The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-11-10

Americas Gs.ssnm.n, In Santiago.
General Wood, who VAS given the
military command OF the city OF San
.'sgo, has already demonstrated in
tue M s: br liant way what good adj
ministration can do tor q region Ink.
Caoa that has Sc fsred for centuries
from hideous misgov, rnment. Der
govern men, fnnnd the city indescrIb
ably filthy He promptly opened the
eloRg.d drainf; organized . street
cleaning servic.; enforced com pulse
~ rules Tor The removal Of garbage
aad domestic waste; established .
distinctive corps IN connection with
al eiiici. mt medical service; put the
nespi,a into good working cnndi-
ton; cut the deaih-rate down IS per
cent; averted yellow fever cpl
d-nic that was considered iuevitA-
bl'; restored, repaired, and greatly
improved the water supply; organ
lied an efficient general police sys-
TEN, discarding the hateful Spanish
uniforms; c-eaned up the water front
and d7vlsf plans for the dredging
and permanent sanitation of the har-
Dor; established q strictly regulated
relief service for the benefit OF the
thousands of half-starved people who
returned to the city from the places
to which they had Withdrawn in the
period of hostilities; restored the ad-
ministration of justice under bis own
imme date directit opened the
schools and took II 9 children off the
streets, and in a variety Of other
ways brought or Ter out of confusion.
1t Is not Necessary at this point to
digress by way OF personal praise Of
General Wood, who has proved him
self one of the most effective men
that this war crisis has brought to
the front. 1t is enough here 10 say
that he has set the standard at San
tlago, and that what has been done
there must not only be continued
aud completed, but must, either by
General Wood himself or some one
else, be accomplished at Havana and
at every other important town in the
islands formerly administered by
Spain that may come under the re-
soonsibillty of the government of the
U ai'ed States. Brigsdier General
Wood is one of those # ective, clean
cut, highly trained American who
can deal conclus:vely with any task
that presents itself, and who are not
sWerved from the path of high duty
by any selfish or private considera-
tons whatsoever. There is nothing
factlonal nor partisan in his admin
istratlve makeup, and there will be
no faint of jobbery where he is in
tructed with control. If We are to
administer the Philippines We must
seek precisely such agents and must
intrust them with large discretion.
1t is extremely fortunate that Cen.
Wood, who is a distinguished physi
clan as he is also a renowned soldier,
has shown the War Department ex-
act[y what an American military
government Of conquered Spanish
rrlt"ry can accomplish for the Wa
fare Of the Innocent lnhabitants.-
From "The Progress Of the World
n the American Monthly Review of
Reviews for November.
Emperor Williams journey to Jerusalem
On October IL the Emperor OF
G-tmsny started from Berlin on his
'urney to Constantinople and Je.
tusalem. He seems to have ar.
ranged for junket besides which
the most elaborate Congressional
funeral seems simple and insight.
cant. The Empress goes with him,
and his outfit includes dozen eml-
nent State Ulcers, three ladies OF
he court, eighteen equeries, a squad
of gendarmes armed with cameras
six horses, one hundred and ter
trunks, many Of them large siza
and a big box containing So OO(
worth of jewels, decorations and val
liable gifts. The Sultan has mad.
exceedingly elaborate and costly
preparations to receive him in Con
stantinople, and forward him BY
way of Damascus and Joppa to tn,
Holy City. We read of roads twt
til ousand years old being widenet
and rebuilt In Palestine, and of
tremendous furnishing up at Jeru-
salem, even to replacing of old build
ngs with new ones that will lool
better. Banks in Judea are bein.
stocked with money for William
Horses, tents, camels, hotels, silve
plate, carpets, and every sort of sup
oily have been made ready before
hand. He is going to Bethlehem
doubtless with brass band. He i
the one eminent man on earth VIII
could 60 TO Bethlehem with q bras
band ard feel that he h.d honore,
the place.
: 1t will be remembered that his os
: rensible errand in Jerusalem is t,
iedicate German chapel there
His real pu pose, folks say, is t.
tart q German colony in Syria
His journey should be vastly inter
sting, especially on its comic side
One wishes that Mark Twain an
Richard Harding Davis might e
With him.-E S. Martin, in Harper
Weekly.