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A new LEASE OF LIFE
Wet Season Is Giving the In
surgents Courage.
REBELS ARE AGGRESSIVE
They Have Begun Guerrilla Warfare
They Construe Peace Negotiations
as Sign Of Weakness-Starv
ton for the Amigos.

Manila. May 2S, p. m.-The ap-
proach of the wet season finds the in
surrection seemingly taking a new
lease of life. All along the American n
lines the rebels are showing more ag-
gressive activity in the 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 ana constantly on the
alert against dashes on our outposts.
and then make life warm for the Amer
lean garrisons in the towns.
The bands of General Luna and Cen
eral Mascardo, which retreated toward
Tarlac when they learned they would
be caught between General Macarthur
and General Lawtor returned in force
to their old trenches around San Fer
nando, where there are daily collisions.
Opposite our lines on the south. pro-
tecting Manila, all the way around to
San Pedro Macati. the Filipinos have
three rows of trenches most OF the dis
tance.
Reports from prisoners indicate that
the insurgents construe the peace ne
gotiations to mean that the Americans
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have had enough Of .y,Itina. The Fiji
pinus are encouraged by the belief thar
the Americans are preparing for an in
terval of inactivity during the wet sea-
son.
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 native amigos continue to
pour into the American lines by water
ana land routes. coming from the ter
fltory OF the insurrection into the coun-
try where the passage of the two armies
has left no food and practically throw
ing themselves upon the charity of their
conquerors. Such able-bodied men as
are not in the Filipino ranks have been
Kept by the insurgent leaders to dig
trenches and old men, women and chill
dren form the mass of the refugees
These are doing some blowing, but they
will be confronted by hunger before
they can realize any subsistence from
their crops. The United States army
has organized a system of distributing
rice at Malolos and some of the smaller
towns where Filipinos stores were cap
tured, but the latter viii soon be ex-
tld uSleQ.
The United States transport Morgan
City, which arrived here from San Fran
cisco with 900 recruits for various regi-
ments, sailed to-day for Iloilo with the
troops.
As it was impossible to take to Spain
the remains of General Montero, who
was fatally wounded in a recent en-
gagement with the F'ilipinos in the ISL
and of Mindanao. and who died while
being brought here from Zamboanga on
the transport Leo XIII, it was decided
that the interment should take place in
Manila. The funeral took place to-day,
hundreds of Spanish soldiers and civil
ians attending the services in the cathe-
dra1 and following the cortege to the
grave with WreathS and flags.
The Spanish papers declare that Mon
tero was a victim of the Spanish gov
ernments neglect.
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NO INSULT INTENDED.
Premier Silvela Explains His Action in
the CASTELAR, Matter

Madrid, May 2S.-Senor Don Fran
cisco Silvela, the premier, replying to a
letter from the niece Of the late Senior
Don Emilio Castelar, the distinguished
republican orator and statesman dis
claims all intention of casting a reflec-
ton upon the deceased by an allusion
to his honorable poverty" On the con-
trary, he declares that he desired to say
"a tribute to the high moral qualities
of man who reached the highest posi-
tions in the state and yet died poor
According to the wishes of the family,
the premier says the government will
not defray the expenses of the funeral,
but cannot abstain from rendering pub
lie honors to the deceased.
The action of Lieutenant General Pol
avieja, minister of war, in forbidding
the rendering of military honors to Cas-
telar has placed him in a difficult posi-
ton. Ell Impartial, which had hitherto
supported the minister, now blames
him, while the chief officers of the gar
rison, Generals Lopez Dominguez,
Blanco and Prillo de Riva and other
military men Of high rank have decided
to attend in uniform.
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WAS SIMPLY APPALLING
Frightful Work of a Tornado in
South Dakota.
SMASHED INTO SPLINTERS
Dead and Injured Scattered All About
the Demolished Premises--Hail
Stones as Large as
Goose Eggs.

