THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA.,, APRIL 23, 1903. I — fr rir CRUBLTY IN PHILLIPINES War Department Makes Public Re- port of General Miles. ROBB TAKES TYNER'S OFFICE Appointment a Temporary One, Pend ing Result of Investigation. Washington, April 28.-—Charles H. Robb, of Vermont, assistant attorney general, has been appointed assistant | attorney general for the postoffice de- MANY CASES OF CRUELTY CITED During Visit to He Heard | Many Complaints Against Soldiers, | Who, It is Said, Burned, Shot and Whipped Natives to Death, The War de | Islands Washington, April 27. partment made public the portion of the report of General Miles which re fers to misconduct of officers and sol diers in the Philippines. The state- ments made by General Miles are the result of his tour of inspection in the Philippines last autumn and win- ter. General Miles says that in going from Calamba to Batangas In Novem: ber last he noticed that the country appeared devastated and that the peo- ple were very much depressed. Stop- ping at Lipa, he says, a party of citi zens, headed by the acting presidente, met him and stated that they desired to make complaint of harsh treatment of the people of that community, say ing they had been concentrated in towns and had suffered great indig- nities; “that 15 ef their people had been tortured by what Is known as the water torture, and that one man, a highly respected citizen, aged 65 years, named Vincente Luna, suffering from the effects of the ture and unconscious dragged into his house been on fire, and to They stated committed under command nessy, while was had burned Shad which was death that by a these atrocities were scouts Hen company of Lieutenant their p¢ had towns, 600 being of and that ople crowded into fined in one A doctor of party sal ready to testify that died from su says he looke was one story | wide and pos He asked f ritten be forwards Manila, but and adds disbelieve their the f of con the some No statems SAYHR [1 i instances © the man Luna burns torture in having bes ortured death are confirmed General Miles then ref cases ing that on Cebu it was reported and pub in November that two office Captain Samuels States Vol Feeter, 19t} and by other re rt a other Island ers BAY the of ished bh Infantry | such time as he is recalled { the judgment of similar atrociti of that island that at Laoag, on Island i two natives were whipped to death At Tacloban, Leyte, it that Major Glenn ordered Lieutenant | Caulfield, Philippine to eight prisoners out into and that if they did not guide him to the camp of the ir regent Quison hs was n to bring them back. It was stated taken and 1 not or could not death “At Calbavre ed that several had been subjected I saw men Joc ted to t treatment men, named Jose Bo Jose Diaznes, the | of factod to J of Luz was reported take scouts the country that the en that As were they eoith di do lirected and were Samar, It was report men in that distri water tortur had been Two of the Padre to who ria and three comn Cavalry Kno« i the he w robbed of these killed, and prompt First Lietite guilty and tence from com month for the ing gulity pres circumstances being developed “It appears that Major Glenn, Lieu tenant Con and a ants and from place to p ¢ for of oricste we pr wore the rer party of a nativ 1 : w ¢ ne the by purpose extorting torture, and it that this party brigade.” officers without rfatements means became so notorious called ‘Glenn's Whether It was possible for to be engaged In acty the personal knowledge of the general upon whose staff thoy were serving at the time, namely Brigadier General Hughes, | leave for others to conjecture “These facts came to my notice In a casual way, and many others of similar character have been reported In different parts of the archipelago. In fact, 1 was that it was common talk at the places where off cers congregated that such transac tions had been carried on either with the connivance or approval tain commanding officers.” General Miles says the law was ales violated in handling and buying large quantities of rice which was sold at a profit. The people who were in the reconcentration camps were conalder ed prisoners of war, but were pelled to buy food from those who held them at a large profit. General Miles characterizes this as unproce dented. He speaks of the magritule of the transaction, which Involved 21. 