WW
Signs of the Timoa Indicate a Breaking
Down of tho Rebellion.
INSURGENTS DESERT WiTll ARMS.
Mnnlclpml Government Itnlttfc i:tnbllhed
nnd Alt In Working Admirably South
ern Port of T.uion lleliijr Opened to
Trndor-Tho Only Itoiie of Insurzcnt
JLender,
"WASHINGTON, July 19. Tho Btnto
department yesterday received from
tho Philippine commission nn import
ant dlnpatch conveying IIichc facto:
Dy tho co-opcrntlon of tho military,
municipal governments have heon es
tablished In sovon Important townH In
the provinces of Manila and Cavlto.
Those aro working ndmlrnhly and one
good effect of thorn Is that consider
nblo numhorH of the insurgents aro
constantly dosortlng and coming In,
Homo of them with arms. Tho system
will soon bo extended to other towns
which arc asking for It. Continued
hucccss la this direction will mean
tho beginning of tho end. Tho com
missioners state that tho gencrnl situ
ation as described in the messagn of
General Otis, Juno 26, excopt that a
mimbor of ports in tho southern part
of Luzon, In Lcyto and othor Islands
to tho south have slnco been opened
to trado. Dispatches from Dr. Schur
man on his return from his trip
through tho southern pnrt of tho arch
lpologo were of tho samo purport. A
disposition to accept American sov
ereignty and to welcomo our troops
was ovorywhero manifested.
Tho report of Gencrnl Otis of tho
2Cth of Juno referred to by Commis
sioner Denby In tho nbovo dispatch
stated that as a conscquonco of tho
rulny season llttlo Islnnd campaigning
was now possible In Luzon. Wo oc
cupy, said General Otis, a large por
tion of tho Tagalog country. Tho
linos stretch from Inius on tho south
to flan Fornnndo on tho north, nearly
sixty miles, and eastward Into tho
LnKtina province Tho Insurgent
nrmles havo suffered groat losses and
nro scattered. Tho only largo forco
which holdH together Is about 4,000 In
Tarlac province nml northern Pam
pungn. There aro scattered forces In hands
of fifty nnd COO In other parts of
Luzon, Cavito anil natnngns provinces.
They could possibly assemble 2,000.
Thoy aro demoralized from recent do
font. Tho most of tho pooplo aro ter
rorized by tho Insurgent soldiers, but
doslro penco and American protection.
They no longor lleo from our troops
unless forcod by Insurgents, but glad
ly wolcomo them. Thoro hns heon no
rocont burning of towns. Tho popula
tion within our lines has bocomo
donso, taking up land cultivation
chlolly. Thoy aro kept out of Manila
us much as possible, as tho city popu
lation was becoming too great to bo
cared for.
Tho only hopo of tho Insurgont
loaders Is In aid from tho Unltod
States. This In tho lntluonco which
enables thorn to hold out. Much con
tention provnlls among thorn nnd no
civil govornment remains. Tho trado
with ports not In our possession, tho
former source of Insurgont rovcuuos,
Is now lntordlctod.
A lllg Itiuli for Hlirep fluids.
OMAHA, July 19. Tho business of
tho Union Pacific land dopartmont has
boon largely Increased within a short
1 1 mo past nnd tho principal rojson
for this augmontntlon nBslgncd by tho
ofTklnls of the dopartmont of tho In
terior forbidding shoopmon permission
to food their Hocks on tho Uintah,
Wyomlug, forest toservo, which, prior
to this ordor, hnd furnished nn abun
dance of grazing for tho oxtoiulvo
Bhcop Interests In that soctlon of Wyo
ming. In ordor to furnish food for
their HocUb now tho sheep owners
havo of noccsslty been compollod to
ancuro sultnblo range and tho lands In
tho region of Summit, Wohor, Mor
gan and Rich counties, Utah, nnd IMn
tnh county, Wyoming, controlled by
tho Union Pacific land department,
have been strictly In demand.
Ah In retire Negotiations,
WASHINOTON. July 19. A cnhlo
from Colonel Donby, a mcmbor of tho
Phtllpplna commission, was rend at
tho cablnot mooting yesterday. It
showed a fairly satisfactory stnto of
uffnlrs, one of tho cabinet olllcora said,
but It did not say that poaco negotia
tions with Agulnnldo wero In prog
ress. Socrotnry Hay also had a cablo
from Anibassador Chonto rclatlvo to
tho boundary lino negotiations, but It
was not oncournglng.
