THE MORNING OKEGONIAN, THURSDAY, JANUARY. H,t 1900.
Salisbury's Reply to the Ameri
can Protest."
DEFINITION OF CONTRABAND
Flour Is Sot Considered as Sncli Un
less It Is Intended for the
Enemy.
LONDON., Jan. 10. The American flour
ee'zed off Delagoa bay has been released.
Ambassador Cfaoate had an Interview with
the Marquis of Salisbury this afternoon,
and received a verbal reply to the repre
sentations of the Washington govern
ment. The British note on this subject
was sent later to the United States em
bassy. The gist of It was cabled to Wash
ington. In brief, foodstuffs are not con-s-uered
contraband of rar, unless intend
ed for the enemy.
The foreign office only arrived at a de
cision today, and it was not until after
Mr. Choate's Interview with the Marquis
of Salisbury that a note embodying the
provisions was drawn up. Several of the
government's advisers wanted to make a
regulation regarding canned goods, but
this was decided to be impracticable. The
decision to make fiourand grain in tran
s t to the enemy contraband is evidently
hedged in by many difficulties of execu
tion, but the foreign office believes that
investigation -will generally determine
vbether the grain Is meant for consump
tion at Lorenzo Marquez or In the Trans
anal. Mr. Choate cabled Lord Salisbury's note
to the state department at Washington to
night, and Colonel Hay is expected to
reply, accepting the terms. The latter
stop was not taken by Mr. Choate, as he
had first to receive authority from the
state department to do so.
The Reply Hns Not Arrived.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. Up to the
close of office hours, the answer of the
Br.tish government to Mr. Choate's rep
resentations as to the seizure of Amer
ican flour and other goods had not been
received at the state department. Nor
has Mr. Choate yet Indicated when an
answer may be expected, and the state
department, basing Its Judgment on the
fact that it is still at the ambassador's
request collecting and transmitting to him
Information relative to the character of
the goods needed for the full represen-t'iii?-vQf
the case, scarcely expects an
1rnTnortIntA!in?rErrr: tHr-TmiW. Cf-COlirBg.
be gratified at an early response, but the
feeling is that anything returned at this
moment must be a partial answer or
rather a communication that is calcu
lated to throw the matter into the argu
mentative stage.
THE SEIZED GERMAN VESSELS.
England Will Pay for the Sllstalces
She Molces.
BERLIN, Jan. 10. Several foreign of
fice officials expressed themselves more
freely about the British seizures of Ger
man vessels. Great Britain's formal writ
ten answer to Germany's formal protest
has not yet been received, but another
oral declaration by Lord Salisbury to
Count Von Hatzfeldt, the German ambas
sador In London, has been telegraphed to
Berlin, showing that Great Britain ad
mits her obligations to pay damage for
seizing vessels not carrying contraband.
It is admitted by the foreign office that
the armored cruiser Deutschland, flagship
of l?r nee Henry of Prussia, may be sent
to Delagoa bay, together Tvith the gun
boat Hablcht.
The examination of the cargo of the
Bundesrath the foreign office has been in
formed is still in progress.
MILITARY WRITERS' THEORIES.
Probability That Warren Will Slake
a Wide Detour.
NEW YORK, Jan. 10. A dispatch to
the Tribune from London says:
If the complete embargo upon news be
one of the conditions of successful stra
tegy, something really Napoleonic must
be going on along the Tugela river. At the
clubs nearly all well-informed men were
confident that the army had been set In
motion Monday, and the officers lingered
at the Military Service Club till midnight
In the expectation of receiving tidings of
some great stroke.
Veterans at the clubs and the military
writers in the morning journals busied
themselves with patching up their the
ories. Changes were running upon the
two main themes the necessity for the
clearance of the south bank before the
passage of the Tugela could be attempt
ed, and the probability that Warren's di
vision would make a wide detour and
cross the river 17 miles below Colenso.
General Buller's delay In operating in
front of his force seemed an Insuperable
objection to the first theory, and there
were only two facts to be cited In sup
port of the latter conjecture. These were
the establishment of Warren's headquar
ters as far down as Estcourt and the ap
parent occupation of Weenen by British
troops, since one press dispatch which
slipped through the censor's hands de
scribed an exchange of flash-lfgbt signals
with those of the village.
General Buller has succeeded in con
fusing and bewildering the English pub
lic, if he has not dazed and confounded
the Boer generals.
Gereral French has reported a recon
noissance on the enemy's flank, in which
a considerable force was drawn out, then
allov.ed to retire. A squadron of the
Household cavalry had an accounting in
this movement. French's objective point
In these maneuvers has not been dis
closed, but It Is probable that General
Cronje has sent reinforcements to the
Free Staters on the southern frontier and
that "the occupation of the bridges over
the Orange river will be rendered diffi
cult. Battalions of the Sixth division continue
to arrive at Cape Town and the Princess
of Wales, the hospital ship, Is also at
anchor there.
