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R m i I I i i i N i i I I c m W i l l Mu In aa rti Ml « I t k a
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A d w iiln UK Milla Colisa Uid Monthly.
9 u b * «i»lp tlo n P r i e « C a r a b i«
In A d r a n « « .
VOL.
XII.
NKWIIKKO,
YAMHI LL
C O U N T Y , OREGON,
FUI DA Y,
l)K<’KM IIKIt
15, 1899.
upon I ho disputed «ideations Involved In com hatants. T ills hna b»-»n nn esay task.
O u tb re a k u t th e la a w r r e e tlo a .
accustom ed rhnnneJs
M anila, w h o ts In ­
llm
su bject
of
com binations
In
ru- In vl. w o f the punitive d e cla ra tio n « .,f
Th«» prom pt a erom p i Ishm* nt o f
this habitants w ere fleeing to the co u n try a
mi m int o f Iru d « un<) com petition.
Th oy both lirltlsn and lio e r u u th orltle« that tlm
w ork by the A m e ric a n arroy and n a vy fe w months ago, 1« now a populous and
huv.* not y.-t c o m p le t'd th » In vcNtlgallon pv-raonal and property ilg fita o f our c til- g a v e him oth er Ideas nnd ambitions, and th rivin g m art o f com m erce.
T h e earnest
o f tfila auhJiM’ t, and the conclualon« und ScriS I'tiould be oh-< rved.
Insidious su g g estion s fro m various <|uar- and u n rem itting eru havors o f the co m ­
i •-common.IiiIlona ut ahh-ti thoy muy i«r-
Upon the w ith d ra w a l o f the Jlrltlnh
tera pervisrted the pu rposes and Intentions mission and the a dm iral and m a jo r-g e n ­
11 vo u r« unduicrmhin«!. T h « uuhJ»-<-i la oim ug»*nt from U rctorlu, th»- United Htaiea
w ith which he had taken ; . arms.
N o eral comma riding the depa rtm en t o f the
g iv in g r l« » to inuny dlvt rgm it vl.-au tia to consul w »e uuth«*rls«d, upon ttm re<|U«at s«»oner had o u r a rm y captured M anila than P acific, to assure the people o f tho benefi­
thn nu lM i» und vuituty or .' uum .- and *x- o f tfie lirltlHh governm ent, and w ith the
the F ilip in o f o r e s began to -«**um * an cent Intentions o f this govern m en t, have
t.-nt o f th « Injuries to Urn public which Msnent o f the Houtti A fr ic a n und O ran go altitud«* o f suspicion nod hostility, which had their le g itim a te e ffo rt In con vin cin g
m ay urUut fio m la rg e com binations coii- h r»-*» Htate governm ents, to es* relee the
the utm ost e ffo r ts o f ou r officers and the grea t m ass o f them that peace and
c .n lr u lin g m ore or I«- mm num.-roua en ler- eijHtotnury good ofh ee« of a neutrul fo r
tr.Mi|.a w. r . Uriah!#, to ■Unarm .,r m ortify
»n fi ty »rirt wo#.|>~rlty and «tu h le K ov.rri
prlaoa und «-atubllahinanta. which previous the cure o f Urltlah Interests. In the dU - T li. lr k ln rtn *»« iini! fort.. » r » n . . mu* t«l<. n » « n t f « n '">ly
founrt In a loyiil «■•■■rpt-
to the form Hon o f th « com bination w « r « i tiurgo o f thin function I urn happy to say
n i It p r o o f o f cowiurrtlc«. T h - :n<Kr> xntofi u nto o f the au th ority o f the U n ited B laU a.
c n i r . d on se p a rately.
It la u niversally that uburnflint op portu nity has been a f ­
'.H ' « * '• • ''U -'n --;-»r illn u -lly Inrr. M,rrt. tin-
T h e D u ly ,, f ( . . , r r „ .
«'on ceded I hut rom blnutiona which engroa* forded to show the Irnpurtlulity o f thin til, fin a lly . Just be fo re the time set fo r the ;
or control thn m arket o f any particular | governm ent to both the com batants fo r sen a te o f the U n ited S tates to vo te upon
T h e fu tu re g overn m en t o f the Ph lllp-
klm l o f m erchandise or com m odity n»« « «- ibo fou rth timo In thu present decade.
the tre a ty , an a tta c k , evidently prepared pines reets w ith the congress o f the U n it­
aiiry to tlm gen eral com m u n ity by sup*
in advan ce, w as m ade all a lon g the 1 *d Htat«*s.
F e w g r a v e r responsibilities
pr.-aalng nu'urul and ordlnury com p eti­
A m e rica n lines, w h ich resulted In a te r r l- have ev er been confided to j s .
If w c
O b l i g a t i o n s I«» f o l i a M u st I I » K e p t .
tion. w hereby p rice« a re unduly enhanced
M y d e stru c tiv e and sungulnsry repulse o f
' **pt them In a sp irit w o rth y o f our race
Th is nation
hna saNumed b e fo re the
to lb«« general Conuuiner, am obnosloua
the Insurgents.
and traditions, g rea t op portu n ity com es
not only to tfi» com m on luw. but ulao to w .rld a g ra v e responsibility fo r the fu ­
Ten da ys la te r an o rd e r o f the Insurgent w lth th»m .
T h e inlands He under the
ttm public w e lfa re Tlu -r« muat b « u i.*rn- ture good govern m en t o f Uubn. W e havu g o v e rn m e n t was Issued to Its adherents sh elter o f ou r flag.
T h ey ar>- ou rs by
Iti-l»*l Iloti |« N e a r ly K m ln l and M . i k « « ««ly fo r U i« evlla In volved In am ft o rg a n ­ u. ' ept.-d u trust, the fu lfillm en t o f which
T h ey can­
w h o had rem ained In Manila, n t — h h h e v e r y title o f law and equ ity.
«‘»ills fo r tli*’ atern*-»4t In teg rity o f purpuro
not
be
abandoned.
I
f
w
e desert them we
K«'t'«»iiuiM>n<lalImi fo r F u tu ra G o v e r n - isation«. I f th » present luw can b « » * -
U en era l O tis ju s tly observes
"fn r
tended m ore «-.-riainly to con trol or check and thu ex ercise o f the highest wisdom.
lea
ve
them
at
o
n
»e
to
anarchy
and
fin ally
barbarou
s
Intent
It
Is
uneq
n
m<
•!-
l»i•• n i A ll liu v e r iim e u la A ro Ifr li'iu ll/
t h « « « m onopolies or tru st«. It «Mould bo T h e new Cuba yet to arise from the ashes
W e flin g them, a golden
ern tlm«*s "
It d ire cts thM
• o’clo k to barbarism .
tu llm l iiltwd N latca l a vo ra G o ld .
done without delay. W h a te v e r pow er th » o f ttie poet must needs be bound to us by
apple o f discord, am ong the riv a l powers,
on
the
night
o
f
the
14th
o
f
or
iary,
the
c o n g r r «« piiBw-wM « o v r r this most Im port­ ties o f singu lar Intim acy and strength. If
t e r r ito r ia l m ilitia shall emtv -r,get her in no one o f which would perm it a nother to
ant subject should be p io m p tly
ascer­ Its enduring w e lfa re Is to be assured.
th* m
unquestloaed.
T^ielr
rich
th e str«-ets o f Han P e d ro
ined w ith «eiz#
T o Ih « H fiiat«1 inni House uf llep reacnta- tained and umim r ie l.