Throwing off tho Tngal Yiike.
MANILA, July 19. T'.ia natives of
tho provlncos of Albay, South Camar
, luos and North CnmnrliiC3 aro ondon
boring to throw off tho domination of
tho Tngals. it
It Is roportod that there has boon
lighting between tho pooplo of tho
provlncos namod nnd small bands of
Tagnls who wore quartered upon them
running tho local governments.
In Pursuit of Trnln Uohher.
LAS VKQA8, N. M July 19. Ac
cording to tho lntost udvlccs from
tiprlngor tho ontlro community hns
boon aroused by the battlo of yestor
rtay with tho train robbers. Tho pur
suing poaso hus boon swelled to tho
mimbor of forty, and thoro Is strong
hopo of gathering In tho robbors.
Ksplorlng Wyoming (lenloglral Flold.
OMAHA, July 19. Tho Importance
nttuchod to sclontiflc exploration Into
tho geological Molds of Wyoming,
mude posslblo by tho courtesy of tho
Union Pacific railroad, Is attested by
tho fact that slxty-twj scientists,
most of whom aro connocted with tho
goologlcnl departments of America's
foremost colleges and universities,
either havo Joined tho specially pro
parod excursion which left Omaha for
Lnramlo, Wyo., going round by tho
way of Kansas City, or will Join tho
party at Kuubos City thin morning,
AMERICAN WRITERS SUSTAINED.
llngllsh 1'res With Newspaper Men nml
Against Otis nml Alger.
LONDON, July 19. Tho afternoon
papers of this city generally, In com
menting on the protest of tho Amer
ican correspondents In Manila ngalnst
tho censorship, denounce tho conduct
of tho American Philippines campaign
us It has been managed by Secretary
Alger and Major General Elwoll S.
Otis.
Tho St. Jame3 Gnzotto Bays: "The
American people hnvo been hood
winked by Its general and Its admin
istration, who have kept up n series
of suppressions of tho truth nnd sug
gestions of tho fnlso of Russian Inge
nuity nnd thoroughness."
The Pall Mall Gazotto says: "Tho
correspondents havo done their duty
to tho public ns Journalists and gentle
men should."
Tho Times In Its lending editorial
article today Bays: "Alger has run
tho war ofllce as n political machine.
Military posts havo boon bestowod
upon political friends without regard
to fitness or tho Interests of tho coun
try. Dishonesty nnd corruption have
been rampant whorovor thoro was
nubile money to bo handled. Amer
ican soldiers were killed by thousands
on Amorlcan soil by such agencies
ns embalmed beef nnd scandalous
neglect of clomentury sanitation. As
tho head Is, so wo expect subordinates
to bo. They wero chosen without rc-
gard to fitness, but with every regard
to nolltlcnl sorv ce. Nnturallii tnoy
act ns tho politicians they nre, rather
than as sold ers nnd administrators,
which they aro not. Tho now Imperial
policy of tho United States Is thus dis
credited by association with n system
of moro than common corruptntfls.
McKlnloy, for some reason or other, Is
Incnpablo of ridding Himself or mo
Incubus of his secretnry, who, evi
dently regarding himself as having
dm tiroslilnnt In his Docket, serenely
defies tho public Indlgnntlon that haa
boon aroused by his mismanagement."
No Pay Blreak nt Koyukuk.
8BATTLK, Wash., July 19. H. S.
Shorman and F. F. Stoddard, who
wero members of a party of thirteen,
organized nt Syracuse, N. Y., returned
from Alaska on tho Itoanoko last
night. Tho spent tho winter In tho
Koyukuk district. Mr. Shermnn, In
speaking of mo country, said that col
ors could bo found nlmost nnywhere,
but thoro was no pay strenk that they
could nnd. No nuggots could bo
found of tho bIzo of n plnhoad. Thoro
was a great amount of prospecting
dono in ovory direction by tho thou
sand mon who spent tho winter on
that river.
Sherman thinks that tho gold dust
must bo Bomowhcro In that country,
though they could not find It. Out of
a Inrgo number of men In nnd about
Bergman nnd New Arctic City only
sixty remained behind to prospect
through tho summer.
