New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-03
THE PASSING THRONG.

Brigadier General Frank n Baldwin. who led ths
first successful expedition against the Moros. as
notable incident OF mis- three yearsr
URGES service in he Philippines. and whs
SEVERITY is now IN command Of the Depart
FOR MOROS. ment OF the Colorado. with head
quarters at Denver. has been in ths
city FOR several days When he was asked at thu
Grand to the measure OF pacidcation In tbs
archipelago. he said: Il regard il cOmplcte AZ
may be possible. the character OF the population IN
AIndanao and some Of the other islands considered
It IL utterly impossible 20 control the fanaticaI
Mahometan element under civil forms OF govern
ment. They taught that LIE should count as
nothing II IL "a given in warfare against ms
Christian. So completely does this fanatical spTs
dominate them that single handed and alone one o.
them armed with a knife. would attack a whols
company OF armed soldiery. would he desiss
until shot down. 1t Is utterly ridiculous TO con-
slider the control Of such these by other tnan
the most arbitrary military authority. Until Their
fanaticism has been entirely eliminated they VIII
not be amenable 10 the milder methods OF govern
ment 1t might have been well to continue nc
military government Of the islands FOR a muea
longer period. but. since that was not DONE GER
tainly no wiser selection could have been mac ~
E3Iinino character and came to Thoroughly cor-
prehend II in all Of its varied phases ne MO tsir
Complete confidence Of the natives and became -
ideal OF a ruler. He sympathized and was klnG ~
them. but was firm as a rock lie was sIii ~ ths
equipped by temperament and MS gIisP s ~ Ts
situation 20 meet all the difficult exacuohs "a III
position. He popular and effective 49, bs
withdrawal was deeply regretted BY the peJp0 so
had governed wisely. Since, hoWever. 4I ,-ob-
called from that service - >Se SaolSre 90
ably no one could have been named - = .1i-a-
Cessor that was more familiar with me
ments OF the position than Governor NIiS''~
D. A. Connolly, OF San Francisco. oy p 'o-e -.
a netaIlursfst and for amusement an athe'0 -,
az the Holland House a Few cay
SUPPLY OF ago. The excess OF the copper 50 -
CoppT,r NOT NV over the demand" said MI
TOO PIC, connolly has been more appa'1n
than actual The new METHODS AZ
piled TO reduction Of copper ore IN the ias- .,e
FIVE years have reduced the cost OF trea'iT s. "a
less than 60 per cent The natural result asS -onos-
make profita Die the handling or low SIa-S os
$500 thaf had not before justified the
Extracting the values. or course. ,,,~onositon
sftraulated production. and as genera 80 ~ he
Ar u,ight have been expected that tne 1sh, facc
product would be unfavOrably a1eStst.;,, fSr the
Il however that the extreme nue. -. sents o
last twelve months has not eNceedSu ,,sar has
noflud and the average price rhrouSn .osnsr not
heen about 12l, cents. The fact tnae Sosfsr con-
ONLY has greater tensile strength Dus .,,eriory
dncriyftv than aluminium has nxed It - in
For electrical uses and new apphcss ,nling the
arts and sciences constantly fs,v months
demand FOR copper. Even WITHIN a. oviSations IN
me practical applications OF copper ,1sn in NAM
ariots lines Of Recommendations az ,s,,a in tbs
hciidav noveIes-seen for the first uI'iS S.ld ius&
Christmas shop displays indicate ~
opened sor the consumption OK GUYS