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Treasury Statement.

Observation-Disclosures statement OF the
treasury balances in the, general fund. exclusive
OF the $50. O00. 900 gold reserve in the division of
redemption, shows:
Available cash balance 1929, a5s, 473
Gold ...... 115, $40, 022
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Nov. 12.-Mrs-
Nancy jeanette Flood, convicted yester-
day of the murder of John London, was
to-day sentenced to life imprisonment Mrs.
Flood took the sentence without q ohiver.
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Wool.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 12-Wool quiet and steady;
medium grades. combing and clothing, 17q21Izc;
light fine. 15Gl7hc; heavy fine. 12q14zc; tub
washed, 2e@30c.
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TOLEDO. Nov. 12.-The big steel steamer
Luzou, while entering Toledo harbor early
to-day. coliided with the closed draw of
the wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad bridge.
The harbor is blocked to navigation, and
the bridge closed to traffic. A considerable
fleet of boats will be delayed on account
OF the accident.
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assistant cashier OF the: Merchants Bank.
one OF the weaithiest citizens OF Jackson.
and State senator from Kinds and Warren
counties. committed sEicide to-day. lie
had been i'll Tor some tirae-
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Oils.

OIL CITY. Nov. 12.-Credit balances, SIT;
certificates no bid. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
60, 922 brls; average. S5,524 brls; Lima, 81, SCI brls;
average, 70.652 brls. Runs-Pennsylvania. 1920
brls; average, IS, SAG brls; Lima, 61.92s brls; av-
erage, 81, $50 brls.
SAVANNAH. Nov. 12-Turpentine steady at
5skc. Rosin firm; A: b. G, 7; sos; =. $40;
$50; N. $40; window glass, s3.e5; water white,
$3.50.
WILMINGTON, Nov. .12..-Spirits of turpentine
steady at 5612c. doing. Tar
firm at $50. Crude turrentine firm at s2.2S.
IS so and $3.50.
very strong; North Lima, N.32; South Lima and
Indiana, $l27.
CHARLESTON. Nov. I2.-Turpentine steady
at sec. Rosin steady.
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SIC: Banner twist stick. 75sESc: Banner cream
mixed, &C: derby mixed. TIC.
uts-Soft-sheiIc almonds. f762oc: Brazil
mixed nuts, 13c.
Figs-New Smyrna. f2c per ID.
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MetQls.

ST. LOUIS. Nov. 12.-Metals weak. Lead dull
at "a. 221x. Spelter weak at $5.15.
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Drugs.

Bags. CSC per ton extra. ground floor or dumped
I'm cellar; soc per ton extra. second floor or car
ried I'm cellar. From wagon. 25c per ton extra,
by wheelbarrow. chute or basket
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THE JoBBrNG TRADE.

chs quotations given below are the selling
prices OF the wholesale dealers)
Nuts, Figs
candies-capstai stick candy fbrls). 5kGsc pc.
ID sconnlon mixed. z4sc; grocersf mixed. "a
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Alcohol, s,-S2Qz7o 70: asafoetida, 4oc: alum. 2h9
&C; camphor, SS670c; cochineal. 30d55c; chloro-
form, 5SG6Oc: copperas. brl. s5c: cream tartar.
pure. 32Q35c; indigo. 65@SOc; licorice. Calab..
9 gsnqlne;: 'f = 6 w maR per oz. Sc Sa 4aG2 70; o. Oil I peTee:
mot. per ID. So: opium. s3.75Qi; quinine. p. &
W.. per OF. 32q3Ic: balsam ~copaiba, 5596Oc: soap.
EPSON. 1900: sulphur Hour. 2&a5c; ~saltpeter.
sa1oc; turpentine. 63Qloc; glycerin. 1s1zG2Oc;
iodide potassium, 81. 4542. so; bromide potassium,
5O955c; chlorate potash. 15d2oc; borax, s9I2c;
cinchonida, 3lQS6c; carbolic acid. &c; cocaine,
$3.50 sA ScS14 x
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Produce. Fruits and Vegetab

