The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1899-06-16
FATAL INDIGESTION,

baltimore sun saws: IL Is startling lntelll- |
gencc, and it is the truth which makes it
startling, that at this very time hostile
flllpln"s are encamhed within Il few miles
of Manila. For two months we have had |
almost daily accounts Of the advances of |
our troops, the Wholesale killing of the
Filipinos and constant reports of what
the aggressive tactics were intended to
accomplish.
Whatever may have Teen the intentions,
practically nothing has been accomplish
ed. The President has sent probably a
dozen kilograms of formal congratula-
ton to our brave officers and soldiers All |
of whom arc really doing everything
possible for men to do under the circum-
stances. The last telegram sent in the
name of the President was an account of
another "advance," resulting in the kill
ing of 60 Filipinos, and the killing wound
ing and prostration by the deadly heat
or more than that number of our troops.
1t is said the men Frustrated by the heat |
are incapable OF further service, so it is |
almost as bad as if they were killed or
wounded
These conti"ued congratulatory tele-
grams of the President are becoming very
cheap. There has been more ct this kind |
of business on the part of the Executive |
than has ever been known in the military |
history of any government In fact, until
! the example set oy the President of the
United States, no government has ever |
thought to make formal recognition of the |
vaor of its troops except in the event of
some great and decisive battle. or some
notable example of daring and hcroism
which set the world to thinking.
The fact of the head of this mighty ma
| ton Telegram hing congratulations because
of the death or temporary dispersion of
| a few Filipnos is witnessed with amaze
| nent by other powers. Even the cere-
mony and etiquette of the diplomatic
| circles in this city does not avail to stitle
lively comment. The King of France
who marched up the hill and then march
| ed down again effected quite much as
| all the results which have accrued up To
| date from the marching, advances and
dashcs OF our troops in the Philippines. 1t
is Il crying shame that so many valuable
lives have been absolutely thrown away
in this two months daily panorama, bril-
liant with American daring and CHASTITY
with useessness.
| The President knows he has taken 4
job upon himself which cannot be execut-
| al |, II MT nd
| He knows what every military authority
the world over knows His indccsion is
hourly making the matter worse. A week
or two since, as set forth in this CORE
spondcnce, he and his advisers realized
that more troops must be called. Then
haste was made to disavow the purpose
for fear of political expediency. But he
has got himself into Il situation where he
| cannot much longer evade the respon-
sibility. No one can pretend to question
that the army in the PHILIPPINES is not
strcng enough to hold the territory it
takes. 1t drives out the Filipinos for the
moment and then retreats upon its own
| intrenchments. This sort of business can
never conquer, never pacify the Filipinos.
1t can only Undue them with contempt
for our authority and disregard for our
demands. Not another life should be
criminally sacrificed. The President
should either withdraw the brave little
army or reinforce it sufficiently to enable
it to retain what it wins.
| Mr.. l.. C. Glenn, of the Highwly Divi-
son of the Maryland Geolo sicll Survey, is
at present investig ating the geological de-
posts of q leen Anne and the more south
ern counties Of the E.s:ern Shore, with
especial re gard to the occurrence of road
building materials and of deposits of
mari. Gravel with god cen nting quail
ties seems to be s;trra. A stratum of
shell mari has been locate and is being
traced across several coul..:s. Where
accessible this mtr makes good road
material 1t has been used in several
localities, most notably around Greens
boro, Caroline county. The roads are
generally found we'll graded and side
drained and the advantages derived from
the use of road m lcLines are very appar
ent. Other strata of mari, which, if
properly developed, sh ould be of much
value to the farmers for its lime and other
fertilizing ingredients, are found to under
lie long belt of country, and to be in
many places practically on the surface,
and hence accessible. 1t is the purpose
of the State survey to rapidly push the
4 >oeit
of economical value to completion, so
that the results may be laid before the
people as soon as practicable.
The Presidents civil service order, says
the Baltimore Sun is much dcplored by
many good Republicans who recall his
promises before election. Secretary Gage
has laborcd to show in an elaborate paper
that the comments of the Civil Service
Reform League on the Presidents order
are unduly severc-in fact, inaccurate.
The circular of the League atfi med that
10,109 places were by the Presidents order
withdrawn from the classified service and
placed at the mercy of the spoilsmen, and
Secretary Gage denied this. But the
League through its secretary, renews its
statement, and Mr.. Charles J. Bonapartc,
president of the Maryland Civil Service
Association. seems to hold alsn that the
places affected numbered over 0,909 an
not 1000, rs originally announce from
Washin gton Bat the evil is greater, Mr..
Bonaparte thinks, than these ii cures indi-
| fntp he. mt nf = Of
the President order will demoralize the
classified service and tea | u'tim ltely to
break it up.
Members of the administration are
greatly exercised over the latest news
from the Cars Peace Conference at The
Hague, which says that Germany is OPP
| noSinr the arhit raj ION scheme and that it