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VOL. XVII. MANY LIVES LOST. .. ?. t Miilio>kcfcof Tor' of Rock Crush the ?yuu v/i r Bleeping Victims. A TOWN WIPED OFF THE MAP. < ???? Thuiitl* rout* 81iocU When tho (Jreat Slide Occurred. Women and Children Killed in the Twinkling of an Kyo. A dispatch from Vancouver, British f Columbia, says tlio little town of Kffitth _s|^nated at the foot liills, on tiie eastern slope of the Itockv inoun tains, was overwhelmed with disaster about I..to 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 ttie 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 iu 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 tlssure; three-quarters of a mile long. The Old Man river, which runs through the town, was completely dammed up nod tiie railroad track was rendered impassable for a distance of two miles. The number of known dead Is now placed at 112. Of these IK men arc 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 ihe tiying rock as they lay usleep in their beds. The list of those killed is not yet obtainable. About 00 of the dead are said to be women and elill 11I t5ll. MILLIONS OK TONS. Half the inhabitants of tlie town awakened to a realization of the impending danger, when from the top of Turtle mountain, overlooking the sett lenient, millions of tons of rock were hurled. The frank mines, operated by the French Canadian Coal company across the river from the town, were seen to bo burled under hundreds of feet of rock just as the morning light was breaking. Inside of live minutes from the tlrsi 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 the great risk they ran of being buried under the rocks, which were still being precipitated from the lofty mountain top. The volunteer relief f ?rce was unable to get Into the mine, but managed to net near enough to determine t hat not a man at the workings had escaped death. Many had been ft ai fully mangled. The disaster was merciful to those men who were employed above ground, in that they must have been killed Insfcantlv. while Lhosc men in the workings of 1 l.e mines may yet be alive if they have air lo breathe. If all the air shafts to l he mine were closed up under that awful avalanche, all the men must have died by Wednesday afternoon. The disaster was not con fiend to the vicinity of the mine alone, for many of the dwelling houses in the town of Frank wore 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 bad 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 TERRIFIC snOCK. The shock resultant upon the 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 majority of the dwellings In the town, so that they are unsafo to live in iind manv hiindrprta nf r?nr?nln will have to live In the open or under such temporary shelter as may be procurable. The railroad track for a distance of two miles or more east of the station is covered with from 10 to 10 feet iro ^jck and the telegraph wires - Gallfi V All communication is \ bt, ? vdfyhicted over one wire running west, and this one line is so blocked with private messages and inquiries from the outside that it is only with the greatest dilllculty that press matters can bo sent out. At dusk Wednesday the rock was still being thrown on the town from Turr<% mountain, and it is impossible to venture within half a mile of the mine workings. It Is now certain that 18 men arc burled in the workjpgH. All hope for them has been abandoned. All hope for them has been abandoned. The streets are browded with the relatives and friends of those known to be entombed. The women arc behaving in a most heroic manner. There is no explanation for the continued upheaval of rock. The eruptive Iniluences seem to centre at the crown of Turtle mountain. i ,1 i I i TIIKKATKNKD WITH KLtK>l>. Overwhelmed by countless tuns of rock the little mining town of Frank, in southwestern Alberta. Is threatened with complete destruction by Mood, old Man's river, Which llows through , the centre of the town, Is damned up by the falling rocks to the height of j nearly 100 feet and the entire valley above the town is Hooded for miles. A ! big body of water is pressing with j force upon the dam, the only pro teci tlon the town of Frank now has unless the river shall lind another channel. Should the impromptu dam break, the entire village would he j swept away. The latest information from Frank Is somewhat more reas- j suring than earlier news, in that there i now seems to he less danger than was at tirst anticipated of extensive disaster. The threatened Mood, which bid fair to duplicate the Johnstown disaster, seems less probable. A large force of men has been at work trying to create a new channel that the {dammed up water of the Old Man's! I river may be run olf. The men will; j work throughout the night, and It is : hoped that the water will be runing through the new channel before morn Ing. FIFTEEN M1XKK8 ESCAPED. Most, of the men imprisoned in the I mine, whose death at 11 rst seemed certain, got out alive late Wednesday afternoon. There were 17 men in t.ne mine. Two died from sudoral ion, ; but the other 15 worked their way i