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TO DIVIDE THE WORK.
Peace Conference Names It's Several
Committees.

Peace Conference Names It's Several
Committees.
The Hague. May 25.-The chiefs Of
delegations to the peace conference held
a private meeting this morning, and
afterward informed their colleagues OF
the arrangements made for a choice Of
presidents of committees as agreed
upon last evening. The delegates ap-
proved of the selections made. The
conference held plenary sitting at
noon. The selections were then Off
cially ratified without incident.
Following is a list of the members OF
the first commissions: Honorary presi-
dents, Count Won Munster, head of the
German delegation. and Andrew D.
White, head of the American delega-
ton; effective president. A. P. G. Van
karnebeck. head of the delegation OF
the Netherlands. These are divided
into two sections. war and marine.
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WORK NEARLY DONE.

First California and Second Oregon Will
Be Among the First to Return.
Washington, May 24.-General Otis
cables from Manila to the war depart
ment that the transport Warren ar
rived safely on the 18th inst. The
Warren had 1900 men Of the Sixth
artillery aboard.
The war department is proceeding
on the theory that bv the end of July
not a volunteer will be left in Manila,
and General Otis report today that
the transport Warren has arrived adj
vances the time when the hOmeward
movement of the volunteer troops will
begin. Already notice has been issued
that mail for the First California and
Second Oregon volunteer regiments
should not be sent to Manila, but to
San Francisco.
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WASHlNGTON'S JUBILEE.
Peace Day Celebrated In the National
Capital.

Peace Day Celebrated in the National
Capital.
Washington. May 25.-Washington's
peace jubilee was inaugurated at SUM-
rise today by national salute OF Is
guns from the dispatch boat Dolphin
and by chime of bells and the sound
Of steam whistles all over the city.
The day is half holiday, and most all
the departments closed at noon, the
hour being marked by salute of 45
guns. The days festivities were
marked by parade Of all regular army
an navy attaches and many volunteer
organizations in and around Washing
ton.
The president, with members of the
cabinet, their wives, and foreign min
listers with their attaches. General
Miles and his staff. and many promi-
nent people in public life occupied the
reviewing stands.
The enthusiasm was great as the
parade passed through the court of
honor. Cheers and applause greeted
favo1ite organizations. The president
and Secretaries Hay and Gage, who
stood on small platform jutting from
the main stand. were repeatedly and
tumultuously applauded as they un-
covered each time the American colOrs
trooped by. General Wheeler was &C.
corded the largest demonstration. In
full uniform he rode in carriage. He
was everywhere cheered. As he
reached the reviewing stand. he arose
and saluted the president. The peo-
pie went wild. Another interesting
and significant incident was the choos-
ing OF Sousa's new march, Glands
Across the Sea-" One of the bands
stuck up this stirring air as the review
ing stand was reached. The applause
which greeted it was started by the
diplomats, spread through the stand
and broke into roar OF cheers along
the whole length of the court of honor.
The parade was three-quarters Of an
hour passing the reviewing stand.
The president has issued an order
closing all the executive departments
and the government printing Office al
noon tomorrow, in order that employees
may participate in the jubilee.
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Recommended for Promotion.

Washington, May 25.-General Otis
cables the following under date of %:
On the urgent recon- of Law
ton, l recon- mend that Colonel Owen
Summers be made brigadier-general OF
volunteers by brevet, for conspicuous
gallantry at Maasan. Bulac Bridge. San
Isidro. and that Captain ]. F. Case be
made major of volunteers by brevet,
for distinguished services and gallantry
at the above places while acting as d.
vision engineer officer.
Summers is colonel . the second
Oregon volunteers, and commanded the
advance brigade Of Lawton's division
during the recent march northward to
San Isidro.
Case is captain of company F. Sec.
ond Oregon volunteers.
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SENT BACK TO MANILA
The Second Oregon Has Been
in Its Last Fight.
WILL SOON EMBARK FOR HOME
Rebels Attacked San Fernando Out.
posts, But Were Repulsed
With Heavy Loss.

