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ROCK ISLAND ARGU VOL.. XL, VII. XO. 1 79C ROCK ISLAND, 1X1,., TUESDAY, 3lAY 23, 1899. PEICE THREE CENTS. ARE COMING AROUND Significant Conference Between Filipino and American Commissions. INSURGENT ENVOYS AGREEABLE. Informed ae to the Farm of Government I'ncle Sim Proposes Establishing, They Only Objeet to One Clause, That In Re lation to Separation of Church and State Another Meeting; Tomorrow. Manila, May 23, 6 p. m. The Fili pino commissioners spent the day at the residence of the American com missioners, and discussed every point of the scheme of government and peace proclamation details. Asking information as to what personal rights would be guaranteed them. Col. l)enby, of the American com mission, explained that they would be the same as under the United States constitution. The Filipinos also desired information as to the school system to be estab lished and approved by the American policy of separation of church and state. They chiefly objected to the scbeme on the ground mat u gave theru personal liberty but not political liberty. They finally said they were pleased with the plan but could net endorse it officially. They also called on Otis and will repeat the call tomor row. I'ror. bc hurtuan is very opum istic as to the outcome. Rosarlo's Formal Surrender. Manila, May 23 Rosario, a Filipino congressman, and wealthy resident of Manila, formerly Aguiiialdo's commis sary general, accompanied by an in surgent captain, called upon Otis to- day and announced, "Wedesire to sur render our persons and property into the bands of the Americans. ine surrender was arranged by Chaplain Fierce, of the 14th reiriment, who knew Kosario before the war. I'NCLE SAM SOVEREIGN'. Central Iolnt of the President's Policy In the Philippine Islands. Manila. May 2.!. 1:30 p. m. The con ference between the civilian members of the t'nlted States Philippines com mission and the representatives of the Filipinos continues. The military and civil elements of the American commis sion differ regard:ng the wisdom of con tinuing th conferences, the former ad hering to their original demand for th unconditional surrender of the insur gents. Washington, May 23. Th? written imposition submitted to the Filipinos yesterday at Manila by the American commission was framed in Washington by Secretary Hay. The only error in the printed report of its contents is the otnispion of the nualiftcation "princi pal" In the statement of the judges f be appointed by the president. It is the intention to give the Filipinos as large a measure of self-government as they seem ble to exercise with safety to themselves and due regard to the welfare of other nations. Therefore it is proposed to allow them to choose their own inferior judicial officials to begin with, and perhaps the principle may be extended if it works well in the lower grades1. 1'lan of Government Outlined. The plan is subject to the approval of congress and embraces the following points: A governor general appointed by the president, a cabinet appointed by the governor general, (principal) judges appointed by the president, heads of departments and judges to be either Americans or Filipinos, or both: a general advisory council to be chosen by the people by a form of suffrage to be hereafter carefully determined upon. This plan la the outgrowth of numerous tables and mail exchanges between President Schurman. of the Philippine commission, and Secretary Hay, as well as advices from General Otis and Ad miral Dewey. The proposition to have a governor general and cabinet ap jointed by the president is substan tially the same as the system now in operation In Cuba. Like the Cuban sys tem, the administration would be mili tary in character, for the time being at least. General Otis for the Highest Office. It was understood at the time Major General Lawton went to Manila that General Otis would become governor general, white General Lawton as sumed active direction of military af fairs. It is not Improbable that this) plan might be carried out if the Fili pinos accept the plan now proposed, thus making General Otis the first gov ernor general, with General Lawton and General MacArthur occupying po sitions similar to those of Generals Ludlow and Wood in Cuba. The pro posed advisory council is als similar to that in Cuba, where Governor General Brooke has the advice of a native coun cil, as well as the military officers un der him. The main Idea of the system