SLAIN IN SAMOA.
Americana and British Fall Into
an Ambuscade.
Tlalaafa's Savages Killed Tlirre OlH
cersand Four Marines Over
l»n«rr«d by Vastly Superior
Kuuibrrn Hrltlsh t.uii
boats Sciii Iti Apia.
Auckland, X. 7.., April 13. —Advices
from Apia, Samoa, say that on the ar
rival of the British cruiser Tauranga
at Apia the British and American con
suls issued a proclamation to give Ma
taafa a last chance and that the French
priests also used their influence, but
all efforts failed and the rebels con
tinued their depredations. Property
was destroyed and roads were barri
caded. On March 29 the enemy was
sighted at Naguigi and machine guns
and a seven-pounder tvere used. The
friendlies also attacked the enemy dur
ing the latter's retreat and several
rebels were killed. The friend lies
carried one head through Apia, which
made Capt. Stuart so furious that he
threatened to shot any man found tak
ing heads. The king then issued a proc
lamation forbidding the practice.
Expeditions in armed cutters belong
ing- to the Tauranga and Porpoise are
doing considerable execution against
Mataafa's strongholds along the coast.
The British forces are being assisted
by 100 Samoans. Forty-six of Mataa
fa's boats and several villages have
been destroyed.
On April 1 a force of 214 British and
Americans and 150 friendlies was sur
prised in ambush at the German plan
tation of Vaslelo. The rebel force
opened fire on the Anglo-American.
The friepdlies bolted, but the marines
and blua jackets stood their ground
splendidly, Americans and British tir
ing shoulder to shoulder.
The automatic gun with the landing
party became jammed and the Ameri
cans and l'.ritish were practically at
the mercy of the rebels. But "retreat"
■was sounded three times before the
marines and blue jackets retired. I.ieut.
Angel 11. Freeman, of the Tauranga,
who was in command of he allied
force, was shot through the heart,
Lieut. Philip Lansdale and ICnsign
Monaghan, of the I'nited States crui
ser Philadelphia, and two British and
two American sailors were also killed.
The same night tht? friendlies found
the bodies of the officers, headless. The
bodies were buried with all honors at
Mulinuu. Their heads were subse
quently brought in by some French
priests and tlie graves were reopened
and the heads buried with the bodies.
The loss of the enemy is not known,
but probably 50 rebels were killed and
many were wounded. The bodies of
three rebels were found near the spot
where Lieut. Lansdale and Ensign
Monaghan were killed. The priests
buried .'!S rt-bels, and much blood was
seen on the road over which the Ma
taafans had been dragging away their
dead and wounded. There were also
pools of blood behind the cocoanut
trees, the bullets from the \merican
and British rides going right through
thick trees and killing men hiding be
hind them. Some of the rebels tired
from the tops of cocoanut palms.
The managed of the (ierinan planta
tion has been arrested and detained
en board the Tauranga, on affidavits
declaring that he was seen urging the
rebels to fight.
In a previous engagement 27 of Ma
taafa's warriors were killed, and there
were no casualties among the Euro
pean force.
Sydney, V S. W.. April 13.—The Brit
ish cruiser Wallaroo and the British
gunboat Goldfinch have been ordered
to proced to Samoa.
Washington, April 13. JThe following
dispatch from Admiral Kautz has been
received: "'On April 1 while the com
bined forces of the l'.ritish and I'nited
States under Lieut. Freeman, British
navy, were reconnoitering near Apia,
they were ambushed. Deeply regret
to announce the death of Lieut. Philip
Lansdale, Ensign John 71. Monaghan,
Cockswain .lames Butler, Ordinary Sea
man Norman Edsal and five men
wounded, belonging to the Philadel
phia. The British loss in killed was
two men and Lieut. Freentan."
Government officials believe that the
Samoan situation is one that will
yield to sensible and coo! treatment if
all the parties to the Berlin treaty are
sincere in an effort to prevent further
trouble. As put by a cabinet officer,
the killing of the sailors has not ma
terially changed the general problem,
though it adds to the difficulty of deal
ing with the situation. The only of
ficial news received was contained fn
Admiral Kautz's cablegram.
Both the Britjsh and German embas
sies here last night received long cable
grams from their foreign offices re
porting on the developments in Samoa.
