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4 THE ST. PAUL GLOBE THE GLOBE CO.. PUBLISHERS OFFICIAL PAPER <™j|||ife CITY OF ST. PAOL. Entered at Postoffice at St. Paul. Minn., as Second-Class Matter. TELEPHONE CALLS. v P r«tiw«stern—Justness. 1065 Mali. E-Jlfjr'.il. 78 Mall. , Tv!« City—Business. 1065, Editorial 73. CITY SUBSCRIPTIONS. r. . t'?-f- ~ •• ~By Carrier II mo I 6 moi I 12 mo* Dillycnly 40 $2.25 54.00 Daily and Sunday 50 2.75 5.00 Sunday 15 .75 1.00 COUNTRY SUBSCRIPTION. -■ ' By Mall I 1 mo I 6 moi t I 2mot Callycnly I .25 | 51.50 f £3.00 Dslly and Sunday I -35 j 2.00 4.00 Svtr.Aiv I ■•■■ ' -75 I 1.00 ERANCH OFFICES. New YcrV. 10 Prruco Street. Chay. H. Eddy In Charge. Chicago, No. 87 Washington St.. The F. S. Webb Company In Charge TUESDAY APRIL 28, 1903. BARGAINS IN CITY PROPERTY. The cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis are now offer ing the investment world the greatest gilt-edge bargains in corner business lots in American municipal realty. The basis of realty value is population. Population growth determines profit to the investor. Comparison of realty prices with ratios of population increase shows the investor where the realty bargains exist; and on that substantial basis St. Paul and Minneapolis open for the spring realty market the greatest bargain counters in the United States. By way of courtesy to our sister twin city, let us consider her population claims first. During the late twenty-year period, 1880-1000, Min neapolis increased in population 155,831. or 332 per cent. In the same twenty-year period the ten cities in the 300,000 to 500,000 class increased in population thus: Baltimore increased 176,644, or 56 per cent. UufTalo increased 197,085, or 126 per cent. Cincinnati increased 70,763, or 24 per cent. Cleveland increased 221,622, or 13R per cent. Detroit increased 169.364, or 145 per cent. Milwaukee increased 169.613, or 147 per cent. New Orleans increased 71.014, or 33 per cent. Pittsburg increased 165,227, or 156 per cent. San Francisco increased 108.823. or 47 per cent. Washington, D. C. increased 131,425, or 89 per cent. The average population increase of these ten cities r>{ 300,000 to 500.000 population was 148,158; whereas the increase for Minneapolis, a city of 225,000, was 155, --831. In twenty years Minneaplis received 24,000 greater population influx than Washington, where realty prices are two to three times as high, and 47.000 more than San Francisco, where realty prices are fully double those of Minneapolis. The average percentage of population increase in the above named ten large towns was only 78 per cent, as com pared with 332 per cent for Minneapolis—and yet the highest priced corner business lots in Minneapolis are only $3,000 to $3-s°o per front foot, as compared with $5,000 to $10,000 in cities of less population advance ment. If Minneapolis offers great realty bargains, far great er than the realty specialties of the ten competitors named, there is one city which offers still greater bar gains, and that is St. Paul. St. Paul today tenders the investor for $2,500 to $3, --000 per, front foot its finest business corners, which in Indianapolis, Kansas City and Seattle are held at $4,000 to $6,000; notwithstanding that St. Paul shows a greater foundation basis than either of its high-priced competi tors. From 1800 to 1900 St. Paul advanced in population 121,592, or 293 per cent. Other cities in the 175,000 class advanced in popula tion thus: Providence increased 70,741, or 68 per cent. Indianapolis increased 94,108, or 125 per cent. Kansas City increased 107,967, or 194 per cent. Rochester increased 73,069, or 82 per cent. St. Paul's twenty-year increase, therefore, exceeded that of Kansas City by 13,625, of Indianapolis by 27,484, of Rochester by 48,523, and of Providence by 50,851. It is perfectly apparent that on the basis of such prices and population comparison, St. Paul real estate values cannot long remain at present figures. In order to keep down and prevent all "boom" tendencies, the Twin Cities during the past five years have repressed and suppressed all symptoms of speculative prices, un til business and population demands threaten to over turn the market "bears" and lift prices to the normal level of other cities. It would not be surprising if Twin City realty prices on the best business properties walked ahead 50 per cent the present season, with a correspond ing uplift throughout the municipal limits. The Filipino is making an awful howl about the method of death dealt him by the American officer. We had been told t/.at the brown man was meek and not inclined to protest when the white man did that which was to improve the condition of the natives. THE SMALLPOX GERM. Much will be forgiven Boston for its assumption of "learning and other evidences of egotism if it shall be shown that a doctor of that staid and respectable town has identified and isolated the smallpox germ. It is announced that Dr. William T. Councilman has actually accomplished the feat and that he will put the result of his work during the last two years before the Harvard medical school