000,000 pounds of rice and other sup plies at a cost of $306.320, He says that “an extraordinary feature of this transaction” Is that the action disapproved hy a division comman’ who assumed command, and who tien od the matter over to the elvil author ities, and thet it has been earried op under an act of the Phillppine com. mission. was such informed of cer con vi partment, vice General J. N. Tyner, who was summarily removed on the ground that his wife had abstracted official papers from the department safe. Acting Attorney General G, A C. Christiancy, who has been relieved pending Inve into that event, turned the over to Mr. Robb and then the department until if such be postmaster gen tigation otfice left the eral Mr of absence from department justice, to which he will return as soon as the investigation at the postoffice depart. ment is closed and the postmaster general has had time to choose a permanent assistant attorney general Postmaster General Payne has for warded to Attorney General Knox ad ditional Information regarding the ab straction of papers from the assistant attorney. general's office. He recom- mends that the case be submitted to the grand jury THAW-YARMOUTH WEDDING Robb the leave of is on a Ceremony Making American Girl a Countess Performed at Pittsburg. Pittsburg, April 28. Amid impressive as a display of wealth and the Protes Scenes as lavish BOCIelY solemnity i the tant Episcopal churel iid the ! i Francis Alex- ande Jey mout » Earl of Yarmouth of Englar and Alice Thaw, of Pitts hter of the Wil emnized in the Cal. prov ide Cornelia late liam I Vary ng clergymen piscopalian. Dr the Third ich Miss the firs Thaw is a part of the of rmed Mclivaine, pastor diamonq newly hones land | Yarmo quis of Hertford came from Eng are to return to London at once amethyst couple p before safling ith's fathe and his family land for the WILL BE HIDDEN FROM PUBLIC Declaration of Independence Will Be Kept Under Lock and Key. Washington, April 256.—The Declara- tion of Independence is to more by the publi An order has been that henceforth the histori manuscript shall be kept under lock and key in a great fire and light proof safe The Declaration will never exhibited again at any of the great in ternational This decision was reached as the result of an examination of the document by a committee of the American Academy of Sciences now in session in city, who acted at the instance of Secretary Hay, whose at tention has been called to the sad state of the famous document Ly Andrew Allen, librarian of the state depart ment. Most of the text of the Declara- tion is still legible, but only one or two of ires can be made There is only a trace of the autograph of John Hancock, the first to sign The document was photographed and then lo up. The committee has recommended that at certain long intervals of ti it taken om case and rv MOKTAL the being as nearly as be seen NO issued be fairs this the signat out ked be hed 0 measure An WEE done the result of the pre eps VANDERBILTS IN PARIS William K. and Mrs. Rutherford Were | Quietly Married in Paris. Paris 8 Mr. and Mr» liam K ! t. who were married lon on Saturday ar ed In Pa bride veiled mobile and Wi quietly have (RICKY husband's auto pair quickly sped away to Mr. Vanderbilt's country res dence near Poissy. The arrangements by which the wedding was kept secret wers elaborate, and they were not relaxed at ast moment The wedding party entered St. Mark's church in London through the vicarage and departed from the rear entrance While the wedding ceremony was going on there lay in the vicarage the dead child of the vicar of St. Mark's, who made Mr. Vanderbilt and Mrs Rutherford man and wife At the conclusion of the wedding ceremony the coffin was brought into the church and the Rev. R. H. Hadden read the burial ceremony over his child. Im mediately afterward he left for Liver pool, where his father is dying I he entered her the mont even the Fatally Hurt Looping-the-Locp. Bt. Louis, Mo, April 27.1 R Cru sen, understudy to Diavole, the bley- clist of the Forepaugh Sells Brothers’ eircus, was fatally injured while loop ing the loop beneath the great canvas, His wheel deviated fromm the black Hine marked on the apparatus on which the rider must concentrate his gaze, During a practice ride, and when ten foot from the downward swoop, pre paratory to leaving the contrivance, he plunged through the air, alighting on his head, Shamrock to Sail June 1. Lonon, April 28 —8ir Thomas Lipton expects to have the Shamrock 111 refit. ted next week. and a resumption of the prize races between the cup challenger and the Shamrock | will probably take place on the Clyde May 86. Two or three races will be salled there. Hoth the Shamrocks