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Advantage Won by Be
Followed
TOWNS CAPTURED MUST BE ABANDON
Filipinos Lie In Wait to Reoccupy the
Vacated Villages.
OTHER PARTIES HARASS SMALL GARRISONS
Watch for Ohances to Attack Scouts or
Detached Companies.
PILAR SETS A TRAP FOR THIRD REGIMENT
Itclicln In Ainliuuli Open I'lrc anil
Clio One of tlic IlnrilvHt 1'lwrlitn
In CiiinpalKii Sinnll 1'rovlnlou ,
for .Name Wounded.
MANILA , May 20. 7:40 : p. m. The events
of the last week have emphasized the need
of a much larger nrmy here , without which ,
according to the best authorities In Manila ,
it would be attempting the Impossible to
expect to establish American supremacy In
the Philippine Islands. The Inadequacy of
the American forces Is said to bo respon
sible for the large total loss In the number
of small encounters , without material re
sults as n compensation. Most of the fight
ing has been In territory which the Ameri
cans had swept , but had been compelled to
abandon because they could not spare troops
to hold It.
The forces commanded by Generals Mac-
Arthur and Lawton held two Important lines
of communication and commerce , the rail
road to San Fernando and the Rio Grande
river. But much of the country they huvo
swept , Including scores of the smaller towns
and some of the larger ones , have bcon left
uncovered , simply for want of men to hold
them , nnd the Insurgents hnvo returned nnd
arc occupying the towns the Americans
abandoned and are camping in the jungles
and woods outside others , on the watch for
chances to harass the garrisons and attack
scouting parties or detached companies with
greater forces. This Is the kind of warfare
they prefer to regular battles.
It appears that the Filipinos who attacked
the Third regiment between San Miguel nnd
Bill lung were part of Plo del Pllnr's army.
They came from the south across the moun
tains , presumably to meet a wagon train
which General Lawton expected along the
road. They also plnnned to capture several
largo detachments and were placed In am
bush nt different points. They fired from the
Jungle at a distance of 200 yards and gave
the Americans one of the hardest fights ex
perienced In the campaign. The Filipinos
lost more heavily than the Americans In all
of the recent encounters. The Insurgent
generals take the loss of arms more to heart
than they do the loss of men.
Foreigners who hnvo arrived here from the
insurgents' country , under the recent order
of expulsion , say the cemeteries in all the
towns arc filled with fresh graves. A ma
jority of the Filipinos' wounded dlo because
the Insurgent hospitals arc Inadequate , med
icines are scarce nnd they have few surgeons
except Spanish captives who' have been Im
pressed.
COMMISSARY SHKVICIS IS PKIIFHCT.
Inupcclor Oriicrnl nt Malolan
INNIIC Could Not lie Improved Upon.
WASHINGTON , May 26. The following
dispatch was received by Lieutenant Colonel
Bralnord of the Commissary department nt
Mnnlln , In reply to a message sent by him
to Inspector General Mallory at Malolo1) ,
asking for any suggestions as to the Im
provement of the service. He has forwarded
the following to the War department for Information
formation-
"Replying to your dispatch of yesterday.
Subsistence department Is rendering Ideal
service. If jou continue to keep hero besldo
division commissary , two commissaries , ono
nvnllnblo to make Issues nnd the other to
ir.nko pates , and contlnuo to furnish ground
coffee when required , methods nnd condi
tions could not bo Improved , I state this ns
the result of Inspection. "
CllM.Hilp at Tort Said.
PORT SAID , May 26. The United States
cable ship Hooker , from Now York , May 1 ,
for Manila , has arrived here. The Hooker
has on board some passengers and 250 miles
of cable , to connect the Important Islands of
the Philippine group. It was to have taken
on some electric equipment nt Gibraltar , at
which place it stopped May 15 and left
May 18.
I'reiiiirlni ; Camp for Volunteom ,
SAN FRANCISCO , May 26. Pursuant to
instructions from the War department , Gen
eral Shatter IB taking steps to prepare a
model camp nt the Presidio for the accom
modation of 4,000 men. It will bo occupied
l > y volunteers returning from the Philip
pines until they can bo mustered out. A
board of officers will select a slto nnd attend
to the details of establishing n new camp.
Clearance * Under Cnlinn
HAVANA , May 26. The collector of cus
toms here , Major T. H. Bliss , has ordered
the Islnnd collectors to Issue clearances to
vessels carrying the coasting flag , going to
the United States or foreign ports , but ho
stipulate * that the government cannot guar
antee to protect such vessels either In the
United Statea or elsewhere.
I'roinollnn for DlHtliiKtilNlieil Hertlee ,
ST PAUL , May 26. Captain Mnsterman ,
for able conduct of two battalions during the
most severe service the Thirteenth Mlnno-
Eita regiment has seen , 1ms been commis
sioned a major by Governor LI nil. If the
appointment Is ratified by the War depart
ment the Junior officers of Company K will
be likewise promoted.
Kan UK Troopx ait Option ,
TOPEKA , May 20. Governor Stanley re
ceived a telegram today from Secretary o !
War Alger saying that the Twentieth Kan-
eas will be permitted to decide where It
wants to bo mustered out It tbo state will
provide a suitable place. Governor Stanley
at once telegraphed that the state will pro-
vldo a suitable place.
XIIIHof the I'rlnoiierw llnte Died ,
MOSCOW , Idaho , May 20. Governor
Steunenberg was seen by a reporter on the
southbound train on his way to Boise , and
In answer to the charges made by the Silver
Bow leaders and labor assembly of Butte ,
Mont. , to the effect that four of the Ward-
ner minors had died since their imprison
ment , be cald that there Is no truth In it ;
that not a slngfe prisoner had died , and
only ono had been eerlously 111 , and the
pbjslclan In charge elated ho was much
Improved , having been sick of typhoid fever
MnvriurntN of Oroaii Vexrlii , Slay ill ) .
