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mm WERE lift ONSBPFORTED.
TRAIN WRECKED.
Wathout Wiikim a Road Bid and Paaiergtr
Tram I Dashed to Pieces Nib
Persona Killed
The through trnln from Chicago to
Minneapolis over tho lira Islnnd nml
Hiirltngton, Cedar Haplds Northern
railway was wrecked Sunday morn
ing nt the crossing of Sink Creek,
about four mlloii southeast of Water
loo, la. The train consisted of nix
coaches. Including mnll and baggage
cam, smoking car, two r"fnn"'
coaches and sleeper. Nine persons
were killed and twenty-three Injured.
The list of dead Is as follows: E. I..
Arnold, lumberman, Minneapolis; W.
A. McLaughlin, Muskegon. Mich.: It.
H. Pchwette. Alton. 111.: David Hallo,
Minneapolis; F. S. Carpenter. St. Louis;
Hawkins, l'lillmnn conductor; U-o.
Wnlnrlght, train conductor; one un
known person; Will Hcholllam, Water
loo, lo.
A cloudburst had unshed the sand
and gravel roadbed, leaving the track
unsupported for a stretch of twenty
feet. The rails and ties held together
and tln-re was nothing to Indicate the
Insecurity of the road. The engine
struck the washout and was derailed
In the ditch beside tho track and be
hind It the cars were piled up In a
confused heap. The mall car tipped
oyer and wns telescoped by the bag
gage car behind, while the rear end
of the baggage car In turn telescoped
the smoker. The roof cf the sleeper
ploughed Its way through the day
coach, while the lower half of the later
crashed through tho sleeper.
' The 'engineer and fireman Jumped
from the train and escaped with slight
Injuries.
' Mr. Schwette of Alton, 111., was
brought to the city alive, but died at
S o'clock. He was badly cut about the
head and It was evident from the be
ginning that his Injuries were fatal.
He was on his way to Minneapolis,
Where he was to be married Monday.
He asked his physician to telegraph
his father and his sweetheart. "Toll
her," he gasped, "that I have been
detained by a wreck and cannot keep
the appointment on time. Don't say
any more."
F. J. Pay, of Allison, To., a possengpr
said: "The train was running at good
speed, and at a point about three or
four miles from Waterloo It left the
track. Tho engine and baggage car
were thrown about ten feet. The en
gineer evidently had his. engine under
excellent control, ns I reaver saw such
a sudden stop. The smoker, where I
sat, telescoped the baggage car and I
found myself with tb brakeman on the
roof of the day conch."
A striking example of cool nerve and
fortitude was shown by Will Hcholllam,
a drummer for a St. Louis tobacco
house, who made his headquarters at
Waterloo. He was found In the pas
senger coach, his arm crushed between
the front end of the sleeper and the
side of the coach. He did not lose con
sciousness, but begged that his arm be
sawed off so as to release him.
It was found that there wub no pos
sibility of releasing tho unfortunate
man in any other way, so this was
done. Scholllnm gritted his teeth and
looked on whilo his arm was amputat
ed with a common handsaw not a
moan coming from the poor fellow as
the crude instrument tore Its way
through bone nml sinew. After he was
released Schnlllam walked, almost un
assisted to a nearby farmhouse. He
wus terribly weakened by loss of blood,
however, and died Sunday night.
8. H. Bashor, who received Internal
Injuries, but whose recovery Is expect
ed. Is one of the best known Democra
tic pollticluns of Iowa. As a Populist
he ran for congress against Col. Hen
derson, being Indorsed by the Dem
ocratic gubernatorial nomination.
CHOKED WHILE SWINGING.
Scy Caught In tht Strand! of a Rope and ia Cut
Down Dead.
When swinging In tho rear yard of
a tenement house at New York Mon
day, Oscar Frlske, 13 years old, had
his neck caught In the strands of the
rope and was choked to death before
aid could reach him. After swinging
a while the boy began to revolve so
that the swing would unwind Itself,
"letting the old cat die," as children
call the sport.
It Is believed that after several turns
of the swing had been made Oscar
shifted his body so that tho weight
was uneven, and the strands on the
lighter side parted. Through the open
ing his head was thrust, and In his ef
forts to extricate himself he Is believed
to have lost his balance, and was held
uspended by the strands of rope.
Mrs. Theresa Cesser, the house
keeper, found the boy hanging and
rushed to notify his father. Mr. Frlske
cut the boy down. He was then uncon
scious, but he soon died.
ONE THOUSAND HOMELESS.
Daetructive Plre Daatroye $U,ooa Wi.ti ol
Property at 8k John, N. B.
