The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, January 18, 1900, Image 2
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Pcnly o' the Secretary o! iho Treasury
Sent to Congress.
A f ORG-ESTABLISHED POLICY.
* ' ijrp!n? ia t!ic TrMiurv. Mr. C.ijo I)c?Sar?s.1s:i
Men a?? to Cumiu-sh?Why
the National City Ka.il'. Was Chosen to
Distribute llevenue Collections ? Tit?
Custom tlous? l'itrcli??r.
WisnixoTox,I>. (.Spec-ial).?Sscrelary
Oasr? bns sent to Courrress Ids reply to 'lie
resolutions recently lutro lueetl in the Senate
by Mr. Allen, of Nebraska. aul in the
House by Mr. Sulxer, <>f New York.
The reply is aa exposition of the National
Bank depositories, contains about
r.ino thousand word", and is supplement? I
by special reports front department offleials
and copies of over oco thousand letters.
fl The Secretary givei a number of reasons
for liis course. He says lie utiliz ! National
banks as depositories under the law,
and that not to with draw larRo sauis !n^te.nl
of (loin? so woul 1 disturbbusiness.
Tbo revenues larRnlvexceed the disbursements.iind
thiswou'd be a menace to business
tf the surplus were not diverted from
the Treasury vaults.
Resrardint; tlie choice of the National
City Hank, he says tlie reason "was that
at the time the order was issued it was oao
of bat two banks which had offered bonds
sufficient to cover the amount of the daily
deposit. Its bond deposit was $4,003.00.)
and that of the Hanover National Bank
$1,910,500. The National City Bank was
therefore the one most naturally chosen.
"Of the ?ixtv-eiRht banks applying for a
share of the deposits, tlie National City
Bank, the Ilnnover National Bank and
three others, applicants for over 8300,0.10
each, are the o ily oues out of tiiesixtv'dtfht
coustitutloK Rronp one, which have
not been supplied the full amount for
which rney 11:1a onereu sucui-.vy.
"The Cnstom-Honso property was sold
fo tho National ('itv Bank as the highest
bidder oa Julv 3, (wider the terms of
tho stale It bad tho option of paying in cash
all of t'ie purchase money at nay time or
any part it might elect above *753,000,
which sn no it was absolutely obliged to pay.
It xerf(?ed this option l?v choosing to pay
$3,215,000, leaving $50,000 yet due. No
deed will be executed until full payment
has been made."
In the matter of the Custom-House deposit.
Secretary Gage savs:
"The payment received was turned into
the Treasury by deposit in the Natioual
City Bank, it having boon the established
custom of treasury officials, under the
counsel of their legal advisers, supported
by (Je 1S10T1S Ol inrt .-uipreiue nuuri, IU ?. 'II'ider
moneys on deposit to tb" credit of
the Treasure* of the United States in designated
depositories as moneys in the Treasury.
Tbisdeposit was made in a depository
bank for the same reason tbat other deposits
have been made in tuem. viz., because to
withdraw the currency into tho vaults of
the Treasury, where it was not needed and
conld not be utilized, would have required
a withdrawal of credit that was being extended
in commercial circles, and to that
extent a disturbance to tho natural order
of business would have followed.
"To liavo rer/uired tts payment by the
National City Bank to another designated
' depository would have been an ungracious
discrimination without substantially
changing the fact.
"Finally under my administration of tho
the Treasury Department no discrimination
iu favor of one bank against another
has been made, uenerauy speaicing,
when nn increase In depository banks was
desired all have been invited to qualify
themselves for receiving such money, and
have been equally and oqultably considered
in their respective relations to tho
Treasury."
RELEASE AMERICAN FLOUR.
ItritisU Authorities Yield to American
KeprescntatloiiR.
London (By Cable).?The American flour
selred off DolagoaBay has been released.
The United States Ambassador, Joaoph
H.Choate, had an interview with the Marqois
of Salisuury nnd received a verbal repfy
to the representations of the Washington
Government. The British note on this
subject wasjient later to the United States
Embassy. The gist or it was ciiDieu to
Washington. Iu brief, foodstuffs are not
considered contraband of war unless intended
for trie enomy.
