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VOLUME XI. ? r CAMDRp, S. 0., FRIDAY. DKCEMBEI? 7,19'JO. - NO. 48. **"?' . \.. ? .. - - . . . ?? ??? ? ??? ? President Favors Reduction of War Taxation and Iiwreass of Regular Amy. * MOST HOLD PHILIPPINES tfbe President'* Me??|? to OongreM Say# Tlinl tl?o Islands Are to Ito Kohl as Part of tha Territory of tli*? United Status?A Stable Moverniuent y HI lie Organised as Soon ?s Condi tions -\Y111 Allow?Tlte Messase "Re-J n?w? Pledge .to. Oiu?yu AJf "j Of^rfiforTal tonqucst, l>cinand? tho! Open Door lu China, Favor* Ship Snb ?Idles Fur VoMerlng tho Ameilcan Merchant Marine, lteconiinenda tho [onstructton of an lntoroceanlc Canal, iimiriids the riDHiit* Hi tton of I.iihI Session, mid Reviews Our tlons With Foreign Powers ? A That Cuba ?? Soon to He ver to the Cubjiuu. ! Washington, D. C. (Special).?Presh flout McKinloy's message, transmitted, iiinl road to tin' sccoiul session of the Fifty-sixth Congress, is, in part, us | follows: "To the Senate ami House of Repre sentatives: y" . "At the outgoing of tho old and in coming of tlie new coutury .von begin the last session of the Fifty-sixth Con gross with evidences on cvejry hand of individual .ttlid national prosperity a an' with proof uf **??? ?? giwinjr strength and increasing power for good of republican institutions. ^ our eou?i trvuien will join with you in felicita tion that American llbCVty is morn lirnilv established than ever before, and that love for it and the determina tion to preserve it are more universal than at any forgjpr period in our his tory. "The Republic was never so strong, because never so strongly intrenched in the hearts of the people as now. The Constitution, with few amend ments. exists as it left the hands ot Its authors. The additions which have been made to it proclaim larger free dom and more extended citizenship. Popular government has demonstrated in its one hundred and tw<*ity-four t years of trial here Its stability and security, and its efficiency as the best instrument of national development and the best safeguard to human rifflitfi'" The President refers to the growth of the population of the country and then takes up tbe Chinese problem, wblclx he says thtf dominant ijues ; tlon In our foreign relations. Apart from this, our relations'" with other Powers have been haf>pyi The President teW at great length the story of th<* uprising in China, which he says had been fomenting for three years. He recites thcjneas* uros takcu to protect the legations lu Pekin, the attack upon the envoys, the taking of the Tako forts, the siege cf the legations and their relief, with the fighting at Tien-Tain* He then states the policy of the United States. Our declaued aims, be says, Involved 110 war against the Chinese nation. II? - continues: * *?\Vv adhered to the legitimate office Of rescuing the imperiled legation, ob taining redress for wrongs already suf fered, securing wherever possible tin? safety of American life and property In China, and preventing a spread of tbe disorders or their recurrence." ? After reviewing the negotiations ..with tlio -Powers for the purpose of re storing peace to China, to preserve Cbinese territorial -entity and to pro tect all trade and treaty rlghU, the President says: "Tbe matter of indemnity for our jrtonged cltiscns Is a question of grave concern. Measured in money alone, a sufficient reparation may prove to be be.vond the ability of Clii Aa. to meet. All the Powers concur lu disclaimers of any purpose Of "aggrandisement through tho <1 s membermrat of the Empire. I am dis posed to tbfok that due compensation lots be made In -part by Increased guarantees ef security for foreign eights and Immunities, and, most Inv "Porum^f an, byTEe opening of China ? to the ednal commerce of all the woi Ul, -^PtHEBE" Views have been and will be mifTjr?-? aavopatetl ^ our represcn _llhBSer The "year of the Paris Exposition" is iiferred to as "fruitful lu occasions for;?splayiag tbs: good win ?HtflSitween this country and France. nT?^S; "Apart from tbe Exposition f.*a?wrr for showing inter good wltt occurred^ The Im pfrislof the lAfayette ted by the school United States, sod sonmemorstlve ci the presentation of to tho PrsjMeut 5l& for some two yours, hut as no action lifts been taken 1 contemplate negotiat ing a new convention for a joint de termination of the meridian by tele graphic observations. These, it is !?