Manila, May 26.-The Second Ore
yon and the Minnesota regiments have
been sent back from General Law tons
front to the city in order to rest up
and prepare for the homeward voyage,
which will begin soon, the Oregon
regiment being the first scheduled to
eave after the California regiment
gets off.
The rebels attacked the American
,utposts near San Fernando at O'Clock
this morning. General Macarthur.
with two battalions of Montana volun.
:eers, two battalions of the Kansas Iegi-
ments, under General Funston. and
TWO guns of the Utah battery, one
Hotchkiss and one Calling. moved
against the rebels. who were occupying
The trenches vacated at the fall of San
Fernando.
The Kansas troops deployed to the
right and the Montana regiment to the
extreme left. while the battery formed
the center Of the line. After stub
born fight the enemy withdrew, but
were flanked by the Kansas men and
driven toward the M0ntanas. leaving
their dead and wounded behind. The
American loss was one killed and IL
wounded. The Filipino loss was so
killed and 60 wounded. Ninety were
taken prisoners, with 100 stands of
arms.
General Lawton is Withdrawing to
the railroad, as the interior region is
impossible to hold during the rainy sea-
son. As supply headquarters. small
yarrisons will control the navigation at
points on the Rio Grande and San Fer
nando rivers.
The Spanish newspaper Oceania has
been suppressed for publishing seditious
editorials.
The United States ommissioners and
many American officers celebrated
Queen Victoria's birthday today on
board the British frst-class cruiser
POworfu l
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TO REDEEM IN GOLD.
Currency Reform Planned by the II
publican Committee.

Currency Reform Planned by the Re-
publican Committee.
Washington, May 23.-It is under
stood that the house Republican eau.
Gus committee appointed to frame q
scheme of currency reform has agreed
upon a measure along the following
lines:
The redemptio of all obligations Of
the government in gold on demand.
Greenb acks. when once redeemed foI
gold, to be reissued only for gold.
Permitting national banks to issue
notes to the paper value of their gov
eminent deposit in the treasury, in
stead of 90 per cent. as at present.
Permitting the minimum capacity
of national banks to be $25, 1000 instead
of $50. 600, as at present.
This plan is much less comprehen-
sive than ardent advocates of general
currency revision have urged. but was
adopted because harmonious agree
ment on it was possible. which was not
the case when more radical measures
were suggested.
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PORTRAIT OF DEWEY.
Vermont Commissions Thomas H. Wood
to Paint It.

V0rmOut OOmMlOo1Ono AAOAA0o IL w OVu
to Paint It.
New York, May 24.-The state Of
Vermont has commissioned Thomas w.
Wood to paint Admiral Dewey's por.
trait, and Immediately after the ad-
miral has been welcomed in the harbor
of New York he will pose for his pic.
ture, which. when finished, promises
to remain in history as famous as that
of Farragut on the Hartford.
The artist is fellow-citizen of Adj
miral Dewey. He wrote to the ad-
miral in October. making the sugges-
ton, and few days ago, under date
Of January 80, he received an &C
acknowledgement of his letter and a
cheerful consent to the plan. Mr..
Wood will make two paintings if time
will permit-one bust of the admiral
and the other a full-length portrait
showing the admiral standing on the
bridge of the Olympia in the white
duck uniform that he wore when he
gave the order to attack Montejo'e
fleet
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-06-01
RATES ON HARDWARE
Coast Jobbers Ask Railroads
to Adjust the Tariff.
HIGHER CHARGES ON SMALL LOT
Middlo-West Dealers Oppose Any
Change-Transp0rtat Lines
Await an Agreement.

