davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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tive as warriors and the raids were;
at the option of the pirates. Lieuten-
ant Miller was well prepared before he
struck the blow
Then one summer night the news
was brought that the pirates were
ashore at village up the coast and
the natives were being robbed of their
stores and animals. The raiders had
gorged themselves, had stolen score
of pretty women of the settlement for
barter in other ports and were carous-
ing in the village. The governor
massed his constabulary and crept upon
the town The pirates were surprised
but expected an easy victory. They
had reckoned without the big Ameri-
can, who was fend when aroused
His followers had been drilled into
efficiency, but were yet timid, not
knowing their strength when armed
with American guns. But they fol-
lowed their chief to battle In fairly
good order. The pirates were cut to
pieces and the band broken up The
American that day won for himself the
title OF "the Demon" The timid ma
tives learned that they were able to
stand against their hereditary enemy.
The gratitude of the whole community
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NATIVE s OF RANkY
YONG NRC HREY Of
PxRAN @S o~e

upon the natives. The mountain peo-
pie and those of the valleys are wild,
but sweet natured and simple. They
are the Tagbanos. good natured wan
derers, for whom much hope Is ex-
pressed. Yet all was chaos and war
never ceased in the old days
It was into these conditions that
Lieutenant Miller brought his young
wife. The men Of the army protested
against such exposure. but the young
officer believed that he knew the
natives better than they and that he
was safe with them. He established
himself to Puerto Princesa, which had
once been a Spanish town OF some i'm
portance, but had become deserted
city of the south seas. Here he made
his capital and here he began his work
with the natives.
The people in the immediate vicin-
ity of Puerto Princess had known
something of the outside world through
the Spanish, but their memory of their
former masters was not such as to
encourage intimacy. But the new gov
eruor became acqus- ated with a few
and for these he began by healing
their sick A man of great physical
strength and much energy. Lieutenant
Miller worked among the people
immediately around him, and they soon
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selves at the command of the governor
and did his bidding without question.
They came to call him king and his
word was law. They carried the tales
of him to the ends of the island and all.
the people proclaimed him None would
have dared stand against him, even had
they not: loved him. He gave his or
ders as to cessation of war among the
tribes and the allotment of land. In
two years he had brought peace into
the whole island and found it in readi-
ness for his real program. The fear OF
his arms among the Moros became so
great that for six years before his
death there was not piratical raid on
any part of the islands. The natives
called him king and his power with
them was absolute. To all intents. and
purposes he was In reality king; for
there was no authority in the land but
his.
When mass of people has been
tucked away in lost corner of the
earth for 1000 years and has known
nothing of law and order, 1T does not
readily grasp the ideas of civilization.
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tributary to Spain. In another decade
the whole Islands will be an English
speaking people, 100000 strong,
planted here in the southern seas. The
common language will have supplanted
those OF the six tribes.
Strangely, these natives have the
quality in them that wants to learn.
The Malay mind is acquisitive-is that
of the student. Wherever schools have
been established they have been
crowded to the doors. Lieutenant
Miller turned first to the school. He
was unable to get American teachers
to go into the wilderness. He was
unable to secure even Fifpinos from
other sections where education had al
ready gotten hold. But he started a
good school in Puerto Princesa, where
he and Mrs Miller had what assistants
he was able to secure and began the
development of a teaching force. He
prevailed upon the various villages to
send their brightest young people to
this school that they might return to
the villages after two years and teach.
He secured an occasional recruit from
the outside.
The first crop OF teachers. native boys
and girls but two years out Of the
brush. would hardly be regarded as
classically educated In Boston, and
would be considerably puzzled by the
teachers examinations put on by most
of the states back home. But they be-
gan the educations Of their fellows and
as the seasons passed they were added
to by young people with more and more
learning. The parents made every ef-
fort to assist. They voluntarily contrib
uted their labor to the building Of
schoolhouses and often materials were
given. AS rapidly as possible the edu-
cation idea got hold and was just COM
ing to fruitfon when the governor was
drowned.
But being a practical man, Lieutenant
Miller knew that II the people pros
pered 1t would be through a cu1tiva-
tion of their fertile soil. They were
mostly nomadic, wandering from place
to place. He exerted all his influence
to get them to settle down and make
themselves permanent homes, cuItfvat-
ing more land. He told them things
to grow and the manner of doing It.
He taught them the manner of market
Ing their crops. and induced the gov
ernment to put on a boat that would
be able to carry their product to mar
ket. He took charge of a few men and
caused them to wax prosperous by fol-
lowing this plan, and the other natives
seeing this prosperity and being great
imitators Immediately began follow
ing the example.
the favorites with the governor. They
were Intelligent, tractable. musical.
lovable. He determined that he would
do something for these people to fix
their habits and tie them to the soil.
1t was in the carrying out of this plan
that he lost his life.
The Aborlan river runs inland
through fertile valley near Puerto
Princesa. Twenty-six miles up this
stream Governor Miller selected the
site for model colony he planned to
plant. Here he would erect a school
that should be an agricultural and
demonstration plant. Here he would
get the children of the Tagbanos to
go to the industrial school. On the
fertile lands that lay roundabout he
would locate their parents. These he
would show how to farm at the ktme
time that the children were attending
school. He would teach them the
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An Individual man and woman might
exert a considerable influence on a
few people. but the object here was
to uplift the $4,000.
The American school has been the
great instrument In the hands of the
Americans in the Philippines. In the
islands every year 100000 native chill
NFen are learning English and getting
the American idea from the books of
Uncle Sam. Already vastly more people
speak English than learned Spanish
In the zoo years that the Islands were
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learned that all his acts were for their
good. They carried the stories to an
ever widening circle.
Soon he was able to muster a num-
Der of chosen young natives into a
militia organization. These he sup
piled with arms and drilled. His aim
was the repelling of tho Moros. salip
Akib had long been the terror OF tho
coasts. The natives had been ineffec-
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came to the governor. Recruits came
to his arms.
The band of Salip Toni gave the Sec
ond big battle In the working out of
the problems OF this isolated law and
order scheme. "The demon" met this
band under similar conditions and the
results were the same. The timid ma
tives found that they could light and
that they liked It. They placed them
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-31
CONFIDENT
OF HIS ELECTION
Democratic Candidate in the
Ninth, Returns to Virginia
After Long Absence.
JOKES ABOUT TRUNK CASE
Former Corporation Commissioner
Greeted by Host of Friends .
and is Well Up on Politics.

