‘ pute.
THE PEACE CONGRESS
Articles of :dte‘rnational Ar-I
bitration Agreed To.
RUSSIA’S MEDIAIION PROPOSALS?
, larger than at any other observance in
I recent years, owing doubtless t0 the in-
It Is Thought Desirable " That All
Mediation, \Vhether sought, or or-
fered, Shall Not Be Compulsory,
but .of a Friendly Nature.
THE HAGUE May 31. ——The Brus—
sels conference section of the inte1na-
tional peace cong fess. after adopting the
second reading of a1ticl cs 23 to 34 which
deal with. prisoners of war, discussed
questions relating to flags of truce. capit-
ulations and armistices as contained in
articles 43 to 52 inclusive. upon which
an. agreement was reached.
The Red Cross section considered the
extension of the Geneva convention to
naval warfare and adopted slight modi-
fications of the articles relating to ma-
terial, leaving the other two categories,
general and as to personnel, for future
consideration.
. The Het Vaderland prints the text of.
the Russian proposals regarding media-
tion and arbitration.
Part 1 deals with the desirability of
seeking a solution of international dis-
putes by the mediation of friendly pow-
ers and sets forth that such good ofiices,
Whether sought or proffered, shall bear
strictly the character of friendly counsel
and in no way of compulsory force. ‘~
Part 2 deals with international arbi-
tration, which. it declares “the most efli-
cacious and equitable means of settling
questions rcgardihg the international ap.
plication of treaties." The contracting
powers therefore should undertake to
seek arbitration in such cases so far as
these affect 11eithe1 vital inte1ests n01 the
national honor of the parties in the dis-
Then, after setting forth that
each state remains the sole judge of
what cases are so to be submitted to an"
bitration, it is suggested that a large
number of cases, such as questions of
pecuniary damage ‘éfld disagreements in
the application of- treaties or conventions
affecting commercial, postal, navigation,
curr cy, sanitary and Copyright mat—
ters nd the like nota $3123, vital inter-
ests or national honor, me those in which
arbitration should be obligatory. In all. ‘
other cases, says the Russian scheme, ar-
bitration, though recommended by the
' present act, can only be applied on the
1
. 2"?" ““W
spontaneous initiative of one of the par-
ties in dispute and with the express con-
sent of the other party.
; ,T_I_1e closing clause provides as follows:
“With a view of facilitating recourse
to " arbitration the signatory powers
agree to formulate a common arrange—
ment for’ the employment of international
arbitration and: for the fundamental prin-
ciples to be observed in drawing up rules
of procedure to be followed pending in—
quiry into the dispute and the pronounce-
' ment of the. arbitrators’ decision. The ‘
application of these- principles and pro—
cedure. may be modified in virtue of spe-
cial arrangements between the states
which may have recourse to arbitration."
Part 8 deals with an international com-
mission of inquiry,
79" Three Proposals Combined.
LONDON. May 31.—The coriespond-
ent of The Standard at The Hague says:
“An important advance was made today
in the direction of a scheme of arbitra-
tion combining the Russian. British and
American proposals. .The representa-
tives of these nations arrived at an
agreement which seems to find general
acceptance.”
The Daily Telegraph’s correspondent
at The Hague says: “The American
scheme deals with the entire question.
Not only does it accurately define the
type of permanent tribunal, but it also
provides satisfactorily for the mechan-
ism of such a court in all its details. The
Americans. however, are willing to have
the best features of the British, Ameri-
can and Russian proposals amalgamated
in a homogeneous whole.”
Repairs on the Mercedes.
“'ASHINGTON. May 31.—The mem-
bers of the board of naval bureau chiefs
who will be called upon to decide as to
the nature of the repairs and changes to
be made upon the captured Spanish
cruiser Reina Mercedes, now at the Nor-
folk navy yard, are somewhat divided in
opinion, and it may be that the cruiser
will be tied 11p at the dock at Norfolk and
left there to await the pleasure of con-
gress at the next session. The. Reina
Mercedes does not represent the latest
ideas in naval construction. A conserva-
tive estimate places the cost of refitting
the Mercedes so as to cntitle‘her to a
place on the naval lists at about $250,-
000, which would be about 25 per cent
of her value.
The Speaker-ship Contest.
TOLEDO, May 31.—~Congressma'n J.
