The Manning times. (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, May 06, 1903, Image 1
VOL. XVII. MANNING, S. C.. WEDNESDAY. MAY 6.1908. NO. 40.
1ANY LIVES LOST.
Midions of Tons of Rock Crush the
Sleeping Victims.
A TOWN WIPED OFF THE MAP.
Thunderous Shock When the Great
Slide Occurred. 'Wonen and
Children Killed in the
Twinkling of an Eye.
A dispatch from Vancouver, British
Columbia, says the little town of
Frank, situated at the foot hills, on
the eastern slope of the rocky moun
tains, was overwhelmed with disaster
about 4.30 o'clock Wednesday morn
ing. What was apparently volcanic
eruption on the top of Turtle moun
-tain, overlooking the town, scattered
and immense quantity of rock and
debris over the town, stopping a mine,
imprisoning the miners, crushing a
number of houses and killing 112 peo
ple. The entire top of Turtle moun
tain was scattered over the sleeping
village of Frank. Immense pieces
of rock, thrown high in the air, and,
descending, crushed in the roofs of
houses and stopped up the mouth of
the Frank mine.
HOUSES CRUSHED.
Most of the buildings in the town
were destroyed and many of the houses
were crushed like egg shells and their
inhabitants instantly killed. The
earth was opened by a gigantic fissure:
three-quarters of a mile long. The
Old Man river, which runs through
the town, was completely dammed up
and the railroad track was rendered
impassable for a distance of two miles.
The number of known dead is now
placed at 112. Of these 18 men are
imprisoned in the mine, 12 miners,
working outside the mine, were killed
by flying debris, and 82 men, women
and children were crushed to death by
,he fiying rock as they lay asleep in
their beds. The list of those killed is
not yet obtainable. About 60 of the
dead are said to be women and chil
dren.
MILLIONS OF TONs.
Half the inhabitants of the town
awakened to a realization of the im
pending danger, when from the top of
Turtle mountain, overlooking the set
tleament, millions of tons of rock
were hurled.
The frank mines, operated by the
French Canadian Coal comony across
the river from the town, were seen to
be buried under hundreds of feet of
rock just as the morning light was
breaking. Inside of five minutes from
the tirst thunderous shock and before
half of the town realized what had
happened, a small force of men had
started to the relief of the miners, de
spite the great risk they ran of being
Uuried under the rocks, which were
still being precipitated from the lofty
mountain top. The volunteer relief
force was unable to get into the mi e,
bumt managed to get near enough to
tuetermine that not a man at the work
inas had escaped death. Many had
been fearfully mangled. The disaster
nas merciful to those men who were
employed above ground, in that they
must have been kifled instantly,
while those men in the workings of
the mines may yet be alive if they
have air to breathe. If all the air
shafts to the mine were closed up un
der that awful avalanche, all the men
must have died by Wednesday after
noon. The disaster was not coniiend
to the vicinity of the mine alone, for
many of the dwelling houses in the
town of Frank were demolished by the
falling of -rock. Some of .the occu
pants of these houses escaped death,
but many others were instantly killed.
lb is conservatively estimated that
the loss of life will exceed 100 and the
latest returns place the number of
dead at 112. When reports concern
ing the magnitude of the disaster and
details concerning it commenced to
come i- from reliable men who had
been prospecting for news, it was dis
covered that the earth opened for
three-quarters of a mile and many
feet in width and that the whole
northern face of Turtle mountain slip
ped from its place
A TERRIFIC SHOCK.
--The shock resultant upon the pre
teipitation of the millions of tons of
rock into the valley, while only actual
iy .demolishing comparatively few of
.the .houses, shook the foundations of
-a majority of the dwellings in the
~town, so that they are unsafe to live
in and many hundreds of people will
,havesto,live in the open or under such
~temporary shelter as may be procur
-able. The railroad track for a dis
Gtance.of itwo miles or more east of the
:station is ,covered with from 10 to 40
~feet ,of ,rock .and the telegraph wires
.are down. .All communication is
.being .conducted over one wire run
ning west, and tbis one line is so
blocked with private messages and in
quiries from the outside 'hat it is
only with the greatest diiliculty that
press matters can be sent out. At
dusk Wednesday the rock was still
being thrown on the town fiom Tur
tie mountain, and it is impossible to
venture within half a mile of the
mine workings. It is now certain
that 18 men are buried in the work
ings. All hope for them has been
abandoned. All hope for them has
been abandoned. The streets are
browded with the relatives anid friends
of those known to be entombed. The
women are behaving in a most heroic
manner. There is no explanation for
the continued upheaval of rock. The
eruptive influences seemi to centre at
the crown of Turtle mountain.
THREATENED WITH! FLOODL.
Overwhelmed by countless tons of
rock the little miniing tor.'n of Frank,
in soutnwestern Alberta, is threatened
with colspete destruction by flood.
