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The Batesburg Advocate. VOL III BATESBURG, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY (5,1903. NO 14 MANY LIVES LOST. Mi lions of Tons of Rock Crush the Sleeping Victims. A TOWN WIPED OPT THE MAP. TI>im?l<'roiiH Slu><-k When the (.rent Slide Occurred. Women nml Children Killed in the Twinkling of an Myc. A dispatch from Vancouver, Ilritish Columbia, says the little town of Frank, situated at the foot hills, on the eastern slope of the Kooky mountains, was overwhelmed with disaster about l.ao o'clock Wednesday morn ing. What was apparently volcanic eruption on the top of Tn-tle mountain. overl.okfhg tlie town, scattered ana 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 tlie 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 war. rendered impassable for a distance of two miles. The number of known dead is now placed at 112. Of these 1H 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 the flying rock as they lay asleep in ?u. b.j.. rru~ if.* . * * * ? J ? l/lIt'll UCUS. A lit: list Ul l/UOSL Killed IS not yet obtainable. Aliout tio of the dead are said to be women ul:1 children. MILLIONS OK TONS. Half the inhabitants of the town awakened to a realization of the impending danger, when from the top of Turtle mountain, overlooking the set-? " tleiuent, millions of tons of rock were hurled. The l'rank mines, operated by t lie French Canadian Coal company across ihe river from the town, were seen to lie buried under hundreds of feet of rock just as the morning light was breaking, inside of tive minutes from the first 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, despite tile 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 merciful to those men who were employed above ground, in that they must have been killed instantly, wliiie 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 under that awful avalanche, all the men must have died by Wednesday afternoon. The disaster was not eonlicnd to the vicinity of the mine alone, for manv of the dwellinir houses in the town of Frank were demolished by the falling of rock. .Some of the occupants 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 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 TKKIUKU: SHOCK. The shock resultant upon tire precipitation of the millions of tons of rock into the valley, while only actually demolishing comparatively few of the houses, shook the foundations of a majoritj of the dwellings in the town, so that they are unsafe to live in and many hundreds of people will nave to live in me open or unaer sucn temporary shelter as may be procurable. The railroad track for a distance of two mi'es 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 running west, and this one line is so blocked with private messages and inquiries from the outside that it is only witli the greatest ditllculty that press matters can be 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 arc buried in the workings. All hope fc.r them lias been abandoned. All liopo for them lias been abandoned. The streets are browded with the relatives and triends of those known to lie entombed. The women are behaving in a most heroic manner. There Is no explanation for the continued upheaval of rock. The eruptive influences seem to centre at the crown of Turtle mountain. TnUEATKNKD WITH FLOOD. I Overwhelmed by countless tons ??f I rock the little mining town of Frank, in southwestern Alberta, is threatened witli complete destruction by Mood. Old Man's river, which Mows through the centre of the town, is damned up by the falling rocks to the height of nearly 100 feet and the entire valley above the town is Hooded for miles. A big body of water is pressing with force upon the dam, the only probation the town of Frank now has unless the river shall find another channel. Should the impromptu dam break, the entire village would be swept away. The latest information | from Frank is somewhat more reasI soring than earlier news, in that there now seems to be less danger than was ! at tirst anticipated of extensive disasI ter The threatened flood, which bid I fair to duplicate the Johnstown dis aster, seems less probable. A large force of men has been at work trying to create a new channel that the dammed tip water of the Old Man's river may be run otr. The men will ; work throughout the night, and it is hoped that the water will be runing i through the new channel before morn! i?g. KIKTKEN MINERS ESCAPED. Most of the men imprisoned in the mine, whose death at tirst seemed cerI tain, got out alive late Wednesday , afternoon. There were IT men in the | mine. Two