iroposed In the Philippines is to carry out the assurances given in the procla mation issued some time ago. to main tain the sovereignty of the united States over the islands and at the same time give the ratives the largest me as ure of home rule. MILITARY SITCATION DESCRIBED. Probable End of the Art It Campaign RebeU Not Aggreeeive. Washington. May 21 While it is not so affirmed at the department, the pres ent military movement in the Philip pines is generally believed to mark the end of the active campaign before the hot weather sets in. MacArthur la at an Fercaedqsoutb. of Arayat. where Kobbe and Lawton are now Joined. This Is the point that has previously been sopken of as a possible summer base for the American northern out posts. From Bacolor on the railroad there is a highway running northeast through San Fernando, Mexico, Santa j Ana ana on to Arayat on the river, uen. Otis cable? that the. American army will occupy the cities south and west. There is no present talk of another northern movement. This would leave a triangle between the railroad and the river that could be easily held and pro tected by the United States troops dur ing the wet season, even though the in surgents were in much greater force than they are reported, and though they were inclined to be aggressive, which the reports indicate they are not. Lawton turning in his march to the north and proceeding down the Rio Grande is the natural result of his fail ure to get in behind the insurgents at San Isidro and crush them at a blow ac cording to programme. In the move ment north Lawton traveled in a line east of the Rio Grande and parallel to it. His march was through a rough and lime traveled country toward tne root i f,f the eastern mountain ranees It was a hard journey and the insurgents slipped away before they could be hemmed in between Lawton and Kobbe and MacArthur's armies. The reported dissolution of the insurgent forces, which are said to be in bad condition ai Tar lac, and the statement in General Otis dispatch that he had again denied Aguin s.ldo's request for an armistice, are tak en to indicate that there is some likeli hood that the commission's offer of a form of government may be speedily accepted. That is a matter, however, cn which there is no official inclination to speculate. No particular importance is attached to the statement that the Filipinos are rnreatening trouble in the south. The American line in this direction is under command of General Overshine and eretches across a narrow neck of land a few miles south of Manila between the stacoast and Laguna de Bay. It is a position which the Filipinos could not force under any conceivable conditions, while the tinclad fleet of the lagoon and the warships off the coast would 1 Mr able to make the narrow stretch of country between them a very unhealthy resort for any large force of insurgents. TRIAL OF CAI1A1N JEFFREY. OIHrer from Illinois Goes Acquit ef Very Grave Accusations. New York. May 23. A special to the Tribune from Washington says: "The war department has received from the Philippines the official record of a re markable trial by court martial of an officer who has escaped conviction on charges of a grave character In a man ner altogether inexplicable to the mili tary legal authorities here. It app?ars from the order approving the proceed ing, which did not. therefore, require action In Washington, that Captain John B. Jeffrey. "assistant quartermas ter of volunteers, was tried at Manila for 'quitting his post to pillage and plunder, in -iolatlon of the forty-secon I article of war,' and for conduct unbe coming an officer and a gentleman. "I'nder the first charge it was speci fied that Captain Jeffrey, while on duty at lioilo one night in February, left bis post and entered the house of a native against her protest and appro priated household furniture, silverware. jewelry, etc.. to tiie value of about $500, which he divided among the prl- 'ate soldiers with him. The ppecilica (ions under the second charge describe him as then appearing intoxicated amorg the men and offering them liquor, etc. "Just how he was acquitted does not appear, but he was found not guilty end that is the end of the affair so far as the authorities here are concerned. Captain Jeffrey Is a native of Canada nd was appointed to the volunteer army from Uljicls in May, 1S9S." BUFFALO STRIKE SETTLED. Grain Shovelers to Resume Work To morrow. Buffalo. May 23. The grain shov elers7 strike was settled this morning. The men will probably resume work tomorrow. Tee marine firemen's sympathetic strike was declared oil and the men returned to work. HONORED BY ALL NATIONS. Dewey Arrives at Hong Kong and Is Roy ally Saluted. Honr Kong. May 23. TheOlympia. with Dewey on board, arrived from Manila. She was saluted by the ships of all different nationalities. 