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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-05
FUTURE OF THE PHILIPPINES.
RumOr of Russo-German Interven-
ton AnOat.

London, May 4.-The Associated Press
learns that Emperor William and Emperor
Nicholas are very much disturbed as to
the ultimate destiny of the Philippines,
and that some sort of immediate interven-
ton is extremely probable.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-05
wcuLLocH NOT AT MFRS BAY.
No VeriGcation of the Report of the
Caters Arrival.

Hong Kong, May 4.-Investigation de-
velops the fact that no verihcation has
been obtained Of the reported arrival at
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-05
CAPE VERDE FLEET AT CAD1z.
Combined Fleet VIII Soon start for
American Waters

Combined Fleet VIII Soon start for
American Waters.
Lisbon, May News has been received
here to the effect that the Spanish Cape
Verde squadron has returned to join the
Spanish fleet near Cadiz, which is nearly
ready for sea. It Is added that the com
bined fleet of Spain viii shortly start for
American waters
New York, May 4.-The Spanish fleet,
which was at the Cape Verde Islands,
consisting of the Vzcaya, Almlrante
Oquendo. Cristobal Colon and Maria The
resa (all first class cruisers), accompanied
by the torpedo destroyers Furor, Terror
and Pluton, left st. Vincent, Cape Verde
islands, on April %, destination unknown.
The distance from the Cape Verde
Islands to the Canary Islands is about
$40 miles, and the distance from the Ca
nary Islands to Cadiz about 700, or 1,576
miles from the Cape Verde Islands to
Cadiz.
The Spanish squadron, being five days
out from st. Vincent, could have made
Cadiz by this time, steamng at the rate
of about 800 miles a day, or a little over
twelve knots an hour. But the Lisbon dis
patch does not say distinctly that the
squadron has reached Cadiz. 1t announces
that the squadron "has returned to join
the Spanish fleet near Cadiz," which may
mean that its news comes possibly from
the Canary Islands or from some source
at Madrid.
At Cadiz the Spaniards are understood
TO be fitting out the cattleship Pelayo and
the first class cruisers Cardenal Cisneros,
Emperador Carlos V, Giuseppe Garibaldi,
and Alfonso XIII, besides the warships
Numancia, Vittoria, Destructor and sew
eral auxiliary cruisers and a number of
torpedo boats and torpedo gunboats
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-05

THE MORNING NEWS.
Estn bIished 1850 Incorporated 1sSS
). II. ESTILL, President
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-11-03
THE PHILIPPINE DEBT.
n tho UnIted States Annexsa tho Islands
Money Spent for Improvement win
DO Repaid by U.s.

Washington, Oct. 2s.--The one con-
cession as to Cuba that our commits
sioners at Paris can make will be to
guarantee for the United States that
life and property shall be secure in
Cuba. The responsibility the United
States will assume only as to such time
as stable governmental be formed
and operative in Cuba. There will be
no perpetual guarantee on this score,
The American commissioners, among
other things, have been looking into
the subject of the Philippine debt,
about which there is much ignorance
mt this end of the line. 1t is unlikely
that the same rule will be applied to
that debt as was insisted upon relative
TO the Cuban debt In other words, II
the United States annexes the Philip
pines, which seems now TO be the
logical outcome of the situation,
it might be reasonably commended
that at least so much of the
debt as represented moneys ex-
pended for the improvement OF
the island should pass to the United
States with the title. The situation
is regarded as materially different
from that in Cuba, where the United
States gains nothing substantial, for,
with the annexation of the Philip
pines, we should acquire territory
almost as large as the British isles,
with teeming population of more
than 100000 people. 1t will be for
the American commissioners to ar
range the details of the transfer of
the Philippines to the United States,
us it is expressly stipulated in the pro-
tocol that the disposition of the Phil
ippines shall be left to the commission.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-11-03
THANKSGIVING DAY.
President Mckinley Asks che People 10
Give Thanks to God for blessings
Reeelvsd the Past Year.