At Now York Arrived Lucanla , from
\ Liverpool and Queenntown ; Fuenst Bismarck ,
from Hamburg , etc.
At Brisbane Arrived Wnrrlmoo , from
Sydney , N. S W. , etc. , for Vancouver.
At Liverpool Arrived Canada , from Bos-
tou ; Delgealatid , from Philadelphia ,
At Queenstovvn- Arrived Campania , from
t 'ow York tor Liverpool , end proceeded.
MODIFIES THE 'CIVIL SERVICE
PrcMdent MeKltilej rlnitll ) A"iro > e
o ( the ChaiiKcn l He Made
In the lliilcn.
WASHINGTON' , May 26 The cabinet
ting today was devoted to the consldern-
minor matters. The llnal changes
'c ' civil service order were approved
! he order will bo ready lor the presi
dents signature ns soon ns the changes nro
Incorporated Into the final draft of the
document. All the members of the cabinet
expressed theinschcs as satisfied with It.
It Is said the order will exempt about 4,000
of the 05,000 positions lu the classlflcd serv
ice.
ice.Tho
The question of Cuban shipping was again
brought up by Secretary Gage , who furnished
some data showing that the amount of shipping -
ping tied up because It has no Hag to nail
under has been greatly exaggerated. It was
reported that the shipping was valued at
16,000,000 , but It turns out that there arc
only six or seven vessels. These vessels
could ball under the American flag It they
were owned by American citizens. The
question , with the data furnished by the
Treasury department , was turned over to the
attorney general and Secretary Hay for ex
amination and report.
Postmaster General Smith brought up the
franking privilege In Cuba and Porto lllco.
Under the old Spanish law many municipal1
nnd local officials were entitled to the frankIng -
Ing privilege and have been allowed to ex
ercise It slnco wo assumed control. The
postmaster general read a letter from Major
Rathbonc , who Is at the head of the postal
affairs of Cuba , saving that the number of '
persons exercising this privilege Is excessive
and the question arose as to whether It
would not be wise to cut the privilege off
altogether. It Is largely a question of
policy and Postmaster General Smith will
ascertain exactly to what extent the privi
lege Is exercised and report to the cabinet
before final action Is determined upon.
The postmaster general has decided to
send a special agent to Lake City. S. C. ,
for the purpose of examining the situation
there , with n view to determining whether
or not a postolflco shall bo re-established
there.
CUI1AX SUM'S UMinil CII1AX PI.AGS.l
Order CSraittliiK Shipping Hlnrhtn to
lie Hilled l-lilin.
WASHINGTON , May 26. The War de
partment's order yesterday giving clearance
to Cuban ships under Cuban flags has raised
the question as to the right of the United
States to take this step , and will ultimately
have to be decided by the attorney general.
The order , as Issued 'by ' the War department ,
simply authorizes Its officers In Cuba to
clear the \essels In question , but at present
they will have to sail at their own risk , so
far as any fines or penalties are concerned ,
to which they may be subjected in foreign
ports. The matter has been referred to the
Treasury department ns to whether or not
the War department has the right to nu-
thorlzo Cuban vessels to fly the Cuban flag
under the American ensign. There Is no
question that the Treasury department will
decide that there Is no existing law which
would Justify this step. The matter then
will be referred to the attorney general for
nn opinion , whether under a broad construc
tion of tbo law of military occupation this
country can authorize the use of this com
bination of flags and enforce Its respect In
the ports of foreign countries.
This -nlst > may bring out the qusstlon of
how far this course would commit the United
States to the recognition of the Independent
rights of Cuba , a step that this government
so far IIES studiously avoided. The matter
Is one of vital Importance to the material
interests of Cuba Just now , and the depart
ment feels Justified In taking an unpiece-
dented course to furnish the island relief
in the emergency.
SsPAIX > OT I.N SUCH A HAD PMOIIT.
Interim ! Trnilc mill DoincHtlo I ml us-
tr > lit Good Condition.
WASHINGTON , May 2C. Native In
dustries In Spain did not suffer during the i
war of 1S98 as greatly as was feared. This
Is the statement of the British commercial
attache at Madrid , H. Harrison , whoso re
port to the British government on the
trade of Spain for the year 1898 has Just
reached the Treasury Bureau of Statistics.
Mr. Harrison's statement begins by saying :
"In spite of the wars and consequent gen
eral excitement and heavy taxation native
Industries In Spain have not suffered as
greatly as It was feared they Tvould. The
loss of the colonial markets , on which the
export trade of Spain greatly depended , has
made It necessary for the government to
take serious steps for finding now markets
for Spanish products and for stimulating
and enlarging these already known. With
this Intention several Important measures I j
have been Instituted.
"Commercial attaches have been appointed
for Mexico , Brazil , Uruguay , Argentine Re
public nnd Chill and nil possible steps nro
being taken to Increase Spanish Interest In '
these countries. "
WIM. KOM.OW THH SHA.
UeernltlnK OHIcor AVIII Tour the
AVi-Hl III Interest of Hartford.
WASHINGTON , May 2i ( , Under the di
rection of Captain Haw ley , who Is to com
mand the Hartford , Lieutenant J H. Hlnes
will leave Washington on 'May 31 to recruit
In the west 300 landsmen required to man
this ship. Lieutenant Hlncs will go first to
Cleveland , thence to Chicago and St. Paul
In order. As the men nro recruited they will 1 _
be forwarded In batches of fifty to San Fran
cisco In charge of a boatswain. A surgeon
will accompany Lieutenant nines to examine
tbo men physically.