Fire that broke out In a building ad
Joining the general warehouse of P.
Nase & Pons, Main street, St. John, N.
B., last Friday did enormous damage.
A leading underwriter estimates the
loss at faOO.OOO, and Insurance at
J300.000.
The area burned over comprises 15
blocks, or portions of blocks, and the
buildings destroyed number IS.
The district ravaged by the fire was
composed largely of tenement houses.
and probably 1,000 persons are home
less, a majority of them laboring
people.
Two deaths are to be set down to the
fire. A Miss Cunard, an aged lady re
siding on Holly street, was burned In
her house, and Mrs. Arnold Morey,
who resided a short distance from the
"scene died from shock.
Statue for Dewey
Subscription books were opened at
Pan Francisco for contributions to the
statue it is proposed to erect in Golden
Hate Park In honor of Admiral George
Dewey. The subscriptions aggregated
126,000, comprising 110,000 from Claus
Spreckles, and 15.000 each from Mayor
I'htian, John W. Mackay and "A
Friend." It Is the hope of the pro
motera to erect a suitable statue of
California marble at a cost of 1100.000,
A committeeof artists is now at work
on a design.
Nine Pawns Burned to Death.'
Advices from Pardeesvllle, S. C. rt
port the burning to death of Jacob
Solomons, his wife and seven children
In a fire which destroyed 'their house,
near Hardersville. The house has been
damaged by a storm and the Solum
ons built fires on the floor to keep
warm. It la supposed a fire, which
was left smouldering after the family
had retired, was fanned Into a, bluso
Director of Posts Vslllet at Mai
has notified the postuftlce departmel
that ha ha established a railway posl
aaxviM between .Manila, and JdaJoloa
TERSS TELEGRAMS.
3. r. rtyerley was) killed by an le-
trtc car at Pittsburg last Sunday.
Admiral Dewev hna cabled that he
will reach the United Btatea October 1.
The ninlne mansion nt Washington
has been sold to Mr. Westlnghouse of
Pittsburg.
Peter Phelan. flared 40. died In a
New York hospital from excessive
tea drinking.
Controller II. I. Gourlcy of Pittsburg
died suddenly of heart failure last Sa
turday, aged 60. '
Gold, nsaavlnar from 140 to W0 per
ton has been discovered In Central
Pnrk, New York.
.lull. lie rtatTertv wns killed outright
a few days ago at a grade crossing
near Slngoac, N. J.
The cenerAl assembly of the rres-
byterlnn chtirrti at Minneapolis ad
journed last Sunday.
Frederick Runtiert. an Allentown
(Pa,) blacksmith, choked his wife to
death and killed himself.
Mntor Samuel Hnslctt. the Washing
ton (Pa.) banker, was acquitted on the
charge of embexxlcment.
An engine loin noil the track tho
other day at Dennlson, Tex., and En
gineer John Ison was killed.
The Oliln nnvnt mllltla Starts July S
for nn plirht.ilnv cruise on the United
States steamer Mlchignn on the great
Inkcn.
tllchnrd Mnnnlnsr. a colored porter
was killed at Oelwein, la., a few days
ago. His train was derailed and
wrecked.
Chris Howmnn. ntrcd 75. and Mrs.
Dora Lang were fatally Injutvd by the
collision of an electric car with their
buRgy at Detroit, a few days ago.
Only seven Cuban soldiers presented
themselves for their $;5 share of the
11,000.000 to be distributed by the Gov
ernment. None surrendered arms.
James C. Saunders and wife. Chris
tian Scientists of HutTalo have been
arrested for allowing their son to die
without procuring medical attention.
Tho senate of New York passed
unanimously the bill appropriating
$75,000 for the expenses of the celebra
tion of tho return of Admiral Dewey.
Illood-poisnnlng caused tho death of
Peter Mornlnsstar at Pittsburg a few
days ago. He would not submit to
having his foot amputated, preferring
death.
In self defense. Mrs. Charles Hut
chinson shot her husband at Peru, Ind.,
Inst Wednesday. The woman Is 24
years or age and Hutchinson is ner
fifth husband.
ICulalla Morton. the 2-year-old
daughter of Mrs. F. Morton, of Pitts
burg died from eating two boxes of
pills which had been prescribed by a
doctor for her mother.
The Yale corporation at Its regular
May meeting lust Friday elected Prof.
Arthur Twining Hadley, M. A., presi
dent of Yale university, to sueceeu
Timothy Dwight, resigned.
At Keokuk. Iowa, the city and coun
ty oftlces were closed to allow officials
and employes ro attend the funeral
services of Mory Tlniherlnkc, the act
ress, who died In New York.
