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FIERCE WIND SIORJH
CREATES HAVOC
Aanu . Trees Are Blown Down and
Scores of Buildlnas fire Un
roofed bu Hurricane.
SEVERAL CHURCHES
ARE WRECKED
During the Delivery of an Easter
Sermon at Presbyterian Church of
Xnoxville, a Strong Gust of Wind
Cause3 a Chimney to Topple Over
and Loosens a Portion of the Hoof.
At Least Forty Persons Injured;
Five May Die A Minister at
Greenville Beceives Fatal Injuries.
Tow Boat in Ohio Biver Is Blown
Over Church Spires Blown Down.
Other Casualties.
Cj Kultislvc Wire from The Associated Pit-
Pittsburg; March 30. One of the
fiercest wind storms ever known in
this section struck the city today just
before noon and did almost Incalculable
damage to property and injured many
people, some of whom may die from
the effects of their wounds. Scores of
houses were unroofed, many trees
were blown down, mill stacks toppled
oyer and telegraph and telephone wires
generally disabled. The most serious
accident reported up to 9 o'clock to
night was the unrooting of the Knox
ville Presbyterian church, in Knox
ville. The church at the time was filled
with an Easter congregation number
ing about 600 persons. "While the min
ister was in the midst of his sermon,
a particularly strong gust of wind
blew over the large chimney and lifted
a portion of the roof of the building.
The bricks from the chimney crashed
through the roof and carried a huge
piece of the hardwood celling, meas
uring about 40x20 feet down upon the
worshippers lit the pews. An Indes
cribable panic ensued' and a frantic
rush was made for the doors and win
dows. The excitement was soon
quieted and the work of rescue begun.
At least forty persons were caught by
the wreckage and more or less hurt.
Of this number, five may not recover.
The Seriously Injured.
The more seriously injured are:
Pit. K. .7, PHILLIPS, aged 10 .eais, eunciission
of tliD brain; mi.v ilic
(TK'IIS HAY McKNIfillr, .lens internal in-
Jtuics; both less crushed; piobably fatal.
CLAHUXf'i; MoXL'I.TY, U; Internal injuiirs,
bidly crushed; may die.
FLU'ICIILIt nVIiOX, fracture at base or brain;
serious.
DAVID SMITH, i; anil bruken, brad tut and
badly hattcicd; serious.
JOSCPH ADAM.S 21; badly clashed.
AI.UIlicT SCHMIDT, 14; both aims biokeu and
bead cut.
101IX MUYnit. 17; lu-.nl and fate cut.
THOMAS MIXTILIX, IS; aum and bead int.
LVAX .IO.i:S, -J2; serious scalp wound-.
M11N. ItACHLL SCHULTZ, Hi; aims brokin.
None of the other injured weio ser
iously hurt.
In none of the other accidents re
ported throughout the city were there
my serious injury lo persons, though
many narrow escapes are recorded.
The tow boat Belle MeGowuvi was
blown over in the Ohio river, opposite
Saw Mill Itun, and completely wrecked.
Her crew narrowly escaped drowning,
but all were finally rescued by harbor
boats.
The corrugated Iron roof of the
Union bridge at this point was lifted
from its fastenings by tho wind and
parts of it carried a distance of a
mile. Tho Whlttlci school house, on
Mount 'Washington, was unroofed and
its walls badly twisted.
Jones & McLaughlin had fourteen of
their furnace stacks blown down, ne
cessitating a shut-down of a portion
d( their plan for weeks.
Reports from nearby towns tiro slow
coming in, probably on account of the
crippled condition of tho wires. It is
feared that much damage has been
done In those places.
Lightning Strikes Spire.
As Rov. J. W. ISnglish, pastor of the
Robinson Run U. P. church, near Mc
Donald, wtis raising his urnis to pro
nounce the benediction, lightning struck
tho church spire and It toppled upon
tho roof, crushing It and injuring a
number of worshippers, two of whom
VIII die.
The injured are;
JIOHKHT PATTKIIbO.V, aged 10 jeai; skull frac
tured; will die,
LKOX .UTIilI.L, aged 11 years; skull fractured;
y ulll die,
MRS. JOHX PATTP.HSO.V, mother ot Itob.iti sc.
icrcly lacerated and bruised about body,
MltS, MAUV PATlT.IiSON, aim broken ami badly
bruised,
Jllfi-J JIA11V O. WALLAOi:, badly bruised.
MRS, AViniH.L, mother o Leon; head and anna
cut and bruised.
' The spire und part of the roof of the
V, V, church at McDonald was torn off
and the building considerably damaged
but no one was injured.
Tho Noblesjown Presbyterian church
was also unroofed, but the congrega
tion escaped injury.
The Forest Oil company hud between
200 and 300 derricks blown down In Its
McDonald region und considerable
dapiage was sustained by Its plpeage
system.
The offices of the Mouongahela Con
necting railroad, on Second ayenue.this
city, were destroyed by fire during the
afternoon because no alarm could be
turned In either by 'phone or tele
graph. The Armstrong Cork company's plant
on Liberty uvenuu, between Twenty
fifth and Twenty-sixth streets was tin
roofed und much damage done to ina
blpery und stoc'
-.
Reports from the different railroads
tonight show that nil suffered more or
less from broken telegraph poles und
crippled service. All, however, was In
good shape and trains running by S
o'clock.
The base ball park In Allegheny lost
one of Its fences and a portion of the
grand stand roof.
More than 2,500 lights of glass In the
Phlpps conservatory In Schenley park
were broken and much of the gorgeous
Etister flower display ruined.
The Montana apartment house at
Penn avenue and Fairmont street, East
I3nd, and the Idaho building, which ad
joins it weie partially destroyed.
