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American people, I recognize that I'M
fortunately they know very little Of me
or my people; but what I fear is that
out of the thousands Of men under my
command that some of them. being ag-
gravated. will turn about, fire a gun, and
then the mine will be exploded But If
your people (meanfng the Americans) will
only help us just little, 1 am sure that
justice to all. Consul General Wildman
knew of this gentleman's work in the in
terests Of peace, and yet he was re-
States Of different articles that this party
was supplying arms and ammunition to
the FfiiDinos. and as grave an injustice
has been done to this gentleman as to
the Filiptnos themselves.
zone Of the reasons given out by the
Americans as to why the Filipinos should
not be allowed to participate in the cap
ture of Manila, was the fear that once
inside the city they would resort to mas
Sacre and pillage. The Filipinos previous
to the capture of Manila had captured
quite a number of places with thousands
OF Spanish prisoners; is there an anthem
tic record Of single case on which such
charges could be based? In such cases
they acted as an European nation would
act; and 1t is quite unreasonable to sup
pose that they would have acted differ
entity when they entered Manila"
Aguinaldo refers with pride to his
promise made to Admiral Dewey, and
how 1t was relgiously kept He says
that 1t would be well for the American
government to Investigate the acts of
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-07

their own officers from the highest to the
lowest. after the capture of the city Of
Manila. 1t is common street talk that
the American officers stripped buildings
OF tapestry, oil paintings, and all kinds
of Valuables.
From what 1 have learned and observ-
ed the acquisition of the Philippines by
the United States Is sure to result in a
costly experiment. The annexation of
these islands has no doubt been prompt
ed by pressure brought to bear upon the
administration by certain business inter
ests. If from such a course they look for
any benefit. their expectations will be
doomed to disappointment. With whom
do they expect to do business2 There are
from ten to twelve million Filipfnos and
few hundred Europeans and cheese
Europeans are there to compete with the
Americans.
If, after the fall of Manila and the sign
ing Of the protocol assurances had been
given to the Filipinos that they could
leave their case In the hands of the Amer
leans, and that they would be treated
justly and fairly, the Americans would
eventually have owned the islands Thus
all other things being equal. by the good
Will and gratitude of the islanders no one
could have touched the Americans in
competition. Today the word "Ameri-
cam Is more detested by the Fflipinos
than the Spaniards ever were; and bust
ness between Americans and Filipinos
will only be possible If the latter cannot
obtain from any other nationality that
which they may require.
"A. H. Myers.
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here, has been closely connected with the
F1lipinos from the start of the war, and
although he shipped this one lot Of arms,
1t was done with the consent of the Am
erican officials. and 1T was generally rec
ognized at that time to be Of consider
able benefit to the Aemicans,
The same gentleman has advised the
Filipinos on many of their difficulties,
and has been responsible for the settle
ment of many questions that have arisen;
and the quiet submission of the Filipinos
to the many insults and abuses they were
compelled to submit to. is to a great ex-
tent solely due to his counsel and influ-
ence. He has advised them that the
American people, as whole, sympafhtzed
unfortunately for their cause. their case
and he tried to impress upon them that
II they left their cause in the hands of
the American people it could only have
one result, liberty and freedom, the same
as every citizen enjoyed in the United
States. He was responsible for the send
Ing of Agoncillo to Washington to explain
everything to the American people, not
to demand, but to beg of them for JUS
tice; he induced them to send a later
commission to strengthen Agoncillo; to.
establish a bureau in Hong Kong; to
make use OF the press; and to beg of the
American people, through their govern
.ment, to instruct their officials in the
Philippines to treat them less harshly.
Aguinaldo has often said to this same
gentleman: II have every confidence in
the ultimate justice and fairness of the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-07

