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Although Formal Lahors Of Committee
We're Suspended.
Hope of the Delegates That Per-
manent Arbitration Board Will
Be Appointed Are Improving
Delegates to the Tuberculosis
Congress Presented to the Em-
peror-Another Failure to Raise
the Liner Paris.

THE HAGUE, May 2S.-The newly
appointed sub committee of the third
committee of the peace conference, the
arbitration, will meet tomorrow. It
will be known as the drafting commit
tee, indicat ting in its name the scope Of
its function. The delegates have work.
ed increasingly to-day, although the for
NAL labors of the conference were sus-
pended. An effort is being made, and
with a certain degree Of progress, to
combine the Russian and British pro-
posais in such way that the report of
the drafting committee may secure the
support of both parties in the plenary
committee. NJ. De Staal and Sir Julian
Pauncefote, chiefs of the Russian and
British delegations, respectively, and
other delegates had a long conference
to-day with this end in view, and there
is no doubt that an agreement in prin-
ciple will be reached
The hope of the delegates that a per-
manent arbitration board will be estab-
lished is rapidly improving The differ
ent points now relate to the composition
of the tribunal, how the representation
of the Powers is to be arranged and the
limitations to be placed upon the jurIs-
diction Of the board.
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SUGAR BEETs.
Cut-Over Lands of Michigan Will
Produce Them PIentifulIy.

LANSING (Mich), May 2S.-The
Michigan Legislature has at last solved
the problem of how to utilize thousands
of acres of cut-over pine lands, which
constitute a large portion of the State.
The cut-over pine lands have long been
an eyesore to the people of Michigan.
The soil is sandy and poorly adapted
to agriculture Farmers who settled
in the cutover country met with little
encouragement from the sterile soil and
thousands of acres in the lower and up
per peninsulas are unbroken wastes of
tangled underbrush and sapling cedars
Eight years ago the State founded an
experiment station at Gaylord in the
lower peninsula to ascertain what use
could be made of the waste lands Thou
sands of dollars were spent without re-
suits, and the station was abandoned
The solution was accidentally hit up
on two years ago when the Legisla-
ture passed a bill allowing a bounty
Tor the production of beet sugar. Ex-
periments were made all over the State
and it was found that in the sandy soil
cf the pine belt sugar beets grew large
and sweet.
The Legislature appropriated $4,000
bounty for the production of beet sugar
and if more is needed it may be drawn
from other funds of the State. But one
factory was started after the passage Of
the law two years ago. 1t produced
5,SOO000 pounds of sugar last year and
received sos, 600 in bounties from the
State.
So profitable did the experiment prove
eleven fo Of
to cost less than $4,000, are in pro-
cess of construction, and farmers all
through the pine belt are turning their
attention to beet raising.
The State will spend at least $1,000
OO0 in bounties in the next two years,
and in four years Michigan will be the
greatest sugar producing State in the
Union.
Farmers of the upper peninsula have
experimental with beet raising, and
sugar beets raised in Menominee County
average from 16 to IS per cent saccha-
rine. The law allows l cent a pound
bounty on all beet sugar produced and
provides that factories pay farmers at
least 81 per ton for sugar beets averag-
ing IA per cent of saccharine and 50
cents ton for each additional per cent
of saccharine This insures the farmer
81 a ton profit, with a chance for more,
and as the lands yield sixteen tons to
the acre the beet industry will prove
bonanza to the farmer.
The State will get its money back in
time in taxes. The waste lands in
Menominee County, which formerly
sold for taxes, have been bought re-
Gently in blocks of 1000 and 1000 acres.
and the growth of the industry will
mean great advance in the value of
Michigan farm lands
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ON EASTERN DIAMONDS.
Brooklyn Beats ST. Louis and New
York Beats Louisville.

