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TELEGRAMS L\ RitlEF.
SPANISH-AMERICAN ISLANDS.
Filipino firebugs again plot to apply
the torch to Manila.
South Dakota volunteers were mus
tered out at San Francisco.
Gtqit. Marion B. Saffold, of the thir
tdfnih infantry, was killed in the
figluing south of Manila.
Brig. Gen. Fred Funston and his
twentieth Kansas regiment, arrived
on the transport Tartar at San Fran
cisco.
Fourteen American prisoners all
enlisted soldiers—were delivered up by
the Filipinos.
Senor Sanchez, a former Spanish
guerrilla, was lynched in Santa
Clara province, Cuba.
A monster parade and an enjoyable
smoker terminate New York’s welcome
to the hero of Manila bay.
The war department announced that
newspaper despatches from Manila
had been free from censorship since
Sept. 9.
Bishop Potter in an address de
nouncing Imperialism favored submit
ting the Philippine question to arbi
tration.
Insurgents attacked the twenty-fifth
infantry four miles from the heart of
Manila, and were driven back after a
fight of nn hour.
Two columns of American troops be
gan an advance southward from Ma
nila and defeated the Filipinos in
several sharp engagements.
Admiral Watson complimented Dr.
Langhorne of Washington in an ac
count of an engagement at Mooaleta,
where the doctor was wounded.
Aguinaldo, in a proclamation, says
the Filipinos should pray that the
democratic party may win the next
presidential election in the United
States.
Senator Beveridge of Indiana, who
returned recently from the Philippines,
Is represented to be a strong advocate
of the Imperialistic policy of the ad
ministration.
The American advance column, un
der General Schwan, encamped in
sight of San Francisco de Malabon,
where 5,000 Filipino soldiers are said
to be assembled.
General Ludlow says that he ap
proved the order of the mayor of
Havana prohibiting the flying of the
Spanish flag in the city except over the
Spanish consulate.
Army officers are said to be opposed
to self-government for Porto Rico for
the present. General Davis, military
governor, thinks the United States
should move slowly in giving the is
landers home rule.
*?* DOMESTIC.
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Chicago October wheat, 70>4c.
A big steamer burned at Its dock in
New York.
Lord Vincent won the Transylvania
purse at Lexington.
Orover Cleveland has again declared
himself against expansion.
The international commercial con
gress met in Philadelphia.
Indianapolis elections Tuesday gave
the democrats a majority of 1,000.
At Key West there were 23 new
cases of yellow fever and one death.
The statue to Father Oallltzln. the
prince and priest, was dedicated at
Loretto, Pa.
Secretary of War Root has returned
to Washington to begin work on his
annual report.
Bryan has recovered from his throat
trouble and has resumed his stumping
tour in lowa.
Ex-Secretary and ex-Unlted States
Senator Janies Harlan died at his home
in Mount Pleasant. lowa.
Freight business at Chicago is so
enormous that the railroad yards ure
threatened with blockade.
I)r. De Costa, one of the chief op
ponents of I)r. liriggs's ordination, has
resigned from the Episcopal ministry.
Mrs. Emma Eliza Simmons, Ke
nosha, Wis., died, aged till. She was
the wife of Z. T. Simmons, ex-mayor of
Kenosha.
The New Orleans board of health
reports absorbing the United company,
now controls the salt industry of the
country.
Rev. W. L. Woodward, a prominent
minister of Oak Harbor, Ohio, com
mitted suicide after preaching to his
congregation.
At Mojave. Cal., fire almost totally
destroyed the easiness portion of the
town. One store remains and but one
eating-house.
A conditional agreement has been
made by which daily races will be
sailed tie tween the yachts Columbia
and Shamrock.
Steps have been taken by the Wo
men s Nati >nnl Industrial league to
raise $50,000 to purchase a home for
Admiral Schley.
Senator Hoar, just returned from
Europe, says be supports the Massa
chusetts republican platform, expan
sion plank and all.
Ella Cable and James Ketchura, of
Newhurg. New York, lovers half a cen
tury ago but parted by a quarrel, were
reunited and married. .
