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3 PaSeS= Jl-jX/*A1f-#wZA^l'?^/AA, 'WH Z, I I WEA7HEB. FORECAST FOB TO-Mr I ^ *> TWO PARTS. ! IPXT UXtt't^l't * 11 if I HHX 1 I 3, E /SM?^ /^T ^ y^TWW W *!& IwJLwJIfcJ** iW^> I . F/ir: much colder: brisk northwest E iTnrTTTriTTTTTtTTT'ITTTT-ITTTIIITT..TTt^TTTTTT TTTItS ^ J^^^T ^ /N^ \> M. *^if ^"^JP^ 2 Wind*. VOL. II?yd. 82. NORFOLK, VA., FRIDAY, JANUARY (k 1890-TWP.t.vr PAG-E3. THREE CENTS PER COPY. were senTSoS me^ Two members of the Knickerbocker Athletic club man. whose allotment was Innocentlygive byhim to MrV x a-POl80ned mediclne ?nU died, and Harry Cori PHILIPPINE INSURGENTS Aguinaldo Goes to Hollo to Lead His Men. TIio Nctt Filipino Cnblncl Plcilgert to IIcHlnt United NtHicn ? What ttt? Minister of Foreign Affair* Claims and DcmniKln?Npnnlab I'rliouers. (By Telegraph to Virglnlan-PIIot.) Paris, January C.?Arn ofllclal tele? gram received here by the Filipino Jun? ta, dated Manila, January 4, says that Aguinaldo has gono to Iloilo, at the re? quest of the insurgents there, to place himself at their head, with the view of their possible fighting1 with the Amerl cans. The dispatch also gives a list of the members of the* new Filipino cabinet, with facts as to their antecedents. The following have definitely accepted of? fice: President of tho cabinet and minister of foreign affairs, Mabini. Minister of the Interior, Theodoro Sandico, a civfi engineer, educated In England and Belgium, and taken to Manila from Hong Kong by Hear Ad? miral Dewey. Minister of war, general Aguinaldo, a cousin, of Aguinaldo, the president of the so-called Filipino' government, and a leader of the Insurrection from the beginning. Ho Is described as a large land owner of Oavite. Minister of finance, General Trias, a Close al'ly of Aguinaldo. Minister of public works, Gregorlco Gonzala, a lawyer, until recently the Filipino agent at Hong Kong, and for? merly Spanish attorney general in the Vdzayas. PLEDGED TO RESISTANCE. The cabinet Is described as homogen uous, every member being pledged, ac? cording to advices, to resist the Ameri? can military occupation of the Philip? pines. A member of tho Filipino Junta here explains that Aguinaldo did not run away, but "left Mamila for the moun? tainous regions behind Cavlte, in order to make arrangements for his voyage to Hollo." The Filipino who furnishes this in? formation also categorically and spe? cifically asserts that the latest tele? graphic advices declare that if the Americans insist upon the occupation of the principal cities by the American troops the whole of the Filipinos will "resist by force of arms." AN ACCOMMODATING MINISTER. Mabini, it appears, claims recognition of the independence of the Philippine island-s, and will not consent to the release of the Spanish prisoners, but, it is added, he is willing to come to an understanding with tho Americans, "as allies," for the surrender of the Span? ish military and civil, officials and others, which wWl only be made on the following conditions: 1. The negotiations to be opened for? mally between Spain and the national Filipino government, Spain nominating a delegate to treat therewith. 2. An exchange of prisoners and Spain to repatriate, firstly, all the Filipinos ?held prisoners tor having been directly or indirectly connected with the insur? rection; secondly, all prisoners of war condemned as traitors, revolt era or de? serters, or for having in any manner seconded the Filipino movement during the present century, this surrender to be made before the Filipinos release the Spanish prisoners, and Spain to grant amnesty to all Filipino? and Spaniards accused of complicity In the Insurrection. 3. Spain to defray n\i the expenses of repatriating the Filipino prisoners, and also tin.' cost of maintaining and repa? triating thi> Spanish prisoners held by the Filipinos, such payment being con? sidered a war Indemnity; the national Filipino government consents to pay the expense of repatriating those Fil? ipinos captured in formal action, al? though, it la added, "as a matter of fact the Filipinos are also entitled to demand the payment thereof by Spain." WILL NOT EXCHANGE FRIARS. Friars taken prisoners, it is further asserted, will not bo Included In the exclrtnrge; "Kctwig that they acted ns papal agents during the war, but their surrender would be made on the con? dition, firstly, that the apostolic dele? gate will nsk their liberty in the name of the Pone; secondly, that all bulls and pontifical decrees granting special privileges to the religious orders be re? voked; thirdly, that ull rites of the se? cular clergy be respected; fourthly, that no friar hold any parish, cathed? ral, episcopal or diocesan preferment; fifthly, that all such preferments be hold by native or naturalized Filipino clergy, and, sixthly, that rules for the election of bishops be fixed." SPAIN RECEIVES OFFICIAL, NO? TICE. Madrid, Jan. 5.?The following official dispatch has been received-from Ma? nila: "The insurgents refuse to liberate the prisoners