died from suifocation, but the other 15 worked their way out. The rescuing party above ground despaired of saving the entombed miners, for the entrance was blocked by immense piles of broken rocks. The miners within, however, found an exit where there was less rock and after cutting their way through 30 feet of debris all but two emerged from the mine uninjured. One of the imprisoned who so narrowly escaped 1 death went home after emerging from | the mine and found his house destroyed and his wife and six children dead. There is now plenty of air in the mine and the inside workings are intact. THE CAUSE EXPLAINED. A special from Frank estimates the total numlier of dead at The latest theory as to the cause of the disaster Is that it was due to a rock slide which carried the top of Turtle mountain down upon t! e village bc1 low. It is now thought that was supI posed to be the smoke of a volcano was dust and that the continued fall of small bits of rock during the day was merely the aftermath of the original rock slide. A repetition of the calamity Is now considered unlikely. Hint on a Bout. A dispatch from Beaufort to The j State savs the steamer Clayton left Savannah early Wednesday morning with a negro excursion for Daufuskie 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, another negro. Five other negroes have been arrested as accessories. Thomas escaped from tire boat, but afterwards gave himsell up. The light was begun by Thomas shooting a negro woman through the ! nose and when Ingram endeavored tti defend her Thomas shot him three times, killing Ingram almost intantly. 1 Provided with a warrant from Magistrate T. G. White, SherilT Portei | left Beaufort Wednesday afternoon for Savannah in response to a notitiea: tion from the Savannah police authorities that all the negroes were in enstody. They will he brought lie re for preliminary trial. Woman ('resident of a Hunk. The town of Lafayette, Colo., enjoys t lie distinction of having a bank presided over by a woman. The president of this bank is Mrs. Maty A, Miller, and she is said to lie the only woman bank president in the country. She is praelicaby owner as well uj I manager. The otllces in the institul lion are kept in tlie family, for Mrs. j Miller's son. George, is vice president j her son, James, cashier and his wife Elizabeth, assistant cashier and paying teller. Mrs. Miller moved intc Colorado with her husband in IHti.'l traveling by ox team and taking int' c 11 v ruiitv tn?" iiir>i liiU'MIIII},' i Mr. Miller died i*i 1*7S. When eoa was discovered on her land in hsK7 ; Mrs. Miller became a rich woman, She leases the mines to tiie operator | and invests her large revenues througli her hank. Mrs. Miller is regarded a; i the foremost business woman in tin j state. The Invincible Country lloj*. A glance at a list of the great mer ! of the big cities of the t 'nited States ; will prove beyond a doubt that tin | country-bred boy is far superior to hi! icily Isirncousin in point of business ' and professionial ability and gen | cral capacity. Many reasons are ad vanced for tIre success of the countrj boy in the large cities, but the on< | that seems to Int the nail on the hea< is that the youngster of the province: is taught to work, and hy this i: meant a good and honest day's work one of twelve hours, lie is a sticker too, wlio is willing to start in at tin bottom, and when you lind a countrj hoy who is a worker and a sticker, lit is invincible. You can't keep bin ; down. ilrh-r <?eiM There. Charleston has been a(11 icted will another negro oilieial, this time it the person of J. A. 1 trier, who ha: ' been appointed bv t'nited States Marshal Adams to tie a hallilY of tin court, succeeding a very competent and obliging white man, Capt. Isaac II. Maggetl. I trier look charge of hlr otlice Monday. The appointment ol i Itrier makes two negro bailiffs of the [ederal court. A GOOD SPEECH '! ill U tl Made at a Democratic Harmony U w Gathering in Brooklyn. fi P M THE DEMOCRACY OF THE WEST jj li K Was Iho Sul^Ject Dlsrussod by Ex- || tl Coii^roNsiiiaii Cbu<*. A. Towne, ft i; u Itopubllcan Who Turned w Democrat. I c* j The annual dinner of the Brooklyn j, Democratic club to commemorate the t< anniversary of the birth of James Monroe, and which had been spoken | j as a ''harmony dinner," was held at j i the Germania club rooms in Brooklyn w on Tuesday night of last week. There u ! was about 350 persons present, ller- n C ] ; man A. Met/., president of the club, presided, and those at the quests' f, | table included Charles A. Towne, of b | Minnesota, and James L. Slayden, of I Texas. Mr. Towne responded to the j