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smc WM mm fm iS WH vfm 54srg3fi fffqLaSjrJgl yS SAK FRAKCISCO CHRONICLE FRIDAY OYEIVIBEK 3 1899 Sftsp 181 REP I OF THE PHILIPPINE COMMISSION MUST BOLD THE ISLANDS Natives Declared to Be Unfit to Control Government A FULL REVIEW OF EVENTS IN THE GROUP IMPnOVEJIESTS AVIIOKJHT SIMM THE AMKUKAXS TOOK HOIU The Board Agrees That the War Which Was I orc ed I pon Is Mnil De 1imhrd to Victory Bpertal Dispatch tlv Vlir Mlc WASHINGTON Nuu mber 2 In acrnrdanco ilh the understandins reached at the conff nine at the White House stt rday the Philippine Comr mission submitted to the President the preliminary report which it had promised to prepare The report appears to be a compact summary of conditions on the r1ands as the Commission ft them of the historical events which preceded the Spanish war ami led to the original Filipino insurrection of the exchanges hctwe en Admiral Dewey and the other American commanders and the Insurgents and the breaking cut and the progress of the present insurrection and finally a statement of the capacity of the Filipinos for self gov ernment A notable feature of the report is a memorandum by Admiral Dewey explanatory of his relations with Aguinajdo The Commission teis briefly now It conducted the task intrusted to it hearing statements from all classes of people in Manila as to the capabilities of the Filipinos or self government the habits and customs of the people and also the establishment of municipal governments in many towns AIT this matter is to be included in the final reiort ON THE YAT1VE IPIUSIXft Turning to the history of the islands the Commission attaches little importance to the divers rebellions which had preceded that of ISM As to this movement tiiey declare that it was in no sense an attempt to win independence but solt lv to cbtain relief from intolerable abuses To sustain this siatmeni they quote from an Insurgent proclamation showing that what was demanded was the expulsion of the friars and the restitution to the people of their lands with a division of the episcopal sees between Spanish and native priests It was also demanded that the Filipinos have parliamentary representation freedom of the press religious toleration economic autonomy and laws similar to those of Spain The abolition of the power of bajilshment was demanded with a legal equality for all persons Jn law and equality in pay between Spanish and native civil servants The Commission declares that these demands hail good ground that on paper the Spanish system of government was derahle but in practice every Spanish governor did what he saw fit and the evil deeds of men In the government were hidden from Spalnby strict press censorship Allusion is made to thepowerful Katlpu nan Society patterned on the Masunlc order and mainly made up of Tagolos as a powerful revolutionary force The war begun in 1SS6 was terminated by the treaty of Hiac Na Bate The Filipinos were numerous hut possessed about only Kv small arms The Spanish felt that It would require 100000 men to capture their stroahold and concluded to resort to the at money Certain concessions were alse decided upon including representation of the Filipinos In the Cortes the deportation of the friars which was the principal question the grant of the right of association and of a free press GovernorGovernor General Rivera was willing to pav J200OOW Mexican when Aguinaldo and his cabinet and leading officers arrived In Hongkong It appears however that Pa terno only offered the latter 1400000 J200000 to be paid when Aguinaldo arrived at Hongkong and the balance when the Filipinos had delivered up their arms The arrangement was nut acceptable to the people The promises were never carried out and Spanish abuses began afresh In Manila at once more than 20u men being executed Hence sporadic revolutions occurred though they possessed nothing like the strength of the original movement The insurgents lackel arms ammunition and leaders The treaty had ended rite war which with the exception of an unimportant outbreak has been confined to Luzon Spains sovereignty in the islands never having been questioned and the thought of independence never having been entertained DEWEY rAXD AUIALno The report then tells how General Augustine rime to Manila as Governor GeneralGeneral at this Juncture and when war broke out between Spain and the lnited States Augustine sought to secure the support of the Filipinos to defend Spain against Anierlea promising them autonomy but the Filipinos did not trust him Then came the 1st of May and the destruction of the Spanish ileet by Dewev with the resulting loss of prestige to Spain Then In June Aguinaldo came On this point the commission says The following memorandum en this subject has been furnished the Commission by Admiral Dewey Memorandum of relations with Aguinaldo On April 24 1S9S the following cipher dispatch was received at Hongkong from Spencer Pratt lnited States Consul General at Singapore Aguinaldo Insurgent leader here will tome to Hongkong arrange with Commodore for general cooperations of insurgents at Manila if desired Telegraph Pratt Oh the same day Commodore Dewev telegraphed Mr Prult Tell Aguiiuildo come soon as possible the eeesdtv lor haste being due to the fact that i ic siuid ron had been notified by the ion Goverriment to leave those waters by the following day The squadrn left liotg kong on the morning cf the 25th ana Mils bay on the 27th Aguinaldo did net leave Singapore until the 2ilth and so did not arrive In Hongkong in time to have a conference with the Admiral It had been reported to the Vcmmodore as early as March 1st by the United