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The Sairtiain News
LATIN
F ng Il ah men are d*prro*ed by the alt
ialina in A fri .'a
**
Arti .uà will apply
ORE' >ON
»CIO
—
at^Uh»«» Vi
I the B»»awrr*«Hwa
thi*
i»hm<nt
of
k armv and navy
nd »nibltiuu», and
(• <1 1 «»ar
Khlion»
J taken ui» arma
No
»pturvdMmila thaw
r* hr-<an te» ■••um« an
_ «n and host! il y. whl« h
ir «mr*rs arvd
»rm or m«»*1lfr
an■« wa* taken
Th« aggre*»L»n
■ Iwcrwnaed. un-
tn« tim« **t far thè
mi R(
t<» vol* upon
nt’y prvtvar«^!
Il along Ih*
t*4 In X terri'
y repula* of
>w- prrarut <x4>^r«aa.
Th* An>*ri an. hat* orvnpu*l
THE OS Of THE WEEK
l’.mi<-
lad. pru.lt*« of A»<>
^Pantvra will lease
*«ety
i\trtlan>l
k\i oí President's An
th«
I I» |i k I «. > Ml H ■<»>«.
10 day» lor Cap* Son».
Tha KaMurky rlotton con>mi«aM>n
|H«w Taylur’a plurality oa 2.3*3.
*■> <-<•*!
1 «'»»
cajiturvl
Th* FlUplaoa' tr*a»ury waa
by th« A(i.erii-ali« at AlantfaUtretn
The jp»Xrruxictil'• h«*rd <»( rvindro? iti
Alaska Is rapklljf IU rraMiig aud ttow
lOlhY IN THE IIIILim.VES
on ml «ere 2,<kM).
w ill
that
•• >ni*r/*nns
An illicit
Called tn prove It
*nt leader hoped f<«r
lia Wa* th*
th« Hpan’*h
latrtUing fur
k»W «>ff
wHne**r* who
rhe m«««l th« 1
whrft he
NtWS
fa-U r« has
re-
relatU
diplomatic
|w* n un»i»rthr«i at < hi« »»go.
Th* 1‘ayne-Hanna
has
bill
atiieidy
hm inlrodu<e<l tn the h»>uæ
JvffrtM « ik ! Corb-tt »<• platininx U>
n.-ht at tha l’aria eifaMitU<>n alvi »rau.«
la borrii)»!.
Ninety |e«ar j rie tier* are said to
have !*-cti tnaaaa« red at I latkVa Laagbi
Bishop Henry T» ttrr, <>t New York
ha* arrived in Manila * □ a brief
|4> *tu«iy th* Philippine*
d»
Th* I !.it« d ' tat*« stiprrm* rr>tir* lux*
. -d that th»-
t><!n b>r <4 a freight
train I* tx t a xlre-prin l|«al
) nglaml is
buyiiMf
horero,
tnu!*a,
rauuad yr «»«V», hay an I
««■untry for «hipimnt U»
ralla in thi*
.south Africa.
want« Io haul
tremird lightship uvcilatkl fr*»tti
n la’A«-h t«> Baker • bay. lie claims
A <*abl<yraiu from flong K<»ng says
that 1,'UliuM * I» now readv to *ur
r»n«l»r if toiuol Wildman will rr«eive
him. The junta at IL mg Kung iu I vím »I
him U» take euch action
The U»4u»tnc* > I t'ulw are in a de-
P <ral*¡e condition
hi two province*
th«' d« «tre«'th>n of *ugar Intervall* alone
i* estimated at f» x
aud then*
ml ll<w*e of Heprssentg
A jfA* ex pl *1 n kill*«! tnanv
miner* at ( ari» na !*», Wash
•f tha a<rident I* a my*t*ry
mJ tra
and
to «id th
plane n
■«•if relian
lib *
• ?•• ngtb
¿on»
l«v llritish M»l<ll«*re.
ral H igh«« I* now occupying
n.iv t. wn*.
Hi* 11U4M extern! 3’>
north <>f Ilo Ho.
• ■ r .-»r ♦ h*
rd In Ita
Manila.
«»heervro
Howell
('"iiininndrr < < harlro I.
H* * as » hl
deed at New Yu • rk eity.
engineer of the Maine wh«’U
d< ridite are in »»-me way
.
» c»< win«'4.
ng of thi Hriliah
:
esu.j»
at
I ua -T v *Jiiith ha»
li far n»"«e cfTr«-tlvn
than previ«»«!* rep»«rt* have led
b> U .leve
Hun lrvd* were kill« I and
« ' fn
w
. th»’ I
Ha I i ! t» legra i h *ystem
will rrvolti-
ti«<bliU' all ix»rrv*j*»ndenv«.
l<<w
Such
rat«» will I«* mad«* that merchants ran
aff* rd U» u*<* the eystem instewd of the
mail*
It i* U j be pl* nd la operation
X*re«*lty f«r
them
drnce in New Y»»rk.
» 1. a ft 4«
rv tab*
rh ws
r»f Feb»
I Ml X 1 l< Ì
Two hundred miticre are <’îi x «trife
at the Troia o»ai mitica. ( ali(«>roi<
|«r-> gii«* uf a <li«j'ut«' with th* auparlo*
tm lent t»x*r the wrag* a*'h«*(iul*
Th* h”rii< ulto ral cx .mm!**i’»t>cro
S»uth» rii California |mq»<** <*> •
ha)» a <;uaraiHin«' aM'Ain«t Itth-ctcd
«
rory »trek lmp-rUul from fornirti
tr ire
XX h « t Ih« I mnml»»l<in l'«»««M<l
General <ir»-g«irio
del Pilar
killnd in a fight with the Thirty third
infantry. Ik mile* n« rthv»r*t of < er*
■ mnii»
tin the
>f a ship
vani«
Th« luAurgeuta 1**1 «0 Wen in
the Wlgagrmeijk
Raker City wa«
Far« r na
4 w«mh-
Akd abun
congrui
and the
«If1
.»* Io
ih«ir *n
hk h ran
n of her eg
*y.
men
Th« pnqwity is t»* G’ eth-nsivi
<«ii«' half th»
at pr«*M-nt
1 he I riti«»! tran»i»>rt I»m ra
driw n a»h«<rc n»-«r t’ajMs T<«wn
Mirrili
Erivatv
«4
wa*
■
Geîir«! (tränt e expedition in l.uson
v
ha* viMtrd « »reni and *ev»
tal western
small
lemd«.
t.i-wn*. meeting
relMPla and
tnunitioua of
killed »»rvcral of the
of
lured a quantity
Tha British at
ma»!r at night an I w a* n aurj ri**e
th* l*’*i«’>«*ts.