W h e th er these Ilea «h u ll be organ ic or con ­
m m unltlon plainr and va lleys would be the scene o f
ventional. th«* d»-at!nlc« o f Cuba a re In th eir bolos, w ith gun s g in
llvv a ;
_______
••ndle»
s tr ife nnd bloodsherL T h « advent
w
fiere
c
o
n
v
e
n
le
s
t;
th
at
I
j
H
i
lo
o
fa
m
ilies
sou*» r ig h tfu l form and m anner Irr«*-
A l ih « lhr«*ahold uf your d e lib a m i long
r i l l l K K i N It NI . A T I O N M .
r e f ! oth er f t leew a y’ s fleet In M tn lla bay. Instead
o n ly sh all be respect
voi-ably linked w ith our own. but how and
Individu als, o f
w h a te v e r race tn ey m ay r,t being. ;» m we hoj»e, the daw n o f a new
y ii •»« < ali. I lo niourn wtth your •■••un*
how fa r 1« fo r the futur«* to determ in e In
be
sh
all
he
ex
term
in
a
ted
w
b .out an y rt“ >' o f freedom nnd progress, would have
X«»
l
l
l
a
p
u
t
e
o
f
H
e
r
l
n
i
i
a
<
t
m
r
n
c
t
r
r
W
i
t
h
Iry im u ih « d< ulh o f V lo e *l'r m «leni I lo »
th«» rliK*n«ss o f events. W h a te v e r be the com passion, n fts g the e x te rm li atlon o f b«-«n the beginning o f an era o f m isery and
Any U o ftra m e a l.
Luti, who |iu .«'ti fruiti thlM Ufo on thn
I outcom e. w » j muat «••«• to It that freo Cuba
the nrrny o f
occupation,
and adds violence worse than any which has dark-
A review o f our relations w ith foreign I 1»«. a n-allty, not a nam e; a p erfect en tity,
niornliig o f N ov. inl>«-r ZI Inai. I l i » g t . a i
"H ro th e rs. w«- must a ven ge otirselv es on «*n**d their unhappy past.
w ithin
a.*ul n**w r ata tu i l» inni |H*uctt. 111« prl- e lu te « la presentad, w ith such r»< oin- I n o t a h a s t y e x p e r i m e n t b e a r i n g
: the A m erica n s and ex te rm in a te them,
It doee not s«-»m desirable that I should
lit« luLtlLuni ni» ar«’ deem »«! • ppr «»priât».
n u i t Die e!»n i »n t * o f failu re. o u r m l«-
th at w e m ay ta k e ou r rev en g e fo r th «
%<».« Ufo v u « pur»’ unti «’ levul»--«!, w h ll« hla
r* com m »n d at this tim e a specific final
to
acce»mpIlHh
whl« h W«J took
In ni y tant annual ni«*»* tig » 1 adverted j »«Ion,
In
fa
m
ies
and
treach
eries
which
they
have
publlc m i i t r vvua «-v«*r dU llngu l*h «’d hy to the claim «if the Au » ( ro- Jlungar un 1 up
f< rrn o f govern m en t fo r th»»»* Islands,
not
1*
the
gage
of
battle.
co m m itted upon us. H a v e no com passion
v. hen peace sh all !»• restored it w ill be the
fulfill«*«!1 hy turning a drift any
I iK»’ « ipu. lly , Muluhaa lu u -g r ly ami «x - govern m en t fi »r hull m u lt ) fo r 1 >>• killin g to tie
upon th«’m ; a tta c k w ith v ig o r ."
duty
o f congr* ms to construct a plan o f
loosely
fram
ed
com
m
on
w
ealth
to
fa
c
e
the
o
f
certain
AuMtrlari
and
liu
iig
a
r
b
iii
sub-
ttltrtl im» I v i *
II. h o« I m *« i » r «m o v «il fruin
A rop y o f this fe ll, by good fortu n e
governm ent which shall establish and
vidHMltudee which too o ften attend w«*ak-
I h » high oli). «- a lo. li h«> hotiort d alni dlg- jic t s by th«* a u th orities o f the state of
and
they
m
aintain
freedom and o rd er ami peace In
«•r
stnt«
s.
whoa«*
natural
w
ealth
an
i
abun-
I
Into
the
bands
o
f
ou
r
ofHc
IV n tt «v ív a n la , nt I «4« 11 tin«- r. w hile
sup-
nifi. .1, bui hla lufty ch aracter, hi» davo- p rim in g an u n law fu l tum ult o f m in e.«. j dant resources tire offset by the incongrul-
w ere a b le to ta k e m easures to co n trol the the U hlllpp lm s T h e in su irectlon is still
l "H I.» .lu ly li In hnn.-aty o f purpoae und Mepicmla-r 10, 1M#7 In view o f th«* v»*r«l ct , ties o f their political organ isation and th*» risin g w hich wns a ctu a lly a ttem p ted on e x 'stln g and when It term inates, fu rth er
the nigh t o f F eb ru a ry 22. a w »* k la te r In form ation w ill be r»*«julre«l ¡ut to the
nubi» viriu .a t.’ inuln a l ili uà aa a prlcw- o f ae<|u 111a 1 rendered t»> tli«* court b« fo re r«’«'urrlng occasions fo r Internal riva lries to
which th«< s litr iff and Ills depu ties were sap their strength and dissipate th«-ir cn- than w.is o r ig in a lly contem plated. A con- j actual condition o f a ffa ire b efore ln&ugu-
!«•«« I. gii. y und . »am pia.
T h e gr»nt«*st bU’SsIng which can sld era h le num ber o f nrm«*d In su rgen t« en- ratin g a p«.rman«.nt schem e o f civ il g o v-
j til«*«! fo r m urder, and fo llo w in g the esta b ­ I ergles.
tered the c ity by w a terw ;iy s and swam ps, ernm*-nt.
lished doctrln s that th « govern m sn t tuny I co in » to C' u I n * I s the n-st<>rutlon <»f her ag-
i o \ iu n u \ o r i m i : t o i v n t v .
I
rtcultural
and Industrial prosp« rlty , whi> h art«!. In concert w ith conf«*derat«-s Inside,
I not I»«« held ¡i. . «luntable for Ittjurl«’ « s u f­
Th«* fu ll rep ort o f the com m ission, now
a
ttem p ted to d e stroy M an ila by flr«*. T h e v
l*r.»M p rrit> n i lln m # n in i l'r u t ’ r W 11 la fer« «1 by Individuals at the hu m !« o f tha i w ill glv«* «-mployment to Idle men and
w ere k**pt In check du rin g the night, and In preparation, w ill contain Inform ation
VII <•«•«« ru m e n ta .
public a u thorities w hile m tlr u In ths lino ! re cstabllnh the pursuits o f peace. Th is is
nr..! su ggestion s w hich w ill he o f valu e to
the next d a y d riven out o f the city, w ith
On tho
congr* >s
and w hich I w l^ transm it as
T h » Mih c o n g r«** c o n v «n «* In Ita flral t»f duty In »uppreNalng d is tu r b a n «»« o f the j h«T ch ief and lm m «’dlate need.
h e a v y loss.
Soon as It W completed.
A s long as tha
r* stilar a. • *n wlth ih « country In * publl«* pi-ac«. this g overn m en t, a ft e r <!uo 19th o f List August nn order w.is m a d » fo r
Insu rrection continues, the m ilita ry arm
\% l i n t t h e f ' n m m l s a l o n F n a n i l .
o o id lilu n o f uiiuau.il pruapt-rlty. o f uni* consideration o f tbs claim advanced by ! the tak ing o f th«* census In the Island, to
bo
com
pleted
on
th«»
30th
o
f
Novcm
losr.
must n ecessarily be supreme.
vernai ko .«I valli ainoiia (ho p.’oplo ut the Austr<>-11ung ir an governm ent, was
T h is w as the u nhappy condition o f a f ­
homo und rulallona o f |»»uc«> und fil»n «l- conatralned to decline lia b ility to indem ­
fa irs w hich co n fron ted ou r com m issioners
T i n : l ’ u n i r m i ; « ai l i v r i o v
a Hip (alili . v. ry g o v«’rnm«*nt o f ih « «roti«!. n ify the suff« rera.
