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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-01-06
State Teachers Association.

Michigan pedagogues crowded Rep
resentative hall, Lansing, when Presi-
dent j. w. Simmons called to order the
4sth annual meeting of the Michigan
State Teachers association. Three
days were spent in discussing matters
of educational interest Probably the
most interesting feature was lecture
by President Angel, of the U. of NJ,
on 1.-The Eastern Question" Officers
elected: President, Charles McKenney.
Mt. Pleasant; vice presidents, Miss
Anna II. Chandler, Marquette, and S.
o. Hartwell, Kalamazoo; secretary,
G. M. Mclean, Holland; treasurer, L.
NJ Plunkett, Ovid.
The Michigan State Teachers associa-
ton adopted resolutions recommending
that the state board of education be i'm
creased to six members aud that they
be elected in the spring; that the uni
form text book law of 1897 be repealed
and compulsory free text book law
adopted.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-01-06
Extra Paw for Volunteers.

Rep. w. d. Kelly has prepared bill
to be introduced in the Legislature
which provides for giving extra com
pensation to Michigan soldiers of the
Spanish war-sl5 per month to those
who served in Cuba and $40 per month
to those who did not leave the United
Sfnfcc
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-01-06

The New York police arc completely
baffied by the poisoning of Mrs. Kate
j. Adams. Harry Cornish, her nephew,
received by mail, package containing
little silver toothpick holder, in
which was bottle marked bromo
settler. To cure Mrs. Adams of a
headache, which she was suffering,
Cornish gave her some of the drug.
She became violently i'll and soon died.
Cornish tasted the powder and was
nearly killed. The physicians found
the drug TO be cyanide of potassium
one of the most deadly of poisons.
The stuff was undoubtedly intended
for Cornish.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-01-06
Russia Opposes the Nicaragua Canal.

Russia is evidently beginning cam
paign against the Nicaragua canal.
The Novoe Vrcmya (semi-ofliciaD pub
lished an article not only warmly adj
vocating the Panama scheme, but filed
with bitter dislike of the United
States. The writer says the FREEDOM.
nance of the United States would
have been desirable for Russia few
years ago, but all this has changed
since the Inst war.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-01-06

Rear Admiral Dewey is now senior
officer OF the American navy, having
reached that position through the re-
tirement of Admiral Bunce. He will
continue to hold that distinction until
Dec. %, 1900, when he will go upon
the retired list, unless congress excerpts
him from the operation of the law and,
after making him admiral of the navy,
provides that he may hold that Office
in active service without age limitation.
A driver for the Wells-Fargo Express
Co., at San Antonio, Texas, has disap-
pcared with money packages sggre.
eating 500, 600.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-01-06
sSth Michigan Gets Krag-Jorgonsens.

The 35th Michigan regiment at Au-
gusta, Ga. was ordered to turn in its
Springfield rifles and to draw Krag-
Jorgcnsens. When the order was read
TO the men there was the widest kind
of enthusiasm. Cheer after cheer was
given and they congratulated them
selves on the prospect of their going
to Cuba at an early date.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-01-06
Col. Gardner, Of the alst Michiga

Col. Gardner, of the 3lst Michigan.
IS rapidly recovering in health at
Knoxville, Tenn.
Daniel Kecgan. of Monroe, Co. NJ,
31st Michigan. died at the division hos
pital, Knoxville. Tenn, of spinal
meningitis.
James Harris, aged ie, was drowned
an Belle river at Marine City. He was
playing on some thin ice, when nc
broke through. :
George cantwell, Of Detroit, engineer
at Brepnan's boiler shops at Battle
Greek, was caught on a pulley and his
head was crushed.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-01-06
Standard OIL Co. After Copper Mines

&, It is reported that the Standard Oil
Co. is after American copper mines and
that agents of the octopus are in the
upper peninsula for the purpose of get
ting options on the famous Michigan
mines. A corporation with a capital
of 500, 600, 900 will be formed to oper-
ate the mines under New Jersey laws
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-01-06
Fine Country Home Burned.

