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The Portland daily press., 1899-06-06
NEW ADvERrIsEmRNTs TODAY.
BRIEF J0TTINGS.

d. A. Meaher, Esq, Of this city, as
administrator Of the estate.of Sarah By
den, late OF this city, sold at auction last
week to Ira C.Jordan Of Bethel 122 acres
of the Capen farm, SO called. on the Mid
die Intervale road at Bethel. much of It
being limb land. The buildings vera
not sold, but will be soon. Mr.. Jordan
intends to remove the timber another
winter.
Little Edwin Smith, living at No. 2s5
Cumberland street, pupil at the Chest
nut street school, was run over by car
rage Monday afternoon at $50, while be
was playing with another boy In front OF
the school.house. Edwin stumbled and
fell directly In front of the horss and the
mischief was done before the driver could
stop. No bones were broken, but the boy
was badly bruised.
b There are numerous places In Portland
holding victualers' licenses and selling
liquor. When they are raided by the po-
lice for keeping open Sunday they take
refuge behind their license which Is used
principally as q barrier to protect their
illegitimate business. To many of the
people the license committee has this year
refused q renewal of their licenses and in
the future all applications are to be care
fulIy scrutinized and only bona fide appli-
uants considered.
The Portland Light Infantry will cele-
brate it's anniversary today. 1here5l will
be reception from s to in the evening
at Swett's hotel, followed by supper.
The old white Coats" ten to twelve in
number, win go to Riverton in the after
noon, but win return to take part in the
evening festivities.
The Portland daily press., 1899-06-06
PERSONAL.

Rev. ]. L. Tryon, well known in Port.
land, was the Memorial Day orator at
Norton, Mass The Attleboro Daily Sun
prints the Grafton in full, with a portrait
of Mr.. Tryon.
An article in the Sunday Times spoke
of Mr.. II. N. Pinkham, of this city, as
President of the Maine Association of
Local Fire Insurance Agents. MIR. Pink
ham is chairman OF the executive COM
mittee. The President is General S. j.
Leavitt, of PASSPORT
In The June number of the New Eng
land magazine Mr.. Leroy l.. Hight has a
short article entitled "a Scarborough
Tory being light biographical sketch
of Richard King, father of Rufus King,
and also of William King the first gov
ernor Of Maine. 1t Is exceedingly inter
esting ana written in tho pleasing style
which has distinguished Mr.. Nights
literary productions in the past.
Judge Percival Bonney who has been
out Of the city for some. days returned
home yesterday.
Josiah II. Drummond who has been on
a business trip to Boston has returned to
his city
Deputy Sheriff John Il. Davis of Bride.
ton, who was in serious condition Fri
day. is improving in health.
MIR. and Mrs. William Carpenter gave
a musical at Brunswick Friday evening
in honor of Mrs. James P. Baxter, Jr.,
of Portland. Miss Margaret Wilson, vio-
lin, Miss Sue Winchell, cello, Miss Isabel
Forsaith, piano. Mr.. Harry Cobb, Violin,
Mr.. Gallagher. piano, and others, fur
nished vsry delightful programme.
A party from Portland under the d.
rection of @. K. Townsend and +. II.
Wilson of Brunswick took an extended
trip in the special electric car Merry
meeting at Brunswick Friday afternoon.
In the party were DIR. and Mrs. 4. u.
Vose, DIR. and Mrs. B. B. Foster, Mr..
and Mrs. o. 4. Despeaux, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. d. Sullivan, MIR. and Mrs. ]. W. Ksl-
lay, MIR. and Mrs. A. Msnage, Mr.. and
Mrs. &. H. Walker. Mr.. and Mrs. ID. w.
Heseltine. MIR. andsMrs.W. E. Wood, and
Mr.. and Mrs. +. w. Edwards. all Of
Portland G. E. Townsend and wife, and
r. II. Wilson of Brunswick, and Mrs.
George Poole of New York.