I XX»» k'Ull*
were
«tn uxl and <»ne taa«u.
bi
venti« u*
The im» *t
.»’nt of Mat« ». ng n* c’.■ ••< r
than ever
of
J « th li > ('heae. th.« «
Haverhill, Mass ,
¡
«¡Cftdtl .
Ten shipwright* fr«un
the pia» * * • t the »ink« r*
at
Vallejo
1 III
navy yard.
Battery K, com
mit Irei suicide at -all lr»Uci»«>
A rrhbi*h“p Chapelle will mil
Mani Lt «n ihe traioq« rt bhrrniAU.
for
1 hirty eight wheelmen était»«! in a
six-days* hicyr I« n* « iti New York
« Jural Methuen l* I
i«** ed to have
rrwumtv! the a«hanre U» h i lu I «ere ley.
1 < ur V» •*• I» from Brasil are qnamB«
tim'd in N< it Y»¡rk for fear of plaxu*.
l\i■ Governor
l>’r«l.
<»f Oregon,
i!« )«art« »! i« r Argentina. t<» tul**
t« -t .i» I i»',i«'4 '-t.tt* m iiiini»tcr
ha»
In»
B
involved Hi th«* iiihciilancr tax caro be
fore the Unite«! htatrs supreme court.
The Hit < h;n«—«• 1 ‘’inpani«*, of ‘-un
ran«'!»<*«». have »u!«- n!»-«! $4,(MK) b»
I fornote « ‘>mm<-r« lai relatî«>n.!i tadwocu
1 bina an«! the United State».
The tM'h«wnvr E ureka. on th* !»*arh
tn ar < ’«-¡ulHe rirer, will I»* a t« tal l«»s»
\ Ing I« g
U mmii
gave
away at (’he*
hall* »nd 2,‘bhi ooo fret of
al!«-at in <»rev’s har!*»r.
Appo «priâtion*
for
log* are
the threw
state
I tret sugar mm are mu< h di*tur!«ed
oxer r rev nt dine* tutsi« >11
Their industry
Is t!oun*hing, tut free sugar fn»m the
islands they aay a»» ¡14 !*• «Il*v»tn-U* to
them.
Tli* i »crinan ahip
Wausl’ck,
Th»* United Mates supreme court ha*
th
<■ I lh.it a
ui!-inali» n of Hl*’
manu facturer" i* uno •n»titutl«»nal.
Crew ford, the
>l>hrr wh<> permití»!
Wardaor tmll |«*n priMiners to racapr.
wa* <!iAhotP»raldy di*> hargwd and ra>
I a*-t«-rn w - icti mill* liare N«ug)it
I.«h»«» |smnda of w<-4 in st l«»m*
It I* the biggest *alo ever
at Citi* Mile,
ma h* in the West.
1
The latke What<v»m Shingle<’<»m|«any
ha* pur» ha«M-d a block of U.ftOO acre*
of ftne timber, thought to contain 120,*
000,000 feet, all in Skagit county.
Th»* purcha*« pri «• wl- f li.iMhi, and a
rail* ax vx ill la* tmilt to the timNr
Among the nxer an«! harl*»r improv»»
ments «-e-iitnatd for under continuous
<*< titra<t* on whii h the imm a*kt*d h-r
I* fl" '.000 < r more are the following
Oakland. < al . harbor, $1*0,000; San
Eraii* I mo hartaT $l?0,000; Han Pedro
hvl« r, •*
1. I vrrett, Wash , bar*
Uvr. fl >'»"’•». «»ray’s harl»»r. Wash..
I <45. 0O0.
Alan the following river
Kti«l harohr improvement«:
Mouth of
lira*»* river. Tex.. $220,000; lower
\Villam«'ttr river leb’xx Portland, <>r.,
f fihi.tto i, ( «»lumtda river at the cas
cade*, OngGii,
$125,000; waterway
connc ting
Isikra Uniou and Waahin/
tain, $b»,0OO.
I hi kamagun I« to have a confrdrr
ate monument to cc»t $»»'»,OdO.
Baltimore claim* the largest negro
impalati««ti <>( any city in the world.
I h»* Berlin police forcibly
dissolved
an rtnarehi-t meeting in memory of the
« hi-'a. » l-»îi»b thrower*.
t *»»tnmi».*i« h«r Evan* ha* granted a
)•rti«i<-ti of f 15 |«*r month t»> Adelaide
W.
Bag l«-v, toother
of
Lieutenant
Worth lUgley, who was killed lu the
Dr.
Gurney Spalding, of Niagara
county. \*w York, i* the youngrwt
•hx-rifT in the country, as he is under 26
year* of age.
John II. H a * w *II direi at his home tn
A lEany N Y., Agre! Afl yvars.
>’<C so
ycar* h* ma * a clrrk in thè stai* de-
¡«artinvili at \V.v*hingt«*n.
Jtiatirw
H<w»k«r. tu
Ih*
New York
supreme <-”urt «et Ih* wre*k l«**ginning
Jsiitiary ?t 1900, for the electrocution
<d Howard <’. Itenham. the twnker of
Hata via, N Y . who I* under <a>nvtc-
II«»n f«»r tb* murder of his wife on Jau-
oary 4, IMI, l»y pum»a.
it
M»»
the
tf
Vr
ng I
taure
■ »i,I
K
w
(Il I«
Ml JH II X X I
XI X II I X I
captaIU*
tai
ad r
un
lfU>'»<l U> 13 V«-ar* six u -nth» impr.- ii-
In*
. . i
mrnt.
1 >1»i<at«'h»*e indicate that th«» Rocrs
are making all pre¡«aratlins f»»r a hasty
retreat to the Transvaal lordar» lu tho
event of »irfrat al Tug* la and Ladjr
smith.
A Kentucky mob hai no mercy fur a
m’gn* wI m » murdered aud outraged a
lie wa* <lraggc«| thntugh the
woman.
*tr«*ets at th«* en»l of a rope and Anally
bitumi U» a stake and burned al re.
