Nebraska Newspapers

    THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE
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NOItTII PLATTE,
NEBRASKA.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF. I
'. Tho noxt national livo stock Bhow
will bo hold In Kansas City.
, Tho establishment In Homo of nn
American library has boon ordered by
royal decree.
' Dr. A. W. McGaha, ono of tho moat
celebrated ministers of tho Baptist
faith In tho south, died at Huntsvlllo,
Alabama.
Tho fitters nt tho Canadian Pacific
shops wont out on strlko nt Winnipeg.
Unless tho troublo Is settled soon the
machinists will follow.
Tho report cabled to tho United
States from London that Floronco
NIghtlngalo was near death was un
founded. Florence Nightlngnlo Is well.
Several thousand bills already havo
been introduced In tho house, covering
nearly every phaso of public affairs
that has attracted Interest In tho coun
try. Tho Denver Republican prints an
lntorvlow with D. C. Packard, In
which ho says that ho has severed all
connections with tho Denver baso ball
team.
Tho census bureau has Issued a final
report on tho manufacture of salt
during tho calendar year 1809. It
shows a total capital of $27,123,304 In
vested. Miss Vivian Sartorls, tho beautiful
granddaughter of General Grant, Is
said to bo engaged to Morton Nichols,
son of Mr. nnd Mrs. Oilman Nichols of
Now York.
Tho Christmas trco Industry has ob
tained nn enrly start in Malno this
year, and already cardloada and oven
vessel loads aro going forward to tho
largo cities.
Lepers in Hawaii havo wrltton to
tho papors charging tho board of
health with neglect and misdemean
ors in connection with their supply of
food and walor.
Miss Kumpko of Chicago, who for
fifteen years past has boon assistant
nt tho Paris obsorvatory, Is going to
Sanford university ns chief assistant
to Professor Isaac Robort.
From Tomsk to IrkutBk, on tho Si
berian railway, a dlstanco of 032
miles, thero is only ono town deserv
ing tho name. This Is Krasnonrs,
with a population of 28,000.
A dispatch to tho London Dally Tel
egraph from tiofla Bays that tho sur
render at Balonlca of Miss Ellon M.
Btono, tho American missionary, and
hor companion Mmo. TBlllta, is Ira
ponding, A dispatch from Nogalcs, A. T.,
Rays that customs officials thero soil
ed a pay car of tho Southorn Pacifta1
Railroad company and placed Pay
master Robinson nnd throo others un
dor arrest on tho chargo of having sev
eral thousand contraband Mexican ci
gars in their possession.
Tho Nebraska Bupromo court accep
ted tho roport of tho referees in tho
suit of tho stnto agalnBt tho Standard
Oil company. Tho court thereby "dls-
mlssod tho suit, declaring that thoro
is insufficient ovldonco against tho
company to dobar it from tho stato on
tho grounds that it is a trust.
Tho Chcrokoo national council has
passed a relief bill authorizing din
tributlon of $285,000 among tho Chor
oke'es. This will mako a por capita
paymont of about ?10. Tho principal
chief Iiub nprpovod tho bill nnd It will
bo aont nt onco to tho presldont of
tho United Statos for his approval.
Dcs Moines and Omaha aro both
figuring on gqttlng tho noxt interna'
tlonal stock show.
Rov. J. A. Ypung, a colored Baptist
prenchor, was arroBtod at Fort Scott
by fodoral officers on tho chargo of
using canceled stamps.
Senator Dietrich of Nobraska, who
Is understood to bo an authority on
irrigation matters, is making a strong
effort to sccuro tho chairmanship of
this committee
General Albnn arrived at Colon, Co
lombia and wont on board tho Brit
ish cruiser Tribuno, which sailed
shortly after for llocaa dol Toro,
whore tho gonoral will Investigate tho
disturbance in connection with tho
treatment of two momboro of tho
Tribune's crow and other ullcgod grlov
tuiccs of British subjects thero.