St. Paul. Mimi, May 25.-The Pa.
cific coast heavy hardware jobbers and
the jobbels from the Middle West
cities are in conference here with the
traffic managers of the Great Northern
and Northern Pacific roads. The Pa
cifc coast men ask to have a higher
rate of tariff applied to fractions Of
carloads than are applied to car lots.
Opposing them are the jobbers from
some of the largest houses in the coun-
try. who are here from st. Louis. Chi
cago, Milwaukee, St. Paul. Mime
apolis and Duluth.
The session today was degoted to a
presentation of the claims of the Pa
cifc coast dealers. who declare that un-
der the present schedule, which was
adopted May l, by the Northern roads,
their business is restricted. while the
jobbers from Mississippi river points
are enabled to compete with them in
their own territory. The merchants OF
the Middle West contend that their
business amounts to many times that
of the coast jobbers, and that to in.
crease the tariff would reverse the stu
alton by restricting their territory.
w r. Wheeler. representing the coast
jobbers, dem anded of the roads q
greater margin between carload and
less than carload rates, and the elimina-
ton of mixed carload shipments. The
railroad officials are quiet spectators OF
the controversy, preferring, if possible.
to have the hardware dealers reach {
settlement among themselves, which
will be satisfactory to the roads.
The Middle West dealers. in reply
ing to the coast jobbers, declared that
the coast jobbers do not take advantage
of their geographical position, which
they are attempting to use as one of
their main arguments. This is shown
by the fact that only 25 per cent of
their hardware and kindred articles are
brought to them by water routes, while
the other Is per cent comes across the
continent by rail. The present rates
are from so cents to $3.50 per 100
pounds higher than the carload rates.
This difference, it is contended,
should be sufficient to protect the c0ass
dealers. Again. the jobbers in the
middle states show that rates both on
carload lots and less which are granted
to the West, are the same as arc
charged New York and Eastern job
bers. It is a general rate, applying
from the Mississippi to the Pacific.
Chicago, Minneapolis and St. Paul job
be1s have to pay for bringing their
goods from the East at the same rates
that are paid by the Pacific coast ship
pers, before they can distribute their
goods throughout the West in less. than
carload lots, hence they claim that the
present schedule is only just to them.
The meeting today was harmonious.
but stubbornly contested. Some Of
the best tariff experts in the country
are in attendance. and there is no areu.
ment that has not been made by the
contending jObbers.
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Wholesale Negro LynchIng.

Cincinnati. May 25.-A special to
the Enquirer from Diaz, Mexico. says:
There is great excitement in the town
of San Dialio, 10 miles from here. over
the lynching of seven oolored laborers
on the Mexican railroad. Jose Santo.
a Spanish negro, attempted an assault
on the wife of eenor Dupley. a ranch
owner, and, after escaping from the
plantation, was tracked by blood !.
hounds, and in company with nine
others, was captured in hut on the
river bank opposite Eagle Pass. The
regulators did not wait to prove the
guilt of any of them. but hung three
and shot four more. who were attempt
ing to escape. The officials are swear
ing deputies. as race trouble is threat
ened in the colored quarters. The
four negroes killed are Americans. and
have all served sentences in the Texar
penitentiary.
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Ir,.h Politic.l prisoners Released.

Dublin, May 25.-The lord lieuten-
ant of Ireland. Earl Cadogan. has re-
leased O'Hanlon, Mullot and James
Fitzbarris. alias "Skin the Goat, the
last three Irish political prisoners, who
were sentenced to imprisonment Tor
life for conspiring to murder Lord
Frederick Cavendish, chief secretary
for Ireland. and T. a. Burke. per-
manent under-secretary for Ireland.
who were assassinated BY stabbing il
Phoenix Park. Dublin. May 8, 1889.
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Held for Trial for Riosing.

Butte, Mont. May 26.-United
States Commissioner Wood today held
John 8. Earles and Erwin Edwards.
men suspected Of completely In the
Wardner riots, for the action Of Idaho
authorities The men are miners, and
claimed to have left Wardner ct the
first sign Of trouble and before the riots
boQau.
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Model Camp at Preside.

Washington. May 24.-In anticipa-
ton of the prompt return OF volunteer
troops in the Philippines, the secre-
tary of war today telegraphed instruc-
tions to General ShafteI, commanding
the department at San Francisco, to
establish model camp at the Presidio
for the accom- mediation of about 4, 900
volunteers from Manila, pending their
muster out.
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0u..n Must Undergo an ou.r..,o,.

queen MUST Onuorg0 an OPerntion.
London, May 25.-Truth, today. in
spite Of semi-official statements to the
contrary. insists that an operation for
cataract on the queens eyes 10 newt
able. It says:
The queen has just consulted Pro-
lessor Pagenstecker, Of Weisbaden, who
guarantees the success Of the operation,
and opines the queen will entirely re-
gain the excellent sight she possessed
until recently"
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Baron and Baroness In Court.

Chicago, May 1.-THE Baron and
Baroness de Barr. charged with using
the United States mails for fraudulent
purposes, when arraigned in the federal
court today pleaded not guilty to each
Of the IL indictments against them.
The baroness bonds were raised to
$500 on each OF the IL charges. The
baron's bond was placed at 81 900.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-06-01
Russi. DIsreg.rds China's Refusal.