Lieutenant B W. Welles , In charge of the
recruiting rendezvous at Chicago , will also
begin recruiting for the > Hartford In Chicago
and after that will go to Cincinnati for the
same purpose. In addition to enlisting
landsmen the navy Is recruiting musicians ,
and It Is said at the department that the
entire regimental band of the First Ken
tucky volunteers has volunteered If the men
can too taken en masse.
Treaty tilth Cnliinii and HarhndoeN.
WASHINGTON , May 26. Sir Cavendish
Boyle , government secretary for British
Guiana , will arrive In Washington next week
to assist Reginald Tower , charge d'affaires
of the British embassy. In negotiating n
reciprocity treaty with Commissioner Kas-
3011 , covering British Guiana Ho comes di
rect from London , where he has been con
ferring with officials of the colonial office
regarding the affairs of the colony. He also
has the advantage of years of experience In
Guiana and n thorough knowledge of its
statistics and trade' requirements. Mr.
Tower at the same time will carry on ne-
gotlatlons for a reciprocity treaty covering
the Barbadoes ,
IleurultH frail June T.
WASHINGTON , May 26. The secretary
of war has ordered 2,000 recruits , now at
San Kranclsco , for regular regiments In the '
Philippines , to sail on the transport SherlJan
for Manila. This ship will be utilized to
bring homo volunteers now In the Philip
pines ,
Western Pontmuilern Appointed ,
WASHINGTON , May 26. The president
today appointed the following postmasters
Colorado Denver , John C. Twombley. In
dian Torrltorj Hartahorne , Frank D , Un-
gles ; Tahlequah , Joseph L. Worthlngton ,
Oklahoma Woodward , Edward B. Roll ,
South Dakota Ccatervllle , Victor 0.
PROGRESS AT THE HAGUE
Conference on Working Basis and Delegates
Fursns Specified Duties.
ARBITRATION CONSIDERED IN COMMITTEE
( rent Importance In Attached ( n KM
Acoentnncp li > - lip Conference
To < lii > AnirrlctuiH Ilntc
Made .No Itciiort.
THE HAGUn , May 2C. H can now be
stated with some degree of confidence that
the delegates to the peace conference are
gradually arriving at the belief that Its outcome -
| come will be very much what Andrew D.
White , American ambassador at Darlln and
head of the American delegation here , fore
casted to the correspondent of the Associated
Press In the Interview cabled to the United
States last Monday.
So far as armaments ore concerned , the ut
most that Is expected to be accomplished
Is some slight recommendations to the gov
ernments participating. The various commit
tees have now settled to work and the dele
gates have begun a formal exchange of
1 views. It was decided today to appoint
committees to receive all suggestions , pro
posals nnd petitions emanating from out
siders , but so far as Is yet nsccrtninablo ,
.these will bo pigeonholed without considera
tion unless they come within the purview
of the questions enumerated In the circular
of Count Muravleff , the Huselan minister of
foreign nffalrs , In outlining the subjects for
consideration.
The disarmament committee met this
morning , and M. Hernaert , chief of the Bel
gian delegation , who presided , set forth the
points submitted for consideration. The two
sections immediately divided and proceeded
to a discussion of the questions of firearms
and explosives , which continued until the
hour of adjournment.
ArliUrntloit mill Mediation.
The Arbitration committee metthls _ after
noon under the presidency of the chief of
the French delegation , Leon Bourgeois , who
was flanked < by the honorary presidents of
the committee , Sir Julian Pauneofote , chief
of the British delegation , and Count Nlgra ,
chief of the Italian delegation. M. Bourgeois
presented the questions of mediation and
arbitration and suggested a program which
the committee might follow , urging recourse
to all pacific means to settle International
questions 'before ' a recourse to war. He
submitted a long list of possible subjects
of dispute which might arise between nations
nnd yet might find solution In arbitration ,
closing with the more difficult problems. He
then presented a scheme already Introduced
to the full conference by a Russian delegate ,
a scheme consisting of forty articles. The
statement of M. Bourgeois was clour and
concise , commanding the closest attention.
Sir Julian Pauncefote proposed that the
committee should Immediately proceed be
fore all else to consider the question of a
permanent tribunal of arbitration. He did
not , however , submit any plan , and event
ually withdrew bis jnotlon in vlow of the
suggestions offered by Count Nigra and
others , who urged the wisdom of follow Ins
the program of the president. Inwhich the
question of a permanent tribunal follows the
general subject of arbitration.
Redognlrlns that , the committee was too
largo to consider the Russian proposals , M.
Bourgeois appointed the following subcorn-
mltteo : Chevalier Dcscamps-David of the
Belgian delegation , Prof. Asser , privy coun
cillor of the Netherland delegation ; Baron
Estourncllcs do Constant of the French
delegation ; Frederick Hells , secretary of the
United States delegation ; M. Lamraasch of '
the Austro-iHungarlan delegation , Prof.
Maartcn of the Russian delegation , XI. E.
Odlor of the Sv.103 delegation and Dr. Zorn
of the University of Koenlgsburg , representing
,
ing the German delegation.
Sir Julian Pauncefoto and Count Nlgra wore
appointed honorary presidents nnd M. Bour-
geols and M. do Staal wore empowered to
j
attend Its meetings.
This arrangement glve < i representation to
all the great powers , as well ns to Holland ,
.
Belgium and Switzerland. Chevalier Des-
cnmps-DavId was appointed chairman of the
subcommittee.
Great Importance Is attached to the meetIngs -
Ings held today and to the unanimous acceptance -
ceptanco of the general principle of arbl-
tratlon and mediation.
DeleptntcM Stick to Instruction ! ! .