H. Southard in giving an estimate of the
speakership situation denied that Hen—‘
derson would get a solid delegation from
Ohio, although he said he was his per—
sonal preference as against Sherman of
New York. He believes the fight is be-
tween Sherman and Henderson. He 1.11-
derstands that Congressman Grosvcnor
is a candidate for the place.
1). A. n. Unveil Memorial Tablet. ‘
NEVVBURG, N. Y., May 31.—The
Quassaick chapter, Daughters of the
Au1e1ica11 Revolution, yesterday unveiled
11 11111111011111 tablet on the site of the
L11t11e1an Chillcll of Palatine. The par: 'sir
of Quassaick was created in 1730, the
first (hurch in Newbmg. General Hora-
tio C. King of B1ooklyn made the prin-
cipal address.
Prominent Tennesseean Dead.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, May 31.—Hon.
G. L. Ross, former mayor of' this city,
dropped dead yesterday of apoplexy. He
was vice president of the Mechanics’ Nai
tional bank and president of the Cham-
ber of Commerce.
Sherman Not Wanted.
DETROIT, May 31.—'The committee
on hostile legislation of the American
Ticket Brokers’ association has complet-
ed resolutions protesting against the elec-
' l
I
.—.
tion of Sherman as speaker of the hobse. '
_ Killed by u Foul.
LAWRENCE, Mass, May ‘ 31.—Ed-
ward Connor, a catcher in a ball game
"between two local nines, yesterday was
struck over the heart by“ a foul and
killed. . -
Weather Probabilities.
Showers late today; thunderstorms to-
morrow, followed by,fair and cooler;
brisk westerly winds, becoming variable.
i
1
THE NATION REMEMBERS.
General Observance of Decoration
Day, In Which the President Joins.
IVASHINGTON, May 31.—The. Me-
morial day services at the Arlington Na-
tional cemetery were made especially
notable by the presence of the president
of the United States and most of the
members of his cabinet. The crowd was
terest taken in Memorial day exercises
on account of the newly made graves
of soldiers of the Spanish-American war.
President McKinley left the \Vhite
House shortly before noon and reached
the cemete1y at 12 .30 o clock and took a
seat in the amphitheater in the vicinity of
the Lee residence in the center of the
great cemetery. Secretary Alger,arrived
soon after, and they were joined by other
members of the cabinet.
The decking of the thousands of graves
with flowers was joined in by veterans of
the civil war and of the Spanish war as
well, and President McKinley was an in-
terested spectator throughout.
The Day 1ft ‘Bufinlo.
BUFFALO, May 31.—Memorial day
was very generally observed in Buffalo
and the surrounding towns. In this city
all schools, public offices a 'd most places
of business were closed. e day ‘was an
ideal one. In the parade there marched
gray haired men who shouldered the mus-
ket in the war of the rebellion alongside
of the youth who only last 'summer
donned the soldier’s blue to battle with a.
foreign foe. .After the parade they, with“
hundreds of school children, with wag-
ons laden with flowers, visited the differ-
ent cemeteries, where the graves of the
dead of both wars were strewn with
flowers.
In Honor of Maine Victims.
NEW YORK, May 31.~Men10rial day
was observed in several of the cities in
the vicinity of New York by the unveil-
ing of monuments and tablets erected in
memo1y of the men of the various locali-
ties who lost the'i1 lives by the explosion
of the battleship Maine 01' in the recent
war with Spain. Jersey City unveiled a
$13, 000 monument in honor of Hudson
county’ s dead. New Brunswick, Long
B1anch and Orange also dedicated mon—
umcnts.
Chicago Has a Big Parade.
CHICAGO, May- 31.—Governor Tan<
ner, Mayor Harrison, General Thomas
Anderson and other military and exec-
utive officials reviewed the longest Me-
morial day parade that has turned out in
this city in years. The weather was per-
fect, and the city was filled with out of
town visitors. A most enthusiastic greet-
ing was given 2, 000 soldiers of the Span-
ish war, a continued ovation marking
their progressalong the line of march.
Memorial Day In Paris.
PARIS, May 31.—Memorial day was
observed by the Americans in 'Paris, who
visited the tomb of Lafayette in' the Pie-
pus cemetery and placed wreaths upon
it. Ex-President Harrison, Embassador
Porter and M. Bartholdi were present
at the ceremonies. F1ench and American
flags were numerous, and many speeches
were made.
