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THE MOUSING OREGONLO, WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1902.
DEBATE WAS FIERCE
Hot Talk in Senate on Phil
ippine Question.
WAS STARTED BY BEVEBIDGE
Accused the Opposition of Unfairness
-Turner Denounced General
Sniilh ns a Monster in
Human Fornw
"WASHINGTON, May C. -For almost
four iiours today a fierce discussion of
the Philippine question raged In the Sen
ate. It was started by Beverldge, of
Indiana, who made some sharp strictures
on the members of the opposition be
cause, as he said, they persisted In tell
ing In their speeches only one side of the
story. Carmack and Kawllns warmly re
sented any Imputation of unfairness.
Rawlins declared that no partisan motives
had actuated the opponents of the present
Philippine policy, but that they were
moved only by patriotism and love of
country. Turner delivered a scathing
criticism of the mothods practiced by the
military authorities In the Philippines,
dwelling particularly on the alleged order
of General Smith, whom he denounced as
a monster in human form. Hoar briefly
defended the action of the Philippine
committee, saying that already It had
furnished much valuable Information.
In his .invocation In the Senate, Rev.
Dr. Mllburn referred feelingly to the un
paralleled fact of the death of three mem
bers of the House of Representatives in
four days.
On motion of Allison, a House Joint res
olution making an additional appropriation
of $10,00 for the dedication of the statue
of Marshal de Rochambeau, was passed.
A bill to apportion the terms of office
of Senators created at the first general
election held In the Territory of Hawaii
was pahscd.
At the concluclon of routine business
the Sqnate began. the consideration of pri
vate pension bills. The calendar was
cleared of private pension measures, SO
bills being passed. Other bills were passed
as follows: To pay $1500 to Mrs. Martha
. "West, of Stevensvllle, Mont., for prop
erty taken by the United States troops in
the Sioux war in Minnesota in I860; to
fix the fees of jurors in United States
Courts at $3 a day; to refer the claim of
John S. Mosby vs. the United States, for
the value of certain tobacco, to the Court
of Claims; directing the Secretary of the
Treasury to Issue to Ellsha A. Goodwin,
executor of the estate of Alex W. Good
win, duplicates of stolen United States
bonds, amounting to $7200; to ratify an
agreement wuh the Indians of the Klam
ath reservation. In Oregon, and appropri
ating $537,000 to carry the same into ef
fect. Beveildge, a member of the Philippine
committee, then addressed the Senate to
correct, as he said, an unintentional mis
statement made by Rawlins concerning
the application of the water cure to Fili
pinos who had burned Sergeant O'Herne
to death. He read from the testimony to
jshow that Rawlins statement was not ac
curate. Hoar Inquired If It was a fact, proved
by testimony, that American soldiers had
tortured Filipinos until they had con
fessed to the crime.
Beverldge said It has been proved that
the water cure had been administered in
the dreadful O'Herne case. By the con
fession of the Filipinos to whom the
water cure had been given. It was learned
that O'Herne had been burned to death
over a slow fire, and that his body subse
quently had been cut to pieces. The con
fession of the Filipinos Included the loca
tion of O'Herne's remains.
"Was this murder proved by any other
testimony than that given In the testi
mony of the tortured Filipinos?" Inquired
Hoar.
"Not that 1 know of." replied Beverldge,
"but that evidence was conclusive."
Beverldge and Patterson became in
volved in a spirited colloquy over the
treatment of the Filipinos by the Ameri
can .soldiers, which was Interrupted by
Carmack, saying: "The conduct of Ameri
can soldiers In the Philippines was uni
formly kind wherever it was permitted to
be so. In cases where It was otherwise,
they were driven to the cruelties by their
superior officers."
Beverldge -said he was glad at this late
date to hear an apology for attacks made
upon the American soldiers, and Inquired
f Carmack could mention more than a
jingle Instance where an officer had or
dered the administration of torture to a
Filipino.
Carmack replied that he had not referred
to any special orders, but that the general
orders of Generals Bell and Chaffee Indi
cated that In the opinion of those officers
the American troops were treating the
Filipinos too kindly.
Beveridre ridiculed this answer of Car
mack. declaring that when he asked him
o direct question he referred In a diaphan
ous way to the orders of Bell and Chaffee.
Rawlins contended that overy statement
he had made in his discussion of this ques
tion was essentially accurate. He dis
cussed the O'Herne case, and said that
the impression he had gotten from the
testimony was that the Filipinos had been
Induced to make the confession suggested
to them by the administration of the
water cure. He resented Beveridge's im
putation that the minority was arraigning
the American soldiers. RawllnS said out
rages In the Philippines were due, not to
the soldiers themselves, but to the high
est military authorities in the Islands.
The responsibility for them. Indeed, was to
be placed properly at the door of the Ad
ministration officials here In "Washington.
'Until recently," said he, "I had thought
that those things were sporadic and Iso
lated, but I have been forced to the be
lief that they are but a part of the gen
oral plan of campaign."
Rawlins said one victim was tied down
by American troops and sugar was placed
upon his head to attract the voracious
ants common in those islands, and forced
to give information.
