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HID ALL OF PHILIPPINES.
Critical Point in Peace Negotia-
* tions Reached at Last.
SEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE FOHMALLT
INDUCTED INTO OFFICE.
THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS IN FULL
MIARDS.AS USUAL, ASK FOR TIE TO CONSIDER.
American Commissioners Agree to Assume Such Part of Debt of
the Islands as Were Made For Public Improvements,
Particularly Eliminating Spain’s Expenses
' T * * In Prosecution of War.
A Paris special says: At Monday’s
session of tlie peace commission the
. Amerie.apsjn-qseutod a writteu expres
sion of the purpose of tile United
' States to take the entire growp of
Philippine islands and to assume such
proportion of the Philippine debt as
has been spout for the benellt of tho
islands or, their inhabitants in public
works, improvements and permanent
. betterments..
• '• It wap.also set forth that the United
1 States would not assumo any part of
the Philippine dobt which had besu
incurred by Spain for tho furtherance
of military or naval' operations to
quell insurrections of tho natives.
The session wns then ndjourned un
til Friday in order to give the Span
iards time to prepare a reply.
The meeting Insted but little over
an hour. The Spanish commissioners
made uo protest, only asking for time.
The American commissioners, each
carrying a portfolio containing records
and personal memoranda, left their
headquarters in the Continental hotel
for the meeting with the Spanish com
missioners at the foreign office, shortly
before 2 o’clock. The president of
tho Spanish commission, Seuor Mon-
tero Bios, whose health at one time
was so preenrious as to threaten nil
indefinite adjournment of the sessions
of the commissions, hml improved to
the extent of enabling him to attend
Monday’s meeting. He arrived at tho
foreign office in a closed carriage with
iiis colleagues shortly after tho Ameri
cans reached the meeting place.
Shortly after 2 o’clock the ten com
missioners confronted each other across
the table on which, in 1783, Benjamin
Franklin and.his colleagues signed the
trenty of independence of the United
States. The American demands ns
to the Philippines were promptly
made.
Secretary Moore, upon the request
of Judge Day, passed to Mr. Fergu
son, the interpreter, tho formulated
demands of the.United States regard
ing the Philippines, which wns read
to tjie Spaniards in their own tongue
bya-rnpid rendering from tho Eng-
liia^, in which they were written.
Although the Spanish commission
ers did not betray anxiety, their atten
tion to the reading was keen. They
had anticipated that theUnitod States
would take over the islnnds, hut the
tergis and details of tho transfer had
all along been a subject of speculation.
The reading disclosed the fact that
the.United States government had de
termined to possess for itself certain
territory and parts of laud bound by
and lying within such parallels o‘f
latitude and longitude as mark the
limits of the Philippine archipelago.
The United States do not purpose
assuming the Philippine debt of 840,-
000^000, but they are willing to be re-
sponible to Spain for a sum of money
equal to the expenditures by Spain in
the Philippines for the advantages of
the islands, for the permanent better
ments and improvements, both physi
cal and mental. •
The clearer method seems to be to
hand to Spain spot cash or something
as good and to bid her apply it on her
debts by whichever name known, or
to put it in her wallet for whatever
use may eleot.
There is considerable traffic between
the islands and some time ago a sys
tem of lighthouses became necessary.
Spain set out to supply this and pro
jected forty-eight light stations. Of
this she has already constructed sev
enteen of tho first-class and sixteen of
the second.
What they cost is not yet known
here, but in American waters those of
the first-class coBt from 825,000 to
8250,000 each, ro that, on an average
bases of the minimum cost in the
United States Spain’s thirty light
houses may represent an outlay of
8825,000.
Such is the vital position of the pre
sentment made by the American com
missioners, and it is to be ob
served that while the main position as
to possession and financial responsi
bility is clear and definite, many
details have been left to the develop
ments of the discussion between the
two commissions. Thus, while the
Spaniards are at' present quite certain
that the United States intends tc re
imburse them for “pacific expondi-
"tnres,” they remark that they are not
enlightened ns to whether tho Ameri
cans expeot to indorse the Spanish
obligations to the. extent of “pacific
expenditures” in the archipelago or
whether they will hand Spain a lump
sum of gold largo enough to cover
Spain’s outlay so designated.
Spnin has constructed brenkwnters
nt Manila at. an expense not yet known
here and wharves of small value along
tho Pasig river. She has recently
built bnrrncks for 4,000 men, now oc
cupied by American i troops, tho cost
of which is not yet nscertninnble.