tomorrow evening. Unhappily we have become skeptical as to the value of medical discoveries, and Dr. Councilman will by reason of this fact, be robbed of much of the glory that should be his in case he justifies. From time to time we are assured—generally by cable—that the specific germ of a disease that menaces humanity has been iso lated and that hereafter it -will not be necessary to main tain that particular disease in the medical books. Con sumption has been banished, by cable. The micrococcus of pneumonia has been labeled so that he may be identified by the nearsighted, still people die of pneu monia. Pasteur found a specific for hydrophobia, but the newspapers still contain harrowing account's of deaths from rabies. The cancer germ was found on the walls of houses wherein had dwelt persons afflicted with the disease—and the germ is still on the wall when he is not more actively engaged. These things have made us skeptical. Yet we will hope that there is something behind the announcement of Dr. Councilman. The discovery of the smallpox germ must inevitably lead to the discovery of an abso- lute specific preventive of the disease and its ultimate eradication. And few greater boons could be granted humanity. The disease is at once repulsive and danger ous and has contributed largely to the mortality rec ords. Its prevention or cure would be a matter of vast importance to mankind. Let us take heart of hope, therefore, and wait for the disclosure promised by Dr. Councilman. If he has succeeded in doing that which is claimed for him he will be hailed as one of the lights of his time. And not the least of the blessings he will confer on his fellow man lies behind the fact that he may put an end to the con tentions of the vaccinationists and the antis. The price of coffee is so low that it is hardly worth while to buy the burned barley substitute that the board ing house keeper is feeding you. MINNESOTA'S LAKE PORT. The statistical report of General Superintendent Ripley on the lake commerce passing the "Soo" canal shows that nearly 36,000,000 net tons of freight passed in and out of Lake Superior last year, which is 27 per cent increase over the record of the year before, and nearly three times the volume of freight passing the Suez canal in the commerce between Europe and Asia. The growth of lake commerce, which is the measure of the commercial and industrial development of the Lake Superior region and westward, is shown by the fact that the freight tonnage passing the "Soo" canal last year was more than double that of 1896, more than treble that of 1892, almost eight times that of 1886, and over sixteen times that of 1882. Such is the geometrical ratio of development which the country tributary to Duluth and the Twin Cities is placing on exhibit before a twentieth, century public. Duluth-Superior as a port of entry last year stood ahead of all American ports except New York and Phila delphia. Freight receipts and shipments at Duluth-Su perior aggregated 17,505,793 tons, valued at $194,444,695. This places Minnesota's lake port, in volume of steamshfi) business, ahead of Boston or Baltimore, and third among American ports. Minnesota and Dakota farms and mills, mines and forests, jobbing centers and railways, are chiefly responsible for this remarkable ex position of material energy and resources. The impudence of the tramp from St. Paul who stole a ride on the presidential train is lost.sight of contemplat ing the fact that the fellow knew when the band wagon moved. A RUBBER-TIRED FOURTH. The efforts of the good people who are striving to bring about the abolition of the noisy Fourth of July are not likely to bring about immediate fruition, though it is apparent that the movement is growing in importance. There is, however, a very large majority of people who hold to the idea that the making of noise on that day which we hold most in reverence as a national holiday is conducive to the development of patriotism. And they are likely to be indulgent to the small boy when he goes out with a cannon to announce his satisfaction over the action of those of our fathers who startled the world with the reverbation of the noise they made in Philadel phia, July 4, 1776. The movement 'for a noiseless Fourth- r>f ■ July has this in particular to commend it: The less noise, the less accidents. Something must be done to get rid of the most pernicious of the noise producers—the "mud can." There is no boy so poor that he cannot get the materials for making a mud can, and there is no youngster who does not delight in the danger incident to the exploding of it. The toy revolver and the miniature cannon both have their list of victims, but they are practically innocuous when compared to the mud can. Something must be done to get rid of the mud can.