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KO PEACE AT MANILA. GEN. OTIS REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE A FILIPI NO CONGRESS. Manila, April 29.-The conference today between Gen Otis and Coi Manael rgaeleses and Lient Jose Baraal, who came from Gen Lana under a flag of truce yesterday to ask for a cessation of hostilities, was limitless. It is understood that the Filipino commissioners were given the terms upon which the Americans will consent to negotiate. The Filipinos admit that they have been defeated, and it is said that they will return with fresh proposals from Gen Luna. The en voy s from Gen Luna were very hospitably treated by Gen Otis, who provided them with a house and with a guard and permitted them to visit friends here. Betonung to the palace this morning the envoys saw an illustration of American resources. A long train of wagons and~~ pack mules were just starting with provi sions for Gen Lawton, who has reach ed Maranoo. The conference at the palace lasted tbree boars, Mr Jacob G. Schurman, of tbe United States-Philippine com mission, attending and Admiral Dew ey dropping in for an boar. Tbe discussion was mostly be tween Gen Otis and "Col Argneleses, wbo bad been selected for the mission -by Gen Lana because he bad known Gen Otis. Col Argneleses served on the filipino committee which met the American authorities before tbe war in an endeavor to smooth over tbe impending troubles. -i iii i-" 1 The American Army Resting OD its Arms. NOT TO BE AGGRESSIVE PENDING NEGOTIA TIONS Manila, April 30, 8 10 p. m. While it is the general expectation among Americans that the Filipino emissaries will return with revised proposals from Gen Antonio Lana, Maj Gen Otis is not letting this prospect interfere with his prepara tions for pushing the war. Tester day be ordered Maj Gen Lawton to return to Angat, a few miles north of Norzagary, and not . to advance aggressively wbile the negotiations are pending Gen MacArthur is ap parently acting on the same policy bat he is reparing bridges and strengthening the lines of bis force, which is stretched ont with a four mile front and within a quarter of a mile of tbe enemy The possibilities of peace are gratifying to a great majority of the army who have regarded the war as an nnpleasant duty that must be performed according to American traditions. "s Manila is cheerful over the prospect of a return to normal life, though there are sceptics who remark that a ' trace wonid enabie the insurgents to rest until the rainy season upon which they have been depending as an important aid. The prisoners report that there aie ?5,000 refugees north of San Fer nanda. This is not impossible, considering the thickly populated region which the American bave cleared. t seems also that smallpox ia spreading among them The so-called Filipino congress will meet at San Fernando tomorrow. When Dean C Worchester, of the United States Philippine commis sion, who accompanied the Filipino emissaries from Calumpit, said to Col Manuel Arguelles that the Amer icans were under no obligations to refrain from fighting, the Filipino officer replied : ''Would you fight wbile we are discussing terms cf peace ?" Mr Worchester responded with the suggestion that an armistice would give the Filipino leaders time to es cape. "My God, where would we escape to ?" the Filipino exclaimed, referring io this to the menacing hostile tribes behind the Filipino lines. Col Arguelles told the correspond ent of the Associated Press that he was much disappointed in the results of bis mission He said aiso that Aguinaldo expected Calumpit to be the cemetery of the A merican army Lieut. Col. Wallace, of the First I Montana regiment, Maj Adams and Maj Shields, who slept on Friday night in Gan. Luna's camp, where they went to inform the Filipinos that their envoys would return safely, found the Filipino commander cordial. the Filipiuo troops removing their bats as the Americans passed The Filipinos complained to them that tbe Americans used explosive bul lets which is not the fact The Americans retorted that copper shells ased by the Filipinos are worse than explosive bullets. Gen Luna said be regretted being obliged to kill Americans but that was business Gen. Wheaton entertained Col. Arguelles and Lieut. Jose Bernai and provided them with horses to return to their camp. In the course of the conference yesterday, Jacob G. Schurman, cha'rrnan of Hw United States Phil ippioe commission, told Arguelles tbat if the insurgents would lay down their arms he and his colleagues of the commission would consult them regarding the plan of govern ment to be submitted to President McKinley He said he could not promise that their suggestions would be adopted, but he could assure them that there would be presumption in favor of their suggestions, adding that the commissioners would be especially desirous of satisfying the legitimate aspirations of the Filipi nos. When Col. Argeulles protested that unconditional surrender would be humiliation, Mr. Schurman re plied : "There would be no humilia ! tion in Gen Otis treating our brother Filipinos as Gen. Grant treated our brother Americans at Appomatox." Mr. Schurman said today to the correspondent of the Associated Press : "I