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OTIS NEEDS
MORE MEN
Army in Philippines De
clared to Be In
adequate. CAMPAIGNING IS USELESS
Attempt to Bring the Archipelago
Under Our Authority with So
Small a Force Hopeless Tho Evi
dence of Recent Events Fighting
to Recover Territory Once Taken
and Reoccupled by the Rebels Tho
Loss of Arms More Serious to In
surgents Than Loss of Men.
Mnnltn. Mny 26. The events of thfi
past week have emphasized tho need of
a much larger army here, without
which, according to the best nuthorlty
In Manila, It would be attempting the
Impossible to expect to establish Ameri
can supremacy In the Philippines. The
'Inadequacy of the American forces Is
said to be responsible for the large
total loss In the number of small en
counters, without material results ns a
compensation.
Most of the fighting has been In the
territory which the Americans had
swept, but have been compelled lo
abandon because they could not spare
troops to hold It.
The forces commanded by Generals
MacArthur and Luwton hold two Im
portant lines of communication and
commerce, the railroad to San Fer
nando and the Rio Grande. But much
of the country they have swept, in
eluding scores of the smaller towns and
some of the larger ones, have been loft
uncovered, simply for want of men to
hold them, and the Insurgents have re
turned and are occupying the towns
the Americans abandoned, and are
camping In the jungles and woods out- I
side others, on the watch for chances
to harass the garrisons and attack
scouting parties or detached companies
with greater forces. This Is the kind
3f warfare they prefer to regular battle.
Del Pllnr's Army.
It appears that the Filipinos, who at
tacked the Third regiment between San
Miguel and Ballnug, were part of PIo
Del Pllar's army. They came from the
south, ncross The mountains presum
ably to meet a wagon train which Gen
eral Law ton expected along the road.
They also planned to capture several
large detachments, and were ambushed
at different points. They fired from the
Jungle, at a distance of 200 yards, and
gnvo the Americans one of the hardest
fights experienced In the campaign.
The Filipinos lost more heavily than
the Americans In nil tho rocnut en
counters. Tho insurgent generals tuke
the loss of arms more to heart than
they do the loss of men.
Forclgncis who have arrived hero
from the Insurgent country under the
recent order of expulsion say tho ceme
teries In nil towns are filled with fresh
graves. A majority of the Filipino
wounded die. beams" the Insurgent
hospitals are inadequate, medicines aro
scarce, mid thev have few surgeon's,
except Spanish captives who have been
Impressed.
FUNSTON ENGAGED AGAIN.
Wann Fighting with Filipinos nt
Santa Rita.
Manila. May 26. 11.20 a. m. A scout
ing party of American troops encount
ered a body of Insurgents at Santa
Ttltn, and, tho Americans being rein
forced by Brigadier General Funston,
with the South Dakota regiment, a
warm light ensued. A lieutenant and
five men of the American force were
wounded and ten of the insurgents were
killed and several captured.
General Hughes, who has been ap
pointed to relievo Colonel Smith ns gov
ernor of the Vlsavan district, will ho
lucceeded ns provost marshal by Brlgrt
aier General Williston, who recently
arrived here in command of the troops
of tho Sixth artillery.
ZAMBOANGA EVACUATED.
The Natives Are Bitterly Opposed to
American Annexation.
Madrid. May 2C The minister of
war, General Polavieja, has received a
dispatch nnnounglng tho evacuation of
Kumhoanga, Island of Mindanao, by
the Spanish garrison. Tho despatch
further said that, as the Spaniards had
declined to assent to tho Filipinos de
mands that the arms nnd munitions of
war should be surrendered with tho
city, fighting ensued, the Spaniards
suffering some loss.
The despatch adds that tho natives
continue bltteily opposed to the Idea
of American annexation and thnt the
conquest of Mlndlnao will prove to be
a tough til-:!;.
Following Is the full text of tho dis
patch, which was sent by General Itlos,
Spnln's military representative In the
Philippines, from .Manila; "I arrived
here on board the Leon XIII, The oc
cupation of the Inland of Jolo by the
Americans was effected without special
Incident. The American warships sa
luted our flag with twonty-ono guns
when It was lowered. The Filipino
batteries at tfamboanga. Island of Min
danao, continued to shell tho town and
tho port, causing losses In our garrison,
but. finally, after a lively attuck by
the Spaniards, the Insurgents Hod.
They suffered numerous losses. Our
losses were two officers nnd three sol
diers killed and nineteen soldiers
wounded.
"One company of our troops attacked
a battery, which tho enemy nbnndoned,
nnd two other batteries were dismount
ed by our artillery. After this reverse
the Insurgents declared their adhesion
tc.Spaln and suspended hostilities.
'The evacuation of Zamboaugn was
jucoQ-uillabcd In t'he most orderly way,
In spite of a violent storm.whlch caused
this loss of several boats and the strand-.
