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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-25
GEN. MILES STATEMENT.
His Corrected Testimony still shows
Strong Condemnation of Rrmy
Bill.

HIS corrected Testimony StlAI SHOWS
strong Condemnation of Rrmy
Bill.
Washington, March 24.-The state
ment of Gen. Miles before the Senate
Committee on Military Affairs, as it
will appear in the official records, was
made public tonight. The features
which caused something of a sensation
when published the day the statement
was made do not appear, and the fol-
lowing colloquy at the close of the
hearing explains it:
Mr.. Pettus-Mr. Chairman, 1 think
there ought to be some mode of having
these notes reversed.
Mr.. Chairman-That will be done.
Mr.. Pettus-The report of the pro-
ceedings should be submitted to Gen.
Miles, with permission to strike out
such portions as ought not to be pub
lished.
Mr.. Proctor-That is it.
Cen Miles-I do not know that there
is anything to be stricken out
The Chairman-We have been in the
habit of submitting to the witness be-
fore the committee, whoever he was,
the stenographer's report of his re-
marks for correction, of course.
Mr.. Pettus-I wanted to go further
than that. The stenographer has no
doubt taken down correctly what the
general has said, but there are some
things that he said which he may de-
sire to strike out, and / think he
should be allowed that privilege.
The Chairman-He must be the
judge of that.
Mr.. Pettus-He should be allowed
the liberty of striking out anything
which ought not to be published, even
if it is stated correctly in the report.
Some Additional Features.
The stenographers report was sub
mitted to Gen. Miles and the official
report indicates that he followed close
" the written statement he had pre-
pared and read to the committee. The
main facts of the Generals opposition
to the War Department staff bill were
given at the time. Some of the fea-
lures of the statement, however, pot
reported at the time, are of interest:
Gen. Miles said of the bill:
ut is Capitalization of the most pro-
nounced type, augments the power of
the staff, and in effect removes it fur
Their from touch with the fighting force
of the army. The scheme is revolu
of experience, and abandons methods
which successfully carried us through
the most memorable war epoches Of
our history. The pro-
posed plan is but an effort
to adopt and foster, in re-
publican form of government eut /.
as ours, a system peculiarly adapted
to monarchies having immense stand
ing armies. 1t would tend to German
ize and Russianize the small army of
the United States"
In addition to that portion of the
statement heretofore published, show
ing how the President could by promo
tions make a captain chief of staff
with the grade of lieutenant general,
Gen. Miles said:
1T seems to me you are throwing
the door wide open for a future auto
crat or a military despot. 1t is not,
in my judgment, in accordance with
the principle and theory of democratic
government and for the best interests
of the army, which has existed more
than a hundred years and fulfilled all
your requirements, to adopt such
scheme"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-25

arate district and will not terminate
until ii has been officially declared
ended by a convention representing the
three anthracite districts.
''The committee to negotiate with
the Civic Federation has not yet been
appointed"
Commenting on the action of the
convention, President Mitchell said:
Il am free to confess a strike is inn
minent."
President MitcheITs Telegram.
New York. March 24.-Ralph NJ.
Easley, secretary of the National Civic
Federation, to-day made public the
following telegram:
Hon. M. A. Hanna, chairman of the
Industrial Department National Civic
Federation, New York.
Anthracite mine workers have fall
ed in their efforts to effect a settle
ment of wage scale, and have declared
for suspension of work to take effect
upon date to be designated by district
officers. l am directed to appeal to
industrial department of Civic Fedora
ton for it's Intervention to avert the
threatened industrial conflict.
John Mitchell,
President United Mine Workers Of
America j"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-25
LONDON NOT TOO HOPEFUL.
DeWet and De la Rey Not Men to
welcome Peace on British Terms.

