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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-30
WAGNER AS TO CAMPS
Army Officer Seeks to Protect Cons
centratiOn Policy in
Philippines.

Washington, May 30.:The senate
committee on the Philippines yester4
day heard the testimony of Colonel A.
l.. Wagner assistant adiutant general
of the army, who spent two and one
half years in the Philippines. He was
questioned about the concentration
camps. and described the system by
explaining the details of one particular
camp. In that camp the people were
assembled according TO villages. so
that the people in all cases would
have their old neighbors near them
SO far as he had been able TO observe
there was no evidence of want among
the people there cOngregated. MOre-
over. they We're surprisingly content-
ed. They We're at liberty to go outside
the line from 300 to 500 yards. Be-
yOnd that distance was what was
called the dead line. beyond which the
people We're not permitted to SO.
The natives We're given to under
stand that if they crossed this line
they would be shot, but in reality tie
orders We're not to shoot any helpless
persons. or any others if the shooting
could be avoided. Colonel Wagner
said that one of the principal purposes
of concentrating the native people in
the Philippines was to protect them
against the LadrOneS. which had been
admirably accomplished. so tnat IN
many cases what was called the dead
line was in reality the life line. An
other object of the camps had been
that of facilitating the collection of
the rice supplies in order to starve
out the LadroneS and guerrillaS.
The United States camps in the
Philippines no more could be COM
pared to Weylers reconcentradO camps
in Cuba than mercy could be COM
pared to cruelty. Referring to the pol
icy of burning villages. the witness
said that indiscriminate burning was
not countenanced by the rules of war,
and that the practice of burning the
property of nOn-combatantS was mex
cusable except in cases in which it
was impossible TO separate it from
that of hOStileS, and in cases in which
the enemy was making use of it.
Colonel Wagner said he had no per-
SOnal knowledge of the torture of ma
tiveS in the Philippines.
General Filipe BuencaminO. of Ma
Mia. formerly Aguinaldo's secretary
of war. called on the president yeSter-
day i'm company with Secretary Root.
General Buenca mino was taken priS-
Oner by the United States troops at the
time AguinaldO'S mother was cap
tured. and since that time has been at
the head of the federal Filipino party.
He couldn't say anything too good of
United States rule. either civil or mill
itary. He will testify before the sem
ate committee in few days
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-30

ness men of that town relative to the
boycott on Terre Haute. The confer
ence decided TO circulate u paper for
signatures and then send it to Terre
Haute Wholesale merchants. 1t will
set forth that the Terre Haute mer-
chants ought TO use their influence TO
have the street railway strike set
tied in favor of the strikers. This ac-
ton on the part of Clinton is due to
the failure this week of representa-
tives of Terre Haute wholesale houses
to sell goods in Clinton.
The Clinton customers said that as
the Terre Haute merchants had taken
Il stand against the strikers, the work
ingmen of Clinton would not buy
goods from Clinton customers of the
Terre Haute wholesale dealers. SINH
lar action is expected to be taken in
a number of other towns where Terre
Haute wholesale houses have custom
erS among the retail merchants.
No Bids On Coal supply.
New York. May 30.-The strike of
anthracite coal miners has prevented
the city from getting a supply of coal
for the Brooklyn bridge. Bids for $500
tons were to have been opened. but
when Bridge Commissioner Linden
thai examined the box where bids are
deposited he found none there.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-30
VIII Adhere to Custom .

Rome. May 3O.-The statement pub
lished by the Daily Mail of London
May 29th that at the consistory TO
be held June . the pOpe-will nominate
Archbishop Keane, of Dubuque, Iowa,
to succeed the late Archbishop Cor
rigan. of New York, is without foun-
dation in fact. The pope will un-
doubtedly follow the customary pras-
tice of appointing the archbishop's
successor from among the clergy of
the diocese in which the vacancy oc-
ours.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-30
FILIPINO QUICK TO CATCH ON
Demand of an Advance of w ages so Pei
Cent. All Around.