believe Gol Arguelles is personally sincere and honest, though I have no means of ascertaining the sentiments and aims of the authorities behind him. The Filipino people, like other Asiatic people, have no trust in mere words, without force behiud them, but, with force, I con sider a conciliatory spirit of the ut most importance "I believe that wheo peace has beeo established governing the Filipinos will not be a difficult matter, provided we show them firmness, justice and kind tiness. At the present time they dis trust and dislike us, bat these sent meats, which are, perhaps, cot unntu ral, will soon be dispelled by the effects of the good government we have prom ised to establish here. It will be the foremost duty of American officials to understand and sympathize with the Filipinos themselves " Yesterday, before Gen. Otis had issued the order directing Geo. Lawton to return to Angst, rue troops of his command encountered the rebels in a circle of bills outside San Ra fae!, about five miles northwest of Angat, dislodg them after an boar's fighting. The Americans bad three wounded. A thousand armed Filipinos fell baok as the Americans advanced. The villagers met Gen. Lawton, offer iog bim provisions. They dare not flee into the mountain country on the east, because of the robber tribes there, and on tbe west are the troops of GPO. MacArthur. Messrs. Garrick and Holmes, Ameri cans, who had beeo mooing a sugar mill at Galumph, and whose fate bad caused some anxiety, have sent word to Manila that they are safe with Mr. Hig gins, manager of the Manila-Dagupan railroad, at Bey on ba o g AN INTER-STATE TANGLE Knoxville, April 29.-Deputy Mar shall Anderson cf this city and ll deputies are io jail at Murphy, N. C., on the oharge of criminal trespass. Anderson went to the moan tain section a few days ago to serve a writ of possession on parties occupying the tract of land, the owncrshio of which was settled by United States Judge Clarke's decision a few days ago, determining tbe location of the Ten nessee sod North Carolina State line. The occupants refused to yield and after being ejected from the premises secured Nor tn Carolina warrants for the posse for criminal trespass. The matter has been reported to the depart ment at Washington. mgm i . > i -- Washington, April 30.-American manufacturers made their highest record in foreign markets last month. The figures of the Marob exportations which the treasury bureau of statistics issued this month earlier than on any previous occasion shows that the March exportation of manufacturers were $36.025,733. or more than 25 per ceot. in exceis of any preceding month, and 50 per cent, more than in February, 1899. In March last the exportations of manufactures were $28,214,450; in March, 1897, $25, 876,861, and in March, 1896, $19,125,795. On only two occasions, March and December, 1898, have the exports of a single mooth ever reached $28,000,000. Camden, April 29.-The directors of the Camden Cotton Mills have deoided to rebuild the dam to the pond whian until the break, two years ago, furnish ed the rcater-power to run the mili. Since then the mill bas been run by steam power, bat as the fuel consumed is a great expense, the directors have concluded that it be would be cheaper to rebuild the dam. There is $1,700 of alleged Hanna bribe ru o Ley hanging op in court in Cincinnati. The man who alleges that it was paid to him as a bribe to vote for Hanna his offered to refund ii to the briber. But there a fellow stepped in and garnisheed the money, on the ground that the briber owed him a debt. The judge orders the money tamed into court for a jadioiai decidion as to who owns it. Hanna isn't putting in any claim. - ---- - Rochester, N 1\, April 30.-Toree persons were killed, more than a dozen seriously injured and 50 less seriously hurt as the result of a wreck at 2 48 o'clock this afternoon on thc Rochester and Lake Ontario railroad, better koown as the Bay railroad, at Rosenbaur's corner, when two cars on an excursion train filled with passengers left, the track wh:ie rounding a curve at full speed and were completely wreoked. The "White" is the pride of home. I BISHOP TURNER PREFERS SLAVERY. PRESENT SITUATION OF THE NEGRO VERY UN SATISFACTORY. Athens, Ga., April 30.-Bishop Henry M. Tamer preached today at Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Charon and to the white people at the court house. The sermon to the ne groes urged them to conduct themselves aright and to teach their children to observe law and religion. He said the newspapers of Georgia had done the negro prearsohe a great iojustice by saying they were not preaching to their congregations against the crimes of murder, rape and arson. He said the ministers did preach against such crimes ; he always did ; and that the newspapers, as a rule, knew as much about what the negro preachers were saying aa a gang of monkeys, fer they did not, in many instances, have report ers at churches to report the sermons. During his address to the white peo ple, Bishop Turner said he would prefer to see bis people, the black raoe, again io slavery, since slavery afforded them protection, than in their present condi tion. He sees little future in this country for the negro, io competition with