The council of archbishops of the
Catholic church will assemble in
Washington. The west will strongly
oppose .such a movement.
A strike by 200 boilermakers and
iron workers delayed the construction
of three torpedo-boats needed for ser
vice in the Philippines.
Captain Andrew Talnter of Menom
onee. Wis., one of the founders of the
Kn%p. Stout & Cos. firm, is 111 with
pneumonia at Rice Lake.
J. G. Johnson, chairman of the
democratic national executive com
mittee. arrived In Chicago to begin
work for next year’s campaign
At New lljerla. La., the explosion of
a lamp in a drug store caused a Are
which destroyed a large portion of the
business section. Loss $200,000.
At Columbus, Ohio, Colonel Andrew
Schwarz, a well-known Grand Army
man and for many years proprietor of
the Grand Hotel,
General John A. McClearnand is
again seriously ill at Springfield, and
it is feared he may be again stricken
with paralysis. He is 89 years old.
Edward Atkinson, of Boston, was
swindled out of fIOO by a man who had
a letter of introduction from A. S.
Hewitt, who now confesses the loss of
$125.
E. S. Gruesel, superintendent of the
Burlington railroad shops in the town
of Havelock, Neb., committed suicide
at his home by snooting the top of his
head off.
The disappearance of Blanche Maria
Kissiman of Peru, Ind., 16 years old,
who was the guest of her aunt, Mrs.
G. A. Clark, in Chicago, has been re
ported.
Myrtle M. Davis, who has sued Clar
ence M. Brown for $50,000 damages for
alleged breach of promise, has been
identified by a New York detective as
“Lucky” Thurlow.
Domoniek O'Malley, owner of the
Item, and Colonel Parker, former edi
tor of the Picayune, had an impromptu
street duel in New Orleans, in which
both were wounded.
The will of Judge Richard Prender
gast was proved in the probate court,
Chicago, and the bond of the executors
was filed. The value of the estate is
estimated at $500,000.
Marconi sent a wireless message
from a vessel eight miles out at sea.
Marcus Daly, copper king, leased a
house in Fifth avenue, New York, from
W. W. Astor for ten years.
A. 11. Rich, Los Angeles, Cal., died
suddenly at Phoenix, Arizona, of heart
disease. He was previously an ad
vertising solicitor for Chicago papers
and a Chicago railroad man.
Miss Mary W. Pierce of Waukegan
and John J. Kellar of Albany, N. Y.,
were married in Chicago by Rev. W. R.
Notmau. Mrs. Kellar is the daughter
of the mayor of Waukegan.
Archbishop Keane, who has come to
the United States from Rome to com
plete the endowment fund of the
Catholic university, says he is con
vinced of the guilt of Dreyfus.
At Omaha 400 Wayne county farm
ers have brought suit against the Grain
Growers’ Mutual asociation of Ne
braska, alleging gross mismanagement
in the conduct of its affairs.
At Alexander City, Alaf, a street duel
took place between Dr. H. J. Cameron
of the RomanofT Land and Mining
company and Dr. P. D. Mahoney, ocu
list. Both men were fatally wounded.
At the trial of counterfeiting con
spiracy cases in Philadelphia William
L. Kendlg, a cigar manufacturer, gave
testimony involving United States of
ficials.
Reports to the Mazet committee
show that the increase in the New
York city salary list since July 1, 1898,
Is nearly $2,000,000. Estimates of the
number of employees vary from 31,000
to 60,000.
The treasury department, in order to
relieve the monetary stringency, of
fers to prepay interest for the entire
fiscal year at a discount. This will
release about $26,000,000 if the offer is
accepted.
Word has been received that Fred T.
Moore, the def ""‘ng assistant teller of
the National Bank of Commerce, of
Boston, charged with embezzlement of
$53,000, has been arrested in Valpa
raiso, Chile.
The Ancient and Honoruble Artillery
Company of Boston, which is now on
its two hundred and sixty-second an
nual outing, arrived home from Get
tysburg, where the members inspected
the battle field.
