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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-12
THE JUNTA's FABRICATIONs.
Says There Is Reign of Terror and
Civilians Are Being Shot.

Hong Kong, Feb. 1.-THE Filipino junta
here has issued the following statement:
"a Manila steamer has arrived here with
the American censored version of the
fighting, which is utterly false. The
Americans commenced hostlities by the
ireachery Of Gen. OTIS simultaneously by
land and sea. Aguinaldo possesses a sign
ed guarantee from the American commits
sioners that there would be no hostility
on their part Hence the Filipino troops
were resting and many of the Filipino Of
fcers were at the theater on Saturday
night and were arrested shortly before the
outbreak.
..The bombardment of the defenseless
towns of Malate, Pace, Santa Ana and
Malabon caused frightful slaughter among
the women and children. Ii is estimated
that 1900 of them were killed.
1.-The Filipino forces, whose loss was
comparatively small, tenaciously held to
their positions.
1.-The conduct of the Americans in the
suburbs was outrageous. They compelled
the inhabitants to leave their houses and
then shot them down, regardless of sex.
There is a reign of terror at Manila
Civilians are shot in the streets without
being challenged.
THE Ioilo commissioners arrived al Ma
Mia at the invitation OF the Americans,
and when they were starting to return
the American soldiers were looting and
pillagiRg
"Aguinaldo sent commissioners to in
ouire of Gen. Otis the reason for the hos
Titles, Offering summary punishment If
the Filipnos were found to be at fault
He received no satisfaction. The Ameri-
cans are apparently determined on war
of determination similar 10 their doings
in Carolina in November violating the
rights Of mankind and civilized warfare
and committing a monstrous outrage Of
civilization.
There is no doubt that the action OF
Cen. Otis will be a political move to in
nuence the vote of the United States
Senate. fearing an exposure Of the corrup-
tons at Manila.
-Four vessels are leaving Manila to
lombard Iloilo.'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-12
TO TAKE A VOTE ON TUESDAY.
M'ENERY RESOLUTION TO BE CALL
ED UP AT THAT TIME.

Effort VIII BE Made TO Have the
Agreement Vacated-Vest Speaks
of FarcicaI Policy Already Mapped
Out at the CannOn's MOuth-MasOn
Says He VIII Have "a Vote on Res
OIutIOn If He Has to Wait Till De-
cember.
Washington, Feb. 11.-After a spirited
debate of more than two hours this after
noon a unanimous consent agreement was
made by the Senate to vote on the reso-
luton of Mr.. McEnery, Democrat of Lou
isiana, declaratory of a policy of the
United States as to the Philippine Islands,
at 2:3O o'clock next Tuesday afternoon.
The request for this agreement was
made by Mr. Mason. Republican, OF
Illinois, after what seemed the conclusion
of the debate upon the question, and after
several senators who were known to be
opposed to any action on the resolution
had temporarily left the chamber. Upon
their return to the chamber they learned
what had happened in their absence, and
later in the afternoon Mr.. Hawley Of Con-
necticut, gave notice that at proper time
he would endeavor to have the agreement
vacated.
Have Declared Our Policy.
During the debate upon the McEnery
resolution Mr.. Vest of Missouri said;
What can be a broader farce than the
passage of these resolutions when we al
ready have declared our policy at the
mouth of cannon, amid the rattle of mus
kerry, and in shooting our doctrines into
the people of the Philippines"
He declared that when the treaty was
ratified 1t followed logically that the Fia-
pinos would be coerced. He said thar
every one of the opponents of the treaty
knew that he would be denounced as
traitor or be placed, as the senator from
Montana Garter had put IL. dangerously
near the line OF treason.
Mr.. Mason gave notice that he meant to
continue his warfare in the interest OF the
resolution, and he would stay here until
the snow should fly next December II
necessary, TO get the resolutions adopted.
Resolutions Necessary.
1t was, he said, more necessary to
adopt these resolutions than TO take mon
ey from the treasury as proposed in the
appropriation bills. He continued by say
Ing that in the Philippines we are now
fighting our allies. The moment the jingle
of gold had been heard in connection with
the Paris conference, and when we had
descended from the high pedestal of indie
pendence, the trouble began and the peo-
pie commenced their revolt against the
treaty.
In Cuba, he said. we were still contend
Ing for liberty and there peace relgns; in
the Philippines, the reverse rs true, and
there hell is found. He asserted that the
United States had been the aggressors In
this conflict by trampling upon the rights
Of the F1liplnos. They had sought every
means Of securing a peaceful settlement,
and we had kicked them out. When
Aguinaldo had asked the poor privilege
of a conference our commander had refus-
ed without knowing what he had to offer.
ais request had been ignored and we had
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-12
IoNG TELLS THE SENATE WHY
nsoN WAS ADVANCED AND PUT
AHEAD OF sCHLEY.