the white race. He does not believe it possible to bring about assimilation or equality, lacking which there mast oonf.inae to be race preju dices. The negro w s brought to America, he said, by divine will, and taught by example the basis of a high civilization. Now it is manifestly the will of God that the negro should go baok to Africa sod civilize the savage races there. The race question, he concluded, would never be settled until the black mao returned io his . native country. "The city of Manchester, England," says a correspondent of The Chicago Record, ''which furnishes the most advanced example of municipal social ism, has made a new departure by I adding manufactories of soap, tallow, oil, glue and fertilizer to its garbage and sewerage department. The city government now owns street car lines, gas, electric light and waterworks, ioe factories, fifteen markets, baths and public laundries, slaughter houses, cemeteries, cheap lodging houses, technical schools, art galleries and workshops for the manufacture and repair of its vehioles, tools and imple ments. It has reclaimed a large swamp by depositing its street cleanings and the solid matter found io its sewage, and is reclaiming another, by which it is expected to add several millions of dollars to the wealth of the corporation. The most ocvel branch of the city government is a corps of housecleaned, who cao be employed by the occupants of stores, fit-houses, office rooms aod residences to overhaul and clean their establishments as often as desired. A Manchester womaa who desires ber house cleaned can telephone to police headquarters, and a gang of scrubbers, sweepers, window washers, etc, will be sent at once to take up the carpets and relay them and to do ber spring housecleaning in short order first-class style, while she goes to London or visits friends in the country." -?- - i m A DOCTER'S TERRIBLE MISTAKE. Montreal/ April 28.-Seven years ago Thomas Stewart, then 10 years of age, lost the sight of one eye, the blade of a pen knife having been accidentally ron into it. Dr Alex ander Proudfoot attended bim. Recently Dr Proudfoot advised the removal of the useless eye as the only means of preserving the other intact. This was agreed to and the delicate task was entrusted to Dr Proudfoot, who is assistant occnlist and aurist at the , general hospital. The operation took place at the family residence, and at its conclusion it, was found that a terrible mistake had been made, the healthy eye having been removed. On recovery from the effects of the anaesthetic the patient found himself blind Tennessee Marksmanship A yarn is told io Manila, and it oonoerns the prison and two Tennessee volunteers. A Filipino convict had climbed the prison wall and was running for dear life through the open. Two long-legged Tenoeeseeaos were on guard duty. They koeit to fire. ,SI don't guess it's more than three hundred yards," said one quietiy. " reckon it's most five hundred/' said thc other, as if be were discussiog the weather. The prisoner was running like a deer and rapidly approaching the under growth around innumerable little huts, where he would be safe. "Call it four bundled," suggested the first Tennessean, in a conciliatory tone. They adjusted their sights, aimed and fired. The escaping convict fell, and the two Teonesseeans went out to bring in wnat was left of bim. "If he' hit io the head, it's my shot," said one. "I aimed low, acco'din' to a'roy regulations," drawled the other. The convict was found witb one bullet through the back of his head and another through the lower end of his spine They know how to shoot io tho mountains of Tennessee.-Harper's Weekly. Filipinos Must Surrender. The First Proclamation Con tained Maximum Conces sions. Washington, May 1.-The state department bas received a long rcfrt by cable from Presiden: Soburman, cf I the Philippine commission, of the conferenee that was held at Manila Saturday between the members of the commission and the lepresentative of Aguinaldo. The text of the dispatch was not made publie, bit it was stated that Mr. SchurmanTs report agreed precisely with the Associated Press statement of the proceedings in the conference as cabled from Manila It is declared at the state department that the proclamation issued by the Philippine commission just before the beginning of the last campaign repre sents the maximum concessions to be made to the insurgent? by the United States government. It is realized now mere strongly than at any other period thai the capacity of the Filipinos for self government is an undetermined questioc. The United States government is willing to accord the natives an opportunity to test their abilities, for the Philippine commission proposes to allow them almost complete control of their local affairs, exercisiog only such necessary'supervision through the United States army as may be necessary to guard against the conse quences of mistakes on the part of the native municipal and the provincial officials in the first experiment at self government. The experiment is already in progress in some points in '.he Philippines outside of the island of Luzon, where the United States authorities have hoisted the flag and ast urned sovereign* ty, yet have continued the local governments under r ari ve direotion. So far as the reports indicate these experiments are working well, and promise to have a good influence in shaping the attitude toward the United States of a consideraba element among tbe Filipinos, which h?,s been suspicious of our intentions. SITUATION IN SAMOA. Apia, Samoa April 22. via Auck land, May 1.