Linseed, raw. 25c per gal: inseed oil, boils
S6c per gal; coal oil. legal test, IQl6hc.
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HARMONY REIGNS IN ONO.
Foraker says There 10 No Truth tn Stories
OF Republican FaetiOnalisn.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, June e.-Senator Fora
ker has arrived from Columbus and Is pre-
pairing to join his family in Washington
the first part of next week Speaking
Of the political situation in Ohio, as re-
Elected by the recent convention, the Sena-
tor said
at was a splendid convention. and a
splendid ticket was nominated. Every
thing indicates THAI we will have a great
majority on election day. There was no
clashing or conflict of any kind. except that
which was friendly. and az legitimate
result of the fact that there were num-
Der OF contesting candidates.
This convention illustrated how ground
less is most Of the excited talk that appears
in the newspapers outside of the state tat
about factional troubles among the Re-
publicans of Ohio The truth is, we have
fewer differences and less bitterness of
feeling than the Republicans OF almost
any other State. l never knew time
when there was more unity Of action and
purpose or more consideration on the part
Of everv one for whatever difference may
have happened to arise.
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lacrosse NJ Isa, Ridge.

Another international lacrosse match was
decided on The rr"Gnds OF the Crescent
Athletic Clur at Buy i,idcc yesterday. Five
thoIs.ui persons witnessed the match and
on top at the end The first team OF the
Crescent Athletic Club met the Hustle team
OF Fergus Ont, The game aboundcd IN
larkc for the Thstles was one Of the hest
performances ever seen in this country.
lie stopped fifteen tries for goals. The Anal
score was 10 to I.
In another game on the Crescent Club
grounds the Greater New York Irish Athletic
season. defeating the second team Of the
Ggesosok Athlstac Club. The e0We wAa Ste O
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FRISCO WHEAT FIRM ASSIGNS.
EPPINGER & co. FORCED TO
SUSPEND ON CHANGE.

Ono Of the Largest Houses ON tho Pscinc
Coast--Losses In the Big -Four SpeGula-
ton Six Months Ago Caused sussen'
sion-Weytern Market SURPRISED.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 8.-The failure
to-day Of Eppingcr 4 Co.. the larges. gram
dealing firm in California and one OF the
largest in the country. made great SUR
In the wheat market. TIL" liabilities Vi
tho firm are NOR. than 81 100000 and the
assats about s2oO.OoO. A dozen GAIL orhia
banks will share s5O0,O0 loss
The failure is the most far-rachins
crash in the California grain trade since
William Dr~sbach was forced to the wal,
eight wears ago. when it was found that
he had been trying to corner the wheat
market Of tho world with Senator Fairs
millions.
Although there had been whisperngs OF
trouble with Epringer 4 Co., none OF the
brokers was prepared for the announce
mept made at the morning session on
change.
After the grain dealers had assembled
the formal statement was made that the
firm was insoEvent. Then came an exclt-
ing scene It was known that the firm
was short on large amount OF December
wheat and the outcome Of the announces
msnt in the face of this condition at once
brought about market activity.
Creditors OF Eppi niger Il Co. began buying
aaainst the amoun short for the account
OF the suspended firm. with the result that
December wheat quickly rose from sl.32
at the opening to s1.3fi3. After the great
bulk of pressing contracts had been h!led
the market weakened and the price de-
clined to sl.3?'4.
The failure grew out of the dissolution
Of the BIG Four wheat combine six months
ago. This combine included Eppinger
Co., G. W McNear, Balfour Guthrie n Co
and Garyin d Eyre. Six months ago Big
Four was caught heavily long on ships,
chartered at highest prices last year, and
short on wheat, which had been sold as low
a. 81. OS and which rose to $3.50.
The combine got a severe squeezing,
and it was reported in grain circles that
the Losses amounted to $4,000, 900, incurred
in covering the enormous short lines or
this loss Eppinger 4 Co. were forced to
stand their share or s750.CpO
The final crash was preclpitated by the
10 ndon. Paris and American Bank, which
within the last two days made peremptory
and heavy demands on Eppinger Co.
The obligations were pressing and the firm
could not meet them.
Among the principal creditors are the
London, Paris and American Bank. the
San Francisco Savings Union. the Nevada
National Bank, the Anglo-California Bank.
the International Bank, the Ameri can
Bank, the Compton (Frencn bank, all OF
San Francisco London and San Franci SEQ
Bank, Isaac Cohen capitalist; San Fran.
cisco Bank of Colusa, Colusa; Bank Of Mon
terey, Monterey; Bank OF Woodland. Wood
land; Bank Of Yolo Woodland
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NAY FACE HIS ACCI SERS.
VIA jOr Howe Likely to Go TO Manila to
Answer Charges Against Him.