That from London was from the Brit
i' h consul at Apia and said the casual
ties were one British officer killed, two
or three American officers killed and
five American sailors wounded, with
two English sailors wounded. The
purport of the German dispatch is not
known.
Berlin, April 13.- Sir Frank Lascelles,
the British ambassador, conferred with
Baron Buelow, the German foreign
minister, until a late hour last evening.
The result of tin* conference has not
yet developed definitely, but it is said
that an agreement was reached re
specting the commission. Evidently
the German government is doing its ut
most to avoid irritating Great Britain
and the United States.
I■■<!ielmeii t Again*! UIIIIIIFIIX Killed.
Wntertown. N. Y.. April 13. —Justice
Pardon ('. Williams last night handed
down his decision in the motion made
to discharge the indictment against
Poland B. Molineaux, charged with
sending poison to Harry Cornish, which
caused the death of Mrs. Adams in
New York last December. Justice
Williams dismisses the indictment on
the ground that other than legal evi
dence was considered by the grand
jury and directs that the case be
resubmitted to the grand jury now sit
ting. or to the next grand jury tirat
shall sit in New York.
NOT FIT TO RULE.
Filipinos Admit Their Own Inability
Iv (■uTfrn.
Manila, April 13.—The United States
Philippine cominisioners are hearing
the leading residents of various nation
alities, priests and Spainards, numbers
of them appearing voluntarily, on the
subject of the future of the islands.
The questions put to all are:
Do you believe the Filipinos are call
able of self-government in the town
ships?
Do you believe the Filipinos are call
able of self-government in the prov
inces?
Do you believe the Filipinos are cap
able of self-government in the archi
pelago?
All of those who have been interro
gated, including Filipinos who sympa
thize with independence, have replied
to the third question with remarkable
unanimity in the negative. Indepen
dence. they say, would result in chaos,
endless tribal wars and European in
tervention. A few think provincial
self-government is practicable, but
most of them favor self-government in
the townships, with a form of Ameri
can supervision protecting the inhabi
tants against the peculations and ex
tortions which their experience with
the Spanish regime has led them to
consider the natural perquisites of of
ficialdom.
The commercial classes urge the
sending of detachments of \merican
troops, each numbering 100 men, to oc
cupy the towns in the southern pro
vinces and in the Yisaya islands, now
held by small bands of Tagalos. They
declare the natives find the Tagalo op
pression worse than Spanish oppres
sion and they will welcome the Ameri
cans.
Gen. Luna, who retired from the com
mand of the Filipino forces and was
editing a newspaper at San Francisco
del Monte, his retirement being due
to the fact that the Filipinos rebelled
at his rigid discipline, has been recalled
to the command. This is taken as
showing that the rebel army Is only
kept together by harsh measures.
FOUR KILLED, 12 INJURED.
IteMilt of llie Collapse of a llrldge In
frocPNb of Krectlon Near New York
tity.
New York, April 12. —The tempo
rary superstructure of the big Willis
"venue bridge now being built over
the Harlem river collapsed Tuesday
afternoon, killing four men and seri
ously injuring six, one of whom may
die. Twelve or more other workmen
also received injuries of a more or less
serious nature. The dead are Lewis
Beattie, William Delaney, Walter De
laney and Thomas Grady, masons' help
ers.
The most seriously injured are
Charles Pursley, skull fractured, will
probably die; Joseph Perry, head
crushed; Daniel Sheehan, hurt about
the head and arms crushed; S. C. Wold,
crushed about the head and body; Si
mon Med bo, crushed.
The accident was caused by too
•Treat a weight being put on the trav
eling derrick that crosses the super
structure.
The superstructure connected the
north shore sustaining wall with a pier
and was a flimsy affair stretching 300
feet across deep water, built in three
sections, one aliove another, to a height
of about HO feet. Over this a massive
traveling crane or carrier was oper
ated. Twenty-five to 30 men were em
ployed on the structure when the col
lapse occurred.
A heavy load of steel beams was be
ing sent out on thi- crane when the
timbers gave way and the entire struc
ture went down with a crash. As the
supporting timbers began fo give, the
heavily laden crane ran rapidly for
ward for a short distance and toppled
into the river. An it went down the
upright crashed into the workmen,
striking the Delaneys and Seattle,
killing them instantly and terribly
mangling their bodies. Many of the
men were carried down in the wreck.
Only a few succeeded in getting to the
pier.
A TALE OF TWO CITIES.