toast, "The Democracy of the West," I saying in part: ^ ai "Ileal harmony is to be found more p ' in co-operation of effort than in vociferation of good intentions. What we ! need today is less discussion of our differences and piore emphasis on the j| i things about vfrhieh we agree. And a! surely these things furnish us a pro- (j gram tlian which none other ever more c| strongly appealed to the patriotism, ^ the reason, the conscience of the citi- Kl ! zcr.. The formulated and accepted p | principles of Democracy are the prin- p; i ciples that inspired the American Kcv- p( olution, that were proclaimed in the Declaration of Independence, and that n underlie tlie constitution of the Unl- c< ted States. They comprise substantiaily the doctrine of tlie inalienable c| right of self-government; of just taxa- (j tion; of religious liberty; of freedom of ^ tlie press; of trial by jury; of absolute e] equality under the law. They deny fc and condemn tlie entire system of j tyranny and favoritism that make up ; today the code and practice of the lle1 publican party. Show me one great g purpose or policy of the dominant party that Is not In irreconcilable coniliet with the very spirit and theory of q our Institutions. Over against the ? portentous shadow of colonial empire now looming in the eastern seas, 1 ai place the glorious accomplishment of v, our ancestors who rebelled against a C{ colonial status and founded a new kind ^ of government among the nations. one limited to the ends of Justice and j seeking the source of its power In the t) consent of the governed. The existIng system of special privilege that c; either creates or fosters conditions un- ^ der which monopoly has become more powerful, more splendid and more insolent than ever medieval feudalism ' was, 1 confront with that great doctrine of American liberty which, as Sl : formulated by 1 liomas Jefferson, be- K i came and remains a fundamental tenet ! of Democratic taith: 'Equal rights *' I for all, special privileges to none.' ^ j This doctrine is a charter of universal c I opportunity. This opens the road to ' i j legitimate effort. Under it, ability ' ; and genius are insured a fair tield un- * I vexed by executive caprice or legjsla- ' 1 live contrivance. " "The name of Monroe, which we j1 mention with grateful remembrance " tonight, is immortally associated with *' | the dedication of tills hemisphere to the righteous experiment of self-gov' j ernment. The American people is a ^ : unit in tlie maintenance of that prop 1 osition. hut a greater danger threat- , ! ens than any menace to the Monroe 1 ., ; Doctrine. That doctrine applies to ( the outer boundaries of liberty. The rj assault of tlie Republican party is ? against the citadel itself, of what v avail to mankind to preserve for a i j] ' while tiie soil of South and Central 11. America from t lie burden of monarchl-' r. ( ral systems, if meanwhile we arc to I ^ ' surrender the government of the Uni- j j ' j ted States to t lie practices of absolut-' v ism? Why vindicate to the people of | j i neighboring republics the right to be ' I lltlHicI l.rKn/l In th? ronnlitir... ,.t H.M. j own affairs unless we propose also to s restore to American citizenship its > e '! original prerogatives? Kings may as J \ . well rule in Spanish-America if legal- t *: ized monopoly is to Ik? king in the j e : great republic. I g "This, fellow-citizens, as it seems s to me, indicates clearly. enough * the I ^ Iduty and the opportunity of the M 'Democratic party now and in the.s > | campaign of 1904. To restore tlie ; d ' | ancient landmarks of the constitution, f ! to wrest from private interest the ? | control of the government and bring the people to their own again; is not j this a program in which all genuine ' 4 Democrats can unite? And if a man I 'f ' honestly Join in such a cause, is he . I not a Democrat? Speaking for myII self, as a man who advocated >>efore ; > hundreds of thousands of citizens in i I many states the principles of the ! . I Democratic platforms of 1896 and * 1900, and who believed in those princi< pies then, and lielievc in them now, \ ' as applicable to the same conditions, j ' I am very frank to declare my conviction that both justice and expediency demand that no greater test, of a ' man's Democracy should be required i , today than his belief in and readiness i to labor for the principles that are at . stake today. If a man Is sincerely 1 i with me now I have not the right, t ; either to deny him the glory of fight- v j ing nor to deprive myself of Ids assls- 11 ; tance in our common cause on the 11 ? gioiind that we were not agreed upon j v r a former occasion. , f i) "Let me not ho misunderstood. 