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ADMIRAL DEWEY BEGINS JOURNEY HOME Leaves Manila On the Olympia Amidst Music of Bands, Booming of Cannon and Shouts of Thousands of Sailors. EXACT ITINERARY IS NOT AT PRESENT KNOWN AT DEPARTMENT Hero of Manila Sat Upon the Deck of His Ship and Received Parting Adieus From His Hosts of Friends. The cruiser Olympia with Admiral Dewey on board left Manila on her homeward journey to the United States at 4 o’clock last Saturday after¬ noon. As she steamed away the Ore¬ gon, Baltimore and Concord fired an admiral’s salute. At the first shot the band on the flagship’s aft deck played a lively air and her white clad sailors crowded the decksjand gave a tremen¬ dous cheer. As the Olympia passed the Oregon, the crew of that battleship gave nine cheers for the Olympians, who responded by throwing their caps so high that dozens of them were left bobbing in the wake of the cruiser. Then followed the noisiest half hour known in the Manila harbor since the battle which linked its name with that of Dewey. The din of guns and brass bands echoed through the smoke, a fleet of steam launches shrieked their whistles, the musicians of the Balti¬ more played “Home, Sweet Home,” her flags signaled “good-by” and those of the Oregon said “pleasant voyage.” The merchant vessels in these waters dipped their flags, the ladies on vhe decks of the vessels of the fleet waved handkerchiefs and the great, black British cruiser Powerful, which lay the furtherest, saluted the Olympia. The latter’s band then played “God Save the Queen,” aud to this the crew of the Powerful responded with hearty cheers for the Olympia. The last music heard from Admiral Dewey’s ship was “Auld Lang Syne,” while the guns from the forts at Oav ite and from the Monterey, on guard off Parauaque, too far to be audible, puffed white clouds of smoke. The Olympia was disappearing past Corregidor island when a battery be fore the walled city spoke Manila’s last word of farewell. Admiral Dewey sat on the deeik the Olympia and received the adieu of his friends during the most of the day. The launch of Major General Otis was the first to arrive alongside the cruiser at 7 o’clock Saturday morning and af terwards the admiral landed and called upon the major general and the United States Philippine commissioners. Admiral ‘Dewey was enthusiastic over his home going, but when men tion was made of the welcome to be extended to him he said he appreciated the friendship of his countrymen deeply, but hoped they would not be too demonstrative. He intends to go directly to his home at Montpelier, Vt., and live there. On it being said that the people wanted him to go home by the way of San Francisco and across the continent, the admiral replied: “If I was twenty years younger and had ARBITRATION TO THE FORE. Second Session of the Peace Confer¬ ence a Short One. The second sitting of the peace con¬ ference at The Hague took place Sat¬ urday morning and lasted thirty-five minutes. The president of the conference, Baron De Staal, read the replies of the czar and Queen Wilhelmina to the telegrams sent to them by the confer¬ ence on Thursday. The president, M. De Staal, theu addressed the delegates on the subject of the labors before them, and it was decided not to publish the speech. It was learned during the day that he placed the question of mediation and arbitration in the forefront during his speech. The question of the laws of war rendering war as humane as pos¬ sible by the extension of the regula tions already existing was theu touch ed upon by the president and he rel egated the question of the reduction of armaments to the third place. FINAL ORDERS GIVEN For Payment of the Three Millions To the Cuban Army. A special from Havana says: fhe order for the payment of the Cuban troops and the delivery of their arms to the mayors of the various munici palities under the supervision of the civil governors was signed by Governor General Brooke Saturday. The first payment of the troops has been set for May 27th at the^foot of the Prado in Havana, and the second for May 30th at Santiago de las Vegas, in Havana province. other The payments in will be continued at places the nrovince day by day thereafter. political ambitions I would not miss that chance.” Speaking of the situation, Admiral Dewey said: “I believe we are near the end. The in¬ surgents are fast going to pieces. The send¬ ing of a third commission shows that they believe this commission means business.” Captain Walker, of the Concord, the last