Alfred Gw.vnne Vanderbilt, second
son of the late Cornelius Vanderbilt
and probable heir to the greater part
of the vast estate, arrived in Chicago
and left for New York. He is hurry
ing home from Japan.
The forest fire which has raged for
two days on the slopes of Mount Tam
alpais. Cal., threatening the towns of
Mill Valley and Lockspur and many
country residences, has been extin
guished by a timely rain.
At Knoxville. Tenn., tC. Wilson, who
hns been arrested on a charge of burg
lary, in consultation with Cjiief of
Police Reeder, volunteered, in ex
change for his freedom, to produce the
Jeweled watch stolen from ex-President
Harrison five years ago.
Manufacturers of toilet soap from all
parts of the United States are holding
sessions. The object of the conference
is to raise and regc ..te prices. While
raw materials have advanced, sharp
competition has materially reduced
prices to Jobbers and retaiters.
Mrs. Mabel Nord came to Chicago
from Llbertyville with her child and
is being boused at the Harrison street
station. She is almost penniless,
while her husband, she says, is worth
$140,000. He has been missing from
home several days and is now in Chi
cago.
The state department is considering
the expediency of recognizing a dip
lomatic representative of the Trans
vaal. Delicate questions are involved,
and if Great Britain should object it is
not probable a dlplortvfltlc agent of the
South African Republic would be re
ceived.
The cruiser Chicago. Admiral
Schley’s flagship, has been ordered to
New York for overhauling. The ad
miral is not expect and to sail for the
south Atlantic station before the mid
dle of November. Capti C. 11. Rock
well has been assigned to the com
mand of the Chicago, v*
Miss Louie Dougherty, an employe
Sof F. A. Shannon's rag warehouse in
Mount Holly Spri igs, Pa., found a
i dynamite cartridge in the pocket of an
j old coat and began to pick it with a
J hairpin. It exploded, blowing away
the thumb and Index finger of her left
band and otherwise injuring her.
1 Major George O. Webster. U. S. A..
I retired, died in the post hospital at
Fort Sheridan from the effects of a
fever contracted in the Philippines a
few months ago, while commanding
one battalion of the fourth infantry.
Major Webster was an old Indian
fighter and saw service with the fourth
in Cuba and in Luzon.
For several months Boston promo
ters have been endeavoring to con
solidate the papermakers’ felt business
of the/ country. There are thirteen
factories ift the United States manu
facturing the product used by all pa
per and straw board makers. The mate
rial is made of a fine grade of wool,
which has advanced 20 per cent.
The startling fact has become evi
dent that for several weeks a large
portion of the city of Butte, Mont.,
has been sliding down hill. A number
of large buildings and residences, in
cluding the county courthouse and the
residence of United States Senator W.
A. Clarke, have been cracked and
fissured. Geologists say the buildings
damaged are located on a seam of rock
or earth along which a cleavage is
taking place.
President McKinley and the mem
bers of his cabinet left Chicago for
Evansville, Ind., on their western trip.
Their itinerary is Minneapolis and St.
Paul, Thursday, Oct. 12; Fargo, N. D.,
Friday afternoon and evening, Oct. 13;
Aberdeen, S. D., Saturday morning,
Oct. 14, Sioux City, la., Saturday
night, Oct. 14, and Sunday, Oct. 15;
Madison, Wis., Oct. 16; Milwaukee,
Monday evening, Oct. 16; leaving Mil
waukee Tuesday morning, Oct. 17, for
Cleveland, via Kalamazoo, Mich., and
other cities; Cleveland, Wednesday
morning, Oct. 18; Youngstown, 0.,
Wednesday evening, Oct. 18.
FOREIGN.
Djarid Bey, son of the Turkish grand
vizier, was assassinated in Constanti
nople.
The czar is to undergo an operation
on the brain to relieve him of intoler
able headaches.
Great activity is shown in mobilizing
the British reserves. Parliament has
been summoned for October 17.
It is reported that Great Britain has
acquired possession of Delagoa bay
and the surrounding territory.
• Emperor William, Queen Wilhel
mlna and ex-President Harrison
formed a notable group at a dinner at
Potsdam palace, Germany.