on the demand of the Amer? icans, claiming that this might be con? strued as an act of submission to the United States. With regard to liberating the monks, the insurgents intend to ne? gotiate with the Vatican directly. Gen? eral Rios has now opened direct nego? tiations with the insurgents concern? ing the prisoners." NO WORD FROM OTIS. Washington. D. C, Jan. 5.?It was Bald: at the War Department to-day that no word of any sort had been re? ceived from General Otis since the last published advices. The Paris dispatch on AguinaJdo's movements was read without comment, and those in author? ity refused to say whether any cre? dence W8fl pi,iced In it or whether any fresh advices had been sent to General Otis. U. S. TROOPS SHA lilt NOT LAND. Hong Kong, Jan. "..?Leading repre? sentatives of the Filipino Junta in Hong Kong in the course of an inter? view with the correspondent of the As? sociated press to-day declared that the serious crisis in the Philippines Is due to what they designate as "overt, un? fair treatment of the Filipinos by the United States." They said that despite the known fact that the whole of the Visayas group was in possession of the Filipino forces, General Otis was order? ed to take possession of the entire arch? ipelago and dispatched troops and war? ships to the Southern Vissaya?. The Filipinos, according to the Junta repre? sentatives, are determined to prevent the landing of the Americans at Hollo, and may aa a last resort destroy the city for strategical purposes. (ConUnuad on Sixth Page. SEABOARD AIR LINE SOLD Mr, John Skelton Williams Con firms Report. Tlio Plann of (he i'lirclnisluir Hymll culo t'outouiplnto the Mnlntalu aiive of the Line fit a Separate f*y i * fin I!} an Fitch Is tlie Deal. (By Telegraph to Virginian-Pilot.) IIa.]timore, Jan. 5.?John Skelton Wil? liams, president of the Georgia and Alabama Railroad Company, and head of the syndicate which has bought a controlling interest in the Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad Company, par ?corporation of the Ocabuatd All1' Line system, arrived in Baltimore to? day to confer with Ilaltimoreans who are Interested in the big deal with him. In regard to the plans of the syn? dicate, Mr. Williams said: "The syndicate will maintain the Seaboard Air Line as nn independent system, and it will continue to be the most important factor in tho trade re? lations btween Baltimore and the South. I wish to emphasize the fact that the purchase was not made in the interests of any other railroad com? pany, nor has the Southern, the Atlan? tic Coast Line, or the Pennsylvania, the- least interest in the syndicate. We bought the property as an investment, and will operate it on our own account und not in connection with any other system. The syndicate is composed of Baltimore, Richmond and New York capitalists, Richmond interests pre? dominating. "I am not at liberty to divulge our plan in full at present, as the details connected with the transaction will have to be worked out. I will say, how? ever that improvements will be made wherever necessary, and the system made second to none in the country. It traverses a rich Rection of the South, and I have no doubt that in time it will become one of the most prosperous properties in that section. "In regard to the rumors that It is our intention to build a line to con? nect the Seaboard Air Line with the Georgia and Alabama, thus forcing a through line from Washington to Jack? sonville. I will sny that matter has not been determined. The report that the two roads an- to bp consolidated prob? ably arose from the fact that the mem? bers of the syndicate are largely In? terested in the Georgia and Alabama railway. At the prope ? time 1 will be glad to make a statement In regard to the future of the Stabonrd Air Line." RYAN FICIITS DEAL. Baltimore. Jan. 6.?Thomas P. Ryan, of New York, owner of 2,700 shares of stock of the Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad Company, tiled an applica? tion for an Injunction in the Circuit ??nun to-day. to restrain Ix>uis McLane as a member of the pooling committee from transferring some 3.000 shares of stock to any person other than Mr. Ryan. The court is also asked to com? pel Mr. McLane to deliver Bald stock to Mr. Ryan p.: J12? per share in nc ec rdnnee with an agreement made on October (5, 1&96. Judge Wyckes did not act upon the petition. (CoaUauod os Sixth Page.) GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINES President Issues Instructions to General Otis. ARE PUBLISHED IN MANILA Authority of United Hintes lo Be erted for .Security ot Persons nnd Property ? Existing; Muulelpnl i.ic.tx to Continue In Foreo-Pri? vate Property to Do Respected ? Port? Opon to Commerce. (By Telegraph to Virginia-Pilot.) Washington, D. C, Jan. 5.?The policy of the administration toward tlsf Phil? ippines is shown in the following cable message made public at the War De? partment to-day: Washington, D. C. Jan. 6,1899. Adjutant General's Ofllce, Washington, D. P., Dec. 27, 1S9S General