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VOLLEY FOR SCOUTS
Volunteers on Bcconnoitoring Mission Are
Attacked from Trenches ) .
MAJOR DIGGLES IS WOUNDED IN THE HEAD
Minnesolans and Orcgonians Maka Up the
Exploring Partyt
LAWTON'S ' COMMAND NEAR TO BALINAG
Bptoi&l Train Carries Sick and Wounded to
Hospital at Manila.
STEAMER DON JOSE IS FINALLY LOCATED
l.itftt of the MlNnltiK Crnft Uctnlncil
by J ntlrcn hluoe blurt of Ho -
tllltlcH MroiiKlit to Manila
l > j Uiiiibunt.
MANILA , May 9. 6:25 : p. m. A rccon-
nattering party from Major General Law-
ton's command , and which consisted of two
companies of the Minnesota regiment and
two companies of thu Oregon regiment under
command of Major Dlgglcs of the Minnesota
regiment , advanced yesterday to a point near
"an Miguel , which Is about twelve miles
ujrtu of Ilallnag , There the Americans were
met with a volley from n force of icbels be
hind it trench. Major Dlggles was wounded
In lh head and , with a private and ten
tjphold poitlenls , was brought by special
< tialn to Manila today.
l llio Don Jose , the last of the mlsi-
Ing Rtcamors under the American flag ,
which were detained by the Insurgents since
the beginning ot the war , was found by the
gunboat Manila at Batungas and arrived hero
trdaj.
TROUBLE AMONGTHE FILIPINOS
1'oiccn of CiciiernlN Ijiinn nml MIIM-
eurilo Iteutly to I'lfjlit with
Knoli Other.
NEW YORK , May 9. A dispatch to the
Journal and Advertiser from Manila eays-
Only the entreaties of Agulnaldo averted last
Tuesday a civil war between the forces of
his two rival gcnerala , Luna and Mascaido.
They were actually drawn up In battle
nrmy. This nnd a positive confirmation of
the news that Luna has becu dangerously
wounded In the shoulder In the bittle of
Ban Tomas are the most Important Items
of Intelligence brought today by the army
gun ben I s I.aguna do Baj' and Cavadonga ,
which returned t6day from a brick expedi
tion up the San Fernando river.
It was Immedhtely before the battle of
Ban Tomas that the Insurgents so nearly ar
rived ot the point of beginning to extermi
nate one another General Luna , when he
saw that an engagement with the Ameri
can troops- was Inevitable , sent back an
nlde posthaste to Bacolor , where General
Maseru do was , demanding reinforcements
Mascardo's reply was that ha would taku
orders from no ono tout Agulnaldo.
This defiance so Infuriated Luna that. In
spite ot the Impending conflict with the com
mon enemy , ho took 1,500 of hla soldiery
nnd made a forced march to Bacolor , intent
on chastising his comrado-ln-arms. Mas-
cordo was nothing Inth to fight It out and
ordered his command Into line of battle.
Shouts of hatred and doflanco were heard on
both sides. Outsldo the opposing forces the
insurgent camp was all confusion.
Agulnaldo , terrified by the situation , or
dered his chlef-of-ntalf. Colonel Arguellcs , to
make peace at all hazards. The soldiers
loaded their pieces and wore waiting for
orders to begin the onslaught when
Arguellm galloped between the line- ) ,
frantically waving a flag of truco. There
ivaa an angry conference between him and
the rival'generals. Agulnaldo was drawn
Into It. With nil the Intensity at hla com
mand ho bogged Luna and Maecardo not to
plunge tbe Philippine forces Into civil
Htrlfo at n tlmo when they were already
broken up and demoralized by aucccsslve de
feats at the hands of the Americans
His entreaties prevailed for the tlmo
being. Luna soon returned to the front
utter the commanding general had prom
ised him reinforcements , and ordered < Mas-
cnrdo to bo court-martialed for not having
sent them at fir Hi
The battle of San Totnas followed and
Luna , onwhose ferocity In the Held
Agulnaldo placed hla chief reliance , re
ceived wounds that will disable him for the
rest of the campaign nnd may cause hlfl
death ,
FILIPINOS TO BE BARRED OUT
Inlmulern Imjiorlcrt Under Contract to
Dime .M line u in Will Prohubly
lie bent Home.
SAN FRANCISCO , May 9. United States
Immigration Commissioner North has re
fused to iiermlt the landlnar of ton natlvo
rillplnos who arrived hero a tew days ago
on the steamer City of Pekln , The natives
nro under contract to exhibit In a New York
City dime museum. Commissioner North
takes the position , therefore , that because
ot their agreement to place themselves on
exhibition they are contract laborers , and
as euoh are not entitled to land In this
country. On the other hand , the Filipinos
assert that they are actors and not laborers.
They wlll'probably appeal the case to Wash
ington ,
WASHINGTON. May 9. H was stated at
the Immigration bureau that the iicnon of
Commissioner North at San Francisco In
refusing a landing to a company of natlvo
Filipinos under contract to exhibit at a dime
museum In Now York City was entirely
proper. The contention of the Filipinos
that they are actors and not laborers prob
ably will not be sustained , except In case
it can bo conclusively shown that they come
within the rulings of the department as to
character and standing In the theatrical
profession , which now appears extremely
doubtful.
Shi ( in Ordered to Mnnlln.
NEW YORK. May 9. The refrigerator
chip Glacier has bceu ordered to Manila and
will leave within a few days , loaded with
stores far Dovvey'n squadron. It will also
take a large quantity of ammunition.
The department has decided to send three
of the large transports to Manila to assist
in returning tbe volunteers to the United
States. The boats will be the Meade ,
Tbomaa and one other not > et ohcuen , but
probably tbe Logan , No definite ardors have
been Issued yet for the sailing of the boats
for Manila. They will go by way of the
Suez canal and it U believed by some that
regiments ot regulars will go out on the
" atS"
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( I iiiumio Suiii Are Contented.