A bullfight which was begun before a
large crowd in Paris ended in a panic,
caused by one of the bulls leaping
among the spectators.
A wild demonstration was made in
London in honor of the New South
Wales lancers, who passed through on
their way to south Africa.
It is expected that President And
rade of Venezuela will resign and thus
make way for the peaceful election of
General Castro, the insurgent leader.
The Transvaal sent an ultimatum
demanding the instant withdrawal of
British troops from her borders and
requiring an answer within forty
eight hours. It is regarded war is
now on.
The barkentine Uncle John, bound
from Honoluin to Puget sound, went
ashore on the west coast of Vancouver
island and is a total loss. All the offi
cers and men escaped by taking to
boats.
The 15 men belonging to the War
ren Line steamer Bay State from
Liverpool, Sept. 25, for Boston, which
was wrecked near Cape Race, who
were reported missing, were rescued by
the tug greyhound.
The city of Palermo, Italy, and the
surrounding towns and villages, are en
fete in celebration of the 80th birthday
of Signor Francisco Crispi, the dis
tinguished Italian statesman and form
er premier, who was born in Ribera,
Sicily.
It is reported that Gen. Gaceres will
publish a manifesto announcing his re
tirement from participation in the
Peruvian revolution now in progress.
This step, it is asserted, will mean the
complete collapse of the insurgent
movement.
DANGERS OF VACCINATION.
The theory is advanced by Dr. Clarke
of Indianapolis, in a paper read before
the State Society of Homeopathic
Physicians, that the recent increase in
the spread of cancer is directly due to
vaccination. Starting with the fact
that cancer Is a disease characterized
by rapid growth of abnormal cell
structure. he says: “It takes 21 years
to make a nmn and but three or four
to make a cow. cancer is a disease
characterized by the rapid tmpos lon
of cells, I ask you. is it safe to put uie
rapid-growing cells or protoplasm of a
diseased animal into the slow-growing
cells of a man. as is done in vaccina
tion. Dr. Clarke believes that we are
"reaping the harvest of the seed so
generally introduced forty to sixty
years ago.” and that “deaths from can
cer are more numerous in England
and Prussia, simply because the per
nicious practice (of vaccination for
smallpox) was generally introduced so
much earlier there.”
GEM-STUDDED GLOVE BUTTONS.
Beatrix first mentions casually what
I consider the most novel fashion of
the hour, but. oh! so expensive to carry
out. She says, "All the best-dressed
women here wear them now.” She
was talking of sets of buttons to be
worn on gloves. They come, it seems,
in sets of three and four or more, and
are made of real stone®, turquoises,
pearls, emeralds, ruble®, garnets, etc.,
set in gold, and may be sewed on any
pair of gloves one wishes. They have
a loop at the back Just like an ordinary
button. The eommou i>earl button Is
taken off and the Jeweled one put In Its
place.—Edith I-awrence in Ladles,
Home Journal.
BATTLE
INNATAL
Gen. White’s Forces Meet
an Army of
Boers.
Fighting Near the Border
at Vanreenan’s
Pass.
Canada to Send Thousand
Men to the Cape
at Once.
London, Oct. 14. —An Edinburgh
paper, the Scotsman, this morning as
serts that a battle has taken place be
tween Gen. Sir George Stewart White's
forces in Natal and the boers, who en
tered Natal by the way of Vanreenan’s
pass. Gen. White, the Scotsman says,
Is very sanguine of the success of the
British movements to be made. The
foregoing report is considered to be
correct, as late Thursday night, the war
office had news of the British advance
from Ladysmith and was hourly ex
pecting further intelligence. A dis
patch to the Daily Telegraph from its
correspondent at Ladysmith, dated
Friday noon says: “A strong mobile
column under General Sir George Stew
art White, accompanied by Gen Archi
bald Hunter, proceeded before day
break Friday morning toward Acton
for the purpose of reconnoitering.
Gen. White’s object was to observe
what was going on and also to test
the mobility and efficiency of his forces.
All the men are well weather finished.