Several of the Government's advisors
wanted to make a regulation regarding
canned goods, but this was decided to bo
Impracticable. The decision to mako flour
and grain in transit to the enemy contraband
is evidently hedged in by many
. difficulties of execution, lhit the Foreign
Office believes that investigation will
generally determine whether the grain is
really meant for consumption at Lorenzo
Marques or in the Transvaal.
Mr. Choate cabled Lord Salisbury's note
to the State Department at Washington,
and Colonel Hay is expected to reply accenting
the terms.
The British authorities, it is annouueod,
*l?irt linvrt released the German steamer
Herzog, which was seized on January G
while 011 ber way to Lorenzo Marques.
LORD ROBERTS IN SOUTH AFRICA.
Over 1110,000 Kriliali Troops on the Defensive
or Waiting to Attack.
London (By Cable).?Genernl Lord Jtoh.
oris, the new commander of the British
forces in South Africa, and his chief of
tnff, Genernl Lo-d Kitchener, liavo arrived
at Capo Town.
With their arrival it is assumed that
4belr clearer vision, supported by 35,000
rresa men who are uuo iu arrive m wu>u
Africa within thirty days, will niter the
situation, and that the fourth month ol the
campaign will witness the beginning of
victories lor the British arms.
Thoy are not, however, expected to produce
definite results for some day.-; but
iheir more presence will restore the shaken
jjonfldenco of the men at the front in their
Generals.
Lord Roberts finds 12XOOD men on the
defensive or watching for au opening.
Lord Methuon's health, according to the
Daily Mail, has "broken down," and the
Field Marshal may relieve him. Possibly
#ome others will be relieved of important
ebmmauds. There is certainly plenty of
rank in ovidetioe ia fiouth Africa. In addition
to the Field Btarchal, there are two
full Generals, four Lieu ten ant-Generals
and twelve or fy-r?ou Mn'or-Ccnerals.
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;7HE NEWS EPITOMIZED. !
M':itliln;!on Itcinn.
i John J). Il'ipk^rcll-;-. ia rej>'y to inquiries I
1 rrora t:;'* IndustrlBl <*ontiniasfoii, recooi? ^
l nemls tri.-:- !> r'.'iilo;! r,a-.l ;'
I jy law.
| General Oli- reported t"> the War He- I
nrtment the suicide. duo to insanity, ot
i-"ir-t I..l?ut?nn!!t liowniati. of tho Tlnrtvi
-evoath Volunteer Infantry.
licar-Adtnirit Seidoy lias cabled to tlm
i s'avy Department front Mo .ievldco that
fj!<jutena:it-f.'om:nnaJer 1'. K. Greene lias
i tommlttej suicide. | I
, A wrecking company offers to raise tho j
I wreck of tho l';;it!e.s!;ij> Maine in Havana j
harbor by freezing ti e water around it. I
with Ikniiil air nr. 1 then pumping tho j
1 wreei: dry.
Brigadier-General Davis. Military Gever- {
; nor of Puerto Kic?\ and Brigadier-General |
i Wilson, the Military Coni.nauder of the j,
[ Cuban provinc* of Matansas and Santa
Clnra, called at the War Department and ! I
had a coafereneo with Secretary Iioot re- j j
sncctiug eoaditious in Cuba and Puerto i .
. ltico.
i The Controller of the Treasury, con- j 1
strain;; the Per- uinel act, lias ruled that | 1
naval officers ? :i leave are entitled to half j ?
! shore pay.
<?ur .iiiopiPd isumiuo, | (
I Tlif* country in the vicinity of Manila,
r. I., is quiet :?r.?l communication lias been
established with the adjacent towns.
A laud boom lin~ followed the fins to
Guam, suddenly boo<ius real estate from
.*15 to i-100 aa uer , with tUo market still
advancing.
The concerted movement of Generals i
Bates and Scluraa to intercept and destroy
tin: Filipino troops failed beeause of bail |
l roads.
At the first formal meeting of General
I Wood's Cabinet in Havana, Cuba, it was j
decided to issue an order instructing bu- i
I renu chiefs that all Government employes
; must do a full day's work for a full dny's j
i 0:1 v.
General Scbwan's provisional brigade, ;
operating on the shore of J.agnua do Buy, 1
j drove the Filipinos out of several towu^
and captured puns and ammunition.
i Governor-General Wood, of Cuba, lias
! released seven prisoners who had been
detained for a 'ong time In Havana prisons '
' awaiting trials on frivolous charges.