Washington, Oct 99.-The president
after the cabinet meeting yesterday is
sued the following Thanksgiving proc
lamation:
by the President OF the United States, q
Proclamation The approaching November
brings 10 mind the customs Of our ancestors,
hallowed by time and rooted In our most sacred
traditions OF giving thanks TO Almighty God
for ull the blessings He has vouchsafed to us
during the past year. Few years in our history
have afforded such cause for Thanksgiving,
We have been blessed by abundant harvests,
our trade and commerce have been wonder
fully Increased, our public credit has been
improved and strengthened, all sections OF our
common country have been brought together
and knitted into closer bonds Of national pur-
pose and unity The skies have been for time
darkened by the cloud Of war, but as we were
compelled TO TAKE up the sword In the cause Of
humanity, we are permitted to rejoice that the
conflict has been of brief duration and the
losses we have had to mourn though grievous
and important, have been so few, considering
the great results accomplished, as to inspire us
with gratitude and praise TO the Lord Of Hosts
We may lHud and magnify His Holy Name that
the cessation OF hostiites came so soon as to
spare both sides the countless sorrows and dis
as tiers that attend protracted war
do, therefore, invite all my fellow-citizens
as we'll as those at home and those who may be
st sea or sojournlng In foreign lands to set
apart and observe Thursday, the oath day OF
November, rs day of national thanksgiving
to come together in their several places Of
worship for service of praise and thanks to
Almighty God for all the blessings Of the year;
for the mldness Of the seasons and
the fruitfulnoss OF the soil; for the
continued prosperity Of the people
for the devotion and valor Of our
countrymen, for the glory Of our victory and
the hope OF n righteous peace, and to pray that
the Divine guidance which has brought us here
tofore to safety and honor may be graclously
continued In the years to come
WILLIAM MCKINLEY
JOHN HAY, secretary of state.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-11-03
TANNER DEFENDS HIS COURSE
Illinois Governor says Any Train Bring
Ing Imported Labor Into tho State
VIII lie Shot to Pieces.

Madison, ILL.,, Oct SIN an address
delivered here last night devoted large
ly to defense Of his course in the
mine riots at Virden, Gov. Tanner ut
tered this warning:
relterato that will not tolerate this whole
sale importation OF foreigners into Illinois,
and II hear that mob is TO be brought into
this state such as was taken into Virden,
care not on what railroad 1t comes or for whom,
/ will meet 1t at the state line and shoot II to
pieces with Calling guns
The governor reviewed at great
length the causes leading up to the
rioting. He held the operators to be
at fault in their dealings with the
strikers, and then, reverting to his
acts when the crisis came, said:
When the United States government found II
necessary and deemed IL just TO forbid the I'M
portation OF foreign labor into this country,
felt that was fully justified In the course l
took at Virden That trouble never would
have occurred II the negroes had not been
brought here to take the places Of white men.
The Importations were representatives OF con-
victs and worthless characters generally and
do not propose to allow the operators to bring
these people here and took what considered
and still consider the proper means to pre-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-11-03
BOGUS MORTGAGES.
KnnNaS City Live Stock Communication Mow
said to Be Victims OF some Very
Clever swindlers.

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 27.--A speciea
of theft, an instance of which will
soon be aired in both the United States
circuit court and the circuit court OF
Jackson county, is that of fraudulently
obtaining, by pseudo.cattlemen, large
loans of money from local live stock
commission firms. About o month
ago Henry NJ, Walker, of Appleton
City, Mo-, was arrested on charge OF
obtaining by fraud n loan of $4,000
Walker is now confined in the county
Jail, having been indicted by the grand
jury on the charge for which he was
arrested. The complaint was fled
by the Tower-Doyle Live Stock
Commission company, the alleged
victims. When the loan wan
made the cattle which were mortgaged
as security were scattered in various
pastures in Elk county, Kan, and the
commission company sent represent
ative with Walker, who saw and took
descriptions of them The prosecu-
tion claims to have proof that these
cattle did not all belong to the mort
gagee, aud also that many of them
were driven from pasture to PASTURE
and by changing the brands were used
in securing loans from other live stock
companies.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-11-03
united States indian Commissloner.l

Omitted states indian CommiSsloner)
the trouble is attributable to tho
methods of the whites in the vicinity,
who are taking gross advantages OF
the Indians In discussing the out
break, he said:
The origin Of the whole trouble was dlssatls-
faction with the handling Of the Indians tim
Der, but the immediate cause was irritation ut
the frequent arrests of Indians on trivial
causes often for no cause ut all, taking them
down to Duluth and Minneapolis for trial. iOO
miles away from their agency, and then turn
ing them adrift without means OF returning
home, have information that there Is def
mite ARRANGEMENT between the United States
marshal and some boarding houses where the
courts are located from which the deputies ore
to bring down delegations OF Indians us Wit
nesses In whisky and other cases This Sc
cures fees for the deputies and money for the
boarding places. Az Bralnerd, MINI, while ]
was going north met II party Of 20 Indians on
their way to court Mt Duluth, many OF whom
were Of absolutely no value TO the case at Is
sue but whose presence Us witnesses would
inure to the financial benefit OF Others
The Indians were prompted In their OUT
break by the wrongs committed on them and
chafed under unfair treatment When
reached there they we're surly, ugly, defiant,
but soon adopted conoiliatory attitude and
finally agreed to negotiate for the surrender OF
the men wanted All but two were surren-
dered They said they would not allow two
men TO bring their whole tribe into trouble
and proudly insisted on sending themselves for
the men remaining, Old Bug and his son, to
have them turned over to the marshal
The Indians will now 30 baclI to their home
and live pcaceably II the whites will trent
them fairly, which Is very likely as the whites
were thoroughly impressed with the stand
taken by the Indians In this respect the out
break has taught them n lesson.
Commissioner Jones will recommend
reform in the existing timber meth
DDS, either adopting the system now
practiced at Menomonie, Wis, of keep
ing the timber profits within the tribe
itself by having the timber cut by in
dividual Indians, or by advertising a
certain portion of the reservation each
year to be sold to the highest bidder.
The latter system would include both
grown and dead timber and the tim
Der would have to be cut clean.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-11-03
THE PHILIPPINES.
A Dispatch, Seemingly Reliable,
Says They Will Be Ours.
President Mckinley Quoted IA Being Com
WINGED That Pablo Sentiment FAvors
American Control Of ths Islands
What They VIII Cost.