'o Chareh TTnlon Vet. Minneapolis, Minn , May 23. The union between the Presbyterian church, north and south, was again negatived by the general assembly. Taking up the proposition for the be ginning of negotiations with a view to reconciliation, the committee .on bills and overtures reported adversely today. It was held not expedient to take action this year. More Troopa for Manila. S.in Francisco, Mav 23. The trans port Sherman sailed for Manila carry ins: the 6th infantrv and Gen. Bates. Voleateera for Promotion. Washington. May 23. Otis and Lawton recommend Col. Summers, of . 1 O t n.t Cmrt t - II.. t, 11 VS1J. . u u au. u. ... V . . nMinntmn 'foe H iet i nrn 1 h a, 1 vices and gauaniry. Bfever at Cesrt. Countess Blnmpflt was never pre sented at court, was she?" "No; ber lawyer managed to seen re ' the divorce front the worthless fellow : without it. " Philadelphia North American. I Miners, it is said, marry at an earlier mge than any other class of society. Fol lowing them, in due order, come arti sans, laborers, clerks, shopkeepers and farmers. FAULT OF THE NORTH Apropos of the Negro Question Norther) Reads an In- dictment. SOUTH NOT THE ORIGINAL SHINER. Kew England Responsible for Slavery In This Country and the North for the En franchisement of Blarks In fit for Suf frage, Says Georgia's Ex-Governor In Tremont Temple Bishop Arnett Iuds the Negro's Advance. Boston, May 23. The Congregational club held a May festival in Tremont temple last night and listened to two eloquent speeches on the southern ne gro question by former Governor Northern, of Georgia, and Bishop Ar net, of Ohio. Governor Northen spoke In Pan as rouows: "11 tne Slave iraue, the promoter of was a sin, whose sin of the south. slavery in America, sin was it? Not the but the sin of Eng- KX-GOV. NORTHEN. land, the Dutch and New Kngland. If the conferring of citizenship and the ballot upon four millions of people, ab solutely untaught in the simplest ele ments of government, was a mistake. whose mistake was it? Not the mis take of the south, but the mistake of the north. If the avenues to division and hate and blood and carnage, out rages and lynehings and violence and mobs have fceQn opened up at the south through the ballot given to the negro and the politics taught him to pursue in the destruction of the white man were a sin. whose sin was it? Not the sin of the south, but the sin of the north. ' Nrgro Charged with Ingratitude. "If the people of the aowth- s-heitere the negro in his absolute poverty, fed him when he was hungry, furnished bim means to accumulate property and money, educated his childien to prepare them for usefulness in life, whos? honor is it but the honor of the men who have borne for a generation his burdens, while he gave-marked Ingratitude in return through his votes. "What are we going to do about it? The negro problem at the south will not be settled in a day. Step by step, as it marches into the future of the nation. it must be met by the conditions best suited to the detail of its solution. It will never be settled by abuse of the south, and the north had as well under stand that fact now- as later. What is needed now is at least toleration and non-interference, if the south is to be come responsible for results. Nothing Alarming the Matter. "The relations between the races at the south are in no sense alarming. Under God we willork out the prob lem in righteous settlement for both races, if we are left alone. Negroes ara employed upon our farms in preference to white people. They are used as coachmen, mechanics, and in all the trades. They never suffer for lack of work, if they want a Job. We provide for them good schools, that are super- Intended by the same boards as control the white schools. Their religious training Is carefully guarded by the churches in all the religious denomina tions. Confidence is constantly being strengthened, as the negroes are begin ning to know the white people at the south are their best friends. Sam Holt Was an Exception. "Sam Holt is ty no means a repre sentative of his race. It is only a very small per cent of negroes that are ma licious, criminal