Pike County Democrat, Volume 30, Number 27, Petersburg, Pike County, 10 November 1899 — Page 2

mi i «m Preliminary Report to the President Handed In by the Philip- . pines Commission.

IT SAYS THE WAR WAS FORCED UPON US. ! _ We Had Either to Retreat or right—We Couldn't Do the Former, Honorably, and Were Compelled to Aoeept the Alterna-tive-Filipinos Declared Incapable of Bel f-Govern menu i Washington, Nov, 3.—In accordance With the understanding reached at the conference at the White House - Wednesday, the Philippine commission yesterday 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 islands, as the commissioners left them; of the historical events which preceded the Spanish war and l^d to the original Filipino insurrection; Qf the exchange between Admiral Dewey and other American commanders and the insurgents; the breaking outjind progress of the present insurrection, and finally a statement of the capacity of the Filipinos for self-government. A notable feature of the report is a memorandum by Admiral Dewey explanatory of his relations with Aguinaldo. The ComralMtOB’a Findings. Among the points emphasized in the report are the following: That Admiral Dewey made no promises to Aguinaldo. That Aguinaldo forced the war upon the United States, leaving the administration no alternative except ignominious retreat. That there was no time after Dewey’s victory Over the Spaniards when it was possible “to withdraw our forces either with honor to ourselves or with aafety to the inhabitants.” That the insurrection is confined to eix provinces of Luzon, with a population of only 1,500,0Q0. That the Filipinos are not capable of self-government. That if American authority should be withdrawn the islands would lapse Into a state of anarchy, That Aguinaldo’s purpose is not to give his people independence, but the continuance of his own arbitrary and

despotic power. The report begins with the following •latemeTnt: ‘The undersigned commisioners appointed by you to investigate affairs In the Philippine islands, and to report the result of their investigations, tojgether with such x'ecommendations as might in their judgment be called foi by the conditions which should be found to exist in these islands, have the honor to submit the following preliminary statement in compliance with your request.” The committe next tells briefly hew it conducted the task entrusted to it, hearing statements from all classes of people in Manila, as to the capacity of the Filipinos for self-government, the habits and custopis of the people, and •Iso the establishment of municipal governments in many towns. All this matter is to be included in the final report* The Rebellion of IStHl. Turning to the history, of the Islands, the commission attaches little importance to the divers rebellions which had preceded that of 1896. As to this movement, they declare that it was in no sense an attempt to win Independence, but solely to obtain relief from intolerable abuses. To sustain this statement th£y 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 banishment was demanded,. with a legal equality for all persons In law and equality In pay between Spanish and natiye servants. The commission declares that these demands had good ground; that On paper the Spanish system of government was tolerable, but In practice every Spanish governor did what he saw fit, and the ovll deeds of men In the government were hidden from Spain by strict censorship. Allusion is made to the powerful Katipunan society, patterned on the Masonic order, and mainly made up of Tagolos, as a powerful revolutionary force. No Thought of Independence. The war begun In 1896, was terminated by the treaty of Blae-Na-Bate. The Filipinos were numerous, but possessed only about 800 small arms. Th Spanish felt that it would require 10,000 men to capture- their stronghold, and concluded to resort to the use of money. Certain concessions were also decided upon, including representation of the Filipinos in the cor tea. the deportation of the friars, ■which was the principal question; the ?;rant of the right of association, and a ree press. Gov.-Gen. Rivera was willing to pay fS.OOC.OOC Mexican when Agulnaldo and his cabinet and leading officers arrived in Hong Kong. It appears, however, that Paterno only offered the latter >400,000, $200,* 000 to be paid when Agulnaldo arrived at Hong Kong, and the balance when the Filipinos had delivered up their arms. The arrangement was not acceptable to the people. f The promises were never carried out, Spanish abuses began afresh, in Manila n one more than 200 being executed. Hence sporadic risings occurred, though they possessed nothing like the strength of the original movement. The Insurgents lacked arms, ammunition. 4nd leaders. THfc treaty had ended the war, which, ■wifi the exception of an unimportant outbreak in Cebu, had been confined to Lu*on, Spain’s sovereignty In the other islands never having been questioned, and the thought of independence never having been entertained. Tho report tells how Gen. Augustin came to Manila as governor general at this juncture, and war broke out between Spain andMhe United States. Augustin sought to secure the support of the Filipinos to defend Spain against America, piomlsing them autonomy, but the Filipinos diet not trust him.

