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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-03
AGREEMENT as TO CHINA.
AMBASSADOR WHITE TALKS OF
IT'S MANY ADVANTAGES.
O3y Telegrarh DO OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Q3y Telegraph to Virginian- puot)
Berlin. May The corrcspondcn,
here of the Associated Press was gr;fnt-
cd an interview to-day with the United
States Ambassador to Germany, Mr.
Andrew u. White
In reply to a question as to what, in
the light of the knowledge he acquired
in his former position as United States
Minister To Russia, he thought of the
Anglo Russian agreement regarding
spheres of influence in China, MIR
White said that il seemed To him ad-
mirable from every point of vicw. be-
cause the peaceful occupation of the
two territories in China would be of
great ADVANTAGE To the whole world. by
promoting peace in the Pacific, with a
consequent growth OF industry and
commerce. An important feature Of the
agreement, Mr.. White said is that ii
gives peaceably To 120,O0OOO OF rus
port on the Pacific ocean that is open
inc year round. which i'm their own in
tcrcst and In that Of all powers on the
Tactic scaboard. including the United
States. they ought to have.
Moreover. Mr. White said, the peace
ful adjustment of this question will
hasten the development of an enormous
trans-Paciic commerce, in which tho
United States Will have a full share:
and this of course. means an increased
growth of many industries Mr.. White
concluded by saying that when he was
In Russia he knew ana had official
dealings with NJ. deWitte, the Russian
Minister of Finance, who was then by
far the strongest man in the Russian
Ministry and his handling of financial
questions might we'll be studied bv
American statesmen
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-03

MAI ono. The officers were received in
conference by Major General II. S. Otis
The proposals which they had to sub
init differed but slightly from those
which they brought from the Filipino
commander in the first place They
desired u little time in which to sum
mon congressman expressed themselves
as being confident that the congress
will decree peace. because the peope
desire it. They represent that Aguinal-
do is without powr 10 surrender the
arms and that congress must decide
that question
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-03
(By Telegraph to virginian-pnot)

Baltimore, Md. May 2.-One of the
most exciting campaigns in the history
of Baltimore city resulted to-day in a
Democratic landslide. Thomas Ct.
Hayes was elected Mayor by nearly
5000 majority, over William y. Malster,
Republican. the present incumbent.
while his running mates. Skipwith Will
mer. for president Of the Second branch
of the City Council. and James H.Smith,
for Comptroller, We're chosen by practi-
cally the same figures.
RUNNING MATES WIN.
In addition to these candidates at
large, the Democrats elected all of their
candidates for the Second branch of
the city Council. ana eighteen Of the
twcntN-iour members OF the First
branch.
FIRST UNDER NEW CHARTER.
To-day's election is the first under the
charter Tor Baltimore city, adopted by
the Legislature last year Under its
provisions. the municipal elections are
held IN May, 50 as to divorce us far as
possible municipal politics from state
ana national issues. 1t also changes
the term of the Mayor from two to four
years. the terms of the Comptroller ahd
President of the Second branch OF the
~ "VNi'h4i lNl IL ithG IitTIDu.
All of the candidates elected to-day
Will assume their Offices on the third
"Wednesday of November next
TEIEORIzlNG OVER DEFEAT.
There are several theories being ad-
Nanrcd by Republican leaders and 9TH
crs Ia account for The surprising result,
of to-day's contest. but the one most
generally accepted is that those Repub-
Leans who do not endorse the Master
administration, instead of STAYING n WAY
from the polls voted the straigh, Dem
ocratic ticket. The city is wild with
excitement Tonight. but the best of
feeling prevails.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-03
the SITUATION
In SAMOA
Instructions From the Powers
Make it Serious.
GERMANS ARE JueILANT

ss',ya ssee's "ola'SIaln FOOD SUPP.
: plies nnd nre Again Nenr Mnnicl-
';sspalt5-of Apin- German. Claim En-
forcea Cessation OF Hosiiifties is a
victory Over Americans ma Eng.
iish-At the Mercy of tho Rebers--
President Mckinley nnd chiefJus.
ticc Chambers scored.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-03
narmct Mnn pnisoncd.
(By Telcgrnuh 70 vlrgrn.nn-P,Iot

GSy 1e!csrnph to vlrGfn:nn- P!lot.)
New York, May o.-Prof. Witthaus
has completed his analysis of the viscler
of the body of II. c. Barnet, and has
reported to the District Attorneys
Office that he found n large quantity of
cylnlde of mercury in the body. Dis
,rict Attorney Gardner, at the inquest
INTO the death OF Mrs. Adams. repeated
~ connected Roland Alolineaux with
me death of Barnet. Molneaux is now
II, the Iombs accused Of the murder OF
Mrs. Adams.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-03
wade mampton,s Some nurnea.
(By Telegraph to virrinlon-pllot)

