The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-03-04
LATE WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

The sixth National Congress of Moth
ers began its sessions here Tuesday. A
large number of the delegates are in the
city The program for the afternoon
included the address of the president,
Mrs. Theodore w. Birney, greetings
from sister organizations and reports
of officers. committees and delegates.
Despite the unfavorable weather, a
large audience greeted Mrs. Theodore
W., Birney. the president when she
called the congress to order In her
annual address. Mrs. Birney said that
what is most needed to effect improve
ment along any of the many lines
where reform is essential is systematic
agitation, whereby public opinion is
enlightened as to existing conditions,
and the methods for bettering them.
The nomination of Ben Daniels, an
ex-rough rider, to be marshal of Ari-
zona. confirmed by the Senate before
it had heard of his record as an ex-
convict, a hold-up man and n brace
game gambler, will be revoked by the
President. Daniels was personal
nominee of President Roosevelt. The
President knew him as brave soldier
and desired to reward him. There
We're ugly rumors in Washington about
Daniels when his nomination WAS re-
ination was confirmed the story came
that Daniels had served term in pris-
on for larceny and great row was
raised in the Senate because he had
been confirmed without facts being
brought to the knowledge of that body.
President Roosevelt called on Daniels
for an explanation and the letter re-
ceived in reply was not satisfactory.
| Senator Turner has introduced n res
olution in the Senate for investigation
| by n Senate committee of the conduct
of Indian schools in this country. The
resolution tells of II startling state of
affairs among some of the schools, of
the admission of scholars infected with
! tuberculosis and contagious diseases.
and says that the mortality among the
scholars is appalling. One exhibit
quotes an inspector of schools as say
ing that it is his belief that of every
detail of either boys or girls who sweep
| the dOrmitory rooms of Indian board
ing schools three out of four die of tu-
| berculOsis within five years. The res
1 olution says: There Is an lntermix-
| ture of the two sexes in such schools,
| without proper supervision in many
cases. with the result that many of the
| female children are debauched and the
morals of the children OF both sexes
| perverted anu utstToNeu-
| General Smith. In command of the
troops on the island of Samar, cables
| that Lieutenant Strebler's scouts have
captured Lukban. the notorious leader
of the Samar rebels, and brought him
to Laguan. The officials of the War De-
partment regard the capture of LUX
ban as the most important military
event since Agunaldo's capture. He
was run down on the island of Samar.
The place of his confinement is a tiny
island in bay on the north coast of
| Samar. Lukban Is one of the most en-
ergetic and ferocious of rebels. He Is
Il half-brced. n mixture of Chinese and
| Filipino stock, and he has been an ir-
reconcilable foe from the first. He had
| various Businesses in the mountains of
| Samar from which he would descend
| upon the coast towns. and his reign
of terror was so complete that the en-
tire population of the island paid trib-
ute to him as the price of freedom
from attack.
In the course OF his examination
Tuesday before the Senate committee
on the Philippines. General Hughes.
who was provost marshal general in
Manila during the American military
rule there. explained the establishment
men. He said that he alone had been
responsible for this act. which mad
been so freely criticised in the United
States. and that he did not regret his
act. IF the evil had not been
checked" said he. fully two regi-
ments would have been disabled by
the time of the outbreak in the follow
ing February" General Hughes also
told of the condition of the civil pris-
oners turned over by the Spanish au-
thorities when Manila was surren-
dered. There Were 1000 of these. and
many of them Were cruelty ironed.
The irons We're Immediately taken off
the prisoners. and there was Pile of
half Il cord of iron.
An extended speech on the pending
Philippine tariff bill was delivered in
the Senate Friday by Mr.. Morgan of
Alabama. Speaking of the claims
which had been made that there was
no lawful government in the Philip
pines. Mr. Morgan, with earnestness.
said there is government there, and
lie was glad to say very good gov
ernment. suitable TO the character OF
these people and the circumstances in
which we found them. 1t would ad-
vance the esteem of the Bilipinos for
the United States II they could have a
delegate in Congress, as in the case OF
Hawaii said Mr.. Morgan. This. he
thought. would be no violation of the
constitution. Referring to the work OF
the Philippine Commission. their per-
sonality and their ability, he paid n
tribute to the late President Mckinley.
who. he said. was the happiest man in
the world in making selections of men
for responsible position, who always
could be relied upon to do the right
thing at the right time and in the right
way.
After eight hours of tumultuous de-