1 1I" | do not mean that a man's attitude in j d / - 3U0 and 1930 is now to Ik; inquired bout. It Is possible that he may len haye been a profound believer in le Kreat fundemental principals- of emocracy, but that he may have ithhcld his support from the party om either honest doubt made the articular policies advocated would ibserve these prim iples or from mj ncerc conviction that they would ut. On the other hand, cither beefs or sympathies adverse to the A|| encrul doctrines of tlie party may ave caused 1dm to make of tliese parcular policies an excuse or pretense >r inactivity or for open aid to the Republican program. In tlie former isc I maintain that a man, if lie be ow in harmony witli Democratic r ui poses, lias a ritfht to a seat at the jiiusel table and a plaee in tlie iiirht- Oc lines. In tlie latter ease. I con- his Mid just as stoutly, lie should neither wa (peet or receive the treatment of a . lend and ally. I lis place is among ?' le ranks of the enemy. To those temoerats, therefore, who were not tri 1th the party in 18!?0 or P'OO let {)|S s say: Arc you sincerely with us ( ow? If they answer 'Yes,' let us (amine the record of those cam- ki| aigns only as bearing upon their good zcr litli. If satisfied with that 1 shall me e glad for my party to keep step with mi and them to the music of thecon.i t tit ion and the Declaration of In- ?' ependcnce until ttie principles of inn atli are once again the recognized in ud honored bulwarks of the rcpub- din t:- hai I'.Oitor llcnrat Taken a Itrble. Congressman-elect Wm. Randolph j learst, proprietor of The American j Kll| nd evening Journal of New York, the tll] hicago American and the San Fran- i fn sco Examiner, was married in New ork Tuesday to Miss Milliccnt Will- | sja n. daughter of George II. Wlllson, } m'j resident of the Advance Music com-1 co, any of that city. Tlic ceremony was ;U)( erformcd in the chantry of Grace1 J>(j tiurch, Bishop Potter oflleiating. A j Q(1( iber of the personal friends of the j aiple were present. Mr. Hearst's' rr,? est man was < >rrin Peck of San Fran- i g isco, and the witnesses were S. S. arvalho and P. J. Mar. The newly larrled couple will sail by the steam- ( r Kaiser Wilhelm II this afternoou ra. sr Europe. (je in A Hack Set. ( Ry a decision last week the United \,rj tates Supreme Court sustained pf io clause of the new constitution of ha labama disfranchising colored voters, ag iles, a colored man was denied the is rivilege of registering as a voter un- isl; er the new constitution of Alabama, wl nd the case was brought to test the i?, ulldity of the portion to the state i <}i institution bearing upon this ques- i?t: on. The relief sought wa>> denied on en ae ground that the case was political, til ustlce Holmes who delivered the j th pinion said that for the court to In-1 for irfcre would lie unheard of relief in 1 th ises presenting only political ques- eit Ions. ; <lii I SOI lie Killed Two. { t j, A special to the Augusta Clironlcle (,e tys a double, murder occured at a ne- tic ro church three miles from Talbot- > in, Ga., on Tuesday of last week. ! udge Mahone, Pete Harvey, Shep; 'easy and John Mahone were playing , raps near the church, a dispute arose. *)a ohn Mahone, the father-in-law of 1,1 udge Mahone, requested Judge to ill Veasy and Harvey, which lie did. de loth negroes escaped, but John Maone was arrested Tuesday and placed ar i the Talbot.ton jail. Judge Mahone ? still at large and Is thought to lie in cu itlanta. Bi Three to Hung. j)j For the first time in the history of of he state of Tennessee three negro i cd rothers have been sentenced to hang | mi he same day for tlie same crime, ca rhich was murder. John, Pete and kn lay Johnson wcro sentenced by J udge I th "yler to be hanged May The crime j an as committed in the Needmors j th Iclnity Oct. l. A negro festival was J be ri progress and Oscar Redmond, color- j pr d, was engaged to keep the peace, i Fi ?he Johnson brothers attended the th estival and raised a disturbance, tedmond attempted to quiet liim gu 'lien tliev killed him. j te A Bank Kohbed. fn .... , ? n ID A special from La Grange, N. C., | jn ays: The safe of House Pros., bank- Cj, rs, was blown open after midnight Vednesd ly night and about 8J,500 aken by burglars, who effected their scape. There were six men In t.hell.i ang and 1L is believed they left In a ta tolen rig, owned by Dr. J. M. 11<fr< Vhlle operations were In progress ex 'rentis Wooten, who rooms across the to t.reet, put his head out of the win- th ow, but a bullet from the burglars br orccd him to take cover. Itloodhounds | otl