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% LANC :'M ,v ' VOL. IX. * MR. mwmTALKS ABOUT PHILIPPINES. TKUT11 AS HE SEES IT ABOUT UNCLE NAM'S BIG MOUTHFUL. Yast. Territory and Many Tribes, Over Sixty Languages Spoken And Thousands ot Miles of Coast?Suggestions as to Gov ernment. Ithaca, N. Y., Sept. 13.?I'res ident Schurmau returned today to his office in Cornell University. 4 He gave out the following statement to tjie associated Press on Philippine affairs. "It is very im v?portant that the public should know the actual facts of the situ uation. Things are what they are, and the American public should understand them, whether they agree with or run counter to the public's wishes. "First, It requires some effort raoli.n ?l.~ ? ~c -1 ?.-?? IIUIU.U IIIU vani HUBS Ul (lie archipelago, which extends in tri angular form from Formosa to Borneo and Celebes, through 10 degrees of latitude. Never going out into the Pacific ocean on the east, or t" the China sea on the west, I made a circuit of 2.000 s. miles all south of Manila. This gives sdme idea of maintaining an effective blockade, as the coast line of all the islands embraced in the archipelago is many more thousands of miles. "Second, The multiplicity and hntnrnirAiiniia notnro fI./.-. MMVUIV VI tuv UIUCO is something astonishing. Over 60 different languages are spoken in the archipelago, and, though the majority of the tribes are small, there are at least half a dozen having a quarter of a million members. The language of these people are as distinct from one another as French and Spanish or Italian, so that the speech of any one tribe is unintelligible to its neighbors. These tribes are all civilized and Christianized, rbut small uncivilized tribes, among whom the Igorotes seem best known in America, inhabit ? , the mountains in Luzon and form a large part of the population ol Mindanao. In this island also there is a large Mohammedan population, which is independent of the Mohammedans in the neigh boring Sulu archipelago. "Third, it is tl?t? Tagalos inhabiting some of the provinces about Manila who are resisting tliei authority of the United States.' Other civilized Filipinos are neu- j & No Right to Ugliness. The woman who is lovely in face, form aud temper will always have friends, but one who, ? ? would be attractive moat k.?or? - - - " "F r her health. If she is weak, 6ickly and all run down, she will be nervous and irritable. If she has constipation or kidney trouble, her ^ impure blood will cause pimples, * blotches, skin eruption* and a wretched complexion. Electric Bitters is the best medicine in the world to regulate stomach, liver and kidneys and to purify the blood. It giveB strong nerves, bright eyes, smooth, velvety skin, rich Complexion. It will make a good-looking,charming woman of i a run-down invalid. Only 50c at, t Crawford Bros*. Drug Store. & ' ? : 9 5ASTE LANCASTE Iral, except where they are co ereed by armed bands of Tagalos who seized upon their govern ments during the making and tin ratification of our peace treat} with Spain. It would be incorrec to assume, however, that thes< tribes are allies of ours. The} art) not. Indeed, they are no without suspicion of the whit< race, of which they have had ex perience only through Spain. Bu there are men of intelligence ant property, and the masses whet not stirred up by the Tagalos rec ognize the advantage to them o American sovereignty and ?o re main neutral, although robbei bands from time to time descent from the mountains to plundei and burn the estates of the peace ful inhabitants on the plains. ' Fourth, that the insurrection though serious enough, as expe rience has proven, is not a nation al uprising. Indeed there is n< Philippine nation. As I have al ready said, there is a multifarious collection of tribes having onl) this in common, that they belonf 10 me Malay race. The inabi tants of the archipelago no more constitute a nation than the in habitants of the continent of Eu rope do. Fifth, the United States having assumed by a treaty of peace witl Spain sovereignty over the arch ipelago became responsible foi the maintenance of peace and order, the administration of jus tice, the security of life and pro perty among all the tribes of the archipelago. This is an obligatior which intelligent Filipinos, not 4ess than foreign nations, expecl us to fulfill. Nor will the nation al honor permit us to turn back in taking the Philippine island* we annexed great responsibility The fact that the responsibility is heavier than most people sup posed it would be i9 no excuse I for failure to discharge it. I reI peat, that the Philippine quest' is