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GHEERSJOR TAFT MANILA GIVES CIVIL GOVERNOR A ROUSING WELCOME ONE GLORIOUS GALA DAY Chaffoe Returns but Is Undecided Not Yet Determined What to Do i with Moros Taft Reports on Nego tiations at Rome MANILA Aug 23 Civil Governor Taft reached here at daylight on board the gunboat General Alvala from the Straits settlement He was welcomed with an enthusiastic popular demon stration The day has been made a holiday Eight arches were erected Twenty thousand nativo from adjoining prov inces participated In the demonstra tions in honor of the governors ar rival There was a parde of vessels in the bay and thirty decorated craft carrying members of the civil commis aion military officers and- the recep tion committee met the gunboat down the beach and escorted it to the en trance of the Pasig river The gov ernor was escorted by a large proces sion to the palace in the walled city iWhetea public reception was held Responding to an address of wel come Governor Taft outlined the ne gotiations at Rome and said that all church questions were progressing to ward a satisfactory settlement The governor said the action taken by con gress concerning the Philippine islands showed that the American people hon estly desired to help the Filipinos The Americans were determined the islands should not be exploited by Americans at the expense of the Fil ipinos Governor Taft predicted that eventually the archipelago will have practically free trade and he congrat ulated the Filipino people on the res toration of peace He advised the Fil ipinos to till their soil rather than waste time in senseless political agi tation He asked for their confidence and support Governor Taft was giv en an ovation on the streets during his progress to the palace and he re ceived another ovation at his recep tion General Chaffee returned to Manila today from his tour of the southern islands He has not taken definite action against the Mindanao Moros He regards the situation there as un certain but not critical General Chaffe still hopes that moral suasion may prevent a conflict and has di rected Captain John J Pershing of the Fifteenth infantry commander of the American column at Lake Lanao to open communication with the sul tan of Bacolod and ascertain the rea son for the repeated attacks by Moros on American soldiers when the latter were not offensive He will await a reply from the sultan before taking further steps At one place General Chaffee conferred with a number of Moro chiefs including some from the Lake Lanao district The conference was quite friendly and the leading chief agreed to visit Captain Pershing ARMY AND NAVY TO CLASH Flay at War is to Be Continued by Uncle Sam WASHINGTON D C Aug 23 The general plan of the joint army and navy maneuvers which are to begin August 29 as agreed to by Major Mac Arthur and Rear Adimral Higginson the respective commanders of the land and sea forces at their recent Newport conference have reached Washington and the instructions which will be is sued by the two branches of the ser vice to the opponents in the war game iwill be prepared here These instructions will be of the same character as those which were issued to the commanders of the vhite and blue squadrons which now are viting with each other off the New England coast Later on when the joint maneuvers begin the character of the problem as worked out by the war board together with the instruc tions and the rules governing the con test will be made public Charged with Murder GUTHRIE O T Aug 23 Wil liam Smiley formerly a deputy sher iff at St Joseph Mo and his wife have been arrested in the Wichita mountains and are now being taken overland to Lawton They are charg ed together with Charles Dixon with the murder of Edward Winn and the shooting of Alexander Winn on Au gust 14 near Wildman O T in a dispute over a mineral claim in the mountains Thomas Lipton in Accident LONDON Aug 23 Sir Thomas Lipton was in an automobile accident while coming to town today from his country house His twelve horse pow er car which he was driving himself skidded on the street car rails at Woodgren and crashed violently into the iron railing bordering the road The car was wrecked and the railing was smashed for a considerable dis tance but Sir Thomas escaped with a shock and a few bruises jSsiig ESTATE OF MRS CHARLES FAIR Valued at 300000 and to Be Divided Among Relatives SAN FRANCISCO Aug 22 The Call this morning says the will of Mrs Charles Fair which is now In the hands of Attorneys Knight and Heg gerty disposes of an estate consisting of cash real property and railroads and government bonds approximately valued at 300000 To her mother Mrs Hannah A Nel son of Newmarket N J Mrs Fair left the sum of 2500 to be paid annu ally during hor life Mrs Nelson is in the neighborhood of 70 years of age William B Smith a full brother of Mrs Fair who also lives at New market N J is remembered in the sum of 10000 Charles Smith of Boulder Colo another full brother of Mrs Fair is also given 10000 Frank Smith another brother whoso present address is unknown is be queathed 10000 Abraham Nelson a half brother who lives with his moth er at Newmarket N J is bequeathed 10000 Mrs Elizabeth Bunnell of Union county New Jersey a