Old Man's river, which rlow.s through
the centre of the town, is da-uned up
by the falling rocks to the iieiebt of
nearly 100 feet and the entire valley
above the town is flooded for mniles. A
big body of water is pressing z a
force upon the dam, the oniy protes:
tion the town of Frank now iLas un
less the river shall find another chan
nel Should the impromptu dami
break, the entire vimione wculd be
swept away. The latest information
from Frank is somewhat more reas
suring than earlier news. in that there
now seems to be less danger than wash
at tirst anticipated of extensive disas
ier. The threatened loud, which bid
fair to duplicate the Johnstown dis
aster. seems less probable. A large J
force of men has been at work trying
to create a new channel that the
dammed up water of the Old Man's
river may be run off. The men will
work.throughout the night, and it is ,
hoped that the water will be runinz
through the new channel before morn
ing.
FIFTEEN IINERS ESCAPED.
Most of the men imprisoned in the
mine, whose death at first seemed cer
tain, got out alive late Wednesday
afternoon. There were 17 men in the
mine. Two died from suffocation,
but the other 15 worked their way
out. The rescuing party above ground;
despaired of saving the entombed a
miners, for the entrance was blocked t
by immense piles of broken rocks.
The miners within, however. found0
an exit where there was less rock and N
after cutting their way through 30 a
feet of debris all but two emerged p
from the mine uninjured. One of the t;
imprisoned who so narrowly escaped
death went home after emerging from
the mine and found his house destroy- 'I
ed and his wife and six children dead. t,
There is now plenty of air in the mine si
and the inside workings are intact.
THE CAUsE EXrLAINED. i
A special from Frank estimates the e
total number of dead at 95. The 1
latest theory as to the cause of the i
disaster is that it was due to a rock
slide which carried the top of Turtle a
mountain down upon the village be- g
low. It is now thought that was sup- ,
posed to be the smoke of a volcano t
was dust and that the continued fall z'
of small bits of rock during the day P
was merely the aftermath of the origi- c
nal rock slide. A repetition (f the 0
?
calamity is now considered unlikely. f
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Riot on a Boat. V
A dispatch from Beaufort to The t
State says the steamer Clayton left r
Savannah early Wednesday morning t
with a negro excursion for Daufuskie t!
island. When near the land a row e
was started between several negroes, a
which resulted in the killing of a ne- t
gro named Ingram by Jim Thomas, V
alias Chinaman Jim, another negro. P
Five other negroes have been arrested P
as accessories. Thomas escaped from P
the boat, but afterwards gave himself 1
up. The fight was begun by Thomas 01
shooting a negro woman through the P
nose and when Ingram endeavored to n
defend her Thomas shot him three P
times, killing Ingram almost intantly. 0
Provided with a warrant from Mag- c
istrate T. G. White, Sheriff Porter 0
left Beaufort Wednesday afternoon 0
for Savannah in response to a notifica- s
tion from the Savannah police authori- c<
ties that all the negroes were in cus- il
tody. They will be brought here for eJ
preliminary trial.
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Woman President or a Bank. s(
The town of Lafayette, Colo., en- W
joys the distinction of having a bank
presided over by a woman. The presi
dent of this bank is Mrs. 3Iary A.
Miller. and she is said to be tbie only f
womarn bank president in the country- r
She is practically owner as well as
ianager. The offices in the institu
tion are kept in the family, for Mrs. ai
Miller's son, George, is vice president,
her son, James, cashier and his wife,
Elizabeth, assistant cashier and pay
ing teller. Mrs. Miller moved into .
Colorado with her husband in 18603, t<
travelhng by ox team and taking into t
the state the first threshing machine. t
Mr. Miller died ir'1878. When coal
was discovered on her land in 1887 u
Mrs. Miller became a rich woman.
She leases the mines to the operators e
and -invests her large revenues through
her bank. Mrs. Miller is regarded as
the foremost business woman in thea
state.-a
The Invincittle Country Boy.
A glance at a list of the great men A
of the big cities of the United States c~
will prove beyond a doubt that the si
country-bred boy is far superior to his ti
city born cousin in point of business is
and professionial ability and gen- n
eral capacity. Ma.ny reasons are ad- u
vanced for the success of the country o
boy in the large cities, but the one ri
that seems to hit the nail on the head o
is that the youngster of the provinces a
is taught to work, and by this is is
meant a good and honest day's work, g
one of twelve hours. lHe is a sticker.
too, who is willing to start in at the ta
bottom, and when you tind a country d
boy who is a worker and a sticker, ne I
is invincible. You can't keep him c
down.a
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The Wo~rk of Ghouls. c
At Indianapolis, Ind., workmen en-I t
gaged in digging into the cellar of the t
Central College Buildings arc finding i.
bodies by the dozens. This college wa ii
mixed up in the operations of the Can- n
trell gang of ghouls. The college was s.
searched at the time of the arrest of b
the ghouls, it being known that many a
stolen bodies were secreted. The I
police could not find them at the time, 1
and it now develops that they were
buried far under ground in the cellar a
of the college. The body of an old I
woman was uncovered WXednesdayv
morning in a good state of preserva- e
tion.
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Brier G'ets There.
Charleston has been afficted with s
another negro uflii, this time inv
the person of J. A. Brier, who has e
been appointed by United States i
Marshai Adams to be a bailiff of the jt
court, succeeding a very competent
and obliging waiite man. Capt. 1saaca
H. D~aggett. Brier took charge of his
oice Monday. The appointment ofd
Brier makestw negro bailliffs of thei
ederal court.