Street far Lines at Wheeling, W. Vs.,
and Ray City, .Uleli., are Tied Ip on
Account of Strikes.
Wheeling, W. Va., April 12.—The
street car strike continues. The com
pany ran eight cars yesterday, quitting
at sundown. The patronage was
practically nothing. There were scenes
of disorder on the South Side during
the day, consisting usually of piling
obstructions on the track. Some of
the outside men deserted the com
pany. Last night the barns in the
southern part of the city were again
attacked by boys and young men. Be
yond the breaking of some windows, no
damage was done.
Judge Jackson, of the United States
court sitting at Parkersburg, has
granted an injunction restraining the
strikers and public from interfering
with the operating of cars on the
Wheeling street car lines.
Bay City. Mich., April 12. The com
mon council, having appointed a com
mittee to endeavor to bring about a
settlement of the street railway strike.
Mayor McEwan yesterday requested
the railway company not to attempt to
run cars, fearing that violence would
ensue. The request was complied with.
\ conference between the council com
mittee. the street railway officials and
strikers resulted in nothing.
Interference with the operation of
lines is increasing, obstructions being
placed on the tracks in ail directions
outside of the business center.
A lid the l.ootiii|i Slopped.
Washington. April 12. —-The incoming
mail from Manila bring many queer
stories of events connected with the
war. When McArthur led the first
onslaught upon the insurgent strong
hold the military commanders were
amazed at the extent of the looting
practiced by the non-combatants. The
Chinese took a leading part in the loot
ing. and it had been concluded to shoot
some of these Chinese looters when an
officer cut off the queues of six Chi
nese who had been taken red handed
and looting stopped and the Chinese
disappeared.
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY,. APRIL 20, 1899.
WOMEN OUTLIVE MEN.
Observation* of Prof*>Rßor Huchner
Shovr Many More Ff uialt* Ceu
tenarlauM Than slnU«.
It is strange but true that the most
delicate child often outlives his
stronger brother or sister. Many in
stances are on record of the long sur
vival of those who seemed destined to
die early. It is said of Voltaire, who
lived to be 84 years old, that he was
so delicate at birth iie could not be
baptized for several months. Sir Isaac
Newton, the doctors said, would not
live a week, but. he celebrated his
eighty-fifth birthday. Fontenelle lived
to be 100, although he was so frail at
birth that the priest had togo to his
home to baptize him.
Even more interesting than tliisis the
statement by Prof. liuchner that it is
GEN. IRVING HALE, U. S. V.
This gallant officer who led the advance of the American troops on Malolos, the
capital of the Philippine insurgents, enjoys the distinction of being the youngest
genera! officer in the United States army. He was born in Rochester, N. Y., In
1861. graduated from West I'oint in 1884, and then served for a time in the engineer
corps of the army. Later he resigned and became connected with an com
pany at Denver, Col. At the beginning of the Spanish war he became colonel of
the First Colorado regiment, but was promoted quickly to a brigadier generalship
on account of bravery in the field.
possible for a woman to preserve her
youthful beauty even to her old age,
or. in some instances, to regain it. The
marquise of Mirubeau died at 80 with
all the marks of youth in her face.
Margaret Verdun at 65 smoothed out
the wrinkles, her hair grew again and
her third set of teeth appeared. Cases
of this third dentition are not rare.
The professor has still further hope
for the fair sex in the announcement
that women live longer than men. Our
French woman, Marie Prioux, who died
in 1838, was said to be 158 years old.
Statistics of the various countries on
this point are remarkable. In Germany
only- 413 of 1,000 males reach the age
of 50, while more than 500 of 1,000 fe
males reach that age. In the United
States there are 2,583 female to 1,398
male centenarians. In France, of ten
centenarians seven were women and
only three men. In the rest of Kurope,
of 21 centenarians 16 were women.
The oldest person now living is held
CARRYING THE MAIL IN INDIA.
The Tndian Cycle and General Engineering company has contracted with the
government for the conveyance of mails on bicycles, thereby effecting considerable
economy and acceleration In transit. At the time of the outbreak of the plague in
Bangalore, when great difficulty was experienced in keeping up communication be
tween the different offices, the company came forward with trained riders, and so
thoroughly demonstrated the utility o£ the cycle that the men have since been per
manently engaged by the government.
to be Annie Armstrong, who is 117
years old. and lives in a little town in
County Clare, Ireland.
l.iKlitlioiiMe in u Cemetery.