Mr.. Francis E. Dumas, who for about
five years past has worked on the Boston
quadruplex wire in the Western Union
office in this city, has resigned and &C.
cepted an excellent position in ths Bos-
ton Western Union office, beginning his
labors there today. Mr.. Dumas is fine
operator and has many friends in this city
who wish him the best of success in his
new position. His family viii move to
the Hub In few weeks. MIR. Burton E
Pray of Fairfield has been appointed to
succeed Mr.. Dumas in the Portland
Dffioe. h,
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VOTED TO NON.CONCUR.

Council Amended Appropriation Bin
by $1,000 After Two Hours Debate.
The session Of the.oommon council last
evening was the longest, largest attended
and most interesting that body has had
this year. Every member was in his ohair
when the meeting was called to order. 1t
was nearly eleven o'clock before the ap-
the board Of aldermen by which branch
1t had bean passed by vote of to 2.
When thu bill reached the council Presi-
dent Brown proceeded at once to read 1t.
The veto message did not ACCOMPANY
this bill and objection was made to pro-
cseding with a consideration of the bill
until the common council was informed
officially what had been done with the
original appropriation bill. Some argued
that the council was entitled to this in
formation and others said that they were
not entitled to it. A long debate over
this matter then followed. Councilmen
Gerrish and Phillips headed the opposi-
ton to proceeding with the discussion of
the bill until the council was officially
notified what had happened to the old
bill. 1t was finally voted that the clerk
should proceed to the board of aldermen
and formally request that the veto mes
sage be sent to the common council for
their information. This was done and
then the council proceeded to discuss the
appropriation bill.
Mr.. Gerrish moved that the council
non concur In this bill. This precipitated
more discussion, bat this motion was
finally lost by large vote. The bill was
then taken up item by item. When tn
appropriation for the arinory and audi
torium was reached Mr.. Dow tried to
have the appropriation of $500 increased
to s., 200. This effort was opposed by Mr..
Cloudy and this amendment was lost. The
item for fro department. was finally
reached and then came a great deal more
talk and speeches pro and con. While it
was In progress Mr.. Gerrish said he
Thought 1t unwiss to consider the bill
hastily and moved to adjourn until
Thursday night. The motion was put
amidst considerable confusion and the
council was about evenly divided on the
question. Some of the members thought
the council had, adjourned and left the
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chamber. Others remained in their seat
and another motion to adjourn was lost
Then all the members who had left ths
chamber returned excepting one and tbs
bill was taken up item BY ITEM Thre'
more attempts were made to adjourn
without success. The bill was finally
coinplssed with only one amendment be
Ing made. That reduced tho appropri
alton Of $4,000 for street lights to ~, 0ot
on motion OF Mr. Cloudy who said that
with two rival electric lighting compa-
uies the city should be able to save at
least this sum OF monsy. The bill as O
whole was then mon concurred in and q
committee OF conference asked for. The
conferses on the part Of the council will
be Messrs. Cloudy, Farnham and Burke.
During the discussion Of the bill an at
tempt was made to strike out the appro-
priation of $50 900 for the sinking fund.
A long discussion followed and the vote
on this proposition resulted In 10 nays
and nine nays.
Mr.. Goudy introduced an order autho-
rizing the entire committee on lights to
contract for the lighting OF Peaks and
Long islands This order Is the result Of
the difference Of opinion In the commit
tee, the chairman OF which. an alderman,
has been delegated to make these CON-
tracts regardless Of the common council
members Of the committee This order
passed the council and was laid on the
table In the aldermen.
An order from the lower board relating
to the purchase of lot Of land adjoining
Fort Allen park was passed lgin concur
renee on theiupper board.
Mr.. Thomas introduced an order autho-
rizing special committee to ascertain If
the city would not be given. the benefit
Of the reduction in prices Of the Consoli-
dated Electric Light company. 1t passed
the council and aldermen.