4ora,s Conduct While in In
,.,t Command Severely
|..,.,otsed-Secretary of the Navy
Gives the Reasons for the Nominal
ms of Both the Naval Command
-were selected without solicit
cation From Any One.
,,,..hinoton. Feb u.-Secretary Long
has sent to the Senate an exhaustive re-
,-t in reply TO the resolution recently
80 nv that body calling upon the navy
,-..,rt,,ant for all records in its posses
~ mon which the nominations of Ad-
.,,,,s SAMPSON and schley to their pres
ant grades were based. This resolution
mas passed in executive session.
Secretary Long goes into the naval his
.orv Of the Spanish war at great length,
.;,;ry orders. movements and all the de-
.a,,s which preceded the battle of July 8.
In summing up these facts and citing the
roasons for advancement of Schley and
Sampson. he says;
,.Tbe advancement of Admiral Sampson
,--.s nronosed in recognition of his services
IN
mander-in-chief of all our ships engaged
-, tbe campaign in the West Indies; for
,be supervision of all its details. wherever
5is,ributel for the blockade of the island
Of Cuba for the conveying and landing OF
~. army and corporations with its move
rents and for the pursuit, blockade, the
5aetr,,ction of the Spanish fleet, which de-
.strIction. on the 3rd of July, by our fleet
,,rdsr his command was the cousumma-
tton of his orders and preparations begin
ming on the first day of June. In this
connection the dispatch of Commodore
schey. dated July 49, is pertinent tace.
scbIev's Conduct Criticised.
".rbe advancement of Commodore Schley
- rronosed in recognition of his service
as next in command in rank at the VIC
tory At Santiago. Where so much was
achieved in this eliminating battle, and
where his ship was such a conspicuous
force in the fight, his conduct, while IN
indeDendent command prior to June l, the
report of which has been given ABOVE, ana
which. by reason of its unsteadiness in
,,,rnosa and failure to obey orders, did
NOT meet with the approval of the Presi-
dent and the department, was not yet
nernnitted TO stand in the way of his nomi-
nation for promotion to higher grade
for the part he took in that final triumph.
In this connection, a pertinent fact is
the letter of Admiral Sampson, in which,
while not overlooking Commodore Schley's
reprehensible conduct, as above referred
to. he asks that ample justice be done him
for his part in the action of July 3.
How They Were Selected.
at is just to both these officers TO say
that each of them was selected for has
command in the war without solicitation
or suggestion on the part of himself or of
any one in his behalf. The head of the
department. under the approval of the
President is responsible for these selec-
tons, which were made in the eXigencies
of the war situation and in the exercise
of the departments discretion in the as
signment of officers, which is authorized
by law. This discretion was exercised
solely with a view to the best interests
of the public service, whether wisely or
not results show"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-12
COLD WEATHER NOT YET OVER.
ANOTHER FREEZE PREDICTED
FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA.

VIII BE MiIder, However, in other
Portions of the State-Temperature
ut Washington Breaks the Record
at Fourteen BelOyy-Mercury stfu
Below Zero in Most Sections of the
West-CoId Wave Along the Gulf
Coast.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE weather de-
partment tonight issued the following:
While the cold wave continues gener-
ally east of the Rocky Mountains except
in Florida, 1t has been characterized by
a remarkably low temperature in the vi
entity of Washington and a further fall in
the Carolinas.
In the latter districts the temperatures
are from degrees to 20 degrees below the
freezing point. while at Washington this
morning the minimum temperature was Is
degrees below zero, degree lower than
the lowest previous record. which was Il
degrees below zero on jan /, 1881.
In the Mississippi valley there has been
another fall of from 6 degrees to 10 de-
grees in the central portion, and the tenn
peratures ranged from de-
grees 10 IA degrees below zero, a fall since
last night of from degrees to IS degrees.
Mercury Falls in the West.
In the Lower Missouri valley, Middle
slope and the Southwest the temperatures
have fallen from 10 degrees to 40 degrees,
the zero line extends to the northern
border of Texas, and there was a severe
norther from Nebraska and Colorado
southwark, warnings of which were issued
Friday and Friday night
On the West Gulf coast temperatures
are again from 4 degrees to s below the
freezing point, while in the West and
Northwest they are from IS degrees to 30
degrees below zero.
Al Havre, Mont this morning, the tenn
perature was 40 below zero, while from the
Lower Missouri valley southwestward into
Northern and Northeastern Texae the
temperatures tonight are from degrees
to Y degrees below any previous record for
the second ten days of February.
More Cold for Florida.
A remarkable feature of this cold wave
has been the abnormally high pressure of
the past two days. From Nebraska north
ward and northumberland the barometer
has read 81 inches or over, with a maxi
mum reading this morning of 31.42 Inches
in Southern Assiniboia.
The cold weather will continue, and
there will be a decided fail in temperature
on the Gulf coast, with freezing weather.
In the north third of Florida freezing
weather Is probable Sunday night and
advisory messages to this effect have been
issued. In the extreme Northwest some
moderation of the extremely cold weather
there is probable.
Cold wave signals are displayed on the
Gulf coast from Pensacola to Brownsville
and at Meridian and Montgomery. and
storm northeast signals on the Gulf coast
from New Orleans TO Brownsville.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-12
RAYS REGIMENT TO RETURN.
HAS BEEN ORDERED TO PROCEED
TO MACON VIA SAVANNAH.