of the commanders in battle at Manila, went to the admiral and said: “Don’t leave me behind.” So he was relieved and went home on the Olympia along with Admiral Dewey. DEWET ITINERARY, Navy Department Will Soon Issue a Bul¬ letin for the Public. A Washington special says: So far the navy department knows nothing except in the most general way of the itinera¬ ry of Admiral Devrey’s cruise from Manila to New York. He has reported that he will come by the Suez canal route and has not indicated officially how long he will take in mak iug the trip. The actual departure of the Olympia was made known in the following five words coming by cable from Captain Baker at Manila: “Olympia, Hong Kong. Assumed cammand.” The understanding at the navy de¬ partment is that the admiral will spend about two weeks at Hong Hong, for the Olympia is to be docked aud her drab war paint must be covered with the spotless white which makes the American naval ship the most beauti fuf in the world. In the absence of other information, it is assumed that the Olympia from Hong Kong will follow the usual coui’se of the warships coming home by way of the Suez canal. She will touch first after Hong Kong at Singa pore, then at Columbo, then, perhaps, at Aden, at the entrance of the Red sea, to take on a crew of Lascars to fire the boilers in the intensely hot passage through the sea aud the Suez canal. Stops will be made of necessity at Suez and at Port Said. It is assumed that Malta will be touched, and per haps Genoa or Nice before reaching Gibraltar. Leaving the Mediterra nead, the Olympia will stand straight across the Atlantic, though she may put in at Azores for two days, The time that should be occupied by such a trip is variously estimated by naval officers, but the average is about seventy days from date. However, the public will soon be able to get a more accurate knowledge of the itinerary, for within a few days the navy department will be in possession of the schedule of the ship’s movements. -VIEWED OLD BATTLEFIELDS. President Takes In the Shenandoah Valley On Homeward Trip. The president and Mrs. McKinley, with the friends who accompanied them, reached Washington at 5:30 Sat¬ urday afternoon. The outing has been of great benefit to the president and he resumes his official duties thor¬ oughly refreshed aud invigorated. The party left E[ot Springs,Va., Fri¬ day night and Saturday traveled slow¬ ly through the Shenandoah valley, rich in beautiful scenery and points of his¬ toric interest. Thirty-five years ago Mr. McKinley, as assistant adjutant general on the staff of General Crook, marched through the same valley par¬ ticipating in the heavy fighting which occurred during Sheridan’s famous raid. The president went over this ground and from the rear platform of the spe¬ cial train which carried him recalled with great distinctiveness the places which saw so much bloodshed. The J . roadways and statious were lined with people to catch a glimpse of the chief of the nation* or to warmly grasp his hand where brief stops were made. NEBRASKANS GREET SCHLEY. Omaha Citizens Tender Rear Admiral a Grand Reception. In the face of a biting wind of a I raw day, 10,000 people attended a public reception tendered Rear Ad miral Schley in Omaha Saturday. The rotunda of the city hall was elaborately decorated and from 4 until 6 o’clock a constant stream of humanity passed through. closing the When the hour for re ception came there were still people in I lino. As he drove away in a carriage a large crowd around tbe city hall cheered him vigorously. In the even j iug Admiral Schley was banqueted I by the members of the Loyal Legion. associated press Holds Annual Meeting in Chicago, Elect Three New Directors and Have Banquet. The annual meeting of the Associ¬ ated Press of the United States was held at Chicago Wednesday morning in the public hall of the Aditorium hotel. Mr. Yietor F. Lawson, of The Chicago Morning Record and Evening News, presided, and 1,000 shares of stock were represented. The usual routine business of the association, which comprises every leading news paper in the United States, morning and evening, was transacted, the most important*business being the election of directors as successors to those whose terms expire this year. In the ballot for new directors Mr. Clark Howell, editor of The Atlanta Constitution, presented by the unani¬ mous action of the newspapers of the southern states, from the Potomac to the Rio Grande, led in the number of votes received. The terms of three directors