L A W * FOB ALASKA.
on th eir a rriv a l In M anila.
T h e y had
It I n g r a tlfy ln g to be able to announce
( »ur fo relgn com m erce bua »h ow n gito ti
corn«* w ith the hope and Intention «if co­
A cij ii la 1 ( I «• ii «»f th e I s la n d s —1"ll< F i l l .
Im r.-a»«. in v .luinr und vn lu »
T h e coin- that th»- lle lg t in g overn m en t han m itigated
op
eration
w
ith
A
fim
lra
l
D
ew
ey
an«l
M
a
­
p in «» I n s u r r e c t i o n .
A e e e s s l t y f « *r I m m e d i a t e L e g i s l a t i v e
h;n. «1 Importa und .-aporia fo r ih » y « ir th » restriction s on the im t»ortatlon o f
jo r-G en era l O tis In esta b lish in g peace and
M o ih » L<ta**at a ver »b o a ti hy a »Inule «a tt le from the Unlte<l Htates, to which l
On th » 10th o f D ecem ber,
the tre a ty
A ction .
or h r In the arch ipelago, and the la rgest
refi
t
r
id
In
my
last
annual
messugu.
>vur In ull .»ni hial ry. (tu r .-attoria fo r
o f peace b«’ tw ««n the U nited S la te s snd
m easu re o f s e lf-g o v e rn m e n t com p atible
A necessity fo r im m edia te le g is la tiv e ac­
aioli«’ «•*•■«•«•d»«l by n io r» than |l,uun,-
Spain w as signed.
It p r o v id e ^ am ong
w ith the tru e w e lfa r e o f the people. W h n t
tion ex ists In the te r r ito r y o f A laska.
iMi.uuu our Importa and expurts rom b itrd ,
oth er things, tbat Hpuin shoubJ cede to
A IU A H A G I A C AN t l „
they a ctu a lly found can treat be set fo rth
H u bstantlally the on ly law p ro v id in g a
In U*7o T h » im porla prr rap ita a r » Ju por j
tbs U nited Htates th » arch ip elago know n
In th eir ow n w ords:
c iv il govern m en t fo r this te rrito ry Is tha
co lli bna than in is.o. a l ili» ih » »s p o rta k la lu s «»f t l i r N ea «»t In tto n s f o r th e ns the P h ilippin e Islands, that the U nited
"D e p lo ra b le ns w a r la. the one In which
a* t o f M ay 17. 18M. Th is ia m ea g er In Its
poi «..p ila .no I jv p.-r <«.nt moro thati in
H tate« should pay to Hpuin th«- sum o f 12»,- w o a re now en gaged w as u navoidable hy
Is lr r - O r r s n U s l r m s y ,
p rovision s and is fitted on ly fo r the a d­
«b o w ln g th » »nluiK**d cupi*city o f ths
ooo.uuo. and that the c iv il righ ts and pod Il­ us W e w ere a tta «k e d by a b*»ld. a d ve n ­
m in istration o f a ffa irs In a cou n try sparse­
T h a contract o f
th » M .iritlnu« ( ’ anal eal status o f the n a tive inhabitants o f
Unite«! Hial. a io autlafy thu aulita o f Ita
turous
an«l
en
thu
siastic
arm
y.
N
o
a
lte
r
­
ly
Inhabited by civilised people and unim ­
o a n inrrcuali’ K populatlon. ni* a u lì uà lo Com pany, o f N ica ragu a, was d« > lan d the l«*rrltorl«-s thus ceded to the U nited
n a tiv e w as le ft us. excep t Ignom inious
portan t in trade and production, as w as
c o n trib u ì» tu t li. » - «• of th » paopb-a o f o lh «r f >rf«*lte«l by the N « «r a g u a governm ent H tates should be determ ined by the ton -
r«*treat.
It
Is
not
to
be
conceived
o
f
that
A la s k a at the tim e this a ct w as passed.
nat loro»
I .» porta of « a i (cultural produci a on the 10th o f O ot»li«*rt on the ground o f gr«’ *vs. T h « tre a ty w as ratified by the p»n-
a n y A m erica n would h a ve sanctioned the Th e Increase In population by Im m ig ra ­
the u-y.-nr term
a-or» |.84.77d. 142
* >f mnnufoc ur««l pio»l- nonfu lfillm ent w ithin
a te on th » Cth o f F eb ru a ry , 1K9H, and by
Miirr«*nd«’r o f M ;ini!a to the Insurgents.
tion du rin g the past few years, consequent
stipulated
in
the
contract.
T
h
e
M
a
ritim
e
u> la a o oaj. ru l In va lilo %XSit..Y»t,1W. bo­
tb » govern m en t o f Spain on the 19th c f
(Mir ob liga tion s to oth er nations nnd to
upon the d iscovery o f gold, has produced
li M la rg e r than uny p r»vloiia y» ar
l i la Canal Com pany hus lodged a protest M arch fo llo w in g. T h e ra tification s w ere
the
frt«*ndly
F
ilip
in
o
s
and
to
ours*
lvt's
and
m i - h a condition as ca lls fo r m ore a m p l«
u noi» a o r ih y fa r i tbat Ih » only yenr* in ■»gainst this action, a lb g ln g righ ts in the exchange«! on the 11th o f A p ril, and the
ou r fla g demand«-«! that fo rc e should t>» fa c ilitie s fo r local se .f-go vern m e n t and
prem
ises
which
app«-nr
w
orth
y
o
f
con­
ull our filatoi y a b o lì ih » pruducta uf our
tre a ty pu blicly proclaim ed, tin the 2*1 o f
m
*t
w
ith
force.
W
h
a
te
v
e
r
the
fu
tu
re
o
f
m ore num erous conveniences o f civ il and
Th is govern m en t r ip é e la that
Im iliu fu riiiloa «old ahr«n*<l « *« «•••«t«*d (L u e« sideration.
M arch, th » congress voted th » sum co n ­ the U hlllpplnes m ay be. th ere Is no course
Judicial adm inistration.
N ica ragu a w ill affortl th » protoa(an :s a
t< Ughi abioad w .-r« 1 xitfi und 1W9.
tem plated by the tr«a ty . and the am ount
olwn to us now excep t the prose« ut Ion o '
full nnd fa ir hearing upon the m erits o f
w
as
paid
o
v
«
r
to
the
Spanish
govern
m
en
t
the
w
a
r
u
ntil
the
Insurgents
a
re
reduced
j tli» .'SIM«
KIN (M I :*» Ok* I III: A \ I IOH,
T H E l* t L i t I I I H i t A M .
In t h s m an ner tho to subm ission. T h e com m ission Is o f the
I Thn
N b a rn g u a
canal
comm ission, on th » 1st «if May.
1'hlllpplnes cam e to the U nited 8tat«*s. T h e
opinion that there has t>een no tim e since
I t r c r l p l a n n « l I H m I mi r s r m r t»ti
f**r th r
whi« h has b«-en » n g i g . d upon the w -rk
the d estru ction o f the Hpnnlsh s*jua<lr«»n H a r d s h i p s W o r k e d b y t b e L a w s a t
uf • xam lnat on and su rvey o f a ship « anal Islands w ere ceded by the govern m en t o f
I n * I l l s c u l 1 car.
Spain, which h ««l been In undisputed pos­
by A d m ira l I>ew* v when It w as posslh’e
I 'r r a r n t In F o r c e .
