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MRS. M'KINLEY HAD
A RESTLESS NIGHT
Found Necessary to Administer
Powerful Stimulants.
BONE FELON AGAIN LANCED
Presides! McKlaley ne Ooversor talk Will
Both Be loible le Wilms Ussts
is ef Billleiblp Ohio Te
dir.
HAN FllAN'l'o, May IK. 12: 1.1 a.
m. An thu nliflit wore on Mm, McKln
ley became nwili-M. She 1'.1 not take
nourishment freely. Powerful stlmu
Innt Including oxygen have le-en ad
ministered ilurliiK tin- evening. The
Imnn felon on her hind has ird and
Im-i Illllc c J HKHlll.
MIONIGHT REPORT.
HAN KltAN'Sif , May H. Mid
night rWrvtary Cortelyou has ni out
word th u Mr. McKlnley condition is
unchanged. There will . jno further
new, given out tonight unl.-ss there
Hlioulcl Ih an unrxiMcted change for
(he worse.
IMPROVEMENT DURING DAY.
HAN FRANIH('0, Mav 17.-:30 p.
m Secretary Cortelyou has Issued the
following bulletin:
"Mm. McKlnley' physicians And the
Improvement In her condition of the
morning- ha been maintained through
out the day."
NEWS KEPT FHOM PATIENT.
HAN FHANCIWO. May 17-Presl-dent
Mi-Knley will not attend the
launching of the battleship Ohio tomor
row. The new, of rhe death of Mm. M.
flaee 1m k-tu from Mm. McKlnley.
t PUIOKNT OPTIMISTIC.
HAN FKANCiaeo, May 17.-Prvl-dent
MrKlnlev de-rlt)ed ihe mHrkl
lmirowtn.-M in Mtn. McKkiley' con
dltun today an a trannformat!on but
perha even the prenldent of the I'nll
ed State may overstate the cane In
hi clutloit ut the l'riw-ot of hi wife's
nvoverv. Certain It In. however, thit
Mr. McKlnley", condition lut nlifht
linprove.l to an extent that fairly ni
plumied the (l-n'tor, brightened the anx
loun and devotd huHlwnd and tilled the
city with Joy anl thaiikuKtving.
The ulnklnir tell that wa, feared In
the early hour liefnre dawn when the
tide flown out and the vitality of the
world In at the lowent ebb did n't come
There wan a nllirht tendency in thut di
rection but thut wan all. The Joy In
the president's heart wan reflected in
hi face and one look at hln counten
ance today wan enough t dlfpel Im
mediate apprehension.
Hut It muxt not be nnnumed that Mr.
McKlnley has panned the crisis and U
out of danirer. The elation of today
may hive been only tht crent of the
wave after the trough of the sc. Mrs
McKlnley in still dungvruunly Ul and It
will be at leunt 4S hours before it will
be safe to nay that the crisis has been
panned. Her vitality in so low and he
Is so weak that a change for the worse
would not be unexpected at any mo.
ment and it is feared that she would
not have reserve strength enough to
weather another sinking spell such an
she experienced yesterday morning".
Her mind was clear during; her wak
Ing moments. There wan no necessity
for the administration of strong" heart
stimulants during the day, although
they continue to be given from time to
time. That and beef tea are practical,
ly all the nourishment she taken.
CANNOT ATTEND LAUNCHING.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 17. It Is
hardly probable that Governor Nash, of
Ohio, who has travelled aenws the con
tinent to attend the launching of the
Ohio, will b able to be present. His
eyes are still swollen from poison oak
and hln physicians do not believe it
would be wise for him to go out Into
the light and (he open air.
Some Northwestern cities which had
arranged to entertain the president on
his trip are appealing to the Ohio con
gressional party and also to Governor
Nash to visit them In order that they
may hnve an opjmrtunlty to work oft
HOUSEKEEPING
This Is the season for refurnishing
need some Lace Curtains. We have
per pair.
Lots of Portlers at right prices and
per yard to make cheaper ones with.
