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The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-14
Informs the Senate the Shooting Of Prisoners
And the Concentration Camps in the
Philippines W6r6 JuStltiab|6
NO RECORD SMITHS ORDER TO WALLER

WASHINGTON, May 13.-Secretary
20ot has taken upon his own shout
dtrG full responsibility for the poicy
of retaliation and RECOMMENDATION en-
forced by American troops in the Phil
ippines.
In an answer to Senator Culberson's
resolution, the secretary has surprised
those who believed he would, for po-
litical reasons, seek to evade account
ability for the orders issued by Major
General Chaffee. Brigadier General
Bell and Brigadier General Smith, in
accordance with General Order 100
published In 1863 by direction of Pres
ident Lincoln.
''TheWar Department saw no rea-
son." the secretary states TO doubt
that the policy embodied in the above
mentioned order was at once the most
effective and the most humane which
could possibly befollowed. and SO, in
eeeu. it has proved" The secretary
further states that the War Depart
ment has not disapproved or interfered
in any way with orders giving effect
to the policy of recommendation, but
has aided in their enforcement by d.
rect:ng sn increase of the food SUPPLY
IN the Philippines for the purpose Of
caring for the natives In the concen-
tlation camps"
The secretary refers to his action III.
ordering the trial by eourtmartial of
f, Brigadier General Smith. following the
publication OF the evidence of Major
! l.. w. r. Waller that he had been or
dered by General Smita to kill all
! over TO- All the written orders made
by General Smith relating to the cam
| paign In Samar received by the War
Department are, the secretary declares.
based on and are In strict conformity
with General Order 100. issued by au-
thority of President Lincoln.
The resolution introduced by Senator
Cuiberson. which was adopted by the
Senate. was most comprehensive, and
called for complete information In re-
gard to the policy of Recommendation
| ir. Luzon. and all orders issued nv
General Smith to Major Waller.
| Secretary Root says that these or
ders, as well as an order issued by
Brigadier General Bell. dated Decem-
Der Is. 1901, in which General Bell di-
rected his troops to retaliate by ex-
evatins a prisoner OF war whenever
prisoners or unarmed or defenseleSs
! Auerit ans or natives friendly to the
| Unite d States were Assasinated for po
/ litical reasons, were ia strict conform
1 ity botn with the letter and the spirit
OF President Lincoln's instructions.
Within the present month. the secre-
tary says. the War Department has re-
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-14

ceived report of the condition of the
natives collected in the concentration
camps, who are shown by an inspec-
tion made by Colonel Arthur l.. Wag-
ner. of the adjutant generals Office,
to be healthy and contented. From
the fact that the report was forwarded
by General Chaffee with certain In
dorsements, the secretary infers that
the orders referred to in the resolu-
tion had that officers approval.
General Chaffee's Endorsement upon
Colonel Wagners report was In part as
follows:
1T is useless for me to make an at
tempt to show the necessity for the
course adopted in the Third and Sixth
brigades to put an end to the insur-
rection in such a way that all persons
will agree tnat right action has been
taken. | will state, however, that
personal acquaintance with the terrain
and what may be done by an enemy, as
by troops, are all essential to deter
mine what should be done
Before condemning what has been
done. it is also necessary that some
other method be suggested, and posi-
tive proof submitted that had 1t been
followed more success would have fol-
lowed its adoption than has been Sc
cured by the present course.
Il understand that all means which
are justified by the laws of war are to
be applied in such form as will meet
and defeat the method OF warfare
adopted by ,he enemy"
| Secretary Root says he has no
/ knowledge OF any order or orders
! issued by Brigadier General Smith to
Major Waller. pleaded by the latter
| in defense before the recent court
! martial. No such order has been re-
ceived by the War Department.
General Chaffee had explained that
General Smith had intended his re-
marks to refer to persons hostile to
troops, not those friendly-any other
! inference will do him injustice"
| All of the orders issued by General
Smith and received at the War De-
partment. says General Root, are based
upon and are in strict conformity with
General Order 100 No order has
| been given, and no action taken by the
| War Department. the secretary de-
elares, regarding the Samar cam
! paign. except the foregoing directions
and the formal order convening the
eourtmartial for the trial of General
Smith.
The secretary adds that the success
of the policy embodied in the written
orders appears by official dispatches
showing the suppression of the insur-
rection in Samar.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-14
N;X6ANS RAID SMUGGLED RflESR0OT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY
RULING AGAINST
CHRlN-LETTER SCHEMES
The Postal Department Makes a
Sweeping Decision in the F0un-
tain Pen Case.