<?ov»*rnin»iit r* « • ipts from a l l sources f >r route across N ica ragu a, h a vin g com pleted session o f them f«>r centuries. T h e y w ere
to w ith d ra w our fo rc es from the islands
ti»« fi > ni y » « r »m ieti J o n » *». IV/J, Includ­ Its lab rs and m i l « It« report, was «lls- accepted not m erely by our autho lx-d
I recom m end th a t leg is la tio n to the
cith
e
r
w
ith
h
on
or
to
ou
rselves
or
w
ith
ing H I . ; » tit 14. part paym ent o f H»« «'.n - ««»I vih I on M ay 21, and on June 10 a com m issioners In I'arts, under the direction
sam e end be had w ith referen c e to P u erto
s a fe ty *o the Ir h a b ita n ts ."
tr*«I I «, ifl«- ln«1»bl»<lri«ss, sg g reg a tc .l f ilo.- n«-w comm ission, known a « the Isthm ian o f the execu tive, but by the constitu tional
H lco. T h e tim e la ripe fo r the adoption
T h e rotirae tfcffg c le a r ly Indicated has
j o f a t»m jK*rary fo rm o f govern m en t fo r
P2.UU •-*
i f f this sum. customs r«*«»tpts canal commission, was organ ised under and w ell-conahlered action o f ths rsprs-
h »»n unflin« h ln U y pursued
T h a c»b el-
tb»*
term
s
«»f
the
a
d
iippi
ved
M
arch
%»•!«•
this Island, and m any su ggestion s made
2* 4M 7S. and 111li*«* flotti tulipr­
«•n tu tlvca o f the people o f ths U nited
h«»n must ba pi U 'n w n
r *v,.rnm nt
i f i n. n*. at 3. 1 *",r» fo r th » purpose o f ««sum m ing the S tates In b«»th houses o f rongr<ss.
wtth referen c e to A lu sk a a re applicable
n il r»• » n u e f ..'.‘3.427. Iti M
cannot he th r-«»rghly eatnl tshed until
ais«» to P u erto R ico. T h e system o f c iv il
}>mr (h e •e l l>«-inti lu re* We • . j ... . ■04 uS. A m erican isthmus w ith a view to d e te r­
I
had
e
v
e
ry
reason
to
believe,
and
I
still
o rd er ts n*a« «re«1
W it h *1 d evotion and
m ining th » most practica hie and feasible
Jurisprudence now adopted by the people
h a t h >a * d.*f!«M o f lx9.lt 1.Ü9 47.
g s lla n t r y w. rth y «vf Its » • « « ♦ b rtltu n t
ro u t» for a ship canal acr #i»a that isth­ believe, that this tra n s fer o f so vere ig n ty
o f this island Is described by com petent
T h « mrer• .a t ) <>f Die tr«<uHiiry «’ »tlm .« t«*s
w as In accordance w ith the wishes and
history, tha
-m y. a b ly a r c lo y a lly ns-
mus.
w
ith
It«
probable
cost
and
o
ih
«
r
la w y ers w ho are fa m ilia r w ith it. as
that the r . r . p L for th » current ttm* ...
the
aaplruttons
«if
the
gr«-at
mass
o
f
the
slsted by the n a v y has earH* 1 on this un-
<««ft»utial
d
e
ta
il«
Th
is
comm
ission,
un-
th orou gh ly m odern and scientific, so fa r
M
ill,
an.l
Upon
>« ar Witt Hggr«’g s te fasi 1».'•
F1l.plno jw«iplc. F rom the enrJU’st m om ent
w »b*om e huf m ost r!ght«v>us cam paign
as It rela tes to m atters o f Internal busi­
th * It.r»ln «1 if present appriqi ria lo ■ t •i*- «'>%■ d « r th » presblrncy i>f H«*ur-Adm iral John no op portu n ity w as lost o f assuring the
w ith r ic h ly deserved success
T h e noble
(
»
W
a
lk
er.
U
nited
S
ta
te«
navy
(
retlrt*dl,
ness. trade, production and social and
t m » * w ill a g g i «‘g a te 1Mk-» SW. US. le«!IV-
people o f th«- Islands o f our a n ien t « W ir e
*a w ith w hich on- soldiers and
p riv a te righ ts In general.
T h e cities o f
For the Ilan ul >«’i«r i• ad « t r tiis iv il prom ptly upon the w ork Intrusted f«ir their w e lfa re and o f the tn te n tljn o f
H M » 40.'Ml,(Ml
w hoaa tarm a a t am
to it, ami Is now ca rryin g on ««xumlna-
the
Island are govern ed under ch arters
June >1. 1»yy. the Internal r'»v e n u « ru..-«t*t i »
this govern m en t to do e v e ry th in g possible plr**d. refu sed to a v a il thems* Ives o f their
t
on«
In
N
ica
ragu
a
ahmg
the
rou
te
o
f
th«*
w hich prob ab ly require v e r y little or no
•»«-re lncr»(.*•« «1 u I kju I flun.ii
Panam a canal, and In I birlen from the to advance th«*lr Interests. Iir m y order o f 1 rteb t to return borne as lon g as they w ere
change. So that w ith rela tion to m atters
needed at the fron t, form s one o f the
! A tla n tic In the neighborhood o f the A r t ilc th,» 13th o f M ay. 1MW. the com m ander o f
T i m G o l i i r m .11 % It IS.
o f local concern and p rivate rights. It Is
b righ test p e g » « In ou r annals. A lth ou gh
riv e r to the bay o f Panam a, on th « l ’n- the m ilita ry • xp< d tlon dispatched to the
not probable that much. If any. leg is la tion
th eir o p era tion s h a ve been som ewhat In-
Good progremi has been made, IT illIp p tn «* w as lru*truct«'«l to decla re that
A l l t t l n g II»»»«* lo vi »11« •< l * r o « l s l ( i i i t u r clfle side
Is desirable; but w ith referen c e to pub­
•ame
not
to
m
ake
w
a
r
on
the
people
te rm p te d and ch ecked b y a calny season
but under the law a com prehensive and
I I « ( « • iilliiiin n «'r .
lic adm inistration and the re'a tlo n s o f the
o f unusual vio len c e and duration, thev
o f th » country, "n o r ui*on any part or
com
plete
investigation
Is
call«*«!
for,
which
I.- ands to the fe d e ra l g ove rn m en t there
I u rgen tly re« om m rnd that. to supjmrt
biv#» gain ed grou n d stea d ily In e v e r y d i­
w ill r«’ «iu !r» much lab -r and considerable faction am ong them, hut to protect them
are m any m a ttirs w hich are o f pressing
tlie • « Htlng g<>hl s am lard ai d to n u la-
T h » work In their hom es. In th eir employment.# an l rection nnd n«-*w look fo rw a rd confidently
urgency.
talli th » parlty In lalui* o f th » colns «>f tim e fo r Its accom plishm ent.
to a sp ecdv co m p letion o f their taek
In their personal nnd religiou s r g h ts ."
th » tw o m «tu ls (gob i und s ilv «r i »m i thè will I»« prosecuted as exped itiou sly as
T h e u n fa vo ra b le
clrcu rr«tsn ces
con-
T h a t Go re should he no doubt as to the
< n | um I p«»w «r «*f e v »r y d«»ilnr at all tlmes |MM«lble, a ml a r»|K>rt m ay 1*» exp««ct»*d
•
O T I I K H M A T T H R S D I M 1 SNKD.
param
ount
nuth«»rlty
there,
on
the
U
lh
lo ths m arket and In th » jutym- ut «>f ut the earli«*st practicable dnt«*.
h.-en perm itted
to In terfere with
Th»
that "th e r e
T h e grea t Im portance of this w ork can ­ «»f A ugu st. It Wits directed
debts. Ih*- s «< re la ry «»f tlie treusury I h *
Law
1 >«• m m n «»*■ «I — L y n r h i n i
eq
u
ally
Im
portan
t
w
ork
o
f
reconstru
c­
must he no Joint occupation w ith the In­
givt-n addttlonal p>*w«-r ami rharg«-d wtth not !»«• too o ften or too stron g ly |»ress«*d su rg e n ts "; that the U nited 8 ta t«s must
M ust > o t I I » T o l e » s t e d .