The roof of the big forge plant at
Rankin was lifted off and carried many
yaids away,
The damage In the Monongnhelu and
Turtle Creek valleys will reach thous
ands of dollars, but no specially big
individual loss Is reported.
City in Darkness.
Almost the entire East Kud district
of this city Is in darkness tonight,
the electric lighting system having
been put out of commission by the
storm. The down town portions were
repaired early in the afternoon.
The storm which came upon the city
very suddenly came up through the
Ohio valley and passed on eastward.
It lasted only about thirty minutes,
only live minutes of which was the
velocity unusually high. In that five
minutes practically all of the damage
done was accomplished.
Belated reports f i om nearby towns up
to midnight show that the wind played
havoc at every town In its track.
At Belle Vernon, Pa., thousands of
dollars will be required to repay the
storm damage. The American "Window
Glass company's plant was unroofed,
several smokestacks blown down and a
wall blown In. Several blocks of houses
belonging to the company were also
wiecked.
At Greensburg, Pa., the damage was
considerable. Nearly 9,000 feet of root
of the Kelly & Jones company's plant
was carried away and cast Into a fish
pond, a third of a mile distant. The
churches hud just dismissed their con
gregations, and while many of the wor
shippers were lingeilng about the First
Presbyterian church doors waiting- for
the storm to ubate, the great cupola of
the edifice was caught by the wind and
toppled into the street. Curiously, a
heavy fragment of the steeple was car
ried over several houses and across a.
vacant lot and cast through a window
of Zion's Lutheran church. Fortunate
ly no one was hurt.
At Jeunnette, Latrobe and New Alex
andria, a number of houses were un
roofed, but no big damage was done.
Minister Fatally Injured.
Greenville, Pa., March "0. The Eas
ter services bf-ing held In the United
Presbyterian church at Jamestown.this
county, six miles north of here, came
to an abrupt ending at 12 o'clock today.
The sky became overcast and a funnel-shaped
cloud was seen approaching
from the northwest. The tall dipped to
tho ground Just before the church was
reached. The congregation became un
easy, but the pastor, Rev. J. M. Jami
son, continued the services. All of a
sudden theie was a terrific crash and
part of the south end of the church
crashed In, burying the minister be
neath biicks and timber. The men of
the congregation rushed to the pulpit
and when the stricken minister was
removed from the debris. It was found
he had lecelved fatal Injuiies. Ills
jaw was broken and the tempoial bone
crushed. lie can hardly live thiough
the night. The stonn was the worst
that has occurred In this section for
years, and It Is thought tomoirow will
bring reports of great damage from
the country districts.
Tin Plate Mill Wrecked.
At Washington, Pa., tho new bar mill
of tho Orllllth Tin Plate company wns
blown down, entailing a loss of $10,
000. The plant was completely
wrecked. Flvo houses owned by Wil
liam Campbell were blown down, and
the Roman Catholic and the Third
United Presbyterian churches were
considerably damaged. Many private
lesidences lost their roofs nnd win
dows. It is expected that greater
losses will bo reported tomorrow, when
tho country districts can bo heard
from,
A bulletin received from Wcllslmrg,
"W. Yn., at 1 n. m.. says two peoplo are
dead and several Injured.
FLOOD FATALITIES
IN TENNESSEE
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Many Negroes, Perish Damage from
the Storm Will Reach $4,000,-
000 Farm Lands Damaged,
liy i:i-liiilw Wire how The AsiociaM PreM.
Nashville, Tenu., March SO, Reports
from the flooded districts ot Tennessee
estimate that the damiiBO resultlnK
fiom the storm of rain and wind will
reach $1,000,000, Twenty-two lives are
believed to have been lost. Several
counties known to have suffered heav
ily are yet cut off from communication,
nnd the loss In property and life may
reach lamer flmires when additional In.
formation has been received.
Proip figures uvullable the following
fatalities are given:
1'ulo.iM (12) Hoiuton Connor, Sarah PhllllpJ,
John Coll, wife mid three ehlldien; Mick White,
uifu and two childu'iij all tuloud, and a neyio
baby,
LewiJiuiit 01) Anna Itoblusoii, two ehlldien
of Joe McClcllin, all rolorrd.
Mutfreekboro (I) Williams, girt (colored),
McMinnvllle (5)-Mr. nieilu and three thl).
drcn; Henry Madeuell.
llairlnuu (2) Unknown.
The section visited by the flood em
braces one of the richest portions of
the state und much damuge to farm
lands Is reported.
Memphis, March, 30. Advices from
the flooded districts In Mississippi to
night are that tho wnters are slowly
receding, and It Is believed the worst
is over. The situation has been a criti
cal one nnd the damage to railroads,
farms and other property will foot up
nn enormous sum. It Is reported that
several negroes Jost their lives.
LOSES HIS POST AT SOFIA.
Activity in Stone Case Causes Con
sul Dickinson Trouble.
Il.v KxiliHve Wire fiom The Aoi-l.itcd l'u.
Washington, March HO. As one result
or his activities In the Stone case,
Charles M. Dickinson bus lost his place
as diplomatic representative of the
United States to Bulgaria. When ho
was In Sofia last fall he addressed some
strong reptesentatlons to the Bulgarian
minister for foreign affairs, and appar
ently he has not been forgiven, for In
formation has been lecelved herp that
he Is persona non grata. A minister
or diplomatic agent cannot be letaincd
in his place against the will of the
country to which he Is accredited, and
that Is Mr. Dickinson's position, it Is
probable, however, that this govern
ment, as :i manifestation of Its dis
pleasure, will refrain from sending an
other diplomatic agent to Solla, al
though It will not be thus prevented
fiom making any demands on the Bul
garian government in the Stone case
which the inquiry now in progress may
seem to justify. The Bulgarian gov
ernment has no ruuresehtatlve heie.