Observed Generally In Nebraska.
OMAHA, May 31.—~Memorial day was
more generally observed throughout Ne-
braska than ever before. Owing to the
strong sentiment against it, there was an
almost enti1e absence of sporting events.
At McCook a beautiful soldier’s monu4
ment was dedicated.
Blue and Gray Remembered.
NORFOLK, May 31.—The Grand Ar-
.my posts, white and colored, of Norfolk
and Portsmouth observed Memorial day
by decorating the g1avcs of the Union
dead in the cemeteries In thiS‘city flow-
ers were also deposited on many Confed-
erate graves. '
PAYING THE CU BANS.
The Pay Rolls Found to Have Been
Badly Padded.
HAVANA, May 31.—Yesterday morn-
ing Lieutenant Colonel George M. Ran-
dall of the Eighth United States infan-
try. accompanied by Paymaster Moses,
his clerks, a doctor and a military es-
cort, with nearly $200,000, left by spe-
cial train for Santiago de las Vegas, but
owing to various delays the payment did
not begin until in the afternoon.
That the rolls are padded badly be—
comes more. and more evident each day,
and Colonel Randall says that from what
he can learn every man, dead 01' alive,
who ever served in the ranks of the i11~
surgents appears on the lists.
It is generally belie1 ed by the officials
making the disbuisement that the rolls
were padded in the expectation that the
company commanders would have a per-
sonal hand in making payment. One
man who was paid yesterday said he
11 as glad the Americans were distribut-
ing the funds themselves, as othe1'11i
he would not have received more than
$25. The number paid yesterday was
45.
No fewer than 2.000 persons attended
the ceremonies at Camp Columbia ceme-
tery. Mrs. Rathbone. with 50 AmeriCan:
and Cuban women, decorated the graves,
while the band of the Seventh United
States cavalry regiment played dirges.
General Brooke, Mrs. Brooke, General
Humphrey, General Carpenter, the mem-
bers of the governor general's staff and
other officers were present.
Major General Lee, who delivered the
oration, alluded to. the ceremonies that
were being conducted in the United
States over the graves of Union and Con-
federate troops alike and remarked that
now, here on foreign soil, the sonsvof the
north and of the south were honored to-
gether.
Transport 1115:1115 Sails.
NEW YORK, May 31. —The United
States transport Ingalls sailed yesterday
for Nuevitas, Cuba. The Ingalls has
been fitting up at the transport wharf at
Brooklyn, it is said, as a dispatch boat
for Governbr‘General Brooke,- and after
landing a number of officers and soldiers
at Nuevitas will proceed to Havana to be
at Governor Brooke’s disposal. The In-
galls, though one of the smallest of the.
tr'anspo1ts, is the most comely and com-
fortable and is handsomely furnished.
Befo1e her purchase by the gove‘inment
she was the yacht Cleanwater.
Killed on a Hand Car.
MARIETTA, 0., May 31.—A hand
car with four men on the Baltimore‘and
Ohio Southwestern railway was struck
by an extra through freight near Cool-
ville yesterday, instantly killing William
Bashell and Otis Dodd. Thomas Flaher-
ty, section foreman, was probably fatally
injured. The other man was severely,
injured.
J
THE-E v 1.21» 1 N11
11111111111111.1101
Three Stirring Events With-
out a.‘ Disturbance.
MAJOR MARCHAND AT TOULON.
Enemies of the Republic Hall Him a
Hero — Bullot-Beaupre’s Summing
Up of Dreyfus Case—Attempt to
Blacken Loubet’s Character.
PARIS, May 31.—Three events took
place yesterday, each of which without
the other would have sufficed to electrify
France. All coming together interest
was didused, and no convulsion thus far
is apprehended.
One was the landing of Major Mar-
chand at Toulon. The second was the
speech 'of General Herve and the pro-
ceedings generally in the Paris court of
assizes, where the Deroulcde- Habert
trial 15 going on. The third was the con-
clusion of Judge Ballot- -Beaupre’ s report
on the Dre} fus case, read by him befoxe
the court of cassation.