WASHINGTON, June 6.-Major Howe,
now in command of the Porto Rico regiment.
may 90 to the Philippines to assist person.
ally in the investigation Of the charges
made against him by Major George X
Hunter in regard to theallsged cruel treat
ment of natives during the northern Luzon
campaign of 1870.
The Secretary Of War has just received
letter from Major Howe in regard TO the
affidavits of Filipnos submitted by Major
Hunter many of which, friends Of Major
How2t, think, will not bear very close in
spection In substance Major Howe says
in his letter that h. thinks hat the board OF
officers to be appointed by Gen. Davis to
conduct the inquiry should direct their
efforts particularly to probing the state
ments alleged to have been made by the
natives interviewed by Maj or Hunter
As Major Hunter is in the Philippines at
this time, and to that extent has the ad-
vantage of Major Howe. it is thought to
be only fair to the accused officer to permit
him to go to Manila and give all the assist
ance he can to the investigating board and
also to examine and crosse xamine wit
nesses.
Secretary Root has written Maj or Howe
that he will favorably consider request
to authorize him to go to the Philippines
should he desire 10 do so, and 1t is believed
that he will avail himself Of the suggestion
at the earliest opportunity.
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ORITC AIRY.

Joseph Haight. "a years old, superintendent
Rirdsnll 4 Ward Bolt and Nut Corpora
ton. died yesterday of heart trouble In the
home OF his son at Oakland Beach. MIR
Haight entered the business department Of
the corporation when he was Young man and
had been continuously 10 It's employ for forty
Ave years. thirty years of which he was super
intendent in charge OF 700 men. He was q
widower.
Can't Jane. Smith. who died on Friday in
his home AT ST. Fifty-eighti! street, BROOKLYN,
In his siXty-trst year had long been we'll
known IN yachting circles He had been
captain OF tho Atlantic Yacht Club and tho
New York Yacht Club and had also been
sNiling master for John Roge-s Maxwell,
He il survived by son and five DAUGHTERS.
The Rev. I'm " Kimnell. pastor Of the
Whitney Avenue Christian Church, WASH
It the i,' age OF 81 years.. lie was born in SOM
rraat. Pa. was Gradunted from .Bcthanv
College. and before his ,rastorate 1t tie Whit
n.y Avenue Chu-rh had CONGREGATIONS in
virginia and WASHINGTON STATE.
John D. Patterson died in raston Pa.
last night in his eighty second year. He
had been resident of Easton since 1870 ans!
for a time WAS superintendent of the coal
business OF the I.ehich Coal and Navigation
Company. Later he was IN the wholesale
coul business He retired In 1895. For haii
a century he WAS prominently identified
with Easton's business circles.
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SAYS MORMON BISHOP LIED.
The Rev. DR.. Mcmillan OF fhis &hS
Aroused to Anger.

