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pp ^ I ? V/J The Batesburg Advocate. VOL III BATESBURG, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY (J, 1908. NO 14 MANY LIVES LOST. Mi lions of Tons of Rock Crush the Sleeping Victims. I A TOWN WIPED OFF THE MAP. 'IfiunderouH Shock When the tJreat Slhlo Occurred. Women nnd Children Killed in the Twinkling of an Mye. A dispatch from Vancouver, British Columbia, says the little town of Frank, situated at the foot hills, on tht eastern slope of the Kooky inoun tains, was overwhelmed with disaster about 4.:io o'clock Wednesday morning. What was apparently volcanic eruption on the top of Turtle mountain. 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 people. The entire top of Turtle mountain 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 tissure; three-quarters of a mile long. The Old Man river, which runs through the town, was completely dammed up and the railroad track war. 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, wiirking outside the mine, were killed by Hying debris, and 82 men, women and children were crushed to death by the Hying rock as they lay asleep In their beds. The list of those killed Is not yet obtainable. About GO of tlie dead are said to be women ul 1 children. MILLIONS OF TONS. Half the inhabitants of the town awakened to a realization of the iru pending danger, when from the top of Turtle mountain, overlooking the sctifc? ? tleiuent. millions of tons of rock j were hurled. The frank mines, operated by t lie French Canadian Coal company across the river from the town, were seen to ; l?e buried under hundreds of feet of rock jusL as the morning light was breaking. Inside of live minutes from the iirst thunderous shock and before half of the town realized what had j happened, a small force of men had started to the relief of the miners, despite the great risk they ran of being | burled under the rocks, which were still being precipitated from the lofty mountain top. The volunteer relief force was unable to get into the mine, but managed to get near enough to determine that not a man at the workings had escaped death. Many had ' been fearfully mangled. The disaster was mercilul to those men who were employed above ground, in that they ' must have been killed instantly, ; whiie those men in the workings of ' tlie mines may yet be alive if they have air to breathe, if all the air shafts to the mine were closed up under that awful avalanche, all the men must have died by Wednesday afternoon. The disaster was not conliend to tiic 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-1 pants of these houses escaped death, but many others were instantly killed. It is conservatively estimated that the loss of life will exceed 100 and the latest returns place the number of dead at 112. When reports concerning the magnitude of the disaster and details concerning it commenced to come in from reliable men who had l been prospecting for news, it was discovered that the earth opened for three-quarters of a mile and many feet in width and that the whole northern face of Turtle mountain slipped from its placea tkkkikk: shock. The shoe'' resultant upon the pre- ! cipitation of the millions of tons of rock into the valley, while only actual- ' ly demolishing comparatively few of the houses, shook the foundations of a majority of the dwellings in the j town, so that they are unsafe to live I in and many hundreds of people will \ have to live in the open or under such temporary shelter as may he procur- j able. The railroad track for a dis- I tance of two 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 this one line is so blocked with private messages and in quiries from the outside that it is only with the greatest difllculty that press matters can he sent out. At dusk Wednesday the rock was still being thrown on the town from Turtle 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 workings. All hope for them lias been abandoned. All hope for them has been abandoned. The streets are! browded with the relatives and friends ' of those known to he entombed. The women are behaving in a most heroic manner. There is no explanation for the continued upheaval of rock. The eruptive irillueuces seem to centre at the crown of Turtle mountain. TIIUKATKNKD WITH FLOOD. Overwhelmed by countless tons i rock the little