tion
A n 'n I In vite y o u r attention to the
th » «tuty to s»-il U nited H tat«e homi«« nnd upon the attention o f the congress In mv
rep ort o f the com m issioners for the inter-
preserve the peace and protect peri
T h e love o f law and sense o f obedience
lo « rtiploy sm h oth er »-ff.c t.v » im-nns un nieoenge o f a y ea r a go I expressed my
¡ii .! property w ith in ti«e la ri tory cccu-
*’v
'
ra g in g
*
" s o f the end submission to th » la w fu lly constl-
m ay l»«* ncc«-ssary to l h e » «’ »»<!«
T h r au- view s «if the necessity o f a canal which
«
r.'iTi!' »
"Jv ' o n ,l’ ,,**<-<* ,n
,b - p -
th o flty should Include tlie p«*wer to «H I would link th«« tw o grea t oceans, to which |, I |.i t !.. Ir ml: l.iry at..| n .n :il f..i
*
I again Invite you r consideration.
Th«* that the Insurgents and a ll oth ers must *“
bom is on lon g and short tlin » ss condì-
recognlx«* the m ilita ry occupation and au-
t «ms m ay n q u lr «, am i slmu.d p io v i«!» rea.H ns then presented fo r «a r ly action I th orlty «»f the U nited States. As ea rly ns
fo r a rute <»f Intrr. st low . r than that are oven etrong»*r now.
I>ecem ber 4. b efore the cession nnd In on-
t l U l (io * e r n m r n t
In
\ e B roa .
«-..ndemnatton. Th.- guaran ties o f life, ltb-
ft*e«l i.y thè a. t «»f January 14. I n rr» W h lle
tld p a tlo n o f that event, the com m ander In
« . II K IT !IN IT «I«I « M I ( « M i l l .
A n otable h< g in n in g has been made In e r tv and o f c iv il lig h ts should l>e fa ith fu lly
t h * r » ts n»»w no rom m <-rilai frlg h t w li< h
■ M anila was urged to restore peace end
tho
eatabllshm
en
t
o
f
a
governm
ent
In
upheld;
the right o f tria l by Jury re-
w lth d rn w s gold fron i t h » g o vc in m en t,
A ln * k n
It o n n d a r y
< «> n te n tl«»n
a n il tra n q u ility, and to u ndertake the esta b ­ Ihu Island o f N eg ros, w hi« h is d eservin g , spcct«*«l atid defended.
T h e rule o f the
but oh tb » con trn ry. su« h w ldesprrad
lishm ent o f a
bénéficient
governm ent,
o
f
special
co
n
sid
eration
.
This
was
the
n
t
b
«
T
I
u
s
e
tt
le
d
€|u
rat!nna.
courts
should
assure the public o f the
co n fid iti«« that g o b i ee «k s th » t reami ry,
w hich should a ffo rd the full«*»t security
tirst
island
to
accep
t
A
m
erica
n
s
o
v
e
re
ig
n
­
prom
pt
trial
o
f
those
ch
arged
w ith crim ­
In
m
y
last
annual
m
essage,
|
referr«*d
to
il.-mamHng p a p »r m oney In exchitng«*, yet
f«*r I l f » and property.
ly- U s people u n reservedly
proclaim ed inal offenee, and upon conviction the pun­
t h » v » r y slUuition p o liti« lo th » present as the p« m llng n* gotlatlon s w ith G rea t H rlt-
!
On
th«*
21st
o
f
December,
a
fte
r
the
trea
ty
a
lle
g
ia
n
c
e
to
the
U
nited
States,
and
ishment
should
be
com
m
ensu
rate w ith
th » most flttln g tin i» to m a k » ade«|uat* m In In respe«’t to the 1‘ ornlnlon o f t*«ina«la.
adopted a con stitu tion looking t«* the es­ the en orm ity o f the crim e. T h ose who
Ity m«’tins t»f an ex ecu tive agreem ent, a . w as sign««!, the com m ander o f the forces
provUlott to tnsure thè contin uarne o f th »
o
f
occultation
w
as
Instructed
"
t
o
announce
tablishm en t o f a popu lar governm ent. It In disregard o f la w an«l public peace,
gold standard and o f pubtlc « «»nfblen. • In Joint high conim lss.on had been created
an«! proclaim . In the most public m anner,
w as Im possible to g u a ru n t«« to the peo- u nw illin g to a w a it the tudgm ent o f court
fo r the purpose o f adju stin g all u n «e.tled
III» ah lllty and pur pose o f tlt» govern-
that we come, not ns Invaders and con­ pl«* «*f N e g r o s that the constitution so and Jury, constitute them selves ju d g e «
«luestlons
betw
een
tin-
U
nited
H
tates
and
m rnt to m»«-t all Ita ob llga tlon s In th »
querors.
hut
as
friends
to
protect
the
na­
adopted should be the ultim ate form o f and execu tion ers should not escape the
t 'aliada, em braidng 12 aiit>J«*ct8, am ong
m oney whlch th » civ iltà «d w orld recog-
govern m en t. Such a question, under the severest pen a lties o f their crim es.
which w ere the questions o f the fu r seals, tives In their homes. In th«’ ir em ploym ents
n ix «« as ih » beat.
In
th d r
personal
nnd
raltglou * tr. a ty w ith Spain and In accordance w ith
| the tlsherle« o f the coast nnd contiguous and
K i t « * n « l l n i c tli«* ( l n n » l f t e « | S e r v i c e .
Th ,. same «lay. w h ile o rd erin g our ow n coustituthjn and laws, uimu ex-
! Inland w aters, the A laska boundary, (he r ig h ts ."
h i it * K it « u t v r
m t itm :.
T h e e x ecu tive order o f M a y 6. 1S9(S, e x ­
Ir a lj under the J o r itd e tlo o o f con-
i transit o f m er«'h«tw !l*e In b«»n«i the alien G eneral O tis to see that peace should he
preserved In 11«* tlo, he was adm onished
gress. T h e g overn m en t actu ally set up tending the lim .ts o f the classified s e r v ­
I •» «I «« « I r I ii I G r r n fn e s s SI i « m »I«| He Vii|t> la bor laws, m ining rig h t«, r««d p toclty in
by the In h a b itan ts o f N e g ro s eventu ally ice. brought w ithin the op eration o f the
trad»’, revision o f the a greem en t respect­ th a t: " I t Is most Im portant th at there
lile im -n te «l l»> 8 »u l'r u g r e s a ,
civ il service law and rules n early all of
proved
u n sa tis fa cto ry to the natives them
should
he
no
conflict
w
ith
the
In
su
rgen
ts."
Tlu» vaiti«* o f att A m erican merrhunt m a­ ing naval vessels In th«* G reat l.a k « «. a On the flret day *»f January. 1S99. gen eral selves. A new system w as put Into fore«* the e x ecu tive civ il service not previou sly
rine u» t ii» . xt.-nslon of «»tir com m erc al m o r» com p lete m arking o f parts «»f th«*
Home o f the Inclusions w ere
o rd e r* re.t»ra te «l that the kin dly Inten­ by o rd er o f the m ajo r-gen era l com m and­ classified.