Ing of the steamer Porto Rico on the
enemy's coast, every one was safely
embarked. Two American warships
were placed at my disposal by the ad
miral, but we did not need them. Tho
Spanish Has was saluted with thirteen
guns by the American ships. If tha
minister for war does not order to tho
contrary, I shall sail for Spain on board
the Satrustegul."
The cabinet this evening approved
the plans of General IUos.
CONSPIRACY TRIAL.
Ingham nnd Newitt Will Be Ar
raigned for Juno 20.
Philadelphia, May 2G. Judge Mc
Pherson, In the TTnltcd States District
court today, set June 26 ns the date for
the trial of ox-United States District
Attorney KUery P. Ingham and Har
vey K. Newitt, Ingham's law partner
and former assistant, on the charges
of conspiracy, bribery and aiding and
abetting, in connection with the reve
nue stamp counterfeiting cases recently
brought to light by the secret service
burenu.
Counsel for the defendants made ap
plications for continuance until the
November term of court, on the ground
that Mr. Ingham was seriously 111.
Medical experts testified ns to his con
dition, which the court considered not
so serious ns to prevent his uppear
ance on the date sot.
PRESBYTERIANS
AT MINNEAPOLIS
Resolutions Passed Against Mormon
Congressman Roberts and in Favor
of an Anti-Polygamy Amendment.
Adjournment Today.
Minneapolis, Minn., May 26. It took
the general assembly of the Presby
terian church longer to decide today
when the nineteenth century ends than
It took tho pass the resolutions against
the Mormon Congressman Roberts, and
in favor of an anti-polygnmy amend
ment to the national constitution.
These resolutions, which represent the
matured thought of tho Presbyterians
of the United States after many
months of consideration, so exactly ex
pressed the sentiment of every com
mission that they were adopted with
out even a single supporting speech.
The commissioners, generally, feel
that In calling for the expulsion of
Roberts nnd for the adoption of an
amendment to the national constitution
defining legal marriage to be monoga
inlc, they have started a movement
which will be taken up all over the
country and will reach eventual suc
cess. The adopted resolutions were
originally written by Rev. William
Pad.en, of Salt Lnkn City, but were
modified and expanded by the com
mittee on bills and overtures, though
not essentially. As to end of the
nineteenth century, one of the repre
sentatives spoke of next year as the
opening of the new century. Upon
objection and after a little debated tho
stated clerk hold that next year is tho
last of this century. Presbyterians
will henceforth get along without this
exciting topic of discussion.
A mass of routine business was dis
posed of at the afternoon session. Dr.
John W. DInsmore, chairman of the
standing committee on theological
seminaries, turned In an exhaustive
review of those institutions.
Number of Students.
The number of students in each was
given ns follows: Prlccton, 208; Au
burn, 105; AVesterp Seminary, Alle
gheny, 73; Lnuc, 26; Danville, 22; San
Francisco, III; Dubuque, 22; Lincoln,
11: Blddle, 20; Omaha, 24. The com
missioners closely inspected these fig
ures, because they have a bearing on
the delicate question of Increnso or de
crease In the number of candidates for
tho ministry.
They are deemed satisfactory. Tho
report was something of a "roast" for
dude ministers and It was hinted that
the lives of muuy theological students
are too luxurious. Dr. Dinsmoru fol
lowed tho report with a speech In which
he deplored the tendency of graduates
to look too Intently for soft berths.
Dr. William S. Fulton read the re
port of the committee on correspond
ence, which reviewed Its work during
the assembly and announced the fol
lowing appointments of fraternal dele
gates: Rev. James P. Strutton, D. D.,
to the Reformed church In the United
States, now holding Its general synod
nt Tltlln, O.; Rev. E. T. Jeffers, D. D
to the general assembly of tho Evan
gelical Lutheran church, York, Pa.;
Rev. John Balcom Shaw to the 1300
meeting of the general assembly of the
Reformed Church in America; Rev.
Llewellyn S. Fulmer to the 1000 meet
ing of the Reformed Episcopal church
at Baltimore. Rev. James Wilson
presented the report of the narrative
committee. A necrologlcal list for the
past year was read. It gave the names
of 137 ministers. Dr. Charles Ilerr
was asked to present n supplementary
report of the work of raising tho Freed
men's board of $40,000. He stated that
$40,000 had been received.
New Presbyteries are to be estab
lished In the Nanking neighborhood In
China nnd in tho Yukon valley In
Alaska.
Tonight a thanksgiving meeting was
hold at Westminster church, Dr. Sam
ple, the moderator, presiding. After
tomorrow morning's session tho at sem
bly will adjourn.
Shipping News.
New York, May 23. Arrived: Furst
Bismarck, Hamburg via Southampton.
Cleared. Umbrla, Liverpool; Aller, He.
noa, Naples, etc.; Mansdam, Rotterdam
via Boulogno. Hamburg Arrived: Pre
torla, Now York. Browhend IMsbed:
Campania, Nov Ycik for Liverpool: l,o
vlc, New Yi-rl; for Liverpool. Novlllo
Sailed: Anchoria. from OlaFgow for New
York. Isle of WlRht-Passed: Hotter,
dam, Rotterdam for New York. Queens.
town-Arrived: Campania, New York.