Tho Iowj State Prohibition conven
tion nominated W. Atwood Esthervllle
for .governor. Hesolutlons were adopt
ed favoring woman suffrage and tho
election of senators by ballot.
A professional gang of burglars are
successfully operating In Pittsburg.
i n'y inn me OCCUUIllB oi u H'lUPW m
Bleep by a liberal use of chloroform
and then take everything of value.
The secretary of war has consented
to the resumption of tho annual foot
ball matches between the Annapolis
and West Point elevens. These games
have been suspended for two years.
Twenty thousand people gathered
at Plttslleld. 111., InHt Thursdny to
listen to William J. liryan. One hund
red guns were fired at sunrise In honor
of the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. liryan.
Colonel E. W. Cole, of Nashville, one
of the best-known of the coal, Iron
and rallrond capitalists of the South,
dropped dead In the corridors of the
Fifth Avenue Hotel. New York. Thurs
day.
A raft which was being used to
transport the Twelfth Infantry across
tho Paslg river in the Philippines last
Thursday, was overloaded and sank In
mid-stream. Five of the soldiers were
drowned.
A machine which will Indicate the
future of the stock market as the baro
meter foretells the weather is about
to be placed in New York. The public
has been asked to take out stock in
tho alleged machine.
Editor William Stead. In a special
cable message to "The Post," said that
the week's work of the peace congress
increased the prospects for establish
ing a permanent tribunal to settle In
ternational differences.
The board of tax commissioners at
New York ruled that William Waldorf.
Astor, the Bradley-Martins and Mrs.
Isaac Sherman, who have gone abroad
to live, must pay Their personal taxes
as though living In thta country.
The conference between the repre
sentatives of th.e trusts and the Am
algamated Association . of Iron, Steel
and Tin Workers at Detroit adjourned.
having accomplished nothing, the
trusts holding the demand of the men
for raises In wages too exorbitant.
Seven persons were Injured by tho
collision of two engines on the Pitts
burg & Western railroad, Wlttmer
station, near Pittsburg. The collision
was the result of another wreck In th
morning, when a dozen cars were
thrown from the tracks and a large
quantity of live stock killed.
When the conference of members of
the Democratic national committee ad
journed at St. Louis Friday afternoon
it had taken no action regarding the
policy of the party In the coming
presidential campaign, and planks for
the platform were not even discussed.
The meeting from first to last was one
of discussion regarding methods of
work, of next year and the ways and
means by which this work could best
be accomplished. The matters of
anti-trust, and ' antl-lmperlallsm"
and silver were not touched upon.
Deaths In the Recent War.
Adjt. Gen. Corbln has prepared this
statement ot tne number or deaths
which have occurred In the army since
the beginning or the war with Strain
In Cuba, 1,38V; In Porto Rico, 287; at
Honolulu, 4o; in tne rniuppines. 60S:
In the United States, 3.872; total, ,20B.
Three White Men Lynched.
Three white men, James Humphries
and his two sons, were lynched Friday
night near the village of Aley, In Hen
derson county, a remote neighborhood
devoid of telegraph, telephone or rail
way connections and about 76 miles
southwest of Dallas, Texas. The only
charge against the men was that they
harbored the murderer of a man
named Melton.
Gov. Roosevelt has asked the New
York legislature to make an approprla.
tlon so that the state may take part
In the reception to oa accuraau to Ad
mlral Dewey.
INSURGENTS HUB WITH HOPE.
WRONG IMPRESSIONS.
They Believe the Peace Nefotlatlona Indicate
That the Americans Have Weakened.
Diatreaa Now Prevalla,
The American Fence commission at
Mnnlln during the Inst week, treated
as they thought nu'te successfully with
the representatives " the Insurgents
The men were lavlshV .ntertalned and
before they left the American quarters
for the Insurgents strongholds they In
timated that the conditions were very
generous and should be accepted by
the Filipinos.
Later newa Indicates that either the
proposals of the Americans have been
rejected or the report has not yet
reached the commanding generals and
those In authority among tho Filipinos.
The approach of the wet season finds
the Insurrection seemingly taking a
new lease of life. All along the Ameri
can lines the rebels are showing more
aggressive activity In their guerrilla
style than at any lime before, since
the fall of Mnlolos. They keep the
United Plates troops In the trenches,
sleeping III their clothing and constant
ly on the alert agnlnst dashes upon our
outposts, and they make life warm for
the American garrisons In the towns.
The bands of Gen. Luna and Gen.