mining town of Frank In south western Alberta, in threat.ene with complete destruction hy Hood Old Man's river, which Hows throng the centre of the town, is damned u by the falling rocks to the height n nearly 100 feet and the entire valle above the town is Hooded for miles. J | big body of water is pressing wit force upon the dam, the only protet tion the town of Frank now has un less the river shall find another ehan nel. Should the impromptu dan break, the entire village would h swept away. The latest informatio from Frank is somewhat more reus soring than earlier news, in that Cher now seems to be less danger than wa at Hrst anticipated of extensive disss tor. The threatened Hood, which bi< fair to duplicate the Johnstown dis aster, seems less probable. A larg force of men has been at work trying to create a new channel that tin dammed up water of l lie old Man' river may lie run off". The men wil j work throughout the night, and it i hoped that the water will he runini ' through the new channel before morn I inir. FIFTEEN Ml NEKS ESCAPED. Most of the men imprisoned in th mine, whose death at tirst seemed cer ; tain, got out alive late Wednesda; I afternoon. There were 17 men in tin i mine. Two died from suffocation but the other 15 worked tlieir wai I out. The rescuing party above groum j despaired of saving the cntombet I miners, for the entrance was blocker i by immense piles of broken rocks I The miners within, however, fount | an exit where there was less rock ant i after cutting their way through 3< 1 feet of debris all but two emergei from the mine uninjured. One of tlx imprisoned who so narrowly escapet J death went home after emerging fron | the mine and foun d his house destroy ' ed and his wife and six children dead There is now plenty of .air in the mint and the inside workings are intact. THE CAUSE EXPLAINED. A special from Frank estimates the total numlier of dead at 95. Tilt latest theory as to the cause of tin disaster is that it was due to a rod slide which carried the top of Turth mountain down upon t! e village be low. It is ?.ow thought that was sup posed to be the smoke of a volcunc was dust and that the continued fal of small bits of rock during the daj was merely the aftermath of the orig. nal rock slide. A repetition of tin calamity Is now considered unlikely. Riot on a Boat. A dispatch from Beaufort to The State savs the steamer Clayton lefl Savannah early Wednesday morr.inf, with a negro excursion for Daufuskic island. When near the land a row was started between several negroes which resulted in the killing of a negro named Ingram-by Jim Thomas alias Chinaman Jim, nuother negro. Five other negroes have been arrested as accessories. Thomas escaped from the boat, but afterwards gave him.se 11 up. The light was begun by Thomas shooting a negro woman through tin nose and when Ingram endeavored U defend her Thomas shot him thret times, killing Ingram almost intantly. Provided with a warrant from Magistrate T. G. White, SherilT Portei left IU:aufort Wednesday afternoon for Savannah in response to a notification from t lie Savannah police authorities that all the negroes were in custody. They will be brought here for preliminary t rial. Woman President of a ltnuk. The town (if Lafayette, Colo., onjoys the distinction of having a bank presided over by a woman. The president of this hank is Mrs. Maiy A. Miller, and she is said to be tire only woman bank president in the country. She is practically owner as well ay manager. The otliees in the institution are kept in the family, for Mrs. Miller's son. (leorge, is vice president, her son, James, cashier and his wife, Elizabeth, assistant cashier and paying teller. Mrs. Miller moved Into Colorado with her husband in 18(>J, 11.1vi-uiik !