Eighteenth Infantry is stationed with
his regiment at Manila, and being I'M
able to leave his post in order to go
to st. Louis to claim his bride, Miss
Emeline c. Smith, his fiancee, accom-
panied by her mother, left st. Louis
recently to join Lieut.. Whitworth in
Manila, where the wedding will take
place.
The distance between st. Louis and
Manila is 1925 miles. The cost of the
journey will be 1895 So and the time con-
sumed for the trip will be forty-three
DAYS.
Miss Smith is the daughter of Col. H.
e. Smith, resident quartermaster of ST
Louis. She has been engaged to Lieut..
Whitworth for over a year, and the
marriage was to have taken place last
october, but Lieut.. Whitworth and his
regiment were ordered to manila. He
was unable to obtain leave of absence
before starting or the couple would have
been married at once. After the war
the impatient lover tried every means to
obtain leave of absence or to be ordered
to San Francisco on quartermaster's
duties there or on one of the transports,
but all Of his schemes failed so his
fiancee decided to go to him.
Miss Smith and her mother expect to
arrive in Manila about March Is, and the
wedding VIII probably take place imme-
iiateiy
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much with a laugh and a blush tc the
World correspondent. who called on her
in Decatur. She also showed him, after
much persuasion. the souvenirs that
marked the Decatur end of the little
romance.
The most important of these Is large
brass button cut from the admiral 8
uniform. and suspended by a gold chain
from the neck of mis- little Western friend.
The others are a pleasant note from the
hero, and fine cabinet photograph be-
low which is written his autograph. All
these were the result of a photograph,
which she had sent to him with a letter
asking for the button.
How and why she did this is told In
Miss Powers own words. She is a daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. George Powers and
a granddaughter of Samuel Powers, a
noted breeder of horses. She is an excel
lent pianist, composer of music and a
good student.
She will be graduated from the De-
catur high school in June and that Dew
ey button will he a conspicuous feature
of her graduation gown. She has five
brothers and sisters, all of whom are
excellent musicians. Her sister, Miss
Jeanette Powers. plays the violin ex-
ceedingly we'll and her brother Samuel
Is one of the best mandolin players IN
Illinois.
Miss Marie was at one time pupil of
Mrs. Stella B. Haddon Alexander, now
of New York city. She sent Admiral
Dewey a piece of music composed by her
self.
The photograph. of Admiral Dewey or
naments Miss Powers room. The pre-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-07