<?* lieved, will give more accurate and unquestionable results than the side* real method's heretofore independent ly followed, which, us is known, proved Ulacvcpuut, ;u several points on the line, although not varying at any place more than 700 feet." The President refers to the demand of Italy for reparation for the lynch* lug of Italians at Tailulfth, and sayn: "l 'renew the urgent recommenda tions I made lust year that the Con gress appropriately confer upon die Federal courts jurisdiction in this Hans of International cases whore the ultimate responsibility of the Federal Government may be Involved, and 1 in vito action upon the bills to accom plish this which were introduced In the Senate and House." He recom mends that Congress make gracious provision for Indemnity to the Italian sufferers in the same' 1'oim and pro portion as heretofore. " He then strongly condenms lynch ing. and quotas Ho in his inaugural ad dress as.folio WrtOrertt'tVd In'"a great and civilized country like tlie* touted.States; courts, not mobs, must execute the penalties of tlie law. The preservation of public order, the right of discussion, the in tegrity of courts, and the orderly ad ministration of justice must continue forever the rock of safety upon which our Governnlent secuiv.y rests." The President brletlv reviews the progress which Japan has made and says if shows the competence of the Japanese to hold a foremost place among modern peoples. The' President announces the rat 111 ca-tion of tlie treaty of The Hague by sixteen Powers and the appointment as members of the Arbitration Court former President Harrison, Chief Jus tice Fuller, Attorney-General Grlgg*. and former Senator Gray, Ho then f T mends tlie construction of an inter-oceanlc canal. He says overtures for a convention to effect the buildtnu of a canal under the auspices of the United-States are under consid eration. He urges the Senate to re move any objection which might arise out of the convention coitfhionly called ihe Clayron-HulWcr trea The President says: "Satisfactory progress has been made toward the conclusion of a general treaty of friendship and Intercourse with Spain, in replacement of the old treaty, which passed into abeyance by reason of the late war. I feel that we should not suffer to pass any opportunity to re affirm the cordial ticiT-that existed be twceif us and Spain from 1 lie time of our earliest Independence, and to en hance the mutual benefits of that com mercial Intercourse which is natural between the two countries." lie then states that Inasmuch as the Treaty of Feace did not include all the islands In the Philippine group lie di rected the negotiation of a supple mentary treaty whereby Spain re nounces all claims to the islands In question in consideration of the sum of $100,000. s? The President recommends legisla tion to pay Vnu-rieun citizens' claims against Spain** for losses during the Cuban war. He says that our claim upon the Government of the Sultan for reparaJj tlon for injuries suffered by AmerlcUn citizens In Armenia and elsewhere give promise of early and satisfactory settlement. ^ On the subjects of reciprocity treaties under the Tariff act the Presi dent gays: "The policy of reciprocity so maul-' festly rests upon the principles of In ternet foimfl equity and has been s? re peatedly approved by Hie people of the United States that there ought to te no hesitation in either branch of the Congress in giving to it full effect." He mentions that clnmorops de mands are made upon some foreign Government^ for legislation specifical ly hostile to American interests. lie observes that "should these de mands prevail 1 shall communicate with- the Congress with the view of advising such legislation as may be necessary to meet the emergency." The Exposition of the- resources and products of the Western Hemisphere to be held at'Buffalo next year promises im portant results not only for the United States, but for the- other participating' countries, declares the President. That responses are made with sueh Drompti tucfe and accuracy a9 to clicit Katiering encomiums. The President then announce* that the