WASHINGTON. May 26. It Is learned
that the Amoricnn delegates to the disarma
ment congress nt The Hague are working
In conformity with the Instructions they
originally received from the State depart-
ment. i They have communicated so far but
'
once with the department , their purpose
then being simply to have made more clear I
certain details In the Instructions. They I
have made no further report to Secretary j
Hay of the progress of events at the con- j
feronce , not even mentioning the difficulties
they are reported to. have experienced in he-
curing proper understanding of the ono point
deemed so essential by the United Stntes ,
namely , the protection from seizure of In
dividual property nt nea.
RIOTS IN FRENCH WEST INDIES
Trouble Arlne Iletneen the R'n-
tltcx and llrltlxh In-
horurN ,
LONDON , May 26. Advices received from
Guadeloupe , the French West Indian Island
of the Leeward group , report a recurrence
of serious rioting between the native popu I j
lation and British contract labor Immigrants
which culminated in the recent fire. Con
tinuous fierce fighting Is said to have taken
place on the plantations and the police and
military , It appears , cannot suppress the dls-
turbance. Several fatalities are reported.
As a result the Brlthh consul there has ap
pealed to Great Britain for that protection
for British subjects which the local govern
ment Is seemingly unable to afford.
The secretary of state , It was announced
from Washington , received on April IS a
telegram from Consul A > me at La Polnte-a-
Pltre , Guadeloupe , saying that flrcfi , alleged
to bo of Incendiary origin , started at mid
night , April 17 , and destroyed sixteen
nquaren In the vicinity of the American con
sulate. The consul eild that 400 houses wore
destroyed , thirty-one lives lost and 2,000
persons rendered homeless. The less , ho cs
limited , would approximate 11,000,000. The
consul added that , though tbo fire was out ,
great unenelnass prevailed among the people
and that the governor had arrived at La
Polnte-a-Pltre with fifty soldiers.
FINNS AII13 Iin.VTIY WHOUOHT IIP.
Invciidlnr ) ProelnuiulloiiN Circulated
Amoiiwr I IKPfoplf. .
HDLSINGSFORS. Finland , May 26. The
Finnish Diet , after a protracted deliberation
over the new military law. Is discussing a
counter measure by which some of the
Russian Institutions will be accepted , but
the principle of the rights of Finland will
bo strictly safeguarded.
The closing of the Diet is now imminent
and will accentuate the differences between
the Russians and Finns. The Finnish press
drclares proclamations are being circulated
among the rural population urging them to
ro ke common cause with the 1'olrs against
" /luaslan / barbarism" and declaring that the
acceptance of Russian rule will result In a
division of the land among the poor. The
press adds that this agitation Is Inspired by
malevolence and with the object of Involving
the Finns In difficulties with the Russian
government.
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DEADLOCK C OVER BOUNDARY
Agreement HcnitnlliiKAlnnkn Appi'iirs
to lie rnrthcr Off Tlinti
IJvcr llrfore.
LONDON , May 26.Tho foreign office of
ficials confirm the statements made by the
New York correspondent of the London
Times , to the effect that the negotiations
with the Canadian government on the sub
ject of Alaska have reached an almost hope
less stngo , owing to the insistence of the
Americans that they receive a slice of
Alaska , which apparently precludes any
Times , "by publishing its correspondent's
between the American and the Canadian
high commissioners. The evening news
papers here reproduce the Now York dis
patch with comment , generally regretting
the situation , but objecting uy o con
clusions that Canada Is blomabtij The
Globe says. "Tho Canadians would Bo far
loss patriotic than they are If they yielded
to what they consider to be an unjust and
Indefensible demand for the sake -of the
establishment of more friendly relations
with their big neighbor. "
The Westminster Gazette says : "We cer-
tnlnly hope a better face can bo put on
things , so far ns wo are concerned , but the
deadlock seems very serious. "
The St. James Gazette thinks American
politics are playing an important part In the
situation and says : "Tho republicans are
disposed to a friendly arrangement vvllh
England , but It must be on terms so favor-
nblo to America that the democrats will have
no excuse to say they yielded their interests
to Great Britain. "
WASHINGTON , Mny 26. There Is little
doubt that our government Is Inclined to
retaliatory considerations against Canada
by the discouraging results of the negotia
tions In London , looking- the clearing of
the field for the reassembling of the joint
Canadian commission. It Is gathered that
the British foreign office , which had seemed
desirous to meet Mr. Choato's advances In
the spirit of compromise that promised well ,
has been again Influenced < by Canada's re
fusal to agree to anything ICES than a con
cession of all of their demands , which has
stopped all progress.
The Department of State has referred to
the Treasury department the arrangement
of a plan to protect the Interests of the
United States and a decision from Secre
tary Gage is expected very toon. The
Treasury department has now two courses
open , both being retaliatory. The first Is
the preparation of nn amendment to the
tariff act largely Increasing duties on lum
ber nnd forest products imported Into the
United States from Cnnnda. There Is pos-
slbly another course. A section of the
Dlngley act authorizes the United Stntes
government in cases where countries Impose
an export duty to add the equivalent of
such export duty to the Import on such
goods comlnu to the United States. The
Canadian government Is not Imposing In so
many words an export duty on logs , but It
has prohibited their exportation from On
tario. The question before Secretary Gage
Is whether this prohibition may not bo re
garded as in principle the same thing as an
excessive and therefore prohibitive export
tax. If this vlow IH fnimd'cpij the treasury
'
has already at hand measurer.'of retaliation
it seeks in the shape of an order pro
hibiting the Importation of Canadian logs
into the United States , which would bear
very heavily upon other provinces in Can
ada outside of Ontario.
SOLDIERS MUST SHUN COURT
French Odlecrx Are Ordered to Keep
from Public IlenrlnK of
DreyfiiH Cane.