Mnacnrdo, which retreated toward Tar
la; when they feared they would be;
caught between Gen. MncArthur and
Gen. Lnwton, hnve returned In force
to their old trenches around Snn B'cr
tinndo, where there nre dally collisions.
Opposite our lines on the south pro
tecting Manila, all the way around to
Pan l'edro Macatl, the Filipinos have
three row of trenches most of the dis
tance. Reports from prisoners Indicate that
the Insurgents construe tho peace neg
otiations to mean that the Americans
hnve had enough of fighting. The Fili
pinos are also encouraged by the be
lief that the Americans are preparing
for nil Interval of Inactivity during the
wet season.
This period Is sure to be followed by
much suffering. Thousands of acres
that were under cultivation Inst year
have not been plowed this year, and
the government will probably be oblig
ed to feed thousands Just as it fed the
Cubans.
Friendly natives. Amlgos. continue
to pour Into the American lines by land
and river routes, coming from the ter
ritory of insurrection into the country,
where the passage of the two armies
has left no food, and practically throw
ing themselves upon tho charity of
their conquerors. Such able bodied
men as are not In the Filipinos ranks
have been kept by the Insurgent lead
en and children form the mass of the
en and children from the mnssof the
refugees. These are doing some plow
ing, but they will be confronted with
hunger before they can realize any sub
sistence from their crops.
The I tilted Stntes army has organiz
ed a system of distributing rice at Ma
lolos, and some of tho smaller towns
where Filipino stores were enptured;
but the latter will soon be exhnusted.
The United Stntes transport Morgan
City, which arrived here from Hnn
Francisco with VH) recruits for various
regiments sailed Monday for Hollo with
the troops.
HONORS FOR SCHLEY.
Forwd .k Two Speechee While Attend
ing a Theatre.
'ihe tributes that Omaha people have
been paying to Rear Admiral W. S.
Schley during the pant few days reach
ed a culmination Wednesday night at
Boyd's opera house when the admiral,
as the guest of Sen. Mnnderson, occu
pied a box to witness Hlchurd Mans
field's production of "Cyrano de Ber
gerac." The admiral entered the thea
ter about ten minutes before the cur
tain rose, and the Immense audience
kept up the applause until be rose and
made a brief speech.
At the closo of the first art the ova
tion began again and continued for
fuljy ten minutes. It culminated when
Mayor Moore leaped upon the stage
and proposed three cheers for the hero
of Snntlngo. The response nearly rais
ed tne root ana Bcniey naa to make
another speech.
Railroad Employee to Blame.
The Jury In the Exeter, Pa., railroad
accident fmind the accident was due
to negligence of certain employes of
the company. They censure George C.
Mowers. Trainmaster, of Philadelphia.
with equipping the special train with
a crew unfamiliar with the main line:
Engineer orrell and Conductor Magee
for reckless running, and Engineer
Wildermuth for having passed the
signal at Exeter and then backing up
236 feet, and Train Dispatcher James
J. Rourke Is declared negligent In not
notifying the special ciew of the de
lay of the express.
A Small Bey Tortured.
Morris Brogbraf. a 4-year-old New
York boy, will go through life with
the letters "Hicag" branded on his
right hip. In the Essex market court
the boy told Magistrate Kuldlch that
while passing John Masterson's black
sinithshop some men called him Inside
and burned the letters on him. He
picked out William Masterson, son of
the proprietor as tho person who
burned him, and Masterson was held
In $1,000 ball. The police say the brand
bore the word "Chicago," but that the
first and last letters did not touch the
boy.
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Gen. Otis notified the war depart
ment of the death Monday at Manila
of Lieut. Pierce u. foster, Third in
fantry, of typhoid fever.
The subscriptions for the Dewey
home luna so iar receivea Dy tne na
tional committee amount to I3.7o.
Among those received was one of flOO
from vice-presmeni noDan.
The Anglo-American Joint high com
mission Is probably permanently off
because Canada has demanded Pyra
mid harbor and a strip of land on the
Lynn canal now in American territory
near tho Aiasnan Dounuary,
The war department Is In possession
of 140 pieces of artillery captured from
the Soaniurds during the last war.
Under the law the distribution can only
be made to u. a. it. posts, soldiers'
memorial associations or municipal!'
ties.
General Greely has received a cable'
gram from Major Thompson, at Ma
nila, reporting that a party landing
for the repair of the cable at E seal
ante, Island of Negros, had been
treacherously attacked by natives,
that Captain George H. Tllley, signal
corps, Is missing, and that the worst
Is feared.