At Cnvite, Spnin bad built a naval
station, which, before it was sacked
by tiie natives, was said to bo equal to
the' Mare island Btatiou and may bo
worth 8-.600,000.
Whether or not tfye last two itorns
can be strictly designated “pneifle ex
penditures” must be determined in
conference, but the lighthouses, water
improvements, barrackh and naval sta
tion nrc necessnry to tho United Stntos
as the owner of the Phillipings, and
are deemed worth a fair prico.
The Spnuish commissioners listened
attentively, though not without some
evidence of impatienco and surprise,
nt tiie financial suggestions in the
Americnn presentment and fiunlly ask
ed until Friday to consult the Madrid
government nnd mnko reply. Ad
journment wns then taken to that day.
After the conference wns dissolved
the Spanish commissioners expressed
the opinion that the American de
mands would crente in Spain, ns they
had upon her commissioners, an ex
ceedingly grnve impression.
Official* Well Flensed.
A Washington special snys: The
advices from Paris to tho effect that
the United States peace commissioners
have demanded the cession to the
United States of the entire Philippine
islands is in line with the instructions
that have been issued to tho repre
sentatives of tho United States. Up
to a very recent date tho United States
commissioners had no precise instruc
tions on this vital point. Of course,
beforo they had departed from Wash
ington much consideration had been
given to this important subject by the
president, Secretary Day, Assistant
Secretary Moore and the members of
the commission. But there was a lack
of data as to the financial and political
affairs of tho Philippines, nnd it so
happened that when the United States
commissioners sailed they were not
committed beyond change to any line
of policy. A majority of their number
leaned toward a restriction of the de
mands to be put forth as to the Phil
ippines, varying nil the way from tho
retention of Manila bay and tho imme
diate surrounding country to the ac
quisition of the whole island of Lu
zon.
But since that time the president
has become convinced (bat tliero is a
great popular demand for the annexa
tion to the United States of the whole
Philippine gronp nnd ho is disposed
to defer to that sentiment.
Besides, there is ground to believe
that, in an unofficial manner, possibly
through the informnl communication
with Agoncillo, Aguinaldo’s agent in
Paris, or perhaps through one direct
dealing between the chieftain and
Admiral Dewey, the United States
commissioners have satisfied them
selves that the difficulties in tho way
of annexation, so far as they might be
expected to depend upon tho will of
the natives, have been very much ex
aggerated.
It cannot he learned definitely what
monpy consideration is to puss with
the title to.the Philippines. Indeed,
there is reason to believe that even
the United States peace commission
ers have not been able to fix the
amount exactly.
Assuming that they are to repudiate
all portions of the debt of the islands
which does not represent money spent
for actual betterments, it will be seen
at once that the task presented to the
commissioners, of differentiating this
debt, is not an easy one; particularly
in view of the notorious loose financial
methods of the Spanish colonial au
thorities. That this debt should be
assumed by the United States in
some proportion, is said at the state
department to be inevitable if annex
ation is to follow.
Ceremonies at the Capital Were of Un
ostentatious Nature lint IItellty
Impressive,
Ln3t Saturday at noon Governor At
kinson went out of tho governor's of
fice and Allen D. Candler became the
chief executive of Goorgin.
Whilo tho inauguration ceremonies
were simple nnd unostentatious, they
wore highly impressive and wero ob
served with the deepest interest by tho
members of the general assembly and
a great many visitors oil the floor and
in the gallery.
After the abio inaugural address had
beon delivered, tho oath of office was
administered by Chief Justice Sim
mons, nnd Colonel Candler impres
sively kissed the Bible.
The’great seal of tho state wns de
livered by tho retiring governor, Hon.
W. Y. Atkinson, to his successor, and
tho coremony was complete.
The governor and the ex-governor
then retirod to the governor's office.
Tho first duty performed by Governor
Allen D. Cnndlcr was that of adminis
tering the oath of office to Hon. Philip
Cook, secretary of state.
Governor Candler and fnrnily ware
entertained Snturduy afternoon at din
ner by Ex-Governor and Mrs. Atkin
son.
Immediately after tho inaugural cer
emonies nt the capitol, Governor aud
Mrs. Candler nnd Ex-Governor nnd
Mrs. Atkinson were driven to the ex
ecutive mansion on Peachtree street,
where tiie pnrty dined. The executive
mnnsiouywas thon formally delivered
to the now governor.
1NAUGUIIAI. AIlllUIISS.