A warn".
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When soldiers camped in Greenville ]
a young soldier by the name of Hiet
tiner married Adele Grace Kettle. I
ae1 14. 11er parents objected an~di
took the girl home. The soldier has
now become Captainl Charles H1. IIet-i
tinger, military instructor1 t South r
Jersey I nstitute. N. .1. lie now ask 1
.a adivorce on the ground of deser
ion. Trhese foolish girls bring about
much trouble by their indiscretio'ns in 1
maerrirur
A GOOD SPEECH
lade at a Democratic Harmon:
Gathering in Brooklyn.
HE DEMOCRACY OF TEE WES]
V'as the Subject Discussed by Vx.
Congressman Chas. A. Towne.
a ARepublican Who Turned
Democrat.
The annual dinner of the Brooklyr
emocratic club to commemorate the
nniversary of the birth of Jame
[onroe, and which had been spoker
i a "harmony dinner," was held- a'
e Germania club rooms in Brooklyr
n Tuesday night of last week. TherE
as about 350 persons present. Her
Lan A. Metz, president of the club,
resided, and tbose at the guests
ble included Charles A. Towne, of
linnesota, and James L. Slayden, of
'exas. 'Mr. Towne responded to the
)ast, "The Democracy of the West,"
tying in part:
"Real harmony is to be found more
i co-operation of effort than in vocif
ration of good intentions. What we
ed today is less discussion of our dif
rences and more emphasis on the
ings ajout which we agree. And
irely these things furnish us a pro
ram than which none other ever more
:rongly appealtd to the patriotism,
ie reaon, the conscience of the citi
m. Tne formulated and accepted
rinciples of Democracy are the prin
ples that Inspired the American Rev
ution, that were proclaimed in the
eclaration of Independence, and that
derlie the constitution of the Uni
d States. They comprise substan
ally the doctrine of the inalienable
ght of self-government; of just taxa
on; of religious liberty; of freedom of
e press; of trial by jury; of absolute
luality under the law. They deny
Ad condemn the entire system of
ranny and favoritism that make up
>day the code and practice of the Re
iblican party. Show me one great
2rpose or policy of the dominant
irty that is not in irreconcilable con
et with the very spirit and theory of
.r institutions. Over against the
artetous sbadow of colonial empire
)w looming in the eastern seas, I
ace the glorious accomplishment of
ir ancestors who rebelled against a
)lonial status and founded a new kind
government among the nations,
ie limited to the ends of justice and
eking the source of its power in the
nsent of the governed. The exist
g system of special privilege that
ther creates or fosters conditions un
r which monopoly has become more
)werful, more splendid and more in
lent than ever medieval feudalism
as, I confront with that great doc
ine of American liberty which, as
rmulated by I honig's Jefferson, be
me and remains a fundamental tenet
Democratic faith: 'Equal rights
r all, special privileges to none.'
his doctrine is a charter of universal
portunity. This opens the road to
gitiate effort. Under it, ability
id genius are insured a fair field un
xed by executive caprice or legisla
e contrivance.
"The name of Monroe, which we
ention with grateful remembrance
night, is immortally associated with
e dedication of this hemisphere to
ie righteous experiment of self-gov
nment. The American people is a
?it in the maintenance of that pror
~ition. But a greater danger threat.
s than any menace to the Monroe
octrine. That doctrine applies to
te outer boundaries of iiberty. The
;sault of the Republican party is
gainst the citadel itself. Of what
rail to mankind to preserve for a
bile the soil of South and Central
merica from the burden of monarchi
l systems, if meanwhile we are tc
irrender the government of the Uii
d States to the practices of absolut
m? Why vindicate to the people of
ighboring republics the right to be
adisturbed in the regulation of their
n affairs unless we propose also to
store to American citizenship its
~iginal prerogatives? Kings may as
el rule in Spanish-America if legal
ed monopoly is to be king in the
reat republic.
"Thise, fellow-citizens, as it seems
me, indicates clearly enough the
uty and the opportunity of the
emocratic party now and in the
mpaign of 1904. To restore the
cient landmarks of the constitution.
wrest from private interest the
ntrol of the government and bring
e people to their own again; is not
als a program in which all genuine
emocrats can unite? And if a mar
onestly join In such a cause, is he
ot a Democrat? Speaking for my
1f, as a man who advocated before
undreds of ;housands of citizens in
lanyp states the principles of the~
emocratic platforms of 1896 and
900, and who believed in those princi
les then, and believe in them now,
applicable to the same conditions.
am very frank to declare my con
iction that both justice and expedi
ney demand that no greater test ofa
aan's Democracy should be reoquired
Aaa than his belief in and readines.
:> la~bor for the principles that are al
ake today. if a man is sincerel:
rith me now I have not the right
l;Aher to deny him the glory of tight
g nor to deprive myself of his assis
ante in our common cause on th(
round that we were not agreed upur
former occasion.
