THE NEWS, A te'egram received in Wytheville, Va, from Bishop Burton, of Kentucky, an- nounces that Rev, H, 8, Simmermen, of his Diocese, was drowned while batning at Beattyville, Mr Simmerman was & native of Wytheville, and for some years was roc sor of un church at Bloxom, Accomae county, A sad death occurred in Portsmouth, Vu, when Mrs, Bertha C. Shaw, wife of ober! 8, Shaw, breathed her last. On April 10 Robert J. Shaw was shot and instantly kill- ed by James Hutehing, then a county con- stable, The motive for the crime was alleged intimacy existing between shaw and Mrs, Hutchins, Mes, Bhaw was prostrated at her husband's terrible death, and since then had grown steadily worse, She died of a broken heart. Five small children survive her. The reports of subsistence officers at Ma- pila show that the soldiers in the Philippines are well fed. They bave fresh beef and bacon, fresh bread daily, canned tomatoes, salmon, rice, dried fruits and oatmeal, In addition they have canned corn beef, ham, canned milk and cream, fruits, preserves and a long list of delicacies, which are sold by the subsistence department at cost and are purchased by each organization with proceeds from the savings of subsistence stores, The State Department bas received from United States Consul Kennedy at Pars, Brazil, an explanation of the reported trouble at Manads, which make it clear that the affair was of slight importance. It ap- pears that the objection manifestel to the progress up the Amazon river of the gunboat Wilmington was due to a feeling of lucal jealousy. The natives feared that the Wil- mingtou's voyage up to Iquito, far beyond Mauaos, would discover to the commercial world the advantages of the former, to the loss of Mansos, The demonstration that oc- curred was insignificant, Arthur Tucker, an employe of the Norfolk and Western road, died from the effects of the heat, The Southern Railway will erect a band- gome new passenger station in Richmond, Vea. At Newport News, Va., Willlam O'Boyle, charged with the murder of Alma Hamilton, Lis colored mistress, was held for the action of the grand jury. The next annual meeting of tha West Vir. glinia Bankers' Association will be held at Fairmount. The French Government has renewed pe. gotiations for a reciprocity agreement and will extend its minimum tarlfl to the United States in returu for concessions from this Government, Nineteen naval officers have made appli eation for retirement. Ooly 11 ean be re. tired, The erulser Boston, Captain W. H, Whit. ing, bas sailed for San Francisco by way of Nagasaki, Japan, with Jong-service officers and men from other American warships, The battleship Oregon will soon be stationed off Dagupan, in the Gulf of Lingayen, on bloekad» duty, A large number of represantative raliroad and floancial men attended the fasneral of Frank Thomson, president of the Pennsyl. vania Railroad, at Merion, near Philadel phia. The Fourth Immunes were mustered at Camp Meads, Pa. A pie trust has been formed in New Jersey with $3,000,000 capital The Colorado State Federation of Labor adopted regolutions denodnelng Gov. Chas, 8, Thomas as 8 man unworthy any further recognition by the tolllag masses on ae count cf his veto of the anti-boyecott bill, which was passed at the late session of the Legislature, Elijab Weeks, a merchant and promicent citizen of Bogue postoffies, N, C., was mur- dered and robbed. Mr. Weeks was siospiug in his store, where be was found with ao rope drawn tightly around bis neck, It Is supposed the robbers secured some money. Suspicion points to mea in the neighbor hood, one of them a negro, Mr. Frank Thomason, Pennsylvania Railroad, near Philadslphia, Baron and Baroness ds Barra were found gulity by a Chicago jury of using the malls for fraudulent p grposes, Delegates from many countries are attend- ing the gathering of Christian Seleatists at the mother church in Boston, Testimony before the Pure Food Commis. sion in Chieago revealed many adulterations of foods, Bev. Dr. W. H. P. Faunce, a Baptist clergyman of New York, has been elected president of Brows University, Providence, Rbode Island. Ex-Governor Altgeld, of Illinois, has re- signed from the Democratic National Coin mittee and is expected to become Bryau's manager for the Presidential campaign, The Buperior Court, at Columbia, 8. C., bas reversed the decision of the lower court in an important case affecting the dispecsary law. The decision gives a resident the right to drive over into North Carolina or across the brides to Aagusta, Ge,, or send his team over