Junction City bulletin., April 11, 1901, Image 3

A TRIP TO AMERICA j
Agulnaldo Want to 8m the United
Statu.
MANILA, April B.-Chlef Juatlca
Arellano, who administered to Aguln
tldo the oath' of allegiance to the
United States government, described
toduy the conditions lending up to
and attending tha ceremony, which
wim acini private. Agulnaldo, atlll de
tnlut'd In an upurtuiout of tha Mala
cunan palace, and awaiting orders
from Washington, hud expressed him
iti'lf aa anxious to learn more regard
ing the American ayatem of govern
ment, nod had kcd Chief Juatlce
Arelluno to enlighten htm. Tho chief
Justice carefully explained tho varloua
iiioKNuroH passed by tho rhlllpplno
commlsMlon, and showed him what
provlalons were mode for education
and progreHS and for municipal and
provincial aelf government. Listening
with deep Intercut. Agulnaldo finally
exclaimed: "I never believed the
hu
Rejects Manchurian Treaty and
So Informs Russia.
WANTS TO CONTINUE ON GOOD TERMS
CUBANS SATISFIED.
Piatt
WILL It 11 II
Out Syi Thl Action Wu Made Ntccmry y
Prcuure from Other Power Earl
U Wai In Favor of the Treaty.
PEKIN, April 6. The Chinese gov
ernment has formally noticed Russia
that China, owing to the attitude of
the power, l not able to sign the
Manchurian convention.
"t la Cblna'a desire." aaya the for
mal notification, "to keep on friendly
American would h ma fair and lib. I terms with ail nationa. At present
tral," lieforo the conversation bad h la going through a period which
Muted, he hud agreed to take the oath
of allegiance, and this waa imme
diately administered. Benor Arellano
says:
"Agutnaldo'a action will Induce all
the inaurgenta to aurrender, and I
predict that tho Islands will be com
pletely pacified by June. Agulnaldo
la eager to visit the United States,
hut when I questioned him on the
subject of holding office, he replied
la the moat perlloua In the emplre'a
hiatory, and It la necessary that she
ahould have the friendship of all.
However much alto might be willing
to grant any apeclal privilege to one
power, when othera object It la lm-
poHHtble. for the Bake or making one
nation friendly, that ahe ahould alien
ate the aympathiea of all othera."
LI Hung Chang aaya thla letter set-
tlea the mutter definitely, and that
General Wood Explains the
Amendment.
HAVANA, April 6. The so-called
radical clement la the Cuban consti
tution convention, Including Juan !D,t. Manchuria
Oomez, Portuondo. Alman and Man-;KUSSia Will NOl Leave Mancnuna
duley, had a conference today witn iini:i cu- crM pu
if iwiiiii ui hvibvi -Bur e,v
Piatt amendment
General Wood aald that the UnP.ed
States government Intended to deal HER OCCUPATION IS ONLY TEMPORARY
Justly by the Cubane, ana naa no de
aire to retain possession of the inland.
lie pointed out that the riatt amend
ment waa drawn primarily with the
view to protecting a weak nation
agaiaat outsider, as well as against
Internal atrlfe, and would not Inter
fere with Cuban Independence. He
explained that the Washington inter
pretation of clause 3 of the scheme
of relations was that the
Explanation of Her Attitude li Satisfactory to
America, but Not to Japan Utter
Makef a Vigorous Protest.
that he bad no dealres In that dlrec ! Rul Informally notified to the
tinn ami iniinitfii to r..tir to nr!vnt same effect March 2S. Prince thing
life after a trip to America."
CoiiHtanclu I'robleto. daughter of
the cx chief of the Kullpunan society,
ny that every Chinaman except Li
Hung Chang was against signing the
j convention.
who Is prealdeut of the woman's i
peace league, was permitted to have j
a long Interview with Agulnaldo. She
reports having found him In & quan i
dory, professedly desirous of peace,
yet reluctant to abandon the Idea of
Filipino Independence.