Will Sail in n Twenty-Four Foot Boot
Gloucester, Mass, May 20. Howard
Blackburn, of this city, formerly a well
known fisherman, Is building a 21-foot
boat In which ho Intends leaving lioro
for Olouctester, England, on June 17.
Blackburn expects to sleep during the
day time and sail at night In order to
avoid collisions.
INTER COLLEGIATE
AMATEUR ATHLETICS
EVENTS OF THE ANNUAL MEET
ING ON MANHATTAN FIELD.
From an Athletic Standpoint Every
thing That Could Bo Desired Was
in Evidence A World's Record
Smashed by a Feunsylvnnlan.
Krnenzlein tho Hero Many Col
leges Represented.
New York, May 26. The twenty
fourth annual athletic meeting under
the auspices of the Intercollegiate
Amateur Athletic association to deter
mine tho intercollegiate championship
at field nnd track events began this
afternoon on Manhattan field, where It
will be concluded tomorrow. The track
nnd Infield were In splendid order for
good performances and the weather
was delightful. From an athletic stand
point everything that could be desired
was In ovldence and some of tho trial
heats were productive of exciting fin
ishes. Tho semi-finals nnd finals will
be decided tomorrow and If the weather
conditions prove to be as desirable as
they were today, this year's meeting
will certainly prove to be a financial
success. One world's record was
smashed. This was on the running
broad jump, the last event on the card,
by A. C. Kracnzlein, of iPennsylvanla,
.who had acquitted himself cleverly
earlier in tho dav by winning his high
and low hurdle trials. On his first
jump the Pennsylvanlan covered 23 feet
M Inches, but eclipsed his own world's
record of 24 feet S4 Inches on his sec
ond attempt, covering 24 feet -Hi Inches.
He did 24 feet !i"; Inches Immediately
nfterwards, but as he fell liack slde
ways it was not allowed. Kraenzleln
was anxious to take advantage of his
full live trials, but Trainer "Mike"
Murphy advised him not to nnd he took
his trainer's advice.
There was some doubt as to whether
his jump was a world's record, but
"Father Hill" Curtis dispelled this by
asserting that Newburn's jump of 24
feet 6y, Inches, made at Mulllngar, Ire
land, was not accepted by the Irish or
English associations. From this show
ing today Kraenzleln has tho two
hurdle events pretty well sefcured. Mc
Crncken, the weight-putter and ham
mer thrower from Pennsylvania, is also
looked upon as a certain winner, while
Tewksbury, the sprinter, also of Penn
sylvania, should certainly canture the
final 100-yards dash. Quintnn, of Har
vard, made as good time as Tewksbury,
but the latter was evidently In better
shape.
The One Mile Event.
The Interest In the one-mile event was
considerably lessened by the non-appearance
of Ilurke, of Harvard, and
Hoardman, of Yale. Tho former won
his heat In the half-mile run, while
Boardman chose a 220-yard dash trial.
In which he was beaten out nt the tape
by R. A. Walte. of Syracuse, In 22 3-.r
seconds. Walte's performance was
splendid, but ns the two men nenred
the finish Hoard mini seemed to ease up
a little, nnd In the opinion of many ex
perts could have won had he perse
vered. Tewksbury nnd Quinlan won
their respective bouts and if these four
should meet In the finnl a wonderful
race must ensue. With Burke and
Boardman out of tho half-mile run,
Long, of Columbia, and Mulligan, of
Georgetown, had their own way and
won their heats handily. Pennsylvania
has certainly the best chance for the
honors, and, except something happens
to disable her representatives, tho In
tercollegiate trophy will remain in the
University of Pennsylvania for another
year at least.
The games will be resumed at 2
o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Following are the contestants of to
day who qualified to enter In tomor
row's events:
100 yards inn (trial heats) First heat
won by Tewksbury, Pennsylvania: fee
ond. Mulligan, Georgetown. Time, .10 1-5.
Second best Won by Jarvls. Piinccton;
hrcond, Dupce, Ynle. Time, .10 3-5. Third
heat Won by Qulnland, Harvard; sec
ond, McClaln, Pennsylvania. Time. .10 1-5.
Fourth heat Won by Ruachc, Harvard;
second, Whlteeniooro, Syracuse. Time,
.10 2-5.
One mllo run (trial heats) First heat
Won by Burke, Harvaid; second, Grant,
I Pennsylvania; third, Adams, Yalo;
I fourth, O.strandcr, Hamilton. Time,
1..0.1 2-5. Second heat Won by Cregan,
! Princeton; second, Lane, Pennsylvania;
i third, Bush, Harvard; fourth, Brcnuun,
Yale. Times, 2.00 4-5.
I Putting the shot (trluU) Won by Mc
cracken, Pennsylvania, distance 11 f,et
S'i inchos; second. Glass, Syiacuse. 41 font
&U Inches; third, Brown, Harvard, 40
ft et 4Vi Inches; fourth, Bottger, Piinco
ton, 40 feet 3'fs inches; fifth, Francis,
Yale, 40 feet.