Aftor Docombor 14 tho postolllco at
McCaffrey, Holt county, Nob., will bo
discontinued and mall sent to O'Neill
Becauso hor children wero ridiculed
about tholr nnmo being "Damn," Mro,
Martha A. Dnmn of Mlddleton, N. Y,
suicided by Jumping Into u cistern.
Tho presldont nominated James M,
Simpson to bo collector of intornal
rovonuo for tho district of Kansas.
John D. Rockofollor has agrcod to
donato $260,000 to Bryn Mawr college,
provided a lllto amount Is raised by
tho trustocs by Juno 1, 1002.
Carrie Nutlon, tho Kansas Joint
smashor, announced tho suspension of
her paper, tho Smashor'B Mall.
During tho month of; Novombor 3,
708.7CG pounds of coffoe wore exported
from Porto Rico, the majority of which
went to JSrofio,
iw i wn
u 1
An Exciting Eplod" Botwcoa Southorn
Statesmen,
MR. TILLMAN PRESENTS A DEPY
Challenge His Colleague tn Kuslcn that
llotli May "Unfit llielr Dirty Linen nt
Home" Sir, Mol.ntirln Scornfully Ig
nore! tho Gentleman's llnnter.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. Tho sen
ate chamber was tho sccno of a highly
dramatic oplsodo yesterday, when
Senator Tillman of Sonth Carolina
challenged his colleague, Sonntor Mc
Laurln, to resign with him on tho
spot, in order, to uso hia own lan
guage, that they might bo ablo "to
wash their dirty Hnon nt home."
Mr. McLnurln did not tako up tho
challenge. Tho incident yesterday
was tho direct sequel of tho very bit
ter controversy which aroso between
tho senators in South Carolina last
spring.
Mr. McLaurln nroso to n question
of personal privilege yeBtcrdny and
proceeded to explain that tho chargo
was a conspiracy to discredit him in
his own stato for acts and vIowb
which did not meet tho approval of
certain democratic leaders. Ho de
clared that ho was being humiliated,
nnd, according to public prints, was
to bo excluded from the democratic
caucus becauso ho had acted upon cer
tain public issues in a way which
ho considered was for tho bc3t inter
ests of tho country nnd tho pcoplo of
his state.
Ho announced himself u believer In
the old democracy and aftor donounc-
ing now democracy leaders, who, ho
said, had brought destruction upon tho
party, declared ho could rfot bo driven
from his old nllcglanco into n party
with which ho did not enro to affili
ate. Senator Jonca, chairman of tho dem
ocratic nntlonnl committee, denied
that ho had any "ulterior motives"
in jiot inviting Mr. McLaurln to en
ter tho caucuB.
Mr. Tillman roviowed tho wholo
controversy.
Mr. Hoar took occasion to express
tho opinion that it was very doubt
ful whethor both tho South Carolina
Boats In tho sonnto wero not in reality
vacant Ho contended that when the
resignations wero offered last spring
to tho governor thoy could not bo
withdrawn thorcaftor, having becomo
immediately operative.
Tho climax camo whon Senator Till
man challenged Mr. McLaurln to Join
with him in propnring tholr Joint res
ignations and handing thorn to tho
presiding officer of tho senate This
challcngo Mr. MoLaurln did not accept
and tho oplsodo was brought to an
abrupt closo by Sonntor Lodgo moving
an oxccutlvo session,
DEPOSITORS TO GET DIVIDEND
nattier Twenty Fire I'or Cent Ordered
I'ulil Monday.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Doc.' 10. Be
ginning ycstciday, creditors of tho
dofunct bunking firm of Officer &
PuBoy commenced receiving a divi
dend of 25 per cent on tholr claims.
Tho lost report filed shows that the
receivers havo on hand $119,200.GG and
that tho liabilities of Officer & Pusoy
aftor deducting preforrcd claims, sot
offa nnd sums ordered by tho court to
bo paid and without deducting tho
first dividend amounting to $577,500.70.