The inaugural speech of Governor
Candler in full was as follows:
“Mr. President, Gentlomon of tho
Sonnte and House of lloprosontatives:
Having rccoived your official notice of
my election by tho- poople of Georgia
to the chief magistracy of tho state, I
appear before yon for tho purpose of
taking tho onth of office prescribed by
the constitution. Before taking this
oath, liowovcr, and entoring upon tho
duties of the office to which I linve
been elected, a custom ns old as tho
state requires thnt I briefly ontline
the policy which will mark my admin
istration; aud in this connection per
mit me to say thnt I linve seen no rea
son why I should depart from the line
foreshadowed in my lettor consenting
to become n candidate for governor.
“Those matters which then seemed
to me to claim our attention, still, in
my judgment, demand our prompt
and most serious consideration. In
all matters, state and federal, wo
should he careful how wo depart from
tho landmarks of tho fathers. One of
the most alarming tendencies of the
times is to ignore tho experionco of
tho past nnd venture on untried seas.
“This tendency to cut loose from
our ancient moorings is strikingly
illustrated in the prosecution of tho
war with Spain and in dealing with
tho problems growing out of it.
“For more than a hundred years
the policy of the American people was
one of conservatism and caution; was
to cultivate friendly relations with all
the nations of tho earth and avoid en
tangling alliances with nny. Tho
Monroe doctrine wns accepted by all
political parties as a cardinal tenant of
true Americanism. We wore content
to acquire by treaty nnd purchase
only such territory as lay contiguous
to us and with only a small standing
army in times of peaco to rely for na
tional defense on a well organized
militia. But now we are less conserv
ative.
“Not content with the extent of our
magnificent national domain, wo are
reaching nut, thousands of miles, for
the islands of the sea, with their hete
rogeneous populations; aud there are
those, in both political parties, who
would reverse the policy of more than
a century nnd enter upon an extensive
and expensive scheme of colonization,
as have the monaichies of Europe,
which will necessitate an immense
standing army and a large and costly
navy, to be supported by taxes im
posed upon the people of the states.
“I mention this neither to approve
nor condomn, for it involves questions
of nationnl and not of state policy, but
as a striking illustration of the ten
dency of the times to depart from the
old landmaks, forget tho conservatism
of the fathers of the republic, and
venture on untrodden paths. It will
not do for us to wander too far into
the realms of experiment.
“Onr safety is in conservatism and
a rigid adherence to tho precedents of
the past. This is especially true of
the poople of tho south. Wo should
resist nil dangerous innovations.
“Wo should ding to tho constitu
tional right of local self-government,
tho sheet anchor of our snfoty, anil
oppose, iti every legitimate way, tho
constantly increasing tendency of tho
agents of t]jo federal crovorn^jijt tg
encroach upon the reserved rights Of
tho states.
“Wo should rigidly adhere to tho
cardinal doctrines of taxation for rev
enue only, honesty and economy in
the administration of tho government,
the lowest possible rato of taxation
consistent with the honor nml dignity
of tho stnto and the requirements of
the institutions nml persons for whom
she must provide; nnd wo must nt all
times be willing, in tiie lnngiingo of
Mr. Jefferson to accord ‘equal and ex
act justice to all and special privileges
to none.’
"A government, such ns our fathers
intended ours to bo,must rest upon an
intelligent nnd unoorriiptod ballot.
“A vennl vote is the destruction of
a republic, and an ignorant vote is no
less dangerous than a vonnl vote. The
suffrage must bo based ou virtue and
intelligence. The ballot in the bands
of a vicious or corrupt liinn is dnnger-
ous to the liberties of tho.people; and
in the hnmlH of an ignorant) mail, who
does not realize that it is not nil artiole
of luerchnudisr, to bo bartered for n
price, but n grant weapon of defense
with which to preserve his liberties, it
is n constant lnennco to the safety of
tho people. Virtue and intelligence
must rule or evil will befall tho state,
legislation will grow corrupt, justice
will miscarry in the courts, confidence
In the government will bo destroyed,
lawlessness will run riot in tho lami
and lyuch law will supplnut tho courts
of justice.
"It will he a sad day when these
calamities overtake us. To see to it
that they do not befall tho stnto is
your duty nnd mine. Tho poople linve
delegated to you tho power to make
the lnws for the next two yonrs, nnd
upon mo devolves tho duty of execut
ing them. We should approach this
duly fonrlessly nnd honestly.
“The ballot box must bo more
closely guarded.