-The rebels, since advices under date of April 18, have retired from their fortifications at Vailima, which thoy demolished, together with other forte along the coast. There has beeu no further serious fighting although some skirmishing bas occurred in the vicinity of Apia. Tbe British armed ship, Torch, arrived with ammunition from Syd ney, N. S. W. Can't Photograph the War rants. Washington, May 1 -The treasury department has taken steps to prevent the photographing of he warrants for the payment cf the $20,000,000 to Spain for the Philippine, because abuse of the privilege mig:it lead to the counterfeiting of government securities. Miss Frances E. Johnson, a weil known local photographer, was to-day called upon to surrender plates of photographs which she had made of tbs warrants in question and witiiogly did so on the representations of the secret servioe officials. } DEWEY DAY IN NEW YORK. New York, May 1 -Flags are flying all over the city and strings of them are displayed in the upper air, support ed by strings of kites. Dewey day has already secured a foothold in thc regards of the people. Salutes were fired this morning at the forts and on ali yachts in the harbor. The chitaren in all tbe public schools are boiding patriotio exercises. The school bouses are all hand somely deoorated and tbe children are in gala attire. A FUTURE POSSIBILITY, i "What is going on over there ?" : asked the mao who hal gone to Wash ington in the early part of 1900 for the purpose of seeing the sights. "I didn't know they were having a mothers convention he-e." "They are not,r replied the guide who was showing him ciroond "That's the residence of the member from Utah.,: New York, May 1 -The United States cable steamer Hooker sailed this afternoon for Manila to connect by cable all the principal points in the Philippines. The Hooker was formerly the Panama, one of the first prizes captured in the Spanish war, and has been extensively altered to fit her for cable service. She has three great tanks sunk into her decks, which conta:n 300 mites of cable. This length of cable, which is an inch in diameter, with its covering, ia only a p*rt of that to be laid, and more will be obtained at Hong Kong when it is exhausted. Lieut John ii Masfieid is in com mand and with him go a full detach ment from the signal corps, who, with crew, number 125 men. The Citizens Protected. A Railroad Cannot be Torn up Regardless of the Sights of the People. Greenville, April 26.-The swamp Rabbit Railroad ease occupied toe attention of the United States Court yesterday and today. Every inch of ground was fiercely fought. After ! heario argumeot Judge Brawley is c'7,', ' following order, which is far r? .- jg in its terms : On bearing the petition cf the peti tioners on behalf of the tate of South Carolina aod themselves, it is ordered that said petitioners have leave, and leave is hereby granted to them, to intervene in this suit, aud to that end to appear io the suit as if they were : named io thc original bili as parties defendant io the same manner and with like effect as if they were named io the original bill as defendants having, or claiming, a right or interest. The order also gives petitioners leave to apply to Court for a rehearing or review of any order or decree made io the case, D J. Jaok, James T. Williams and H. C. Beattie are ordered to file with the clerk of the Court within twelve days a bond fer 25,000, for compliance with any orders of the Court as to funds heretofore paid to said parties respect ively by Receiver W. C Cothran, arising from sale of rails taken from roadbed of the Carolina, Knoxville and Western Railway ; W. C. Cothran, reoeiver, is ordered to hold all property oow ia his bands, subject to the farth er order of the Court." Lieut, (xilmore Safe. He and Ten Men Prisoners at Filipino Headquarters. Washington, May 1.-The navy department has information from Admi ral Dewey of the safety of Lieutenant Gilmore aod teo of bis fourteen men. They are prisoners at insurgent head quarters It is still inferred, therefore, that four men are still missing and may have j been killed in the fight in wbioh their I companions were made prisoners. Admiral Dewey's cable reads : "Apparently reliable information that ten of the Yorktown's boat crew, including Gilmore, are prisoners at Filipino headquarters. I am continuing the iovestigatioo." The war department has received no important advices from OMS Saturday as to cooditioo io the Philippines. No mention is made io two dispatches today regarding negotiations nor fight ing. Otis mentions Capt. Rockefeller, ninth infantry, as missing since the 28th of April. He was making some investigations about Caloocan and has j not been seen since that date. Some of his personal papers were found about two miles from Caloocan. It is feared bs ! W38 captured) by some insurgents. A few days ago, when the collier Brutus, of tbe