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town was decorated for the day, and
all stores and offices were closed.
AT FRESNO


FRESNO, May dewey Day was
generally observed in Fresno to-day. All
business houses were closed. The tive
local companies of militia were out on
parade this morning, and this afternoon
gave an exhibition drill at the Fair
Grounds About 500 people left here
on a Southern Pacific special this morn
ing for Cameron Creek, near Visalia,
where the Woodmen of the World held
picnic.
AT MILTON
MILTON, May dewey Day was
observed here by the display of ma
tional colors and the firing of sa-
lutte.
AT SANTA CRUZ.
SANTA CRUZ, May dewey Day
was observed here by the closing of the
stores, schools and public buildings.
This morning the naval reserves fired
a salute and raised a flag on the plaza.
During the forenoon about 1,S0O ex-
cursionists arrived from San Jose. In
the afternoon a large crowd attended
an exhibition baseball game between
the Santa Cruz and San Jose teams,
in which Santa Cruz won by score of
. to =. In the evening the Garden
City Wheelmen gave a minstrel show
at the opera-house, which was packed,
and also a dance at the Armory.
AT SANTA ROSA
SANTA ROSA May dewey Day
was observed in Santa Rosa as a gen.
eral holiday. Flags and bunting deco
rated public buildings and at noon the
stores were closed. Several picnics
We're held in honor of the occasion.
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IN THE EAST.
Dewey Day Celebrated With Much
Pomp at Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA, May dewey
Day was celebrated in this city with
imposing pomp and ceremony. Gov
ernor Stone made the holiday in this
city. He is not vested with the power
to make the event continuous, so great
er efforts We're extended to render the
exercises the more suspicious. Public in
situations were open for business as
usual
The harbor presented a beautiful spec
tacle, innumerable flags and white
bunting, entwined with the city colors,
blue and gold, being displayed in pro-
fusion on hundreds of public buildings.
The buildings along the river front and
throughout the city were gayly dec
Grated
The cruiser Raleigh was the chief OBJ
ject of interest The warship was an
chored at the extreme turning point of
the line Of the naval parade. Next to
her was the revenue cutter Algonquin,
and all the available craft was assem-
bled at League Island.
All the vessels to participate in the
pageant started at a signal from the
navy yard from a point a short dis
lance below League Island. The par
passing the Raleigh, Captain Coghlan
reviewing the procession from the
bridge of the warship AS the head OF
the procession reached the warship the
cruiser fired the national salute, and
then until the last vessel in the parade
had repassed over to the west side of
the river the salutes from the Raleigh
wers almost continuous.
oA he
here experimenting the construction of
the new Russian warships at Cramps
participated in the ceremonies, review
ing the parade with Captain Coghlan.
Throughout the State celebrations
We're held in honor of the hero of Ma
Mia Bay.
AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, May 1.-Flags were I'M
furled throughout the city to-day, and
portraits of Admiral Dewey We're dis
played on every hand. In the public
schools the thrilling events that took
place in Manila Bay one year ago were
told in song, poem and story.
A large military and naval contingent
was present at the Auditorium, where
a te deum composed by Walter Dam
rosch was rendered. AT the conclu-
sion of the lie deum Mr. Damrosch and
Nine. Gadski We're repeatedly recalled
AT BOSTON.
BOSTON, May dewey Day here
was celebrated by the display of flags,
and also by receptions held by patriotic
societies. In many of the public schools
there We're appropriate exercises.
AT NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, May dewey Day
was celebrated in the public schools of
this city by special exercises comment
Grating the victory at Manila, and by
the flying of flags on all school build
ings.
AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, May dewey Day was
generally observed here to-day by a
display of national colorS
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May Day in Europe.

LONDON. May 1-May Day proceed
ed quietly here to-day and on the Con-
tinent. The customary labor demon
stration in London consisted of pro-
cession from the Thames embankment
to Hyde Park. There We're also a cart
horse parade, the animals being gaily
decorated with ribbons and rosettes. On
the Continent work proceeded as usual
except in Italy. where the day was ceIe-
brated as a day of rest. There was
perfect order everywhere
BERLIN, May despite the efforts
of the Social Democratic leaders May
Day was but little noticed here. There
were thirty-five meetings in the city
and suburbs. but they We're sparsely
attended and were without special Incl
dent
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ANGLo-RUssIAN AGREEMENT
The News Read With Pleasure by
Washington Officials.