Senor (v-u's.ida, at Havana, says tlie I
Cuban people nre greatly Interested in tho
; Paris E.vpositi II" also says eonsi?l?rnble
trouble is being involved in mtilc.ng
I judicial selection, wlii-h will he neces-ary
j on account of the limited space uliotoJ to j
Cuba.
Domestic.
Governor Leslie 31. Shaw was inaugu- i
rated for a second term :.t I>es 3Ioiues, j
- Iowa.
Ti:e Moody Memorial I*i; :. ! Coininittoe I
1 at 11 mec.iug in Northampton. Mass.. ?lo- i
ci led to continue the work of the evnugel- I
! 1st. hiii! appeal tq the people for a fond of |
$3,000,000 to endow the three institutions .
he was identified with.
Mrs. Mary Tlieobold. age i 1'fty-?i.\\ was ?
; burned to deatn and her daughter. Lu- j
i einda, aged tweiily-throe, was fatally 1
burned ul their home in Louisville, Ky.
Chicago people are clamoring for pub- i
, lieation of t!i? city pav-rulls. There is I
much talk of.stufled pay-rolls, but Mayor i
Harrison says the city i> so poor it canuo: j
pay $10,000 a year for printiug the list. |
i Dr. .T. t\ Mullhali. a noted eye and ear
specialist, of St. Louis, Mo., committed <
suicide, lie was despondent on account of j
i ill health. He leaves a family.
The structure In Detroit, Micb., known j
as tbo Municipal JJuiiutng was ?iuuruniuien
on account of tlio discovery ot a case of
smallpos therein.
Robert W.lJrown, a negro, was banged
, lu rnilaVlolpbia for the murder of his wife.
"Ai" Hunoy perished in a blizzard in th?
j Sacramento Mountains, N. M.. and several I
' thousand head i>f stock were frozen stiff. (
In a lire which destroyed the Newark
; City Home, nt Newark, N. J.. '^07 children, ,
experienced in the llro drill, marched in !
safety from t!ie building.
Governor Nash, of Ohio, in his inaugural j
culled attention to tlie need for a check to i
he placed ea corporations doiug business
in tho State.
The Governors of Iowa anil South Caro;
Una made their annual addresses to tho '
Legislatures of their respective States.
The largest casting for nn equestrian '
statue of George Washington ever at- j
tempted was made in New York City. The ,
statue will be unveiled at Paris. July 4.
Joseph Pulitzer's residence in New York j
City was almost entirely destroyed
! by lire. Mrs. Morgan Jellett and Miss j
Elizabeth Montgomery, housekeeper and j
governess respectively", lost their lives.
Representatives of fifty railroads, com- J
prising more than half tho mileage of the i
j United States, at a meetiug held In New ;
[ York City agreed on action looking to the j
f maintenance of rates. i
Mrs. James Harvey, aged siity-eight ;
years, tho mother of James Clarence :
ilarvoy, uf New York City, committel ;
i suicide at Danbury, Conn., by taking j
carbolic acid.
1 lie xorjivuo UUUl J.llUWt, IWIIV.U iovouu. I
had sovernl successful tests ia Hampton
Bonds, burning oil us fuel, will bo refitted '
; at Newport News. Va., with now ma- :
cblm-ry, which witlgive lier greater speed.
Ernest K. Lch nuun. a multi-millionaire
of Chicago, died at White Blnhis, N. Y., \
where ho went lor treatment for Insanity.
The Union County Bank, at Baliwav, N. 3
J., was compelled to close, because of ex- I
j cessivo withdrawals of deposits that took 1
I ail its ready cash.
I Tlireo hundred employes of Fnrker ,
I Brothers' gun factory at Mcrideo, Conn., j
had a narrow escape from serious injury,
if not Instant death, by the top floor
crashing in without the least wurnlng. I
) Many employes wen* hit by flying splint- |
, ers, but no serious injuries resulted. j ,
AIM. l uiliuriun iki[)|'aiu, ?iftOu o? nut > six.
was burned to death iu her homo in
Wilkcsoarre, i'euu.