"He seemed unable to make up his
hind regarding the oath of allegiance
to the United 8tatea," ahe soys, "be
cause he hud sworn eternal fealty to
the Filipino flag and had been elected
leader of the revolution. He showed
a disinclination to assist In ending
the Insurrection, though he bowed
somewhat to public sentiment. He
wanted a conference In order to as
certain the wishes of the Filipino
lieople and suggested that a conven
tion consisting half of Insurgents and
half of 1'aclflcoa ahould decide the
matter.
"I told him that 00 per cent of the
population were in favor of peace, and
he responded: 'Even so. my lot Is
yet with those upholding the catiBO
of the Insurgents. With their con
sent. I would quit, but otherwise, how
con 1? Hy the trickery of the Amer
icans I was captured. Now that 1 am
a prisoner I must consider what Is
test. Liberty Is sweet, but those
whom I would desert would hate me.
Hard Is my lot. If paroled I ahould
respect my word, but sometimes 1
think exile and Imprisonment would
le preferable.' "
SALISBURY WILL RETIRE.
Rumors That He Will Resign In a
Few Days.
NEW YORK. April 6. A dlapntch
to the Tribune from Ixmdon says:
Parliament has adjourned for the
KttBter recesa, after a session more
satisfactory to the opposition than
to tho government. The record of
business Is meager, but that Is a
smnll matter In comparison with the
lack of energy and Judgment with
which the house of commons has
been led.
The continuance of I.ord Salisbury
In power for many weeks Is doubted
by some of tho most experienced par
liamentary heads. There are rumors
that he has sought to offer his resig
nation before his departure for Beau
lieu, and that A. J. Balfour would be
founa In the upper house when par
liament reassembles. Another ver
sion Is that nothing will be done for
a fortnight and that Lord Salisbury
may consent to remain In office until
tho close of the session If his health
Improves in the Hivlora. There wns
no 1UCK oi gOHHip in me bihukiub
room of the house of commons dur
ing the closing hours, but the only
points on which there was a general
agreement was that the government
had been on a downward grade Blnco
the king's speech wns rend, and that
a stronger leader thnn Mr. Balfour
was needed In the commons.
AGREED TO BY COLOMBIA.
Will
Lease Canal Territory lo the
United Statea.
NEW YORK. April G. A special to
tho Herald from Washington says:
Official denials greeted the pub
lished report that J. Plerpont Morgan,
having discovered a gold mine on the
Panama
INTERVIEW WITH KRUGER
Opinion of Transvaal ex-Prcaldent on
the Situation.
NEW YORK, April . A dispatch
'to the Herald from Paris says:
An Interview with Mr. Kruger ap-
! pears in the Matin. The ei-president
of the Transvaal was seen in a mod
est little Inn at Utrecbt, wbere be is
staying for the moment His eyes
have been very much Improved bjr
recent operations, and be can now dis
pense with spectacles. .Sitting In
front of a table with a Bible under
bis left hand, Mr. Kruger delivered
himself of an important statement
to which further significance was
given by the presence of the Orange
Free State delegate, Herr Fischer.
Mr. Kruzer bezan by announcing
ST. PETERSBURG, April 8. The j that Saturday next he proposes retir
Offlcial Messenger today publishes ajlng into the country for complete
liniifiri etatuA rview of tha negotiations i rest The little village of Hllbersum.
8tates claimed the right to Intervene 'conducted by the allied powers with
solely for the purpose of preserving tb cbineee plenipotentiaries at Tien
the independence of the Island, main- . p T, . f th npoti,.
