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LAST DAY OF THE
1I0MEWARDJTRIP
President and Parly Will Arrive
in Capitol at 7:30 Today.
ACROSS HIS NATIVE STATE
Tr.l. Slop Tcoly Mloulci n Ciiloi aid
Old Frlc.it i.4 Helibbon (ircel the
Pretidcit - Mn. McKloley
Steadily Impr.vlof.
PITTSBURG. IVnn.,
When tlii- pnl!nt
ml their tr1 nrrm
tln.-nt upon th.lr arrival
May
inl
th-
at
party
Injfton tomorow morning-, they will have
b-n gone thlny-twc day. and will hive
travi-l-d approximately M73 mllm.
TV lant day of the homeward Journey
wa a ride ..re thtt prenldcnr na
tive utiu... (Kilo. (ny four .!.,. wire
made, the longent at Canton. H.-re the
tmln rt-m.iiiif (1 twenty minute, to gve
Mm. MiKlnlt-y an opportunity to
h-r hIh(.t and niece. The present's
old frlin In un.) neighbor who were at
th train were overjoyed to learn that
Mm. McKlnley' Improvement had con
tinued nlulv but nteullly.
Many stations along the line vf the
road throuKh Ohio were dororated. At
Lima, the ch l children were given
a holiday to ennlt them lo v the
president.
Mr. McKlnley had a very comfort
able day. It had Iwn raining In Ohio
for several div and there wan no dust
or heat.
The train arrived at Pittsburg at 7:35
l. m and left for WaKhlngton tlilrty
minute later. It Ik due to reach
Wahlniuon at 7:30 tomorrow morn
InK MAY NOT UK VALID.
(nrrn!,in n Inland of Palawan
Conilirt With SiKumer Amend
ment. Mav
WAHHINdTON. May 29.-An Import
ant Iwue tourhln the validity of the
eo-u eimlona In the Philippine mude be
fore the paHnajte of the Hpooner
inn iiilmt tit. wan prewntcd to Secretary
Hoot today by Mr. Dim Pawin. repre
entln the Paolflc Commercial Com
pany, a New York corporation which
ban acquired whatever right. In the
Inland of Palaw uj were held by Prince
Ponlatow.kl.
Thin nobleman contracted with the
ultan of Sulu for a franchise coverlnit
all commercial, mineral and agricultur
al rights In the Inland of Palawan.
Tne quentlon pnnented now Is wheth
er thin concennlon Ih .till In force nlnce
the paxaage of the Spooner aniendment.
MAY CALL 8PI0CIAL SESSION.
Blunder of Laat Legislature Laid
fore Governor ftogere.
Be.
SEATTLE. May I9.-Proe.vutln At
torney Fulton, of thl county, today laid
before Owernor Itotrer. the facta re
warding the blunder of the last legisla
ture In amending the present law re
gardlng the carylng out of csixltal pun
ishment without adding- a saving- clause.
It I thought possible that Governor
Boirera may call a ppeolaJ mslon of
the leglRlature for the purpose of cor
reeling tne error nefore the law goes
Into effect June 14th.
AFPAIItS IN SPAIN.
MADRID, May 29.-Cmral Weyler.
minister of war, at a banquet at Leon
yesterday evenlnj? described the plans
for army reorganization. Ho saJd It
I pr.pos?d to establish three army
corps cnpable of repelling any Invas
ion without reoiurse to extraordinary
expenditures. There will be maneuvers
of the troops twice each year.
The Correspondence says:
"Plfferon.-e exist among- the ministers
on the subjects, of elections and the
economic situation, but there Is no cab
inet erlHls."
I'OLO MATCHES ARRANGED.
NEW YORK. May 29.-A cablegram
has been received by James R. Keene
from his son, Fox-hall P. Keene. who ls
travelling abroad, announcing that the'
latter has practically completed ar-
Summer Wash (Em
We can MAINTAIN our claim to having
the best, newest and prettiest in the city at
RIGHT PRICES
BHANAHAN'S
ratiK-'iH-ritu fur thi- propoHi"! interna
tlonil doIo mat. hf iH-twei-n iilck'f 1
teanm of Orcni. lirltaln and Am'-rlitt
The cofit'-Ht will probably b-- tlayej
late In July at MurliriKham. The tro
phy will ) th' cui won two Hfifvm
uk at Ni-wprwi by the KnglL-h teaTnu.