>y ox u-am and taking int*, the state the lirst threshing tnaehine. Mr. Miller died in 1878. When coal was discovered on ner land in 18S7 Mrs. Miller In'cnme a rich woman. She leases the mines to the operators and invests her larKC revenues through her hank. Mrs. Miller is regarded as the foremost business woman in the state. Tin Invincible Country I toy. A glance at a list of the great men of the biK cities of the United States will prove beyond a doubt that the country-bred boy is far superior to his city liorncousin in point of business and professional ability and general capacity. Many reasons are advanced for the success of the country boy in the large cities, but t he one that seems to hit the nail on the head is that tlie youngster of the provinces is taught to work, and by this is meant a good and honest day's work, one of twelve hours. He is a sticker, too. who is willing to start in at the bottom, and when you find a country boy who is a worker and a sticker, he is invincible. You can't keep him I'l i i w I I Itrier (iclN Tlirrc. Charleston has been afllicted with another negro oiticial, this time in tlie person of J. A. Brier, who lias been appointed by United States Marshal Adams to be a ballilT of the court, succeeding a very competent and obliging white man, Cupt. Isaac II. Daggett. Brier look charge of bis ortice Monday. The appointment of Brier makes two negro bailiffs ot the ederal court. A GOOD SPEECH !'l fi 1 ! Made at a Democratic Harmony t) p ; Gathering in Brooklyn. t v ^ THE DEMOCRACY OF THE WEST >1! I ; Was I Fie SulUect DlHCUHged by Bit- 1 II i Coiij^reNHiiian t'bas. A. Towne, e 11 : u Republican Wtio Turned i* | Democrat s | The annual dinner of the Brooklyn 1 Democratic club to coiumemorate lite J anniversary of the birth of James { Monroe, and which had been spoken c { as a "harmony dinner," was held at "J i the Gertnauia club rooms in Brooklyr s | on Tuesday night (?f last week. There ir was about J">0 persons present. lit r ; man A. Met/., president of the club, presided, and those at the guests' I table included Charles A. Towne, of '' Minnesota, and James L. Slayden, of I Texas. Mr. Towne responded to the | toast, "The Democracy of the West," saying in part: j "Ileal harmony is to be found more | I ; in co-operation of cllort than in vocif-1 j I oration of g<K?d Intentions. What we i need today is less discussion of ourdif' ferences and piore emphasis on the j things about tfrhlch we agree. And ; j surely these things furnish us a pro- . t! gram tlian which none other ever more , j I strongly appealed to the patriotism, j I the reason, the conscience of the citi- , j zcn. The formulated and accepted j principles of Democracy are the prin. i ciples that inspired the American Kcv1 olution, that were proclaimed in the , > Declaration of Independence, and that underlie tho constitution of the Unl- , ted States. They comprise substan- i tially the doctrine of the inalicnahle , ; right of self-government; of Just taxa- < 5 tion; of religious liberty; of freedom of , i the press; of trial by jury: of absolute j, : equality under tlie law. Tney deny | i and condemn tlie entire system of tyranny and favoritism tliat make up today the code and practice of tlie Ite> publican party. Show me one great , 1 purpose or policy of the dominant j j ' party that Is not In irreconcilable con- i * llict with the very spirit and theory of ( 5 our institutions. Over against the . portentous shadow of colonial empire ( now looming in the eastern seas, 1 . place the glorious accomplishment of , > our ancestors who rebelled against a ( colonial status and founded a new kind , r of government among the nations. , . one limited to the ends of Justice and r seeking the source of its power in the * , consent of the governed. The exist- , ing system of special privilege that ( , either creates or fosters conditions un- ^ der which monopoly has become more I powerful, more splendid and more ini solent than ever medieval feudalism r was, I confront with that great doc; trine of American liberty which, as f ? formulated by I homas Jefferson, be- 1 ? came and remains a fundamental tenet ' ? of Democratic laith: 'Equal rights for all, special privileges to none.' Tills doctrine is a charter of universal c opportunity. This opeus the road to i legitimate effort. Under it. ability * . and genius are insured a fair licld un- ' vexed by executive caprice or legisla- ' . tivecontrivance. | "The name of Monroe, which we J mention with grateful remembrance 1 ) tonight, Is immortally associated with J j tlie dedication of this hemisphere to tlic righteous experiment of self-gov' j ernment. The American people is a ' t unit in the maintenance of that prop j, | usition. Hut a greater danger threat-', ens than any menace to the Monroe ' , I Doctrine. That doctrine annlie* tnl. the outer boundaries of liberty. The r ', assault of tlie Republican party is ^ | against the citadel itself, of what , I avail to mankind to preserve for a , while the soil of Soutn and Central ( America from the burden of monarch!