The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-17

Minneapolis. Mimi, October PIPES
ident Mckinley and party arrived in
the city at II o'clock today. An i'm
mense crowd assembled at the railway
depot ITO greet the chief executive. AS
he emerged from the train tremendous
cheering began and was taken up by
the waiting crowds and carried down
the line for blocks.
Carriages in waiting conveyed the
president and cabinet to the home Of
Mr.. Thomas Lawry. Here a light lun-
cheon was served. Meanwhile the train
bearing home the Thirteenth Minnesota
volunteers from the Philippines arrived
and was greeted with tremendous
cheering. The regiment formed in line
at the head Of Nicolet avenue. Car
riages bearing President Mckinley and
his cabinet drew up and took their po-
sitinos at the head of the column.
The procession moved shortly after
/ o'clock, passing down NicOlet ave-
nue. to the centre of the city. At Tenth
street the president entered the re-
viewing stand and the Philippine vet
Grams passed before him.
AS the rear guard passed the review
ing stand the president entered his
carriage and drove by a shorter route
to the exposition building. Here the
principal events of the day took place.
Within the building was spread a feast
for the Thirteenth Minnesota vOlun-
teers.
At the conclusion of the banquet,
President Mckinley was introduced.
In the Ourse of his remarks the presf-
dent said:
I'm the last year we have added to
the territory of the United States the
territory of the Hawaiian islands, one
of the gems of the Pacific ocean,, con-
tanning 6,724 square miles; Porto Rico,
containing $500 square miles; Guam,
containing so square miles, and the
Philippine archipelago, embracing ap-
~prOXimately 143 900 square miles. This
latest acquisition is about one-siXth the
size of the original thirteen states. 1t
is larger than the combined areas of
New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Vir-
ginia, North Carolina, South Carolina
and the District of Columbia. 1t ex-
ceeds in area, all of the New England
states. 1t is almost as large as Wash
ingtOn and Oregon combined and great
er than Ohio, Indiana n Illinois unit
ed, three times larger than New York
and three and One-half times larger
than the state of Ohio.
THE treaty of peace with Spain,
which gave us the Philippines, Porto
Rico and Guam, met with some oppo-
sition in the senate, but was ratified
by that bod by more than a two
thirds vote, while in the house the ap-
preparation of $40, 600, 900 was made with
little or no opposition. AS in the case
of the Louisiana purchase and Alaska,
the opponents of the treaty were in the
minority and the star of hope to an OPP
pressed people was not eXtinguished.
1.-The future of these new possessions
is in the keeping of congress-, and con-
gress is the servant of the people. That
the will be retained under the benign
sovereignty of the United States, l do
not permit myself to doubt. That they
will prove a rich and invaluable herit-
age, 1 feel assured. That congress will
provide for them a government which
will bring them blessings, which will
promote their material interests as we'll
as advance the people in the path of
civilization and intelligence, 1 conf
IDENTIFY believe. They will not be gov
erned as vassals or serfs or slaves.
They will be given a government of
liberty, regulated by law; honesty, ad-
ministered without oppression, taxation
without tyranny, justice without bride,
education without distinction of social
conditions, freedom of religious Wor-
ship and protection in life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness"
SCHLEY, NOT SAMPSON.
Several members of the cabinet
spoke. Secretary of the Navy Long
was the closing speaker. He said:
Il am one with you in love and admit
ration for the president of the United
States who stands before o the rep
resentative of that great country whose
citizens you are. I am one with you
also, in you love for your own great
state. And 1 am one with o in your
appreciation of the navy of the United
States; / thrill through and through in
admiration for it's achievements. 1 re-
call the fall of Santiago before the
guns of Sampson"
At this point, hundeds of voices in
the crowd interrupted the secretay's
remarks with shouts of "Schley, Schley,
Schley."
The secretary paused a moment and
then said: My friends, there is glory
enough for all. If l were to attempt
to enumerate the names of all the
great naval achievements you would
miss your dinner"