States Consul at Manila and ethers that thej il lplnos had broken out In insurrection against tne Spanish autnorliy in trie vi cinfxy of Manila and on March 30th Mr VHllani had telegraphed Five thousand rebels armed in camp near city Loyal 16 uJ In eAse of war Tpon the arrival of the squadron at Manila It was tound that there vas no insurrection to speak of and it was accordingly decided to allow Aguinaldo to come to Oavite on board the McCulloch tie arrived with thirteen of his staif or May ljth and immediately came on ooard the Olympla to call on the commander in cnief after which he was allowed to land ut Cavlte and organize an army Ihl3 was done with the purpose of strengthening the Lnited Stales torces and weakening those of the enemy No alliance of any kind was entered into with Aguinaldo nor was any promise of Independence made to him then or at any other time iiO ALLIANCE WITH AClIXALDO The Commissions report then rapidly sketches events now historical It tells substance how the Flllplncs attacked the Spanish and how General Anderson arrived and Aguinaldo at his request removed from Cavlte to Bacoor bays the Commission Now for the first time rose the Idea of national independence Aguinaldo Issued a proclamation in which he took the responsibility of promising this to his people on behalf of the American Government although he admitted freely In private conversation with members of his Cabinet that neither Admiral Dewey nor any other American had made him any such promise1 The report states that Aguinaldo wished to attack the Americans when they landed at Paranaque but was deterred by lack of arms and ammunition FrHrt that point on there was a growing friction between the Filipinos and the American troops There were no conference says the report between the ottLers of the Filipinos and our olflcers with a lew to op ertting against the Spaniards nor was thi te co eratton of any kind There re teAr a vrrrnrpr 1 nneraHnr or any combined movement by the Irlted states and rinpinos against tne span lards iceference is made to Agulnaldos demand that he be ailowed to loot Manila und take the arms of tne Spanards Trie latter deipanfl is said to confirm the statement thst he intended to get possjsson ui the arms to attack the Americans Further evidence of the hostHe Intentions ot the Filipinos was found in the organization of a popular ciuu which later on furnished a local mllttla to attack the Americans Tne decrees of the dliolno I Congressarealso cited as well as the making of bolos knives in every snop In Ma iila It is shown that a considerable ele i mert In the Filipino Congress wished to iddress to President Mckmiey a request net to abandon the Philippines At this it so the Paris conference va discussing tr ohM i TV resident was also to be asked his desire as id i i iti ii si i to es I tabli Hut all this time Aguinado vi preparing for war and delaying these mes rages and It was understood that the attack would come upon the first act by the American forces which would afford a pretext A brief chapter tells of the lack of suc css attending the effort made at this lime by General Merritt through a commission to arrive at a mutual understanding with Aguinaldo as to the Intention purposes and desires of the Filipino peo pe This brings the storv tin to i ut breik on the evening of the Ith of Febru arv with the attack upon the American troops following the action of the Ne bras Kan sentinel FILIPINOS MIST BE CRlSHED i The Commission in concluding this chapter says After the landing of our troops i Aguhicildo made up his mind that it would be necessary to fisht the Americans and after the making of the treaty of ppace at Paris this determination was strength i ened He did not openly declare that he intended to fight the Americans but he I excited everybody and especially the I military by claiming Independence and it I is doubtful whether he had the power to 1 check or control the army at the time hos I tilitles broke out Deplorable as war is I the one in which we are now engaged was unavoidable We were attacked by a bold adventurous and enhuiuc aimy No alternative was left to us except no minious retreat It is not to hf conceved that any American would have sanctioned the surrender of Manila to the Insurgents Cue obligations to other nations and to the friendly Filipinos and to ourselves and our flag demanded that force should be met with force Whatever the future of the Philippines may be there is no course open to us now except the prosecution of the war until the insurgents are reduced to submission The Commission Is of the opinion that there has been no time since the destruction of the Spanish squadron hy Admiral Dewey when it was possible to withdraw our force from the islands either with honor to ourselves or with safety to the Inhabitants The Commission then takes the conditions of the country at the time of their arrival comparing it with conditions existing at the time they left a short time ago A vivid picture is given cf the anarchy existing among the inhabitants in and about Manila during the early spring The situation in the city says the Commission was bad Incendiary fires Lcurred dally The streets were almost deserted Half the native population had fled and most of the remainder were shut In their houses Business was at a standstill Insurgent troops everywhere faced our lines and the sound erf rifle fire was frequently audible In our house A reign of terror prevailed Filipinos who had favored the Americans feared assassination and few had the courage to come out openly for us Fortunately there were among this number some of the bst men of the city The report then speaks of