expired—Messrs. Stephen O’Meara, of The Boston Journal; A. J. Barr, of The Pittsburg Post, and Leopold Markbreit, of The Cincinnati Volksblatt. There was also a vacancy for one year occasioned by the resignation of Mr. Clayton McMichael, of The Phila¬ delphia North American, he having re¬ signed, through having recently sold The North American to the Waaa maliers, of Philadelphia, and the Philadelphia members having united on Mr. McLean, of The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, as his successor for the unexpired term, Mr. McLean was elected to succeed Mr. McMichael for the unexpired term of one year, and in the choice of the three new three year directors, Mr. Clark Howell re¬ ceived an overwhelming majority of the votes cast, the other two members elected being Messrs. A. J. Barr and Leopold Markbreit. Mr. Howell was placed in nomina¬ tion by Mr. H. H. Cabaniss, of the At¬ lanta Evening Journal, and his nomi¬ nation was seconded by every newspa¬ per in the south Atlantic and gulf states. His vote far surpassed that of any other nominee, he receiving the enthusiastic support not only of the southern, but also the New England, western and Pacific states newspapers. The following resolution was unani¬ mously adopted: “Resolved, That the Associated Press notices with pleasure the en¬ couragement by the newspapers throughout the country of the propo¬ sition by Rear Admiral Upshur to The Brooklyn Eagle that a home be secured for Admiral Dewey at the national capital by public subscription. “Resolved, That we recognize in the national committee of the Dewey house fund a fitting body to which to send the funds secured by subscrip¬ tions secured by newspapers from their readers and from other sources, and that we commend the object and the method without reserve to the news¬ papers and periodicals of the United States.” The annual banquet was held at the Auditorium hotel Wednesday night. NEGROES WERE FOOLED. They Met to Hear Dickerson Talk About Pensions. Fifteen hundred Kansas City ne¬ groes congregated at the Second Afri¬ can Baptist church in that city Tues¬ day night to listen to an appeal for help from I. H. Dickerson, of Nash xille, a negro who reached the town the day before, posing as the general manager of the ex-Slave Mutual Re¬ lief, Bounty and Pension Association of the United States. He was alleged to be collecting money to secure pen¬ sions for ex-slaves. Major Charles Anderson, special United States examiner, was on hand with a United States deputy marshal prepared to arrest Dickerson when he should appear. He had apparently been informed of the state of affairs and failed to meet his engagement. The audience became restless after waiting au hour and spoke their sentiments freely. Major Anderson finally addressed them, declaring Dickerson to be a fraud, and the gathering dispersed, but not without mutterings of disgust. Ten Millions In Gold Bars. The United States assay office at New York shipped to the Philadelphia mint $10,000,000 in gold bars Wednes¬ day. DISQUIETING ISSUE DROPPED. High Joint Commission Relieved oi Boundary Contention. As a result of a conference held at the foreign office in London between Lord Salisbury, Sir Julian Panncefote and Ambassador Choate, the latter acting under direct instructions from Secretary Hay, it can now be predicted that the high joint commission to ad¬ just the issues between the United States and Canada will be reassembled during the coming summer or early fall. The negotiations have taken a new turn by the suggestion that the Alas kau boundary question be submitted to arbitration. USED A WINCHESTER Woman Shoots Down a Midnight Prowler. TRIED TO ENTER HER ROOM Mrs. Wood’s Husband Was Away At the Time and She Was AH Alone. Mrs. James Wood, ef Esom Hill district, Paulding county, Ga., sent a ball crashing into a negro’s brain shortly after midnight Thursday night and thereby escaped the clutches of a negro assailant who was seeking to enter her bedroom. A few hours after the fearless use of the winchester Mrs. Wood’s husband found the dead body of the negro lying under the window through which he was trying to enter when the brave woman pulled the trigger in self defense. • Mrs. Wood is the wife of one of the most successful and prominent plant¬ ers in that section of Paulding county. He is a progressive man and finds it necessary to be away from home a good deal. He and his family are close readers of the papers, and of course have not overlooked the many assaults upon defenseless women throughout the south by