Ah soon ns tho season opened tho
disappointed miners began to scatter
nnd most of thorn bended' for tho out
stdo. Provisions nnd usppllefl being
offorod for aalo on all Bides, becamo
almost worthless. Klour was Bold as
low as $2 por 100 pounds around Uerg
man, and as to clothing nnd othor
supplies tho minors could scarcely glvo
thorn away. Thoy traded them to tho
Indians und tho few minors who con
cluded to stay for nnythlng thoy could
got.
Tho romnls of F. Chubb of Fulton,
N. Y who died last winter on tno
Koyukuk, wero brought down on the
Itoanoko.
Drnth lleport From Culm.
WASHINGTON, July 19. Tho fal
lowing hns boon received at tho war
department from Gonoral Ilrooko
HAVANA, July 19. Death report
Kith: Qiiotnados, Farrier William Nea
ry, company 11, Sovonth cavalry, ty
phoid, died 15th; Puerto Principe,
Sorgoant William Lappln, eompnny F,
Fifteenth Infantry, died nt Clego do
Avlln, 14th, pornlclous malarial fever;
unnsslgncd recruit, John Fltz, Fif
teenth Infantry, died 11th, yollow fe
vor. Now Machine duns for I lie Navy.
WASHINOTON, July 19. Tho nnvy
dopartmont has received tho llrst halt
of nn order for 100 now machine guns
of n now typo, tho most powerful In
tho possession of nny govornment.
Thoy nro ono-poundora, enrry an ox
ploslvo shell and enn flro 250 shoUt a
minute. They nro cooled by a wator
Jacket and It Is said that they can
put fifty shots into tho head of a bar
rel at half a mllo In a quarter of a
minuto.
Acting Secretary of Wnr.
WASHINOTON, July 19. Oonernl
Miles wub very busy yontirday In the
discharge of tho full duties of tho sec
rotary of war, In addition to thoso
which fall upon him ns commanding
gonerul of tho nrmy. He recolvod
frequent communications from tho bu
reau chiefs nnd also had personal con
ferences with Adjutant Gonoral Cor
bln, Quartermaster General Isling
ton, Surgoon Genoral Sternborg nnd
tho chlof of ordnance.
Imported Negroc Stampede.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. July 19. Tho
Georgia negroes Imported to Ishkooda
mines to tako tho places of strikers
have stampeded as tho result of tho
assassination of ana of tholr number
nnd tho wounding of tour others Sat
urday night. Another lot of Georgia
negroes, about 200 In number, arrived
laBt night nnd woro taken to Ishkooda,
but when they woro Informed of whnt
hud happened, thoy, too, commonced
to Ioavo.
Consul Will lleport on Trull.
WASHINGTON, July 19. Ralph M.
Kasloy of Chicago, secretory of tho
Civic foderatlon, today culled at tho
state department and Bocurod Its as
sent to n suggestion that our coauls
In Europo bo nskod to respond to a
series of questions regarding trusts
and combinations. Tho questions to
bo propounded havo boon mndo public
by tho promoters of tho trust confer
onco to bo hold nt Chicago Soptombor
13, Samuol Oompors of tho Fodora
tlon of Labor and Chairman Knapp of
tho Interstate commerce commission,
have agrood to addrass tho conference.
?nnraw
i' i nit
if
Ovor Two Thousand Names Since tho
10th of July.
A STATEMENT FROM COL. WARD.
(len. Corhln It SI noli Gratified With tho
Progress thus Far Madu Tin Ten
Itcglment Will lie Complete by the
lfltli of A iif; tint.
WASHINGTON. July 19. Colonel
Wnrd, chief of tho recruiting station,
has prepared a statement showing
that Blnce recruiting began, July 10,
for tho Philippine volunteer sorvlco,
tho total enlistment to dale has heon
2,208 men of whom 504 wero recruit
ed yesterday. Tho statement docs not
Include nny of today's recruiting.
Tho recruiting by regiments Is nfl
follows: Twenty-sixth Infantry, to
tal to date, 345; Twenty-seventh In
fantry, 210; Twenty-eighth Infantry,
358; Twenty-ninth Infantry, 78; Thir
tieth Infantry, 291; Thirty-first In
fantry, 4G8; Thirty-second Infnntry,
220; Thirty-third Infantry. 67; Thirty
fourth Infantry, 97; Thirty-fifth in
fantry, 24.
Tho Thirty-first Infnntry, com
manded by Colonel Pcttlt. with head
quarters at Fort Thomas Ky leads
In tho recruiting, with tho Twcnty
sovonth Infantry, Colonel Hell com
manding, headquarters at Camp
Meade, a closo necond.