ANOTHER SPEECH BY BALFOUR.
Defense of the Administration In the
Conduct of the War.
LONDON. Jan. 10. A, J. Balfour, tbe
government leader in the house of com
mons, at a luncheon given in Manchester
this afternoon, made a speech, in which
lie repudiated the accusation that he was
a "thick-and-thin supporter pf th war
office." He -declared that even If an angel
from heaven told him. It was possible in
a great war to carry out everything aa
written out on paper, he should know
tha the angel was drawing upon his Im
agination. It was not true, he added, that
the war office had sent the British army
into the field with guns which placed
them at a hopeless disavantage with
the enemy. He did not claim the army
system was perfect, but the critics ought
not to Ignore the extraordinary military
problems of the present war, between
which and the problems with which Conti
nental headquarters' staffs had to deal
there was no parallel. For the first time
in the history of the world the country
had to meet an enemy entirely mounted,
and it was true that if Great Britain had
entered Into the war with a vast number
of mounted soldiers, it would have long
ag-o been concluded. Hereafter it would
also be recognized that guns would not be
as mobile as horse soldiers, and that field
artillery must be made part of the regu
lar equipment of every army. But, seeing
that the British war office had not lagged
behind the best military opinion of today,
it was ludicrous to charge it with want
of prescience. He was sure Justice would
be done In due time to the administrate
system of the army. The last thing tne
government desired was any undue con
cealment of unpleasant facts.
Japanese Want to Fisht Boers.
VANCOUVER. B. C. Jan. 10. So con
tagious Is the enthusiasm hereabouts for
enlistment with the British forces in South
Africa that the Japanese of 'this city are
not only willing but anxious to see ser
vice on Britain's side in the Transvaal.
They have been organized by an ex-Japanese
officer. Japanese Consul Shlmazu
has made a formal tender of the services
of this Japanese corps to tne British gov
ernment. Numbers of letters have been
received by Mayor Garden, of Vancouver,
from Americans In various Pacific coast
cities desiring to fight for Great Britain.
Trampled on tlie British. FInsr.
VICTORIA, B. C Jan. 10. In the legis
lature yesterday It was brought to the
attention of Attorney-General Henderson
that a British flag and portrait of the
queen had been trampled under foot in a
city saloon. The attorney-general said he
had no evidence as to this being a fact,
but that if possible to do so, he would
prosecute any person guilty of treason.
The Herzos's Passengers.
THE HAGUE, Jan. 10. The minister of
marine, J. C. Jansen, instructed the com
mander of the Dutch cruiser Friesland,
now at Lorenzo Marquez, to proceed to
Durban and take on board the Dutch
ambulance Intended for the Transvaal and
the stores sent out for the Friesland her
self, which form part of tne cargo of the
Herzog.
The Hcrzojr Released.
DURBAN, Jan. 10. The British authori
ties have released the German steamer
Herzog, seized January 6 while on the way
to Lorenzo Marquez.
BOER POWDER AND SHOT.
Enonsrli Ammunition In the Trans
vaal for a Ten Years' War.
London Mail.
Most of the ammunition used by the
Boers is of German or French manufac
ture. A comparatively very small quan
tity was made In England, and an equally
small proportion was manufactured at the
Transvaal government works, near Pre
toria. A vast amount of mystery and secrecy
surrounded the government powder fac
tory, as It was called? and no one was
allowed to visit it, or eyen to approach
within half a mile of the Inclosed buildings
without a very special permlt,
The factory was entirely run by Ger
mans, and, curiously enough, the head
thereof was a Mr. Kruglr, who was al
ways careful to assert that he was no rela
tion whatsoever to the president. This
seems quite likely, as he was a very decent
ton of a fellow.
The works were near Daspoort, about
four miles outside of Pretoria, and in the
immediate vicinity of the cement works,
where so-called Transvaal Portland ce
ment was very badly made. The powder
factory Is most jealously guarded from In
truders, and even the Italians from the
dynamite factors', not many miles away,
know nothing of Its Internal economy. It
is thought questionable by many whether
any actual manufacture takes place here,
or whether, as in the case of the dynamite
works ("Maatschapl) voor Ontploffbaren
Stoffen" in the "Taal"), the imported In
gredients are just put up in cartridges on
the spot, so as to appear to carry out the
requirements of the exclusive concession.
