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TALK WITH GEN. OTIS
What He Thinks of the Outlook in
the Philippines.
REGARDS The War As ABOUT over
But a Big Army Will Be Needed
for Some Time to Come.
COND IONS IN NJ Mia
CON IN ANILA
Copyrighted. 1900. by Frank C. Carpenter.
speciai CORRESPONDENCE of Tho Evening Star

Copyrighted. 1900. by Frank C. Carpenter.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star
MANILA. March Z, 1900
l spent last evening with General Otis at
his palace in Malacanan, one of the most
fashionable of the suburban streets of Ma
Mia His residence is the house erected
for the Spanish governors general of the
Philippines, a great two-story structure.
with floors of Filipino mahogany with a
polish like the top of new piano. windows
of opalescent oyster shells and walls and
ceilings frescoed and painted with flowers.
Cupids and heather gods. The ceilings are
very high. the rooms and halls large and
airy. and al night. when the tinsel and
cheapness which characterize parts of the
building are softened by the rays of the
electric light, the palace is really impos-
ing. 1t has extensive grounds hi,ed with
tropical plants and trees and the air about
it is saturated with the sweet perfume of
guard at almost every block of the streets
that lead to it. My carriage was stopped
at the gate. and it was only upon saying
that had special appointment with the
general that | was permitted to pass in on
foot / found more sentries walking up
and down under the porte cochere and l
waited in the hall until an orderly took
up my card and returned with the answer
found General Otis in his workshop-an
office and bed room combined. 1t had evil
IDENTIFY been used a parlor or music room
In the days of the Spaniards. for its deco
rations are Moorish and seem quite out of
place with its present practical. hard-work-
ing surroundings. Large writing desks have
taken the place of the piano, and a plain
brass bedstead with mosquito netting at
tachment has ousted the divans. Last night
the desks were Uttered with manuscripts
documents and blank books containing
TRANSACTIONS of the Spanish concessions as
to the cable. street car, telephones and
electric lights of Manila. which the general
had brought home to study. He pushed these
aside and for two hours chatted freely
with me about the situation and the con-
dltions now prevailing in the Philippines.
Pen Picture of General Otis.
Before l report our conversation let me
show you General Otis as he appears at
first sight. His pictures in the newspapers
do not fairly present him. As photo
graphed he seems to be tall. pOrtly man.
with a big head and luxuriant side whisk-
ers. The real General OTIS does not weigh
more than 80 pounds. He stands about FIVE
feet eight inches in his stockings and IS
slender in build. His head Is not at all
large or imposing The face would be small
were it not for the whiskers, which are of
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the natives. and in many places had their
dead lines over which the Moros did not
dare to step for fear of being shot by
their Sentries. Now our troops moving
about without arms outside the posts. and
many expeditions have been taken into the
mountains Here in Luzon there have al
ways been robber bands in the mountains
which have preyed upon the people. The
country has never been really safe
DO you think you can make it SO. gen.
eral?" / asked.
Yes. in time: but we must keep on de-
siroying the bandits wherever we find them
Many of he insurrectos have Joined such
bands, and it will take some months yet to
clean up the country
VIII Need Soldiers for Years.
This will. L suppose. necessitate the
keeping of a large force here on the islands,
even after peace has been established. will
it not?''
Yes" was the reply. I'VE shall need
as many troops as we have now for at
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we can get out of you. We believed that
you would grant US more rights If we
fought for them
But general" said I. ibid the F;lipinos
really believe that they could successfully
resist us?"
Eyes, 1 think some of them did, replied
General Otis. "They thought they could
tire us out. Some think this even now, and
some come to me and beg me to not allow
the government to take the soldiers away
from the country. 1 tell them they need
have no fear of that, at least not as long
as the war lasts. and that when the Amerf-
cans make war they may rely upon 1t that
they will all stick together until they have
conquered"
Not Fit to Govern Themselves.
What do you think of these people as
prospective high-grade American citizens,
general? Are they at all fit to govern them
seIves?"
-They have a long way to go before they
will be what you can call high-grade citi-
zeus,' replied Gen. Otis. They are not now
fit to govern themselves and will not be for
a long time. They might perhaps be award
ed certain liberties of government under our
direction, but as to their conducting re-
public themselves and honestly administer
ing the government that is at present an
impossibiity."
''Why?" l asked.
at is an impossibility from the nature
and education of the people" said General
JUS lney nave Deen under the
Spaniards and bred in political corruption
They have little idea of truth between man
and man as to political and official acts
Why, have often had two prominent Fill
pinos counseling with me over some i'm
portant matter. Each would assent to the
statements of the other, and 1 would think
them in perfect accord, but later on each
would come privately to me and tell me not
to trust the other.
The Filipinos have been accustomed to
bribing and being bribed, and they cant
get rid of the idea that that is the only
way to accomplish results. We have tried
them here in the custom house and else
where and found that they have systemati-
caly cheated the government and pocketed
the proceeds. 1 had. for instance, a father
and son of a good family in the customs.
l sent the son to act as one of the customs
officers of Cebu. 1 soon found that the
father and son were in collision and that
they were sending in false manifests and
thereby stealing thousands of dollars.
dismissed them, of course.
I'VE have to keep a close watch on our
customs officials here" continued General
Otis. cor we should be robbed right and
left, for we have many native employees.
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Bad Blood Purified.