Let me not b2 misunderstood.]
o not mean that a man's attitude ir
896 and 1930 is now to bc inquirecn
bout. it is possible that he m13
hen hae been a profound believer it
he great fundemental principals o
)emocracy, but that he may hav<
rithheld his support from the part2
rom either honest doubt made the
articular policies advocated wouk
ubserve these principles or fron
jncere conviction that they woulk
ot. On the other hand, either be
iefs or sympathies adverse to the
?eneral doctrines of the party ma,
iave caused him to make of these par
icular nolicies an excuse or pretensa
or , i .rm naciiyofoopn aird to thi
I Repubiican program. In the former
case I maintain that a man, if he be
now in harmony with Democratic
purposes. has a right to a seat at the
counsel table and a place in the tight
ing lines. In the latter case, 1 con
tend just as stuutly, he should neither
expect or receive the treatment of a
friend and ally. His place is among
the ranks of the enemy. To those
Democrats, therefore, who were not
with the party in 1890 or 1900 let
us say: Are you sincerely with us
-,now? If they answer 'Yes,' let us
examine the record of those cam
paigns only as bearing upon their good
faith. If satisfied with that I shall
be glad for my party to keep step with
you and them to the music of the con
stitution and the Declaration of In
dependence until the principles of
both are once again the recognized
and honored bulwarks uf the repub
lic."
For the Thoughtful.
If Christ possessed no other au
thority than that derived from his
blameless and heroic life, his testi
mony might be set against that of
all the morbid, the diseased, the blind,
and the evil-minded who have borne
witness to the futility of virtue and
effort. In knowledge of life it is
spiritual rectitude and insight which
count: numbers have no signiticance.
If we are to suffer, let us suffer as he
did, in sublime silence; if we are to be
scourged and rejected, let us keep our
spiritual dignity amid the squalor of
sin; if we are to die, let us die for and
with our race. Such a bearing plucks
the bitterness out of sorrow, and
makes death a revelation of im mortali
tv. And such a bearing translates
life into a speech IuI of spiritual reali
ty and promise.- Hamilton W. Mabie.
Howard Found Guilty.
At Frankfort. Ky., in the third
trial of James Howard for the killin,;
of Gov. William Goeb-l, over three
years,.ago, I le prisoner was found guil
ty. The jury tirst reported that It could
not agree. Judge Cantrell then sent
its members back with instructions
to remain until an agreement was
reached. A half h ur later the jury
again reported with a verdict of
guilty, and fixing the punishment at
life imprisonmetnt. The jurors all
voted for a verdict of guilty, the dis
agreement being as to the. extent of
punishment. Death was favored by all
but Juror Burkes, who announced
that he would under no circumstances
vote for the death penalty and a ver
dict for life sentence was agreed up
on.
Editor Hearst Takes a Bride.
Congressman-elect Wm. Randolph
Hearst, proprietor of The American
and evening Journal of New York, the
Chidago American and the Sari Fran
cisco Examiner, was married in New
York Tuesday to Miss Millicent Will
son, daughter of George H. Willson,
president of the Advance Music com
pany of that city. The ceremony was
performed in the chantry of Grace
church, Bishop Potter offlciating. A
ri .ber of the personal friends of the
couple were present. Mr. Ilearst's
best man was Orrin Peck of San Fran
cisco, and the witnesses were S. S.
Carvalho and P. J. Mar. The newly
married couple will sail by the steam
er Kaiser Wilhelm II this afternoon
for Europe.
A Back Set.
By a decision last week the United
States Supreme Court sustained
the clause of the new constitution of
Alabama disfranchising colored voters.
Giles, a colored man was denied the
privilege of registering as a voter un
der the new constitution of Alabama,
and the case was brought to test the
validity of the portion to the state
constitution bearing upon this ques
tion. The relief sought was denied on
the ground that the case was political.
Justice Holmes who delivered the
opinion said that for the court to in
terfere would he unheard of relief in
cases presenting only political ques
tions.
He Killed Two.
A special to the Augusta Chronicle
says a double murder occured at a ne
Igro church three miles from Talbot
ton, Ga.. on Tuesday of last week.
Judge Mahone, Pete Harvey, Shep
Veasy and John Mahone were playing
craps near the church, a dispute arose.
John Mahone, the father-in-law of
Judge Mahone, requested Judge to
kill Veasy and Harvey, which he did.
Both negroes escaped, but John Ma
hone was arrested Tuesday and placed
in the Talbotton jail. Judge Mahone
is still at large and is thought to be in
Atlanta.
Three to Hang.
For the first time in the history of
the state of Tennessee three negro
brothers have been senter ced to hang
the same day for the same crime,
which was murder. John, Pete and
Clay Johnson were sentenced by Judge
Tyler to be hanged May 29. The crime
was committed in the Needmors
vicinity Oct. 1. A negro festival was
in progress and Oscar Redmond, color
ed,' was engaged to keep the peac-:.
The Johnson brothers attended the
festival and raised a disturbance.
Redmond attempted to quiet him
when theiy killed him.
A Bank Robbed.
A special from La Grange, N. C.,
says: The safe of Rouse Bros., bank
ers, was blown open after midnight
Wednesday night and about $3,500
'taken by burglars, who effected their
Iescape.- There were six men in the
gang and it is believed they left in a
stolen rig, owned by Dr. J. M. Hodges.
While operations were in progress
iiPretis Wooten, who roomS across the
street, put his head out of the win
dow. but a bullet from the burglars
forced him to take cover. Bloodhounds
Ihave been sent for.
