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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-23
FIGHT Il OU.l..
Aguinal Has Issued Another
MAJ S,sto Accepting the
= Situation ....
Caused : the Unexpected Provo.
cati. of the Americans at
Manila.
Prepared 10 Sacrifice Everything
to Maintain the National
Honor. ..
Document Found Which Shows
q Massacre Had Been
.- Planned.

HONG KONG, Feb. 23.-Aguinaldo has
issued manifesto accepting the situa-
ton caused by the unexpected provo
cation of the Americans" while lament.
ing the hostilities which he says he
tried to avoid by every means in his
power" making humiliating concessions
and tolerating insults and outrages Of
the army of occupation against the PEG.
pie of Manila. He adds that he is pre-.
pared to sacrifice everything to ''main-
tain the integrity of the national honor,
calls on all 'to witness the good faith
and honesty" of his intentions and com.
plains that he has been treated as a
rebel, because / defended the national
interests instead of becoming the tool OF
the American preposterous pretensions. y
The rebel leader further alleges that
the country is unanimous in his sup,
port; that the people will perish rather
than accept the odious American do
minion," and alleges that "even the cor
rupt Spanish. dominion is preferable"
The Philippine Commission is consid
cred BY Agufnafdo to be a farce and
Otis, DENLY, Dewey and Secretary Har
den are classed as pronounced annex.
ationists," the latter being charged with
having "maliciously DETAINED the Fill
pinos in newspaper reports"
He is classed as being especially OBJ
noxious to the Filipino government.
Finally, Aguinaldo expresses the
wish to proclaim to the world and of
fcially dispel the false rumors thai
Germany or any other power has rem
dered assistance, moral or material, tt
the Filipinos,' adding ''nor have the
Filipinos solicited it.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-23
MAY STEP OUT
Spanish Newspapers Point Out
a Most Unprecedented
Condition
By Which the Opposition Has
Prevented Sagasta From
Speaking.
Impartial Says the Government
Cannot Long Remain in
Power
IfSuch Things Continue---FurtheI
Attacks on the Spanish
Generals.

MADRID, Feb. 2S.-The newspapers
point to the fact that the unprecedented
Spanish senate opposition has by inter
ruptions, not allowed the premier, Senior
Sagasta, to speak. .....
The Liberal says: "When matters
have come to such pass, disorder and
anarchy have gained the day."
The Impartial says: 1.-The govern
ment cannot remain in power under
such circumstances. The opposition in
the senate intends to offer battle to the
government when the bureaux will
meet to appoint commission to exam.
inc the bill for the cession of the Phil
ippines. If the government find them
selves in minority thereon, it is under.
stood they will resign" .-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-23
THE CORTES IN AN UPROAR
Attacks on the Spanish Generals Are
Continued.

Attacks on the Spanish Generals Are
Continued.
MADRID, Feb. 23.-In the senate Count
d'Almenas resumed his attack upon thu
generals who were engaged in the wal
in Cuba. He complained that chests o.
gold sent out to pay the troops in Cubs
had been sent to Spain intact and un
opened Just as they had been sent out
In terms of special severity he crit
cised Captain Aunon, the minister O
marine.
Twice he was called upon by tn
president to withdraw his remarks ant
his speech was attended Throughout
with great uproar.
Marshal Martinez, de Campos de
Tended General Linares, who was j
command Of the Spanish troops at San
tiago at the capitulation, against tn
charge of treason brought by Coun
d'Almenas, adding that the latter woul'
not dare repeat his charges outside tn
cortes. ~ r..
Count d'Almenas essayed reply. bu
the president refused to hear him.
Premier Demands Closure.
Senior Sagasta, the premier, VIII
spoke amid increasing tumult, deplore'
the attitude of Count d'Almenas an,
defended the governments conduct. H
concluded by calling for the closure.
In the chamber the opposition con
tinued to bait the government. Seno
Canalejas put long string of question
to the minister of finance, Senior PUG
cerver, who declined to reveal the con
tents of the projected bills. The minis
ter, however, said he hoped in due tim
to introduce measures to settle the al
rears of pay of the soldiers returne'
from Cuba and to deal with the pay
ment of the Cuban and Philippin
debts. To this Senior .Canalejas replied
Nothing could be conceived more la
mentable than the words of the minis
ter Of finance. 1t is evident he has pre-
pared no bills at all, despite the gravit
of the situation"
Senior Canalejas then proceeded t
censure the government.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-23
PoHT WAsHINGToN's FIRE,