talnlng an adequate force to protect in ?4 e "d 0f 1 he
life, property and Individual liberty, jtions that led to the presentation of
and completing the obligations im-jtbe French draft of peace conditions,
posed by the treaty of Paris upon the which consisted of 12 points, but
United States. He expressed the opin- j which are not yet concluded. The
Ion that In drawing up a treaty many Russian government then makes the
points In the future relations of Cuba 'following statement:
with the United States might be ex- "WMUj anticipating an early settle
plained to meet present objections. ment of the questions affecting the
The delegates retired apparently mutual relations between all the pow
pleased with the Interview. Senor ers and China, the Russian govern
Portuondo said be thought everything I ment, on Its part, considered it neces
would be settled satisfactorily. He sary to concern itself with the estab
was In favor of the appointment of a j lishment of a permanent order of
commission to go to Washington, and things in the Chinese territories along
ex oects favorable results from such a the borders of which the Russian
atep. (Asiatic possessions extend for a dis
orders were issued today directing stance of 8000 versts (5300 miles). To
the holding of municipal elections ; this end, provisional written condi-
thronzhout Cuba June 1. There wilLtions for a modus Vivendi wera
agreed upon nrsi oeiween me Rus
sian military authorities and the Chi
nese governors of three Manchurian
provinces. With reference to the In
stitution of a local civil administra
tion subsequently, and after a careful
consideration of all the circumstances,
the Russian government drew up the
draft of a special agreement with
China providing for the gradual evac
uation of Manchuria, as well as for
be IS days for registration, beginning
April 19.
REDUCING OUR FLEET.
! Warships to Be Withdrawn From the
Asiatic Station.
' WASHINGTON, April 6. The pros
! pectlve reduction of the United
States naval force on the Asiatic 8ta
canal route, would bead .i'tfgS !!?
syndicate to build a canal, and had ,d-d b y tho nrcsident nor 10 a88ure P TC V l'J.-
secured President McKlnley's coop- :ean kTfL.XidTonl ?.revent. .the ref u.rr!n.c!f 5??
.1 i ., u rvi..i.u iw i " rr:-
rr un nu vo mu . vu.umu.-. j tunlty to confer with Rear Admiral
nlals came from the white house, the j Remey, Rut the naval bureau of nav
uate department, the Colombian le-1 flU whkh hag charge of the ag.
gauon auu uio r reni n vuiu0. '"M8frDment of Bhips to the various sta-
of those who denied the report de
dared that It was started to make
difficult the negotiation of canal
treaties by the United States.
The big news development in the
canal situation is that Minister Sllva,
who Is also Colombian minister of for
eign affairs. In his memorandum to
Secretary Hay, has formally agreed on
behalf of his government to gr.tnt the
United States a long lease or tho ter
ritory through which tho cantl passes.
He states emphatically, however, that
his government will not cedo saver
tlgnty. The lease Is to be granted
on these terms:
The United 8tates shall pay to Co
lombia, In half-yearly Installments,
during the first 25 years after the
opening of the canal to the public
service, a share amounting to 5 per
cent of Its gross Income; during a
second period of 25 years. 6 per ceut;
during a third, 7 per cent, and during
a fourth. 8 per cent. This Is on the
basis of a 99-year lease. The United
States shall guarantee that this share
shall be In no case less than 1250,000
annually. In case of the Issuance of
stock. Colombia is to receive a Bnare
based upon that given It by the Pan
ama Canal Company, amounting to
one-thirteenth of the number of Bhares
Issued. Colombia Is to receive 2&u
000
similar to those of last year. Unfor
tunately, with the object of stirring
un public opinion against Russia,
not far from Utrecht has been se
lected for his abode. Nothing has
yet been decided regarding bis trip to
America. Mr. Kruger win unaercaae
the Journey if his strength permits
and if there is any hope of gaining
advantage for the Boer cause.
Pointing to Herr Fischer, the agea
president declared that the two re
publics are Indlssolubly united.
"Herr FSocher," he said, "is fight
ing for the same cause as my heroic
friend President Steyc. The two
presidents and the two commanding
generals, Botha and Dewet will share
the same fate."
On being questioned regarding the
reliance he placed on the Boer of
ficial telegrams and statements in
parliament, Mr. Kruger, half rising
from his arm chair, declared:
"The British government British
telegraph and the British press al
ways try to make this mucn ana ne
measured his little finger 'nook like
this much" and he extended both
arms.