- It is not possible to prevent the sale of the chemicals used in the mud can combination, but a rigorous prosecu tion of the boys who explode the destructive affair might result in the ultimate suppression of it. The law migfit be amended, so far as it affects the setting off of ex plosives in the city, so that the mud can would be placed under the ban. But the mother and father of the small boy have tUe best and most effective means for bringing about the suppression of the mud can. If the youngsters were convinced that the explosion of a mud can would havei an echo in the form of a thorough whipping, results would be obtained at once. The proponents of the noiseless Fourth might bend their energies to impressing this upon parents. Then the prospects for a rubber-tired Fourth 1 of July might brighten a bit. "Doc" Ames will not announce his candidacy for the senate this weel<, at least. THE CHURCH AND DIVORCE. The case with which W. K. Vanderbilt set aside the objections of the authorities of tUfe Church of England to the marriage of divorced persons is likely to cause something of a row in the establishment and bring out some discussion as to what is to be done by way of fix ing absolutely the attitude of the church on the ques tion. One English cleric has written a letter to the press in which he denounces Henry White, the secretary of the American embassy in London, for taking part in a cere mony performed in spite of the expressed wishes of the archbishop of Canterbury. He also demands the re tirement of the vicar who performed the marriage. He will not lack for reply, and the British public, at least, is about to be treated to some essentially British argu ments on both sides of the question. The contention will not be without interest in this country, for it is likely to result in the opening up of a debate that may ultimately result in the fixing of an international divorce code. The present condition is not tolerable. William K. Vanderbilt's wife, for instance, in spite of his millions] would not be received by the conservative element of society in France, who would hold that she was not the wife of the man whose name she bears. The marriage that was celebrated in London the other day would not be recognized under the law of South Carolina, where divorce is not recognized. Whatever may be said of divorce as an institution, it is certain that it is accepted by a large majority of the civilized peoples as a necessary institution and some thing should be done to regulate it. No more scathing comment on our morals could have been made than was implied in the imprisonment of Earl Russell for bigamy in spite of the fact that he had procured a divorce in Arizona. We cannot do away with divorce; would it not, therefore, be reasonable to establish some sort of modus vivendi? The king of the Belgians, who has been about a bit, might make a bid for distinction by calling an international divorce conference at Brussels. Now that the Earl of Yarmouth is wedded to Miss Thaw perhaps he will not be so much of a frost when he returns to the stage. Stuart Robson is ill again. Mr. Robsrrtt is taking on some of the airs and habits of the grand opera prim! donna. The Russian idea of the open door in China is that it is an aperture through which to drive out Chinamen. THE ST. FAUt GLOBE, TUESDAY APKII, 28, 1903. At St. Paul Theaters Miss Mary Shaw continues to please the audiences at the Metropolitan op era house in Ibsen's "Ghosts." There will be but thfee-jmore performances including the matfnee tomorrow. Tim Murphy in- "The Carpet-Bagger" will play an engagement of three nights and Saturday matinee at the Metropolitan commencing Thursday evening. Miss Effie Ellsler in "When Knight hood Was in Flower," will be seen at the Metropolitan opera house Sunday May 3, for an engagement of four nights and a matinee. The sale of seats for this engagement will open at the box office Thursday morning. Richard Mansfield in his great pro duction of "Julius Caesar" will be the attraction at the Metropolitan for three nights and Saturday matinee, begin ning May 7. Melodrama is again the offering at the Grand the current week. Joseph Le Brandt's four act story of New England life "Not Guilty" being, the at traction. Although the weather of last evening undoubtedly reduced the at tendance to a considerable extent, a goodly sized audience vigorously ap plauded the thrilling scenes and situa tions with which the piece abounds. A very capable company is seen in the play this season, notable interpreta tions being given by Aida Frey West, Richard Vivian. W. H. St. James. A. H. West and Hermine Stafford. A dramatic event of importance is the announcement that William Bo nelli and Rose Stahl in "Janice Mere dith" will appear at the Grand opera house next week. It is understood that the production of the piece made by Frank McKee for a run of three months at Wai lack's theater. New York, has been bought outright by Mr. Bonelli and Miss Stahl, even to the original "properties." The Rice and; Barton company makes good the- reputation the players won on their last appearance In St. Paul. The houses at the Star are very large and the .people appreciative of the clever specialties, pretty chorus and handsome mountings of the show. At the Hotels Those from Northwestern states at the Windsor last night were: C. Bab bitt, Albert Lea; Milie Bunnell, Duluth; A. J. Cupp, Chicago; L. R. Down, De