cious note she refused to permit to be
copied. 1t is very brief, merely acknowl-
edging the receipt of her photograph and
! thanking her for her music and her ex-
| pressions of appreciation of what he had
| accomplished at Manila.
mo, indeed" she said when asked for
a copy of the letter. ST could never think
of thus betraying the confidence Of the
admiral. What would he think of me,
do you inagine?"
! That the admiral did not dismiss the
( pretty eAmericanFgirl from his mind with
T the mere sending of the Button for which
she asked was proved by the subsequent
sending of his photograph to her. He
had none when her letter arrived. But
| it was not long before one was taken.
| Now while he is looking at and admir-
! ing her photograph she can look at and
| admire his.
MISS POWERS OWN STORY.
DECATUR, Ill, April 29-This, told
simply and unaffectedly in her own
words. is Miss Marie Powers story of
how she came to write to and hear from
Admiral Dewey:
1T was just this way. At school all
the girls had been decorated with souve-
Mrs of the war, and many Of them were
wearing uniform buttons given to them
by volunteers of the Decatur guards, of
the Fifth Illinois regiment.
| Nearly every morning one or more of
my schoolgirl friends would display a
/ fresh souvenir, and I had none to wear.
| / seemed to count for nothing, while at
the same time Twas anxious to be known
as a patriotic girl. L could wear a small
flag ana all that, but I had no button.
$50 one afternoon when l came home
| l suggested to papa that I would write
to Admiral Dewey and request him to
send me q button from his uniform. My
]3ideaS was to; write him note and send
that i would hear from. him so, promptly
and have all of my requests granted In
| deed, did not expect more than an au-
tograph letter.
Il not only sent him the note and my
picture, but also copy of my Hoepta
I9twozstep music. which composed when
/ was twelve years old.
Don't you think the admiral was real
nice in remembering me SO generously
! He not only sent me the note of &C
| acknowledgements at once, together with
the big button from his own uniform,
but a few Hays ago received a cabinet
photograph all the way from Manila,
and below it was the name Of America
grea test hero
These gifts from the admiral I prize
most highly, more than words can ex-
press, land while my schoofmateS may
glory over. their souvenirs Of the war
do not envy them, for / feel that my
/ gifts from the admiral from the cabin of
the Olympia, sent me by his own hand,
are treasures far more to be priced than
any in the possession Of any other loyal
american girl.
'Ahd do YOU know, Itnave a scrapbook
IN which / paste everything L see In the
magazines and newspapers about Admir-
al Dewey 1t is getting to be a big affair
and may have to start several other
similar books before the finish but /
don't mind that IT is niaac,ira RI, M
and it will give me great delight to be
among the American, girls who will give
Admiral Dewey welcome on his return to
! the limited Sta tes."
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Photographic very pretty photograph
Of an exceedingly~charming girl, says the
New York World.
That photograph, attractive enough IN
itseIf-as any one can discover by look
ing at the reproduction of it on this
page-stands on Admiral Dewey's dress
ing case in his cabin on the Olympia
Pipes, maps, charts. diagrams and mat
ter-of-fact combs and brushes hedge, it
round. -
But Whatever the time or the circum-
stances, 1t is never removed. Morning,
noon and night tile girlish face smiles
sunnily 10 all corners. the fair divinity
Of the big battleship.
The officers like to look at it; SO do the
sailors, on the rare occasions when they
get a chance. AS for Admiral Dewey,
he cannot turn his fascinated gaze away.
lie confessed as much not long ago,
in words that were characteristic, to Mr..
Z. w. Harden when the latter, VINO was
special United States commissioner to
the Philippines, was calling on him one
day. Mir. Harden subsequently wrote a
paragraph about Dewey and the Ameri-
can girl, without giving her name.
Tie World found her, however, and
the photograph OF herself, the button
from his uniform which Dewey sent to
her, and the piece of music composed by
her which she sent him, were given to
the correspondent for reproduction.
MAY CUT HIS THROAT YET.
she Will be the death of me YETI
said the great fighter to Mr. Harden,
with engaging candor. IT have this pic
ture Of her on my dresser, and in the
morning, when shave, instead of looking
in the glass p look at the picture.
have already cut myself three times, and
I will be cutting my throat some OF these
mornings
So here is one of the possibilities
There are Others which the thoughtful
reader can ponder by himself
In any event it must be very pleasant
for the little school girl out West t.
know that while she is studying her les
sons far away on the other side Of the
world stands before her pictured face the
greatest fighter of the century who thinks
OF her and of the country, for which he
fought so we'll Also that he has shed his
blood in her cause, though not for 1t.
1t will not turn her pretty head to know
that a hero thinks her beautiful an6
sees in her something that speaks of the
gracious -womanhood of his own land
But she would be more than human If il
cid not please her, and she admitted a.
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slaughtered, their homes burned and raz7
ed to the ground. :: I venture the opinion
that the actions of the Americans in the
Philippines their first entrance into Ash
attic history will be one of the darkest
OF its pages; and more worthy of ain unciv-
tltzed nation than of an enlightened peo-
pie.
No one can understand why the Aneri-
can public are SO thoroughly ignorant of
the true state. of affairs; why so many
gross Misrepresentation have been made.
The papers coming out here from the
United States contain, all kinds of vague
ru1nors as to expeditions ofaarms sent to
the Philippines. and statements that the
Germans are assisting the FHlipinos The
bafd-headed statement is made that "a
large expedition OF arms intended for the
Fifipfnos was confscated In Hongkong in
December by the British government
This Information was eabled to the state
department by Consul-General Wildmanl
I have made enqpiriesss and can assure
you that a cablegfam addressed tothecoll
on1al secretary at Hong Kong will elicit
the Information that there is no truth
whatever in the statement. l have had
the priviiedge of melting the leaders of the
Filipino junta in HongSKong, and have
learned for. a positive Fact that the only
arms in their possession are forty-two
rifles presented by Admiral Dewey, which
were found in the arsenal at Cavite.s Be
sides these they have 1888 rifles with 200, !
900 rounds Of ammunition that were sent
over to the Philippine Islands by Consul
General Wildman, bought with their
money IN May; and go rifles, two Maxim
guns and 100000 rounds OF ammunition
that were contracted for them in June
by an American. This latter contract was
made with the fun knowledge OF the .Ameri-
can officials. and in fact, the details were
: x,r.tI~
at Hong Kong, Reunseville fWildman
This American. prominent merchant
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-07
GERMANY GHEcKMATED.
England VIII Pay Claims Against
the Friendly Islands.

