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1F SUPPLEMENTAL TO THE WEEKLY OREGON STATESMAN, SALEf, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1S99. MONEY FOR THIS STATE. Senator McBride's Vig orous Work. Appropriation ' for the rays. Twelre Important Amendments I be Rivei and Hirbor Bill Be fore the Natl mal Congress. of WASHINGTON, Feb., 17. (Special). The great value to a state having a representative on so Important a com mittee as that of commerce was well Illustrated In the river and harbor bills reported in the senate today. Senator McBride secured for Oregon twelve Important amendments, seven of which add new appropriations for the Mate, not mentioned in the house bill, aggregating?. $417,000. Three other amendments increase the house appro priations to the aggregate of $68,000, The other two amendments carry no appropriations, but are no le&S Im portant, for they strike out" those sec tions of the house bill which attempt ed to repeal the law autborlzng the construction of a boat -railway at The lailes and the contract for v the im f provenjent of -Yaqulna bay. . In addition to the I large items car ried by the Associated Press, and giv en below. Senator McBrlde secured ameiidinenUi authorizing new. appro priations of $30,000 for tha mouth of the iuslaw river, $13,000 for the Clats kinle river, and $31,000 lor the lm .provement of Coos river. The $150,000 at-cure'd for Coos bay Is Ifor the lm proveinent of the entrancel The $1,00, mn) for the canal and Io:ks at. the Cas cades Is to build them higher, so the danger fronruhlgh waters-will be avoid ed. , Fifty thousand dollars lor the boat railway construction was deemed by the committee 'sufficient, since a large .aniount of the former appropriation Is mill unexpended, and the l ight of way is not yet all secured, i " " - Besides the Increase of $50,000 for river Improvement from Portland to Astoria, SenatofrMcBrjlde secured an increase on the Improver lent of the mouth of the Coqullle of from $25,000 to $40,000, and fori the upper Coqullle river of from $6,000 to $$,000. The senator tonight jwaii the' recipi ent of hearty congratulations from his colleagues In thef Orejgf.ri delegation, and from other. Senators who were cognisant of the hard fig' it he waged In the committee ifor the rightful rec ognition of his state In the matter of needed Improvements. 1 ALLAN B. SLAUSON. FOR OREGON STREAMS, j Washington, Feb, 17. The . senate committee on commerce decided tday to put the Morgan Nicaragua canaf bill on the river and harbor bilL The senate committee on commerce today completed Consideration of the river and harbor bill, the last acjt of 4he bill being an Wddltkm of the jpro vUkn for the construction of the Nica ragua canal. Aside from the Nicaragua canal feature the jcommlttee Increased the xash appropriations to the extent of about $2.000 .00 jover the house bash " appropriations, while the amount con tinuing the contracts now in existence Is increased to the extent of about $10,- ooo.ooo. , .( e j Among: the -mp5rtant changes are: Coos bay, Oregon, $100,000 cash appro priation inserted ; . Columbia river, jOre gon, Threermile riplds and boat rail ay, $50,000; at the Cascades, $ldo,000 .-1 new item) ; below Tongue's point, $ 71, t'OO (new Item); lower Willamette iliver. Increase to $150,000j; Lewis river,. Wash ington, $60,000 (netv). ' FROM DALLAS. Bids for the ' Ne Court House Will Soon Be Called For. TMllae, Or, Feb. ers court of Polk 17. The commission county will soorj call .for bids for the superstructure of tha court house, bids for both brick and tone to be submitted. i n woolen mill has placed two new tollers In its engine roonv- Next jweck the factory will begin working both a day and,a nlght force, and keep all nanaa working; full time. W. o. jMagers,1 the convicted, mur derer, has f recovered from j his. recent severe Illness,, and is again becoming; stronger. He takes matters easy, and appears- to be hopefuL TOUNO JESSE JAMES. Ills Case Called for the Third Time Robbery the " Charge. Kansas City, Mo, Feb. 1C For the third time the case of young Jesse James, charged with complicity In the robbing; of a Missouri Pacific passenger train, at Leeds, In September last, was called In the criminal. court-today. SUFFERED DEATH. rstlts of Exposure During; th Recent ! . Cold Wave. .. - . ,. New York, FeK IS. 11 lr am L. Dl:k- Inpon, aged 48 years, a wealthy con tractor of Mount Kisco, Westchester county, who was found almost frozen to death In a snowdrift In the woods near that village. d:ed at h'a ho re there from the effeet of his-exposure. Louis Naeff, f Port Chester, a ped dler, agt-d 45 yeai s, who was picked up In the road between Westchester and White Plains and taken to White Plains died in the hospital In that city THAWING OUT GOLD. : Nanalmo, B. FeW 17. Among tha passengers on the rtesmw Amur was M. Marks, an Australian mining; ex pert, who has come from Dawson tor the purp-se of obtaining; thawing ma chines. These he says: are being suc cessfully used in Acetic m'r.lnjc. Ma ihlnes In operation thaw from 10 to U feet per day, a sgr !nt two feet : by the old procefs. He et'mates this season's output of the Klondike coun try at $1J-00,00. Good coal is said to have been found a few miles from Dawson. - - ' ' 0EEG0N BOYS IN MANILA IN LET X ' TERS TO FRIENDS, Tell of TbHr Experlftuee In Preparlns: . for War With Filipinos - Claude Johnson Writes Home. iH. A. Johnson yesterday received two letters from his son, Claud John son, who is w(th company K, Second Oregon volunteers, at Manila.' The first is dated January 8th, at 6 p. tn., ajid contains, among other matters, the fol lowing: j j "I think we are about to have a mix up with the insurgents. They say they wllj fight until they die, or have con trol of the islapds. I fear they will die, as we are "loaded for bear." We were l3sued 290 rounds of ammunition, each, today, and ar prepared for action on a minute's ncitice. !We all have sour clothes ready j to Jiirap into at once, and no one Is allowed outside the quar ters. ! Several &t the companies of the Second regiment are going out to the trenches between, this hour and mid night, as the j Insurgents do all their fighting at niht. .One company will guard the barracks tonight,. so it will be almost Impossible for them to take us bV surprise. ."The. insurgents have been trying to blow up our. jpowder magazine. The young fellow who sleeps next to me was on guard night before last, and fired on some natives; in some way one of our boys j happened ou t there, and was mistaken; for a! native and was shot and instantly killed. "The ofllcdrs" quarters are some dis tance from our barracks, and tonight they are all coming inside to sleep.- I think it bey expect an attack to be al most certain!. The second later is dated January 12th, and a few excerpts from It are as follows: j , "The call to arms was sounded In the Oregon regiment yesterday, for the first time since the troops have been in the islands, the call coming; between and' 3 o'clock.? We .marched out and were stationed a few blocks from our quarters, remaining; until & o'clock, and then returned to our quarters with out firing a shot. The boys were much excited for a few minutes, but soon quieted down. The stores in the city all closed as quick as a, flash, and the streets were ail cleared about as quick, many rigs (wagons and carriages) were wrecked in trying to get off the streetsi Everything is very quiet this morning; mercantile houses are all open and dolijg business as usual, al though loads Rafter loads of household goods are moving out of the city. , "In conversation ' with our lieuten ant last night, he told cne that .they were fighting; in the suburbs of - the city. One of jthe "South Dakota boys, while on guard yesterday, had his throat cut by a native. We mount something 'over a hundred guards every morning. I "I see by -the papers there are six regiments of regulars now on their way t j Manila. Xj think our chances, for coming home soon ' are Very favor able." : . - . - .' Mrs. Cook M. Jones