and mean. The race should not suffer in reputation because of the bad character of a few. The better part of the negroes and this is by far the larger part are beginning to co-operate with the white people for better condit'ons. Reccgnizing the tre mendous demands that await us in the future, we shall trust in God, do our best, and wait. The gospel of the liv ing God Is sufficient for all human ills and human woes. The gospel's best analysis is: 'Faith, hope and charity.' The greatest of these is charity." NEGRO IS DOING F RETT IT WELL. After SSO Tears ef Servitude. I the Opin ion of Biihop Arnett. Bishop Arnett reminded his audience that while there is one negro brute whose crime has been so thrillingly told there are millions who are not brutes. Many a true Christian man is striving I o elevate his race. The disagreement between the ex-governor and himself. he said, is in their view of the principles cf civil government, the opposite ideas of civil liberty at Plymouth Rock and at Jamestown. He contrasted the achievements of prominent white and black men and asked which has trav eled the farthest and achieved the most. r.l.,1 that filata, mrA Pa,IwuIw had faith in the colored race, each to the extent of $1,000,000. and their faith be gins to bear fruit in the number of educated colored teachers and ministers already elevating their race. The col- ored people in feeding and clothing their children while in school do far more than the whites, who pay the teachers. Tne blacks are doing pretty well for 250 years of servitude. Of crime he said: "The mass of the negroes repudiate it; they are ambitious to be men: they see their duty and are disposed to be cordial end harmonious with all who wish them well." During the evening the following tele gram was read, addressed to ex-Governor Northen, signed by Mrs. Frank P. Gale, general manager of the Kinder garten League of Georgia; Mrs. Loulie M. Gordon: Mrs. A. D. Candler, wife of the present governor of Georgia, and Mrs. Henry W. Grady. all of whom are directorsof the league: "You are author ized to say in your address tonight that the women of Georgia, realizing the great importance to both races of early moral training of the negro race, stand ready to undertake this work when means are supplied." - BUFFALO STRIKE SETTLED. Agi cement Signed and the Hen to Return to Their Week. Buffalo. N. Y.. May ' 23. The grain shovelers strike has been settled. The agreement signed late last night by a sub-committee representing the strik ers, of which President Keefe, of the Longshoremen's association, was a member, and Contractor Conners, has been approved by the full committee of the Grain Shovelers' union. The strike is to be declared off aud the men will return to work tomorrow morning. Chicago, May 23. last week the Chi cago Board of Trade directors adopted resolutions declaring that the Buffalo strike should be settled regardless of the contract with Conners. which should be abrogated if necessary. This raised a storm of protests', and yesterday the board, which had sent a committee to Buffalo to investigate., adopted resolu tions practically rescinding those of last week and indorsing the action of the Lake Carriers' association at Buffalo, NO CUT IN MEMBERSHIP. I'rebj terian Assembly Determines That It Is Not Too Large. Minneapolis, May 23. Yesterday aft ernoon, with a shout, the Presbyterian general assembly voted down two care fully considered and prepared plans to reduce the membership one by a third and the other by more than a half. Two members of the committee presented the two proposed plans one making the basis of representation 6.C00 communi cants and the other making the basis thirty-six ministers in the presbyteries, instead of twenty as at present. Colonel F. L. Hitchcock, of the committee. argued for the representation by synods according to membership and declared that there was no doubt that 672 the present membership of the assembly was far too large. It was plain Yrom the it'terruptions that Colonel Hitchcock was on the unpopular side and when he- sat down expre.nsicvs of the demo cratic spirit came out strongly and profusely. "They call this a mob." said Dr. Page, of Topeka. "If it is a mob. God grant that there may be more such. God pity the Presbyterian church, with the bulk of the wealth of the Cnited States In its coffers, if it cannot afford a large as sembly." An attempt to send the ques tion to the presbyteries was defeated and then the question was indefinitely deferred. The McGiffert matter was made a special order for Thursday. The denunciation of" recent mob out rages in the south made in the report of the committee on freedmen was finally referred to that committee for recon sideration. It was announced that the whole of the $40,000 deficit of the freed men's board was raised Sunday. WASHINGTON IS CELEBRATING . Begins a National Peace Jubilee, Which Will Continue Three Days. Washington. May 23.