~ '1FFT 70 IIt GTITUI II IG0V-I
Columbia. S. c., May 2.-The home
of General Wade Hampton in the su-
burbs of Columbia. was burned at an
early hour this morning. There was
no insurance on the property and a
me library containing about 5000
volumes was lost.
In attempting TO save dog. the
General was scorched about the face.
Among his papers were several hun
dred unanswered letters from per-
sons IN all parts OF the country.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-03
.By Telegraph to vlrglnllan-rllo,,

Manila. May 2-6:05 p. M.-NTajor
Manuel Arguelles and Lieutenant Jose
Rcrnal. of the staff of General Antonio
Luna, returned here to-day to renew
and press the request of General Luna
for a CESSATION of hostilities. They have
found the field of labor Il most unge-
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-03
tBy Telegraph to virginian-pilot.>

London, May 2.-Representatives of
the Philippine junta say they have re-
cei'eu telegram from Aguinaldo
GATED April Scth. in which lie states
that his government has nothing to do
with the present peace negotiations.
which he asserts. are being conducted
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-03
Valuable min,ng Property sold.
By Telegraph to virginian-pilot0

Atlanta, Ga, May 2.-rhe famous
asbestos mine at Sail mountain, in
White county. has been sold for 5000,
600 to Bancroft &c Kenney. mining en-
gneers. OF London. The sale on the
basis of 100000 is the greatest amount
ever paid for mine in the State of
Georgia. not excepting some Of the
gold mines in the northern part of the
State.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-03
rho Rnlelgh Gocs.o Wilmington.
(Dy Telegranh 10 v.rs,nl,n. rlloil

t8y Telegraph TO V:ralnlan-Flloi)
Philadelphia, May 2.-The cruiser
Raleigh steamed away from this city
for Wilmington, n. G. Before leaving
Captain Coghlan and his officers eX-
pressed their gratitude for their kind
reception here.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-03
LUNA REVIEWS
PEACE 0vE:RTURES
His Representatives Return to
General Otis.
WORD FROM 1T. GILMORE

q he Filipino Again REQUESTS n Cc.xn-
lion OF iIostilities, but Is sEnssiug
His Forces ut st. ThomasLLf. GIL.
more nud His Party of Fourteen
Men From tho Yorktown safe
General Lawtou storms nnd Cam
lures BaIinHg-Hinru Fighting is
Reported.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-03
BAL 1IMORE
is DEMOCRATIC
Redeemed From Republican Rule
by Good Majority.
HAYES is NOW MAYOR

His Running Mates. skipwith will
MGR, For prcsjdcnt of Second
Bruucl. OF Cnuucii, nnd fumes M.
smith, For comptroIIcr, Win
Democrats VIII Control Roth
branches First Election Held Un-
der New charter Republicans
Surpriscu By Result OF Contest.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-03
AAIES NEWS OF THE WORLD BY

to be well-to-do. but he has been n
waiter in a restaurant for some time
Medical men are of the opinion that
Mrs fIasSall was insane.
The case is similar to one which oc-
Cured at Memphis a few years ago.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-03
a HINT THROWN OUT.

incidentally, the Filipino ENJOYS as
serted that Aguinaldo had not yet made
Il fair test Of his strength against the
American forces, because only one
third of his army had been assembled
together
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-03
The somcr,. Reach Home.
(By Telegraph to Virginlan-Pilo.

(By Telegraph to Virginian-P ilot.)
New York. May 2.-The torpedo boat
Somers, which was bought by the
United States in Germany previous to
the war with Spain. arrived here to-
day on board the Atlantic transport
liner Manhattan.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-03
EPUDIATED By
k'UINALDO
London Philippine Junta Advised
by Telegram
WHAT he ONCE ASKED

The President OF tho pIf,tDnyncx no
public Declares frix Government
Hns Nothing TO Do win prcsen,
Ponce Negotiations, which are lie.
ing Conducted by Halt Cast. nuu
Crcoics, Some OF Them Congress
men, For PcIr-wui NOT Accent
American Pro,cctorntc.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-03
JACOBS CIGAR FRAUD.
CIGAR LEAF TOBACCO DEALERS
MOVING FOR PROTECTION.
(By Telegraph to virginian-pilot)