wisotnsin Chair Company Plant Was
Totally Destroyed.
PokT WASHINGTON, Wis, Feb. a.
The Are which totally destroyed the
plantof the Wisconsin Chair company,
covering three blocks, and la-ing waste
three additional squares was finally
brought under control shortly before
o'clock a. M. The loss to the chair COM
panywill be about $500, 200; fully COW
cred by insurance. The loss to other
property will amount to about $50, 900,
partitlly covered by insurance. The
small losses were sustained by about 80
or 40tndividuals. .-~
Thu Wisconsin Chair company was
the lsrgest manufacturing concern in
the town and gave employment to about
600 men The fire started in the veneer.
ing department from some unknown
cause, and spread with such alarming
rapidly that the big 4-story building
covering an area of 50xS0, was soon re.
duceS to ashes. The lumber yards and
warehouses adjoining were we'll sAocked
and furnished good food for the Aames
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-23
GOMEZ AT MATANZAS.
American Troops Escort the Old Cuban to
the Palace.

American Troops Escort the Old Cuban to
the Palace.
HAVANA, Feb. 23.-General Gomez
has arrived at Matanzas from Cardenas.
He was met by Major General Wilson,
military governor of the. department of
Matanzas; General Sanger, military
governor of the city of Matanzas, and
the Cuban general, Betancourt, who is
in command of the Cuban forces in
Matanzas province. From the railroad
station he was escorted by the Eighth
Massachusetts, volunteers, the Second
United States cavalry and several local
clubs to the palace, where he is tn.
guest of the civil governor. A recep-
ton was given in his honor soon after
his arrival, but he did not deliver an ad-
dress. Later he was rendered an elab-
crate banquet.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-23
Driving Prospectors Out.

JUNEAU, Alaska, Feb. 16.-Numerous
bench claims have been located on Tab.
kis creek in the Porcupine district.
Most of the land in that vicinity has
been staked off, The Canadian eXclu.
sion act is driving newcomers and gold
seekers who have been waiting for
weeks, into American territory back of
Hams mission, the Porcupine and else
where to prospect where man may To-
cate 20 acres instead of $50 and 100 foot
claims
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-23
PLANNED A MASSACRE.

Bloodthirsty and Fanatical Manifesto OF
Filipino Officers at NIololos. .
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-The follow
ing dispatch was received during the
afternoon from General Otis at Manila:
Following issued by an important -
-- officer of insurgent govern
ment at Malolos, Feb. 10, 1899, for exc
cution during that evening and night in
this city:
"First-You will so dispose that at I
o'clock tonight the territorial militia at
your order will be found united in all
of the streets of San Pedro, armed with
their ballos and revolvers, or guns and
ammunition if convenient.
Second = Philippine families only
will be respected. They should not be
molested, but all other individuals of
whatever race they may be will be ex-
terminated without compassion after
the determination of the army of occu.
patton.
No Compassion on Americans.
"Third-The defenders Of the Philip
pines in your command will attack the
guard at Bilibid and iberate the prison
ers and 'presidiarios,' and having ac-
complished this they will be armed,
saying to them: Brothers, we must
avenge ourselves on the. Americans and
exterminate them that we may take oul
revenge for the infamy and treachery
which they have committed upon us
have no compassion upon them; attack
with vigor. All Filipinos en- masse will
second you. Long live Filipino indie
pendence.'
'sFifth-The order which will be fol
lowed in the attack will be as follows
The sharpshooters of Tonono and Santa
Ana will begin the attack from without
and these shots will be the signal fol-
the militia of Trosobinondo, Quiato and
Sampaloe to go out into the street and
do their duty; those of Pake, Ermits
and Malate, Santa Cruz and San Migue
will not start ont until - O'Clock, unles.
they see that their companions need as
sistance.
Revenge VIII Be Complete.
"Sixth-The militia of Tondo viii
start out at 3 o'clock in the morning. /
all do their duty our revenge will b.
complete. Brothers, Europe contem
plates us. We know how to die as men
shedding our blood il defense OF the lib
erty of orr country, War withou
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-23

quarter to the false Americans who
have deceived us. Either Independence
or DEATH"
The portion of General Otis dispatch
indicated by dashes the officials were
unable to decipher. ..-.
There is no fourth paragraph in the
insurgents address as furnished to the
presS
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-23
Another Fatal snowsiide.