A dividend of 20 per cent on this
amount would bo $115,500.14, leaving
n balunco In tho hnndB of tho ro
colvors of $3,70G.G1,
Tho first dlvldond of 23 por cent
amounted to $147,GG3.51 nnd tho pay
mont of it reduced tho liabilities of
tho firm to $420,938.10. Tho pnymont
of tho 20 per cent dividend will fur'
thor decrease tho liabilities to $314,
438.02.
Tho preferred claims which havo
been paid amounted to $28,0GG.27. Tho
setoffs, aa allowed by tho court, wero
$7,435.03. Tho cash balance- In tho
hands of tho receivers, ns shown by
their first roport, was $170,041.38, and
tho receipts from nil sources stneo
then havo been $125,538.84, making a
total of $304,581.13.
Corn Harvest Alioiit Over,
WEEPINO WATER, Doc. 10. Corn
Is about all harvested. A great many
farmers cut nnd bound their corn, nnd
thnt shortened tho husking oenson,
and a good many nro now shredding
their corn, and it brings tho samo
prlco ns old. This does not show that
tho crop was Borlously damaged,
though it was cut short at IcaBt one
half. Philippine Turin Measures.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-j-Chnlrman
Payno of tho wnya and moans commlt
too yesterday prcaontod to his repub
lican colleagues of tho committco n
rovenuo tariff bill for tho Philippines,
which ho had drawn to meet tho con
dition of tho recent supremo court de
cision, The republican mombors of
tho committco met ut 10:30 o'clock to
continue tho discussion of tho general
subjoct. Tho mooting wns eoxcutlvo
and was preliminary to a full meeting.
MILLIONS POR EDUCATION
Andrew Carnegie to Mahn Donation fat
University Extension.
CHICAGO, Dec. 10. A dispatch to
tho Rccord-IIorald from Washington
says: Andrew Cnrnoglo is to give
$10,000,000 to the causo of unlvorslt)
extension in tho United Stntcs. An
nouncement of this great gift to edu
cation will bo made at tho whlto houso
on Tuesday. Mr. Cnrnoglo was hero u
few days ngo nnd took luncheon with
President HoobcvoR, whon details of
tho plan wero fully discussed.
Mr. Carncglo has thought bc3t to
creato a nntlonnl board to handle this
munificent benefaction. President
Roosovclt will probably nnmo such n
bourd for Mr. Carncglo, or at least sot
in motion the machinery which shnll
lead to n nntlonnl organization.
Mr. Carncglo Is expected hero Mon
day or Tuesday, when fuller detnlls of
this gigantic cntorpriso will soon be
come public.
Nicholas Murray Butler, who has
succeeded Scth Low nt tho head of
Columbia college, has been hero for
two days, n guest of President Roose
velt, nt tho whlto houso, nnd ho has
aided In perfecting tho plans. Mr.
Butler left for Now York, nnd beforo
going refused to give nny particulars
beyond tho Information that un an
nouncement would be made on Tues
day at tho whlto house. Mr. Butler bar
long boon ono of tho foremost cham
pions of university extension, and It
Is understood Mr. Carncglo has had
frequent consultations with him con
corning tho cntorpriso.
According to the plans propnrcd by
Mr. Carncglo nnd his ndvlscrs, tho
nntlonnl organization Is to havo its
headquarters In Washington, but its
operations aro to extend throughout
tho United States, tho work to bo enr
rled on In co-operation with univer
sities everywhere
DIRECT APPEAL TO CONGRESS
McKlnley Memorial Arch Association
Alter 1'liin nf Operation
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. Tho Wil
liam McKlnley National Memorial
Arch association has determined to
change Its plnn of operation so as Co
appeal to congress instead of tho pub
lic for tho erection of tho proposed
McKiuley memorial at Washington.
Secretary Gago offered tho following
resolutions, which wero seconded by
Mr. Thomas F. Walsh, nnd adopted.