SAN FRANCISCO, May CA letter
from Tonga, Friendly Islands, dated April
l, says ia treaty has been entered into
between Great Britain and the Islands.
last December the German vice consul
at Samoa made a demand on this gov
eminent for eco the claims being for
debts contracted by :Tongans to German
traders. Some of the accounts are thirty
years old. After consideration the gov
eminent rrepudiated these claims. The
consul Notified the premier that unless
the full amount WAS paid, Germany c1vouba
send large war vessel to seize Vavat,
which contains a splendid harbor. On
March z, the; British warsaip Tauranga
arrived andhher captain held an. interview
with king George Taboi Ill. It is said
that The king was notified that Great
Britain considered Germanyis claim Just
but did not propose to let her take Navdu,
or any other part Of this group; 80 Of
fered TO pay the claims and protect these
little islands that Germany la sa eager to
acquire
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-07
CANADIAN BANK ROBBERY.
Ten Thousand Dollars Said to Have
Reen Taken

Reen Taken.
DRESDEN. Ont, May 6-The local
branch of the Canadian Bank of Com
merce was this morning robbed of an
amount estimated at so 600 The char
woman who takes care of the bank Of
fees was the first to discover a robbery
today. The front doors OF the bank We're
open. Two holes were bored in the vault
door, a charge a nitro glycerine was ex-
ploded and then the inner safe was at
tackled. The second door apparently
yielded most quickly, as the result. and
the burglars gathered mp the currency
and fled. The managers of the bank say
they did not get more than s. COO The
police report that the amount of currency
stolen was $4,000, and those who are In a
position TO know say this amount is near
ely correct. How the burglars came into
town and how they left 10 one knows
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-07
DEWEY is SAITTEN
WITH 4 PRETTY AMERICAN GIRL
WHO SENT HIM HER
PICTURE
SHE IS MISS MARIE POWERS

She Ia an Illinois Girl, and n Photo
graph OF Herself which She Sent
TO Him Has Proved So Attractive
That He Locks at 1t While Shaw
Ing - He Has Thrice Cut Him.
self.
In the little town Of Decatur. Ill.,, lives
the heroine of the prettiest Dewey ro-
nance" developed since the outbreak of
the Spanish-American war. She is Miss
Marie Powers, school girl, aged sixteen,
OF whom Admiral Dewey has said ''She
VIII be the death of me vet. -
viii be cutting my throat some of these
mornings"
1t is pleasant tale, full of interest,
human nature and absorbing possibili-
ties this story of Admiral Dewey and
the American girl. 1t centers round a
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-11-17

The fair 10 be given IN Little Rock
will open on the 2lst inst and continue
70 and including the 25th inst. 1t Is
divided into a number of features. in.
GLIDING free exhibits, livestock, ponl.
try. vehicles. agricultural machinery.
and manufactured products, each being
IN charge of special committees. Tlr.
livestock breeders, poultry faucicr>,
fruit growers and truck farmers OF Cen
ira! Arkansas, as well Is the manu-
facturers and vehicle dealers. are EN-.
thusiasticnlly interested, and the event
promises 10 be one Of the mo.t success
ful fairs ever held in the state. The
Midway feature, under the direction #
Mrs. Travis, will be a glorious surpri e.
Many If the shows are from the Omaha
exhibition, and the entire midway will
be lighted with electricity. and bril-
liantly, dazzlingly beautiful, one of The
features being the famous electric
fountain and dancing girls. The OBJ
ject OF the fair is 10 encourage stock
raising, fruit growing, truck farming
and kindred industries. During the
fair there will be permanent organiza-
tons perfected of truck farmers and
live stock men, and the agricultural
agents of the railroads, professors of
agriculture in the state university, and
other notables will be in attendance.
The railroads have placed in force
one fare rate for visitors to the fair.
The promoters of the enterprise intend
to perfect a permanent organization,
under the auspices of the Board of
Trade, and make the Little Rock fair
what the Dallas fair is to Texas-the
greatest educator and developer in the
tint
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-11-17
Hon. ". jasper blackburn.