The ammunition is taken away at dead
of night on mule wagons to one or other
of the forts around Pretoria, and a por
tion is often sent over to the Johannes
burg fort, but not by rail, as the jolting
might be dangerous in the case of the
very carelessly put together explosive. An
escort of artillery rides with the wagons
and reports the duo delivery of the am
munition. In the case of foreign Imported ammu
nition Lee-Metford, Mauser and heavy
gun shrells It comes by German, French
or Dutch steamer to Delagoa bay, and is
there unshipped, stored for a longer or
shorter period In the wretched tin shan
ties on the wharf, which do duty for bond
ed warehouses, and then, when all the
extraordinary Portuguese formalities are
complete, it Is forwarded by train, via
Komatl Poort, to Proetoria, where it is
taken, again at the dead of night, from
the railway station to one of the forts or
to the government magazine out on the
veldt, beyond the racecourse. Now and
again, as Indeed happened just before the
present war broke out, the Portuguese
officials at Lorenzo Marquez (Delagoa
bay), for some reasons best known to
themselves, refuse to pass the ammuni
tion, and then there is an angry and heat
ed exchange of letters in a queer mixture
of Portuguese, Dutch and English, and
after a long delay the goods may arrive
at their destination, or they may not.
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Hot an Orlffinnl Golf Term.
New York Tribune.
An authority on the language of golf
says that the term "caddie" is akin to
"cad" and "cadet," and means messen
gers or unattached male servants. Cad
dies, In fact, were originally a class of
men, found in every Scottish town of any
size, who were at the beck and call of ev
erybody who wanted an odd job done.
Hence, they were at the beck and call of
everybody who was starting for a game of
golf, and now, thanks to the organiza
tion, of labor, they are employed solely
by the golfers.
Crlnser Alban's Official Trial.
NEWCASTLE, England, Jan. 10. The
United States cruiser Albany, formerly the
Brazilian cruiser Abrouall, purchased by
the United States government shortly be
fore the beginning of the war with Spiin
while under construction here, was given
a successful official trial off this port yes
terday. She developed a speed of 20.S7
knots, showed thorough seaworthiness, and
exceeded her contract conditions.
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Anti-Scalplng Bill Condemned.
3kHrAVA.TJKEE, Jan. 10 The national
building and trades council today adopted
a resolution condemning the bill now be
fore congress, known as the antl-scalping
bill. A resolution of the Chicago building
trades council, embodying the phraseology
of what Is known as the "national irriga
tion bill," now before congress, was also
adopted unanimously.
Leads His Predecessors.
Indianapolis News.
Oof the 16 predecessors of the Prince
of Wales in his title, only five attained
the age of 50 namely Henry VIII, Charles
II, and George II, III and V. Five died
before the age of 20; and, again, five died
by violence Edward I, Richard II, Ed
ward, son of Henry VI, Edward V and
Charles L
University .President Resigns.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. Rev. Benja
min L. Whitman, the president of Co
lumbia university, today tendered his res
ignation at a meeting of the board of trus
tees, to accept the pastorate of Calvary
Baptist church, Philadelphia.
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Visit of a German Trulningf-Shlp.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 10. The German
training-ship Von Moltke arrived In port
today, and was noisily greeted by the
steam craft In the harbor, and by a large
crowd who gathered on the levee In spite
of the inclement weather,
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Machine Shops Bnrned.
DENVER, Jan. 10. The foundry and
machine shops of the F. M. Davis Iron
Works Company were totally destroyed
by fire this evening. The loss Is about
$150,000.
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Philip Blssinger Dead.
NEW YORK, Jan. 10. Philip Bissinger,
president of the German Savings bank.
I died today, aged72.
HE IS NOT A CANDIDATE
ROOT DOES NOT ASPIRE TO BE
VICE-PRESIDEKT.
Believes It His Duty to Attend to the
War Department at This Criti
cal Time.
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 10. Henry C.
Payne, national republican committeeman
of Wisconsin, today received a letter from
Hon., Elihu Root, secretary of war, in
which Mr. Root states he will not be a j
candidate for the vice-presidency of the I
United States. J
In the letter Mr. Root said he deemed
It far more important to the country, the
administration and the republican party
at this critical time of war, that he should
continue to attend to the business of the
war office, not that no other man could
AFTERTHOUGHT OF THE GREAT MAN OF THE PLATTE.
. '
William Jennings Bryan (Picturing- to Himself His
Texas) "Was I an Idol or Was I a Mark?"
as well discharge the duties of secretary
of war, but having spent five or six
months In becoming familiar with the
subject, no other man could step in and
take up the work without going through
the same training. Being a candidate for
vice-president would mean his practical
withdrawal from the duties of the war
office within a very short time.
KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE.
Blaclburns Election Formnlly An
nounced. FRANKFORT. Ky., Jan. 10. In the sen
ate today, Burnam (rep.) introduced a bill
to repeal the Goebel election law and sub
stitute the former election law, which
places the election machinery in the hands
of the county judges.
The house, by a vote of 54 to 44, adopted
the joint rules as passed by the senate
Saturday. On the original call four demo
crats Crlder, Cochran, Hyler and Orr
voted with the republicans against the
rules. Before the result was announced
Cochran and Crlder changed and voted in
the affirmative.