Then came the first of May, and the destruction of the Spanish fleet by Dewey, with the resulting loss of perstige to Spain. Then, in June, Aguinaldo came. On this point the commission says: “The following memorandum on this Subject has been furnished the commission by Admiral Dewey: “Memorandum of Relations with Agultieldo.—On April 24, 1898, the following cipher dispatch was received at Hong Kong from Mr. E. Spencer Pratt, United States consul general at Singapore: 'Aguinaldo, Insurgent leader, here, will come Hong K*4'e\ Arran** with commissioners for

-—■s—;-—r—-!— Mantla “On the same da* Commodore Dewey telegraphed Mr. Pratt: *Tell Aguinaldo come soon as possible.’ The necessity for haste being due to the fact that the, squadron had been notified by the Hong ; general co-operation Insurgents u desired. Telegraph. Prat government, to leave thoae by the following day. The squadron Hong Koag on the morning of the and Mirs bay on the 27th. Aguinaldo not leave Singapore until the 26th, so did not arrive In Hong Kong In. to have a conference with the admn “It had been reported to the commodore' as early as March 1, by the United States consul at Manila and others, that tne Filipinos had broken out in insurrection against the Spanish authority in the vicinity of Manila, and on March 30 Mr. Williams had telegraphed: ‘Five thousand rebels armed in camp near city. Loyal to us in case of war.’ “Upon the arrival of the squadron at Manila it was found that there was no insurrection to speak of. and it was accordingly decided to allow Aguinaldo to come to CavltS on board the McCulloch. He arrived with thirteen of his staff on May 19, and immediately came on board the Olympia to call on the commandcr-ln-cbief, after which he was allowed to land at Cavite and organize an army. This was done with the purpose of strengthening the United States forces 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.”

First Idea of Independence. The commissioner's report then rapidly sketches events now historical. It tells in substance how the Filipinos attacked the Spanish, and how Gen. Anderson arrived, and Aguinaldo, at his request, moved from Cavite to Bacoor. Says 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 it 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 arry other American had made him any such promise." The report states that Aguinaldo wished to attack the Americans when they landed at Paranaque, but was deterred lack of arms and ammunition. From that point on there was a growing friction between the Filipinos and the American troops. “There were no conferences,” says the report, “between the officers of the Filipinos aud our officers with a view to operating against the Spaniards, nor was there co-operation of any kind, * • • There never was any preconcerted operations or any combined movement by the United States and Filipinos against the Spaniards.” Reference is made to Agulnaldo’s demand that he be allowed to loot Manila and take the arms of the Spaniards. The latter demand is said to confirm the statement that he intended to get possession of. the arms to attack the Americans. Hm-ther evidence of the hostile intentions of the Filipinos was found in the organisation of "popular clubs,” which later on furnished a local militia to attack the Americans. The decrees of the Filipino congress are also cited, as well as the making of bolos (knives) in every shop in Manila. It is shown that a considerable element in the Filipino congress wished to address to President McKinley a request not to abandon the Filipinos (at this stage the Paris conference was discussing the future of the Philippines). The president was also to be asked his desire as to the form of government he wished to establish. But all this time Aguinaldo was preparing for war and delaying these messages, and it was understood that the attackwould come upon the first act by the American forces which would afford a pretext.