Henry Carter Stuart. candidate OF
the democratic party TO redeem the
Ninth district. and who has been alb
sent from Virginia two months. owing
to the Illness of Mrs. stuart, arrived
In Richmond Tuesday morning. He
left Tuesday afternoon for Pulaski.
where he Will attend the Ninth dis
trtct Democratic committee meeting
"Wednesday morning.
Mr., Stuart looked hale and hearty,
and seemed 10 be In the pink OF con-
dition physically and politically He
had recovered sufficiently from the
unpleasantness incident To the seizure
OF his trunks and Mrs. Stuart's trunks
by the custom house officials In New
ork TO jest about the matter and
take some good natured twittings.
Met Many Friends.
Mr.. Stuart was besieged on all sides
by eager friends, who ciamored for a
handshake and a word about his wife's
health and his political prospects. MIR.
Stuart said he was glad to assure his
many friends that Mrs. Stuart had al
most completely recovered. and that
as soon as he could return TO Rich
mond from Pulaski she and his little
daughter would come here for a short
stay and then go TO their home In Elk
eSat anu neE uduKn-
tar were left In New York while MIR.
stuart made arrangements fer their
arrival In Virginia.
The former Corporation Commits
sioner seemed most confident that ne
would be elected to succeed Congress-
man g. Bascomb Slemp. The Demo-
cratic candidate said he had kept In
close touch with politics In the State
during his absence in France by read
ing the papers and receiving many
letters from his supporters. He be-
ifeyes his prospects of being elected
are far brighter than MIR. Slemp's,
because of the splendid organization
In the Southwest and the thorough
canvass made by his lieutenants AL
though well informed BY the papers
and letters. Mr.. Stuart would like to
ge tsomc first-hand information. and
liz eager to talk personally with those
who kept him up" on politics by
mail
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-31
NOT ALLOW BuOU
TO Be OPEN SUNDAY
Mayor Writes Manager Kirby
That Proposed Entertainments
Would Not Be Approved