The two houses met in joint session at
noon to compare the ballots for United
States senator taken by each house in
separate session yesterday. Under the new
rules adopted. Speaker Trimble presided.
Lieutenant-Governor Marshall occupied a
seat by the speaker. The clerks of the
two houses read the'r respective journals
regarding the vote for senator, Speakei
Trimble announced that a comparison ot
the journals showed that Mr. Blackburn
had received a majority, and declared him
elected.
Governor Smith Innngrarated.
ANNAPOLIS, Md., Jan. 10. At noon
Lloyd Lowndes, for four years the re
publican governor of Maryland, sur
rendered the executive chair to John Wal
ter Smith, his democratic successor. Tnou
sands of democrats from all parts of the
state participated In the ceremonies.
Tanner Wants to Be Senator.
SPRINGFIELD. 111., Jan. 10. The State
Register tomorrow will say:
"Governor Tanner yesterday confirmed
the report that he Is a candidate for
United States senator against Senator
Cullom."
THE MESTIZO LEADERS.
The Persons Responsible for ilie
Filipino Insurrection.
Edward Wildman, In Harper's Weekly.
My object Is to establish In the minds of
those not personally acquainted with the
Fiiiplnos, the distinction between the na
tive and his present master, the mestizo,
and to show how absolutely the mestizo
has forced his stewardship upon a race
with whom, in normal conditions, he rarely
consents to mingle except for gain. The
mestizo is ambitious and corrupt. To en
rich his pocket and to gain importance
and perhaps recognition by the United
States, he has plunged the natives of the
Philippines into a desperate struggle. He
was successful in the first revolution, and
with the advantage of experience he hopts
to accomplish his alms In the second. He
proved himself the equal of theSpaniard
In duplicity, and he thinks to bring us to
like terms. In this Ill-starred struggle the
Filipino is the victim. He is led by the
half-caste, ignorant of the alien thoughts
and aspirations that are at work in the
mind of the mestizo. The language, the
color, and the habits of the mestizo are so
like his own that ho is easily led to be
lieve that his words ring true, and that
his lofty proclamations of brotherhood and
liberty are the honest expression of a
brother. It is the mestizo who Is entirely
responsible for the revolution in the Philip
pines. It Is the mestizo wo must punish,
With the skin of a native and the heart
of a traitor, he works damage incalculable.
Clever, cunning and rich, he must be
thoroughly subdued, if not banished, be
fore we can hope to affect his pernicious
influence over the natives and bring him to
his senses. If the Tagalog races are not
fit for self-government and no one ac
quainted with them for a moment thinks
they are then the mestizos are a thou
sand times less capable of governing them.
Paterno, like nearly all of the Filipino
leaders. Is a half-caste. For years he has
actually controlled the Filipinos. That he
could do no wrong was and Is their be
lief. Spain gave him the "Grand Cross,"
and the Filipino university of Manila the
degree of LL. D. When, In the first revor
lution Agulnaldo compromised, "with dam
ages," Spain buying out the Filipino lead
ers, Pedro Paterno was so well poised on
the fence that he was able to draw a
double commission for his services. De
spite his open dickering with Spain, and
his public acceptance of money from the
Spanish government, the childish confi
dence of the natives was unshaken. They
rejoice in, his Spanish-given honors, and
point to him as the most eminent Filipino,
which he undoubtedly Is. He has pub
lished several novels and books of poetry,
and is the acknowledged authority on Fili
pino folk-lore. He controls Agulnaldo,
writes his bombastic pronunclamentos, and
is the head and spirit of the revolution.
Revolutions are In his line, for he has
found them profitable, and boasts of an
income of $25,000 a year. His property In
cludes real estate, business blocks, plan
tations and steamships, all at present net
ting good profits, managed and operated
by his family and his agents.
General Luna wrs a notable specimen
rimihTiiiiy '". mi '
Experiences in
of the mestizo class. Of good birth, moral
ly and intellectually, he might have been
the leader of his people had not the
treachery that is characteristic of his race
dealt him a deathblow. He was a brother
of the celebrated Juan Luna, an artist of
European renown, whose pictures have
hung in the French salon. Another broth
er was a violinist of more than ordinary
fame. By profession, General Luna, like
the eminent Rizal, was a chemist. He was
educated In Madrid and Paris, and while
abroad published a book. Luna reorgan
ized the insurgent army upon European
methods, which he had carefully studied
abroad, and the discipline and military
tactics shown by the Insurgents so often
to our surprise, were due to his skilled
hand. In battle he displayed a reckless
valor and ability that soon made him a
hated rival of Agulnaldo, who found him
self obliged to raise Luna to the rank
of commander-in-chief of the army. At
Kabanatunan, on June 7, one of Aguin
aldo's sergeants provoked a quarrel with
Luna, and ran him through wltha bayo
net. Had Luna lived It Is probable that
the cause of the Filipinos would have been
staked in one decisive battle, and the Fili
pino war would have ended with some
credit to their valor. Luna is the" only
general of the Filipino army worthy of
the title.