"Whereaa, Through a resolution
presented to this committco by tho trus
tees of tho McKlnley Memorial Arch
association It is reported that a can
vass of tho country for subscriptions
to tho proposed memorial nrch In
Wnahington will bo prejudicial If not
dcstnictlvo to tho erection of a proper
monument or momorinl over tho re-
mnlns of tho Into president at Can
ton; therefore,
"Resolved, That this committco glvo
up its appeal to tho country for pop
ular contributions for tho momorinl
arch In Washington nnd turn Its ef
forts to sccuro from congress nn ap
propriation from tho public treasury
sufficient in amount to erect in Wash
ington a memorial which In a fitting
manner shall ropresent tho nation's
appreciation of tho noblo character
and distinguished public services of
William McKInloy.
"ticBoivcu, Tnnt tnis committco nc-
copt tho tendor of earnest co-operation
from tho trustees of tho McKlnley
National Memorial Arch association
to erect by tho means of congressional
appropriation tho proposed momorlal
arch In Washington.
LOCATE THE HIDING PLACE
Maocdonlnn Itrlnga Nntrl of Captured
American Missionaries. ,
SOFIA, Bulgaria, Dec. 10. Accord
ing to Information received from Sa-
lonica, Miss Ellen M. Stono nnd
Madamo Tsllka, hor companion, aro
concealed In tho vicinity of Rllo, about
flvo miles south of Dubnltzn, in Bui
garian territory. Tho nows was
brought by a Macedonian, who loft
thero Decomber 1 nnd who furnished
procUo Information regarding tho hid
ing places and tho names of tho agents
supplying food for tho brigands and
tholr captives. Tho Information is
considered roltablo enough to Justify
tho .American officials In Turkoy dis
patching emissaries to treat with tho
bandits, nnd nrrnugomonts have been
mado with tho Turkish government
for froo passago across tho Turkish
frontier, which Is vigilantly gunrded
by troops stationed at every 100 yards,
Tho Twenty-ninth battery field nr.
tlllory has been transferred from tho
department of Cuba to tho depart
ment of tho Missouri and will tako
Btatlon nt Fort Sill, O, T.
Kenrfntee doing to Havana
NEW YORK, Deo. 10. Tho United
Statca first class battleship Kenr
sargo left port today to Join tho North
Atlantic squadron. Sho was fully bun
kcrod and It Is thought that sho will
proceed direct to Havana, whero the
other Ycaslea of tho squadron nro duo
to arrlvo on tho 17th, to remain un
til tho 26th, tho program of tho an
mini winter crulso having been chang
ed that tho squadron bo allowed to
romain in Havana for Christinas.
CONGRESS TOIS WEEK
Expcot th3 Pinal Canal Laglalatloa Ee
foro tho Holidays,
PROSPECT IS POR RATIPICATI0N
Honthrrn Senntors Are Particularly Anx
ious for the Construction of the Water
way ut ICurllent Possible Dato Miscel
laneous Washington Matter.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. Tho only
measuro of Importanco which tho sen
ate has on Its calendar for tho pres
ent week is tho now Hny-Paunccfoto
treaty, making provision for tho ab
rogation of tho Clayton-Bulwor treaty
and opening tho way for tho unob
structed construction of an Isthmian
canal by tho United States. Acting
for tho committee on foreign relations
Senator Lodgo will ask tho sonato t6
go into exccutlvo session today for
tho consideration of tho troaty and
each day hereaftor until tho treaty is
disposed of. It can bo oaid that nt
this tlmo tho prospect is very strong
that tho treaty will bo ratified and
It now looks ns If this result would
bo secured after comparatlvo llttlo
delay.
Thoro will bo somp dobato and somo
features of tho document will bo
criticised as undesirable, but thoro Is
no probability of captious opposition.
Tho criticism will bo along tho Hne3
Indicated by Senators Money nnd
Bacon in tho committco on foreign ro
tations at Its mooting on last Friday.