HTANKoitli fNIVKItHITV.
I'rnl lent Jordan'd Ad lr-(( Jleffr.
Tenth Annual OnnmerM-i'ment.
tbe
HTANKf Jill) CNIVKIlXITY, Calif..
May 2!). At the tenth annual com
mencement of the unlveTHlty today a
notable fi-aturw wa the addn-ni of Pre.
David Htarr Jordan. It had an add
ed nlgnM.- mce owljig to the cntro
verny over the qutln of "Academic
Kn-edom." which ha rat"d In the unl
vemlty the (iiutt i'hol year. The ub
Ject of Preitldent Jordan1 addre wa
L-land Htanforvl' vleiw on 'Higher
tMchr, Mr. Stanford aid.
"Mr. Stanford would have the unl
v.THlty free to gr.iw with the commit
ag-. He wojld extend no dead hand
from the gravf? to limit It. activities
or to control it movement. Mr. Htan
fard ln:Kted a the vital prltwlple, that
the university exlM for the tjeneflt of
It tud"!it. pant. Ireent and future.
The greatent nn-d of the iudent I a
teacher. Mr. Stanford .aid:
"Comparvd with the character of th
faculty, every other element In the unl
veralty I of relatively little Importance,
fireat teacher make a unlverHty great.
The founder lwlieve,i that freMim f
thought and actl m would promote mor
ality anJ rellg-lon."
Hl'NTINO A NPXJItO FIEND.
Citizen, of Florida. With Dogs, Engage
In the Sport.
ATLANTA. Ga.. May 29 A special
to the Journal from Tampa, Fla., sa-
Business of Barlow, Fia., . partially
susnended today, 1000 men, with dogs,
being engaged In a hunt for Fred Roch-
ell, a negro who 1 charged with
.suiting and murdering- Mr. Itoea Tag
gvrt, of Barloy, yesterday. Rochell, It
Is alleged, cut off Mrs. Taggert'. n.e
and otherwise mutilated her body.
The people of Birlaw openly avow
that they will burn Hochell at the stake
In the public square of the town. It
! believed Oowrnir Jennings will or
der out the mllltla to protect the ne
gro's life If he Is captured.
THE CrLPBIT CAPTURED.
Burnfil at the Stake at the Scene of
His Crime.
BARLOW. Fla.. May 29. Fred Roch
ell. a negro '.5 years of aire, who yes
terday criminally asoiulted and mur
dered Mr. Rosa Taggart, a respevta
ble white woman of this city, was
burned at the stake this evening In the
presence of a throng of people. The
burning was on the scene of the negro's
crime, within 100 yards of the principal
thoroughfare of the city.
NEWS FROM ALASKA.
The State Brings 1100.000 in Bullion-
Scarlet Fever Aboard.
PORT TOWN SEND, Wash., May 29.
The steamer State of California ar
rive dfrom Alaaka today bringing- fifty
passenger, and 1100,000 in bullion.
A case of scarlet fever was found
aboard and the vessel was sent to quar
antine for fumigation.
The State brings news that the Yukon
river I. gradually rising- and at all
points preparations are being made for
an unusually high water.
WON ORATORICAL CONTEST.
WALLA WALLA. May 29-Arthur
Hauerhach, of Whitman college, tonight
won the oratorical championship of
three states, Oregon, Washington and
Idaho, by defeating Ehvood Minvhln,
of Pacific college. Newberg, Oregon,
W. T. Laube, who was to have repre
sented the University of Washington,
did not appear. Hauerb&ch took as his
subject "Twilight of the Revolution,"
and Mlnchln spoke on "Wendell Phil
lips, the Agitator."
CONFEDERATE VETERANS.
MEMPHIS. May 29. R. B. Haughton.
of St. Louis, was elected commander-
in-chief of the Confederate Sons of
Veterans today.