ATOWSCl w N"oOs'
SALT LAKE CITY, June o.-'Bishop Pen
trose Is liar, and every one knows he IL
one" declared the Rev. DR.. D. J. Mcmillan.
pastor OF the New York Presbyterian Church
Of New York city. to-day in answer to the
attack made on him by Bishop Pentrose
in the Mormon Tabernacle recently Dr
Mcmillan declared at the Presbyterian
General Assembly in Los Angeles that when
he was preaching in Utah several years ago
he was compelled to carry Bible IN one
hand and a gun in the other on account OF
threats made against him by the Mornons.
This statement inspired Bishop Pentro se q
attack Dr.. Mcmillan will preach here
Tomorrow and a spirited attack on blahop
Pentrose and Mormonism 10 looked Tor.
He said to-day
Il care not a fig for anything he may
gay. II he has any more falsehoods 10
publish or utter. let him bring them out.
will welcome them. Every statement
that made concerning the threats made
against me by the Mormons can support
with the affldavits OF hundreds who KNOW
the facts"
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AFTER SPECIAL POLICEMEN.
Piper Hears That Some Wear blue Uni
forms and Collect Graft"

Tales of graft among the special police
men, Of whom there are about LOO, has
led to the starting of an investigation by
Capt. Piper at the order of the Police Com
missioner. A good many of the LOO are
employed at the summer resorts, and their
chief duty is that Of bouncer. They
wear a special shield and have to report
once a month at Police Headquarters
The law provides that they must wear a
gray uniform.
According to the tales that have reached
the ears of the Commissioner lot OF them
have donned blue uniforms instead and are
trying to make people think they are real
policemen. In some cases, it is said, they
have made arrests and then allowed their
prisoners to go on payment OF 81 or $40;
The special policeman is supposed to hand
over his prisoner to a regular patrolman
and to confine himself to maintaining
order.
Capt. Piper has ordered all precinct
captains to send him lists Of the special
policemen in their precincts and has warned
the special men that il they. are caught
with blue uniforms on they will be arrested
for impersonating an officer
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TROUBLE IN t4TH REGIMENT.
CHARGES AGAINST COL. KLINE
TO RE MADE.
The Complainant Lieut.. Grimm. whose
Fine Was RENTED BY GsS. Odeh
dispute Over Attendance at the Ar
mery, In Which Hotel Register Figures


More trouble is in sight in the Fourteenth
Regiment Only few days ago, Ssrgt'
McNally and Private German were re-
instated by Gov. Odell over the head OF
Col. Kline, and the fine Of 500 imposed on
Lieut. Joseph T. Griffin was RENTED by
order Of the Governor.
1t was said yesterday that Lieut.. Griffin
was preparing to bring charges against
Col. Kline, Ma or Garcia and Capt. Afder-
son, regimental adjutant. Ih,s, charges
it wa reported, would be based on the
evidence laid before the Governor, on when
he ordered the remission of the fine.
Capt. Anthem }. Grffin, counsel for Lieut.
Griffin, confirmed the report tina, prooeed-
ings would be taken against Col hhhe'
Garcia and Anderson. He said:
"The chief charge against Lieut. Grimm
was that he WAS guilty Of making lalse
entry Of his attendance at the armory one
night. Now, the evidence which was laid
before the Governor and which caused the
remission of the fine showed that Col Kline
himself was not present in the armory on
April II, 1902, the night when Major Garcia
and Lieut. Griffin had their trouble.
martial that Col. Kline was in the armory
that night. and Capt: Anderson recorded
on the headquarters book that Col. Kline
was present. We have the tracing OF
page of the registry in Powers's Hotel.
Rochester, showing that Col Kline was IN
the hotel there that night
4Now, if Lieut. Griffin was guilty OF max
ing a false entry (Which he was not, what
shall we say Of these three officers who
thus juggled with the attendance OF Col.
Klinei For it must be borne in mine that the
regmental adjutants record book had TO
be approved by the Colonel, And there
is no evidence that Col. Kline ever tried
to set right the entry of his attendance.
Ii was said by friends of the three OF,
ficers Yesterday that they were prepared
to make a vigorous defence against any
prepared TO show that their conduct in
relation to the Lieutenant had always been
based on a correct Interpretation Of mill
tary regulat ions
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CHOATE-OLIvER WEDDING.
The Non Of Our Ambassador to England
Niarr1es Mias Oliver OF Albany.