WAoHlNGION, May Lord Sails
bury's speech last evening in reference
to the agreement reached by Great
Britain and Russia in regard to China
was read here with pleasure. The pre-
vailing sentiment is that this agree
ment has removed an element that
threatened to involve in hostilities two
great nations, with which the United
States is on friendly terms.
Some curiosity to know lust how the
commercial interests of the United
States are likely to be affected by this
important agreement are expressed. It
must be stated that the officials hara do
not accept the views set out in some
of the British newspapers that the
United States has lost IFS chance in
China; that the door is to lie shut
against us, and that we have deserved
this exclusion by failing to substan-
TALLY assist England in securing the
open door policy as to all China. It is
said that so far as the English sphere
in China is concerned the United States
will have free entry commercially. while
assurances have been secured from
Russia that United States commerce
will be treated on terms of equality
with Russian commerce in any portion
of China that may come under her in
fluence.
LONDON, May 1.-The MARQUIS of
Salisbury. Prime Minister and Minister
of Foreign Affairs, and A. J. Balfour
First Lord of the Treasury. announced
to-day in the House of Lords and from
the House of Commons. respectively.
the general drift of the Anglo-Russian
agreement regarding the spheres of in
fiuence of the Governments of Great
Britain and Russia IN China as they
have already been made. Lord Sails
bury said he hoped Russia would con-
sent to the publication of the text of
the agreement when it arrived in
few days.
His lordship emphasized his anxiety
not to appear to attach exaggerated i'm
portance to the specific stipulations of
the agreement, adding: But, of
course, 1 attach very great import
ance to the signing of this agreement
because it is a sign of the good feeling
so desirable between the Governments
of Russia and England"
His lordship also expressed the hope
that the good feeling would extend to
the peoples of the. two nations This
agreement, he said, was valuable as
preventing the possibility of collision
between the two Governments in China.
and therefore he said "a guarantee
for their future agreement for a long
time to come. trust that it will lead to
future agreements on other matters"
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WASHINGTON, May 1-Assistant
Treasurer Vanderlip to-day handed to
Secretary Hay the drafts for $40 000, 00O
to be turned over to the Spanish Gov
eminent through ambassador Cambon,
according to the terms of the peace
treaty.
The State Department at once sent
word to the French ambassador that
the funds were on hand, and would be
turned over to him at any time. Short
ly before IL o'clock NJ Cambon strolled
over to the State Department He was
alone, and no extra precaution was
taken to guard the transfer of such a
large amount. Secretary Hay received
the EN- AMBASSADOR in the diplomatic room,
where the transfer took place with little
formality. The ambassador handed
Secretary Hay a formal receipt which
had been already prepared.
The original receipt was handed by
Secretary Hay to Frank A Branagan,
the Discussing Officer of the Depart
ment of State, to be filed away. One
copy was given to NJ Cambon, another
will be sent to United States Minister
Storer, a third copy goes to United
States ambassador to Paris, Mr.. Porter,
and a fourth copy to the Auditor Of
the Treasury.
After receiving the drafts for the
S2O,OOO0O0, M. Cambon folded the four
warrants and put them in his cardcase.
He and Secretary Hay chatted over the
speedy restoration of diplomatic rela-
lions between the United States and
Spain, for the payment marked the last
step of the war negotiations. Mr.. Hay
desired to know when the Duke d'Arcos
would arrive in Washington. NJ Cam
bon said he thought the Spanish Min
lister would come in about two weeks,
still he was not certain of this, and he
said it had been left largely to the
Dukes personal convenience.
A cable notification was sent to
Madrid concerning the payment and
preparations made for having the war
rants paid and the funds forwarded.
This, however, will not be done to-day,
and the four warrants remain for the
time being in Washington. The money
will be deposited entirely in the Ma
tional Bank of New York.
NEW YORK, May lit is expected
that the warrants for the $40, 600, 600
payment to Spain will reach the Sub
Treasury tomorrow, and that exchange
for the entire amount will be pur-
chased by SPANS representative in the
local markets.
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THE WORST OVER.
Captain Abercrombie's Report as to
Conditions on Copper River.