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Foreign.
i The French Chamber of Deputies reassembled
nt Paris. M. Deschanel, Prosij
dent of the House, urged that the pnrty
! truce agreed to during the exposition
year should be continued indefinitely.
I The first militia that have left England
since the Crimean war sailed from South:
ampton in the steamships Nile and Umbria.
j They numbered 2^00.
Automobiles iu tbo provinces of France
I are showl: great enterprise in organizing
j fetes.
The Portuguese poiicc at Lorenzo Mar- ,
! ques have prevented several Portuguese
j from crossing the frontier ami joining the '
: Boers. Hereafter no one will be permitted ,
( to cross the frontier without a permit from .
i the Governor. j
j A new inquiry into the Jameson raid^is i
1 being worked up iu England I
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I . 1K1TISH
REPLY REGETOD F
iscretary Hay's Contentions on iho
FIolt Seizures Csr.c- dsd.
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)ONTRABAND CF WAR DEFINED.
of Neutral# to Forward Good* 1#
formally Admitted?*liiitish Iteply Is 1
Culled Satisfactory at WH'Iiincton? *
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OiK'stioii of Indemnity Will lie Settled
Without the A ill ol u Commission. ' 1
VTasiiingtok, 1). C. (SpecialXot only
m- (Ireat Britain admitted tic right of tho j
'tiiteil States to trade with the neutral
Portuguese possessions In South Africa,
tut she has officially ilechireil the right of J
leutrnls to sell and forward goods not con- ,
raband of war to the Transvaal for tho use j
>f non-combatants there.
This important declaration was ma do by (
lie British Clovcrnment in its reply, hand- < <
I'd lo Ambassador Clioate. which ho forwarded
to the State Department, and
which he calls "highly satisfactory." With
the recognition of this principle, which the
administration has supported I rota the outset
of tho negotiations; the disavowal of
the seizure of the American cargoes on tho
Mashoua and Maria, and the investigation j
of the ownersh pof the cargo on board the
Beatrice, lo which the same principle will
I;- applied, the incident i- practically ,
Close.
The remaining negotiations will concern j v
the uurstion whether the- virgO"- have -uf- >
fered any damage in eonsciuence of .heir
landing and detention. If they have, tho t
authorities are satisfied tli.it the British , E
(,-ovi rumen t will be willing to reimburse the ' v
owners. i
The lAiswer of Lord Salisbury, '.vliioh Is i s
considered satisfactory bv Secretary Hay, *
really ineaus that foodstuffs are not con- jd
trnbnnd of war. Foodstuffs can bo re- | P
gnrded as eoiitrabandof war only when in- t ''
teniied for the enemy. This intention must ft
bo shown by actual proof at the time the
vessel containing the suspected contraband | 1
is overhauled. The mere belief that the J
foodstuffs may ultimately reach tho enemy J1
cannot justify tlio seizure. , n
Great Britain lias the right of visitation ;11
and search on the high seas. It is an in- ?
hereni belligerent right, and prevails only | fintimoofwar.
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Every vessel bound Ft Lorenzo Marques !l
will he visited, its manifest examined, and. 1"
if necessary, its cargo searched, except ;
merchantmen nudcr convoy of men-of-war, ,
in whicli case the war vessels will bo in- *!
terrogatcd and the governments tlioy rep
resent wiil be morally and legally r?spou- 1
siblo for the statements ma le to the bel
"m'-4 v"??
FRENCH OFFICER WITH THE BOERS.
Colonel He Villeltoi* Murrall Claim* tlic ^
Cretllt For the Colcnso Victory.
Tauis (By Cable). Tiic Liberie publishes
a letter from Colonel Do Yillebois Marouil I
ilescribin^ his experiences with tho Boers, i I
m which he says that the Transvaal Gov c
rfll ic'
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coi.iinkj. < .?ust tk villebois masecil. ^ ' <?
^'Genorul Joubert's French Chief of Staff.; ; j1
eminent, by an offitiial nnaouncetnont
printed in the Yolksstooi, recognized that :
the iiouor of the Colenso victory belonged i
to himself, ho having, as Chief of Staff, I P
prepared the battle and boon present j n
thereat. jr
ST. LOUIS FIGHTS FOR LIGHT. | ? :
rollco Called to Protect tl?e House of
Delegate* From a Mob.