LOUISVILLE, May 2S.-The Giants
made it three out of four to-day. Phil
ippi, who was SO successful against the
New Workers last Thursday, had one
bad inning, when the visitors knocked
out three triples, securing a lead which
the Colonels could not overcome.
Attendance 1900 Score:
Louisville 3, hits I, errors 4; New
York +, hits s, errors 4. Batteries
Philippi and Kittredge; Doheny and
Grady. Umpires-Emslie and McDon-
aid.
CHICAGO, May 2S.-After two outs
in the ninth the Senators developed a
batting streak, pounding PhyIe for four
singles and a double. winning their
third game in the series of four Care
lessness on the bases cost the locals
at least one run in the sixth, the only
inning in which they We're able to hit
Weyhing effectively. Attendance I, 200
Score:
Chicago s, hits 8, errors 0; Washing
ton f. hits IA, errors f. Batteries
Phyle and Chance; Wehying, Baker
and Mcclure. Umpires = Swartwood
and Warner.
CINCINNATI. May 2S.-Keister's er-
rors gave the Reds eight runs to-day
With good lead. EWing's great pitch
ing staff threw the game away
Holmes hitting was the only feature
of a poorly played game. Attendance
6,I00. Score:
Cincinnati 9, hits 8, errors 3; Balti-
more 10, hits 10. errors ). Batteries
Damann, Hawley, Taylor and Wood:
McGinnity and Robinson Umpires-
Hunt and Connolly.
ST. LOUIS (Mo.). May 2S.-St. Louis
was unable to do anything with
hughes to-day, and Brooklyn won af-
ter an exciting contest. Powell was
hit often. but he kept them well scat
tered. Attendance 1880 Score:
ST. Louis l, hits 3. errors =: Brook
lyn 3, hits y. errors 1. Batteries
Powell and Criger; Hughes and Farrell
Umpires-ODay and McGarr.
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MEMORIAL FORMULATED.
Wealthy Filipinos and Papers Ad-
vocating Peace.

MANILA, May 2S-Wealthy and in
hu-ntial Filipinos of Manila have for
E1ulated a memorial to be presented to
the Peace Commission embodying their
constitutional expectations. 1t is draft
cd on models of the American and Ma
lcioS constitutions of DR.. De Travera
OF the University of Manila, formerly a
Director of Diplomacy in the Malolos
Government Arellano, a Professor in
the University; Florentino Torres, a
former member of the Court of JUS
tice in Cebu, and Lagarda, exMinister
of Finance in Aguinaldos Cabinet. The
memorial recognizes the sovereignty of
America, and admits our right to ap-
point a Governor. It asks for limited
suffrage and election by the people of
the judicial and legislative branches It
recognizes the fact that the Filipinos
are incapable of self-government, and
desires full and complete annexation.
The official organ already started and
to be published daily, called La Demo-
cracia," editorially, says:
'fWe see no reason why we should
distruSt the Americans. The liberty of
Filipino citizens is an, accomplished
fact. America seeks to know the de-
sires of the Filipinos and the people of
the islands," 1t deplores the fact that
hostilities had not ceased and advises
the Fflipinos to accept the terms of
the peace commission
This proclamation urges the Military
Party to lay down it's arms and enjoy
the blessing of liberty. The movement
is the outgrowth of the commissions
invitation to the Filipinos to formulate
their. desires in writing. The editor of
LA Democracia'' says that Luna and
Pho Pillar are the only Generals who
want the war continued. They have
1900, Aguinaldo only 800. Rios reports
that Sulu has been successfully occu-
pied by the Twenty third Regiment.
The arsenal, arms and all munitions
have been turned over to the Ameri
cans. The natives are peaceful. They
offered no resistance.
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Had Also Counterfeited a Ten Dollar
Note.
They Were Buried in the Earth
Where Bredell Formerly Lived
The Men Asked Leniency in
Return for Their Confession
Ohio Republican Convention
Will Indorse the Administers
tion-Idaho Silver Republicans
Will Stick to Bryan.

WASHINGTON, May 2S.-Chief Will
kie of the Treasury Secret Service has
received information form Special
Agent William j. Burns that he has
secured the counterfeit face and back
plates of a $40 legal tender United
States note, with the portrait of Cen
eral Sheridan, made by Baldwin S. Bre-
dell, the Philadelphia engraver, who,
with his pal, Taylor, is under arrest
charged with being implicated in the
Wholesale counterfeiting scheme re-
Gently unearthed in Philadelphia and
Lancaster, Pa. Their possession was
secured through 9, confession made last
week by Taylor and Bredell in which
Bredell said that the plates were buried
in the earth at Snow Hill, Md, where
he formerly lived and where his father
now resides, the prisoner contess1ng
that he had engraved the plates him.
self. Acting under this information,
Agent Burns promptly went to the
place described and without difficulty
secured the plates.
Chief Wilkie expresses the opinion
that the plates secured are the last OF
the lot counterfeited by the men under
arrest.
Plates for $50, 500 and S1OO notes
already had been secured, but Chief
Wilke believed that attempts to coun-
terfeit the denomination of $40 had also
been made and efforts to discover If this
was the case were made. Last week the
attorneys for the imprisoned men COM
municated with the Government offlcia
and endeavored to ascertain what inn
munity. if any, would be extended the
men if they confessed to the further
knowledge they had. Mr.. Wilkie con-
suited Secretary Gage regarding the
matter and a reply was made to the
effect that no binding promises could
be given. This was followed by a fur
Their confession. When the cases come
to trial a statement of the last confes-
sion will be made by the Government
attorneys, leaving the court to act on it
as it may deem best.
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Rebels Are Showing More Aggressive
Activity.
Bands of Generals Luna and Mas
cardo Have Returned to San
Fernando and Are Making
Trouble = Insurgents Construe
Peace Negotiations to Mean
That We Have Enough of Fight
ing.