WASHINGTON, May f.-Acting Sec
rotary Meiklejohn has received a re-
port from Captain Abercrombie, who is
commanding the expedition Investigate
ing the Copper River route to the Yukon
country.
The report comes through Captain
Robins, Quartermaster at Seattle
Wash, who says that the following
message was handed him by the purser
of the steamer Excelsior, which ar
rived here yesterday from Valdes
Alaska:
My expedition dise1nbarked to-day
April I'D Hospital organized for the
care of destitute miners who are now
coming out of the interior by the route
you contemplate opening as military
road. While the conditions are dis
tressing so far as the destitute are con-
cerned, the worst is over. A full report
follows Signed
ABERCROMBIE. Commander.
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Much Damage From Prairie Fires

SIOUX CITY Qa), May 1.-Specials
from South Dakota to the Journal"
state that prairie fires have done much
carnage in that State. Nearly one-third
Oh Brule County has been burned over,
many buildings lost and much stock
burned Near Parker considerable
damage has been done, and the town
itself had a close call from destruction
1t is feared much damage has been
done near Huron. At White Lake.
s. D., 1000 sheep were burned on the
ranch of NJ. K. Russell.
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MANY WORKMEN BENEFITED,
Over Three Thousand Mechanics
Receive an Increase In Pay.

CLEVELAND (OD, May LIT is es-
timated that over $500 mechanics of
this city will receive increased wages
from to-day. Seven hundred machine
molders went to their work this morn
ing with an advance of 10 per cent. and
the stove plate molders receive a like
advance. The carpenters get two and
half cents more an hour, making a
total hour scale of 271a cents and are
also benefited by a universal eight-hour
rule. The Union Plumbers start the
month with straight So a day scale.
a 25-cent advance. The structur al
iron workers get a 5 per cent. advance
and the brdcklayers work for 90 cents
an hour instead of 45 cents per hour.
The plasterers received a slight advance
and the fathers union receive $3.50 per
day, instead of 81.
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SYRACUSE IN. W, May 1.-The Rev.
H. ]. Calls preached last night at the
Zion Church (colored) on the racial
troubles of the South. He said that the
white women South had not protected
their own chastity He made a plea
for the organization of the colored men.
said that 100000 were able to carry
arms, and predicted that if the murders
OF colored men in the South did not
cease, there would be conflict between
the black and white men of the South.
He said that his brethren in the South
looked to the North for salvation.
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lam and President Mckinley last week
over the German cable matter as inn
pcrtant demonstrations of friendship,
because they mark the close of period
of disturbance of the relations between
Germany and America
The "Fremdenblatt" says that the
political acts of the two countries are
so far apart that it is impossible for
one to cross the others path. Just as
Europe has grown accustomed to re-
gard the great American republic as a
new Power, the .Fremdenblatt'' con-
c1udes America must admit that she
meets here not prejudice or dislike, but
perfect readiness to- return Cancellation
for Cancellation and friendliness for
friendlinesS'
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TELEGRAPH IN PHILIPPINES.
All the Principal Points to be Con-
nected by Gable.

NEW YORK, May 1.-The United
States cable steamer Hooker sailed to-
day for Manila to connect by cable all
the principal points in the Philippines.
The Hooker was formerly the Panama,
one of the first prizes captured in the
Spanish war. and has been extensively
altered to fit her for cable service. She
has three great tanks sunk into her
decks, which contain 800 miles of ca
BILE
Lieutenant John L. Maxfield is in
command, and with him go a full de-
tachment from the signal corps, who,
with the crew, number 125 men.
William T. Fee of Ohio, the new
United States Consul at Bombay, and
his family are passengers on the
Hooker and will be landed at Colombo
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Molineux Must Remain in Jail.