--The national peace jubilee with which Washington will celebrate the return of peace began today and will continue for three days. Decorators had been busy for a. week and buildings on Pennslyvania avenue and the downtown streets are covered with bunting, a notable feature being the reappearance of the red and yellow- Spanish flag alongside Old Glory. Por traits of Dewey, Schley. Sampson, Roosevelt, Hobson and others are con spicuous in the decorations. A national salute at T o'clock this morning from the. dispatch boat AJoi phin, the Washington, barracks and Fort Meyer, the ringing of chimes and church bells and the tooting of steam whistles started the three days' cele bration. The chief feature of today will be the military and caval parade. which will move from the peace monu ment at 2 p. m. and be reviewed by the president and his cabinet. In the even ing there will be a display of fireworks at the monument grounds. Scores on the Baae Ball Field. Chicago, May 23. Following were the scores on the base ball diamonds yester day: At Pittsburg Baltimore 4. Pitts burg 9; at Cleveland Washington 14, Cleveland S; at Chicago Philadelphia 4. Chicago 5; at Louisville Brooklyn 5, Louisville 2; at Cincinati New Tork 4, Cincinnati 3; at St. Louis Boston 10, St. Louis 3. Western League: At Milwaukee In dianapolis 1, Milwaukee 5: at Minneapo lis Buffalo 3, Minneapolis 5: at Kansas City Detroit 1, Kansas City 2 at St. Paul Columbus 5, St. Paul 2. Rig Holes In the Parle. Falmouth, Kngland, May 23. The crew of the far is during yesterday were engaged in jettisoning the coal from her bunker. Divers who were recently employed to inspect the wreck of the Mowhegan have been examining the inside of the Paris for the purpose of ascertaining" the extent of the dam age done. They discovered four or five large holes. - Shock Wm a Powder Ka plosion. Hammond. Ind., May 21 At 1 a. m. Sunday a slight shock, resembling that from an earthquake, was felt here. It is reported that the-big powder mill at Miller's station, ergateea miles from here, and six miles 'from Hobart. was blown up. . It is not known how many. If any, persons were killed or Injured. I THE LONDON I Just All Wool Suits 50c on Poor Fellow Needed Money. We didn't do anything but take advantage of the situation and bump them good and hard. In order to sell this lot out quick we offer them at the same rate we bought them. Suits worth $13.50, $12 and $10 all Go at This lot will not THE LONDON YOU KNOW US. SEATS FOR 100,000 PEOPLE. Chicago to Lay In the Shade the Historic Roman Coliseum. Chicago. May 23. An ampitheater that, will eclipse the Vessasian coli seum. "'of Rome, will be constructed on the lake front this summer. The di mensions of this Jumbo of ampithea- ters will be 1,200 feet lung by 700 feet ft 5de, and its seating capacity will be an even 100,000 at least so says an evening paper. The building will be used for the Chicago autumn festival, and while only a temporary permit ha? bten secured, it is believed that the festival committee will turn the build ing over to the city at the close of the fete, and that it will be a fixture on the lake front. The original name of the buildingwas to have been the Arena, but it has since been changed, and will be known as the Stadium. It will be built be tween the Art institute and the Logan monument. It will be two stories high. The arena will be in plain view of every seat. The ampitheater will face toward Lake Michigan, and the east side will be open. Far out in the lake will be reproduced the battle of Manila and other spectacular naval scenes. Agreed to Demand an Advance. Detroit, May 2?.. The committee of the Amalgamated Association having in hand the wage schedule in the matter of the heating slabs, scraping and shingling scale, made its report yes- i Urday. and the recommendations con tained therein w ere vigorously discussed. It was agreed to ask for an advance all along the line equivalent with advances asked in the other subordinate scales. The scales for hoop and cotton ties, guide