United States navy, arrived at the Mare Island navy yard from Manila and went into the dry dock* her bottom wa9 discovered to be covered with mature oysters, and the commandant of the yard at ooce for warded to the bureau of construction and repairs a box containing samples of the shells. The paint npoo the plates below the water line was in good condition, and there was no unusual corrosion, but from stem to stero she was covered with these oysters, which became attached to her while lying in Manila Bay. On one occasion, when all the ooal io her hold had beeo removed and a large part of ber bottom was exposed above the water, the plates were cleaned by the natives without expense OQ condition that they be allowed to keep the oysters, which they consider a great delicacy. Santiago de Cuba, May 1.-It is pointed out tbat a curious result of Gen. Wood's announcement that the marriage ceremonies of all religious sects are legal may be the temporary legalization of polygamy In any event, there were some 3,000 "irreg ular'7 marriages in this province during the war, and, as there are no marriage laws except those of the Roman Catholic church, the new orders insures the legitimatizing of the offspring of such unions. Wilmiogtoo, Del., April 29-Five men were killed aod one fata"y injured by tbe explodion of a powder press at Dupont's smokeless powder works today at Caneys Point, N. J , uearly opposite here. The dead are Capt. Stewart, U. S. A , powder inspector ; Harvey Smith, Jos. Yeager, Isaac Frient and Amos Morris, Jr , workmen. Camden, May 1 -The city of Ccimdew levies a license of $200 per annum on all telegraphic companies doing business in the city. The Postal refused to pay the license, saying that in the future they would do "interstate business," and posted up a notice to that affect in their office. They claim that they are not liable to the licer,9e if they do not do any State business, from this point. Come and see us before buying or tradiD^. We can please you with a White-Randie. The White ls King-M. B. Randie eeiis it Southern Gets S. C. & G. Charleston. 3. C , April 29-Today at ll a m. the stockholders of the South Carolina and Georgia Raiiroad company met and declined to guar antee the bonds of the South Carolina and Georgia Extension Railroad com pany or to ratify any contract here tofore made with the latter company. Ali connections with these two com panies are now entirely severed. Later the stockholders passed a resolution authorizing a lease of the entire property of the South Carolina and Georgia Raiiroad company to the Southern Railway company The lease today was executed in New York, and the road was at noon turned over to the Southern Railway company, and that company is now in possession. General order No. 26 was issued by President Spencer. The following is the order : "Executive order No 26. The Southern Railway company has this day leased the property and fran chlses of the Sooth Carolina and Georgia Railroad company, and, having assumed possession thereof, that property will from dated be operated as the Charierton division. The jurisdiction of the president and vice president of the Southern Rail way company is hereby extended over said property, all officers and employes now engaged in the opera tion of said property will be govern ed accordingly. The South Carolina and Georgia Railroad company no longer being in possession of the property of the South Carolina and Georgia Extension Raiiroad compa ny, the above order does not apply to the property of the last named company. " The lease of the Soutb Carolina and Georgia to the Southern carres with it absolute control of the Augusta southern line, but the Ohio River and Charleston, the other leased line of the South Carolina and Georgia road is not included in the deal. Orders were at once issued from the Washington and New York ofiicers of the Southern system con tinuing existing ofic ala of the leased lines in service and directing them to report to the proper departments of the Southern. The deal is regarded here with much favor by the business interests of the city, especially as assurances have already been received that Charleston is to be made a leading Southern railway termina! point from this time on Vice President A. B. Andrews said tonight that the South Carolina and Georgia would be equipped at once with steel rails and the most improved rolling stock. Through passenger trains will be pot on between this city and the Pied mont section of Carolina, and a through freight service via Asheville will be inaugurated between this port and the Mississippi valley. Ail indications point to the fact that Charleston is about to become the leading South Atlantic port of the Southern railway system. Habana, April 29 -Senor Domingo Mendez Capote, secretary of the govern ment in Governor Geoerai Brooke's advisory cabinet, has notified the provincial municipalities that they are to have complete autocomy as far as elections are concerned, except ic I the choice of mayors and their assistants aod civil governors FOR SALE-Cn: Flowers, made up ia bouquets from 10c to 25c each, or pct up io any other manner wanted at E. F. I Laroosseliere's on Harby Avenue. 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