"I am persuaded everything la go
ing well there precisely because our
enemies continue to dissimulate and
travesty facts. As regards General
Botha's negotiations, the public knows
from the blue book and by reading
General Botha's last dispatch that it
was the British general who first made
proposals. Never did the Boer gen
eral refuse to listen. We do not fight
except for peace. We are not con
auerors. but although General Botha
listened to the British proposals, he
lions, has proposed that there be a
induction of the force on the Asiatic
station. This has been based on a
recommendation of the needs of the
navy and without reference to any
of the political questions Involved.
Should It be decided to reduce the
force, the homeward movement of
vessels would probably not begin be
fore summer. As yet no consideration
has been given to the disposition of
the ships when they are relieved from
service In the far East It Is said,
however, that the North Atlantic
squadron will be augmented by at
least one or two ships, while the
South Atlantic and Pacific stations
also will be reinforced. Quite a num
ber of ships will have to go out ot
commission, as they have seen long
service in tropical waters and will
need a pretty general overhauling.
, ... ,.i,v.iiitii in never uttered a word of equivocation
on ine suujeci oi muciKuucutc. in
dependence is the only treasure we
cherish, even if we have to sacrifice
all others. It is for this reason our
citizens forsook their farms and sac
rificed their lives, and our women and
the foreign press regarding the pur
pose and Intentions of the Russian
government Falsified texts of a
treaty establishing a protectorate over
Manchuria were quoted, and erron
eous reports were designedly spread
of an alleged agreement between j children now suffer temporary servi-
NEWS FROM ALASKA.
Peculiar complication at Skagway In
Regard to Bonded Goods.
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., April 5.
According to advices from Alaska
brought by the steamer Dolphin to
day, a peculiar complication in the
customs business at Skagway has
come up relative to bonded goods
.".n";r:il: r;h ;:i .! Passing through Skagway. Three
rZ Toiambia malls troops and of ! river Bteamers belonging to the White
bXX'g S "the TpSblirnnd! "TnM
emigrants to the country up to the ; Bkagway in bond They we re entered
omblan hv An
use of the canal. Finally. Colombia j over the raUroad p ece by ple , A
IS11 FreS'canaf Comply" 'ff SS ! aVe stationed on each boll" The own
Sft with the United States fothe ! ers of the boats will not break up the
tiate uitn tne unuea aiaies " nrtrRhin tmrh portions as are
riiIa of Its concession. The conces
slon absolutely forbids the company
"to cede or mortgage Its rights under
any consideration whatever to an
other nation or foreign government,
under ponnlty of forfeiture."
TRAINS IN THE FALL.
ARMY MOVING NORTHWARD.
Meaning of General Plumer's Occu
pation of Nylatroom.
NEW YORK, April 5. The news
from Lord Kitchener thut General
riumcr has occupied Nylstroom, Is
taken to mean, the London corre
spondent of the Tribune says, that the
JlrltlBh army In South Africa has at
last resumed the northern advance
toward Pletermarltsberg. NylBtroom
Is situatod a little way off the rail
way, about 90 miles north of Pretoria.
It was held for a few days by General
Baden-Powell in August last year, but
had to be evacuated because the force
then at Lord Robert's disposal was
Insufficient at once to provide a per
manent garrison and to secure the
railway line northward from Pretoria.
There can be little doubt that Lord
Kitchener's latest report Indicates the
execution of a comprehensive plan
for the conquest and pacification of
the Northern Transvaal.