surplus revenue* for the year ended June 30, 1900, was $79,527,003.18. Inview of this he recommends legislation to reduce the war lax by $30,000,000. lie exhibits in detail the sources of rev enue a"hd amounts contributed by each, lie then adds: "iiecause of theexcess <>? rcvpnWes over cxpeditures the Secretary of the Treasury was enable to apply bonds and otl.cr sccurijes to the sinking fund to the amount of $50,544,556.09. The Secre tary of the Treasury estimates that the re ceipts for the current fiscal year will ag gregate $580,000,000, and the expediturca 9500,000,000, leaving an excess of revenues over expenditures $60,000,000. '"I recommend that the Cdngrtss at ita present session reduce the internal rev-_ cqua takea imposed the expenses of th? -war with Spain in the sum of $30,' 000,000. This reduction ahould be secured by tne remission of those taxes which ex perience has shown to' be the most burs. deiMome to the industries of the people. "I specially urge that there be included in whatever reduction is made the legacy tfcx bequests for public usee of a literary? educational or charitable character/' The President ws into the condit Xiiimjieui T ?f the financial department, and country favors the policy oi aid to oiu merchant marine, which will broaden out commerce And markets ami upbuild t>u? sea-carrying capacity for the uroducts o) agriculture ami manufacture, ?hfata;with the iuere?at of our navy, meai inorcVori ami wdKfs to our countrymen, as well a> I a safeguard to American interests in evm part of the world.' " | Oft thtt aul^wjl ui Itd.t* the President says: '"In my last annual message to the [ I ongress I called attention to tlie neces sity lor early/wctiou to remedy such evils as might..be'found to exist in connection w'tJU "'Combinations of capital organised into trust-s. and again invite attention to my. discussion of tne subject at that time, which concluded with these words: " 'It is apparent that uniformity of leg ?station upon this subject in the several States is much to be desired. It is to be hoped that such uniformity, founded in a wise and just discrimination between what is injurious and what is useful and neces sary in business operations, may be ob tained, and that means may be found for the Congress, within the limitations of its constitutional power, so to supplement an effective code of State legislation ns to make a complete system of laws through out the United States adequate to compel a general observance of the salutary rules to which I have referred. The whole ration is so important and far-reaching _ -^r--? ?Y-. . v,?rv ?mnw r?fmny " considered, but every phase of it will have the studied deliberation of the Congress, resulting in wise and judicious action, Restraint upon such combinations as arc injurious, and which are within Fed or. jurisdiction, should be promptly ap plied by the Congress.' " On the subject of the Philippines the President continues: "In my last annual message I dwelt at some length upon the wV'i '?n ^ a^tt'ra 'n the Philippines. \\ ''''e seeking to impress upon you. that tne 'rave responsibilities of the faturd government of those islands.rests with the ( ongre$$ of the United States, I abstained I from recommending at that time a spe- ' cific and final form of government for the territory actually held by the United States forces and in which as long as in* surrect: m continues the military arm must nccessarlly be supreni*. "N|> contrary expression of the will of <he Congress having been made, I have steadfastly pursued the purpose so de clared, employing the eivil arm as well toward the accomplishment of pacification and the institution of local governments within the lines of authority and law. ''Progress in the hoped-for direction has been favorable. Our forces havej succensi fully controlled the greater part of the islands, overcoming the organized forces of the insurgents and carrying order ah<j administrative regularity to all quarters! What opposition remains is for the most, part scattered, obeying no concerted plan of stragetic action, operating only by the methods Common to the traditions of'guer rilla Warfare, which while ineffective to alter the general control now established, are siill sufficient to beget insecurity among the populations