should sall for America about June 1. There will be eleven or twelve prize races between the Sham. rocks off Bandy Hook prior to the cup oes, , of his Minnesota de | M Presbyte- | a loss of oy New ! been its | urpose | be Wednesday, April 22, The Ohio Republican state conven- tion will be held at Columbus on June 3 and 4 Five persons were killed and 14 in- jured in a wreck on the Frisco raiiroad near Everton, Mo., caused by a defec- tive rail, Seventeen houses were wrecked by a tornado at White Springs, a summer resort near Fredericktown, Mo. There were no fatalities Brigadier Generals IL. HB T. A. Baldwin, recently promoted, were placed on the retired list of the army on their own application, Miss Alice Roosevelt has arrived in Washington from Biltmore, N. C., where she was the guest of Mr. and Mrs, George W. Vanderbilt Thursday, April 23. Northern Securities Ruckar and The company has declared a quarterly dividend of 1% per cent The first shipment of Philippine coin to Manila will be made from San Fran- cisco May 1st. The total amount of 3 and 4 per cent, bonds refunded by Becretary Shaw to date amounts to $41,672,450, Rear Admiral Stephen B. Luce will represent the United States at the Red Cross SBoclety convention at Geneva, While playing with matches 2-year- old Caroline Welsh was fatally burned in her mother's home at Philadelphia, The child's body was scorched, Friday, April 24, The Commercial Club of Albu- querque, N. M., has elected President member manoeuy of the army and navy held at Port land, Me, ti part of August J Ahm a Cincinnati, O,, capl tall win entire Roosevelt The summer Aan honorary res will be low led of War un St. Paul 11 from a second-story and was instantly ki nome lamsey am r Pregident Hayes Alexander IVernor gecrot of nn. aged 55 years 3 The busine Nab was f was call ing the fire Saturday, retary Hitchoocok od its office a . Pa the and » Blairsville iynamiting in cash Arnold judge of « i after Philadelphia JIRA court {liness, aged linton of Pa. Assets Knitting Company has made assign $24,000 Habilities, an are Monday, April 27. guards had a running fight ALY Ibe bank robbers at Frank- from 1 Several impri of Islands, rived at Gloucester, Mass The body of Adolph lonaire oned all winter in the ice at Hay New Foundland. have ar- York mi to the Harlem river found by a boatman swardg Tuesday, April 28 } Atlanti ceive § arships of the in Hampton tion Vasquez, former lent ibile of Santo Domingo, has landed at Guantanamo, Cuba, from a Dominican gunboat Patrick H who shot and killed Daniel Dorris during the coal miners’ strike, has been adjudged in sane at Wilkesharre, Pa General pres of the rep nnessey GENERAL MARKETS Philadelphia was steady 2.80 $3.36, city mills, extra, $25583.10 ye flonr was quiet, at $3.1503.20 per barrel. Wheat was firm; No. 2 Penn- gylvania red, new, 82¢. Corn was firm: No. 2 yellow, local, 49%¢ quiet; No. 2 white clipped | 5 fades 400 Hay was sto®y imothy, $21 for large bales steady. beef hams, $194 20 firm; family, $20.50. Live poultry, 14 @16¢c for hens, and 10c. for old roos- tors Dressed poultry, at 13%e. for holee fowls and 10c. for old roosters, Jutter was steady: creamery, 27c, per pound. Eggs were steady; Low York pod Pennsylvania, 16%c. per dozen. otatoes were steady; choice, 650 70c. per bushel Pa, April 27 winter superfine, $2.70@ No. 1 Heel was Live Stock Markets, East Liberty, Pa, Apri! 27 Cattle were steady chofce, J 0205.50; prime, $5,200 5.36; good, $5@5.20. Hogs were active, prime heavioa, $7.50; mediums, TAQ 7.50; heavy Yorkers, $7.40 AG; Mght Yorkers and pigs, $7.40; roughs, A ¢f Bheep were slow; best ethers, $480@ 5; culls and common 2.60; choice lambs, $8.40 6.65; veal calves, $56.504 5.75. t Buffalo, N. Y., April rare i. prime steers, 5.40; sas: COWR, Bi “a0: i @450. Veals were lower; tops, 26@ 6.50; common to good, § . Ogee wera active and steady; envy, $T60@ 7.65; mixed, $1450 750 orkerg and pigs, $7.35 BGT 10: stags. $53 a act iE Flour | Pennsylvania roller, clear, $3.10 | (nts were | lower Pork was | 1. WEEK'S NEWS CONDENSED. lOUR HISTORICAL | REVIEW | Vikiovir sme Conclusion of List of Centre Co. Volunteers WERE IN VARIOUS REGIMENTS During the ‘Late War—Many Familiar Names Will be found-—A Great Portion Have Passed Away Since the War of 1860. Our miscellaneous last week's Centre Democrat contained the names of Centre county soldiers, in alphabelical Hist, io order, from A to L inclusive; the follow- ing completes the list from M to Y, also the names of the “Unknown.” McCartney, James, Half-Moon ; O 49th Regt