sister of Mrs Fair is to receive 10000 To another sister Mrs Joshua Leonard of Caldwell Mrs Fair left 10000 She also provided for the children of Mrs Sarah Lefller a dead sister The children live in Orange county New Jersey The remainder of the estate Mrs Fair left to her husband SCHWAB SAILS FOR EUROPE Says He is Not in Bad Health and is Taking Vacation NEW YORK Aug 22 President Schwab of the United States Steel corporation sailed for Europe today on the steamship La Lorraine He appeared to be in good health except for the fact that he leaned heavily on a cane which he held in his right hand My arrangements for my trip abroad he said to a reporter were made so hurriedly that until I arrive I dont know where I shall go or what I shall do You can say however that I have not resigned ana also that I am not in bad health The reason for my hurried departure is not be cause of ill health but because I want and need a vacation like everyone else I must go away now if I want to go at all because if I should wait much longer winter would be here and it would be too late Business will not enter into my trip abroad at all RETIRED ARMY OFFICER SHOT Major George A Ames Wounded by Former Tenant at Home WASHINGTON Aug 22 Major George A Ames a retired army officer was shot but not seriously injured at his home a few miles outside of this city today by J Doland Johnson According to Major Ames account Johnson was formerly one of his ten ants with whom he had some diffi culty and who threatened to shoot him Major Ames says he was sitting on the porch of his house when Johnson approached and fired two shots the first taking effect in the right breast The second shot went wild Chicago Fears Coal Famine CHICAGO Aug 22 An immediate hard coal famine threatens Chicago In the entire city there was not more than 50000 tons on hand and as one half of that has already been contract ed for or bought outright the public has only 25 000 tons of the hard fuel available for purchase Usually at this time of year there are 30000 tons of hard coal within the corporate lim its Heretofore unlimited quantities could be purchased at 725 a ton but today the majority of the dealers were asking 850 a ton and some of them wanted 9 Rumors of the End CHEYENNE Wyo Aug 22 There is a growing belief among local strik ers and their friends that the Union Pacific strike will be settled inside of two weeks The men say that Presi dent Burt of the Union Pacific will ask for a conference with strike leaders in a few days They get their infor mation they say from a state official who received a letter from Mr Burt in which he intimated that he would meet with the strikers as soon as he completed plans now being formed Off for the Battle NEW YOilK Aug 22 Young Cor bett who will fight Terry McGovern before the Southern Athletic club at Louisville September 22 left for Cin cinnati tonight Marshal of the Parade WASHINGTON Aug 22 General Ell Torrance commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic has selected Colonel A Noel Blakeman jus chief of staff as chief marshal of the parade of veterans to be held on October 8 during the national en campment General Torrances selec tion is in accordance wit the estab lished precedent that the phipf of stuff Rhnll rnmmnnd I the encampment parade Uifii J P MORGAN IS HOME AGAIN Financier Returns to New York but Has Nothing to Make Public NEW TORK Aug 21 Prominent among the long list of passengers who arrived today on the steamship Oce anic from Liverpool were J Pierpont Morgan Bishop Henry C Potter of New York Clement A Griscom of Philadelphia president of the Interna tional Nevigation company P A B Widener of Philadelphia and Mrs Patrick Campbell the English actress Mr Morgan declined to be interview ed saying he had nothing to give out for publication Bishop Potter said he had a de lightful trip abroad but was glad to get home I am surprised and sadly disap pointed to find the coal strike still unsettled he continued It is cer tainly too bad that it has not been set tled long since I supposed it was all over and the news of its continuation which greets me here is the one dark spot on a most joyous home coming The anthracite coal operators have all along maintained a false position They take the stand that they will not deal with the organizations but insist on dealing with the men as individ uals Now this is all wrong Any body of men whose interests are com mon have the right to organize into an association for mutual protection and are entitled to recognition as an organization in matters which affect their individual and combined inter ests Peaceful at Tamaqua WILKESBARRE Pa Aug 21 Tho Warnke washery at Duryea resumed operations today under a strong guard The works are surrounded by deputy sheriffs and coal and iron po lice The strikers have not gathered in any large numbers as yet Town Totally Destroyed GUAYAQUILLA Ecuador Aug 21 The town of Babahoyo capital of the province of Los Rios was totally destroyed yesterday A fire steamer left here last night with firemen and engines to assist in fighting the flames but the vessel arrived too late Babahoyo or Bodegas is seven ty miles from Guayaquila Ecuador on the Guayas river on which Guay quila is also situated It has a popu lation of about