Itati»' ami th«« str»n g th «’ tilng o f our power boundary, provision fo r the co n veyan ce «>f
in g the d epa rtm en t, o f which ths f«»l- found w holly U lo g c a l and unsuited to
tions o f this governm ent should In e v e r y
upon th » seti In vite« ili«« Im m.’.tiMtc a« lon crim inals, an«1 f«*r w reck in g and salvage.
lo w ln g a re the m ost Im portant elem ents: the w ork o f the se ve ra l departm ents. T h e
Much progrese had been m a«le by the possible w ay, bo com m unicated to the
o f « ongrcss.
(»tir natlonal developinenl
It w as ordered th at the govern m en t o f application o f the rules to m any o f the
Insurgents.
wiH he o n » slilc.l and u nsutlsfactory mo com m ission tow a rd the adju stm ent o f
the
Island o f N e g ro s should consist o f a places so included w as found to result
T h r l*lilll| i| »ltrr C o m m is s io n .
l.mg a?» tiu* rem arkahl.' g row th <»f ou r In- m any o f these questions, when It becum«*
m lllta ry
g o ve rn o r,
appointed
by
the In fric tion and em barrassm ent. A ft e r long
laiul Imlustrl.-s rem a in « unacc «nipuiiled apparent th at an Irrecon cilable d ifferen ce
On the 21st o f January, I announced m y
U n ited Htates m ilita ry go ve rn o r o f the
v» r>’ ,h r "«‘gh consideration, it be-
by progr» -« n tlt» m - u . T h »r e is no lack o f view s was « ntertaliied respecting th«» Int• ntlon o f «llspatchlng to M anila a com ­ rh ltlppln es. and a civ il g o ve rn o r an.l an ‘ *im »* evident to the heads o f the depart-
o f coristilu llonal authorlty fo r Icglslatlon dellm liHtlon o f the A la s k a boundary. In mission com posed «»f th ree gen tlem en o f a d v is o ry council elect»*«! hy the people T h e "H*nts^ responsible fo r J h e lr ^efficiency that
whh h shall g lv e lo thu country m urlllm o the fa ilu re o f nn agreem ent to th » m ean­ the highest
ch a ra cter and
distin ction,
m ilita ry g o ve rn o r w as a u U ttflsed to a p­ in o rd er to rem ove these difficulties and
str»rigth com m ensurate w lth Its Indus­ ing «»f a r t lr )« * III and Iv <*f the tre a ty o f th orou gh ly at'qualntcd w ith the O rient, point secretaries o f the tr e a ^ T y . 1nt«»r!«>r. prom ote an «tfid e n t and harm onious ad­
triai achlevcm etits and w lth Its tank ls£* Iw tw een ItuastA and G rea t Hrltaln, who. In association w ith A d m ira l D ew ey a gricu ltu re, public Instruction, an a tto r ­ m inistration. certain am endm ents w ere
amortg natione o f thè ««uriti.
Th«« pu»t which defined the boundary betw een A la s ­ end M a jor-G en eral Otis, w ere Instructed
Th ese am endm ents w ere pro-
n e y-g e n era l and an auditor. T h e seat o f nec«‘.-sary.
y»-ar ha« rerorded «*x »«pllottal a c tlv lty In ka ami t 'uñada, the A m erican com m ission- t«* " fa c ilit â t » the most hum ane and e f ­ g overn m en t w as fixed at B a color.
m ulgated by me In e x ecu tive order dated
The
our sblpyurds, and th«« promlacs o f con­ «•rs proposed that the su bject o f the fe c tiv e ends an«! to secure, w ith the least m lllta r y g o v e rn o r exercises the suprem e M ay 2», is«».
tinuai proHp«»rlty in Nhlphullding are ahuti- boundary I»,, laid aside, and that the r e ­ possible delay, the benefits o f a w ise and ex e c u tiv e pow er. H e Is to see that the
A n n iv e r s a ry o f W a s h in g to n 's D eath
«Iniit
Advnnc««d legM u tlon fo r thè prot«-«*- m ain ing questions o f d ifferen ce he pro- generous protection o f life and pr«*eprty to la w s are execute«!, appoint to offices an«!
Th«» ltth o f IV c e m b e r w ill be the one
iloti o f our «»a m e n has l*«’»«n enneted. Our <•«•« d« «I w ith, sum » o f w hich w ere so rar the In h a b itan ts." T h ese gentlem en w ere fill a ll vaca n cies In office mU oth erw ise
«•»»ttMt trin i»,
under
regulattons
w lsoly advanced as to assure the probability o f a Dr. Jacob G ould Schurm an, president o f provid ed for. nnd m ay. w ith the a p p roval h u n dr«d th a n n .versa ry o f the death o f
T h is being declined by the C orn ell u n iversity ; the Hon. Charlcw Den
\\ ashlngt >n. F or a hundred y ea rs the re ­
fratti«*«! ut thè h«>glnnlng o f thè govern - settlem ent.
o f the m ilita ry g overn or o f the P h ilip ­
public has had the priceless a d va n tag e
tuctit and «Ine»«, « h o « « resulta f«ir th«« past lliltlc h com m issioners, an i»dj<*urnm«'nt
by, f«»r m any yea rs m inls’ e r to China,
pine«, rem o v e any officer from office. Th e
fifo ni yea r uti»<|iial«*d Iti our rec«»rda or w as taken until the boundary should he and P ro fes so r Dean C. W o rc e s te r o f the c iv il go ve rn o r a dvises the m lllta ry g o v ­ o f the lo fty standard o f ch ara cter and
coiuluct which he bequeathed
to tb *
T h e u n ive rs ity o f M ichigan , w h o had made
f ilo « » of any oth er power.
W s «h a ll full adjusted hy th » tw o govern m en ts
ern o r on all public and civ il questions,
It t* an Inheritance
to r»'iillx«« our opportuniti«'«. h «»w »v »r, If subject has been rec eivin g th«* ca refu l a t­ a m ost ca refu l stu dy o f life In the P h il­ and presides o v e r the a dvisory council. A m erica n people.
wh ch tlm«*. Ins ead o f w asting, continu­
drm uni.«, ippines.
w » com piacently regard »»fily matterà nt tention which Its Im portance
H e. In general, perform s the du ties w hich
a lly Increases and enriches.
W e m ay
hom » and bllnd our sei v e « to th » nect-s-lly w ith the result that a modus vlv en d l fo r
W h ile the tre a ty o f peace w as under
sr<* p erform ed hy secretaries o f state In
Justly hope that In the y ea r* to com«» the
o f ««-curlng our ahsre In thè valuahU; « ar- provision al dem srk a tlo n s In the region ron sh leratlon In the «« nate. these com m s- ‘ ou r own system o f governm ent. T h e ad
about the hea«l o f Uynn canal has been n on er* set out on their mission o f good l vis o rv council consists o f eight m em bers benignant Influence o f the fa th er o f hts
rying traile o f thè world.
I.ust yenr A m erican vessels trsnsported agreed upon, and It 1« hop, d that th«* w ill an«! liberation. T h e ir ch a ra cter w as a ! »V o te d hy the people w ith in te rrito ria l country m ay In* even m ore indent fo r
n «m a iler «b a re o f our <*xp rts ami Im porta nego tia tio n s now In pr«>gress betw een the sufficient gu a ra n ty o f the beneftetent pur- lim its, w hich are defined In the o rd e r o f go h 1 than In the cen tu ry which la d r a w ­
ing to a close.
I h ave b**en g lad to learn
than d u iln g any fo rm er year In all «tur tw o govern m en ts w ill end In an a g •»■«*- pose w ith which they went, even I f th ey
the com m andin g general,
that In many parts o f the country the
bleiory, and thè meuNiir»« o f our d»’ pt«n«l- ment fo r the establishm ent amt d e lim ita ­ hurt nirt borne -he po.-IMr» Im lr u r llo n j , f
« l i t n u lla * o f l a i n .
people
w
ill
fittin
gly ob serve this historic
» in-«’ upon forelgn shipplng was p sln fu lly tion o f a perm anent boundary.