essentially a question of national honor and obligation.M In reply to an inquiry whether anything was now left but to tight it out, President Schurman said: Mu my opinion much good would be done by a declaration on the part of the congress of the form of government to be estab lished in the islands, or better still, let congress establish a gov eminent for the Philippine islands and have it put in force in all parts and among all tribes not hostile to the United States. This would servo several nnrno^es Ii would distinguish between our friends and enemies and treat the former according to their deserts. It would also give to our enemies a demonstration of tree government on the American plan, n very important point when it is Volcanic Eruptions Are grand, but Skin Eruptions rob life of joy. Bucklen's Arnica Salve, cures them ; also Old, Running and Fever Sores, Ulcers, Boils, Felons, Corns, Warts, Cuts Bruises, Burns, Scalds, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Best File cure on earth. Drives out Fains and Aches. Only 25c. a box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by Crawford Bros., Druggist. 2, iR EN BRMI-WEIEKLY. R, SC., SATURDAY, S - remembered that the Tagalos , claim to be fighting for their lib erty. And I had better call at? tention to the fact that the gov r eminent which is well adapted to t one tribe may need considerable 3 modification to be available for r another." t Asked about the capacity of the 3 Filipinos to govern themselves, - President Schurman replied that t they had no experience in ^ 1 self-government except, in munii ciple affairs and even these were s - subject to tho control of the Span f ish authorities. IIo thought, how- i - ever, that each tribe might, sub- j r ject to the supervision of a wise ( 1 general government manage in 1 r tho main its own municipal and J . provincial afTairs. Supervision j from Manila would vary from the v , position which the different tribes ^ . occupied in the scale of civiliza- , . tion. v > President Schurman seemed n - firm in the conviction that Rom? 8 y 5 form of home rule for each of the v r tribes and under the watchful r ; supervision of a general government at Manila was the solution 5 to the problem. c "1 have great confidence in the p . people of the Philippine islands," [ he added and much sympathy for * t their aspirations. A race should * J be judged by its best products, and an educated Filipino of whatever tribe, and each city has its r educated men, will bear compar- 1 ' ison with an educated man of ' any other race. Among the mass es one often finds consciousness > of ignorance and strong desire for i education. The archipelago will t not be revolutionized in a gener- 1 ation as Japan has been in some i respects, but then Japan had | thousands of years of national ,, ( civilization behind her recent transformation. Nevertheless, j considering the marked intellect- ^ ' ual capacity of the Filipinos and their admirable domestic and I ! personal virtues, imagination a cannot easily set the limits to v their progressive achievements e until the inspiration of American civilization, and, while American'!] . sovereignty means this blessing j to the Filipinos, it is beyond all s doubt the one thing which can save the archipelago from division and appropriation by thet j great nations of Europe. The j | LIniteil States will hold it togetli- i ^ j er and w ith American democratic: ' J ideas train and elevate the peo- t 1 pie to an ever increasing moas-' v I ure of self government." ' j Bismarck's Iron Nerve. Was the rosult ot his splendid i 1 health. indomitable will and i11 , tremendous energy are not found . where Stomach, Liver, KidneysL and Bowels are out of order, if! ! you want these qualities and the i success they bring, use Dr. King's s i New Life Pills. They develop every powor of brain and body. . l Only 25c at Crawford Bros, drug-1 , store. 2 The business man who does not advertise is like a man winking <] 1 in the dark, lie knows he's winking, but nobody else does.?Jer( sey City Journal. ' K. K. Turner, Compton, Mo., was > cured of piles by I>9Witt's Witch C [ Hazel Halve after suffering seventeen i years and trying over twenty remedies. Physicians and surgeons en' dorse it. Beware of dangerous coun. terfeits. Crawford Bros, dws a TERP EPTKMBER 16,1899. ROVA Absolutely Makes the food more deli 1)11. PORTER IMPRESSED, si at toted Educator Astonisted at Mag- ji nitude and Work of Clemson. jj ipccial to The Slate. Clemson College, Sept. 14.?Dr. V. Toomer Porter, of Charleston, s here. Dr. Porter is one o' the ^ >est known educators in South Jarolina, haviug trained 3,400 H1 joy8. In answer to the question, ai low do you like Clemnon? Dr. 