III feel it my duty to write to you of
the wonderful curative powers of your
Golden Medical Discovery" writes
George S. Henderson, Esq, of Denaud,
Lee Co., Florida. ~ had sore on
my right ear, and my blood was badly
out of order. l tried local doctors, but
with no good results. Finally. wrote
you the particulars in my case and you
advised your Golden Medical Discov-
cry, which / began to take. From the
first bottle began to feel better, and
when 1 had taken eight bottles the sore
had healed up. wish you success"
Mrs. Ella Schall, Of Whitehaven,
Luzerne Co., Pa, writes: uDr. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery cured me in
one month, sound and well. You re-
member my case was abscess of the
breast. We had spent lots of money!
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New Blood and New Rlfe.

II must again send few lines to you
to let you know how am getting along
since taking the wonderful medicine
which cured me two years ago." writes
Miss Bertha Ebeler, Of 14I6 Benton ST.,
St. Louis, Mo-. III still continue in
very good health, and think there is
not better medicine on earth than
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
"It is the best thing for nervousness,
and for weak, rundown condition,
that anybody could want. 1 was very
nervous and weak last summer. took
five bottles of Dr. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery, and it just made me feel
like a new person. It gives a person
new life and new blood. can now
work all day long without feeling the
least bit tired. In fact, feel like a
new person."
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In0Pp0rtune.