Hielt soldier* were compelled
at \ igan
The Americana ha«
company and ISO tick men
T
»»!>•
had i
w as .
to tight bVO ElHpin o
The att
made in the early morning and it lm- .
came a hand to hand conflict.
1
Fighting ha* ceased lirtwern the 1
Meiican* and Yaquí*, Um Indian* hav
ing retreated.
It 1* »al»! they may !**
joined by other*
A courier aav* the
Yaqui's losses in kiH«*d ami wounded
«luring 10 days’ fighting were estimated
at 200.
The .Mexican 1« «•«•*
killed ami 30 wounded
were
15
Era-tux IaMthmp, of Westfield, M*«i.,
in hi* will left fkS.OUO U> l> L Moody.
( • mrhii* Van»lerbill w«* fili»<! |i io
for failure u> act as jui«»r in New Y> rk
The corn mi m inner of education urge*
the Amen« an ■ % «rem of schools f»»r cul»
onira.
Ira I) Sankey, the ain^er. uh«» used
tn to» a*"»» iatr«l with Mr Mood' <• t°
become an e%an»rrh»t <>n hi* own ar*
count and will conduct a tarira of ia*
rivals in various • it tea thi* winter.
war with >pain
y
n>
which
lM«at*wain ««vs
fault.
An epidemic of inti urn la in I i inland
raus*« fear of tho dlwajs's spread to
America.
Han »nr «a lhr*h ha* given alw»ut
iJiijKHi.OHi toward charity »tue« the
death of her hu*l»atid.
Auatraliana want Indian.! to buy
Kaiarr Wilhelm's laiti'I. ..n.l thus make
Sew Guinea wholly British.
An admirer of \dmiral D*w»y in At
lanta. Ga , ha« prem-ntci him with a
valuable aut<^raph letter written by
Admiral Farra>rul. in which ocewn the
phrase:
"Ihat young llnwvy la a rury
promising ehap."
i 4 on
rim iitixw qi i * 11»» h
•*» »
J Ktatr*
treaty
th« 61 h
g v« rnrn
a
XXI» < x x x i> x
I«« Ln
l’oiinilnr»
< onlrntliiN
<11 her I itsr((|r«| I| it« »I I <»«» ■
!n my last
< ry
d
debts,
giren
ha* arrivs’d at A*t«»na, b«*t two mm « li
the voyage fnuii Philadelphia, and th«»
«M'lnads in < »reg»•» are running »hurt
am! the »ch>*«»la may have to quit.
that
i*f H«*ar-Admiral
United Htatre navy (re
mptly upon the work Intr
is now carrying on ex
r.oute
Nl* .iragu* a o “
canal, and li
In the ri righi»
lb* tmy of l‘;
Good progresa ha* been made
rr the i . iw • comprehen»
Investigation Is call«*d foi
j|re much lab «y an<
win
timo
Its arrompltshmcnl
W 111
prosecuted as ri|
• nd a r«-f*ort may
•srliest practicable i
Th* great importan»* of th
not I*«* too often or too atre
upon the attention of the con
mgr of a year a
• uf th? necresll
Id link the two gr
I again Invite your
reasons then pr**en’
are even «tronger now
i. il i x r mi 11 11 \
* I <\l> Xltll.
X I 11111« u Ilute I«* XtoLr Pro» i*l«»n for
Ila I o o 11 n «1 m «irr.
I urgert’y re< t»mm«nd that to support
th«* r* *tlng h ■ •! s .»n<!nrd <«t »I to maln-
i.»m 'he i>atlt> in value nf (hr ««»in* "t
hlrl'l*. being tried at >au
court-martial for drunk«
try to prove that his
viui’U are pereoctiting him.
The |*Mtma*trr at tape N«»m* reporta
to Washington that the district la as
rich a * 1* re|»rvtrntrd.
V« V nig in
f li -erta, of
• mm » u ¿o« t'oiigreas o|Mt-nei|.
UOI II
b<»n
tor
Mter M2 <!•'- the Glorx of th»’ ‘-••a*
ha* arri re«l at ’Fries» from Vugvt
hound.
•
I
Utah, as
min.
«and lll»l¡ur«r mr »I« f«»r
I m «( I ia« «l X r«r.
«■i ( ft. , pts from all suur« *■* f r
>«-ar ended Jun« ». |v'.o. includ-
IH 14 ¡«»rt payment of the <‘«n-
. I- •
aggregate«! Î
(if this »um, customs receipts
3&.4M 7k. and tho** from inter
e I« '• 1U.Î41 M
For the t'a-ai
I
JW.-M -4.
delle
retary
relima:*«
brilliant wirti« and raptured a »
B»i*r piwitioti
The
m-vcmmf
tin*
»
A J
I I x X X« IP» ul
in a
l-i»dy«mith
New York want* both
1
a *
»I an iti; n ti n a teleph tie
«litiipaJiv laid it* wire« in the »trwts
of S«*« V»rk at midnight
The ti»«w
uiH hav« a b«uH* distan«»’ line
n r »1» ilk- » «»untry an«! w ill light the
l r’1 tkiwpatiy.
Tolls will I jw only
$1
for
sold
«q«*l by the pew owner*, who
iah t olurulíia < Apitah*t»
at MlhW.
I oll
XI xmx X
h r MÍ
lauly Eran i* C<M»k, tonner I y Tenni
CT a fttl n. anniHiii
r* her int* nti’i»
>un«e«
toraak*' England am! take up bcr
• ul
;« in‘-ar :
er
It 4<-re n«»t erern drolrabl* that t should
r*< *>mmer»> at thia t m* a specific flnal
f< rni of government f«-r theae island*
XX h« n i re- e shad he restored it w ill t>* the
duty of congr»*« t« » >*tru« t a plan of
g «.-rnm*nt which thill e»t«’> l»h art«!
maintain freedom and order am! p*ar« in
the Philippine* Th* Insurrection IS siili
• a?«tltg and w h*n It t»*rmtnAtra. further
lnf«rtmatl*>n will b* re-julr«*»! •« to the
•cti»*l eui’-dlU* n of affair« before Inaugu
rating a permanent •» hem« of civil gov*
•mment
The full report nt th* r«»mm'.»»lM. mw
«
«tlOW
• nd *!iggrstk>na whk'h will he of value to
r<r«**. and whl-’h ! will ttandmlt «•
»■ -n •■ It s Corr vie'«-»!