There will be no free Sunday con-
-eeFts at the Bijeu Theater. The re-
quest of Manager Kirby that he be
allowed to inaugurate such a pro
ceeding has been refused by Mayor
Richardson. who thinks the action
would be illegal as well as at direct
variance with public policy.
The request of the Bijou manage.
ment resulted In storm of protest
from ministers in all parts Of the CITY.
Several delegations called on the Nav
or and urged him to withhold his con
sent. They declared that the setting
OF such precedent might result in
prevalence of Sunday entertainments
OF all sorts and descriptions that
would soon tend to corrupt the spirit
Of the day.
Jake Wells. who controls the Acad .
envy. Bijou and Colonial. seems mo-,
to have been In sympathy with the
application Of Manager Kirby. He
declared before leaving the city Mon
day night that even IL - Ae-Maror
should grant permission and no pro-
test be entered by the public. he
would not permit entertainments on
Sunday In theaters over which he had
control He had never permitted and
would not permit iiis houses To Be
opened on Sunday. except for religious
and memorial services
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-31
EDUCATORS HOLD
SPIRITED MEETING
------------
United Board of Agriculture
Promises to be Huge
Success
MANY SPEECHES MADE
BY PROMINENT MEN
Governor Mann Gratified at At
tendance and Enthusiasm Mani
neutrality-suspicious. Com
mittec Appointed.

Probably never in the history of
Virginia has such a meeting in the
interest of the farmers been held as
that of the United Board of Agricul-
.ture at the Capitol Tuesday.
The meeting was called by Cover
nor Mann. who wished to talk TO the
agricultural instructors and school au-
thorities Of the State about the ferraa-
ton OF the board and to get their
ideas as to the best methods to be
employed in co-ordinatiug the Va
rious departments which now operia ,
each other and In some case conflict
SO as TO preclude cooperation.
Enthusiasm and Ideas.
one hundred or more enthusiastic
men and women, all of them deeply
concerned in the farming Interests snd
anxious to promote the agricultural
welfare of the State. assembled in the
Corporation Commission court room.
There was a wealth of suggestion, an
abundance of ideas and above ALL a
long pull and strong pun altogether
in the right direction. Harmony, CO.
operation, coordination and get re-
suits were the slogans OF the meet
ing
Governor Mann expressed his pleas
ure and delight at seeing so many
present. and briefly outlined the pur-
poses and aims Of the biR creating
the board At the chief executive'c
request. Senator Charles L. Gravatt,
of Caroline county. took the chair and
presided at the meeting.
Dr. $. A. Knapp, or the United
States Department of Agriculture,
spoke OF the agricultural possibilities
of the State and need for cooperation
among the various departments, DIR.
Paul Il. Barringer, of the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute. told Of the ex-
perimental work done there. the graf
flying results achieved and the desire
of all the institute officials to coop
crate In forging Virginia to the fore
front of agricultural States. DIR.
fletcher director Of the experimental
work talked along the same lines as
DR.. Barringer. Commissioner koiner
reviewed the agricultural history OF
the State. said the board would make
for greater development than could
otherwise be hoped for and pledged
the earnest and sincere support of
his department.
Not "Bufting In"
Superintendent of instruction Egg
glesthn made a forceful address, in
EhaCh NE set al AaAEAt Nns SflSl&t&Ht
directed toward him for "butting into
agriculture" and expressed the con-
victton that the schools were very
closely and lastingly connected with
the farming interests. He emphasized
the point that the boys mind and
plastic and that In experimental work
the youngsters had raised an average
OF So bushels of corn to the acre,
while the parents produced hut Al.
He asked for the cooperation and
sympathy of all present Tor the united
board.
President " w. White, OF the r..
F.. and p, railroad. pledged the sup
port OF his road to the movement FOR
making the State greater agricui-
tural center. az did +, II. La BOURNE
and NJ. V. Richards, representing the
Atlantic Coast Line. Editor Jackson.
Of the Southern Planter, said the de-
CONTINUED on sixth Page.1
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-31
any unciviIized people than violence
and Injustice.

- 49, .IcIc,.on
any uncithi@eu peoPic tnan
anu injustice
fou ueateu ute ian rss 80.
moVemeht ana Ieisious SUI sieS aa
~ ana importantly. ius.eau VI
khowted9ins TINS, sec.Ioh y, w.
ives TOOK anvantass ol tIns
nient TOT the oeStiopineht " al, 49,
foreign movement. Irsniet ,,
asha, competeht oiheia,' IN p.,.a
er OF the BRUSH ruie anu = ~
for MS countrymen was murucIcu
cause OF these facts, me a..,su a.
the Egyptian nationists FesaTue
murder or Boutros, SHOWS tnst as
are NOT oniS not aesirous, uas o. a.
cafahle OF granting eNeh P'"p''s
lce. -. ~. :,
IL you teet that YOU ous ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-31
SENT AWAY WITH
BUT TWENTY CENTS
North Carolina Woman Tells of
Her Dismissal by Philadel-
phia Nurse School.