WASHINGTON, May 14-Au al
legged chain-letter scheme, whereby
Van Kirk & Robins of Wilkesbarre,
Pa, sought to sell fountain pens,
has been pronounced fraud by the
Postmaster General, and the use OF
the United States mails Is denied. @
Accordingly the postal officials OF
Willkesbarre will now return to their
senders an accumulation of many
thousand letters containing remit
tances, which are said to aggregate
more than 100000. The case is pc
culiar and has excited much discus
sion.
Circulars were sent out by the Van
Kirk Il Robins Company. wherein
each addressee was directed to pur-
chase fountain pen from the address
sor at cost of $3.50. and address
l20 similar letters to other persons.
whose names were supplied by the
addresses. For this work OF writ
ing and directing letters. Van Kirk &
Robins agreed to pay each alressee
the sum OF $S.
In few weeks--the company be.
Ean operations about Feb.ua. ~ 1.-The
the business had reached an enormous
size. About 10000 pens were delivered
and many more orders could not be
filled because Of the inability of the
manufacturers to supply fountain pens
fast enough The receipts of the firm
during that period are given by the
department as $47.50o. 1t Is also
stated that the firm had agreed to
pay out on the basis of It's IS salary
proposition the sum of $152,000.
The decision of the department is
o: especial interest because 1t takes
iEferentially the broad ground that al
chain letter advertisement and canvas
sing schemes are fraudulent.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-14

CASTRIES. Island of st. Lucia,
Tuesday horrors of the prevail
ing situation at St Pierre, in the island
of Martinique. can not be exaggerated.
The correspondent OF the Associated
Press has just returned to this place
from a visit to the fatal city. He
went on the relieving steamer Ken
Meth and reports that the destruction
is appalling.
Soldiers are guarding property from
prowling ghouls, who are robbing the
dead. Many Of these have been sum-
marily shot when caught. and others
are impressed into relief work and
the cremation of the dead.
The stencil from the dead bodies OF
human beings and animals In and
near St. Pierre Is terribly offensive,
and the strongest men are unable to
stand 1t, The streets are all OBJ
structed with dead bodies and huge
piles Of debris.
The work of cleaning the thorough
fares will necessitate the employment
of large numbers of men for many
months. All offenders are now
pressed >into this work. The loath-
some crimes of some of the human
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-14
RunOrs On the Border That the Gr66n6 In.
forests Fire hCGumuIatlnO Material
For Prospective Warfare
hints OF TROUBLE WITH SQUATTERS|

These reports and rumors punched
together furnish the alleged motive of
the Greene interests for making pro-
vision for having on hand supply OF
arms. 1t Is said that the occupiers of
the land recently purchased by Mr..
Greene refuse to give UP possession,
and are organizing to resist eviction.
The customs officials and the rurales
are all In sympathy with them. and
they will strain every effort to capture
any arms or any ammunition that may
have been smuggled across the line.
Upwards of hundred rurales have
passed here in squads during the past
few days. Nearly all the available
men have been drawn from the Sasabe
custom house and the Altar district.
A Mexican Official said today that
there would be a string OF 500 rurales
thrown around the Greene properties
and in front of Naco within twenty
four hours.
1t is said that he governor of So
nora has been notified. and that troops
have been sent from HermosIllo and
ures to the troubled districts.
Every one here expects that trouble
is brewing, and that sensational de-
yelopments will appear within few
days.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-14
MRS. GREEN lFEhRS, LAWYERS
She Tells Whu She Got a Permit TO Garru a
arR Revolver 'n@@.a =
.R6vOlV6r