that have felt the, good results of our control and thus delay the conferment upon them of the fuller measures of local self-government, "bf edu cation and of industrial and agricultural development which ' we stand renrty tq give to them " In^his instruction to the commission tha I resident laid down these general^rulcs: lhat in all cases the municipal officers who administer the local affairs of the people are to be selected by the people, and that wherever officers of move ex tended jurisdiction arc to be selected \in any way, natives of the islands are to be preferred, and if they can be found com petent and willing to perform -the duties they are to receive the offices in preference to any others. . will be the duty of the Commis sion, ' says the President, "to make a thorough investigation into the titles to the large tracts of land held or claimed by individuals or by religious orders- into the justice of the claims and complaints made against such landholders bv the peo ple of the island or any part of the people, and to seek by -Mae and peaceable meas ures a just settlermnt of tne controversies and redress of wrongs which have caused strife and bloodshed in the past. "The civil government of Porto Kico 7provided for by the act of Congress ap proved April 22, 1900, is in successful op eration," declares the President. "The courts have been established. The Gov ernor and his associates working intelli gently and harmoniously, are>meeting with commendable success." The President Jpiotes from Governor Wood's snecch in calling the Cuban Con stitutional Convention to order, in which he says that the constitution must be ade quate to secure a stable, orderly and free government. Congress is specifically urged to au thorize the laying of a cable connecting this toyntry with the new possessions in the Pacific, and extending this line from Manila to Japan. The message then discusses the army. The present strength of the army is 100/ 000 men?65,000 regulars and 25,000 volun teer?. Under the act of March 2, 1899, on the 30th of Juno next the present volun teer force- will be discharged and the regu lar army wil be reduced to 2447 officers and 29,025 enlisted men. "We will be required to keep a consid erable force in the Philippine Island* for ?ome time to come. It must be apparent that we will reuuire an army of about 60,000, and that during present conditions in Cuba and the Philippines the President should have authority to' increase the force to the present number of 100,000. InclujJ#rf-in this tram her authority should be given to raise nntiye troops in the Phil ippines up to 15,000, which the Taft Com - mission believe will be more effective in detecting and suppressing guerillas, assas sins and Udrones than our own soldiers." A Yenr satisfactory settlement has been made of the long-pending .question of the mamj/ftcture of armor pint*. A reasonable Pnc* j)u been secured and the necessity for * Government armor plant avoided. I spprew ?jf the recommendations of S*oret?Tr for new vessels and for ad dition*)^officers and men, which the re quired increase of the navjt makes neces ?arjr. I eons mend also the establishment w-rr? and of the CONGRESS IN SiSSION Formal Opening ot Both Senate and House on Monday.' PRESIDENTS MFSSAGI: WAS RE A I1, ? ??*? -? The New Members Sworn tn--I)eathii of Membe/s Announced- Opening a Brilliant One. SENATE. First Day- In ttie Senate Monday the work of the shoit sosslon of iho Fifty slxthCongiesa was smcivwrfnlly launch ed. Tho original purposo of tho benatc to announce the death ofScnutois Gear, of Iowa, and Davis, of Mlnno^ta m modlately after a.wembling and thin to adjourn aud ;o receive the message t>f tho President tomorrow was liul a^iiU s on? m? t m a "Session when that lunch .time may ho of Immense importance. <As.de riom the reading of the message and the ad ministration of tho oath to Win. l. DllWnghani. tho Mew Sonator fiom Vermont, who ftteeeeda the late Jn? tln S. Morrill, to Important business was transacted !