The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-06

Ths seat 81 soyernment was fixed at
Baoolor. A military Governor exercises
the SUP, sSSprs%s executive powss Hs nn Il e
| TO ofices and tiii ali vacancies In ofiice
not otherwise provided for, and may.
with the ss S the MILITARY any
Ger from ONCE. The civil governor ad-
vises the military governor on all public
and civil questions ana pres!des oyer the
forms the duties which are performed BY
secretaries OF state in our own system OF
goSsrumsne
The advisory council consists or eight
members. elected by the people within
territorial limits which are denned In the
orcer or the com ,s genera a;;..,,on.
Ihe times anu piaces OK noIaink caoSs s
are 70 ne nxed py the mii.rary kovelnnen.
OF the Island OF Negros. Inc Quahnca'iohs
OF voters are as follows: .,.... :. .,a
island Of Nesros;
= ~ the age o. y years ~.s ana
.; ae snatI De spie 20 SPEAK; re wss. anu
LANGUAGE. or ne must own rear pTopery
WORTH ~ or pay =, n pentai on rear prop-
cry 2. .ne va hae Q, 1872 L a. ~. ,.,.a NOT
less than one year preceding and in the dis,
trlct IN wnicn ne oMers 70 rekitsr az =
votsr not aess man s tnree mon.ns ianmsa a.
ateiy pteceuins tnc timo nc ohers 70 resis-
ter. " .. ~-,... :. .. 49,. w. ,.v
before voting.
s. Prior to such registration he shall have
paid ali taxes due by him to the govern
ment: provided. that no insane person shall
The military governor has, the right TO
veto all bills or resolutions adopted by the
advisory council. and his veto is final II not
the Phiiippines. The advisory council dis
charges ali the ordinary duties of a legis-
iature. The usual duties pertaining to said
retaries OF the TREASURY. Interior agricul-
ture public instruction, the attorney gem
erai and the auditor.
The judicial mower IA vested in three
Judges. who are TO be appreciated by the
military governor Of the Island. Inferior
courts are to be established
thro,,rho,lt the nopulous districfs ~ the
Islands in which the rnrlish LANGUAGE
shall Be taught, and this subject viii re-
visorv co,ncis' ~ NV
The b,,rdsr ~ uovarr,rsrt vnust he dis
trib,uted ecua,iy and eauitsh,y among the
let and rece,va the cnstom. rsvenues and
viii cnn,ros nostsi mattSrs ana Phiitnnine
interisiand trade and commerce nee
pr sM, OF 'ne nlmary 9oVernor OF rne
specifically provided for and which do not
come unuSr INC Ju'hoio'''n Oh tho oovi'-
o'y councl.
The authorities Of the suu islands have
accepted the succession Of the United
States to the rights of Spain and our nag
floats over that territory. On the 10th Of
August. 1899. Brig. Gen. Bates. y. s.. ".
negotiated an Agreement with the sultan
and his principaf chiefs. which transmit
herewith. nv article the sovereignty OF
the United States over the whole archipel-
ago OF Suiu anu its uspencencies - De-
ca 1hs r any acS Sts. I'm -. s g., ~.
ahs cn.eo Ss@t s. nag VIII pc useu IN .nS
ana pn -, any p,rncy - ~ ~ s,nnra.ssd
anu ~. ~ ~. Inmuy az 70 uS ~ s'
s.t'N N.s SSS ~ S~-~Ps. "eS nSoA
that snd ana n nn.La everv nos.this sfsort
to arrest and bring 10 tustics All nersons
aneagsa a. r,racr Al 800 - apvnssttc
nrod,,cts ' on the archipes"o OF sulu 10
he Carried On With anv na = ~ II. philin-
nine islands and under tfa American nag.
shall be free. unlimited and undutiabIe.
70 the sultan in case snv foreirn nstion
should attempt 10 Impose upon nm The
United States VIII not sell the island of
neisro RI snv foreign nations without the
consent ~ fhs suitan Salaries FOR the suit
tan and his associates in the administra-
tinn ~ tha isia nds have heen arrecd unnn
10 the amount OF $3.50 a month. Article
x provides that any slave In the archi-
pelsso Of sulu shall have the right to pur-
usual market value The agreement by
Gen. Bates was made subject to conflrma-
ton by the president and to future modi-
neations py tne sonsemt .. tne pnauss N
n,hiect to the action Of the congress. and
with tne reservations Which navs aIre ~
go sna y, r rae Me- tnis asrean,snt !. not 20
sui.am ~ SJ q; .nv nav 90 anthori.a ~ give
re oeeeu ~ a ~ Wy ,. ~ statoto t ~ se
me oonsen s, o, sre ~ the smi srcb,nsSa
-'e' "
NORMAN oonoAtiohs WIN
comca.s .nesS aa na ~ me g,,srv
sTsss ior its ilot i., su r.a, suI
tnlne Inoicatss NJ ma. "t.n ,mo epISSuy ~,
presslon OF tns Iasalo .epSon, me i a. env
arcnIpeiaso WIZ soon . asso rs ~ I've,
course under tne pro'eSt I'm ~ our so AZ,
reignty ano tho peopie OF tmese IavoIeu s Isl
ands VIII ENJOY prosperiiy ana = Lreeuoin
when tney nave never pe.ore knowm AZ
READY nuhoreus OF scnouis are opeh anu ~
nlled with cnidren. henglous Ireeoom -
sacredly assured ana en!oyed. tne cour.s
are dispensing yustice, pus' ,,es - o sha
nlng 70 ciIcuiats IN its aScus.oneu on n
neis. Mania, whose in.apitahts were me- s.
Ing to the country rev months ago, IL