MANILA, May 2S@S D. m-The ap-
proach of the wet season finds the in-
surrection seemingly taking a new
lease of life. All along the American
lines the rebels are showing more
aggressive activity in their guerrilla
style than at any time before or since
the fall of Malolos- They keep the
United States troops in the trenches,
sleeping in their clothing, and con-
stantly making dashes on our outposts
and make life warm for the American
garrisons in the towns.
The bands of General Luna and
General Mascardo, which retreated to-
ward Tarlac when they feared they
would be caught between General Mac
Arthur and General Lawton, have re-
turned in force to their old trenches
around San Fernando, where there are
daily collisions.
Opposite our lines on the south, pro-
tecting Manila, all the way around
there to San Pedro Macati the Fill
pinos have three rows of trenches most
of the distance.
Reports from prisoners indicate that
the insurgents construe the peace no.
gotiations to mean that the Ameri-
cans have enough of fighting The
Fllpinos are encouraged by the belief
that the Americans are preparing for
an interval of inactivity during the wet
season.
This period is sure to be followed by
much suffering. Thousands of acres of
land that were under cultivation last
year have not been plowed this year,
and the Government will probably be
obliged to feed thousands, just as it
fed the Cubans. Friendly natives,
Amigos, are pouring into the Ameri-
can lines by land and river routes. and
into the country where the passage Of
the two armies left no food. and prac-
tically throwing them upon the char
lty of their conquerors. Such able
bodied men as are not in the Filipinos'
ranks have been kept by the insurgent
leaders to dig the trenches, and old
men. wonfef and children form the
mass of the refugees. These are doing
some plowing, but as they will be con-
fronted by hunger before they can re-
allze any subsistence from their crops.
the United States army has organized
a system of distributing rice at Ma
lolos and some of the smaller towns
where F1llplnos stores were captured,
but the latter viii soon be exhausted.
The United States transport Morgan
City, which arrived here from San
Francisco with 600 recruits for yarious
regiments, sailed to-day for Iloilo with
the troops.
AS 1t was impossible to take to Spain
the remains of the Spanish General
Montero, who was fatally wounded in
a recent engagement with the Filipinos
In the island of Mindanao and who
died While being brought here from
Zamboanga on the transport Leon XIII.
1t was decided that the interment
should take place in Manila The fu-
neral took place to-day, hundreds of
spanish soldiers and civilians attend
ing the services in the Cathedral and
Following the cortege to the grave.
The Spanish papers declare that
Montero was a victim of the Snanish
Governments neglect.
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SILVER REPUBLICANS.
Senator Dubois Says They Will
Stick to Bryan Again.

BLACKFOOT Qdaho), May 2S-Ex-
Senator Dubois, Chairman of the Ex-
ecutive Committee of the Silver Repub-
iican party, was interviewed to-day as
to the present attitude of the Silver
Republicans. Mr.. Dubois said: 1.-The
Silver Republicans will meet in national
convention at the same time and place
as the National Democrats.
The persistent statement made by
the Republican press that silver IS
deao issue, is the expression of their
wish but not of a fact. Those who sup
poIt Bryan in 1896, will support him
again unless they have some special
reason for not doing So There will not
be many who will abandon principles
deliberately adopted for personal or
special reasons. The Democrats with
out doubt will declare against the for
eign policy of the Administration and
against imperialism. The issues in 1900
will be the same as in 1896, only inter-
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ANOTHER FAILURE.
Ninth Trial to Raise the Liner
Paris Does Not Succeed.

COVERACK (CornwalD, May 2S.-
The ninth attempt to float the American
liner Paris was made this evening and
proved an utter failure. Her bow is
absolutely impaled by the rocks.
Five tugs We're used in the endeayor
to tow the Paris off, three Others stand
ing by for emergency Her boilers, ex-
cepting those used for the pumps, were
emptied to tighten the ship
The effect of the strain of last weeks
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 undertake some
new plan for lightering the vessel.
The pertinacity of the attempts to
tow the liner has caused considerable
surprise among experts here, owing to
the implement of the bow, as her re-
moval by towing must mean, in the
opinion of experts, the tearing off of
the bow.
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TUBERCULOSIS CONGRESS.
Fifty-Six Delegates Presented to
the Emperor Yesterday.