PHILADELPHIA. PA, May 3I.--Msny
startling disclosures have been made
here into the workings OF training
schools for nurses through an investi-
cation being conducted by the STATE
Board Of Examiners for the Registra-
ton OF Nurses. All such institutions
in the city are under the probe.
Mrs. Claude Arnold, of Newsern. y
&, testified before the examiners and
declared that she WAS sent away from
the Philadelphia School for Nurses with
only twenty cents and no place to 30
and no friends to take care of her,
When she told these facts TO an officer
OF the school he said, II don't care
what you do or where YOU $50, you've
got TO get out Of here at once"
Mrs Arnold declared that she was
sent away because she had told an
other nurse that she intended to enter
another training schol This reached
the ears of the school authorities and
her dismissal followed
1t is alleged that this school sends
out young women to care for patients
after they have been at school only
two or three weeks,
The state Board intends To recon-
mend to Governor stuart any reforms
which may be necessary.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-31
GIRLS MAKE FIRE
ONE BADLY BURNED
Set Fire to Trash While Playing
in Field and Have Narrow
Escape.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
LYNCHBURG, VA, May 3l.-After
spending several hours in search OF
their two little daughters. Mr.. and
Mrs Paul Landrum yesterday even
ing found one of them, Georgia.
severely burned and possibly fatally
hurt.
The two little girls had been playing
In a vacant lot, and has set fire to "A
heap of brush. Georgia's Dress
caught and her cries and the cries of
her sister brought to the scene two
men who saved the little girls life
by stripping her of her clothing, and
smothering the fire, which enveloped
her head and body.
About that time the parents hap
pened to reach the spot.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-31
GOVERNOR WILL VISIT
CAMP AT PETERSBURG

Governor Mann will visit Camp
William Hodges Mann" at Petersburg
Wednesday afternoon and review the
troops" which consist OF about 100
officers of the Virginia militia and
fifteen instructors from the regular
army.
During his stay at the camp bear
ing his name the Governor win In
spect the camping grounds and take
dinner with the officers in the main
mess hall. The Governor. Adjutant-
General Sale and Colonel Dempsey.
the genial regular army officer In the
adjutant-generars once, will do the
oratorical honors.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-31
Prominent Virginia Lawyer
Passes Away After Long
Illness
BATTLED AC AiNST
DREAD DISEASE
Took Active Part in Affairs of
Public Moment and Gained
Distinction in the Lit
erary World.

MIR Beverly Bland Munford. one OF
the foremost lawyers In Virginia,
prominent for many years in the So
eial. civic and political life OF Rich
mond, died at clock Tuesday az
tcrnaon at his home on hermitage
road, after a lingering illness. Death
vas due to tuberculosis Of the iunga.
Members II the family AID several
physicians were III attendance at the
bedside when the end came.
Mir. Munford had been in failing
health for number of years and
had visited ARIZONA and other places
in quest of relief. For the past year
or two he had been confined "a his
home and most of this time WIS spent
in bed Monday his condition was re-
ported TO DE critical ana on Tuesday
morning it was said that he could
live but "a short time. The end came
peacefully.
a noted New York specialist visit
ed MIR. Munford recently and pro-
nounced his case hopeless.
Mr.. Munford is survived by his
wife, formerly Miss Mary Cooke
Branch, daughter OF the late James
Il, Branch, who was accidentally
killed near Msyo's Island some years
ago by the collapse of a river wall.
He also leaves two ehfIdren--Mae
Stafford and Beverly t., Jr.
No arrangements for the funeral
have Yet been made. 1t is presumed,
however. that the services will he
held from ST. Paurs Episcopal
church, If which Mr.. Munford was
formerly vestryman.
Native OF Richmond.
MIR. Munford was born in Rich
mond. Va, September 10, 1855, and
was therefore in the fifty-fourth year
of his age. His parents were John D.
Munford and Margaret y. COPELAND.
His father was. a lawyer and farmer
of character and energy and his an
cestors were among the most promi-
nine people in Virginia. lis. early
life was passed on a farm immediate
~ adjacent 70 the city OF Williams
burg. Va. and he had the usual duties
Of the period Immediately succeed
ing the war between the States. OF
Virginia boy on farm. In OBJ
tanning an education he had TO en-
counter many difficulties resulting
from the dire poverty OF the country.
He attended William and Mary Col
lege. but did not stay long enough
to graduate. He was fond OF books,
however, and WAS especially fond OF
history and biography
The fact that his father and grand
father were lawyers, coupled with the
natural bent OF his own mind. de-
termined him to he a lawyer also and
he spent some time at the University
of Virginia preparing for the bar.
Sent to Legislature.
In 1878 no began the practice of
his profession at Chatham. In Pitt
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-31
CASE OF PELlAGRA
IN LYNcHBURG JAIL
Negro Found In Last Stages of
the Disease and viii Likely
Die.