Agulnaldo, although the figurehead of
the Insurrection, Is not of the same class
or caste as Luna. Agulnaldo is an unscru
pulous politician, who, by cunning craft
has been able to hold the Tagalog race,
united under his Influence, misled wltn
chimeras and dreams of an independenco
the portent of which they are as ignorant
as children. Aguinaldo Is the link between
the mestizo element and the masses. The
puppet of Paterno, he possesses a cei tain
oracular influence over his people, for to
him they look for guidance, blind to the
fact ?thatP the words that emanate from
him are the results of Paterno's lessons.
Paterno is the "boss," Aguinaldo the mask
He has the cold, keen eye of a leader, and
the quiet, self-contained modesty of his
humblest follower. Aguinaldo Is not a pure
Tagalog. His maternal grandfather was
a Chinaman, and from him he Inherited
the stoical qualities and craft of speech
that have made him such a power among
his people. His ambition is to lead, and
his heartlessness enables him, without
compunction, to cause the assassination of
all who threaten to rival him. Had he
been successful In establishing a kingdom
he would have ruled with as tyrannical
a despotism as ever did a Chinese viceroy.
His genius Is not cpnflned to leadership,
but he has the astuteness to gather arountl
him such aids as Paterno, Sandlco and
men of their stamp, clever, cunning and
wealthy, the scions of the best blood of
Spain intermixed with that of the native
races. Aguinaldo stands today the figure
head of the insurrection, and not until his
surrender or death will the misguided Fili
pinos be able to comprehend, accept or con
sider the beneficent Intentions of the
United States.
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Dr. McGlynn's Fnneral.
NEWBURGH, N. Y.. Jan. 10. The fu
neral of Dr. Edward McGlynn was held
today, In St. Mary's church, which was
crowded to the doors. The services were
presided over by Archbishop Corrlgan.
NEW YORK, Jan. 10. Clad In the robes
of priesthood and a crucifix clasped In hl3
hands, Rev. Dr. Edward McGlynn lay still
In death tonight on a catafalque just out
side the sanctuary in St. Stephen's Ro
man Catholic church. When the doors of
the church had been closed, at a late
hour, and the remains of the venerable
prelate had been taken In charge by the
Immediate relatives and watchers of the
Holy Name Society, who kept vigil
throughout the night, It was estimated
that fully 25,000 persons had viewed the
body during the five hours It was exposed
to public view. Rich and poor, young and
old, murmured a farewell prayer as they
passed the bier of the gray old priest who
had built up St. Stephen's parish until it
was the largest in the archdiocese of New
York.
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Dividends of Utah Mines.
SALT LAKE, Jan. 10. The following
dividends were declared by Utah mines
during the first 10 days In January:
Ontario ?45 OOOIDaly West. $30,000
Kercur C0.0G0 Swansea 6,000
Silver King.... 75,000Mammoth 40,000
Total S245.0C0
SENATOR HOAR'S DEFENSi
AN ANTI'S VIEWS ON THE PHILIP
PINE QUESTION.
What He Wonld Do With Asalnnldo
and His Tngral Followers Blames
Otis and McKinley.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. Senator Hoar,
of Massachusetts, has made public a long
letter he has addressed to the editors of
the Journal, Advertiser, Herald and Globe
of Boston, in answer to a speech made by
ex-Representative Quigg at the .Essex
Club the last Saturday In December. In
this speech, Mr. Qulgg, referring to Sena
tor Hoar's attitude on the Filipino ques
tion, declared that the senator "wants
us to skulk from our duty." Senator Hoar
takes the words quoted as his text, and
says in part:
"I wish to put against this statement
my emphatic denial. What I want the
American people to do is to do In the
Philippines exactly what we have done,
are doing and expect to do In Cuba. We
have liberated both from Spain, and we
have had no thought at least I have had
no thought of giving either back to
Spain. I should as soon give back a
redeemed soul to Satan as give back the
people of the Philippine Islands to the
cruelty and tyranny of Spain. Indeed,
since they got arms, an army and an
organization, I do not believe In the power
of Spain to subdue them again.
"But the United States never. In my
judgment, should ever allow her to make
the attempt Having delivered them from
Spain, we were bound In all honor to
protect their newly - acquired liberty
against the ambition or greed of any other
nation on earth. And we are equally
bound to protect them against our own.
We were bound to stand by them, a de
fender and protector, until their new gov
ernment were established In freedom and
In honor; until they had made treaties
with the powers of the earth and were as
secure In their national Independence as
Switzerland is sure, or as Santo Domin
go, or Venezuela, Is sure.