PARIS , May 26. The minister of war ,
Camlllo Krantz , has Issued stringent orders
that no officer , either In civilian costume
or In uniform , shall frequent the palace
of Justice or its precincts next week dur
ing the public hearing of the demand for
a revision of the Dreyfus trial , and during
tbo trial before the court of assizes of Paul '
Dorouledo and M. Slarcel-Habert , on a
charge of provoking offenses against the
security of the state nnd Inciting the army
to mutiny.
On the day of the funeral of the late
President Fauro , Februnry 23 , Inst , ns the
troops led by General Roget were returnIng -
Ing from the cemetery of Pere La Chnlso
to barracks at Neullly-Sur-Selno Paul De-
roulode , chief of the League of Patriots
and a violent opponent of Dreyfus revision ,
called upon Genernl Roget to mnrch his
troops on the Eljsee palace. The request
was Ignored.
M. Derouledc , who was then Joined by
M. Mnrcel-IInbcrt , member of the Chamber
of Deputies for Hamboulllct , another violent
lent anti-revisionist , headed a band of men
and entered the courtyard of the barracks
with the brigade. Deroulcdo and Marcel-
Hobert boldly proclaimed that they wished
to lead the army Into a revolutionary
movement and to replace the parliamentary
republic by n plcblscltary republic. They
refused to quit the barracks and were
placed under arrest. On the following day
the facts were reported to the Chamber
of Deputies , which promptly authorized the
public prosecutor to take proceedings
against them on the charge of attempting
to turn the troops from their duty.
The public hearing of the demand for
Dreyfus revision Is expected to open on
Monday next. The speeches will probably
occupy four days and the decision be given
on Juno 2 or 3.
KITOHT TO KI.OAT PAULS.
flrlp of < Ite Korku I.oonenrd Soino-
Mluil , Itnt l.rnlCN liK-n-iiHc.
COVERACK. Cornwall , May 26 A BU-
promo effort to float the American line
steamer Paris commenced nt C-10 p. m. to
day. Smoke was then belching from nil Its
funnels nnd the tugs assisting It churned
the water Into foam. The noise of the
straining engines ivas audible afar.
A fresh eastsoutheast breeze was blowIng -
Ing and the sea was rising as an attempt
wan made to rclloat the steamer. When the
tugs and the engines of the Paris were goIng -
Ing full speed the latter appeared to bo
swaying a trifle , but the leakage in the
steamer's engine room u < m Increasing.
0.20 p. m , The attempt resulted In an
other failure. The Paris Is In the same po
sition , which Is now regarded as very crit
ical.
Iiiiliorliinri * of Milplinllillniv.
BERLIN , May 26 Emperor William , re
plying to Privy Councillor Busley , who has
announced the foundation of the Technical
Shipbuilding association , has telegraphed
expressing keen Interest and saying the
association will bo called upon to "help the
progress of this great Industry which ex-
erclses such far-reaching influence over the
success and development of the nation , "
Ili-l'irwlilcnl llciii'lioi 1'nrlH ,
PARIS , May 26. Former President Ben
jamin Harrison , who Is acting as the legal
representative of Venezuela on the boundary
commission which meets here on June 15 ,
has arrived In thU city The United States
ambassador , General Horace Porter , Is ar
ranging for an interview between President
Loutot and Mr. Harrison.
DAMAGE DONE BY A TORNADO
Destructive Storm Said to Have Passed Near
Minden and Kenesaw ,
CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY IS DESTROYED
Detail * Arc DlfMcnlt to Olilnln , lint
ftii Mi CM Arc Hpiiortcd Io t
C ) clone nt Hlvor rail * ,
Win , , Plnj *
Meager reports came In late last night of
n tornado In the vicinity of Mlndcn nnd
Kenesaw on the line of the Burlington rail-
read. Hastings also reports that at 9 o'clock
the atmospheric condition gave every Indi
cation of a tornado nnd It was rumored
that t the storm had passed south of that
town. t This report , howpvcr , could not bo
substantiated. The Mlndcn storm wns slid
to have swept over the country n few miles
' to the north of that since , doing consid
erable damage to property , but no lives
were reported lost. At Kenesaw , about mid-
nay between Mlndcn and Hastings , the wind
Is 1 said to have destroyed several buildings.
Owing to the lateness of the hour nt which
the reports came In It was Impossible to ob
tain ( any details. No one at the Omaha
office of the lUirllncton had heard of the
storm. This Is not to be wondered at , how
ever , ns the train dispatcher's office Is nt
' Lincoln. ]
DamnKC Done by Heavy Kitltt.
BANCROFT , Neb. . May 26. ( Special. ) A
rain visited this vicinity last night that
did many thousand dollars of damage. For
about an hour nnd a bnlf It rained In
torrents. t A grcnt deal of the corn Is wnshed
out , fences and even buildings on low-
ground hnvo been carried away bv the
flood. Just south of town August Blono
Is thought to have had twenty-five head of
cattle drowned. Two carcases have been
found , The report comes from seven miles
southwest of this place that Peter Buyers'
wife nnd child and Mrs. Jerome Pllaum
were drowned while attempting to cross
Cumlng creek.
LYONS , Neb. , May 26. ( Special )
Farmers living west of here report a severe
wind nnd hall storm for that locality Inst
evening nbout dusk , which did much dam
age to the buildings upon the farms of
Peter J. Law son , four miles west , nnd
Henry Hnmmel , five miles northwest of
hero , the Inttcr having nil the outbuildings ,
Including his barns , blown away. Much
rain and hall fell hero about that time ,
doing no damage , however.
C > clone lit WlMcniinln.