DIR. p. Il. Taylor's large farm house.
one mile east of Clio, was destroyed by
fire, together with its contents. The
occupants were asleep and were rescued
by neighbors just before the roof fell
in. Loss s., 500; insurance 81 500.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-01-06
insurance Commissioners Mt it Again.

insurance commissioners Mt IL Again.
Insurance Commissioner Campbell
recently made an examination of the
Western Mutual Life association, of
Chicago and found that the company
during the IA months ending Aug. 81,
last, collected S527, 164.7O from policy
holders During the same period it
paid out to policy holders a total of
S., s0s.26, and disbursed during the
same period for salaries and expenses
1896, 1890. The commissioner severely
criticises the extravaganza of the sal
aries paid, and also says that the COM
pany is not on n legal reserve basis
notwithstanding the fact that pre-
niuns are charged equal to and as
great as those collected by so.called
legal reserve companies, and rep
reservations are made that it is doing
business practically on the legal re-
serve plan.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-01-06
TICKINGS OF THE TELEGRAPH
News of the Day as Told Over the
Slender Wires.
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN NEWS
Spanish Sovereignty Over Any Portion of
the Western Hemisphere Has Forever
sappeared-Surrender of the Island
of Cuba tn the Americans.

Gen. Brooke soon after taking com
mand of the American troops in Cuba
issued an order that the Cuban insur-
nized during the evacuation of Havana
The Cubans became greatly excited
They stood on every corner discussing
the situation in half frenzied man
ner. The Cuban peace commission
after a stormy interview with Gen.
Brooke telegraphed Gen. Gomez not TO
come TO Havana, as he intended, as no
courtesy could be shown him. They
said: "We have not fought for change
of masters. We have fought for liberty
and not new ownership Our army
is still in the field. They shall not lay
down their arms until we find out
whether we are to be slaves or free"
1t was reported that Gen. Mariana
Menocal and his Cuban forces at La
Paya have been asked to take the oath
of allegiance to the United States and
have refused. The news that Cuban
soldiers had refused to take the oath
of allegiance was chcered by the
crowd. The United States flag was
town down from many houses in the
lower districts of the city, The Cuban
leaders are doing everything possible
to prevent any outburst, but say that
if Gen. Broolle's arbitrary command is
carried out they will be helpless.
Judge Advocate Charles Gould of the
American commission cabled President
Mckinley that there is intense uneasi-
ness in the situation and advising that
the Cubans be permitted to participate
in the evacuation ceremonies.
Latcr-After carefully considering
the situation the Cuban officers agreed
to postpone any attempt at n demon
stration and convinced the populace
that the Americans would fully recog-
nizc them in due time.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-01-06
GRAIN, ETC.

fDetroit--Hay. No timothy $3.50 per ton.
rb;csen Soe per pS: lily, Liye Poutry; spring
ducks. &c. Eggs, strictly fresh, g3c per doz.
Butter. best dairy, loo per Id; creamery, 2Ic
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-01-06