Preliminary steps have been taken
by the Washington board of trade for
a welcome to jtamirai uewey on nis
return to that city. The district com
mlsaloners have been requested to ap
point a committee of citizens to take
charge of the matter and also to re
present the district In all questions
pertaining to the reception of the ad
miral on jus return to this country
AS LARGE AS GOOSE EGGS.
Big Haltatonaa Accompany a Tornado lo Which
Seven Peraona Wety Killed.
A disastrous and fatal tornado
passed ove rthe country In the vicinity
of IHJou Hills, 25 miles south of Cham
berlain, B. I a few days ago, result
ing In the death of seven persons and
the serious Injury of three others.
The killed are Charles Peterson and
his six children, ranging In age from
8 to 15 years. The wife and two re
maining children were so badly In
jured they may die also.
The tornado formed in plain view of
hundreds of people and moved In a
southerly course. The first place
reached was that of Ara Coden, which
was totally destroyed. The storm then
destroyed a church and a schoolhouse.
after which It reached the Peterson
place.
The dead and Injured there were
strewn all about the premises, all be
ing bruised and maimed In a shock
ing manner, while the buildings were
smnshed to splinters.
I he tornado next destroyed the
Orlcgor premises, then passed Into the
range of hill skirting the Missouri
where It appears to have been dis
solved.
The path covered by the storm was
only about 20 rods wide, and about
three miles In length, but everything
within that section was completely an
nihilated. Much live stock was killed.
The wind was accompanied by a
heavy fall of rain and hall, tho latter
being ns nrge as goose egRB.
FEW CUBANS APPLY.
Only Thirty Were Allowed Their Share of the
$3,003, ooo.
There were 111 applicants Sunday
for shares In the $,l,iioo,ooo which the
United Stales has offered ns a grat
uity to the Cuban troops. Thirty were
given $75 each. The others were not
on the rolls, although they had guns
which they were rendy to turn In, and
certificates of service.
The United States military author
ities consider that the rolls are unreli
able. Indeed, the opinion Is freely ex
pressed that a largo proportion or the
names nre fictitious, and that the
rolls omit a majority of the names of
those rightly entitled to share In the
gratuity. The object of this, appar
ently. Is to discredit the entire pro
ceedings and to show the Cuban public
that a large number of the troops re
fused to take American money.
Lieutenant Colonel George M. Ran
dall pointed out 84 names of men, who
are dead, and names of others who
had not been heard of outside the rolls.
Of those paid 25 turned In arms
Mausers, Remingtons and carbines.
The other five showed receipts from
the alcalde, vouching for the delivery
of their arms.
COUNTERFEIT PLATES 8EIZED.
Hiding Place Revealed by Those Charged With
Mektng Them.
Chief Wllklo of the treasury secret
service has received Information from
Special Agent William J. Hums that
he has secured the counterfeit face and
back plates of a $10 legal tender Unit
ed Stntes note, with the portrait of
Gen. Sheridan, made by Baldwin 8.
Brcdell, the Philadelphia engraver,
who. with Us pal. Taylor, is under ar
rest, charged with being Implicated In
tho wholesale counterfeiting scheme
rcently unenrthed In Philadelphia and
Lancaster, Pa.
Their possession was secured through
a confession made Inst week by Taylor
and Hredell, In which Hredell said that
the plates were burled In the earth at
Snow Hill, Md where ho formerly
lived, where his father now resides,
the prisoner confessing that he hail
promptly went to the plaeo described
engraved the plates himself. Acting
upon this Information, Agent Hums
and without dlfllculty secured the
plates.
VICTORIA'S EIOHTIETH BIRTHDAY
England'a Aged Queen Oradually Loaing Her
Sight.
The royal family gathered at Wind
sor castle Wednesday and celebrated
the eightieth birthday of Queen Vic
toria. Four generations In succession
were present, and there was a great
gathering of children and grandcr.ll
dren of her majesty.
The one sad and pathetic feature of
the celebration was the fact that the
aged queen Is about blind, and that an
operation for cataract Is Inevitable. It
Is stated on gooa autnority mat ner
majesty haa just consulted Pror.
Pagenatecker. of Wiesbaden, who guar'
anteea the success of the operation,
and opines the queen win entirely re
gain the excellent sight she possessed
until recently.
Parte Still on the Recks.
The ninth attempt to float the Amer
lean line steamer Paris was made
Sunday evening and proved an utter
failure. Her bow Is absolutely Impaled
by the rocks. Five tugs were used In
the endeavor to tow her off, three
others standing by for an emergency,
Her boilers, excepting those used for
the pumps, were emptied to lighten
the ship.
The effect of the strain of last week's
attempts Is apparent In the Increase of
water In the engine room. Efforts to
pull her off will now be discontinued,
and It is proposed to concert some new
plan for lightening the vessel.