A* long .»* th»
!«ii re-'tIon »—tihur*. the mllltsry am
,»t ne- "••-•!('’» I ••»;*••• •.
I X xx x
blown op.
at«’ u«» e^T rt* al relaiibling
Huntington ha« U>ught another Elg
block of Southern l*a< ifle sVe k an«l
t!»« r« ar«* Mil to !«e other* in <>n th«»
deal
lÌAih’«! men EwHeve th«» \ au -
re *t
i’t» *r
re«*« thev m*v
1 without
iiírnlnalh»!
The fluty uf Fung resa.
Th* futur* governm«nt of th* Thidp-
pl... • reels WHh th« congreaa of lb« Unit-
. » dtatrs
Few gtaver reaponaibllitl •
• «V« o«r b**n conflded to ua
If ••
«.«•pt ih<m in a »pirli worthy vf our ra «
•nd traditions, great opportunity come*
with them
Th« island* lie under th«
shelter of our f!*g
Th«r are uure by
•vvry tille • f law and r«iuHy
Th*y can-
nut b« aba» doned.
If we desert them w«
!«avo them at on • to arar hy and fina'I y
to »«arbAFiam.
We fling them, a gold*n
ap> « of dl»c. rd. among the rival powers,
no on« of whhh would per mH another I«»
rich
_____
Their
•«is« _______________
thrm
unquestioned.
plains and valley* w«»u!4 l»a the are»'* of
•ndir«t *trlf«t and _______________
bloo»!»h«->l. rh* adxrrot
Of fr«») • ffert In M lit» V bay. Instead
of being a* w* hop*, th* 4«wn of a r»»w
<Uy of fi r«»1 m and pr-'grere. would hax*
_
been the b«g1hh
‘.r < of an era of misery and
vlolrn«*« wor*« than any which baa dark
ened their unhappy past.
by
which shall g!v« tu the country man.irne
■ ircfufih cummenaurat* with II* Indu*
tr»al achlw «-menta at.J with its rank
an.-’ig (»alluna uf (hr earth
Th* past
par hm» re «»rdrd ex rptkmal activity in
uur »rupyard». and the pr nii»«» uf nn
t nual pr<»»fM*rry in *hipt»uH.hng are abun-
<1anl
Advanced lrgl»lstk>n for th« pr.»t«^ *
i¡«>'. «»f .»ur «ramen ha* to-rn rhj !•-«! » »ur
c»>a*l traie.
un 4»r
regulation*
wlawly
framed at th« (w-ginning of the govern
ment and sin«*, show* results for th« past
fl««» al year un«-»|ual*d In our raror»!« or
th«««« f an >y other |M«w«*r
XX e shall fall
to re«Ha« uur
i
opportunities, however. If
we cumpla«' rrntly regard i»iMy matter* at
hom« and b blind cjurarlvr-a to th« neceaHty
of securing our share In th« valuable car-
ry ng trade i of th« world.
l.a*t year t American vcasm -I s tran*tM>rt*»l
a *r mailer share of our cap rt* and Imports
that n during any farmer year in all our
iory. ar«
and I the measure
tjn»»ut» of our
hlatory.
-ur depend-
d*p
•n«e up«'!! forvi >ign shipping was painfully
manlfesiei !< our people
Without any
ebvirw of our wn, but from neevasity. th«
department* vf th« government charge»!
with military and naval operations In the
Fast and in th« XX ret Indir« haJ tu ob-
•aln from foreign flag« mer-h*nl vrs-r.*
»••« nllal for lh«u»e operai luna.
1‘HOIII i:M III’ Fill*. 1111*1*
Xred nf Kwrly
Xmrndmrmt uf (be
lallMg
l«iW.
i:«-
• liA'JA
h !
Haberles
w atei
f merci
mining
i of the agr m«nt
■cl* In the Gfrat l-ak
I* marking of | m
ary. prov'aion for t I he cun
tiiiiali, and for wre«kl Ing and a
»ern made
u. h pro« »a» b
cnmnilsajun
i« adjwati
questions, when It bec ame
many of thci
apparent tha an Irreconcilable <!tff«*rau«'*
uf V ew» wa
entertained respecting the
»!«•» (nl'ation of the Alaska mundary
In
the failure of an agre* m> nt to the mean-
h g <»f article« Hl and !v ■ f the treaty of
■ •. ■ ■ • B
ivÄ bd w«»«n Hua*la
’lined th«*
the boundary
boy
whl« h <hllnr<l
between Alas
‘añada the American cotnmission-
ka and «'ana-la.
rr* pr»qw>«vd that th« *ut>jr» t nt the
tM»undary be laid aside, and that th* re
malhh g <|m * ! n* of difference
rrwnce be pro
ce««i«-«1 with notne of whhh wer« so far
• >lv »J »->! a« to .>‘iure I <■ , 1
ty of <
•«rillmml
This bring declined by the
llrltleh cumm;rsio»'.*-re.
an adjournment
wa« takrn until the boundary ahould Iwt
adpistrd by the two govarnmetit*
Th*
• i
• . ( ha« been T‘ • K1f g the .arc't»l at-
t«*ntl >n whl«h Its lmp>*rtan<« drtntnd*.
w th th* result that a modus vtvrndl for
provisional dr mat kat <»n» tn the region
about th* head uf l-vnn canal has b**n
agrrv«| upon, and It Is hop*d that the
negotiations now In pr- grew» brtwr«n th*
two g>vernmenls will rn<! In an agr*o-
rnr-nt f«»r the *•»•,abllahmrnt and drllmlla-
lon of a permanent boundary.
Xt(ltM«lr I m %«*Ml«»-lt»»rr XX • r
Apart from three qu> »!l_na gruwLng out
uf • ur rela tiu(<«hlp with uur ruothern
n«- gb!«or, (he must frimdly <Hsp»»»i;|<m
and r««Jy agrev-ment hav« m.»rkrd th«
<U»« us*. >n uf I he numrtMU« matters arl»-
Ing in th* vast and Intimal* Intercourse
of the United Htatr* with Great Britain.
This government has maintained an atti
tude of neutrality In the unfortunate con
test be 1 w«*en Great Hr tain and the Bos?
•tat«-* uf Africa
XX’« have remained
faithful to the pr* « pt of av hilng en
tangling alllAru-rs as tu affaire not of uur
•»wn dire» t concern.