VL WASHINGTON , May 9 H Is said at the
Vavi > department that nothing in the na
ture of a protest at bclug discharged at Now
York has been received from the enlisted
' wen on the DuRnlo , just returned from Ma-
alU. The department hat rcctlvod a letter
the necrgsarj nuthorltatlan for the trans
portation to Ran KraiHsco for such of the
men im enlisted on the Pacific const and de
sired to rctuBJbcre Thin Is said to be the
practice otyJMpfenartiient and under the
ARMY
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Antlvo Ti ooiiT > Hfe reil
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HAVANA , May 9 Qpneral * Jla\lmo Go
mez Is tijlug to pcisuado Governor General
Brooks that a Cuban "minding army of 15,000
men Is a necessary adjunct to the proper
government ot the Island. His views he has
presented in writing , but without eliciting
as jet any reply Tlio proposition Is not
likely to receive much consideration at
headquarters , where considerable surprise
was occasioned by thlr magnificent project ,
which , If adopted , Gomez doubtless bcllovcs ,
would be placed under his personal control
The growing conviction that there IB no
need of rural guards except In the wilder
portions of the provinces of Santiago and
Puerto Prlnclpo Is conllrmed by the Inves
tigations of Captain Hlckey of the governor
general's staff , who returned jeslcrday from
a 2,000-mllo trip through the provinces cast
of Havana , which occupied two months.
Captain Hlckoy , In carefully written reports
to General Brooke , asserts that with the
exception of a few In Santiago province ho
found no tracci of bandits
"Political feeling In the country districts , "
ho declares , "is far less Intense than In
Havana , vvhcro the malcontents uro gath
ered. Most of the Cubans of the provinces
favor ultimate Independence , but they are
willing to have the American occupation
continue for a jcar at least , as they rccog-
nlzo that the Island revenues are expended
honestly upon betterments. "
POUTO UIOAN
g fioiemiir 4eiicrnl'n ] ) eini-
tuie OecnsloiiN Demount ration.
SAN .1UAN. Porto Rico , May ! ) . Major
General Guy V Henry , the retiring gov
ernor general of Porto Hlco , left for the
United States today on board the transport
McPhcison. Ills departure was attended by
lively demonstrations. All the military and
civil officials of San Juan , representatives
of the principal societies , public school
children , crowds of citizens , together with
delegations from surrounding towns ,
thronged the quaj- , where several bands and
numerous Hags and brilliant decorations lent
animation to the scene
General and Mrs. Henry were presented
wltl.a portrait of the former and received
many other clfts and testimonials of affec
tion He was visibly affected by the unmis
takable tokens of coed will.
Dilgadlcr General George W. Davis , the
now military sovernor of the Island , and
bis entire staff were uresent.
The McPherson left the harbor amid the
booming of guns , the women on shore wav
ing their handkerchiefs , and in not a few
cases shedding tears of genulnu regret.
General Henry's daughter , Mrs. Urcton ,
Major Traub and Mrs. Traub. Lieutenant
Ward of the transsort Panther , the station
ship for the naval stntlon here , and the
members ot his family , with Mr. Robinson ,
postal Inspector , and many officers accom
pany the party.
SIIOIITAHR OF Ol'TIClMtS IN CUIIA.
Several of I lie IteufiiiieiitN 11 % c Only
Half of Their Quota.
HAVANA , May 9. Army officers In Cuba
are complaining thut tholr duties here bavo
become overarduous on account of the In
sufficient number of commissioned officers
who are available for service throughout
the island. A case In point Is that of tbo
Eighth United States Infantry , from vvhlcn
half the officeis are absent , making the
labors of those who remain far greater than
they should bo In this climate. A majority
ot the men In this regiment are recent
recruits and require constant drilling. The
officers , it Is alleged , are under the circum
stances practically drill sergeants. They
complain that they are so hard worked tint
they cannot oven find time to enjoy their
meals
Walter A. Donaldson , assistant collector
of customs hero , Is about to return to the
United States on a two months leave. He
has been Instructed to go to Washington to
confer with the treasury officials there re
garding customs affairs. Mr. Donaldson has
been continuously on the Island since July
Inst Ho was the first American collector of
customs at Santiago do Cuba.
NISW.srAPRll MAN AIlllKSTS \NDITS
but ell IllBlinaj mm Cnptiirril by Hnne
mid 'Mlrrendere.cl to Alltliorltlen.
SANTIAGO DB CUBA , M y 9. Maurice
Baldwin , an American newspaper corre
spondent , and three. Cuban companions weio
attacked yesterday near IJajamo by seven
banditti Mr. Baldwin made a feint as
though soldiers -nore approaching and so
distracted the attention of the bandits. Then
ho and his companions quickly covered the
bandits and ordered them to drop their
arms. Ono ot the bandits , resisting , was
wounded In the leg. The entire party of
seven was captured and turned over to the
gendarmerie. Mr. Baldwin and his party
are highly commended Two of the cap
tured bandits have been recognized as recent
employes of the government , who were dis
charged on account of the ntopplng of work
on the highways.
WELCOME CAJHOLIC KNIGHTS
Twelfth HIiMiiilnl Convention In SeH-
NOII nt KIIIINIIH Cltj l.urne At-
teinlnnce of IeUKiitvH ; ,
KANSAS CITY , May 9. Nearly 100 dele
gates , with as many moro visitors , from all
parts of the country , were In attendance to
day upon the opening session of the twelfth
biennial supreme council of the Catholic
Knights of America. The feature of to-
daj's program was the solemn high mass
held at St. Patrick's cathedral , Thq offi
cers and delegates formed In line at 9 30
o'clock this morning and marched to the
church , headed by 'tbo uniform lank com
pany from Vlncenneir Ind , , under command
of General J , W. Norhaus , supreme coin-
mander-ln-chlef. The ceremonies at the
cathedral were Impressive. Father T , F.
