The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, December 07, 1900, Image 1
VOLUME XI. ? r CAMDRp, S. 0., FRIDAY. DKCEMBEI? 7,19'JO. - NO. 48.
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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.