| Show v V V V V V V V V V V V WV VV V V V V V V V V V V coy GOV TAFT ON OH AQUINALDO Does Not Believe Beleve He lie hat Has la Any Idea of Civil c cAny or Any Kind of Liberty It Is I a 1 Plan tush I of or anti anil Limited Un led KJ Ed ni AntI Ami Van Can CIU Keep Het Iii Illi Ih Washington Fob leb I ob 18 1001 dov Taft o othe ot of ottle the lie tle Philippines today tollY continued his hl dIe of ut tranquilIty in lii II the tho archipelago before the senate committee on un the lie Philippines He lie le salt said sall that time the recon recent hind had a n of o troops In II effect upon Ullon the lie army Irmy and anti created suspicion und and four fear of at treachery In II other othor section The Tho governor G did not think however such apprehension justified and amid said he tie folt fult an as sato safe ito In iii Ma Manila MI nila nib na as Oi In Washington Civilians eel sel seldom dom carry Cry arnie there thereWith thereWith thereWIth With this lila remark Gov by Taft passed from flom coal the consideration of tranquIlity to the question ot of treason and Ind sedition laws He lie lt salt said lint while Manila 1 Is lutot and amid lm hll huts been ben practically so ever over since American occupation It I Is used as a center of at agencies for tor the tIme pro promotion promotion motion moton of at Insurrection There hore was wall al id also 11 so su there thero a n party of ot Irreconcilable Nothing had bad ho lie said been done Iono for tor forthe the tho enactment of such laws until tho thio establishment ot of tho the civil government It I th then lien n evident that bitt the tho Philippine junta was WOI preparing to lo ho rate into in that lint city making that point tho thio center for their propaganda Gen den GenWright Wright was ns therefore directed to pre lire rare a n law la on this subject and hat hall dune done ono flu so 0 rho Tho denunciation of ut tho ho so se secret let cret societies hail had 1111 been Inserted ho he stated because b they had been bean made the thief chief Instrument of vt agitation against the United States The committee had felt folt that secret soeret societies were vere one of or tho lie most fruitful aids llly to the war nr and nd lint had taken the po io position elon that hint political agitation should be confined to open meetings and pro vented In Iii societies It If tho thie people understood the question tiara there would ba ha no 10 objection to peaceable agi agitation tation but under tinder the tue circumstances the tho committee felt teI that under tIm Iho luspen don elon of at tho the right to advocate lade Inde I was wall not such a I deprivation ot of the lie right of or free freo speech as 11 a could coull not notte be te Justified by the tho presence of at war when for tho the benefit of ot the whole people It should bo be suppressed At least one ono of at the time had hind for tor one on of ot Its UK mill main mil n II purposes assassination be being beJ belag lag ing J thus thin like Jt tho the Mafia In II other words word It was WA n a measure suggested Senator flever Idge anti and Gov Gay Taft raft assented Replying to a I question from Senator Patterson as to whether It was as the lie In Intention ten lon to lo LO go farther her in this direction Gov Joy Taft replied We propose to do donil nil 11 that wo we can cun do that Is II known to civilized nations to put down dOI this his war which Is II such a n great Injury to the Philippine people Ho lie said he lie had not given ghen personal attention to tu the phraseology of ot the tho se so sedition laws and III tim ho he had hind no doubt that when peace should bo be restored section 10 would bo be repealed Speaking of at having haying Gen Oen Luna Iun assassinated Gov Tat Tott TI salt said al that under tho the common cOlmon law there thero Is scarce scarcely ly Iy un on Insurrection general who could not be punished for assisting In securing log ing 11 the he murder of or other Filipinos It I Is tho the way WiY they have Jc of ot getting rid ril of ot men who do not agree arco with wih them Gov Joy Taft Tutt salt said ld he ho had hal never seen nail and ho he had never considered H it I his hlf duty to Investigate Luna Lunas I death Speaking of or personality pers laly Gov Oo Taft TaC said that list while lila Ills name Is probably better known than loin that of ot any other man Inn In the tho Islands his lila personality was wu not familiar to 0 tho the people Ills His JI capture ho lie salt said In the taco face of ot tho the general impression on that ho he was as divinely protected prot ced against capture or injury seriously affected his prestige Per Jer Personally ho lie IH Iii II a n alert lar of ot dignity though of ot limited education He lie knows how to tok k keap K p his hil own counsel nat understands the tho fallings failings of ut the lie Filipinos Ho lie le knows know how ho to reconcile the differences of ot leaders leaden nod how to avoid arousing Jealousy j of ot himself That he line has any Plea