According to a dispatch to the Lady
smith, to the Standard and to the
Daily Telegraph, dated Thursday,
heavy storms have begun and forage
is scarce on the veldt. Therefore,
nothing is expected to happen for a
few days, unless the boers, who were
reported to be advancing, . should
threaten the British line of defence
drawn from Glencoe Junction to Lady
smith. In this case, according to the
dispatch, no apprehension is felt as to
the result. Gen. White has twelve
guns and the boers eleven.
Attack on Mafeking.
The Daily Mail’s Cape Town corres
pondent, telegraphing Friday evening,
says: “I learn on good authority that
the boers are attacking Mafeking.
They are reported to have already suf
fered several repulses. It is generally
admitted that Vryburg cannot stand
a strong boer attack.” According to
the Daily Mail’s Cape Town corres
pondent, Mr. Schreiner, premier of
Cape Colony, will unreservedly support
the imperial government. His previ
ous reserve was dictated by a desire
not to drive extreme the Dutch
residents to excesses. According to
the same authority, the railway de
partment had early intimation of the
intention of the boers to destroy the
railway bridges over fourteen streams
and sent adequate forces to protect
those points. The result was that the
boers postponed their attempts. Evart
Grobler, member of the Volksraad for
Philipolis, has been elected command
ant general of the Free State forces.
He Is ouly 35 years old but Is well edu
cated and was the Free State delegate
to the Chicago exhibition. The Prince
of Wales, has promised to see Gen
Redvers Buller and staff off from
Waterloo station today. A big demon
stration Is expected. It is an interesting
fact that Lord Edward Cecil, son of the
Marquis Salisbury, is with Col. Baden-
Powell at Mafeking.
Canada Sends Men.
Ottawa. Oct. 14. —At a meeting of the
cabinet Friday, a decision was reached
to send 1,000 Canadian soldiers to
south Africa as Canada's contribution
to the British force now fighting the
boers. This is double the number of
troops asked for by the imperial gov
ernment. These troops will sail for
south Africa before Oct. 30.
Boers at Ingogo.
Glencoe, Oct. 14. —It Is reported that
the boers have crossed the border at
Ingogo and the Free state force has
taken possession of the railway to
Vanreenan and seized the Natal gov
ernment train.
To Punish Misbehavior.
Pretoria. Oct. 12. (Delayed)—There
is no further news from Gen. Cronje's
western command. Commandant Gen
eral Joubert s command, now at Yolks
rust. and several Cape colonists have
been sworn in as burghers. The town
is quiet. Postal communication with
surrounding colonies has been sus
pended, but that between the Trans
vaal and the Orange Free state is
maintained. Treasurer Gen. De Vil
lers and Mr. Vanderpost of the Free
state raad are here consulting with the
government. The minister of mines
reports that a satisfactory number of
mines are being worked, and that the
government will keep the shafts of the
abandoned mines free from water In
the interest of the shareholders. It Is
reported that forty-six cases of gold
valued at $2,500,000 which were dts
| covered in different parts of Johannes
burg, have been confiscated by the gov
ernment. Gen. Joubert has issued a cir
cular in consequence of the report that
some of the burghers had misbehaved
themselves on the their journey to the
borders. Such offenses, the com
mandant general says, will be severely
punished.
RURAL MAIL ROUTES.
Director Casson and S. S. Barney Es
tablish Two from Waukesha.
Waukesha, Wis., Oct. 14. —Inspector
of Rural Mail Delivery Casson and
Congressman 3. S. Barney were in the
city yesterday and in company with
Postmaster James drove over the pro
posed rural mail delivery routes. There
will be two routes, one north and one
south. The north route is as follows:
Leave Waukesha on White Rock ave
nue .thence on Brookfield avenue north
to Goerke’s, thence due west on the
Delafield grade road to Zion church in
the town of Delafield, thence due south
to the Waterville road, thence to Sum
mit avenue to city. The following is
the south route: Leave the city on St.
