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VOYAGE OF THE GRANT,
First of the Army Transports to BE Sent
to Manila.

flrst OF the Army Transports to BE Sent
to Manila.
Washington. May H.-Colonel Charles
II. Bird of the quartermaster's bureau
OF the war department has received
from Captain j. M. Baker the quarter
master in charge of the army transport
Grant, an intere sting report of the voy-
age OF that vessel from New York to
Manila and return to San Francisco.
The Grant was the first of the army
transports to be sent to Manila from
New York, and she now is being fitted
out at San Francisco to sail on May 20
with the 18th infantry to the Philip
pines. The Grant left New York .-ln
10 on her trip to Manila and the report
says she arrived at the latter place with
everyone on board in good spirits and
in fine health for such long trip. The
commanding officers of the several COM
panies on board expressed great salts
faction as to the care, food and comfort
of the men, and the latter said they
had lived as well as they had at Fort
Sheridan. There were no complaints
There was one death en- route of a
man from meningitis, who should not
have been taken aboard at New York.
From New York to Gibraltar the master
of the vessel took what is known as
the southern route on account of the
severity of the northern route during
winter and the liability of passengers
to contract pneumonia. 1t is about 800
miles longer. Port Said came near be-
ing stumbling block on the voyage.
as the canal officers refused to take
anything but gold in payment of tolls
The difficulty, however, was overcome
by getting an English banker to cash
the quartermaster's check for G2460
19s. The total distance covered by the
trip was 1851 nautical miles and the
time required to make it 43 days and
hours.
The Grant left Manila March 25
homeward bound. with about $50 tons
Of coal aboard, more than sufficient to
have carried it to Nagasaki, to which
port the vessel was ordered to take on
full supply to reach San Francisco
Because of the defective machinery and
for other reasons the ship was compell-
ed to make Shanghai and arrived there
on March 81 with barely 10 tons of coal
in the bunkers. Had she proceeded to
Nagasaki she would have been left
adrift at sea- 1t was necessary, the
report says, to get an anchorage and
await the subsiding of the heavy sea-
A stop was made at Nagasaki. On the
way home a man died from the small
pox.
Other vessels are being fitted out by
the quartermaster's bureau for the
transport service.
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NEGOTIATING FOR PEACE.
A Filipino Commission Will Be
Appointed.
TO DISCUSS THE TERMS
Ten OF General Lawton's Scouts Put
200 Insurgents to Flight-Uniform
Quiet Prevailing in Manila.
A Farewell to Dewey,

Manila, May IA p. m.-The civilian
pine commission are favorable to the
meeting with Filipino commission
which was suggested yesterday in be-
half of Aguinaldo by Lieutenant Reyes
of the staff of General Gregerio Del
Philar, who came to General Lawton
posal 1t is thought by the American
commissioners that the idea may have
resulted from recent meeting of the
so-called Filipino congress at San Isa-
dor. Definite information on this point,
however, cannot yet be obtained
though the local Filipino commission
which is in close communication with
the leaders of the rebellion, Is doing it's
best to secure peace.
Ten members of General Lawton's
band of scouts, under w. A. Young, the
old Indian fighter, entered the town of
San Miguel, about Is miles north of
Norzagay, not aware Of what place it
was. They found 200 Filipinos there,
but the rebels, taking the scouts for the
advance of General Lawton's army,
fled after firing few shots. Young and
another scout were wounded and have
been brought to Manila.
The 9th infantry and the Utah bat
terry of six guns have been sent to the
'front.'
The uniform quiet now prevailing in
Manila has led the authorities to relax
the rules in relation to the outside dis
tricts and from to $3.50 p. m. this eve
ming there is the largest crowd of pedes-
trians and people in carriages to listen
to band concert on the Luneta that
has been known here since the Span
iards left.
Professor Schurman, president of the
United States Philippine commission,
gave farewell luncheon to-day to Ad-
miral Dewey at which Prof. Dean c.
Worcester and Charles DENLY of the
commission, with General Macarthur,
Mrs. Lawton and others were present
The health of the admiral was drank
with the utmost cordiality
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WHOLE CREW DROWNED
Schooner Nelson Foundered With
ALI on Board.
DEEPLY LADEN WITH COAL
The Disaster Occurred on Lake Superior
Off Grand Marais-The Wind Was
Blowing a a'Gale-No Time
to Lower the Boats.

Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. May 1.-THE
schooner Nelson, deeply laden with a
| cargo of coal. foundered in Lake Super
| ior off Grand Marais last evening and
carried down all hands. The crew con-
sisted of the following
Captain Andrew Hagney of Toledo.
Captains wife, 2-year-old child of
Captain Hagney.
Fred Haas, sailor, residence un-
known, and six sailors. naYnes un-
known.
The Nelson, which is owned by the
Mitchell Transportation company of
Bay City, was in tow of the steamer
Folsom, which also had the schooner
Mary B. Mitchell as a consort. The
Folsom and Mitchell turned back and
arrived here this afternoon without
damage. Captain White, master of the
steamer, at once reported the disaster
to the owners.
The Folsom, Mitchell and Nelson
were laden with coal. At the time Of
the disaster the wind was blowing a
gale of 30 miles an hour and freezing
hard. The three boats were becoming
coated with ice and this added to their
coal, made them ride very low in the
water. Seas broke aboard constantly
and the force of the gale was driving
them toward the beach.
The beach at Grand Marais was but
40 miles under the lee of the boats and
Captain White determined to try the
dangerous experiment of turning the
tow in the sea and running before the
wind for Whites point. Before the
turn was finished the Nelson was seen
to turn toward the shore and it became
evident that the line had parted under
the strain or had been cut Soon if be-
came apparent that she was sinking
There was no chance of rendering any
assistance, however. IN few minutes
the Nelson threw her stern into the air
and dove straight for the bottom,
where she sank In 300 feet of water
The crew had no time to even lower
their yawl boat, which hung on the
davitS at the stern
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RESULTED IN A RIOT.
Desperate Fighting Followed the Killing
of a Polish Girl in Pittsburg.

desperate Fighting Followed the Killing
of a Polish Girl in Pittsburg
Pittsburg, Pa, May 14-Penn avenue
and Twenty-second street was the scene
to-day Of riot which threatened for a
time to result seriously A Consolidated
Traction car struck and horribly man
gled Katie Three, Polish child. While
the dead body was being taken from un-
der the car big crowd, composed prin-
cipally of Poles, gathered and attacked
the motorman and conductor with the
intention of killing them. They We're
hnaily rescued by a squad of police
and driven away in a patrol wagon.
Michael Bigge, a policeman, was then
pounced upon and badly beaten. He
succeeded, however in holding on to
one of the ringleaders until squad of
rescuers came to his relief. When the
officers attempted to put the arrested
man in the wagon the mob made a dash
in behalf of the man to rescue him and
desperate fighting followed, lasting half
an hour Reinforcements dispersed the
rioters, but not until many of them
had been severely dubbed. Five of the
rlngleaders were arrested.
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Bill L0ODSHED MAY OCCUR
The Crisis at Wardner Will
Come Thursday.
LAST DAY FOR PERMITS
Mines Will Be Summarily Closed if the
Order Is Not Observed-A Rigid
Examination Will Be Made.
Merriam Denounced

Wardner, Idaho, May 14.-The crisis
in the labor troubles here will COM
mence on Thursday of this week.
Should the period pass over quietly no
more outbreaks of lawlessness need be
looked for during the continuance of
military rule. On the other hand
should there be any clash this week
between the soldiers and the lawless
element in the union it is impossible
to tell VIXEN bloodshed may occur
Thursday is the last day allowed un-
der the recent proclamation for work
ing miners to apply for permits to re-
main in underground employment
On that day the inspection of the
mines all over the Coeur d'Alenes will
begin. 1t will be a rigid examination,
and it will be conducted both by the
military and the civil authorities. Ev-
cry mine which on that day is employ
ing men without permits will be sum
marily closed, its pumps drawn and a
guard placed over it. Up Canyon
creek, where none but union miners
are employed they still sullenly refuse
to make application for the cards. In
order to secure permit the miner
must renounce membership in the So
ciety which has fostered or encour-
aged the recent lawlessness in the dis
trict. The union is not named out
right in the printed forms to which
the applicant must subscribe. Only
about a dozen from all the Canyon
Creek district have secured the cards.
OF those who remain many are deter
mined to stick doggedly to the union
to the last. Others are afraid to take
OUT cards until after the end of the
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A QUIET SUNDAY.
Mckinley Receives Dispatches From
Otis--Will Return Thursday.