Mangledl Under Car Wheels.
A dispatch from Charleston to The
State says 11. S. Jones of Columbia
fell off an Atlantic Coast line train
Wednesday night near Magnolia' cros
IIsing and his arm was so badly mangled
y the wheels passing over it that the
member was amputated early Thurs
-day morning at the city hospital.
Jnes had been in Charleston for sev
eral days and was on his way to Lanes
-preliminary to returning to Columbia.
He is unable to say how he fell from
thear orn tela nything about it.
THE WHOLE TRUTH.
The Awfuly Disgrace to the Amer
ican Arm Told by
THE COMMANDER OF THE ARMY.
An Awful Story of Murder, Torture,
Extortion and Unnecessary
Cruelty in the Philip
pines Islands.
The extended report of Lieutenant
General Nelson A. Miles concerning 1
his observations in the Philippines,
was made public last week by the war v
department. It Is dated Feb. 19, 1
1903, and covers all features of his
trip through the islands, together with
his recommendations.
General Miles describes a visit to I
Lipa, where, he says, a party of citi
zer.;, headed by the acting presidente, t
met him and stated that they desired 0
to .make complaint of harsh treatment p
of the people of that community, say
ing that they had been concentrated s
in towns and had suffered great In
dignities, "that fifteen of their people a
had been tortured by what is known t
as the water torture, and that one e
man, a highly respected citizen, aged
55 years, named Vicente Luna, while
saffering from the effects of the tor
ure and unconscious, was dragged
from his house, which had been set f
,n fire. and burned to death. They t
stated that these atrocities were com- a
iitted by a company of scouts under C
command of Lieutenant Hennessy, d
and that their people had been crowd- d
ed Into towns, 600 being confined to t
one building." d
A doctor of the party said he was
ready to testify that some of the 600
died from suffocation.
SDULAR ATROCITIES.
General Miles then refers to other
cases. saying that on the island of a
Cebu, it was reported and published y
in November, 1902, "that two otcers,
Captain Samuels, Forty-fourth Infan- r
try, United States volunteers, and I
Lieut. Peeter, Nineteenth infantry, i
had committed similar atrocities e
against the people of that island. It c
is also reported that at Laoag, on the r
island of Luz'n, two natives were a
whipped to death. At Tacloban, c
Leyte, it was reported that Major d
Glenn ordered Lieut. Caulifield,. t
Philippine scouts, to take eight prison- 1
ers out into the country and that if f
they did not guide him to the camp of
the insurgent quison, he was not to t
bring them back. It was stated that I
the men were takenout and that they q
either did not or could not do as a
directed. One of the men who had a
son among the scouts, was spared, but
the others were shot or bayonetted to
death, some being in a kneeling posi- t
tion at that time. S
THE PRIESTS TORTURED. t
"At Calbayog, Samar, it was report- V
ed that several men In that district fl
ad been subjected to water cure. I saw t
three men who had been subjected to,
this treatment. One was the presi- I
dente of the town, Mr. Rosales, who
showed me long, deep scars on his I
arm, which, he said, were caused by 5
the cords with which he was bound, t
cutting into his flesh. e
"The second man was named Jose
Borga and the third was Padre Jose I
Diaznes, who stated that he was one a
of three priests who had been subject- I
ed to torture by the troops under comn- E
mand of Lieut. Gaupot, Tenth r
cavalry; that his front teeth had been S
knocked out, which was apparent; c
that he was otherwise maltreated, J
and robbed of $300. It was stated
that these priests were taken out to S
be killed and were saved only by the
prompt action of Major Carrington, t
First infantry, who sent out for 2
them.
"Lieut.. Gaujot was tried, pleaded t
gilty, and was given the trivial sen- C
tence of three months' suspension i
from command, forfeiting $50 per
month for the same period. His plead
ing guilty prevented all the facts and
circumstances being developed. 1
OUT TO TORTURE.
"It appears that Major Glenn,
Liet. Conger and a party of assis-i
tan ts and native scouts were moved
from place to place for the purpose of
extrting statements by means of
torure and it became so notorioust
tat this party was called 'Glenn's
brigade.' Whether it was possible for
offcials to be engaged in such acts
without the personal knowledge of
the general upon whose staff they
vere serving at the time, namely,
brigadier General Hughes, I leave for
s hers to conjecture.
"These facts came to my notice in
a casual way, and many others of
Isimilar character have been reported
Iin different parts of the archipelago.
In fact, I was informed that it was
common talk at the place where
olcers congregated that such trainsac
tions had been carried on either with
the connivance or approval of certain
commanding oifcers. It is, however
most gratifying to state that suchI
atrocities have been condemned by
such commanders as Generals Lawton.
Wade, Summer, Lee Baldwin and
others.
THEORDERt HE GAVE.
"I found that with certain omcers
the impression prevails that such acts
were justifiable and I felt it my duty,
in order tocorrect such erroneous and~
dangerous impression, and to prevent
the possibility of such acts being coin-1
ittdin the future, which must im
!pair the good name of American arms
and bring discredit to our service for
all time, to direct that any orders or
circulars of personal instruction which
would inspire or encourage any act of
cruelty be annulled."