Llllls ot this city preached tbo sermon.
At noon the first regular session of the
council was held at Lyceum hall , The dele
gates were welcomed by Major Jones , Ed
ward Feeney of Brookljn , supreme presi
dent , responding. Frank Walsh followed In
an address on behalf of the Kansas City
members. Routine matters took up the re
mainder of the session and an adjournment
was had till tomorrow , when the real work
of the council will begin.
In the afternoon the knights and their
ladles were taken for a drive over the city.
Confederate Veterium' lleiiiilon.
CHARLUSTON , S. C. , May 9. The con
federate icunlon will open tomorrow with a
parade In which 10,000 veterans will par
ticipate , General John B. Gordon , com
mander lu chief , General Stephen D. Leo ,
Wadu Hampton and many other distin
guished otllcers arrived toj , y. Tim vet
erans' auditorium , seating 7,500 people , will
be dedicated tonight. General Hampton will
bo ( be principal speaker.
WORK TOGETHER FOR PEACE
Britain and America Will Each Advocate
Arbitration at The Hague ,
THAT PRINCIPLE TO BE CHIEF ISSUE URGED
Are I\ot Confident of Onltt-
Miinnort ot t'otifcrenee , Hut
Hope to Meet ultli
WASHINGTON. May 9. The United Stales
nnd Great Britain will stand together In the
advocacy ot the adoption of n scheme for the
settlement of International disputes by arbi
tration which will be presented to the die-
armament conference nt Its meeting In The
Hague on May 16 The American delegates ,
headed bj Ambassador White , arc equipped
with a fairly well dlgcstcd plan for the exe
cution of this long-cherished project , vvhllo
the Urltlsli delegates are prepared with -x
plan whli.li Is almost Identical with the
American project.
The details cannot bo procured for publi
cation In ndvanco of the presentation ot tlio
projects to the conference It Is known ,
however , that there are essential differences
between the last plan and that embodied In
the treaty dratted by Secretary Olney ami
Sir Julian Pauncefotc , wlilch failed of ac
tion in the senate when submitted for ratln-
catlon The differences nro rather on the
methods provided for securing nn Impartial
adjudication than In tlio main principles mid
It Is believed that on those points the British
and American propositions are not especially
dleslmllar. It cannot be said that the
American delegates go to the conference wltti
any strong expectations that their own
scheme for securing the adjustment of dis
pute * by arbitration , or Indeed , nnj project
of the kind will secure the adhesion of the
entire conference or even a majority of the
delegates. But they are content to plant the
seed and make P beginning which It la
hoped by the pr'Uldont and Secretary Hay
will In the end "livo substantial results.
The American delegates go committed to
this arbitration project much more strongly
thanjto unj thing likely to figure before the
conference. Regarding disarmament , their
Instructions arc to tell the conference that
the present armament of the United States
nnd any within the possibilities of the future
are so far below the present minimum arma
ment with which anj of the great powers of
Curopo are likely to bo content that there Is
really no rcaHon why the United States
should bo called Into the agreement.
Other 1'olntn to lie Striven For.
Other points upon which the delegates have
been Instructed are correctly referred to lt >
the cable dispatches this morning , namely ,
the exemption from seizure of Individual
property and the extension of the lied Cross
rules to warlike operations at sea. As to the
former the president expressed himself
strongly In his last message to congress and
the delegates go charged to give piactlcal
effect to these vlewb As to the Hed Cross
extension , both the United States and Spain
during the loccnt war voluntarily agreed to
apply the Red Cross rules at sea. But an-
othei point In the Instructions which Is uot
mentioned In the cable dispatches Is that re
lating to the amelioration of the horrors of
war and with this , too , the American dele
gates are deeply concerned It was because
of the president's interest In this subject , ns
much as for any other reason , that the two
technical exports , Captain Mahan and Cap
tain Crozlor , woio Included In the American
delegation and the State department Is on-
couragqd to hope that something In this di
rection will bo accomplished at the approaching
preaching conference.
rou iinGisTEiuon IIO.NDS.
Column hceiirlllcN 13\e.hniiKCil for
Tin in h ) InveNlorN.
WASHINGTON , May 9 Assistant Secre
tary Vnndorllp has prepared a statement
showing that ulnco the original issue of the
Spanish war loan last summer there his
been a marked movement In the direction
of the exchange of coupon bonds for regis
tered bonds.
"It was expected , " says Mr. Vanderllp ,
"that there would bo a movement In that
direction , but It Is gratifjing that It has
not been accomplished to any great extent
by the consolidation of holdings , nven aftei
this exchange ot coupon for registered bonds
has gone on until the amount Is now three
times the amount of registered bonds taken
out ot original applications , the number of
individual accounts etlll continues much
larger than for any other Issue of govern
ment bonds
"There has been nothing llko the consoli
dation of those bonds In the hands of largo
holders that many people anticipate. ! In
spite of the high prices which have offered
such attractive profits to the original pur
chasers of the bonds , and notwithstanding
the demand by natloml banks wishing to
eecuro them as a basis for obtaining public
deposits or new circulation , the bonds are
to a laige extent remaining In the hands
of the original purchasers and the Issue Is
far more widely scattered than any previous
tssuo of a public security. "
i\pncT TO PASS 'run anAT 1111,1 , .
ri e nil nil OlllulnlH H&iirexN Coiilldeiiec
111 Vote In the ItelehHtiiff.
WASHINGTON. May 9. In the highest
Gorman quarters It Is stated that there Is no
doubt whatever the Gorman government will
be able to command the requisite majority
to pass the government measure relating to
the Inspection of meat , foreign and do
mestic , now before tlio Reichstag , and for
this reason there Is said to bo nn ground for
the apprehension expressed In this countr *
that the adverse action upon the bill In com
mittee would prejudice the negotiations be
tween the United States and Germany. The
bill now pending In the Ilelchstag Is to a
consfdeiablo extent the result of negotiations
between Berlin nnd Washington , and Is ac-
crptablo to government authorities on botu
sides , ns well as to llio American meat In
dustry ,
AHIIITIIATION TO IIH MAIV CARD.
mill Aiuerleiiu DelcKnteN AVI II
I rKe. It oil Pence Conference.