Chamberlain, S. D., May 2S.-Wori
reached town this evening of dsas-
trous and fatal tornado which passed
across the country in the vicinity of
BlJou hills, 25 miles south of this city,
yesterday afternoon, resulting in the
death of seven persons and the serious
injury of two others. The killed are:
CHARLES PETERSEN.
SIX CHILDREN OF CHARLES Pc
TERSEN, ranging from to 15 years
of age.
The wife and two children were so
badly injured that they may also die.
The tornado formed on a section in
plain view of hundreds and moved in
southerly course, the first place reach
ed being that of Arr Coden, which was
totally destroyed. The storm then de-
stroyed church and a school house.
after which it reached the Petersen
place, where the execution done was
simply appalling.
The dead and injured were strewn
all about the premises, and all being
bruised and manned in shocking man
er, while the buildings We're smashed
into splinters.
After doing it's worst here, the tor
nado passed into the range of hills
sklftlng the Missouri river, where it an
pears to have been dissolved EVERY
thing IN it's course was completely de-
stroyed. The path covered by the tor
nado was only about 20 rods wide and
ABOUT three miles in length. The wind
was accompanied by a heavy fall of
rain and hail, the latter being as large
as goose eggs.
rms is the first tornado that has ever
appeared in this section of the country
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PORTER KILLED.
Several Injured in a Wreck on the Chi
cago Great Western


cago Great Western
Oelwein Iowa, May 2S.-The Chicago
Great Western passenger train that left
st. Paul Saturday night was wrecked
two miles north of here this morning.
Richard Manning of Minneapolis, the
colored porter, was killed. Several men
and women on the train were more or
less seriously injured. The train was
running over the low lands when the
track began to settle and the train was
derailed.
Nearly all of the passengers in the
sieepers were undressed and in their
berths when the wreck occurred The
rain was coming down furiously light
ming was flashing and thunder peaing
The porter was crushed to death at the
forward end of the first sleeper
E. w. Scf,bner Of Boston, who occu-
pied compartment in one of the Put-
man sleepers. said:
Il was awakened by loud crash and
lurch. Then | felt the coach was in
slide over to one side. | dressed as fast
as possible, but was unable to open the
door to my state room, so I got out of
the window. Several men were res
cued in their night clothes"
The passengers were brought to Oel-
Vein and well cared for, most of them
taking the first trains out. The entire
train and the locomotive are almost
total loss. The train was an elegant
one and the damage to the railway
company will be heavy.
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JAMMED TO THE DOORS.
Crowds Flock to Hear Rev. G. G. Lorimer
in San Francisco.

San Francisco, May 2S.-Visiting
Baptist clergymen filled all the Evan
gelical pulpits in the city to-day. The
honor of preaching the official sermon
of the anniversaries fell to the Rev.
George c. Lorimer, LII. D., pastor of
fremont temple, Boston. Even the
large auditorium of the First Baptist
church was insufficient to accommo
date the large number who desire TO
hear this distinguished pulpit orator,
so the service was held in the Alham-
bra theater, which was jammed to the
doors.
In the afternoon a mass meeting of
the Baptist Young Peoples union was
held. Rev. f. f. Chivers, the general
secretary. presided and addresses We're
made by Rev. w. D. Partridge of Ohio
and Rev. c. M. Carter of Indiana.
The feature of this evening was the
missionary mass meeting, at which
Rev. r. G. Seymour. D. D., spoke upon
THE Personal Element in Missions,
and Rev. H. G. Mabie, d. D., delivered
an address upon The World Problem"
The secretary of the Baptist Home Mis-
sionary society Rev. F. j. Morgan, d.
D. gave the closing address of the
evening. taking as his subject The Ma
tion'S Vocation
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HALE'S REPORT.
His Brigade Fired the First Shot in the
Insurrection.