General Corhln nnd other officials
of tho war department Bny that ihoy
aro very much gratified with the pro
gress made, especially when It In i:on
Bldored tho work already perfor.nod
wns dono nt tho regular nrmy sta
tions and before tho special volunteer
stations hnd boon put Into actlvo op
eration. Gencrnl Corhln nays thnt the
number of volunteers nlrcady obtained
satisfies him that tho ten volunteer
regiments will bo completely organ
ized by August 15.
Mnrtlnrll lino Not Ileen Item lied.
WASHINGTON, July 19. At tho
npoBtolIc delegation toduy denial was
given to tho dispatches stntlng that
Mgr. Martlnelll, tho papel dclegato
hero, hnd been recalled to Romo nnd
that ho would hcrenftcr bo chief sec
retary of propaganda. Tho "fact Is
cited that Informntlon hno recently
como of tho appointment of Mgr. Lul
gl Veccln ns chief secrotnry of tho
propaganda.
I'm ii rn-A ni crl n n Trent r.
WASHINGTON. D. C, uly 19. Tho
negotiations of tho Frnnco-Amerlcnn
treaty were resumed nt tho stat? de
partment today between Mr. Kasson,
Ambassador Cnmbon nnd M. Chnrpon
tlcr, speclnl reciprocity dclegnto from
France. A distinct ndvnnce Is being
made and It Is considered settled thnt
a treaty will result from tho negoti
ations. Kansas City Strike Htlll On.
KANSAS CITY, July 19. T-oro was
but slight chango In tho situation to
day nt tho Schwarzchlld & Sulzberger
packing plant, whoro 1,000 men have
been locked out slnco last wook. Tho
carpenters' union today decided to
sign the company's ngreomcnt, but tho
rcmnlnlng 5 per cent of tho employes
holding out aro still defiant Tho local
forco was dismissed todny and the
firm continues to send its cnttlo to Its
Now York house for slaughter.
One Killed, Four Injured.
ST. LOUIS, July 19. Tho south
bound flyer on tho Illinois Contrnl
railroad, which left hero at 9 a. m.
yesterday, was wrecked nt Lenzberg,
111., thlrty-thrco miles from horo, re
sulting In tho death of Fireman
Thomns Jones and Injury to four pns
Bongors, one of whom was fatally hurt.
A. J. Klfleln of St. Louis who is not
expected to live, was badly bruised
nnd Internally hurt.
Mnll for the Philippine.
WASHINGTON, July 19. Director
of Posts Vnllle has called tho atten
tion of tho postofflce department to
tho constant growth of the advertised
list of undelivered letters for men In
tho service In the Philippines and ad
vising the public thnt mull for them
Include In the address whenever j-os-Blble
the names of tho company nnd
regiment to which the soldier belongs.
Vl.nno Cheek for llnston College,
KNTKRPRISB, Kan., July 19. Mrs.
C. IJ. Hoffman, wife of the populist
politician, has Just sent a check for
$1,000 to Prof. Thomas K. Will's col
lege of social science to be opened
soon In Boston. Mr. Hoffman Is a
great admirer of Prof, Will's theorl
and her two sons attended the Kansa
stnto agricultural college when Prof.
Will was Its president.
Convention of Hallway Agent.
MILWAUKEE, July 19. Over 200
railway agents from nil partn of tho
country arrived today to attend tho
convention of tho National Associa
tion ot Railway Agonts, which will
continue threo days. T ho convention
opened at 2:30 this afternoon. Mayor
Rose welcomed tho railway men to the
city, nnd ox-(jovernor Peck also spoko.
Itepalr for the l'hltnilelphln,
WASHINGTON, D. C. uly 19. Tho
cruiser Philadelphia, which was re
cently returned to Maro Islnnd from
Samoa, is to undergo general ropalrs
at a cost of (12,000 and then will havo
electric ammunition hoists Installed.
Big n the Kerlprnrlty Treaty.
WASHINGTON. July 19. Special
Plenipotentiary Kasson for tho United
Statos, and Socrotary In Charge Tower
for Great Britain today signed nt tho
stato department tho reciprocity treat
ies made under tho terms of section
4 of tho Dlngloy tariff net with Ber
muda and tho othor British West In
dian colonies. Tho treaties were con
cluded some weeks ago and sent to
the British foreign olllco und to tho
colonies for approval. Tho approval
having been given, tho formal signa
ture to tho several Instruments oc
curred today.
nr nvan
EVENING UP RATES ON GRAIN.