Paul avenue, thence down the river
road to Lawrence’s bridge, across the
bridge east to within half a mile of
New Berlin line, thence north to Ra
cine avenue to city. The two routes
will cover a circuit of about 25 miles
and over 400 families will receive a
daily delivery. These routes have no
connection whatever with the routes
near Oconomowoc. Mr. Casson said
that he hoped to get the delivery in
operation this quarter, but that it
might not commence until Jan. 1.
LECTUEE ON SINGING.
Small Attendance to Hear Prof. Tom
lins on Psalmody
Owing to the rain Friday evening
there was but a small attendance at the
Congregational church to hear Prof.
Tomlins’ lecture on Psalmody and
Congregational singing. Prof. Tomlins
spoke to the students of the university
at the weekly convocation in libarv
hall Friday noon on the same subject.
The fundamental necessity to good
singing, he says, is the cultivation of
the spirit of song within us. This
spirit must be given free play. Sing
ing should be natural, full and free.
The various methods of singing were
illustrated by the speaker.
DEWEY WITH BEANEATERS.
Boston, Oct. 14. —The special train
carrying Admiral Dewey arrived from
Northfield at 6 o’clock Thursday even
ing. The admiral was given a hearty
greeting all along the line of his route,
the crowd at Lowell being particularly
large. In Boston, fully 25,000 people
were crowded around the station and
in the rush to get a look at the hero
he was well-nigh carried off his feet.
He was met by Mayor Quincy and dele
gations representing the Home Mar
ket club, the chamber of commerce and
other municipal bodies. The admiral
rode at the head of a column of 10,000
war veterans through the city’ princi
pal downtown streets to the Hotel
Touraine, which will be his home
during his three days’ stay. After
dinner he witnessed a fine display of
fireworks on Boston Common from his
apartments in the hotel and retired
soon afterward.
BRUSH WITH NATIVES.
Manila Friars Hurt at Being
Searched.
Manila, Oct. 14. —Major Cheatham
■with a scouting party while proceed
ing along the west shore of a laks.
Thursday encountered a force of rebels
strongly entrenched at Muntinlupa
Major Cheatham reports that he drove
the rebels from their position and that
in the engagement three Americans
were killed and two wounded. Ru
mors are in circulation in Manila that
Maj. Cheatham discovered three Amer
ican prisoners who nad been bound,
gagged and shot by the insurgents.
These rumors, however, are not con
firmed. A lieutenant of native police,
has been arrested and lodged in jail,
his subordinate having reported to the
authorities that he was endeavoring to
enlist then in a plot to turn the police
against the Americans in event of an
uprising. Reports having reached the
provost marshal that arms were con
cealed at the headquarters of the Do
minican Friars, a large building ad
joining the palace, a detachment of
soldiers made a search of the building.
They found a small stock of mausers,
revolvers and ammunition which they
confiscated despite the protests of the
Friars that arms were not intended for
unlawful use. Gen. Schwan with his
infantry has reached Bacoor. The
troops are greatly exhausted, having
had one of the hardest marches of tne
campaign. From Malabon to Perez
Das Marinas they marched through
roadless rice fields. The fourth In
fantry from Imus joined Gen. Schwan
at Perez Das Marinas. The Filipinos
had deserted the town upon learning
of the approach of the Americans,
leaving only women and children be
hind. Two strong shocks of earth
quake lasting several seconds were felt
in Manila Wednesday evening.
“Do you appreciate poetry?” asked
the serious young woman.
“Yes, Indeed,” answered Mr. Cum
rox. "There’s one piece of poetry that
has done tne a world of good. Old as I
am, there are times when I couldn't
tell how to figure without saying
“Thirty days hath September, April,
June and November.'*’—Washington
Star.
The foundation stone of the Parnell
statue in Dublin wasslaid.
M’KINLEY AT FARGO
PRESIDENT SPEAKS fQ NORTH
DAKOTA MANILA VETERANS.