<hl. irnvrrnm ent a h , h m art. Ih -lr r r r .nrt ! Th(> . u, hor1„ M o f lh , ¡,ulu
h, v . anniversary.
ruanlfented to our |w»c»p!e.
W lthou t any
A t t l t i i i l e In A naxl«»-tt«»»r W a r .
pre-«*mln«’ ntly one o f pence nn<! frlcn«lshlp.
the U nite,!
eh»»lce o f our own, but from nec«*ssity, thè
I t e s p o n N lh t llt le s o f r o n g r e s s .
A p a rt from these questions g ro w in g nut B ut b efore th eir a rriv a l In M anila, the i accepted the succession o f
S tates to the rig h ts o f Spain, and our flag
depurtm ents o f th«* governm ent c h s r g »«1 o f <»ur n ln tlon eh lp
w ith our northern s'n lster am bition o f a fe w leaders o f the
P resen ted to th s congress a re g re a t op-
floats o v er that territory . On the Irtth portunities.
w lth m llltary und naval operatlons In thè neighbor, the most frie n d ly disposition Filipin os had created a stu n tton fu ll o f
W ith them com e g rea t re-
o f A ugu st. 1*91. B riga d ier-G en era l Bates.
Fast and In Ih«» W est Ita lie« hml to oh- and r«*ady a greem en t have m arked the em barrassm en ts f«»r us and most grievou s
si*onsibllitles.
T h e pow er confided to us
U n ite d S tates volunteers, n ego tia ted an Increase« the w eight o f our obligations to
talli fiotti fo re lg n Unga nierehant vassoi* discussion o f the num erous m atters aris­ In Its consequences to them selves.
a greem en t w ith the sultAn and his p rin ­
e ««» iitlal fo r th»*s«* operallons.
ing In the vast and In tim a '» Intercourse
the people, and w e muat be profou n dly
T h e cle a r and Im p a rtia l p re lim in a ry r e ­ cip al ch iefs, w hich I transm it h erew ith .
o f the U nited 8tnt«*e w ith G reat Itrltaln. port «(f the com m issioners, w hich I tra n s­
sensitive of them as w e contem plate the
R e b e l l i o n * l e n r lv K .nttrd.
T h is govern m en t has m aintained an a tti­ m it herew ith, g ive s s«i lucid nn«1 co m p re­
new an,I g ra v e problem s which «confront
r iu H ii. K v t h f m i e r i t i u n i.
tude *f n eu trality In the u nfortun ate con­ hensive a h istory «»f the present Insure*»c-
I com m unicate these fa cts to the con- us.
A im in g only at the public good, w e
test
betw
een
G
reat
Itrltaln
and
the
i»«>«*r
cannot err. A r ght Interpretation o f the
tlo n a ry m ovem en t that the s to ry nee«1 gross fo r its In form ation and action
M r ftl «*f K a r l y A n ir n iln ir n l o f th è K i -
s ta te « o f A fr h ’n.
W e h ave rem ained not he h ere n pea ted
it !*« en ough t.* ea y R v e ry th ln g Indies tea that w ith the sp eedy p eople's w ill and o f duty cannot fa il to
I s t ln g U m ,
fa ith fu l to the precept o f avohtlng en­ th at the claim o f the rebel leader, thnt suppression o f the T a g a l rebellion, life in tnsure w ise m easure* fo r tho w e lfa re o f
Uom blnutlons of capitai, orgnnlxed luto tan g lin g a lliances as to a ffa irs not «»f our
h » wfas prom ised Indepem lenoe hy any the arch ip elago w ill *«>on tgauane Its o rd l- ; th«» Islands which h a ve com e under ths
tru st» to control thè rondinom i o f trud«i ow n direct concern.
H ad clrcum *tanc«’ S o fficer o f the U nited Htates In return f«*r n a ry course under the pro'ectk m o f ou r au th ority o f the U nited Htates, and Inure
arnong olir cltlsens, to stili«« com petit loti, j su ggested that the parties to the quarrel hi* assistance ha* no foundation In fa ct, so vere ign ty , and the p t o p l» o f those fa - to the com m on Interest and lasting ho no.
llm lt prodiicflon, and determ in a thè prie««« woukt have w elcom ed any kind expression
and Is ca t«»g orlca lly d en !»«! hy the v e r y vored Island* w ill en joy s l-ro efsrtty and o f our country.
o f produets cotisumed by th«» people, are o f ths hop«» o f the A m erican people that
witnesses w ho w ere call»»«! to p ro v e It. a freedom which they h s v t n ever b e fo re
N e v e r has this nation had m ore shun-
provnkln g publlc discussi.in and «hoitld the w sr m ight he avert«'«!, goo«i offices T h e m ost the Insurgent lea der hoped fo r known.
A lre a d y hundreds e* echo.»i* a re dant cause timn du ring the past y ea r fo i
«a r ly clalm thè attentbin o f congress. T h e would h ave been glnilly tendered.
The
w hen he ca m e hack to M an ila w as the j open and fille«! w ith chib - s f
R e lig io u s thankfu lness to God fo r m anifold bless-
Industriiti com m lsslon
crested
by thè U nited Htates rep resen ta tive at P re to ria
Itheratton o f the Islands fro m the Hpanlth freedom Is sacredly a ssu re!
i en joyed, In g and m ercies
fo r which we m « k «
set
of
enngr««as
of
Jiinn
IN
MS. was »a r ly lnatruct»d to s«*e that all neutral con trol, w hich th ey had been la b o rin g fo r «n d the c o y iU
‘m g ju s tic »
rev eren t ackn ow ledgm en t
has bacii en gaged In vxlen«li«d bearltigs | A m srtcan Interests bo respected by ths years, w ith ou t success, to th ro w o ff
Business la b eginning to ctrx ’ la te ia Ite
W IL L IA M M K IN L S Y .
ftwt of President’s An­
nual Address.
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T ini r i i i u m x u s
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NO. 4.
I NEIS Of THE WEEK
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From All Parts of the New
World and the Old.
O F I N T E R E S T — T O O U R R E A DE R S
C . » p r . h . n . l f . K - v l - w o f I I I . Im p o rt-
» n t I U p p . n l n , . o f th o I*oat W « , f t
C u llo .l «■>*».11 th o T o l *gro|ih 1 «.liim n .
I n v a r ia b ly
Addres», O s a p h i c , Ne wbsrg, Oregon.
L AT ER
NEWS.
Englishmen are depressed hy the tlt-
I tat ton in Africa.
Arizona w ill apply for statehood to
the present congress.
The Americans have occupied Bang-
ued, province of Abra.
Steamers w ill leavo Portland
10 days for Cape Nome.
evoiy
The Kentucky election commission
gives Taylor’s plurality as 2,383.
The F ilipinos’ treasury was captured
by the Amerii'aus at Mangatarem.
Iioston has re-
The government’s herd of reindeer i|
Alaska is rapidly increasing and now
numliers 2,600.
An illicit oleomargarine factory has
been ane,rthed at Chicago.
It is announced that Russia w ill re­
sume this month diplomatic relations
with the Vatican.
Tho postmaster of
sign«»!.
The 1‘ayne-flanna sut—idy bill has
been introduced in the house.
Jeffries and Corbett are planning to
flxht at the faria exposition and France
ia horrified.
Ninety Boer priaoners are «aid to
have been massacred at Klaud’a iaagto
by British soldiers.
General Hughes is now •ocupyinz
20 Panay towns. His lines extend
miles north of Ilo Ilo.
The United States supreme court has
decided tbat the conductor of a freight
train is not a vice-principal.
Knzland is buying males, horses,
canned goods, hay and rails in this
country for shipment to South Africa.