St. Lori>?, Mo. (Spocial).?A mob attend- .
*d the meeting of the Ilouso of Delegates T
Pfl.lat* .?* H?a r'lK* llnll in AAmnAl if ffttfllffl I
steps to relight the eitv and public institutions
in accordance with resolutions adopt- SI
Btl at Thursday's mass meeting. The crowd
marched up and down shouting, "Lynch aj
the scoundrels!"
Messrs. McBeth, Blair, McPbeeters, Mc- T
Bae and"8tauard, the Committee appointed 1 v.
at the Citizens' meeting, were admitted to j
the chamber. Delegate Kellcy, a member ! m
ol the Committee on Public Improvements,
read a statement explaining the notion of j 1
the muiorit,' in failing to pass the lighting ,
bills and promising immediato relief. His i,l!
remarks were frequently iuterrupted by ; "J
shouts of "Boodle!" intermingled with j '
threats of lynchiug. ! s!
A riot alarm was sent out and tho police I
responded. They managed to keep tb? I
[ rowds in tho corridor.- moving and pre- j
rented overt acts of violence. Tho House I
then read for the ilrst time tho Couucil bill , Sl
providing for tho temporary lighting of ; ..
:hoc!ty. Oa Monday the Mil was passed L,
ivith an emergency clause and tho lights [
turned on again. st
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JULIA MORRISON FREED.
Ihaltanoog-?. Jury Acquits Actress
Who Shot Hsr Stage Manager.
tVhen the Verdict Was Announce! There j
Wan Cheerinc la the Court Ilooni
Woman Make* it S;ie?c!i,
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Cha.tto?oo:?a, Tenn. (Sp9Cial). The Jury
iith?'trial of Julia Mjprrison returned a
rerdlct of not guilty. The jurors decided I
ipon their verdict in exactly two minute?,
rhe verdict was based on the plea of etnoional
insanity and self-defense. Neither j
>f the questions was ever considered, how- j
ivr, after the jury wont out. The court
ooni was crowded. Scores of women were j
present.
The verdict aroused the crowds in the j
ourtroom to a great demonstration. |
"beers aud apnlau?e ranc out, nnd it was I
rlth great difficulty that tbn Court retored
order. As soou as quiet could bo j
tad Miss Morrison advanced to the j
peaker's platform and made a most |
Iramatle speech to the Court and the ;
.ire ?Ji.A cnl/l.
"1 to tbnnk tho Gourt and the
rentlenK-n of the jury nnl nit who wore i
nsru-uental In inv acquittal for your just J
,nd cenerous decision. May God in His |
aercy 1)9 ever as just to you and your.s as
ou have be*a to me to-day. As for tho
irosecution, I wish to say that I fully for;iv?
them, and bear them no malice for
heir strenuous efforts for my conviction, j
"As to my persecutors," she continued, !
urnintr toward Mrs. Geortjo J. Ant", the j
icautlful sister of tho murdered actor, who ;
ms overcome with emotion and suffuse I j
in tears. "I leave thorn to tliPir consciences '
and their God. To the poor bereaved sis- j
er I say that God knows that were it in
ay power to restore her brother to her I
rould certainly do it."
When Miss .Morrison had finished her
neectv. which she rendered in a dramatic
tyle. Attorney-General Donaldson made a
em and that she be held for carrying a
1stol and the case was entered, but no
ail or other formal court recoffuition was
ccorded the action.
Miss Morrison went shortly nrter hearing
he verdict to the jail, where she had a I
egular reception for h^r friends. Every !
uryman called and shook hands with h<?r, i
nd asked her for a photograph. She j
tigged the Sheriff and kissed his wife and !
hildren, and when later Colonel Joe i
ilift, her aged chief counsel, came into the j
ill parlor, sho tlirew herself on his neck
nd kissed his gray head and wopt with
3V.
Miss Morrison shot and killed Frank Lei- ,
oubeimer, leading man in the "Mr. Plas- !
er of Paris" company, on the stage in a
Ihnttnriooga theatre on the night of Sepcmoer
23, 1*93. Iler trial had heon*n proress
several days. She will leave for Xew
'nrt within three weeks.
THE ALBANY A FAST ONE.
i>\T United State* Cruiser'* Successful
Trial in British Waters.