(By Telegraph to -Pilot.)
Philadelphia, Pa. May 2-As an indi-
rect outcome of the arrest of William
ii. Jacobs and his co-comspirators in
the big revenue stamp counterfeiting
case, the most important national meet
ing in the history of the cigar leaf-to-
bacco trade will convene in this city
on May ed. Representatives will be
present from all the principal cigar leaf
centres, delegates coming from as far
East as Boston and as far West as
san Francisco.
one result of the conference will be
lhc FORMING OF a permanent national
organization OF cigar leaf dealers. 1t is
proposed 10 formulate a plan which will
enable the Government to protect tt
sell and reputable tobacco dealers from
such frauds as that perpetrated by the
Lancaster counterfeitins gang.
THE LOSSES.
The government was a great sufferer
by Jacobs swindling. but the cigar leaf
dealers and the manufacturers general
~ lost a great deal more. Jacobs cut
tihS or prices upset The whole cigar
business, even back to the dealer in leaf
TOBACCO. n suggested remedy, which
the tobacco men hope will be incor-
porated in the laws of the land. is the
Keeping OF record of sales of tobacco
irom the time it is grown until it is
made into cigars.
THE PLAN OF JACOBS.
AT present the governments espion-
aEe begins with the Wholesaler and
lobDer. who pays taxes on the tobacco.
II IS known that on an average twenty
hounds of tohacco make IL thousand
cigars. The government can then tell
about how many cigars n manufac-
turer should buy stamps for by sum
ming ip his purchases from Wholesalers
ana 1obbcrs. Jacobs avoided this by
going back Of the Wholesaler and maxi
ing personal purchases from the grow
ers' which sales. under the law, do not
nave 10 be reported. In this way JAG
DDS was able TO make and sell millions
OF cigars. when by The reports he had
bought tobacco enough to make only n
traction OF the number
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-03

tenant ]. C. Gilmore and his party of
II men from the United States glnboat
Yorktown, who were captured by the
Filipinos on April 18th, was received
to-day from the hands of Major Ar
guelles, of the staff of General Antonio
Luna. 1t is in the form OF n list of the
missing men, and is signed by Lieuten-
ant Gilmore. The Lieutenant reports
that he and his party have been
brought across the mountains from
Baler, where they were captured.
INVITATION TO GENERAL LUNA.
This information was brought In re-
spouse to 4 note which Major General
Macarthur sent to General Luna by
Major Shiels ana Lieutenant Hayne.
and which those officers, bearing flag
of truce, carried across General Luna's
lines on yesterday evening. The note,
after asking for information regarding.
American prisoners in General Luna'S
hands. concluded with the message that
lac General MacArthu) would be
pleased to meet General Luna.
Major Shiels ana Lieutenant Hayna
found a span of the railroad bridge Il
mile from st. Thomas broken.
PRAlSEwORTHY CONDUCT.
The officers left ten days provisions
end of the bridge, placing the car in
The keeping of Filpinos. whose con-
uuct throughout the various negotia-
ions has been all that could be cX-
pected of civilized nation.
MASSING AT ST. THOMAS.
Refugees report that the Filipino
army is deserving san Fernando and
massing ut ST. Thomas. where General
nunas HEADQUARTERS are located, and
that strong entertainments are being
constructed at the sides of the railway
and on the swamp front. in the best
positions possible.
TAWrroN Apppo, r11rc
A., go iSN ~ NJ
Ne' ol me united states Signal
SorPs nave established telegraph COM
nunication with Major Lawton, who is
General Lawton lost one killed and five
wounded on yesterday near san Rafael.
where he strongly cntrcnched himself.
General Lawton to-day is marching on
hn ',,.'', Va, wnere q large body OF rebels
~. eo"ee" 'r"'eu'
MACAREBEEs AGAINST TAGALs.
General II,In st,rtod M d,,h,o,L
with the Iowa ana south Do;Ioto re.i-
ments. IL squad of cavalry and two
S ~, u 'ne n,ah batiepy from calum-
'I, III Il northeasteriy direction. TO CO.
o' !'.l', WIN the Macabebees' who have
So ,nt :tniericans 10 arm them IN
gr''ei ,, ma, they misht iisht the Tagals.
, -, -, o'i Ivy WI s'i'i'"eu
4 company OF bolomen to guard the
'oWh' rhey are bringing Tagal pris-
onerS TO General Macarthur
COMMENTED UNDER OLD GLORY.
WASHINGTON. Nav o-Tho fo,,ov,rn
cablerram has haen rccoi,.ad i",,oW,ns
miral Dewey by the Navy Department:
Manila, May >.
''"tctary Navy, washington;
.,i.l'o. ger lurther information con
49, 'i'HSN t'iiillVlt stltt purity NOW. Ms
Ill III az tniS Information is obtained
"ii 'cicsraph Information reached mo
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-03
WHAT LIE ASKED.