"Now, if this be a policy of skulking
from duty, I fail to see it. We based
our policy in regard to Cuba, did we not,
on the ground thut It was the policy of
righteousness and liberty? We did not
tempt the cupidity of any millionaire or
even the honest desire for employment
of any workman by the argument that If
we reduced the people of Cuba to our
dominion, we should make money out of
her, and she could not help herself. In
those days we were appealing to the
great, noble heart of America, and not
to the breeches pocket.
"If we were bound In honor and right
eousness as a matter of principle to ab
stain from depriving Cuba of the liberty
we had given her because It was right,
we are, In my judgment, all the more
bound to abstain from depriving the peo
ple of the Philippine Islands o their lib
erties because it is right. If I am right
in affirming this as a matter of prin
ciple, then the question becomes a ques
tion of fact.
"Aro not the people of the Philippine
Islands as well entitled to their freedom
and Independence as the people of Cuba?
Had they contributed as much to achiev
ing their independence as had the people
of Cuba? Do they desire their independ
ence as do the people of Cuba? Are they
fit to govern themselves as are the peo
ple of Cuba? Have they forfeited their
right to Independence by any miscon
duct such as an attack upon the army
of the United States, wantonly and with
out provocation?
"Now the facts which enable us to
hear all the questions about which' the
people have been so much misled during
the last summer come to us at length
from the reports of the commanders of
our army and navy In the Philippine Is
lands. I have two witnesses to call. Gen
eral Otis and Admiral Dewey. While I
may not adopt all their- conclusions as
to policy (and It Is not the special busi
ness of soldiers and sailors to determine
the policies of the country) I have no de
sire to go beyond them and the men
for whom they vouch In the matter of
fact.
"But before citing the evidence, let me
state what I would do today, as I have
stated what I desired to do before the war
broke out. The Philippine armies aro
scattered. Agulnaldo Is a fugitive and
in concealment. Whether they will dis
perse like foam where they are attacked,
coming together again like a thunder
cloud, and in the end wearing out the
patience of the conqueror. It is not worth
while to speculate. It is not from any
fear of any foeman, powerful or Insig
nificant, that the American people are to
determine their duty. If the thing be
right, they mean to do it. If it be wrong,
they will not do it. I would send Gen
eral Wood or General Miles or Admiral
Dewey to Luzon. I would have him
gather about him a cabinet of the best
men among the Filipinos, who have the
confidence of the people, and desire noth
ing but their welfare. In all provinces
and municipalities where civil govern
ment Is now established, possessing the
confidence of the people, I would consult
with their rulers and. representatives; I
would lend the aid of the army to keep
order. I would permit the people to
make laws and to administer laws, sub
ject to some supervision or Inspection, till
the disturbed, times are over and peace
has settled down again upon that country,
Insuring the security of the people against
avarice, ambition or peculation.
"So soon as It seems that that govern
ment can maintain Itself peacefully and
In order, I would by degrees withdraw
the authority of the United States, mak
ing a treaty with them that we would
protect them against the cupidity of any
other nation and would lend our aid for
a reasonable time to maintain order and
law. I would not hesitate, If It were
needful, to vote to make them a loan of
a moderate sum to replenish their wasted
treasurv."
Senator Hoar's letter then asserts that
the dispatches of Admiral Dewey and
General Otis (some of the latter read by
him, he says, having been withheld thus
far from public knowledge) establish be
yond reasonable doubt:
"First That Agulnaldo Is an honest, pa
triotic and bravo man. Indeed, that is
the express testimony of Mr. Schurman,
president of the Philippine commission.
"Second That Aguinaldo was the chos
en leader of the people of the Philippine
islands.
"Third That the people have from the
beginning desired Independence and de
sire it now.
"Fourth That this desire was com
municated to our commanders when they
gave them arms, accepted our aid, and
brought Aguinaldo from his exile, when
he was put In command of 30.000 Filipino
soldiers, who were already in arms and
organized.
"FIfth-That the people of the Philip
pine Islands, before we fired upon their
troops, had delivered their own land
from Spain, with the single exception of
the town of Manila, and that they
hemmed In the Spanish troops on land by
a line extending from water to water.
"Sixth That we could not have accepted
the Spanish garrison, which was done
by an arrangement beforehand, upon a
mere show of resistance, but for the fact
that they were so hemmed in by Aguin
aldo's forces and could not retreat be
yond the range and fire of the guns of
our fleet.
"Seventh That during all this period
to the final conflict the Filipinos were
repeatedly Informing our government that
they desired their freedom and that they
were never Informed of any purpose on
our part to subdue, them.
"Eighth That they were fit for inde
pendence. They had chdrches, libraries,
works of art and education. They were
bettor educated than many American
communities within the memory o some
Splendid Work Done Under Dr. Copeland's Ex
cellent System.
Best Professional Skill the Country Affords for All in Need of a
Doctor $5 a Month, All Medicines Included.
There Is one big place In Portland where
sick folks find themselves sure or an
honest welcome, whether they come In
satin-lined carriages or limp In on
crutches. That place Is the Copeland
Medical Institute, In the Dekum building.