No senator has thus far shown a
disposition to carry his discussion to
n point of ultimate effort to defeat
ratification. Tho prlnclpnl authors of
tho criticism of tho treaty nro south
ern senators, who nro generally very
anxloiiB for tho construction of tho
canal. They find that all cannl legis
lation will bo tied up until nctlon can
bo secured on tho treaty and thoy
aro on this account less llablo than
thoy otherwlso would bo to do any
thing to dolay action upon tho treaty
itself. Tho most octlvo friends of tho
treaty now claim that ratification will
bo obtained boforo tho Christmas holi
days. Beyond tho consideration of the
treaty very llttlo business will bo un
dertaken boforo tho holidays. It is
now generally agreed that tho imes-
tlon of reciprocity will go over until
January, probably without so much as
being mentioned, and it may bo added
that from being for a tlmo the sub-
cct most likely to attract early at
tention, it has taken a position among
tho matters which will not be vigor
ously urged. Whon tho reciprocity
treaties do como up for consideration
there will bo persistent opposition to
tho agreement with Franco and to
that with Groat Britain covering tho
West Indies.
Thoro is not so much feeling over
tho conventions with tho South Amer
ican republics. Tho present outlook
Is also against tho Immediate action In
tho senato looking to tariff legislation
for tho Philippines, and thor? aro
now somo indications that tho senato
will wait upon tho houso of roprcsenta
tlves in this matter. Probably tho
Chlneso exclusion net will bo reported
from committee during tho week, Tho
nomination of Attorney General Knox
will bo reported at tho first oxccutlvo
session, but immedlnto confirmation
will probably bo antagonized by ttomo
senators.
GOOD OMEN POR THE TREATY
Kucllih l'rfii V. ntures thnt It Will Bur-
nioiinr the Outruotln,i,
LONDON, Dec 9. Tho Times, In an
editorial on tho Hay-Paunccfoto canal
treaty, says It In hard to sco how
Great Britain could conccdo moro
without pretending to glvo what sho
did not posbcbs, namely, tho rights of
territorial sovereignty.
"That act," says tho Times, "would
not weaken tho objections of those
senntors to anything making for good
relations with Great Britain. As
President Roosovolt and public opln
ion seem to favor this treaty, wo ven-
turo to Bay it will surmount tho
threatened obstruction."
May Aim Iln Kidnaper,
VIENNA, Dec. 9. It Is said here
that tho man named Hnlju, who was
arrested at Sofia- December 7, and al
leged to bo tho "assassin of cx-Premlor
Stambuloff, had a hand In tho kid
napping of Miss Ellen M. Stone, tho
Amorlcan mlBBlonnry.
A portion of tho Illinois penltontlary
was destroyed by fire.
D'Annnnxln U Comlns.
ROME, Dec. 9. Aftor a tour of Italy
Gabrlello d'Annunzlo, the dramatist
will tnko "Franccaca da Rlmlnl" to
tho United States with Tomasso Sal
vlnl, tho tragedian, and Eleanor Dusc
Drilling In Austria Doomed.
LONDON, Dec. 9. A dispatch to tlu
Times from Vienna declares that at
a result of tho recent appeal to tin
public to take the matter In hand
duelling In Auttro-Hungnry Is doomod
DIPPER ON INSULAR TARIPP
Expect Homo to Fnss a Measuro to 31 t
the Situation.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. Tho house
this weok will probably pass a meas
ure to meet tho situation created by
tho Phlllpplno decision of tho oupromo
court last Monday. Up to tho present
tlmo, howovor, tho republican mem
bers of tho ways and means commit-
teco havo not decided upon tho char
acter of tho measuro which will bo
reported.
A dlffcronco of opinion exists ns to
whethor thoro should bo n temporary
enactment of tho Dingloy rates on
goods entering tho United States from
tho Philippines, or whether n perma
nent possession of tho island should
bo proparcd. It is said Chairman
Payno favors tho lattor course.
Tho republican committees will
meet ngaln tomorrow. If it is de
cided to enact a tomporary measuro
tho procedure will bo exceedingly sim
ple and it probably can bo passed In a
day. If, on tho other hand, an ontlro
schemo of tariff legislation Is to bo
consummated moro tlmo Willi bo tak
en up in tho preparation and passage.