PAYS HIGH COMPLIMENTS
To the Men for Their Valor and Pa
triotism in Remaining After Enlist
ments Had Expired Until Related
—Declares Philippines
Conquered for Humanity’s SreeTVr
... (
Fargo, N. D., Oct. 14.—Over 10,000
people greeted President McKinley and i
party when they arrived here Friday
night at 7:35. Entering
party was driven to the reviewing
stand through the lines of the First
North Dakota volunteers, who recently
returned from the Philippines. The
president was received with wild dem
onstrations. In his address he referred
repeatedly to the situation in the
Philippines. When he declared the
United States government would send
65,000 men to the Philippines to up
hold the American flag where the vol
unteers had placed it, the crowd ap
proved the declaration with tumultu
ous applause. The president spoke au
follows:
“For the past eighteen months this
country has witnessed an impressive
testimony of the patriotism of the
American people. The call for 200,-
000 troops was promptly responded to
by the people of the United States
without respect to party, creed, section
or nationality. The alacrity of enlist
ment and the celerity of execution has
had few if any parallels in the
military annals of the world.
We did not go to war until every ef
fort for peace was exhausted. When
war came, we all thought the sooner it
was ended the better for all concerned.
I have come here tonight, traveling a
long distance, that I might meet the
people of this new and growing state,
a state which I had the honor, as a
member of the national house of rep
resentatives to vote to admit as a sis
ter into the national family. lam
proud of this state and proud of the
vote I gave for her admission. I come
here to speak of the patriotism of tho
state of North Dakota, not only of the
patriotism of the men who entered the
Philippines but the patriotism of those
other brave soldiers of your state who,
less fortunate than the Manila volun
teers, were not able to see fighting ser
vice in the field, but did their duty as
you did yours. I have come especially
that I might look into the faces of the-
North Dakota volunteers who saw
service on the battle line in Luzon.”
McKinley Says Well Done.
"I came that I might speak to them,
welcome, say well done. You did
your duty, you filled my heart with joy
when, with other volunteers and regu
lars, you sent me word that you would
not quit the battle line in Luzon until
I could create anew army and send it
there. You refused to beat a retreat
or shirk your colors in the presence of
the enemy. No matter who wanted
you to go home, you said ‘We will stay
and keep the flag stainless in the
presence of the enemy.’ No soldiers,
of the United States or of any country
had a more delicate or more trying
duty. This army, of which this frag
ment from your state formed a
part, remained in Luzon wait
ing first for the treaty
peace which was being prepared in
Paris, then for its ratification by the
senate of the United States and then
until the exchange of ratification
between the United States and Spain,
waiting through all that long period,
accepting the insolence of the insur
gents with dignity, because they were
ordered by the executive of the nation
that, they must not strike a blow pend
ing the treaty of peace, except in de
fense. They accepted, therefore, the
insolence of the insurgents with a pa
tience sublime. We never dreamed
that the little body of insurgents
whom we had just emancipated from
Spain we never for a moment thought
they would turn upon the flag that had
delivered them from Spain. Then it
was that the insurgents led an attack
upon our men, then our boys let loose.
But I always thought the boys were
quite ready for it. I want to do them
the credit of saying here in the pres
ence of their neighbors and friends,
their fathers and mothers, that these
boys forebore all things rather than
disot >y the order of the government
they were serving.”
Aquinaldo Wanted Gold.
The leader of the insurgent forces
says to the American government:
'i ou can have peace, if you will give us
independence, peace for independence,”
he says. He had another price thai
that for peace once before but the
I nited States pays no gold for peace.
We never gave a bribe for peace in all
our history and we never will. Our
flag is there where you left it, you
boys of North Dakota volunteers. You
left it there in the hands of those who
took your piece*?, without a blot, with
out a stain, and wherever that
standard is raised, whether
jin the western or eastern hemisphere,
it stands for liberty, civilization and
humanity. Our flag stands for liberty
wherever It floats, and we propose to
put sixty-five thousand men behind
that flag in Luzon to maintain the au
thority of the United States for peace
and the honor and glory of the repub
lic in the interest of civilization and
humanity. We accept the responsibil
ity of duty at whatever cost.
Atty. Gen. Griggs. See’ys Long,
Gage. Hitchcock and Wilson and Sen-
I ators Hansborough and McCumber
| spoke briefly. At 9:30