Aguinaldo added that he had had no
direct negotiations with the Americans
since the fail of Maloios. when certain
proposals passed between Mr. u. c.
Worcester, of the American Philippine
Commission, and q representative of
Aguinaldo. looking to q peace based
upon independence with an American
al
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-03
NEGOTIATIONS DIsAVOWED.

Aguinaldo disavows the present nego-
tiations and adds that under no cir
cumstanccs will he accept an American
protectoratc. The dispatch concludes
with a contemptuous reference to Major
Arguelles as a Spanish officer who has
no more authority to act on behalf of
Aguinaldo than has Luna himself.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-03
CREDENTIALS PRESENTED.

The ENJOYS presented n letter from
Senor Mabisi. president and minister
of foreign affairs in the cabinet OF
Aguinaldo. and who Is the backbone
of the Filipino organization. The COM
munication is personal and unofficial
and seconds Major Arguelles' argu-
mcnts. The ENJOYS will see General
Otis again tomorrow. They will sleep
tonight in Manila. They lunched with
General Macarthur at his headquar-
tiers. on n car of the armored train at
Calumpit, before coming to Manila.
WHAT FILIPINOS GAIN.
Whether or not General Luna is sin
cere in his overtures. the negotiations
are giving the insurgents a much need
ed opportunity TO rehabilitate their
demoralized forces. The truth is that
dissentions among the leaders of the
rebels is helping the disorganization OF
the Filipino army as much as is the
American campaign.
REQUESTS FOR PROTECTION.
In the course OF the conference with
the Filipino ENJOYS. General Otis
agreed with the statement; Of Major
Arguelles that the people of the Phil
ippine Islands wanted peace, and he adj
ded that requests for protection are
pouring in upon him from all parts of
the country
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-03
HARD FIGUTING

Major General Lawton was engaged
in hard lighting early this morning
Telegraph communication was cut at 8
o'clock a. m, and there have been no
reports from Lawton snce that time.
WORD FROM GILMORE.
Manila, May 2.-2:55 p. m.-The first
authentic information regarding Lieu
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-03

by a group Of half castles and creoles
who are anxious for peace in the eXpec-
tation of getting high offices under
new government. Several of these men,
Aguinaldo says, are members of the
Filipino Congress, where they are en-
dcaVorinS to Out-vote him.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-03
Manila
Acknowledgement. washington:
CONFERENCE A FAILURE.

Manila. May -Noon.-The second
conference. held this morning. between
Major General Otis and the Filipino
emissaries, Colonel Manuel Arguelles
and Lieutenant Jose Bernal. terminated
without any definite results.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-03
PRA1SEWORTHY CONDUCT.

The officers left ten days provisions
Tor the prisoners on hand car at the
end OF the bridge. placing the car in
me Keeping of Filipinos. whose con-
uuct throughout the various negotia-
ions has been all that could be eX-
peoted of a civilized nation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-06-15
RUBBER OYSTERS SAVED HIM.
Business Was Bad, so This Genius In
vented a Cheap Tid-Bit.

speaking of oysters" said the ma
jor, in the Seattle ost-Intelligencer,
puts me in mind of the time l went
into the patent oyster business. 1t was
when l was with Smith & Coleman,
formerly proprietors Of the ST. Nicho-
las and Aston houses, New York, re-
spectively, but at the time running the
Metropolitan in Washington. Business
was bad, and we cudgeled our brains
how to build it up without mourning
extra expense. Finally they left it to
me. 1 concluded to try plan that
would either make or break business.
There were some old rubber mats
in the storeroom, and I had the boys
wash them thoroughly, and then cut
them up in pieces about the size of a
domino Taking about 200 of these
pieces, l went to De Mar, the chief of
the hotel, and famed for his fried oys-
ters, and asked him if he could cover
the chunks of rubber with butter, and
brown them without getting the rub
Der so hot it would smell. He tried it
and succeeded beautifully, and when
had placed the patent oysters in a
chatting dish behind the bar they
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-06-15