Mr. Dickinson Is consul general at Con
stantinople, besides being diplomatic
agent to Bulgaria, and receives it sal
ary of $5,000 a year. It is not likely
that he will suffer financially by tho
action of Bulgaria.
LARKINS IS MURDERED.
Cabin of WilkesrBarre Hermit Be
sembled a Slaughter House Kel
ler Accused of the Crime.
Hy K.ehisiie Win- from The Ai-ociated Prf-w.
Wilkes-Bnrre, Pa., Mai eh 30. James
Larkjns, aged r7, a woodchopper, living
alone at Harvey's lake, a summer le
sort fourteen miles west of this city,
wns found dead in his cabin tills morn
ing. Last night he had as his guest
Samuel Keller. The two men drank
considerable whiskey and then, It Is
thought, started to light. Some peoplo
living nearby heard screams eomihg
from the cabin about midnight. At !i
o'clock this morning Keller went to the
home of the nearest neighbor and told
him something was.wrong at tho Lar
kins' cabin. Keller was covered with
blood from several ugly cuts on the
face. Larkins was found lying In a
pool of blood on the floor or his cot
tage, lie had been terribly hacked with
some sharp Instrument.
Keller was at once arrested and
brought to tills city and lodged hi the
county Jail. He denies all knowledge
of the crime. The diiteilor of Larklu's
cabin lesembled a .slaughter house. A
wood chopper's axe Is missing. It is
thought the men, In a drunken rage,
engaged In a terrific battle In which
the axe and table knives were used as
weapons.
MR. GARFIELD ACCEPTS.
Son of the Late President Is Civil
Service Commissioner.
U.i i:iliule Wire Ironi The Associated Picss.
Wellington, Maicli .';(). .luimu IS. (birll'lil,
sou ol tin- late Picldent (infield, has au-pceil
the position of ehil seihe (oiufiiMoriei- tei.d.-ied
ten dajjt uko by Piejidenl !tooicelt. He takes
tin.- place atattd on the lint of Apiil j Willi im
A. RodenbeiK. Mr, (iailleld ii a (oiupaiatiuly
jmniK man and In eni;.iid In the inanlto of
law with his hrothci, Many A. (j-jiflilil. In
(leeland. lit- I- a notable tlciue In Ohio to.
HtUal tittle-i and lu ceiled as Mate intoi'
fiom lit!) dilrut.
lie was tli- author of uh.it w.h known a the
Ctllleld tlettloii I iw of Old i which minimi .ill
nominee foi elective ufftei-h to hie with the n-
u-lory of i-ratt- 'a sworn Muli-menf. in the ev
peiws intuireil by them during the einipiluii,
'I he law, honeier, wan nlw,iii-iitl, repealed. Mr.
liailteld U a lo-hlem uf Mentor, a submit ul
t'lei eland.
ASHORE IN A FOG.
Steamer Indian Lies in a Dangerous
Position Off Woods Hole.
P,v i:eluslve Win- fiom The Associated Press,
Woodn Hole, Mam,, Much SO. 1 lie strainer In
dian, Philadelphia, for llOitou, with pa-senceis
and a aluah1c cargo, went ashore on ('utt)bunk
bland, curly tliLs moinlntr timing a heavy fo,r.
T1ip eJWr 111") In a cUiiKtioiw position. Tho
pa-enKiur foiu in number, weie Mfelj- Ian Kd
lit u o'clock toulcrht.
Senator Jones Defeated.
Hy Kxehuivn Who bom The As.soiiatrd Press.
Little Hock, Ark., M.iich .TO. -The lilejt mums
fiom .icteidi.v'ii pilnurles lndlc-.de thai cv-(inicrnoi-
Cl.iik has defeated (NMiitui Jaiuca K.
.linns for the t'ultrd .Slate-, Keiutouhip, though
Cluik'o majority on joint ballot will piobahly
not exceed tweie. Senator Jones will not con
cede (Tark'i, mccu. .So far as definitely ic-por'.ed
Coteruoi Davis has caiilrd twu-lliluls of the
counties atrainst (!, W. Hector foi the guberna
torial nomination.
Steamship Arrivals,
11 i:clibivc Wile fiom 'Die Jlisoi-iaieil Picas.
Xew York, JkUicli 30. Arrived! Uinbrla, I.lv.
erpool and (Jucenslown; Hotlerdam, Ilottcrdjm
and Iloulcvnc" bur Mir; bt, Paul, Southampton
and Cherbourg-. Povei pa-ed; tiiedrieli ilcr
(iroa&e, llremen for Cherbourg and Nt-w Voik.
Olbjltar Pasid: Phoenicia, Xciv York foi u
pies and (lenoa. Piawle Point PabMil; iUiein,
Xew York for tinmen, iuetntun hailed i I.u
lanhi ((rum Liverpool), S'c-w Ycuk,
DEATHS OF A DAY,
Uy Uiihuhe Wire Iroin Tim Associated r.
Whitehall, N, Y March 30. Joseph Potter,
i.b. D,, cx-jiutlce- of the- New Yoik .supreme
lourt, und a member ot the aetond divUlou ot
the court of uppcabj, died ut bU residence line
today after an IHuch, of ten day-). The mq,.t ion
tplcuous ait of Judgo Potter's sutiitful judicial
career wan the manting of a tay of nocecd
Inpj in the caad of Jacob bhaiiie, ionkted vt
biibery In the city ol New York, lie granted the
etay despite ttroni; opposition, but hi ileels
ion was iulwequcntly unanimously affirmed by
the c-ourt of appeal.
bondon, March 31. A leport has icachcJ licio
from Coiiitjutlnople, t-ablu the Vienna curie
poudent of the Dally Mail, that Mohammed
llechad, I he ultan' brother and hi presumptive
ucpes&or, U dead. The report J,v foul play U
uipected.