WASHINGTON. May 9. The United States
and Great Britain will stand together In the
ndvo'cacy of tlie adoption of a scheme for
the settlement of International disputes by
arbitration , which -will be presented to Um
disarmament conference at its meeting In
The Hagu' on the 16th of the present month
The American delegates , huaded by Ambab.
sador White , are equipped with a fairly vvell
digested plan for the execution of this long
cherished project , wUlle the British dele
gates are prepared with a plan which Is
almost identical with the American pro
ject.
Chlncne Not Excluded.
WASHINGTON , May 9. Acting Secretary
of War Melklejohn said today the Chinese
exclusion act did not apply to our Insular
possessions. Some three weeks ago an or
der was Issued extending the laws and reg
ulations governing Immigration to tbe
United States to the territory under military
control and collectors of customs were fil-
rected to enforce them pending the estab
lishment of regular Immigration stations.
By some this order was Interpreted to mean
the exclusion of Chinese ttom Porto Hlco ,
Cuba and the Philippines. This Is n mis
take. Mr Mclklfjohn snrn that the order
only extended the regular Immigration laws ,
not the Chinese exclusion net , and that there
was no Intention for the present of making
the latter act applicable to our Insular pos
sessions.
NOMINATIONS I1YTIIU PH
Two .Nelirnntiii Men I'ntorctl with
i' < iMliun > < terMlitiH.
WASHINGTON. May 8. The president
linn appointed the following postmasters.
Colondi , Goldflcld , Charles A Huaxley ,
Walspnburg. r C. Mcllarg. Illinois ,
ChotiPtt. Thomas 13 , Balllnger ; Hamilton ,
IMmond P Dcnton Iowa , Casoadc , Benja
min C West Montana , ( Mltwoilla , Oeorgo
H Keep Kentucky , Aahland , Thomas
Boggcfls , jr. Nebraska , Clay Center , John
M. Jones , Wllbor , Thomas J. Taylor. North
Dakota , re oendon , John A. Regan.
Two VeteriiiiN l.en e Active Ser\le % .
WASHINGTON , May f > . Colonel John M.
Bacon , Klghth United States cavalry and
Colonel Henry Carroll , Seventh United
States cavalry , have been placed on the re
tired list , upon their own request after
more than thirty years' service. This w 111
promote Lieutenant Colonel A. R. Chaffco
of the Third cavalry to bo colonel of the
Ulghth cavnlrj1 , Lieutenant Colonel Thurber
Baldwin of the Tenth cavalry to bo colonel
of the Seventh cavalry.
'Hone ) lor Manllll Trooii.
WASHINGTON , May 9.-01aJor J. T/ Hal
low aj' , additional pij master for United
States volunlceis , has been ordered to con
vey to tlio Philippines the funds for the
i pavmcnt ot the troops In the Department of
I the Pacific. General Shatter , In command of
the Department of Callfoinla , Ins been di
rected to furnlah a suitable wcort.
AVINon A InltN Huerar I'liintiitloiiM.
WASHINGTON , May 9. Secretary Wilson
left hero todaj with hlo private secretary
for Now Orleans to examine the sugar in
terests. Trom New Orleans ho will pro
ceed to a number of points In the lower
Mississippi valley states , spending a week
or ten dajs In an Investigation ot tbo
agricultural situation , '
Soldler'H Deuth In Porto Hlco.
WASHINGTON , May 9. General Henry
has icported the dcatli of Corporal Gustavo
Oliver/Company I , Eleventh Infantry , who
died In Porto Rico of cholera rnorbus on
May C.
itH of TruiiNportH.
WASHINGTON , May 9. General Otis re
ports to the War department under today's
date that the transport Puella left Manila
for San Francisco on the 7th Inst. , and that
the Zealandla loft todaj- .
THOMAS DENIES INTERVIEW
Plcndn .Not Oulltj to the Cliurec of
IIuiIiiK : Mmle a Tool of
I 1
IIIiiiNcir.
DENVER , May 9. Governor Thomas , who
has been out of the city several days , wired
Adjutant General Corbln upon his return
late loot night as follows :
"Reported Into ! view of mine in Denver
News concerning Colorado volunteers Is false
and mallclo'us. "
The governor says he told the Interviewer
ho had twice requested the return of thq
Colorado regiment and would renew the
request , and that , as the Spanish war had
terminated , the volunteers Should bo permitted
If - - . . "Beyond
mitted to return they---.shed.
this " says the governor , ' "nothing was said
except an expression of a general nature
concerning the power of the government to
call upon the militia for service in an offen
sive war. "
WASHINGTON , May 9 Adjutant General
Corbln has received the message from General -
oral Thomas of Colorado , mentioned In the
Denver dispatch. The governor character
izes the interview as false and malicious and
says ho would have denied It before had he
not supposed the statements were too silly
to receive credence.
The text of Governor Thomas' telegram
and that ot the reply thereto sent by Sec
retary Algcr , are as follows :
DENVER , Cole , May 8 Corblu , Adju
tant General , Washington Reported inter
view of mine In Denvei News Sunday mornIng -
Ing concerning Colorado volunteers , Ma
nila , false and malicious. Would have de
nied earlier , but supposed It too silly to
receive credence. I beg jou will do me Jus
tice to dtecrcdlt it.