out. The rescuing party above ground despaired of saving the entombed miners, for the entrance was bloeke ! by Immense piles of broken rocks, i The miners within, however, found an exit where there was less rock and ; after cutting their way through :?0; feet of debris all but two emerged from the mine uninjured. One of t lie imprisoned who so narrowly escaped ! death went home after emerging from the mine and found ids house destroyed and his wife and six children dead. There is now plenty'of air in the mine and the inside workings are Intact. TIIK CAUSE EXPLAINED. A special from Frank estimates the total number of dead at U5. The latest theory as to the cause of the disaster Is that it was due to a roek slide which carried the top of Turtle mountain down upon t! e village below. It is now thought that was supposed 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. ?rrr~ mot on a lioat. A dispatch from Beaufort to The State savs the steamer Clayton left Savannah early Wednesday morning with a negro excursion for Daufuskie i 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 tiie boat, but afterwards gave himself up. The fight was begun by Thomas shooting a negro woman through the nose and when Ingram endeavored to defend her Thomas shot him three times, killing Ingram almost Intantly. Provided with a warrant from Magistrate T. G. White, Sheriff Porter left Beaufort Wednesday afternoon for Savannah in response to a notification from the Savannah police authorities that all the negroes were in custody. They will be brought here f<>r preliminary trial. Woman President of a Hank. The town of Lafayette, Colo., en-, joys the distinction of having a bank ' presided over by a woman. The president of this bank is Mrs. Miry A. Miller, and she is said to be the only woman bank president In the country. I She is practically owner as well as j manager. The oillees 111 the InstituI tion are kept in tho family, for Mw. Miller's son, George, 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 1863, traveling by ox team and taking into the state the lirst threshing machine. Mr. Miller died in 1878. When coal was discovered on her land In 1887 Mrs. Miller became a rich woman. She leases the mines to the operators and Invests her large revenues through her bank. Mrs. Miller is regarded as the foremost business woman in the state. The InvlnclMo Country Roy. A glance at a list of the great men of the big cities of the United States wiil prove beyond a doubt that the country-bred boy is far superior to ids city born cousin In point of business and professionlal ability and general capacity. Many reasons are ad vunceu i??r uie success or the country boy In the large cities, but the one that seems to hit the nail on the head Is that the 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, ne Is Invincible. You can't keep him down. A Warning. When soldiers camped In Greenville a young soldier by the name of Hettinger married Adelc Grace Kettle, aged 14. Her parents objected and took the girl home. The soldier has now become Captain Charles II. Hettinger, military Instructor at South Jersey Institute, N. J. He now asks for a divorce on the ground of desertion. These foolish girls bring about much trouble by their indiscretions In marrying. CONWAY, f A (J001) SPEECH Made at a Democratic Harmony Gathering in Brooklyn. THE DEMOCRACY OF THE WEST ? Wuh the Sul\ji>ct Discussed by Ex* ConRr<'KHiiian Chus. A. Towne, u ItepiihlicHti Who Turnnd Democrat. The annual dinner of the Brooklyn Democratic club to commemorate the anniversary of the birth of James Monroe, and which had been spoken as a "harmony dinner," was held at the Germania club rooms in Brooklyn on Tuesday ni^ht of last week. There was about 350 persons present. Herman A. Met/., president of the club, presided, and those at the quests' table included Charles A. Towne, of Minnesota, and James L. Slay den, of Texas. Mr. Towne responded to the toast. "The Democracy of the. West,:" saying in part: "Heal harmony is to be found more in co-operation of etTort than in vociferation of good intentions. What we in cJ today is less discussion of ourdiffcrenccs and more emphasis on the1 tilings aTTout which we agree. And I surely these things furnish us a pro-! gram than which none other ever more ! strongly appealed to tho patriotism,' tho reason, the conscience of tho citizen. Tho formulated and accepted principles of Democracy are the principles that Inspired the American Revolution, that were proclaimed In the Declaration of Independence, and that underlie tho constitution of the United States. They comprise substantially the doctrine of the Inalienable right of self-government; of Just taxation; of religious liberty; of freedom of the press: of trial by jury; of absolute equality under the law. They deny and condemn the entire system of tyranny and favoritism that make up today the code and practice of the Republican party. Show mo one great purpose or policy of the dominant party that is not in irreconcilable conflict with the very spirit and theory of our Institutions. Over against the portentous shadow of colonial