Practical Teetot Theoeophy.
Howard Kretz, about 22 years old,
who says he Is an art student of the
Academy of Design In New York,
mado a stirtllng and successful Jump
from the Brooklyn bridge Just before
dusk Monday evening, and came out of
the river uninjured.
Kretz Is about 6 feet 8 Inches tall
and weighs about 140 pounds. He said
that ho had been reading a book on
thcosophy, and that he wanted to
demonstrate that a man,, by exerclBng
his will power, could do anything he
wished without Injury to himself.
Restored to Conocioueneea by the Kalaer.
In the Thlergarten at Berlin last
Thursday a cab horse bolted and Its
driver was thrown from the box. The
emperor, accompanied by an aide de
camp, was passing at the time, and
they Immediately dismounted from
their horses, and his majesty superln
tended the work of picking up the cab
driver and restoring him to conscious
ness. The emperor also took the name
and address of the man, with the view
of assisting him.
Struck, Cross ng the Railroad Track.
Joseph Keller and Ray Sherman, of
Alden, N. Y and Louis Carey, of
Auburn Four Corners, Pa., were killed
at Wendea station near Buffalo, Mon
day, while driving across the New
York Central railroad tracks. Their
carriage was struck by an eastbound
express train.
An entire luumj, uuuBieuue, ui wrn,
Evans, his wife and child, were killed
Tuesday near Qadsden, Ala., In a sen
sational ru.iMwi.jr uu. ii a iiiuuniain
side, Evans took his family out In a
...,riti0A for a drive.
VM . - -' '
OF
THE PEACE CONGRESS.
Sir
Julian Pauncefbte of England Calta for
Permanent Tribunal to Deal With
International Disputes,
Pence prospects tcuched high-water
mark at The Hague Inst Saturday
when tho conference found Itself face
to face with arbitration In a practicable
and aceptable form and as a perma
nent International achievement. This
honor Is mainly due to Sir Julian
I'auncefote. When tho members of
the arbitration section had finished
rending the Russian proposals on this
subject. Sir Jullnn expressed his ap
proval or them, but said It would be a
great pity If the conference failed to
embody the principle of arbitration In
some permanent shape.
l now bog to propose." he said, "tne
formal rgtablishment of a permanent
arbitration trllninnl. empowered to
deal with all matters In dispute capable
or reference to the Judgment of nn um
pire, l do not Intend to trouble you
with details lis to Its mechanism to
day, nor until you accept the principle
of my proposal. Therefore I ask you
to accept the principle now."
M. De Final at once declared: "Sir
Julian Pnunccfote having presented
his proposal, we are prepared to sup
plement and to complete the printed
suggestions Just distributed by others,
dealing with a permanent arbitration
beard."
Thereupon the Russlnn president of
the conference drew a paper from his
pocket and laid It upon the table. The
paper contnlned the foundation or a
lerninnent tribunal. The nmnxed dele
gates crowded around Sir Jullnn, con
gratulating him upon hnvlng played
the winning card, which had so quick
ly precipitated the Russian alternative
scheme. Some stood aghast, as the
matter wan not contemplated In their
Instructions. Finally It was decided to
refer the matter to a sub-committee.
Tho dellbcrntkn of the peace con
gress now assembled at The Hague,
aro to be conducted In secrecy. Uni
formed officers will demand tickets and
pass words from oil delegates entering
tiie council chambers. There have
been no discussions as yet, the work
thus far consisting of plnclng the de
legates upon the various committees.
i he correspondent of the lonuon
Morning Post at The Hague says:
1 he question of International law
Is likely to be discussed by the con
ference. An eminent professor says
thnt International Jurisdiction has
never Deen olllclnlly recognlzeu, des
pite the resolutions of peace congres
ses, nor can nn International agree
ment bind nations to enforce decrees
pronounced according to such law.
"The code prepared for submis
sion to the conference provides thnt
the autonomy of nations is Inviolable;
that there Is no right of conquest ns
between them: that they possess the
right of bgltlmnte defense, and nre
subject to the same principles of law
and equity as Individuals; that no na
tion hnn a right to declare war upon
another, and thnt disputes bctwein
nations nre to be settled by legal
methods.
"The colonlnl section of the code
dcnls with the formntlon of colonies.
It recognizes their right to claim au
tonomy or independence, though other
nations mny Intervene when, in their
opinion, the administration is unsatis
factory or the mother country does not
heed the colonlnl representations.
REFUSED A DINNER.
Admiral Dewey Too ill to Attend s Birthday
Party.