Orders Issued in Accordance With
Promises Given senator bacon.
senate Committee Getting to the
Bottom of the Brunswick HarbOr
Improvement CRse-CoI. Scruggs
Wants a Place in the Diplomatic
Service.
Washington, Feb 11.-(SpeciaD.
Rays regiment Of immunes was to-day
ordered to return to Savannah and pro-
coed thence to Macon, where they will be
mustered out of the service.
These orders were issued in accordance
with promises given Senator Bacon and
other members of the Georgia delegation
who are interested in the Third United
States Volunteer Regiment They are eX-
pected to leave Santiago by transport
about March II.
The Brunswick improvement matter &C.
cupied an hour of the time of the Senate
this afternoon. the time being devoted to
a hearing of Col. Goodyear. So much has
been said about the work, at Brunswick
that the Senate committee decided it want
ed to know not only what had been ac-
GOIIlpllSueQs DuL dkSO lIOIu LII. NrOOOS ca .
lips all about the relations between him
and j. Floyd King, who has fought him
so hard
In response to the questioning of the
committee Col. Goodyear went into The
matter very fully. Chairman Frye was the
special questioner, but all of the members
took hand al it and although they start
ed out to give Col. Goodyear only fifteen
minutes, they were so much interested In
what he had to say that before he con-
cluded fully an hour had been consumed
He seemed to satisfy them upon every
point and although the committee has not
taken action, it is believed that the result
will be favorable to the continuance of the
work at Brunswick under his direction
May Find Place for scruggs.
Col. Livingston called upon the Presi-
dent this afternoon with Col. Scruggs of
Atlanta, who is DESTROYS of a position in
the foreign service of the government.
The President talked very favorably. and
it is believed that he will avail himself
of the services of the Atlanta man, whose
wide experience in diplomatic matters
would certainly be of value to the govern
ment at this juncture.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-12

gone on burning his villages and shooting
his people like dogs a Ia Weylen 81
Mason VIII FiIiBuster.
Mr.. Mason gave deliberate notice OF a
filibuster saying he would speak each day
until the resolutions were acted upon
Mr.. Mason then entered the contention
that the United States were rapidly be-
coming a puppet of Great Britain, and he
read a poem entitled, 1.-THE Lions Whep,"
which he said illustrated the rela tionship,
the following line from which illustrates
its spirit:
Il know thee now. my lions whelp,
IT could be none but thee"
This country was even growing more
cruel than England, and cruel not TO our
enemies alone; but TO our own people.
He had heard It said that the Flipintos
could not be conquered with the loss of
only 5000 or 1000 lives. According TO his
way of thinking one American life was
worth more than those of all the natives
on the island. How many senators had
sons there? or had all the senatorial APP
pointees retired before the approach CT
danger?
Ground of statesmanship.
'Tf you would only show me where we
could steal something" he exclaimed jo-
cosely II might excuse the proceeding on
the ground of high craftsmanship; but
fail to see where we are to get any re-
turn for our outlay"
The whole matter looked TO him like
murder and travesty upon our professed
following of the lowly Nazarene.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-12
BLAZE IN a SHOE FACTORY.
NJ. WiIensky's Place on BrOughton
Street Has a Close Call.