Picking. May 26.-The Russian min
lister here, n. Degiers. has notified the
tsung- li-yamen that Russia il unable
to accept the Chinese refusal Of Q rail.
road concession, and that she will send
engineers forthwith to survey line IL
connect the Russian Manchurian rail.
road with Picking.
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Detroit Did Not Fire.

New York, May 26.-A dispatch to
the Herald from Managua says: The
report that the cruiser Detroit had
fred upon the Nicaraguan gunboat San
Jacinto and sunk her Is untrue. Every
thing 10 quiet along the Atlantic coast
Of Nicaragua.
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Fought Over Cards.

Chicago. May 34.-During q quarrel
over a game of cards today, George Al
len shot and fatally wounded Burrel
Douglas and his SON Frank Douglas.
Allen also received two bullets and
may die.
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Denver, May 24.-Notice was given
today Of . general increase Of 10 per
cent in wages at The Bessemer steel
works OF the Color ado Fuel q Iron
Company, at Pueblo. About 1,70O
men are benefited.
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Bubonic Plaeue Increesin~.

Hong Kong, May 26.-The bubouic
plague il Increasing. The official re-
ports thus far for the month Of May
shows l18 cases and 264 deaths.
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Cairo. Egypt, May 26.-Two cases
of the plague have been reported q
Alexandria, maxine four in all. j
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Mckinley Visits Hobart.

Washington, May 23.-The presi.
dent and Secretary Hitchcock attended
the 10th anniversary of the celebra-
ton of the organization of the Wes-
ley Methodist chapel.
During the afternoon Mr.. and Mrs.
Mckinley went out for a long drive.
They stopped for q time at the resi-
dence Of the vice-president. who they
found improving and sitting up.
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with the Elder Party.

washington, May pa party OF
scientists Of the depaItm OF aericul-
ture, comprising DR.. Charles Merriam,
botanist, and Messrs. Fisher and
Stocks, assistants to DO Joined in .
day or two by Chief Botanist Coville.
left here today for Alaska for an in
vestiaation of its agricultural resources.
DR.. B. e. Fernow, head Of the Cornell
college Of forestry. and other we'll
known scientists will join the party
before tho expedition sails from Port
land next week.
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in queen que Victoria has seen every throne
son ' world vacated at least once and
~'D'e OF them several times.
in ano Roosevelt. of New York,
has ~ ing pardon to a wife beateT,
VIII uoe'aieed himself in favor of the
pion =. military order of the Loyal Lee
nnai the United States held its an
Adj erection in New York and Rear
St. 'a' Winfield S. Schley. United
'' navy, was chosen commander.
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The government has decided to es,
tablish q military post at Fyramio
harbor in Alaska. This haIDor IS on
Chilkat inlet, near Chilkat village.
Commissioner General Peck has CO.
curad 5000 additional feet OF space a.
the Paris exposition, to be devoted %
.hs d,snlav Of American bicycles.
The National Afro-American council
has issued . proclamation calling upon
the colored people of the United States
70 set apart Friday, June 2. as day o.
tasting and prayer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-22
SLEEP WALKERS FREAKS.

a well known physician gives an ac-
count of an Irish gentleman VINO swan
more than two miles down n river got
ashore and was subsequently discov-
cred sleeping by the sidealtogether
unconscious OF The extraord. nary feat
he had accomplished.
Prof. Fischnell OF Bale writes OF a
young student OF Wurtemburg who
used 10 play hide-and-seek while fast
asleep His feliow students knew OF
his propensity and when he began
walking threw holsters after him.which
he always eluded. jumping over bed
steads and other obstacles I'm his way.
a man was once discovered AT L
o'clock in the morning in a neighbor )
garden engaged I'm prayer, evidently
under the Impression that he was IN
church, but otherwise I'm a deep sleep.
A young girl given 10 sleep-walkins
was in the habit Of initiating the Vio-
In with her lips. giving the preliminary
tuning and scraping and iiourlshing
with the utmost fidelity. IL puzzled
her physician q great deal until he
learned that when an infant the girl
lived i'm room adjoining fiddler, who
often performed upon his instrument
within her hearing. Tlt-Bits.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-22
THE NIGHT CAP RADIVIVUS.