RIVER FALLS. WIs. , May 26. A tornado
struck ! this city shortly after 6 o'clock to
night. It seems to have had Its Inception
In the Fourth ward of the city , where It
reached down from a black cloud nnd picked
up Mlcbnel Llnehan's barn , tossed It nbout
and landed It upside down. It then passed
up South Fork valley , and nt George T.
Smith's brickyard the sheds wore demol
ished nnd considerable damage done. A
small building used for the employes was
wrecked , the Inmates seeking refuge In the
cellnr nnd escaping Injury.
( Half a anile further up the vnlley a Inrgo
barn on the farm of C. P. Burnett was
scattered over , half a section of land. , iMa ;
jor Burnett's barn'acioss roaa. Witu de
stroyed. '
Harvey Vcydt , about 1C years of nge , was
caught In the whirl at the brickyard nnd '
had ribs broken. John Deals , aged 14 , who
was with him , was struck by some flying
mlFfllle and had his back Injured. Another
lx > y Is said to have been hurt , but partic
ulars are not at hand.
Largo trees were twisted off or uprooted.
The cloud was funnel-shaped and after
moving up the valley for three miles It
began to move to the north and slowly
lifted.
TALKS ON WOMAN'S RIGHTS
AN Aliiiniia of Illlnoln IiiNtltutlnii
Mr * , llrjaii Malccn AddrenN to
JACKSONVILLE , 111. , Mav 26. Mrs. W.
J. Bryan , herself a graduate of the Academy
for Young Women In this city , made the
chief address to a graduating class today.
Mrs. Bryan epoke on "The American
Woman. " She sold , among other things :
"Tho public finds the American woman
nn Interesting subject. This Interest fol
lows from the unique position In which
American woman stand today. The Amer
ican women should be sufficiently Inde
pendent to study her own surroundings ,
choose her own course and llvo the life
which plenses herself and those nearest
her , without regard to the opinions of the
outer world.
"While wo hear a great deal UICBO days
about equality , the real permanent advance
ment of wcman depends on her own Indi
vidual development. When man finds In
woman a thorough appreciation y ' his work
and alms ; when the mind of 'wt m n become }
the perfect supplement and complement of j
the mind of men , which the Creator In
tended It to bo , then will all the discussions
nn to rights and privileges cease. Woman
bus Ions bean a recognized power In the
spiritual world and when ono looks Into n
church In any part of our land and sees
how much of the work Is done by women
It seems almost superfluous to say that the
Ideal of Aincilcan womanhood IB attained j
under three-fold development of the phys '
ical , the mental and the spiritual , "
GOLD OFFERED TO THE CUBANS
nintrlbiitlon of the Three Million
Dollar Gratuity Hi-KliiH Itolln
Thoiiuht t ° He Swollen.
HAVANA. May 26. The distribution of
the $3,000,000 which the United States gov
ernment has offered as n gratuity to the
Cuban troops on disbanding and surrender-
IHE their arms , will begin nt 10 o'clock to
morrow morning at the foot of the Prado.
Undejr the swollen rolls prepared by the late
Cuban military assembly the Americans ,
who have closelv followed the subject , are
curious to see what proportion of tbo nuin-
bcis listed will actually appear. There aie
only 400 on the list for Havana , nnd Lieu
tenant Colonel George M Randall of the
Eighth United States infantry , the com
missioner superintending the distribution
here , does not expect nny trouble.
I'll } xlrliuiH Driiu IlecrnltH.
BERLIN , May 26. A sensation has been
caused by the arrest of two physicians In
Elberfeld and Renlscheld , towns of Rhenish
Prussia , charged with systematically drug
ging recruits EO as exempt them from mili
tary service. It is asserted that four of the
persons thus treated have died from the re
sults of the drugs administered to them. The
prisoners offered ball In tbo sum of 50,000
marks , but this was refused.
AVater for .Slimmer Or ,
LOS ANGELES , Cnl. , Mny 26 Congress
man R. J. Waters Is collecting data with a
view to attempting to secure national legis
lation authorizing the building of reser
voirs for holding the great quantity of
storm water which goes to waste In southern
California every ) enr Waters will make an
effoit to be placed on the arid lands com
mittee of the homo lu order that he may
work to this end.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebrnskn
Fair , Cooler. Variable Wind *
Temperature nt Oiunlia jeMcrdaji
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lit n. in 711 ( I | i. 111 SI
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U p , III 711
PRESIDENT MAY VISIT OMAHA
Chief i\eciitltc : l.ll.el > to Include
( Sate Cltj In llln Weateni
Tour.
WASHINGTON. May 26. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Senator Carter of Montana said to
day that the president had promised to
make a trip thiough the Ycrlovvstone Na
tional Park this summer nnd now that Ad
miral Dowry will not rench the United
Stntes before October 1 , the president will
arrange his western trip nt once , leaving
hero nbout July 1. St. Paul will entcrtnln
the president nnd Omnhn , It Is expected ,
will bo included In his Itinerary. Secretary
Wilson of the Agricultural department said
this afternoon that It wns his Intention to
make the trip with the president should he
go to the Pacific const , and otherwise he
would go to the Pacific const nlouo.
Indian Commissioner Jones has returned
after nn absence- several weeks. While In
the west the commissioner visited Canton ,
S. D. , nnd selected a site for the hospital
for Insane Indians to be constructed nt that
place , for which congress appropriated $25-
000. The site selected Is cast of Canton nnd
contains nbout 100 ncrcs of land. It Is said
to bo nn Idenl location. Woik on plnns for
this structure , the first of Its kind to be
built In this country , will boon be Inaugu
rated.
Director Merrlam of the census bureau
has requested Representatives Gamble and
Burke of South Dakota to file rccommendat
tlous for census supervisors of that state ns
soon as possible. The director Is now mnk-
Ing up a list to bo submitted to the presi
dent nnd n largo number of nominations
will probably be made about July 1.
