The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-12-16
The Pacific Railroads.

| CeHtlal ana w GStern lacltlc,
cash. go. ........,......,.:.... 1l,79S,S 1t1
Notes, secured ................... 1890, l72 3
Kansas Pacific dividends for
cash ,.......... ................... s21,se7.7
Making a total Of. .$12i,i21 Coz .
The whole indebtedness was about $50,
100000, more than half of which consistet
! government has realized the entire amour
less about S6.UJ0,00O within a period of tw
years.
Department of Agriculture.
Regarding the work Of the department o
| agriculture, the president refers to the in
| estimable value of the department to opl
| agricultural interests, ard says Of II: {
| Markets are being sought and opened N
| Europe and in Asia The outlook FOR tn,
education Of the young farmer through
| agricultural college and experiment sta
! tons, with opportunity giNen 70 specialize
! In the department Of agriculture, is very
promising The people Of Hawaii. Port
| Rico, and the Philippine Islands, should 10
! stations. to a more scIert:nc knowledge o.
] the production Of coffee. india rubber al.l
! other tropical products, for which there Is
| demand in the United states.
There Is widespread interest In the i'm
provement Of our public highways az tht
present time, and the department Of aFri
! each locality In making the best possible
| roads from local material and in expert
| menting with steel tracks. more inte,lt
gent system Of managing the forests OF the
! country Is being put In operation, and q
! careful study Of the whole forestry prob
| lem Is being conducted throughout the
! United States. A very extensive and com
plete exhibit of the agricultural and hortt
cultural products Of the United States !;
being prepared for the Paris exposition,
The Philippines.
! or all the subjects treated the Philip.
/ pines receive probably the greatest amount
| Of attention He reviews the connection OIL
/ this government with the Islands since The
| signing Of the peace treaty with spain, tells
| Of the attempt of the administration to as,
! sure the people of the islands OF the good
will and friendly intentions Of this gov
eminent. and Of this says:
ty was lost of assuring the people OF tht
islands of our ardent desire for their wei
fare and of the intention Of this govern
ment TO do everything possible TO advance
their interests. In my order OF the lgtt
Of May, 1898. the commander of the mill
tary expedition dispatched TO the Philip
pines was instructed to declare that we
came not to make war upon the people
OF that country. nor upon any party OF
faction among them. but to protect then
| in their homes, in their employments and
| in their personal and religious rights
That there should be no doub; as TO N,
paramount authority there or, on the b III
must be no joint occupation with the in
surgents;" that the United States mus
preserve the peafe ar, ana protect persons eTST,n'
by their military and naval forces; tina
the Insurgents and all others must rec
osnize the miiia;ry, occupation and a u
December 4, before the cession, and II
| anticipa ton of that event the commander
in Manila was urged to restore peace anC
| lishment of a benehcent government
which should afford the fullest security fol
| life and property.
The Philippine Commission.
lie reviews the organization of the Phil.
| ippine commission and its purpose, and
states that before their arrival at Manila
| the insurrection had broken out. OF this
commission and the outbreak Of the insur'
Hut before their arrival at Manila tn,
| sinister ambition of a few leaders of the
| Filpinos had created situation full oil
| embarrassments for us and most grievou'
| in lis consequences to themselves. The
| clear and impartial preliminary report o
| the commissioners, which transmit here
with, gives so lucid and comprehensive q
history of the present insurrectio nary
movement that the story need not be here
repeated. 1t Is enough to say that the
| claim of the rebel leader that he was prom.
| Used Independence by any officer of the
| United States in return for his assistance
| has no foundation In fact and is categor
were called to prove It,. The most the in
surgent leader hoped for when he came
back to Manila was the liberation Of the
| Islands from the Spanish control, which
| they had been laboIins for years without
| success to throw off.
Aguinaido's Ambition. y
The prompt accomplishment of this work
| by the American army and navy gave hin
| other IDEAS and ambitions, and insldious
| suggestions from various quarters pervert
| ed the purposes and intentions with which
he had taken up arms. No sooner had oui
| army captured Aanila than the Filipino
| forces began to assume anIattitude of sus
| picion ana hostility which the utmost ef.
| forts OF our officers and troops were unabl,
to disarm or modify, Their Kindness ant
| forbearance were taken as proof o
| cowarGlce. The agSressions OF the FIJI
| pnos continually increased until finally
| just before the time set for the senate o
the United states for a vote upon tn,
| treaty, an attack, evidently prepared IL
| advance, was made all along the Amer
| lean lines, which resulted in a terribly de
structive and sanguinary repulse OF I'll,
| insurgents.
Ten days later an order OF the insurgen
government was Issued to its aGhtrert!
Who had remained in Manila, Of when Gen
Otis Justly observes that FOR barbarous in
| tent it Is GrCqualed In modern times"
| directs that at eight O'Clock on the nigh
| of the 18th of February, the "territoria
militia" shall come together in the streets
| Of San Pedro, armed with their bolos with
| guns and ammunition whore convenient
| that Filipino families only shall be re
spected that all other Individuals, of wha,
ever race they may be. shall be exter
minated without any compa ssion, af,erth,
81 tne % Of osSnpsii9
selves on the Americans and oxterminat,
| them, that We may take our revenge TO
the iafamies and trcacheries which the,
have committed upon US. Have no com
| passion upon them; attack will
vgor." a copy. of this fell, by good for
| tune, into the hands OF our officers, an,
they were able TO take measures to con
| troll the rising. when was actually at
tempted on the night of February 90,
| week later than was originally cOrtem
| plated Considerable number of arme,
insurgents entered the city by waterway
| ard swamps ard In concert, with conf d
crates inside, attempted to destroy ManlI.
by fire. They were kept In check Gurint
the night, and the reNt day driven out o
| TIE city with heavy loss.
Rebellion Must lie Put Down.
or the course to be pursued and the worl
| of reconstruction that Is going on he says
| The course thus clearly Indicated ha
been unfiinchiEgly pursued. The rebellion
| must be put down. Civil government can
| not be thoroughly established until order 4
| restored. With a devotion and gallantr,
| worthy OF its most brilliant history, tn
army, ably and Loyalty assisted by IN,
navy, has carried on this unwelcome, bu
| most righteous, campaign with richly de
served success. The noble self-sacrlfic