An ordinance relating to fire escapes in
hotels passed the council and went m
for concurrence
The ordinance required rope fire es-
capes In -theI rooms Of hotels and lodging
houses. In the aldermen 1t was reported
from the committee with amendments
making 1t apply to boarding and iodgins
houses having more than fifteen sleepine
rooms above the ground floor. and to hos.
pitala There were provisions also for
excepting rooms opening upon existing
ire escapes. The lower board had passed
the ordinance, and 1t passed in concur.
renee. ,a,61
Mr.. COMEDIAN Mr.. Driscoil intro
duced petitions asking for, public baths.
An order accompanying Mr.. Connolly 8
petition called for the appointment OF q
special committee on Investigation. II
passed the council In the aldermen the
order was referred in concurrence. The
committee on the part of the council con-
sists Of Messrs. Connolly. Griffin and
Sloman.
Mr.. Cloudy introduced an order asking
for the appointment OF o committee to
confer with the assessors az TO whether
or not serious inequalities exist In the
tax assessments (which was Tpassed and
also passed the aldermen In concurrence.
The council non concurred In the order
for sidewalks on Sherman streets, and
on the extension Of Sawyer street.
The Portland daily press., 1899-06-06
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The Portland daily press., 1899-06-06
NEW BUILDINGS.

The following petitions for leave to
erect new buildings were receiz ed and
referred:
S. :. Hersey, a two story wooden
dwelling ON Hersey strest; also a seq
ond building of the same kind ON the
same street.
Mr.. Cohen. two story wooden dwell
ling at 81 Atlantic street.
!. Mary j. Frazier, wooden, iron GOV :
cred addition TO the building at Nos. 16
to % franklin street. The present build
ing is to be raised one story.
III. NJ. Davis wooden sddition to the
dwelling at No. 81 Merrill street.
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respite from slaughter. just as the
Cubans' had agreed to accept similar
concessions from time to time. If
Spain had lost her rights to own, hold
and govern Cuba as she saw fit. how
did she manage TO retain them in Luz
zon. where her rule was equally, cruel
and corrupt?
What was our excuse for declaring
war upon Spain? 1t was to secure to
the cubans the enjoyment. of their in
dependence. Why do we remain since
their oppressors have been driven out?
To aid the people in the establishment
of government of. their own. Why did
we enter the Philippines? To destroy
the Spanish squadron anchored there.
Why did we remain? To enable our
allies to set up a government of their
own? Or ives it to prevent them from
doing SO? Was it for the purpose of
asserting Spanish rights and defend
ing the Spanish title against the ma
tives-our allies? Did we send an ar
my to Luzon for this purpose. and
give Spain s2o,OOe.O0O for this privi-
lege?
Our title to the Philippines was
SPANS title; our rights were the rights
of Spain. If the people were not en-
titled to their independence from Span
ish sovereignty, it may be argued that
we have purchased the right to hold
them against their will. Judged by
our own standard of justice and right
as applied to Spain in Cuba, Spain
had no right in the Philippines which
would justify us in assuming her role
as subjugator and arbitrary ruler of
the people OF those islands.
The president could not buy from
Spain rights which are not conferred
our federal constitution nowhere con-
fers a right upon the president to de-
mand the unconditional submission to
our sovereignty of 100000 people in
the Philippines. There is no warrant of
the constitution. of law or of precedent
for the conquest of these islands, or for
placing upon the inhabitants without
their consent our. authority and our in
situations. To quote from an eminent
authority on constitutional law:
The power to conquer alien peoples
and hold them in subsection is nowhere
expressly granted. The power to con-
quer alien peoples and hold them in
subsection is nowhere implied as neces-
sary for the accomplishment of the pur-
poses declared by the constitution. 1t
is clearly shown to be one that ought
not to be exercised by anybodyTone
that the trainers of the constitution
thought ought not to be exercised by
anybody.