- . ral systems, if meanwhile we are to j surrender tlie government of tlie I'ni- | 1 ted States to the practices of absolut- , ism? Why vindicate to the people of i neighboring republics the right to be undisturlied In the regulation of tlieir i 'own afTairs unless we propose also to s restore to American citizenship Its c ' original prerogatives? Kings may as 1 well rule in Spanish-America if legal- t ' ized monopoly is to be king in the c great republic. ^ "This, fellow-citizens, as it seems * to me, indicates clearly, enough'the 1 duty and the opportunity of the 1 Democratic party now and in the s | campaign of 1904. To restore tlie f ancient landmarks of the constitution, f | to wrest from private interest the 1' [ control of the government and bring i the people to their own again; is not I this a program in which all genuine t , Democrats can unite? And if a man *f honestly Join in such a cause, is lie . not a Democrat? Speaking for my-1 I self, as a man who advocated before u hundreds of thousands of citizens in ' many states the principles of the 1 Democratic platforms of 1890 and ^ 1900, and who believed in those prinei- ' pies then, and l>elievc in them now, 1 as applicable to the same conditions. 1 ! I am very frank to declare my con-: vict ion that both Justice and expedi- ! ency demand that no greater test of a ; man's Democracy should be required today than his belief in and readiness to labor for the principles that are at >s stake today. If a man Is sincerely'! with me now 1 have not the right,! t either to deny him the glory of tight- v lug nor to deprive myself of his assis- t I lance in our common cause on the ; t ground that we were not agreed upon v a former occasion. f "Let me not ho misunderstood. 1 S ; do not mean that a man's attltudo in d 1890 and 1930 is now to 1#? inquired 'J about. It is possible that he may then hayy been a profound believer In the great fundemental principals* of . Democracy, but that he may have withheld his support from the party from either honest doubt made the particular policies advocated would subserve these principles or from ? sincere conviction that they would nut. On the other hand, either beliefs c? sympathies adverse to the A general doctrines of the party may have caused him to make of these particular policies an excuse or pretense for inactivity or for open aid to the itcpublicun program. In the former case 1 maintain that, a man, if he be now in harmony with Democratic purposes, lias a right to a scat at the counsel table and a place in the light- <" ing lines, in the hitter case. I con- h tend just as stoutly, he should neither w expect or receive the treatment of a . friend and ally. Ills place is among the ranks of the enemy. To those ?' Democrats, therefore, who were not ti with the party in lM'.ut or 11?00 let h us say: Are you sincerely with us now? If they answer 'Yes,' let us examine the record of those campaigns only as bearing upon their good zt faith. If satisfied with that 1 shall m be glad for my party to keep step with ^ yon and them to the music of the constitution and the Declaration of Independence until tiie principles of 'r both are once again the recognized ir and honored bulwarks of the re pub- <]] liu-" In l-alitiir Hearst Takes u Hriile. Congressman-elect Wm. Uandolph Hearst, proprietor of The American j., and evening Journal o' New York, the tl Chicago American r.nd the San Fran- | fr oisco Examiner, was married in New \ ork Tuesday to Miss Millicent Will- j st son, daughter of George II. Wlllson, |m president of the Advance Music com- (>( peny of that city. The ceremony was ' performed in the chantry of Grace I )1( church, bishop Potter officiating. A i Q[ n aber of the personal friends of the | couple were present. Mr. Hearst's rr best man was (>rrin Peek of San Fran- I p, clsco, and the witnesses were S. S. j Uarvalho and P. J. Mar. The newly married couple will sail hy the steamsr Kaiser Wllheltn II this afternoon J for Europe. ' J, in A Hack Set. | ( . Hy a decision last week the Fulled i.r States Supreme Court sustained i Llic clause of the new constitution or iu Alabama disfranchising colored voters. I 3iles, a colored man was denied the is privilege of registering as a voter un- j is ier the new