one thousand iirtiinw LOOKS FOR BATES MANILA HEAR8 THAT HE WILL SUCCEED CHAFFEE i HIS KNOWLEDGE OF MOROS He Knows Them Well and if Present Campaign Drags Too Much He May Be Again Called Upon to Negotiate with Dusky Sultans WASHINGTON Aug 21 Accord ing to Manila papers received at the war department today there was a re port current that General George W Davis would succeed General Chaffee in command of the division that General Davis would not serve very long but after a few months would return to the United States and be succeeded by General Bates who is now in command of the Department of the Missouri It is stated that Bates excellent knowledge of the Moros and his acquaintance with many of the leading sultans and dat tos would be of great value if the campaign against the Moro3 should continue any length of time The same paper gives an account of the ravages of smallpox at Apari in northern Luzon and reports that out of 1700 cases eleven deaths have occurred The ravages did not ex tend to the troops stationed in that vicinity Between June 25 and July 10 seventy two deaths occurred among the enlisted men of the division of the Philippines Of the total num ber of deaths thirty five were due to Asiatic cholera The war department today received the information from General Chaffee at Manila together with a list of those soldiers who had died In addition to the thirty five who died of cholera seventeen died of dysentery six of malarial fever and the remainder of various other diseases Of those who died of chol era nine were Philippine scouts and natives The war department is advised of the sailing of the transport Kilpat rick from Manila P I August 17 for San Francisco with 518 casuals MANILA Aug 21 General Chaf fee reached the island of Cebu yes terday on the transport Ingalls and received from Washington instruc tions regarding the course to be pur sued lin Mindanao island Subse quently he left Cebu for Manila It is not known here whether he has taken action in the matter of the Mindanao Moros No word was re ceived today from Lake Lanao where Captain John J Pershing of the Fif teenth cavalry is in command of a column of American troops WEST 18 WELL REPRESENTED Meeting of Transmlssisslppi Congrest in St Paul Called to Order ST PAUL Minn Aug 20 At 10 oclock yesterday morning the Trans mississippi Commercial congress was called to order by President John Henry Smith of Salt Lake City Dele gates arrived yesterday and early to day representatives of the entire west were present at the opening in the city The jurisdiction of the Transmls sisslppi congress Inludes the states of Arkansas California Colorado Idaho Iowa Kansas Nebraska Nevada Louisiana Minnesota Missouri North Dakota Oregon South Dakota Utah Washington Wyoming Arizona In dian Territory New Mexico Okla homa Alaska Hawaiian islands and the Philippines In outlining the work of the congress for the present season the president said The object of the TransmississippI congress is to crystalize the opinions of the western country in regard to the matters of national legislation and to bring them before congress in such a manner as to effect the greatest good So far as I know there is no par ticular topic for discussion other than what may be brought up in individual delegations An eoffrt will be made at this ses sion to bring about a consideration of the differences of the west There is now a mining congress a good roads congress an irrigation congress a live stock congress an irrigation congress all operating in harmony but separ ately The idea that better results could be obtained from a tion of these is becoming more and more widespread and it will require careful consideration at the present session The congress was opened with an In vocation by Archbishop Ireland after which addresses of welcome were de livered by Governor Van Sant D W Lawler on behalf of Mayor Smith E C Stringer for the Commercial club and Rufus A Hoyt Minneapolis vice president of the congress Mr Smith of Salt Lake City then responded on behalf of the delegates and the morn ing session closed with music STAY FOR BANKER ANDREWS Will Not Go to Penitentiary Until Case Has Been Heard LANSING Mich Aug 20 The su preme court granted a writ of error in the case of the people against Frank C Andrews and ordered that Andrews be remanded to the custody of the sheriff of Wayne county until dis charged by due process of law The effect of this action is to pre vent Andrews immediate removal to Jackson prison and will keep him in the county jail while his attorneys are arguing the motion which will be made in the circuit court here for bail for Andrews pending the settlement of the bill of exceptions that will be filed in the supreme court Only Strangers at Death Bed KEARNEY Neb Aug 20 Miss Fonda Lang of Callaway died at the city hospital in Kearney Sunday of typhoid fever resulting from a compli cation of ailments Responsible for her troubles which it is alleged she came to Kearney to hide is a young man in the vicinity of Callaway who disappeared at about the time the girls troubles culminated in this city The young ladys parents live on a farm near Callaway and are said to be in good circumstances but it is charged they have abandoned her en tirely and during the weeks