Had circunwi an- ra
suggested that th« par tie* to th* quarrel
woui-l hav« wrl<«»m«d any kind ■ipr»<»ion
uf the hot*e of tire American H-..p!e that
th* war might I«* avertcnl, good uffl -•
would have been gladly tendered.
Th«
Unite«! Htatro ?vpre*«ntalive at Preturia
was early instructed to are that all neutral
Amrrb'an interests be r««pcc!«d by th*
<-*»ml<alanta
Thia has been an rany ta»k.
In view of the poet live dr« larat. •!« of
both British an-! liorr auth«>riUc* that il»«
personal and property rights of our clti-
Br(i« should be .’baerved.
Upon the withdrawal of th* Hrl'lah
agent from Pretoria, the Unite«! H ales
consul was authorise«!, upon th« reqaeat
of 1 he Hr1tl*h government, and wi ll the
aerent of th« Bouth Afrb’an and Orange
Free Hta’e go VernmrrilA. to etr?rl*
th«
customary good uff!< «•
f a neutral for
the care nt British Interests
In the gas
< harge of thi* function I am happy to sar
that abundant opportunity ha* l<*«i *o af-
forded to ahoW th« Impartiality uf thl*
government to tioth the romlMk»ant« f 3?
th« fourth time in ths present de-cada.
Combinations of capita!, organised Into
trusts to c*»ntr«4 th« eondltl na of trad«
am»»ng our < (lam*, tn siifl« «'umprtitkm.
limit prvdu«*lk>n. and datrrmin« th« price*
of pr««ducts cw»r.*um«d by th« people, ar«
provubtng public dissuasion and sh uld
early claim th« attention of congre** Th«
created by th*
Industrial commlsaiwn
COt'gf «-*•
an
•f
of
Jun*
11,
!“>«.
1 ni xx i * f i % ni i «
ha* beefl «•ttgagrtl in «-■’«•»id*-! haare gs 1
U|MMI th« d spute«! quewtkm* involved in
l‘«r I n«-« t Ion nnd »>•« v e r n M«r n t uf » ah«
th«
subject
of
c-»mblnat*ona
in
ra-
-I'regrr»» Mad*.
' ■ f »r.«-!« •!. 1 • ispat ¡Ion
They
My annua! mra^ge of last year w>»
av* r ■>et
rtt; «fled th« |nv«-*t <•»
of thi* subjr« I, and th« cotH'lualon* an-l nr<-e*«arlly devoted in great part to a
r«M*om mend« t ions at wh!»*h they may ar consldaratl n of the Hpjniah s*r, th« re
rive are undetermined The subject ia on« sults it wrought, and the cof i tion* it Im-
I sm gratified la
giving rtae to many divergent view* a* to posed for the future.
tha nature and variety or cau*e and ri announce that th« treaty of peace has re
lan! of the Injuries to the public which stored friendly rclaiions between th« two
power*
Effr- t ha* been given to its m»»*t
may aria« from U«<" combinations
»n
Th« evacuation of
centralina mor« or !«■•» numerous enter* Important proviwmna.
pris** and «*tabllahment*. which previous poerio lUcw hating already been accom
io the formation of tho combination were plished on
!**of Oetebar, iv»x. noth
earred on separately.
It ta unlverstlly ing remain«*! ne<rw*ary there but to con
oenoeded that combination* which «ng roan tinue th« pr »vishmal military control of th«
nr control th« market of any particular lalam! until the congress should enact a
hied of marchand ire or emwmudtty narea- suitable government for the reded lerru
lory
Of th* rhartley and scop« of iba
sary ta tha general community by »up
m«a«uree la lhal end I ahaU treat la au-
pr»a«ir.g aaiuraJ bjm I urJ.nary com^ret:
<»r th«
•th h.
tbe gr«-a
un the rarlirst m »m«-nt
ni pin« JM-Of . e
M>rtunity
» lost of assuring the
of th* lalan it!* of our ardent Jcwtre
Hr w«-)far* i and uf the Intention of
vernmrnt 1» 0 do everything pre*lb‘e
dxanc* their Inter1 st* In my order of
l>th of May, W9*>. th* commands? of
tnllll ary «*|M«ltlun <H»»i-at<hrd to th*
r* was Instructed to declare that
«<• .»tn«* not to mak« war on the people
uf the < ountry. * n«>r ui-on any part or
fac'l->n amor.g them, but to prut«-» t them
in th» Ir burr » « In ihr r «-m; loy
t-v mente
m»-*’t* .«n-t
lout r gf
ghts ’’
In their p«re<’na) an»| religious
That i here should b« no d<>< ubi a* to th*
authority
there.
on
the
1*1 h
paramount
It was dlr«»-ted
that ‘there
f
must lx no Joint occupation i with the In-
«urgent«' *; that th* Unite«! HtateS must
preserve th* ¡»ca<-e • nd protect p»’T^>n«
and property within the territory <•«•«-
ped by their military and naval fore«-*.’
that the In ¡urgent* and all others mu»t
re. «»gnias th« military oc u pad on and au
thuflty <»f the United Htatrs,
Aa early a*
| h-rr mt - I before ih* ce«j»li»n and In t>n-
l;cl|»a'.it>n of that event, tha command«? tn
Manila w as urg«d to rester« peac« and
trar.qul ity. and to undertake th* eatAb-
11 ah m« nt of A
beneflcirnt
government,
which •houi ltd afford ili» fuU«M *e« UMly
f«>r Ilf* and property.
< »r> 'hr Jl*t • ‘ t t>c<«mh«r. after the treaty
was signe»! the <«>mm«nder of th* force*
nf <W *cupatk>n wm Instructed ”to announc*
and pr«M laim. In (he m«»*t public manner.
c<>mr, not a* invadere an»! eon-
that
qusrors, bu' a* fríen»!* to protect th* na-
«•A
in
their
hornea In their empl»ym«nts
U
an «1
In
their personal
«n«!
religious
Th# *am* day, while ordering
rights.”
G«*n«-ral Ot|* t > *e« that pea • should hr
preserved In I Io llo h* wa* a»l mon .*h*»l
that
"It I* m«**t Important that there
• hould t.M» no conflict wl’h the insurgents.”
• •• th» r.?s» '
t Jar.utr*
1*"' f t < al
<»r«!’-r» re trratrd that the kindly Intrh-
tbu • uf this gov*rnm*mt *h«>UiJ In every
P> • ' *» way, be communicated to lb«’
Insurgents.