Gen. Miles directs attention to the
acts of reconcentration by General.
Bell and claims that they were in di
rect violation of the law. He says the
law was also violated in handling and
buying large quantities of rice which
was sold at a profit. The people who
were in the reconcentration camp,
says General Miles, were "considered
prisoners of war, but were compelled
to buy food from those who held thenm
tt a large profit." General Miles
,haracterizes this as unprecedented.
AS TO THE MOROS.
Of the Moros General Miles says:
"The problem of reducing or con
;rolling these people in case of con
inued hostilities does not appear to
>e a difflcult one. They are very pl-or
y armed, and have no means of-with
tanding our mountain artillery and
ield mortars. Their forts possess but
light resisting power and can easily 1
ye destroyed by modern artillery."
Of the roads to Lake Lanao. he!'
;ays: I
"'At the time of my visit there were 2
;00 ofrour men at work on this road. 1
E'he heat was intense, and there were t
t 6the time seventy men sick and r
ome 200 men on sick report.. Unless I
,here should be some great military s
Lecessity-and I know of none-this (
vork should not be performed by c
,roops. There appeared to be very f
lissatisfaction -and just ground for
omplaint."(
The more important observations a
,nd recommendations of General 1
Iiles are as follows: t
"The general condition of the troops 1
a the archipelago was creditable to a
hemselves and to the country. The E
ficers and soldiers made a good ap- I
earance.
"The effect of the climate is a most 2
erious detriment to the service. The I
2en go there in perfect health and in I
he prime of manhood, but as a body (
re seriously affected in the course of C
wo or three years service. Very few C
scape, but the majority are debil- C
:ated. C
MILITARY STATIONS. C
"As the military stations, with but c
sw exceptions, are very remote, and E
he troops are required to be in com- F
iunities that are neither beneficial G
or congenial to them, the service is G
epressing, and to some extent, hasa E
emoralizing effect. During visits to L
e garrisons, it so happened that I T
id not see a single soldier under the j
afluence of liquor. As the result of C
y observations, it is my judgment p
at the discontinuance of the liquor B
sature of the canteen has been bene- S
cial. Temptation was removed from S
ie immediate presence of the young 7
en of the army and they are less -
kely to indulge in liquor.
"The number of troops that will be g
quired to occupy the Philippine is- o
Lds is still problematical. While it
; claimed that the people are pacified,
vidences of hostility toward Ameri
an sovereignty are apparent. The
ewspapers published in both Spanish
ad English' contain almost daily ac
Dunts of hostilities, depredations or
isturbances of the peace. kainst
ese armed bands the civil govern
ient is employing the constabulary, a
yrce of about 6,000.
"I found a large proportion of the
roops occupying church property, d
ionasteries, colleges and convents. t]
Ihis I believe to be entirely wrong,
d it should be discontinued without
elay.
"While the supplies as a rule, have fi
een abundant and of good quality, h
here is, in my opinion, too much cold l(
torage meat used for the good of the
coops. Its constant use becomes
ery distasteful, and in the opinion of
fany eminent physicians, it is not g
be most healthful."C
General Miles says the Philippine t
lands are as defenseless today as they d
rere five years ago and renews his ~
ecommendation that at Jeest one e
trategic position be fortified beyond ~
be possibility of capture by any for. -
ign fleet or fleets.
"In my journeys through the archi- t
elago I was frequently appeal'ed to
id in assisting the people to obtain a a
od supply, of which they will be in ~
reat need in the near future. I do ~
ot think there is today a people so C
everely afflicted as the eight million a
f inhabitants of this archipelago. a
'estilence has prevailed, having been ~
a some districts a serious scourge, re
ulting in the reported death of nearly 2
5,000 people, while it is estimated t
at the number not reported is fully '
s large."
General Miles recommended that ~
ransports should be used to bring ~
ut wheat and corn, and then used to
ring carabos and cattle.t
Shot Ont Both Eyes. E
H. Hi. Haas, assistant surgeon in ~
e United States navy, attempted'
icide at a hotel at Staunton, Va.,
Vednesday by shooting. The ball
ntered the right temple and lodged s
the left, near the surface, destroy- t
ng both eyes. He was consciousa
rhen found and ask-ed for his pistol to
nish the job. He left several letters
o friends, also a request to notify T. a
s. Haas, lawyer, Harrisburg, Va.,
hat his brother was dead. His reasons
ras. "Am in trouble, want to die."
lis condition is very critical. Has
ras on a furlough, his station being
~ortsmouth, Va.
The ideal Man.
Madam Sarah Grand talks contemp- t
uously of "Mere Man." Not so, ,
owever, a St. Paul club woman, whot
esponded to the toast. "The Ideal
ian" at a recent club function. She e
aid: "Man is too capable. He is the e
aragon of animals. On his own 1.
round he surpasses the lion in mag- a
animity, the fox in acumen, the a
arrot in repartee, the monkey min
ersatility, the ant in thrift, the flesh t
n self control, the spider in all that s
oes to make up a valued member of.a
ociety. I dare say that, if the facts a
vere uk-nown, ma:1 is more or ant
*bsolute success~ than the mule:" v
Fatally Barned. t
A. dispatch from Belton to The
tate says Mrs. Stuart, a lady living
n the mill village, was a fatally
urned Thursday. It seems that
hile she was cooking dinner a tire ']
>rand dropped from the stove unno- e
Iced and set her clothing afire. She a
vas horribly burned from head to t
oot before assistance could reach her.t
ihe is still living but is expected to
lie at any moment.
