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VHS SUMTES WATCHMAN, Established April, IS50 lBe Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, he thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established Jane. 1366 SUMTER, S. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15.1899. Sew Series-Yoi. XVIII. So. 29 %\t W t tm&i at ^o %m FabHsiad Bray "STednesday, 1ST. Osteenj SUMTER, S. C, TSSHS : $1.50 pe? annum-in advanee. ? o v x s T i s K ir s s r : Ooo Square first inser icc...............00 Sf erv subsequent insertion-......... 60 Contracta for three months, or Ion ?r wil be made at reduced ratea. AH communications which subserve private interests will be charged foras ad vertierten ta. Obituaries od tributes of respects will be charged for. TILLMAN m TflE RIGHT TRICK. Scorer the Administration for its Philippine Policy. Washington, Feb. 7 -For two hoars or more the senate to day had the r solution declaratory of a policy of this government in the Philippines under discussion, but no vote was reached and the resolution went finally to the cai andar. In accordance with the notice giveo last evening, Mr Tillman (Dem ) of South Carolina addressed the senate upon the resolution mak ing a characteristic and picturesque argument Mr Lodge (Rep ) of Massachusetts foiiowed witb a strong reply to Slr. Tillman., io wuich be stated clearly and directly the conditions as they confronted the "United States in the Philippines * Mr Tillman said in opening that he had listened to the debate upon the treaty with interest, but without laking part ia it. He had contented himself witb occasional little forays and with indulging io a little guerrilla warfare "The first toing that strikes me/' said fee,4 in tbe.reading < f this reso lotion io its absolute uselessness and its cold blooded purpose-its simple .declaration of purpose to buy and sell those people of tbe Philippines for our interest and steadfastly to ignore their interests If I mistake not the trend of events the ratifica tion of the treaty promises disaster to the party respsosible for it "If it waB right/' said he. in dis cussing the changes of votes on ratification, "to defeat the treaty on Saturday, it was ri^ht to defeat it yesterday/' He said that never in kia legislative experience had he heard so many speeches against a proposition followed by so many votes in favor of the proposition To his mind it indicated that certain senators had yielded to pressure " Concaring the constitution, he de clared that the only scintilla now left of it was that which required that a treaty cooid only be ratified by a two thirds vote of the senate The ratification of the treaty, be said, had determined that fact that io law the Filipinos were rebele against the United States. If they fired ou our flag they would be regarded as rebels. Tbat was the way the world saw it However the trouble in the Philippines might terminate, the Fil ipinos woo id be regarded as patriots who were fighting for their liberty just'as much as were the American revolutionists "If any resolution is passed here we ought to pass one bringing peace to the Philippines, Dot disaster "The question now is: "Are we to take the place of Spain as task masters and tyrants V n Terning to Mr Lodge who was listening to the speech, Mr Tillman inquired if the situation in the Philippines wa not unique, was not nndoplicated any where in history ? "I think," replied Mr Lodge, ''that the situation is unique in this that the people to whom we have taken liberty and freedom have tarn ed upon os " Mr Tillman declared that the situation in the Philippines was simi lar to that which confronted Great Britain in the Transvaal and after reviewing England's trouble in South Africa, said that we wanted nothing in those islands except the power to cootrol their foreign policy "Of course," he continued, "we can seod tens of thousands of troops to the Philippines, and as the eenator from Montana, (Garter), said the other day, we can shoot those people to death ; but ought we to do it ? In it honorable for us to do it V\ Mr Tillman then read some verses from Kipling's latest poem, "The White Man's Burden " which he regarded as exactly fitted to our C3se "Every roan in this chamber, but five/' said he, "who has had to deal with the colored race voted against the treaty We of the south have borne 'The White Man's 3urden ' It was handed down to ns by your j father and mine and it clings to us like the shirt of Nessus." He maintained that we did not want ito incorporate into our citizen ship the mongrel population of the Philippines and inaugurate another race struggle in thc United States. "There are two cities in the Pacific," said Mr. Tillman, "over which our flag breaks to the breeze. Over the one it is a harbinger of peace, good will, prosperity and liberty. "Over the other-Manila-it is cold-blooded and determined-to do what "t To force upon those people a government whether it be satisfac tory to them cr not *7 The debate for the day oo the McEaery resolution waa concluded by Mr. Lodge io a brief speech in the coarse of which he stated some of the facts relating to the insurrection in the Philippines against Spain acd the part Aguinaldo took in it. Further along Mr. Lodge, spsakiog of the restraints placed upon the Amer ican forces in the Philippines, said : "Stringent orders have gone from the president to Geo Otis and Admiral Dewey to exercise the greatest care in their treatment of the Filipinos, and