The United States cruiser Olympla
with Admiral Dewey on board has ar
rived at Hong Kong from Manila. She
was saluted by the ships of all nation
a'ltles.
Admiral Dewey. Cs.pt. Lsmberton.
Lieut. Brumby and United states con
sul Wtldman were received with a
guard of honor of the royal Welsh fu
siliers when they landed to visit the
governor of Hong Kong, Sir Henry A.
Blake, Maj. Gen. Gascolgne In com
mand of the troops, and Commodore
Powell, commundlng the naval forces.
The visit was afterwards returned by
the olnelnls mentioned.
Admiral Dewey la In bad health, be
ing too III to attend the queen's birth
day dinner last Wednesday. The
Olympla Is going to dock here and will
remuln 10 days at this port.
PLEASURE RESORT BURNED.
One Million Dollars' Worth of Amuaement
Property Deetroyed at Coney legend.
Coney Island property of the value of
$1,000,000 was destroyed by fire eurly
Friday morning, 20 acres In the heart
of tho summer resort section, the dis
trict known as "The Bowery" being
reduced to ashes. The fire made
shelterless for a time a native and
trunsient population of about 3,500, In
eluding 500 men and women, classed as
comedians and soubrets, employed In
the district, and silenced no less than
100 pianos which have for years as
sisted In merrymaking at coney island
Scores of thieves broke through the
fire lines and entered the district from
the ocean side and their work of loot
Ing was wholesale. A crowd carrying
off a pluno was one sight which taught
the police what kind of crooks tncy naa
to deal wltli
McKtnley's Greeting to Victoria.
The president has addressed the fol
lowing message to Queen Victoria on
the occasion of the anniversary of her
birthday:
Executive Mansion, Washington, May
24. I
To Her Majesty, the Queen, Windsor
Castle. England.
Madam It gives me great pleasure
to convey on this happy anniversary
the expression of the sentiments of re
gard and affection which the Americ
an people cherish towards your ma
jesty and to add the assurance of my
own cordial respect end esteem. May
God grant to your majcaty and to the
countries under your government
many years of happiness and pros
perity.
WILLIAM McKIXLEY,
Poatmaeter Found Murdered.
Jackson Close, postmaster of tho
little vllluge of West Stamwich, sever
al miles from Greenwich, Conn., wns
m,n.,ai1 anrlv Tuesday mornlnff. Ha
was killed In the old house which serv
ed has a general store, postoftlce and
living apartment. His body was
fcuud on the floor and the brains bat
tered out with an Iron bar or club.
The store and postolllce had been
rilled.
CABLE FLASHES.
A. mil Avnlnflttfi Irt tl m 1 1 1 tn v In Ka.
rnlnrv A t i )l)tjnll tl ATOTl a ftlW (iuVB MUNI.
Uuunii men wera killed.
One hundred persons are dying dally
irum llIO I'liuius m m cat. in, ill ma,
near the Pursian frontier.
mtriiukA ricrmnn nflinAri war A k 1 1 IpA nn
May 20 by tho Chine at Klao-Chou
(the German port In tha B turn -Tun si
BARBAROUS FILIPINOS.
Oen. Lswton Learns that th Vorktowa't Msg
Have Suffered Indignities at the Heads
of Aguanaldo's Men.
The first Information about the
shocking manner In which the men
from the Yorktown have been treated
by their Filipino captors has been ob
talnrd by the New York Journal cor
respondent. It Is furnished In an In
terview with General Lawton, who
found melancholy evidence when he
cautured San Isldro. that tho Ameri
can prisoners had been cruelly abused
and subjected to outrageous Indignities
at the hands of Aguinaldo a barbarous
soldiers.
General Lawton. after 80 days of suc
cessful campaigning. Is resting with
6,000 men at Candaha. He said In de
scribing his victorious march of a
month's duration:
"It pnlned me when we got Into Fan
Irldru to see on the walls of the prison
there the names of the 16 Americans
from the Yorktown. From Colonel Kay,
the Spanish officer whom we rescued.
1 learned that one of the American
prisoners escaped fiom his captors.
His freedom was short lived, for he
was afterwards recaptured. He was
stretched on the ground before his fel-
uw prisoners and 20 lashes were given
to him. We found a letter near San
Isldro. written hv one of the York-
town crew, saying thnt they were being
kicked, that their hair was being
pulled nnd that they were cruelly
r en led In various other ways, and
playing their fellow countrymen to
hurry their relense.
"The Insurgents make a practice oi
murdering Chinamen who fall Into
their hnmls, and our men, I suppose,
considered themselves fortunate that
they have not been similarly treated,
though the cruelties and Indignities
heaped upon them must be hard to
bear.