empire now looming in the eastern seas, I place the glorious accomplishment of our ancestors who rebelled against a colonial status and founded a new kind of government among the nations, one limited to the ends of Justice and seeking the source of Its power in the consent of the governed. The existing system of special privilege that either creates or fosters conditions under which monopoly has become more powerful, more splendid and more insolent than ever medieval feudalism was, I confront with that great doc-Irine of American liberty which, as formulated by JL'homas Jefferson, became and remains a fundamental tenet of Democratic faith: 'Equal rights for all, special privileges to none.' This doctrine is a charter of universal opportunity. This opens the road to legitimate effort. Under it, ability and genius are insured a fair Held unvexed by executive caprice or leglsla? I.... f .... IIH'UUIllI I VUIItf. "The name of Monroe, which we mention with grateful remembrance tonight, is immortally associated with the dedication of this hemisphere to the righteous experiment of self-government. The American people is a unit in the maintenance of that prop ositlon. hut a greater danger threatens than any menace to the Monroe Doctrine. That doctrine applies to the outer boundaries of liberty. The assault of the Republican party is against the citadel itself. Of what avail to mankind to preserve for a while the soil of South and Central America from the burden of monarchical systems, if meanwhile we are to surrender the government of the United States to the practices of absolutism? Why vindicate to the people of neighboring republics the right to be undisturbed In the regulation of their own affairs unless we propose also to restore to American citizenship its original prerogatives? Kings may as well rule In Spanish-America if legalized monopoly Is to be king In the great republic. "This, fellow-citizens, as it seems f/\ rvi n i >t/llnn /\<i / ! An ?l ? m>A\ti/?l\ * iw mi;, iiivuv.(iiAM i trail/ unuu^u till: duty and the opportunity of the Democratic party now and In the campaign of 1904. To restore the ancient landmarks of the constitution, to wrest from private Interest the control of the government and bring the neople to their own again; Is not this a program In which all genuine Democrats can unite? And If a man honestly Join In such a cause, Is he not a Democrat? Speaking for myself, as a man who advocated before hundreds of thousands of citizens In many states the principles of the Democratic platforms of 1890 and 1900, and who believed in those principles then, and believe In them now, as applicable to the same conditions. 1 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 today than his belief in and readiness to laln?r for the principles that are at stake today. If a man is sincerely with me now 1 have not the right, either to deny him the glory of lighting nor to deprive myself of his assistance In our common cause on the ground that we were not agreed upon a former occasion. "Let me not be misunderstood. 1 do not mean that a man's attitude In OVVtl 5. C., THURSDAY, ; 1800 and 1030 Is now to be Inquired about. It is possible that be may then have been a profound believer In the great fundemental principals of Democracy, but that lie 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 not. On the other hand, either be- ' llefs or sympathies adverse to the I 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 Republican program, in the former ease I maintain that a man, if be be now in harmony with Democratic purposes, lias a ri^rlrt. to a seat at the counsel table and a place in the lighting lines, in the latter case, I contend just as stoutly, lie should neither expect, or receive the treatment of a friend and ally. 11 is place is among t lie ranks of the enemy. To those Democrats, therefore, who were not with the party in 1890 or 1900 let us say: Are you sincerely with us now? If they answer 'Yes/ let us examine the record of those campaigns only as bearing upon their good faith. If satistled with that I shall lie glad for my party to keep step with you and them to the music of the constitution and the Declaration of In-I dependence until the principles of both arc once again the recognized and honored bulwarks of tue republic." Kor tlio Thoughtful. If Christ possessed no other au- | thority than that derived from his blameless and heroic life, ids testimony might ho sot against that of ; all the nun hid, the. diseased, i he blind, ,.?wl ^.11 U,!.w1 .1 i - 1 hum iiiu * ? i i-11111h it:u llilVU UOrilf witness tn tho futility of virtue and elTort. In knowledge of life It Is spiritual rectitude and Insight whloh count; numbers have no sigulllcanoe. If we are to suiter, lot us suitor as he did, In sublime silence; If we arc to be scourged and rejected, let us keep our spiritual dignity amid tho squalor of sin; If we are to die, lotus die for and with our race. Such a hearing plucks the bitterness nut of sorrow, and makes death a revelation of Immortality. And such a hearing t ranslates j life into a speech l ull of spiritual reality and