constitution of Alabama. : w md the case was brought 10 test the y validity of tlie portion to the state j G ^institution bearing upon Ltiis ques- p Lion. The relief cought was denied on ei Lhe ground that the ease was political, y Justice Holmes who delivered the | ti opinion said that for the court to In-; bi Lerfcre would be unheard of relief in 1 tl tases presenting only political ques-, ei Lions. | hi j sc lie Kille?l Two. | y A special to the Augusta Chronlele di says a double, murder occured at a ne- tl jro church three miles from TullMitLon, Ga., on Tuesday of last week, j ludge Mahone, Pete Harvey, Shep, 1'casy and .John Mahone were playing i et traps near tire church, a dispute arose. ' 'i: John Mahone, the father-in-law of j " ludge Mahone, requested Judge to1' vi 11 Vcasy and Harvey, which lie did. , doth negroes escaped, but John Ma- s' ione was arrested Tuesday and placed at n the Talbot,ton jail. Judge Mahone tl s still at large and is thought to be in J Cl Atlanta. Hi Three to Hang. j j) For the iirst time in the history of of lie state of Tennessee three negro i eri jrothers have tieen sentenced to hang \ m .he same day for the same crime, ea which was murder. John, Pete and ki May Johnson were sentenced by Judge ! tl Tyler to be hanged May lit*. The crime ; at vas committed in t lie Need mors j tl: ricinity Oct. 1. A negro festival was j be n progress and Oscar liedmond, color- j pr d, was engaged to keep the peace, j Fi Hie Johnson brothers attended the tli 'estival and raised a disturbance, [led mond attempted to quiet him gi when thev killed him. [ te A Hank Uohberi. fr A special from La Grange, N. C., j,, lays: The. safe of I louse Itros., bank- cp rs, was blown open after midnight Wednesd ty night and about $.'1,500 aken by burglars, who elfectcd their scape. There were six men in the ! Li tang and it is believed they left In a ta itolcn rig, owned by Dr. J. M. Hodges. j fn While operations were in progress ex ihentis Wootcn, who r<x?msacross the to t.rect, put his head out of the win- th low, but a bullet from the burglars br orced him to take cover. Bloodhounds oil lave been -sent for. i wl Manitltd I'mlrr Car Wheels. A dispatch from Charleston to The j Hate says 11. S. Jones of Columbia ut ell otl an Atlantic Coast line train ' Wednesday night near Magnolia cros- a ing and his arm was so badly mangled J.j. >y tlie wheels passing over It that the j nomhnr tinic oninnl <> ?/! -1 r111 - inure- ( jn lay morning at the eity hospital. ro alios had been in Charleston for sev- j (l|1 ral days an<l was on his way to Lanes ; tl(' ireliminary to returning to Columbia. 1 tj, le is unable to say how lie fell from (.t| he car or tell anything about It. j Mi' Fatally Humeri. ^ A dispatch from Helton to The! V/ Itate says Mrs. Stuart, a lady living of n the mill village, was, a fatally turned Thursday. It. seems that! rhlle she was cooking dinner a tire! rand dropped from tlie stove unno- : tli iced and set her clothing afire. She w( ras horribly burned from head to In oot before assistance could reach her. da iho is still living but is expected to th He at any moment. ml i rHti WHOLE TRUTH. ? u a 'he Awfuly Disgrace to the Amer- ^ ican Arm Told by a 'HE COMMANDER OF THE ARMY. l\ ^ hi l.i Awful Story of Murder, Torture, '' w Kxtortlon nnd lTnnecee?i?ry w Si Cruelty in the Philip- p U plnCH InIuikIh. cl The extended report of Lieutenant eneral Nelson A. Miles concerning* is observations in the Philippines, as made public last week by the war ti epartment. It is dated Feb. lb, ^03, and covers all features of his f* ly rip through the islands, together with st Is recommendations. ti( General Miles describes a visit to *1 ipa, wherff, he says, a party of eitl- ** ns, headed by the acting presidente, oil let him and stated that they desired > make complaint of harsh treatment <>( r the people of that community, say- ^ iK that they had lieen concentrated ^ i towns and had sulfered great in- ^ lgnit.es, "that tifteen of their people n< ad been tortured by what is known w ? th^ water torture, and that one tr ian. i highly respected citizen, aged di > years, named Vicente Luna, while cc ifTerir.g from the effects of the torire and unconscious, was dragged ar um his house, which had been set M 1 lire, and burned to death. They atea that these atrocities were com- In itted by a company of scouts under