WelcOme Peace on BRUSH Ierms.
London. March 24.-There is little
disposition in London to regard the
news of the Boer governments visit, to
Pretoria any too hopefully. Official
circles express the doubts, held
throughout, of the ability of Acting
President Schalk-B Burger and the other
civilian leaders of the Beers to induce
such men as Gems. DeWet and De la
Rey to surrender. Possibly, they think,
the representatives of the Transvaal
government are DESTROYS of suing for
neace. but there is nothing to show
that they have any authority to i'm
nose submission on the commanders in
the field. The most hopeful sign they
see is the announcement that Lord
Kitchener permitted Mr.. Schalk-Bur-
ger and his companions to proceed to
the Orange River Colony, the conten-
tion being that unless the British com
nander-in-chief in South Africa, who
is on the spot and therefore most thor
ouehlv conversant with the situation,
recognized the possibility of fruitful
results and believed in the good faith
of the Transvaalers, he would not have
permitted the visitors to continue their
,iIgrimage to the headquarters of their
Orange River Colony allies. The same
cautious reserve permeates the news
naner utterances, and the comment IN
we'll informed circles.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-25
THREE TONS OF MAIL BURNED.
Two Carloads of Southern Mail Mnt-
ter Destroyed in Charlottesville
Wreck

Two Carloads of Southern Mail NAT
ter Destroyed in Charlottesville
Wreck.
Washington, March 24.-Only two
dozen pieces of mail were saved from
the two or three tons of postal matter
of all classes carried on the Inflated
train No. SS of the Southern road
wrecked near Charlottesville, Va, early
yesterday morning. This is the official
report of the wreck made to the Post
office Department to-day after an in
vestigation of the facts. The matter
saved had been thrown out of the
reach of the smashed and burning
cars and was collected and dispatched
to the destinations by Postoftice In
spector Bulla, who happened to be on
the train. The immense mass of mail
carried was destined for this city and
Eastern and Northern points and came
from Southern and Southwestern states
mostly. Some of it came from as far
as San Antonio and even beyond and
from the states between there and
Virginia, very little, however, coming
from the latter state. The destroyed
matter comprised twenty-seven regis
tered pouches and five registered
sacks and mails dispatched from
New Orleans at o'clock Friday
evening. from Mobile shortly after
midnight Friday, and mail dispatched
Saturday from Birmingham, Mont
gomery, Atlanta, Chattanooga, Sails
bury, N. c., Charlotte, N. G., and mail
taken on from Lynchburg ar 2 o'clock
Sunday morning. Both postal cars
were destroyed The official report
shows that all of the postal crew were
injured.
Acting superintendent Grant of the
railway mail service also announced
to-day that investigation of the wreck
near Mason, Tex, on the Galveston,
Harrisburg and San Atomic railway, on
the 18th instant, showed that the entire
train, except one coach, and all of the
mail were destroyed by fire. The mail
originated principally in the Southern
and Atlantic coast states, and was des-
tined to points in Mexico, Texas, New
Mexico, Arizona and California.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-25
PALMA AND ROOSEVELT.
nishes Opportunity to Discuss the
Cuban Transfer.


Cuban Transfer.
Washington, March PAT. Estrada
Palma, the president-eleet of Cuba,
met President Roosevelt in his Official
capacity for the first time tonight
when the former was the guest of
honor at an informal dinner at the
White House. The others pres
ent were Mrs. Roosevelt, Sec
rotary and. Mrs. Root, Minister
and Mrs. Bellamy Storer Gen. Leonard
Wood, Senior Gonzalo de Quesada and
Diego Tamayo. While the affair was
largely of a social character the pros
pective transfer of Cuba from the
Americans to the new government pro-
vided for by the recent constitutional
convention was discussed. The actual
date of transfer of government, it is
said, has not been definitely determined
on as yet. The date has been tenta-
lively fixed as May 1 and the officials
of this government have believed it
could be accomplished by that time.
More recently, however it has become
apparent that for various reasons there
may have to be a postponement of
transfer to a date later in the month";
say probably the tenth or twentieth,
more likely the latter day. Mr.. Palma
will go to Cuba about the middle OF
April,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-25
NOT ALARMED AT MANILA.
No whites Have Been Stricken With
ChoIera-Chaffee Sends Troops TO
Gen. Davis in the Moro District.