A Fatal Fall.
At Monchester, N. H, Wilbert IR.]
:amlin, a painter, jumped up on some
tagingt 50 feet above the ground in 1
rder to test it Wednesday morning.
rhe stagging broke and Hamlin was
precipitated to the sidewalk. He
struck on his head and was killed in
stantly.
ONE CENT A MILE.
rbis is the Rate to Attend the Con
- Lederate Rennion.
The Columbia State says the secre
:ary of the Chamber of Commerce
?riday received official announcement
rom Chairman Joseph Richardson of
he Southeastern Passenger associa
ion of the rate. of the Confederate
eunion which opens here on 12th inst.
L cent-a-mile rate is named. Mr.
Uichardson writes: "Please note that
ickets will be sold May 11, 12 and for
aorning trains of the 13th. and- are
imited fo return to May 16, 1903. A
tatement from the the Chamber of
;ommerce says: *'This means a rate
f 1 cent a mile traveled, plus 25 cents
or the round trip-minimum rate of
0 cents-from all points in South
arolina and from Augusta, Ga. It
iso means that tickets will be sold on
lay 11 and 12 and for trains scheduled
o arrive during the forenoon of M y
3. The following will be the rAs
pplying at the principal poi -s
amed for the round trip:
dllendale..... ........... 70
Lnderson.-..... ...........280
Lugusta, Ga............... 1 90
.arnwell.. ...............1 50
lacksburg' ................2 70
alboun Falls. .............2 70
'amden.... ...............90
arlisle.................. 1 30
atawba..... ............ 95
harleston.... ............285
heraw..... .............2 00
hester.. ................1 55
linton ...................1 55
oenmark.... ............. 25
airfax................. ...... 1 80
reenville.... ............2 50
reenwood................1 95
[ardeeville............... 1 85
ancaster..... ...........1 70
aurens...................... 1 75
ewberry.......... .......1 10
rangeburg...............2 25
rosperity.................100
ock .1ll.................1 95
partanburg.. .............2 15
amter.................. 110
emassee.................2 35
'orkville............ ......... 2 00
The people of Columbia is going to
ve the old soldiers a big time and all
them should go to the reunion.
A DISASTROUS BLAZE.
leven Mules, Barnes and Stables
Goes Up in Smoke.
The Charleston Post says fire swept
2e barn and stables of Mr. John N.
'orhees Thursday night in St. An
rews, where he conducts a large
muck farm. The barn, containing a
it of truck. the stables and about
even mules, were consumed by the
ines. By heroic work, two mules, a
orse and a wagon were saved. The
ss is not known, but it is supposed it
ill be several thousand dollars.
The particulars of the fire are mea
er and the only information that
ould be learned was received over the
slephone frcm the Horres farm, some
istance from Mr. Vorhees' place. Mr.
rorhees, when notified of the fire
arly Friday morning, left the Argyle
[otel, where he boards, immediately,
>r his farm, and up to alate hour Fri
ay afternoon he had not returned to~l
be city.
The fire occured Thursday night
bout 10 o'clock. When discovered, it
ad gained considerable headway and
11 effort to save the property by resi
ents of St. Andrew was without
vail. It is understood that a large
mount of vegetables, consisting of
eans, potatoes and peas, which had
een stored in the barn Thursday
fternoon, were lost in the fire. The
ruck had just been gathered for ship
ment to Northern markets.
Mr. Vorhees' farm is one of the best
nown in this State. It is in a high
tate of cultivation and a model of
eatness. His farm is often visited by
ourist who come to Charleston in the
pring. It is believed that the prop
rty was partially covered by insur
nce.
Forest Fires Raging.
A dispatch from Bradford, Pa.,
ays the worst forest fires in the his
ory of this section of Pennsylvania
re raging tonight, and a million
ollars worth of property has been
.estroyed. The forests have been
blaze for the past week, but the fires
rere kept under control by large
'angs of men until Friday morning,
rhen a stig southeast gale sprang up
nd fanned the smouldering embers
ato a roaring mass of flames. Watson
ille, ten miles south of that city, is
eported as being destroyed and it is
eared that a number of lives have
een lost. The last word from there
ras received at 2 o'clock and at that
ime the fire was on all sides of the
lace and the people were fearful of
eing burned to death as there was
o avenue of escape. That was the
st word from that quarter. All wires
re down in that direction. At Simnp
an, where the forest is thick and a
rge number of oil wells are located,
be tire was very fierce. On both
ides of the railroad the woods were a
ass of flames and swept Over an area
f two miles, talkh~g everything in
beir path. The people of the town
rere rescued by a special train being
an as far as Davis City and brought
a that city this evening. The town
ras destroyed.
Massacre Ordered.