troit, Minn.; J. B. Jones, Eau Claire, Wis.; A. E. Jones, Lisbon, N D.; R. B. Simms, Albert Lea, Minn; Miss D. Dean, Northfield, Minn.; W. H. Taylor and wife, Lake Nebagamon, Wis.; F. B. Dougherty, Duluth; M. J. Dowling, Olivia, Minn.; M. J. Muller, Duluth. At the Ryan: Mrs. Lilian Hollister, Deiroit, Mich.; Dr. Susan Fisher Rose, Port Huron, Mich.; Walter L. Orr, Manistique, Mich.; F. A. Hunt, De troit, Minn.; B. Aldrich, Devir«f~Eafft?, N. D.; Rev. F. S. Rant, New Ulm, Minn. ' Metropolitan: B. S. Kupell, James town, N. D.; Mrs. E. B. SumMy and child, Seattle, Wash.; Mrs. Sanger, Fargo; William I. Atkinson and wife, Winnipeg, Man.; Miss Dora Horttrell; Minneapolis; J. C. Auken and wife, Red Wing, Minn. Merchants: H. R. Mandan, H. R. Lyon, Mandan, N. D.; M. N. Jewell. Bismarck; S. W. Clarke, RedfieVd,' SI D.; Hull Austin, Winnipeg, Man.; J. W. Hag;gard, Traverse City, Mich.; O. W. Arenson, St Cloud; T. J. Murray, Butte, Mont.; M. ». Dean, Anacondaf Judson Hall, Waukesha, Wis.; W. F. Sanger, Windom. Minn.; W. J. Munro, Morris, Minn.; P. W. Me Allen, Pine City, Minn.; L. M. Erickson, St. Peter, Minn.; L. P. Gilman, Wausau, Wis,; F. E. Nicols, Superior, Wis. I What the Editors Say Perhaps when Gen. Miles retires in August he may find means of making public his views of what he saw in the Philippines.—Duluth Herald. South Dakota is making a' search for its first girl baby. This is a novel way of getting the women to tell their ages.—Crookston Tiroes. The recent Utaffip in stock value brings with it the/suggestion that Re publican prosperity partakes more of the character 6T gambling house pros perity than of the actual thing.—St. Cloud Times. In the natural order of events it is about time for that annual European war to break o*ut on paper.—Sauk Rap ids Free Press. Those who <}on't live in the White house have a deal .of fault to find with it. The lucky fellow who does get an opportunity to reside there makes small complaint. Some of the kickers might raise less objection were they looking at it from the inside.—Winona Inde pendent. .' ' TODAY'S WEATHER. For Minnesota—Rain in south and east: rain or snow in northeast portion Tues day; much colder; brisk to high north winds; Wednesday fair; warmer in west portion. For Montana—Fair, continued cool Tues day; Wednesday fair. For North Dakota—Rain in northwest 1 rnin or snow and colder in east and south portions Tuesday; Wednesday fair and warmer. For Upper Michigan—lncreasing cloudi ness Tuesday, followed by showers in weat portion: colder in northwest portion- Wednesday showers, colder in east por tion; brisk to high shifting winds, becom ing- northwest. For Wisconsin —Showers Tuesday; colder in north portion; colder in west; showers in west portion Wednesday; brisk to high north winds, becoming variable. For South Dakota—Rain or snow Tues day; much colder in central and east por tions; Wednesday fair and warmer. For lowa—Showers and colder Tuesday Wednesday fair, with warmer in north west portion. St. Paul—Yesterday's temperatures taken by the United Btates weather bu reau. St. Paul. W. E. Oliver, observer for the twenty-four hours ended at 7 o'clock last night—Barometer corrected for tem perature and elevation. Highest tempera ture. 70; lowest, temperature 50- average temperature, CO; daily range. 20; barom eter, 29.95; humidity. 53; precipitation trace; 7 p. m. temperature. 63; 7 p m wind, south: weather, partly cloudy Yesterday's Temperatures— •BpmHigh! *BpmHif*h Alpena fit 70! Kansas City. 66 7" Battleford ...26 SJMarquetlj 68 70 Bismarck . ...46 WjMilwaukt c .!.".G4 68 Buffalo 46 54IMinnedosa .'.".'!32 50 Boston 4< 5-!Montgomerv "70 74 Calgary 34 36 > Montreal .'.-,! 58 6 Cheyenne 4$ 64|Nashville 68 70 Chicago 64 6S|New 0r1ean5...66 72 Cincinnati 64 6jslNew York 60 68 Cleveland 58 6p!Norfolk .7.58 6 O Davenport 66 70|North Platte...74 82 Dcs Moines ...6*! 70'Omaha 66 68 Detroit 58 04|PhiIadelphia ..64 68 Duluth 68 72Pittsburg 64 C 8 Edmonton 32 34:QuAppelle ...30 36 Galveston 70 7/2! San Francisco.s6 62 Grand Haven..sß (JO'St. Louis .. 66 70 Green Bay 62 6S!Salt Lake 46 46 Helena 30 34'Ste Marie 58 64 Huron 58 74' Washington ...60 68 Jacksonville ..62 68|Winnipeg 40 46 ♦Washington time (7 p, m. St. Paul). River Bulletin — Danger Gauge Change Stations'— Line. Reading. 24 Hrs. St. Paul 14 7.2 —0 1 LaCrosse 10 7.9 —0 1 Davenport 15 8.4 St. Louis- 30 20.4 —Fall. The Mississippi a 'ill remain nearly sta tionary in the vicinity of St. Paul during the next twenty-four hours. - MILES ON THE PHILIPPINES Continued from First Page. ing that on the Island of Cebu it was reported and published in November, 1902. that "two officers —Capt. Samuels, Forty-fourth infantry, U. S. V., and Lieut. Feeler, Nineteenth infantry—had committed similar atrocities against the people of the island. It was also reported that at Lo, Island of Luzon, two natives were whipped to death. Prisoners Bayonetted. At Tasoban, Leyte, it was reported that Maj. Tenney ordered a lieutenant of the Philippine scouts to take eight prisoners out into the country, and that if they did not guide them to the camp of the insurgent Quizo, he