Major Marchand is hailed as a hero by
all' the enemies of the republic. He is
contrasted by them with the foreign min-
ister, M. Delcasse, whose good sense in
the Fashoda matter is stigmatized as,
cowardice. To pay ovations to Mar-
chand is at once a way to let off An—
glophobe feeling and to belittle the re-
public. He was educated by the religious
orders and has been patronized by the
Catholic missions in Paris, ,which are
only second in importanC'e to the propa-
ganda in Rome. 'It may be that. being
a man of humble birth and uncultured,
he will lose his head and let himself be
hoisted into General Boulanger’s sad-
dle. Yet there is one reason that he
will not. Marchand is a silent man. He
never asks advice; but, after mature
thought, he acts on the notion he has
been reflecting upon. He'must think
himself most fortunate, though, to be
-' ranked so high in the army and the Le-
gion of Honor and to be the recipient of
the exploration prize of the academy.
15,000 francs, to say nothing of the
swords of honor, the gold medals and the
ovations. '
'M. Ballot-Beaupre‘s summing up be-
fore the court of cassation in favor of
Dreyfus has not disturbed the town. It
was a foregone conclusion. but as judg-
ment is to be revised and not quashed
there will be a new trial beforea court
martial, with every probability of a fair
trial, and it is hard to doubt that the re-
sult will be acquittal, there being no
proof against Dreyfus.
The main feature of the Deroulcde
trialiis the. attempt being made to use it
to blacken President'Loubet as a “Pana—
mist.” Nothing could be more disin-
genuous. M. Loubet was never implicat-
ed in Panama affairs. He, with the cog-
nizance of President Carnot and with
his approval. tried to prevent the ex-
posure of 124 Republican deputies in
1892 as “Panamists.” He was minis—
ter of the interior and able to prevent it.
» New'York’s Big Parade.
NEW YORK, May 31.—Yesterday’s
parade in Manhattan was the greatest
ever seen here 011 a Memorial day. The
Seventy-first regiment received a great
ovation, and the Twenty-second and Six-
ty-ninth were also roundly cheered. The
Se1enth was hissed. There were also
big parades in Brooklyn and the Bronx.
the former being 1'e1iewed by Governm.
Roosevelt. 111 the afternoon nearly' 0, 000
persons gathered around the tomb of
,Geneial Grant 011 Riverside drive at the
memorial Services held there under the
auspices of U. S. Grant post of Biooklyn
and listened to a patriotic speech by
Governor 1100501 elt
Dangerous Dollars.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 31. —Califo1~
nia and the enti1c coast is being flooded-
with dangerous counterfeit dolla1s which
have the true 1mg and correct we eight.
Only an expert would notice that the fit,-
urEs in dates 1888,1894,1898 and 1899
are a trifle narr'o11 e1 than in the genuine,
that the wreath around the eagle is bro-
ken and the nose of Liberty is not cledr-
ly defined. The color is 'also a trifle off.
Secret service agents have vainly tried to
locate the counterfeiters. Although the
coins are made of genuine metal there is
a big profit in the manufacture.
Wife’s Sister Too Near.
PHILADELPHIA. May 31.—The
question of marriage with a deceased
wife’s sister was disposed of by declin-
ing the request of the Chicago presby—
tery to refer the question of repealing
the present confession of faith on that
point to the various presbyteries. As it
now stands it reads, “The man may not
marry any of his wife’s kindred nearer
in blood than he may of his own nor the
woman of her husband’s kindred nearer
in blood than of her own.”
Nebraska Town Swept by Fire.
CURTIS. Neb., May 31.—Fire destroy-
ycsterday morning, and the loss is esti-
mated at $100,000. The fire started in
One and a half blocks are in ashes. Over
half of the residents had their household
goods on the hill west of the town when
the excitement was over.
Burning 011 Injures Six. ‘
MARION, Ind., May 31.—The striking
of a match by a spectatOr near an oil
well three miles east of Marion last night
caused the oil surrounding the well toig-
nite, and the flames instantly spread, con-
suming everything for several squares.
Six men who were on the tank into which
the oil was pouring were terribly burned.
Betsy Ross Remembered.
PHILADELPHIA, May 31.—Over.
the grave of Betsy Ross. in whose house
the first American flag was made, appro.
priate memorial seivices were held, fol.
lowed by the raising of a large flag by
her g1eat-—g1a11ddaughte1, Mrs Mary
Sydney Garrett. An addiess was made
by John Quincy Adams of New York.