Asslstnnt Secretary of War MclKlejohn
today presented to Secretary Alger a re
quest of the Greater America Exposition
officials that fifty Filipinos bo permitted to
come to the United Stntes under the aus
pices of the exposition association Secre
tary Molklejchn said no decision would bo
reached before tomorrow , ns It might be
necessary to consult the president regard
ing the matter , ns an order wab sent some
days ago to General Otis at Manila nu-
thoilring the transportation of fifteen
representative Filipinos.
What notion Commissioner of Labor
Powderly would tnko in view of the order
of the War department to General Otis
.
permitting Filipinos to land In the United
Stntes Is a puzzling question. Collector
North of Snn Frnnclsco refused some forty
Filipinos destined for Glen Islnnd , N. Y. ,
to Innd nbout ten days ngo nnd on nppeal
this mnttcr Is pending before Commissioner
Powderly. Collector North has tnken the
position that the Filipinos arc aliens , nnd
as they were brought from the Philippine
Islands for show purposes they came within
; the contract .labor law. Powderly , , speak
ing of the matter , said the question was
exceedingly delicate nnd ho could not sny
what his decision would be. Law clerks
of the department nre working on the case
nnd n decision Is expected to bo handed
down early next week.
Comptroller Dawes loaves Saturday for
Illinois , but before returning will visit Lin
coln and Omnhn , where he has private In
terests to look nftcr.
Matt Daughcrty , receiver of the land ofllro
at Sidney , will appoint a clerk for that
office , na eligible register having been cer
tified by the efvll service commission.
Dr. Paul Ludlngton of Omaha , n nephew
of General Ludlngton of the War depart
ment , Is the guest of the latter nt Portland.
O. J. Colltnan and wife of Beatrice , Neb ,
stopped off In Washington today on their
way west from New York.
Jesse Gldloy was today appointed post
master nt Sand Creek , Snunders county ,
Neb , vlco W. Gldlev , resigned , also B. J.
Flke , nt Calvin , Black Hawk county , la.
George L. Parker , Iowa , was today ap
pointed blacksmith nt the Rosebud , , S. D , ,
ngency , nt $600 a yenr.
SCHLEY ASCENDS PIKE'S PEAK
lp llrookljii , Modeled In Tlovi-
fioen Into Dry Doek oil the
Moiiiiinlii'H Summit.
SUMMIT PIKE'S PEAK , Cole , , May 26
Admiral Schley and party reached the sum
mit of Pike's Peak nt 1 10 p , m. today. Ho
brought n miniature of his flagship Riook-
lyn , done In Honors , nnd pfaccd It in dry
dock , ns ho smilingly remarked , on the
highest point renchcd by n railroad in the
United States. The pnrty wns the guests of
the Mnnltou & Pike's Peak Railway com
pany.
A public reception wns held this evening
nt the Altn Vista hotel , Colorado Springs.
Tomorrow morning the party will resume Its
westward Journey In a special train provided
by the Denver S. Rio Grande railroad. A
stop of sovernl hours will be made nt Glen-
wood Springs nnd Salt Lake wllf bo reached
on Sunday ,
TWO KILLED BY AN EXPLOSION
Several OtherH Injured Stenia lr > lnn
C > Under In D > \VorKN CIIIIXCH
tile Tronhle.
PHILADELPHIA. May 26 One man was
Instantly killed anil another so badly Injured
that he died by the explosion of a steam
drying c > Under In the 1 > elng and finishing
mill of James Martin & Co. todny. Three
others were Injured , one probably fatally.
The dead :
DANIEL HUSTON.
WILLIAM LANG.
The Injured are :
Michael McDoiiough ; may ale.
Michael Cailln.
Robert Underworth.
The side wall and some of the partitions
were blown out by the forcp of the ex
plosion. The loss on the building and ma
chinery Is estimated at $10,000
QUICK TRIP OF AUTOMOBILE
Vehicle Trmi'lx from fie * eland to
"Veil liirk In lletter Time Than
\Vn K i peeled
NEW YORK , May 26 The carriage con
taining Alexander Wlnton and Mr. Shlnks
arrived nt the city hall from Cleveland , O. ,
at 6.45 o'clock.
The mayor wab unable to remain at his
office bo late , and the mumage will bo de
livered tomorrow , morning.
T ! fe automobile left Cleveland at C o'clock
'Monday morning , making the trip In four
days , eleven hours nnd forty-five minutes ,
covering the distance of 707 4-10 miles In
two days better than was hoped by the
owner.
ItooNiM < ! ( Mmi * I'ranehUe Tax Illll.
ALBANY , N V , May 26 Governor
Roosevelt nlgncd the amended franclit- tux
bill today. j
m RECUPERATES
Oool Air nnd Freedom from All Anxiety
Brace Up the Admiral ,
WILL BE HIMSELF AGAIN IN SHORT TIME
L'ves in Gompmtive Qtiiot nnd Declines
Mnny Urgent Invitations.
SAYS HE WILL BE HOME OCTOBER FIRST
Leisurely Voyngo on Bjturn Trip with Stops
nt Vnrious Points ,
AMAZED AT PLANS FOR HIS RECEPTION
* ifiidn III * Grateful TliunUn to llln
I'oiintr } men for Their Klndnemi
i\proscn : t/'oiiNlderutlon for
III * Olllvern anil .Men.
( Copyright , KM , by Prows Publishing Co. )
HONG KONG , .May 20. ( Now York World
Cablegram Special Tole inm. ) I n\o to
Admiral Dewey today his first Infouiiatlou
th.it the clt > of No\s Yolk will expend
$150,000 and the state of New York $75,000
in ' giving n lilting welcome home to the
hero of Manila baj.