“Our ulection laws qliould bo re
vised and improved in such A way ns
to render effectual the voice of the
virtue nud intelligence of tho stnto
ami to prevent the balance of power
from finding lodgment in the bauds of
an ignorant or corrupt minority.
Severe penalties should bo enacted ns
well for tlioso who, directly or indi-.
rOetly, buy vojes as for those who soil
them. These pcualtins should go to
the extent, if necessary In correct tho
evil, of depriving both the vote buyer
nml tho vote seller of the right to vote
or hold office, without regard to pnrty,
creed, race or color. TliiH would be a
severe remedy, but, when tho snfety
of society demands it, it should ho
unhesitatingly applied, for it would
deprive no honest, intelligent man of
his right of suffrage, but would affect
only the ignorant nnd vicious.
"Another mnttorof vital importance
is the question of tnxntion. In times
like these, when a universal paralysis
lias settled down upon all ImsineBs en
terprises and the products of tho
farms of tho stale, upon which all our
prosperity depends, scarcely bring in
the markets of the world the, cost of
production, when tho flrus have gone
out in our furnaces, when the fair
fields in n large portion of our state
have been blasted by flood and storm,
nnd honest men bog in vain for work
that they may liny bread, it behooves ,
uh to practice the most rigid ocouomy
in every depart incut of tiie state gov
ernment, cslablisli uo more institu
tions to be supported by the stnto, and
see to it thnt not a dollar of the state’s
revenue; no matter from what source
derived, is diverted,'by legislative en
actment or otherwise, from the pur
pose to which it is now applied.
“The burden of taxation, though
less in Georgia than in some other
states, ih already as great ak our peo
ple ought to bo required to bear; and
the rato should, if possible, be low
ered, but, under no circumstances,
should it bo allowed to go higher.
“All irregularities in our taxing sys
tem should he removed and tiie bur
then should be so adjusted as to fail
equnlly on all classes of property and
in all parts of the stutc. The lands in
no county should be valued for taxa
tion nt a higher price than equally pro
ductive nnd equally profitable lands in
any other county. The burthen of
taxation should not only he lessened,
if possible, but so equalized as to
bear alike upon all the citizens nnd oil
all the property of the state, but all
property which now escapes taxation
should be hunted out nnd luado to
hoar a proportionate share of the
burthens of government.
“To devise moans by which tho hand
of the tax gatherer may reach the hid
den wealth of the dodger, who enjoys
the protection of tiie government hut
is unwilling to share its burthens is n
delicate and difficult duty which now
devolves upon us; but it can bo per
formed with benefit to tho state and
infinite relief to all honest tax payers,
and we should meet this, as well as the
duty of more carefully guarding the
ballot box, fearlessly and conscien
tiously. looking only to tho best inter-
1
ests of the commonwealth and of the
people, nnd regardless of tho clamor
of those who, by fraudulently with
holding tho tribute they owe to the
state, impose honvior burthens upon
their more conscientious neighbors.
“In this connection I desire to call
attention to the admirable suggestions
of tho cbmptrpllor general on this sub
ject.
“Mniijr pther duties, gentlomon of
the general assembly, looking to tho
welfare of the stale and tho prosperity
nnd happiness of tho people, will
olniiu our attention; but tlioso which
I havo mentioned seem to mo to rise,
at this particular juncture, paramount
to all others and should first hnvo our
most serious consideration.
“Having thus briefly, in accordance
with immemorial custom, reforred to
soino of the most important limttors
that will demand immediate nnd care
ful consideration, I will not go furtbor
into delnils, but with a profound
sense of the responsibilities I nm
about to assume, and invoking your
kindly co-operation and support in nil
honest, earnest effort to perform thorn
with an dye singlo to tiie glory of
Georgia nud tho best interests of all
her people; and with a forvont prnynr
io tho God of nations and of states
that I may he endowed with wisdom
to govern ill justice and moderation, I
will now take tho oatli of office."
TO HIVE THANKS.
McKinley I■Hiit'ii l'nirliiiimtlon
Naming November Ultli.
President McKinley, aftor tho onbi-
net meeting Friday, issued the follow
ing Thanksgiving proclamation:
“By the president of tho Uuitod
States,
“a prooi,AMATlOv.
"Tho appronohing November brings
to mind tlio custom of our ancestors,
hallowed by time and rooted in our
most sacred traditions, of giving
thanks to Almighty God for all tho
blessings lie 1ms vouchsafed to us dur
ing the pnst year.
“Fow years in onr history liavo af
forded such caURo for thanksgiving.