Hot Springs, Va, May 14-Secretary
Alger forwarded to the president to-day
some dispatches from General Otis.
They advise him that another peace
commission from Aguinaldo was on its
way to Manila to discuss the terms
of peace. No Instructions We're sent
from here to General Otis, the policy
being as heretofore, to leave matters
entirely with that officer. The dis
patches also told of ill-usage suffered
by Spaniards from the insurgents at
Zamboanga one of the smaller islands
of the Philippine group. 1t may be
come necessary to send a light draft
vessel there. Immediate action, how
ever will not be taken, as diploma tic
questions are involved and General
Otis will be left to deal with the sub
yect as he sees fit.
Col. Victor Vifquain has rendered to
the president the services of the Sd
Nebraska regiment which has been
mustered out. Mr.. Mckinley thanked
the regiment for its patriotic motives
and said that it's offer would be kept
in mind should it ever again be nee
essary to enlist more volunteers.
The president spent a quiet Sunday.
In the morning he attended services at
the Presbyterian church and later took
a long walk in company with Comp
troller Dawes and Mr.. Cortelyou.
Tonight Secretary Gage and Mrs.
Gage left for Washington.
No definite plans have been made
and it is not unlikely that the presi
dent and Mrs. Mckinley may leaye
for Washington Thursday or Friday.
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PRICE FIN1 VENTS.

that of commerce instead of finance
The ministry of posts and telegraphs
goes to Signor Isinliano.
The reconstructed cabinet is made
up with the following distribution of
portfolios: Premier and minister of the
interior, Lieutenant General PellieuX,
senator: minister of foreign affairs,
Marquis Emilio ViscOnti Venosta, sena-
tor: minister of war. Lieutenant Cen
eral Mirri. commander of the Sixth
army corps and the Bologna military
division; minister of marine, Rear Ad-
miral G. b. Bettolo, commander of the
Levant squadron; minister of finance.
SignOr Pietro Carmine, deputy; min
lister of public works, Signor Pietro La
cava, deputy: minister of public in
struction, Dr. Guido Bassell, deputy,
minister of the treasury, Professor
Paola Bosselli, deputy: minister of ag
riCulture, commerce and industry. Sig
nor Antonio Salandra, deputy; minister
Of posts and telegraphs, Signor 1sin-
lianO,
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TO RESCUE SPANlARDS.
Cannot Be Left to Be Slaughtered by Fill
ipinos.

1plnoss
Madrid May 14-Senor Don Fran
cisco Silvela, the Spanish premier, in
an interview to-day regarding the at
tack by the Filipinos upon the Spanish
garrison at Zambouanga. island of Min
danao. in which two Spanish officers
and three men We're wounded and one
man killed. said:
1T is very painful to US to have suf-
fered these losses in a territory which
does not belong to US. We left these
troops in the Philippines in the hope
that they might aid in securing the re-
lease of the Spanish prisoners in the
hands of the Filipinos. Our efforts in
this direction have been fruitless.
Aguinaldo refuses to treat with us. and
Frenchman (M. Dumarais) who Of
fered on our behalf to treat with the
enemy, was killed by them.
America has not yet succeeded, as
she has no more authority than we had.
We cannot leave troops any longer in
a territory that we are obliged to de-
fend, and I have telegraphed General
Rios to use three steamers for the i'm
mediate transportation of our troops
from Zamboanga and Yolo, and to ac-
quaint Major General Otis with those
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SITUATION AT MANILA.
Lawton Is Driving the Insurgents-Mac-
Arthur at San Fernando

Washington, May lathe following
dispatch from Major General Otis, Civ
ing the status of the military situation
as 1t now exists in the opera tions
against the insurgents, was received at
the war department to-day:
Manila. May IA, 1S99.-Adjutant Cen
eral, Washington: Situation is as fol-
lows: Lawton, from Balinag, has taken
Ell Detonso and San Miguel. to north,
with slight losses. and driving consid-
cradle force of enemy; gunboats and ca
noes accompany 1,500 men under Kobbe
up Rio Grande river from Calumpit,
depart 18th. Macarthur remains at San
Fernando, covering country. $
Yesterday messenger from Aguinaldo
expressing wish to send commission to
Manila for conference with United
States commission to arrange terms of
peace; direction given to pass body rep
resentative insurgents to Manila should
it present itself. OTIS"
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MERRIAM DENOUNCED.
Disruption of Trade Organizations
Through Federal Authority.

