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WAR ITEMS.

In view of the recent capture of the
Philippine islands 10y our navy the
following historical and statistical
information from the Wichita Beacon
will be of general interest.
'AREA-The Philippines cover ia,
326 square miles, all but.2, 900 square
miles OF the total Asiatic colonial pos
sessions of Spain. The total number
of the islands is about 1000. They
are all small with the exception OF Lu-
zon. Luzon, or LucOn, as it is called
in Spanish. has an area of 40,024
square miles, has population OF
more than 5,O00,O 900 and is the source
of the largest revenue from these is
lands. Mindanao is the second larg-
est island in the group. and has an
area of 1850 square miles.
POPULATION The population is
about 100000. This includes the
Spanish army and navy. The native
inhabitants are of the Malay race,
and there are few tribes of Negritos.
One-seventh of the people have never
been conquered by Spain. The native
Malays, or Tagadays, have been
crossed with the Spanish, and a large
art of the people are half-breeds.
These, like the Cubans, hate the Span
ish, and have worked with the natives
TO throw off the Spanish yoke.
sCITIES-Nanila is the capital of the
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islands and of Luzon. 1t is the larg-
est city and has population of 154,
O62. Other important towns are Laoag
80, 642: Lipa, 43,3OS; Banang, 35,59S;
and Batangas, 35, 5S7.
REvENUES-The revenues to Spain
from the islands, as we'll as popula-
tion, has always been given out false
ly by the government. The estimated
revenue for 1895 was $40, 1899 200, and
the es penditures were s13, ,2SO, 13O.
There is an export duty on tobacco,
and every article is heavily taxed on
being imported. The duty on muslin
and petroleum is 100 per cent of the
cost.
HISTORY Philippines have been
subject to Spain since 1860, but it was
not until 1929 that Spanish rule was
finally acknowledged. To this day the
Negrito tribes in Mindanao have no
communication with the Spanish.
GOVERNMENT-Thec colonial govern
ment is administered by Governor
General and Captain General.
There are forty-three provinces ruled
by Governors, Alcaldes, or command
ants, according to their Importance
and position.
TAXATION-The Spanish have been
outrageously severe and the natives
have been oppressed by fearful cruel
ties which Spain alone knows how to
inflict. The income tax has been col
lected from persons who have no in
comes, and the poll tax is enormous
and cruel.
REBELLION-The insurrection came
two years ago, and since then the cru
elites, butcheries and torture which the
people have suffered have been indie
scribable. Blanco slaughtered the
poor people right and left, but even
this monster was not savage enough,
and Spain recalled him to send the
fend Polavieja to the islands. The
horrors of Spanish rule in the Philip
pines are inconceivable to civilized
minds. Still, the insurrecti onists have
been fairly successful and in the few
fights that have taken place the Span
ish have suffered considerably.
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The republican papers announced
that in the clash with Secretary Alger
on the question of admitting old sol
diers to the volunteers, Gov. Leedy
made a fool of himself, exactly one
day too early. Secretary Alger has
since fallen into the idea of Gov. Lee
dy on the subject and hence, according
to the republican papers, he is making
a fool of himself too. 1t is entirely
probable, Judging from the results SO
far attained by the governor, that the
men who have made fools of them
selves are the republican editors
Dave Leahy in Kansas City Tim S,
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LEEDY SUSTAINED.
The Secretary of War Revises His
Opinion Relative to the
Militia Question.