The ancient nightcap which has just
come out of its lavender-scented chest
from companionship with the hoopskirt
the powdered wig, and patches, with
claims to medicinal properties and vir-
tues. finds itself confronted with a Sc
rious skepticism. The nightcap has
come forth TO say that IL people had
not been so immodest as to leave off an
essential part of the bed costume they
would not be subject to colds in the
head. catarrh, and even grip, but its
pretensions are whitening up under ad-
verse professional criticism DIR. Fran.
ces Dickinson. of the Harvey Medica.
school, considers its claims puerile.
There is only one form of a nightcap
which is successful as a preventive OF
colds i'm the head" said DR.. Dickinson
THAT Is composed of whiskey and hot
water. A person cannot take cold
through the hair. The hair is on the
head TO prevent that occurrence"
II believe silk nightcap would be
an excellent thing TO keep off light
Ming" said DR.. Julia Holmes Smith.
"and IL might prove some OF it's claims
as a preventive Of colds i'm the head.
People protect all other parts OF the
body at night when they open the bed
room windows, but The head. which has
been covered during the day, is left
uncovered. ."--Chicago Tribune.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-22
It'd BITS.

New South Wales contains more
lowering plants than all Europe.
silk is considered unclean by the
Mohammedans, because ii is the pro-
duct of worm.
Free lunches in Atlanta saloons must
be limited TO crackers, cheese, pretzels,
pickles and sausage.
The Chinese believe that women who
wear short hair Will be transformed
into men in future world.
The. average monthly wage Of male
teachers i'm Illinois i'm 1898 was $60S1,
and OF female teachers $5l.S4.
Australia is the only country in the
world where no native pipes and no ma
tive smokers have been found.
The lieutenant governor OF South
Carolina wears purple robe of office
when presiding over the Senate.
BY the will of the late DR.. o. S. Syn
ders of Boston, Mass, the Tuskegee
Normal and Industrial Institute, at
Tuskegee, Ala, receives $4,000.
Important deposits of sulphur have
lately been discovered in Asiatic Rus
sia. In the Ferghana district there Is
one which will yield about l0,0 600 pounds
OF pure sulphur yearly.
Prohibitionists polled only 1892 votes
i'm Kansas last fall. That Is n state In
which no liquor is supposed to be sold
In Tennessee full of saloons and dis
tilleries, the Prohibition vote was 2ill.
A few weeks ago stockholm harbored
no fewer than 535 naturalists-3lO from
Sweden. 14l from Denmark and 80 from
Norway. They were attending the 18th
congress of scandinavian naturalists.
An Alpine life saving society has
been formed i'm the Tyrol at innsbruck
Its object Is to have stations at various
resorts for rendering prompt assistance
with competent guides, In case of acci-
dents.
Household servant girls throughout
Montana receive i'm the humblest OF
families about $6 a week. besides board.
and the washing" including that of
the servant herself, must always be
sent out to the laundries.
Ornithologists tell us that when
feeding. the stride of the ostrich is from
20 inches TO % inches; when walking,
but not feeding. 26 inches, and when
terrified. 1ll5 10 II feet, or at the rate
of about % miles an hour.
4 Persian never takes dose of
physic until ne has previously obtained
a favorable answer from heaven i'm the
shape of an omen. Should he happen
to sneeZe when he has the potion at his
| lips he throws the medicine away.
4 new society Of Bird estorers" has
been organized I'm Boston for the pur-
pose of replacing native song birds in
their former haunts protecting and en-
| couraging them i'm the breeding season
and planting colonies wherever practi-
cable.
Mrs. Alice Ives Breed OF Boston, who
was defeated by Mrs. Low for the pres
idency of the National Federation. is
educating two little Japanese girls.
| They accompanied her 10 the biennial
at Denver and were often seen with
| her i'm her box.
\ Portland (NIe) man who put sui
phur i'm his shoes To prevent grip found
| that he exhales sulphurous fumes. and
| that the silver change I'm his pocket
turned quite black He says that the
silver watch of the mate OF a vessel
| which brought a cargo OF sulphur 10
| Portland was thoroughly backened
| from the same cause.