CHARLES S THOMAS , Governor.
WASHINGTON , May 9. Hon. Charles S.
Thomas , Governor , Denver , Colo. : Your tele
gram to the adjutant genera ! has been
handed me and I duslro to thank you foi it
It does credit to you ana your state. In
the meantime wo shall spare no efforts to
effect the speedy retuin of all the volunteers
In the Philippine islands , but It should bo
borne In mind that the distance and ques
tion of suitable transportallon makes It
appear slow to waiting families and friends.
It Is my deblre that they shall have every
possible comfort Their conduct welf deserves -
serves all that the resources of tbe govcrn-
men can turnlsh. R. A. ALGCR ,
Secretary of War.
CONDITIONS IN TWO TRADES
IteiircHentiitUeM of T > iionrnpherH mul
Gruiiltc Cutters Aiuieur Ileforc
IniliiNtrinl Coiiimlittilon.
WASHINGTON , May 9. Samuel B. Don
nelly , president of the International Typo
graphical union , was before the Industrial
commission today. Referring to the strlko
of the Btereotypors In Chicago last year Mr.
Donnelly said It wan a failure because It
did not have the sanction of tbo general
order. Ho hold that strikes wore diminish
ing. The witness estimated that there were
about 4,000 Mergonthaler machines in use In
the United Slates and said they had dis
placed about 12,000workmen. The prlntera
had adopted machinery In their work when
Inevitable , but ho considered them detri
mental to their business under existing cir
cumstances , 'Mr ' Donnelly opposed the In
corporation of trades unions because bo was
afraid of the courts.
James Duncan of Baltimore , secrotary-
trcamirer of the Granite Cutters' National
union , said that state arbitration had not
been satisfactory as a rule because the dis
position of arbitration boards was to reduce
wagrs where they were higher than In other
places .Mr. Duncan complained bitterly ot
, what he called the "accursed padrono sys
tem. " Ho sild that In Now York the law
required the payment of $4 per day to gran
ite cutters for public work , but that the
padroncs furnished men upon agreement
that they should return $6 of the amount
received at the end of the week , thus evad
ing the law and reducing the wages to $3
per day. He complained that the customs
officials refused to enforce the anti-contract
law as vigorously as they should and In
tula connection criticised the executive ac
tion ot President Harrison In reducing tbe
fine of the contractors on tbe Texas state
capltol from $ SC,000 to $18,000
Conference of IillirurlniiM ,
ATLANTA , Ga. , Maj 9. Tue conference
of the American Library association began
here today with 250 delegates present , At
the morning session the addrceu of tbo pres
ident , William C Lane of Harvard , was
read and the reports of Secretary Carr ,
Treasurer Jones and members of the standIng -
Ing committees , were submitted Among
those iirueont were Herbert Putnam , libra-
rlan of congress ; K. II. Anderson , Pittsburg ;
H. Frledenwnld and J , C. AdUr of thu Con-
cres&lonal library.
AMERICA AWAITS ITS HERO
foremost Citizens Prepare Testimonial in
Dewe/s Honor ,
WESTERN MAYORS SEND HIM AN INVITATION
l-lrii Will lie Entered that Ail ml nil
Kutcr Countr } from tlic WcM
( hut llellttliiK Co r onu )
Muy Take I'lncc.
WASHINGTON' , May 9. Admiral Dewey ,
upon his return to thu United States , Is
to bo presented n monster testimonial con-
stating of autograph loiters from members
of President McKlnlcj'H cabinet , governors
of states and prominent United States sen
ators.
The secretary of the treasury sajs in his
written opinion of Dewey that ho regards
him ns ono of a galaxy of men who have
mndo the American name honorable and
Illustrious , tbe sccrctarj of sUlo writes
that no arllltclal ccmmondntlon of such n
\lctoiy In at all needful to preserve It for
ever in the American hetrt , the seetetarj
of the navy expresses similar views : the
secretarj of agriculture reminds Americans
that Dowcj , In n daj , added an archipelago
to the possessions of the United States ,
the secretary of vv.ir adds his tribute of
pi also to Dewcy and the pcntmnstcr gen-
ei al enthusiastically seconds the proposition'
to emphasize the gratitude of the poop e
Whllo Admiral Uev\ey will bo the recipi
ent of many honors on his loturn homo
this testimonial will bo the first wiitten evi
dence extended to him of the very wide
spread sentiment mid gratitude on the part
of Americans for the victor of Manila.
AVeMt WlllltH II Chlinee.
CHICAQO , May 9. No\vs was iccclvcd at
the citj hall today that a strong movement
Is forming In the west to Induce Admiral
Dow'cy to make Tila cntrj Into the United
States next mouth throiiRti San Kr.ini.lsco
According to the announced planw of the
Manila hero he will leave the Philippines o.-
his flagship , the Olympic , Immediately upon
thu arrival of Admiral Watson. Admiral
Dewoj * , It has been reported , will take the
Suez canal route and vUll first greet his
countrjmen nt the port of New York. It Is
now proposed by mayors and leading civ It
officials of the west to petition the admiral
to change his plans and make the Golden
Gate the objective point of his vojage to hla
'
native land. Tho'latter proposition was
made by Major Phelan of San Francisco ,
who telegraphed to the city executives of the
leading cities of the western portion of tile
United States asking their co-opcratlon In
the effort to secure for the west the honor ot
first iccelvlng the naval hero.
Major Harrison received the following dis
patch from Mayor Phelan today : "Can jou
advise me by telegram If I can use your
nnmo by cablegram Inviting Admiral Dowcy
to return by San Francisco Instead of by
SuezVo contemplate a grand celebra
tion. "
Major Harrison Immediately wired his as
sent. It Is reported that Major Phelan ha- ,
wired all the majors of the principal qltles
of the west and has received favorable an-
BW era.