I'hr I’h 1111» t’l »er ( «>niinl«al(in
On the Jlst of January. I announced my
pion of 4>patching to Manila a corn-
1nf<-nih'n
m <-'•
tf»p« »•<! of f three g«-nt
«-men «>f
lc»n composed
genti«men
th* high«**!
character and
distinction,
tho? »ughly a.-<|UA!n!e«1 with the <>rt«nt.
who, In «man iatlon with Admiral l>«w«y
and Major-General OU*, were instruct»-*!
*'fa> lilt*!«• th* m-*«t human« an«l rf-
fe« live end* anti to sesur*. w th the least
p- «slhla delay, the benefits nt a wise an»i
generous prut*- tlon of Ilf* and prneprty to
th« Inhabitants.” These gentlemen wer«
1 »r J.» "’» <• uh! M hurrnan, president of
Cornell university, th* >l»»n Chari«« I>*m-
by. f»»r many year* mm **er to (’h:na.
arid l*r«f^*»or bran C Worcester, of the
university of M ■ htgan. who had mad*
a m»>*t careful study of Ilf* tn th« Phil
ippine*
XV h! e th« treaty of pca»*e Wa* under
can«ld* r at Ion In th* senate, thew comm •-
a <»ner* *«t out on thrlr ml»*.on of k ->•!
will an«! liberation. Their character wa* a
ailm lent guaranty of th« t*n»rt- i«-nt pur-
p-.»« with whl. h they wen! even If they
■ •
.p»ve n*?ru !■'• * af
th • governmsnt wh rh mad« their errand
pre eminently on« of peace and friendship
Hut be* r« their arrival In Manila, the
• ’ -».r ambition of a f»w leaders of the
Fl.iplno* had created a Filiation full of
«•mbarrajMmrnt* for u* and m at gr!*voui
In Its consequence« to lhem*«<ves.
The clear and Impartial preliminary re
port of the rnmmlaaloner* which ! trans
mit herewith, give* *o lucid and rompre-
hen*lva a history *»f th« pr*»»ent Insure«r-
tbmary movement that the story n«ed
not be here repeated
It I* enough to «ay
(hat the claim of th« rebel le«d«r. that
he was promt**«! tndepafidwnre by any
• •ii!<’«r of the Unite«! Rtste* In return for
hl* asstsfaru a ha* no foundation In fart
and ia ewteg rk-aJ’y denied by the vary
dltion of af*
»mm'»«inner*
They had
; *pe and lntentl«»n of co
' MI
thing |>mc* and
an«! the large«!
iment compatible
th* pe»»pl* What
I he tru
actually found an tM»«t b« *«t f-'fth
Mr own word*
’T»epk»r«ble as wir I« th« on* In which
w* are now «n<«<<<1 wa* umivot lab:« by
u*
XX‘* wrr« ails» kr*1 by a bold a«Jv«n
turou* and «lithualastlr army
N* • altor-
istlvr was left U». 0B»rpt Ig nutnlo b»U*
•treat
It I* not t«> !** cot»«**lx rd of that
»y ,%rnrrt««n w>»uJd hav« •vnc(|one«t th«
irrm<!«r of Manila to th» ln«urg<*nt«
ur obliga’!-’»’« to other nation* and to
« frlendlv Fill pin
an«! to <*urs« I vea an 1
drmaruled that forro «hnuld be
h force
XX’hateVrr th« future of
ne* may t»*. th*r« I» n > c«»ur*«
*«*ept (be prosecution of
Instirgent* are reducrj
h« r<»mml*alon I* of ths
l<»n that there ha« >-r«n no time atn<e
dratrm t!«»n nf the flpantsh aeptadron
X lmlrnl | n - w - v when It was p<>«slbl«
rlthdrsw our force* from th« lalsn-1*
' r a • h » • - ■ r • ■
; r « «• ’ -, « 3
f Wtl I
■ af» ty tn th* Inhabitant* ’*
enur« » thus clearly Indicated ha*
undlre hhigtv pursue»!
Th« rebel-
xust b*
f!»»wn
Civil government
•< I** th«»r«*ui ighlv estahllahrd until
order !• reatored
With a devotion am!
worthy of its mo«t brilliant
*
my ably and loyally as-
iy th* navy ha* carde«! on thi* un
•« but most rig li trou* campaign
wl»h richly deaerve«! *trr ’reas
Th« n-’bl*
wlf-aarrtflc* with which mir **»Ml«r* an«!
•allora who«- term* nt •rrvlre had eg-
pir«uf refus*«! tn aval) th lemrelves <»f their
right m return hnn>* as long as they Wer«
n<’«'<!r.l *t th« front form* one nf the
bright«*! page* in our, annals
Although
their operations have b*«-n » n**hc¡ in-
trrrupte«! sn<! checked by a .winy *• as »n
of unusual violence and 4» i rat l«»n. they
have gained ground »tradtly In every 41-
rertlon an«! now !.w»k f rwar I r* nfl.Untly
Io a »peedv (M<mpletl»n nf their I ask
The unfavorable
rlretim *n< ra
ron-
na*|ed with an active campaign hav«
been {»ermltted
to Interfere with
the
nt recon*
Attention !» the
a» fur th* Inter
d«tAl!fl nf »he
k Already »>*• <>mpll»h»<t In
th« e«
lahmenl r»f pear« and order and the
iguratlon of «elf governing muni ••(pal
In many portion* «f th* arvhlp«'!agu
i Ivll (<otrrnmrnl
In
Xrgr«»«.
A 11
« beglnnmg ha* b«p«ii mad« In
the
lahm«til uf a i>vcii<i*»ui In
lb« Island uf Negro*, which is deserving
uf ■ pea let cun si»le ra tiun. This was th*
Aral («land h u accwpt Amcrh an suverelgn-
ly
II* pc»*p
unr««vrv*dly
proclaimed
allrgiaiit e lu
th*
Unit««!
Stata*, and
adopted a cufMlltutlun looking t lu th« se
labU*hm*nt if a popular gu /vrnmvnt. It
wa» lm(M»«aiUiv tu guarani«»« tu th* pe«»-
pls nt Srgmit that th* constitution *•»
adi’pfr«! should b« th« ultimate form of
k Orfiiiiu!.!
Hu«
h a queatlun,
IK'h
qUral Ion under th«
•»
.J .