-\The other new mem bor of tho bodyA former Representa tive Jonathan P. Doll Ivor, who suc ceeds the Into Staiator Gelu\ of lo\\a. was present. Ho Will bo sv/orn In to mTheNs'ceuo In was unusually brilliant. From the co - ins the chamber was bathed In a sub dued but lovoly light and the air? wm heavy with %ho fragranco Oi cent floral pieces. After ^reBidoutl o Tom Frye brought down his gaVcl at 12 o'clock, declaring the session open ed the venerable blind chaplain, Mr Mllburn, invoked tho divine J)le*s ing paying tribute to the memory oi the'late Senators Gear and Davis. Mr. Pro-tor, of Vermont, presented Mi. Dillingham's credentials and the 1{|^01 was administered tho oath by 1 io?>l ,l?,?t Pro Tem Frye. The Homo was thon not I lied that the.Senato was lciidj to proceed with business, and benu o a Hoar and Cockrell were appointed to join Representatives of tne [lo"J4,l| formally informing the I'rctWent tlhat Congress was In session, the usu. resolution Axing 12 o c1oc k ,l"?11, ^ day as the kopr of mcoting bcinft adopted, and a,."rpce*s of 40 wuo taken to "await the return oftho committee sent to wait on tho 1ire-l dont. On reconvening a conin .> Hon from tho House gave na^o that It was ready for business. Mi. Hoar for the rorrrmittPO, then repo.rle?l[thai the Pro3l?7M*t had expressed his plca-s ure tliiut Congress onco more was in so-adon and that he would commuul rate wi It forthwith. Inetantly MaJ. Pruden, assistant sec retary to the President. recognis ed and presented the aw,M-d message of tho President. Spcrttiuy I>unneUf oft -n;? f?#>nato began at once to icad tho document, the reading being carefully followed and occupied ono hour a i then announced Sector S^tea h offered the i-iaiial resolution of sorrow; ? Senator Nelson, of Minnesota, who had just returned from the fvinera! of his colleague, Senator Cub K; Davis announced formally the deatn ^Th^^cnat^then, at 3:45 o'clock, unon motion of Mr. AIUmS* as an addi tional mark of respect for the menioi y of Senator Gear and Senator Davis, ad ssssoriffs "X ?a! iv phiSpplue measure an 1 -he d^sryvJf of It was opened by Mr. ry , ?v to Z SaSSuS or Jonathan Dolllver who was appointed to fluc ^ the late Senator John ; Henry Clear of Iowa. The oath of offlco was f ^^pVTVem^1' Frye)VeA bill wai passed to encourage the holding of an fn^er State and West Indian i^xposi ??r^0%080 and'adn,.., ex hiblts free of duty. The Senate, at 3.??>, nciu ? executive aesalon, after which It a<l jodrned. ju?? house. First Pay?Girded by ?SE3\S? hill of representative? presented^ a brilliant spectacle when SpeaK^r - sratfS"ttsgsssi*'<% ?t noon. The ' hSTof the membora were naif oi u? wM|ih and beauty with .owned In emarl win of ^'J^LlItho galUrlea. The ter poc>e, we?jnj ? . v>r(^7. ^^^rtlo^w^on the Bjj I polled to noon w SSS8W-.-WW; TO ^ $2??'<MXk? late ttiy ?fSissr S. e?r* caiydU"^ | ^ TTtft obMi^. lathe PalJ\ of Now Jersey; Walt or O. Hooffeckor, who su-eioeds tho late ttep ! reaentutivo Hooffecker, of Delaware, ! Rdwind Po M? /?oil, Harmer, oi Pennsylvania; William Hichardson, j who hue efds lleneral ?Ko Whceier, oi Alabama; \V II Jackson, who Sue cAx?Li Clov?iii.o:' SuiiLh, ul Al?uyUud. S;*iiit:t I 1). Woods, who succeeds Kcpie seniative Ptvrii-\ of California. Mr. Pa! lev, if Te\aj, questioned lb* form c: the resignation of ItepresenM tivo Polllver, whoso successor, Mr. .1. P. Connor. was present. No sate ilouLlcd lllO I ight of a utoiubjJP'fo re itiga at a fu.uro ll\ed tla<?*fTo said he would not. ra'so tho ppflu formally out nioroly call atlentiftn to tt bo th.\? lu future it could n?)/ bo used us k precedent. / Mr. Dolltvcv'a re/gnatlon, lie said, had btwu tenderedf to tako effect Pi - comber 1. so that /lr."Connor bad bt-eti oloctod to lill a vanioancy which did not exist at the tin^ of the election llo cited a court decision to show that t\ resignation to tako off opt. at a tulutfa rtntto was nol a rewigantion in fuel lait siii*j?l>' a. uojiili-a-i ?*io"be"made in tho future. Tho Speaker slated that inns-much as objootion had boon mado Mr. Coumn would step iuiido uniiil the l>ta4A*t born disposed of. 'I Iih Kpea^iV an nounced tho api>olntinont%>f Mr."lUil? cock, of Wisconsin, on tho committee on ways and mpnntft- to sih?cecd Mr. Pol liver. > . Tho Kpc<akCV Appointed Messrs. Payne, Rppulrtican ^&f New York; (Jrosvonor. Republican, of Ohio, ano Richardson, PouiQi'Vut, of Tenn????o to join "the commit tie of tho Senate to vwalnt on tho President. Tho clerk of the Houso also was directed to give | similar notice to the Senate, altei which recess was'taken until 2 o'clo.