was to bring them back. It was stated that the men were taken out and that they either died or did as they were directed. The scouts were separated into compa nies numbering three or four, respect ively, and while tied together were murdered by being shot or bayonetted to death, some being in a kneeling po sition at that time. The pretense was made that they were killed while at tempting to escape, but so. far as I know, no report was ever made. This was reported to Maj. Watts, who in vestigated the case. Besides Lieut. Caulfield, Scouts Preston, Conger and Keene were implicated. At Calbayog, Samar, it was reported that in that district several men had been subjected to the water cure. One of these was the president, who showed me a deep scar which he said was caus ed by the cords cutting into his flesh. "Three other men were tortured, one of whom said he was subjected to tor ture by troops under Lieut. Gougot. Tenth cavalry, that his front teeth were knocked out, which was apparent, that he was otherwise maltreated and robbed of $300. It was stated these men were taken out to be killed, and were only saved by the prompt action of Maj. Carrington, First infantry, who sent out for them. Lieut. Gougot was tried, found guilty and given the trivial sentence of three months' suspension from service, receiving full pay for the same period. Unlawful Reconcentration. "It appears that Maj. Glenn, Lieut. Congor and a party of assistants and native scouts were moved from place to place for the purpose of extorting statements by means of torture, and it became notorious that this party was called 'Glenn's brigade.' Whether it was possible for officers to be en gaged in such acts without the per sonal knowledge of the general upon whose staff they were serving at the time, namely, Brig. Gen. Hughes, I 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 differ ent parts of the archipelago. In fact, I was informed that it was common talk at the places where officer.^ con gregated that transactions had been carried on either with the connivance or approval of certain commanding of ficers. It is^,however, most gratifying to state That such atrocities have been condemned by such commanders as Generals .Lawton, Ware, Sumner, Lee, Baldwin and others. Law Violated as to Rice. . Gen. Miles directs attention to the acts of reconcentration by Gen. Bell and claims that they were in direct violation of law. He says that the law was also violated in buying large quantities of rice which was sold at a profit. The people who' were in the reconcentration camps were, says Gen. Miies, "considered prisoners of war, but were compelled to buy food from those who held them at a large profit." Gen. Miles characterizes this as un precedented. He speaks of the relief programme which involved 20,000,000 pounds of rice and supplies at a cost of $306,000. He says that an extraor dinary feature of this transaction is the action of a division commander who : turned the matter over to the civil au thorities, and that it had been carried on under an act of the Philippine com mission. Soldiers Should Not Make Roads. Of the roads to Lake Lanao he says: "At the time of my visit there were 600 of our men at work on these roads. The heat was intense and there were at the time 70 men sick and some 200 on sick report. Heavy timber was being fut, and roads of a permanent charac ter were being constructed. Unless there be some great military necessity — and I know of none — this work should not be performed by troops. I was informed that the Moros had made propositions to furnish the necessary men. There appeared to be very great dissatisfaction and just grounds for complaint. I was informed that no men can be re-enlisted at this point. The performance of such labor by troops, unless absolute necessity ex ists for it, is wrong and contrary to law." The more important observations and recommendations of Gen. Miles are as follows: "The general condition of the troops in the Philippines is a credit to the country. The officers and men made a, good appearance. The climate is the greatest detriment to the service. The men go there in the prime of manhood, but as a body are seriously affected In two or three years' service. Very few escape. The majority are debilitated. Saw No Drunken Soldiers. "As the military posts, with very few exception are remote and the troops are required to be In communities that a*T neither advantageous nor healthful to them, the service is a det riment and not beneficial to them. The life of these soldiers under such condi tions becomes very mbnotonous. Dur ing my visits to the garrisons it so happened that I did not see a single soldier under the influence of liquor. The following statement shows the ex act condition of troops at 120 stations in the Philippines, being all but 19 re mote stations, on Nov. 27, 1902: "Troops on duty, 17,594; sick, 1,415. "As the result of my observations, It is my opinion that the discontinuance of the liquor feature of the canteen has been beneficial to the army. Now that the temptation has been removed from the immediate presence of the