Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-02-13
WELCOMED BY FILIPINOS.'
American Commissioners Orgnnti


Ing Provincial t;overnmcnts.
san Fernando. Proylnee OF Panpan- t
ga 1slanfof l.uzon. p. 4 Feb. ls.Ba-
eisior and al. TIE Owns adjacent togihe
railroad. whose names are historic. ow
ing 70 the fierce battles Of the earliers
periods of the American occupation,
turned out to Welcosne the United
E,states Philippine commission as it pro-
ceedesI northward on Is first trip 10 or
gaiiizs provincial COY ernnleilts.
Al every station. including the nam-
lsiets where the train did not stop. there
Mere bursts ut music from the nativel
bands and cheers for the Aalericanos-
4 Filipinns commission and he PartiGol
8 Federale The crowd al aIalolos the
former sax Of tbs :nsurgsnt govern
.Ement, was smaller in proportion TO the
! population Than at the Villages
4 At al! stops addresses We're delivered
Il by natives and responses Mere made by
sI8Judge Taft. The president 81 the com
mission Professor Worcester Gem
q Flores. Chief Justice Arellano and DR..
4 ravera. president If the federal party.
The natives repeatedly declared that
they We're beginning 10 understand the.
I, purpose of the Americans, adding that.
n tie commissions acts showed their
a promises Mil be kept.
Judge Taft told the people Of the
ssenwns in Bulucan province that 4 pro-
S vincsal government VIII shortly be es-
Z tahlished there.
( The American party alighted at San
Fernando, passed under an arch q well
{ lsrorle. and was greeted by the military
: and hundreds Of children waving Amer
lean iiags and singing Hail Columbia. "
/
s Japanese Minister Was Insulted.
E New York. Feb. 12-Over s755 mem
: hers OF the Silk Association of America
: and their guests sat down to the 1wen-
y Is ninth anniversary banquet of the az
G s8ciation at Delmonico's tonight The
3 conspicuous guest Of the evening was
e the Chinese minister, WI Ting Fang.
: A number of diners left after WI Ting
Fang CLOSED his talk. The Japanese
$ minister, kogoro Takahira, was then in
4 troduced to respond to the toast, Japan
4 and Her Estimation of American
e Ideas
h The Japanese minister began to read
d his speech in a very loud voice which
e slscommanded attention by its tone. But
: before he had read far down he got to a
u sing song tone which made a majority
rl.cf the diners forget the speech and talk
y among themselves. Half a dozen times
I, they talked and laughed so loudly that
4 the chairman had to rap for order. Then
t, the minister would break out of his sing
n song style and read few sentences in a
clearer voice, but soon relapsed into a
= tone which became inaudible. The talk
d ing and laughing continued and the
= speaker threw down his paper on the ia
i bic, folded his hands in front of him and
eel closing his eyes, stood silent. For sac
ond there was quietness This wes bro
j, ken by a call for cheers for the Japanese
minister. They were given with great
1t vigor. but the recipient was vexed and
If flung his paper down on the floor. Sena.
tor Gallinger picked the paper up and
II handed it to the minister, who was per.
suaded to start again. He soon reapsec
If into the sing song style and the talkinf
and laughing began again. Thereupor
n the minister flung the paper down or
J, the table and, sitting down, would no
N finish. Then great many of the diner.
n. came up to him and congratulated hin
on his effort, somewhat modifying him
ie To all those who contemplate triI
= to California 1t will pay you to stel
:, down to the Chicago Great Western ant
" inspect the elegant new tourist car
= which go via this route, one car Leaving
N Monday evening at 5:S5. the other ca
e. leaving Saturday at 1922 q. m. J. A
N Ellis, agent, will be more than please,
=, to show and have you make persona
?. inspection Of these cars.
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