Newcastle, England (Dy Cable).?Tho
Tnlteil States cruiser Albany, formerly ttie
Irazillan cruiser Admiral Abrouall, pur- ,
based by tho United States shortly before '
he beginning of the war with Spain. |
,'hilo under construction here, wus given j
n official trial off this port.
She showed a speed of 20.97 knots under j
r>rced draft and exceeded her contract
onditions. She is a sister ship of the New
irloans, built on tho same pattern.
The trial was under tho supervision of a
niteil States naval board, consisting of
deuteuaut-Commander Colwell, the
'niterl States Naval Attache, Chief Engieer
Norton and Constructor Gilmore.
The guns will bo on board tho cruiser,
eady for her American crew, in six weeks,
he was greotedcoming up the Tyne with
ooting from the harbor vessels and the
rew of the British training-ship Wollesley
heered her heartily.
FOUR NECROES LYNCHED.
Glvney Brother* Hanged Without Trial
for Shooting Officers on Arrest Duty.
Kitlet. Tenn. (Special). ? Four na- (
roes have been lynched as a result of tho j I
lurder of Feaee Officerss Marvin Durham ' \
nd W. D. Turner by the Givney brothers. I
'he Givnevs, who are nlso negroes, shot (
he two officials as they were escorting a '
rother of the murderers to jail,
ltogor and Henry Givney, who commit- j
ed the deed, wore at once jailed, but a '
10b of six hundred men surrounded the [
.il and demanded the keys. These were j
urreudered and the Givnevs taken out !;
nd hanged to the nearest tree. Later oa j
leuben and Frank Givney, brothers of the j!
mrderers, and accused of complicity ia 11
he crime, were captured and lynched.
10NEY LOST FROM SUB-TREASURY. j,
ongress Asked by Assistant-Treasurer
Jordan to lteitnburse illm.
Washixotox, D. C. (Special).?Congress t
as been asked to refund $2,041.7.5 lost from t
ie Sub-Treasury la New Fork City. This i
toney has been refunded to the Governient
by Assistaut-Treasurer Jordan, and j
e seeks to have Cougrrss reimburse him j '
>r the amount missing.
In a letter transmitted to Congress ny j
le Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Gage, j
fr. Jordan incloses affidavits from em- 1
loyos of the Sub-Treasury, declaring that
o clue can be discovered as to bow the '
loney was lost. Tne officials simply 1
now that their accounts are short to the (
stent nunounced, and Congress is asked
: make this good.
PERSIA MENACED BY RUSSIA.
lie Latter Strengthens Her Armaments
and Advance* Her Outposts.
Londox (By Cable).?The Calcutta corro*
londent of the Daily Mall says:
<<vrrt.?i? ?l.. _m-l_l fliof nrt I
tVUUClUd UlilUiai simcuiVUi ......
larm Is felt concerning Afghanistan is
nite true, I have good reason to believe
iat the Iudl tn Government has received
Isqnleting information regarding Russian
ovemeuts In the direction of Persia.
"Russia is taking advantage of the
ransvaal trouble to streugthon her itrmaents
and to push forward her outposts
ong the Persian frontier, with a view of
Itimate annexation, a deM-n in which
ermany would probably acquiesce In eonderation
of receiving railway coueesons."
Fourteen Browned Oft French Coast.
A fishing boat foundered off Bouiogneir-Mer,
France, in n heavy gale, nine of
le crew perishing. The bark Jeanne .
ugeuie sauk near Cherbourg and Ave per- *
>ns were drowned.
philippieb^^^
Senator Beveridge's Argument For
Holding the Archipelago.
THE REPLY OF SENATOR HOAR.
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The Senator From Indiana Point* Out the I
Value of the Island* nnd SncKe*t? a
Form of Government?.Senator Hoar \
STnlCP. a Short lienlv?Onote* Ilrnorll
i General OH* and Admiral I)?w?y,
WASRnfOTos, D. C. (Special).?Tho Important
debate which 13 expected to take
place in tho Senate on tho question of expansion
was opened Tuesday by Senator
Bevcridge, of Indiana. The new Republican
Senator from Indiana is tho youngest
member of tho body, and this was his first
speech. These facts and the knowledge
that tho question had bepn made a subject
of special study by him in the Philippine
Archipolago itself attracted wide attention'
to his address, and ho had an audience on
tho iloor and in tho galleries such as speakers
in tho Senate rarely command.