lave been -sent for. , wi Mangled tlnilrr Car Whoeltt. A dispatch from Charleston to The j j{] itate says II. S. Jones of Columbia l ell off an Atlantic Coast line train 1 Vednesday night near Magnolia eros-; a ing and his arm was so badly mangled iy the wheels passing over It that the in nember was amputated early Thurs- j|; lay morning at the city hospital. n, vines had been in Charleston for sev- ((), ral days and was on his way to Lanes , ,h ireliminary to returning to Columbia. t), le is unable to say how he fell from u lie ear or tell anything about It. ! nj I at Fatally Iturnril. A dispatch from Helton to The1 V. itate says Mrs. Stuart, a lady living ot n the mill village, was. a fatally turned Thursday. It, seems that! vhlle she was cooking dinner a lire irand dropped from the stove unno- | tli iced and set her clothing atire. She J w< vas horribly burned from head to in oot before assistance could reach her. da iho is still living but Is expected to tli llo at any moment. m 1 HE WHOLE TRUTH. e Awfuly Disgrace to the American Arm Told by FE COMMANDER OF THE ARMY i Awful Story of Murder, Torture, Kxtortlon and Unnecessary Cruelty in tlic PhilipplncH Inland*. The extended report of Lieutenant neral Nelson A. Miles concerning i observations in the Philippines, s made public last week by the war ^artment. It is dated Feb. 19, )3, and covers all features of his p through the islands, together with i recommendations. Jcneral Miles describes a visit to pa, wherff, he says, a party of cltlis, headed by the acting prcsidente, t iiim and stated that they desired make complaint of harsh treatment the people of that community, say! that they had been concentrated towns and had suffered great inanities, "that fifteen of their people d been tortured by what is known th^ water torture, and that one in. i highly respected citizen, aged years, named Vicente Luna, while Tering from the effects of the torre and unconscious, was dranged iin Ids house, which had been set lire, and burned to death. They iteu that these atrocities were comtted by a company of scouts under mnand of Lieutenant llennessj, d that their people had been crowdinto towns, 000 being confined to e building." A doctor of the party said ho was idy to testify that some of the 000 d from suffocation. SIMILAR ATROCITIES. fjcneral Miles then refers toother ics, saying tliat on the Island of bu, it was reported and published November, 1902, "that two officers, ptain Samuels, Forty-fourth lufanUnited States volunteers, and eut. Fetter, Nineteenth Infantry, d "committed similar atrocities ainst the people of that Island. It also reported that at Laoag, on the and of Luzon, two natives were lipped to death. At Tacloban, yte, it was reported that Mujor enn ordered Lieut. Caulifleld, illippine scouts, to take eight prlsoni out into the country and that if ey did not guide him to the eampof e insurgent qutson, lie was not to Ing them back. It was stated that e men were takenout and that they ;her did not or could not do as rccted. One of the men who had a a among the scouts, was spared, but e others were shot or bayonetted to nth, some being in a kneeling posim at that time. THE l'HIKSTS TOUTUIIKD. "At Calbayog, Samar, it was reporttiiat several men in that district d been subjected to watercure. I saw ree men who had been subjected to is treatment. One was the presinte of the town, Mr. Uosales, who owed mo long, deep scars on his m, which, tie said, were caused by e cords with which lie was bound, ttlng into Ills tlesh. "The second man was named Jose irga and the third was l'adre Jose lazncs, who stated that he was one til ree priests who had been subjectto torture by the troops under eommd of Lieut. Gaupot, Tenth valry; that his front teeth had been nicked out, which was apparent; at he was otherwise maltreated, id robbed of $300. It was stated at these priests were taken out to killed and were saved only by the ompt action of Major Carrington. rst infantry, who sent out for em. "Lieut. Gaujot was tried, pleaded tilty, and was given the trivial sennee of three months' suspension jm command, forfeiting $50 per until for the same period. Ills pleadg guilty prevented all the facts and rcumstances being developed. OUT TO TOKTL'HK. "It appears that Mnjor Glenn, eut. Conger and a party of asstsnts and native scouts were moved um place to place for the purpose of torting statements by means of rture and it became so notorious at lIiis party was catyed 'Glenn's igade.' Wlietlier It was possible for icial.". to lie engaged in such acts th' ut the personal knowledge of e general upon whose staff they ?re serving at the time, namely, igaoier