Passing OF the Spanish In the New World.
The stars and stripes were raised over
Havana at noon Jan. 1, 1899, and the
yellow and red banner was hauled
down, ending forever Spanish sover
eighty in Cuba.
The form of the transfer was sim
pie, consisting only of an exchange of
speeches by Capt. Gen. Castellanos and
Mai. -Gen. Brooke in the salon of the
palace, the hauling down of the Span
ish flag and the raising in its stead of
the flag of the United States on tho
flagstaff on the palace roof. Salutcs
were fired from the heavy guns of the
forts and the warships before and after
the exchange of flags. The raising of
the stars and stripes was greeted with
cheers by the people, who covered the
roofs of the buildings around the pal
ace and the plaza. No crowd was per-
mitted to gather in the streets in the
vicinity of the palace to witness the
epoch-malsing function.
A portion of Gen. Fitzhugh Lees
Seventh army corps paraded some OF
the principal streets of the city and
was enthusiastically greeted by the
Cubans. The Second Illinois volun-
teers and portion of the Tenth L. ).
infantry escorted the American officials
to the palace, while the 3sth Spanish
infantry represented the Spanish army.
The American party comprised Maj
Gems. Wade and Butler, of the Ameri-
can evacuation commission, MAJ. Gen.
Brooke, governor of Cuba, Mai.
Ludlow, governor of the city Of Havana,
Ma. -Gens. Fitzhugh Lee and Chaffec,
Brig Gen. Clous, Maj. I. Bentley Mott,
Senator Daniels, of Virginia. British
Consul Jerome was also with the party.
The Cuban army was represented by
Gems. Gomez, Lacret, Menocal, San
chez, Rodriguez. Nodarte, Agramente,
de Cardenas, Vidal and Col. Valiente.
Capt. Gen. Castellanos and staff met
the Americans in the throne room of
the palace. The Spaniards were clearly
much depressed and the Americans
correspondingly buoyant. AS the last
stroke of IL had sounded the national
salutes were fired at Cabanas fortress
and in the harbor and the bands played
1.-The Star Spangled Banner" amidst
the cheers of the populace. Immedi-
ately Capt. Gen. Castellanos addressed
himself TO the Americans, making a
formal surrender of Cuba to the United
States. Gen. Brooke replied briefly.
Gems. Brooke and Castellanos then
shook hands, after which Gen. Castel-
lanos and staff retired from the throne
room. AS they retired there was u
movement toward Gen. Brooke, all
shaking him by the hand and wishing
him success. Meanwhile the officials
of Spain were saying farewell to their
nations seat of power in the new world
world. Castcllanos left the palace es-
cortcd by Gen. Chaffee and followed
by his staff. At the dock Gems Clous
and Chaffee bade him farewell and the
retiring captain-general put off for the
Spanish transport Rabal, on which he
proceeded TO Matanzas
Maj Gen. Brooke held reception in
the palace, the various officials of
Havana paying their respects and
promising allegiance to the United
States.
| The New York police arc completely
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-29
PARIS STUCK FAST.
Attempt to Remove American
Liner q Failure.
Effort VIII Bo Made to Tighten the
Vessel.

Coverback, Cornwall, May 2s.-The
ninth attempt to float the >Amerieap lima
steamer Paris, was made this evepinK
and proved an utter failure. The bow Is
absolutely impaled by the, rocks.
Five tugs were used in the endeavor to
tow her off, three others standing BY for
an emergency. Her boilers, excepting
those used for the pumps, were emptied
to tighten the ship.
The effect of the strain of last week
attempts is apparent in the increase Of
water in the engine room. Efforts to pull
her off will now be discontinued and It, is
proposed to concoct some new plan for
tightening the vessel. 1he pertinacity
of the attempts to tow the liner has
caused considerable surprise among ex-
perts here owing to the implement of
the bow, as her removal by towing must
mean, in the opinion of experts, the tear
ing off the bow,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-29
BURST OVER IOWA.
PERMANENT ARBITRATION
Good Prospect That Tribunal VIII BE
Established.

The Hague, May 2S.-The newly ap.
pointed sub-co mmitteo of the third COM
mittee of the peace conference. the arbi-
tratiou committee, win meet tomorrow.
1t will be known a. the: drafting CON-
mittse, indicating In its name, the scope
of its functions.
The delegates have worked INCREASINGLY
today, although the formal labors OF the
conference were suspended. An effort is
being made, and with . certain degree of
progress to combine the Russian and
British proposals In such way that the
report of the drafting committee may Sc
cure the support of both parties In tine
plsnary committee.
NJ. De Staal and Sir Julian Paunce-
fote, chiefs of the Russian and British
delegations respectively. and other dele
gates had Q long conference today with
this end In view, and there is no doubt
that an agreement in principle Will be
reached.
The hope Of the delegates that perma-
nent arbitration board will be estab-
llshed, Is rapidly improving. The difficult
points now relate to tho composition OF
the tribunal, how the representation OF
the powers is to DO arranged and the
limitations to te placed upon the 1uris-
dictiOn Of the boarC.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-29