120 yards hurdle (trial heats) First beat
Won by Lowla, Syracuse; second, Fox.
Harvard. Time. .16 2-5. Second heat
Won by Remington, Pennsylvania; sec
ond, Hullowell, Harvard. Time, .16 2-".
Third heat Won by Converse, Harvard;
second. Ripley. Columbia. Time, .16 4-5.
Fourth heat Won by Kraenzleln, Penn
sylvania; second, Flncke, Yale. Time,
lb 1-3.
410 yards run (trial heats) First heat
Won by Lone, Columbia; second. Luce,
Yale. Time, .52 1-5. Second heat Won
by Mulligan, Georgetown; second, Scraf
ford, Syracuse. Time, .51.
JM yards hurdle (trial heats) First
heat Won by Kraenzleln, Pennsylvania;
second, Hullowell, Harvard. Time, .25 1-5,
Second heat Won by Morse, Harvard;
second, Warren, Harvard. Time, ,2S 1-5.
Third bent Won by Remington, Pennsyl
vania; second, Converse, Harvard. Time,
.26.
220 yards run (trial heats) First heat
Won by Walte, Syracuse; second, Board
man, Yale. Time. .23 3-5. Second heat
Won by Qulnlnn, Harvard; second, W.ir
rcn, Yale. Time .22 3-5. Third heat
Won by Tewksbury, Pennsylvania; sec
ond, Oleason, Yale. Time, .22 4-5.
Throwing IC-pound hammer (trials)
Won by McCracken, Pennsylvania, 144
feet 1 Inch; second, Hare. Pennsylvania,
142 feet 5,i Inches; third, Boal, Harvard,
131 feet 9 Inches; fourth, Brown, Hurvard,
126 feet 1 Inch; fifth, Clarke, Harvard, 123
feet, 6 Inches,
Running high jump (trials) Tho follow.
Ing Jlvo men having cleared tho bar at a
height of 5 fort 10 inches will compete to
morrow In tho finals: Rice, Hurvard;
Conkllu, Haverford; Baxter. Pennsyl
vania; Carroll, Princeton, and Wullor,
Yale,
Polo vault (trials) Demlng, Cornell;
Klnzle, Cornell; Clapp, Ynlo; Johnson,
ynle; Solln. Yalo and Adrlancn Yalo;
cleared tho bar at 11 foot and will com
pete In the finals.
Running broad jump (trlnls)i-Flvo men
qualified: Kraenleln, Pennsylvania, dls
tanco 24 feet 44 Inches; Prlnsteln, Syra
cuse, 23 feet 2 Inches; Daly, Harvard, Hi
feet 4t Inches; McClaln, Ponimylvanta,
21 foot 8 Inches, nnd Whltohard, Syra
cuse, 21 feet 2i Inches.
JURY AT MORRISTOWN.
A Verdict in Exeter Wreck Cases
Expected Today.
Norrlstown, Pa., May 26. The inves
tigation by Coroner McGlnthery as to
the causa of the wreck on tho Phila
delphia and Reading railway at Exeter
two weeks ago was concluded today,
and shortly after 2 o'clock the jury left
to visit the sceno of the wreck. A ver
dict is not expected before tomorrow.
The arrest of tho employes yesterday,
ns a result of tho verdict of the Rend
ing jury, It In believed will not influ
ence the Jury here. Harry 11. Tyson,
who was Injured In the wreck, said the
railroad hnd guaranteed tho return trip
from Harrlsburg not to exceed two and
one-half hours.
His opinion wus that the promise
was more than considered, fulfilled. Sev
eral other witnesses tef'lfled to feel
ing the brakes put on but almost In
stantly the crash came.
JOCKEY CLUB'S MEETING.
Fast Track Gives Promise of Record
Breaking.
New York, May 26. The Brooklyn
Jockey club's spring meeting will open
tomorrow, and unless all signs fall the
attendance should be record-breaking.
The trn-i Is as fast ns at any time
since it was built, and the field in the
lliooklyn handicap Is well matched nt
tho weight. Seventeen horses are
named to start nnd from present ap
pearances all but ono will go to tho
post.
Ben Holllday is likely to be one of
the best backed hoi pes in the race. Ho
was decidedly the best off the handicap
horses in training last fall, and the
public will depend upon him this year
lor that reason alone. Although he Is
known to have done the dlstunce this
week In ns fast time as liny of them,
there has been ti lot of fast trials. It
Is more than likely that Fillgrane will
be the favorite on account of his easy
victory in tho Metropolitan handicap,
although there is u lot of race-goers
who do not believe that a three-year-old
can win either the Brooklyn or tho
Suburban. Another popular favorite Is
Banastar, who broke records at Morris
park us well as Fillgrane, and who has
shown some last time at tho distance
this week. Don De Oro, too, will surely
carry a lot of public money.