Idea Wen of Ct civil liberty or of at any al nil kind of ot liberty Ibert I 1 have hae no l reason renon to believe In lii n a Seattle Wash Feb 18 Three men ente perished In a I snow slide on Prince of ot otI Island on 01 tho th morning of Feb February Jeb I inary 3 i Their bodies bathes bleR were ere carried feet teet down a mountain side by b the avalanche 40 and All burled deep beneath the lie snow The bodies were recovered The Tue newa InD was brought to the city lt by h one of ot lewt the th Ital rs which 1 arrived tOlla The disaster nt at the Kam The Copper mines near leor the lie heM head of ot Scowl arm arm The m ten men n wore wera werl employed V VIn In II tho lie tunnel ant were on their way ai to work ork when caught In iii the t e great tush Iuah of snow Thoy had Imd just loft left loC the tIme cookhouse which IH Is II SOO yearn from the tie entrance to the tunnel tUII A fourth fourthman man mali Charles Churles remained In tile tu cookhouse to wash Up lIp Il the lie breakfast dishes dl hes This saved sled his lila life Ik IkI It I was still stil dark when the lie men luau lel start started ed ell over Oer the lie trail for Cor the lie tunnel l utter after eating their breakfast They The laid had hll no ho warning of ot their heir Impending doom dooni until were vere engulfed by h the tho lie avalanche that suddenly carno caine caro roarIng down the th moun moon mountain tain stile side on which tho bin mime ure situ Hearing the crash Farran rushed from the In smirch of or his companions In lii 1 hiD th ho lie could II ml no mio 10 of ot them I but ho t hopIng that Ih t t they lied hall reached tho ho tunnel and amid wars vare wife safe he hastily ran mn to UH Its only to tu n Inc tint ml that they were were missing Ho lie Io in the snow for foi lieu but hut could not lot timid find Ild them und amid then Ihen re I shied ailed what had hull happened ho quickly spread time the th news of uC the tho tl catastrophe among this the miners miner In tho tIm vicinity A rescue party of six was iras formed which searched all ahi ni day In tot for the tho lie lost men inca hut hilt Dually were compelled to the lie work thinking it I hopeless Later a further search was WIS made lanCe the lie bodies recovered Cn Cashier IM Misdoing Great Omea Falls Mont ont Fob Feb H n Ful 11 who on January 5 D i 11 to tn embezzling trout from frol tho tIm First I National tank bank while acting nl ns tie cashier Is la now alleged to have havo taken his lila operations extending over three years The rhe facts were made nindo known at atI ata n a I meeting of ot the time batik bank directors to tc today today day Another complaint was sworn out against Matteson Mateson who Is I out omit on I 1000 ball nl Ho lie 10 was taken before a n I commissioner loner and allI his bile ball baIl fixed at 15 I tIme the new mien beIng beinG that lie 1 Mil em PI bedel on all October 20 Matte Matteson on was tas Wili not lIot fount found until late lato tonight tonight He Its I I could not lIot furnish h the now new bout bond Joll ant and Ild ho lie will wi probably l hp lie taken ta kon to Helena to tomorrow morrow morro and lodged in ill jail fall National Rank Examiner r Lazear said satti lIall tonight that limit If t Matteson should ball hail on 01 the this second charge ho lie will wi be 1 at M rearrested nn nit 01 a o I charge of ot em embezzling This The he bank hank officers bi bt became came camo convinced today that Matteson son was waH preparing to leave leiwe amid that was saC the tho lie principal reason for tor him ar nr arrested rested on n it second charge and having the thin ball increased It I How Ilow develops that the tho lie embezzlements began ogan In II De December December cember 1598 Groat In II San Francisco Feb Jeb J Passengers arriving from tron Samoa Samon on the steamer report reo that n a great creat hurricane occurred at ot Apia about Feb l Ib 2nd or 3rd arll and amI ant that tIme thu Norwegian bark balk was Wil salt said ld to 10 havo have been blen blown ashore u hor along with wll two or three r vessels There heto was no I report of hC loss of life Itt The was WOH a vessel of ot il tons register and had lied gone to Apia from At go tho time wind was high but no damage was done cone Arrested for lr Minder San Francisco Cat Cal Feb Pel F b 19 Frank Almberg an nn has haa hiu been ar or rested on suspicion of oC being the lie man who shot Annie Annl Anderson on rY tract treet Sunday Sunia night lIght Almborg denies knowing anything about tho lie shooting Ho He claims that he will be bo able to that he ho was not In the he vicinity of tho the attempted murder Police Oler Nil Nel son soil SOI who arrested him hll believes that he heline line hos the tM right man mal The Tho police ore are nr In Inclined dIned cUn l to the theory that the time murder murderous ous assault on the young OUIS woman was M done by br a n jealous lover hover who mistook Miss Miami Anderson for a I woman whom he lie had lint vowed for vengeance re me rejecting him |