ed, every time an effort was made TO
settle up that estate.
81 believe that my husband was
poisoned Ey q man whom ] had for
hidden to visit the house In Vermont.
Then my daughter was made ex-
&C ,+rix. She went down to law
office In Brooklyn several years ago,
and was stepping forward to get some
papers out OF q box, when one OF the
lawyers jostled her. She Is dying OF
those INJURIES. am afraid.
Now they have been threatening me
about that estate. DO you remember
that man Semple, who shot the presi-
dent of the Bank of New Amsterdam.
Mr. Wycoffe | met him In Brooklyn
several years ago and he threatened
lme. [ told him to go home and go to
bed. and that he would feel better In
the morning. Six months later he
walked into the Bank of New Amster-
dam and shot Mr.. Wycoff dead.
I'm not afraid you see. The an
archists have always treated me weii'
but do not care to take any chances
with the lawyers. Last month was
I'm Boston. A man came to me In the
| street and said that II did not iet
tnat estate alone and give him at least
sf00. 900. he would get me out OF the
way Just as my husband was treated:
II Just laughed at him. After that
was advised to carry revolver. I'm
to get a permit In Boston, too. :,
Mrs. Green was asked If she could
shoot :,
/ WELL" she replied, Il think that
could XIII man at distance of twen-
ty yards. When | was young woman
II could ride and shoot at the same
time. I'm a Quakeress. and ] do not
wish to kill anybody unless / have 10.
would shoot. not to kill, but to dis-
able. do not care to have the death
of any of Gods creatures on my hands
liz / can help 1t. But Will not DE
Threatened by those lawyers. ! am
1going to carry this suit through,
lam. Pa has been dead a good many
years now, and | am tired OF waiting
any longer for the settlement OF that
estate. am peaceabie woman but
there are things which | Will not
stand"
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-14

r0GALES, Ariz., May 14.-There Ia
uocb excitement among the Mexican
,,s,om officials, and hurried orders
,,ge been issued to line riders and
-r~aIes to concentrate at Naco.
- Is reported here that 500 rifles
,,va been seized near Naeo by the
ps,ican officials. 1t is charged that
these arms were being smuggled into
p.xico from the United States BY the
Greene Consolidated Copper company.
:, ,s also reported that this is not the
oe,y assignment Of arms that has been
,.rried across the border elandestinely
5ndng the past few months. and
here are suspicious that there are sew
snl thousand stands Of arms on the
American side OF the line, awaiting
opportunity to be smuggled across.
The object OF the Greene interests In
,royiding such an armament is mat
70, Of surmise. There is good deal
Of Wild talk about anticipated
rrable with laborers at the mines,
and there are reports of expected war
h-e over coal fields In central and
~ stern Sonora, and rumors OF agra
yian troubles among sQuatters on large
tracts OF land recently purchased by
Nr. Greene.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-14
Mrs. Merton Smith
Dies at hlbuQu6rQu6

ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, May IA
Mrs. Margaret Smith. wife of the Rev.
Merton Smith, a noted evangelist, who
arrived here last week, died yesterday
OF heart disease without a moments
Illness. All the Evangelical churches
OF the city had united In services under
Mr.. Smith, big tent with a capacity
of 100 people being utilized The
funeral will be held from the tent this
afternoon. the city ciergymen acting
as pailbearers The evangelist Is from
Scotland, but his wife came from Illi-
nos. Burial will be here.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-14

lighted newspapers were thrown down
to him to locate a hidden driveway.
He was instantly enveloped In
flames and was hoisted ablaze In q
bucket in time to be thrown fifteen
feet in the air by the explosion of gas
just as he reached the surface.
Don't you believe that I've turned
white?" he said to the attending sur
geons; "but that don't worry me
now. for l can't just yet see. The
only thing puzzling me Is, would /
have got out of the hole quicker and
easier If the explosion had occurred
sooner"
1t is feared that he will die.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-14
Woman Accused
OF Handing Child

ELKTON, Md, May 14.--Mrs. Car
ollne Brown has been placed In the
Charles County Jail charged with the
murder OF Annie Booze. s years DID,
On the night of March 13, at her home
near Waldorf. a.
The alleged murderess was house
Keeper for the chiId's father, and sne
la charged with having hanged the
glrl while the father was away. Tne
enid was hanged to the balustrade,
nut not dying quickly enough, was
struck on the head with pair OF
tongs.
The body was buried but was ex-
aumed when suspicion was directed
10 the case, and upon examination
Olood clots were found on the brain
an ano between the scalp and skuli'
1ne woman will be tried this month
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-14