-U. On roasSombling Mr. Payne announced (hat tho PrcBld<-*t would communicate lmmodlately In writing. Thoioupon Major Prudent, one c- ??c President's secretaries, announced tho message, which, by tho dirc-otlon of Speaker. was immediately laid before tho llOUflC. Tho reading of the message waa lis tened to ultontlvoly. it oocupieil 2 hours and 10 minutes. There worn no demonstration during tho reading. Tho deaths of the late ltopre.sri.ta tlve lloefTeckor, of Delaware, thi .'ate Rcpresentutivo Paly, of New .lfcrsey; Senator dear, of Iowa, and tho ' lato Senator Davie, of Minnesota, were an* nouneud, and, after tho adoption of ies oi lit lens of regret, the tlou-e as a fur ther remark of respect to the. memory of tho deceased statesmen, at 4::I0 p. m., adjourned. Second Day.?The session of tho House was of brief duration. Three bills were passed under the call of committees, the most import ant boiiig one to provide for the detail of not to exceed 1U0 retired army of ficers and 300 non-commissioned of ficers and 300 non-commissioned of ficers as military instructors in the public schools of such cities as adopt a system of military instruction. The others wero "to prevent tho failure of military justice" and to legalize an is sue of $2.10,000 of bonds by Prima county, Arizona. At 1:35 p. m. the House adjourned. < To Rcducc Representation. Washington, I). C., Special.?The first bill of Mi? session introduced in uhe I louse of Representatives wns hy Itepreecntative Cruiupacker, of In diana, "making an apportionment of Reprcsentatlves in Congress under the Eleventh Census." It provides an fn iy oase of membership from 357 to 3Cf?. I he following Slat?s gain in reprcscn ation: Arkansas-J< Colorado l, Cali fornia 1, Connecticut 1, Florida r, Illinois 2, Massachusetts.'!, Minnesota 2, Missouri 1, New Jersey 2, New York 3, North Dakota. 1, Pennsylvania 2, Texas 2, Washington 1, West Virginia 1. The following fctntea lo^e: Kan sas 2, Louisiana 2. Mississippi 3. Ne braska 1, North Carolina 4, South Carolina 3. Virginia 1. Weekly liank Statement. New York, Special.?The weekly otateincnL of averages of the associ ated banks for live days shows: ^oans $S01.498,100; increase $11,778, .00; deposits $864,41^,900,Increase $13, >19,000; circulation $30,070,000, de crease '$1K,200; legal xende!*? $00,073, ,00, dccrca.se $210,200. Specie $166,895,000, increase $2,152. ?00; total reserve $22G,968,400, Increase ,1,842,360; resort o required $216,102, .25, increase $3,254,900; surplus re iervo $10,S65,675. decrease $1,412,600. To Aid the Civil Scrvice Board. Washington, D, C.. Epeclal.-^Presl dent MeKlnley has issued an execu tive order directing the United States civil service commi-slon to render such assistance as may be practicable to the elvii service board crcoted by the Philippine commission, to establish and maintain "an honcet and efficient rervice""ln the Philippines. The com mission Is instructed to conduct civil ..ervke examinations there, on the re lueat of the(w>ard, under regulations hereafter to W agreed on between the two bodies. The Relief Fund. Austin, Tex.. SpsciaJ.?lQform*t:on ?Qoverapr 8?ytri from Bra sorts and" Galveston oounties, that mar mucacosapUfru of the way in which the flood auftsrara* fttftd waV being handled by the various commit tees. It la said last soars section* bars not received anjr rsllet On??r aor ftayers txve notic* that he would not allow aay of ttn d utile a any aaor* SEC. ROOT'S REPORI transmits His Annual Statement h Congress, KLWJRMS IN THE PIIIUPPINtS. KLl^R I Ills UovorniiHMit Mas Taken Alany Stops tor tlcneral Improvements of the Inhabitants. Washington, P. C., Special.?The an ii'ial roport of Secretary Itoot tlisoiih im lho Philippine insurrection. tho Ciii titao campaign, (ho developments i.i Cuba and Porto Itleo, and army reor ganization. Of the cunpaigiia in the Philippine? durlug tho past year Fee rotary Hoot j-nys tho purpose wai t<> pursue tllO small baflda (if. J'MlLttJiittJ ?vrin'nVi< (frro\igii(Kil IhV Islands. 'I he effort was mcccssful, and re>n!ted in tho further, and practically eoniplele. disintegration of tiie insurr. ctiona-y bands; tho fescue of nearly all the American and Spanish prisoners; tup turn of many of the leading insurgents, and tfeo destruction of large quan.ities of arnvs and supplies. 