Illcachcd Sheetings
1 yard wide 5c
l',i yards wide lie
m yards wide 15c
1 yards wide 18o
2 yards wide 18a
2V4 yards wide 18c
SHANAHAN'S
some f the cnthUHlaxm which they
twd up for the president, It Is p"
Itlvt'ly devdd'il that when Mrs. McKln
ley Is able V) trv-l no stops will be
made on the trip back to Washington.
MRS. OACIK DEAD.
Wife of Secretary of the Treasury D!d
at Washington Last Night,
WASHINGTON, May 17. Mr. Ly
win J. laice, wife of the secretary of
the treasury, dlej at her reld-'n; at
9:30 o'clock tonight after an llln'ss of
nine weeks. With her when the end
came were her 'husband, her married
daughter, Mrs. E. F. Pierce, of Evans
ton. III., and the attending physicians.
Heart trube, the result of grippe corn
plication, was the Immediate cauite of
her death.
Mrs. Huge win a native of Albany.
N. V., and M years of age. She was
married to Secretary Gage In Denver
In 1KK7. There were no children from
their union. Mrs. Pierce brtng her
chllil by a former husband. The In
terment will be In Chicago,
INTERVIEW WITH AGl'INALDO.
Thinks American Government of Phll
iwilnes Should Conform Strictly
to Constitution.
MANILA. May 17. Agulnahio, n an
interview with an Asawlated Press reo
renentatlve today, expressed the opin
ion that the American government of
the Philippines, in order to be unques
tionably satisfactory, should conform
strictly to the cons'.ltuilon.
Concerning the political and commer
cial future of the erctilpHagio, Aguln
aljo was reserved. He said It was
hardly time to discuss It while In what
hJ oons(dTl to be captivity. The
military officials say he Is kept guarded
principally for his own protection. Ag
uinoldo says that he knows of no ene
mies, needs no protection and Is willing
to go out unattended if permitted to
do so. He is pleased with the municipal
law .conferring full local self govern
ment. COMMITTEE ON REVISION.
Will Pres-mt Majirlty and MinorUy Re
ports to Presbyterian As
sembly. PHILADELPHIA, May 17. The re
pTt of the committee on revision will
be lld before the Presbyterian general
assembly tomorrow. Surprise was man
ifested tonight when It was learned
that a minority report will be pre
sented. The minority report agrees In
all Its conclusions except as to clause
eight, w hich recommends that the re
vision committee be Instructed to pre
pare a brief summary of the reformed
facts bearing the sime relations to the
confewlon. The minority believe this
recommendation erects an additional
standard of orthodoxy with the shor
ter catechism.
STRIKE AT TROY OVER.
Street Railway Company Will Pay Men
Twenty Cents an Hour.
TROY. N. Y.. May 17. A committee
of the Troy division of the Amalgamat.
ed Association of Street Railway Em
ployes has waited .upon Mayor Conway
and Informed him that he strike has
been settled. The committee says that
under the terms of the agreement the
employes are to rx-elve 20;nts an hour,
and that the company wlllr jat wlrh a
committee of either union or nonunion
men. '
After notifying the mayor, the com
mlttee vtalted the headquarters and In
formed the members of the union. The
news was received by the strikers with
cheers.
CONTRACT ANNULLED.-
Denver City Government Will Not Con
struct New Water Plant.
DENVER. May 17. The contract
made by the recent Democratic board of
supervisors with New York bankers for
the Dttrchase of bonds Issued by the city
for a new water plant on the basis of
municipal ownership has been annulled
by the present Republican board. The
question of the legality of the bond Is
sue has been bef re the courts for some
time.
REBELLION OVER.
PUERTO PLATA, Santo Domingo
May 17. Jose Rranohe and Pipe Plcardo
have surrendered to the government.