MILES WANTED
STAGE CENTER
Asked to Be the Whole Thlna In
the Philippines nnd
In China.
HS REFLECTS ON
CHAFFEE AND TAFT
The General's Request to Be Sent to
the Philippines to Appease the In
surgents Novel Plan to Bring
About the Cessation of Hostilities.
He Also Requests to Be Sent to
China -Secretary Root Forwards
the Requests to the President Dis
approved and the President Ap
proves the Secretary's Conclusions.
There Is Also a Personal Letter
. frqm President to General Which
Is Not Published.
By Uiclustve Wire from The Araoiiatnl Pren.
WnshiiiRlnn, Maich 30. In -compliance
with the Iturleson lesolutlon the
president yesterday sent to congress the
complete olllclal correspondence i plating-
to the request of General Miles to
be assigned to duty in the Philippines.
That request was made in the following-
letter:
Headquarters of the Anny,
Wa.slilui!ton, rcb. 17, ll)0-..
The Honorable the Secretary of War:
Mr: 1 have the honor to InUie attention to a
subject that I have had under eoinldemtlon for
several months and to lequc-n tli.il this letter 1
laid bcfoic- Hie president. It j-. now tliiec- jean
since the opening of hostilities, between the
United States (ones and lliase in 'the Philippine
ishuuK and thi-, waifarc- has been' conducted with
m.uked seierity. Moie than 120,000 fulled
Mates loops have bun .it difteienl times (,ent or
ait- now- under imh-i lo ii to the Philippine),
and moie than I0.OIK) rtill leiinln on duty theic,
which M-uicf. ulth the assi-tanc- of tlie naval
tones, involved the enouuoiis epeudltuit of the
upuhlhS money, as well as the los of many
valuable lives.
DurhiK (he I.i-t ifptiiiv- tlioibandf uf Indians
have been called tutltfc capital foi consultation
unci council, and I have, undri authorily, tent tu
ahinston - liiuuv I'ed-h.lndedl-nrescnti I've-r -f
ditleient tillie-. t-f Indians, the icsult of vrli'th
has been a leconc-lllallon, a lestoi.itlun of nui
lldeiicc, the pieviutioii nf wai, and the establish
ment and toutluiiance of peace within tbu staicc
and tenltoiics.
Our friendly illations with the people of Cuba
nnd of Porto Itho have been laiRel.v promoted b
consultalion with the iepieentatives ot tho-e
islands heie in Washington, both behiie hotlli
tics ik mi red. duriinr the SpanMi war, and shitej
and 1 have nevei found any people, whethei siv
ese, i,eiui-eivilied or iivilied, who were not
lient-flli'il b.v candid, frank and honest c-on-ulta-thin
and tmm.-el.
In view of the above cousidr rat Ions, I nuke
the- ic-ticl tint 1 lie imthoiized to pioceed to tlte
Philippine Kl.mds, taking with ine ten nun
whom I may select tcun Cuba and Poitu Illcii,
vvho-e assistance has been found useful In piomot
Insr fiicndly iclations between the people of ttie-c
MancU and the United States, unci who could
propel ly explain to the I'illpinos tlie benellts
their people- have clei heel tluouxh filendly rela
tions with this countiy, and while there, to rjlie
Hich dheetlons as 1 may deem advisable mid
judiclohs for the best disposition of the United
States mllitiiiy forces, to the end lb.it they may
occupy the- most healthful nnd strategic- posi
tions, with due itgaid to economy and he af
folded the Rri-atet coiufoit and hcnetlt; aUo to
take Mich nicaMiicje as will tend to restore, an
far as iioslble, contldencc to the people of tlioe
island-,, and demeiiitiate that the puipo-e of our
uoveinnieut is piompted b.v the high sense of
justice; mid tint, on letuiniiii;, I be authoilzcd
to bilnir to the capital tfuch niuiibei- of lepre
tentative I'lUplm as 1 mnv think advisable, in
oiilu that they nuy s.ee and know- the udvant
ases of our litlliratlnu and ieall7P the dIjxiN
tion of our noveiinnent lowaul iliem, at the dame
lime iiiloidimr an opportunit.v for a full con ul.
tatlou, wlieiebj IntelllRent and definite action
may be Inken concerning their fntmc destiny.
It "is contldeiitly believed that null nieasuics
could then lie taken as wouhl be satisfactoiy and
beneficial to (he 10,000,00(1 of Inhabitants of the
Philippine Islands and highly ciedltable lo our
gov eminent,
lly then- iin-ins we would he fully fnfonried
of the condition and wants of the people of thoe
Islands, and they, on the other hand, would I e
i ome fully apprised of the purpose nnd Anal ell-p-ltlon
of our rov eminent towaiel them, TV
need not lellect In Hie sliuhtest dexter nou llie
seivlces of tlie military, nor Inteifere with the
civil (OVcinnienU that have been, or nuj be, es
tahllslied. Shonhl this veipiest be approved, I am confi
dent It would lesiilt in a better condition of our
mllllaiy forces In that division, in the cessation
uf liiMtllltles within a ii-.irfinable tinie, thereby
permittini; the leturn of u laiire number of our
linop.s from Iheie lemote and uuheattuful stalims,
anil, I Hlioiibl hope, in an amicable .idustnii-nt of
nITalia in tlieo Inlands v hie h would be sattefac
lnr to the ltih.ibilanl thereof, as well a.s lo tlie
iecipl' "' ,ll(v I'nited States.