•
1 •
• with
our uwn cunsilluthm and law« > am* « a -
elusively under th* jur'.«Mlt< tl«*n uf c«»n-
grr*» Th«* government actually •« t up
by th« In ha *'ft f. t •
N*gr«'* eventually
proved unsatisfactory lu the native* them
••ire*
A new system was put Ink» f»»rc*
by gf Irr <»f th* major general command
Ing the department, of which th* fol
lowing are the mo«t Important elrmrnt*
It wa* r terr.» that th« g •>« n»m» nt of
th- i»l«n<! of
<»f N*gr«»a *h
should consist of s
military
governor,
app«*lnl«»d
appointed
by
th*
United flfa'.r* military governor
m >reri» -r of the
I’hi’ipplne* ar.d a civil gov
governor and an
advisory council elec d by the people. The
military g«>v*rnur was auth«»rlsrd to ap-
i im *e< rvtarle* »f the treasury. Interior,
agriculture, public Instruction an attur-
ney-getieral and an auditor
The seat of
Th«
government was Hied at lt*«*«»lor.
military governor rx«rt-lses the suprem«
• IwrUtiV* power
II« le tn se« that th«
law* are el erut rd appoint to ufR'-e* and
All all varancle* In ««ffl • not otherwise
prewldwd for and may. with th* approval
of the military gover tor <»f the Philip-
pines, remove any ftb er from nfllr« Th*
civil governor adv!*«* the military < ’V
♦rev»r on all public «nd civil question*
• nJ preside*
|
over th* advisory council
11« In general perform* th* dull«* which
are perf umed by •««•retarle* of state In
<H>r own system of government The ad-
vtwnry council i »n»l*ts of eight Hirmlwri
elected by th« penp!« within territorial
limit* which are defined In the order of
th« commanding general.
Xgrerment XX I»h Sultan nt Stain*,
Th* Authorities of the Hulu Islands have
a< c«q»t*d the surc***lnn of
th* United
fltatea to the rights of llpaln. an<1 our flag
floats over that territory On the loth
of August, IO
Brigadier-General Bate*,
United fl»a»e* v duntrer*. negotiated an
agreement with th* sultan an«! hi* prin
cipal chief*, whl^h ! transmit herewith.
Itelarlllnn Xearly I nrfrat
f enmmunl- ate these fa« ts to the con-
gre** for Its Information and action.
Everything tr -th air* that with the speedy
•uppre»*! n of the Tagal ret»«IIion. Ilf** In
th« archipelago w til soon Assume It* ordi
nary rotarss under th« protection of our
sovereignty and the pr«)pi« of th-.*• fa
vored l*lands will enjoy a prosperity and
a freedom which they have never t»«fnru
known.
Already hundred* uf •< ho-«la are
open *n<> fllle«! with children.
Rrilglou*
freedom I* *a«*redly **»ured and *n)oy««!.
and the rourt* are dispensing Justice
Huatne*« l* beginning to circulate tn It*
a« u*t in«! channel*
Manila, who«« In-
» •
.■
country a
few months ago. Is now a p puh.us and
thriving mart f • •mmere«
The earn«*t
• nd unremitting endeavor* of the rom-
mimion and th* admiral and major-gen-
«»ral
ommandtng th« department of tha
Pa« !!!»• to a*«ur« the people of the b*n«fl-
rent Intention* of this government, hava
had their l*gl!'mat* effect Irv convincing
tha great mas* of them that pear« and
safety and proaperity and stable govern-
•
anvs at the autbarlty ef Lhe United •*<:*•
li*m"dlAt»
Action.
I ~r g 1 ■ I « 11 » t
A necessity for Immediata !»**l« ^tlv* ar
ii* n •*!•’• In th« t rr-*»ry
-f A »«ks
Mub»t*ntlAi!y th* • -i.ly l.»w provi»! i.g •
vll <•”» •rnment for this terrlb ry is th»
a t »f M a > 1?. I’M
V■ * -o m* «*■•
n I’»
provisions and ie tilted only f»»r th* a<l
min’stration of affair* in a > »»unify •¡•Ar*»»
ty Inhabited by civilised |>r->pl* and unlm-
p »rtanl In trade and pr lu- tlon. as wax
A ««k« st tho lime HU* a« C wa * pa««»' I
Th« In» r*as« In p»»i iiallon by imm ara
t >>n during »he paat f»- w year*. »-• n*«M|uent
upon th* dim i*rr> •*(<>! Its* pr<>«!u»rd
*'»• h a condition «• call* for nw«r* «mpi*
fa. l.|t|r* for Io* a! *e,f government and
tn*-«« num*r»i»i* .«n»*«10«>■* of vixll and
judk.al admlitieiratl«*ti
rm:
ri I •« io
it I» X x *
Ilardahipa XXurked by the
I’rrtrul I m I urce.
I a «« * al
that legislation to 11
with referetic* to I'Ur
Hico. Th* time is rip* fur th* a«l«»p<
uf a tempurary form of government
ihl* Island, anj many sugg**m«na m
with referen»* t' l<> Alaska ar« appll-a
a«*o to Puerto Hico, Th* sy*t*m of civil
jurisprudence now ad ¿opted by th« propia
of thi* island is 4«*« icrtb«<l by ,ump*i*nt
lawyer* who «r* familiar with It. a*
thoroughly modern and •clentiflc, am far
as H relate« lu matter* uf Internal bu*l-
n*s*. trad«, production an«i
social and
privat« rights tn general
Th* eitle* nt
th« lalafol ar* govern««! Un« ¡de? charters
w h h probably re»iulr* very • Hills or no
ige H«» that with relatloi ■n Io matter*
>-•«I concern and privat« rights It I*
f
¡■able that niui b. If any legislation
I* J' .«I re
bl«, but with rsfersneo to pub
rabie,
I ilstraHun «nd th* r* laU>»n* of tha
sn«>w to th* fad' trai gitvernmmt thrr*
ar e many matter* which are of pressing
g*nry,
Iler Principal
It must bv horns
raalon 1’ucFto Hico ba* been denied th*
t!n»-;pa|
market
sh*
had
long
*n-
’>*4. a rut our tariff baa t»rcn • ■i.,'n-»ai
again*! h«-r product* as whre *h* w’x ur.-
t r Kpniiiah *- jv ®rrignty. 'I ■ •» mark-' ♦ < f
Hpaln are closed tu
her product* ex-
■ » ;■( up<n («-rm* tn wh • h the c cun» -r <«
nf til nat:.«- • 1« «ublevtrd. Th»’ U and ><*
• ‘Uba, whl» h used to buy bar cattle a l
>Uui «> without cu.«to(iw» duties, now im-
■ >»<•» t'
■» ime dull»-« up-»u tl - ••» pt ■ lu «
it fr-un any other country enter!* g let
P*»rta Hh* hs*. th«’ref«:re t»>*t h«r fee»» ‘n*
ler»-uur** with Hpaip and <.*ub* witboul
any rom)»«’(.sating h«nsfHs In thi* mark«!.