It is claimed that the Sultan of
lurkey recently summoned the Kurd
hiefs in Asia Minor to Constantinople.
nd instructed them to recommence
he Armenian massacres which were
he sensation of the civilized world
ialf a dozen years ago. The Sultan's
iea is that bloodshed on a large scale
n Armenia would distract attention
rom Macedonia and relieve pressure on
~uropean Turkey. Armenia massa
res have already occurred in the dis
rict of Van, Vaspuakan, Musha and
assum. In a fight near Van, the
~rmenians fought the Kurds fiercely
mnd as a result 200 were killed and sev
~ral hundred wounded, many of the
menualiae being Kunds
GEN. 11LES PLAN.
He Says Good Roads Should be Made
With Public Money as
WATERWAYS HAVE EEEN MADE.
Bryan Receives an Ovation and3
Tells Why the Farmer is
Entitled to Good Public
Highways.
The International Good Roads
Convention met in St. Louis on Mon
day of last week. Senator Latimer of
this State addressed the convention
on the first day. The next day Gen.
Nelson A. Miles, who is president of
National Highway commission, made
an address on "Military Roads and
National Aid." He said, in part:
"Our government has expended $500,
000 for the improvement of harbors
and waterways and now the attention
of the public is being called to our
postal roads and avenues of communi
cation that are most useful and in
portant toall our people.
"If such expenditures of the na
tional treasure have been made in the
past for the development of railroads
and waterways, is it not now a most
appropriat6 time that the improve
:nent of our roads should receivebs
tional attention and governmenta -
aid?"
Ex-Governor Hogg of Texas pointed
out the necessity for good roads
which, he believed could be secured
only through the aid of the nationa.
government. He spoke of the insular -
policy of the government and said If
some of the -money that is being squan
dered in the Philippines could be used
here In the improvement of highways,
our roads would be in far better con
dition.
BRYAN RECErVEs AN OVATION.
Wm. J. Bryan -spoke at the after
noon session, receiving an ovation.
He said, in part: "Tne expenditure
of money for the permanent improve
ment of the common roads can be de
fended, first as a liiatter of justice to
the people who live in the country,;
second, as a matter of advantage to'
the people who do not live In the
country, and third, on the ground'
that the welfare of the nation de
mands that the comforts of country
life shall, as far as possible, keep
pace with the comforts of city life.
"It is a well known fact, or a fabt
easily ascertaired. that the people in
the country while paying their full a
share of county, State and federal
taxes, receive as a rule only the gen
eral benefits of government, while the
people of the cities have in addition to
the protection afforded by the govern
ment, the advantage arising from the
expenditure of public moneys in their
midst.
"The improvement of the country
roads can be justified also. on the
groand that the farmer, the first and
most important of the producers of
wealth, ought to be in a'.position to
hold his crop and market it at the
most favorable opportunity, whereas
at present he is virtually unde~r com
pulsion to sell it as soon as it is ma
ured because the roads may become ~~
impassable any time during the fall,
winter or spring. Instead of being
his own warehouseman, the farmer Is
cmpelled to employ middlemen and
share with them the profit upon his
labor.. The farmer has a right to in
sist upon roads that will enable him
to go to town, to church, to the school
house and to the homes of his neigh
bors, as occasion may require, and
with the extension of rural delivery
e has an additional need .for good
roads in order that he may be kept in
communication with the outside
world."
PE~sDENT ROOsEYELT SPEAKS.
Immediately upon the arrival of
President Roosevelt in St. Louis on
Wednesday he was driven to the Good
Road Convention. The military com
panies and a platoon of police had been
waiting two blocks away, and as soon
as the line of carriages appareda
slower march was taken- up to cover
the three miles to Odeon hall. Peo
ple were congregating along the streets
and wildly cheered as the president
passed. He continually doffed his
at in acknowledgment. The hall
was packed with a crowd, whicli had
been waiting patiently for hours.
The president spoke of good roads in
tones which- showed, as well as his
words, that he was thoroughly in
sympathy with the object of the as
sociations. "Roads," he declared,
"tell the greatness of a nation. The
influence of the nations whichi have
not been road- builders has been
evanescent. Rome, the most power
ful of the older civilizations, left..her
impress Ou literature and speech; she
hanged the boundaries of nations,
but plainer than anything else left to
remind us of the Roman civilization
are the Roman roads." At this point
in the president's speech the crowd
rose and cheered, waving handker
chiefs and hats. The president de
clared that good roads probably were
the greatest agency for regulating
the flow from the country to the city
of young men and young women.
A MIail Carriers Gun.
A special to the Spartanburg
Journal says the attorney-general has
hac a question submitted to him of
onsiderable interest. A rural mail
route carrier wants to know whether
if he carriers a pistol he must carry
one of the statutory size, which must
be 20 inches long and weight not less
than three pounds. He says he doesn't
want to violate the state law, but
does not want to carry such a heavy
gun. No opinion has been rendered yet
on the question. -
Postoffice Robbers Convicted.
Thomas Hamilton, William Oliver
and J. A. Bird, charged with break
ing into the postotlice at Autun, near
Pendleton, on the 2nd of February,
and also with breaking into the post
office at Iva, Anderson county, on the
3rd of February, 1903. were convicted
of the charge in the United Sates
Court on Wednesday and sentenced to
five yne in the penitentiary.