Veiy iepet-tliillv,
Nelson . Miles,
f.leiitenant tieneral, t'niiunanillnif United Stales
Army. '
Secretary Root's Reply.
To this the (secretary of war replied:
War Department,
WiuIiIdkIoii, March fi, lt.
He.spec'tfully forwarded lo the piesldent, dl.
appioveiV. The coudiiit of military attaint In tlie
Philippines by (lener.il ChatTee and his pu-dici-eiirs,
and the conduit of civil atfulis by (iovcnior
Taft and his .ivielatM In Hie Philippine com
mission, have been able and siieccful, Much
more rapid pionieas ban been made lowaul the
uimplete .icieplanie of American sovereignty, tho
restoiatlon of pence and the establishment of
eh H ifoveniment than we had any light lo anli
tlpate when (he tlvaty of P.nU was lalllled.
Tli" plan proposed in tlie within paper In
volvej ii jellcall KUpeisedlnej hc- otllic-H men
tioned in Ihe iniuiol which they now exetxlse.
Not only U thU without Judllncatlon in llieir
fonduet," lint I should leirard it a.s a incut un
fortunate Intc-rtVume with the piesenl s-itisfae.
toiy piosrc. ' Theie have been cueedliiiily full,
extended and loiu-contlnued coiwilUtion and
(punsel between tho government of the United
htatiw and (he leader of opinion omouit the In
mrrecllouary rillplno., lecullinir in , a, -full inn
derttaudlng and inott friendly feelluif between by
far the stealer part of the l-'lllplno people and
ourselves, ami a participation by many members
of tie Aiiulnaldo novel irnicnt In the civil govcin.
iiient under Aiueikaii soveielKiity, -
1 append lieieto S list of twenty-three officer
of the liisuiiectlonaiy iroieriimcut who now hohl
poslilciiu of trust nniler our Koveninicnt. Atrui
luhlo Idinselt has taken the )ositloii of earnestly
uuiln- hl-t countrjuien to accept- our wnclKnty,
and most of tl-etii Iiaie already followed liU ad
iee. It U not perceived that any additional benefit
would be obtained by taking delegation of Cu
ba 114 and Porto Itlcauj to the Philippines, or by
bringing delegation fiom the Plilllppllies to the
United Stated, In ailvantc of the choice of official
delegates provided for b.v llio bill now pending
in emigre". On tlie other hand, It would be
vnry difficult In keep such a proceeding free fiom
spectacular and sensational features, vvliltli would
be Injurious.
11 Is not the fact that the warfare In the
Philippines has been conducted with marked e
verity! 011 the contrary, tho warfare has beefi
conducted with marked humanity and magnani
mity on tho pari of Hie United States army.
Klllitt Itfiol, Seetetaiy of War,
Conclusions of tin- tecietai.v of war ate hereby
apptoved. Theodoie lloosevc-lt.
White House, March (I, 1MB.
After nineteen days' meditation, the
resolution calling tor the correspouel
eneo having In the meantime been In
troduced In eontfress, General Mllen re
turned to the subject as folloWH:
Miles' Second Statement.
lleadiiuartcrs of the Army,
Washington, ti. C, Mirth i, lOOi
lletpeclfully Submlltrd to the Secretaiy of War.
In accuidaiice with the veibal nuvKJge le
celved from Colonel Cutter, through Mr. Ilrandt,
a cleik iii the adjutant gcn-raPa olllce, I have
..,?..,. -,yy .-ivwrts.., ""i"!. V.- t ,SY)'S vrv w, ''S''-r7fJsyy s-" , -- ",7
LIEUTENANT GENENAL NELSON A. MILES.
the honoi to iciiiet my letter of 1'eb. 1
l'JO-J,
with Indoi-emeiits tht-con.
In connection with my letter and the endtiise
ments theieon, I desire n s-,iv that I legicl that
the honorabb- secretary has hem under the im
pression thai a preipiHit'on that was piompted
in tin- inleiest of humanity would in any w.iv be
regitded as -'spectacular und sens.ition.il." I
toiild not nntliipjle any su;h n-.-uli. 1 would
all Ili-iK 11 tt rl.f ijifc udhi uf tn leltei. in
wlile-h 1 dMini tly statu!, TliKtnccd-jeol--iv'ticirt'ij
in iiic-fligiiiesi-iirgic iinn 'iner seiiie,s or lie
military, nor interfile with Ihe civil govern
ment that have ben, or may be, est.ibli-beil "
I think it will be admitted that no such objec
tion was ever t-iis-'d by any of the govetnois of
tin- stales or teintoiies, ot department i-oiiunaii-deis,
when the iimit-rtius Indian delegations le.t
their leiritoi.v to conic to Washington.
T would also -all attention to the f.ie-t that la-t
winter, while on otltchil visit lo Cuba, 1 vv.is ap
pealed lo by menibeis of the constitutional eon-
vi-ntion, who said they wl-heil to e-ouuiiiirilcale
diieclly wllli Ihe pitxldenl, and I advised them
lo ni.-ike such a Kqulsitlon. On irtuiiing to
Washington, 1 ieKiited the fait to Pies'dcni Me
Ivinley and uiged Dial lie giant tlleir ieepiel,
should it be made, lie did ;o, and a delegation
came to Washington, The result was mo't mull
filng, not only to our government auttioiltiei-,
but to the people of. Culm as well. All this was
done without the sliedileft lellee.tiun upon i Major
Genenl Wood, or objection on his pait, so 'far as
I know. j , ,
llif'-iilng to that pait of my compiijlciitlcn
which states that tin- wiifare -in the Pllll'ppinc
Ulands bad been conducted wiih niaiked seveiityj
titid to the lemaik-s of llio Jionoiahle Vmietaty on
that point, It Is proper lo siy.that'I had In
mind such inforniation as is conveyed in tin- let
ter of (iovrtnor Willhnt II. 'laft, aiMiested to
the- honui.ible stcietary, dated Wasliiiigton, l'eh.