Washington, May 27.-The war de-
partment has made public a report
from Gen. Irving Hale, who command
ed the second brigade, second division
of the Sth army corps at Manila upon
the stirring events between the nights
of Feb. 4 and Q there. This division
was quartered in the vicinity of the
water works and a portion of it, the
Nebraska regiment, fired the first shots
that began the active fighting with the
insurgents General Hale tells the
story of the operations of his command
with great precision and military mi
nutenesS.
He says he received his first informa-
tion of the outbreak along the front of
the Nebraska regiment through the
lucky hearing by one of his operators
of a part of a telegram that was pass
ing over the wires from Colonel StOt-
Senberg to division headquarters. His
account of the beginning of the diff
Guilty with the insurgents agrees in ev-
cry respect with the stories of Colonel
Stotsenberg and General Macarthur,
and he adds that his own troops did
not begin firing until the insurgent fir
ing had been going on for some time
The first opportunity the United
States troops had to test the real quail
ity of the insurgents appears to have
been at the attacks on the block houses
near Sampolo cemetery. Here the lSt
Colorado regiment made charge in
fine style, rushing and halting alter
nately in case the enemy's fire became
too strong. When half way to the block
houses the insurgents broke from the
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DISPATCH FROM OTIS.
No Opposition to the Landing of Ameri-
cans at Zamboanga.


Washington May 27.-The war de-
partment to-day made public the fol-
lowing dispatch from General Otis
commanding at Manila:
Manila, May 2S.-Two battalions 23d
infantry are in quiet possession at Jolo.
Spanish troops withdrawn from Fam
boansa after battle with insurgents, Sc
we're loss to the latter Spanish loss
nine killed, q wounded. among whom
Gen. Montero Rios died from wounds,
buried yesterday. Insurgents used ri
aes, artillery and ammunition captured
from gunboats, expending major part
of ammunition. Conference followed
between General Rios, who went from
Manila to withdraw troops, and insur-
gents. Latter stated to him would not
oppose landing of Americans, but
would accept conditions in Luzon.
Spanish troops withdrawn now here,
depart for Spain tomorrow. Feeble
attack by insurgents on Inhabitants
southeast portion Negros necessitated
sending battalion of troops from Ma
Mia there. Will soon restore quiet
''Insurgent falsehoods circulated in
southern islands of overwhelming vic
tories in Luzon keep up excitement in
that section among the more ignorant
classes, although intelligent people
know American arms have never yet
met reverse, and they call for United
States protection
Have turned over to navy for use
on coast southern islands number of
purchased Spanish gunboats. Excellent
results expected"
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TERRIFIC HAIL STORM.
Two Thousand Panes of Glass Broken in
Hastings, Neb.


Hastings, Neb, May 2S--A terrific
hail storm struck this city at $50
o'clock this afternoon and continued IS
minutes, during which time over 1000
panes of glass were broken, fruit and
grain destroyed, chickens and birds
killed and injured and several persons
hurt.
At the asylum for the chronic insane
400 panes of glass We're broken in the
main building and 1900 in the green
house, where an immense amount of
damage was done. The hail stones We're
as large as hens eggs and came down
with such force as to kill many chick
ems, knocking birds out of the trees and
breaking shutters on windows. Young
fruit on cherry apple and peach trees
was all knocked off and many limbs
stripped from the trees.
Garden truck is partially destroyed.
Mrs. j. r. Panfield was standing in
her house watching the storm when a
large pane of glass was smashed,
piece striking her in the arm, making a
painful wound
Several other persons We're slightly
injured. After the storm people scooped
up the hail stones by the pail full and
some filled their refrigerators.
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breastworks and houses in surprising
numbers and ran for the hills, the
Americans picking them off as they
ran. Thirty-five We're gathered up in
the immediate vicinity "a dead and II
wounded This movement broke the
insurgent center and showed that they
could not stand a charge. Therefore
the tactics We're repeated and other
charges were made by other regiments
of the command with like gallantry and
success, the Tennessee and South Da
kota troops being commended among
others.
General Hale speaks in one portion
of the report of finding the body Of AS
sistant Surgeon Young of the Utah
battery with powder stained bullet
hole in his head, indicating that he had
been captured and killed after his cap
ture.
The successful campaign against
Mariquina, to protect the water works,
is set out in detail and an explanation
is afforded of what at the time ap-
peared to have been check expert
enced by the advancing American
forces. General Hale tells how his
troops had been excellently placed and
stopped the advance because of the ap-
proach of darkness, this deciding them
TO remain where they were until morn
ing. General Hale then says:
Lieutenant A. P. Hayne, California
heavy artillery, who had voluntarily
accompanied Major Goodale as aide,
expressing a desire to return to the
city, was allowed to do So and on his
arrival went to the department COM
mander with grossly exaggerated re-
port of the situation. on the strength
of which the department commander
directed the withdrawal of the battal-
ion. Captain Krayenbuhl and Lieuten-
ant Perry of the brigade staff. with a
platoon of Oregon troopers as escort
and carrying two canteens of water
per man, with larger supply on a
cart, were therefore dispatched to the
relief of the 23d battalion. An orderly
was sent to the water works to notify
Colonel Stotsenberg of the withdrawal
of this covering force so he could take
other means for protection. It was
found that the report was practically
groundless, that the position was a
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PANIC STRICKEN.
Kirksville Has Another Visit From a
Tornado,