troops and Insurgents. Latter stated to
him would not oppose landing Ameri-
cans, but would accept conditions In
Luzon. Spanish troops withdrawn
now here; depart for Spain tomorrow.
Feeble attack by insurgents on fnhab-
itants southeast portion Negros necessi-
tated sending battalion troops from
Manila there.
VIII soon restore order. Insurgent false
hoods circulated in southern islands of
overwhelming insurgent victories In
Luzon keep up excitement in that section
among the more ignorant GLASSES, al
though intelligent people know Ameri-
can arms have never met reverses and
they call for United States protection.
Have turned over to navy for use on
coast southern island number of pur.
chased Spanish gunboats from which ex-
cellent results are expected.
SIGNAL CORPS ATTACKED.
Warrington, May 2s-General Greedy
today received q cablegraln from Major
Thompson at Manila, reporting that d
party landing for the repair of TIE cable
at Escalante. island of Negros, had been
ureacherously attacked by natives, that
Captain George II. 1illey of the signal
corps is missing and that the worst is
feared Tilley's services in the Philip
pines have been marked by such ability,
courage and zeal that his superiors placed
MIN In the foremost rank of subordinate
officers. The cable operations referred to
nre not those of the signal corps, buts Of
the Eastern Extension Gable company
that has been permitted to repair and re-
place cables in the Visayan islands. Til
ley doubtless accompanied the expedition
as the representative Of the United States,
the supervision of all telegraph lines and
cables being part of his duties. No other
casualties to the signal corps have as yet
been reported to this expedition. Tilley
was appointed from California.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-29
ANOTHER STEVE BRODIE.
Art Student Makes successfuI saJumy
From Brooklyn Bridge.

New York, May 2s.-Howard Kretz,- u
young man about % years OF age VITO
says he Is an art student Of the acadsmy
of design in this city, made . startling
and successful jump from the Brooklyn
bridge just before dusk this evening and
came out of the water uninjured. just
before six o'clock Kretz boarded q trolley
car bound for Brooklyn. 1t was an open
ono and offered all the advantages which
he was looking for. When tho trolley car
reached point about 100 yards from the
first aroh, near the highest point Of the
span. Kretz leaped from 1t. and, Ike 9
flash. vaulted the high railing. He tool
no time to steady himself for perDen
dicular drop and swung some distance
out from the structure before he assumed
an upright position. The passengers
jumped from the car and pesred through
the railing, while hundreds Of persons on
the promenade tried to get a glimpse Of
the figure. Kretz's body flashed through
the air almost In perpendicular streak :.
He struck the water feet first, cleaving 1t
like an arrow. He disappeared for some
seconds and then shot up Into view again
only to disappear for the second tune.
The waters had hardly CLOSED over him
when he reappeared and Immediately
struck out strongly for the New York
ahore. One of the. deck hands on the
freight steamer Vulcan, Of the Norwalk
line which was coming down the East
river at the time saw Kretz flash through
the air and disappear In the water. rhe
deck hand gave the nlarm and the Vulcan
was headed for the young man who was
by this tims swimming. Al tine was
thrown to Kreez and he was hauled
aboard the freightsr, which Immediately
put in fur her dock in the East river on
the New York side. When taken on the
VulcaI Krstz placed his hands his
abdomen ,as II IN pain, but when the
boat teached her dock Krsts sprang from
the boat tosthe wharf. He was at onoe
taken into custody an hurried to the
Hudson street hospital. Not the slightest
injury was found on his person, but he
was suffering from shock. He was de-
tained on the charge Of attempting
suicide.
. Kretz Is about five feet eight inches tall
and weighs about 14O pounds. He lives
in this city. He said that he had been
reading u book on theosophy and thar he
wanted 20 demonstrate that man, by
exercising his will power, could do any.
thing he wished without Injury to him
self.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-29
THE TUBERCULOSIS CONGRESS.

Berlin, May as-Fifty- six 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. The repre-
ssntatives were selected from each dele
CATION for the presentation, DIR. j. G.
Boyd Of the United States naval medical
corps and DIR. Won Schweinitz, represent
Ing the United States. There were nc
speeches The Duke Of RatiDor made the
introduotions to their mnjesties. EN-.
peror William chatted pleasantly with
each delegate and received a most agrees
able impression manifestly from the
American delegates, of whom he made
special inquiries regarding sanitaria for
Tuberculosis in the United States. His
Majesty expressed regret at the tendency
to denude the United States Of forests. -
After the Emperor and Empress had
withdrawn q collation. was served, follow
ing which the delegations returned to
Berlin, where they arrived at three
o'clock.
Yesterday they were entertained by
Mrs. Andrew ID. White, wife of the
United States ambassador to Germany,
who was assisted by Mr.. John B. Jack
son, secretary to the embassy.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-29
sA1LED FOR NEWPORT.