A New Rullroad.Line.
COLUI\IBUS. 0., May 31.—A. special
from Akron, 0., says: “The Erie‘mi]-
road“ has practically decided to build a
direct line from Cleveland to Marion,
0., to connect at the latter point with
the Chicago and Erie, giving them an
air line between Cleveland and Chicago
and Cleveland and Cincinnati.
Noted llnndmuster Dead.
WATERTO‘VN, N. Y.. May 31.-«A
dispatch to The Siandard from Herman.
St. Lawrence county, announces the death
of Hemy M. Lewis of this citv, one of
the best know u bnnlmasters of the state,
'nged 54.
ed the business portion of Curtis, early'
the implement house 'of P. Johnson & Co._
Gncukrin
THE ALASKA BOU N DARY.
Ilr Wilfrid Laurler Denucl Cnnada'l
. Position and Spoke Firmly.
' OTTAWA, 'May 31.—In the house Sir
Wilfrid Laurier, the premier, replying to
.a question relative to Canada’s position
'AMBUSHEDANDSLAIN .
Captain Tilley’s Body Found
at EscalanteJ
on- the Alaska boundary question, said,
that Canada’s position'tod‘ay was exact— ‘
Iy what it was when the commission ad-
Jour.ned There had been no change, an
thiere would be none on the part of Can
a a
“the boundary line should follow the
crest of the mountains nearest to the
coast, passing over bays and c1ecks and
inlets which aie territorial wate1s, 1v here-
as the _Americans 'maintain that «the
boundary line should be placed so as to
place in American territory the 'strip of
territory which was given to Russia by
the treaty of 1825 beyond and above all
headwater. That was the contention, I
may say, which was maintained all along
by both parties, and it may be assumed
that this was the position maintained by
the British commissioners.
“After negotiating on these lines for a
long time without reaching an agree-
'ment we proposed arbitration on the
Venezuelan precedent.
“That pioposition was curs, and it was
not coupled with any other condition.”
BASEBALL SCORES.
Results of Yesterday’s Gumelv'ln the
Natlounl League. '
At Brooklyn—
Louisville..0 O 1 0 0 O 0 0 0—1
Brooklyn. 0 0 0 O 0 0 5 0 *—5
Hits—Louisville. 4' Brooklvn, 6: Er-
rors—Louisville, 3; Brooklyn, 1. Batter-
ies—McGee and Kittiidge; Dunn and
I4‘arr.ell
Second game—
L0uisville..0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0—3
Brooklyn.. 0 3 0 0 -0 0 0 1 *—4
Hits—Louisville, 8; Brooklyn, 8. Er-
rors—Louisville, 2: Brooklyn. 3. Batten
ies—Cunningham and Kittridge; Kenne-
dy and Farrell.
At New York—
Cincinnati. 0 «2 2 0 0 1 0 0 4—~ 9
New York. 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0— 3
Hits—Cincinnati, 14: New York, 12.
Errors-Cincinnati 4; New York, 8. Bat-
teries—Phillips and Peitz; Cariick and
\Varner.
Second game—
Cincinnati. 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 O 0—
NewYork.30002002*—7
Hits—Cincinnati, 8; New York. '9. Er—
rors—Cincinnati, 3; \ew York, 3. Bat-
terms—Taylor and Peitz; Doheny and
Grady.
At Boston—
Cleveland. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3—3
Boston....‘2 0 O 1 3 1 0 0 *——7
Hits—Cleveland. 5: Boston, 13. Er-
rors—Cleveland, 1: Boston, 1. Batteries
—Stivetts, Hill and Zimmer; Killen and
Clarke.
Second game—
Cleveland. 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0—6
Boston.. .0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1—3
Hits—Cleveland. 10; Boston, 5. Er-
rors—Cleveland 1; Boston 1. Batte1ies
—_Sudhoff and Sugden; Nichols and Ber-
geAt Pittsburg—1
Washington”
Pittsburg. . . O 10
10000 0 0 0 0— 3
000 2 0 0 0 1—- 4
Hits—Washington. 9; Pittsburg, 11.
Errors—eW'ashington, -2: Pittsburg, 1.