Tue war wai unavoidable. A brief chapter then tells .of the lack of success attending the effort made at this time by Gen. Merritt through a commission, to arrive at a mutual understanding with Aguinaldo as to the intentions, purposes and desires of the Filipino people. This brings the story up to the outbreak on the evening of the 4th of February, with the attack upon the American troops following the action of the Nebraskan sentinel. The commission, in concluding this chapter, says: “After the landing of our troops Aguinaldo made up his mind that it would be necessary to light the Americans, and after the making of the treaty of peace at Paris this determination was strengthened. He did not openly declare that he intended to light the Americans, but he excited everybody, and especially the. military men, by claiming independence, and it is doubtful whether he hajl the 'power to check or control the army at the time hostilities broke out. “Deplorable as war is, the one in which we are now engaged was unavoidable by us. We were attacked by a bold, adventurous and enthusiastic army. No alternative was left to us except ignominious retreat. It is not to be conceived of thatany American would have sanctioned the surrender of Manila to the insurgents. Our obligations to other nations, and to the friendly Filipinos, and tor-marselves and our Hag demanded that should bo met by force. Whatevm><She future . of the Philippines may be. there is no course open to us now except the prosecution of tne war until the insurgents arc reduced to submission. “The commission is of the opinion that there has been no time since the destruction of the Spanish squadron by Admiral Dewey when it was possible to withdraw our forces from the Islands, either with honor to ourselves or w^ith safety to the inhabitants.' Reign of Terror at Manila. The commission then takes up the conditions of the country at the time of their arrival, comparing it with condition existing at the time they left a short time ago. A vivid picture is given of the ana'rchy existing among the inhabitants in and about Manila during the early spring. “The situation in the city," says the commission, “was bad. Incendiary fires oc9urred daily. The streets were almost deserted. Half of 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 of rifle fire was frequently audible in our house. A reign of terror prevailed. Filipinos who had favored Americans feared assassination, and few had the courage to come out openly for us. Fortunately, there were among this number some of the best men of the city.” The report then speaks of the issuance of the committee’s proclamation and the good effect it had on public sentiment. The natives, accustomed to Spanish promises. urged upon the commission that acts instead of promises should be given them. As a result native law courts were estabished, and this greatly aided in the restoration of public confidence. The flow of population soon began to set toward tho city. Natives who had fled from their homes returned.

Rebellion of Limited Scope. As showing the limited scope of the rebellion the commission states: "We learned that the strong anti-Ameri-can feeling was confined to the Tagalog prtvinces, namely: Manila. Cavite, La Guana, Batangas, Morong, Balucan, Nucva Eclja, Principe, Infanta and Zambales. It was strongest in the first six named, and hardly existed in the last four. The population, of these provinces is estimated to be about 1,600,000, 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.” & Under the head: “The Rebellion Not a National Movement,” the report treats of the rebellion outside 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 only at those points to which armed Tagalogs had been sent in considerable numbers. The machinery of insurgent “government” served only for plundering the people under the pretext of levying war contributions, while many of the insurgent officials were rapidly accumulating wealth. It is stated that the insurgent administration throughout the interior w’as worse that in the days of Spanish rule; In many provinces there -was absolute anarchy, and from all sides came petitions and help. In speaking of Gen. MacArthur’s movement northward, the report tells of the insurgent method of intimidating the natives by telling them fearful tales concerning the American soldiers. The method of procedure, eminently successful at first, in the end recoiled on its authors.

Conditions When They heft* As to the state of affairs when the committee left, the commission says; “Before the commission left the islands inhabitants had returned to _ villages. Many of the houses been rebuilt. Fields that had lain llOw fior three years were green with arrowing crops. Muni< “ had been established, tected by.our troops. governments “ people, pro I >yiag peace, participation viousiy unFhllipplnes. Attempts of the insurgents to raise recruits and money in the province of Baja tan were proving abortive, except when backed by bayonets and bullets, and even in such cases 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. "There were many difficulties encountered. 'The condition of the people was found to be most pitiable. They 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 cltisens had been fired on; women had been maltreated. There was general satisfaction that the Americans hud come at last, n ad conditions seemed favorable to the American propaganda.