7, lUOi, .is well as other couimuniial'ous tlint
have been tefi-ned to the-e headiiiaiteis in u
i cued bj me.
Concerning mj going to the Philippines, it'
was my purptw- nearly a year ,o lo do m, and
this vv'.is with the knowledge! of the secidnry rl
war and tlie appioval of tin- lite Picshlent Me-Kinb-.v
-, but the journey w,i po-tponed In coiisp
iuenee of the lncica.se iri'un-i (euiganbatlon of
llie army.
The suggestion contained in my lettei that in
going to the Philippine blaiuli I take eertilu
natives of Cuba and Porto Iliio, and on letuiu
ing lulug bail: certain of those of the Philippine
Islands, was prompted by my liellef that Hie ie
suit would be satisfactoiy to all coiiierned. Since
Ibis measuie, as suggested, is not eleenieil ad
visable, I do not ask for Its further consleleiatlon,
and on making mv elelaved visit lo tin- Philip
pines, whleli I Iiojk- to do In the near inline,
shall devote my attention to the condition and
lequiiemeiits of the tioops in thai division, tl.c
same a I have In lespect to oilier portions of the
army. Xelson A, Miles.
Lieutenant (ieuetal, Commanding Uu'led States
Anny.
Secretary Hoot's Rejoinder.
To this document Secretary Hoot at
tached the- following" memorandum:
Secretary Root's Memorandum.
War Department,
Washington, Much -.'i, lfi.
Several weck aft el the linat ili;usltiuii of, 'I"
within application, li) the action of the p're-sl-dent
on the Wit of MjiiIi and aflei- the Intioduc
tion of a lesolutlon In congiesa callln-i for ihe
papers, the lieutenant genetal attached .10 them
a statement dated Mauh '-1, 1MB, with the up
parent purpose of sliowing that the action takiii
was wrong, Without totnmeuting upon the io
priety of a military ofltier innlertakliig to re
view llio uition uf the pie-sldent, I uguln submit
the paper fur sat li cnmideratlon as the president
may think advisable, Willi the follovvlurf ie
luailts: (1) 'Ihe delegatioii fioni Cuba, lefelnd lo in
Ibis paper, consisted of public oftlccM with de
lined powers, cluiged witli the performance- of a
tK'fllio duly as oflloUl u-prcsentalilis of tlie
people of Cuba, und appulMtsl b.v the (onslltu
lloal convention tinted b that people-. The
piesjdint's i-onsent lo itceive the coin.ulllre! 'vas
inked for hy llcneial Wood, (hiough the setie
tary of war, and wan cominuiiliated to Oeiieial
WouJ by the sectelaiy ot wai, who neiiv heard
Hentral Miles' iiamu inentiuniil In loiin-'c'.loii
witli the li.insactioii.
(i) On tlW 1Mb of July, lf0. tjei-cial Miles
applied tu be tent to the Philippines and tu
China in his official laDieit.v. U hll time
Mineial MacAilIiur had reported that not .'( single
additional iigiuieiit could be spaied fiom the
Philippines without putting vur liileirds Ihfif
111 Jeoparcb, and had shown Ihc.ii-asou and the
gravity rf the situation here In .ill-patches which
had passed lluough fleueral Miles' nlliie, In Ihe
face op thess1 duiiattlies (iencul Miles accom
panied his application by a reicoimueiidallc-u that
3,00i) troops be withdrawn from the l'hillppln-M
and tent to China. The withdrawal of 11,MI
Irooiis f i om the Philippines would luvc neces
sary the piaitiiil abandoiiuietit of a large part
of the countiy and tho restoiatlon of Insurgent
control therein.
At leatt tuo-thhdi uf Hie 13.000 wcu- wholly
umiecossary in China uuleti for Ihe purpose ot en
abllD; the United Stated to furnish a givattr
FORECAST OF THE
WEEK IN CONGRESS
number of Hoops titan any Iltirope.ut power, und
uon that fcore to claim Hie supremo roniinanil
of the allied fortis. The application nnd letom
tueiidittlon weie In fait auoliipanied by a u"
iltlest fiom (.'etieint MlleS that stlth Mlpritue ioni
tn.intl of tlie allied foices should be obtained for
him. Under lhe3 ilriumslnnccs President .Me
Uliiley deilllied lo jiiIIioiIm tin- sending of Oeii'
er.il Miles either to the Philippines or to China.
A ,icar nfteiwaid the ei-cictary ol war author
ized the lieutenant general to extend hi' In
spec Hon tour to tlie Philippines foi the purpose
ot Inspection only. Ho has never been aitllmrUe'il
lo go for any other purpose. The caution whether
Ihe order which llie llentenatit-geueral asks,
tending him to Ihe Philippines would intelfeie
with the pie.-eiit unlit uy and elvil eontiol must
be ileteimlneil not b.v what the application sa) t
about the oi del, bur b.v the terms of the piopuai-d
older Itself.