Street Has a Close Call.
The Savannah Shoe Factory, at No. ITO
Broughton street. west. narrowly escaped
destruction by fire at 1870 O'Clock this
morning Only the early discovery Of the
blaze and the prompt work Of the firemen
saved the three-story building, which
would have doubtless carried with it the
entire block had the fire ever gained good
Roadway.
Two men were passing on Broughton
street at about 1870 o'clock, when they
saw the illumination on the second-story
windows of the shoe factory. They at
once ran to the corner of Barnard ana
State streets, where they turned in an
alarm from box 49, to which the northern
section of the fire department responded.
Some one else a few minutes later turned
in a second alarm from the same box
the box having been left open, without
anv necessity for so doing, to when the
southern section of the department re-
sponded.
The aremen lost no time in getting to
work. two streams from the chemicals
being promptly gotten into the building
one from the front and the other from
the rear. rs
The building was filed with smoke out
the firemen managed to get to the second
aoor where they found a small blaze
near the elevator shaft. This was quick
w extinguished. This done, Superintend-
ent Mcguire and his men spent some time
in thoroughly cleaning up the place IN the
neishborhood of the fire, in order that no
smoldering fragments might be left TO
start the blaze anew.
Only the early discovery of the flre pre-
vented what might have proven TO be a
very serious conhagration. The location
Of the blaze against the woodwork OF the
elevator shaft was very favorable one to
a spread of the fire. Had the fire once
caught in the shaft it would have proven
a very nasty one to handle.
Mr.. Wilensky stated that the fire started
in a lot of leather findings, which had
been stored on the second floor of the
building. A pair Of negroes had been en-
gagged all the afternoon in cleaning up thas
floor and Mr. Wilensky thinks one or
them dropped a match that caused the
blaze. He had frequently cautioned them
to be careful.
The loss is small, probably not exceeding
500. and is fully covered by insurance. The
insurance is placed with A. G. Guerard
6, Son and Train e. Harty.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-12
IMPORTANT QUESTION RAISED.
ree MYrick Asked to Set Aside a
Banlxrupts PrODertv.

Anlericus' Ga, Feb. 11.-Shelby Myrick.
ieIeree IN bankruptcy. held a session OF
.ne bankruptcy court here this afternoon.
olsposlng of numerous cases.
question OF much importance was
raised N'e IN the case of J. N. Carter, upon
petition OF creditor to have certain con
'eyahces by the bankrupt set aside by the
'eiefee as assets. The jurisdiction of the
I IyIee and of the district court of the
' Untea states in bankruptcy is therein in
vowed and the outcome will materially af-
procedure in such instances.
o, oarter attorneys filed a demurrer de-
SS.aIing the circuit court of the United
h,, Ses would have its jurisdiction usurped
py the referee or the district court in
bankruptcy. Referee Myrick reserved his
decision until Monday.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-12
CHARLTON A GUEST OF HONOR.

Spoke Before the Merchants Club
of Chicago.
Chicago, Feb. 11-Hon. John F. Charl-
ton of the Canadian Parliament was the
guest of honor at the annual banquet OF
the Merchants, Club of Chicago, which
was held at the Grand Pacific Hotel.
About sixty of the leading merchants and
business men of the city were present, and
Mr.. Charlton's talk was greeted with
much warmth.
Addresses were made by James H. Eek
els, ex-controller of the currency, and a
number of Others
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-12
Boiled Him in a Barrel.
.iladelphia Record.

No., rom the Philadelphia Record.
nv, "h he Pa, Feb 2.-Dr. weise.
VINO VINO mas no diploma. agreed to cure peter
IKE ,,o.N OF a long-standing case of rheuna-
ISL vs1l me doctor filed barrel with hot
go ~a,t, Dicks sand salt vinegar and ants.
ly boiled to death "''u near
,l IKE sued Weise for practicing medicine
,l'ega'ly and the latter was arrested ana
Is now in Jail. @'ieS'eu ana
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-12
ABRAHAM LINcOLN's BIRTHDAY.
baltimore Union League Club CeIe-
brates the Occasion.