Washington April 30.-( Special to
the Kansas City Journal.) At fhe
outset of hostilities with Spain, when
the mobilization of American troops
was first brought under discussion, the
impression prvailed at the war depart
ment that the volunteers would be cal
led into service under substantially
the same conditions which governed
the enlistment of men for the civil war.
The leading officials of the war de-
partment themselves became respon-
sible for encouraging the belief that
the state guards would be called into
service as militia organizations. The
result of this misunderstanding was
shown here on monday, when the Ma
tional guard of the District of Colum-
bia, after preliminary examination
of it's able-bodied men, and several
days spent in concentrating it's force,
marched out of town with flags flying
and bands playing, to camp on the ex-
tensive grounds of the Soldiers home
and they were overtaken by couriers
from the War Department, on the
road. and ordered to go home and dis
band.
This change of plans originated in
the judge advocate generals Office
where the constitutional as we'll as the
t ical questions involved were care
fully considered. Representation ons
we're made to Secretary Alger that the
Federal government could not call out
the militia for foreign service under
the constitution. Secretary alger re-
piled that the militia had agreed to
waive the constitutional RESTRICT ons
and could be relied upon to respond
to the call for service in Cuba Or
whenever called upon.
This was not questioned, but hypO-
5netical cases were put to the secretary
and to General Miles, which resulted
in the determine nati on to be strictly gov
erned by the constitution, and to en-
list volunteers on the same general
plan as regulars, organizing them into
Federal battalion and regiments and
allowing them to retain only their off,
GERS as commissioned by the govern.
Ors of the states.
II is not to be inferred that militia
| organizations cannot offer themselves
as a body, if they can pass the physi-
cal muster, but the government re-
serves the right reject them all, and
enlist outsiders in their places. In
other words, each man must enlist as
an Individual. and bodies of organ
| lied troops viii not be accepted in
| their original character. That is what
is meant by the statement that the SAT-
est place for those who do not desire
| to enlist is in the militia. vocate.
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The Wichita Eagle says the world
is anxiously waiting to hear Gov.
Leedy's opinion of Dewey's victory.
The governor was the first executi We
on earth to'ratify it. The moment the
news arrived in Kansas he ordered
twenty-one guns fired in honor of it.
That's what the governor thought of
the victory, and the Eagle can make
the most of it.
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Gov. Leedy has taught Secretary Of
War Alger a great many things about
the rights of states and the rights of
citizens in times of war. The most
creditable and satisfactory thing in
connection with these difficulties is
that Mr.. Alger has invariably con-
ceded that the governor was right.
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That heavy cannonading that was
INDUCED in at Manila on May l, didn't
hurt Kansas any. Il brought about
five inches of rain to the state. If
Samson holds on with his fireworks
until about August l, Kansas will
have the biggest corn crop in history.
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The republicans who are wasting so
much sympathy on Jerry Simpson for
his course in congress had better re-
serve a little of it for home consump-
ton. They will have use for it after
Jerry has had about one whack at them
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The Populist convention at Hutch
inson last week adopted resolutions
endorsing the last national platform
of the party, the present administra-
tion and Jerry Simpsons course in
Congress.
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COUNTY CONVENTION.

A peoples convention is hereby cal
led tOmeet in the court housein Kinsley
on Saturday, May IA, at l O'Clock for
the purpose of electing three delegates
to the congressional convention to be
be held at Hutchinson, Thursday, May
10, 1898, and two delegates to the
state convention to be held at Topeka,
Wednesday, June 10.
TIE basis of representation is one
delegate at large and one delegate for
each 10 votes or major fraction there
of cast for Judge James E. Andrews
in 1897. Under such apportionment
each township will be entitled to the
following number of Delegates:
Kinsley, IA. Brown, I.
Belpre, 4. Franklin. 6.
Jackson 3. Lincoln 6.
Logan, 3. Trenton, 3.
Wayne, 4.
All Free Silver voters are invited to
take part in the primaries.
1t is recommended that the primar-
les in the various townships be held
between and 9 p. m. at call of town.
ship committeeman on Thursday, Nav
II, 1898.
1t is further recommended the COM
mitteemen of each precinct be elected
at this primarily.
G. F. Tassel, Chairman.
H. J. Noble, SEQ.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-31

! cd m, measure on the 10th Of the
month the mystery surrounding the
runcrInrs Of the native inhabitants OF
cuba In consequence M the ruconcen-
uatun orders was cnectually cleared
up by the evidence " Senator Proctor
of Vermont before the senate committee
on foreign Affairs. Senator Proctor had
visited cuba on his own responsibility,
and the trend Of his testimony was 10
the effect that the worst had not been
told oven IN the highly embelllshod ac-
counts tnnt had appeared from time TO
time In various publications. His story
made a profound impression In wash
ington aud upon the country nj iarge
and seemed to give America full jus.
tincation FOR Interference % stop the
war In cuba ~ o measure Of humanity.
The month closed with the feeling al
most universal throughout the country
that war was Inevitable and could not
be long delayed irrespective 81 the De
LONE incident and the explosion OF the
Maine. whether accidental or otherwise.
on the 2Sth the verdict ~ the Maine
court Of inquiry TO the effect that the
Names destruction was due TO an out
side explosion was communicated 10
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FEBRUARY.