Batteries—McFarland, Baker and Mc-
Guire; Tannehill and Schriver.
Second game——
IVash’ton” 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0—4
Pittsburg. 0 1 2 0 1 0 .0 0 1— 5
Hits—VVashingtoin. 8;- Pittsburg, 10.
Errors—“lashington. 2; Pittsburg, 4.
Batteries—Dineen and McGuire; Leever
and Bowerman.
‘At Philadelphia——
Chicago... 1 1 5 1 4 0 2 0 0—14
Philadel‘a. 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0— 2
Hits—Chicago. 17; Philadelphia, 8. Er~
rors—Chicago, 2; Philadelphia, 3. Bat—
teries—Callahan and Nichols; Fifleld,
\Vheeler and Douglass.
Second game——
Chicago. ..2 1040 101 0—9
Philadel’a. 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2—4
Hits—Chicago. 17: Philadelphia, 10.
Errors—Chicago, 2; Philadelphia, 0. But-
teries—Taylor and Donahue; Bernhordt,
Piatt and Douglass.
At Baltimore——
St.Louis..2 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0—7
Baltimore. 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0—3
Hits—~St. Louis. 11: Baltimore. 13. Er-
rors—St. Louis, 2*. Baltimore, 1. Batter-
ies-Jones and Crigcr; Kitson and Rob-
inson.
Second game—
St.Louis..1 0 2 O 0 0 0 1 0—4
Baltimore. 1 O 4 0 1 0 0 0 *—6
Hits—St. Louis, 8: Baltimore, 12. .Er-
‘ rors—St. Louis. 2: Baltimore, 1. Batter-
Ies—Young and Criger; Nops and Robin-
son.
Table of Percentages.
W. L. P.C.
Brooklyn ........ . . . . . 27 11 .711
St. Louis. .. . . . . . ..... 24 13 .649
Boston ..... . . . . . ...... 23 13 .639
Chicago .............. 23- 15 . 605
Philadelphia .......... 21 15 .583
Cincinnati ............ 19 16 .543
Baltimore ..... . ....... 20 17 .541
New York ............ 15 21 .417
Pittsburg ............. 14 21 .400
Louisville ............. 12 25 .324
Washington. . . . . ..... 12 26 .316
Cleveland ............. 8 25 .242
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
The Burnet House.
slightly damaged by fire.
Extremely rich gold deposits were re-
ported to have been discovered in Lower
California. .
At St. Thomas, Ont., Robertson, Lind‘
say & Co.’s department store was burn-
ed; loss, $110,000; insurance, $85,000.
Large numbers of bogus dollars,
Cincinnati, was
SO
-weII""d0ne as to defy detection, were re-
ported in circulation in San Francisco.
Gordon \Vilson and Willie Floyd, sons
of prominent residents of Cobourg, Ont.,
were drowned by their canoe capsizing.
General Merriam went‘ to San Fran-
cisco to report to General Shatter the
status of the mining strike at VVardner,
Ida.
Edward Bauermeister of New York,
who was visiting relatives at Chautau-
qua, was drowned while bathing in the
Lehigh canal.
A small yacht containing nine young
men capSized i the Delaware river near
Philadelphia, and Winfield Christy, aged
19 years, was drowned.
Lena and Nicholas Bouts, the girl be-
ing hot 14 years old and her brother
younger, have-confessed to killing their
father at Rapid City, S. D. -
. 1
No Prosecution For Hooley.
"‘ LONDON, May 31.—The 'public prose-
cutor has announced'that he would not
proceed with the prosecution of Ernest
I‘eruh Hooley, the corporation promoter
and speculator, upon the charge of fraud.
, 5
I
“According to our const1uction of the
treaty of 1825,” continued the p1emier, -
11101111 311111101 '11 1111111.
Flag. ‘ and Flowers Placed Upon
Thousands of Soldiers’ Gruvcs.«
English and Spanish Present.
Dewey’s‘Homeward Trip.
WASHINGTON, May 31.—The fol-
lowing dispatch, dated Iloilo, May 30, 1e-
,ferring to Captain Tilley’ s death on the
island of Negros. has been 1eceived at
the war department:
“Captain George _H. Tilley, United
1 States volunteer signal corps, was killed
at Escalante, east coast island of Negros,
by insurgents, Saturday, May 27, 11
o’clock a. m.; details not known; buried
at Iloilo May 30. VAN VALZAH.”