with an agent, buy whisky for his own uss and return with it, Congressman Richard P. Blend, who has been lil for two months, showed some im- provement, The physicians admit that there is every Indication of cerebral congestion, but will not authorize the statement that be fa suffering from that ailment, His friends are alarmed over his condition, and his sons, who are attending school in St. Louls, have been summoned, The Engineering Bureau of the Navy De. partment bas completed plans for a large electric power plant for the Brooklyn navy yard. It comprises all the best develop ments of electrical epgioeering, and itis estimated that it will save to the Govern ment the cost of its Installation in the course of a year. The plant will cost about $100, 000. ’ By direction of the President, Brig.-CGen, Charlies King, who has jost arrived ut San Francisco from service in the Philippines, bas been bomorably discharged from the volunteer army, to take effect on August 2, Gen. Jos Whesler, president of the Cuban Educational Association, has placed two bright young Cubans named Henry and Edouardo Moutouilien de Ia Tour in the university of West Vieginla, the purpose be. fog to give them a thorough education. The father of the boys is 8 newspaper man snd their mother a school teacher in Cuba. The young men received thelr preparatory edo eation ut Puerto Principe and bave a fair knowledge of English. Girent Cave Discovered, Victorls, B, C., (Special.)~The Mam- moth Onve of Kestucky, which bas held the record heretofore ns the world's greatest cave, must hereafter, it is believed, give pra gedence to a cave In New Zwalaud, discov ered ou April 27, by Horace Johnstone, Doar Port Walksto, and but 10 or 12 miles from the tity of Wellington, Jotnstons explored the cave for miles, but tound hd end. out president of the died at bis home, AGUINALDO, DICTATOR. Reported That He Has Dis- solved His Congress. a ——. HIS PROBABLE MOTIVE. He May Want to be lid of Luna and Filar— Four Vessels Captured—-They Were Probably Taking Supplies to the Inter: for Tribes of Negros, Who Are Threaten: ing to Rise, a —— London, Eng., (By Cable,)—Special dis. patches from Manila say it Is reported there that Aguibaldo has dissolved the Filipino Congress and bas proclaimed himself dic tator, AGUINALDO'S MOTIVE, in Washington as to the New Move. Washington, D, O,, (Special.)—~OfMelals here are in doubt as to whether Agulnaldo in declaring his dictatorship is animated by a desire to rid himself of bis refractory gen- erals, Pilar and Luna, or whether he aims to ecasoildate ln bis own hands the power to make terms of peace. It Is known from the reports of President Beburman, of the American Philippine Com- mission, that these two generals own only faint allegiance to Aguloaldo, and their at- titude toward the peace negotiations bas made these negotiations ineffectual, the eiv- lian members on the Filipino side of the Joint commission being completly overawed and dominated by the military element con- trolied by these generals, It Is Lelieved here that if Aguinaido cas bend these men to kis wili asd sssume suprems control, he will at ones make [or peace, being able to secure better terns for himself than he would otherwise, BOSTON COMING HOME, Bpeculation The Cruiser to Leave Manila Bay-The Tionclads Dolng Good Service. Manila, Philippine Islands, (By Cable.) The United States oruiser Boston, Capt. W. H. Whiting, has salled for San Francisco by way of Nagasaki, Japan, with long service officers aud men from the various American warships, The battleship Oregon will soon be sta- tioned off Dagpan, in the Guif of Lingayen, on blockades duty, The United States gunboat Albany, one of the vessels purchased from the Span- fards, aud commanded by Ensiun W. H. Standley, has captured three sallig ves- sels and one steamer off the Island of Negros, Nine of these boats (of the Albany class) are now in commission and doing good service in the shaliow waters of the Southerp islands, Favorable reports are still being received from the party of 15 Americans, belonging to the gunboat Yorktown, headed by Lieut, J. C. Glimore, of that vessel, eaptured on April 12 by the Filipinos not far from Baler, The prisoners are all well and are receiving fair treatment BLOCKADE | RUNNERS, Captured Vessels Were Probably Carrying Supplies. Washington, D. C,, (Special. }-The three salling vessels and one steamer reported to have boen captured by the Usited States gunboat Albany off the Island of Negros, Philippine Islands, are supposed by naval officers here