Beverldge read at some length from the
testimony taken before the Philippine
Commission to show many acts of unusual
kindness to Filipino prisoners by Ameri
cans.
Turner, of Washington, spoke upon the
bill. He declared it unwise, unpatriotic,
cruel and Inhuman to attempt to make the
Philippines a permanent part of the ter
ritory of the United States. He then
criticised the refusal of the Senate com
mittee on the Philippines to summon Xgul
naldo. Mablnl, Major Gardener and others.
He would feel constrained,, he said, if the
present methods of the Philippine com
mittee are continued, to declare that it
does not .want the truth, but that It Is
aetennined to strangle the truth, as our
armies, under the compulsion of superior
authority, are strangling liberty in the
Philippines. If any Senator, asked Tur
ner, had conceived at the time the treaty
with Spain was pending that it would lead
us into war with the Filipinos, would that
treaty have received a single vote? Tur
ner referred to the order of General Jacob
H. Smith and said that It remained for
the American soldier, the highest type
of civilization, in a quarrel not having
the slightest element of religious differ
ences, prosecuted upon professedly human
itarian grounds, to raise his name to the
height of bloody infamy. He character
ized General "Smith as "a monster in hu
man form," who had devoted an entire
province to a merciless extermination:
In response to an Inquiry by Dolliver, as
to whether any women or children had
been put to death under that order. Tur
ner replied that evidence showed that 20
men had been taken out and shot.
Dolliver declared that the men had been
shot, not under the order of General Smith,
but upon other grounds.
Turner argued that Major Waller had
pleaded the order of General Smith as
Justification for his execution, of the Samar
guides, and had been acquitted on that
plea. He asserted that it would be im
possible, despite the "fairy tale of amity
which constantly is being dinned Into our
ears," for the United States to govern
the islands without the constant presence
there of a great army.
Turner referred to a special dispatch
which appeared In the Washington Post
today, under date of Lynn, Mass., and
which, on the authority of Rev. W. H.
Walker, told of the execution of 1000 Fili
pino prisoners by a battalion of American
troops, because there was not sufficient
food for them. Rev. Dr. Walkef told the
story on the authority of his son, J. B.
Walker, a private in Company I. Sixteenth
Infantry. Turner said he did not vouch
for the truth of the story, but felt that it
ought to be Investigated.
Lodge .replied that he would Investigate
the matter, although he felt It was utterly
without foundation.
"Lust of dominion," said Turner, "greed
of conquest overruled the sober judgment
of the American officials, and drove us
Into this war." He strongly drged the
Philippine Commission to summon every
witness who could possibly throw any
light on It. Speaking earnestly to the
committee he said: "In view of the
bloody stain on the American ensign. If
you do not shed light on this situation,
it will be because you dare not. You
cannot escape the responsibility,. If you
would, but you can make partial atone
ment If vou will."
Hoar, who Introduced the resolution pro
viding for the Investigation which the
Philippine committee Is now making, de
fended the committee in the conduct of
its investigation. He said that a vast
amount of valuable information already
bad been furnished by the committee, and
he' doubted not that other Information
still wculd be furnished. Ho urged that in
falrners and justice some Filipinos ought
to be called to give their testimony before
the committee In defense of the charges
which had been made against them. He
was assured that the investigation was In
the hands of honorable and humane Amer
ican Senators, who were just and wise, and
he hoped that before the conclusion of the
Investigation they would give a hearing
to the Filipino side of the controversy.
The resolution of the House, announcing
the death of Representative Joshua A.
Salmon, of New Jersey, then was laid
before the Senate, and a committee was
appointed to attend the funeral.
As an aualtlonal mark of respect, the
Senate then, at 4:50 P. M., adjourned.
T1ID HOUSE ADJOUUXS.
Third Death of n Member Within
Four Days.
WASHINGTON, May C The House to
day adjourned Immediately after the read
ing of the journal out of respect to the
memory of Representative J. D. Salmon,
of New Jersey. This Is the third consecu
tive legislative day the House has paid a
similar tribute of respect to one of Its
deceased members. Never before in its
history have three desks been draped at
the same time. It was a coincidence re
marked upon by members today, in con
nection with the deaths of Cummlngs.
Otey and Salmon, that Cummlngs was
appointed on the committee to attend the
Rosecrans obsequies at Arlington; that
Otey was appointed on the committee to
attend the funeral of Cummlngs, and
that Salmon was designated to attend
the funeral of Otey.
The chaplain, in his Invocation upon the
assembling of the House, referred feel
ingly to Salmon's death, and Parker
(Rep, N. J.) then announced the death
of his colleague. He offered the usual
resolutions of sorrow and regret, and they
were unanimously adopted.
The speaker appointed a committee to
attend the funeral, and then as a further
mark of respect, the House, at 12:10 P.
M., adjourned.
Xcraed for Congrcao,
STEUBENVILLE. O., May C At the
Republican convention of the ICth Ohio
district, held today. Congressman J. J.
Gill was renominated by acclamation for
his third term.
EAST ST. LOUIS. III., May 6. The Re
publicans of the 22d Congressional district
today nominated William A. Rodenberg,
who formerly represented that district.