Manila. May 3O.-The labor troubles
which have been brewing for month
'are now on the eve of coming to "a
head. Three of the largest United
States employers of Filipino labor
have been notified that they must ad-
vance salaries 30 per cent. all round
on May 81 or face a strike. One firm
three years ago paid its employees So
per week. and is now paying them
$50 weekly. The firm says a further
advance is impossible.
1t is the intention of Isabelos De
loSreys, the organizer of labor asso-
Citations here. to secure an increase
of wages in all trades or force gem
eral strike. The merchants are
alarmed ut the outlook. They say Fill
ipinO labor costs more now in proper
tion to the results than United States
labor. The wages are now from five
TO ten times higher than under the
Spanish regime.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-30
Roosevelt Delivers Principal Ad-
dress at Arlington Gene
terry.
THE WAR IN PHILIPPINES is DEFENDED
Torrance and Secretary Shaw
Among Speakers--In
Chicago.

Washington, May 3O.-Decoration
day was observed here today perhaps
more generally than ever before. The
arrangements were in charge of the
department of the Potomac. including
parade of all G.. y. Il. and other
patriotic organizations and included
decoration of monuments and graves
and an address by the most promi-
net men in the affairs of the govern
mcnt at Arlington, where the princi-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-30
HE DEFIED DEATH.
And Came Out Whole and Sound
From the Very Jaws
of Death.
KAvANAGFs TEMPTING OF FATE
Goes Within n Mile of the Crater OF
Mont PeIee and Secs Awful
Things.

Chicago, May S0.-An Associated
Press dispatch from Fort de France,
dated May 20, says: THE crater of
Mont Pelee has been approached with
in one mile. This feat Vas accomplish
ed Tuesday afternoon by George J..
Kavanagh, an unattached newspaper
man, who had accompanied Professor
Robert I. Hill. the United States gov
ernment geolOgist, on his expedition.
When Professor Hill turned south to-
ward st. Pierre Kavanagh continued
on past Morne Rouge. His route seems
TO have been along or near the Gale
Basse divide. He says he descended
from Morne Rouge into the valley be
tween MOrne Rouge and Mont Pelee.
This valley was deeply strewn with
ashes. Kavanagh was guided by an
aged negreSs, to where an old foot
path once led to Lake PalmiSte, near
the summit of the crater.
KavanaGh Treads Death valley.
There was an iron cross, twenty
feet high. was buried in ashes to with
in foot of its top. Before him
stretched upward the mountain slope,
covered with ashes which, soaked by
the heavy rains and baked by the sun
anu NOlcdHO neat. lDOhth llht a
sidewalk. The whole mountain top
was shrouded in smoke. ForgetfIl of
the explosion of the previous night and
the awful suddennesS of the outburstS,
and tempted by the seemingly easy as
cent. he continued upward and made
photographs and rough sketches. Kav-
anagh found the valley filed with
ashes and two great riffs, which he
was afraid to approach.
Hamlet Was Full of Corpses.
"At in the evening he turned back.
reaching Morne Rouge ut about 8
o'clock. He made no new obSerVa-
tionS. and realized his danger only the
next morning. when occurred the great
est outburSt since Mont Pelee's first
eruption. On Wednesday Kavanagh
tried to descend st. Pierre. but failed.
He found Il little hamlet in Il valley
near the mountain black with 100
dead bodies. They We're not carbon
lied. nor had their clothing been
burned off. Probably this valley lay
near the inner edge of the zone of
blasting fame.
Other Explorers Are on.
George KEENAN, reported from
MOrne Rouge this morning. Two hours
ago Professor Angelo Heilprin. preSi-
dent of the Philadelphia Geographical
society. but here under the asupices
oof the National Geographical society,
left with Leadbetter TO make n three
days careful exploration and study
of the new craterS east and north"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-30

reaching Importance; but the only
really vital task was the one you
did, the task of saving the union.
There were other crises in which to
have gone wrong would have meant
disaster; but this was the one crisis
in which to have gone wrong would
have meant not merely disaster but
annihilation. For failure at any
other point atonement could have
been made; but had you failed in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-30
Suspected Thug Arrested.