'Secretary ltoot says that with tho exception of the military plntu thore, ail formal and open resistance to Anieri.au autl.o.i v in the Philippines terminated, leaving only an exceedingly vexatious and an noying guerrilla warfare, of a char.ie tor closely approaching hrlgandag>, which will require time, patience and good Judgment to finally suppress The secretary further says that It re?*' quirts over 4t;0 different posts in th> Philippines. because tho Tngaloi who are in rebellion have .deliberately adopted the policy of murdering, ijo. fa ns they aro able, all of their country men who are friendlyto tho United Slatea; He itdvocAtCS a* (he most olll ciont iuuaRiiro.4 (ho construction of loada, fringing possible rapid communi cation, the establishment of peracmul rolatlonii between our otliccrs and thrr People no that wo -can tell who aje trustworthy kouivim of information, I bo gradually growing apreelatlon of American control and good lntentioni following good civil government and finally ihe org inizition of native tro6ps under American officers. Tho chapter on (lie cu in pa Ik ii of the TTnitou States troops in China commend* the splendid conduct, of troops and oflicCfti. In the end it is gratifying (o know (hat tho Chinese have returned In groU num boi's and (here has been a general ro Rt:oiu)tion of basin ?*. under (ho pro taction of our f ?rces, in (lr t portion i.f Pckln which was assigned to our ctro, ;>?>,] is 'tip under the charge of (ho legation guard. i lie I'.iogrctK ?(. hleved in (ho rrortlon of a civil government in the Philip pines is treated at length. The sub stantive holy of Spanish law was c.c-; eel lent and adequate If It could be ap plied. Tho /Ir.^t step W8 the oygnnhza-' (ion cf rourts, begin in g wltfi tho m prerne court, headol by Chief Justice I Arelland and (lvo of the abl-st ltwye s of tho island. The Spanish crlinln procedure was reformed and for the j first time'there wns real protection to tho pergonal rights of persons charged with crime in. the Philippines. The next step wnA (ho establishment of ?municipal government", placing the entire control of the ordinary affairs of government in tho municipal authori ties. Then tho marriage law was mod ified and the legalized civil marriage ?performed; (lie United St^e^ patent and trade mark laws wero adopted; the coasting trade wk?.regulated; burden* pome Spanish taws were abolished; the schools were extended and improv ed; a quarantine law wn.s put in force; the customs and Insular revenues were greatly increased and a rigid high 11 cer.so and early closing law were Im posed upon the saloons in Manila. War Deportment Estimate. Washington, D. C., Spcclal.?The I secretary of war hn.s forwarded to the ! !lo;:se committee on appropriations a comparative statement c^f War Depart ment estimate# for the fiscal years 1901 and 1902, together with a Hta'p ment of approbations for the cur rent fiscal yeafT The estimate# fo i301 amount $1?5,903.E>SJ. ?nd for 1902 amount/to $171,773,855. The ap propriation* for the present fiscal year amount tp' $1*8,205,934. In an'accompanying letter Uie secre try says there Is a net decrease In the estimates for the civil establishment for the next fiscal year of $28 220, <,n account of employ s In tho War De partment. Tho estimates for tho mli try establishments which provide for the support of the army for tho Mili tary Aoidemy amount to $114 558,223. They aro $1,017 909 1o?m than the total amount appropriated for like purpos s for 1901 and $14,602,264 loss Ulan we e the &3t!mates for tho present flgcil year. Thin reduction Is maie prln'&l pallr In the Items of"payr"tHTTre.ftfmy' and quartermasters' expenses. Includ ing iafld a^l water transportation. The estimates for public works, In cluding river,and harbor fortification*, ( amounting to nM60,665 ai?o $182. 1,5 more than the eetloiatea for 1901 and |24,710.S1S1 more than the ap^ro prlationa for tho present fiscal ye>r mate; for the rtrgr fc. exclusive of-rnwf lwnlny*?ttHM4r-TEaFfr, for wblclLno apropriattoa mmmmt+ tor the current fiscal mt wd br ?l !a-i crease ot ft,)**** tm the orttsate for cease of MJWJH fa the estimate torJ btWK*^l|i^e i i'y | INHUSJRIAL COiNVtMION. * (' . Meeting In New Orleans ? Address by 'V (ion. Gordon. New (Vicuna. La,, Special.?