she was in the hospital here they would have nothing to do with her would not come to see her or contribute any thing to her comfort or maintenance FUEL FAMINE THREATENED Fifty Thousand Men May Be Thrown Out of Employment PITTSBURG Pa Aug 20 The Post today will publish a story to the effect that a fuel famine is threatened for the mills in this district and 50 000 men may be thrown into enforced idleness through the lack of coal and coke The trouble comes from a scarc ity of engines to move the loaded cars It is reported that on the sidings of the Baltimore Ohio railroad leading into Pittsburg from the coal and coke regions there are nearly 5000 loaded cars Many of these are said to have been ready for shipment for a week or more Arrange Army Maneuvers WASHINGTON Aug 20 The war department has in course of prepara tion an order for the army maneuvers to take place at Fort Riley Kan in September The maneuvers will be timed to suit the president who will review the troops that participate in thorn Several thousand regular and volunteer soldiers will appear in tha maneuvers including two regiments of United States infantrv one regi ment of United States cavalry Defiance Starch is put up ic ounces In a package 10 cents One third more starch for same money The surest sign of weakness in ar gument Is to grow wratnful and aolsy DKFIANCK STAKCH should bo In ovorv household none bo good besides 4 oz moro for 10 cents than any other brand of cold water starch The poor girl thinks Its positively wicked for a man to marry for money Dont you know that Defiance Starch besides being absolutely su perior to any other is put up 16 ounces in package and sells at same price as 12 ounco packages of other kinds A homely girl always believes a man who says thut pretty girls make poor wives PIsoa Cure cannot oe too highly spoken of u a cough cure J W OBrien 322 Third Ave N Minneapolis Minn Jan G 1000 Would Protect the Whisky General De Wet is possessed of hu mor One of the leading officials in a refugee camp is a Scotsman who dur ing dinner took occasion in offering the general a dink to say ho must have got a fair amount of whisky among his captured convoys De Wet was much amused at this and said that before attacking a convoy he made inquiries if they were guarded by Scotsmen If this were so he further inquired if it contained any whisky If the second condition accompanied the first he always gave the colony a wide berth because he knew the beg gars would fight to the last man One of the Oldest Families One of the oldest families in Eng land Is the Wake family of Courteen hall Northamptonshire which for nine centuries has had as its head a Here ward Wake in clear descent from father to son Every male child re ceives as one of his names the famous cognomen Hereward the family trac ing its ancestry back to Hereward the Wake whom Charles Kingsley named the last oi the Saxons The head of the family today is Sir Hereward Wake whose eldest son won the D S O on Lord Roberts taff in South Africa 1 What an Almanac Did 1 Matthews Ark Aug 25th Mrs Lee S Sanders of this place tells how an almanac saved her life I have been troubled a great deal with my kidneys all my life and was constantly growing worse I chanced to get a copy of Dodds Almanac for 1902 and in it read some stories of how Dodds Kidney Pills had cured many very bad cases of Kidney Trouble j My husband bought a box and I began to use them and in a short time we were surprised and delighted at the wonderful improvement In my case I am now as well as anybody and J can eot say too much for Dodds Kidney Pills It was a lucky day for J me when I picked up that almanac I believe Dodds Kidney Pills will Icure anyone who suffers with Kidney Trouble When a man proposes he doesnt seem to realize that it may result in his losing control of himself S TATE OP OniO CITV OF TOLEDO f c Lucas Counts- j b Frante J Cheney makes oath that he Is tho senior partner of the firm ofF JCheney Co doinp business in the City of Toledo County and State aforesaid and that said lirm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot bo cured by the use of Halls Catarrh Cure FRANK J CHENEY Sworn 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students over seventeen preparing for Collegiate Courses A limited number or Candidates lor tho Eccle siastical state will be received at special rates bt Edward s Hall for boys under 13 years la U2oCohvCOmpJeteness of lts Piuipment cJh Yr Yl open September 9 1902 - mw lite nuurcss REV A MORRISSEY C S C President ST MARYS ACADEMY NOTRE DAME INDIANA One mile west of tho University of ITotro Damo iUhECl8hand Clawlcal Relocation Including Greek Latin French and German On completing the full course or studies students rellvethc oswlar Collejriate Oejrroos The Conservatory of jinlc is conducted on St ClahSical Conservatories or Euro e J4riopartm4nt Is modelled arter the best Art Schools of Europe Preparatory and Minim Departments Pu pils are here carefully prepared ror the Aca demic and Advanced Courses Gymnasium ua der direction of Graduate or Boston Normal School or Gymnastics Bookkeeping Phonog raphy and Typewriting extra Every variety or Fancy Needlework taught For catalogue DIRECTRESS 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