Early In February Captain sigsbce
made n special effort TO entertain the
Spanish people on board the Maine. but
without surcesa. The captain ana his
officers visited the city frequently and
To all appearances Havana was AZ or
DERBY as any city In the most peaceful
times. The political air. however. was
not clear on the It'll of February the
famous or rather Infamous De LONE
letter was made public. In this letter
Senior dc LONE. tho Spanish minister to
the United States. referred contemptu-
ouHly TO President Mckinley. Senior de
Lone confessed that he had written II
and resigned. on the 18th OF the month
Senior Polo Dornhbc took the portfolio
nr spanish minister In place OF De
Lone
On the next night the battieshlp
Maine was blown up az her moorings
IN the hurhor OF Havana, and gcG OF
the Officers ana crew lost their lives In
consequence, The conclusion was roach.
ed ~ once by Americans that the de.
suucNon Of the Maine was due 10 spnn.
ish trcachory.
Meanwhile tho humanitarian napec,
Of the situation In cuba, which All
along had kept alive the symnnthios 81
the American people with the strurellnr
Insurgents, had not been lost sight on
on the 18th NJ February the house and
senate both voted. without dissenting
voice resolutions calling upon the see.
rotary OF state for full Information re.
fnrding the condition OF the roconcen.
trados IN cuba and the progress OF nu.
toh"inN' IL was well known that tho
Department of state was In noasovrlon
OF Information supplied by the United
states consula In Cuba ~ the most hnr.
rowing description respecting the wld..
spread distress throughout the island.
Two days later the house passed tho
iorilhcauons appropriation hin. and In
tho last week ~ The month passed bin
rrnNldlng FOR an Increase OF the rcFuint
army by two additional regiments Of
artillery.
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MARCH.

The De LONE Incident having hrrn
Wholly ignored by the Spanish govern.
imenl and the destruction Of the Maine
being held, automatically AZ lenst na
an accident. these two events ana not
serve TO tighten tho tension between
thq government al Madrid ana that al
washington. other occurrences. how.
ever. ala add materially 10 the strain.
Early In March the spaniards object.
"a 10 the transport " supplies for tho
starving reconccntradoa In government
warshipa ana az tho same time asked
that General Ice be replaced as consul
general TO Cuba.
snain.a great warshlp. the Vizcnya.
which lett New York the latter part
or February, lay at Havana. and ID was
known that other warshlps were on
their way from Spain TO that mort
While the Spanish Feet ~ torpedo boats
was hslng prepared To be trnnaferre TO
Cuban waters, Tho United ~ tas GOV
eminent frankly informed graln lint
Oeneral Lee would not be recalled. hlt
agreed to send relief supplies Ia CUBA
IN other vessels thnn arm Ell warsn ps
spnln's activity in buying wafships la
European shlpyards WuA an important
Item Of ncNs confirmed In the early
part OF tho month. on the iO.h tho
house unan mously voted 10 place $780,
VvopoD NJ the unqualified disposal ~
President Mckinley az an emergency
Iund FOR national defense. The vnry
next day the senate unanimously pass.
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JULY.

Desperate lighting began early on the
morning OF the LIST VI July, Shafter d.
rccting his corps In two columns for a
combined attack upon the spanish po-
sltions at III caney and San Juan ridge.
The attack at III caIny was delivered
first but failed In Its immediate object.
The divisions. Of Generals Kent and
Wheeler. In front Of San Juan ridge.
after crossing the San Juan river under
q heavy ana disastrous fire. carried the
ridge. getting position overlooking the
city OF Santiago. Subsequently III Ca
noy was captured by Lawton's division.
and the entire oorpa on July 2 concen-
trated on and behind San Juan ridge.
from which a counter assault by the
Spiniarda failed TO drive II.
Early on the morning OF the ID Gem
eral Shafter demanded the surrender Of
Santiago. Before the negotiations had
eliminated cervera's fleet had left
the harbor and had been destroyed by
Sampson's war vessels under tho I'M
mediate command OF Commodore
Schley
General Llnares. the commander OF
the Spanish forces at Santiago, haylns
been wounded during the attack OF July
2, had been succeeded by General Torai'
who agreed 10 consider the proposition
TO surrender, ana truce was declared
from day 10 day until tho loth' ON 'ha'
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AUGUST.