'Ihe ileum I gene-til asks Jiilhnilly "to ive
such diieetioiisas (I) hu inav deem .tdvi-nhli- and
Judicious foi tin; best dispcisltion ot the t tilted
States milll.ii.v fences." That, of eeuir.s?, jumni
ti lo-uniund Urueial hilTcCranil he a-l;s authoi
ity 'nisei to lakr .siiili mea-uics us will tend to
iR-stoie as far as possible couili'i-nce- lo Ihe ueu
pie nf tho.-o ishimls, and demon-tunc that the
puipo f ovu government is piompted b.v the
liigbest .sin-e of justiie." '
That means, if it means nuvthiiig, aulhoiliy
to do him elf in' lo icipnio the civil nitidis of
Ihe Phllippli es lo iln under his diiettiou, the
ve-i.v duiles which weie- elutired upon the I'inl
Ipplnu c ilium i.-ion and the civil gnveiuoi in the
islands by President MiKIulcy, .u. I whleli ihe-v
a-.e now engaged in doing. Th- a.uhoiit.v asked
is not to ictiimmi-nd but to take nie-.i-'Uic". If
the nie.isi'ii's to be taken .ue to be elcteiiuiiii'd
bv (ieueial Miles then Ihe puvvei ot tlu comiuis
slon to eleleimlue upon llieui niu-l -ud.
Then- I 10 pl.ui lur any such uurnnr.ly '"
del the present govciuiueiit, ami If It ,vc-ie lo b
gi.inted, the .'..isteui of civil governiue-nt hv
which we luve been giadually and steadllv m-pc-i
seeling milltaiy lonliol, and have siipeifcdeel
it tliioughout the greater pait of Ihe archipelago,
would jgaiu be suboiillnated to milltaiy power,
and Hie people of the islands wouhl be subjected
lo lb" aibitraty c-ontiol of a milltaiy dicMtcu.
'Thi-'iefeienie In' Ihe'iiieinoianduui to the letter
ol t.'oveinor Tuft lo the tecietniv of war, dated
I'ebiuiry 7, ltWJ, is lo a letter tian-iullting, foi
the puipoc of 'an Investigitlon by the milltaiy
aiitlioiltles, a report by the civil governor of the
Province of Tayabas, ccntnlnlng, In f,enei.il tcims
and without sp-e-illcatlnus or uanuw, seiloiis
ili.ngcs .iguliisl the mllllaiy administration in
thai pioviuce, and nsiilust the conduct of the
anny generally in its lelallons to the elvil gov
ernment. ''Mils uport was em I'ebiuaiy PI scut to
Uenetal (,h,iltec with the following eiiiectiou:
'"Theie is so much contained In this tcpoit
reflecting not only upon otltccis of Hie army, hut
the general conduct of atlalrs und tin- iiiliulnls
tiution c llie milltaiy branih of the gnviinnienl,
tint the setretuij of wai deshes you to c litse u
caicful iniiuiy lo be ui.nb concerning these
stitciuiills, nnd if Hiev be found Hue that the
neccss.iry udnilnlsttatlie and disciplinary nicismes
be applied lo euru-cl these evils," and also "to
make full leport ot ihe Investigitlon herein di
icited us soon xs po-sTble.'1
Theie has not jet been time fo: the leport to
be made, nnd Hie dliectlou foi the Investigation
can only just now have reached Manila. It Is
tu be legretted that the ofdoer ot the highest
lank in tbu uiiuy should assume the truth of
ihatges retlectlng upon the eiedlt of Ihe- anny
in advance of the Investigation which has been
ouleied, and without giving General Chaftee,
upon whoie particular command the charges ie
tied, an opportunity to be lieaid. Governor Tail's
letter shows that the civil governor of the Phil
ippines' was nnvvilllng lu accept the ihaigcs as
true without an investigation,
Af the lieutenant general's inenioiandiini of
Mauh -Jl was not nude until after the Info
ducllou of a ii-aiilulinn in the- hotise ot icprcs'ii
tatlves calling foi nit coi I e poiideuc u und papers
in the matter of his application to go to Hie
Philippines, the putting into thoso papeis of tho
speclhc icferinte In the letter tiansiiilltiug tho
c-haiges plainly evinces u design to procure Ihe
publication of Ihe clinges and of (he Invoilig.t.
lion of their until, and uf a upoit theieon hy
Ceueial Clutlei-. In tho Interest ot good dis
cipline and cilcctlw teivlee such a coitrro is
much to be regietled. huch ihai-ge-s ouglit not
lo be published against our I'ciuulr.vincn wham
we hive sent to lal or and light under nui llig
on the other side uf the voili b.foic- thev tail
bo bcaid In theh e.vvn licfcnsc.
I'llhu Ituut, Scucluil of War.
Approved hy the President.
White Ilou.e, Match J', P.
Ihe iiienioianiluin ol tho MCiit.ny of War Is
upptoifil as a whule i-iiel tli to evu.v part. Had
thc'io been any iloulil befoie ,is to the wisdom if
denjlng (liueial Miles' iciiiest, lhei- pipers
would lemon- stub doubt.
Theodoie lv)inevi-i.
It Is uiiilerHlouil that President Itoose.
velt aUo sent Oeneral Miles a peisonal
letter. This will not he published un
less the Keneral wishes It to ho.
RAPID COURTSHIP.
lly i:vluslve Wne (lom The Associated l'res.
New Voik, Mauh :i0,-j,f, I.'. Dglesby, sou of
tho late It'cliaid .1. (Uleshy, ouee goiernor of
Illinois, arihed today on tho steamship bt. Paul.