All of the revolutionary chiefs are now
prisoners.
and rearranging of the home. You
a large new lot from 5o a yard to J3.95
DraDerles as low as 8 1-Sc. 12 l-2c. 15c
Unblcuchcd Sheetings
1 yard wide 6c, 7c, 8c
l'i yards wide 13c
l yards wide 14a
2 yards wide 15c
2i yards wide 17Hc
2H yards wide 19c
ENGLAND AND
GERMANY AT ODDS
Ewo Incident Causing Consider
able Friction.
CHINA GRANTS CONCESSIONS
Ujilloi Sllct aivti Powen-Vei Wilder
we EimcM to Rcliri (e Eirep
Next Moith-tUy Ptu
Tireagi America.
LONDON. May I7.-The Ewo Incident
at Tien Tsln, May 4, when some Oer
man soldiers guarding a German bridge
arrows the Pel Ho, at the south end of
the British concession, fired on British
tug Ewo, wounding two of her crew
after the vewsel had touched the bridge
which Impeded river traffic, is assum
Ing a graver charicter. Owing to the
ui satisfactory nature of the German
commander's explanations, the master
has been referred to the British mln
lstr at Pekln. Sir Ernest 8atow, with
a view to diplomatic action being
taken.
According to a dispatch from Pkin
to the London Times, published today.
after two of the Chinese crew had been
wounded fthev have since died), the re
malnder were arrested, taken to a Ger
man prison and flogged. General Lome
Campbell asked General Von Lease! for
an explanation of the "unwarrantable
act of brutality." Von Leasel's reply
which has Jutt been received, prombJlng
that the Incident shall not be repeated.
at least, to far as the ue of arms is
concerned, Is regarded as Inadequate.
The Times, in an editorial, says:
"Apart from the question of the flag
which the tug flew, we have no hesi
tation In declaring that such punish
ments are out of all proportion to the al
leged offense. The fact that the crew
dealt with In this high-handed style
were under the British flag Introduces
a serious factor. Von Lesser apology
Is an aggravation of the wrong done
us. It Is not the sort of satisfaction
we are likely to accept. Tien Tsln 1
not the only place where Germans are
disposed to forget that we are their
allien and not their subordinates."
The Times concludes with a condem
nation of the various German expedi
tions.
LEGATION SITES GRANTED.
PARIS. May 17. An official dispatch
received here announces that the Chi
ne.e peace plenipotentiaries have agreed
to the demands of the powers for con
cessions to be usod for legation sites.
WALDERSEB TO LEAVE CHINA-
NEW YORK, May 17. A dispatch to
the Journal and Advertiser from Pe
kln savs:
Unless something unforeseen occurs
Field Marshal Von Waldersee will re
turn to Europe in June. He haa re
celved an invitation from the emter
or of Japan to spend some days there
on his return Journey and will prob
ably acc?pt, In which case It is gen
erally believed he will return through
the United States, as at Genem Chaf
fee's farewell dinner the field marshal
assured Chaffee he would take the ear'
liest opportunity to visit America.
NO SETTLEMENT REACHED.
Albanv Common Council Will Revoke
Company's Franchise if It Does
Not Yield.
ALBANY. N. Y.. May 17. No settle
ment has been reached In the stret
railway strike. After hours of confer
ence the officials of the United Trac
tion Company and a committee from
the organizations of the strikers ad
journed without changing the situation
The company will proceed to run its
cars tomorrow on every line within the
cltv limits with the aid of a military
force that now numbers 3000 men.
The only step toward a settlement
that was made was the appointment to
night of a committee from the common
council to arbitrate and the adoption
of a resolution declaring that If a set
tlement Is not effected by Monday night
the council shall revoke the franchise
of the company.
The reason tha: :hre Is no settle
ment tonight Is because the company
refuses to discharge the men brought
from other points to take the strikers'
places. This new phase of ' the con
troversy nromlses to develop ninny im
portant impediments in the way of a
settlement of the strike.
PECULIAR MINE ACCIDENT.
Engineer Fail! to Stop Car of Ore at
Top of Shaft.