promise. ? Hamilton W. Mable. ' Howard Found Ouilty. At Frankfort, Ky., In the third i trial of James Howard for the killing j of Gov. William Goebcl, over three years, ago, tho prisoner was found gull- j ty. The Jury tlrst reported that It could j not agree. Judge (Jantrell then sent j its members back with Instructions to remain until an agreement was j reached. A half h ur later the Jury again reported with a verdict of guilty, and fixing the punishment at life imprisonment. The Jurors nil voted lor a verdict of guilty, the disagreement being as to the extent of punishment. Death was favored by all hut Juror Rurkes, who announced that he would under no circumstances vote for the death penalty and a verdict for life sentence was agreed upon. Kditor Hearst Tukes a Hrlde. Congressman-elect Win. Randolph Hearst, proprietor of The American and evening Journal of New York, the Chicago American and the San Francisco Examiner, was married In New York Tuesday to Miss Mtllicent Willson, daughter of George H. Wlllson, president of the Advance Music company of that city. The ceremony was nnt-r^^AA/i i - t - * ' ' pgi ivji iiiuu in IIIU i llrtllli y Ul wrucc ; church, Bishop Hotter officiating. A n ;ber of tho personal friends of the couple wore present. Mr. Hearst's best man was On in Hock of San Francisco, and the witnesses were S. S. Carvalho and 1'. J. Mar. The newly married couple will sail by the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm II this afternoon for Europe. A Hack Set. By a decision last week the Fnited States Supreme Court sustained the clause of the new constitution of Alabama disfranchising colored voters. Giles, a colored man was denied the privilege of registering as a voter under the new constitution of Alabama, and the case was brought to test the validity of tho portion to the state constitution bearing upon this question. The relief sought, was denied on the ground that the case was political. justice Jioimes who delivered the I opinion said that for the court to In-1 terfere would be unheard of relief In cases presenting only political questions. Three to Hung. For the first time In the history of the state of Tennessee three negro I brothers have been sentenced to hang i the same day for the same crime, which was murder. John, Pete and ; Clay Johnson were sentenced by Judge Tyler to be hanged May 2(J. The crime 1 was committed In the Need mors j vicinity Oct. 1. A negro festival was In progress and Oscar liedmond, color- j ed, was engaged to keep the peace. | The Johnson brothers attended the j festival and raised a disturbance. Redmond attempted to quiet him when they killed him. A Hank Robbed. A special from La Orange, N. 0., says: The safe of Rouse Pros., bankers, was blown open after midnight Wednesday night and about $3,,000 taken by burglars, who effected their escape. There were six men in the gang and it Is believed they left In a stolen rig, owned by I)r. J. M. Hodges. While operations were in progress Preritls Wooten, who rooms across the street, put his head out of the window, but a bullet from the burglars forced him to take cover, llloodhounds j have been sent for. |p MIX MAY 7, ll)()3. I THE WHOLE TRtfTH. Tho Awfuly Disgrace to the American Arm Told by THE COMMANDER OF THE ARMY. Ail Awl"uI Story of Murder, Torture, lOxtortlon and t'iiticcc*Hnry Cruelty in the l*hill|>piiiOH IsIiumIm. Tho extended report of Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles concerning Ills observations in the Philippines, was nade public last week by the war department. It is dated Feb. 19, 190*1, and covers all features of his trip through the islands, together with Ids recommendations. General Miles describes a visit to Llpa, where, ho says, a party of citizens, headed hy the acting prosidentc, met him and statod that they desired to make complaint of harsh treatment o! the people of that community, sayg that they had been concentrated In towns and had suffered great indignities, "that llftocn of their people had been tortured by what is known as the water torture, and that one man, a highly rcspeetedciti7.cn, aged 55 years, named Vicente Luna, while suffering from the effects of the torlure and unconscious, was dragged iiom Ids house, which had been set on tire, and burned to death. They stated that these atrocities were committed by a company of scouts under command of Lieutenant Hennessy, and that their people had been crowded Into towns, 000 being confined to one building." A doctor of the party said ho was ready to testify that some of the 000 died from suffocation. SIMILAR ATROOITIKrt. General Miles then refers to other cases, saying that on the Island of (Jehu, it was reported and published in November, 1002. "that twoofllcers, Captain Samuels, Forty-fourth infantry, United States volunteers, and Lieut, l'eeter, Nineteenth infantry, hud committed similar atrocities against the people of that island. It Is also reported that at Laoag, on the island of Li)7.nn, two natives were whipped to death. At Tacloban, Leyte, It was reported that Major Glenn ordered Lieut. Caullileld, Philippine scouts, to take eight prisoners