Local Government. “The towns of Bacoor and Imus were selected for the purpose of experiment, -and, after talks with the local ‘head men,' a local for of government was established. Encouraged by the result, the work was continued at Paranaque and Las Pinas, with similar good results. At the request of Gen. Lawton, who had been assigned to this work by Gen. Otis, the commission prepared a simple scheme of municipal government, similar enough to the old system to be readily comprehensible to the natives, but giving them liberties which tl^ey had never berorb enjoyed. This zcheme was adopted, and gave general satisfaction. In every instance enthusiasm ran high before the commissioners took their departure, and cheers were raised for Gen. Lawton and for the country which he represented. “With a single exception, the officials elected proved worthy of the trust imposed in them, anti conditions very rapidly improved in the newly-organized towns. Governments were organized with more satisfactorily result in Pandacan, Santa Ana, San Felipe, Meri. San Pedro and Machei, while a slightly different system was put into effect at Malabon, Polo. Obando, Meycauya, Yang and Malolos." 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 were expected to vote for." and it was only with great difficulty that they were persuaded to exercise the right of free suffrage. Improved Conditions. The commission sums up the situation at the time of its departure as follows: ‘‘When we left Manila a large volume of business was being done, and the streets were so crowded as to be hardly safe. The native population was quiet and orderly, 'and all fear of an uprising had long since passed. An efficient corps of native policemen was on duty. A system of publls schools, in which English was taught, had been, advocated by the commission, as established by Gen. Oti3. Some 6,000 scholars were in attendance. “In the Tagalog province of Luzon, where the anti-American feeling had been strongest, public sentiment had greatlv changed, as evidenced by the fact that the military governor of Batangas had offered to surrender his troops and his province if we would only send a small torce there. The Bicols, In southern Luzon, had risen against their Tagalog masters. The Macabes were clamoring for an opportunity to fight in our ranks, and native soldiers and scouts were already serving under Gen, Lawton. Stories of the corruption of insurgent officers were becoming dally more common, and the disintergration of the enemy’s forces was steadily progressing. The hope of assistance from outside sources seemed to be all that held them together.”

Outside of Luzon. Having given so much attention to the island of Luzon, the commission then takes up in detail the conditions on the other islands. On this point it is stated that the rebellion is essentially Tagalog, and when it ends in Luzon, it must end throughout the archipelago. The situation elsewhere than in Luzon is summed up as follows: “The only island, apart from Luzon, where serious trouble threatens, is Panay, t j which a considerable force of Tagulog soldiers was sent before the outbreak of hostilities. Many of the Visayans of this island are opposed to the Tagalogs, however, and it is not believed the latter can make a formidable resistance. In Samar, Leyte and Masbate the Tagalog invadeis are numerically few, and are disliked by the natives of these islands, whom they have oppressed. We were assured that 200 men would suffice to restore order in Mindora. Bobol was asking for troops, the Calamian islanders had sent word that they would welcome us. Ther6 can be no resistance in Palawan. Satisfactory relations had already been established with the warlike Morros, whose sultan had previously been conciliated by a member of the commission, and in Mindanao thife tribe had even taken up our cause, and attacked the insurgents, of whom there are very few in the island. “In Cebu w’e have only to reckon with the lawless element, which has never been very formidable there.” American Control Necessary. Special attention is given to the island of Negros, as this seemed , a field well adapted to the extension of an American system. Here the natives had adopted a local form of government, including a congress, and had raised the American llag. 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 peole proved unable to carry out their programme, owing to ill feeling among their own officials. The Americans remained popular. At the request of Gen. Otis, a new and simplified scheme of government for the island, giving the people a large voice in their 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. Summarizing the failure of the native form of government, and the success of the American control, the commission says: f “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.”

negounuoni nun Againaiao. The efforts at conciliation with Agu!naldo and his various commissions arc set forth in detail. These commissioners were assured of the beneficent purposes cf the United States and the president’s readiness to grant the Filipino people us large a measure of home rule and as ample liberty as consistent with the ends of government, “subject only to the recognition of the sovereignty of the United States”—a point which, being established, the commission invariably refused to even discuss. The commission adds that nothing came of negotiations, as Aguinaldo’s emissaries .were without powers, and merely came, and came again, for information. Qourtteous reception was accorded to the insurgent commissions, and earnest appeals made to stop further bloodshed, all witnessing "the^spjrit of patient conciliation” exhibited bygme American commission in endeavoring to reach an amicable adjustment with the insurgents, aa well su 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 to secure a peaceful end of the struggle, but the opportunities they offered and urged were all neglected, if not indeed spurned.” Incapable of Self-Government. The chapter devoted to "capacity for self-government” is the result, the report states, of diligent inquiry tor several months, in the course of which a great number of witnesses v, ere examined, 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, ia the

multiplicity of tribes Inhabiting th« archipelago, the diversity of their language (which are mutually unintelligible), and the multifarious phases of civilisation —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 --ik. — - thei||. lOJraity still of and peg the trite ■ Conccr the comtnis ietr Intellectual capacities, ''As to tne general intellecua! capacities of the J1 tilpinoa, the commission is disposed to rate them high. But excepting in a limi ted number of persons, these capacities have not been developed by education or experience. The masses of the people are uneducated. That intelligent public opinion on which popular government rests does not exist In the Philippines. And it can not exist until education has elevated the masses, broadened their intellectual hortxon, and disciplined their faculty of Judgment. And even then the power of self-government can not be assumed without considerable previous training and experience under the guidance and tutelage of an enlightened and liberal foreign power. For the bold tact is that the Ftliulnos have never had any experience In governing themselves.” American Sovereignty a Boom.