IVo linve been blossod by nbundnut
harvests, our trade und commerce have
boon wondorfully iucroaseil, onr pub
lic credit has been improved end
strengthened, nil sections of our com
mon country hnvo boon brought to
gether mid knittad into closer bonds
of uutionnl purpose nnd unity.
“Tho skies have boon for n lime
darkened by tiie cloud of war, but as
wo wore compelled to tnko up the
sword in the cause of humanity, wo
»re permitted to rejoice thnt tiie con
flict Inis been of brief dtirntiou and
tho losses wo liavo hail to mourn,
though griovous mid important, linve
been so few, considering tho grent re
sults accomplished, ns to inspire us
with gratitude und prniRO to the Lord
of Hosts. Wo may land nnd magnify
Iiis holy nanio that tho cessation of
hostilities enmo so soon ns to spare
both sides the countless sorrows nud
disasters that attend protracted war.
“I do therefore invite nil my fellow-
citizens,ns well tlioso nt home as tlioso
who may he nt sen or sojourning in
foreign lands, to set apart nnd observe
Thursday, tiie 24th day of November,
ns a dny of national thanksgiving, to
couio together in their sovorol pincos
of worship for n sorvico of praiso nnd
thunks to Almighty God for all tiie
blessings of the year; for the mild
ness of tho seasons and tho fruitful
ness of the soil, for llie continued
prosperity of tho people, for tho devo
tion and valor of our countrymen, for
tho glory of our victory and tho hope
of n righteous people, and to pray that
tho divine guidance which has brought
us heretofore to sufoty nnd honor may
lie graciously continued in tho years
to come.
(Signed) WmniAM McKinlut.
“By the President,
“JouN Day, Secretary of State.”
BUBONIC I’J, AH UK IN 'FRISCO.
A French Burk Arrives From Hong Kong
With the Dlsense Ahonrd.
The Frcuoh bark Duchosse Anne
arrived at San Francisco Saturday
from Hong Kong flying the yellow
flag. Both the Federal and state
quarantine launches put out to the
vessel, and soon the news came hack
to port that there had been two deaths
on board during the voyage from the
bubonic plagtio.
Captain Ccrvary, master of the ship,
was tiie first to succumb to the dread
disease. Ho was sick only n few days
and died on August 20. Nearly a
montli afterward n sailor namod
Monier wns stricken with the plague
and on September 1!) he died nnd was
buried at sea. The hark was ordered
into quarantine.
PRESIDENT IS PLEASED.
Cabinet Expresses Hutinfurtlon Over Dll-
patches From Furl*.
Tiie president laid beforo the cahinot
Tuesday the various dispatches from
Paris in regard to the presentation of
the United States’ proposition in re
gard to the Philippines. The cm inet
wns in session for nearly two hours,
discussing the matter, aud adjourned
after expressing entire satisfaction in
nil that had been done in the matter
so far.
RoYal
Baking Powder
Made from pure
cream of tartar.
Safeguards the food
against alum*
Alum baking powders arc the greatest
mcnaccrs to health of the present day.
nnvAL DAK'.q powpt. CO . M. vowk.
COL. IIRYAN IIAM TYPHOID.
Ills Attending rliyelelan Make, knees
True Nntnre of Umnplnlnt.
A Savannah dispatch snys: There
appears to bo no doubt now that Col.
William J. Bryan 1ms typhoid fever.
Ilia complaint lias boon so pro
nounced by bis attending physician,
Major Olo Orothan, regimental sttr-
goon of tho Third Nebraska regiment.
Ho was much hotter Friday,-however,
and though ha hml no fevci; during the
morning, it wont tip to about 100 in
tho evening.
Friday was tho first Qky that Col.
Bryan hns permitted himself to bo
soon by any one ontsii\e‘g>I bis per
sona! friends, his physiciaif Ahd nurse.
OUR AD\ ERTISINO RATES ARK
EXTRKMKt. V LOW, AND ARE A
(I HEAT INDUCEMENT FOR BUSI
NESS MEN TO VA TRONIZK OUR COL
UMNS. TRY US. *
THE DATE INDEFINITE j
For Hcfflnnlitff Movement of Troop* To
Jalutnl of Culm.
A Washington special Hays: There
has beon uo change in the plans of the
war department respecting the Rending
of troops to Cuba. No date lias ever
been fixed when the troops shall de
part. Tho only thing that has beon
determined upon is that the control of
tho island shall pass to tho United
Whites January 1.
Attempts to make it appear that the
death of Colonel Waring from yellow
fevor lias changed the plans of the de
partment aro without basis.
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