NEW YORK, May l4.--Mrs Hettie
Green. wealthiest of American woman,
lsa-ing that lawyers and various other
pysons had conspired to XIII her,
cblained a permit to carry q revolver
She is the first woman to receive such
permit from the New York police
ts2artment.
# Al calibre is the weapon. and 1t
caae originally from California,
e.ere Mrs. Green says. II was present
e6 to her by a grateful pupn>. she
Y SEES 10 have 1t always near. she
wonll like to lay 1t on thsstao!s while
she talks over her litigations with dis
cgles OF Blackstone who may have
legal aces up their sleeves. She fs OF
The opinion that the lawyers have not
been treating her fairly.
When my father is murderer !, fho
laid; when my husband dies from AZ
o@srdose of mercury, and when my
taaghter says to me that she wo,..
have her hair cut because II Is too
heavy for her were II not that she
believed that she had only q year 70
live 1t is time for me to look out Tor
myself. | was advised by some very
shHewd persons to carry q revolver
ara that is why got this permit.
What can be done In these days!
TIE lawyers want to gobble up every
thing. When meat is out OF your
mouth and Ice is out OF your mouth
thA poor must look out for themselves,
Now my father died In 1855, and J
have been trying ever since to settle
Up his estate. A firm of lawyers ID
Wall street had the work OF doing IT,
ana now the estate is million and
half short. and they get books which
~ necessary to the settlement ano
Nont give them up. can prove tha'
tEfS hooked these BOOKS by a lstttl
IN which they acknowledged 1t.
My iather was murdered. There
can be no doubt of 1t. | shall never
forget the day that I ran into The
room and noticed the odor of chioro'
form. There was an epipleptic neal
him, who said that my father hat
bitten him. What do you think o.
tat! Then something has happeu
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-14
A ROYAL Check
Causes Surprise

NEW HAVEN. Conn, May IL
There has been received and cashed
in this city check for 500 from
King Edward VII.
When Yale was invited to send
taam of boxers across the water to
attend the sports at the king corona
ton. the Yale faculty taboosd tne
scheme, as boxing is not officlaiiy
sanctioned by the Yale athletic autho-
rites.
Nevertheless, lale man whose
name has not appeared. made arrange
ments to send students to box at tne
coronation fetes. An investigation mas
been begun to learn whether or not
the money was sent with tSe under-
standing that Yale had otficiaiiy ae-
cepted the invitation.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-14
An Arizona OUTLAW
In Los Angeles Jail

LOS ANGELES. Cal, May 14.-Pe-
dro Morales, whom the peace officers
of California and Arizona and the ru-
rales of northern Mexico have been
hunting for more than five years, Is
now a prisoner in the county jail.
He was brought to Los Angeles by
Sheriff Hammel, from Yuma, Arizona,
near which city he was captured by
strategy and through the connivance
Of persons whom Morales trusted.
The charge upon which Morales will
be tried Is the killing of Deputy Sheriff
Lee Wilson, at San Gabriel. December
6, 1896. Three other murders are
charged against Morales.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-14
HHJTIHN REVOLUTION
SEEMS SUCCESSFUL
The Ndvu" Declares For the
Rumpus, And Foreign Resld-
entS Are Uneasy.

PORT AU PPRINCE, Hayti, May IA.
Admiral Killick, commander of the
Haytlen fleet, has declared for General
irmin. the head of the revolutionary
forces. and has started to his aid with
tie Haytien warships
The revolutionists have seized the
custom houses and are collecting du-
ties. The diplomatic corps has pro-
tested. ,it*It
A severe engagement between the
re eyolutionists and the government
forces H. expected momentarily.
The absence of foreign warship Is
causing uneasiness here in the for
pjgn colony, as he provisional govern
ment tan not control the situation.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-14
Grover Cleveland
TO Visit MISSISSIPPI

JACKSON, Miss, May lex
President Grover Cleveland will pay
the frst visit of his life to Mississip-
nj during the present month. He has
accepted an invitation of the cele-
brated Ananias Fishing Club or
Green wood to participate In a pis-
catorial iaunt to the delta lakes, where
the black bass and other choice speci-
mems mo of the finy tribe abound, and a
select party will be arranged for the
avent The distinguished guest Is
.exnected during the latter part OF the
month, and 1t is probable tnat some
public event will be arranged In MS
honor at Greenwood.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-14
BRITISH SHIP LOST
LIFE BOAT FOUND
The Gdnortd, With 700 ON Board,
Believed To Have Foundercd IN
a GuCIOne.