Especial to The Richmond yirginian)
LYNCHBURG, VA. May 31.--A
hopeless case OF pellagra Is at the
city hospital here. the victim having
been discovered too late to render
medical attention of any use.
The victim Is y negro. Richard Bar
ley, and a resident of the city. and 1t
was found that he had been i'll several
months before the city health depart
ment learned of his serious condition.
II Is stated that he Is slowly dying,
the case being too far advanced to
hClp.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-31
NEGRO CONVICTED OF
VIOLATING LIQUOR LAW

Peter Booker. the negro arrested
on Sunday. May 80. on the charge OF
selling liquor on Sunday and without
license. was found guilty by Magis-
trate w. w. Kidwell In the county
Tuesday His punishment was fixed at
$50 fine and $500 bond for selling
without a license. and a similar pen
atty for selling on the Sabbath, He
noted an appeal.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-31
j. {. TREASURER
TREAT IS DEAD
Stricken With Apoplexy-Was
Sixty-Eight Years-Appointed
Bv Roosevelt.

NEW YORK, May St.--Stricken with
aroploxy just before midnight. Charles
Henry Treat, until last September
treasurer Of the United States, died to-
day in the Victoria hotel without re-
gaining consciousness His wife and
two daughters were with him He was
stxty~eight years old
Treat was born in Maine and his an
Cestors were closely Identified with the
history Of New England. lie was
named treasurer by resident Roosevelt
in 1906
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-31
THINKS SOUTH AMERICA
HAD SLIGHT EARTHQUAKE

CLEVELAND. O.. May 3l.--An
earthquake, which he calculates must
have occurred last night all along
the western coast OF South Africa was
reported to-day from the seismograph
record OF Father odenbach. of st.
Ignatius' College. The preliminary
disturbance occurred at l1:0l:27: the
main disturbance AT II:1g:22, ending
at f1:43:55. The movement was
about 2 IL milometers and irregu-
lar.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-31
WILL ADDRESS
WOMAN'S COLLEGE GRADUATES

Governor Mann will deliver the
haccalanreata address at the gradual
ing exercises OF the Woman's College,
at the Academy of Music Tuesday
evening at S:f5 o'clock. Diplomas will
be awarded to about forty fair grad
yates by President James Nelson.
a meeting of the board of trustees
OF the college was held Monday after
noon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-31

While in prison Osborne has been
an unruly prisoner. He frequently
threatened he would kill himself. but
his warders gave little thought TO his
declarations
Just what time Osborne opened the
artery in his forearm is not known.
Evidently he had been bleeding for
some time when he was found by jail
authorities.
what instrument the man employed in
seeking this unusual route for the
other side OF the Styx.
Osborne is well known In Chester
field. and his alleged crime created a
sensation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-31
ALLEGED POLICY SHOP;
NEGO'S CASE CONTINUED

William Giles. the negro who In al
legged to have operated lottery shop
at No. 400 North Seventh street, in the
rear. was In police court Tuesday but
his case was not heard, At his request
for more witnesses IL was continued
until tho 9th Of the month. The po-
lice have been especially yigilant Of
late in an endeavor to break up all Of
the policy shops In the city.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-31
CORPORATION TAX
RESTORED TO DOCKET

WASHINGTON. ID. c., May al
The Supreme Court of the United
States restored corporations tax care
to the docket fer reargament. Fhis
means the case goes over until next
fall.