to be blockade-runners carry- ing supplies of food and ammunition to the islanders, who are threatening to rise in the Interior, These Islanders have been powerfully in- fluenced by Tagal emissaries to revolt, and in some cases have dose so, stiacking the people In seaside towns who stood for the United States, The army airesidy has taken steps to ee tablish a garrison on the Islands, aad the War Department is gratified to learn that ita efforts are being ably seconded by the navy. The CLOUD BU RST iw Many Persons Beported Killed Loss of Property and Crops. Austie, Tex., (Special } The recent cloud. bursts which swelled the rivers of this por tion of the State out of thelr banks and caused a great loss of property, was muoh worse than reported. Many peoples are known to have perished, meagre reports placing the number at 235, Reports came from San Saba and Manard. ville, small towns 0 miles north of here in the mountains, saying that both towns had been swept by the raging floods and were badly devastated. In San Baba eight peo- ple ware drowned and the entire town is re. ported under water, At Maoardveille 12 houses wers swept away, The river la reported as rising at both places, and grave fears are entertained that the entire country in that neighborhood wiil be loid waste, San Saba is focated in a valley, and vast tracts of wheat flelds are under water, These crops will prove a total loss, Many persons, according to reports, had difficulty in getting to high innd before the rise came, TEXAS, Ancient ‘Amerioan Slesping Cars, L. Xavire Eyma, a Frenchman, who cams to this country in 1847, wrote an arilele in L'THusteation of Paris, published July 29, 1848, giving bis experiences on the railroads of the United Statos, Ho saya that at that time the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad had & length of seventy leagues and that the cost of the road was 4, 116.744 francs, the reosipis 3.988.406 francs acd expenses 1,964.741 francs. He also gives considerable space to the luterior arrangements of the sleeping cars used at that time and says that “they are actually houses where nothing is lacking for the necessity of Jife and is divided into compartments and slesping rooms, some for men and some for women,” Each room bold six beds or rather little couches in three tiers along the sides, Ho winds up bls see evunt by saying that valuables were not par- ticularly well taken care of, as In Amerien thers ‘‘wers no such things as sneak thieves." Preacher Fen Guilty of Robbery, Hartville, ng (Bpecial, Jasob Fagiey, a farmer, who has besn a justices of the peace, Shiteutan of the Populist County Committee sod preacher, was fouad gulity of vompileity in the robbery of the Kansas OMy, Fort Beott and Missour! train at Me- comb last January and was sentenced to 12 yom lu fe) penitentinry, fa Wilkesbarre ty fo » and residence of Joseph WIFE'S DESPERATE DEED, I —— After un Quarrel With Her Husband, hy Asphyxinted Herself and Daughters. New York, N, Y., (8peocial.)—Mrs, Johanna Bohllling, thirty-five years of age, and Ber two young daughters, Gertrude, aged ten, and Edna, aged eight, were found dead in their home, iu a tenement, All had been asphyxiated by gas, boubtiess turned on by the mother with the idea of murdering her two children and then committing suicide, The tragedy evidently grew out of a quar~ rel between the woman and ber busband, Otto Schilling, a tallor., A week ago they bad a misunderstanding, apd the husband left the flat, Mrs. Schilling had a warrant issued for his arrest. Schilling returned, but when a policeman attempted to arrest him, Sehilling escaped over the roof of the tenement. After his second disappearance Mrs, Bohiling kept her children in her apart- ments, Neighbors In the same tenement detected the odor of gas, and traced it to the Sehli- ling home, Breaking in the door, the neighbors found the body of Mrs, Schilling lying on the bed. Beside her, and clasped ln the mother's arms, was Edna. Gertrude bad evideutly tried to get out of the room. Her body was lying near the door, Beveral letters were found on the floor, They were addressed to relatives and friends. One was to the husband, It read: “We bave been too hasty, and it was so lonesome bere, I take all the blame, I was always your good wile, Otto, snd { love you dearly. God forgive us, Good-bye, “Your loving wife, “Joanna.” ANYBODY CAN GET ONE, The Handsomely Engraved Receipts for Contributions to the Dewey Fund. Washington, D. C., (Bpecial.)