KILL AMERICAN DESERTER
David Fagln, Negro, Who Fled to Fill-
pined, Is Decapitated.
MANILA, Dec. 9. Tho scouts from
Bengabon provlnco of Nuova Ecija
havo killed tho American negro, David
Fagln, a deserter from tho Twenty
fourth (colored) infnntry, who for
moro than two years has been load
ing Filipinos against tho American
troops. Tho nntlvo scouts decapitated
their prisoner. Tho man'B head,
however, was recognized as that of
Fagln. They nlso secured his commis
sion In tho insurgent army. Fngin
had on ono of his fingers the class
ring of Lieutenant Frederick W.
Altstaettcr of tho engineers, who was
captured by Flllrinos, supposedly un
der tho command of Fagln himself,
October 28, 1900.
Fagln Is tho deserter who has been
roported killed on several occasions.
Tho authorities nro satisfied that for
mer statements of his death wero er
roneous and that he has now bocn
killed.
HEPBURN'S CANAL BILL
ova Senator Introduces Proposition for
Waterway.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. Represent
ative Hepburn of Iowa introduced his
Isthmian canal bill, which by reason
of his being tho author of tho bill
passed last year and hlB probablo con
tinuant at the head of tho houso
commerce committee, is regarded as
tho measuro which will servo aa a
basis for action by tho houso. It differs
from the Hepburn bill passed last
year, In making tho total appropria
tion $180,000,000, Instead of $140,000,
000. Of tho total amount, $10,000,000
is mado Immediately avallablo to bo
gin work. In other respects the bill
follows that of last year, authorizing
tho president to acquire a right of way
from Costa Rica and Nicaragua, and
then to direct tho secretary of war to
begin tho construction, from Greytown
on tho Carrlbean sea, to Brlto on tho
Pacific ocean, with suitable dofenscs,
etc.
CIVIL SERVICE IN VOGUE
Weather llureau No it Operating on Strict
Merit System llasls.
WASHINGTON, Doc. 9. Tho an
nual report of Prof. Willis L. Mooro,
chief of tho United States weather
bureau, says that substantial improve
ments have been mado during tho
lari year In tho weather bureau sys
torn of wireless telegraphy. Such
progress has been mado by tho gov
ernment experimenters that, with no
Interference by private systems, sU'
tlons can bo successfully operated over
atlo ast 150 miles of coast lino and nro
now In operation along tho Virginia
and North Carolina coasts and soon
will bo Instituted between tho Farral-
lono Islands nnd tho mainland, and
Tntoosb island and tho mainland on
tho Pacific const.
T.ho syBtom of soicctlvo telegraphy
ho regards as well demonstrated theo
retically, but has not been fully tost
ed. in practice.
Ilendr to llulld n Turkish Ship.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec 9. The
Cramp Ship Building company has no
tified tho porto that it Is ready tc
commence building a cruiser for the
Turkish government nnd has asked
tho government to send officers to su
pervise tho vessel's construction.
d'Annunzlo 1b coming
Cattlemen Are KJected.
ARDMORE, Okl., Dec. 9. Proml
nent cattlemen of Choctaw Nation will
bo Boon ejected form tho reservation.
They aro regarded as Intruders by
tho tribal government and tho Indians
havo backing of tho interior depart
raont. Many cattlemen who own thou
sands of head of cattlo havo been
served with ojoctmont notices. This
ordor has produced constcrnntlon
among cattlemen. Tho stop is taken
for purposo of allotting grazing laid.
GOES
General Ohaffeo Eeports Oanses of Quaril
la Uprisings in Philippines.