Commerce Commission Makes Occlslon
Affecting Shipper.
WASHINOTON. D. C. July 19. Tho
Interstate commerce commission In an
opinion by Commissioner Prouty to
day announced its decision In tho ctrc
of tho Grain Shippers' association of
northwcBt Iowa against tho Illinois
Central Railroad company and others.
Tho commission finds that tho trans
portation ot grnln eastward from Kan
sas City and from Sioux City and other
points In tho territory ndjaccnt to
Sioux City is subject to competition
between tho carriers, but whllo re
duced rates havo resulted from tho
competition at Kansas City, the com
petition In northwest Iown has been
more effectively restrained by an
agreement formerly In ciiect nd slnco
such ngreomant wns canceled by con
tlnuanco of rates with substantial re
duction. Tho rato on corn to Chicago from
most points In western cities Is 17
cents per 100 pounds. An examination
of tho rates nnd rato conditions for n
period of years Indicates to tho satis
faction of tho commission that a late
of 15 conta on corn from Knnsai City
to Chicago should be applied at nil
Missouri river points, but It conclude
that tho evidence Is not sufllclent to
cnnblo a definite conclusion. It does
not appear, thoy say, howover, that
tho rates on grnln from Sioux City nnd
other polntB in a limited section ot
northwest Iown nro too high.
Tho commission decides thnt tho 19
cent rnto on corn from Sioux City and
other points In ndjaccnt territory
nhould bo reduced, that tho 17-oent
rnto on corn now In effect from most
polntB In wostorn Iowa should be ex
tended to Sioux City nnl points In
Iown cast of tho Sioux City & St. Paul,
now pnrt of tho Chicago, St. Paul &
Omahn, nnd thnt a corresponding re
duction should bo mndo from othor
points In southwestern Iowa. Tho com
mission further hold that no opinion
la expressed ns to what In tho prr.per
relation of rates on whoat and corn
from Sioux City nnd ndjaccnt terrl
tory, tho difference of 4 cents which
now prevails from most shipping
polntB In that section should not bo
exceeded.
Tho complnlnts also demanded repa
ration, hut this wns denied upon tho
ground that thero Is no proof that tho
rates woro unreasonable nt tho time
thoy wero presented.
Incidentally, the commission In pass
ing upon tho case decided that tho
capitalization of a railroad to prove
consideration In u case Involving tho
readjustment of rates, should bo ac
companied by a history ot tho capital
account, tho value of tho stocy and
various securities nnd tin actual tost
and value of tho property Itself. Thoy
hold that to mnke tho capital account
of rnllroads tho measure of legitimate
earnings would place, ns n result, tho
corporation which hns been honestly
mnnnged from tho outset undor enor
mous disadvantages.
NEBRASKA IS ALL RIGHT.
The Outlook for Coming Crops Highly
Kneournglng.
MINNEAPOLIS. July 19. Frank H.
Pcuvey, who left Minneapolis a week
ago by special train, on an Inspection
trip through Nebraska and Kansas,
Intended to cover nn examination of
tho crops and his elevator properties
In thoso states and in Kansas City,
returned today. He said: "Our trip
covored tho Union Pacific lino In Ne
braska and Kansas. Wo went west to
North Platte, Nob., and from Manhal
tnn and Sallna In Kansas to Kansas
City. I found wheat better than I ex
pected to In Nebraska, and In Kansas
about 50 per cent of Inst year's yield
on tho Union Pnclflc system, which
makes a better showing than on lines
further south, however. With no ac
cident to corn Kansas will break nil
her records us a corn-producing stnte.
"In Nebraska the corn looks better
than in Kansas, If thnt is possible.
Tho farmers are Improving their lands
nnd buildings substantially and also
tholr dwellings."
Mr. Penvey Bald that tho prospect
was so oncournglng that he should
build a new lino of elevators In Ne
braska, nnd would probably add to his
system In Kansas.
As to northwest prospects, Mr. Pea
vey said: "Our private reports suggest
a splendid wheat harvest for the
northwest. It looks to mo as If good
lonuno ib ngain to stilno upon us."
Business In Vmiriuolu Depressed.
WASHINGTON. July 10. Frank B.