yesterday re ceived a letter from her husband. County' Superintendent : O. W. Jones, corporal of company K, Second Oregon volunteers, at ' Manila. The letter, un der date 'of January 12tlw recites the fact that aetiye preparation are now under way, on behalf of the army of occupation, for defense :. against the Filipinos, and that on the previous day the Oreg-on troops were ordered out In double-quick time, to man the walls of the city, for j defense, but that the trouble Mew over, and the troops were soon ordered back to their quarters. Mr. Jones, in his letters, has steadily scouted -the Idea of trouble with the na tives, but, ere now, he Is doubtless convinced that the Filipinos will fight. SUIT FORI DIVORCE. Eugene Guard, Feb. 15th: W. H. Simmons has instituted suit; In the Lane county clrr cult court against his wife, Emma Simmons for divorce. The couple were married at Salem in 187S. Desertion Is alleged 4n the ,'complalnt, the act com mencing In 1S87. . The citjf of New fork collects, about Slr.OOO a yeir ta license fees from mas querade baMs. j The fee is from I to $100, s.nd averages about $10. But mas querade balls are on the decline In that city. s . , ' . , vibrs if nr. TO SQ0W STRENGTH. AMERICAN GUNBOATS WILL TISIT j ALL TlLE ISLANDS. Of the Philippine Gronp-A Formid able Demonstration to Deter Natives From Resisting. WASHINGTON, Feb. 17. The ad-, ministration has determined rapidly to exU-nd the Jurisdiction of the United States over the Philippine group in-Its entirety, acting- on the theory that, de lay in this crisis is dangerous, and that anarchy and general paralysis of such interests .as the Islands 'support would be brought about through failure to promptly replace Spain sovereignty over the Islands with that of the Unit ed States.. This decision Involves the necessity of a navaL campaign, and this will be Instituted as soon as Dewey receives reinforcements in the shape ot gun boats now on the wny to Manila, It is not anticipated thai there will be necessity for any formidable demon strations, but th very . fact that the United States . government Is able te exhibit a sufilcient force to accomplish the purposes of occupation, is expected to deter natives from a profitless re sistance. - Owing; to the " vast number of the Philippine islands, a large num ber of gunboats will be required to visit them simultaneously, so the program will be to have the vessels visit in their order the principal towns outjdde 6T Manila, especially those where Span lsh garrisons were maintained. SEEKING SAFETY. , Manila. Feb. 17. 11:50 a, m. Ex Consul f the United States O. F..W11 llams has received an application from a member of the insurgent congress, at Malo Los, for a pass through the American lines for a family of twelve persons,! who are desirous of taking refuge in Manila. This Is regarded as significant, as showing that the most Intelligent , rebels realize that their families are safejonly within American territory. With the exception of a few shots fired Into a small body of rebels, who were laltempting to destroy a railroad bridge ' near Caloocan, all has been quiet 'along the lines. Kast' night the heat affected the men In the open country to some extent, but otherwise the health of the troops stows marked Improvement since the beginning of hostilities. DEAD AND WOUNDED. Washington, Feb. 17. The war de partment today received the following from General Otis: Manila, Feb. 17. Adjutant-General," Washington: ' Additional casualties among; the American troops are as fol lows:; First California Wounded in the skirmish at Taterfo, February 14th: Private Harry Fawk, company O, cheek, slight;! Corporal Oscar Nelson, company C,. cheat, slight; "Private Vf,. E. Cornish, company H. thigh, slight. Wounded on February 15th and 16th Private Howard M. Holland, j com pany D, First Washing-ton, shoulder, slight; ! Ralph D. Winter, - troop K, fourth avalry, arm nit, slight; Joseph Engeberg, Third artillery, leg, sllrhU , Wounded In the engagement at Jaro, near Ho Ilo, February