From the Philsdelphis Pres.
Gentle spring had come. The young grass
was growing by the roadside along which
they strolled Love fired the youths breast.
"Ah, Miss Stisles-Edithr' he cried sud-
denly. Il love you; 1 place my happiness in
your handsr'
No, no. Not now" she begged
And why not now?"
Because l need both hands to manage
my skirts
1t was. indeed. true, for the road was
muddy, as roads usually are In the spring,
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lists. held in that city, the receipts from
the sale of pictures amounted to 5000. To
the treasurer of the Society of Washington
Artists this statement will doubtless ap-
pear as the baseiess fabrication of ire
sponsible imagination.
The Champs Ulysses solon opened last
week in Paris with more than thousand
exhibits. This salon is showing in tenn
porary building in the Place Breteuil.
The Champs de Mars salon will hold no
Independent display this year. but will be
merged in the exposition exhibition.
In the Champs Elysees salon Technically
the salon of the Socicte des Artistes Fran
cais) there are pictures contributed by nine
ty-nine painters who are citizens of the
United States, and of these twenty-seven
are women. Some of the artists showing
are George Hitchcock, Ridgeway Knight,
Joseph Bail. Jules Adler, Albert Lynch. Ed
win Lord Weeks, H. o. Tanner. Charles
Sprague Pearce, Avon Knight Miss Dick
son, Miss Antoinette Parsons. Miss Mary
Greene, Miss Goodwin, Miss Mabel Deming
and Miss Greenlief Perry. MacMonnIes has
in this exhibition his two heroic groups in
bronze for the arch in Prospect Park plaza,
Brooklyn.
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in the League rooms. but in the galleries of
the Society of American Artists. 1t is be-
lieved that in no manner can the value of
good professional art school be better
demonstrated than through retrospective
showing of the works of it's pupils The
League has grown from mere handful of
students. who. on May II, 1873. organized
themselves into a democratically governed
art class, into one of the leading art insti-
tutions CT the world, with a financial bud
get aggregating $4,000 per year. The pres
ent celebration and exhibition will be
fitting expression of what has been done in
the first quarter Of a century of the life of
the League.
X
The details of the exhibition of works of
local painters at the Corceran Gallery of
Art are being rapidly completed. The la
dies who have the various matters of the
enterprise in hand are working valiantly
for its success, and there is no reason why,
with the influence and utmost care which
they can command. it should be otherwise.
The directors of the gallery have granted
the use of the walls of the atrium for the
display of pictures, in addition to the hemi-
cycle. Many of the artists are securing
pictures that have passed out of their
hands. in order that they may be repre-
scented not only by the best they are doing,
but the best they have done.
The exhibition opens Friday. May 4, with
a reception to two thousand invited guests,
and it will undoubtedly be the browning
tistic and social event of the season. A
feature of the occasion will be an address
by Senator Depew, who will also formally
present a portrait Of General Grant to the
gallery, the gift of Mr.. Selgman of New
York.
X
Old masters are cheap in New York At
a recent auction sale Carlo Dolci sold for
$50. Lely for $50, Dore for S12 and a
MuriIlo and Vatican were sacrificed for
$12.5 80 each. It is hoped that the prices
paid included a shadow box and certif->
cate Of character.
X X
There is scarcely a picture sale in this
country which does not offer number of
more or less authentic Corots. The condi-
ton is not always above suspicion, and
many marvel that one man In a mere life
time could have accomplished so much
The cynical are inclined to the belief that
this recrudescence of Corots, as well as
the crop of Gainsboroughs, Lawrences and
Romneys, argues unusual activity among
the modern old masters.
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least year. and perhaps longer. We shall
have to garrison the most of the towns and
show the people that we intend to protect
them. After a year or so. when the con-
ditious have become settled the forces can
be greatly reduced
How about Americans attempting to
travel alone throughout the Philippines? Do
you consider it safe?' | asked
mo. l do not said General Otis. Il
dent think Americans should go into the
interior without they are in parties or are
with the soldiers There would be less
danger. perhaps. for Englishmen. but in
the mountains no one is safe. There is no
telling when you may be attacked by a
band Of bandits or so-calied insufrectos.w who
if you are American. will claim the
right TO rob or kill you under the pretext
OF war
Would Cut PrisOners' Threats.
But, general said l. ''if the organized
resistance has stopped. as you say. why
can't you declare the war at an end and
treat these people as robbers and murderers
ard hang or shoot them when you take
them? This would soon put end to their
business. would it not?"
at might said General Otis. but If We
did that it would also put an end to the
lives of one hundred more of our SOL
diers who are now prisoners in their hands.
They would cut their threats as soon as
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At recent exhibition by Philadelphia ar
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The Question of Labor.
HOW about labor. general? 1t is said tbe
Filipino will not work?"
think that is mistake" replied Gem
erai Otis These people have never had
chance to work for good wages. They have
never been paid for their work. The snan.
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THE CORNER.

John Harr was called to the
death bed of his son Lewis Sab
bath evening.
Miss Daisy Shaw returned to
her home on Sabbath after spend
ing some time with Miss Allie
Mellott.
William Keefer is all smiles.
He says another boy came to his
house few days ago.
Misses May Harr, Daisy Shaw
add Sally Hughes spent Sabbath
afternoon with the Miss Houcks.
Miss Hughes is spending the
summer with her sister Mrs.
Ellsworth Hendershott.
Herbert Carbaugh is suffering
with very sore arm.
Miss Blanche Houck is spend
ing some time with her cousin,
Lizzie Fulton.
John Bechtel will leave in a few
days for Illinois and Nebraska to
visit his many friends there.
Callie Hege, accompanied by
his sisters, Mollie and AIDA,
spent Sabbath at their grandpa
Mellott's.
Harvey Nelson is having some
repairing done at his house and
barn. Mr.. Singer of McCon-
nellsburg is doing the work.
David Montgomery, and David
Fulton and daughter Elizabeth,
spentSabbathat EphraimHoucks.
Harvey Richard, one of our
popular young men, spent Mon
day at Webster Mills.
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LAIDlG.

