The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, May 07, 1903, Image 1
VOL. XVII.
MANY LIVES LOST.
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Miilio>kcfcof Tor' of Rock Crush the
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Bleeping Victims.
A TOWN WIPED OFF THE MAP.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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?
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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.
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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.
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I Take Laxative Broi
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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,
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; He 8ay? Good Roals Should b3 Made
With Public Money as
WATERWAYS HAVE BEEN MADE
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1 try mm uocoivin mm Ovation an?l
Tolli Why tho I'armor In
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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!'.
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