lZth Second Lieutenant Frank C Bolles, j Eigh teenth Infnatry, leg;, severe: Corporal Sparks,' Eighteenth infantry, serious"; Private Fred Smith, Eighteenth In fantry, slight, i Dead William Chance, Hugh Duffy, George j W. Stlnle. . TRADE EXPANDING. REVIEW OF BUSINESS BY A MER CANTILE AGENCY. Trusts J and Monopolies Increase and Stimulate Commerce Only While They Are Coming. : . NEW YORK, Feb. 17. R. O. Dun A Compnay's Weekly Review of , Trade will say tomorrow: Beyond question, busine Is expand ing, vand in many branches it Is larger, notwithstanding; speculative combina tions, which tend to reduce it. All the monopolies, or attempted monopolies, stimulate business while they are com ing, but tnd to .stifle it after they come, and the strong combinations and trusts which have been formed or pro posed have given a temporary, but very questionable, impetus to trade. But. beyond the Influences of these, there is a genuine and substantial en largement of business, due to the un exampled prosperity of the growing; population. The failures for the week have been 17$ in the United States against 295 ast year.' and eighteen In Canada against thirty-five last year. A PIONEER DEAD. Chippewa Falls. Wla. Feb. ; It Sevier Forcler. 100 years of age. and the pioneer settler of Northern Wiscon sin, Is dead. Mr. Forcler came here seventy rear ' ago. was engaged In lumbering for a number of years In the Chippewa and Wisconsin rivers, and conducted the first hotel erected In the northern half of the state. He was born In Montreal In 1799. FREIGHT FOR MANILA. San Francisco Feb. 17. iA fleet of four vessels w!U leave San Francisco, xrsniia. within two weeks. No less than 5,500 tons of freight will be taken. WORK OP CONGRl&S - THE SUNDRY CITIL APPROPRIA TION BILL PASSED. The Naval Bill Finds o Opposition in the House -II ore Cadets for the Naral Aeademy. - WASHINGTON, Feb. 17. The house today finall passed the sundry civil appropilaOon bill, to which it has de voted over a week. No important amendment has been sdopied, as he speakei's ruling upon the motion to re comndt the bill, with lnstructlonsj te incorporate it In the Nicaragua cana amendment, was sustained, 155 to V6. -' The naval appropriation bill was tak en up and overhouled. The bin 4ras completed during the remainder of jthe dy.. There was no general oppVsltlcn to the measure, although it carries $44,000,000. being- $,000,000 more than the largest naval appropriation bin tvi-r passed by congress. I A bill was passed authorizing;' jthe president to appoint five n-tditkmal lea - detfc- at-Iarge to the naval academy. During the course of a brief debate tirw.n ttiA hilt it Ava1taA Vi q A rt these cadetshlps was to go to Citotaln Grldley, who commanded Admiral Dewey's flagship, at he battle of Ma nila, and another to a brcther of $;n sljm Wprth Bagb?y, of North Carolln". the hero of the torpedo-boat Winslrtw's encounter with masked batteries in t . , . , i ' varuenas naroor, v.uua. NAVAL PERSONNEL BILL. Washington, Feb. 17. The naval personnel bill, for which the navy de- partment has ben coitendi-ig; fortsa, This Mil Is for a public hulMlnir at rrany yeari. wm passed by the sate Salem. Oregon. It hs b?en favornbly this afternoon. It was under .Tisus- TcpotUd by th- sapet-if !nr rhl-t tion for several hours, but w-aspaf?ed Qf the trea-urv department. Like bills practically in the form ofywbich itN-.ave several times fasted the. s?nate. was reported by the s-natenmmlttevsnd several tlms .this committee ha The remainder of the d.iyssplnn was T,M-ommendod In' formr conrees the devoted to the passage of bills on the ccnrtruc tlon of a public TbullJlng at private pension caienaar, seventy-rour In number, art to the rending; of the Alaska code MIL PALMEPv; PENSION. Washington, Feb. 17. The bill' pen sioning Hon. John M. Palmer, ex-en- atr rrom Illinois, at w a montn, nas wlshin Its ImmrdUt potto'Pre rte'lv iased both hou?ws of congress. c,y 20.000 people. The city enumera- " jtion f-hows an incrnee--, of population A COMPROMISE. c within the