Hon w. Jasper Blackburn, the vet
n Arkansas journalist, passed away
the home of his son in Little Rock
Il week The deceased was born in
&pdolph county in 1920. In 1888 he
mt to Batesville and entered print
Office as an apprentice. He worked
Ethe printers trade at different points
this state until 1s4s, when he re-
pyed to Minden, La, where for over
Quarter of a century he published
per. He supported Douglass for
|esident in 1860, but after the war he
cams a republican, was member of
K Louisiana constitutional conven-
IN of 1s67s, member of the Fortieth
hgress from the Fifth Louisiana dis
Jet, member of the Louisiana state
bate four years, and parish Judge OF
aiborne parish for one term. In 1880
returned to Little Rock and began
e publication of Black burns Free
|uth, which he continued TO publish
III about three years ago.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-11-17
River Improvement Conven ton.

River Improvement Convention.
Delegates from all the parishes along
ke Ouachita river in Louisiana, and
BIN Clark. Columbia, Bradley, CAL
bun and Union counties, in this state,
tended the convention held at Mon
=, La, last week, called for the
<ganization of systematic movement
3 the improvement Of Ouachita river
BIN its mouth to Camden, a distance
$50 miles. Gov. Jones was chosen
preside over the convention. After
|orough investigation. permanent
&ganization was perfected, to be
Aown as the Ouachita and Black
.ver Improvement Association, with
d. A. S. Morgan rs president. Sec
tary and treasurer and six directors
kre also elected. These officers are
Empowered to act as an executive COM
Dttee to raise funds, compile statistics
"a employ man at Washington to
Blk after the interests of deep-water
5vigation in these waters 1t is
minated that the construction of nine
eks and dams, one of them on Black
Ter, the others on the Ouachita, will
lure slack-water navigation as far
Camden the year round. These
bid be built for s2,70o, 200. The con-
ntion also adopted resolution favor
the construction of the Nicaragua
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-11-17

Maj. Glenn r. Schaer, OF Little Rock,
while out hunting few miles from
the above city, met almost instant death
by The accidental discharge of his shot
gun. A young man with the deceased
at the time of the accident gives the
following account of how it occurred:
Mr.. Schaer and myself had started
home, and to reach our buggy were
compelled to climb a barb-wire fence.
saw him stand his gun against post
rs started to climb over. was astride
the fence with my back to him when
heard the report of his gun. / turned
and saw him lying on the ground in
side the field which we were climbing
into. ran to him and raised his head.
but he never spoke" The entire load Of
shot entered the right side of his head,
making CHASTITY wound. Clement
X. Schaer was best known throughout
the state on account of his long con-
nection with the state militia, and as
an officer in the First Arkansas Volun-
teer Regiment, while as business man
and citizen he was highly esteemed in
the community in which for over 40
years he made his home. He was born
in Union county in 1850, and removed
to Little Rock when a youth. Though
less than IS years of age, he served
short while in the civil war. In the
Brooks-Baxter war he commanded a
company under Gov Baxte, His con-
nection with the state guard dates
from 1874 From 1894 to 1897 he was in
command of Light Battery A, Arkan-
sas National Guard, and on April 9,
1897, was appointed brigadier-general
of the state guard and reserve militia,
which position he held until the call
for volunteers for the Spanish war.
Gov. Jones appointed him a major in
the First Arkansas, and he served un.
til the regiment was mustered out
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-11-17
A Strange Caee.

The little son of Frank Curtis, of
Mammoth Spring, was seized with a
CONFUSION which lasted three hours.
After the fit was over the child began
to weaken until his hearts action
ceased. and to all appearances he was
dead. Friends of the family started
to wash and dress the body, but were
astonished to find that the little one
was still alive. Physicians were inn
nediately recalled. and within "a hours
the child was up and going about as
usual.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-11-17
Killed in Battle.

Lieut.. Julian L. Davis, Thirty-sixth
lunteers, was killed in action with
|c insurgents in the Philippines Nov
bier 18th. The deceased was born at
Ardanelle in 1872. He, went to Little
pck when 10 years of age, and shortly
lereafter entered the FIRE department,
here he gave faithful service until the
III for volunteers. when he enlisted in
pmpany A, Second Arkansas. Shortly
)fore this regiment was mustered out
was promoted to a lieutenancy in
>mpany b. When the call was made
y summer for officers to 20 TO the
>ilippines he made application, and
July o9;h was appointed a second
ntenant and assigned to the Thirty
9TH regiment, which arrived at Ma
ia about seven weeil. ago.