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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. DAHLONEGA, GA. A collcff* education hi tho reach of all. 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