The report shows that their 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 this point: “This is all the training in self-govern-ment which the inhabitants of the Philippine islands have enjoyed. Their lack of educa tion and political experience, combined with their racial and linguistic diversities!, disqualify them, in spite of thsir mental gifts and domestic views, to undertake 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 center, and to undertake, subject to American 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 proportion of the entire population, and their support and services will be of incalculable value in inaugratlng and maintaining the new government. “As education advances and experience ripens, the natives may be intrusted with a larger and more independent share of government: self-government, as tho 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 r*>ple. :. Filipino* Can’t Stand Alone. “Should our power by any fatality be withdrawn, the commission believe that 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-gov-erning and united Philippine commonwealth at all conceivable. And the indispensable need from the Filipino point of view of maintaining American sovereignty over the archipelago is recognised by all intelligent Filipinos, and even by thost insurgents who desire an American protectorate. The latter, it is true, would take the revenues and leave us the responsibilities. Nevertheless, they recognixo the indutiable fact that the Filipinos can not stand alone. Thus the welfare of the Filipinos coincides with the dictates of national honor in forbidding our abandonment of the archipelago. We can not, from any point of view.escape the responsibilities of government which our=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 sotdiers and sailors in the war.” The commission says that the presence of Admiral Dewey as a member of this body makes it unfitting to dwell on his personal achiemcnt1?, but he joins in the eulogy of his comrades. The commission witnessed some of the deeds of our soldiers, and declare that all skill, courage and a patient endurance can do has been done in the Philippines.

ui-M'i-ruuun i/uurenei. They dismissed the reports of the desecrating of churches, the murdering of prisoners, and the committing of unmontionable crimes, and say they are glad to express the belief that a. war was never more humanely conducted, saying: ‘‘If churches were occupied, it was only as a military necessity, and frequently after their use as forts by the insurgents had made it necessary to train our artillery upon them. Prisoners were taken whenever opportunity offered, often onlv to be set at liberty after being disarmed and fed. Up to the time of our departure, although numerous spies had been captured, not a single Filipino had been executed. Such wrongs as were casually committed against the natives were likely to be brought to our attention, and in every case that we investigated we found a willingness on the part of those in authority to administer prompt justice.” The commission gives a general view rf the value of the islands, their richness in agricultural and forest products, their mineral wealth, and their commanding geographical position. They state that the Philippine islands should soon become one of the great centers of the east. Manila is already conected by new steamship lines with Australia, India and Japan, and she will become the natural terminus of many other lines when a ship canal connects the Atlantic with the Pacific. It can not be doubted that commerce will greatly increase, and the United States will obtain a large share of this. Manila, with the immunity which is has thus far enjoyed from that terrible pest, the bubonic plague, should become a distributing center for China, Siam, The Straits Settlements, Tonquin, Annam and Australia. The report concludes: ‘‘Our control means to the inhabitants of the Philippines internal peance and order, a guarantee against foreign aggression and against the dismemberment nf their country, commercial and industrial prosperity, and as large a share of the affairs olf 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, in the language of a leading Filipino, his people will, under our guidance, “become more American than the Americans themselves.” The report is signed by J. G. Sehurman, George Dewey, Charles Denby, Dean O. Worcester.

Costly Mining In the Klondike. The engineer, with his ocean steamers, wharves, railroads, aerial cableways, riverboats, etc., has converted what was once an expedition of extreme physical danger and hardship, and what next became a journey of extreme pecuniary danger and expense, into a rapid, safe, convenient, and also cheap trip to the Arctic circle. It is this cheapness that above all else will develop the resources of those far-of! retrions, making profitable great numbers of mines to-day unworkable. In California, gravels containing as little as five cents of gold to the? cubic yard are washed at a profit, but in the Klondike region all gravel that yields less than $15 per cubic yard is minted at a loss. It is too much to expect that far northern gravels can never be worked as cheaply as m California, but it is too much to expect that with cheaper labor, cheaper supplies, and afcovt all, better appliances, $5 gravels will in time have value.—Harrington Emerson* in The Engineering Magazine. Little Mary, aged five years, was. greatly interested in the story of the good Samaritan, as related by her Sun-day-school teacher. Upon her return home she gave her mother a vivid account of the selfishness of the priest and the Levite. “But,” added she, “by and by a good American came by and helped the poor man!”—Youth’* Companion.