1t is not within the capab.lity of SPA n
to sell the president of this republic a
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-03
TRUSTEES SALE

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
under authority granted by a certain Trust
deed, made May Is. 1880. 10 Van Ii. Brooks,
trustee. by Hannah NJ. Gonsalves. record
ed in book 81 Of mortgages. page 4t3.
county recorders office of Salt Lake
county. state OF Utah, the undersigned.
now acting sheriff of Salt Lake county.
state of Utah, in the absence of the sale
Van II. Brooks trustee. and because OF
his absence and refusal TO act. at the re-
quest of James L. King the legal holder
OF the note set forth in said trust deed.
VIII offer for sale and sell TO the highest
bidder for cash. at the west front door of
the court house. at the county seat OF
Salt Lake county, Utah. to-wit: the west
front entrance to the city and county
building in Salt Lake City. Titan. on the
llth day of December, 1899 at II o'clock
noon of that day, all the real estate here
matter described. or so much thereof as
necessary TO pay and discharge the prin-
cipal indebtedness secured by said ..ust
deed. together with the accrued interest
unpaid thereon, ten pei centum OF the
amount Of said Indebtedness as attor-
ney's fees. the costs of this notice ard
the expenses OF such sale. including legal
compensation to the undersigned for his
services The sale will be made because
OF default in the payment of the princi-
pal sum at maturity and interest thereon.
The real estate above referred 20 is sit
uateo in the city and county of Salt Lake,
state of Utah. and described as follows:
Beginning at the southeast corner of lot
two, block twenty plat f" Salt
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power which is not authorized by our
constitution.
But there is another cloud upon the
Spanish title to the Philippines When
the Spanish republic was formed
quarter of a century ago the sover-
eighty of the Spanish crown over Cuba
and the Philippines was broken. The
liberal constitution of the Spanish re-
public was the joint work of our own
Charles Sumner and Emilio CASTELAR,,
the Spanish patriot and statesman. The
people of the Philippine islands, by vir-
tue of this constitution. were given and
guaranteed the blessings of free insti-
tutions under self government. Upon
the overthrow of the republic. and the
restoration of the monarchy through
the treachery of Canovas.s the Spanish
throne attempted to reassert its sover-
eighty and Jurisdiction over Cuba and
the Philippines. The people of those
archical restoration, and the Spanish
throne was never able TO re-establish
it's authority over the inhabitants. They
were beaten into slavery and driven
into silence now and then, but the first
recuperation of strength meant a re-
newal of the conflict against the un-
welcome and disputed sovereignty of
Spain. Nor is it clear today whether
President Mckinley claims 10 hold
title under the Spanish republic or the
Spanish monarchy.
While manufacturing facts and bas-
ing conclusions thereon, defenders of
imperialism are very apt to ignore the
law, it seems: but we should not lose
sight of the fac that there are prin-
ciples of international law which gov
ern where justice predomirates instead
of force. Imperialism, however, recog-
nizes might as right, and shows dis
position to make success the test of
truth.
There may be those who care to know
the law as it applies to treaties and
transfers of territory between nations
A noted English authority on interna-
tional law, Sir Shurston Baker, lays
down the following rule of modern civil
lization:
In modern times sales and transfers
of national territory to another power
can only be made by treaty or some
solemn act of sovereign authority OF the
state. And such transfers of territory
do not include the allegiance of its in
habitants. without their consent, ex-
press or implied.
And again:
The rule of public law with respect to
the allegiance of the inhabitants of a
conquered territory is. therefore. no
longer to be interpreted as meaning
that it is absolutely and Internationally
acquired by conquest, or transferred
and handed over by a treaty as thing
assignable by contract and without the
assent of the subject. On the contrary,
the express or implied assent of the
subject is now regarded as absolutely
essential to a complete new allegiance.
1t. might be that the assent of the
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subject" the consent of the governed.
as we say in this courtry,-could be OBJ
tanned if the same promise were made
the Tagals that was made the Mexicans
residing within the aceded territory at
ter the war with Mexico. They were
given the alternative OF going home or
becoming citizens of this republic. But
that. we are told. is another story. and
one that the'president himself seems 10
have forgotten; else there would have
been no trouble.