young men of the army, they are less likely to indulge in the use of liquor. The number of troops that will be required to occupy the Philippine islands is still problematical. While it is claimed that the people are pacified, evidences of hostility toward American sovereignty are apparent. The newspapers pub lished, both English and Spanish, al most daily contain articles detrimental to peace. Should Withdraw Artillery. "In my judgment the heavy artillery troops now in the Philippine islands should be withdrawn without delay, as there is nolegitimate use for them in the archipelago. There is as much, if not more, need for cavalry in the Philip pines than in the United States, and," as some of the cavalry regiments have served in the Philippines, I think it advisable that they should perform their proportion of duties in that coun try. "I found a large proportion of the troops occupying churches, mon asteries and other church properties. This I believe to be wrong and it should be discontinued without delay. It is a serious detriment to the property and, while it may prevent destruction by fire to some extent, yet the damag done to the buildings will be extensiv and it will simply result in claims fo some millions of dollars being brough against the United States, which un doubtedly will have to be paid. Unti such time as it can be determined ex actly, the troops, in my judgment, should be distributed in the most avail ble parts of the archipelago, aggregat ing about 12,000 men." Would Change Meat Supply. Of the supplies furnished the troops, he says: "While the supplies as a rule have been abundant and of good quality, there is in my opinion too much cold storage meat used for the good of the troops. Its constant use becomes very distasteful, and in the opinion of many eminent physicians, it is not the most healthful. In my opin ion it would be advisable to send gov ernment steamers to Australia and have them loaded with live stock which can be distributed in small quantities among the different garrisons, so that they can at any time have fresh beef and mutton as a part of their rations." Gen. Miles renews the recommenda tion made prior to his Philippine trip that at least one strategic position be fortified beyond the possibility of cap ture by any foreign fleet. Of this con dition, he says: "On my journeys through the arch ipelago I was frequelently appeal to to assist the people to obtain a food sup ply, of which they are sorely in need. I do not think there is today a people so sorely afflicted as the 8,000,000 of inhabitants of this archipelago. Their country has been devastated by war and several provinces are now suffering severely as the result of reconcentra tion in the past. In some places lo custs have destroyed the crops. Pesti lence has prevailed, resulting in the reported death of nearly 75,000 people, while it is estimated that the number not reported is fully as large." On Nov. 29, 1902, Gen. Miles sent the following cablegram to the secretary of war: "In my judgment five regi ments of infantry and a regiment of cavalry should be sent yearly. A cer tain number of transports should be engaged in bringing out all the need ed supplied. « Judge Advocate Gen. Davis in a let ter to the secretary of war, says: "The incidents which are set forth in the inclosed special report have been made the subject of special in vestigations, in some instances these have been conducted by courts-martial, and their findings have been promul gated in general orders. In other cases the inquiries have been intrusted to orderlies or others instructed for that purpose by the commanding officer in the Philippines. Whatever action has been required as the result of such in quiries it has been taken by the proper commanding officer respecting the par ties in his jurisdiction. In other cases remedial orders have been issued as were deemed proper, and in other cases there have been court-martial trials. "In some of these inquiries the in vestigation is not yet complete, and the testimony of officers now serving in the United States has been found necessary. Whether administrative ac tion in addition to that already taken will be necessary can only be deter mined when the full reports of the in vestigating officers are received. There has been delay because the incidents complained of were not made known at the time." He discusses the distribution of rice in the provinces of Batangas and <";i --vite, which is a matter that has been considered in the department. It is explained that in order to restore civil order and to provision the people in the concentration camps it was determin ed by Gen. Bell that purchases of rice should bemade by the subsistence de partment, the latter to be reimbursed by the military government. Upon this point Gen. Davis says: "The measures restorted to were dic tated by military necessity. They were undertaken with the approval of the local commander, and -were calculated to meet an emergency of impending famine in such a way as to meet ac tual distress without pauperizing the native population and without casting the burden of