ALBANY, June o.--Joseph Fl. Choate
Jr.. son Of the American Ambassador to
the Court Of St. JaIues's, was married here
in ST. Peters Church to-day to Miss Cora
Lyman oliver. the second daughter Of
General and MIS- Robert Shaw Oliver. The
betrothal service was read by the Rev
Walton II. Battershall, rector of st. Peters,
and the marriage service was conducted
by the Right Rev. William Croswell Doane
There was no maid of honor. The brides
maids were Miss Elizabeth Shaw Oliver
and Miss Marion II. Oliver. sisters of the
bride; Miss Mary Bowditch, a cousin Of
Miss Oliver, and Miss Mabel Choate,
sister of the bridegroom. The best man
was George Degersdorff Of New York, q
cousin Of Mr.. Choate. The ushers were
MIR, Harry Bowdi.ch. Mr.. Elliott Tuckerman
alr, Bayard Cutting Mr.. Frederick Swift,
Mr.. Francis Kinnicutt, Mr.. j. Palmer Welch
Mr.. William Woodward and Mr.. r. Monroe
Ferguson Of New York, and Mr.. Malcolm
Donald and Mr.. n. Penrose Halloween of
Boston. A reception and wedding break
fast for relatives Of the young people fol-
lowed at the family residence on Willett
street.
Ambassador and Mrs. Joseph Fl. Choate,
the parents Of the bridegroom, and Com
mander ", 8. Oowles. Y. s, N, and Mrs,
Coviss were among the distinguished guests
at The Wedding, The bride and bride
groom WI spand the early days Of their
honsymoon automobitng md VII probably
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-07
GRAY-HAIRED ALUMNI GATHER.
Big Crowd at Princeton Alrcady-Campus
Brilliantly Lighted.

PRINCETON N j., June e-The Princeton
commencement period began this morn
ing with the junior oratorical contest. The
hotels are filed and many have taken
rooms in private houses. Six gray-haired
members Of the class of '4e are here to see
what the new Princeton is like, and are
sporting the Orange and Black as bravely
as the newly made sophomoree.
The alumni parade took place this after
noon. Dressed in all sorts Of fancy cos
TUNES and headed by brass bands, the
graduates marched through the streets
to the baseball field. singing and cheer
ing. The men Of one class were dressed
as sailors and wheeled big cannon along
with them. which they fired OIL every few
minutes, and another the class Of 80, had
a sacred bird, which they carried on a
standard and to which they made obeisance
The bird was a stuffed crane which had
served useful career in the university
museum It had neck which could be
stretched and a ducks head and wore
speotacles,
The awards Of prizes in the oratorical
contests will not be announced until com
mencement day. Tonight the seniors sang
on the steps of old Nassau for the last time.
The front campus was brilliantly lighted
with myraids Of tiny electric lights half
hidden by the leaves in the trees.
The Rev, DIR. Henry van Dyke will preach
the baccalaureate sermon tomorrow morn
ing
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VACANCIES IN GENERAL STAFF.
Older Officers Of the Army Say That Gen.
lOrbin should BE selected.