Chicago, Oct. 30. The Times Herald
will publish the following from Fred.
erick Benzinger, its Washington cor
respondent: President Mckinley has
decided to keep all the Philippines.
The United States will assume S40,-
OOO,OO of the Philippine debt in con-
sideration of quit claim by Spain.
The American peace commissioners
will be instructed to lay the presi-
dents decision before the Spanish COM
missioners at Paris next Monday. The
presidents decision had been fore
fully from committing himself.
Anxious to execute the will of the
people, he has been studying the
sentiment of the country for months,
When he went west he found
himself swept along by the full cur
rent of expansion sentiment Person.
ally the president hesitated to thrust
upon the nation the grave response
bilities attached to the government of
the Philippines. But he has had great
faith in the ultimate judgment of the
common people of the United States
and he bows to their will. The decree
has gone forth The stars and stripes
will wave over an island empire in the
eastern seas Oppressed races number
ing 5000, 900 persons will be freed and
civilized. The islands number 1, 200 to
1000. They extend north and south
1000 miles, east and west 600 miles.
Their area is Ia 900 square miles,
about as much as that of New York,
Pennsylvania and Connecticut COM
bined.
In administration circles it is thought
the revenues of the Philippines will
enable the government to meet the i'm
terest and principal of the bonds
without burdening the United States
proper One oi the first things to be
done may be the refunding of these
bonds in security bearing a lower
rate of interest. That may be one of
the conditions which will offset the
advance in value. The administration
officials don't know the extent of the
Philippine debt The commissioners
are making inquiries about it at Paris,
1t is declared in Washington, however,
that the United States will not assume
any thing but the issue of $40, 900, 900.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-11-03
Mnst Pay for FranchIses.

Chicago, Oct 2O.-The Illinois SUI.
preme court decided that the city
council may insist on compensation for
street railway franchises. The de-
csion was given in the appeal of the
Chicago General Railway company
against a judgment of 1850 given the
city in suit to recover damages on
the bond of the company. The supreme
court upheld the right of the city to
impose such a fee, and made the
broader Interpretation of the law that
the city council could insist on com.
pensation for the use of the streets.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-11-03
SANK IN SIGHT OF LAND.
Three Masted Schooner st. Peter GOei
Down on Lake Ontario and Only Ono
Passenger IL Saved.

Rochester, N. Y, Oct. GA special
to the Herald from Sodus says: The
three-masted schooner st. Peter sank
five miles northwest Of Sodus, on Lake
Ontario, with all on board save Capt.
John d. Griffin, who was rescued in u
precarious condition. Word was sent
to Charlotte that the distressed vessel
had been sighted near Pultneyville
and the tug Proctor started with the
life.saving crew. When within a mile
of the ST. Peter the crew on the Proc
tor we're Mortified to see the distressed
ship sink. In ten minutes the tug was
cruising about the spot where she
went down. Capt. Griffin was picked
up in an unconscious condition. The
wife of the captain was lost, also Mate
McLaren, of Kingston. Eight persons
at least persisted
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-11-03
ADMIRAL DEwEY's VIEWS.
He Has a Higher Opinion Of tina TllIpinoa'
Capacity for Self Government Than
Ia Generally Supposed.


Washington, Oct, 27 Admiral Dewey
has a much higher opinion OF the Phil
ippine people and their capacity for
self-government than is generally sup
posed, He has represented to the
American commissioners that tho
Philippines of the northern group.
meaning by that, first, the people OH
the island of Luzon and after that in
order, Cebu, Panaya, Leite, Mindora
ana Samar are, as rule, intelli-
gent practicable and 10 most
surprising statemenN far better
qualified for self-government than tho
inhabitants OF Cuba. Admiral Dewey
is as familiar with the qualifications
of the Cubans in this respect as almost
any naval officer, having had personal
experience with the people, so that
his statement is bound to have
weight with the American commits
sioners, But with all this he has
made no recommendation as to
what should constitute the maximum
or minimum demand Of the Americans
and their demands consequently ara
likely to be based upon their original
instructions, qualified by any change
of opinion the president may have ex-
perienced as result of his western
trip.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-11-03
Attention to Work in His De-
partment.