Il*r coffee was little known and not In
u«e by o
'H.r v- i «
ar.-I therefore, t?
»
was no
n«> Jetiiaiid here fur thia, on* of h«*r
f pro» icta. Th* market* uf th* Un
I
Ht.vtes sh tld b« oprnrd up to her p
U<*t». , Otj? plain duty I* to abollah all
• uitom* tariffa between the United Ht»t «
and l’uerto Hlc o and gtva h< r prudu •
frre av ••• tu o mt markets.
A*
a rrsult of ths hurrlcan* which
• wrpt over > uertu Hico on th* Itth of
August. !«7A r*ve? I no »y© people wrr* re-
•!u<’od to a bachi t» drat I tut Ion. without
.• fife* »»4 «Irprive.l uf th* n«M‘re«wr1> ■» •■(
ilf* Tu thè appeal of Ihr war department
thè V— pi* of thè United fltafra m•.»•!«
pr ifupi a? »! g<.! -r-uj* resporw*.
1* addi-
■ .’■
In
t|on to Ih«
th* private charlty
charity of our p*»»p|«,
thè war 1 ■ partirent has *ip«n.!rd f r th*
relief of
1 I
»
dose not I !n<Jud* the coal uf iTanap nta-
Boa.
I» I Ill ’ll
xi X Fl I II*
l>l*< I vai I».
law
1>rn«*MM«w>d — I pHrhlita*
M u*t I X*»« ||p l ulr ra Ir U.
• lore of
.
law and arr.e« of <>b«wll>-.r-.. «
and •ubmiealou
*ubmls*luu tu
to th*i
th*» lawfully cun*tl-
tute.l I
tribunals ar*
hnt «-1 lr,|
in tt.*
tribunal*
ar« Imbedded
hrortt uf
re->ple. and
our people,
any vlo a-
‘■n uf lh« »e ««-ntlmmls «n I disregard of
thrlr obligations Jue'lr
jue'ly arouam puM'o
condemnation. Tho _
Kusrat.ti«« of Ilf«-, lib-
• rty and uf civil rights •hould be faithfully
Upheld, the right of trini by jury re-
sjM-ctrd and defrn»)«r»i.
The rule of the
•zuurts should «»«ur» th« public of the
prompt trial uf tho«« «barga-1 wtrh erhn-
Inal offmar, and upon conVl< tion the pun-
lahrnmt should b« cumm«nsur
cumm«nsurat«
at« wi h
the rn -rnil’y uf the ► crlrn«
. tlrn« ThoM
Tho»« wi. J
In disregard of law * and public p< a •»,
unwilling to await tha |udgm«nt of curt
and Jury, constitute the msr Ives judg«v*
•nd e«rculi»tnrre «houLI not rscap« lb*
•everrst p* .«¡th* of thvlr crime».
M«.b
I llrHillNg (hr f l«»»tf|rd Arrvlcr.
Th« «leculiv« order Of May 6. | m /4, eg-
temiing the lim t* uf th« cl«MtA«Ml •« rv-
I- r. t rought within th« upere'luri of th«
civil srrvi r lew ar d rules nearly all
f
the «»r. utlv« civil *ervl>« n 4 previously
» iaanifWd
Morue of th« Inclusions wrr«
found wholly |l|«>g<«| «nd unaultrd (u
th« work uf the several Jrpartmeuts The
application of the rule* to many of the
p.s ••* *u Include! was found to rrwuit
in frs-’tiun and *mbarre*sinrnt After l»>n<
• nd very through consider a Gon. It bo-
am« evident to th« head* of the dep irt-
m«nta responsible fur their «flbdency that
in order tu remove the«« dlrtL ultlr* an !
promote an tfll< lent and harmonious a«)*
ministration, certain amendment« were
n«< etsary.
The»« amendment* wer« pro
mulgated by mn in «1«. utlv* order dated
May 3». l»90
Xnwlvrraary nf XX nahtna ton'« lH»fh
The Hth of l>*fitmh*r will be the on«
hundredth ann vereary of th* death of
XX **ninfft >n.
For a hundr*-d year* th« re
public haw had the pricrl«*« advantage
t
the lofty *tandar I of character and
• »duct Which be t»e»|U«athr*l to th«
Amer! an p«opi«_
h ¡a an Inheritance
wh.ch t.n»«. Inetcad of waatlng. continu
ally increa*«* and enrlchea
We m»y
juatly h->i*« that in th« years to com« the
l*n>r ant InHuenc« of th« father of hl*
■ ur.try may i<o even m«»r« potent for
go x! than In the century which !* draw
ing to a clone.
I have been glad to learn
that In many parte of the country the
| m pl« will fittingly observe thu hiatorle
ann« veraary.
It «-■ |i«>n« I li 111 f I«« of ( oner««*.
I*rr*ent«<l to th a rnngr«** are great op-
portunltte*.
With them com« great re-
•psn««b||it!ee
Th« power « on tided to ue
in rr»Mi th« Wright ..f our Obligati.ina to
th« people, and we must b* profoundly
sensitive of them a* we contemplai« the
n«-w and grava problema which confront
u*
Aiming only at th« pul i;
* . 1. w«
cannot err
A r ght Int«rpr«tatl<»n of the
people** will and of duty cannot fall to
• ’»re Wise measure« f r the welfare of
the Island* which have come un<l«r the
auth ority of the United Stat«*, ai d Inure
to the common lnt«r«*t and lasting tn nor
of our country.
Never ha* thia nation had more «bufi*
dent rauae than during the peat year for
thanhfttlneaa to <>od for mai.if .Id blo«e»
Ing and mer !«• for whb h we m«he
reverent adiaowl
AM M BINUBI.