The ndmlial expressed himself as nmnzcd
| t tlu > lavlih .
i prop.uutlco8 for his reception ,
I adding
"I vUsh jou would convey to the public
my grateful thanks "
The admiral's Itinerary nftcr leaving Hong
Kong is Indefinite. The rup.tlm to his Ilng-
shlp , the Oljinpln , v\illl be finish. In about
A week , ho exptcts. When thoj nro doiio
to his satisfaction ho will sail Immediately
for Now York. Regnr llnK his homewnul
voyage ho said
"I cannot s.ij definitely when 1 shall reach
home , but probably It will bo nbout the 1st
of October. The Navy department veiy
Kindly has permitted mo to select my own
route nd take my own time.
"As the olllceru nnd men of the Olympla
hnvo been In .Manila bay more than a year
with no recreation , they deserve considera
tion. So I shall proceed toward homo leis
urely , stnylng , i while nt various poits lu
order to give the men some well merited
recreation. "
When Admiral Dewey arrived nt Hong
Kong , it cost him nn effort to even write n
letter , but the cool air of the Peak district
has acted like a wonderful tonic nnd ho ban
recuperated rapidly. Ho walks out every
evening with United States Consul General
WIMman.
There Is no doubt
of his complete recov
ery ultimately. Whllo ho remains hero ha
will llvo In comparative quiet. Ho Is con
stantly declining the Invitations of his large
number of callers. His presence has aroused
nil classes to a high pitch of enthusiasm
nnd numerous banquets have been tendered
him by the governor of Hong Kong , all tin
ofllclal bodies ' , the Boards of Trade , tin
Hong Kong'club nnd ninny Individual's. Tin
admiral , will probably dlno nt the Honi
Koug club with Consul General Wildmat .
nnd with the governor it his health permlta
Adtleen from WiiNhliiKtoii.
WASHINGTON , Mny 26. Admiral Dowoj
telegraphs the Navy dcpa-tmcnt that hi
will stop nt various places ou his way to tin
United States and will reach Now Yori
about October 1.
Admiral Dowoy's dispatch did not cntim-
ernto the points where the Olympln will
touch enroute to Now York. It may bo that
an effort will bo made to nwortaln these
for the benefit of olllcinls of some of tha
towns , espuclnlly along the Mcdlti-nnncan ,
who may desire to take olllclal notice of tha
visit to their ports of the distinguished naval
ollicer and his fnmous flagship.
Some of Dewcy's friends In the Navy de
partment suspect thnt the admiral Is pur
posely evading a statement of his Itinerary ,
desiring to avoid as far ns possible all
demonstrations.
Ono result of the postponement of the
admiral's arrival In this country until
October Is the Impossibility of the admiral
being present at the Grand Army of the
Republic encampment nt Philadelphia. Ills
friends there say that after all that was the
only occasion which the admiral had posi
tively promised to attend nnd they Intimate
that in having bcc-n obliged by his hearth
to decline the dinner at Hong Kong In
honor of the queen's birthday , Admiral
Devvey will find It Impossible to depart
from the rule ho there established and at
tend any banquets or popular demonstra
tions lu this country. Most of the time of
Admiral Dewey before his return , It Is ex
pected , will bo passed In Mediterranean
ports and n geneious part nt Malta and
Gibraltar and perhaps , coming by the south
ern route , the Olympla will touch at the
Azores and Bermuda.
DoteeilveN Ciiuril the Admiral.
NEW YORK , May 21. . A dispatch to the
Journal nnd Advertiser fiotn Hong Kong
says : Admiral Dewey shows great Improve
ment alrrady. Installed spaciously at the
Peak hotel , with lofty windows that cntch
every mouthful of wind from the sen , ho la
losing the nlr of languor that ho were
whou ho landed fiom his blistered cruiser.
It was rest thnt he needed rest nnd
cooler air. Ho is getting both , Society at
the Peak is well bred , There nre no dis
turbing factors there. H IB here that tha
English olllcers nnd their wives , the govern
ment otllelals , the rich merchants nnd dis
tinguished travelers take refuge from the
heat nnd nol&o of the town. They all feel
n deep Interest In the hero of Manila bay ,
but they reaped his desire for quiet.
Ho has nlieady become ono of themselves ,
With the eabo of a ji'-llshcd man of tno
world ho IIOB dropped Into hU place in the
little community thnt really resembles a
house party nt an English country rest-
dencn. Stilingers to that community can
not Intrude upon him. however. The gov
ernment detectives bee to that So do the
detpctlves hired by Consul General Wild-
man. So do the swarms of Clilmne servant1) ) .
If tl > c Filipino junta ever meant moiu
than bluster by Its hints of assassination
It has bc'-n thoroughly cowed by the Brltlsn
pallet * . Howard Ilray , the English con
federate of the Insurgents , has been sud
denly etrluken dumb. So have his American
follow schemers Thtso people received
brusqni ) warning from the authorities that
If they did not behave themselves they
would bo treated to a dizzy surprise Tim
Filipinos themtelves were similarly cau
tioned nnd ure undo tluso surveillance.
At dusk today , when the sea breeze r > ct
In , Admiral Dewey took a walk along the
bluff with Consul Wlldmun uml they re
mained out for half an hour. The victor's
bearing was alert nnd his voice vigorous
OASSEU H H e Na-sau , May 26. At a ban.
quet today , given by the municipal council
In cohibratlon of the competition of the
Grrman choral societies President Beldlltz
read a cable message of greeting from Prttl-
ilcnt Wtclond of the choral societies of New
York , -vvhereupon Uiroe cheoro were given
for the German slncers across the ocean.