rast-two yrars of 50 per Washington, Feb. 17. There was a cer t All the- state buHdlngs are .here. T-rjonounoed movement In the senate to-isni required to be for the future by the tfy- looUtis- to a. compromise on the. terms of 4 he- st constitution. Large army appropriation bill. The move- 8"d coty state bui!d!ngs are provided ment originated with several republt- tor &u the departments of the tte. can senators, who advanced the opln- Tj.g gupreme court holds Its sessions in Ion that a compromise was preferable f?aIem.. It is the er ond city of the rtata to an extra session Of congress. tin, population and wealth. It has miles , v ' 'of street rail wnvs. numerous bfinklns;, MPATTDU TQ ni? A Ti 'educational, business and msnufactur . HAUJXCi lO DAAU iintrinrUutlons.' It has a letter carrier PRESIDENT OF FRANCE PASSED AWAY LAST NIGHT. - aAUi.. k. r. k ni. aAAn Apoplexy the Cause of Bis Sudden wi as jra . Demise 8nffered Only a Few Honrs. PARIS, Feb. 1. President Faure tor said building, and ab-o invthe Fifty died at 10 o'clock tonight, from apo- third congress. I plexy. 1 j J Your committee further represents It had been known for some time that tlnce those reports the capital city that his health was Weak, but the first of Oregon has increased largely" in Intimation that he was sick was given population, and there Is a greater de at half past this afternoon, when a ronnd-for such building, lnanmuch as messenger was dispatched to the pre-. the postal business' has giesjtly In mler, M. Dupuy, announcing that the creased. J president was ill." M. Dupuy imme-j There never has been a public bulld- diately repaired to the ElysseeC All medical efforts, proved futile, and the president died at 10 o'clock. The report spread rapidly throughout the city, and large crowds soon as- sembled in the vicinity of the palace. Wbout 6 o'clock M. . Faure. who was tnen in nis study, went to tne ooor 01 the room of M. Lcgall. his private sec- j- The amendment reported by the com retary. whteh Is contiguous to ths.tr.lltee was agreed to; and the bill as study, and said: 4smended was, on motion of Mr4 Mercef,' "I do not feel welL Come In.M laid aIde lo be repot ted favorably. M. LefraJl immediately went to ths j it will be noticed that the proposed president's aid. and led him to a sofa, 'appropriation fnr Salem provoked no and called General BalUound. secre- ... T ty.. f tary of the president's household, and opposition at all. In the esses of ser Dr. Humbert. The president's condl' ral other proixsit Ions of the kind there tion did not appear dangerous, but Dr. wfre titter and slighting; remarks re Humbert, on precelvlng that he was girding the cities and "towns i seeking rapidly retting; worse, summoned other " f -ierml ald. physicians. 1 , " ' - . " . Though M. Faure remained conscl-l w think the prospects are most ous, the doctors soon recognised that protrMng for a government bulld'ng the Case was hopeless, but It was not In Salem, at no distant time in the fu unU! nearly S o'clock that the members iun Probt,bly Its construction can be of the family were Informed of the . . real state of iffalrs. They then came commenced shortly after the legltlatlve to the sofa where the president lay. e salon of 1901 for our legislature must Soon after he began to lose conscious- flrrt relinquish state authority over the ness ana, aespite au enorw, tipireo Bl,tlte. 10 o'clock, in the presence ot inezam ily and M. Dupuy. OUR PCSTOFF1CE BUILDING. The following; to an xtract from the ,aome of our orchard!, rrom conver Congressional Record report of the pro- satlons with a few of the most extens ceedlngs of the committee of the wholelve fruit growers, we are led to take bouse on Monday, Feb. f th. (Mr. Mer- ja more hopeful view of the situation cer is chairman of the house committee than to held by the first mentioned, on public , buildings and grounds:) I However, there has been considerable Public Building; at Salem, Oregon. I damage, f especially to pear trees and Mr. Mercer. I can up the bin fH- R.'chcrriea lhis Is ln-tbe naturs of a 528) to provl Is for the construcUon of ca,amIty D the present sUge of tits '"" '- t V Be -It 'enacted, etc. That the secre-1 have the best fruit country In the tary of the treasury be, ard he Is here- wdrld, notwithstanding these dlscour ty. authorin-d and directed to pur- fareme?ts, and It will be a very safe and chase a site f r and i to be free1 reliable business when our people learn thereon a svltable buU Ungr for the ac- . ' . . 