'orter said : "Well sir, I am sim al >ly amazed. 1 am astounded at T I ? I nl mat i nen. i ueiieve uiemson r ollege will revolutionize South *a Carolina. It is new and will have 0( o face the indifference of those pho are ignorant of its objects nd the suspicions that attach to ?k ill new systems. But when these t>< oung men get out in life they pill show the people the need of w, nanufacturing and improyement "\ m all industrial lines." ba Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is a scientific >? ompound having the endorsement of minent physicians and the medical tress. It "digests what you eat" and tositively cures dyspepsia. M. A Cetron, Bloomingdale, Tenn., says it \ ured him of indigestion of ten years tanding. Crawford Bros. d-w-s CYCLONE AT BERMUDA. The Island Has a Rough Visitor, Sj and Today the Damages are Reckoned at Halt a Million a Dollars?Reports Not all In. hi dc Island of Bermuda, September to 3.?A cyclone swept over this ^ sland last night. Houses were down down and r>fh<?r>s woro in roofed. The storm raged the whole ol ast night. No lives were lost, >ut heavy damage was done to p( mhlic and private property, fruit nd cedar trees. The causeway or fas badly injured and tho gov- j rnrnent house was damaged. jn The storm was the worst known ()V ere since the hurricane of 1880. jn fact, many of the inhabitants j(J ay it exceeded the gale of 1S80 p| n violence. The weather at 1 p. m. today is (lild and the storm has dk-apieared. Information from tho C;) ock yard says the damage done m here is very serious. The break- r fater i- badly damaged. On rwland ;in< 1 Iioaz islands every- t,c hing is more or loss injured. ^ 'he damage is roughly estimated i,\ t $ 100.000. At Somerset all the hoats and mall craft were destroyed, the J*' roes demolished and houses tin- m lated or otherwise damaged. ?! At Prospect Camp the damage * estimated at 3,000 pounds. I) ?t L-U _ ?-' 'L .uuiu i niiii nun u in110 in ine auseway connecting the main- T and with St. (ieorge's is totally estroyed. It will cost $12,000 A o $15,000 to repair it. E News from St. (ieorge's by a It rhalcboat says serious damage has tc eon done there to trees, houses, le tc. All the boats have been tli estroyed or badly injured. te Reports from outlying parishes a re slowly coming in. They all O RISE. NO 52 Leaking Powder URE icious and wholesome !W CO., NEW YORK* iow there has been great deruction of trees and serious inlry to houses and other property, ut so far as can be learned here lere has been no loss of life. It is a curious coincidence that 16 great gale of 1831) occurred eptember 11 and September 12, od this was on September 12 lid 13. No correct estimate of the mount of damage to private roperty can at present be oblined, but it will be fully 100,)0 pounds. Kor wounds, burns, scalds, sores, in diseases and all irritating erupnns, nothing so soothing and healgas DeWitt's Witch ilazel Salve, rs. Emma Holies, Matron Englei>od Nursery, Chicago, says of it: Vhen all else fails in healing our ibies, it will cure. Crawford Bros. d-w-a . E. AYER CHALLENGES ESTERHAZY TO FIGHT. nderson Man Takes Up Cause ot Dreyfus and Debars Himseli From Holding Office in South Carolina. pecial to the State. Anderson, Sept. 13.?Mr. P. E. yer, late of First S. C. V. I., tnded the following war-like >cument to your correspondent day : 3 Count Esterhazy, Upper Gloucester Place, Dorcet Square, London, England : Sir: Believing you to be answerdo for the misery and humilia3n of Capt. Dreyfus of the rench army, and he (Capt. reylus) not being able to call i you personally for satisfaction, as an American lree-born, lovg liberty, do volunteer in my vn right to meet you on the ?lil of honor in behalf of l)reys at any time and place agreeae to you. Respectfully, Paul E. Aver, Anderson, S. C. Mr. Aver staled that he would. ,ble the challenge, as above, toorrow morning, lie expressed nphalically that he meant busess in issuing the document. A rack shot" of Kansas City and r. Aver have both challenged sterhazy. "They are simply perfect." writes >bert Moore, of Lafayette, I ml., of p Witt's Little Karly Risers, the "faoiis little pills" for constipation and i nvtrr minimi*. rsever gripe, raw ford Hros. d-w-s r. Pressley Succeeds Dr. Drier. ho State. Greenwood, S. G\, Sept. 12.? t a meeting of the trustees of rskine college in this city today, ev. E. V. Press ley was chosen serve as chairman of the colge faculty until the meeting of 10 Associate Reformed l'resbyrian synod in November, when successor to the late President rier will bo elected.