—The ecom-~ mites In charge of the Dewey fund, of which Assistant Becretary of the Treasury Vanderilp is chairman, expects to have the Landsome certificates which will be sent to each contributor of the fund ready this week. The certificate Is being engraved at ths Bureau of Eagraving avd Printing, asd will be a beautiful souvenir. It is the size of a registered bond, and showsa superb vignette of Adxiral Dewey. This is the first picture made of the Admiral by the government, and Is absolutely aceurate, be- eause it is eugraved from a photograph seut to the department by Admiral Dewey, at the request of the Navy Department, Every subscriber to the fund, no matter bow smal bls contribution, will receive one of these oe rtiflentes. TORNADO IN IOWA, House Turned Bottom pward-<Beveral Buildings Blown Over, Roek Rapids, Ia, (Special) A toroado struck a house oceupled by Adoiph Juegen- sen and 8 family, turaed Rt bottom upward asd entirely demolished it. The family mirscuiously escaped with only a few paiv- ful bruises, The storm bisw down barns and scooped up earth in several places as it passed on North into Mionesots, The path was only & few rods wide, Buildings Blown Over, Dubuque, Ia, (Special, }—~A torpado swept the country west of Dyersville, At some points the path of the storm was a mile wide, The operator at Thrope, Ia., repor- od bulidiogs and cars belsg blown over, Tbe seighborhood of Kellogg, 1a. also sul. fered, Seditious Newspaper Articles Neocessitate the Appointment by Gen. Hrooke, Babtiago de Cubs, { By Cabie, J--18 view of the continued publication of Inflammatory editorials io the local prose, Governor Gens eral Brooke bes lssued an order directiog the appoiutiment of a pres censor for San- tiage, The editors are indigaant, Lut public generally is pleased, The seditious articles have not been in soy sense an expression of the general opinion, Several anonymous letlers have been r ~ osived by United States military officers threatening an uprising at an eariy date, un- ions cortaln concessions, essentially prepos- terous, are granted, Ooe of these common ~ leations pames June 20 ax the date fixed for a0 cutbreak. gh sue RIVAL TOWN BOUGHT OUT. Oklahoma Boomers Now Maving It On Wheels to Their Own Territory. Ei Beno, 0. T., (Special )—Mountain View, Okls., that was organiz-d in = day, broke another record, There bas existed a dval town a milo and a ball west, and it db devmed advisable to consolidate them, Jakdale, the rival, was purchased outright fur $34,390, and now is on wheels and strong ut on the road to Mountain View, This is coatiy the fret omen of buying a whole town that the nonals of the West record. BIOS SAILS You SPAIN, Spanish General and Wis Troops Leave Manila, Madrid, (By Cable. )—A despatch from Manila received bere ansousces that Gen, Rios, with the remainder of the Spanish troops, bas salied for Spain, AN HAAR 5 Modesty of Seine Cuban OMoers, Havana, (By Cable, )There is much som- ment bere ov: r the feet that Caban officers bave been demanding $5 as compensaiion for identifying Cubans who have been ap- plicants for the §75 ailowed by the United Hintos authorities so former soldiers of the Cuban army who surrender thelr arms, A majority of the Cubans here do not believe the statement, thinking the story was pres pared to injure them In publis opinion, but facts prove the sory to be true, Desigun For » x New Cratsers. Washington, D, C., (Special, )-~Tentative designs bave been completed for the six new erulsers authorized by the Inst Congress, and a circular letter has been prepared for diss tribution among shipbuliders outlining the Depart eut’s idea of the type of vesssl de sired. The new ships wili have & displace ment of about 5,400 tone, They are to have a conl enpneity of 700 tons and a speed of not less than 16 knots, which will make them the superior of muy Waruaipy of their class afloat, Diplomat’s rer Kitlea, The Hague, (By Cable. )~Miss Roth, daughter of Dr, 8, Roth, Swiss Minister at the Goust of Butlin and Stiled ot the Hwise delegation to Peace forence, wa killed in a ratirond accident at OLD TIES RESTORED. —————— Intercourse With Spain For- mally Renewed. Ee, CEREMONY IN MADRID. Duke D'Arcos, the Recentiy-Appointed Bpanish Minister, Presents dentinls to President McKinley — An Exchange of Expressions of Good Will snd Friendly Feeling. os Wasbiogton, D, C, relations with Spain, broken off April 21, 1898, were formally resumed at greeted Duc d'Arcos, the newly-sceredited Parior of the White House, Simultaneously, States minister to Spain, sented to Christina, the Quesn Regent, dur- Alphonso