not by word or deed to provoke them fortnight ago Gen. Otis, in accord ance with orders received from the administration, officially informed Aguinaldo that he bad no intention of i making an attack upon the Filipino I troops. Senator Lodge concluded by reiterating his statement that it was his belief that the Filipinos had j\zde a preconcerted and prearranged attaok upon our troops at Manila for the purpose of influencing aetioo upon the treaty. Mr. T l ca an secured the floor again to read a paragraph from Maj Bell's re port oo the condition of the Filipino in surgents, and concluded with thc decla ration that the peace commissioners had gooe to Paris with the purpose of buy ing the Philippines and that it was now the purpose of the administration au thorities to kill the Filipinos like sheep. Washington, Feb 6 -lt may be that it was Admiral Dewey's sot in seizing a vessel loaded with arms for them that incited the Philippine insur gents to attack he American soldiers Saturday night, for it is understood that on* of the bitterest of their grievances was what <:hey declared the unwarranta* ble interference with their shipping. It ja ^earned at the navy department that a^out a week ago the admiral caused he seizure of toe schooner Teneng, with a full supply of such arms for the insurgents The admiral's report dis closes the last that au American and not a German owned the vessel thus used to arm the insurgents against Otis7 troops. TO REMOVE LAST DISA BILITY. Washington, Feb 7.-By a unan imous vote the judiciary committee of the House to-day decided to recommend the repeal of what is said to be the last remnant of disqualification agaiost those serving io the Confederacy The pro posed amendment is as follows : "That the sections of the Revised Statutes which disqualify persons other wise qualified from serving as grand or petit jurors io the Courts of the United States rho have taken up arms or joined io any insurrection or rebellion agaiost he Uoited States be repealed, and that hereafter oo person shall be disqualified for ar y service in any Court cr-in aoy branch >r department cf the Government of rbe United States on account of par ticipation io the civil war of 1861 and 1865 " j GOVERNORS TO GET MON EY BACK. j Washington, Feb. 9 -The senate j committee on military affairs to day j agreed to report the bill introduced j by SeBntor Fairbanks for the reim j bursement of governors of States for ; moneys expended in connection with the recent war with Spain The bil j is amendatory of the act of July 18, ! last and extends the provisions cf the j Act so as to include expenditures raa'le subsequent to July 8 and prior j to August 12, 1898 The committee ! marie several amendments, one of ! which provides that old claims cf the 1 government against States shall not j be used to offset these war claims, ; and another providing for reimburse ! ment on account of claims growing I out of the enrollment cf individual men who were not members of mili tia organizations, and also, for the settlement of claims growing out o the enlistment of the immune 3nd cowboy regiments. The r>ew Auto-Truck Co , of New York city, will soon create a revolution ir cab riding io the merropotis They claim that they can earn ten per cent , with which they wilt be satisfied, and put fares as low as two and a half cents for a distance of five, ten and twenty blocks If yon hare cotton eeed to sell, call on me. I will pay you the highest market place. W. B. Boyle. Agoncilio Talks SAYS OTIS WAS ORDER ED TO BRING ON A FIGHT AT MANILA. Montreal, Feb. 8 -Juan Lana and an unknown Filipino arrived this morn ing. Luna is stopping at the Windsor hotel, but the unknown went to the Al bion. Luna said that he bad simply oome to visit his friend Agoncilio, and refused to talk further. Agoncilio was seen and asked about his cablegram to the junta in London. He admited that he had sent such a telegram, and inti mated that they were in a position to prove that Geo. Otis had been ordered to bring on a conflict so as to force the peace r.reaty through the senate. He said he was being kept pretty well post ed on whatever was being done against his country. Agoncilio said further that since war had been declared it would never be stopped till the Americans made over tures for peace They would be willing, however, to have a mutual conference. The principal reason why they opposed American rule was tl t from what they had seeo op to now of the American soldiers, .the Filipinos would simply be slaves. He says that he has sent six telegrams to Washington and has not i received a single reply. AGONCILLO^IN" CANADA. Montreal, Feb. 7 -Agcnciilo was kept busy to-day. Ile received about a score cf telegrams from Paris and Hong Kong, and spent some time with his secretary, replying to them He re fused to discuss their contents. Agoncilio is following io the footsteps of Carranza, and his Spanish spy sys tem, and has now a little detective force of his own. The American secret ser vice meo who have followed him and his secretary for some time are now being followed and shadowed in return by two men in the employ of the little Filipino. Senor Agoncilio has shut up like a clam Yesterday he 6poke freely ; to day -he will not talk about anything to outsid ers. The impression here is that if the Uoited States Government desires to have Agoncilio leave Canada they have only to request Sir Wilfred Laurier to have him go - lim 'mm AGUINALDO'S WAR PROCLAMATION. Aguinaldo, the