DENVER, Colo, Feb. pa special t.
The Times from Silver Plume, Colo.
says that another snowslide occurred
there, carrying away all the building,
of the Seventh City mine together with
several miners cabins and buryint
four men, two of whom have been res
cued alive. The other two have no
been found and are supposed to be dead
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-23
REQUIEM for Faure.

WASHINGTON, Feb %. = Requiem
mass will be celebrated at St. Matthews
church in memory of the late President
Faure of France. Cardinal Gibbons has
been requested to officiate. President
Mckinley accompanied by all the mem
bers of his cabinet now in this city, will
attend the services,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-23

The state railroad commissioners will
have another session with the railroads
this week relative to grain rates. The
commissioners intend to make this in
vestigation exhaustive and complete,
and they will take plenty of time to get
at the facts. The railroads are also
preparing to combat any argument that
may be made for reductions and have
prepared tariff sheets, tables and other
documents to prove that the rates now
in force are reasonable and just.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-23
Hanna Faction Defeated.

CLEVELAND, Feb. 23.-After one of
the most exciting local campaigns
Mayor Robert E. McKisson was renom-
mated for mayor at the Republican
primaries oyer Judge Carlos NJ. Stone
By g majority Of over z GOO Fhe Sight
was distinctly between the Hanna and
McXisson forces.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-23
Tbapks From the Cuban Assembly.

HAVANA, Feb. 23.-The Cuban as
sembly has transmitted to Major Gen
eral Brooke an official communication
which has been forwarded to Washing
ton thanking the government for thu
honors paid to the remains of Genera
Calixto Garcia.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-23
Turn over the Chitos.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23.-The cruiser
Chitos will be formally turned over to
the japanese government by the Union
Iron works on Monday next. The YES
sci has been very closely inspected by
the mikado's examining board, every
detail of the machinery being closely
scrutinized.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-23
Ceneral Bandera at Havana.

HAVANA, Feb. 90. General Quintin
Bandera, with two aides-de-camp, all
colored, have arrived here from Santi-
ago de Cuba and put up at the Hotel
Inglaterra. The news OF their arrival
brought crowds of colored people to the
hotel. They blocked the sidewalks in
front of the building and invaded the
diningroom and cheered the general.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-23
Canadian Commissioners Depart.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-Sir Wilfrid
Laurier, the head Of the Canadian COM
missioners on the joint high commits
sion, together with Sir Louis Davies,
his colleague, and Messrs. Sifton and
Fielding, the members of the Canadian
parliament who made flying trip here
from Ottawa, have left Washington for
Ottawa.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-23
CANE BY MAIL.
Lsttsr From Colonel Amss AZ Manila Il
Governor Lind.

Governor Lind.
ST. PAUL, Feb. Ex-Governor Lind
has received @ letter from Colonel Ames
Of the Thirteenth Minnesota at Manila,
written about three weeks befor the in.
surgents began the fighting. Colonel
Ames writes that at that time the rela.
tons were strained, but hoped that
trouhe would be avoided. He says that
the natives want the United States tc
hold she coast cities and to establish q
proteetorate over the islands. Even al
that time the Filipinos were SO threat
ening that the United States army
found it necessary to strengthen the
outpdsts and reserves and to take pre-.
cautions against surprise.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-23
Destroyed Half of Nebagamon.

WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, Feb. pa
special to The Evening Telegram from
Nebagamon says: Fire destroyed over
half of the new town of Nebagamon on
the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic
railroad. The town had no means of
fighting the fire but a bucket brigade.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-23
GRATIFYING NEWS.
Secretary AIger Comments Upon the Ac-
ton of Negros Islanders.

secretary Anger Comments upon INC Ac-
ton of Negros Islanders.
DETROIT, Mich. Feb. 2a-Secretary
Alger was surprised and gratified on
being shown the press dispatch announc-
ing the voluntary raising of the United
States flag by the inhabitants of the
island of Negros. Asked his opinion as
to the effect upon the Philippine cam
paign of the attitude of the natives of
Negros the secretary replied:
1--WE cannot judge the nature of these
far away people as well as we do that OF
the Cubans and Porto Ricans. 1t seems
to me, however, that this act on the
part of a representative tribe would
have the tendency to dishearten the
more astute of the Filipinos. 1t is graf
flying news at any rate"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-23
Interurban For stinwater.

SALTWATER, Mimi, Feb. 23.-The
saltwater city council has granted
street railway franchise to M. J. Man
1elbaum of Cleveland, O., which is to
coaaect this city with st. Paul and Min
neapolis by an interurban line. An or
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-23
VIII Entertain a Church Congress

ST. PAUL, Feb. 23.-St. Paul will en-
terrain the national congress of the
Episcopal church, which will convene
Oct. 10 and continue for five days. The
news of the selection of this city has
been conveyed to Bishop M. N. Gilbert
by Rev. DIR. Cornelius B. Smith: of New
York, the general secretary.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-23
Miners Drank Wood Alcohol.

HOOPER, Colo, Feb. 23.-Three min
ers are dead and several others sick al
Black Canon camp from drinking wooo
alcohol. Half dozen others are mort
or less affected.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-23
DIsQUIETING NEWS.

Khalifa Said to Have Increased His Forces
And Il Marching ON the Nile.
LONDON, Feb. 23.-According to a
special dispatch from Cairo, the dis.
quoting news has been received that
the Khalifa, at the head Of an army,
has augmented his forces and is march
ing on the Nile.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-23
Was accidentally KILLED.

WINNIPEG, Feb. oh. w. Jameson
member Of parliament for WINNIPEG
and for years mayor of this city, wa
accidentally shot and killed at his hont
while handling revolver. Deceased
was 48 years of age and one Of the mos,
prominent men in the Canadian West
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-23

dinance also comes with 1t, providing
local line and q line to South Saltwater.
and the lines are to be completed by
.InnA 1900
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-23
NEWS CONDENSArIO
Thursday, Feb. 16.

CONGRESS-: Senate-Military academy
appropriation bill passed. Naval person
mel bill taken up. House-Sundry civil
bill continued Point of order against
10000, 900 appropriation for Spain sus-
tanned.
Rt. Hon. Sir William Chitty, lord
justice of the British court of appeals,
lis dead.
Two of the five University of Wiscon-
sin students charged with rioting have
been convicted and fined.
A dozen men and several women were
injured in factional fight at Diamond
Bluff, Wis. Some may die.
Lieutenant Edwin A. Harting, First
South Dakota, was drowned at Manila
while attempting to land Hotchkiss
gun.
The president has nominated Repre-
sentative Samuel j. Barrows of Boston
for librarian of the congressional Ii
brary.
The transport Sherman, with the
Third regiment and part of the Seven
teenth on board, has arrived at Glib
raltar.
Friday, Feb. II.
CONGRESS-; Senate-Navy personnel bill
{ passed. Also "a private pension bills.
House-Sundry civil bill passed and naval
bill taken up.
The German bundesrath has passed
the meat inspection bill.
President Faure of France died Thurs
day evening, three hours after having
suffered stroke of apoplexy.
Marie Wainwright Slaughter, known
as Marie Wainwright, the actress, has
filed petition in bankruptcy, with La
bilities of S11.052.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-11