ALLIANCE. O., May 6. The 18th dis
trict Republican convention today renomi
nated. R. W. Taylor by acclamation.
BLOOMINGTON. 111., May 6. John A.
Sterling, of Bloomlngton, was nominated
today by the Republican convention of the
new 18th district.
CLEVELAND, O., May 6.-J. A. Beldler
was renominated today by the 20th district
Republican convention.
WASHINGTON. la.. May 6. Thomas W.
Hendges was renominated today by tho
Republican convention of the first district.
ZANESVILLE. O., May C Henry C.Van
Voorhls was renominated here today by
acclamation at the fifth district Republi
can convention.
HUTCHINSON, Kan., May 6. Rev. Ver
non J. Rose, of Newton, an evangelist,
wos nominated for Congress by the Demo
crats and Populists of the Seventh Dis
trict, who met here In Joint convention.
The Snrrnr Investigation.
WASHINGTON, May 6. H. C. Mott, raw
sugar buyer for the American Sugar Re
fining Company, continued his testimony
before the Senate committee on relations
with Cuba today. He said the trust pur
chases of Cuban sugar from October L
1901, to January 1. 1902, was 45,100 tons.
There was no way of showing from the
books of the trust what Americans own
sugar plantations In Cuba. Mr. Mott said
that owing to the cost of storing sugar
and deterioration of stored sugars the re
finers kept very little on hand, and made
an effort to keep only a sufficient supply
to meet the demands, amounting to 35,000
tons per week. Tho committee adjourned
until tomorrow.
Length of Philippine Debate.
WASHINGTON, May 6. There has been
more or less speculation among Senators
today as to the probable time tho present
debate on the Philippine Government bill
will continue. Senator Lodge expressed
the hope that a vote might be secured
early next week. The Democratic mem
bers of the committee did not encourage
that view and expressed the opinion that
the effort to secure modification of the
bill, if not Its defeat, should be continued
for the present.
No Preference in Grossing Permits.
WASHINGTON, May 6. The Senate
committee on public lands today author
ized a favorable report on the bill pro
viding that in granting" grazing permits
on forest reservations no preference shall
be given to the herds and flocks of one
stite over those of another.
Presidential Nominations.
WASHINGTON. May 6. The President
today sent these nominations to the Sen
ate: Alex O. Brodle, Governor of Arizona.
George H. Huffaker, Postmaster at Hel
ena, Mont. '
Berkeley Athlete at Xcvr Haven.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., May 6-The Uni
versity of California track team came to
the city this afternoon. Plaw. the ham
mer thrower of California, was the only
member of the team who donned his uni
form. He threw the hammer repeatedly
above 1C0 feet, and once sent It 10 feet
further
ADMIRAL SAMPSON DEAD
(Continued from First Pag.)
most exposed position on the ship, the bridge,
and be was there when the boat steamed In.
She was hardly in the harbor when she was
In range of the rifle bullets of the rebel
sharpshooters, v and they opened fire on her.
It was a withering Are, and the men on the
Pa ta psco fell before it. Standing exposed, tho
target for a thqusand rifles and with 'men
dropping: around you every moment is a nerve
test a pood many men would not stand. Lieu
tenant Sampson did. The Are got hotter and
hotter. Sampson ordered the sallormen and
marines on deck to go below, where they
could escape it. and he held his place, a lone
target for the bullets that flew about him like
hall in an Autumn storm. Suddenly the firing
ceased without any apparent reason. Tho
sharpshooters could be seen on shore hold
ing their rifles, but not firing A moment or
two elapsed. The little ironclad moved slow
ly through the water on her mission. The sud
den stopping of the fire, perhaps, gave the
men on the boat a warning that worse was
In store for them, but It was too lata to
retreat. If such a thought entered the mind of
any man. Foot by foot the boat moved on.
There was an almost dead etlence, then a
mighty roar, and the boat shot up In the
air, surrounded by great spouts of water. She
fell In pieces. Sheets of flame shot out from
THE LATE ADMIRAL W. T. SAMPSON
WHO DIED YCSTEIIDAY FROM
her hull. There was another and another
explosion then within her, end she sank slow
ly In the water. Lieutenant Sampson had
been blown a hundred feet In the air, and
fell In the water jards away from the dis
appearing hull of his boat. Twenty-five of
her crew were with him safe, the others,
more than 70 In number, had met their
death as the Maine men had mot their death
In Havana harbor. Penned Inside the ship
there was no escape for them. Lieutenant
Sampson was rescued with the others -vhd
were not killed by the explolon, and In a
day he 'Has ready for another experience as
dare-devlllsh as the one that he had Just gone
through.
In 1S0O, while on the Colorado, Sampson re
ceived his commission as Lieutenant-Commander.
From 18CS to 1871 he was at tho
Naval Academy, and In 1872 and the fol
lowing years was In Europe and elsewhere
on the Congress. His first command was the
Alert, to which he was assigned Just after
ho had attained the grade of Commander
In 1874. From 1870 to 1878 he was again at
tho Naval Academy. Ten years later he be
camo superintendent of the academy, and
served for four years.