kirksville Mo, May 2S.-<irksville Was
panic-stricken this evening by a terrific
wind storm, followed for two hours by
severe lightning and rain. A few 1uE-
buildings We're unroofed or toppled over
and one residence was unroofed Trees
were uprooted. Church services were sus-
pended, so general was the fright and ex-
citement.
Apprehension was the more intense be-
cause Professor Walman, who predicted
Kirksvilles cyclone, had prophesed re-
turn of the storm through Missouri to-
day. People have had clothing and valu-
ab,eS packed to store in cellars Cyclone
cellars have been constructed. During
the storm, prolonged through the last
three days every threatening cloud has
sent hundreds trembling and praying to
their cellars. The terror that prevailed to-
night was second only to the scene of the
terrible visitation of a month ago, when
50 people were killed and 100 injured
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DELEGATES PRESENTED,
Emperor William Manifested Great In
tereSt in Americans.

Berlin. May 2S.-Fifty-sx delegates
who had attended the tuberculosis con-
gress, whose proceedings came to an
end here yesterday, were presented at
noon to-day to Emperor William and
Empress Augusta Victoria at Potsdam.
Two representatives We're selected from
each delegation for the presentation,
DR.. J. C, Boyd of the United States ma
val medical corps and Dr. Won
Schweintz representing the United
States.
There We're no speeches. The Duke
of Ratibor made the introductions TO
their majesties. Emperor William
chatted pleasantly with each delegate
and received a most agreeable impress
sion manifestly from the American del
egates, of whom he made especial in
quires regarding sanitariums for tu-
berculosis in the United States. His
majesty expressed regret at the ten
dency to denude the United States of
forests"
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High Homes Entertained.

Johannesburg, May 2S.-The reply of
Conyingham Greene, British agent and
charge daffaires az Pretoria to the pres
ident of the South African league here
that the petition of the Uitlandera to
Queen Victoria, recently forwarded to
London through Sir Alfred Miner, would
receive the greatest consideration at the
hands of the British government has
given great satisfaction here and high
hopes are entertained that the conference
between Sir Alfred Milner and President
Kruger at Blomfontein next Wednesday
will have successful results.
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causte third.
London, May 2S-The failure of Holo-
causte to secure a place better than
third in the French derby to-day sent
up Flying Fox stock in London this
evening.
Tod Sloan, the American jockey. who
some time ago hoped to secure Holo-
causte as his mount for the English
Derby, said this evening to the CORE
spondent of the associated press:
l am much disappointed at the fail
ure of HolOcauste to secure a better
place. The Paris performances convince
me that Flying Fox now has a million
chances to one of success next Wedncs-
day. ] have felt for a long time that il
l could not secure a chance of winning
the Derby this year l would prefer
standing on the ground to watch the
race. Therefore | have refused to ride
My Boy, the owners of which have
| pressed me to make an effort.
| Il am negotiating for a mount. which
| is not Yet decided, but which shall
announce tomorrow or Tuesday, and
which, If successful will be complete
| surprise. I should have to be conf
dent of winning a place or would not
think of making the trial
The fact that have had a series OF
losses recently in no wise affects nv
turf. / do not know of any race I have
lost that I can look back on now and
think l could have won,
My mounts, perhaps, have been just
as good as they We're last year, nor has
there been any particular mishaps in
the races that would lead me to think
that they We're lost for any reason ex-
cept that my opponents had better
horses. In the race for the Manchester
cup the track conditions We're undoubt-
edly favorable to Astoria, but she is IN
anything but the best best form. All
talk about my being discouraged or dis
satisfied or disposed to return to Amer
lea is untrue, as are the alleged reports
of my talk with the Prince of Wales.
When | was disqualified at EPSON +
knew | could not control the horse and
this rendered the result Imperative
Lord Dusham told me he had not heard
clearer or more explicit account of the
race than | gave him. Neither / nor
my American hackers have ever COM
planned of the decision. In fact, | am
quite as well satisfied with events here
as ever and am confident that the end
of the season will show good average
for me-"
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Kruger Can Gross.