New York, May 1.-THE Central Fed
Grated Labor union unanimously adopt
ed resolutions to-day denouncing Gen
eral Merriam for ordering the disband-
ment of the Miners unions in Idaho.
and instructing the secretary to ask the
war department whether it is RESPONSE
bic for General Merriam's conduct. The
resolutions adopted are:
Resolved, That the Central Federat-
ed union of New York protests against
General Merriams unwarranted use of
military power to brow5eat the strik-
ing miners of Occur d'Alene, Idaho, and
for declaring martial law. under which
he commands the disorganization of all
unions and orders employers to dis
charge every man who does not with
draw from his trades union,
Resolved. That the secretary write
the war department asking whether it
is responsible for General Merriams s
conduct, and. if so. stating that 1t will
be held to answer for the possible con-
sequences of such aggravating meth
DDS"
Delegate Harris of the International
Cigarmakers union said that through
General Merriam's edict the miners
trades unions have been placed outside
of the law and the union should de-
mand the withdrawal of the edict and
the investigation and court martial of
General Merriam.
president Mckinley should be called
upon to order an investigation" he said
George Warner. business agent of
New York city lodge Of International
Machinists' union. said: "A conference
Of all labor leaders in the country
should be called to decide on action to
be taken at the ballot box
Delegate Rubin of the Walters union
said: "All this is the outcome of i'm
perialism.
A voice. "Shott again
Delegate Kelly of the Theatrical Pro-
tective union said: Something should
be done by organized labor to prevent
the disruption of trades unions through
federal interference"
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instructions, so that the American COM
mander may possess the territory we
are abandoning"
The Filipino committee has issued a
manifesto to the press declaring ''that
the Filipino government" will reject all
negotiations for peace on the part of
the Americans based on any scheme Of
autonomy, and will demand that the
United States fulfill the engagement
made before the declaration of war
with Spain.
The manifesto declares that General
Antonio Luna has surrendered, and as
serts that Major General Lawton is
routed, and that the hospitals are full
of Americans" hundreds of whom are
inSubOrdinate
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AN AGED SWINDLER.
Many Indictments Against Warrington in
New York and Detroit.

Washington. May 14--George f. Var
rington. fine-looking, elderly man,
about so years old with several aliases,
alleged to be member of the Herman
Cohen gang of commercial swindlers,
was arrested tonight There are many
indictments against Warrington in New
York and Detroit, and Detective Nc
Conyll brought two bench warrants to
Washington for his arrest. They charge
larceny in the second degree. The man
will be taken to New York tomorrow.
The gang with which Warrington is al
legged to have operated, it is said We're
the most successful commercial swim
dlers ever known. The largest swim
ding was done under the name of w.
B. Deeming & Co. They also operated
under the name of Pollock & Co. at
Astoria, L. l., and under the name of
J. Furrow a Nos. 2 and Stone street
New York
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CLASHES BETWEEN STUDENTS.
Yelling Squads of College Men in the
Streets of Terre Haute.

Terre Haute, Ind. May 14.--All
through last night the uptown streets
were filled with squads of yelling col
lege men from the Rose Polytechnic
institute and the Indiana State Normal
school. For some time there had been
bad blood between the students of the
two institutions resulting from a dis
puted ball game Last night 100 of the
polytechnic men broke into p. ]. Kim
mels room and endeavored to kidnap
him. Kimmel, who is physical direc-
tor Of the state normal school, at the
point of revolver. compelled the col
legians to retire. Later $50 normal men
acted as a bodyguard for the physical
director and there were frequent clashes
between the students.
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RELAY BICYCLE RACE.
Olympic Club Wheelmen Won in the
Teeth of a Gale.

San Francisco, May 1.-THE sixth an
nual 1O0-mile relay bicycle race around
San Francisco bay was ridden to-day and
resulted in victory for the Olympic club
wheelmen. The distance was covered in
4 hours 40 minutes and "A 40 seconds. de-
spite the fact that the latter half of the
course was covered in the teet.. of a gale.
The time of the winners last year was
4:55:l1. f. F. Russ, who finished for the
Olympics. only won from ]. E. Wing of
the Garden City Wheelmen by one-fifth
of second the closest finish on record
for a 100-mile road race. The Bay Citys
We're third. coming in nine minutes later.
and the Acmes brought up the rear.
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POLICY APPROVED.
Cheers for Mckinley and Dewey at
Minneapolis Gathering.