' Also one from General Otis of the same
e:
“Cable company's vessel placing cable
between Iloilo and Cebu ran to Esca-‘
lante, east coast of Negros, to 1em0ve old
icable connection. Captain Till , signal
corps, accompanied, and, with ca tain of
vessel and three men, visited town, na-
tives making friendly demonstrations.
While there ambushed; vessel‘s captain
and one man escaped to vessel in launch,
Tilley and two men taking to water and
not rescued; vessel then reported at Ilo-
ilo. General Smith‘ informed, who im-
mediately took 75 men and proceeded to
Escalante. He reports this morning that
body of Captain Tilley found floating in
river; marks of violence on head; body
sent to Iloilo; Smith remains at Esca-
1la11te for the present.”
1 Captain George H. Tillcy was well
‘known in New Y0rk. For a number of
years he represented the \Vestern Union
Telegraph company at Brighton Beach,
Monmouth Park and other race tracks.
At the time of the breaking out of the
war he' was night manager of the VVest-
ern Union office at Helena, Mon.
Memorial Day at Manila.
MANILA, May 31.—Memorial serv-
ices were held in the Paco cemetery at 9
o’clock yesterday morning. A requiem
mass, celebrated by Chaplain McKinnon
of the First California infantry, and an
appr'op1iate sermon by Father McQuaid
.preceded the dc oration of the graves of
thousands of soldiers of all religions who
are buried beneath the great shade trees
in the former Catholic cemetery. Upon
the graves were p aced flags, white flow-
ers and green lea es. Several English-
men and Spaniards were present.
A majority of the headstones on the
soldiers’ graves bear the epitaph, “Killed
in action.’ One stone was inscribed,
'Comrades, he helped us to make this
American soil.” The grave of the Span-
ish general Montero, who died defending
Zamboanga against the insurgents, re-
mained bare and forgotten in an obscure
corner of the cemetery.
In the afternoon, on Batte1y knoll.
Chaplain Stoll of the hint .Montana in-
fantry delivered an invocation, and Chap-
lains Pieice of the Fourteenth infantry
and Gressey 0f the Thirteenth Minnesota
delivered orations, Business was entire-
ly suspended, and the flags on shore and
on the warships in the harbor were at
half mast.
Aguinaldo is apparently unable to re-
organize the insu1rection in the Cavite
province under the direction 'of Gene1al
Trias, who is said to have recently of-
fered to surrender tolthe Americans if
he reCeiv ed the p1omise of a pardon. The
Filipinos under Trias are wholly demor-
alized and are. suffering greatly from
scarcity of food.
There have practically been no hos-
tilities for several days. General Law-
ton has inspected the lines from Caloo-
can to Pasay.
_Admirnl Dewey Better.
HONGKONG, May 31.—Since his ar-
rival hcre on May 23 on board his flag‘
ship, the United States cruiser Olympia,
Admiral Dewey has improved in health,
but he still refuses all invitations of a so-
cial nature The admiral has also re-
linquished all oflicial duty on board the
Olympia. «
The date of his departure for home is
still uncertain, his intention being to re-
main here until he has thoroughly recu—
pei'ated. The air of the high ground here
is much cooler than it 11111 be found be-
tween Hongkong and the Mediterianean
sea.
The progiamme fo1 the Olvmpia’ s voy-
age to the United States has not been
definitely decided upon. It has been de-
termined, how ever, to make a stop at the
Piraeus, from which port Admiral Dew-
ey 11 ill go to Athens to pay his respects
to King George of Greece.
The Olympia is being painted white in-
stead of the dark slate color which was
applied at the breaking out of the late
war. '
Reformed Church Synod.
TIFFIN, 0.. May 31.—The synod of
the Reformed church has apportioned
$6, 000 annually to carry on work among
Germans in large cities and $1,150 for
h.11b01 missions. A resolution to request
the United States government to set
aside in its new building in New York
city for the reception of immigrants a
room where 1eligious services may be
held was adopted, and a copy of the res-
olution was cidered forwarded to T. V.
Powderly, superintendent of immigra-
tion.
Icebergs Encountered.