Throughout the world there are hun
dreds of lighthouses dotted along the
coast, but a lighthouse in the midst of
a cemetery is a rare tiling. Such a
one. however, has recently Ijenn effect
ed in the cemetery at Ulverston, Lan
cashire, Kngland. A Miss Wilson had it
built in memory of her father, who died
over a year ago. The structure, which
is 2.'! foct in height and eight feet in.
diameter, is constructed of white Car
rara marble.
A Singular ll«*<aue*t.
It has been stated that John Walter,
of tin- London Times, left a legacy to
his daughter one of the advertising col
umns of the Thunderer. It brought
the lady a steady income of $l5O a day
—enough to keep her from poverty.
SNAKE CHARMERS.
Hardy Anierlonn Indiaon Wlio Cnrrj
I4altl<*rn In Their
Mouth*.
It is generally supposed that the ser
pents exhibited by snake charmers
have been deprived of their fangs, and
this is doubtless often the case, while
one instance at least is recorded in
which the mouth of the snake had
been sewn together to prevent it from
biting, says the Westminster Ileview.
The writer noticed at the Ceylon exhi
bition, given some years ago in Lon
don, that one of the snake charmers,
finding the cobra he was exhibiting
becoming too lively and aggressive,
seized the reptile by the neck and thrust
it hastily into the small round basket
in which it was carried, at the same
time pushing it with a voluminous
white cloth, at which it bit savagely.
Having almost closed the liil of the
basket, the man drew away the cloth
violently, thus doubtless dragging out
the fang's which were fastened in it.
He then secured the basket and car
ried it away.
This, of course, required a large
amount of cool courage, as well as
great quickness of hand and eye, all
which qualities must be doubly neces
sary in capturing and taming these
deadly reptiles. But if we are aston
ished by the skill and dexterity dis
played by Indian snake charmers, still
more must we marvel at the hardihood
of the American Indians, who, in their
snake dances, not only handle the dead
ly rattlesnake with impunity, but ab
solutely carry it about in their mouths.
Ilplaltve Importance of I,otter*.
To those who have never considered
the subject it might appear that each
letter is of equal importance in the
formation of words, but the relative
proportions required in the English lan
guage are these: A, 85; b, 1(1; e, 30; d.
44; e, 120; 112, 25; g, 17; h, 04; i, 80; j,4;
k, 8; 1, 40; m, 30; u, 80; o, 80; p, 17; q,
5; r, (>i; s, 80; t, 90; u, 34; v, 12; w, 20;
\, 4; y, 20; 2. It. is this knowledge
of how frequently one letter is used
compared with others that enables
erpytogram readers to unravel so many
mysteries.
Cliinese Detective*.
The Chinese detective force is a se
cret body, and the best organized in the
world. They have an eye upon every
man, woman or child, foreign or na
tive, in China, and, iu addition, watcli
each other.
Milken Tliem Wliirl.
The tube of a 12-incli gun, which is
used in some warships, lias 50 spiral
grooves inside, which causes the shot tc
revolve at the rate of 75 times perse <
ond as it rushes through the air.
WILL NOT RESIGN
Mr. Alger Denies that He Is
to Quit the Cabinet.
HE RETURNS FROM CUBA.
The Resources of that Island ami
Porto Rico Amaze Him.
COMPLIMENTS OUR SOLDIERS
He Afllrm* that the Amprloaii Army of
Occupation In Well tared lor und In
Kxrellenl Condition—(iraud Future
In Store lor the Inlander*.
Washing-ton, April 1 s.—Secretary Al
ger last night put a quietus on the per
sistent reports that he contemplated
retirement from the cabinet, by a posi
tive Statement that the reports were
absolutely without foundation ind that
unless some unforeseen contingency
arises he proposes to remain secretary
of war throughout this administration.
Secretary Alger had his attention called
to recent rumors that he. would resign
after the investigation into the con
duct of the war and incident matters
cease and that his successor already
dad been determined upon.
Me said all statements of that char
acter were false; that he has not en
tertained any such intention and that
they were instigated with the evident
purpose of attempting to force hi:n to
leave the cabinet. He authorized the
press to make an absolute denial of the
reports of his contemplated resignation
nnd to announce once for all, in the
strongest terms possible, that he would
remain in his present office throughout
his regular term of office.