After the formation of the new Navy Samp
son commanded two modern ships, the cruiser
San Francisco and the battle-ship Iowa. Ho
was the Iowa's first skipper. It was In the
fields of executive work and naval science
that Sampson made his marl:. Ordnanco
matters had been his study for many years,
and his thorough knowledge of modern armor
and armament and the use and comparative
value of explosives came from hard study and
constant effort. Torpedo work was his espe
cial study about the time of the Inaugura
tion of the naval war college at Newport,
where he delivered lectures on tho subject.
As inspector of ordnance at the "Washington
Navy-Yard for three years, he was able to
asrlst in the Installment of the present mag
nificent gun factors , and to continue his ac
quaintance with big marine rifles. From 1S03
to lbOT he was Chief of the Bureau of Naval
Ordnance. It was Sampson who. with Lieu
tenant Joseph Straues, devised and perfected
the superimposed or double-deck turrets on the
battle-ships Kearsarge and Kentucky.
At the beginning of hostilities with Spain,
Sampson was in command of the Iowa at Key
West, under Admiral Slcard. "When the com-mandei'-ln-chlef
was Invalided homo, being the
senior ofllcer on the station, Secretary Long
ordered him to take chief command, and his
flag was hoisted on tho cruiser New York
March 20, 1S9S. Immediately after the dec
laration of war. Captain Sampson was made
acting Rear-Admiral by order of the Presi
dent. The blockade of the Cuban coast was
then begun. Expecting the Spanish fleet under
Ccrvera to put In to San Juan, the vessels
under Sampson's Immediate command sailed
for Porto Rico, reaching San Juan May 12.
Finding the fleet was not there, ho returned
to the Havana "blockade, where he learned
that Ccrvera was at Curacao. Turning his
entire attention to the southern coast of Cuba,
he attempted to intercept tho Spanish Ad
miral before he could arrive at either Cien
fuegos or Santiago. The first definite In
formation that the Spanish fleet was at San
tiago was received May 21, and Schley's
rquadron was ordered to blockade the port.
The Merrlmac was sunk In the channel June
3. but failed to block the entrance as planned.
July 3, Admiral Sampson left the squadron
for a conference with General Shatter, at
Guantanamo, and during his absence the
Spaniards came out. The Americans at once
engaged them, annihilating the entire fleet.
The battle was fought under the orders and
plans Issued by the Admiral, as there was no
emergency or crisis which demanded a change.
The result would have been tho same If
Sampson had been entirely out of sight, as
each Captain knew exactly what to do and
did It. After the close of the war, Sampson
was promoted to the grade of Commodore, and
In the following lear he became a Rear
AdmlraL Revolt in Portugal.
LONDON, May C A dispatch to a
news agency from Madrid says that ad
vices received there from Portugal indi
cate there is danger of an active revolu
tion In that country. Considerable appre
hension 13 felt in official quarters as to
the attitude of the Portuguese troops.
The Sixth Infantry, stationed at Oporto,
has'been disarmed and disbanded for fear
the soldiers would Join the rioters.
The military and naval officers are ad
vocating that King Carlos establish a
dictatorship.
No Lottery Men at St. Lonis.
ST. LOUIS. May 6. Notice has been
served by Judge Elmer Adams, of the Dis
trict Court, that lottery agents must
leave St Louis. The order went into ef
fect to-day, and the first one to feel its
effect Is Samuel J. Tennant, who was
fined $200 and sentenced to six months In
iail for selling lottery tickets. Tennant,
It is charged, not only misused the mails,
but to evado this violation of the statutes
went from place to place with tho tickets,
thus acting as a common carrier and in
fringing on tho laws of the. Interstate
Commerce Commission. He pleaded
guilty.
BEEF TRUST INQUIRY.
Packers Did Not Appear in Court at
Jefferson City.
JEFFERSON CITyTmo.. May 6. Nono
of the officials of wholesale packing
houses in St. Louis, St Joseph and Kan
sas City appeared before Judge Burgess,
of the Supreme Court, to-day in the in
quiry begun by Attorney-General E. C
Crow Into the alleged beef trust. In the
absence of the big packers, St. Joseph
retail butchers, some of them ex-managers
and salesmen for Armour, Swift, Nel
son Morris, Cudahy and Hammond, told
of the trust methods in St. Joseph.'
. The testimony at the morning session
was to the effect that damaged and part
ly spoiled meat is sold to the butcher at
a reduced price for sale to restaurants
and boarding houses, after a concession
had been granted to tho wholesaler by the
arbitrator representing the other firms;
that an arbitrator fixes the price b meat
for all the packers and Imposes fines; and
A CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE.
that rebates are paid retailers by the
packers.
Attorney-General Crow expects that the
Inquiry will last through Wednesday. He
said: "The packers who have declared
that there Is no trust have been given an
opportunity to show that fact and have
failed to appear. I think they could be
compelled to attend, but I don't know
that that will be attempted. Tho pres
ent proceeding is merely an inquiry, pre
liminary to possible prosecution. The
facts brought out this morning demon
strate that an ironclad agreement exists
in St. Joseph."