DEATHS FROM THE PLAGUE.
LONDAN, May 29. During- the week
ending May 23, there occurred In Hong
Kong 1S7 deaths from bubonic Blague.
OS
REPORTS OF STRIKE
ARE FAVORABLE
President 0'Connell Satisfied
With Outlook for Machinists.
MANY N. Y. FIRMS GIVE IN
Oic Hu.dred aid Thirty Hive Already On.led
Mea'i Dtmiods-Association De
cide t. Try Oticnl Strike
T.rorOHt Coiitry.
TORONTO. Ont., May 29 "Report
from all parts of tbe United State, are
favorible those from the Pacific coast
are better than I expected," said Presi
dent O'Cannell, of the International
Machinists' Association today.
"Already 130 firms In New York City
have granted the men's demands and
the remaln ler, It Is expected, will fall
Into line soon."
President O'Connel denies the report
that he has the power to order out
the railway machinists. Only by the
request of a three-fourths majority of
all the men can a strVe b ordered.
GENERAL STRIKE TO BE TRIED
CHICAGO, May W-All negotiation,
for a settlement by arbitration of the
difference, between the National Metal
Trade. Association. aJJd tbe Interna tioa
al Association of Machinists, were call
ed off tonight and a general Strike
throughout the country will be tried.
LITTLE BUSINESS DONE.
DENVER, May 29-Uttle was done
by the conventions of the Western Fed
eratlon of Miner, and the Western La
bor Union today.
The forenoon session wa chiefly de
voted to addresses and reports, and in
the afternoon the delegate, met Jointly
to listen to an address by George H.
Maxwell on the Irrigation and reclama
tion of arid lands.
REVIEW OF GRAIN EXPORTS."
Annual Report Submitted at Meeting- 0f
New York Produce Exchange.
.NEW YORK. May 29.-In his levitw
of the year, submitted at the annual
meeting of the New York Produce Ex
change, President Barrow. n discuss
ing trade conditions, .ays that special
Interests on the floor have shared In the
general prosperity of the country, but
that the IndlvMval business of the ex
change at large is not In a satisfactory
condition. In the export of wheat, he
continues. New York sh-ws a loss of
four per cent as compared with last
year. Boston gaining three per cent;
Philadelphia three per cent and New
port News two per cent, while Balti
more, New Orleans and Galveston show
losses of four per cent, one per cent and
two per cent respectively.
la corn, New York shows a gain of
three oer cent. Philadelphia three pr
cent and New Orleans one per cent.
while Boston, Baltimore. Newport News
and Galveston show losses of one per
cent, on per cent, three per cent and
two per cent respectively, thus with
the exception of Philadelphia, which
seems to have enjoyed unusual advant
ages aa to rail rates, the tosses and
gains have been about equal in the ag
gregate of grain exports. In the total
value of all exports this city show, a
loss of 1.70 per cent; Baltimore 1.17 per
cent and the Virginia ports 0.69 per
cent: while Bo3ton shows a gain of 0.9S
per cent; Philadelphia 0.11 per cent;
New Orleans 2.22 per cent and Galves
ton 0.25 per cent.
RATE REDUCTION GRANTED.
BOISE. Ida., May 29. Secretary Ma-
hon, of vhe International Mining Con
gress, which meets here July 23, 24 and
5, has received a letter from the chair
man of the Western Passenger Associa
tion, at Chicago, announcing that the
lines have agreed on a rate of one
rare, plus J2, for the round trip for
the occasion.
THE KEARSARGE ASSIGNED.
Will Fire Salute Today Over Grant's
Tomb at Riverside Drive.
NEW YORK. May 29-The battle
ship Kearsarge has been assigned to
me me saiuie on u-rant s tomb at
Riverside drive tomorrow. She will then
go to Newport to be presented at the
opining of the naval war college on
June 3. All the work In putting the new
13-lnch gun In the forward turret has
been completed.