With tho occupation of Pietermar
itsburK the main trunk lines of rail
way would be loBt to the Boers, but
there Is a heavy task in me protec
tion of another line of communica
tion, 240 miles long, that would be
addad to the burdens of th British
army.
hulls nor "ship such portions as are
injured in dismantling, and the cus
toms officer at Skagway is trying to
find out what to do with what is left
and whether he can collect duty on
portions of vessels not shipped. The
company says It will burn what is left
of the vessels, but that does not sat
isfy Collector Andrews, and he has
Washington A Oregon In Vancouver ! written the department for instruc
Dlscovery of coal in KionaiKe nas
Russia and China. As a matter of
fact this agreement was to serve as
a basis for the restoration to China,
as contemplated by the Russian gov
ernment of Manchuria, which. In con
sequence of the alarming events ot
last year, wre occupied by Russian
trof b. In orJer that the requisite
military measures might be taken, it
was imperative that the question
should be settled one way or the other.
It was impossible to lay down forth
with by means of a mutual agreement
the conditions of the evacuation of
Manchuria. According to news re
ceived, serious hindrances were placed
in the way of the conclusion of such I
an agreement ana, in consequence, us
acceptance by China, which was indis
pensable for the gradual evacuation of
the province, proved to be impossible.
"As regards the eventual restoration
of the province to China, it is man
ifest that such intention can only
be carried out when the normal sit
uation is completely restored to the
empire, and the central government
established at the capital independent
and strong enough to guarantee Rus
sia ogainst a recurrence or the events
of last year. While the Russian gov
ernment maintains its p esent organ
ization in Manchuria, to preserve
order in the vicinity ot the broad
frontiers of Russia, and remains faith
ful to its original and oft-repeated po
litical programme, it will quietly await
tue further course or events.
tude in the enemy's camp.
TO PREVENT ARMY FRAUDS.
In September
VANCOUVER, Wash., April 5. Ed
mund Rice, Jr.. secretary and man
ager of the Washington & Oregon
ltnilroad Company, which recently
purchased the right of way of the
Portland & Puget Sound Railway Com
pany, from this city to Kalama, said
tonight that the company la making
arrangements to commence ouiiaing
the line at once. The company ex
pects to advertise for bids April 15,
and to have the line completed and
ready to run trains into Vancouver by
September, in time to move this sea
son's fruit crop. Double crews of sur
veyors are setting grade stakes end
croBS-soctlonlng, and It is the inten
tion to have this work finished this
week. Chief Engineer O'Neill is pre
paring plans for construction, and bids
will be nsitea soon.
The line from Vancouver to Kalama
will be a little over 30 miles long.
The grade, Mr. Rice says, is in very
good condition, only requiring to be
leveled in places nd culverts and
bridges built. The remainder of the
right of way has been cleared. There
are no heavy grades, and the line will
be comparatively easy to build. Reg
ular, trains, he says, will be operated
to and from Vancouver after the com
pletion of that portion of the road
until the bridge acrosa the Columbia
and the connecting line across the
peninsula to Portland has been com
peted. Mr. Rice estimates that it
will require 18 months to build the
bridge after the right to construct it
has been obtained from congress.
STORM IN MARYLAND.
brought forth an order from Ottawa
that royalty must be paid on coal the
same as on gold. This order was re
cently received at Dawson, and caused
a general protest, as consumers say
the " ice or iuei is airenuy suiucienu
high without the addition of royalty.
Bids for a New Cruiser.
Washington, April t. Bias were
opened In the office of the secretary
of the navy today for the contract to
build the protected cruiser Milwaukee,
otherwise known as protected cruiser
No. 21. Secretary Long announced
before the opening of the bids that
should any belated bid reach the de
partment which Is proved to have
been held up on account of the Btorms
in the West, it will be considered
along with those opened today. There
were two bidders and three bids, the
Union Iron Works, of San Francisco,
and Cramps & Son, of Philadelphia,
the latter firm submitting two sepa
rate proposals.
New Washington Sawmill.
South Bend. Wash., April 6. The
frame is up for a new sawmill at
Frances, in which O. A. Custer is the
moving spirit. The machinery is ex
pected daily, and it is thought the
mill will be running by May 1. It
will have a dally capacity of 20,000
feet It will take the place of Mr.
Custer's shingle mill, which had to be
cloBed down on account of his cedar
land being tied up in a contest A
spur will be built to the mill from the
Northern Paclflc iracK.