At the opening of the Inquiry Mr. Ha
german, of Kansas City, representing the
Armour, Cudahy, Swift, Morris and Ham
mond Interest, filed an objection to the
progress of the Inquiry. Mr. Hagerman
said he proposed to-bring In. question tho
validity of the State anti-trust law.
"We wish to proceed by an application
for a writ of prohibition of certiorari,"
he said. "Wo wish to bring the law be
fore tho Supreme Court, to be passed
upon as to its constitutionality. This pro
ceeding is merely a fishing expedition on
the part of the Attorney-General."
Attorney-General E. C. Crow replied,
stating that the inquiry had been called
for the purpose of learning whether pro
ceedings should be commenced to pre
vent them from doing business In this
State. Most of tho nSen on whom service
was obtained arc retail dealers of St.
Joseph, Mo.
Judge Burgess ruled that the Inquiry
should proceed, and Frank St. Anderous,
a St. Joseph retailer, was called as the
first witness. He was questioned by Attorney-General
Crow concerning the cool
ers maintained In St. Joseph by Morris,
Cudahy, Armour and Hammond.
"The coolers are near together," said
the witness. "They do not do a retail
business, but they sell to largo custom
ers on the quiet."
The witness said that the St, Joseph
Butchers' Union, of which he is Presi
dent, was organized for the purpose of
protecting retailers from the competition
of wholesalers by sales on the quiet. In
response to numerous questions, the wit
ness testified that It was customary for
the packing companies to notify their
best customers in advance of a raise In
the price of dressed meats, to give them
the benefit of buying In advance; that re
bates were paid by packers, and that he
had received such rebates from both Ar
mour & Co. and Cudahy & Co.
John Wood, a St. Joseph retailer, testi
fied that four packing house companies
controlled the beef In 8t. Joseph. Wood
said that the price of meat had increased
fpur or flvo times since January L
Antl-Becf-Entinpf League.
LYNN, Mass., May 6. An antl-beef-eatlng
league Is being organized among
tho E00O employes of the General Elec
tric Company here. Between 1500 and
1700 names have been secured, represent
ing SoOO consumers. Local dealers com
plain that the consumption of meat is
falling oft rapidly.
Germany's Potash Mines.
BERLIN, May 6. The correspondent of
the Associated Press at Hanover tele
graphs that besides the representatives of
tho Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company,
New York and London capitalists are buy
ing potash properties in Germany, and
have already acquired the Hohenzollern
works and four other unworked properties
which have been tested by borings. Tech
nical experts are examining potash fields
In Hanover Province, the Duchy of Bruns
wick, and the Thurninglan states.
Eruption of Mount Pelce.
ST. THOMAS. D. W. L, May 6. The
flow of lava from tho volcano of Mount
Pelee, which began Saturday last, com
pletely destroyed the Guerln factories,
situated about two miles from St. Pierre,
Martinique. It is reported that about 150
people have disappeared. A great panic
prevails at St. Pierre.
Denver Woodworkers' Strike.
DENVER, May 6. Four hundred wood
workers la the five largest mills of Denver
went on strike today to enforce their de
mand for an eight-hour day. They aro
supported by every building trade In the
city, and unless the strike is settled within
48 hours building operations may be en
tirely stopped.
MARGARET TAYLOR FOUND
KrDXArED CINCINNATI CHILD LO.
GATED IN ITALY.
Steps Taken to Secure the Extradi
tion of the Annt Who
Carried Her Off.
CINCINNATI, O., May 6. The kidnap
ing of Margaret Taylor bag agitated this
locality for a!most four years, and there
was unusual excitement today when it
was announced that the 8-year-old girl
and her aunt. Miss Clara Taylor, had
been found at Bordlghera, Italy, and that
Governor Nash and Prosecutor Hoffhelm
er, In connection with the State Depart
ment at Washington, were taking such
action as would secure speedy extradi
tion. Miss Clara Taylor was indicted
over two years ago at the same time that
her mother and her sister. Miss Frances
L. Taylor were Indicted, and on the rec
ord of that Indictment the application
for a requisition was based today by
Prosecuting Attorney Hoffhelmer. This
indictment still stands and it ia for her
trial under It that the long search has
been made and the extradition is now
requested by the local officials. The re
prieve of Mrs. Taylor and her daughter,
who are now at Columbus,. doe3 not ex
pire until June 10, and the authorities
here are anxious to have MIs3 Clara Tay
lor and little Margaret here at that time
if possible. The newspapers, women's
clubs and others have been raising what
has become known as the "Margaret
Taylor fund" to defray the expenses of
detectives and others engaged in tho
search for the missing girl, and it has
been proposed by some who have taken
part in raising these funds that the fath
er of Margaret bp sent with the officers
to Italy so as to avoid any mistaken
identity.
CRIME IX COKE REGIONS.
Girl Ontrapred by Negroes and Her
Companion Murdered.