Gen. Davis in the Moro District.
Manila, March 24.-The outbreak of
cholera here does not create alarm. No
white persons have been stricken with
the disease. According to the report of
the medical authorities, made up to
noon to-day, there have been all told
26 cases and 81 deaths. Experts have
gone to investigate the FIVE cases at
Malolos, just north of Manila, and the
two cases at APART, in Northern Luz
zon.
Gen. Chaffee will send one battalion
Of the Twenty-seventh Infantry, one
mountain battery and four troops Of
the Eleventh Cavalry to Brig. Gen.
George w. Davis, at Zamboanga, ISL
and of Mindanao, in whose district
detachment of the signal corps, con-
sisting of seventeen men, was attack
ed by 200 Moros, when one of the sig
nal corps men were killed.
If Gen. Chaffee desires him to do so,
Gen. Davis will demand an apology
for this attack from the Moro chief of
the district in which the attack oc-
Cured, as well as the surrender IF the
Moros who fought the signal corps.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-25
HIcHwAyMEN's BLOODY WORK.
West Virginia Farmer Murdered and
Robbed on Public Road.

Kenoya, w. va. March 24.-Joseph
Wilson, a wealthy farmer and stock
raiser of Wayne county, was murdered
and robbed last night, half-mlle out
of Thacker, small mining town in
the mountains on Tug river. About
dusk his horse came running into town
and a party went in search of Wilson,
whom they found lying dead upon the
public highway, his head crushed with
some heavy instrument and his throat
cut from ear to ear. He was known
to have had more than one thousand
dollars on his person and robbery was
undoubtedly the motive.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-25
WILL PASS THE BRIDGE BILL.
Secretary of War to he Given Right
to Supervise All Plans.

Washington, March 24.-The contest
between the Central Railway and
Ocean Steamship Company on the one
side and the Georgia and Alabama
Terminal Company, which is part OF
the Seaboard system, over the bridge
which the latter company desires to
build across the river at Savannah, is
a spirited one The bill for its con-
struction, as already noticed, has pass
ed the House and is now pending be-
fore the Senate Committee on Com
merce. The objections of President
Egan of the Central have no doubt
had weight with the committee, the
objections being the possible obstruc-
ton to navigation.
The bill will, however, be favorably
reported by the Senate Committee with
certain changes made by the Secre-
tary of War. These changes leave
to the Secretary the right to supervise
all plans so that the interest of navl-
CATION can be completely protected.
Congress has never failed to pass one
of these bridge bills when it has had
the approval of the army engineers
and the Secretary of War.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-25
TOPEKA'S MAYOR C0WHIDED.
Mayor Parker and Will Now
Tackle the Governor of Kansas.

Topeka, Kan. March 24.-Miss
Blanche Boise, a protege of Mrs. Ma
ton, horsewhipped Mayor Parker in
his office at the city building to-day.
Three times she slashed the Mayor and
then he sprang at her, tore the rawhide
out of her hand and pushed her into
the hall. AS Miss Boise was thrust
out of the office she exclaimed:
THANK God I've done it; I've horse
whipped you and now / am going to
horsewhip the Governor"
Before beginning her horsewhipping
Miss Boise gave the Mayor a severe
scolding, and accused him of being re-
sponsible for the fact that the Joints"
are running openly in Topeka. She
then pulled the horsewhip from the
folds of her dress, and before the Mayor
knew what had happened she struck
him three times across the head and
shoulders.
Miss Boise is about So years of age,
and is a nurse by profession.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-25
Beers MOVING FOR PEACE.
Kitchene4r Believed to Have Agreed
to withdraw His Banishment
Proclamation If DeWet and Others
Will Surrender.

London, March 24.-The Associated
Press has good reason to believe that
Lord Kitchener. in his interview with
Mr.. Schalk-B Burger, agreed to with
draw the Punishment proclamation is
sued in September if Gen. DeWet and
the other Boer leaders surrendered.
In the House of Commons to-day
the war secretary, Mr.. Brodrick, an
pounced that, fortnight ago, Mr..
Schalk-Burger intimated to Lord
Kitchener his desire to be granted a
safe conduct through the British lines
and back. in order to see Mr.. Steyn
with reference to the possibility of
peace proposals. Lord Kitchener, with
the consent of the government, had ac-
ceded to the request.
The announcement of the war secre-
tary was received with cheers.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-25
DID NOT REFUSE TO FIGHT.