Ijoomls, tho Amorlcan minister to Ven
ezuela, wns at tho stato dopartmont
toduy, having recently nrrlvcd In tho
Unltod States from his post. Mr. Loo
mls BayB that business In Venezuela
Is considerably depressed owing to tho
low prices of coffee. Tho people of
tho country, ho says, are very hopeful
thnt tho rosult of the boundary lino
arbitration will confirm Venezuela's
right to tho territory, which proves to
be fabulously rich In gold, silver, cop
per and other minerals. Mr. Loomls
says that tho project for a huge canal
system to connect tho wntors of tho
Orinoco, Amnzon nnd Platto Is being
discussed, but thnt tho vast sum no
cessary to construct It, estimated nt
from $100,000,000 to $300,000,000, stag,
gers the projectors.
Voting llaptlsts Cull nn MeKlnley,
WASHINOTON. July 19 About 300
delegates to tho Baptist Young Peo
ple's union which has Just finished Its
nnnunl meeting at Richmond, Va.,
wore received by tho president In tho
oast parlor today. Thoy woro present
ed by President John Chapman of Chi
cago. Yellow Fever HltuMInn Improve.
SANTIAGO, July 19. The yellow
fover situation continues to Improve.
Ono tlenth was roported yesterday.
Tho victim was u soldier In tho hos
pital at Bonlatn camp. Only one new
enso Is reported for tho day. This Is
a volunteer nurso In tho yollow fevor
hospital who was supposed to bo an
Immune. j
Numhar of Nenr F.nllntmrnta.
WASHINGTON, D. C, uly 19. Tho
number of enlistments for the now
regtmonts yesterday was 504, making
a total ot 2,268.
.
Eo Would Employ Les3 Qnnpowdor and
More Diplomacy.
THUS WIN PHELIPINO'S CONFIDENCE
Think the Ilnckbono of the Insurrection
I llroken and thut .Now We Should
Consider tho Itcbels n Children Al
most n l'enco ut Any Price Man.
CHICAGO, July 18. A special to tho
Trlbuno from San Francisco says:
RounBcvIllo Wlldman, consul nt
Hong Kong, during n visit to Manila,
Interviewed Brigadier General Funs
ton of tho Twentieth Kansas. Genoral
Funston Is reported ns follows, refer
ring to subjugation of Philippines:
"I bellevo at present that thero
should bo a llttlo Jers gunpowder and
moro dlplprancy. Filipinos aro no
doubt Impressed by the former In a
manner thoy will remember. I think
that wo should consider thorn ns child
ren and treat with them accordingly.
Grant them somo concessions, which
aro seemingly of great importance to
them. Glvo them Bomo nssuranco and
actual demonstration of our good will
and frlondshlp for them nnd their weU
fare, win them Into our confidence. It
can bo done. And In such a way that
never again will thero bo rebellion
against us in tho Island.
"To win confidence of peoplo mis
governed ns theso pooplo havo been
under Spanish reglmo wo must glvo
them better government. A civil gov
ernment should bo established nt once,
backed up with strong military not
less than tho strength of tho military
forces now here. Tho military should
bo Independent nnd separate from civil
government, but standing ready to
carry into execution edicts and laws
of tho civil authorities, should It bo
necessary they bo called upon to do so.
"I bellevo tho backbone In this In
surrection is broken; In fact, wo havo
given the Insurgents such a sound
whipping that with any other peoplo
tho Insurrection would bo onded.
"If tho Filipinos do not glvo up by
tho end of the rainy season I am In
favor of tho govcrnmont bringing
100,000 men hero and mako short work
of ondlng any further roslstonce.
Though I bollovo n little diplomacy at
this time would go a long wny toward
Bottling tho trouble and bringing penco
nnd consequent prosperity to theso un
tortunnto Islands.
"Strango ns It may seem, I am almost
'a penco at any price' man. Whon llfo
and property can bo saved It Is nlmost
crime not to follow that rule, whatever
circumstances be arguing ngalnst It. I
am a republican, but I am an nntl-ex-pnnslonlst,
though not a blttor one
more of a mild one. I think tho ac
quisition ot Porto Rico nnd othor Isl
ands in tho West Indies will bo valu
able In tho futuro development of our
country. I think well of tho acquisition
of tho Sandwich islands. I bellevo they
mako good outposts, but whon we con
sider tho Philippines I bellevo it to be
a mistake
"Big syndicates and capitalists will
bo greatly benefited by tho retention
of theso islands, but outside ot a few
exceptional individual cases I can see
no advantago in their possession by
tho United States, The Islands aro so
thickly populated and labor so cheap
there certainly Is no Inducement for
tho American laborer.
