The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, May 06, 1903, Image 3
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 '!
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Made at a Democratic Harmony U
w
Gathering in Brooklyn. fi
P
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THE DEMOCRACY OF THE WEST jj
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Was Iho Sul^Ject Dlsrussod by Ex- ||
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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
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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.