law-defying negroes. More than once the matter has been discussed by the man and his wife, and as a precaution Mr. Wood taught his wife how to handle the pistol ami the gun and has kept good weapons with¬ in her reach at all times when he was away from home. It was Mrs. Wood’s custom to keep her winchester in one place at all times. This was near the head of her bed. . Thursday Mr. Wood found it neces¬ sary to leave home. He knew he could not return until late at night, and so informed his wife. At the usual hour Mrs. Wood, after seeing that the doors and windows of her home were all se¬ curely locked, retired. Her winches¬ ter was near her bed, and though alone, she felt no uneasiness and soon fell asleep. How long she slept she does not know, but it must have been late in the night when she was awak¬ ened by a noise at one of the windows of her bedroom. The room was dark, but outside there was some light, the night being clear. Leaning against the side of the house, she saw plainly the head and shoulders of a man. She could not tell at first whether it was a white man or a negro, but she knew no one had any business there at that hour. Quietly *She reached for her winchester. Just then both hands outside the window were raised so as to catch the sash. There was a movement as though an effort was being made to hoist the window. Mrs. Wood watched all this closely and then cautiously raising her gun, but without moving her head from the pillow, she pulled the trigger. Not knowing what was the effect of her shot, Mrs. Wood half expected every second to see the face appear at the window, again, and had made up her mind to try a second shot the instant it came up. But no face appeared. Mrs. Wood did not feel safe in leav¬ ing her bed for the purpose of making an investigation, and decided the best thing she could do would be to remain quiet until her husband should return. During the interval she bore up well, realizing that if danger were still pres¬ ent she would need all her self-control. An hour or more passed—it seemed an age to the lonely woman—before her husband came. Then it was that she gave way. Her husband finally quieted her aud listened to the recital of her horrible experience. Mr. Wood quickly found the hole the bullet had made through the window, and then left the house to investigate. Under the window he found the body of a ne¬ gro already growing stiff. The ball had struck him in the center of the forehead aud buried itself deep in the negro’s brain, causing instant death. NO MESSAGES SUNDAY. Department Heard From Neither Otis Or Brooke During Day. There was a lack of news in official quarters at Washington Sunday from General Otis at Manila or General Brooke at Havana. The president and war department officials were awaiting with much in¬ terest advices expected from General Otis regarding the outcome of the meeting between the commissions rep¬ resenting the United States and Aguiu aldo, though the belief expressed by the Amerieau commander at Manila, that the insurgents want an armistice as a condition precedent to treating for peace. “He Laughs Best Who Laughs Last.” A hearty lauah indicates a degree of good health obtain¬ able through pure blood. As but one person in ten has pure blood , the other nine should purify the blood with Hood's Sarsaparilla first, . last Then and they can laugh for P^f f hap¬ all the time , with good e health piness comes HeverOsjtpn.r.s Hfcod'ilSno^nre llww UU; theawt-trrttatlng *n4 Useful Philippine Bonnets. The hat of a Philippine woman is useful in almost any emergency. It is made of palm loaf or rattan, and has a brim so wide that it serves as an um¬ brella In case of need. Two women may sometimes be seen sheltered un¬ der one hat as they cross the street In the rain. But this broad-brimmed hat is not only an umbrella and a head covering, it answers well as a basket, and In the market the women display their fruit or fish upon it, placing it on the ground before them—Scientific American. It is said, that in Stuttgart, Gei> many, all horse trucks and wagons are to be (banished from the streets after a certain period of time. Rhyme and Heason. There is a new song going the rounds of the press and it runs as follows: We.don't want to buy at your place. We won’t trade there any more; You'll be sorry when you see us Giiug In some other store. You can’t sell us any stale goods, We have opened wide our eyes; We don't want to trade at your store, ’Cause you do not advertise. L. 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