the issuance of the Commissions proclamation and the good effects it had on public sentiment The natives accustomed to Spanish promises urged the Commission that acts instead of promises should be given them As a result native law courts were established and this greatly aided in the restoration of public confidence The flow of population soon began to set toward the city EXTENT OF THE PRESENT RISING As showing the limited scope of the rebellion the Commission states We learned that the strong anti American feeling was confined to the Tagalo provinces namely Manila Cavlte Laguna Batangas Morong Hulucan Nueva Eclja Principe Infanta and Zambaies It was trongest In the first six named and hardly txisted In the last four The population of these provinces Is estimated to be about lVWOOO but it should not be supposed that even in the six provinces Immediately adjacent to Manila the people were united in their opposition to us Even here there was a strong conservative element consisting of people of wealth and intelligence opposed to the war I nder the heading The Rebellion Not a National Movement the report treats of the rebellion out of the provinces of Luzon where It is stated the Uprising was viewed at first with Indifference and later with fear Throughout the archipelago at large there was trouble orlv at those points to which Tagalos had been sent in considerable numbers The machinery of the Insurgent government served only for plundering the people under the pretext of levying war contributions while many of the insurgent officials wore nipldly accumulating wealth IMPROVEMENT IN CONDITIONS As to the state of aiTairswhen the Commission left the report says Before the Commission left the Philippines nearly all the inhabitants had returned to the ruined villages Many of the houses had been rebuilt Fields that had lain fallow for three years were green with growing crops Municipal governments had been established and the people protected by our troops were enjoying peace security and a degree of participation in thf ir own government previously unknown in the history of the Philippines Attempts of the Insurgents to raise recruits and money in the Province of Bulucan were proving abortive except when backed by bayonets and bullets and even In such eases the natives were applying to us for help to resist them The chapter devoted to establishment of municipal governments gives In detail the efforts in that direction Thre were many difficulties encountered The condition of the people was found to be most pitiable Thfjy had been plundered by the Insurgent troops who had robbed them of jewels money clothing and even food so that they were literally starving Peaceful citizens had been fired on women had been maltreated There was general satisfaction that the Americans had come at last and conditions seemed favorable for an American propaganda The towns of Bacoor and Imus were selected for the purpose of experiment and after talks with the local headmen a local form of government was established Kncour aged by the result the work was continued nt Paranaque Las Plnas and other towns with similar good results At the request of General Lawton who had been assigned to this work by General Otis the Commission prepared a simole scheme of municipal government similar enough to the old system to be readily comprehensible to the natives but giving them liberties which they had never before enjoyed This scheme was adopted and gave general satisfaction In ever Instance enthusiasm ran hlh before the Commissioners took their departure and cheers were raised for General Lawton and for the country which he represented The Commission states that a large amount of supervision over the affairs of our new municipalities proved necessary as the officials were timid and slow to comprehend their new duties At many of the elections the voters went about asking who they would vote for and it was only with great difficulty that they Were persuaded to exercise the rlght cf free suffrage PRESENT CONDITIONS IN ISLANDS The Commission sums up the situation at the time of their departures follows When we left Manila a large volumeOf business was being done and the streets were so crowded as to be hardly safe The native population was quiet and orderly and all fearof an uprising had long since passed An efflcientcorps of native policemen was on duty A system of public schools in which English was taught bad been advocated by the Commission and ertablished by General Ots ScSie 6000 scholars were in attendance In the Tagalo province of Luzon where the anti American feeling had been strongest public sentiment had greatly changed as evidenced by the fact that the military governor of Balaganas had offered to surrender his troops and his province if we would only send a small force there The Biools in Southern Luzon had risen against their Tagalo masters The Maca bebes were clamoring for an opportanity to fight In our ranks and native soldiers and scouts were also serving under General Lawton Stories of the corruption of insurgent officers were becoming dally more common and the disintegration of the enemys forces was steadily progressing The hope of assistance from outside sources seemed to be all that held them together IN THE OTHER ISLANDS Having given so much attention to th Island of Luzon the Commission then Ues In detail the conditions in tue other islands On this point it is stated that the rebellion is essentially Tagalo and when it ends in Luzon it must en throughout the archipelago The situ ton esewhere than In Luzon is summed as follows The only island apart from Luzon where serious trouble threatens Is Panay to hlch a