Fort Dodge. Ia. May 30.-A man
giving the name of Patrick Harring-
ton has been arrested here, suspected
of the murder of Constable Smith. at
Chelsea, in Tama county, last Decem-
Der. He was a member of gang of
railroad laborers. and disappeared at
the time of the murder Harrington
is also alleged to he a member of a
gang of bank robbers which operated
extensively in Iowa last winter. He
was taken to Tama for Nearing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-30
On the Part of the Democracy in the Com
ing Congressional SeIeC-
tiOns.
CONFERENCE OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
OF Which Hon. Ben T. Gable is the Head
House Canvass to Pick
the Issues.

Towns throughout the kingdom were
gaily decorated and shipping at the
various ports had the gayest dis
plays of bunting. The chief celebra-
tion was the Ceremony of trooping
the cOlors on the horse guards.
The ceremonies ended with
a review of the troops on the ground.
The king during the afternoon pre-
scented the colors to the kings COM
pany of Grandeur guards.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-30
RUMORS OF A SETTLEMENT
hanna Says Nothing. and Operators and
Miners Discredit the Rumor.

hanna Says Nothing. and Operators and
Miners Discredit the Rumor.
Cleveland. o.. May 3O-A report
was in circulation here that a long
conference has been held between
Senator Hanna. chairman of the Civic
Federation, and George w. Perkins.
representing j. T. Morgan & Co. rel
ative TO the settlement of the anthra-
cite coal strike. When seen by an
Associated Press reporter Hanna re-
fused TO either deny or confirm the
report. Il have nothing to say. There
has been too much said Already he
declared. Hanna also refused to dis
cuSS the statement of Frank p Sar-
gent. predicting Il Strike of the soft
coal miners.
Wilkesbarre. Pa, May 3O.-The To-
cal coal operators do not credit the
report originating i'm New York that
n settlement of the miners strike is
imminent One operator says it is
doubtful whether the strikers would
be permitted to return to work now
at the old wages. They could probably
return as individuals, but not as in
body and representing union. At
strike headquarters nothing was
known of a contemplated settlement.
National Board Member FaIlon saws
the strike could not be settled off
hand. as some persons ina gined. If
the coal companies had a proposition
to make looking to the return of the
men to work. Il convention of miners
would have TO he called and the terms
offered by the operators passed upon.
Harrisburg. Pa, May 30.-There
have been issued from the state and
executive departments commissions
for about 1.S00 coal and iron police
men since the beginning of the strike
in the anflr1C 1CitP coal rppiOnS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-30
ONLY BY CRUSHING
Can the Spirit of the Natives of
Mindanao Be Put
Down.
WAR. THAT CANNOT BE BNDEI
Col. Baldwin Intimates ENtermina-
tiOn is the Only Adequate
Measure.

MANILA. May 3O.-Coloncl Frank ID.
Baldwin. of the Fourth United States
infantry, has telegraphed to Brigadier
General George w. Davis, in COM
mand of the United States troops in
the island of MindanaO. that he does
not expect to establish satisfactory
peace conditions in the Lake Lano dis
trict until the defiant element is wiped
out. The natives pretending to be
friendly are urging that this be done,
as their own lives are in jeopardy;
which" the colonel adds. I'VE are in
the highest sense under obligations to
protect"
determination the Only Means.
The defiant element continues
Colonel Baldwin, respects nothing but
power and the sword. They will de-
stroy humans until destroyed them
selves" General Davis replied that
to meet the emergency in the way
suggested by Colonel Baldwin would
necessitate the capture of every Moro
fort now admitting the troops as
friends. which was forbidden under
existing orders.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-30
GuI wins Race.

Chicago, May 30.-James f. Gill
won the American century wheelmen's
road race today. The time was six
hours. 3 minutes and IS seconds.
Farmer Blum won the time prize
in hours, II minutes and L seconds
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-30
..-snoIIc Knights and Ladies'
Died of Overwork.

Baltimore May 30.-Judge Frank c.
Washbaughn, of DeadwOod. s. D.. died
at the Johns Hopkins hospital in this
city. Wasted vitality. brought about
by overwork. is assigned by the physi-
clans as the cause of death.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-30
Leavenworth.s Remains Reinterred.