McCloskey, James J. Potter; H, 40th Regt McCoy, Williams, Boggs: U. 8. navy McDowell, Alexander, Huston ; 12th Cav McEllaney, John, Patton ; 12th Cav, McEwen, Samuel 8, Unionville; A, McKinney, David, Bellefonte; Troop MoMinn, Erskine, Potter; E, 67th Regt MoeGrady, Daniel, Worth ; 4th Pa. MeQuilian, John, Taylor: C, 40th ed June 28, "6 ist Regt Anderson tegt.: kill McQuillan, Joseph, Taylor ;C, 4th Regt MeQuillan, Richard, Taylor: OC, 40th Regt Marks, Willlam, Harris ; 424 Pa Meekly, John, Benner; K, 12th Cay Miller sued, Khoe Troop Miller Walker Miller, James CO. Sn Miller, Joseph, Wal ith Cav an, W am, Liberty: B, 1ith Pa Ben). F., Pq 2 ith Regt , Ferguson: 1 it Ferguson, 1. Snow Anderson Isaac th Kes Regt st Regt Ferguson h Res ith Cav st Regt Tro nderson i Tay) He Be Daniel D ner, Joseph D men, F.G aney, W Rank, Mar Bed, T} Reeder Beber, W Tay am H.W 1%. Belletor nas, Liberty Daniel, Worth iam F. Fergo Rossman, Elias, Walker Rous Penn: 1. ah Ru erger, Geor James Regt ith RB int Regt 1h Regt th Regt 07th Regt: wous ge. Ferguson Sankey Jomeph ( Gregg: ‘otter: H Sarvey. John. P Rellers. FP. E. Patton : ¥ I May 15, 5 Sizer Sankey W._. 1} Ater Jacob, Bellefonte ; $5th Pa D. 420 Regt GG. 5h Regt 0, Patrick, Ferguson nh Pa Shannon, Thomas, Ferguson : 44h Pa Shannon. Forter, Huston ; th Cay st Samuel, Spring : Anderson Troop seph, Walker EK Ist Hea aries, Rush: ist Art 2d Regt lett eh Regt 1h Regt 1h Regt Be on, Thomas, Harris Jeremiah, Haines WETS Shook. Je Smith. ( Smith, W Co Hinm, Bellefonte utnbis, Rash Danie th, Francis Smith, Willan “che A Troop snyder “mith Kegt, Smith Hush Rush Rush igustus ( Nn I*fonte Albert, Walker Sook, Matthias M Thom Edward Gregg: M Spangler, Herain, | 1th Pa Steln, Jacob KR th Pa. Cav Michael H , Haines wth Regt 13th Regt rus, Half Moon : ¢éh th a Pa ant ith Fa Fa ad Fa. Art ~a | snyder pson, Liberty “pont berty rege. Patton Fa Hes Ferguson: Gf Hegt hn MH, ring ad Regt y T.8 Walker 5 Dn ! Res ng Anderson Tr Bpring Wop ’ Anderson KS. Harris: Anderson Troop Anderson Troog Walke D A Potter i*»t Cav 1 Cay we, Hall MN Tubbs, Nathan A. | "a bh. Ge Wagoner, William, Us Cav K. Anderson ree, Penn : Anderson lonville XJ William, Potter Waltzer, William, Walker Wantz, Hezekiah, Liberty Waltzer, Jonathan, Walker Watts. Coleman, Harris: Anderson Troop Weaver, Thomas, Miles : 11, Jist Regt Westmore, George, Harris; Anderson Troop Williams, Daniel F.. Huston : K., €4 Regt Williams, David, Huston ; K, 42d Regt Wirth, James, Miles: D, 11th Pa Wirth, Franklin, Miles: D, 1ith Pa Wirtz, James, Huston : 5t Res Wirtz, Thomas, Huston ; Sth Res, Wilson, Charles T., Bellefonte | Cay Wilson, J.. Calvin, 1 Oay Woll, Gideon, Walker: D, 4th Regt, Young, George W., Worth: H, th Regt. 15th Cav D, 4h Pa B, 1h a Wagner Anderson Bellefonte ; Anderson UNKNOWN COMPANIES AND REGIMENTS. Bathurst, J. Howard, Bliger, W., Burnside. Biatr, Her, Ferguson, Brown, Ed, Bellefonte Brown, John, Union, Oarver, Jos. Beaner, Chas, G. W., Ferguson Coplin, Lewis, Potter | Durges, Jere, Potter. Foree, Martin Howard, | Fralley, M Spring. Fultz. Geo, Miles, Furman, Bd. Worth. Hartzel, Dan'l, Miles Hoffman. A Ferguson, Hoffman, John, Potter, Mabler, 1. Howard. Hunter, Wm, Penn, Kreamer, W.. Marion, MeCurdy, W. Ferguson, M'Bride.D. Bellefohte, MeDonald, J. Gregg. Mann, Joseph, Curtin, Ohl, Henry, Quinn, P. Belisfonte. Seott, Robt, Burnside Shannon, J. Ferguson, Shirk, Alex, Spring. Spiller, Peter, Spring. Stover, John, Benner, summer. J. Bellefonte. Tate, Wm, Hall-Moon Taylor, W., Halt-Moon. Riddle, DD. Liberty. Wallace, O. Liberty. Wagner, D, Liberty, Winter, Fred, Miles, Wyland, 6G, Bellefonte (During the past two issues of the Democt at our Historical Review was un avoidably crowded out, and we resume this week with a completion of the Mis: cellaneons List of soldiers, from M to Z-- from A to 1, having been printed in the issue of three weeks ago.) ~ Since Lincoln's Time, more than 7,000,000 Jas. Boss Stiffened Gold Watch Canon have been sold. Many of the first ones are still giving satisfactory services, proving that the Jas, Boss Case will out wear the guarantees of 25 years, These cases are recog. nized as the standard by sll Jewelers, because they know from personal observation that they will perforin as guar snteed and are the most serviceable of all watch cases JAS. BOSS sumone Watch Cases are made of two layersof solid gold with a lnyer of stiffening metal between, all welded together ed into one solid sheet. The gold permits of beat- tiful ornamentation. 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