considei ulde force of Tatralo siddiers were sent before the outbreak of hostiitbs Many of the Visayans of thlsj Inland are opposed to the Tagalos however and it is not believed that the latter can make a formidable resistance In Samar Leyte and Masbate the Tagalo invaders re numerically few and ure dsiiked by the natives of these islands whom they have oppressed We were assured that men would suffice to restore order in Min doro Bobol was asking for troops the ctlamianes Islanders had sent word that tiey would welcome Us There can be no resistance in Palawan Satisfactory relations had already been established with the wa like Jleros whose Sultan had previously been conciliated by a member of the Commission and in Mindanao this Uibe had even taken up our cause and attacked the Insurgents of whom there aie very few In the island In Cebu we have only to reckon with the lawless elt ment which has never been very formidable there Special attention is given to the Island of Negros as this seemed a field well adapted to the entenslon of the American system Here the natives had adopted a local form of government Including a Congress and had raised the American flag They believed themselves capable of managing their own affairs and asked for a battalion of troops to hold In check a mountainous band of fanatics The battalion was furnished but the people proved unable to carry out their programme owing to 111 feeling among their own officials The Americans remained popular At the request of General Otis a new and simplified scheme of government for the island giving the people a large voice in their own affairs but placing an American In full control was put Into operation It brought about satisfaction and public order Is better in the Island to day than at any time during the last twenty years Summing up the failure of the native form of government and the success of the American control the Commission says The flat failure of this attempt to establish an Independent native government In Negros conducted as It was under the most favorable circumstances makes It apparent that here as well as in the less favored provinces a large amount of American control Is at present absolutely essential to a successful administration of public affairs ATTEMPTS TO MAKE PEACE The efforts at conciliation with Aguinaldo and his various commissions are set foFth In detail These commissioners were assured of the beneficent purposes of the lnited States and the Presidents readi nessto grant the Filipino people as large a measure of home rule and as ample liberty as was consistent with the ends of government subject only to the recognition of the sovereignty of the United States The Commission adds that nothing came of the negotiations as Aguinaldbs emissaries were without powers and merely came and came again for Information Courteous reception was accorded to the iitsurgent commissions and earnest appeals made to stop further bloodshed all witnessing the spirit ot patient conciliation exhibited by the American Commission In endeavoring to reach an amicable adjustment with the insurgents as well the obduracy of Aguinaldo The report sums up the result of these fruitless exchanges as follows No better proof could be furnished that the primary object of his struggle Is not as Is pretended the liberty of the Filipino peoples but the continuance of his own arbitrary and despotic power In any event the American people may feel confident that no effort was omitted by the Commission tn secure a peaceful end of the struggle but the opportunities they offered and urged re all neglected if not Indeed spurned VXFIT FOR SELF GOVERNMENT The chapter devoted to Capacity for Self Government is the result the report states of diligent inquiry for several months in the course of which a great number of witnesses were examinee of all shades of political thought and varieties of occupation tribe and locality The most striking and perhaps the most significant fact in the entire situation is the multiplicity of tribes Inhabiting the archipelago the diversity of their languages which are mutually unintelligible and the multifarious phases of civilization ranging all the way from the highest to the lowest As to this the report says The Filipinos are not a nation but a variegated assemblage of different tribes and peoples and their loyalty Is still of the tribal type Concerning their intellectual capacity the I ommlssion says As to the general intellectual capacities of the Filipinos the Commission is disposed to rate them high Bu excepting in a limited number of persons there capacities have not been developed by education or experience The masses of the people are uneducated That irtelligert public opinion on which pou flar government rests does not exist In he Philippines And It cannot exist until education has elevated the masses broadened their intellectual horizon and disciplined their faculty of judgment And even then the power of self govermrtent annot be assumed without considerable previous training and experience under the guidance and tutelage of an enlightened and liberal foreign power For the vUd fact is that the Filipinos have never had any experience in governing themselves The report shows that this Inability for self government is due to the old Spanish regime which gave the Filipinos little or no part in governing themselves After reviewing this Spanish system the Commission sums up on this point This is all the training in self governmentgovernment which the Inhabitants of the Philippine islands have enjoyed Their lack of education and political experience com uiiicu wiin tneir racial and linguistic diversities dsquallfy