Fort Leavenworth. May 30.-The re-
mains of the late Henry Leavenworth
were brought here from the east and
reinterred today at the National cem-
etery at Fort Leavenworth with i'm
pressive ceremonies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-30

the iron days the loss would have
been irreparable. the defeat irretriev-
able. Upon your success depended
continent, and much of the future of
mankind as a whole.
Left a Reunited Country.
You left us a reunited country.
You left us the right of brotherhood
with the men in gray, who with such
courage. and such devotion for what
they deemed the right, fought against
you. But you left us much more
even than your achievement. for you
left us the memory of how it waI
achieved. You. who made good by
your valor and patriotism the states
manship of Lincoln and the soldier
ship of Grant, have set as the stan
dards for our efforts in the future
both the way you did your work in
war and the way in which when the
war was over you turned again to the
work of peace. In war and in peace
alike your example Will stand as the
wisest of lessons to us and our chill
dren and our children's children"
The remainder of the address was
tration's Philippine policy.
Gen. Ell Torrance. commander in
chief of the G. \. r.. followed the
president with a few remarks and the
services were brought to a close.
At the other cemeteries appropriate
services were held. Secretary Shaw
delivered the grafton at Battle
Ground ceremony, while Assistant
Secretary Allies made the memorial
address at St. Elizabeth.
In Chicago.
Chicago. May 30.-A parade partic-
ipates in by veterans of both the civil
and Spanish wars was the feature of
the Memorial day demonstrations in
this city. Business was generally
suspended and services held in many
churches.
In Kansas City.
Kansas City. May 30.-The princi-
pal feature of the Decoration day
exercises here was the unveiling at
Forest Hill cemetery of the imposing
shaft erected by the Daughters of
the Confederacy in the city TO the
confederate soldiers who died at the
battle of West Port, formerly a sub
urb of Kansas City. 1t was the first
confederate monument ever erected
in Kansas City.
New York Exercises.
New York, May 30.-The chief fea-
ture of Decoration day in this city
was the unveiling of the soldiers
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-30
,richigan Democrauc Convention.

Detroit. Mich. May 30.-The Demo-
cratic state central committee met hero
and decided to hold the Democratic
state convention in Detroit July so and
81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-30
Iowa Pastoffice Clerks Organize.

MarshalItown. Ia. May 30-At the
annual convention of the Iowa State
Letter Carriers association. held here,
an Iowa State Association of Postoffice
Clerks. branch of the national asso-
ciation,. was organized.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-30
No BIDS On a Coal supply
King. birthday Celebrated.

London. May 3O.-The birthday of
King Edward, who was born Nov. 3,
l1s41, was officially celebrated today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-30
rERRE HAUrE BOYCOTT FIGHT.

Trouble Extends to Outside Towns, which
Will Help the strikers.
Terre Haute, Ind, May 3O.-Sev-
eral Terre Haute labor leaders were
called 30 Clinton to attend a confer
ence between workingmen and busi-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-30

monument, said to be the costliest of
its kind in the world, i'm Riverside
park. An impressive parade of the
G. \. II. was reviewed by Lieut.. Gen.
Miles
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-30
philadelphia.

Philadelphia. May 3O.-The feature
of the Decoration day exercises in
this city were the unveiling of the
memorial bronze bust and pedestal
erected to the memory of President
Mckinley by the Philadelphia letter
carriers and postotfice employees.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-30
determination the Only Means.
AeRARIANs ARE DIsGRUNTLED
They Don't Like the Frederick the Great
Statue business.

Berlin. May 3O.-The unpleasant
things which are being said about
Emperor William and the ministry
because of his majesty's presentation
of n statue of Frederick the Great to
the United States are, strange to say,
all from the Agrarians, who are nor
mally ministerialists. but who are now
embittered against the government be-
cause of differences regarding the tar
iff. The AgrarianS, through their news
papers. attack the imperial chancellor
for failing to dissuade Emperor VIII
liam from giving the statue. which
they say was political blunder, be-
cause his action has not been appre-
ciated in the United States.
The Deutsche Tages Zeitung says:
THE Yankee cannot understand that
anything can be given without price
and from mere good will. He Will in
fer that the emperor feels deep ad-
miration for the might and power OF
the United States, and the gift Will
only swell American conceit. as viii
he shown in future negotiations af-
fecting Germany's practical interests.
~.ssnonc knights and Ladies'.
Detroit. Mich. May 3O.-At the final
session of the Catholic knights and
ladies of America the following Off
GERS We're elected: Supreme president,
]. III. Crumley. Detroit; supreme sec
retary. J. J. Duffy. Memphis, Tenn.
Louisville was selected for the next
hianniol mpptinO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-30
In Kansas city.
New York Exercises.