Pretoria, May 2S.-The volksraad, in
secret session yesterday, discussed
the forthcoming conference at Blom-
fontein, capital of the Orange Free
State, between the British high COM
missioner for South Africa and COVER
nor of Cape Colony, Sir Alfred Milner,
and President Kruger, and authorized
the president to cross the frontier for
this purpose
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Cape Henry, Va, May 2S-The tug
James Smith, jr which left Newport
News yesterday for New York with the
coal-laden barges Belle of Oregon and
Caravan was towed into port to-day by
the tug Maud with machinery deranged
Both barges We're left stranded in the
middle ground off Cape Henry, but later
the Belle of Oregon was toWed to a safe
anchorage by the pilot steamer Pilot. The
Caravan sank this morning and her crew
were taken to port by the Pilot
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AcCeptances Made Public.

St. Louis. May 2S.-Acceptances for the
Club Members handicap. a sweepstake for
3-year-olds and upward, to be run at the
fair grounds on Saturday, June 5, have
been made public. The stake is valued at
81 500 of which $1,000 goes to the winner
and the distance is mile and quarter
The acceptances are as follows: Algol
126; What Err Lou, 1l9: Macy. lis; John
Bright, 1l9; Ed Farrell. 11O; Fervor los;
CroCket l06; Found. 1Ol: Basqull, 80; Pin
oChle 81; Alleviate. 30; Demosthenes, 50.
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hundreds of people We're caught while
driving. Several runaways occurred, in
which many people We're 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 hundreds.
trees are stripped of their leaves and
fruit and 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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OFF for Manila.

San Francisco, May 2S.-The 18th infan-
try arrived from Fort Crook, Neb., JEFF
ferson barracks. Mo-, and Fort Leaven-
worth, Kan, to-day en- route for Manila.
The regiment, which is in command of
Lieutenant Colonel Hood, was marched on
board the transport Grant. which is sched-
uled to sail for the Philippines via Homo
lulu tomorrow evening.
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strong one, that there was no firing
and no apparent danger, and that Ma
Jor Goodaie was reluctant to withdraw,
especially al night. They therefore
left the platoon there and returned.
Lieutenant Perry reported the facts to
the department commander who au-
thorized me to leave the battalion
where it was and proceed according to
my best judgment in the morning This
was about $50 a. m, Feb. ~
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Detroit, Mich, May 2S-Specials from
cities in Berrien county report a severe
and disastrous electrical storm to-day At
st Joseph. Coma and Watervliet several
houses We're badly damaged and in the
latter place one man was killed. Fields III
a number of place were inundated
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washed the dirt out rt> n under the
track for a distance of about half a
mile.
5. B. Bashoor. who received internal
injuries, but whose recovery is expect
ed is one of the best-knOwn democratic
politicians in Iowa, and before he en-
tered politics was pastor of church
of the United Brethren denomination
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Child Still Missing,

New York. May 2S-Captain McCluskey
of the detective bureau said to-day that
no information of the missing child, Ma,
rton Clarke, had been obtained during the
night or early morning, The captain went
away with two of his men, saying thar he
would return to his office during the
course Of the day if any clue developed.
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Frustrated the Wiras

Des Moines, Iowa, May 2S.-A severe
wind storm at Mingo, Iowa, about 20
miles east of here, caused considerable
damage to property, but no deaths or
injuries are reported. Telegraph and
telephone wires are proStrated