them In spite of ther mental gifts and democratic virtues to un dertake the task of governing the archipelago at the present time The most that can be expected of them Is to co operate with the Americans in the administration of general affairs from Manila as a ran ter and to undertake subject to AmericanAmerican control or guidance as may be found necessary the administration of provincial and municipal affairs Fortunately there are educated Filipinos though they do not constitute a large nropirtlon of the entire population and their support and services will be of incalculable value In inaugurating and maintaining the new Government As education advances and experience ripens the natives may be intrusted with a large and more independent share of government self government as the American Ideal being constantly kept In view as the goal In this way American sovereignty over the archipelago will prove a great political boon to the people AMERICA MIST HOLD THE GROLP Should our power by any fatality be withdrawn the Commission believes the government of the Philippines would speedily lapse Into anarchy which would excuse If it did not necessitate the Intervention of other powers and the eventual division of the Islands among them Only through American occupation therefore Is the Idea of a free self governing and united Philippine commbn weaJth at all conceivable And thfi Indispensable need from the Filipino point of view of maintaining American sovereignty over the archipelago Is recognized by all Intelligent Filipinos and even by those Insurgents who desire an American protectorate The latter it is true would take the revenues and leave us the responsibilities Nevertheless they recognize the indubitable fact that the Filipinos cannot stand alone Thus the wet far of the Filipinos coincides with the dictates of national honor in forbidding our abandonment of the archipelago We cannot from any polntof view escape the responsibilities of government which our DISSOLUTE SON OF TURKEYS GElND iziEE ASSASSINATED BJEVAD BEY son of Rlfaat Pasha the Turkish Grand Vizier and member of the Council of State was murdered recently on the Galata bridge Constantinople being shot In the back by an Albanian named iustapha The murderer attempted to escape but was arrested after astruggle dur ing which he was wounded on the head by a stroke from the saber of a naval officer He strenuously denies that he committed the crime DJevad enjoyed considerable notoriety In Constantinople having led a very wild dissolute life His name is associated with innumerable scandalous affairs but in view of the exalted position of his father he was able to escape with impunity There Is much speculation as to the motive for the crime and various explanations are given At first Itwas generally believed to have been revenge for the murder of Ghani Bf the Albanian Colonel of the Palace Guards who was shot some months ago by a Turkish officer HafysJasha Ghanl and Djevad were known to have been great enemies and It was therefore thought that Djevadp assassination might have been due to vendetta It Is also reported that several Important personages are suspected of complicity In the crime and that the son of an influential Pasha has been arrested 11 viv V7 a3mu sovereignty entails and the Commission is strongly persuaded that the performance of our national duty will prove the greatest blessing to the people of the Philippine Islands One of the closing chapters of the report is devoted to a tribute to our soldiers and sailors In the war The Commission dismisses the reports of the desecrating of churches the murdering of prisoners and the committing of unmentionahle crimes and say they are glad to express the belief that a war was never more humanply conj-ducted saying It churches were occu pied It was onlv as a military necessiiy and frequently after their use as forts by the Insurgents had made It necessary train our artillery on them Prisoners were taken whenever opportunity afforded often to be set at liberty 8fter being disarmed and fed Up to the time of our departure although numerous spies had been captured not a single Filipino had been executed VALIE OF THE ISLANDS The Commission gives a general view of the value of the Islands their general richness In agricultural and forest products their mineral wealth and their commanding geographical position They state that the Philippines should soon become one of the great traders of the East Manila is already connected by new steamship lines with Australia India and Japan and she will become the natural terminus of many other lines when a ship ca nal connects the Atlantic with the Pacific It cannot be doubted that commerce will greatly Increase and the United States will obtain a large share In this trade The report concludes Our control means to the inhabitants of the Philippines Internal peace and order a guarantee against foreign aggression and gainst the dismemberment of their country commercial and Industrial prosperity and as large a share of the affairs oi government as they shall prove fit to take When peace and prosperity shall have been established throughout the archipelago when education shall have become general then lh the language of a leading Filipino his people will under our guidance become more Americans than the Americans themselves The report la signed by Schurman George Dewey Charles Denby and Dean CWorcester FDNSTON AND BIS MEN REACH HOME WELCOMED BY FIFTY THOUSAND AT T0PEKA KANSAS HEROES RECEIVED WITH 3IAMFESTAT10XS OF GREAT JOV i Thousand MnnlclrtiiB In the Pa rode Srvonl Prenented to the Gallant nrleadier by Cltisena WPORtOVE OF A WOMAN A Prominent Orchardist