"I would have advanced to Tarlao,
but was Informed that I was north of
tho Insurgents' main forces. Hence I
asked for Kobbe's brigade. I can ad
vance nnd reach Tarlao In six days,
unless the present negotiations between
the Filipinos and our commission ac
complish peace. The whole country If
nothing but Intrenchments.
I hnve had during the Inst month n
engagements. Six of my men have
been killed In the field. Two have died
from wounds, and 35 have been
wounded. The losses of the Insurgents
were over 400 killed, while we have
tnken 1.000 prisoners, I released 11
bpanlsh tirlsoners. established civil
government In San' Miguel, Bailnaa)
nnd SnnIsidrn, nnd safely conducted
540 Chlm'Ve refugees, who were In feaf
for their lives. In the section traversed
I have destroyed 200,000 bushels of rice,
165 tons of sugar and 10.000 bushels of
corn. Thnt Is my record for one month.
The supplies that I destroyed would
fred an army of 30.000 men six months.
i gave each of my prisoners a sonars
meal, and then turned them loose, after
destroying their arms. There are whole
companies of llnlo men at Tnrlac with
no weapons except the primitive ones
tut y carry.
It Is niy opinion that once the In
surrection Is over little trouble will be
experience! with the natives, who have
b.'(n falsely Impressed with their own
power by their lenders. The native
Viiests havn given much assistance to
me.
DEWEY'S tUKOEON HOME.
The Admiral Is ao Well ae Could be Dealred
in the CI: mate.
Surgeon J. K. Page, of Admiral
Dewey's flngshlp, the Olympla, has ar
rived at Washington on leave. He
raid:
"Admiral Dewey is as well as any
man could be after spending a year In
the tropics. I do not believe there has
been any appreciable change In his
appeurunce, weight or general condi
tion. Anyone who thinks he Is a phys
ical wreck should hear the admiral on
the (uartcrdeck when he gets aroused.
He Is the gentlest man living, and yet
he expects every man to do his exact
duty." ,
Surgeon Page, asked If 'Admiral
Dewey's responsibilities had not
weighed heavily on him. said: 'I think
not. and it will b3 found that he haa
Just as much nerve as the morning he
muffin ma uniitu n muium usn
Is a man who carries responsiblfltv
lightly." f
Asked If he had prescribed fol
Dewey of late, Surgeon Page said I
"No; he has no need for prescriptions!
His habits are so regular that he needs
little or no medicine. His smoklna
and drinking are In perfect modera
nun. ns eats wen anu sleeps wen.
PREPARED A GRAVE POR HER.
Huaband'a Method of Making Hia Wife Sign the
Pledge,
Mrs. Annie Hopkins of Trenton, N.
J., appealed to policeman Shannon
Wednesday to save her from her hus
band, who. she said, had dug her grave
and was about to murder her. The of
ficer accompanied the woman to her
home, where her husband. Frank Hop
kins, and William Rulon were quietly
enjoying a smoke. Mrs. Hopkins i
the way to a corner of the back yqf
where she showed Shannon a nej
made grave six feet long and five fl
deep. There was a stone at the he(
cut to resemble a tombstone, and
piece of carpet completed the nrrani
inents for an Interment
Shannon gazed In surprise at tf
grave and men turnea to nopxins i
an explanation. The husband then sa
that he had threatened to kill his w
and bury her In that grave If she f
not stop drinking, nnd that was
there was about It. The policeman
duced the woman to take the pled
and the grave has been boarded ov
Reward for Capture of Abductors.
Tho reward for the recovery of .
I. laric cnnu w nicn was auuuciea
New York last Monday, and the arr
and conviction of Its abductors was
creased last Thursday to 13,500,
Evening Journal offering 1,600
Theodore 11. Starr, a well-kn
Jeweler, 1500 In addition to the
thousand offered by the Eve
World. It Is probable that the a
will be Increased by private sub;
tlon, as there Is a widespread fee
of Indignation against the kidnap'
The most skillful detectives at V,
McClusky'a disposal are wo
specially on the case, while the
police and detective forces are
outlook for clues.
American Heard in dend
The tuberculosis congress J
ed In the relchstag bulldlnJ
l.t Wednesday with g.OOOJ
present, of whom 201
from German and furA
The empress of GermaiiS
of the congress, was sl
royal gallery. The repra
United States, France, tl
Italy, Austria-Hungary
were among those who
marks. They were all
plauded. with the exceptli
J. C. Hoyd, who represents fh
cctps of the United States nuvy. I.
was heard In silence, )
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