out into the coootry and that If they did not guide him to the camp of the insurgent quison, he was not to bring them back, it was stated that the men were taken out anil tuat they either did not or could not do as directed. One of the men who had a son among the scouts, was spared, but the others were shot or hayonctted to death, some being in a kneeling position at that time. THIS 1'IIIKSTS TOIiTUKKD. "At Calbayog, Samar, it was reported that several men in that district had been subjected to water cure. 1 saw three men who had been subjected to this treatment. One was the preside nte of the town, Mr. Rosalcs, who showed mo long, deep scars on ids arm, which, he said, wore caused by the cords with which lie was bound, cutting into his Mesh. "The second man was named .Jose Borga and the third was Padre Jose Diaznes. who stated that he war one of three priests who had boon subject-' cd to torture by the troops under command of Lieut. Gaupot, Tenth cavalry; that his front teeth had been knocked out, which was apparent; that ho was otherwise maltreated, and robbed of $300. It was stated that theso priests were taken out to be killed and were saved only by the prompt action of Major Carrington, First infantry, who sent out for the ,1. "Lieut. Oaujot was tried, pleaded guiiiv, and was given the trivial sentence of three months' suspension from command, forfeiting $.10 per morth for the samo period. His pleading guilty prevented all the facts and circumstances being developed. OUT TO TOIITUUE. "It. appears that Major Glenn, Lieut. Conger and a party of assistants and native scouts were moved from place to place for the purpose of (Xtorting statements by means of torture and it becamo so notorious that this party was called 'Glenn's brigade.' Whether it was possible fur officials to be engaged in such acts | without the personal knowledge of ; the general upon whoso staff they ! were serving at the time, namely, Mrigadler General Hughes, 1 leave for i others to conjecturo. "Theso facts came to my notice in a casual way, and many others of similar character have been reported hi different parts of tho archipelago. In fact, I was Informed that It was common talk at the place where officers congregated that such transactions had been carried on either with tho connivance or approval of certain commanding officers. It is, however most gratifying to state that such atrocities have been condemned by such commanders as Generals Lawton. Wade, Summer, Lee Laid win and others. I ToCn I Take Laxative Broi I Seven Million bom soM In post 12 i ~, 1 I 1 TilK OHDKIt UK OAVK. "I found that with certain ortlccr> the Impression prevails that such actwore justifiable ami I felt It my duty In order to correct such erroneous and dangerous Impression, and to present the |K)' siblllty of such nets being committed In the future, which must impair the good name of American arms and tiring discredit to our service for all time, to dlnct that any orders or circulars <>4 personal Inst ruction which would inspire or encourage any act of cruelty tie annulled." (Jen. Miles directs attention to the acts of reconcentrat ion bv General ' Hell and claims that thev were in direct violation of the law. lie says Unlaw was also violated In handling and buying large quantities of rice which was sold at a profit. The people who were In the reconccntration camp, says General Miles, were "considered prisoners of war, hut were compelled to buy food from those who held them at a largo profit." General Miles characterizes this as unprecedented. A3 TO THK MOKOS. Of the Moros General Miles says: "The problem of reducing or controlling these people in case of con| | in li-1 I Iwwt llll inu flonu ">' - ' " nxfiii/iiiviwo \n/Vii IIUU tt|JI CJ bo a dllllcult ono. They arc very poorly armed, and havo no moans 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 Lanao, he says: "At the time of my visit there were 600 of our men at work on this road. The heat was Intense, and there, were at the. time seventy men sick and some 200 men on sick report, t'nless there should be some great military necessity?and 1 know of none?this work should not bo performed by troops. There appeared to bo 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 odicers and soldiers made a good appearance. "The elTect of the climate Is a most serious detriment to the service. The men go there In perfect health ...A In the prime of manhood, but as a body are seriously alTccted In the course of two or three years service. Very few escape, but the majority are debilitated. .MILITARY STATIONS. "As the military stations, with hut few exceptions, are very remote, and the troops are required to he In communities that are neither beneficial nor congenial to them, the service is depressing, and to some extent, has a demoralizing elTect. During visits to the garrisons, it so happened that I (lid not see 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 bene llclal. 