NEW YORK, May 1.-Justice Book
staver in the United States Court to-
day dismissed the writ of habeas corpus
In the case of Rolan B. Molineux, ac-
cused of the murder of Mrs. Adams,
and ordered that the prisoner remain in
the Tombs. The Grand Jury will now
decide upon issuance of another in
dictment
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Important Supreme Court Ruling.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-The United
State Supreme Court to-day decided a
case which has the effect of barring
Judges from participating in proceed
1ngs in courts of appeal who have dealt
with the same cases in the lower
courts The case was that of Moran
vs. Dillingham;. The Supreme Court
set aside the decree of the Court of
Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on the
ground that Judge Pardee of the Cir
cult Court for the Northern District of
Texas participated in the proceedings
in the higher court
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Funds for Nebraska Regiment.

OMAHA, May 1.-The World Her
ald'' to-day cabled $3.50 to the surgeon
of the First Nebraska Regiment, Ma
Mia, to be used as a hospital fund for
sick and wounded Nebraska soldiers,
the regiment having suffered more than
any other during the campaign The
money was contributed by the World
Herald" readers in five days.
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Bids for Garments for Soldiers

CHICAGO, May 1.-Colonel Lee, Chief
Quartermaster of the Department of
the Lakes, to-day opened bids for sup
plying the. War Department with 1OO-
oOO suits Of jean under garments, to be
used by the soldiers in the Philippines
this summer. Kohn Bros. & Company
of Chicago were the lowest bidders. at
29H cents for each garment The bids
have been referred to Washington.
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Window Glass Blowers Strike.

BRIDGETON On. j., May 1.-The
window glass blowers who are on a
strike with the bottle blowers. held a
largely attended meeting to-day. and
voted not to go to work in the fail I'M
less the bottle factories are unionized.
The manufacturers say the situation is
satisfactory to them, and that they are
expecting more non-union journeymen
and bottle blowers here this week.
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MONTREAL May IA report. has
reached here via Cornwall, Ont. that
posse Of Dominion police visited st.
Regis Indian reservation this morning
under command of Chief Sherwood TO
arrest the ringleaders in the election
trouble there about a month ago. 1t is
said one American was killed. Twelve
We're arrested. Further trouble is ex-
pected. The American Indians. it is
reared, viii take part in the trouble.
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Missouri Cyclone,

JEFFERSON CITY (Mo.), May l.
Governor Stephens to-day issued
proclamation requesting individuals
churches, exchanges, charitable institu-
tons and relief associations to immedi-
ately subscribe freely toward the relief
of the tornado stricken people of Kinks
vile and Newton. Subscriptions to be
sent to the relief societies or Mayor at
Kirksville and Newtown.
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The Cairo Railway Project.

LONDON, May lin the House of
Commons to-day the Right Hon
Michael Hicks Beach,, Chancellor of the
Exchequer, announced that the Gov
eminent had failed to come to an agree
ment with Cecil Rhodes respecting the
proposed guarantee to the Cairo Rail-
way. The announcement was greeted
with cheers by the Radical members.
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Law Against Non-Resident Officers

JEFFERSON CITY (Mo). May l.
Governor Stephens to-day signed the
bill prohibiting the employment of nom
residents as Deputy Sheriffs, Deputy
Ccnstables or as police officers. The
bill is intended to prohibit the importa-
ton of Pinkerton detectives to the
State.
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Snowstorm in Scotland.

LONDON, May There was heavy
s1lowstorm in Perthshire, Scotland. The
unreasonable weather killed great num-
bers of sheep and lambs.
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AMERICA AND GERMANY.
Comment on kilograms Between
Kaiser and President.

VIENNA, May 1.-The "Onicial
Fremdenblatt," in the course of an ar
|ticle to-day, designated the cablegrams
which passed between Emperor Will
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Customs and Taxes in Philippines.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-The follow
ing customs and taxes We're collected
at the ports mentioned during April:
Manila. S45T ,O02: Iloilo, $45, 534; Cebu
$30,154; total, S533, 293.
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|FILIPINOS AND
SELF-COvERNMENT.
Natives to Have an Opportunity to
Test Their Abilities.
will Be Given Almost Complete Control Of
Local Affairs.