WARRINGTON, June 6.-Much interest has
been aroused among officers CT the army
on duty in Washington in regard to the
proposed selection of two general officers
of the army to fill the remaining vacancies
In the General STAFF All the minor selec-
tions were made some time ago and an
nounced at the War Department. and it has
been asserted officially that Gen. s. b.
NJ. Young will succeed to the rank of Lieu
tenant General upon the retirement in
August of Gen Miles, and will then be made
Chief of Staff. .
This lett two vacancies TO be filed from
the list of general officers and the most
prominent candidates mentioned have Teen
Gen. Tasker II. Bliss, Adjutant- General
Corbn ard Brie.-Gen. william II. Carter
The slbjec, was discussed by the Pres-
dent and Secret airy Root to-day immcdi-
ately after he Cabinet meeting, and Sec,
tary Root later said that the selections had
been made. In the afternoon he sent Tor
Gen. Bliss and Gen. Carter and had talk
with them, but said that until he had talked
with Gen. Young he could not say who had
been selected.
The older officers Of the army arr very
much opposed to the selection of Gen.
Carter, and do not hesitate to say that
Gen. Corbin should be named. 1t 10
pointed out that he is the senior
Maior-General of the army and that the
appointment of Gen. Carter, who mas not
been a general officer year yet, would pe
a serious reflection upon the AdJntant-
General Of the Army.
Gen. Carter has been on duty in the War
Department since 1897, and he applied to
Secretary Root for duty In the Philippines
because he believed he should take tour
of field service He greatly assisted the
Secretary of War In the preparation Of the
recent army reorganization laws, and also.
took an active part in the preparation OF
the new General s. aft scheme. 1t Is for this
reason that it is thought he should be APP
pointed to the General Staff. SO that the
army may have the benefit Of his services
until Il Is put In thorough operation.
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Movements Of Naval Vessels.

WASHINGTON, June e.-The cruiser Chi
cago, flagship of Rear Admiral Cotton
and the gunboat Machias have arrived
at Lisbon; the cruisers Albany, Cincinnati
and Raleigh at Alden Arabia, on their way
to the Asiatic station; the monitor Arkansas
at Vicksburg, Miss, the destroyer Whipple,
at Norfolk; the gunboat Villalobos. at Row
Kiang. China; the tug Samoset. at League
Island, and the collier Sterling at Port
Royal, s. c. The supply ship Glacier has
sailed from Malta for New York, the collier
Ajax from Baltimore for Hampton Roads
and the tug Fortune from San Francisco for
Bremerton.
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Pay Inspector Mudd = Candidate for
Paymast ERIC entral OF the Navy

John A. Mudd to-day notified Secretary
Moody that he was candidate to succeed
Rear Admiral Albert S. Kenney as Pay
master-Ge General of the Navy. Mr.. Mudd Is
pretty sure to become the head of the pay
corps. If he doesn't get the position now
he will be appointed within the next two
years. The only thing that stands in his way
is the chance that the President may confer
the honor on some old officer OF the corps
event Mr.. Mudd would have to wait until
this officer was retired. Pay Director
Henry T. B. Harris will probably be chosen
il the President should decide to defer the
appointment of MIR. Mudd.
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Hit b, Express: Not Much Hurt.

Robert Layton Of Is North Eleventh
street, Newark. was driving a wagon over
the Rosevile avenue crossing Of the Lacka-
--:anna Railroad in that city yesterday.
The wagon was on the tracks when the
express train from Morristown, going at
fun speed, struck it. Layton was thrown
thirty feet. He was picked, up, uncon-
per Of painful bruises, but will be out again
n few days The horse escaped injury.
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ANSWER TO GEN. MILES,.
Gov. Taft Explains Some Of the Things
the General Criticised I'm His Report

the General Criticised I'm His Report.
WASHINGTON, June 8.-Secretary Root
has received communica ion from Gov.
Taft in regard to certain parts OF Gen.
Mless report upon conditions in the Philip
pines. Gen. Miles in his criticism of the
purchase and sale Of rice to natives In
Batangas province by the military authori-
ties commented on the fact that the
civil government continued the practice
after it was discontinued by Gen. Bell.
Gov. Taft explains the necessity OF pro-
vidinR food for the natives and the reason
for selling it instead Of giving it to them.
Gen. Miles also referred TO the surplus
which went into the Philippine treasury
through the rice transaction, and Gov.
Taft answers the inference drawn by Cen
Miles that the Philippine Government was
profting by the sale Of food supplies by
explaining how the. money was used in
improving the condition Of towns and carry
ing on certain public works which gave
employment to the Fiipnos.