Kills Himself at Los Angeles ALSO SHOOTS THE CAUSE OF THE TRAGEDY SUB HAD TRIED TO ITDCCE TO RETtRX TO HIS FAMILY The Dual Life of George Hubbard Ended In the Room of the One Who Mnde Him Forget Honor receiving sfsevere cut In thihjl nd fracture of the lefties MrvPU finally succeeded Jn alnr6 raijjlns her seat The rightenedantaal iem the main drive took a roueb road used only by larjre wood warons iaa ran between a tree and a lcwhicji checked it Mrs PellslltUe boy Gibbons aged 2 years and 6 months waa alBO in the buggy and after Mrs Rich Jumpedwatf thro wn out but did not receive any Jn junC Mrs PeUwaa badly shaken upner dress wa cut through by the wheels and her back aid arms were spralnfedMrav Pell Is the wife of the Justice of the Peace and Mrs Rich the wife of the Marshal ot Pacjnc Qroye -EVIDENCE FOn STBiiCBRS Special Dispatch to the Chrcnlole LOS ANGELES November 2 George Hubbard of Oolton this even ing shot Edna Howard a sporting i woman In the left breast seriously I wounding her and then sent a bullet through the rlghtslde of his head kill ing himseir instantly Theyirageay occurred at the rooms of the woman with whom Hubbard had become Infatuated and where he spent much of his tlffle since he came here on October 27th to attend the races He has been drinking much of late and the fact that the woman had been urging him to return to his family Is supposed to have Induced the shooting Hubbard had lived at Colton for thirteen years and was well known throughout San Bernardino and Itjver slde counties He was a native of Iowa about 40 years of age Ever since his arrival In California he had been en Defense WMI UKr0Mlti Tetbnonr MOSCOW Idaho November i In th trial of the Coeur dAlene miners for inter tf ferlng with the malls the5 proscutlon closed its case at noon yesteWayTo day many witnesses were Introduced by the defense and the testimony was pjresenfed to show that all the prisoners ejeceptone were engaged In btherhuslness and werd riot present when the mill was blown up and that they weranotapartof tfiemob that delayed the i mall trains hedefense will putthreemore witnesses on the stand to morrow and this will finish the evl deuce BOISE Idaho November 2 A dispatch from Wardnerrto the Statesmajurays Company Idaho National Guard went on guard at the prison last night Adjut tanL QeneraL Weaver Jiaaa dispatch from General Merrlam which says the Federal troops will remain in tnelrycampsfn ht Coeur dAteneSy PREFERS DEATH L0NGMERW JN PRISON Special Dispatch to the Chronicle TOPEKA Kas November 2 Fifty thousand people cheered General Frederick Funston and his fighting regiment the famous Twentieth Kansas as they marched from special trains to the State Capitol to day The last section of the special train bringing the troops from San Francisco arrived at 430 oclock In the afternoon and as the boys swung proudly up the street iai gaged In the real estate business and had made a number of very large deals In ranch and fruit growing property He had from time to time possessed a number of orange orchards and at the time of his death owned an extensive prcnard near Colton He was anenthusl ast on the subjwt of orange culture and was a prominent member of the Colton Fruit Exchange He was also a director of the Perris Water Company and was a large stockholder in the Building and Loan Association in Ceon He owned a brick business block in that city and considerable other realty there He was not a drinking man when at home and was considered a substantial business man In whom the community had confidence To some of his Intimate friends however it was no secret that when he came to Los Angeles or went to other cities where he was not so well known as at home he went all the paces Hubbard leaves a wife and four children two daughters ged respectively 12 pftnd 5 years and two sons or 3 2 years old and the other 18 months His father Hubbard was formerly City Treasurer of Colton and lsnow engaged in the drug business there Nearly three years ago Cory Hubbard a brother of the deceased wasac cidentally shot and killed while making thousands of electric lights and wel coming devices flashed on the tattered tour of the United States of Colon Klo 1ltH Uaiif Cnln av1 1 To Manage Jicrv Pomeidlom WASHINGTON November 2 It has practically been decided that a colonial bureau will be established to take directly in charge all matter pertaining to the outlying dependencies of the United tates The office will be a bureau of the War Department and not a separate department as has been suggested and the matter has so far advanced that a selection of the chief of the bureau is now under consideration COURT REFUSES TO DISMISS YDA ADDIS Prisoner Plead Not Gnllty and the Trial la Set for December Fifth May Auk Change of Venue SANTA BARBARA November 2 Yda Addis Storke appeared in court to day wlth her counsel Mrs Clara Foltz of San Francisco Mrs Foltz made a strong plea to have the case dismissed but the motion was denied and Yda Addis was asked to plead She calmly arose looked about the courtroom at the counsel and then at the Court and said I am not guilty Her trial has been set far December 5th and an order wag Issued for a venire of 100 Jurors Mrs Foltz Informed the Court that in all probability a motion would be made for a change of vende Yda Addis appeared in better spirits as she entered the courtroom with her attorney to day but when the Court overruled her counsels motion for a dismissal she was very mut worried She stated yesterday that they had something up their sleeve and that she would be dismissed to day TIIHOWX PRflM A CARRIAGE Wife or Sir Chnrles Tapper of Canada Injured WINNIPEG Manitoba November 