j. G. Kirk and wife Of Wells
Valley attended quarterly meet
ing at Fairview on Sunday.
DR.. d. A. Hill of Fort Littleton
was the guest of Hiram eleven
ger on Sunday.
II. w. Huston and daughter
Grace of Clear Ridge attended
quarterly meeting services at
Fairview Saturday and Sunday.
Rev. e. H. Yocum preached at
Fairview Saturday evening and
Sunday forenoon. His sermon
Sunday forenoon was from Luke
8;28-36. The TRANSPORTATION. The
event, the place, and the meaning
to the disciples and to the people
of to-day.
Some of our people are through
sowing oats. Others have not
yet sowed any.
The Orchard Grove Cash and
Produce Store has begun busi-
ness.
Last week a good picket fence
was put around the remaining
three sides of the church lot at
Falrview which had not been
paled. A good coat of white
wash will soon be given, which
will add much to the appearance
of this latter fence.
A. r. Edwards and viii Her
shey have burned limekilns this
spring.
Mrs. Joseph Edwards is still
quite i'll.
S. D. Stevens of Chambers
burg visited his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. David Stevens of Laidig on
Monday.
G. M. Brant bought a new bug
gy a few nays ago.
VIII Keebaugh's family have
sore throat.
Misses Cora Anderson and
Myrtle Witter, Ed Stevens and
Charlie, and Myrtle Berkstresser
and sister of Centre attended
quarterly meeting at Fairview
on Sunday.
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SALUVIA

Mrs. Kellner is seriously ill.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Ham, a daughter.
DR.. West preached a very APP
propriate and profitable sermon
in the Presbyterian church, at
Green Hill, Sunday afternoon.
Regular preaching, Sunday April
%, at 10:30 o'clock A. M.
Mrs. S. M. Robinson, of Nc
Connellsburg, attended preach
ing at Green Hill, Sunday after
noon.
Geo. A. Harris, who has been
so seriously i'll the past ten weeks
is able to sit up a little while each
day.
Mrs. Eliza Deshong, who re-
sides with her son, l.. l. Deshong
at Harrisonville, was seriously
injured by falling down the stairs
at her home Friday.
S. d. Stevens, of Chambers
burg, who had been spending a
few days with friends at this
place, was accompanied ON his
return home Tuesday by his
wife and daughter Grace, who
had been spending week at the
home of Mrs. Stevens's mother,
Mrs. Harris.
Miss Jennie G. Stewart, who
had been employed at Parks
seed establishment at Libonia, re-
turned home last week.
David E. Malot has moved to
the Russell farm.
Will Bair, after spending a
three weeks vacation with his
family at Green Hill, returned to
the eastern part of this state,
Monday, where he is employed
by the Western Union as a line
man.
w N. Stewart and sister, Miss
Sadie, were visiting friends in
Wells Valley over Sunday.
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Peerless Horse and Cattle Powder
at Robinson's. 10 cts per 10. Sec ad.
AGENTS WANTED; To sell state,
county and farm rights. JOHN A.
HARVEY, Hancock, Md.
Rev. Mr.. West will preach at Green
Hill next Sunday morning and at Nc
Connellsburg Sunday evening.
The name of Fulton countys fortieth
post Office is Cito, and it is located at
Spring House Valley in Ayr township,
with John Seiders as postmaster.
Marriage license was granted last
Saturday to Elias b. Dishong son of
Stillwel and Mary Dishong, and Miss
Euncca Sharpe, daughter of John and
Mary Sharpe, all of Licking Creek
township.
There will be q two-dav meeting at
Needmore next Saturday and Sunday.
Preaching Saturday, Saturday even
ing and Sunday. In addition to the
ginia is expected to be present.
Mr.. Leonard Heidi of Ayr township,
last Thursday evening, received by
mail from his blind sister Lizzie, who
has been in the Womens Industrial
Home for the Blind in Philadelphia
for nearly six months, a piece of knit
ting work, that shows that she is ac-
quiring skill in that direction. She
has been accepted by the home, and
will remain there during life.
Among the instructors at the Ches-
ter Teachers Institute held last week
was Mrs. Carolyn Houser, formerly of
this place, and now Vice Principal of
the Mechanicsburg, Pa, High School.
Mrs. Houser gave two lectures, both of
which were most kindly received.
Mrs. Houser is a lady of more than
ordinary culture and ability, and is
rapidly coming to the front as an in
stitute worker.
The many friends of Thomas f.
S loan, Esq. of this place were delight
ed on Monday to see him out in the
open air for drive. For twelve long
weeks he had been confined to the
house, and part of that time so sick,
that his friends had almost abandoned
all hope of his recovery. We trust
that with the return of warm, dry
weather, he will rapidly regain his
health.
Contractor Il. b. Stevens and as
sistants w. r. Fields, Joseph Ches-
nut, and w. l.. Fields came in from
Taylor Monday and on Tuesday morn
ing early were busy at work on the
new dwelling for Johnnie Magsam on
the Magsam Extension, east of town.
The masonry is finished and if the
weather should not interfere the
building will be pushed rapidly to
completion.
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CRYSTAL SPRINGS.