Tho leaders In the betting as an
nounced tonight are: Fillgrane, 3 to 1;
George Keene, 5 to 1- Ben Holllday, 7
to 1; Don Do Oro, 8 to 1; Banastar,
10 to 1.
HUNTING "HAL" HANNA.
Craig, the Wounded Mnu Recovering
Slowly.
GretiiHburg, May 26. The officers on
the hunt of "Hal" Hanna, who shot
John Craig, of Allegheny, here yester
day, have not been successful in run
ning him down. District Attorney
Peoples will likely make a demand for
tho return of Guyhauff. whom the Al
toona officers took away from here and
whom It is said to lie the man who
fired the shot. Willie the wounded
man Is In a vrv critical condition to
night, one of the hospital staff states
that he has a chance of pulling
through. The doctors, he avers, do
not agree on that point. The man is
badly hurt, and may die at nny time.
Craig positively refuses to tell who
fired the shot. Ho takes a very light
view of the whole matter and says he
will get well In due time. He does not
desire nny prosecutions to follow.
AUTOMOBILE TRIP.
Tho Cleveland Carriage Arrives in
New York.
New York, May 26. The automobile
carriage containing Alexander Wlnton
nnd Mr. Shlnks arrived at city hall from
Celveland at 5.45,
The mayor was unable to remain at
his office so late and the message will
be delivered tomorrow morning. The
automobile left Cleveland nt r, o'clock
Monday morning, making the trip In
four days, eleven hours and forty-five
minutes, covering the distance of 707
1-10 miles In two clays better than was
hoped by the owner.
PARIS WILL NOT FLOAT.
Tho Steamer Is In a Critical Con
dition. Covcrnack, Cornwall. Mi'.y 2C. An ef
fort was made to lloat tho steamer
Paris between 5 and 6 o'clock this
evening, which proved unsuccessful.
Tho position of tho steamer Is now
regarded ns very critical.
Bogus Label Men Arrested.
Reading, May 26. Magistrate Olcmson
today issued warrants for the arrest of
John C. Flelschmun, John Burkhllder and
I,. W. Frankhnuscr, Lancaster coun'y
cigar manufacturers, on tho charge of
counterfeiting and Imitating a trade mark
label symbol and private stamp of tho
Cigarmakers' International Union of
America. The union Issues these labels
free of charge only to manufacturers who
pay union wages, which run from $2 to
$3 per 1,000 cigars more than the rate paid
In non-union shops.
He Tried to Brenk n Record.
Toledo, O., May 2fi.-acorgo D. Hcisley,
a bicyclist from Vll!lnintport. Pa., was
today taken with hemorrhages of tho
noso whllo In this city und for a tlmo his
llfo was despaired of. Helslcy was at
tempting to break tho record by riding
from Wllllnmsport to Chicago in nine
days. Ho waB op with his schedule. Doc
tors reported he Is all right tonight, but
lie has abandoned his trip.
Recruits for Manila.
Washington, May 26. The recrotary of
war bus ordered 2,000 recruits now at San
Frnnclsco for regular regiments In the
Philippines to suit on tho transport Slier
idan Juno 7 for Manila. This ship will
bo utilized to bring heme volunteers now
In tho I'hl'lpplnes.
m
Misappropriated 200,000 Marks.
Dresden, Saxony, May 26. Uerr Hopffe,
treasurer of tho Albert i,ocloty, has been
arrested on the charge of nilsnpprnprtat
Ing 200.WO mui ks of tlm society's funds.
PEACE DELEGATES
AT THE HAGUE
THE ARBITRATION COMMITTEE
HOLDS A MEETING.
M. Bourgeois Presents Questions for
Discussion A Scheme Consisting
of Forty Articles Russlnn Pro
posals Great Importance Attached
to Meetings Today.
The Hague, May 2fi. It can now bo
stated with some degree of confidence
that, the delegates to tho peace con
ference are gradually arriving at tho
belief that its outcome will be very
much what Andrew D. White, United
State nmbossador at Berlin and head
of the American delegation here, fore
casted to the correspondent of the As
sociated Press In the interview cabled
to the United States last Monday. So
far as armaments nre concerned, the
utmost that It Is expected to accom
plish Is some slight recommendations
to tho governments participating,
The various committees have now
settled to work, and the delegates have
begun a formal exchange of views. It
was decided today to appoint commit
tees to receive all suggestions, propos
nln and petitions emanating from out
siders but, so far as Is yet nsccrtuln
uble, these will be pigeonholed without
consideration unless they come within
the purview of the questions enumerat
ed in the circular of Count Muravleff,
the Russian minister of foreign affulrs,
in outlining the subjects for consid
eration. The disarmament committee met this
morning and M. Bernaert, chief of the
Belgian delegation, who presided, sot
forth the points submitted for consid
eration. The two sections immediate
ly divided and proceeded to a discus
sion of the questions of fire urms nnd
explosives, which continued till the
hour of adjournment.