In August the problem n, 49,.
virtually settled BY agreement b.,.'''
the bellisercn,s. brought about lh,o..a
the friendly offices Of Frame ~.
proposals were already mad a, M,
20 by Spain through the French r,.i.
ter, NJ. cambon. on the io,b tbs ~.
ldent gave Minister Cannon ! M.
ment OF his views on the up,,,os /,
peace, citing terms substantlsliv ~.
contained In the protocol Of Auruv
on the "a Of August the term, -.
municntcd 10 Minister cambon ~.
publicly announced. and on the IN A.,
were accepted at Madrid on m, \,
SPANS reply was received hy Nislrr
cnmbon and the protocol DRAFTED ~
signed by that official on the ran =
Spain and Secretary Day fof the r,il
states. THIS protocol required sass
rellnqulsh all sovereignty over csah
code Porto Rico and other erara !.
lands In the West Indies az wen - a.,
% the I.adronea a. the United sif,,
that cuba. Porto Rico and other stss.
ish Islands In the West ladies b. lime
dletely evacuated by Spain and ihatn,
United States hold and occupy he o,y
bay and harbor OF Manila pindns h.
conclusion Of the treaty u peace n
18th OF the month Manila sur,n6,nl
TO the United States forces after b,..
bardmcnt. followed BY an army iiia,.
upon the trenches.
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700 10 600 men Killed or wounded. The
spanish fought with bravery. hut lack
ei ooolness and skill Immediately art
Or the battle Commodore Dewey cut the
cHhie' and = was many days before OIL
cal reports of the engagement We're re-
eelNed NJ Washington
Nearly the whole of May had passed
before any definite steps We're taken 10
re-enlo O. Dewey. First 200. then 100 o.,
then 5000 nnd finally 20 900 men were
assigned 20 an expedition under the
command OF General Wesley Merritt.
on the 2sd several thousand OF these
troops embarked Tor Manila. spain
also made am attempt to recover ground
IN the Philippines, and there were
strong inumnuons that European pow.
ers might take an active hand In the
aIair Il was at this time that the much
talked about Anglo-American alliance
sprung into being " being II actually
hnd. Il Is now generally accepted that
England threw her influence In the
scale IN favor Of America and the pro-
lnciei Interference by European powers
ala not take place
Other naval events Of May were the
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APRIL.