rebel leader, issued two proclamations on Saturday and Monday The first says : "I ordor and command, "First, That peace and friendly relations with the Americans be broken ard that the latter be treated as enemies, within the limits pre scribed by the laws of war. "Second, That the Americans cap tured he held as prisoners of war. "Third, That this proclamation be communicated to the consuls and that congress order and accord a suspension of the constitutional guar antee resulting from the declaration of war." Aguinaldo's proclamation of Mon day says the outbreak of hostilities was "unjustly and unexpectedly provoked by the Americans," refers to his manifesto of January 8 pub lishing the alleged grievances of the Filipinos at the hands of the army of occupation and the "constant out rages and taunts which have been causing misery to the Manilans," and refers to 4 the useless conferences' and "contempt shown for the Filipino j government" as'proving a "premedi j tated transgression of justice and J liberty." j The rebel leader also refers to the former iosnes of the Filipinos, but j says "slavery is bitter,'' and calls upon them to "sacrifice all upon the altar of honor and national integrity." He insists that he tried to avoid, so far as possible, an armed conflict, but claims that all his efforts "were useless before the unmeasured pride of the Americans." whom he charged as having treated him as a rebel "because I defended the interests of my country and would not become the instrument of their dastardly in tentions." Aguinaldo concludes with saying : I "Be not discouraged. Our independ i ence was watered freely by the blood j of martyrs, s.nd more will be shed in I the future to strengthen it. Remem j ber that efforts are not to be wasted ! that ends may be gained. It is in ;' dispensable to adjust our actions to I the rules of law and right and to learn to triutr.ph over our enemies." The failures reported in January were smaller 'han usual. The volume of business was beyond all precedent. I The epidemic of consolidations was enormous. Of course much barm will be done Wheat has declined 5 cents in a week, sod corn half a oeut There is a stroog market for cotton goods. Kxports very heavy. Failures 224 against 335 last year for last week. The south had 58 against 96 iast year. OTIS SUMS UP RESULTS Says the Filipino Leader's In fluence Around Manila Has Been Destroyed. The Insurgents Again Smell Amer ican Powder. Washington, Feb. 8.-The war department to-day received the follow ing dispatch : Manila, Feb. 8. Situation rapidly improving. RGCOD noissanoa yesterday to sooth several miles to Laguande bay, to southeast eight miles, driving straggling insurgent troops in various directions, eneountering no decided opposition ; army disintegrated and natives return ing to villages displaying white flags. Near Caloacan six miles north, enemy made a stand behind entrenchments, charged by Kansas troops led by Col, Fuoston. Closed encounter resulting in rout of the enemy with heavy loss. Loss to Kansas, Lieut Alford killed, six men wounded. On the 4th Aguinaldo issued flying proclamation charging Americans with initiative and declared war ; Sunday issued another calling all to resist foreign invasion ; his influence throughout chis section destroyed ; now applies for a cessation of hostilities and conference ; have declined to answer. Insurgent expectation of rising in city on night of 4th unrealized Provost marshal general, with admirable dis position of troops, defeated every attempt. City quiet ; business resumed, navites respectful and cheerful Fighting qualities of American troops a revelation to ail inhabitants. Otis The Movement on Iloilo What the Insurgent Forces Are Doing in the Vicin ity of Manila. Washington, Feb. 9.-AU that Gen. Otis had to report to the war depart ment to-day related to the casualties that have occurred so far among the American troops as the result of the actions since Saturday night. Matters in Luzon are now io a state of tem porary quiet apparently, and one of the officials who knows as well as anyone what is going en said this afternoon that be did not expect to hear of import ant developments in the Philippines for the next four or five days. Secretary Alger repeated bis statement made yesterday to the effect that he had sent no instructions to Gen. Otis, < cd in answer to an inquiry as to the projected movement towards a landing at I oi o, added that if Geo. Miller bad been ordered to make a landing the order must have been given by Gen. Otis, for it had not gone from the war depart ment. The impression prevails, bow ever, that this movement is already under way, and it would not be surpris ing to bear within the next two days that it had been executed. Admiral Dewey was heard from this morning to the effect that be had found it necessary to clear ou;, all armed insurgents st a little village wbicb commanded the land approaches to his naval station at Cavite. The action was thoroughly approved at the navy department. DEWEY'S REPORT. Washington, Feb 9 -The navy department received the foiiowiog dis patch : Manila, Feb 9. After continued interference and intimidation of our workmen, I ordered armed iosurgeots to leave Sao Roque by 9 this morniog. They left during the night, a few remaining, who barned the village this morniug. It is now oocupied by our troops. All quiet. Dewey. San Rcqoe is a village on the oeck of land connecting Cavite and the mainland of Luzon. INSURGENTS MASSING. Manila, Feb. 8-4 p. m.