Our farmers have been sowing
oats all this week.
George Layton spent Sunday
night with Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Starr.
viii Hanks and sister were Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. Amos HiXson
last Sunday.
Joe Barton is very bad with
cancer ON his neck.
George Schenck sold one of
his young colts last week.
Amount received not known.
Samuel McGraw was in Ever
EFT Friday.
Mrs. Hazelett Akers who has
been suffering from rheumatism
for some time is not any better at
present.
The iron bridge near Crystal
Springs is about finished as far
as the county is concerned. The
people are wandering how they
will ever get on it with a load.
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BELFAST.
April Showers are makingMay

April Showers are makingMay
flowers.
j. f. Laley is on the sick list.
David r.. Evans, who has been
confined to the house for several
days, is slowly improving.
Mr. Thomas Laley, who has
been spending the winter with
w. FL. Peck's family, quietly
passed away last Saturday morn
ing, and was buried at the Dunk
ard churchSunday morning. Mr..
Laley has not lived in this com
munity many years, but he has
made many friends, and will be
sadly missed by all who knew
him.
Mr.. j. w. Lake and Miss Mat
tie G. Palmer spent Sunday after
noon with Rev. Funk's family.
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KNOBSVILLE.

o Rain and sunshine has alter
nately prevailed for several
weeks; but the former has pre-
dominated to the detriment
of the farmers. AT this writing,
the weather seems to have set
tied into beautiful Spring. The
opening buds and blossoms give
indication that there will be an
abundance of beautiful flowers to
strew on the graves Of our fallen
heroes on Memorial Day, and
that there will be a large quantity
of all kinds of fruit.
A gang of workmen under the
supervision Of 'Regi" are max
ing road on the Cove mountain,
to connect with the road to Rich
mond Furnace for the use of
teams hauling lumber and bark
from the Cove to the S. p. r. r.
A few days ago D. H. Myers,
and two sons paid a flying VISIT to
Mrs. Myers's brother, Thomas
Barber, north Of Saltillo, making
the trip of 33 miles in one day.
A. l.. While and VIM. Polk, of
Knobsville, were Sunday visitors
at d. H. Myers's; as were also,
Grant Baker, John Oakman, wife
and child, of Harrisonville, and
Mrs. John Long and three chill
dren of Pleasant Valley.
Mr.. Polk seems anxious over
the question in school examina-
tions, namely, "Where and what
is Tuoid?"
Grass and grain are improving
in appearance, rapidly, and the
indications are that an average
crop will be harvested,
Many improvements are under
contract in our village, and we
hope to see an increase in the
number of summer visitors,
the coming season. A more
heathful and pleasant summer re-
sort could not be foundany where.
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COVALT,

Mr.. G. G.. Chambers made a
flying visit to j. II. Covalt's last
Sunday.
There was a play party at
James O'Rourke's. They re-
port a good time.
We are glad to note that Mr..
John Fisher has received his
pension at last.
There will be preaching at Oak
ley on the 20 inst, at 3 O'Clock
p. m. by our new minister, Rev.
w. ID. Beall.
Mr.. G. |. Covalt started to
Shippensburg last Saturday
where he expects to attend the
State Normal.
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LOCUST GROVE.

The funeral of Ephraim Hart
was largely attended lastSunday.
His age was 6S years, II months,
and II days. He was faithful
member Of the Christian church.
Mrs. E. A Diehl is very poorly.
George Layton took a buggy
ride Sunday afternoon up to
Crystal Springs and did not get
back till Monday. George don't
stay so long the next time.
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Census Enumerators.

Census Supervisor Zerbe has
made the following appointments
of enumerators for Fulton coun-
ty:
Ayr, Robert Jackson.
Belfast, w Grant Wink.
Bethel, James E. Palmer.
Brush Creek, Walter e. Stein.
Dublin, n. Scott Hershey.
Licking Creek, M. II. Hollins-
head.
McConnellsburg borough and
Tod township, Edward D. Shi-
mer.
Taylor, B. Fl. Shaw.
Thompson, Ira Zimmerman.
Union, Joseph Lehman.
Wells, Alfred F.. Baker.