their support upon the native treasury, after order had been restored, and the provinces relegated to civil control. The distress increas ed after the military occupation had terminated, and the bill for relief con tinued without substantial abatement. The balance of profits accruing from the sales of rice by the military gov ernment was transferred to the insular treasury and applied by the civil gov ernment to the relief of those In dis tress caused by the prevalence of cholera and famine in the provinces of Southern and Southwestern Luzon." BUREAU CHIEFS REPLY. Comments on Various Portions of Gen. Miles' Report. WASHINGTON, D. C, April 27. — Portions of the report of Gen. Miles were sent to the different chiefs of bu reaus to which the observations refer red, and replies from several officers have been received. Gen. J. F. Weston, commissary gen eral, in making reply on the beef ques tion, states: "In my judgment, it is not a feasible or economical plan, and there shoulfl be no departure from the present sys tem of supply of frozen beef." Gen. Weston says his office has never received any complaint about frozen beef, but on the contrary, uniform com mendations. Gen. Weston adds: "Na tive beef is out of the question, even if it were possible to procure, and there would be danger in using it besides it being poor, stringy and tough, but the rinderpest practically destroyed the na tive cattle. The experiment of bring ing in cattle was tried and as stated by Col. Woodruff was an absolute fail ure. The supply of cattle on the hoof for the military service in the Philip pines is not practicable, would involve enormous expense and entail useless loss of animal life and would* serve no useful purpose either of administration, economy or health. At least 50 per cent of the cattle would not survive the trip, so that the government would not only lose half of the cargo, but would actually pay freight on what was lost." Gen. Gillespie, chief of engineers, says: "That Manila harbor, or any other harbor in the insular possessions is not now defended or is not in pro cess of defense is because congress has not so willed it. Gen. Crozier, chief of ordnance, says the war department has appreciated the necessity of defending by fixed works the principal ports of all the in sular possessions, including the Phil ippine islands, but that the matter rests with congress. Gen. O'Reilly, surgeon general, says: "The bad effect of the climate on the health of the army is a simple fact. Just as the troops serving on the Texas border always have shown a greater sick rate and higher percentage of deaths than those in the Rocky mountain district or the Northern states, so in greater degree will the army in the Philippines always exceed in sickness the army at home. I think we must consider these sick rates as part of the price of occupancy of the islands and not expect any great im munity in the future. There will be some improvement when the troops are taken from the native villages and permanently settled in regular bar racks. The sick report does not show an exact index of the habits of the men on the islands. In spite of the undoubted pernicious effect of vino upon some soldiers in the Philippines, the sick rate from alcoholism has been much smaller in the islands than in our own country. The effect of the dis continuance of the liquor feature of the canteen system, in my opinion, should be judged largely from post and city section of the Philippines only. "Unless a young man is already a habitual drunkard, the temptations for him to become so are not nearly so great as in the cities mentioned, and in the United States. When a per fectly sober soldier, however, does be come a steady drinker of vino, his ruin is certain. The value of the canteen has always been considered a means by which not the drunkard but a lover of liquor can get a few glasses of beer at home and every day of the month if he so desires, instead of being attracted, to saloons, where he is tempted to spend his month's pay for vile liquor, and in gambling." Gen. Chaffee on Rice Transaction. T* NE¥ YORK ' Aprll 27.-Gen. R. Chaffee, when seen at Governor's Island today, said in regard to Gen. Miles' report: ho'll^ is only a restatement of what has been published before dozens of ™-S' In, u re * ito the paragraph con cerning the purchase of rice, of course that was done with my knowledge and I am willing to stand by it. The rice was bought with money taken from the wfth p. treaur >' a "er a consultation ?»«? Gen. BelL The men were con centrated in camps and had to be fed. It was sold absolutely at cost ex cept that there was a profit of 25 cents ?, n | a *Ch 33 P° unds This profit was used to buy provisions for the desti tute and poverty-stricken in other parts of the island." Pacification and Another Campaign. MANILA. April 27.