4 L7t , . romrnodtUon of the pMtnfflee and de'ope the best varMl a. adapt other government offices at the city of ed to our fcondltlona. fe plans, specifications, and "full estimates for said building shall be previously made and approved a-cordlng; to law, anl shj.ll not exceed for the site and fcur!l(7ing complete the sum of $l0.0Of'; Provided, That the site shall leave the building- unexposed - to "danger I from fire In the adjacent buildings by an cpen apace of not less than 40 feet. Including- streets and alleys; and no money appropriated for this purpose shall be available until a valid title to tfcfc site of said building shall be vested in the United mates, nor until the state of Oregon shall have ceded to th United - States exclusive Jurisdiction ever the same, during; the time the United States shall be or remain the owner thereof, fori all purposes except the administration of the criminal laws of said ftate and the service of civil process therein; nor shall any site be purchased until estimates for the erection of a building which will furn ish sufficient accoramodntlon for the transaction of the public business, and which shall not exceed 1n cost the bal ance of the sum herein limited after th site shall have been purchased and pafd for, shsll h ive' been approved by the secretary of the trvaiiry: and r purchase of site nor plan for said build ing; shall be approved by the secretary of the nr Involving an endl- ture exceellng th said sum of U0C.004 for site and building-. , The amendment reported by the com- m'lT was read, as 1 LL'ZZlZ0 follows: : ;t purpose." in line 14. the following: "except, for the or dinary preliminary expenses.", Mr., Lloyd. I ea!l for the reading of the report. . . ' ' v' The report (by Mr. ! Mercer) wes read as follows: fy - The committee on public buildings and grounds, to whom was referred the h',11 (H. R S5rS) to provide for the con struction of a public bnlldtng at Pa'em. Oregon, submit the following report Salem. -Oreroii In the f!fty-fl:'st ron"!res the com mittee rcpOrtf'd lr. favtif-of lldrt'.ooo. as foTli'.WS: '' .; . , ' "The city -of Salem IrthY capital of Oregon, a state lirprer tnsn New1 Vork and Pennsylvania combined. Salem has eyt'tem. Its commerce from Us steam boat and railway traffic Is large. It. I in the great Willamette valley. Efforts will be made for the establishment of United States Courts here. In view of tJl foregoing facts fh coVnmltfee beg leave to report senate bin No. a with 1 amendments, and recommend that It r pf.SS 1 In the fifty-second congress the com mittee again favorably reported a bill ing constructed In th's capital cty by the genera! government I i Your committee therefore recommend the passage of H. R. 5528 with the fol- In line the or- lowing amendment: Add after the wotdTmrpore, 14. the following "except for amary prwminair eipenw. ' We trust the d.imsge to' fruit trees from the recent freezing; weather In not so great as is feared and reported by THE GUEST OF BOSTON Visit of the President and His Cabinet McKinley's Address Expansion. on Good Itessons Why the Philippines Should Be IIeIdJ-H Is Honored as tha Liberator. ' BOSTON. Feb. 1.