Otis, Manila: By direction of the Secretary of War I have the honor to transmit herewith instructions of the President relative to the administration of affairs In the Philippine islands: THE INSTRUCTIONS. "Executive Mansion, Washington, D. C, Dec. 21, 1S9S. "To the Secretary of War: I "Sir?The destruction of the Spanish fleet In the harbor of Manila by the United States naval squadron com? manded by Rear Admiral Dewcy, fol? lowed by the reduction of the city and the surrender of the Spanish forces, practically effected the conquest of the Philippine Islands and the suspension of Spanish sovereignty therein. "With the signature of the treaty of peace between the United States and Spain by their respective plenipoten? tiaries at Paris on the 10th instant, and as a result of the victories of Ameri? can arms, the future control, disposi? tion and government of the Philippine Islands are ceded to the United States. In fulfillment of the rights of sover? eignty thus acquired and the responsi? ble obligations of government thus as? sumed, the actual occupation and ad? ministration of the entire group of the Philippine Islands becomes immediately necessary, and the military government heretofore maintained by the United States in the city, harbor and Bay of Manila Is to- be extended with all pos? sible dispatch to the whole of the ceded territory. AMPLE PROTECTION PROMISED. "In performing this duty the military commander of the United States Is en? joined to make known to the inhabi? tants of the Philippine Islands that in succeeding to the sovereignty of Spain, In severing the former political rela? tions of the inhabitants nnd in estnb lishing a new political power, the au? thority of the United States is to be exerted for the security of the persons and property of the people of the Island and for the confirmation of all their private rights and relations. It will be the duty of the commander of the forces of occupation to announae nnd proclaim in the most public manner that we come, not as invaders or conquerors, but as friends, to protect the natives in their homes. In their employments and in their personal nnd religious rights. All persons who, cither by ac? tive aid or by honest submission, co? operate with the Government of the United States to give effect to these beneficlent purposes, will receive the re? ward of its support and protection- All others will bo brought within the law? ful rule we have assumed, with firm? ness if need be, but without severity so far as may be possible. * MUNICIPAL LAWS IN FORCE. "Within the absolute domain of mil? itary authority, which necessarily is and must remain supreme in the ceded territory until the legislation of the United States shall otherwise provide, the municipal laws of the territory, in respect to private riglvt3 and property and the repression of crime are to be considered as continuing in force, and to be administered by the ordinary tribunals so far as practicable. The operations of civil and municipal gov? ernment are to be performed by such officers as may accept 'the supremacy of the United States by taking the oath of allegiance or by officers chosen as far as may be practicable from the Inhabitants of the islands. PRIVATE PROPERTY RESPECTED. "While the control of all the public property and the revenues of the state passes with the cession, and while the use and management of nil public means of transportation are necessari? ly reserved to the authority of the United States, private property, whether belonging to individuals or corporations is to be respected except for cause duly established. The taxes and duties heretofore payable by the Inhabitants to the late government be? come payable to the authorities of the United Statr? unless it be seen fit to substitute for them other reasonable rates or modes of contribution to the expenses of government, whether gene? ral or local. If private property be ta? ken for military use, it shall be paid for when possible In cash at. a fair valuation, and when payment in cash Is riot practicable, receipts are to be given. "All ports and places in the Philip? pine i^la.nds In the actual possession "f the land and reival forces of the Uni? ted States will be opened tt> the com? merce of all friendly nations. All goods and wares, not pro*ilWted f.>r military reasons by due announcement of the mriittiry authority, will be admlted up? on payment of such duties and other cha/rgt.s nj? shall 1k> in f<rrce at the time of their importation. MISSION OF UNITED STATES. "Finally, it should be the earnest nnd paramount yjm of t'he military admin urination ta> win the confidence, resptvt and affection of the inhabitants of th< Philippines by assuring to them in every possible way that full measure of individual rights and liberties, which is the heritage of free peoples, and by proving to them that the mission of the United States Is one of benevolent as? similation, substituting the mild sway of justice nnd right for arbitrary rule. In the fulfillment of this high mission, supporting the temperate administra? tion of affairs for the greatest good of the governed, there may be sedulously maiwtained the stivng arm of authori? ty, to repress disturbance und to over? come ail obstacles to the bestowal of tho blessings of good stable govern? ment upon the people of the Philippine Island under the free flag of the United States." "WILLIAM M'KINLEY. "Acknowledged receipt. "II. C. CORBIN, "Adjutant General." OTIS ISSUES PROCLAMATION. Manila, Jon. 5.?Major General Otis, military commander of the United States forces In the Philippine Xslands, has issued a proclamation to the Filipinos based upon Instructions re? ceived by cable from President Mc? Kinley. 