2V Lady Tupper wife of Sir Charles Tuppef baronet leader of the Dominion Conservative party while driving with her daughter in law Mrs Stuart Tupper wa thrown out Of her carriage In turning a corner Lady Tupper received an ugly cut over the left eye and her wrist was sprained Mrs Tupper suffered Injuries to the head and limbs and was unconscious when picked up Doctors believe that the Injuries will not prove serious but the shock will be severe on Lad Tupper who is advanced in years FOR A NATIONAL UNIVERSITY Confmlttte Dincnpstng Submission of the Matter to Congress WASHINGTON November 2 As a result of resolutions adopted at the meeting of the National Educational Association at Los Angeles Cal In favor of the establishment of a national university a committee of prominent educators met here to day to discuss the advisability of the project the plan and scope of the university and the method of presenting the subject to Congress if It Is considered feasible In case it is decided to undertake the establishment of the university the President will be requested to commend it in his message to Congress Whipped Prlioner Mast De Paid KNOXVILLE Tenn November 2 The Supreme Court of the State has decided that no workhouse city county or state prison keeper has a legal right to whip a prisoner therein The court sustained a judgment for J500 returned by a lower court against the keepers of the Knox County Workhouse for whipping a colored woman who was unruly Every prisoner who has been whipped within the past year may sue and recover damages and the taking of testimony against the murderer of Sheriff Farley will begin tomorrow uniforms and glistening guns of the veterans who have won honor for themselves and their State by their campaign In the Philippines There were many affecting scenes and it was found impossible to carry out the programme In anything like the hours allotted to bla with Harry Spring and Charles Nelson both of Colton Spring and Nelson were placed In Jail by the Colombian authorities charged with the murder of their companion For more than eighteen months they remained In prison unable to secure a final triaL They were finally released through the intervention of the lnited States Con TV 1 1 1 ic tu it dime iiw irruuic Bimuii luun tit rtr Tim KK i i possession of the soldiers leaping on I Hubbard will arrive In the morning to the trains as they crawled through the take the body home vast throng and dragging their friends mmmmmm out upon their shoulders Nothing approaching the magnificence of to days welcome has ever before been seen in Kansas The demonstrations began when the first train came over the border of the State The continuous ovation culminated in the splendid demonstration in this city So many thousand people were on the platform and railroad tracks that the trains had to fairly crawl Into the depot Whistles screeqhed cannon boomed dozens of bands played and the cheers were almost aearening From every STRIKE CRISIS AT nND rouble In British Columbia Over Imported Itallana VANCOUVER CB November 2 A says The peclal from Sandor strike In the Slocan country has reached a crisis and the Silver and Iad Mine Owners Association has commenced importing Italian laborers from Pacific Coast States The first consignment arrived to day to Work in the Payne mine car window leaned soldiers waving i J01 violence was offered to the latter when their hata and yelling They leaped from the car steps before the train stopped and fell into the arms of friends who grasped and hugged them and passed them on to eager relatives and sweethearts General and MrsTFunston were In the rear Pullman of the first section When the train came to a stop there was a rush to get to them and It took half a dozen strong men to keep the people oft the car platform A woman spied Mrs Funston at the window and pushed her baby up tp be kissed by the Gen erals wife Mrs Funston complied promptly and immediately dozens of mothers reached forward with their kbables to be kissed General Funston was hardly off the car before he was half dragged half carried up tho stairs into the dining room Solid blocks of people lined every street leading to the depot and the city was taxed to Its utmost to carefor its guests It seemed as if the whole State of Kansas had come to town Tons of I bunting had been used in decorating buildings and electrical and other decorations were used with a lavish hand The weather was glorious The guard of honor for the boys of the Twentieth were the Civil War veterans members of the National Guard and many clvtc organizations There were thirty two bands in the parade the performers numbering nearly 1000 musicians The entire parade lined over two miles and was a mass of cheering humanity Chief Justice Doster presided at the reception given at the Capitol building Colonel Metcalf yesterday commissioned by President McKlnley as BrigadierBrigadier General for meritorious services made an address General Hudson presented in a strong speech the sword to General Funston which the people of Kansas purchased In his response General Funston said I can count on the fingers of one hand the men of the Twentieth Kansas who showed the white feather The others were brave and ready at all times for action They were constantly on the firing line and In behalf of these grand heroes as well as for myself I return thanks for this evidence of the esteem of the citizens of my home After the ceremonies the regiment was marched to the Supreme Court Library building where a grand banquet was spread The day closed with the most magnificent display of fireworks in the evening ever given In the States history nterfelter Orniandy