Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-06

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ssiancs either with honor Il, ssssr.cs. tne
WIZ y safety 20 the inhabitants." "
MI. me course thus Clearly Indicated h..
Been Been .nniiinchingiy pursued. The re, n1S
non must be put down. Civil vc,snrs s-
.neht cannot be Thoroughly ..~t.ssrsnn
u .... oruer ~ restored. With i se,,n.ssso.
ian, s n,n,,y WORTHY OF lts most bril-.
,sn.. n,ssvfy, the army, ably and iovnIIs,
:, Dy the navy. mas carried IN Wy
unwetcome but moss rfghteO,,s cas,s ~ sssss
a.. sa ,,y deserved success The fo6fe
an.i -. with which our roidisys
anu sa1r whose terms of servics ~ =
sn npm 81 refused 10 avail themseive.' '~ -
thev , rignt 70 return home as icns ~ y.
or Inc brsoh seued q the front forms one
s uhols .nelr operations have been Some
r.,,, interrupted and checked nv
duration ,hs o. unusual violence AMI
steadily in every direction. and no sry,an :di
forward confidently to- Il speedv o,s.I lo0k
ton OF their task Sompie-
The unfavorabie circumstanca.
tcd Win an active campaign hava M
been permitted to interfere rss te not
eIuany important work Of reccnstr, une
tion- Again Invite your aftenti',v - t uc-
report of the commissioners for ~ y tne
lerestlnS and encouraging details ~ ~
W1rk Already accomplished in the y s1. sRe
nngmrnt,on n Of pae ssyf a,a order and the IN
ME IN many portions of the archinai-sat
a notable beginning has beer, r,raSsS.
ne estap 9 N q q government in ~
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special consideration. This was Tho ~. y.
island 10 accept American suvcrairrss
us people nnreseryediy proclaimed aiiex.
lance TO the United States ana .,sIa,.tas
constitution looking to the ,stahi,.t,.SCaaa
| OF u popular government. II was ia,.sea.
siple 10 guarantee to the pcopI,. ~ ~
snns t''a A. ,ie constitution SO adopted
4 should De the ultimate form 81 v,,vsrT
ment Such question. unuer III. treatr
| with Spain ana in accordancc with M
| own constitution and laws, came exclu.
l he.
| Congress. The government actuaiiv sse
up Dy the Inhabitants of Negroes EVENT.
ally proved unsatisfactory to the nafivs.
, mem s.,, a new system was put into
Iorce by order OF the major-general eOsn.
manding the department., OF which m
ments:
Ii was ordered that the government NJ
the island of Negroes should consist ~
mlftary governor appointed by the Uni
leu states military governor of the
| Pnliippines, and civil governor and An
aaa h council elected by the people.
! Inc military governor was authorized to
| appoint secretaries Of the treasury. in
| terror. agriculture, public instruction. an
| attorney general and an auditor. The
seat OF government was fixed at Bacolod.
Fhe military governor exercises the SUI
preme executive power He Is to see
n daat the a ia ay are executed, appoint TO
otherwise provided for, and NAV. with
| the approval of the military governor or
the Philippines, remove any officer from
! office. The civil governor advises the
military governor on all public civil
questions and presides over the advisory
council He. in general, performs the
duties which are performed by seereta-
ries OF state in our own system of gov
ernment
The advisory council consists of eight
members elected by the people within
order of the commanding general
The times and places of holding cleo
tons are to he fixed by the military gov
ernor of the island of Negroes. The quail
Heations of voters as follows.
ID A voter must be male citizen Of
the island of Negroes. e. OF the age of
u years. CD He shah be able to speak,
read and write the English Spanish or
NisayaH language. or he must own real
property worth $500, or pay a rental on
real property of the value of $lv00. ca
He must have resided in the island nor
less than one year preceding, and in the
district in which he offers to register as
Il voter not less than three months inn
mediately preceding the time he offers 70
fixed by law before voting. o. Prior to
such registration he shall have paid all
taxes due by him to the government.
Provided. that no insane person shall be
allowed TO register or vote.
The military governor has the right to
veto all bills or resolutions adopted by
the advisory council. and his veto is final
if not disapproved by the military Cover.
The advisory council discharges all the
ordinary duties of a legislature. The usu-
al duties pertaining to said offices are TO
treasury, Interior, agriculture public in
struction, the attorney general and tn,
auditor.
The judicial power is vested in three
judges, who are to be appointed by the
military governor of the island. Inferior
courts are to be established.
Free public schools are to be estab-
liShed throughout the DODuiOuS districts
of the island, in which the English lam
will receive the careful consideration Of
the advisory council.
The burden of government must be dis
tributed equally and equitably among the
people. The military authorities will col
lect and receive the customs revenue, and
will control postal matters and Philip
pine inter-island trade and commerce.
The military governor. subject to the
approval of the military governor of the
PHILIPPINES, determines, all questions not
specifically provided for and which do
not come under the Jurisdiction of the
advisory council. - 4&
The authorities Of Sulu islands have ac-
repted the succession Of the United States
10 the rights of Spain, and our flag floats
over that territory. On the 10th Iof Au-
gust. 1889, Brig. Gen D.. &. Bates. u. s.
y. negotiated IAN agreement with the
Sultan and his principal chiefs which 1
transmit herewith. BY article 1 the Sow
ereignty Of the United States over the
tendencies is declared and acknowledged
The United States flag will be used Ia
he archipelago and its dependencies, on
and and sea. Piracy is to be suppressed,
and the Sultan agrees to Cooperate.
heartily with the United States authOrf-
lies to mat end and 10 make every pos
'ible effort to arrest and bring to Justice
all persons engaged in piracy. All trade
n domestic products of the archipelago
If Jolo when carried on with any part or
he Philippine islands and under the
american flag shall be free, unlimited
md undutiable. The United States will
give full protection To the. Sultan in case
my foreign nation should attempt to inn
bose upon him. The United States will
lot sell the island of Jolo or any other
sland of the Jolo archipelago to any
oreign nation without the consent of the
sultan Salaries for the Sultan and his
associates in the administration Of the
Stands have been agreed upon to the
mount of $3.50 monthly
Article ~ provides that any slave in the
archipelago of Jolo shall have the right
o purchase freedom by paying to the
Master the usual market value The
greement by General Bates was made
inject to confirmation by the President
nd to future notifications by the con-
ent of the parties in interest. / have
oniirmed said agreement subject to the
ction OF the Congress, and with the res
rvation, which ] have directed shall be
communicated to the Sultan OF, Jolo, that
his agreement is not to be deemed in
ny way 10 authorize or give the consent
1 the United States to the existence of
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