CONNELLSVILLE, Pa.. May 6. Negro
lawlessness in the coke regions reached a
sensational climax at Dunbar last night
at 11 o'clock, when John A. Callahan, a
prominent young man of that place,
aged 22 years, was brutally murdered, and
Myrtle Stevens, his cdmpanlon, outraged
by two negroes, supposed to be James
Finney and James Washington. Terri
fied at the killing of her companion, the
Stevens girl fled to her home after she
had been released by her assailants, and
did not report the crime. Today the body
of Callahan was found in a field near
Husted & Seamon's store." In less than
two hours Finney and Washington were
arrested and the factj of tho story were
brought to light. Callahan was seen
walking toward tho furnace with the
Stevens girl about 9 o'clock. The two
were followed by the two negroes, who
tried forcibly to take the girl from Calla
han. In a scuffle with the negroes, Calla
han was shot, the bullet passing squarely
through his heart. The Stevens girl Is In
a serious condition from shock and fright,
PARDONS A NEGRO.
Arkansas Governor Sets) Hint Free on
Condition He Go to Massachusetts,
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., May 6. Gover
nor Jefferson Davis today pardoned An
drew Thompson, a negro, on condition
that Thompson go to Massachusetts within
the next 30 days with the intention of
becoming a citizen of that state. Thomp
son was convicted of assault with Intent
to kill and sentenced to three years In
the penitentiary. The Governor issued
the pardon because he says he "has-Just
returned from the North and has heard
many expressions of sympathy by the
citizens of Massachusetts for what they
were pleased to call the poor, oppressed
negro of the South, and desires that they
shall have an opportunity to reform a
portion of the nogro population of our
state."
FIGHT BETWEEN NEGROES.
Rcnnltn in Death of Two Men and
"Woundinjr of Another.
BLANCHARD, La,, May 6. Two men
were killed and another fatally wounded
here at a late hour this evening as a re
sult of a fight between two negroes. A
difficulty arose between Lee Gilbert and
Jim Durdon. both negroes. Gilbert fired
several snots at Durdon while the latter
was In a crowd of white men, and Durdon
received a fatal wound In the breast. One
ball from Gilbert's gun went astray. In
stantly killing Thomas Shows, a white
man. Gilbert, resisted arrest, and was
shot to death by officers. All is quiet to
night. Hotel Safe Rifled.
BOULDER, Mont., May 6. The safe of
the Boulder Hot Springs Hotel was rifled
last night and over $1000 In money and
Jowels were taken. A clerk named Ray
mond is missing, and it is said by the
management that he was familiar with the
combination of the safe. The authorities
are on his track, and it Is believed he
will soon be apprehended.
In the Electric Chair.
BOSTON, May 6. John D. Cassels was
electrocuted In the state prison In
Charlestown, Mass., early this morning for
the murder of Mrs. J. Lane, of Long
Meadow, Mass., In February last He
was absolutely fearless In his last mo
ments, and his last words were a plea
for divine help to those of his family
who are left.
Ex-Cnaliier Davis Sentenced.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 6. Richard C.
Davis, ex-cashler of the People's Nntlonal
Bank of Washington, Ind., who pleaded
guilty to embezzling over $70,000 of the
bank's funds, which he spent In gambling,
was today sentenced to five years' Impris
onment In the Federal Penitentiary at Co
lumbus, O.
LIFE IN MANILA.
American Business Man Describes
Thin km as They Are.
The following letter, written lately by a
New York business man now In Manila,
gives an Interesting description of the
situation In that city as it is today. It
reads as follows, says the New York Sun:
"I wish you could get out here and sea
this country. You would have cne of the
greatest surprises of your life and mat
ter for thought for a long time to come.
The country Is beautiful, the climate de
licious, though warm to one accustomed
to the temperate zone. The sun is hot at
noon, but shade is always near and some
where a breeze Is always to be found.
The nights are comfortable all the year
round. Every morning at about 5 I awake
and wrap a blanket about me. Only once
In 40 years has the thermometer reached
100 degrees.
"The war seems as far off here as It did
In New York. It affects Manila and the
other principal cities just as much as
the war against the Sioux or Apaches
used to Interrupt the business In New
York, Boston or Philadelphia. There are
a few skirmishes In outlying districts, of
course, but they are of little or no import
ance. No one ever speaks of any war
here. It is all finished from a local point
of view and every man Is straining each
nerve to solve the mighty problems of
peace.
"The rapidity with which those prob
lems are being mastered surprises one. In
10 years a new civilization will have per
meated all thp Islands. In five years I
believe we will see a new Manila. Already
the Filipinos of rank and means are feel
ing the contagion of American optimism
and are looking to the future with glow
ing hopes. Ex-Insurgent Generals are tak
ing posts under the Government on. all
sides, and those who have been always
loyal have gotten over their fears of the
Insurgents and are thinking solely of their
share in the tremendous betterment that
is to come.
"Laws have been drafted, and are now
before Congress, which, when passed, will
throw open the almost inconceivable
riches of these Islands to American de
velopment. Capital has already begun to
come in, and at least two big syndicates
have been organized, one of $2,000,000 and
one of $4,000,000. But both are, I think,
promature. though they may be all right.
If reorganized as soon as the new laws
arc enacted.
"I am having the Invaluable advantage
of the advice of men here who have stud
led the situation from the beginning, and
know the conditions. I also have the ad
vantage of an extensive acquaintance
among the wealthiest and most Influential
natives, obtained through introductions,
which gained for me their confidence at
once."