'Che proclamation, which consists of seven hundred words only, appeared to? day in all the papers simultaneously. General Otis, after reciting briefly I President McKinley's instructions, ex? presses the opinion that It is the Inten? tion of the American Government while directing affairs generally to appoint representative men, forming the con troling element, to civil positions. He also expresses himself as convinced that the United States Government Intends to seek the establishment in the is? lands of a most liberal government, in which the people will bo as fully rep? resented as tho maintenance of law and order will permit, susceptible of development on lines of increased rep? resentation nnd the bestowal of In? creased powers. Into a government as free and independent?as is enjoyed hi the most favored provinces In the world. To this end he Invites the full confi? dence and co-operation of the Filipinos Nothing Is said in the proclamation regarding the disarmament of the rebels. General Otis asserts his belief that the United States Government intends, so far ns Is consistent, to draw upon tho Filipinos military force. AGUINALDO STILL PRESIDENT. Although the government at Mnlolos has been reconstituted, Aguinaldo is still president of the Filipino Republic. A dispatch from Malolos suys that a majority of tho members of the new Cabinet belong to the militant wing of the party. Mabinl's address to the Con? gress, however. Is more pacific than has been anticipated. It was Chlelly a series of meaningless phrases, outlining I no definite policy. CLEVELAND AND EXPANSION." REMEDY FOR EXISTING TROU? BLES IS OBVIOUS AND SIMPLE. (BytTelegraph to Vlrglnlatn-rilot.) Princeton, N. J., Jan. 6.?Ex-Presi? dent Cleveland, In reply to the request of a representative of the Associated Press for an expression on the question of expansion and nunexattlon. said: "I do not care to repeat my views concerning the prevailing epidemic of imperialism nnd territorial expansion. Assuming, however, that my ideas or. the subject are nntiqua.ted and un sulted to these progressive days, It is a matter of surmise to me that the refusal of certain natives* of our new possessions to acquiesce in the benefi? cence of subjecting them to our control and management should in the lenst disturb our expansionists- This phase of the situation ought not to have been unanticipated nor the incidents natu? rally growing out of it overlooked. The remedy Is obvious nnd simple. The misguided inhabitants of our annexed territory who prefer something differ? ent from the plan for their control, which we propose or who oppose our designs in their behalf, should be slaughtered. The killing of natives has been a feature of expansion since ex? pansion began and our Imperialistic enthusiasm should not be checked by the prospective necessity of destroying a few thousand or a few hundred thous? and Filipinos. This should only be re? garded as one stage in a trnnseenden tully great movement, a mere incident in its progress. Of course some un? prepared souls would then be lost be? fore we bad the opportunity of Chris? tianizing them, but surely those of our clergymen who have done so much to encourage expansion could manage that difficulty." Onlvary for t'nbn, (By Telegraph to Virgln'.nn-Pllot.) Huntsvllle, Ala., Jan. 5.?The remain? ing six troops of Eighth Cavalry have been ordered held In readiness for de? parture to Savannah, where they will take trie transport Michigan for Neu vitas, Cuba. Signal Corps Company 17 will accompany the cavalry, which will leave within the next few days. Major Clarence R. Edwards, adjutant general of tho Fourth Corps, hns been ordered to Havana to serve with Gene? ral Ludlow. Captain J. K. Thomp? son has been detailed ns ncting adju? tant general of the Fourth Corps Ornamenting Tree* lu Alitbnmn. (By Telegraph to Virginian-Pilot.) Banks, Ala., Jan. 6.?A barn belong? ing to a white farmer named Green was burned yesterday, together with some corn and other products. Sus? picion was directed towards Marshnll McGregor, a negro in Mr- Green's em? ploy. This morning bis body was found hanging to a tree near where the barn had stood. other telegraph page 6. CLASSIFICATION OF NEWS BY DEPARTMENTS Telegraph News?Patres l and 6 Local News?Pages 2, j and > Editorial?Page 4. Virginia News?Patres 7 and S. North Carolina News?Page 