t! >mmand of Lieutenant Hcnncssy, of id that their people had lieen crowd- pr 1 into towns, 600 being contined to ie building." se A rhetor "f the party said ho was m 'Viv to testify that some of the flOO ti d from suffocation. ai SIMILAR ATKOCITIKS. es General Miles then .e'ers to othor it tscs, saying that on the island of ?bu, It was reported and published i November, 1902, "that twooltlcers. . iptain Samuels, Forty-fourth In fan- ^ y, United States volunteers, and teut. rector, Nineteenth Infantry, m id "committed similar atrocities jainst the people of that Island. It j( also reported that at Laoag, on the ( land of Luzon, two natives were .. hipped to death. At Tacloban, .' eyte, it was reported that Major I; lenn ordered Lieut. Caulltield, J1? bili pplne scouts, to take eight prison- J:' s out into the country and that if ,.e ley did not guide him to the camp of!. ie Insurgent quison, he was not to 11 ing them hack. It was stated that ie men were taken out and that they ther did not or could not do us rccted. One of the men who had a fe in among the scouts, was spared, but a ?e others were shot or bayonetted to s *ath, some being In a kneeling posl- ev on at that time. nt THE 1'KIKSTS TORTURED. at "At Calbayog, Samar, it was report- ^ I that several men in that district '' id been subjected to w ater cure. I saw 11 irec men who had been subjected to 'n ds treatment. < >ne was tlie presl- i u ;nte of the town, Mr. Uosales, who! lowed mo long, deep scars on his *r m, which, iic said, were caused by JL1 ie cords with wliicli lie was liound, it!Ing into Ills llesh. ar "The second man was named Jose orga and tlie third was Padre Jose iaznes, who stated that he was one * tliree priests who had been subject- J1 I to torture by tlie troops under comand of Lieut, tiaupot, Tenth .valry; that his front teeth had been locked out, which was apparent: lat lie was otherwise maltreated, id robbed of 8300. It was stated . lat those priests were taken out to i killed and were saved only by the w ompt action of Major Carrington. | r|" irst infantry, who sent out for icm. . "Lieut. Gaujot was tried, pleaded el' lilty, and was given the trivial sennee of three months' suspension uiu luiuiiuiiiu, lorreiung sou per unf h fur the same period. Ills pleadg guilty prevented all the facta and reumstanees being developed. OUT TO OOKTL'KK. "It appears that Major Glenn, W cut. Conger and a party of assts- In nts and native scouts were moved su jm place to place for the purpose of "5 torting statements by means of th rturc and it became so notorious as at this party was ealjed 'Glenn's igade.' Whether It was possible for tr; tlcial.. to be engaged in such acts ou itin nt the personal knowledge of br e general upon whose stall they >re serving at the time, namely, igaoler General Hughes, I leave for hers to conjecture. th "These facts came to my notice In su casual way, and many otherr of W nllar character have been reported en different parts of the archipelago, in fact, I was informed that it was in mmon talk at the place where! wl uami - ' 41 - vein mjuku'k.iu'u iiiiu sufo iransac- "< >ns had been carried on ell tier with to connivance or approval of certain N nmandln^ officers. It is, however th jst gratifying to state that such wi rocltles have been condemned by I ill eh commanders as Generals Law ton. w; ade, Summer, Lee Baldwin and \ IV hers. TilK OKDKlt lilt OAVK. "I found that with certain officers III e impression prevails that such acts sti re Just I liable and 1 felt it my duty, or order to correct such erroneous and Tl ngerous Impression, and to prevent pr e possibility of such acts being com- sti Itted In the future, which must im- sti air the good name of American arms nd bring discredit to our service for 11 litne, to direct that auy orders or irculars of personal instruction which ould inspire or encourage any act of ruelty l?e annulled." Gen. Miles directs attention to the cts of reconcentratioD bv General tell and claims that they were in di jet violation of the law. He says the iw was also violated in handling and uying large quantities of rice which as sold at a profit. The people who ere in the reconcentration camp, lys General Miles, were "considered risoners of war, but were compelled ) buy food from those who held them t a large profit." General Miles 3aracteri7.es this as unprecedented. AS TO THK