ST. JOHN’S. N. F.. May 31.—The
steamers Corean and Ulunda, which ar-
rived here yesterday from Liverpool, as
well as other vessels, report immense
Icebergs drifting across the north At-
lantic shipping routes and seriously en-
dangering steamships. The Ulunda _nar-
rowly escaped a collision with a berg
during the fog Monday night. The ice
blockade of the northern portion of New-
foundland continues, and fishing opera-
tions are crippled in consequence.
A_ Head End Collillon.
NASHVILLE, May 31 .——Nine people
were injured, two of them seriously, in a
head end collision of local passenger
trains on the Louisville and Nashville
road 25 miles south. of here at 6 o’clock
last evening. Both engines and baggage
cars were smashed, while Engineers
Burns and _Shugart received serious in-
ternal injuries. Seven passengers were
slightly hurt.
' Drought In Russia.
l ODESSA, _May 31. -The winter wheat
(crop of southern Russia has been com-
pletely destroyed by a prolonged drought.
{The spring wheat crop is also' 1n jeopardy
from the same cause. The steamer Mos-
icow has sailed with 3,500 Cossack emi-
[tents for PortaArthur.
, fants and Children.
”an. « . .
m...“U—. '«h‘lfl _ f’ .
_llCll
SOAP
flakes the Hair grow. Clea
the Complexion. Softens a:
whitens the Hands. Preserv
and beautifies the skin of l
a- Ablolulely pure. dehuuly mediated. .ma"
:iffeitive. (aground Sonfiia not onahthe 11100:. 11
1111111 enan e bu aura-new
out of topilet, both, and boby 3111.77
Sold everywhere. British de ot: Nun“. Lou- 1
P0111111 D. AxnC Con..Sole ropu..Bodon.U.8 -
PianoBargain
styles of Upright Pianos, both 11:
and second hand at great red
tions.
ment or liberal discount allowed I
cash. 111111.11 r011 pnnncuuns.»
diagonwfiamlm ‘J
3 and 5 West 18th St.. New Yor
an", ' 4'
We are now offering several 0
Sold on easy terms of p)
MILIINI'II
Opposite the N. Y. Grocery Store.
Bonnets, Walking Hats, Turbans, Sai
01's, etc.
med by first. class New York milliner
..—
Spring Goods.
Ladies’ Suits, $25 to $50.
is furnished, $12 to $15.
Large stock of Ladies’ cloth, all sty
and colors.
Patterns cut any style, to order.
guaranteed. , 7
For Men.
Suits from $15 up T1'ouse1s, $5 up.
Spring Overcoats, $18. The nobbiesi.
styles we have ever seen.
BICYCLE SUITS.
“No LfiNl} Walls,
In ‘SHBRT Weights.”
Newsroa 1
7 Main Street.
Elegant assortment of trimmed Hot
All are cordially invited.to call.
Ladies own Material made and trin-
MRS. W ‘FAWCETT, AGT.
Have just received a, big line 0
1' Spring Goods. They are thexhund
somest ever offered in town.
Cheviots and Plaids
Among them for the ladies. Th
finest. DEnglish impmted goods to
tailor made suits.
When clot.
F1
'L. BIRMAN,
'Ladies’ and Gentleman’s 1' ailor.
33 Main Street,
NORWALK. CONN.
When you order a, TON of COAL
you ll get it, get. it PROMP’I, get a
TON. get well screened COAL, get.
COAL!3 that. will BURN. There’s
many grades of COAL, we sell but
ONE. it. gives SATISFACTION.
Think over these several seemingly
LITTLE points ’till you see the
BIG point, and you’ll economize by
buying at. $5.00 per TON, of
IRVING LOCKWOOD & C0.,
Successor to B. HARRIS.
Coal Yard and Ollice, Water St,; Branch,
Office, corner Washington and Main
Sta, South Norwalk, Conn.
Telephone Call. 31-5.
P. D. STANNARD,
[Successor' to J. D. JENNINGS]
UNDERTAKER
' No. 7 Main Street.
NIGHT 13st. AT OFFICE
Telephone Call 11-2. ‘
no YOU WANT IT?
A lady’siwheel, in first.
class cendition. W111 be
sold for $15 if applied for.
at once. Call at. GAZETTE
emce, m 17 3t.
Norwalk Chronicler