BERLIN. May 2S.-Fifty-six dele
gates who had attended the tuberculosis
congress, whose proceedings came to
an end here yesterday, We're presentd
to-day at noon to Emperor William and
Empress Augusta Victoria at Potsdam.
Two representatives were selected from
each delegation for the presentation,
DR.. j. c. Boyd of the United States ma
val medical corps and DIR. Won Schwein-
ltz representing the United States.
There We're no speeches. The Duke
of Ratibon made the introductions TO
their majestiest Emperor William chat
ted pleasantly with each delegate and
received most agreea BILE impression
manifestedly from the American dele
gates, of whom he made special inqriir-
les regarding sanitaria for tuberculosis
in the United States. His majesty ex-
pressed regret at the tendency to de-
nude the United States of forests
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STORM AT BEATRICE.
Hail Does Much Damage to the
Surrounding Country.

BEATRICE (Neb.), May 2S.-A Sc
we're hailstorm visited here this even
ing. The storm came up suddenly, and
hundreds of people We're caught while
driving.
Several runawayS occurred, in which
many people were injured the most
seriously being. Louis Cox, whose
shoulder blade was broken, and his
wife, who sustained painful bruises.
Dead birds lie in the streets by the
hundreds, trees are stripped of their
leaves and fruit crops destroyed, and
window panes by the hundreds are
smashed. The storm is reported to
have been even more severe out in the
country than in the city.
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ALL INDoRsE MCKINLEY.
But Many of Them Are Utterly
Ouposed to Hanna.

CINCINNATI, May 2S.-The unusual
interest in the Republican State Con-
stion at Columbus this week is due to
its indirect effect on President McKin-
lev next year as we'll as to its direct
effects on State factions and contend
ing candidates this year. In the earlier
skirmishing there was talk of the pos
sibility of a State administration that
would use its power to secure an anti
Mckinley delegation from Ohio to the
Republican National Convention next
year Since all but four of the eighty
eight counties have selected delegates,
it is found that about the only thing
the delegates are unanimous upon is
the endorsement of the national ad
ministration. All the candidates for
other places on the State ticket, as
we'll as those for Governor, have had
strong resolutions adopted in their
counties for their delegates to indorse
the national administration. Even the
Kurtz- Bushnell McKisson element an
nounces they are not against Mckinley,
but that they are against Hanna and
any candidate favored by Hanna
1t is still claimed by some that the
result of the convention this week may
determine what kind of a Mckinley
delegation will be sent from Ohio to the
Republican National Convention next
year. 1t is conceded that much de-
pends upon the committee on creden-
tials next Thursday, so far as both this
year and next year are concerned.
Cuyahoga County, the home of Sena-
tor Hanna, has forty-eight delegates and
leads the list of contestants with three
different delegations. Hamilton Coun-
ty, the home of Senator Foraker, has
the largest legation-eighty-s votes
and it also has a dissenting delega-
ton as well as the one headed by
George B. Cox While a big mass con-
vention will be held tomorrow night to
protest against the mannerin which the
Cox delegation was selected and to Sc
lect eighty-six contestants, yet no mem
bers of the County Committee will par
ticipate in it, and it is thought that the
Hamilton County contest, as we'll as
some others, will be disposed of on
prima facie evidence as irregular Such
will not be the case with the contest
ants from Adams, Cuyahoga, Highland
and Prebble counties, involving almost
100 votes out of a total of S13 and pos
sibly balance of power.
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ices in the Philippires have been
marked by such ability, courage and
zeal that his superiors placed him IN
the foremost rank of subordinate Off
GERS.
The cable operations referred to are
not those of the Signal Corps, but of
the Eastern Extension Gable Company
that has been permitted to repair and
replace certain cables in the Visayan
Islands. Tilley doubtless accompanied
the expedition as the representative of
the United States, the supervision of all
telegraph lines and cables being a part
of his duties. No other casualties in the
Signal Corps have been as yet reported
in this expedition. Tilley was appointed
from California.
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TERRIFIC HAILSToRM.
1t Does a Great Deal of Damage at
Hastings, Neb.

