Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-21

Rios and Reverb at MOntreai-Talk for
and Against Expansion at Home-Pro-
posaI to Pay the Cuban Army n Larger
sum Than s3,OOO.OOo.
Manila. Feb 2I-The natives OF the
village Of Pace made bold attempt
last night To burn the quarters OF the
First Washington volunteers by setting
fire TO the huts adjoining their quarters
in the rear. Fortunately the wind
changed at the moment the fire was
discovered. and. fanEei by ( stiff breeze
the flames spread in the opposite d.
rection, destroying fully twenty shacks
and houses opposite the ruins OF the
church The incendiaries escaped.
Mysterious signals were frequently
made along the enemys iinss during
the night. and this led to the belief tha5
an attack had been arranged but moth
ing happened. The rebels are leaving
the vicinity OF san Pedro Macati in
small parties and are reported to o.
moving toward SingaloT-
Rios and Rivera at Montreal
Montreal, Feb. 21.-Senores Rios and
Rivera, who have come hithe- from the
Philippine islands. say their mission is
not political one and that their visit
has no connection with AgoEc.!lo. This
being the case they do not propose IL
visit the United States. They viii re-
main here for sevCra! days and will
III Il leave for England. afteTward visit
ing the principal cities of Europe
Chicago Man for Expansion.
Chicago. Feb. 2l.-Dr. Won Holst's
ant!-expans:on arguments were ridi-
cUled by Harry Pratt Judsoa. who in
his address yesterday at the University
# Chicago. Of which he is the dean and
the professor of political economy.
pleaded strongly for national expansion
and for armed government Of the Phil
ippines. Dean Judson's speech was
the second in the series of debates
upon expansion which We're recently
be gun by DR. Won Hoist. The speaker
argued that the continued possession OF
Manila and the surrounding islands OF
the Philippine aTChip- lago did not mean
any mira ton Of the Monroe doctrine.
Mason Quotes Abraham Lincoln.
Washington. Feb. 2l.-FOr saying in =
speech To- a meeting of revolutionary
sons and daughters that the FilipinoS
would have their Lafayette Senator
Mason was Kissed. after the audience.
not exactly catching on had loudly
applauded. The senator stopped for
the Kisses TO cease and then said: II
know this said Mr. Lincoln. i know
that no man is good enough to govern
and / hold to the Lincoln
doctrine. Ladies and gentleman. we
have not the McEnery resolution now
under consideration. nor the army reOr-
ganizatiOn bill. and if / said anything
to- offend you I have only repeated the
doctrine Of Washington. / have only
the doctrine of Lincoln.
says Those Beliefs VIII Prevail.
'If those whose noises are akin To
the sounds made by snakes and geese
viii listen To truth. they viii know that
/ am right when I say that Mr. Lincoln !
believed that no man * good enough To
govern another. VIII the beliefs Of
will the beliefs of Washington.
PERISH ! hope not: / believe not. \
loving father above viii guide our
hand. greater in his wisdom than any
human mind. ours was the first true
republic founded in history. 1t was
founded on the principle that no man |
is good enough to govern another; that :
the just power of the government ia
based On the consent OF the governed.
The principle VIII not perish. the true ,
nature Of our republic Will not fail Il
endure.