"Thero will probably bo largo sugar,
hemp, rice and tobacco plantations,
which will greatly Increaso the extent
of exports, but with nil theso 1b tho un
derlying feeling that Is irrepressible to
a soldier who has fought ovor any ter
ritory, foot by foot, and resists tho
thought of ever giving It up and haul
ing down his flag. I havo fought In
Cuba for Independence of Cubans, but
somehow I wnnt to see Cuba part of
America.
"I am pleased with tho Philippine
country. It Is fertile, nnd tho further
we havo advanced Into the Interlc-r tho
moro beautiful and productive hag ap
peared tho land. Tho soil Is rich and
capahlo of tho best productions. I have
no doubt there nro valloyB among tho
mountains that are tho richest possi
bilities In tin world."
POR ENDING HOSTILITIES.
Insurgent Leader Are Said to Hnve
Mndo I'rnpnsnl.
CHICAGO. July 18. A upoclal to tho
Times-Herald from Washington snya:
Importnnt cablegrams havo been re
ceived by tho stato depattmont from
tho Phlllpplno commission and nt tho
war department from General Otis
concerning n new move In tho direction
of peace. Tho dispatches have been in
the hands of tho prosldent for sovtral
days, but ho has declined to mnko thom
public becnuso tho ultra-optimistic
views heretoforo recolvrd from the
samo source hnve not been bomo out
by subsequent evonts. Tho dispatches
from General Otis aro moro encourag
ing, but tho president wishes to havo
norao posltlvo results beforo making
them public. All that can bo learned
about them Is that direct overtures
for peace hnvo boon made to General
Otis by Agulnnldo and some of his
principal loaders. It Is said by a cab
inet official today that If the promises
are fulfilled tho volunteort now blng
enlisted will not bo needed.
Negron Flee From the Mine.
BIRMINGHAM. July 18 Tho Geor
gia negroes lmportod to Ishkooda mlno
to take tho places of strikers havo
stampeded from that place aa tho rosult
of tho assassination of ono of tholr
number nnd tho wounding of four oth
ers Saturday night.
Another lot of Georgia negroes,
about 200 In number, nrrlved last night
and were takon to Ishkooda, but when
they wero lnformod of what had hap
pened they, too, commonced to leavo.
Minneapolis Make a Onln.
MINNEAPOLIS, July 18. Tho popu
lation of this city, based on tho new
dlroctory, is 220,000. Tho directory
contains 97,800 names, an Increase of
1,050 over last year. Tho multiple used
la 2Vi. Tho directory people havo ex
ercised unusual care and claim to have
tho names of none but bona fldo resl-
2 5008' Ba'n ,D popu,ntlon 18 nbout
THE AUTO IS ON THE WAY.
Mr. and Mr. Davl IU pi illy Moving A
Westward.
AMSTERDAM, N. Y., July 18. Mr.
and Mrs. John D. Davis arrived hero
In their automobile this evening after
tho most successful day's run slnco
thoy started from Herald Bquaro on
tholr way to San Frauclsco.
Starting from Albany at 2 o'clock
this afternoon, two stops ot forty min
utes each wero made, and this placo
was reached at a quarter beforo 7
o'clock.
Speed of twenty miles cn hour was
maado on smooth stretches of road,
nnd an averago of twolvt to fifteen
miles was mado on fair roads.
Leaving Albany ovor tho North
Boulevard tho automobile was paced
by a largo number of wheelmen, many
of whom tlrod ufter going a few miles
nnd dropped back, Others kept tho
tourists company for a longer dis
tance nnd ovor tho finely macadam
ized road attained a speed ot twenty
miles nn hour.
Somo of tho pacemakers led Mr. Da
vis astray by taking him on tho La
tham Cornors road, and tho error was
not discovered until two and one-halt
miles had been traversed. Tho auto
mobile was at onco turned about und
soon regained tho lost road, but this
llttlo Bide trip caused a delay ot twen-ty-flvo
minutes.
Mr. and Mrs. Davis took luncheon
nt a farm house, occupying forty mln.
utos. They wero nlso dolnyed forty
minutes by a heated piston.
Tho nutomobllo Is running nlcoly
now. thoro having been no mishaps.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Davis are feeling
well, although Mr. Davis Is a trlllo stlfl
from n recent fall and tho constant
operation of tho carriage.