XIII. history. of the world, Promptly at eleven o'clock, the two carriages the hour set, of the new Spanish minister, Senors Riano and Pastor, reached the White House, Quite ihe new minister, ately ushered President was cordial, The party was immed! into the Blue Parior, dress in Bpanish, a little to the rear and right of the President stood Secretary Hay, Colonel Assistant Becretary Cortelyou stood upon the left, The minister said: Duke I'Arcos’ Speech. “Mr, Prosidest, 1 have the honor to place In your Excellency’s bands the royal letter Spain, In the name of her august son, King Don Alfonso XIII, accredits me near this government in the capacity of envoy extra ordinary and minister plenipotentiary. “I have come to renew the relations of friendship which have existed from of old between Spain and tbe Usited States, and which were Interrupted by the war of last year. The treaty of peace, which Spain has signed, put an end to that war, aud sow, looking only to the future, Spain desires that her relations with this republic nay be as friendly as they were in times past, and from the days in which this country was strug- gling to gala its ludependence, It Is my task 10 contribute to the renewal of these relations, to stresgihes them, and to draw them closer, and, in the discharge of It, 1 bope to be alded by the Kindness and coe operation of your Exceliency and of your government.” The President's Response, The President responded as follows: “Mr. Micister: I receive with the greatest gratifioation the letter by which her Majesty the Quesn Regent of Spain, in the same of her august sop, King Allonse X111., bas ac credited you near this government as envoy extraordinary and minleler plenipotentiary, “You will fied, Mr. Misister, a cordiel waicowe In this country, not enly from those whose friendship you acquired daring your former residences, but from ail cur people, who rejoles, as 1 do, at the renewal of the ancient bonds of amity which, with a brief interruption, have united our sations for more than one hundred. years. That these friendly reintions may be conllemed and strengibened, (0 the advantage of both peo. ples, Is my earnest wish, and I ean assure that every member of this goveroment will heartily co-operate with you to that desira- ble end.” At the conelusion of the address the Presi. dent stepped forward and shook bands cordially with the new wmisister, and they minute or two, The Freoch ambassador, M., Cambon, calied on Secretary Hay, and formally sce rendered the represestation of Spanish ine tereants, which he has conducted for some time, This step followed the presentation of Due d’Arcos ns Spanish minister asd the performed by the ambassador, KILLED BY A BLIND MAN, — Mra Minerva Monaghan Ftabbed While Froteciing Her Daughter, Uniontown, Pa., (Special )—Mrs. Minerva Monaghan was murdered in her home on Jefferson street shortly alter midnight while trying to protect her daughter, Mrs, Gertrude MeCogan, Councilman W, C. MeCormick. AUGUSTA BUFFERS FROM FIRE, Started in a Drug Bizre and Horned Prop erty in the Business Section. Augusta, Ga., (Bpecinl.)~The largest fire in Augusta's bistory iu many years burned over the same district that was swept sev. oral years ago, when the Augusta Chronicle was burned, Several bulidiogs which es. caped nt the time are now ruins, The fies stariod in the drug store of Dav- enport & Phinizy, A eolored wan was mix- ing # pot of venus turpentine, whish Is bard rosic melted and mixed with turpestine, Fire got in the pet, and the flames spread so rupidiy that employes in the front part of the store barely escaped. Bmoke issued in dense volumes from back and front of the store. Owing to the oll, palot asd chemi. culs in the stock, it was seen from the be givuiog thet fireman would be fortunate if the fire was confined to this buliding. The { flames made quisk headway, and in a short | while the [following stocks were burned ont: Er ss & Co., five and ten-cent store, 210,000; insurance, §7,000, lamkiu & Co,, grocers, surance, $5,000, Thomas & Barton, bicycles nod furniture, unos §34.000, Alexander Drug Com any. insurance §12.000, Davenport & Phinizy, $52,000 Stotize & Co,, liquor dealers, { §5,000; insurance about $5,000, Bmyth's ebins store, Loss about $7,000; | Insurance §7,000, i Wm. Bebweigert, jaweler, fully covered by losurasss, The tulldisgs were valued In the aggre- gute at about @I50C00. jnsurance aboot 275,00), Bes!des these were a pumber of small losses us the upper stories of the build. | ings were used as offices, making the total loss in