The story of Powell Clayton, Jr.'s,
Departure From Mexico Proves IA
CaRard.
Washington. March 24.-Oficial con-
tradiction has been received at the
State Department of the report that
Powell Clayton, Jr., son of Ambassa-
dor Clayton, and former military at
tache to the United States embassy
at Mexico, was forced to leave his
post because of his refusal to fight a
duel The report to the department
shows that instead of being involved
in the Christmas brawl which was
supposed to be at the bottom of the
challenge, Capt. Clayton had really
quilted the City of Mexico Aug. s. last.
He was the recipient OF a banquet be-
fore his departure, which brought to-
gether in his honor many people in
Mexico prominent in official and social
life
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-25
MUST RECOGNIZE THE UNION.
Little Change in the Situation at
New Orleans.

New Orleans, March 24.-After a
meeting of the Executive Committee
of the street car men to-day President
panies would have to recognize the
union or there would be no settlement
There is little change in the situation
The employees of the st. Charles street
road presented slightly modified de-
mands to their to-day, which are I'M
der consideration. 1t is thought now
that if there is to be a strike it will
not occur until Thursday. The union
will meet Wednesday night.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-25
AN ARMIsTICE ARRANGED.
Both Sides VIII Observe 1t While
Negotiations Are On.

London, March 25.-The Daily Chron-
icle this morning asserts that an armis-
tice has been arranged, pending the
duration of Schalk- Burgers mission to
Gen. DeWet, and that offensive opera
tions against DeWet, De la Rey and
Botha will be suspended. The three
generals have agreed to observe the
armistice honorably until the return of
the envcys to the Boer lines.
1t is believed, continues the Daily
Chronicle, that the ENJOYS, after ac-
quainting Botha with the result of
their mission, will again confer with
Lord Kitchener although no arrange
ment for the second conference has
actually been made.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-25
RAILROAD CHANGE AT MEMPHIS.

Mai. GiIIeas to BE General Superin-
tendent of YazOO and Mississippi
Line.
Memphis, Tenn, March 24.-It was
officially announced to-day that Maj.
Gilleas, assistant general superintend-
eat of the lines of the Illinois Central
Railroad. south of the Ohio river, has
been appointed third vice president
and general superintendent of the va
zoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad,
with headquarters at Memphis. Mai.
Gilleas viii assume his new duties 81
Anru /
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-25

The Hague. March 24.-Acting Presi-
don't Schalk-Burger' arrival at Preto-
ria was complete surprise in Boer
circles here. 1t was surmised that the
stan taken was connected with the
instructions sent to Lord Kitchener, TO
-loTon1unicate the text of the Angle
Dutch notes to the Boer leaders. j,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-25
KILLED NEGREss. THEN HIMSELF.

Insane Deed of E. j. Armsfead, For
mer Tax Collector of montgomery.
Ala.
Montgomery, Ala. March 24.-E. J.
Armstead, former tax collector of this
county and at one time one Of the
wealthiest men in Alsbema, to-day
shot and killed Mary Hansen, me-
gress, and then committed suicide. He
had suffered reverses through specu-
lation. and it is believed he was tenn
porarily insane.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-25
BANK COMBINE IN MEXICO.
American Capitalists Consolidate
Their Interests.