Sentenced to Serve Ten YenrtVtitntpt to Commit Snteiae ptj Lob AngelM 3 L0S ANGKLES November 2 fiLaL Or manuy the counterfeiter whor haj5 Matt sentenced to ten yearsMmprlspptnent InY San Quentin tried to commlVsufcldevthiS morning at the County Jail Hrhad Re cently been convicted Jn tbeUnlted Slates District Court fl etimjillclty wXth janjc Raymond in ounie rfeitlngWnitd States Voin at Pismo Beach in SapLuis Obispo county lie is a sufferer from the opium habit and his combined misfortunes preyed upon his mind until he could eni dure thepj no longer Orinandys eon a promising lad of who As employed by a wholesale produce house on LosAngeles street called at the Jail to see hlra The interview was painf ul to both and they were weeping when they badeacK other good by Among Ormandys few effects was the tip of a caeknife about feurlnches ln length which hadnptbeeh nptidetl bjtha officers who searches the prisoner When Ihe was lodged in Jail He had whettetL the blade until It was as sharp as ajan cet With this he cuthiswrtet everal times and concealing the wounds by tying the end of a blanket around ms wrist he lay down to sleep whathe thoughtlwas his last sleep Charles Moot ry the wife murderer tried to arouse him atfhf Usual hour and suspecting something wrong called the turnkey who hadiiaedtcal st ttudance furnished Ormandyandtnc latter will recover Ormandy declares he is pbt known by his assumed name It Is apierecbihcl dence that the letters ot my name transposed spell the name of myfeljow prisoner Raymond he said People of Lamed Kas will remember nie and my name is well known in the north of England --SONOMA VALLEYS FIRST PIONEER DEAD they appeared here to dnv The trouble between the mlneowners and mine workers Is of six months standing Upon the adoption of a new eight hour law the mlneowners reduced wages from 3 50 to 3 per day the miners refusing to accept the reduction There have been many conferences but neither side would yield anil the mines have been entirely closed down during the contro versy IXJlIiKD IN A RUNAWAY Jury Secured to Try Snener SALINAS November 2 The Buesser Jury was completed late this afternoon I a year and he plan to be gone two or three Zoological Specimens for Stanford STANFORD UNIVERSITY November 2 The zoological laboratory has received a caae of salt water fishes containing about 100 specimens and twenty species from Perry Slmonds a Stanford graduate who is collecting zoological speci mensnf all kinds in South America for the Smithsonian Institution and other museums Including the British Museum The specimens come from Guayaquil Ecuador Slmonds has been absent from here about years He will exDlore South Amerlrnn waters clear down to the Straits of Ma 1 geuaa End of Captain WHIInm Green Member of Colonel Steven sons Fuinod Res Inient SONOMA November 2 Captain William Green Sonoma valleys oldest resident Is dead He pased away at his Em rbarcadero home where he had lived for forty seven years at 1 oclock this after noon surrounded by his aged wife sons and daughters Captain Green came to California with Colonel Stevensons regiment In 134 arid in 1852 he located at Era barcadero four miles from Sonoma where he resided continuously until his death Deceased leaves a wiaow two sons and two daughters Mrs Wise and Mrs Carrie Lund II Green and William Green Jr are the sons the former being a prominent young business man of tnisl place Captain Green was born In New York city and was 78 years old i Mysterious Shrieks of Distress SANTA ROSA November The police of this city are mystified For several nights blood curdling screams cries oC murder and for help apparently emitted by a woman Ini great distress have been heard In dlfferent parts of the city Last night the cries wei heard In the vicinity of Fourth and streets When anpfflccr arrived at that point no one wasto be seen and ail was quiet and orderly The only theory entertained by the police is that an Ineane woman is responsible for the mysterious noises i Citrus Fruits Shipped East FRESNO November 2 The first carload of oranges and lemons from California this season was made last Tuesday from Sanger and Fresno to Pittsburg Pa another from Porteryille Tulareicounty to Denver and a fourth mixed of oranges and lemons to Des Moines la Strike at nn Oregon MJjie BAKER CITY Or November 2Th miners at the Bcnftnza mine struck diy They demanded a reduction of time rom ten to nine hours on the night shift and were refused All except one employ a walked out Clinngc of Venue Denied LOS ANGELES November The motion for a change of venue to an clco in the case of Nora Wallace against Frank Capltaln for breach of promise was denied to day Miss Wallace demands V000 damages Thrilling Experience of Two Women at Pacific Grove PACIFIC GROVE November 2 Mrs A Pell and Mrs Rich narrowly escaped death yesterday the result of a runaway The ladies were driving quietly along on the seventeen mile drive when the horse became frightened at a branch which hung over the road and ran away Mrs Pell who was driving was thrown i from her seat to the bottom of the buggy and partly between the wheels 8he still I held the lines tightly and attempted to I manage her horse Mrsr Rich became Certificates of stock bonds ete engrave very nervous and Jumped from the buggy I and lithographed MyBell RoIlins 22 Clay txCL tty Mr BOYS KNOW WHAT THEY WANT 7 bey wont have anything else but that Smart Manly TOP COAT Some beauties in tan covert doth in plain and herringbone weaves velvet collars A 6 50 iofcco2t Ages to 15 years Special to dav ant Saturday at 395 RAPHAELS INCORPORATED King Pins forQirercoaU CORNER KEARNY STREET AND union sauAnEyiaE ii ijSBtviASfi gtJ.