II appears. from an examination of
history. of the records and the law, that
SPANS title TO the Philippines was de-
fectiye; that her sovereignty was
doubtful; that her rights to ownership
and control were forfeited as surely as
they were forfeited in Cuba; that the
United States government, through its
authorized representatives and agents,
had recognized the rights of the natives
rs paramount to those of Spain; that
we promised the insurgents to aid them
to secure those rights and to enforce
lt4CA- eteAC ~ titCii AlOtitcSlSdQs llSll We
have no constitutional power to COM
pei the allegiance of foreign peoples;
that the Tagals never have recognized
the sovereignty of the United States
that Spain could not transfer an allie
glance she did not possess.
We have rights in the Philippines-in-
alienable rights-but not the right to
wage a war Of conquest; not the right
to enforce submission to the flag of the
free. We have the right Of self-de-
tense, the right to repel attacks upon
our forces, the right to restore order
in the cities captured from Spain. To
go further is the right that might as
serts. And no American believer in re-
publican institutions should, except in
professional capacity, perhaps. at
tempt to base a title on the right of
mighr-on the superiority of brute force
TO subjugate an inferior people.
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All this bears directly upon the ques-
ton of title. 1t shows whether or not
we recognized the title of Spain as
good. 1t shows that we acknowledged
the right and the title Of the insur-
gents as better, whatever may hate
been an after consideration on the part
of imperialists. SPANS sovereignty
over Cuba had been recognized by civ
ilized powers quite as long as her SOW
ereignty over the Philippines had been.
Spanish atrocities were as offensive
if less known, to the world in the ORR
ent as they were in the Occident
Whatever rights the Cubans possessed
were likewise possessed by the inhab-
itants OF Luzon. No one has been
able to show a difference. 1t cannot
be denied that we proclaimed the in
dependence of Cuba before a shot was
fired in our war with Spain. True,
the Cubans had rebelled against Span
ish authority many times. So the peo-
pie of Luzon had been rising in rebel
lion for three centuries. They wanted
their independence as much as the peo-
pie Of Cuba wanted theirs Weakened
by torture and discouraged by failure.
they finally consented no. ACCEPT "a
few reforms. - Itt~as not an abandon
ment of their struggle for independ-
ence. 1t was a compromise to gain
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Lake City survey, and running thence
west i've rods thence north ten rods.
thence east five rods thence south ten
rods. to the place of beginning
IoScther with all and singular the
water rights. tenements. hereditaments
and appurtenances thereunto belonging
or II any wise appertaining.
JOHN F. HOWELLS,
Sheriff SAT- Lake County. Utah.
krebS a Hoppaugh, Attorneys.
Dated November 9Th 1899
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So it remains TO examine into the
title we obtained from Spain to the
Philippines. To do this it will be neees-
sary 10 ascertain:
]. Whether Spain's right to the Phil
ippines at the beginning of the war
was such that this government respect
ed or would have guaranteed it.
.. Whether Spain's right and title to
the Philippines rested upon any better
basis than did SPANS right and title
TO Cuba.
3. Whether or not this government,
before the administration was tempted
to conquer and hold the archipelago.
had recognized any other claim to the
Philippines than that of Spain.
4. If the United States government
did not agree through its accredited
representatives, TO hold the Philippines
in trust for the Flipinos, in considera-
ton for their services as allies in the
war against. Spain.
1t will not do for purchaser 10 settle
dispute between two claimants to a
title in favor of the one. only to buy
the other out and defend the title thus
obtained. And whatever the Filipinbs
may haye been fighting for in 1896, or
in~l7se. or in 1886 whether. for reforms
or fun, or practice. 1t is certsin that in
1898 they were fighting for their inde-
pendence with the announcement of
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