Senator Beveridge's speech in part was
as follows:
"Mr. President, the times call for candor.
Tho Philippines aro ours forever, 'territnr\r
l.olnin.irirr tn I ha TTnifpil Xf.-ltn* ' n?
tho Constitution calls thorn. And just beyond
the Philippines aro China's illimitable
markets. Wo will not retreat from
either. We will not repudiate our duty in
tho Archipelago. We will not ubandoaoar
opportunity In the Orient.
"This island empire is tho last land left
in ull the oceans. If it should prove a raistnke
to abandon it the blunder, once made,
would be irretrievable. If it proves a mis-,
take to hold it tiie error can be corrected
when we will; every other progressive nation
stands ready to relieve us."
Referring to the war, he said:
"The military situation is no reason for
abandonment. Our campaign has been as:
perfect as possible with tho force at hand.'
Wo attempted a great task with insufficient
means; we becamo Impatient that it
was not finished before it could fairly bo
commenced; and I pray wo may not aid
that other element of disaster, pausing in
tho work before it is thoroughly and forever
done.
"I am prepared to vote either to makoi
our work thorough or even now tonban-J
Jon it. A lasting peace can be secured)
only by overwhelming forces in ceaseless'
action until universal and absolutely lluaij
defeat is indicted on the enemy."
Senator Bcverldgo said the Filipinos j
were children incapable of self-govern-1
ment, and that the people were indolent'
und thoroughly shiftless.
In outlining a suitable government for ;
the islands he said the United States should'
have: I
"A Philippine office in our Department'
of State; an American Governor-General in :
Manila, with power to meet daily emergencies:
possibly an Advisory Council, with no
power except that of discussing measures (
with the Governor-General, which council
would be the germ for future Legislatures, I
a school in practical government, anil anl
American Lieutenant-Governor in each i
province, with a like coancll about him." i
He then entered upon a general defence
of the policy of expunsion. I iw".
"Sonators in opposition are e3toppeS ,
from denying our constitutional power to J \
govern the Philippines as circumstances]
may demand. For such power is admlttod i
in the case of Florida, Louisiana and >
Alaska. Does a thousand miles of ocean'
diminish constitutional power more than a
thousand miles of land?
"No.no. There Is In the ocean no constitutional
argument agaiust the march of j
the Hag, for tho oceans, too, are ours. The
great Republic, before I die, will be the!
acknowledged lord of the world's high
seas.
Senator Hoar in reply said he had lister
ed In vnln for those words which the
American people have taken on their lips
In solemn crises "right," "justice,"
"duty" and "freedom."
Mr. Hoar declared that practically every,
statement of fact in the speech was relutod
by government reports received by,
Admiral Dewey, General Otis and from!
>ther official sources.
He declared the Filipinos had thoSpan-j
hrds hemmed in Mania and the latter)
vore obliged to surrender. He quoted
General Otis, Admiral Dewey and other|
>fflcers to show that when Aguinaldo ar-1
lived la Luzon from Hong Kong the insur-tents
had an army of thirty thousand;)
hat in the island of Luzon the Philippines ;
naintuined courts, schools, municipal gov(rnments
aud churches, and that peace'
md order provalled pretty generally."
NOTED INDIAN SCOUT DEAD.
kViliiam Jackson, Served Under Miles,
Crook, and Gibbon.
Helena, Mon. (Special). Advices releived
frem the Blackfoot Indian Reserva-I
Ion In Northern Montana state that Will-'
am Jackson Is dead.
He was ono of the noted Indian scouts
lonnected with tho United States Army.
3o became a scout at the age of seventeen,
t is believed, and for many years he renlordtl
fuithfiil nnd cort*f/*A un/lap
lilies, Crook, Gibbon, uud other Indian
lghters. |
He was one of the first to roach civllizalon
with the news of the Custer massacre,
tnd his account was as accurate as the1
>fllclal report.
Democratic Leader In Consrresa.
gpfgjfe. ^
REPRESENTATIVE 7. D. lilCUABDSO*.
[He was chosen by tho Democrats ns the
minority leader in tbo Housa of Renrjfc^,
senlativcs.)