-j Southern IndHatrlal Conventi.cfli 01 (.1 here TUMtlaxTWUITTrTnVO aiu'O. Presidential H. Hirgrovo i I tho convention tot^dor and Dl^hggi; l'. .1.1 Sessums opened ""tno protend li.ys w.th prayer. UOvornor Vy.-^W. Hoard delivered the address ot ftl"1 <? me in behalf of the State. The call of .state^wua called and-among U??k ot hoi s who W'ponded were OenQjrtt... John li. GordaT^ of Georgia. HtfcJUfei i!i ?vs was pronounced ,tho most elO?>'j quint over heard here. H? said:""4 regard a> politics, advertising uhjcit through indirect roferen<M^ tho mottiVuf tho convention, "No -ppl , tics, uj sectionalism,- but? lhat he wanted to say thEt ""** !'? ! ;j11? 'of the ^oulll "fiaTd -|*W? W favor in the past they were no lot*#**. mi favor of a narrower contr?et.?4 *1^ t una I policy. At Jthe conclusion, i^'neral Cordon's address Prtsment Mdorman, of Tulane I'^Ntfyglty^then read liis paper, entitled '' ?orn industrial Convention. ? Three Constitute, a Presented. Havana, Hy Cable.?The Cuban con stitutional convention resumed its": so sion Tuesday. Threo complete constitutions wore submitted by (^en? oral Rivera, Honor De Qucsada anu the colored general, Morua, respectively. General Rivera's proposed consUlu--. tion provides for a Pl'osldont, Son jP ate, a House of Representatives, a'1 governor 'for each t?f the six provinces, a legislative body for each province ~ and one member of.tho House of'Rep resentatives for every 80,000 inhabi tant"?, w* _i election -by 'popular voto. His scheme called also for the election <;f three electors in each municipal"* district, whose dutyp It shall be to olcct a legislative bddy of eleven fep the /province in which they reside. ' i This legislative body shall eleot tho governor and four members, of tho Senate. Finally, tho six legislatures will meet and choose the President who must be a native Cuban. Candl-v dates for senatorial must navo Incomes nf et leasS*jT500 a y^ r. Gen eral Rivera's plan is to have tho pow- ? or vested in the central government'^ and tho convention virtually pledged_ itself to one State goernmen.t at yes- ; tcrday's secret session. Honor Do Quesada's proposal centralize the government in a*! dent, Fenato and Iiouso of Rv j tnth-rs olcrrcd I?y the people," ? being restricted to educational1 cations. i, ... General Morua offered for tho constitution of the United With the exception that any'i fought in the-war might be ' < President. Ilia proposal 4e*r< question of an army ahd na,vf': decided by Congress. Sonor Zay&s offered a clause^ ing that a judicial body, hl| tho SupiWie Court should 1 by popfllar voto and pravk any officials removed fr< rhoiild have tho right of apjw body. Honor Ferrara submitted a educational scheme. v:fa A Fatal Wreck* Sacramento, Cal., Specl&l.rri | train, carrying its crew of between land 3d track repairer^, -backed. I|>A~?c, freight train u few ntll&s W ?,toi,v scuaf. the Southern' Pactif I tho wrcclr WhlLTf Tollowed ni wero killed and twenty ninny of thera seriously. From meagre re poms received it appear* I the freight train had the right $T' and wm running at full BitPerf ln orji to meet and past* another freight htiignn, 'Hie woiiT^train should hi been o na^ettUi?fc and was making.. it at a g/o. rate ot ep^ed when i| lided wit\i the freight. A heal wn.s prevailing and it wa#. It to discern objects for any diq|an4e'j (lie thock of the colliding traftk.j terrific. All the eaaunMm poi ted to bo among th< working ciew. aft th?s gineers firemen Jumped and Over 20o feet of track was torn up the caiR wore smashed and piled-j each otljcr in every conceivable Soldiers Return. Norfolk, Special.?The United Statei~ transport Rawlins arrived at Pinnertr Point Tuosday from Porto Ricot Ther# are aboard ten ofllcers and 287 enlisted men of the Eleventh Infantry, en^route fcr Fort ATdPher?onr and willleave In the morning for Atlanta on a special tro-in oy^r the Southern Railway. ,r"r ? ?? V^^nTegraphlc flrlcfa. Ilerr Debring has been' appbhtM Commissioner of Chinese Ci^ona# at Tientsin, succeeding E. B. Drew. The naval tug Hercules up a sunken derelict at Plv* Bank J-ight, off the Virginia Th?*>ronsto? of the.qermna yejxrlong JEkrtln ttq&hr*.Utm'i While trying ion Leach, e*ter??,T" Ctcnr Camlfaffls Coh?rw.