MOllOS. Of the Moros General Miles says: "The problem of reducing or con olling these people in case of connued hostilities docs not appear to b a difficult one. They are very poorarmeJ, and have no means of with,anding our mountain artillery and ?ld mortars. Their forts possess but ight resisting power and can easily ; destroyed by modern artillery." Of the roads to Lake Lanao, he ijn. "At the time of my visit there were )0 of our men at work on this road, he heat was intense, and there were kthe time seventy men sick and me 200 men on sick report. Unless lere should be some great military . cessity?and 1 know of none?tills ork should not be performed by oops. There appeared to be very ssatisfaction and just grouud for implalnt." The more important observations id recommendations of General ; lies are as follows: "The general condition of the troops the archipelago was creditable to lemselves and to the country. The ttcers and soldiers made a good ap arance. "The effect of the climate is a most rious detriment to the service. The en go there In perfect health and iu 10 prime of manhood, but as a body c seriously affected in the course of so or three years service. Very few cape, but the majority are debllated. M I LIT A H Y STATIONS. "As the military stations, with but w exceptions, are very remote, and le troops are required to be in cornunities that are neither beneficial ir congenial to them, the service is ipressing, and to some extent, has a moralizing effect. During visits to te garrisons, It so happened that 1 d not see a single soldier under the tluence of liquor. As the result of y observations, It is my Judgment lat the discontinuance of the liquor ature of the canteen has been beuedal. Temptation was removed from le immediate presence of the young 1 en of the army and they are less iely to indulge in liquor. "The number of troops that will be quired to occupy the Philippine lands is still problematical. VVhlle it claimed that the people are prided, idences of hostility toward Amerin RflVPr^itfDt U nrn unn.?i-a?.l .? -^.-.v.pMvj v appa i tn U. a liC ;wspapers published in both Spanish id Kuglish contain almost daily aciunt8 of hostilities, depredations or sturbances of the peace. Against ieso armed bands the civil movement is employing the constabulary, a , rce of about 6,000. "I found a large proportion of the oops occupying church property, onasteries, colleges and convents his 1 believe to be entirely wrong, id it should lie discontinued without ilav. "While the supplies as a rule, have ;en abundant and of good quality, 1 lere is, in my opinion, too much cold orage meat used for the good of the oops. Its constant use becomes j ry distasteful, and in the opinion of any eminent physicians, it is not ie most healthful." General Miles says the Philippine lands are as defenseless today as they ere five years ago and renews his; commendation that at least one; rategic position be fortified beyond ic possibility of capture by any foritn fleet or fleets. "In my journeys through the archilago 1 was frequently appealed to d in assisting the people to obtain a ud supply, of which they will l>c in eat need In the near future. 1 do ?t think there Is today a people so verely aflllctod as the eight million inhabitants of this archipelago. , 'stllence has prevailed, having been | some districts a serious scourge, re-; Itlng in the reported death of nearly ; ,0uo people, while It Is estimated at the number not reported is fully large.*' Connrol * i-- * ......vim .'llivo ICVUUIUICIIUUU 1/lltiL ansports should l?e used to bring t wheat and corn, and then used to ing carabos and cattle. Shot Out Both Kjf?. II. II. Haas, assistant surgeon in e United States navy, attempted Icide at a hotel at Staunton, Va., ednesday by shooting. The lwill tered the right temple and lodged the left, near the surface, destroyer both eyes. He was conscious ten found and asked for his pistol to ilsh the Job. He left several letters friends, also a request to notify T. i Haas, lawyer, Harrisburg, Va.. at ids brother was dead. His reason is, "Am in trouble, want to die." Is condition is very critical. Haa.s is on a furlough, his station being tttamouth, Va. A Fatal Fall. At Monehcster. N. II, Wllbert It. imlin, a painter, Jumped up on some iglng 50 feet above the ground In tier to test it Wednesday morning, le stagglng broke and