STATE BUREAU OF MINES
Mr. Flak's Idea ns to What the De
partment Should Be.
PORTLAND, May C (To tho Editor.)
I notice In Mr. Chamberlain's speeches,
as well as In those of some other officials
of hla party, ho advocates the establish
ment oi a "State Bureau of Mines," with
an Inspector to look after the Interest
of the miners. Mr. Chamberlain's state
ment 13 all right in establishing a State
Bureau of Mines; but we want no in
spectors of mines. A resolution to this
cffpct was incorporated into tho Repub
lican platform, but was refused a place in
the Democratic platform.
A bill was introduced at tho last ses
sion of the Legislature establishing a
State Bureau of Mines, making the Com
ml5bloncr an inspector, which made it
his duty "to visit and examine any mine
or piece of mining ground for tho purpose
of ascertaining the condition of the same
In regard to its safety, ventilation and
means of egress, and for this purpose he,
or his deputy, must have access at any
and all times to all parts of the mine, its
works and machlneryt for the purpose of
Inspection."
The bill was generous to Insert "that
the inspection must not be at the
expense of the mine-owners, lessor or
agent cf the mine being examined, but
they and all persons In chargo thereof
must render such assistance as may be
necessary to enable tho Commissioner or
Ms deputy to make the examination.-"
I do not know who got this bill up, but
whoever it was could not be very well
informed on raining matters. On the face
of It it would seem a very good measure
to those who are not familiar with tho
subject matter. California, one of tho
oldest and best mining states, never had
a mining Inspector; Montana had bne for
a tlme-j-a political mining Inspector but
he got kicked out of every mine he un
dertook to examine, and they abolished
the office.
There are plenty of competent men
that could fill such an office, but if It is
to be a political ofilce, few competent
men would have It, and if one would have
It, owing to the "pull" necessary, ho
could not get It. There is a good deal
of humbug about this mine Inspection
business and it flavors much of dema
gogery. In behalf of tho desire to pro
tect the working miner, I hold that with
intelligence on his part should go com
petent, intelligent management, and the
best way to secure such protection is not
by putting a badge on a cheap "Inspec
tor" for "what's In it." The miner him
self, who Is supposed to be the chief
beneficiary of this Inspectorship, must
keep his wits about him all the time. In
spector cr no Inspector, and nothing In
the "nay of management or inspection
can take the place of personal care.
Anything that tends to lessen this ever
present feeling of the need of personal
care lets In laxity, and' whenever or
wherever the miner gets the Idea In his
head that he need not exercise such con
stant care for his own porsonal safety,
because some one else Is paid for by the
state to irok after him, he i3 in greater
danger than ever before. Post-mortem
Investigation and Inquests are not: as ef
fective as ante-mortem vigilance. No In
spection can take tho place of tho right
kind of superintendence. Let tho man
ager be made to tako the consequences
of his management. In case there was an
Inspector and there was an accident, the
first on 2 to blnme would be the Inspector,
which wculd be like blaming the Sheriff,
or Constable if one man killed another
(this Is the argument used by the Mining
and Scientific Press against the creation
of a mining Inspector in California).
A mining inspector is a useless appen
dage la any mine excepting coal mines;
then he should have served many years
In that line before he Is competent to fill
the place.
The writer has visited many of the deep
mines of Colorado, Nevada and Califor
nia, and has most generally found the
superintendents to be gentlemen and very
competent mining Inspectors themselves.
(If they were not competent they would
not last long, for they would either bank
rupt the mine or the partlBS who em
ployed him.) A competent mine super
intendent is not only willing but anxious
for any other mining expert to examine
his mlno for advice and consultation, for
no fno man knows everything, even about
a mine. But go to him with authority
and undeitake to dictate to him how
he should run his mine, to ventilate It,
sinking winze, timbering, hoisting signals
for their cages, manner of egress, etc.;
such mining inspector might consider
himself lucky if he was not kickea on me
premises.
But we need a mining bureau, which
should be a bureau of Information, and a
mining commissioner, whose business it
should be to furnish suitable blanks for
evory m.nlng superintendent In the state,
soliciting a full and complete report of
every inine In operation in the state, and
those' In process of development, either
quartz, placer; length of ditches In miles
and cost of same, river or beach sand
mines, with their location; name of mill
or mine, water or steam power, number
of stamps, weight of each, or other quartz
mills, their capacity in 24 hours in tons;
ownership, amount of development work
done, amount of capital Invested, and
especially the annual product of gold arid
silver, and amount of sulphurets or con
centrates treated or shipped out of the
state for reduction, and to examine and
make report upon any coal mines, Iron
mines, cement rock, marl or ochre beds,
cryolite, lime or marble quarries, oil
springs or wells, and all other mineral
products of commercial importance in our
state, determine their quality, value,
availability, supply, location, character,
adaptability for economic purposes, etc.,
and espfvlally to determine the annual
product of gold, silver copper, and other
metals In the State of Oregon. All this
should be compiled and tabulated for in
formation. No one today can tell with
in $1,000,000 how much gold Is produced
per annum In our state. To do all this
and furnish authentic Information for the
ben ell'- of Investors would be of Incal
culable benefit to the state, by bringing
millions of dollars into our stato for In
vestment, besides furnishing employment
to a greater number of our people. But
let the mining superintendent manage his
own business and take the consequences
of his own management, the same as In
other lines of business. J H. FISK.