—Rizal. Bnlacan and Cavite apparently have been pac ified as a result of the vigorous cam paign of the scouts and constabulary Extensive precautions have been tak-'n. to guard against brigandage. It is estimated that 200 of the enemy were killed during the operations. The conditions in Albay are unsatis factory and the government is organ izing another campaign. Grist of the i Political Mill Strenuous times political are not only promised, but are beginning to arrive for a stay of two. if not four years, or until after the election of Senator Knute Nelson's successor, in 1907. The warring Republican fac tions have evidently taken cognizance of the methods L, A. Rosing employed to elect John Lind governor and organ ization is the order of the day. The administration forces are in a fair way to study the subject of divi sion, and apparently it is only a ques tion of how much time will elapse before the break up conies. Several months ago numerous officials and functionaries connected with the Van Sant administration got on the C. A. Smith gubernatorial wagon with both feet. • • * At tho inception of the Smith boom the governor of Minnesota was busy managing a speakership fight ami lay ing his pipes for control »>f enough delegates to the next national conven tion to secure honorable mention afl a candidate for vice president on the Roosevelt tick-n. His strikers who lined up for Smith evidently thought they could turn their whole attention to the delectable job of trimming "Bob" Dunn, not looking upon the governor of Minnesota as a possible factor. Things are different now. The vice presidential be e fell out <>f the hive while the governor of Minnesota wu engaged in his last prospecting tour of Washington. The governor of Minnesota, according to the boasts of some of his friends, is not half sure that he would nut prefer to remain governor until such times as he may have an opportunity to show Knute Nelson the alighting station. If the governor of Minnesota doea hear an impatient public demanding that he again sacrifice himself to their interests to the extent of another try for gubernatorial honors, there will lie a promiscuous break for cover among his henchmen and appointees who have lined up with the Minneapolis man. One of the political prophets an nounced a few days ago that Congress men J. T. Cleary, of the Second dis trict, and Andrew J. Volstead, of the Seventh, will be returned without op position. This is probably not meant to be construed as an intimation that Volstead and McCleary have arranged for a joint campaign. Volstead's head still aches as a result of tho assistance he received from the "Little School master" in the last campaign. The prophecy was probably correct insofar as it prognosticated the re election of both McCleary and Vol stead, but the no opposition theory will disappear when the pipe goes out. Some of the best informed Republic ans in the western part of the state think Volstead can be beaten for v>- nomination by Michael J. Dowling. On the face of tho situation they have everything against them, but that is not going to keep them from a trial. Ed Young is being systematically boomed as the candidate fur attorney general, is undoubtedly in with tha Block combination and in consequ > out of the reckoning in tho Seventh district. That will again ptit Dowling in possession of the old machine forces unless Volstead is strong enough to wreck the machine and build a new one. To the outside observer it would appear th;it Volstead will be able to do that very thing. In the second district the antl-Mc- Cleary forces are beginning to tumble to the fact that the only way to get rid of the "Little Schoolmaster" is through organization and in all prob ability after more than one campaign That they are getting together is un deniable, and that they will be in the field behind Bert Miller, of Luverne; Judge Hughes, of Mankato, or one of several other strong men in the dis trict is hardly open to question. The man they pick will be the one with nerve enough to go in and lose on« fight'and come back for a winning race two years later, a.s Joel Heatwole did when he went out to Mexicanize the old Third district. —Geo. A. Van Smith. In Memory of Ramsey At a meeting of the St. Paul Cham ber of Commerce yesterday resolutions regarding the death of former Gov. Al exander Ramsey were adopted by a rising vote. Following the adoption of the minutes the chamber adjourned out of respect to the deceased statesman. Following are the resolutions: Resolved. That we highly appreciate the great and varied services Alexander Ramsey has rendered our city an.i and tho nation, and especially the prompt ness, zeal and tireless energy with which, as governor, he came to the aid of th» federal government when assailed by the rebellious states. X solved. That as friends and f.liow cltizens we keenly feel his loss, f».n<l here by express our admiration of his life and our persona] tjri^f at his death. Resolved. That we hereby tender to his bereaved family our deep and sincere sympathy in their great affliction, and hereby direct our secretary to send them a copy of these proceedings. —J. W. Bi.shop. —H. S. Fairehild, —Peter Berkey. St. James Gazette Sold. LONDON. April 27.—C. A. Pearson, pr >- prietor of the Daily Express has bought the St. James Gazette. The policy of th« Gazette, which is conservative, will not be changed.