Warren sheaf., 1899-12-14

paid thereon sl1, ,762, ,54s12, which has been
covered into the treasury, and the re-
malnder, payable within ten years, with
interest at the rate of three per cent. per
annum, payable semiannually, is secured
Dy the deposit of an equal amount of frst
panies. - -
The amounts paid and secured to be
paid to the government on account of the
Pacific railroad subsidy claims are:
Kansas Pacific, cash............ 6,3O3, 900. 90
Central and Western Pacific,
Notes, secured NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 47oSo ~ se
Pacific dividends for '1'-'''
deficiency due United States,
cash ........... .................. s21, 1891. 20
Making total Of. 1924, ,4e1 6O7 50
The whole Indebtedness was about $780,
100000, more than half of which consisted
OF accrued interest, for which sum the
government has realized the entire amount
less about s6,0OO,OOO within period of two
years..
Department of Agriculture.
Regarding the work of the department of
agriculture, az; the president refers to the in
agricultural interests, and says of it:
Markets are being sought and opened up
for surplus farm and factory products in
education Of the young, farmer through
agricultural college and experiment sta
ttions, with opportunity given to specialize
promising. The people of Hawaii, Porto
Rico, and the Philippine islands, should be
helped, by the establishment Of experiment
the production of coffee, india rubber and
other tropical products, for which there is
demand in the United States.
provement of our public highways at the
present time, and the department Of agri-
culture is cooperating with the people, In
each locality, in making the best possible
menting with steel tracks. A more intelli-
gent system Of managing the forests Of the
country is being put in opera tion, and a
lem is being conducted throughout the
United States. a very extensive and; com
plete exhibit of the agricultural and horti-
cultural products Of the United States is
being prepared for the Paris exposition.
The Philippines.
OF all the subjects treated the Philip
pines receive probably the greatest amount
Of attention. He reviews the connection of
this government with the ISLANDS since the
of the attempt of the administration to as,
sure the people of the islands Of the good
will and friendly intentions OF this gov
From the earliest moment no opportuni-
ty was lost of assuring the people of the
islands of our ardent desire for their well
ment to do everything possible to advance
tHeir interests In my order of the 18th
of May, 1898, the. commander Of the mill
pines was instructed to declare that we
came not to make war upon the people
Of that country. nor upon any party or
faction ia m, among them, put to protect them ZEN
in their personal and religious rights" :"
That there should be no doubt as to the
pp9 Hagae It eds hsff Ra the e
must be no joint occupation with the in,
surgents;" that the United States must
preserve the peace and protect persons
BY their military and naval forces, that
the insurgents and all others must rec
ognize the military occupation and au-
December 4, before the cession, and in
anticipation Of that event, the commander
in Manila was urged to restore peace and
and to ns
which should afford the fullest security for
life and property.
The Philippine Commission.
He reviews the organization of the Phil
ippine commission and it's purpose, and
states that before, their arrival at Manila
the insurrection had broken out. OF this
commission and the outbreak of the insur-
rection he says:
But before. their arrival at Manila the
sinister ambition. of few leaders of the
Filipinos had created situation full Of
emba rrassments for us and most grievOuS
in its consequences to themselves. Ihe
clear and impartial preliminary report Of
the commissioners, which transmit here
with, gives SO lucid and comprehensive a
history of the present insurrectionary
movement that the story need not be here
claim of the rebel leader that he was prom
ised independence by any officer Of the
United States in return for his assistance
has no foundation in fact and is categor-
ically denied by the very witnesses who
were called to prove it.. The most the in
surgent leader hoped for when he came
back to Manila was the liberation of the
islands from the Spanish control, which
they had been laboring for years without
success to throw off.
Agulnaldo's Ambition.
The prompt accomplishment of this work
by the American army and navy gave him
other ideas and am bitions, and insidious
suggestions from various quarters pervert-
ed the purposes and intentions with which
he had taken UP arms. No sooner had our
army captured Manila than the Filipino
forces began to assume an attitude of sus-
forts of our officers and troops were unable
to disarm or modify. Their kindness and
forbearance were taken as proof of
pinos Continually increased until II finally
just before the time set for the senate of
the United States for a vote upon the
treaty, an attack. evidently prepared in
advance, was made all along the Amer
lean lines, which resulted in terribly de-
structive and sanguinary repulse of the
insurgents.
Ten days later an order Of the insurgent
government was issued to its adherentS
who had remained in Manila, of which Gen.
Otis justly observes that "for barbarous in
directs that at eight O'Clock on the night
Of the 18th of February, the territorial
militia" shall come together in the streets
of San Pedro, armed with their bolos, with
guns and ammunition where convenient;
that Filipino families only shall be re-
spected; that all other Individuals, of what
ever race they may be, shall be exter-.
determination Of the army of occupation,
and adds: Brothers. we must avenge our
selves on the Americans and exterminate
them, that we may take our revenge for
the iafamies and treacheries which they
have committed upon us. Have no COM
passion upon them; attack with
vigor." A copy of this fell, by good for
tune, into the hands of our officers, and
they We're able to take measures to con-
tempted on the night of February %, q
week later than was originally cortem-
plated. Considerable number of armed
insurgents entered the city by waterways
ard swamps' and in concert, with confed-
crates inside, attempted to destroy Manila
by fire. They were kept in check during
the city with heavy loss.
Rebellion Must Be Put Down
OF the course to be pursued and the work
of reconstruction that is going on he says
{ The course thus clearly indicated has
been finchingly pursued. The rebellion
not be thoroughly established until order is
resfored With a devotion and eal1antrv