REBELS TREACHEROUS IN EXTREME
Take Advantage of Humanity Displayed
by Most American Soldiers Intimida
tion that Dlsconrnges Haste In Sup
plantlutr Military With Civil Utile
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7. Tho War
department today mado public the
first nnnunl report of Major General
Chaffee, military governor of tho Phil'
lpplues. General Chaffco sums up tho
situation in tho Islands from a mili
tary point of view by Btntlng that
tho provinces of Batangas nnd La
Gunn, In Luzon, nnd tho islands of
Samnr, Mlndoro, Cobu and Bobol con-
stltuto tho area now disturbed by nny
ombodicd forco of insurgents. Ho
saya that to tho physical character of
tho country, to tho nature of tho war
faro of tho rebels, who nro amlgos
and foo in tho self-same hour, to tho
humanity of tho troops, which is tak
en ndvnntngo of by tho rebels and tho
inhabitants who sympathlzo with,
them, and to tho fear of assasslnatloa
on tho part of tho friendly disposed
if they glvo Information to the-American-forces,
is duo tho promulga
tion of tho guorrllla warfare.
Commenting upon tho plan of grad
ually replacing military with civil ad
ministration, General Chaffco says:
"Tho withdrawal of Interference
with civil affairs docs not contemplate
withdrawal of tho troops from their
stations to nny consldornblo extent.
On tho contrary, thlB should not bo
done hastily and when undertaken,
should bo gradual and moro In the
nature of concentration than reduc
tion of forco or abandonment of nny
considerable area of territory."
Ho therefore recommends that thoro-
bo no material reduction of troops be
fore January, 1903. Tho clvl' govern
ments which nro being organized
provincial and municipal General
Chaffco says, are both now and untried
and thero 1b but one certain and rell
nblo method of ascertaining the
progress of tho Filipinos in self-government,
namely, its observation by
tho army.
"In tho government of Manila for
threeo years, if tho military influence
havo dono nothing moro, it is every
where apparent that an excellent
foundation has been laid and a tur
bulent and hostilo community brought
to observe the laws and individually
bo orderly. This has been dono with
out undue harshness or great severity
of treatment of tho inhabitants."
In anticipation oC a partial concen
tration of tho troops in tho islands
next year General Chaffco submlts
estimates of cost for the construction
of quarters and barracks. Ho recom
mends that a permanent post bo con
structed nt onco in tho vicinity of
Manila for a garrison of two squad
rons of cavalry, two batteries of ar
tillery and two full regiments of In
fantry, together with a hospital nnd
Btoro house, tho wholo to bo undor
tho command of a brigadier general.
Ho gives $500,000 as a rough esti
mate of cost for this project, and says
that $200,000 should bo avallablo Im
mediately, in order to tako full advan
tage of tho dry season. For tho con
struction of pormanont quartore at
other places which may bo determined
upon ho estimates that $2,000,000 1b
required.
General Chaffeo devotes a good por
tion to tho terrible disaster which bo
foil Company C, Ninth infantry, at
Balanglga, Samar, and which, he says,
was "largely duo to ovorconfldcnco in
tho assumed pacified conditions and
in a pcoplo who to a great extent aa
yet aro strangers to and unnpprecla
tlvo of our humane nnd personal lib
erty beliefs and actions."
M'KINLEY NATIONAL PARK
Dill Providing n Ileservutlon Tract Id
Apilnchlati Mount tin.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. Represent
ative Brownlow Introduced In tho
houso a bill of tho last congress for
tho creation of a park In tho south- '
cm Apalachlan mountains. Tho bill
provides that tho park shall bo called
tho McKlnley National park nnd shall
contain 4,000,000 acres.
"Presldont McKlnley when nllvo wa?
nn ardent advocato of this park," said
Mr. Brownlow, discussing the bill.
"Tho south loves and reveres his
memory because ho did more than any
other man to unite this cnuao. That
Is why they want mo to Introduce
this bill, creating tho McKlnley Na
tional park, In grateful remembrance
of tho man."
(luubont Vlokshurg Keports.
WASHINGTON, Doc. 7. Tho navy
department rdceived a delayed cable
gram, dated November 25, stating thai
tho gunboat Vlcksburg went Into dock
for the winter at Nouchwang, China.
ThlB Information relieved tho navai
officials of quite a llttlo anxiety fo'.l
in regard to tho welfaro of this ves-
j ael. It Is explained that tho cable
facilities near Neuchw&ng aro vorj
poor and accounted for absence of information.
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