Minneapolis, Mimi, May 14.--One of
the largest gatherings ever seen in this
city O-day adopted resolutions in sym
pathy with the administration of af
fairs in connection With the Philippines.
The names of President Mckinley and
Dewey were cheered to the echo sew
eral times during the afternoon. Presi
dent Northrup Of the University of
Minnesota was one Of the principal
speakers He handled without gloves
the college professors and presidents
who have recently made themselves
prominent by reason of their criticisms
of President Mckinley's course in the
Philippines.
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TO DEFY TAMMANY.
Chicago Platform Democrats Will Organ.
ize for the Fight

New York, May 14.-Acting under orders
from the national democratic committee,
100 Chicago platform democrats met to-
night in this city and took steps to at
once thoroughly organize the city and
later the state of New York to defy Tam
many Hall. A committee of 20 was ap-
pointed to at once arrange the five bor-
oughs and to systematically work them
James r. Brown presided at the meeting
and after its adjournment said that con-
testing delegation of Bryan and Chicago
Platform men will be sent from this state
to the next national convention
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Spaniards Call for Relief.

Washington, May 14.-The war depart
ment to-day received the following dis
patch:
Manila, May 14.-It is reported that at
Lamboanga insurgents attacked Spanish
troops on the 11th instant. using quick
firing guns and arms captured from the
Spanish gunboats. The Spanish general
and two officers were wounded. Few cas-
ualties among the troops. Spanish garri-
son now besieged. Water supply is cut
off and troops calling for relief.
Otis"
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Bentonvtlle. Ark. May Al. c. But
ter, prominent citizen living IS miles
south of this place. was lodged in jail
here to-day charged with the murder
of his 15-year-old daughter yesterday
The girl was horribly butchered, her
head being split open with an axe and
her throat cut.
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Heavy Rains in Nebraska,

Omaha, May 14.-The past "a hours have
been characterized by unsea asonable cold
weather heavy rains and severe hail
storms throughout Nebraska. Light frost
is reported in some localities. The worst
storm of the spring struck here shortly
after o'clock tonight, when a tremen-
dous downpour of rain, accompanied by
hail. occurred. The hail fell steadily for
10 minutes and broke many windows and
did other damage. Street railway traffic
was interrupted and telegraphic and tele-
phonic communication interfered with.
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NO MORE ARRESTS.
Can BE Made in Montana without the
Proper Authority.

Helena May 14.-Governor Smith
has addressed a letter to General M2r-
riam, commanding general of the mill
tary forces in the Coeur d'Alenes while
that district is under martial law, to
the effect that no more arrests of per
sons suspected to have been implicated
in the Wardner riot may be made in
Montana without proper authority
from the state. 1t has been represented
to the governor by a committee from
the labor unions, which waited on him
four days ago, that steps We're being
taken by General Merriam to arrest all
miners in Montana suspected of leaving
the Coeur d'AleneS and if the military
was permitted to do so that many in
nocent men would be deprived of their
liberty.
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OFF FOR ALASKA.
Troops Which Will Relieve Those Sta
toned in Alaska.

Vancouver. Wash, May 14.-Company l.,
oath infantry (coloreD. from Vancouver
barracks left this evening for Seattle,
from which point they will leave for Alas
ka on the 18th inst. Fifty-siX men, under
command of Captain Henry w. Hovery.
will take station at Dyea, relieving Cap
tain r. T. Yeatman. and company Fl. 14th
infantry, and 49 men, under Lieutenant
j. c. Jenkins. will proceed to Fort Wran-
gel relieving Captain Bogardus Eldridge
and company B, 14th infantry.
Lieutenant Colonel Writ Davis, for
merly adjutant general and inspector gen
eral of the department of the Columbia,
has received orders to join his regiment,
the Sth cavalry, in Cuba.
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Andrews Declines.

Chicago. May l4-Dr. E. Benjamin An
drews. secretary Of the Chicago public
schools, will remain in Chicago. After
consultation with his wife, who arrived
from the West to-day. he sent letter to
Governor Thomas declining the president
cy of the State Agricultural college of Col
orado. DR.. Andrews said the state of his
wifes health had mucn to do with his re-
fuSal of the offer.