CAPTAIN RockefeIIer of the Ninth
United States Infantry Missing
Believed to Have Lost His
Course and Captured by Rebels
Admiral Dewey Te1egraphs
Navy Department That the Gil
more Party Are Prisoners at In
surgent Headquarters.
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WAR INDEMNITY
| FOR The SPANISH.
Proceedings in the Matter Have
Been Closed
So Far as the Authorities at Washington
Are Concerned.

Secretary of State Hay Transfers
to ambassador Cambon the
Drafts for the Twenty Million
Dollars Provided for in the
Treaty of Peace to be Paid the
Spanish Government.
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Racial Troubles in the South.

ABERCROMBIE, Commander.
The Chanute times., 1899-12-01

who were in the habit of migrating to
the south in the late autumn delayed
their Journey this year, those of them
who did remain made themselves
very conspicuous and agreeable.
1t was a great year for rabbits. In
earlier days l had given much atten-
ton to trapping these little creatures,
but seldom took much interest in the
sport until the snow had covered the
earth. and thereby induced game
creatures of various kinds to cast their
ewes upon the delicate morsels ex-
posed in traps by men and boys. But
now. although 1 did not care to trap
the rabbits, l was charmed to gaze
upon them as they skipped about on
the edge of the woods, wagging their
little tails and sitting up looking from
side to side, with their little noses
nervously trembling, while their long
ears waved In the breezes. The rab-
hits fur seemed very long and fine
that year, and l am sure that its color
must have been extraordinarily well
adapted for the adornment of human
youth and beauty.
do not know that there were great
crops of corn that year, or that the
pumpkins had gilded to a greater ex-
tent than usual the brown, denuded
fields. but l felt the farmers ought to
be very happy people.
To me the country was pervaded
with an atmosphere of richness and
unsurpassed fulfllment. l knew that
the apple crop had been very good;
at least | knew that the trees had
horne some remarkably good fruit,
because I had tried a good deal of 1t,
and IT had never possessed to a greater
extent the juiciness and sub-acid flavor
NJ which l was so ford.
It was also a great year for chest
nuts. and a very poor one for squirrels
I do not wish it to be supposed that
was not. and am not, fond Of squirrels
I like them better now than I used tc
in my earlier days. although they are
as active competitors in the business
Of chestnut gathering as when l wa
younger. But in this THANKSGIVING
season Of which l speak the squirreli
The Chanute times., 1899-12-01

must have been fewer or lazier, for 1
made no complaints about the scarcity
of chestnuts.
If | remember rightly, those l ate
were remarkably fine, either one great
chestnut in single hull, or fairly
large one with two little ones which
did not interfere with the expansion
of the fttest.
There was a popularity about the
weather of that November; very often
the skies were really cloudy and gray,
and the rain sometimes came down
with steady persistence, while the cold
and penetrating winds made people
think of heavy overcoats before their
appointed time. But these days OF
bad weather had very little effect upon
me OF upon my spirits. 1t did not oc-
cur to me that the melancholy days
had come and as for their being the
saddest CT the year, that was impossi-
BILE. At that time some sort of sun
was always shining. If 1t were not
the ordinary sun about which our
earth revolves, it was particular ORB
which existed for my especial salts
faction. 1t sometimes even shone at
night, after l had gone to bed-that
is, if | happened to be awake.
But it was not only nature that was
more than usually agreeable; the peo-
ple of this world, so far as l knew
them. were very pleasant, remarkably
so. | do not remember quarreling
with living soul during the whole OF
that November. 1t seems as though
my intercourse with my fellow beings
was unusually genial. In regard to
social progress and the steady better
ment of the human race, was an
ardent optimist. Even people l knew
as not being very pleasant of manner
or intelligent of speech seemed then
good company
Politics did not trouble me at all. l
suppose a good many people voted for
the wrong men, but | paid no atten-
ton to their misguided actions. 1t
was scarcely possible there could be
any candidates for office who did not
possess some virtues, and strong
disposition in the direction of general
altruism made me wish we'll to all
good people who had been selected to
administer the affairs of township,
county or state.
There was truly something excep-
tional in this Thanksgiving season.
Other people may not have noticed It,
but it impressed itself most forcibly
upon me. How could it be otherwise
1t was a time that my first book was
published.