-All 3 quiet hero to-day. Thc Filipinos are lying low except on the extreme left j and right. They are evidently concen trating between Caloocan and Maiabon [ Judging from appearance, thc Filipinos j are being reinforced by better drilled j men from thc northern provinces In J front of Caloocan they &rc as thick as a swarm of bees. The American troops fee! the heat ai j midday io the open, but they ere ans- j iocs fo proceed. Thc ( aldiers impa- j tiect of restraint while in sight cf the j enemy. The Filipinos are still entrenching j themselves oo the left of Caloocan Sergt. Maj Smith of the Tenne.-secs has been ordered te proceed io the Uoi ted States by the next transport as an escori to the remains of Col. Wm. C Smith of the First Teonessee volunteers, who died of apoplexy during the recent battle with the Filipinos. Manila, Feb. 9.-5 50 p. m.-The natives, fearing the Americans were about to make an attack on or bocbard VHS SUMTES WATCHMAN, Established April, IS50 lBe Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, he thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established Jane. 1366 SUMTER, S. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15.1899. Sew Series-Yoi. XVIII. So. 29 The War Board's Report Completed. CHARGES OF MILES FIND NO CREDENCE. Commission Severely Criti cises His Statements. Washington, Feb 8.-Tbe war investigating commission has now completed its labors and its report will be in the bands of tbe president to morrow. The report of tbe commission is a voluminous, document of 150 printed pages. Tbe report makes an important feature of the beef issue and dismisses as a general proposition tbe charges that have been made against the beef furnished the army. It finds, it is understood, that most of the beef was such as could be properly furnished as an emergency ration, pointing oct that the evidence showed it never was intended to be anything but an emergency ration. It says there were only two witnesses who really testified against the beef, Gen. Miles and Maj. Daly, tbe chief surgeon who made the report, regarded as the most sensational, forwarded to the commission by Geo. Miles. As to tbe testimoney of these two witnesses the commission, it is under stood, gees on to point out the mass cf evidence submitted to the contrary as offsetting this testimony. As io such : of tbe canned beef as was found to be objectionable the commission points oat the effect of the tropical climate io producing liquefaction of the fat in the meat and the consequent rendering of the contents unpalatable. Most of the beef, though, is found to have been i satisfactory for emergency use, where j fresb beef or beef on the hoof could not j be procured Tbe strictures of Gen. j Miles made public on the beef and bis j public expressions in other ways, it is ! understood, are subjected to a severe i criticism. The methods and manner of loading the transports in Gen. Shafter's j Cuban expedition are also discussed aod ! responsibility placed for the results, j The report finds that the statements j of chemical treatment made by Gen. j Miles on the authority cf Major Daly j are not borne cut by the chemical experts, j who were also placed on the stand. It ! auotes from Major Daly's testimony, ! aod shea takes up tbe testimony of Chemists Clarke of the geological survey aod Bigelow of the agricultural department, who examined analyses of j thc beef submitted and finds that as a chemical expert Major Daly is not I supported by other chemical authorities ; and that, therefore, his testimony ls . regarded as not worthy of credeoce. j There are also said to be some recommend ticos as to the organization of certain j branches of the army, but, it is stated, j the recommendations Are not radical. As to the administration and conduct of the war tbe conclusions of the com mission are understood to be that every thing possible was done by the depart ; ment io tbe limited time that it bad at its command in making its preparations for the war, and the report says that ! the o^oduct cf the war not only worked I oat in tbe end successfully, but in such ! a way as to be worthy of great com . mendation j The report gays that the evidence be ? fore the coTitission shnws that Secre ! tary Alge, v-xercised proper dilfgeoce and fttpsrvision, and that bis scbordi ; cates also were efficient, experienced : and faithful The commission is a unit 1 on its report, and there is co minority report. At thc outset tbe commission divided : itself into Bub-oomoittees for the sepa rate consideration cf designated branch es cf the maia subject of icquiry. These sub-reports will be added to thc principal statement of conclusions band* ed to tbe chief executive. Go to H G Oateeo Co. fer pretty Paper Doi'.s, ' dies, misses and babies. If you TAU. your machioe made oew : .bring it to Randie. . Habaoa, Feb. 8 -It is reported that at a ?ecret meeting of the executive committee cf the Ceban assembly, it was decided that the comrattte will not welcome Gen Maximo Gomez to the city, that it will not be present when he arrives io Habana, and further, that if Gea Gomez dees cot gc before the committee and explain his reasons for accepting the prooositiocs of Robert P. Porter, the representative of President McKinley without consulting tbe com mtttee, bo will be officially notified upon the part of the committee to appear be fore it and explain bi? conduct ? BAKING *?* POWDER Iccious and wholesome DER CO., NEW YORK. a