Ho said: "Wo will remain hero to
night, and start for Utlca early In tho
morning."
A LONG LIST OF DEAD.
Quite b Number of Fatalities, Alt hut
Two From Disease.
WASHINGTON, July 18. Tho war
dopartmont has received the following
from General Otis:
MANILA. July 18. Adjutant Gen
eral, Washington: Following deaths
have occurred slnco last report: Dys
entery, July 8, James J. HIgglns, cor
poral Thirteenth regiment Infnntry,
Company H; George W. Warrington,
Compnny I, First Colorado; Ernest
Woldoff, Company I, Third regiment;
July 13, Ludwlg P. Mohlln, Company
B. Twelfth regiment: July 14, Hnrry
J. Rclslg, Company M. First Colorado.
Drowned, accidental. Juno 24, Michael
Sullivan. Company M. Ninth Infnntry;
July 4, Goorge J. Wilson, Company E,
Sixteenth Infnntry. Death from ty
phoid fover, July 7, August Nolte,
Compnny A, Fourth Infantry; nephri
tis, John Qulnlan, sergeant, band,
Eighteenth Infantry; homlplegln. July
13, Wllllnm Hodgo. Company C, Four
teenth Infantry. From wounds In ac
tion, June 28, Frank A. Duval, Com
pany F. First Colorado; death occurred
on Relief, Nagasaki. .
The Worst Is Yet to Come.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.. July IS.
The Times tomorrow will ray: Accord
ing to H. Hnskorvlllo Mason of Lon
don, who Is now at the. West hotol, tho
worst la yot to come In the Philippines
Mr. Mason has spent considerable tltiflfj
during tho last five years ut Manila. '
"At the most conservative estimate,"
ho said, "I think that wo will not see
nn end ot tho fighting out thero In less
than four yours. Thoro wore not
enough regulars or trained troon to
start with. It takes at 'cast a year's
sorvlco to make regulars cut of volun
teers. "I think It will take at loast 100,000
mon to accomplish what this country
set out to do In tho PhiliDpInos. Gen
oral Otis has about 40,000 poldlors and
I doubt If ovor 12,000 aro fit for actlvo
service. Opposed to theio Agulnnldo
has nbout 26,000 men, and they are woU
supplied with 25,000 guns."
Ileelprnclty Negotiation.
WASHINGTON, July 18. Tho pros
ont week closes the period of two
years proscribed by tho Dlngley tariff
law within with reciprocity treaties
may bo negotiated, and as a result
thero Is much activity in thoso foreign
quarters having reciprocity negotia
tions ponding. Tho most important
negotiation is thnt on tho Franco
Amorlcan treaty. Last week the nego
tiations had reached a rather critical
stago, as neither side was qulto satis
fied with what had heon given. But
today tho prospects havo been bright
ened materially and It Is said In high
official quarters that there Is every
prospect of a final and satisfactory
conclusion of the negotiations. Threo
treaties with Groat Britain relating to
the West Indian colonies of Jamaica,
Bermuda and Guiana also remain to bo
signed.
The Fres Will Win Out. ..
LONDON, July 18. Most of tho pa
pers comment on tho Joint statement
of tho American correspondents In Ma
nila regarding the censorship there.
Tho Times says: "Gonoral Otis can
not conceal nor oxplaln away the great
fuct that he falls "to bring thq war to
an end. He might Just as well cease
playing the ostrich and allow the cor
respondents to tell tho public what
tney see."
Tho Dully News says: "Tho moral of
it Is that the correspondent will turn
when you tread too hard upon him,
and that his determination to let the
cat out of tho bag may still provo a
blessing to modern states."
Snys Mr4. IMeh Is Insane.
AUSTIN. Tox., July 18. A spoclal
from Corslcanu, Tex., says Dr. P. S.
Jenkins, who lived nt El Paso at ono
time, knows Intimately Mrs. Rlc. who
1b to bo surrendered to tho Mexican
government for trial on a charge of
murdering her husband. Ho says tho
woman Is undoubtedly Insane. Ho has
treated both Mrs. Rich nnd her hus
band professionally.
Mile Visits MeKlnley.
WASHINGTON. July 18.-MaJor
General Miles called on tho president
for about fifteen minutes this after
noon. Tho visit, it was stated, was
occasioned by General Miles' position
as acting secretary ot war. The mat
ters under discussion related merely
to routine business of the War department.
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