General Hughes, 1 leave for hers to conjecture. "These facts came to my notice in casual way, and many others of nilar character have been reported diiferent parts of ttic archipelago, i fact, I was informed that it was nimon talk at the place where lice rs congregated that such transacts bad been carried on either with !0 connivance or approval of certain iimanding otflcers. It is, however ost gratifying to state that such roclties have been condemned by ch commanders as Generals Lawton. aiie, Summer, Leo Baldwin and hers. T1IK OKUKU IIK OAVK. "I found that with certain otllcers ie impression prevails that sucii acts f?rc Just I liable and I felt it my duty, order to correct such erroneous and ingerous impression, and to prevent ie possibility of such acts being comItted in the future, which must im pair the good name of Aioer'can aroih and bring discredit to our service for all tune, 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 Hell and claims that they were in di rect violation of the law. lie 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 reconeentration camp, says General Miles, were "considered prisoners of war, but were compelled to buy food from those who held them at a large profit." General Miles characterizes this as unprecedented. AS TO TIIK MOKOS. Of the Moros General Miles says: "The problem of reducing or controlling these people in cast; of continued hostilities does not appear to be a dilllcult one. They are very poorly armed, and have no means of withstanding our mountain artillery and Held mortars. Their forts possess but slight resisting power and can easily be destroyed by modern artillery." Of the roads to Lake Lanan. he says: "At the time of my visit there were 000 of our men at work on this road The heat was iutense, and there were at kthe time seventy men sick and some 200 men on sick report. Unless there should be some great military necessity ?and 1 know of none?this work should not be performed by troops. There appeared to be very dissatisfaction and just ground for complaint." The more important observations and recommendations of General Miles are as follows: "The general condition of the troops in the archipelago was creditable to themselves and to the country. The officers and soldiers made a good appearance. "The effect of the climate is a most serious detriment to the service. The men go there in perfect health and In the prime of manhood, but as a body arc seriouslv affected in the course of two or three years service. Very few escape, but the majority are debilitated. MILITARY STATIONS. "As the military stations, with but few exceptions, are very remote, and , the troops arc required to lie In communities that are neither bonetlclal nor congenial to them, the service is depressing, and to some extent, has a demoralizing effect. During visits to the garrisons, it so happened that 1 did not sec a single soldier under the Influence of liquor. As the result of my observations, It is my Judgment that the discontinuance of the liquor feature of the canteen has been beneficial. Temptation was removed from the Immediate presence of the young men of the army and they are less likely to indulge in liquor. "The number of troops that will be required to occupy the Philippine is1 binriw fctill nr/ihlomut i/>-? 1 Whllo it is claimed that the people are pr^fMed, evidences of hostility toward American sovereignty are apparent. The newspapers published in ixjth Spanish and English contain almost daily accounts of hostilities, depredations or disturbances of the peace. Against these armed bands the civil government is employing the constabulary, a force of about 0,000. "1 found a large proportion of the troops occupying church property, monasteries, colleges and convents. This 1 believe to be entirely wrong, and it should Ihj discontinued without delay. "While the supplies as a rule, have been abundant and of good quality, there is, in my opinion, too much cold storage meat used for the good of the troops. Its constant use becomes very distasteful, and in the opinion of many eminent physicians, it is not the most healthful." General Miles says the Philippine islands are as defenseless today as they were five years ago and renews his recommendation that at least one strategic position be fortified beyond the possibility of capture by any foreign Meet or fleets. "In my Journeys through the archipelago I was frequently appealed to aid in assisting the people to obtain a food supply, of which they will be in great need In the near future. 