Denej Will Attend niicniiiimient.
PHILADELPHIA , May 0. Admiral Dewey
has expressed bis Intention of attending tht >
thirty-third annual encampment ot tht >
Grand Army of the Hepublic In this city next
September If he can possibly get avvny. Ho
will bo the guest of Naval post No , 400 ana
will bo asked to preside over the Naval Vet
erans' convention , which will bo held In In
dependence hall at that time. The follow
ing cablegram has been received from
lo wey on the subject :
"If tdo exigencies of the service permit
you may confidently count on my being with
you In the fall to attend jour convention.
"GEORGC DEWEY. "
A committee of the Grand Army ot the lie-
public and Naval Veterans conferred with
Muyor Ashbrldge today and will go to Wash
ington on Tuesday to arrange with Secretary
Long , If possible , for a big naval demonstra.
tlon during the encampment.
HAVANA MAKES NEW RECORD
AVnnl Liner Coders Dlxtiince from
Culm to New York In Two
Ilujs mill Twenty IIourN.
NU\V YORK , May. 9. The new Ward line
steamer Havana , Captain Stevens , airlvcd
this afternoon at Quarantine from Havana ,
after a record passage of two dajo and
twenty hours , the fastest tlmo over made
between Havana and New York. The Ha
vana bronchi fifty-three cabin passengers
aud 1.G35 soldiers from the Second United
States cavalrj. Second artillery and first ,
Eighth and Tenth Infantry , and men from
various other regiments. Among this num
ber are seventy-seven prisoners under
guard , who will be Imprisoned on Gov
ernor's Island after the steamer reaches its
dock.
Among the cabin passengers are1 Brigadier
General H. C Haibrouck , General M. C.
Butler. General E. P. Pearson , General O.
II. Ernst , Majors G. R. Smith , G , H. Logan ,
J. n Kenner and S. H. Tyler , Captains J.
Bayles , M. J. Lonlhan. W , II. Johnston ,
A. C. Taylor , H. G. Sickol , J. II. Beacom
and C. B. Cailislo. There uro aUo on board
the Havana Gustavo Beck , the well known
Havana cisar manufacturer , en route for
Europe , and E. A. Woolfwho has a gov
ernment contract for cleansing Havana Mr.
Woolf states that the sanitary condition of
Havana Is excellent and the city was never
In such a healthy condition.
The Havana will bo detained at Quaran
tine until the full period of flvo days has
elapsed from the tlmo It left Havana , con
sequently the steamer and all passengers
will bo hold until Thursday evening. Allen
on board the steamer are > w ell. Among the
troops are a few cases of malarial fever
convalescent.
WAR AGAINST FAITH HEALERS
Ilenllli Ollleer mill DUtrlut Attorney
"Will 1'ronecutu Olirlxllnii Science
I'mcllHoiierx.
NEW YORK , May 9 President Murphy ot
the Health board reiterated today the Inten
tion of the department of proceeding against
faith cure healers. Ho said that Dr. Rob
erts would get a warrant on what ho be
lieved was good evidence against Mrs Miller ,
who treated tlio Kronz girl In Brooklyn for
a case of gangrene. President Murphy also
said that the County Medical society has
been communicated with In an endeavor to
procure the aid of the eoclety In one large
crusade against faith euro and similar heal-
ert. ,
It was stated today that the Christian
Science church members of Mount Vernon
propose calling a meeting Immediately to
denounce the action of Coroner Banning and
the Jury In exposing Uiolr sect to public
ridicule.
ft was also announced by District Attorney
George 0 , Andrews that he will begin pro
ceedings Immediately with a view of se
curing the Indictment by thn grand jury ot
Mrs. Clarence I'owlcr and Lester Darquet ,
jr. , the Christian Science followers who were
hold by Coroner Banning taut nlttit at Mount
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
ttUr , Cooicr , NorthweM Winds
Teiuiieriiture lit Omnlin > eMerilu > I
Vcrnon on the charge of negligence In their
treatment of Mrs Charlotte Barquct , whit
died Inst Wcdnesdaj The dUtrlct attorney
has begun collecting additional evidence
with nlow of prosecuting to the full ex
tent of the law
FAILS TO INDICT MOLINEAUX
( rnnil , Iur > \eiiitK Mini of Mr * .
AiliuuV Murder unit lie Knjoj K ,
llrlef I.llierl > .
Niw YORK. May 9 Roland Burnham
MollncaUx , who has spent several wreks In
the TombB prison charged with the murder
of Mrs Kate J. Adams , was discharged this
afternoon , the grand jury having failed to
Indict him , and was Immediately after icar-
iCEtct' cl.aigod wltti assault with Intent to
kill In sending cjanlda of mercurj to Harrj
Cornlsl-
The grand jurj , which had been consider
ing the MolincnuN case for several dajs ,
came Into Ldtirt this afternoon nnd an
nounced to Judgo. Mc.Mahon that the tharge
against Mollnemix had been considered aim
dismissed. Mollncaux was at once brought
Into court When ho arrived befoie the bar
Judge McMahou asked. "Is there nnj fm-
ther charge against the prisoner' "
"Thero Is no existing charge , " said As
sistant District Attorney Blumcnthal. "DIs.
charged , ' said the judge nbiuptlj.
There was not u traceof feeling on Mol-
ncau > . 's pale face. He stood a moment anil
then , Hiking his hat , started to walk out ot
ttto court room Ho was met nt the inlllnp ,
lu front of the bar by his counsel. Barlow S
Weoki ! , who had rushed from his olllco o >
hearing the news. Weeks grasped the hand
01 ! tl'o young man , shook It and said sonu.
encouraging words They walked out ot the
court room. At the door they wcra met b >
Detective Arthur Carey ot police headquar
ters , who pieseuted a warrant , Issued by
Judge Jerome of the special eesslorn court ,
charging Mollneaux with the assault on Cat
tilsh In sending cjantdo of mcicury with In
tent to kill him.