the nelghborbood of $250,000, Three cotton warehou-es were on fire at various times, but fortan«tely, were saved before the flames got beasiway. Loss Loss $7.000; in- musical instruments, a0se $24,050; insure Loss £17,000; Loss £24,000; in- | surance " Loss abo ut Loss slight, AUGUAMTIN DALY DEAD, End of the Life of the Prince of Ameri can Managers Parts, (By Cable )—Mr., Augustin died suddenly at the Hotel Continental, | denth was due to beart faliure. Mr came Lo Paris last week, Now York, XN. ¥., news of Mr, Daly’ Dorney at the theatre alboul one o'clock in tbe aiternoon. It came in the form of & cablegram from Ads Heban, and read: “Mr. Daly died at twe o'clock. fallure, Break the news 10 his brother and io Mrs, Daff, (Signed) Avs Benax.”™ Mrs. Duff is Mrs, Daly's mother. Dorney was shocked at the news, He sent a telegram at ones to Mr. Daly's brother, the Hou, Joseph F. Da Supreme Court. Justice Mr. Dorsey's office and suitation with bim. Tuere was nothiag to do excert to enable for full particulars. The theaire hud boon closed Baturdsy, and they decided that 80 anposseement of the plans could be made untli Mr. Daly's private pa- pois were examined, Jusiles Daly said bis Lrother salied on May 13, and when two days ou was sitacked wilt pueomonis. He bad recovered, bow. and was supposed to be lo excelient beaitk, The last heard of bim be was in (Special, }=The Day Ler & IO0g COB ever, | all were well and happy. The news of his death was aitogetber unexpected, and, naturally, mue bh of a slic ek, DEWEY SAILS rou MOME, No Salutes Were Fired, but Bands on the Warships Viayed in His Honor. Wasbiawton, D. CO, (Specinl.)- Dewey's fiagsnip Olympia satled from Hoog Kong tor Stugapore, retursiog 10 the United slates, until the inst minute, | the Admiral, i farewell, Al 4 o'clogk sharp the ensign was rus up Lo the peak and a large sdmiral’s flag wis hoisted at the main, The Olympia moved off with a marioe i guard drawn up on ber poop. Wiilie passing the British cruiser Power. ful the Land of the Oiympia played the Bris- ish national anthein asa gaven bugle salute, {| Tuere was no firing. The Powerful replied | with a similar ssiute and ber band played “Hali Columbis.” As the Olympia passed the Italian ad- with a few friends of who went on board to bid him {tailan wationsl sotbemn asd gave an ad mirai’s salute, which compliments were re- { turned, i Then the Oiympia's band played “Auld Lang Syne.” and the band of the Powerful | played “Home, Sweet Home” Admiral | demonstrations, ALIEN LABORS LAW. sharp instrument, which severed the jugu- minutes, MeUormick, who Is blind, bas been pay- ing attention to Mrs. McCogan, and found her in the company of a youug man pamed Diffenderfer. This so enraged MeCormiek that he aesanited ber with & water piteber, Mrs. Mouaghan, her mother, came to ber rescue, and MeCormick then attacked her, Mrs, McCogan was not serfously injured. Young Diffenderfler is under arrest, and will be held as 8 witness, ARO APR Troops Ordered to Alaska, Chicago, Ii, (Special, j—Uader directions from the War Department, Brigadier Gene eral T. M. Anderson, commanding the De. partment of the Lukes, has ordered Com. Seventh Uulted States Infantry, to is stationed at Fort 8. Farnsworth Is in rs are to do garrison pany of the Four Lins been withdrawa fn Manila Ye get 018 & month, Tonnessens has seventy-six coal mines, Klondyke has bogus nugget factories, Women eclerks have joined the Superior Unton, ‘Miiwaukeo bakers want to work only twelve hours ie ai want Susday vo | The United states Court of Appenis Makes an Important Decision About It, | Milwauker, Win, (Special. )-Toe United | Btates Court of Appeals, hoiding court iu | this oity, hauded down an important de | cision alf-ctiug the Allen Labor law, The | declyion mterprets” the lion law as to apply | solely to common laborers, exempting clerks and nil kinds of skilled artists, Judges Woods, Jenkins and Brown, constituting the entire court, concur in the decision, which holds it was the Intent of Congress solely to shut out the importation of common labor ets under contract to work in mines, in lumbering camps and on raliroade., The de cision Is in the case of George H. Gay, of Indianapolis, who brought a clerk from Sootinnd under contract, KIDNAPPED & Mis Wire, Curious Charge to be Broaght Against n Man, Huntington, W, Va, (Special. ) Last week Lillian Beckner, aged sixteen, sioped with Simeon Flowers, aed thirly-five, and was married at Gallipolis, Flowers was under arrest on a charge of kidnapping, and the preifmiuary trial will aus