SALT LAKE. May 17. A special to
the Deseret News from Park City. Utah,
says that an accident that nearly cost
the lives of a dozen men and resulted
In several thousand dollars' damage to
the mining compny occurred at shaft
No. S of the Ontario mine today.
A carload of ore was being hoisted
from the 1000-foot level. Through some
misunderstanding Engineer Densmore
thought he was hoisting from the 1500
foot level, and when the 1000-foot run
was completed the car, Instead of being
stopped, continued to go on, with the
result that It shot through the sheaves
with a force that shook the surrounding
building and broke the engine. The dis
abled car come crashing down to the
np"t where a number of workmen had
Just been standing, and who had run
for their lives a the oar shot by them.
All escaped except one miner, whose
head was badly cut.
All Ingress to the mine was shut off.
except through the main way and the
C0e-f-ot tunnel, and it was hours before
the miners below succeeded In making
their way to the surface. The acci
dent will throw 200 men out of em
ployment for some time.
TOTAL ECLIPSE TODAY.
Several Parties Viewing It on Island
of Sumatra.
NEW YORK, May 17. A dispatch) to
the Herald from Manila says:
The total eclipse of the sun which
will occur May ISth will be visible only
on this side of the earth. Starting at
sunrise off the east coast of Africa, the
path of totality will cross the Island of
Madagascar, thence In northeast dlrec
tlon traverse the Indian ocean, pass
through the East India Islands and end
at sunset In the Pacific ocean south of
the Philippines
On account of the unusual duration
of totality this eclipse !s regarded as
a rare opportunity to Investigate and
perhaps solve several important ques
tions pertaining to the sun which can
only be determined during a total
eclipse. With this end In view parties
of astronomers have been sent out bv
various governments and scientific Insti
tutions. Two have gone from the Unit
ed States one from Lick Observatory,
headed bv Prof. Perrine; the other from
Washington, In charge of Prof. Skinner,
which Is really composed of two par
tiesone from the naval observatory,
with eleven members, the other of two
members from the Smithsonian Instltu
tlon. They win, however, co-operate as
ene party.
Most of the scientists have chosen the
Island of Sumatra, off the Dutch East
Infllts, for their field of operations and
there Great Britain. Holland and the
United 8tates will be represented. The
Dutch sent their party out in & man
of war and the British, strange to say
In these days of war in South Africa,
accompanied them.
The path of totality will reach Suma
tra about noon and over a tract of
country 120 miles In width the beautl
ful phenomenon will be observed. At
the center of ihe path the time of to
tality during which the sun will be en
tirely obscured will be six minutes and
27 second one of the longest eclipses
of the century. It Is to avail them,
selves of these few minutes of Inter'
ventlon of the moon between the sun
and the earth that Ihe thirteen as
tronomers composing the United States
expedition hive travelled half way
round the world.
BOSTON YACHT SHUT OUT.
New York Yacht Club Will Not Permit
the Independence to Enter Races.
NEW YORK, May lT.-The Journal
and Advertiser says:
It Is stated upon the best New York
Yacht Club authority that after i
month's negotiations, Thomas W. Law-
son, of Boston, has been unable to agree
to the conditions Imposed by the New
York Yacht Club and that the Inde
pendence Is absolutely barred from all
participation in the trial or cup races
for the defense of the America's cup.
This will be sad news for Boston
yachtsmen.
As the matter now stands It means
that Mr. Lawson has spent more than
$.'00,000 to build a boat for the defence
of the America raj only, to find out
at the last moment that "the blue rib
bon of the sea." Is not an International
vachtlng trophy at all but simply an or
dinary club cup only open for mem
bers of the New York Yacht Club to
race for.
CARPET TRUST PROPOSED.
Conference Will Be Held Early Next
Week.
NEW YORK. May 17. The Journal of
Commerce says:
It Is stated that leading manufactur
ers of carpets have been approached
with a view to forming a consolidation
and that a conference has been called
in the early part of next week. It la
understood that the E. S. Hlggins Car
pet Company Is actively Interested In
the negotiations.
FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Dave Sullivan and Terry McGovern
Will Meet In August.
CHICAGO. May 17. A special to the
Tribune from Louisville, Ky., says;
The Southern Athletic Club announces
the matching of Dave Sullivan and
Terry McGovern for the featherweight
championship. The date will be some
time during the triennial conclave of
the Knights Templar the last week tn
August.
SCANDAL ABOUT
QUEEN OF SERVIA
King Threatens Her With Divorce
and Banishment.
SHE TRIED TO DECEIVE HIM
li Reported la Have Attempted to Pol it Optt
Him the Child ol Her Sifter ti Her
- Ows. Soo Started Report!
f Cooflaemeol.
LONDON. May 17.-A remarkable
state of affairs of tJie Servian royal
family was revealed by official tele
grams from Belgrade today. Vienna
newspapers In February announced the
accouchment of Queen Dragha, who
was married August 5, 1900. This was
shown to be untrue. Recently the same
papers reported that she was about to
be confined.
As the crar was one of the attesting
witnesses on the marriage he sent
special Russian envoy to Investigate the
strange rumors. The envoy summoned
a trio of Russian and French special
ists who declared that the queen was not
enoier.te. The diagnosis of the doctors,
however, does not seem to have satisfied
the royal family and two specialists
have been summoned to report on the
case.
King Alexander is said to be fur
loualv anarv and If be Is able to prove
that the queen has Intentionally deceiv
ed him, he will divorce and banish her.
The greatest Indignation has been
aroused la Belgrade by reports that
Queen Dragha failed today In a delib
erate attempt to foist upon the Icing
the child of her sister as her own son.
M'KENZIE TURNED OUT.
Deprived of Receivership by United
i States Court of Appeals.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 17. Th
Judgment . of Judge Note, of this
Alaska district court, in three
of the Cape Nome mining cases
was reversed today by the United
States court of appeals and Judge Nolo
was ordered to dismiss them. This ac
tion of the court of appeals deprives
Alexander McKenzie of bis situation as
receiver. .
HON. E. F. UHli DEAD.
Formerly Assistant Secretary of State
and Ambassador to Germany.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.. May 17.
Hon. Edwin F. Uhl, former assistant
secretary of state and ambassador-to
Germany under the Cleveland adminis
tration, died shortly after noon today.
He had been 111 nearly a year, suffer
ing from a complication of diseases,
among thim Blight's disease.
INDIANS BOUND OVER.
Charged With Killing Chief Judge on
Their Reservation.
EVERETT, Wn.. May 17. Wm. Sh?l
ton and Chas. Hook, Tulalp reservation
Indians, were bound over to the grand
Jury today by United States Commis
sioner Hlldert on a charge of killing
Chief Judge David Te-Uee, January 4,
1900.
TRANSPORT SHERIDAN ARRIVES.
SANlFRANCISCO.May 17. The trans
port Sheridan arrived from Manila this
afternoon with Generals John C. Bates
and Fred D. Grant. 68 officers and 1823
enlisted men of the Forty-fifth and
Forty-sixth Infantry.
FAILURES FOR WEEK.
NEW YORK. May 17.-Dun's Review
tomorrow will say:
The failures for the week number
177 In the United States against 177
last year, and 19 In Canada against 30
last year.
PROMINENT MASON DEAD.
BLACKFOOT, Ida., May 17. George
D. Golden, grand master of the Masons
of Idaho, died suddenly at Idaho Fails,
today. Death was due to neuralgia of
the heart.
BASEBALL.
TACOMA, May 17. Portland, 3; Ta-
eoma, 1,
SPOKANE, May 17.-SeatUe, 11; Spo
kane, 4.
ANOTHER SMELTER CLOSES.
BUTTE, May 17. The Colorado sm4-
ter today followed the example of th
Butte and Boston and shut dowa,
PRICE OF SILVER.
NEW YORK,' May 17.-fiilvr, 9.