New York, May 2S.-The ships Of the
North Atlantic squadron. the cruiser
n ew York and the battleships Texas, In
disnp and Massachusetts,, Admiral Samp-
son commanding, sailed at seven O'Clock
this evening for Newport, X. I. The
sou adron 10 expected to reach Newport
some time tomorrow and on Tuesday will
take part in the Inauguration ceremonies
Of the governor of Rhode Island. This
ga uadron viii use Newport as tho base of
the summer evolutions and will engage
in practice CRUISES, after which the feet
will visit the oities on the New England
coast, putting into Boston barbor q short
time before Bunker Hill day.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-29
DISPATCH FROM OTIS.

Washington, May 2S.-The war depart
ment today made public the following
despatch from Gen. Otis, commanding
at Manila:
Manila, May rs.
Two battalions, 23d infantry, in quiet
possession of Jolo. Spanish troops with.
drawn from Zamboanga after battle with
insurgents with severe loss to latter.
Spanish loss nine killed, 27 wounded,
among whom Commanding Gen. Mon
tero, died from wounds; buried yester-
day. Insurgents used rifles. artillery and
ammunition captured from gunboats,
expending major poroion of ammunition.
Conference followed between Gen. Rios.
who went from Manila to withdraw
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-29
No Crops Have Been
Raised on Island.
Government VIII Have to Feed
Thousands.

Manila, May 2s.-s p.m.-The approach
of the wet season finds the insurrection
seemingly taking'a new lease of life. All
along the American lines the rebels are
showing more aggressive activity in their
guerilla style than any time before or
since the fall of Malolos. They keep the
United States troops in the trenches,
sleeping in their clothing and constantly
on the alert, and they make life warm
for the American garrisons in the towns.
The bands Of Gen. Luna and Gen. Mas
cardo, which retreated toward Tarlio
when they feared they would be caught
between Macarthur and Lawton, have re-
turned in force TO their old trenches
around San Fernando where there are
daily collisions.
Opposite our lines on the south, protect
ing Manila, all the way around to San
Pedro Macati the, Filipinos have three
rows of trenches. fmost of them distant
Reports from prisoners indicate that the
insurgents construe the peace negotia.
tions to mean that the Americans have
had enough of fighting. The Filipinos
hEc diSO CAOodiuSoA+Oy pCAAGi bhAe oho
Americans are preparing for an interval
of inactivity during the wet season.
This periodl is sure to be followed by
much suffering. Thousands of acres that
were under cultivation last year have not
been plowed this, and the government
will probably be obliged to feed thousands
Just as it fed the Cubans.
Friendly natives, Amigos, continue to
pour into the American lines by land and
river routes, coming from the territory of
insurrection into the country where the
passage of the two armies has left no
food and practically throwing themselves
upon the charity of their conquerors.
Filipino ranks have been kept by the
insurgent leaders to dig trenches; and old
men, women and children from the
mass of the refugees. These are doing
some plowing but they will be confronted
with hunger before they can realize
apy subsi s.ence from thur crops.
Ths United States army has organized
| a system of distributing rice at Maiolos
and some of the smaller towns where
Filipino sstores were captured; but the
latter will soon be exhausted.
The u. S. transport Morgan City,
which arrived here kfrom San Francisco
| with 800 recruits for various regiments,
sailed today for Lo:lo with the troops
AS it was impossible to take to Spain
| the remain of Gen. Montero. who was
fatally injured in a recent engagement
with the Ellipinos in the island of Min
danao, and who died while being brought
here from Zamboarga on tho transport
Leon XIII, it was decided that the inter
ment should take place in Manila. The
| funeral took place today. hundreds ,of
Spanish soldiers and civilians attending
the services in tho Cathedral and follow
ing the cortege to the grave with wreaths
| and flags.
The Spanish papers declare that Mon
tero was victim of the Spanish govern
ment's neglect.