Washington, Oct. ga large part
of the burden of equipping the United
States navy for the war with Spain
fell upon the construction bureau Of
the navy, and in his annual report
Commodore Hichborn, the chief con-
structor, furnishes many interesting
details as to the extent of this
work. More than 100 merchant
craft were made into effective
naval vessels at short notice. Look
ing to the future the chief constructor
invites attention to the Importance of
properly equipping and maintaining
the plants already established at the
minor naval stations along the coast,
He says that had the consequences Of
the recent naval engagements in the
West Indies been nearly so serious as
there was reason to expect they might
be, the southern stations would have
been necessary for repairs to ships too
badly injured to be sent to northern
yards.
The chief constructor declares that
the naval engagements of the past few
months have fully justified his course
in making fireproof the woodwork
placed in our warships. The necessity
for Fastening the construction of the
new docks is strongly urged. An allu-
sion is made to the steady decrease in
the number ofapprentices in the several
navy yards, The chief constructor says
that the apprentices make the best
workmen, and therefore he urges that
the system be put on new basis; that
boys be carefully selected for appren.
ticeship, physically examined and then
carried through the proper course of
construction at the navy yard.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-11-03
TRADE REPORT.
Active Foreign Demand for American
Cereals-Shut- Down of New England
Cotton MIIls-Fallures.

New York, Oct. 80. -Bradstreet's COM
mercial report to-day says:
Trreguarity in prices and trade movements
have been rather more marked this week than
for some time past, but measured by all the
usual standards OF business developments the
situation is one of exceptional activity and
even strength. The active foreign demand, at
advancing prices, for American cereals and
their products appeared to have eliminated
sarly In the week In virtual war scare
market, in which the highest prices reached
since early in August were recorded. Evil
dences of reaction in prices are not con-
fined to wheat, but extend to lard and
coffee among food products, bessemer pig
iron, lead and cotton, while most other
cereals pork and beef, copper and print
cloths, have remained steady and unchanged
In diStributive trade, reports OF bad weather
interfering with regular demand and collec-
tions, but OF stimulating retail trade in win
ter goods, have come from the west and north
west whence also come advices OF bad roads
gripping farmers ability to deliver wheat to
market Against this, however must be cited
the fact that primary receipts of wheat are in
excess Of one year ago, and for the season are
fully equal to those of last year
The industrial situation has many points Of
interest in it. The cotton goods trade is closely
following the workings of the plan Of restrlc-
tion adopted by the Fall River print cloth
mills Much is hoped for from the reduction
in output pledged to occur between now and
February !. Mills employing $500 operatives
shut down this week, but the non-inclusion Of
mills producing similar goods in other New
England cities and lack OF knowledge Of the
extent to which those concerned will seek to
extend the foreign outlet for these goods, arc
uncertain features in the outlook for a conJin-
uance of present firm quotations
Business failures for the week number 2l9. as
compared with 2l3 last week 2lS in this week q
year ago, 246 in 1896 200 in 1895 and 259 in 1894
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-11-03
FIGURES ON NEXT CONGRESS-
"A Chicago Papers Estlmate on the Com
'pIexiOn of Senate and House-MissourI,
Kansas and Nebraska Predictions.

Chicago, Oct. 3l.-The Times-Herald
prints an estimate, compiled from re-
ports from its correspondents in every
state, which gives the republicans a
majority of 40 over all in the next
house of representatives and a major
ity of IA over all in the senate. 1t is
interesting to note that this estimated
republican majority is arrived at with
out claiming nearly as much in Kan
-sas and Missouri as republican leaders
in those states are claiming The
Times-Herald's estimate gives every
congressional district in the state, ex-
acept the three st. Louis districts, to
the democrats. In Kansas the First,
Second and Fourth districts and con-
gressman-at-large are given to the re-
publicans, while the Third, Fifth,
Sixth and Seventh districts are given
the fusionists. In Nebraska only one
district, the Sixth, is conceded to the
fusionists.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-11-03
DIED OF YELLOW FEVER.
Col. Warning Attacked with Black VOmIt-
Sent to Havana to Report on Its
Sanitary Conditions.

New York, Oct. 91.-Col. George E.
Waring, Jr., died of yellow fever Satur-
day at his home in this city, where he
had been since he arrived from Ha-
vana on the Yucatan on Tuesday last.
He was 81 years of age.
Col. Waring had been sent to the
city of Havana as special commits
.sioner of this government to ascertain
the exact sanitary conditions of that
city and to form ideas for the best
methods of putting the place in first
class sanitary shape. He was to re-
port to the president and on the day
he returned he said he expected to go
to Washington the next day. He said
he felt unwell, but it was not thought
that he had more than an ordinary ill
mess.