The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-12-15

and Western Pacific railroads The agree
ment secures to the government the
to OF Th saia has sG been
paid thereon Sill 762, 543.12, which has been
covered into the treasury, and the re-
interest at the rate of three per cent. per
annum, payable semiannually, is secured
by the deposit Of an equal amount of first
mortgage bonds of the Pacific railway COM
panieS.
The amounts paid and secured to be
paid to the government on account of the
Pacific railroad subsidy claims are:
Kansas Pacific, cash... 6,3O3 900 90
Central and Western Pacific,
Nodss sec,,red '...''. ' dsS S1a 1e
Kansas Pacific dividends for
deficiency due United States,
cash ........... .................. 81 20
Making total of............. 1924, 421 GOT .95
The whole indebtedness was about $780,
100000, more than half of which consisted
of accrued interest, for which sum the
government has realized the entire amount
less about 100000 within a period of two
years.
Department of Agriculture.
Regarding the work of the department of
agriculture, the president refers to the in
estimable value of the department to our
agricultural interests, and says of it:
Markets are being sought and opened up
for surplus farm and factory products in
Europe and in Asia. The outlook for the
agricultural college and experiment sta
tions, with opportunity given to specialize
in the department of agriculture, is very
Rico. and the Philippine islands, should be
helped, by the establishment of experiment
stations, to more scientific knowledge Of
other tropical products. for which there is
demand in the United States.
There is widespread interest in the i'm
present time, and the department of agri-
culture is cooperating with the people in
each locality in making the best possible
roads from local material and IN expert ;xpri
gent system of managing the forests or the
country is being put in operation, and
careful study of the whole forestry prop
United States. A very extensive and com
plete exhibit of the agricultural and horti-
cultural products of the United States is
being prepared for the Paris exposition.
The Philippines.
OF all the subjects treated the Philip
pines receive probably the greatest amount
of attention. He reviews the connection of
this government with the Islands since the
of the attempt of the administration to as
sure the people of the islands of the good
will and friendly Intentions OF TINS gov
eminent, and of this says:
From the earliest moment no opportunl-
ty was lost of assuring the people OF the
islands of our, ardent desire for their wei
ment to do everything possible to ADVANCE ,
their interests. In my order OF the 18TH
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 OF
in their homes, in their employments, and
in their personal and religious rights
That there should be no doubt as to tn, the
of August it was directed that there
must be no joint occupation with the IN.
surgents;" that the United ot states 0I must
and property within the territory occupied
by their military and naval forces. that
the insurgents and all others must rec
thority of the United States. AS early as
December 4, before the cession, and in
anticipation of that event, the commander
in Manila was urged to restore peace and
tranquility and to undertake the estab-
which should afford the fullest security for
life and property.
The Philippine Commission.
He 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-
But before their arrival at Manila the
sinister ambition of few leaders OF the
Filipinos had created situation full OF
embarrassments for us and most grleyous
in it's consequences to themselves. The
clear and impartial preliminary report of
the commissioners, which transmit here
history of the present insurrectionary
movement that the story need not be here
repeated 1t is enough to say that the
claim OF the rebel b ha o SS was f fbe
United States in return for his assistance
has no foundation in fact and is categor-
ically denied by the very witnesses who
surgent leader hoped for when he came
back to Manila was the liberation of the
islands from the Spanish control, which
they had been laboring for years without
success to throw off.
AguinaIdo's Ambition.
The prompt accomplishment of this work
by the American army and navy gave him
other ideas and ambitions, and insidious
suggestions from various quarters pervert-
ed the purposes and intentions with which
he had taken up arms. No sooner had our
army captured Manila than the Filipino
forces began to assume an attitude of sus-
picion and hostility which the utmost eff
forts of our officers and troops were unable
to disarm or modify. Their kindness and
forbearance were taken as proof of
pinos continually increased until finally,
just before the time set for the senate of
the United States for a vote upon the
treaty, an attack, evidently prepared in
advance was made all along the Amer
lean lines, which resulted in a terribly de-
structive and sanguinary repulse of the
insurgents.
Ten days later an order of the insurgent
government was issued to its adherents
who had remained in Manila, of which Gen.
Otis justly observes that "for barbarous in
tent it is unequaled in modern times" 1t
directs that at eight o'clock on the night
of the 18th of February, the territorial
militia" shall come together in the streets
of San Pedro, armed with their bolos, with
guns and ammunition where convenient;
that Filipino families only shall be re-
spected; that all other individuals, of what
ever race they may be, shall be eXter-
minated without any compassion, afterthe
determination of the army of occupation,
and adds: Brothers. we must avenge our
selves on the Americans and extermnate
the iafamies and treacheries which they
have committed upon us. Have no COM
passion upon them; attack with
Vigor," A copy of this fell, by good for
tune, into the hands of our officers, and
they were able to take measures to con-
troll the rising, when was actually at
tempted on the night of February %, a
week later than was originally conteR
plated. Considerable number of armed
insurgents entered the city by waterways
ard swamps and in concert, with confed-
crates inside, attempted to destroy Manila
by fire. They were kept in check during
the night, and the next day driven out of
the city with heavy loss.
Rebellion Must BE Put Down.
OF the course to be pursued and the work
of reconstruction that is going on he says:
The course thus clearly indicated has