New York, May 3O-The chief fea-
ture of Decoration day in this city
was the unveiling of the soldiers
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-08-20
MIDWAY MENTION.
News Notes and Personal Items from
That Community.

Mr.. and Mrs. Carrie Page of ALDER
ton, Ala, and Mrs. Janette Sasser OF
Fl. Gaines we're guests of the family
of Mr.. q. T. Mathews few days last
week.
We are glad to state that Mr.. Tom
Williams is much improved, and will
be able to be brought home N few
days.
Miss Alma Clark and little brother
of the Plains are visiting the family OF
their uncle, Mr.. G.. w. Williams.
A singing has been organized for
every Sunday afternoon at Midway,
and we hope all will attend.
The ice cream supper given in hon
or of Miss Clark Thursday night was
much enjoyed.
We are sorry to say that Olin Math-
ews is quite sick, but hope he will
soon be we'll.
Mr.. Carr Lunsford of Smithville was
the guest of Ed Mathews several days
ldSU W0Shs
Miss Annie Zimmerman and broth
err visited relatives at the Plains last
week.
Miss Annie Clyde Smith was the
guest of Miss Annie May Kitchens last
week.
We understand that the community
will soon have the school house paint
ed.
We have had good rains recently
and crops are looking we'll.
Mrs. J. D. Marlin, Jr., is visiting
relatives at Pleasant Hill.
Mrs. Lila Brown of Quitman visited
relatives here last week.
Mr.. j. E. Norman visited his father
at Herod last week.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-08-20
COTTON CENSUS.
Work Will Be Under the Super
vision of the United States
Government.

Mr.. E. Morris Bates, connected with
the census department OF the United
States government, was in Dawson
Monday in the interest of an innoya-
ton which is to be introduced by the
government.
In every county in the cotton bel
will be employed a man to represent
the census department in this particu-
lar work. This special representative
will visit every gin in his county three
times during the season and ascertain
the number of bales of cotton which
have been ginned. He will for
ward his reports to the census depart
ment, where they will be tabulated
and aggregated. The purpose of this
work is to keep tab Oh the cotton pro-
duction. A much better estimate than
formerly may be secured of the size of
the crop, which will prevent to great
extent the fluctua5ion in price now so
common. The first of these reports is
to be rendered October IS, the second
December ID, and the final one some
time during the following January.
Mr.. Bates visit to Dawson was for
the purpose of securing the names of
persons eligible to and DESTROYS of the
position in Terrell county. This he
did. The names will be forwarded by
him to the census department, and
some person will be chosen from the
list and appointed to do the work in
Terrell county.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-08-20
HOTEL TROUBLE SETTLED.
Mrs. Wilson Assumes Charge of
Property in Albany.

Fridays Albany Herald stated that
the management of the New Albany
hotel changed hands that day.
Some time ago the property was sold
by Mrs. jamie Mayo to B. NJ. Wilson
and W. r. Baldwin, but Mr.. S. r. Phil
pot, the then manager of the hos
telry, had lease which held good till
October l, 1903. Whether Mrs. Mayo
had the right to sell the property and
cause Philpot to vacate before:the ex-
piration of the lease was a matter on
which the lessee and the new owners
were not able to agree, and the case
found its way into the courts. 1t
would have come up for adjudication
at the October term of Dougherty su-
perior court.
The rumor that Mr.. Philpot had sold
out to Mrs. B. M. Wilson was current
on the streets Friday morning. The
Herald secured practical verifcatiOn
of the rumor, but was unable to see
either Mrs. Wilson or Mr.. Philpot to
secure a statement for publication,
but says there appears to be no doubt
thatM Mr.. Philpot has sold his lease, all
furniture, omnibus, horses and other
hotel paraphernalia, and that the man
agement Of the hotel changed hands
that afternoon.