1 do not think there is today a people so severely afflicted as the eight million of inhabitants of this archipelago. Pestilence has prevailed, having been in some districts a serious scourge, reiilllt.lnir rnr\nrfnrl nf nnorl.. r. .V|/V1 1V.U UlttU'Ui 'Kill 1J 75,000 people, while it is estimated that the number not reported is fully as large." General Miles reeoramended that transports should l?e used to bring out wheat and corn, and then used to bring carabos and cattle. Shot Out Roth F.)th. II. II. Haas, assistant surgeon in the United States navy, attempted suicide at a hotel at Staunton, Va., Wednesday by shooting. The hall entered the right temple and lodged in the left, near the surface, destroying both eyes. He was conscious when found and asked for his pistol to tlnish the job. He left several letters to friends, also a request to notify T. N. Haas, lawyer, llarrishurg, Va., ; t hat his brother was dead. His reason was, "Am in trouble, want to die." His condition is very critical. Haas was on a furlough., his station being ; Portsmouth, Va. A Fatal Fall. At Monchcster. N. II, Wilbert It. ,; Hamlin, a painter. Jumped up on some i staging 50 feet above the ground In | order to test it Wednesday morning. I The slugging broke and Hamlin was . precipitated to the sidewalk. He struck on his head and was killed in. | stantly. GEN. MILES PLAN. He 8ays Good Roads Should be Made With Public Money as WATERWAYS HAVE BEEN MADE. Bryan Itrcrlvm an Ovation and Trll* Why the Farmer in Kntitlod to Gi)od Public Highway*. The International Good ltoads Convention met in St. Louis on Mon(LlV of last. Wi-plr Su.nnt.or T .'lflmnr r\f 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 itoads and National Aid." He said, in part: "Our government has expended 8500,000 for the improvement of harbors and waterways and now the attention of the public is being called to our p<4>tal roads and avenues of communication that are most useful and important to all our people. "IT such expenditures of the national treasure have been made in the past for the development of railroads and waterways, is it not now a most appropriate time that the improvement of our roads should receive national attention and governmental aid?" Kx-Governor Ilogg of Texas pointed out the necessity for good roads, which, lie believed could be secured only through the aid of the national government. He spoke of the insular policy of the government aud said if some of the money that is being squandered in the Philippines could be used here in the improvement of highways, our roads would be In far better condition. BRYAN RECEIVES AN OVATION. Wm. J. Bryan spoke at the afternoon session, receiving an ovation. He said, In part: "The expenditure of money for the permanent improvement of the common roads can be defended, first as a matter of Justice to the people who live in the country; second, as a matter of advantage to the peoplo 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 & fact easily ascertained, that the people In tile country while njivlrur their full share of county, State and federal taxes, receive as a rule only tbe 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 is 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 lias an additional need for good roads in order that he may be kept in j communication with the outside world." PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT SPEAKS. Immediately upon the arrival of , President Roosevelt in St. Louis on , Wednesday he was driven to the Good I Itoad Convention. The military companies and a platoon of police had beon waiting two blocks away, and as soon as the line of carriages apparcd a : slower march was taken up to cover t hi? l.lirpp mili-s tn ( Irloiin Hall P?r? pie were congregating along the streets and wildly cheered us the president passed. He continually doffed his I hat in acknowledgment. The hall was packed with a crowd, which 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 associations. "Roads," he declared, "tell the greatness of a nation. The inlluence of the nations which have not lieen road builders has been evanescent. Rome, the most powerful of the older civilizations, left her Impress Ou literature and speech; 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 Tegulatlng the llow from the country to the city of young men and young women. IVMtoftlcn Robbers Convicted. Thomas Hamilton, William Oliver and J. A. lilrd, charged with breaking luto the postotlicc at Autun, near Pendleton, o.i the 2nd of February, and also with breaking into the postonice at lva, Anderson county, on the 3rd of February, 1U03, were convicted of the charge in the United Sates Court on Wednesday and sentenced to five years in the penitentiary.