Tho arbitration committee met this
afternoon, under the presidency of the
chief of tho French delegation, Leon
Bourgeois, who was flanked by the
honorary presidents of the committee,
Sir Julian Pauncefote, chief of the
British delegation, and Count Nigra,
chief of the Italian delegation. II.
Bourgeois presented the questions of
mediation and arbitration, and sug
gested a programme the committee
might follow, urging recourse to all
pacific means to settle International
questions before a recourse to war. lie
submitted a long list of possible sub
jects of disputes which might arise be
tween nations and yet might find solu
tion in arbitration, closing with the
more ilifheult problems. He then pre
sented a scheme already Introduced to
the full conference by a Russian dele
gate, a scheme consisting of forty ar
ticles. The statement of M. Bourgeois
was clear and concise, commanding
the closest attention.
Tribunal of Arbitration.
Sir Julian 'Pauncefote proposed that
the committee should Immediately pro
ceed, before all else, to consider the
question of a permanent tribunal of
arbitration. He did not, however, sub
mit any plan, and eventunlly withdrew
his motion. In view of the suggestions
offered by Count Nigra and others, who
urged the wisdom of following the pro
gramme in which the question of a per
manent tribunal follows the general
subject of arbitration.
M. Bourgeois observed that the com
mittee, by not opposing it. gave ad
hesion to tho principle favoring a
peaceful solution of International ques
tions before a recourse to arms.
Recognizing that the committee was
too largo to consider the Russian propo
sitions. M. Bourgeois appointed the fol
lowing sub-committee: Chevalier Dcs-camns-Davld.
of the Belgian delega
tion; Prof. Asser. privy councillor, of
the Netherlands delegation; Baron i.s
tournelles Do Constant, of the French
delegation; Frederic Holla, secretary of
the United States delegates; M. La
maisch, of tho Austro-Huugnrlan dele
gation; Pi of. Mnartens. o: the Russian
delegation; M. H. Odlcr, of tho Swiss
delegation, and Dr. Zorn, of Konigs
berg, representing the German delega
tion. Mir Julian Pauncefote and Count
Nigra were appointed honorary presi
dents of tho sub-committees and M.
Bourgeois and Do Stual were empow
ered to attend tho meetings. This ar
rangement gives representation to all
the great powers, as well as to Holland,
Belgium and Switzerland. Chevalier
Des Camps-David was appointed chalr
mnii of the sub-committee. Great Im
portance Is attached to tho meeting
held today and to the unanimous ac
ceptance of the general principle of ar
bitration and mediation.
TRUSTS THE ISSUE.
Colonel Bryan Will No Longer Hold
Silver as the Main Feature.
St. Louis, May 26. Colonel W. J.
Bryan today expressed himself as
much pleased with the result of Inst
night's banquet. Speaking of the plat
form to bo adopted at the next national
Democratic convention, Colonel Bryan
said:
"The Chicago platform will be re
affirmed, entire and now planks added
to cover new questions. Tho trust Is
sue will be the most Important of the
Issues.
Drugged Recruits.
Berlin, May 20. A sensation has been
caused by tho nrrest of two physicians
in Klberlleld and Bcnlschled, towns of
Bhenlsh Prussia, charged wl'th syste
matically drugging recruits so as to ex
empt them from military service. It Is
asserted that four of tho persons thus
treated have died from tho results of tho
drugs administered to them. The prl3
oners offered ball In the sum of tO.WO
marks, but this was refusfd.
Poking Fun at tftriitz.
Berlin, May 26. The newspapers here
aro jubilating over what they term Ad
miral Kautzs "recall." The Local An
srelgcr says: "This shows nnow the Am
erican governments's good will to removo
nil obstacles to a peaceful understand
Ing."
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Sammy Kelly Knocked Out.
Now York, May 26. Terry McOovcrn
knocked out Sammy Kelly In tho fifth
round.
THE NEWS THIS M011N1NCI
Weather Indications Todays
WARMCIf.
1 General Moro Men Needed to Subdue
tho Filipinos.
Intcrcollcglato Athletics.
Sessions of Pcaco Congress.
Disastrous Coney Island Flro.
2 General News of Plttston.
Financial and Commercial.
3 Sports Atlantic, National and Other
Lenguo Baso Ball Games.
General Sporting Gossip.
4 Editorial.
News and oommont.
5 Local Social and Personal.
One Woman's Views.
6 Local Police Deal with n Pitiable
Case.
Scheme That Does Away with Fire
Engines.
That Buffalo Steel Plant.
7 Local Superintendent Howell's Ad-
dress to the Training School.
Interesting Equity Suit.
8 Local West Scrauton and Suburban.
9 News Round About Scranton.
10 Local Rollglous News of the Week.
11 Sunday School Lesson for Tomorrow.
Negro Burning ns Practiced in the
South.
12 Local-Court Proceedings.
DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE
The Volume of Business Is Rising.
Larger Wages nnd Increased Pur
chasing Power.