looked as appetizing as the real BIZ
valve ever looked when properly fried.
MY first customer was Smith, one
Of the proprietors. He saw the
oysters, and said, Good heavens, ma
jor, we can't stand that. Fried oysters
will break US. Why, know fellows
who will stand here and eat Dozen
Il told him I didn't think they
would, and as he wanted to try one
1 passed it out on a plate with the
regulation fork. He chewed on it a
while, and then took it out of his
mouth and looked at it. Just what he
said doesn't matter, but he went out
and sent Coleman in for an oyster.
In an hour or two the run had COM
menced every fellow that got an
oyster went out to get victim. Cen
eral O'Burns brought in Frank Turk,
John Chamberlin introduced Chester
A. Arthur to the dish, Sunset Cox
Sam Randall, Allen G. Thurman, and a
host of others were brought in only to
say, Don't give me away. 1 want so
and so to have an OYSTER and they'd
go and get them.
Teddy Quinn came to me and says
he, Major, I want a dozen of your
oysters put up in a box for my friend
Flanagan of Troy, n. Y, to take with
him for lunch on his journey home to-
morrow Flanagan had his wife with
him, and they did not open the oysters
until they got to Wilmington, and
there Flanagan went out to get some
coffee for her while his wife opened
the lunch.
"She, good kind soul, asked several
ladies sitting near to help her eat the
oysters, and in truth she needed help
to eat them. When Flanagan came
back with the coffee there was a
coach load of about as angry women as
can be imagined. Flanagan tried an
oyster to see what the trouble was,
and when he got home he wrote me a
letter. But the patent oysters doomed
the business, and I was known for
many day as the rubber oyster man. -
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-06-15
HOW CUBANS LIE.

1t is often hard to tell whether a
Cuban lies to you from ignorance or
malice, says Herbert Pelham Williams
in the Atlantic. On ordinary occa-
sions, and about matters that do not
promise to affect himself, he is fairly
truthful; but he seems to know no
reason why he should not tell a lie if
he wants to. To the average Cuban
who has always lived on his own is
land, lie is a thing to tell whenever
1t will serve any useful purpose,-such
as getting him out of scrape, or Sc
curing an advantage, or getting money
out of somebody, or conciliating some
one, or creating good impression.
Here the absence of moral sense be-
comes apparent. With the Cuban,
lying is not a matter of right, but of
policy, his short-sightedness prevent
ing him from perceiving that today's
advantage may be tomorrow's loss. The
statement, common among Americans
who have lived in Cuba, that the Gu
bans are all liars, is much nearer the
truth than most congratulations.
Though they usually tell the truth,
nearly all of them dissimulate or
equivocate whenever they see occa-
sion.s Hence it is not always easy to
tell what a Cuban thinks or how he
feels about the future of the island.
He sometimes tells you what he thinks
you want to hear. Every man of
property wants Cuba to be under
American control, but he will not ad-
nit it before a crowd, or even to an
other Cuban, unless convinced that he
too is heartily in favor of it. The
trait appears likewise in accounts of
the Cuban army. However, it is
only fair to say that the glowing de-
scriptions given by the ,Cubans of the
performances and the glorious victo-
ries of that somewhat mythical force
are not intentional, deliberate, cold
blooded lies. Carried away by imagi-
nations as fertile as the soil of their
island, they actually believe their
own monstrous Inventions For, after
all, the Cuban loves better than all
other things on earth to strike an
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-06-15
LOVES DEAREST MOMENT.

Loves dearest moment is not when
the hands
Are clasped in marriage, and the
world looks on;
Nor yet when all the importunate
world has gone,
And flaming passion like the archangel
stands
Between two souls, and YIELDS with fire
the bands
Of impotent human law; nor when
alone
Upon the morrow they and love are
one,
Triune and chrismed, pure, as God
commands;
1t is not in the many morrow's track
While love by loving grows more
rich and wise
Till age counts up loves wondrous,
wondrous sum.
Loves dearest moment is far back,
far back
When first they looked within each
others eyes,
And in the silence knew that love
was come.
-Harper's Magazine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-06-15

attitude, to pose, to strut and brag.
and make himself out a great man and
his gentle fellow islanders a great
nation. Thousands of Cubans really
believe that there was once a band OF
men worthy to be called a Cuban
army, and that they fought battles.
Others admit that there were merely
little companies of starving stragglers,
who sometimes fired their two cart
ridges apiece from ambush at Span
ish scouting parties, and then scat
tered. But they all think they did
great execution. Get some American
or Englishman who was with them to
tell you his view of it. It will be
discouragingly different Cuba is in
tested with latter the war" soldiers.
braggadocio mock heroes who never
got within earshot of fighting.