BRAVE TWENTIETH KANSAS. Gen. Funston and Hla Men Receive • Glorious Welcome Back to the State They Have Honored. Topeka, Kas., Nov. 3.—Returning1 warriors never received a more royal welcome home than that accorded yesterday to the soldiers Of “Kansas* famous fighting Twentieth” on its arrival from San Franciscos Gen. Frederick Funston came in for the lion’s share of attention shown the officers, and the “Little Hero of Manila” was_ literally taken off his feet by his admirers in their eagerness to display their regard for him. Vexations Delay. Snow in the mountains had delayed the trains, and it was 12:55 yesterday j afternoon before the first section

BRIG.-GEN. FRED FUNSTON. reached Topeka. The three other sections followed closely, the last squad of soldiers being landed shortly before four o’clock. Fell Into the 4rm of Friends. So many thousands of people were on the platform and the railroad tracks that the train had to fairly crawl into the depot. Whistles screeched, cannon boomed, dozens of bands played and the cheers were almost deafening. From every car window leaned soldiers waving hats and yelling and whooping 6hrill hoorays. 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. Fathers and mothers pushed through the crowd in a frantic endeavor to find “their boy.” Many affecting scenes were enacted. Mr*. Funston Kissed the Babies. Gen. and Mrs. Funston were in th« Pullman of the first section. When the train came to a stop there was a rush to get them and it took half a dozen strong men to keep the people off the car platform. A woman spiejjl Mrs. Funston at a window, and pushed her baby up tefbe kissed by the general’s wife. Mrs. Funston complied promptly, and immediately dozens of mothers reached forward with their babies to be kissed. Gen. Funston tvas hardly off the cars before he was half-dragged, half-carried upstairs into the dining room.

The City Thronged with Quests. Solid blocks of people filled every street leading to the depot, and the city was taxed to its, utmost to care for its guests. It seemed as if the whole state of Kansas had come to town, and it is estimated that fully 60,000 outsiders were here. Tons of bunting had been used in decorating the buildings, and electrical and other decorations were used with a lavish hand. The weather was glorious. The Parade to the City. With the exasperating and unavoidable delay in the arrival of the trains bringing the soldiers it was after four o’clock when the parade to the city began. A guard of honor for the boys of the Twentieth was the civil war veterans, the members of the national guard and many civic organizations. There were 3S bands in the parade, the performers numbering nearly 1,000 musicians. The entire parade line, over two miles, was a mass of cheering humanity. - Ovations All Alons the Line. Gen. Funston, with his wife, rode in the carriage of honor, while Col. Metcalf, on a white charger, and Lieut.Col. Little, on a prancing black, took their appointed stations at the head of the regiment. All received ovations at every point on the line.

Sword Presentation. At tire state house the military orders were drawn up in line at the south side. Chief Justice Doster, in a brief speech introduced Gen. J. K. Hudson, who, on behalf of the people of Kansas, presented the beautiful $1,s 000 sword to Gen. Fun&to*. A Prediction—’Listed for the War. In a speech of acceptance Gen. Funaton said he predicted that in one year’s time the Island of Luzon would be as quiet as Massachusetts. “I return to Manila,” said he, “and unless I get sick or disabled I will not return until the war is over.” Col. Metcalf followed Gen. Funston in a brief speech. Later in the evening an elaborate banquet was served in the new state library rooms to the soldiers and officers cf the Twentieth. The day was closed with the most magnificent display of fireworks in the evening ever given in the state’s history. Kansas Cit>, Mo., Nov. 3.—A Star special from Emporia, Kas., says: The approach of the train bearing home the Twentieth Kansas regiment, was announced by the blowing of whistles and ringing of bells. Schools and colleges were closed and business practically suspended To a Star correspondent Gen. Funston said, in regard to the reported suit for libel against Archbishop Ireland, that he did not intend bringing such t action, but that he would push the (suit against the San Francisco Monitor.

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