Under the Copeland system there Is
neither question .nor curiosity as to what
patient Is rich or what parent Is poor.
Tho same matchXess treatment, the same
great offer of help Is open to all no
charge for consultation, no charge for
examination, no charge for diagnosis, no
charge for advice, no charge for prelim
inary attentions, no charge for medicines,
and, for full course to a cure, no charge
beyond the nominal "55 a month," medi
cines Included.
This system has been devised to meet
popular wants, and especially to overcome
the prejudice that exists on the part of
most people, as well as tne fear and dis
trust felt by the average sufferer toward
a high-priced doctor and the train of ex
pensive fees connected with treatment un
der him.
The Copeland physicians take a personal
Interest in every case tnat Is Intrusted to
heir care.
They are qualified for their work by
special training, superior education, first
class equipment, a splendid laboratory and
a long and varied experience. Examining,
as they do. thousands of cases, they are
familiar with every phase of their special
ties, and with all forms of disease.
A bill at the druggist's Is one of the
necessary adjuncts to treatment under the
average physician. With the Copeland
physicians there Is nothing of this sort to
contend with, as their terms include, be
sides treatment, all medicines they pre
scribe These facts are commented on dally by
the numerous patients at their offices, and
are vitally interesting to all those who
contemplate taking medical treatment.
. CATARRH 18 YEARS CURED.
Mrs. J. A. Arnsplcrer, GS3 Corbett
street, Portland: I suffered with catarrh
of the head and throat for IS years. Thero
was a constant discharge of mucus from
Mrs. J. A. Arnsplser, GSU Corbett St.,
Portland, Cured of Catarrh.
behind the palate Into the throat. This,
together with the hawking and spitting,
kept the throat raw and sore. The nose
filled up with scabs and chunks of tough
mucus, which I could blow out only after
a very great effort. For two or three
days at a time my nose would be so
clogged up I could hardly breathe, and my
head felt stuffy and heavy. The first
thing In the morning I would have a
coughing speJ!, and there was pam and
soreness In the chest. My breathing wa3
short. Finally my entire system became
tainted with the catarrhal poison. I had
no appetite and my sleep was restless.
I had horrible dreams and got up In the
morning weary and tired. I had no
strength at all. A little exertion, such as
walking up a flight of stairs, brought on
heart palpitation. I was terribly nervous.
The least thing would excite me and
make me tremble from head to foot.
This was my condition when I began
treatment at the Copeland Institute upon
the earnest advice of friends. Before the
end of the first month I saw an improve
ment, and now I feel better than I have
in 20 years. In fact. I am enjoying as good
health as I ever did In my life.
of us. They were governing their en
tire Island, except Manila. In order and
quiet, with municipal governments, courts
of justice, schools and complete constitu
tion, resting upon the consent of the peo
ple. They were better fitted for self-government
than any country on the con
tinent south of us, from the Rio Grande
to Cape Horn, Santo Domingo or Hayti,
when they received their Independence,
and aro better fitted for self-government
than some of them are now. They are as
fit for self-government as was Japan
when she was welcomed Into the family of
nations.
"Ninth That the outbreak of hostilities
was not their fault, but ours. A patrol,
not a hostile military force, approached
a small village between the lines of the
two armies; a village on the American
line of demarkatlon to which some of our
soldiers had been moved In disregard of
tho rule applicable to all cases of truce.
When this patrol approached this town it
was challenged. How far the Filipinos
understood our language and how far OUT
pickets understood the reply that they
made In their own language does not ap
pear. But we ilred on them first. The
Are was returned from their lines. There
upon, It was returned again from us and
several Filipinos were killed. As soon as
Aguinaldo heard of It he sent a message
to General Otis saying that the firing was
without his knowledge and against his
will; that he deplored it and he desired
hostilities to cease and would withdraw
his troops to any distance General Otis
should desire, to which the American
general replied that as the lighting had
begun It must go on.
"Tenth That on the ISth of December,
1S9S, tho two sides being at peace, although
great uneasiness and Irritation had al
ready manifested Itself on the part of
the Filipinos, who were afraid we meant
to subjugate them. President McKinley
sent General Otis a proclamation, which
he commanded him to Issue. General Otis,
on reading it, concluded that there were
certain words and expressions therein,
such as 'sovereignty,' 'right of cession
and those which directed Immediate oc
cupation, though moot admirably em
ployed and tersely expressive of actual
conditions, might be advantageously used
by the Tagal war party to incite wide
spread hostilities among the natives.
. . . Whereupon General Otis pro
ceeded to amend the president's proclama
tion by striking from it everything which
contained a purpose to assume soverolgnty
or protection and which was significant
of future political domination; and. In
stead thereof, he issued a proclamation
In which he suppressed all these utter
ances and assured them that It Is the pur
pose of the people of the United States
to give them 'In every way possible the
full measure of Individual liberty which
Is the heritage of a free people.'