The gunboat Newport will leave for
Newport today with four Spanish 12
centlmeter guns which Dewey captured
at Manila. They were taken from the
Tsla de Cuba and tbe Don Juan de Au
stria and were brought to Brooklyn on
the training chip Buffalo. They are to
be mounted as trophies at the training
station at Newport
A commission of naval officer, ha
just visited the Erie Basin and lnepect-
ed the army transport Rawlins to see
If she will be of any wrvlce to the navy.
The Rawlins wa formerly the naval
cruiser Resolute.
The torp'do boat Bailey which : on
the way In the Brooklyn navy yard
will lie launched today. The total weight
of the Bailey, Including the crew. Is
340 toni. She is 2o5 fet In length, 19
ftft beam, six feet mtan draught 235
ton displacement and 314 tons gross.
The trial of speed was made on April
25 tinder the supervision of the fol
lowing officers:
Rear-Admiral Robley D. Evans; Com
mander C. R. Roelker; Lieutenant Com
mander T. S. Rogers; Naval Constructor
J. J. Lock wood and Captain Miller.
CHARLES YERKBS' SCHEMES.
Plan. Perfected to Furnish London
With Rapid Transit Power.
NEW YORK. May 29. A dispatch to
the World from London says:
Charles T. Yerkia has Just' returned
from a brief holiday to resume work
upon his schemes to furnish London
with rapid transit. Possibly Mr. Yerkes'
was reticent when een. but he au
thorized this statement:
"Mr. Yerkes' principal plan is to
change the Metropolitan District Rail
way's motive power from steam to elec
tricity. At present the tunnel Is dark
and filled with ga.es from the loco
motives. Mr. Yerkes will change all
this.
"Hi plan, are prepared for the erec
tion of an electric station on the
Thame, at Chelsea to supply the power.
The walls of the tunnel will be painted
white an! arc lamps will be placed at
regular Interval, and the odor, will be
banished. While he was away on hi.
Visit to America, Mr. Yerkes organized
the Metropolitan District Electric Trac
tion Company with a capital .tock of
S5.000.000, all of which wa. taken by
himself and hi. friends.
"He baa oth?r extensive echernea in
view. The meeting of the itockholdeT.
of the Metropolitan District Company to
pass on Mr. Yerkes' schemes is fixed for
June I. a Mr. Yerkes and hi. friends
now holl a controlling Interest la the
stock, a transfer will be effected at
once."
OUR POLICY APPROVED.
London Post Laud. American Admin
lstratlon In Cuba.
NEW YORK. May 29.-A dispatch to
the Tribune from London says:
The Post draws the attention of Eng
Ilshmen to the anual report of the mil
itary governor of Havana and renarkB
on the surprising measure of success
that has been attained by the Amerl
tan administration In a stint period.
The experience of Havana during the
first year and a half of American u
pervislon proves, says the Post, that
government under th authority of an
American executive would be lncom
parably better than anything that Spain
had been able to give and than any
thing that the Cubans could create
for themselves.
LUTHERANS IN SESSION.
DES MOINES, la.. May 29. About
200 delegates to the fortieth convention
of the general synod of the Evangel
leal Lutheran church, were In attend
ance at the opening session this even
ing.
CONSCRIPTION REJECTED.
STOCKHOLM. May 29.-Aftenbladt
learns that a Russian council of minis
ters has rejected the proposal for con-
scrlDtion in Finland adopted by M.
Kuropatkin, the Russian minister of
war.
PREDICTS PROSPERITY.
HAVANA. May 29. La Discuslon
says the country generally approves the
acceptance of the Piatt amendment and
predicts the beginning of an era of
prosperity.
ARRIVES AT DAWSON.
VANCOUVER, B. C, May 29.-The
steamer Islander, from Skagway.
brings news that the steamer Sealan
dlan had "arrived at Dawson, the first
boat down the river.
DESTRUCTIVE WINDSTORM.
REDDING, Cal., May 29.-A wind
storm, which swept over the northern
portion of Trinity county Saturday
destroyed timber estimated to be worth
a million dollars. The storm lasted but
five minutes.
EUROPEAN GOLD SHIPMENTS.
NEW YORK. May 29. The engage
ments of gold for shipment to Europe
today amounted to J3.950.000.
WHEAT MARKET.