LONDON, May A,4A life boat ana
boom belonging to the British ship
Camorta, long overdue III Rangon.
British Burmah. have been picked IN
In the Bay OF Bengal BY i YsuAei
searching for the missing steameS
1t is believed the CamortA foun14
during cyclone on May s. Eho ke1
on board $50 native passenger1 e5lt u
crew Of 50.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-14
THE DISASTER hT PITTSBURG
The Dead Now Number TW6ntu-Sk and the
Wounded Three Hundred and Fiftu

PITTSBuRG, Pa. May 1.-THE cas-
ualty list resulting from Mondays dis
aster at Sheridan continues to grow.
Two deaths were reported this morn
ing, swelling the list OF dead to
twenty six. 1t Is believed this will
be increased to forty before the last
reports are received from the hospitals
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-14

and homes where the stricken victims
are lying.
The number of injured is constantly
increasing. rhe known list now ex-
ceeds $50.
Six houses were totally destroyed by
the explosions. and 1t is estimated that
100 other buildings we're damaged.
The loss is placed at $l75,000.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-14
Mr.. Moses JOhnSOn'S
V6ru Lively Experience

BETHLEHEM, Pa, May 14.-Al-
most white is Moses Johnson, coli
ored man, from his frightful expert
ences this morning. While at the
bottom of sixty-foot sink hole,
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-14
HORRORS OF SITUATION HT ST.
PIERRE 0HNNOT BE EXAGGERATED
BY THE Widest IMAGINATION
Streets Str6Wn With Dead Bodies, and Human
GhOuIS ASSAULT and Murder the
Wounded

ghouls is appalling Not only are
dead bodies robbed and desecrated,
but the wounded and helpless are out
ragged and killed.
Moulage Rouge. a town near st.
Pierre, is preserved. and Bassepoiat
and Maceuba are yet unhurt, but the
volcano is still deadly active. and
smoke and ashes are still steadily
blowing northward.
Surviving inhabitants are struggling
to cross In boats, RATS or any con-
,riva ace that can possibly be utilized,
to the island OF Dominica Many
drowning casualties are reported as the
result OF such adventure.
Abject terror and desperation have
seized all the surviving Inhabitants.
CASTRIES,. Island of st. Lucia,
Tuesday-The Sofriere volcano, ON the
island of st. Vincent, is still in de-
structive eruption.
A terrific cannonade can be heard
hundreds OF miles away.
7 Kingston, the capital of St Vincent.
| is still safe, though showers Of ashes
and pebbles are continually falling.
The volcano itself is invisible.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-14

F. S. Hafford, of Morenci. is visiting
Tucson for q few days.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-14

John D. Allen of Benson is in the
city on a visit.
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Couldn't Live Without Them.


New York City, Aug. 1sth-Mr.
Charles Pack of Ga Rue de Ia Victorie,
Paris, France, relates a most inter-
esting experience:
Ever since / was about three years
of age 1 have suffered severely with
Kidney Disease
Last year l spent some time at the
baths at Carlsbad (Bohemia), but
came back after five weeks treatment
with a severe pain still in my Kid
neys-
My doctors in Paris and Hamburg
could do nothing for me
81 was obliged to start from Paris
to Montreal, Canada, and when 1 ar
rived in the Canadian city 1 was half
dead.
Il read an advertisement of Dodd's
Kidney Pills in a newspaper there and
began to use this remedy and after
two days treatment l felt that my
pains were leaving me and In a week
had no pains at all
'-Dodd's Kidney Pills are the most
wonderful remedy in the world
keep them always with me for l be-
lieve 1 could not live without them"
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Work for spinsters

Census returns in England show
that one in every six women, and in
what are called the upper classes one
half, are destined to spinsterhood,
and one writer, noting this fact, init
mates that the lot of all women may
be immensely improved by this COM
pact band of single women 1t would
be difficult to overrate the Industrial
effect of a number of well-instr,lcted,
healthy-minoed, vigorous, permanent
spinsters-
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any I z III q z IS-
rangement write him description OF
your symptoms and he viii give you
the benefit of his experience in the
treatment of women's diseases
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna.
write at once to DIR. Hartman giving
full statement of your case. and he viii
be pleased to give You his valuable ad-
vice gratis
Address DIR. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio
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Study of Ifuhtninu.

What Is known as the lightning re
search committee. representing sew
sral of the scientific societies of Eng
land, is now engaged in a thorough,
pafnstaking study of lightning with
reference to the security of buildings
in thunderstOrms- Observers all over
Great Britain will send reports to the
committee and data will be furnished
by Toe United States weather bureau
The effects of lightning will be stud
led. as well as the means Of protec-
ton against it
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Most Expen.ixe Book.

Probably the most expensive boob
known is that which the Ameer OF
Afghanistan has presented to the
Shah of Persia It is a manuscript
copy of the Koran, the binding of
which is worth $4,000 This bind
ing is of solid gold, two and three
quarters inches thick; the carvings,
which are the work of an Afghan gold
smith. are encrusted with precious
stones-1o7 pearls. 122 rubies and 109
diamonds of the purest water.