Almost every day In April had its de-
volopments In the matter OF the war
with spain. on the "a OF The month
President Mckinley held council with
the secretary of the treasury and ways
and means committee ON var revenue
measures, on the tth the navy depart.
ment ordered the purchase OF ten aux
mary cruisers, ana noxt day Consul
General Lee was ordered to return fom
Havana, which he did four days later
VA company With an the American con.
suls In cuba. ON the IN Of Aprll Senior
Hulinn' Spanish foreign minister. nol-
ned the powers that Spain had reached
the limit of international policy In the
direction OF conctdlnE the demands and
allowing the pretensions Of tho United
statos" the same day the fepresrnt-
utlVra In Washington OF Great Britain.
france, Germany Russia and Law
p.cf nted q Joint note 10 the President
Npressing The hope that peace with
spain might be presegyod. M rcn'y 10
the note the president emph tclny
stated that the war Ia cuba must cea.e.
on the 18Th Of April Consul General
Lee declared before tho senate commit.
tee on foreign relations that spanlsh
officials In Havana knew of the plot To
blow up the Maine. This statement of
General Lees added to the public cx-
citement orders were issued ON the
18th 10 concentrate an the REGULAR army
OF the United States az the gulf ports
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Two days after the skirmish a, Guam.
tanamo bay the iirSt formidable ex.
petition to Cuba sailed from Tampa Tor
Santiago. The force consisted of about
5000 troops comprising the Firth army
corps. under Major General William n.
shafter. Sampson had Informed the adj.
ministration that n land force OF about
10000 men could easily capture SANTA
- and force Cervern TO come out and
hght or destroy his ships. Skaters in
stfuctlons were to land within a spoci.
fed distance Of Santiago and IN CO.
operation with the navy get into a po-
sition on the heights around Santiago.
capture the place and assist In destroy
Ing Cervcra's 1oet. The first landing OF
the expedition was made Mt Daiauiri on
the 22d Of June. Iiy the 25th the troops
u the corps were all on shore. on the
9Th the first action between the land
forces and the Spanlards took place at
Las Guaslmas. Tho American troops
engaged conslated OF General YounF'a
brigade OF dismounted cavalry. lnciud.
ing about 900 Rough Riders under COM
mnnd OF Colonel Wood. This much talk.
ei Of anair was simply n sklrmIsh. but
u had important results IN bringing the
vanguards OF the corps into position at
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bombardment Of San Juan. Porto Rico.
BY sampson's warships. the affair at
Gardens. cuba, where the frst Unit
ed states officer In the war foli-En.
sign BaElcy Of the torpedo boat Wins
low--and the arrival Of Ccrvcta'a
squadron &C Martinique This last was
considered by naval stratcEists brill
liant move In Itself. but one likely to
end IN disaster because OF the lack OF
coal and other naval supplies for Span.
ism vessels on this side of the water. the
Spanish ports In the Caribbean sea be-
Ing blockadcd by American ships. Ger
vcra'S fleet was discovered In Santiago
hnrbor ON the 18th OF May. and on the
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he requsrted ana received his passport
The same day the queen rrEent read a
warlke speech from the throne. on
the 2lst Spain virtually declared war
BY notifying United states Minister
Noodford that diplomatic relations
with the United States we're at an end.
This was before General woodford
could deliver the presidents ultimatum,
Mh Oh bad been cabltd 20 him In Eng
hsh ana communicated TO the spanish
government In advance. President Aic-
kinlay promptly declarad q block d, al
Havana and ordered Sampson'a foot to
fnil from hey Nyt 20 cuban waters.
subsequently con ross declared TINT
war had been brsn on tho girt By the
overt act OF Spain. ana that view was
sustained by ENGLAND In hcr proc'n
ton Of neutrality, on the sith of Aprl
the president called FOR ig5.O0O volun.
teer troops. The first act OF the war
was ne capture OF the Spanish steamer
huena Ventura of Havana by the Unit.
ed states sunbout Nashville. several
days later Admiral sampson's vessels
bomharied the Spanish forts nj Ma.
hnzas Meanwhile spain mad been
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JUNE

IN June the land and naval forces
combined carried tho war Into Cuba.
The month opened with the brilliant cx-
plolt OF Lieutenant Richmond Pearson
iobson who sank the collier MerrimRc
IA The main channel Of Santiago harbor
Tor the purpose OF bottllng up Cervera'R
Meet ING navy In strong force was OF
me south coast Of the island and block
AIDED tho principal ports. Six hundred
marines In command OF Colonel Hunt
ihston. landed at Guantanamo bay.
east ~ Santiago, and holsted the stars
ahd stripes ON Cuban soil. This land
lhs was mnde on the 10th, and on tho
I'm The Spanish made an attack on
colonel liuntinston's force. killing three
marines ana ALTO Dr. John Blair Gibbs,
noted physician OF New York city.
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NOVEMBER.

The month opened with the lo', OF w
Spanish cruiser Infanla Mara ~ ~ I,
which was abandoned at sea Nh,'
route to the United States Nov, ~
which was later abandoned on e'
land, where she had gone ashore.
During November the military 80
patton Of Cuba, outside OF the ooh'. "a
ed province Of Santiago, was h'sun H. ~.
the peace negotiations progre',o. ~
vcrably to the United states W ~
elst OF the month the American -.
commissioners announced to the ~. Il.
iah that the United states Hou'u ~,
mgnd a treaty OF cesslon OF 'he 'n ~,
Philippine archipelago upon 'hs
ment 10 spain OF $50 1000 600, TO ' s,,.s
mand the commissioners on me ~, WA.
the month assented, not. hoWeyur,, "
out considerable parley and pto"1s
The flrat American troops ianu ~
Havana on the 25th. aud on 'ns M
NIarshai Blanco. having laid cow a.,.l
onlce " captain and governor s'"''
sailed for Spain.