The British Army cots over $300 per man
per annum: the Russian Army, $115; while
the Swies costs only $35 per man.
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CONFERENCE OF COAL ROAD PRES
IDENTS AT NEW YORK.
Pacific Action, It Is Believed, Will
Be Taken at the Scranton Con.
vention To-Day.
NEW YORK. May 6,-The presidents of
the leading anthracite coal roads met In
this city today. As a result of their con
ference It is believed that a strike by the
miners Is most improbable. Those pres
ent included President Baer, of the Read
ing; President Truesdell. of the Lacka
wanna; President Oliphant. of the Dela
ware & Hudson; President Fowler, of tn
Ontario & Western, and several of the
Independent operators. A representative
of one of the roads named Is authority
for the statement that the strike situation
was thoroughly discussed and action fa
vorable to the miners taken.
The strength of the coal stocks in the
afternoon, -with the emphatic statement
of a member of the firm of J. P. Morgar
& Co. that there would be no strike, were
accepted as proof that pacific action will
be taken at the miners convention in
Scranton tomorrow.
Oscar S. Straus, vice-chairman of ths
National Civic Federation, and a membei
of the special committee on conciliation
and arbitration, said today to the Associ
ated Press that in his opinion the refusal
of the operators thus far to make any
concession to the miners and returning an
absolute "no" to Mr. Mitchell and his
colleagues would not only lead to a strike,
but to a most determined one one h
feared that would extend beyond the an
thracite coal regions.
The strike of the anthracite miners will
involve New York to a greater extent thaD
most other cities, owing- to tho anti-smoke
ordinance. There probably will be numer
ous violations of tho ordinance if the sup
ply of hard coal should become exhausted.
Reports Indicate that retailers, so far ns
they were able to do so, took advantage
of tho Summer cut In the wholesale price
of B0 cents April 1 to lay In as large stocks
as they could.
Conservative estimates place the amount
of coal now held In reserve by the big
companies at less than 500,000 tons, the
ocmpanles having foreseen danger. Only
the most careful management has made it
possible to accumulate stock.
WHAT AMERICANS READ.
Criminal New Fills hut Small
Space in the Press.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
About 4o00 new books are published an
nually In this country, and about 10.000,
000 copies of these books are sold. The
great bulk of American reading of new
matter, however, is evidently In periodi
cals, for of these more than 4.000,000.000
copies, or about 100 to each possible read
er, are published annually. Nearly 3,000,
000,000 of these are dally newspapers.
Critics of the American dally press often
complain that Its columns are chiefly
filled with- accounts of crimes, scandals
and trivial gossip, which most of Its read
ers would be better off without. Some
analyses of the contents of typical news
papers, made by John Cotton Dana of the
Newark (N. J.) public library, and set
forth In the current World's Work, prove
these charges without foundation.
Mr.- Dana took copies of newspapers
from all parts of the country, selecting
those of dates when no special stress
seemed to be laid en any particular class
of subjects, analyzed their contents, and
tabulated under 32 different hads the
amount of space given to each. The
thoroughness of his analysis may be
judged from, tho facts that he lists 11
different classes of advertising and takes
pains to distinguish between "trivial
town news" and "personal news" of such
general interest that it cannot be called
"trivial."
"Business"," asiir natural to -a great In
dustrial and commercial people, naturally
occupies the most space. Advertising"
proper fills i2S per cent of the total space
and the news of business 14 per cent more.
Only 4 per cent is given to criminal mat
tors. While S per cent Is devoted to
"health and pleasure resorts, general gos
sip, trivial town news," much of this may
bo useful, and most of It Is evidently
harmless.
Domestic politics, including Congress,
the army and navy, Philippine war. etc,
also have 8 per cent, and foreign affairs.
Including the Nicaragua Canal, V& per
cent. Literature and social science, In
cluding strikes, unions, reforms, etc., are
on an equality with 2 per cent each.
So are disasters, "society" and science,
with 2 per cent each. It is not necessary
to go through Mr. Dana's categories, as
the general results are clearly shown by
giving the percentages of the five great
classes to which he reduces theml These
are:
Business, not Including "display ads". .26 9
Personal and social 2S.G
Political and governmental 17.7
Criminal, sensational and trivial 14 3
Intellectual, scientific and religious.... 12.5
After all. this is not Buch a bad showing.
That crimes and their punishment should
be properly recorded may be painful to
some sensitive souls, but it is evidently a
public duty and necessity. Against the 14.3
columns given on the averago to "crimi
nal, sensational and trivial" news, over
DO columns are given to matters In which
every citizen Is or ought to be Interested.
The American newspaper Is what Amer
ican readers make It. It gives most atten
tion to things that are really worth read
ing, because Its readers are, on the whole,
the cleanest, most decent, moral and pro
gressive people on earth.
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