"That assurance which General Otis
gave to the people of Manila is just what
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HOME TREATMENT.
To host of sufferers everyvrher
Doctor Copeland addresses to one and
nil the following list of questions to
enable those who live at a distance
to understand the nature of theJr
affliction.
"Is your nose stopped up?"
"Do you sleep with mouth wide
open?"
"Is there pain In front of head?,'
"Is your throat dry or sore?"
"Have you a bad taste In tho
morning?"
"Do you cough?"
"Do you cough worse at night?"
"Is your tonguo coated?"
"Is your appetite falling?"
"Is there pain after eating?"
"Are you light-headed?"
"When you get up suddenly aro
you dizzy?"
"Do you have hot flaahes?"
"Do you have liver marks?"
"Do your kidneys trouble you?"
"Do you have pain In back or
under shoulder-blades?"
"Do you wake up tired and out of
sorts?"
"Are you losing flesh?"
"Is your strength falling?"
INFORMATION OF NEW HOS1E
TREATMENT SENT FREE ON
APPLICATION.
CATARRH AND DISCHARGING
EARS. FOLLOW1NG5CARLET FEYER
I Miss Pearl Buirsry, a. bright yoone
girl living at 567 East Yamhill street. Port-
I land. In speaking of her cure at the Cope-
land Institute ot catarrh and discharging
"When I was 5 years old I had scarlet
i fever, which left me with catarrh of the
head and throat. There was a bad dis
charge from the nose. The nose seemed
closed up tight, and I was compelled to
breath through my mouth As I grew
I nlrlon fhn rltcpn.qn hnnamfi more active and
extended to my ears. My ears began to
discharge a foul, yellowish substance. They
discharged both day and night.. In the
morning my pillow would be stained and
wet with the discharge. Gradually my
hearing failed. Everything sounded con
fused and mixed up. I would have to aak
several times what was being said( to me.
People would have to speak in a loud tone
or I could not understand them at all.
My general health was poor, I was thin
and pale, and always tired and exhausted
"I began a course of treatment at the
Copeland Institute, with the result that
now I am well. Tho discharge has en
tirely disappeared, and I hear as well as
I ever did. I am a- different girl from
what I was a few months ago."
CONSULTATION FREE.
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Tk Copeland Medical Institute
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I have always wanted and I have always
wanted to give them. But, unhappily.
General Otis' proclamation was frustrated,
j In the meantime he had sent a copy of
the president's proclamation to General
Miller, who was lying opposite Ho Ik.
1 burning for a fight, and who. much to
1 General Otis distress, as his dispatches
show, published It. So he had the com
mander denying all purpose of domina
tion or of Interfering with their Inde
pendence on the one hand, and the presi
dent of the United States, on the other,
asserting that purpose, and the FHipmos
were naturally alarmed and shocked.
"Now put yourselves, men of Essex, in
the place of these people. What wauld
your fathers have done if General Gage
and Lord North had been the actors? What
would any people on the face ot the earth,
whose bosoms are capable of holding the
sentlmen of liberty, have dona? 13
is not infamous for anybody to turn
around and tell you that the
men who believe that Ihe Filipinos
Should have been assured just what Gen
eral Otis tried to assure them of, are re
sponsible for the outbreak of the war?
General Otis says that the proclamation
which actually came out. through General
MHIer'3 departure from his Intentions, was
calculated to cause, and did cause, hos
tilities and excite alarm and indignation
in the bosoms of that freedom-seekingr
people."
New Rules on Pensions.
The house committee on pensions has
among lt3 new rules adopted one declar
ing that In no case "w.ll pensions be
recommended for a widow at a higher
rate than $50 a month." This means that
no more big pensions will be granted to
the widows of soldiers, and the rule will
kill the bills already Introduced in both,
houses providing for an annual pens on
of $2000 for the widow of General Law
ton. Other rules adopted by the commit
tee provide thatr
No consideration will be given to any claim
unles3 It has been submitted to the passion
bureau for adjudication and acted on, except In
cases where it Is shown that the claimants
have no pensionable etatus before the bureau.
Claims pending In the pension bureau t ab
solutely barred from consideration. Whrt orig
inal pension or Increase of pension has been al
lowed by special act, no additional pension will
be entertained.
Consideration will not bo given to any Mil
which proposes to restore to- the roll the name
of a widow whose pension was forfeited by re
marriage, unless she was the wife o the sol
dier during the period of his military vtce
, and 13 now a widow In actual need.
Bills to pere'on brothers or- slaters ot soWiers
are not admissible.
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Hartford Bec;lnn Her Crclae.
SAN FItANCISCO. Jan. 10. Tha Hnrl-
Iford, Admiral Farragut's historic flagship,
sailed this afternoon on a cruise to New
York, la charge of Commander Hawley