great futer- est from the fact that it is the first case of the kisd ever known in this state, Flowers is no In jal, and bis young bride is iylog prostesie at home, ten miles pouth of bere. _p—— AGUINALDO BEGGING, Making » Final Attempt to SBecare the Support of Yoreign Powers, Washington, DD. C., (Special, }— President McKinley ie aware, through official and ua- oficial channels, that Aguinaido is begging the Powers lu Europe snd Ada to recogulce the belileernney of the Filipinos, Definite information on this matter was received by the President from Manila asd was the subject of discussion by him with Becretaries Huy and Hitcheoek, the dipio matic members of his Cabinet, The utmost secrecy ns to the meeting of the President with thess members of the Calinet was preserved, Luter, when the news of the [faflure of the movement to captures General Pelar's army io the Moroog cul de sue was received, the President bastily summoned Arting Seo. retary of War Melklejohn and Adjutani- General Corbin to a midulght conference, at which Aguingido’s scheme was sgain Lut lucideutally discussed, Itis nevertheless learned that both De- partments and the White House know that the Hong-Kong, Parle, London and Berlin agents of Agutuaido are sounding these Governments ou the question of recogniz- ing the Filipinos as 1«lligersute, lostruec- tious Lave accordingly Leen sent to Ameri- ean Consular agents to ascertain and report progress of ihese efforts of the various juntas, State Department officials are, of course, aware that Agoncilia aud bis agents are not received officially at any foreign office, Lut they know that theses agents ars at ieast as active as Agoneilin was in this country. It is learned that Aguinsido’s plans in brief sre thee: First—To protect the campaign in the Pullippioes, Becond--That his claim to belligerant rites is based upon the alieged gallantry of the Filipinos in their so-calied fight for freedom, Tulrd—That an early recognition of belli. gerency will be bis only hope for food suj- ply and munitions of war, without whieh be must surrender before the close of the raicy The President hiss £o reason to believe of vin, China or Japan will compromise herself with Aguinaido’s gueriils band, His own judgment and that of his advis. and tint consequentiy the President of the Uni. ted Btutes la the case of Cuba cannot be argued by Aguinaldo’ Commissioners even courts, The Presi- gdrised by Professor Behurman and by Geceral Olfs that Aguin. io has no substantial hope of foreige iu is holding out and talking recognition in order to force such lerms of surrender as will assist bi to Ligh political preference, under the sdmicistration of the Philip. ploes, After the conferences held by the Presi. Becretary Melkiejobn and Adju- There was no General Pilar, General Otis was cabled that be would re. ibis eatde. Ward, Assistant Adjutant Ins accordance with 2400 recruits which have been organized and well drilled as com- panies, Colonel Ward said that these troops would be moved this week or early next week. Toe President, in the meanwhile is select. fog from the regulars al home the balance WEYLEK'S AGENT LYNCHED, Hands of Melatives of Victims, Havana, (By A dispatch from San Astouio de Banos says that Jose Labre- Weygler, Cable, )- His appearance the réis- excitement continued About mid- He ai two persons. The crowd closed in and esp tured him, aod be was Iynched in the public square, The anxiety following the excitement caused a commiseion of Spaniards to come | to Havana to atk the interference of Gen eral Brooke, He could not receive them bee | fore a late hour of the evening, but he read. The commis fon, returned to find Labregat dead, Guna For Governors. Washington, D. C., (Special )—The War Very maoy applications have been receiv. ed at the department for the gift or loan of these guns, and the pressure bas been ree newed since the Navy Department made known the fact that all of fis guns had been disposed ol. The law usder which these guns can be distributed provides that they may go only to the Soldiers’ Monument Associations, Grand Army posts and municipal corpora. tions, The Fate of the Paris. steamship Parle, now on the Rooke near the Msnacles, bas Less haoded over 10 the une derwriters aod salvagers, who are 10 make another attempt to float her, There has best no change in her aines the last attempt to tug her off, THE SAMOANS DISARMING, Matanfn Has Surrandered Highteon Wan Assured, of the defen. 4 of Mans. aad 4 Guuerat M3 4
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