WeoUi. protested without avail. Assistant
District Attorney Osborn was present and
thu party went to the chamber of Judge
Jerome , whcro 'the warrant was rend.
Weekn declared this charge thould not
stand , ns It was based on the evidence wlilch
the grand jurj had Ignored In the murder
case. But the judge refused to consider this
pleu , declaring that the warrant could not
bo dismissed unless Weeks could show that
thn specific charge of assault had been Ig
nored by the grand Jury.
Osboin admitted that If Mollneaux was
held on this charge the case would probably
bo submitted to another gland Jury with h
view of connecting the prisoner with the
Adams poisoning.
The Judge declared that as one grand Jmy
had acted In the matter he could not ap-
prcjvu-iiucb. pi ) Idtu. * -
In tbo midst ot the argument It was de-
cl'Jf'd to continue the case until tomorrow.
Bail was fixed at ? 10,000.
ALL BUT IMMUNES ARE HOME
Only One Volunteer IteKlnient Ilc-
inutiiN lit Culm IteKiilnra
Snillj Depleted.
SAVANNAH , Ga , May 9. Colonel Bell
inger , depot quartpimaster hero , received
the following official advices fiom Havana
But ono regiment of volunteers now remains
In Cuba. That Is one of the Immune com
mands at Santiago. That icglmont will em
bark on the transport Logan for New Yoik
as soon as that vessel can disembark the
second half of the Tenth cavnlrj' , which It
Is to take flora Galvcston to Santiago. Thu
regular commands In Cuba are being sidlj
depleted by discharge of toldlcrs who vol
unteered "tor the war. " The Second ar
tillery Is referred to as ono regiment that
has lost heavily. The Seventh cavalry also
Is hardly more than a skeleton command
One tioop of this regiment has been reduced
to baiely fifty men bj discharges The
movement of troops from Cuba through
Savannah has been practically completed
for this spring and summer.
CRUISER RALEIUH AGROUND
Urnft of Miieteeii Keel I'roen Too
Oretit VenMel IN Flouted ut
! ; | Tide.
CHARLESTON , S C. , May 9. The cruiser
Raleigh , which went on the bar while en-
teilug the port today , was pulled off by
tugs at high tide this evening. Tlio Raleigh
proceeded up the harbor to Its anchorage
It was stated by Its olllcors that a super
ficial examination disclosed no Injuries to
Its hull. Thu Raleigh was coming In with
u coast pilot and the point at which It
grounded is known as "North Breaker , "
just outside of the jotty. It wont In the
shoal broadside and lay easy In perfectly
calm water. The accident necessitated n
postponement of the official reception to
tlio cruiser and this will bo carried out to
morrow morning according to program
WASHINGTON , May 9 The officials were
not disposed to criticise the grounding ol
the RalcUh , the general opinion bolng thit
thnro h an unavoidable rink In taking a
\ iteaof \ such draft as the Raleigh Into a
Jottlod haibor. The Raleigh diow fully
nineteen feet of water , and It IB thought
that whlla It was on Its proper comae , ac
cording to Captain Coghlan's statement ol
the ranges , perhaps tliu error In this case
was In attempting to take It In at that par
ticular otaga of the tide. If tlio ship cornea
off without damage It Is Impnibiblo thai
there will bo any olllclal notice taken ol
the matter. Otherwise , there must bq a
court of Inquiry to fix the responsibility.
Couhlllli 'lleiioilN ( lie Accident.
WASHINGTON , May 9 The following tcl-
ogram was received at the Navy department
this afternoon , dated Chareston , S. C
"Whllo attempting to enter thai channel
between the jetties at C 20 o'clock tliU
morning , on range of Sunitcr light and St
Philip's splro , the Raleigh , going at eight
and a half knots , ran aground on the oill ;
ot north bhoal , abreast of thu outer black
buoy. Every effort to gpt her off failed
Will have to wait high tide tonight at 1
o'clock. Tbe ship Is lying perfectly qulal
with the wind off shore and very little dead
swell. No Injury as tar an can be aster
talned. Have engaged tug and revenue cut
ters to asuist at high tide tonight ,
"COOHLAN. "
llolil l'i ' > \Yntcliimin ,
WILMINGTON. Del. , M y 9 , Six masked
burglars early todaj' . at the point of theli
pistols , overpowered Krall Meyer , the watch ,
man , and Frederick Testing , the englneuj
at the Bavarian brewery , at riftli unt
Dupont streets , and they blew open the eati
In the ofllce , scouring bver $1,400. Of thli
amount moro than ] 500 was in caih.
WILLING TO FIGHT
Officers and Men of the Third
Tender Their Services ,
DESIROUS OF SERVING IN PHILIPPINES
Major Scharman Offers the Regiment or a
Single Battalion ,
TtNDER PLEASES PRESIDENT VERY MUCH
_ %
Mr , McKiuley Appreciates Spirit of Loyalty
Shown by the Men ,
WAY NOT CliAR TO ACCEPT THE OFFER
Thlr.l .NehiiiMKn AVI II MtiMereil Out
ill AiiKiiNtu 'Ininniiou , Aee
tn PreMcut I inlerNliitiilliiK at
Will * Department.
WASHINGTON , May 0. ( Special Telegram
f
gram ) Senator Tnurslon ptosciited to
PtesldiMit McKlnloy en behalf of .Major 0 ,
1' . Schnimiiu of the Third NebuiHka tender
of the oIllciTH and regiment 01 a battalion
ot the same for service In the Philippines.