Baltimore, Feb. 1.-THE anniversary Of
the birth Of Abraham Lincoln was cele-
brated here tonight by banquet under
the auspices of the Union League Club,
the leading Republican organization of
the South, which has served in the as
sembly han in the club house. More than
300 members were in attendance, and the
banquet was pronounced one of the most
successful ever held In Baltimore.
Congressman Romuius n. Linney Of
North Carolina responded to the toast,
THE College Of Hard Knocks"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-12

Helen Kellar, the famous deaf, blind
and dumb girl who has been so highly edu-
Gated. visited the Boston Museum art
room few days ago and saw the stat
ues. BY passing her wonderfully sensitive
fingers over the figures she was able 10
get correct idea Of their proportions and
discoursed most interestingly OF her ex-
eerience.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-12
THE ARGUMENTS CONCLUDED.
Judge speer Reserves Decision in
the Express Case.

the Express Case.
Augusta, Ga. Feb 1.-THE arguments
in the Southern Express Company case
was completed in the United States Court
to-day. Judge speer took the papers and
will render a decision later
The grand jury returned number OF
true bills. and after an exchange of COM
D,iments between the judge and jury, the
latter was discharged.
Augusta has been visited by sleet to-day
and The prediction is thai the cold snap win
last tomorrow.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-12

Don be afraid to explore and investigate
other stocks and the many alleged bargains afloat.
The more you compare the stronger the contrast
IN OUR FAVOR THE BIG STORE AL
WAYS LEADS Il,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-12
THE VICTORY AT CALoACAN.
Continued from First Page.
OTIS SENDS MORE CASUALTIES.

through he win make his escape to the
continent rather than remain in Buzon.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-12
B. II. LEVY &c BRO.

gone on burning his villages and shooting
his people like dogs a Ia Weylen 81
Mason VIII FiIiBuster.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-10-14
PROGRESS.

With time, comes progress and ad-
vancem.nt in all lines of successfully
conducted enterprises. Success comes
to those only who have goods with
superior merit AID reputation. In
the manufacture of laundry starch for
the last quarter of century j. c..
Hubinger has been the peer of all
others and to-day is placing on the
market the finest laundry starch ever
offered the public under our new and
original method.
Ask your grocer for coupon book
which will enable you to get the first
two large 10 cent packages of his new
starch, RED CROSS, TRADE MARK
brand, also two of the children's
Shakespeare pictures painted in twelve
beautiful colors as natural as life, or the
Twentieth Century Girl Calendar, all
absolutely free.
All grocers are authorized to give ten
large packages of RED CROSS STARCH
with twenty of the Shakespeare pic
lures or ten of the Twentieth Century
Girl Calendars, to the first five purchas-
ers O the Endless Starch Chain Book.
This is one of the grandest offers ever
made to introduce the RED CROSS
laundry starch, j. {. Hubinger's latest
invention
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-10-14
COLLEGE NOTES.

Carel Hendrick Kruger, a nephew of
the president of the Transvaal republic,
is recent graduate of Edinburgh uni
versity, where he won the Syme sur
gical scholarship.
The American Agriculturist has OBJ
tanned returns from ITS universities and
colleges, showing that of $4,000 students
nearly $1,000 are from the agricultural
classes, or a percentage of 400 from the
farm.
The Ragged School union of London
comprises 455 schools, manned by 5000
devoted voluntary teachers, who, week
by week, all the year round, give the
children of these schools religious in
struction.
The Belgians are an eminently COM
mercial people. In Antwerp ten trav-
cling commercial scholarships of three
years duration, with an annual income
OF $1,000, are given to students who most
deserve such opportunities.
Princeton university continues to be
the envy of most other institutions of
learning. She received about 100000
in gifts during the last collegiate year,
including 100000 for new dormitory,
100000 for new professorship in
English, 100000 for new chair in pol
itics and $4,000 toward a chair in his
tOrY
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-10-14
PRESS OPINIONS.

cit will become necessary, if Aguin-
aldo should suddenly quit, for Mr.. Bry'
an to hustle around and reconstruct q
lot of democratic platforms.-Chicagc
Tribune.
nyMr. Bryan has gone to California
for the purpose of permitting the peo-
pie to see the only professional presi-
Dental candidate in the country.-Chi-
cago Times-herald.
UThe democrats have decided that
the present prosperity is due to con-
ditions," but they haven't the nerve to
claim that they are in no way response
BILE for those conditions Chicago Post.
EMr. Bryan says that the candidate
must fit the platform. How? Length
or breadth? And must he have protu'
berances sticking all over him to fit all
the ms and outs of the democratic coast
line ?-Jackson (Mich.) Citizen.
ESQ Mr.. Bryan is worth 100000
and half of it is in real estate. Why
that's as much as Mr.. Mckinley viii
make in the presidency in his first term
And Mr.. Bryan has made his'n by per
sistent criticism of Mr.. Mckinley in
making his'n. Yet some folk are never
SO tisfed.--Brooklya Eagle (Deu.).