9 Portsmouth News?Pages to and It Berkley News?Pa',*e n. Markets?Page 12. Shipping - Page 12. IN THE SENATE The President Transmits it Without Recommendation. THE ARTICLES AGREED UPON Geographical Boundnrlc4or tho Fall* Ippln? Islands Ceiled -Wlml Spain Retains nnd CudermkH to Tarn Over In Munition? of War ? Botb Coimtrlea Release Claims Dor Id? dcmnlty, Nntlounl nnd Individual. <By Telegraph to Virginian-Pilot.) Washington. Jan. 6.?The following Is the President's message, and the letter of tho Secretary of State, transmitting to the Senate the treaty of peace con? cluded at Paris between the United States and Spain, together with the official text of the treaty being an ex? act copy of the document brought to the United States by the American commissioner: To tho Senate of the United States: I transmit herewith, with a view to Ks ratification, a treaty of peace be? tween tho United States and Spain, ber 10. 1S98; together with the protocols and papers Indicated In the list accom? panying the report of the Secretary of State. WILLIAM MKINLEY, Executive Mansion, Washington, Jan? uary 4, 1899. To the President: The undersigned. Secretary of State, has the honor to lay before the Pres? ident, with a view to its submission to tho Senate, If deemed proper, a treaty of peace, concluded at Paris on Decem- a ber 10. 189S, between the United States and Spain. Accompanying the treaty are tho protocols of the conferences of tha S Peace Commission at Paris, together with copies of statements made before the United States Commissioners, and other papers indicated in the Inclosed list. Respectfully submitted, JOHN HAY. Department of State. Washington, January 3, 1899. The United States of Anverica and Her Majesty, the Queen Regent ot Spain, in the name of her august eon, Don Alfonso XIII, desiring to end the slate of war now existing between tho two countries, have, tar that purpose, appointed as plenipotentiaries: The President of the United State?, William R. Day, Cushman K. Davis, , William P. Frye, George Gray and Whitelaw Reld, citizens of the United States; und Her Majesty, the Queen Regent ot Spain, Don Eugenio Montero Rios, president of the Senate; Don Buenaventura d? Abarzuza, Senator of the Kingdom and ex-Minister of the Crown; Don Jose da Garnica, deputy to the Cortes and As? sociate Justice of the Supremo 'Court; Don Wenceslao Ramirez de Vllla-Ur rutla, Envoy Extraordinary and Min? ister Plenipotentiary at Brussels, and" Don Rafael Cerero, General of Division; Who, having assembled In Paris, and having exchanged their full powers, which were found to be-in due and, proper form, have, after discussion Of the matters before them, agreed upon too?following articled:-~ ARTICLE I. Spain relinquishes all claim of sov eretgnty over and title to Cuba. -.And as the island is, upon its evacuatlonvby Spain, to be occupied by the Unic<?d States, the United States will, so lonjfrs as suoh occupation shall last, assuma and discharge the obligations that may under international law result, from tho fact of its occupancy, for the protection of life nnd property. ARTICLE. II. Spain cedes to the United States the island of Porto Rico and other Islands now under Spanish sovereignty in tho West Indies, and the Island of Guam, in the Marianas or Ladrones. ARTICLE III. Spain cedes to the United States tho archipelago known as the Philippina Islands, und comprehending the Islands lying within the following line: A line running from west to east olong or near the twentieth parallel o* north latitude, and through the mid? dle of the navigable channel of Bachl, from the one hundred and eighteenth (118th )to the one hundred and twenty* seventh (127th) degree meridian of lon? gitude east of Greenwich, thence alo" the one hundred and twenty-seven* (127th) degree meridian of longitud east of Greenwich to the parallel o four degrees nnd forty-fivo minute (1.45) north latitude, thence along th parallel of four degrees and forty-frvs minutes (4.15) north latitude to its In? tersection with the meridian of long tude ono hundred and nineteen degrees and thirty-live minutes (119.33) east of Greenwich, thence along the meridian of longitude ono hundred and ninete degrees and thirty-five minutes (119.35) east of Greenwich, to the parallel latitude seven degrees and forty mln utcs (7.40) north, thence along the par allel of latitude of seven degrees an forty minutes (7.40) north to its inte section with the one hundred and teenth (116th) degree meridian of gitude east of Greenwich, thence by direct line to the intersection of th tenth (loth) degree parallel of north latitude with the one hundred and [ eighteenth UlRth) degroe meridian of longitude east of Greenwich, and thence along the one hundred and eighteenth (118th) degree meridian of longitude east of Greenwich to tho point of be? ginning. Th,- United state1.- will pay to Spain the sum of twenty million, dollars (JJO, OOO.nAo) within three months after th? exchange of the ratifications ot the present treaty. {Continued, op Fifth Page.) ,.