Hamlin was eclpitated to the sidewalk. He ruck on his head and was killed in\ntly. GEN. MILES PLAN. He 8ays Good Roads Should be Made With Public Money as WATERWAYS HAVE BEEN MADE. Ilrynn Kcceiveii ait Oration and Tell* Why the Farmer in Cntltlod to Good Public Hifthwajm. The International Good ltoada Convention met in St. Louis on Monday of last week. Senator Latimer of tliis State addressed the convention on the flrst 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 1500,000 for the improvement of harbors and waterways and now the attention of the public is being called to our postal roads and avenues of communication that are most useful and important to all our people. "If such expenditures of the national treasure have been mad?? in the past for the development of railroadu and waterways, is it not now a most appropriate time that the improvement of our roads should receive national attention and governmental 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 national government. He spoke of the insular policy of the government and said if some of the money that is being squandered in the Philippines could be used here in the improvementof highways, our roads would be in far better condition. BRYAN RECEIVES AN OVATION. Wm J. llryan spoke at the afternoon session, receiving an ovation. He said, In part: "The expenditure of money for the permanent improve mem or trie common roads can be defended, first as a matter of Justice to the people who live In the country; second, as a matter ot advantage to the people who do not live In the country, and third, on the ground that the welfare of the nation demands that the comforts of country life shall, as far as possible, keep pace with the comforts of city life. "It is a well knewn fact, or a fact easily ascertained, that the people in the country while paying their full share of county, State and federal taxes, receive as a rule only the general benefits of government, while the people of the cities have in addition to the protection afforded by the government, the advantage arising from the expenditure of public moneys in their ? midst. "The Improvement of the country roads can be Justified also on the ground 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 under compulsion to sell it as soon as it Is matured because the roads may become Impassable any time during the fall, winter or spring. Instead of being his own warehouseman, the farmer la compelled to employ middlemen and share with them the profit upon his labor. The farmer has a right to insist upon roads that will enable him to go to town, to church, to the school house and to the homes of his neighbors, as occasion may require, and with the extension of rural delivery he has an additional need for good roads in order that he may be kept in communication with the outride world." PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT SPEAKS. Immediately upon the arrival of President Roosevelt In St. Louis on Wednesday he was driven to the Good Road Convention. The military companies and a platoon of police had been waiting two blocks away, and as soon as the line of carriages appared a slower march was taken up to cover the three miles to Odeon hall. People were congregating along the streets and wildly cheered as the president passed. He continually doffed his hat in acknowledgment. The hall was packed witli a crowd, which had been waiting patiently for houre. 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 associations. "Roads," he declared, "tell the greatness of a nation. The Influence of the nations which have not l>een road builders has been evanescent. Rome, the most powerful of the older civilizations, left her impress On literature and SDeech: she changed 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 handkerchiefs and hats. The president declared that good roads probably were the greatest agency for regulating the flow from the country to the city of young men and young women. I'owKiflicn Robbers Convicted. Thomas Hamilton. William Oliver and J. A. Rlrd, charged with breaking into the postofllcc at Autun, near Pendleton, on the 2nd of February, and also with breaking into the postofllcc at lva, Anderson county, on the 3rd of February, l'J03, were convicted of the charge In the United Sates Court on Weduesday and sentenced to live years in the penitentiary.