- President Vm McKlnley arrived in. Boston today, to be t.he guest of the Home Market Club, at the banquet lr. hN hoftor at Mechan ic 11 alj. Messrs. Long;, Alger, Bliss. Oage end Smith, of his calnet. accom panied him., together w ItH Congressman Grosvenor of Ohio. The arrival of the prcMdentlal train at the south t-rmlnal station at 10 o'clock ' was the occasion for a great outburst of enthuniasm fnm thousands of cliUcns who lined tho streets on the Une of procession to the hotefc-- Th-y remainder of the day. after the .arrival at the hotel, was-spent ' In" quietude by the president, until at 4:1 ., when he was escorted to the Mechanic's Hall to psrt'clpat In the reception an banquet of the ltme Market CruK t was tne targrst nantuet evera- tanged In 1M cKtntryi, the euct' num tier of persons who wre served bel.ntj 1 P14. lJei'Js these thert- were f'iMv 1K0C spectators in the balconies. Over the stR, wndr r.n arch of titmilnc an l -?ec.tic IlghtX tvre largf portrtlti of Wafhinftton. ljlncoln arnl McKlnl'y. sr. l undernea t if.1 was the? word . "Liber ator" In large letters. ' - l'pon th balcony w n n plc'ur of Adml.ral Dew y Avith the jnotta: "To the Captain of Ja German Ship: You Mst, Kot Pall by the ..t'nited Ft-its Flag Without PHnt lt,A and hfs- fam ous command hi Manila. ."Tom May Fire. Grldh'y, When R ad) ." President Mckinley spoke In r,ft ai fo'lows : ' i "I do not. knoW why. In the yeir 100. this, republic un'xrfctMly ;hJ placed - before It Uie. mighty -problems nhlch.lt. muit face and me t. They have come nnd ate hie. and they couM not be kept awsy- Mary, who were Im patient for a corfllct a year ago, appar ently heedless of its. larger results, j-e re the first to try-out ag"lst. the far-, rc&chibg ronrequencrs i t f their own act. Those of us who dreadfd the war 'most; and whose every" effoit was di rected to prevent It. had fefrs of tl neK and g-ravel pro! terns which mlrht follow Its tnaueuratlon. The evolution of events, which no man could control, has brought these problems upon ma. The Philippines; like Cuba and Porto Rico, were entrusted to' our hands ' by the .war, and to that great trust, "under the providence of lod, and in the name of ' human progress and. civilization, we are commit tedi, It is a .trust we. have not sought; it is not a trust from which We will Clinch. There Is a universal agreement that the Philippines shalnot be turned back to Spain. No true American con sents" to that. There; was but one al ternative, and that Was. .either Spain or the United Statei ill the Philippines. The treaty gave them to the United States. " We could have retired and done our duty, but could we, after freeing the Philippines from the dom ination of 'Spain, have left them with out a g;overnment, without power to protect -.ife and property,' or to perform those international obligations essen tial to a free state? left them 'in a state justified ourselves. In Could we hv of anarchy, and our own 'conHcl- ences or before the kind? tribunal Of man- "We could not have don that. In the sight of Oodfeand the future of -the Philippines Is now in jthe hands of the. people: I know not one, at this hour, who Is wise enough or sufflclently in .formed to determine what form of government will 'best subserve their Interests and our Interests, and their and bur well-being, j e "Until congress shall have directed Otherwise, It will be the daty of the executive to possess and bold the Phil ippines, giving the people there rpeace and a benencient government, afford ing; them every lawful opportunity to prosecute their lawful pursuits, encour aging them In thrift! and Industry, making them feel and know we are their friends, not their "enemies, that their good Is our aim; 'that their wel fare is our welfare, but that neither their aspirations-nor ours can be real ized until our authority ' Is acknowl edged, and unquestioned.' . Several times during ths passage of the carriages to the hotel hisses were heard for Alger. -What's the matter with Long?" frequently was the cry. "What's the matter with Alger V was shouted, as the procession passed along Summer street, Yah. yah, yah, beef, beef, .beef," Jeered the crowd. It took Alger some time to grasp the situation, at last, however, be cauxht the drift .oT the shouting, and his gra cious smile -stiffened Into a look of cold Impasslvenees, At various points, as Alger's carriage passed', there wera vociferous cheers for Miles. I V