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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
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! Made at a Democratic Harmony
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p ; Gathering in Brooklyn.
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^ THE DEMOCRACY OF THE WEST
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I ; Was I Fie SulUect DlHCUHged by Bit- 1
II i Coiij^reNHiiian t'bas. A. Towne,
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11 : u Republican Wtio Turned
i* | Democrat
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| 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,
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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
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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.
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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
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rHti WHOLE TRUTH. ?
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'he Awfuly Disgrace to the Amer- ^
ican Arm Told by
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'HE COMMANDER OF THE ARMY. l\
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l.i Awful Story of Murder, Torture, ''
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Kxtortlon nnd lTnnecee?i?ry w
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Cruelty in the Philip- p
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plnCH InIuikIh.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.*'
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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.