New York, May 26. R. G. Dun &
Co.'s weekly review of trade will suy:
The volume of business Is rising nnd
the- week's payment through the chief
clearing houses arcs 02.1 ir cent, larger
than last year and (X01 larger than in
1S92. Moreover, this week and every
other brings larger wages to many and
increased purchasing power, and the
demand for products is consequently
expanding' In all branches of consump
tion. The rise in bessemer pig iron to 17.65
at Pittsburg, $2 In two weeks, in gix-y
forge to J15.23. in anthracite No. 1
hero to JJ6.75 and in local and southern
iron nt Chicago, results directly from
the fact that supplies are for the time
less than the demand. Mirny more fur
naces are In haste to begin work, some
succeeding but others hindered by dif
ficulty of getting prompt deliveries of
needed parts of machines or prompt
supplies of ore and fuel. The natural
remedy, that new orders now call for
less work than was done In April or
March is for the time hidden by en
gagement of nearly all concerns for
months ahead. The largest and best
works aro catching up with their or
ders, though much behind and obliged
to refuse many while others aro filter
ing the field. It Is proof of an aston
ishing demand that after nearly five
months this congestion continues and
tho rise In prices, including advances
of $2 per ton in plates and bars are
not forced or unnatural. Minor metals
have followed so long that tin .sticks
at 26.ti." cents though stocks art long
nnd the demand is remarkably poor
and lead at 1.45 cents, though the de
mand Is slow, while copper weakens to
li'i cents for lake.
Wheat advanced 2 cents but lost
nearly all tin? gain on Friday. West
ern receipts have fallen to about half
last year's, and exports In four weeks
from Atlnntlo and Pacific ports have
been 10,390,16S bushels. Hour included,
against 13.691,882 last year while from
northern lake ports 7,1)26,037 bushels
have gone out this year. The foreign
demand, however, though not ns largo
as It was last year with famine Im
pending, Is much larger than in the
same weeks of 1897 when wheat exports
were only 5,701,331 bushels. Corn ex
ports, though only 10,2fi7,62 bushels,
against 20,285,097 last year, were also
but 3.260,091 In 1S07.
Failures for the week have been 142
In the United States against it", last
year, and 16 In Canada against 21 last
year.
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LARGE NUMBER HEARD.
Those Who Were Before the Contest
Examiners Yesterday.
Witnesses examined yesterday In the
Langstatt-Kclly election contest were:
Scranton Michael Conway. John .1.
Morwln, Patrick Wynne. William Koch,
bi'.. Frank Ncwrltor, Charles Stoz.
Taylor John Coombs.
Blakely Philip Ho.sMir, Georgn Smith.
Dickson City Borough Thomas Dald
hon, Stephen Tendoek, lleo-u Williams,
Wlllliun Thomas, Dr. W. T. Kennedy,
Jnmcs L. Barrett, Kdward Gr.itrlx,
Lewis N. Richards, William Hawkins,
William E. Mcs-cs. David Morris. i-M
Scott. Thomas Peach, John Klderkln,
Thomas Barron, Samuel Baker, Thomas
Baker, Wllllr-.m Wilson. William T.
Pervls, W. G. Pervls. William Mathlus,
C. A. Stanton, Charlei T. Jenkins. Will
him Jnines, Hush Richards, William D.
Morgan, Reeso S. Davis. David W. Da
vis. Leon Galemherskl, William Me
Laughlln, Conrad Snyder, Kdward Sny
der, John Snyder. 'A. P. Edwards, Will
iam 8. Thomas, James Murgetson, C. D.
Snyder, W. S. Williams.
MEETING OF COMPANY B.
Members Will Decornte Deceased
Members' Graves and Parade.
A largo percentage of the members
of company B, Thirteenth regiment,
Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, met
at Mnlott & Mitchell's hotel, 710 West
Lackawonna avenue, last evening nnd
decided to decorate the graves of their
deceased members on Memorial day.
A committee was appointed to pro
cure funds from the members to pur
chase (lowers and tho graves of Daniel
Tubbs and Lewis M. Reese, nt Taylor,
nnd James Dwyer, at the Cathedral
cemetery, will be decorated. Com
pany B also decided to participate In
tho parade.
Daughters of 1812.
Harrihburg, May 25. The Pennsylvania
Society United Daugthers of 1M2, held Its
third annual session In this city today.
Included among tho decorations wcro a
large splunlntf wheel In bluo and whlto
from the National society of Nuw Bug
hind women, nnd nno from tha Duusli-
ters of American Revolution.
BIG BLAZE
ON CONEY
ISLAND
Two Hundred Buildings
Are Destroyed by
Fire.
INVESTIGATION ORDERED
Authorities Sny the Flames Were
Started by Incendiaries Fumes of
Kerosene Noticeable Battalion,
Chief oald the Front of One Housa
Had Been Sprinkled with Oil.
Burned District Three-Quartors oC
a Mile Long nnd Half a Mile Wide.
Fire Jumped from House to House
ns if the Structures Were Made of
Paper Five Persons Injured Po
lice Estimate Fixes the Loss at
S529,900.