HASTINGS (Neb.), May 2S-A ter
rifle hailstorm struck this city at 3:45
p. M and continued II minutes. during
which time over 2000 panes of glass
were broken, fruit and grain DESTROYED
chickens and birds killed and in j1red
ana several persons hurt. At the Asy-
lum for the chronic insane 400 panes of
glass were broken in the main build
Ing and l.3Oo in the greenhouse, where
an immense amount of damage was
done.
All winter wheat was DESTROYED. but
corn and other grain was not up far
enough to be affected Garden truck is
partially destroyed. Mrs. ]. r. Han
field waa standing in her house watch
ing the storm when large window
pane was smashed, a piece of glass
striking her in the arm, making pain
full wound.
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CAPTAIN TILLEY.
An Expert Electrician and Man of
the Finest Character

HELENA (Mont.) May 2S.-Captain
George P. Tilley, reported probably
killed by F'ilipinos at Escalante, Island
of Negros, has been resident of He
lera since 1884. He was an expert
telegrapher and electrician and a man
of the finest character. He was born
about 3S years ago at Jmaica, Long
Island, where his father still lives.
Tilley enlisted early in the war with
Spain as Lieutenant of the Signal Corps
and was promoted soon after reaching
the Philippines for conspicuous service.
He has been further recommended fer
promotion to brevet Major
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CLUB MEMBERS HANDICAP.
Acceptances For Saturdays Stake
Made Public.

ST. LOUIS, May 2S.-Acceptances for
the Club Members Handicap, a sweep
stake for three-year-oids and upward,
to be run at the Fair Grounds on Sat
urday, June Sd, have been made pub
lie. The stake is valued at 50, 800 of
which $1,000 goes to the winner, and
the distance is one and quarter niles
The acceptances follow: Algol 126,
What Er Lou 119, Macy 11S, John
Bright 10, Ed. Farrell los, Fervor 10S.
Cricket los, w. Overton 107, Found 1OJ,
Basquil 80, Pinochle "a, Obsidian 81
Alleviate 80, Demosthenes So
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GONE TO NEWPORT.
SIMPSONS Fleet VIII Take Part in
Inauguration Ceremonies.

NEW YORK, May 2S.-The ships Of
the North Atlantic squadron, the cruis-
er New York and the battleships Texas.
Indiana and Massachusetts. Admiral
Sampson commanding, sailed at {
O'Clock tonight for Newport, r. l.
The squadron is expected to reach
Newport some time o-morrow, and on
Tuesday will take part in the inaug-
uration ceremonies of the Governor of
Rhode Island. The squadron will use
Newport as the base of the summer
evolutions. and will engage in practice
cruises, after which the fleet will visit
the cities on the New England coast,
putting into Boston harbor a short
time before Bunker Hill Day
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No Information Yet.

NEW YORK. May 27.-Captain Nc.
Cluskey of the Detective Bureau, said
to-day that no information of the miss
ing child, Marion Clark, had been OBJ
tanned during the night or early MORN
ing. The Captain went away with two
Of his men, saying that he would return
to his office during the course of the
day if any clue developed
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Tornado in iowa

MoNTEZUMA. May 2S-A tornado
which struck a half mile south of Kes-
wick this evening did considerable dam
age The farm house of Mr.. Mccoy
was demolished, and five persons were
injured. Mrs. Mccoy probably fatally.
Rain and hail followed the stolm snd
did great damage to the growing crops.
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SIGNAL OFFICER MISSING.
Natives at Negros Treacherous1v
Attack a Party,

WASHINGTON, May 2S.-General
Greeley to-day received q oablegra,,
from Major Thompson at Manila re-
porting that party landing for tba no
pair of the cable at Escalante Island ~
Negros, had been treacherouslv ar
tackled by natives, that Captain Georga
H. Tilley, signal corps. is missing and
that the worst is feared. Tilley's serv-
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Two Miners Blown to Pieces.

BUTTE (Mont), May 2S-Angus Nc
I.eod and Antoine Perranda, working in
the Diamond mine, while drilling In q
hole where the blast had not been fired
were blown to pieces by the explosion
of the powder early this morning.
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Dom Paul May Cross the Frontier.

PRETORIA, May 2S.-The Volksraad.
in secret session yesterday, discussed
the forthcoming conference at Blomfon-
tein, capital of the Orange Free State,
between the British High Commission
for South Africa and Governor of the
Cape Colony, Sir Alfred Milner, and
President Kruger, and authorized the
President to cross the frontier for this
PURPOSE.
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Copper Mines Purchased.

SILVER CITY On. NJ, May 2S-The
Amalgamated Copper Company has
purchased from Joel Parker Whitney
the famous Santa Rita Copper Mines in
Grant County, paying the sum of 81
100000