City of Mexico. March 24-One Of
the most important financial deals of
recent years is the consolidation of the
private bank of Parker H. Sercombe
with the Mexican Trust Company,
which went into effect to-day. Mr..
Sercombe became vice president and
general manager of this institution,
which will establish branches through
out the republic. w. II. Hunt is pres
ident of the combined concern, which
has now 1000, 900 gold capital paid in
and an authorized capital of $1,000, 600.
Mr.. Sercombe was formerly president
of the American Bank here, but re-
signed and started a private bank.
The Mexican Trust Company num-
hers among its shareholders presidents
and officers of trust companies and
banks in New York, Chicago. St. Louis,
etc.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-25

across the multitudinous. the myster-
lous waves of the Pacific sea. l want
other witnesses than self-seeking poll
tlclans and self-exploiting soldiers to
come here and tell me. l refuse to hold
my tongue. l refuse to rest content.
And, if am told by a whipper snapper
IN shoulder straps that unless 1 do,
l am a traitor to my country, my reply
10 him shall be a slap in the face.
a Call to Democrats.
Friends, brothers, Democrats, let us
have done with dissension. Let us turn
our backs on the past. our eyes to the
future, calling the old fight off and
the old scores square. He who stands
with me against these things is my
comrade, no matter what he thinks or
ever thought about silver or gold. He
who would deny me a place by his side
to fight them, must be either very per-
verse or very blind. Let us cross no
bridges till we come to them. But al
ready We can see far enough ahead to
take our reckoning. There will be but
one test of Democrat in 1904-toe the
Hne-toe the line, saying to arbitrary
power and absOlutism, thou shalt go
no further; we, too, are in the expan-
sion business; but our expansion is for
the religion of the constitution no less
than for the religion of Christ and
Him crucihed; our expansion means
peace, not war; the honor, not the de-
graduation of the flag; and Just as
surely as Jefferson wrote the Declara-
ton of Independence and jackson
fought the battle of New Orleans-to
resist despotism-shall we make a new
Fourth of July and celebrate another
eighth of January, in resisting this
unrlghteous scheme to abolish the
constitution and Mexicanize the gov
eminent"
Nixon Promises Well.
Lewis Nixon was next introduced
After few felicitous remarks regard
ing Virginia, his native state, he drift
ed for moment into national politics.
he declared that the Democrats Ct
New York had made up their mind to
stop lighting one another, and turn
their energies of war against that great
opposition party which had so often
achieved success through the dissen-
slons in the Democracy. The Demo-
cratic party of New York, he said,
promised itself to regain the confidence
of the people and once having regain
ed it to retain the same. He was sat
1s1ed there was renaissance of Dem
Ccratic opinion along constitutional
lines and the Democratic party would
show the country that it could be
trusted with the management of af-
fairs. He contended that the principles
of the Democratic party were ground
ed on the Declaration of Independence
with all that it implied. If the Demo-
cratic party wanted to achieve success
it was absolutely necessary to hold
prejudices and personal aspirations in
allegiance and resolve on unity of ac-
ton and in that event would again
come victory as it had come in the
past.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-25
WILL STRIKE AT LOWELL.
Loom Fixers to Advocate General
Strike at Meeting Tonight.

Strike at Meeting Tonight.
strike of the textile operatives in Low
ell now seems unavoidable. The cot
ton spinners and the loom fixers met
this evening and voted to stand by
the demand of the council. The spin
ners voted to strike at the word of
the council and the loom fiXers went
them one betetr by instructing their
delegates to advocate a general strike
at the meeting of the council to-mor-
row evening. The demand of the
Textile Council for a 10 per cent. in
crease in wages Saturday was refused
by the mill agents.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-25
CRAP SHOOTERS FOUGHT POSSE.
Negro Proprietor of Newport News
Joint Dies From wounds.

" "
Newport News, Va. March "a
James Briggs, the negro proprietor of
a crap joint in Hampton, died tonight
from wounds received in a pistol fight
between posse and a score of negro
crap-shooters. Constable Roy Sinclair
received a bullet in the head, which
may cause his death, and Constable
John Tignor was wounded in the arm.
The two constables, leading a posse,
raided Briggs resort yesterday. The
negroes opened fire as the officers
broke into the room where the play
was going on, and a savage fight at
close range was waged for ten min
utes. Several of the crap shooters
were slightly injured in the fray.
Eleven were lodged in jail and will be
arraigned on the charge of murder.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-25
,sox,co,s cotton Manufacturers.

CITY of Mexico. March 24.-The cot
ton consumed in mills IN TINS country
sti eoo -, rounds. The total produc-
tion was valued at sss.s7.21A
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-02-15

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