dependencies, audi that these islands shall become an in­ tegral part of the territory of the United States. The Government of Hawaii also cedes to the United States ail public lands, public buildings and public property of every description. Congress shall enact special laws to govern, the disposition of the lands in the Hawaiian Islands. All revenue from these lands shall be used solely for the benefit of the inhabitant® of the Hawaian Islands for educational and other ^public purposes. The Hawaiian Islands shall be admit­ ted into the Union as a territory of the ' United States, local laws to be passed i by a local legislature, but subject to the | approval of the President. Until Con­ gress shall apply the laws of the United [ States to the islands the present laws of I Hawaii are to govern the islands. The present treaties and laws governing Ha­ waii's commercial relations with foreign nations shail remain in force until Con­ gress shall take action. Further immi­ gration of Chinese laborers is prohibted pending congressional action and the en­ try of Chinese from Hawai into the Unit­ ed States likewise is prohibited. The United States assumes the public debt of Hawaii, but with a stipulation that this liability shall not exceed' $4,000,000. The treaty before it becomes effective shall be ratified' by the proper authorities of I the United States and of Hawaii* No mention is made of any gratuity to Liliuo- kalani or Kaiaulani. | Japan Enters a Protest. I Before the final signing of the treaty the Secretary of State was presented a formal protest by the Japanese Govern- I ment, through its legation, against the I consummation of the agreement. The I protest is understood to be based on ap- I prehension that the special treaties - now I existing between Japan and Hawaii, un- I der which the Japanese enjoy advantages, I will be affected injuriously by complete annexation. ENSIGN STONE NOT GUILTY. The Naval Conrt of Inquiry Acquits I the Young Lover. Secretary Loog has received the report I of the court of inquiry before which Swits Conde accused Ensign Stone, attached,to I the United States monitor Puritan, aud I his friend, Ensign Osborne, of the Terr ror, with "obtaining entrance to a home­ stead under false pretenses, knowingly, premeditatedly and with malice Afore­ thought, then and1 there attempting to I coax, cajole, entreat and by various other Facts and Figures from the Record-- Gov. Altgeld't* Administration, Four Years of Reckless 13xtravni?«ncc, of Defaulting Custodians of Funds, of Shortage In Kvery Department--A Vivid Comparison Between Repub­ lican and Democratic Conduct of Stute Affairs. 'SOME GEEAT YELLOW OBJECT IN THE AIR ABOVE HIM. mentary bait) aud asks inquiringly: "Elephants?" "No," says the negro in a panting whisper, "Lion! There, there; no, not there. You see that ant hill? Well, climb on to its side and you will see the lio-n ljring in a clear space just beyond. A male lion, truly; its body is nearly white and its mane is black." With Express rifle at full cock, the doctor advances gingerly through the Interlaced grass, bent nearly double, keeping the muzzle of the gun directed straight before him and shields its sen­ sitive trigger from the intrusive grass stems. The ant bill is reached; he clam­ bers to its sloping side. "Good God, the boy's right. What a beauty! And asleep, too!" But something in the doc­ tor's coming lias aroused the lion, not ten yards away; aroused him partiaUfc for there is a sudden inQvejufltil raised the greathe^ygg^ yeUoWjJ^jjMtftiB ENSIGN GEOP.GE P. I*. STONE. devices induce one Marie Conde, daugh­ ter of Swits Conde, to ileave her homa for the purpose of becoming the wife of one George Loring Porter Stone." The verdict is "not guilty." The court of in-juiry sat last week on board the Maine, in the Brooklyn navy yard. The finding is that Ensign Stone has not, in- any way, behaved himself in his love1 making "in a manner unbecoming an offi­ cer and a gentleman." It is a broad ver­ dict. But, to make it stronger, Admiral Bunco sent an official telegram, to Secre­ tary Long, repeating the- finding of the court and endorsing C?. Sparks from the Wires. The New York Herald has started a fund for Mark Twain, opening the list with a subscription of $1,000. A lamp explosion in the residence of Stephen Welch near Sharpsburg, Pa., set fire to the house and badly burned th« four occupants. The Eakin Store Company at Wash­ ington, Ark., one of the largest planta­ tion supply firms in Arkansas, has gone into the hands of receiver on applica- tion of W. P. Eakin, president of the com­ pany. Very Rev. Dr. Conaty, rector of the Catholic University at Washington, offi­ ciated at mass at the District jaid the orher morning. He also addressed the prisoners and visitors. It was the first time that mass has been celebrated with­ in the institution. Editor Otto of the Artist, a weekly pa­ per published at Dusseldorf, has been convicted of libeling Lona Barrison of the notorious Barrison sisters. The paper spoke of her as an indecent person. Otto was fined 500 marks and was ordered' pub­ licly to retract" The editor is regarded as a martyr. On leaving the court house h® was presented by his friends with a large i wreath of larnrel.