New York. .Mny 26. Fire, started It
Is believed by Incendiaries, broke out
hi the one of the wooden buildings in
Coney Island between 2 nnd 3 o'clock
this morning, und though It was at
first extinguished by tho firemen. It ap
peared again In another quarter, and
swept everything before It for several
hours. Two hundred buildings of nil
shapes and sizes, hotels, pavilions, res
tnurants, stores and cottages were re
duced to ashes, and according to tho
police estimate, $529,900 worth of prop
erty was destroyed. With a few ex
ceptions, none of the buildings were ln
sitied, and property owners suffer total
loss.
So far as Is known, there was no loss
of
life. Five persons were Injured,
iinu one, it nremen named Aidrlch, ser
luusly. The devastated portion Is that
portion of the Island bounded by Ber
gen's Walk, Kensington's Walk, the
ocean front and the Bowery. It Is
three quarters of a mile In length and
one-half a milo In width.
The buildings burned were:
On the beach front, running from
west to oast: Fred Buckhardt. hotel
and pavilion; Mrs. Spher. bathing pa
vilion; Van Bergen's hotel, Scheftler'.s
Lltto Germany. John Grou, hotel and
pavilion; New Jersey Hotel and Bath
ing Pavilion. Ocean Front hotel,
George lloch's hotel and pavilion,
Louis Stauch's hotel nnd bathing pavil
ion, Mux Mlchn's hotel and pavilion,
George Scovllle's bathing pavilion,
Mrs. Garland's bathing pavilion,
Lewis (lorlmrdfs hotel and pavilion.
W. J. Ward's bathing1 pavilion, Fred
Peterson's hotel and pavilion.
On Buchanan's Walk: About twelve
buildings.
On Schwleckert's Walk: Joseph
Walsh's hotel, Joseph Rodger's hotel.
David Fisher's hotel and dancing pavil
ion and six other buildings.
Henderson's Walk.
On Henderson's Walk: C. Halm's
hotel, Thomas McDonnld's hotel. .Mor
rison & Greonwald's hotel. Fred Nana's
hotel, Joseph Dowriell's hotel and
pavilion, Henderson's pavilion and
bowling allays ami eight other build
ings. On Thompson's Walk: Hygeia hotel,
Merrill's toboggan slide. Foster's hotel
and nine other buildings.
On the Bowery front: Joe's res
taurant, Lena Burn's hotel, nentley'n
drug store, McCrane's photograph gal
lery and six other buildings.
On Jones' Walk: George Lawrence's
pavilion nnd hotel, Henry Grasshorn's
storehouse.
The destroyed property was uncov
ered by Insurance. Owing to the In
flamablo character of tho buildings the
Insurance rates were very high and
the property owners preferred to run
the risk of total loss rather than pay
tho premiums. Henderson & Co., who
own swimming tanks and a largo
electric light plant, were tho heaviest
losers. Their loss Is estimated at $110.
000. The Strutton estate, on Hender
son's Wnlk, lost $100,000. Other largo
losers, according to tho police figures,
w-ro:
William Schemer, $10,000: Gilbert
Stratton, $20,000: Peter Booth and John
Coppes, smoking parlors, $12,000; A. D.
Bushman, $79,400; Bernard Delahut,
Anchor hotel, J2.DO0: Mrs. Allen Hicks,
Hurtford hotel. $2,500: James O'Brien,
Hollywood hotel, $2,500; Herman Ros
enthal, Nana hotel, $2,300; Louis Stauch,
$50,000; John Dnwdoll. $6,000; Frederick
Nana, $3,000; Max Mosessohn, $2,500;
Mrs. E. Molson, $3,500; King Hong Soo,
Chinese restaurant, $2,000: Thomas Mc
Donald, $1,000:: Robert Peterson,
$4,500; Jnines Kenney. $4,000: India
Wharf Brewing company, $0,500; Stan
ley Scovllle, $10,000.
Large losers wcro Frodlreck Burk
hardt, five buildings, $50,000; Nellie Sy
pler. hotel, $10,000: D. J. Fisher, hotel.
$20,000; P. H. Williams. $2,000; Tllllo
Dossing, $12,500: G. Rogers, $9,000;
Jnmes Tousey. $?00; Herman Bartlett.
$23,000; Joseph Stanch and Jnmes
Mecca, $5,500; Mary Rergen. hotel,
$1,500; Joseph Sands. $300; Mrs.
Mam
$1,500; enbauer, $1,500; Joseph Walsh,
Mrs. Knto Gillespie, $3,000; Mrs.
Oold-
fine. $1,500; Charles ti. Lynn.
$1,000;
Michael Bauschalt. $2,500; William
Vaccas, $2,200: Frank Petronl, $3,500;
Louis Schlltz. 1600. and Benjamin D.
Hunt, $2,500.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Washington. .May is. Forecast -4-for
Saturday: For eastern Penn- -
sylvunla, wnrmor with probably -f
-4- showers by Saturday night; how- -4--4-
ers Sunday; brisk to southwest -f
winds. -4-
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