The Iola register., 1902-07-11

in the one hundred and twenty seventh
year of the independence Of the United
States.
'By the President.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT. /"
END no MILITARY RULE.
General Chaifee is relieved of his
civil duties and the Philippine COM
mission is made the superior authority
in the following order:
THE insurrection against the SOW
ereign authority of the United States
in the Philippine archipelago and
provincial civil government having
been established throughout the entire
territory of the archipelago. not in
habited by Moro tribes, under the in
structions OF the president to the Phil
| ippine commission, dated April T.,
1900, now ratified and confirmed by the
! act of congress approved July ], 1902,
entitled An act temporarily to pro-
yidelorthe administration OF affairs ri
Icivil government In the Philippine is-
lands and for other. purposes, the
general commanding the division OF
the Philippines is hereby relieved from
the further performace OF the duties of
military governor, and the Office OF
military governor in said archipelago
is terminated.
"The general commanding the wi
sion of the Philippines and all mill
tary officers in authority therein will
continue to observe the direction con-
tanned In the aforesaid instructions Of
the president that military in the divi-
sion of the Philippines shall be at all
times subject, under the orders of the
military commander, TO the call of the
civil authorities for the maintenance
of law and order and the enforcement
of their authority"
Finally the president through tht
secretary of war, pronounced the fol
lowing eulogy upon the United States
army:
General Orders No. 49,, Headquarters
of the Army.
"Adjutant Generals Office, Wash
, ington, July 4, 1902
"The following has been received
from the war department:
War Department.
Washington, July 4, 1902.
" TO the. Army of the United
States.
?, " The president, on this anniver
AIRY of national independence, wishe
to express to the officers and enliste
men of the United States army hi
deep appreciation of the service the
have rendered to the country in tn
o great and difficult undertakings whic
= they have brought to a successful cor
. clusion during the past year. H
= thanks the offers and the enlisted me
;, VINO have been maintaining order an,
carrying on the military governmer
in Cuba because they have faithful
g given effect to the humane purposes {
e the American people. They have wit
sincere kindness helped the Cuba
=, people TO take the successive steps ne,
essary to the establishment of the
own constitutional government. Du
=. ing the time required for the process
u they have governed Cuba wisely, r
:. garding justice and respecting il
IA dividual liberty; have honestly CO
lected and expended for the best inte
ests OF the CUBAN people the revenue
amounting to over $50, 600, 600; ha'
nc carried out practical and thorouG
I'D sanitary measures, greatly improvir
n the health and lowering the death ra
in of the island. BY patient, scienti
in research they have associated I
Mt causes of yellow fever and by GOO
de administration have put an end TO tn
re dreadful disease which has long dc
lr- troyed the lives and hindered the CO..
ny mon prosperity OF the Cubans. Tn
ed have expedited justice and secur
he protection for the rights of the inn
al cent, while they have cleansed I
o. prisons and established sound disc
er- line and heathful conditions for I
ss, punishment OF the guilty. They ha
INT re-established and renovated and I
be upon a substantial basis adequt
hospitals and asylums for the care
nd the unfortunate. They have Iesta
or lished general system of free scho,
ed throughout the island, in which o'
is $4,000 children are in actual attep