Rear Admiral j. A Howell has been or
dered to duty as president of the naval re-
firing board at Washington to succeed
Rear Admiral Schley
Commander G. Blocklineer has been re-
ieVed from duty in charge Of the branch
photographic office at Chicago by Lieut.
G. E. Gelm.
Lieut.. Commander W F. Low has been
detached from the Monongahela and or
dered to the Chicago as executive officer,
relieving Lieut.. Commander u. r. Harris,
who Is ordered to the Monongahela.
Lieut.. F. c. Bowers from the bureau of
equipment to the Texas for iine iduty.
Lieuts. E. Thesis and c. A. Carr from
the bureau of equipment to the Scindia,
ordered to the Asiatic station.
Lieut., F. M. Bennett from the bureau of
equipment to the Chicago
Lieut.. M. Bevington from the bureau of
equipment to the New York.
Naval Cadet E. j. Sadler from the Solace
to the Scindia.
Lieut.. w. c. Herbert from the Ranger to
the Scindia, until it's arrival at Guam,
where he will be transferred to the Yo-
semitic.
y, Lieut; sa;nsi A. G. Leopold from the Brutus to
Gunner F. Martin from the Newport
torpedo station to the navy yard, Wash
ington, D. c.
Warrant Machinist H. e. Kershaw from
the Machias to the Prairie
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NO USE FOR BRYANISM.
What Mr.. Barham Says of the People
Of California.

Representative Barham of California says
that Bryan and his anti-imperial nonsense
will not succeed with the American people.
He says that California-one of the states
which the democrats are counting on in
1900-will go for Mckinley next year by
majority of 10000. He says that the Cali
fornians have no sort of use for Bryanism.
Mr.. Barham has been campaigning in
Ohio and elsewhere, and believes that he
has had very fair opportunity to discover
the drift Of public sentiment.
The plain people," says Mr.. Barham.
believe in expansion. The cry of impe-
rialism makes no impression on them. They
believe in the glory of the country, and are
not alarmed by the hysterical cry of the
policy has the approval of a majority of
the people, and the result of the elections
last Tuesday makes it certain if it was not
so before. that Mckinley and Bryan will
run against each other next year. Of
course, l do not like to see republicans de-
feated anywhere, but If our defeat in Ne
braska was necessary to insure the nomina-
ton of Bryan again l am glad of that one
defeat. Bryan has not got the people with
him. They do not like the position he
takes. and Mckinley will defeat him easily.
The money question will, in my opinion
hardly be thought of in the next campaign
1t was brushed aside and lost sight of in
the campaign. The people did not want to
hear talk of it from the stumps. The two
first, expansion, and second. trusts. Every
where l went in the campaign there was
demonstration of approval Of the policy of
expansion. AS to the trusts. the idea
seemed to be to get all the Information pos
sible and the people seem to be trying to
make up their minds on the subject
should say that the prevailing sentiment is
in favor of maintaining present conditions
and it is coming to be pretty generally rec
ognized that all the federal legislation that
can possibly be effective in the regulation
OF trusts has already been enacted The
people remember that the republicans
passed law in 80 and that the democrats,
being in power since then, did not change
that law in even much as a punctuation
mark. If there are evils still to be rem
edied the state legislatures must be looked
to-"
On the subject of congressional legisIa-
ton, Mr.. Barham says that Congress
should make some declaration of the gold
standard. so that there could be no doubt
about it in the future, and that a resoIu-
ton should be passed declaring plainly that
it is the purpose of this government to hold
the Philippines permanently
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-11
REDUCING THE CENSUS FORCE.
Director Merriam Says That IL L. En-
tireIy Too Large Now.

There was considerable uneasiness among
the clerks in the census office today over
a rumor that Director Merriam was about
10 furlough twenty-five of them. The ru-
NOR evidently started in the order of the
director to the appointment clerk to fur
n1sh Immediately list Of all clerks, ac-
cording to divisions with recommendations
for furIoughing those whose services were
not absolutely necessary at this time.
1t is well known that the office is over
crowded and that many clerks could well
be dispensed with without embarrassing
the work.
To a reporter Of The Star today Director
Merriam acknowledged he was considering
the advisability of reducing the force. IL
was altogether too large for the work IN
hand He said that he appreciated the
fact that a furlough meant serious conse-
quences to many, and he was endeaNoflhs
to find a way out of the difficulty.
Notwit hstanding the present conditions
there is unusual pressure upon the director
for positions The politicians DO not seem
to realize that the work OF taking the cen
slls has not yet begun and that no cohsld-
erable force of clerks is required at pres
ent Director Merriam stated today that
there would absolutely be no more appoint
ments until after the new year.