PORTLAND, May 29. Wheat, Walla
Walla, 5960.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 29.-Wheat.
December, 103X; cash, 97.
CHICAGO. May 29. Wheat. July,
opening, 73T4073H; closing. 73Kt?73.
LTVERPAOL, May Wheat, July,
6a, 11X1.
WAS NO HATCH
FOR JfGOVERN
Herrera Is Put Out Early In thi
Fifth Round.
THE END CAME QUICKLY
Believed McQivers Could Have Elded Batill
SMier tat Allowed HI Aiti(ilit
t. SUrFMrR...dRatfll.f
Preliminary Bout.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 29.-Terry "
McGovern had an easy victory over
Aurealla Herrera tonight at the Me
chanics' pavilion. Terry had the am
bitious aspirant for championship hon
ore. at his mercy and from a disinter
ested standpoint it looked a. If be al
lowed Herrera to stay four round, and
then put him out early In the fifth.
While McGovern rained blow, on hi.
man at all times, it was not until the
beginning of th. fifth that he put hla
strength and weight bchlnJ them. Th
end came quickly after that, aa at the
first lead of right and left on the Jaw,
Herrera went down for the count He
came up gamely only to go down again.
Tne last time he was unable to ge
on bis feet at tbe end of the coantj
and was declared out '
The preliminary between Danny
Dougherty and Kid McFadden, wa a
rattling contest The men fought from
start to finish, and tbe decision went to
Dougherty on his cleverness.
PEGREES CONFERRED,
8 CATTLE, May .-&enty-eren-degreea
were conferred and diploma,
presented to the 1901 graduate, of the
state university today. The baccal
aureate address was delivered by Con
gressman W. L. Jones and Governor
Rogers made the address to tbe clasa
BEGINS ITS SESSIONS.
PITTSBURG, May 29.-The. general
synod of the Reformed Presbyterian
Church of America began its .ess Ion
this afternoon, with over 200 delegate,
present. Every section of the United
States and Canada Is represented. Rer.
D. C. Martin, of Pittsburg, was elected
moderator.
ACQUITTED OF MURDER.
LONDON, Ky., May 29.-The case
against Jule Webb, charged with killing
C. Hall, both members of Gtrard-White
feud In Clay county, but on opposite
sides, was given to the Jury this even
ing. After being out Ave minute, the
Jury brought in a verdict of acquit
tal.
- - ' h.
TRIAL OF MAJOR DAVIS.
MANILA. May 29. Lieutenant Town-
lev, in hi. testimony today, admitted
that he asked a contracting firm to
contribute to Captain Reed (formerly
depot commissary at Manila) 12000 and
a percentage on the future business
toward covering Major Davis shortage.
The defense la that the motive was
purely to shield a brother officer.
OFFICERS TO BB PROMOTED, ,
WASHINGTON. May 29.-ecretaxy
Root has decided that all second lieu
tenants of cavalry, who were such on
February 20th last, and all second lieu
tenants of Infantry who were such at
the date of organization of the volun
teer army In 1900, shall be at once pro
moted to the rank of first lieutenant.
NEW OIL DISCOVERY.
NEW ORLEANS. May 29.-An oil
gusher of mighty proportions was
brought In today, according to a special
to the Daily State, on the Terre Bonne
plantation, forty miles from New Or
leans. Excitement runs high. ,
ANNUAL CONVENTION OPENED.
MINNEAPOLIS, May 29-The Na
tional Woman Suffrage Association
opened the thirty-third annual conven
tion today.
APPOINTED WEATHER OBSERVER
WASHINGTON, May 29.-Chas. C.
Garrett, of Boise, Ida., has been ap
pointed observer In the weather bureau
service with a station at Spokane,
Washington,
RE-ELECTED COMMANDER.
MEMPHIS, Term., Miy 29. Csncrzi
John B. Gordon was re-elected com
mander-in-chief by the United Confed
erate Veteran, today.
BASTBALL SCORES.
PORTLAND,
Seattle. 1
May 29 Portland
;
SPOKANE. May JJ.-Cpokaae. I; T.
coma, 5.
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