When he steppesl at hole he ennouuud his in
pugemcut lo Miss Ida Itogci., daughter of Thomas
llogtis, ot this clt.v, 'Ihe two were introduced lo
i-aeli olht-r when Ihe Bteamer waa two ilajs out
Ironi boutlumpton and the cngageuuut followed
on the foui lb day. It was formally announced at
a dinner given aboard ship tsatuiday night by
Mrs. Ceoige A. Whcelock.
Tho weddln; will take plate, It i said, within
a month.
Friends o! tlie Oleomaraarlne Bill
Hope to Secure a Vote
on Tuesdau.
CHINESE EXCLUSION
BILL TO BE CALLED
No Pronounced Opposition to the Bill
as a Whole but nn Effort Will Be
Made to Amend It in Some Partic
ulars Ihe House During' the
Week Will Be Dargely Occupied
with the Sundry Civil Appropria
tion Bill.
Hy Kxrltisire Wire from llie Asooited Press.
Washington, IWnrch 30. The -friencfei
of the oleomargarine hill hope to secure
n vote upon that measure on Tuesday
of the present week, and as soon as It
shall be disposed of, the Chinese ex
clusion bill will be called up. 'Aecord
Injr to the ptesent understantllnp;, Sen
ator Mitchell, of Oregon, .who wua
largely Instrumental in framing the ex
clusion bill, will make the first presen
tation of Its merits to the senate. He
will be followed by other supporters o
tlie bill, and It js the hope of Senator
Penrose, who has charge of the meas
ure, that the senate will be able to con
elude its consideration within ten days
after it is taken up. There Is no pro
nounced opposition to the bill as a
whole, but an effort will be made to
amend It In some particulars.
There are still several speeches to be
made on the oleomargarine bill, but It
is the general understanding that the
discussion will be concluded during the
first half or the week, If not by Tues
day, In time to allow a vote on that
ditte. It is expected that the Imllan ap
propriation anil the river anil harbor
bills will 'be reported during the week.
Uoth are subject t'o immediate con-
util.it'ii Mrm n-rM tn til, evlent nf iIIr--j
placing other bills, hu5 itts not believed
thai either of them will ije-l'sed to dq-
prlve tlie Chinese bill of Its cluiveifOT-sl
consideration.
The Philippine government bill also
will be reported probably tomorrow, but
its consideration by the senate neces
sarily will be postponed for some weeks.
The house during the coming week,"
will be largely occupied with the sun
dry civil appropriation bill, which will
be called up tomorrow. Such time a,."
remains will be devoted to the consid
eration or tlie senate bill to promote "
the elllclenc.v; of the revenue cutter set--
vice anil the Clilnese exclusion bill, botn
of which are? special orders, but they
do not Interfere with revenue or appro
priation bills. It is the intention of thei
leaders not to bring, forward the Uulfl
reciprocity bill until next week.
POSTAL OFFICIALS FOB, CUBA.
Head of tho Service and Postmaster
at Havana Appointed.
lly i:cltisiw- Wile- bum 'llie Associated Piess.
Washington, March .'10. Action look
lug to the relinquishment of the United
States postal regime over the island ot
Culm was taken yesterday, when ap
pointments wine made to fill the most
Important olllces In the Cuban postal
service. Charles Hernandez wan all
pointed assistant director general ot
posts of Cuba, and on the withdrawal
of the United States from that Island
he will assume full charge of the Cubnn .
postal service. At the suirn' time Jmui
Alvarez was appointed postmastl
Havana. The changes will beeotl
fective on April 1,
The assistant director generals!
posts is thus rreated to enabll
coming head of the service to be
thoroughly familiar wlt.:lie iwi
his new post before the time comtl
take complete charge. The same oil
npplles to the present appointment!
tho postmaster at the Cuban caul
Uoth changes are promotions and bl
men tiro Cubans, Hernandez Is nt
ent postmaster of Havana, wld,
vurcz is postmaster or uienrueEios,
THE LEDGER COAL, ARTK3LE,
Hy i:elusive Who fiom The Associated
lICsl.
Phlladclphli, Maich SO, The Ledger Jtl
ardile tcuuonovv- will say:
its wll
ine auiuiainc- coat ci.me n.u continued, li.
some extent, the vigorous woiklng at tho ininei
which have) come into operation, as tho colllerier
have gradually recovered fiom iho recent ilorm
damage and olituctIon, lu the latter pat of
tho Week, however, the Kuter holidays Inter
feud with the general working of the minus, w
that output lias been, thererore, somc
slilcied. The pending discussion of tl
cuestlou4 li.is also bad great atteiitlonl
lhioue.'bout tho anthracite districts. J
lug oplnlom expressed. There boa been ol
i hanging the circular coal prlrea for April.
the (ompanies havo delayed any action on !l
and the piobabillty li that the Issue ot a ll
i-iiiuldi' wilt be postponed until late In the meal
whin the atlual labor conditions for the n"l
aie aseeitaiued, tho prospect for an umicaw I
laiigtmeiil iieing nuvv tegardea as good."
FIGHT IN CAPE COLOllj
lly i:clude Wlie from The Associated P
London, Match E0.r-A casualty list nublM
uiii uiu-iiiooii in ohm a minc-rio unreported n
in the llluiiiwiir lullc-y, near Sutherland, d
( oluiy, cm Mauh '.'I, Mhen the UrltUli were tj
eieiniy nanuiiii severely.
They lost eight men killed, hail ten mm wej
cil and twerity-nlno were captuied. The
huve stucc heiu releaied.
4- -f -f 4- 4- 4- -f 4l
4 WEATHER FORECAST.
4
Waihington, JItrch 30, forecast
Monelay and TVewday; Kasleiu penn.J
vaiila, fair, colder Monday; treih I
bilsfc west to northwest wiuda; TuiJ
iair.
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