and 10-inch, and specialties in mills making skelp, bar and 12-inch, were also settled and corresponding ad vances agreed upon. St. Lodi, Peoria and Northern Sold. St. Louis, May 23. The Republic says: "It is reported on good authority that the St. Louis. Peoria and North ern railroad, better known as the Peoria Shoit Line, has been sold to the Chicago and Alton-Chicago Terminal Transfer company syndicate, and the formal transfer of the property will be made as soon as the minor details can be arranged. About $13,000,000 are in volved in the deal." Sloason, the "Student," Wine. New Tork, May 23. Slosson won the second billiard game last night in his match against Schaefer. after an excit ing finish, the score being 400 to 359. The style of play was cushion caroms, and the "Student" was well known to be more expert at this than the balk line play, at which he was beaten last Monday. Trust Increaare Wages Anderson. Ind.. May 23. One of the first things the Republic Iron company. the new big trust, did after purchasing the Indiana Iron works here was to In crease the wages of the skilled laborers. The puddlers get an increase of S per cent, ar.d the finishers a 2 per cent, ad vance. The men were fearful that Just the opposite would come after the com bine was formed. Welt-Kaowa Actreee Dead. " " Buffalo, X. T.. May 23. Word was re ceived here yesterday of the death of M'lle Rhea, the well-known actress, in Montroorenci. FraEce. bought of a hard -up clothing Chicago 400 Men's Fine $6.75. last long, as the shrewd buyer will ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMS. J. M. and George D. Bartlett will op?n the Citizens' bank at Stanley. Wis., on June 1. A pearl button factory of considera ble pretensions has ' been started In Green Bay. Wis. Chester Hettinger. 7 years old, was hit in the head by a baseball at Chicago and his skull was fractured. The grand stand and stables at Har lem race track. Chicago, were burned by an incendary fire. Loss, $S000. It will cost the new Carnegie com pany $1,000,000 in state fees to obtain a charter for the S2r,0,000,000 corporation. Four factories, a planing mill and fourteen dwellings were destroyed by fire at Brooklyn, with a loss of $350,000. M. P. and J. R. Hartford, of Loyal. Wis., have returned from the Alaska gold fields, disgusted with their ven tuce there. James Cotrrigan, a switchman In the employ of the Chicago Terminal Trans fer company, was caught between two bumpers and killed. Nearly every business man and rep resentative citizen of Omaha attended the Commercial club reception to Ad miral Schley yesterday. In saving his 17-year-old daughter Annie from death at Pullman (Chicago suburb), Charles Krutchen, a cabinet maker, sacrificed his own life. An X-ray photograph has been taken of the brain of Joseph Rohaff at St, tuizarjein s nospitai, tjnicago, and a bullet lodged there has been located. While engaged in calling to his herd. a Waukau, Wis., farmer named Sarles dislocated his Jaw in some way and it required the services of a physician to reset it. Becaure lie was bruised while making a rush play In a football game at Chi cago, Wri!liam G. Passmore got a re volver and began shooting at the other players on the field. He fired four shots, the last one striking Michael Wooda in the left leg. French toe Tazatiou Defeated. Jefferson City, Mo., May 23,-r-The Mis souri legislature adjourned sine die yes terday afternoon after a session of 13S days. The last act was the defeat of the revised revenue bill containing the franchise taxation feature. tiermta Baptist at Work. Roanoke, Va, May 23. The German Baptists opened their business session ytsterday with a large attendance of the brethren. The great tabernacle was filled before the morning session was near ended. For many years the Indians of the Yaqni (Mex.) gold country have sold gold to traders, bat it has been impos sible to determine how rich the deposits are. Hood's Sarsaparilla never disap points. It may be taken for impure and impoverished blood with perfect confidence that it will cure. Cn fortunate. People are they who while suffering from kidney diseases are prejudiced against all advertised remedies. They should know that Foley's Kidney Cure is not a quack remedy, bat an honest guar anteed medicine for kidney and blad der troubles. house in the Dollar pick them up quick. C2H IRON... The most beautiful and least expensive line shown in the ' three cities. 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