Snow In the Mountains May Lead to
a Flood.
HAGERSTOWN, Md., April 8. This
section of the Cumberland valley Is
walled in with snow, which covers
mountain ranges north and south to a
depth of from three to five Inches as
a result of the recent Btorm. The
rainfall was heavy, causing a sudden
rise in the Potomac river and other
streams. The Potomac is swollen
about six feet, and is still rising,
with every indication of the stream
getting wild and doing damage. The
banks of the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal are being watched at points
where the river bounds the towpath.
Other streams are nearly out of their
banks, but no damage is reported.
Reports from the famous South
Mountain peach belt Indicate that in
jury has been done to the early fruit
by the freezing weather. The early
buds had been forced almost open by
the recent warm weather, and the
sudden change with the temperature
falling to freezing came at such a time
as to do considerable injury. Up to
this time there was every prospect of
a large crop of peaches this summer,
Manila Harbor Improvements.
Washington, April 8. The division
of Insular affairs, war department,'
has received conies of the specifics'
tlons and blue prints showing the
proposed improvement ot the port of
Manila authorized by the Philippine
commission. The work Includes about
150.000 cubic yards of riprap, 21.000
cubic yards of concrete and rubble
masonry in breakwaters, about 5,000,'
000 cubic yards of dredging and a pile
of bulkhead 4700 feet long. The
dredging will be in mud, sand and
shells to a depth of 30 feet, the dredg
ing material to be used tor reclaiming
land. -
Regulations Concerning the Trans
portation of Supplies.
WASHINGTON. April 8. The war
department has received a copy of a
regulation to carry into effect an act
of the Philippine commission amend
ing a section of the provisional cus
toms regulations, which is of Interest
in view of the recently reportea
frauds In the commissary department
in the Islands. It shows the precau
tions ordered to be taken to guard
against any misappropriation of gov
ernment supplies. These regulations
provide briefly that where supplies
for the army or navy in the Philip
pines come on other than government
vessels they shall be accompanied by.
a certificate from the chief of depart
ment charged with their custody cer
tifying that the goods are exclusively
for the army or the navy or the in
sular government and that no other
disposition of them will be permitted.
The regulations also set forth that
prompt notice must be given the col
lector ot customs for the islands in
case of the nonacceptance of any con
signment of goods or cancellation of
sale. Goods purchased in the Philip
pines after importation must be ac
companied by an affidavit of the seller
affirming that an absolute sale has
been made by him and that "he re
tains no interest of any kind or char
acter In such goods."
NEGOTIATIONS WITH BOERS.
More
of the Kitchener-Botha Corre
spondence Made Public.
LONDON, April 8. The letter of
General Botha, the Boer Commander-in-Chief,
to Lord Kitchener, command
ing the British forces in Soutn Ainca,
pi ellminary to the recent peace meet
ing, casually referred to in Lieutenant
General Kitchener's report of the ne
gotiations and from which the oppo
nents of Colonial-Secretary Chamber
lain hoped to obtain some clew of the
reason of the failure of the conference,
was published as a preliminary paper
this morning. This letter is dated at
the Commandant-General's camp, Feb
ruary 13, and commences with a refer
ence to "the verbal message from yrur
excellency." Continuing, the letter
says:
"I have the honor to mrorm your
excellency that no one desires more
than I to bring this bloody strife to an
end, I would also very mucn UKe to
meet your excellency for the purpose
of mutual discusBlon to see If it la
not possible to discover terms under
which this can be done."
PURSUED BY PLUMER.
Boer Seat cf Government Is Again
Shifted.
LONDON, April 8. Lord Kitchener
:eport9 as follows to the war office:
"Colonel Plumer has advanced 20
miles beyond Nylstroom, unopposed on
the way, toward Pietersburg."
According to the Pretoria corre
spondent of the Dally Telegraph, the
Boers have shifted their seat of gov
ernment from Pietersburg to a point
35 miles northeast.