Bishop Henry Potter, of New York,
has arrived in Manila on a brief visit
to study the Philippines.
A gas expiration killed many cool
miners at Carlonado, Wash. Cause
of the accident is a mystery.
The British artillery arm in 8outh
Africa has been materially strength­
ened by the arrival of six big gnns.
Commander Charles I. Howell ia
dead at New York city. He was chief
engineer of the Maine when she was
blown up.
Lady Francis Cook, formerly Teuuie
Claftlin, announces her intention to
forsake England and take up her resi­
dence in New York.
An Astoria contractor wants to haul
the stranded lightship oveiland from
Ocean beach to Baker’s bay. He claims
it can be done.
Two hundred miners are on a strike
at the Tesla coal mines, California,
l<e>ause of a dispute with the superin­
tendent over the wage schedule.
A cablegram from Hong Kong says
that Azuinaldo is now ready to sur­
render if Consul Wildman w ill receive
him. The junta at Hong Kong advised
him to take such action.
The horticultural commissioners of
Southern California propose to estab­
lish a quarantine against infected nur­
sery stock imported from foreign coun­
tries.
The industries of Cuba are in a de­
plorable condition. In two provinces
the destruction of suzar interests alone
is estimated at f>i30,000,(XK>, and there
are no efforts at rebuilding.
Huntington has bought another big
block of Southern Pacific stock and
there are said to be others in on the
deal. Railroad men believe the Van­
derbilts are in some war concerned.
The shelling of the British camp at
Ladysmith has been far more effective
than previous reports have led people
to believe. Hundreds were killed and
wounded from the Boer bombardment.
Rapid telegraph system w ill revolu­
tionize all correspondence. Such low
rates w ill lie made that merchants can
afford to use the system instead of the
mails. It is to be placed in operation
at once.
To avoid an Injunction a telephone
company laid its wires in the streets
of New York at midnight. The new
company will have a long distance line
across th»j country and w ill fight the
Bell Company.
Tolls w ill be only
one-half those at present.
The British transport Ismore was
driven ashore near Cape Town.
Private Merritt, of Battery B, com­
mitted suicide at San Francisco.
Archbishop Chapelle w ill sail for
Manila on the transport Sherman.
Thirty-eight wheelmen started in a
six-days’ bicycle race in New York.
General Methuen is believed to have
resumed the advance to Klmbereley.
F'our vessels from Brazil are quaran­
tined in New Y'ork for fear of plague.
The schooner Eureka, on the beach
near Coquille river, w ill be a total loss.
After 82 days the Glory of the Seas
has arrived at ’Frisco from Puget
Sound.
The postmaster at Cape Nome reports
to Washington that the district is as
rich as is represented.
Mr. Taylor, of Ohio, objected to the
swearing in of Roberts, of Utah, as
soon as congress o]>ened.
A big log boom gave away at Che-
halis and 2,000,000 feet of logs are
afloat in Gray’s harbor.
General Gregorio
del Pilar was
killed in a fight with the Thirty-third
infantry, 18 miles northwest of Cer-
vants. The insurgents lost 70 men in
tbe engagement.
The Yananda group of mines near
Baker City was sold for $1,500,000.
The property is to he extensively devel­
oped by the new owners, who are Brit­
ish Columbia capitalists.
Genral Grant’s expedition in Luzon
has visited Orani and several western
towns, meeting
small
bands. He
killed several of the rebels and cap­
tured a quantity of munitions of war.
The British at Ladysmith made a
brilliant sortie and captured a strong
Boer position. The movement wa«
made at night and was a surprise to
the besiegers. Two guns were de­
stroyed and one taken.
New York wants both the big con­
ventions.
The investment of Mafeking is closer
than ever.
John S. Chase, the socialist mavoi
of Haverhill, Mass., has been re­
elected.
Ten shipwrights from Seattle took
the places of the strikers at Yalleja
navy yard.
Ex-Governor Lord, of Oregon, hat
departed for Argentina, to take his
post as United States minister.
Legality of the war revenue act i«
involved in the inheritance tax case be­
fore the United States supreme court.
The Six Chinese Companies, of San
Francisco, have subscrib«-d $4,000 to
promote commercial relations between
China and the United States.
The New Y’ork coffee exchange has
petitioned the authorities to release
the coffee cargo of the plague ship
Taylor. They claim there is no danger.
Chaplain Shields, being tried at San
Francisco by court-martial for drunk­
enness. w ill try to prove that his
brother clergymen are persecuting him.
Beet-sugar men are much disturbed
over recent discussion. Their industry
is flourishing, but free sugar from the
islands they say would he disastrous to
them.
Among the river and harbor improve­
ments «'estimatd for under continuous
contracts on which the sum asked for
is $100,000 or more are the following:
Oakland. Cal., harbor, $180,000; San
Francisco harbor, $170,000; San Pedro
hahor, $300,000; Everett, Wash., har­
bor. $150,000; Gray’s harbor. Wash.,
$845,000.
Also the following river
and hare.hr improvements: Mouth of
S m «
riv«-r, Tex.. $220,000; lower
Willamette river below Portland. Or.,
$200,000; «Vluinhia river at the cas­
cades, Oregon, $125,000; waterway
connecting Lakes Union and Washing­
ton, $100,000.
The German ship Wansbek, which
has arrived at Astoria, lost two men on
the voyage from Philadelphia, and the
Niatswain says it was the captain’s
fault.
Crawford, the soldier who permitted
Wardner bull-|ien prisoners to escape,
was dishonorably discharged and seu-
teuced to 13 years six months imprison­
ment.
Dispatches indicate that the Boer»
are making all preparations for a hasty
retreat to the Transvaal Girders In the
event of defeat at Tugela and Lady­
smith.
A Kentucky mob had no mercy fo r a
negro who murdered and outraged a
woman. He was dragged through the
streets at the end of a rope and finally
bound to a stake and burned alive.
Sick soldiers were compelled to fight
at Yigan. The Americans hod hut on#
company and 150 sick men. They had
to fight 800 Filipino«. The attack was
made in the early morning, and it be­
came a hand to hand conflict.
Fighting has i-eased between the
Mexicans and Yaqnis, the Indians hav­
ing retreated. It is said they may be
joined by others. A courier say« the
Yaqui’« losses in killed and wounded
during 10 days’ fighting were estimated
at 2(81. The Mexican losses were 15
killed and 30 wounde«!.
Chickamagua ts to have a confeder­
ate monument to cost $65,000.
Erastns Lathrop, of Westfield, Mass.,
in his w ill left $15,000 to D. L. Moody.
Baltimore claims the largest negro
population of any city in «he world.
Cornelius Vanderbilt was fined $110
fur failure to act aa juror in New York.
The IteTlin police forcibly dissolved
an anarchist meeting in memory of the
Chicago bomb throwers.
The commissioner of education urges
the American system of schools for col­
onies.
lYimmissioner Evans has granted a
pension of $15 per month to Adelaide
W. ltagley, mother of Lieutenant
Worth ltagley, who was killed in tho
a or with Spain.
Ira D. Sankey, the singer, who used
to be associated with Mr. Moody Is to
liecoms an evangelist on his own ae-
count and w ill conduct o series of IS -
rivals in various citias this winter.
Appropriations for the three state
schools in Oregon are running short
and the schools may have to quit.
The Unite«! States supreme court has
declared that a combination of pipe
manufacturers is unconitituti«>nal.
Eastern w«x>len nulls have bought
1,250,000 pounds of wool in St. Louis
at one Rale. It is the biggest aale ever
iua«le in tho West.
The Lake Whatcom Shingle Company
has purchased a blo«'k of 8,600 acres
of fine timber, thought to contain 120,-
000,000 feet, all in Skagit county.
The purchase price was $50,000, and a
railway w ill lie built to the timber.