Middletown transcript., 1906-10-20
D. clay farm he Il able ID raise large crops Of


James j. Hill says that il population
increasing % fast AID 81 aud iron
Id orla /.
plos
WAsHIker'N, .. ltober 1915, 1903
/ FL . showing II ne Var DspsEfa.eni i
excsedingly gbod fos Tie enltarkation
Of troops fof Cuban service. According
to tlls statsmeAt III the Qnarterlnaster
Gsueral's otsce, Ii ilas taken iust taelse
days u III she troops afoat. the last
expedilioii. having already Jeff Newport
New, Il probably by this time on Cuban
soil This ia The more remarkable in that
there Was only one transport, this Sum
Insr, available when the emergency oc-
CURED. Both Quartermaster-Ge General
Humphrey and his assistant are very
proud OF the showing that has been made.
II transports had been available when the
order was given to move the troops, the
entire expedition could have been atioat
within one week. As il Was, however,
steamers had to be chartered and re-ftted
for use as transports. In addition to the
men that have been sent, amounting alto
gttilpr to G000. there has been over 1000
horses shipped beside large quantities Of
stores and ammunition. Itis understood
that Newport News will be made the base
OF supplies as long as il is necessary to re-
tain military control sin Caba. There
have been numerous changes of stations
In the warsi,ips now in Cuban waters
1t il thought that it will be necessary 10
retain only four cruisers there. the Cle,e-
land, the Tacoma, the Des AIoinrs, and
the Denver. Several vessels will lie kept
AZ Key West while the Minneapolis and
tie New York have already been ordered
back TO the United States for necessary
repairs. The question II ultimate annex
aiion comes up much oftener from Cuban
sources than The United States officials
are willing to discuss it. It is rai,i. nnof-
ficiaIly. at the State Department, that
there is not only no present intentinn IL
annexation, but that this country will Fe-
fuse every opportunity In that direction.
and tile Cuban mnsi take their cliancrs
with another trial vi goyernlnenta on ti.eir
own responsibility. What might happen
should this second trial fail is q question
that nobody in authority in Washington
il willing to discuss just now The long
agitated question Of the retention by tits
government uf the Isles Of Pines was agsitl
brnachtd to Secretary TAFT. TIE resi-
dents 0f the Isle, who all along have he.fl
anxious fpr American government. sent
ali urgent petition TO the Secretary, l,at il
Il yer. well under trad that tl,r p.siinnI
-of this government has aiteadl hen
taken and there il 10 lik, lilnn,d that any
thing The American itillabita IL u,a. ray
will have The slightest Effect
~
Officials It ttp Immigration htpatt-
meilt are gninE on a still lu'3t lnr The
people y l1t'm i i s,ii pn44l has, ha.n
esa,ii,,g tie ali-,t csnarart lal,rr y i,r
long iin.e past il. in. l.tts /, Z s,t-ii Eifts
to work in ,lir Southern cotton Il II.
This case Mas iilst brought ttiiat,i 4, the
detention in Washington II a eirt ai.n
gave her name first AZ lIiida Bart,e- aGti
afterward as IIilda E lott She sai.ltiaI
size was gt,irg Shltli t., visit relatives aid
had been deserted IN Washington II
after@ard developed thai she latf been in
SdHll Carolina for some tlnIe and that
slie was really IN Ter way north, instead
u south, when slie applied to tie police
for assistance. Tie girls conflicting
stories aroused suspicion aid there aaer-
ward developed strong probability nf
extensive immigration frauds Prei,ara-
ti0ns Htrr made to send an inspector in
CASTOR, N. G. but the case sas kept qniri
in the belief that premature publication
would defeat the ends Of jl-ticp. 0.se ei
the Washington papers, how ever, bn'ke
faith IN the matter and ~ tlls v iiols es.,ry
has now been pFinted, ll0 l.ann ran be
done By referring tn il. Ii is alleged that
agents haze been working extensively IN
England attracting sunng g;rls 20 this
country with the promise Of high Wages
and good working condi,ions IL is bs.
Iieyed That as i,iauY NJ 1908 have been
imported TO different points IN tile s,.nth
One landed here the girls serp bitlerl,
md it il said that the Barnes
zirl @a@ escaping from tile Southern
country when her none, gave uut. Since
then money has been sent her in an effaft
10 get her ont Of the reach of the autburi-
lies and put rtop % tie investigation
but ii is now too late to do this
Another bad story Of Southern cruelty
has been laid before the Department Of
Justice, which has beeH asked 10 send
speeial agent to inquire into labor eandi-
ions south of Tampa, Fla. Il il claimed
that hundreds Of men are held there in
Virtual slavery Ia the phosphate mines,
he tufptittine groves and the lumber
samps Most Of these men are negroes,
out il is said that nany yof them are white.
rhey are surrounded by armed guards.
i ho do not hesitate to use their rifles ut
he first attempt to escape aud Tie resi-
lents Of this sparsely settled sectisn are
lfraid 10 give evidence 10 the authorities 8
81. 81. 4 &