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 Islands is still problematical. While It is claimed that the people are pacified, evidences of hostility toward American sovereignty are apparent. The newspapers published in lx>th Spanish and English contain almost daily accounts of hostilities, depredations or disturbances of the peace. Against \ these armed bands the civil govcrni ment is employing the constabulary, a j force of about 0,000. I "I found a large proportion of the troops occupying church property, monasteries, colleges and convents. This I believe to bo entirely wrong, and It should l>e 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 become# very distasteful, and in the opinion of many eminent physicians, It Is not ihe most healthful." General Miles says the Philippine I Islands are as defenseless today as the) i wero five years ago and renews his recommendation that at least one Istrategic position be fortltied beyont I the possibility of capture by any for I elgn Meet or Meets. "In my journeys through the arch I I mUma r * - - * - i/vmgu i wii? i re<j went.iy appealed l( aid in assisting the people to obtain a food Hiipply, of wlilch they will be It great need in the near future. I c!< not think there is today a people sc severely afflicted as the eight mlllior of Inhabitants of this archipelago Pestilence has prevailed, having beer in some districts a serious scourge, re suiting in the reported death of nearly 76,000 people, while It is estimatcc that the number not reported is fullj as large." j (ieneral Miles recommended thai transports should be used to brlnj out wheat# and corn, and then used tx bring carabos and cattle. Rioting Sailors Killed. It Is reported that 15 of the crev of the liritish second class cruise Pallas were killed and a number in Jured during the rioting at Port o Spain, Trinidad on Tuesday. Tin offlcbtls at the admiralty refused t< conilrin or deny the reports. ire a Cold In Oi no Quinine TaMets. nonths. This signature, ?K?B-AM1 " " ?*** ^ 'w ? ? v NO. 4<) (JEN. MILES PLAN. i i ; He 8ay? Good Roals Should b3 Made With Public Money as WATERWAYS HAVE BEEN MADE i . 1 try mm uocoivin mm Ovation an?l Tolli Why tho I'armor In ! Entltloil to <j)ont1 Public Hi({hwaya. Tho International Good Roads 1 Convention met In St. Lou Ik on Monday of last week. Senator Latimer of this State addressed the convention on the lirst day. The next day GenNelson A. Miles, who Ik president of National Highway com mission, made an address on "Military Loads and National Aid." He said, In part: "Our irovernment. Ii:ui vnonrliwl *".nn . , ooo 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 arc most useful and important to all our people. "If 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-Hovernor 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 thut Is bcin^ squandered in the Philippines could bo usid here In the improvement of highways, our roads would be In far better condition. BRYAN HKCEIVB8 AN OVATION. Win. J. Hryan 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 dofended, first as a matter of justice to the people who live in the country, second, as a matter of advantage to the people who do not live In the country, and third, on the ground that the welfare of the nation de1 rnands that the Comforts of country life shall, as far as possible, keep pace with the comforts of.city life. "It is a well known fadt, 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 benetits of government, while tho people of the cities have In addition to the protection alTorded by the government, the advantage arising from Lho expenditure of public moneys in their ILIK1HI/. "Tho 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 ids 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, wiuter 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 in; k. 1st upon roads that will enable him 1 to go to town, tochurch, 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 1 communication with the outside world." I I'KKHIDKNT KOOHBVKLT SPEAKS. Immediately upon the arrival of ' President Roosevelt in St. Louis on Wednesday he was driven to the Oood 5 Hoad Convention. The military companies and a platoon of police had been * waiting two blocks away, and as soon j as the line of carriages appared a slower march was taken up to covor the three miles to Odeon hall. People were congregating along the streets and wildly cheered as the president } passed. lie continually doffed his hat in acknowledgment. The hall 1 was packed with a crowd, which had | been waiting patiently for hours. rno president spoke of good roads In tones which showed, as well as hla 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 been road builders has been evanescent. Rome, the most powerful of the older civilizations, left hetf impress uu literature and speech; she } changed the boundaries of nations, but plainer than anything else left to remind us of tho Roman civilization are the Roman roads." At this point' v in the president's speech the crowd r rose and cheered, waving handker-. - chiefs and hats. The president do^ f clared that good roads probably were e the greatest agency for regulating : i the How from the country to the city > of young men and young women. , ie Day 1, f/rv Z on every!'. . box. 25c. |