The tender pleased the president voiy
much ai.d he so expressed himself to the
senator , but elated ho could not etc his way
cle.ii to accept the panic , although appreciat
ing the spltlt ami lojaltj which prompter
the olfei of either n leglment ot bat
talion , .13 might be required. The president
said he would person illy answer Major
Scharmiii and that while ho lould not sou
Ills waj clcai to accept the tender , ho would
hold In memorj the spirit that prompted
the ofler.
The Third Nebuska , It In undcrotood nt
the War depattmunt , will bo mustered out
on Thursday nt Its present c.imp nt Au
gusta , Ga.
Senator TJiurston and representatives of
tl.o Greater America Exposition ihd an lu-
teivlew with Secretaiy of the Interior Hitch
cock this moinlng In relation to granting
permission to Indiana to participate In thu
exposition. The secretary stated ho would
lake the matter under consideration and
would see the delegation tomorrow.
Commissioner Hermann of the general
laud olllco has promised to grant thu oxtrn
cleik at the Sidney land olllco
rsoou CHOP itni'oiiT I-HOM iimoi > n.
\\liiter Urntn C'oiullt IOIIN Arc Fnvor-
uhe In SpinHi Cold AVeuther.
WASHINGTON , May 9 The foreign crop
statistics which supplement the recent win
ter grain report of the Department of Afirl-
cultuic show that the winter grain condi
tions almost everjwhere In Europe arc fa-
voiable. Russian leporte complain ot de
ficient grain , but thn general condition Is
represented as mtlsfaetoiy Little , If any ,
harm seems to have been done by the ue-
veio cold weather In March in the western
countries and reports of spring cultivation
and seeding are favorable. Considerable less
than n normal crop , approximately threo-
fourths , If ludlcfllnd fnr India as a whole ,
Bengal alone reporting unequivocally good
out-turns. Roumanla reports 1808 ctup
wheat G8.1'iG.JHM ' bushels ; rje , 7G2SC8S bush
els , mnlre , 88,000,000 bushels. This Is 11
largo gain over 1817. In Austria the 1898
wheat crop Is repotted as 4(1,400,000 ( bushels
Italy'a wheat crop for 1S9S Is otllclally put nt
1,13,371,000 bushels.
In Argentina the arra under wheat for
1834-09 , from which the crop was recently
gathered , hiiH been officially estimated at
G,150,319 acres , and the aggregate product U
unofllclnlly estimated at 70,000,000 bushels.
The United States minister at Buenos Ayrea
reports that the' quality of the wheat ciop
Is falrlj good and the yield extraoidlnai y
The maUo crop , now gathering , Is , like
wheat , a good one. In the United Kingdom
the Increase In the wheat crop over that
for 1897 was 18,088,321 hushelH , a percentage
of Increase nearly three times as great on
production as in area
i.n IIOIM : rou
Ainerleiiii-Clliiliilliili CoiiiinlNXloii AVIII
, " < ( > ( HCUOIM eiie In AiiKiixt.
WASHINGTON , May 0. All hope of re
convening the Joint American-Canadian com
mission In August has been abandoned. The
conference adjourned after having made
good headway , as It wan thought1 at the
tlmo , towards the drafting nf uu agiccment ,
owing to an unexpected and insurmountable
obstacle in the shape ot the lumbar and
boundary questions The Joint conference
adjourned to meet In August with the un
derstanding that meantime tlio government *
ot the two countries would te t public senti
ment. It was also hoped that some of thn
dllllcultles that had presented themselves in
the way of a conclusion of the woik of the
conference might , In the Interim bo removed
by diplomatic negotiations. It IIHH now linen
demonstrated , however , that the teniper of
nclllici side has yielded sulllclcntly to war
rant the expectation of any nuccossful re
sult attending the icconvcntlon of the com
mission. It Is said thut our officials uro
thoioughly discouraged at the time consum
ing manner In which various propositions
that have been put forward uro bandies
back and forth between London and Ottawa.
PreNlileiit Coiiiiniiteit Sentence * .
WASHINGTON , May 9 * The prosldont
has commuted to three > eorn the life sou-
tenco of Clyde Ilennlnitton , convicted In
California In ISfiS of robbing the United
States malls. This commutation Is granted
In consideration of the valuable aid rendered
the government by the prisoner In the
prosecution of hla colleagues
In the case of Ellsworth P. DoFrance ,
convicted In Nebraska in 1893 of highway
robbery of u mall nicasancer and nrntonced
for life , the president lias commuted tbe
sentence to fifteen years
Ilrlllxli Snlliirn Amh. IletlreiiN.
WASHINGTON , May 0 The owners of
the Brltfah ship Howard Troop , through
their representative , Mr Dennett of New
York , made an appeal today to the British
embassy to take action In the cafe of the
captain und a number of sailors of this ship ,
who are alleged to have been improperly
treated at Autorla , Ore. Before taking any
action Mr Tower , British charge d'affaires ,
called on the British consul at Portland ,
Ore. , for a report on the subject This will
determine what action , If any , tbo Urltlub
authorities will take
HlllOOII KlKllI UlHllMl.
nURWELU Ndb , Maj 9 ( Special. ) A
long fight along saloon and no saloon lines
was terminated here Saturday when the vll-
lago board granted licences to two aulooni ,
ono to be run by Michael Keonun and ono
by Joseph Masln The saloons will open
Wednesday , which will b the ilrnt In the
city lor four years.
Major I.OKUIINxlKiifil In Duty ,
WASHINGTON. May 9 Maor John A.
Logan niuUtant adjutant general United
States volunteers , now In this city on leave
i of absence , baa been olderd to Allan ! i ,
Ga , for duty as adjutant yeucral ol tha
D jurtment of tbe Quit.
