Rensselaer Democrat, Volume 1, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1898 — DOLE OFFERS HAWAII. [ARTICLE]

DOLE OFFERS HAWAII.

Msket Formal Tender of Islands to Uncle Sam. President Dole has sent a long communication to President McKinley, offering to President McKinley, offering to transfer the Hawaiian islands to the United States for purposes of its war with Spain, and to furnish American ships of war in Pacific waters with large quantities of coal, supplies, and ammunition. This action was unexpected in Washington. There is a general sentiment in Congress favorable to the acceptance of the offer, and a Washington correspondent says that when it is formally received it is probable that the President will send to Congress n message recommending the passage of a bill granting him authority to act.