,\fr. Alger returned last night from
his trip to Cuba and I'orto Kico, where
he spent the last three weeks making
i personal investigation of conditions
in those islands. During his trip he
conferred with the commanding offi
cers of the Cuban provinces, visiting
four provinces. Secretary Alger said:
"T had no adequate idea of the wonder
ful possibilities of Cuba and I'orto
Rico before my investigation. All that
I ever imagined has be?n more than
realized. Under no circumstances
would I now consent to the surrender
of I'orto Kico, which is now our terri
tory. nor would I place the slightest
check upon the great work which is
beingT done for Cuba.
"The problems are meeting satisfac
tory solution and I see no reason to
fear the future. Xone of the serious
questions which have already arisen or
will arise are insurmountable. Havana
is beginning to feel the benefits of
American control and the advance will
be enormous. People of the Cnited
States must realize what cleanliness
in Havana and other Cuban cities
menas to this country, and that with
the removal of unsanitary conditions
the scourge of fever will not continue
to menace our southern states, thoug-h
there will be sporadic cases, of course.
"I never saw a finer body of men
than the American soldiers now in
Cuba. They are like princes, athletic
in build and bronzed and hearty in ap
pearance. They seemed contented and
♦he Cnited States has every reason to
feel proud of them. They are having
no friction with the people. I found
harmony everywhere. There are few
troops now in Cuba except, regulars
and the number of the latter may be
reduced. The people respect the au
thority of the United States and are,
is a whole, law-abiding and peaceful.
All the American troops are being
quartered in excellent permanent bar
racks and the hospitals are of the best.
"I believe it is a mistake to believe
that fortunes can be made quickly in
Cuba. though there is a great deal of
\merican money invested there. Tt
will take years to raise a people unac
customed to what we consider even
the necessaries of life, to a degree
where they will require a great amount,
of manufactured goods, this being true
mainly of the rural population. The
cities, however, are full of business.
Education among the poorer classes
is what is most needed in the island.
"The poorer class of Porto Ricans
live under conditions that an Ameri
can would not accept. Their houses
are extremely poor and they live from
hand to mouth. American ownership
of the island would mean a great ad
vance in their condition and they ap
preciate this fact."
Small Note* to he Increased.
Washington, April 15. —In anticipa
tion of a largely increased demand for
notes of small denominations when the
fall crop movement begins, the secre
tary of the treasury is arranging to
increase the treasury holdings of these
small notes, raising the capacity for
production of ones, twos, fives and
tens from $492,000 per day to $780,000
or SBOO,OOO a day.
Morplif I* ICxtradited.
Kansas City. April 15.—United States
Commissioner Xuckols has decided
that Santiago Morphy, charged with
embezzling $70,000 from the .National
bank of the City of Mexico, should be
turned ovt*r to the Mexican officials
who came after him.
Acquitted Three of the 13,
Charleston, S. C., April 15. —In the
Lake (.'Uy lynching case yesterday the
government consented to a verdict of
not guilty against three of the K! par
ties under indictment, the evidence be
ing considere insufficient. ['lie gov
ernment has practically closed the case.
The disqualification of f.ee. one of the
two men who turned state's evidence,
materially weakened the prosecution.
A nti-'l'ru*t l.cifinlatlon.
Austin. Tex., April 15. An anti-trust
bill following closely the Arkansas
law, has been introduced in the legisla
ture and will undoubtedly be passed.
" Trust Not to
Appearances."
That which seems hard to
bear may be a great blessing. \
Let us take a lesson from the
rough iveatheof Spring. It
is doing good despite appear
ances. Cleanse the system
thoroughly; rout out all
impurities from the blood
with that greatest specific,
Hood's Sarsaparilla.
Instead of sleepless nights, with con
sequent irritableness and an undone,
tired feeling, you will have atone and a
bracing air that will enable you to enter
into every day's work with pleasure.
Remember, flood's neter disappoint».
Goitre —"Goitre was so expensive in
medical attendance that I let mine go.
It made me a perfect wreck, until I took
Hood's Sarsaparilla which entirely cured
me." MRS. THOMAS JONES, 120 South St..
Utica, N. Y.
Running Sores— "Five years ago my
affliction came, a running sore on my leg,
causing me great anguish. Hood's fiarsa
pariila healed the sore, which has never re
turned." MRS. A. W. BARRETT, 89 Powell
Street, Lowell, Mass.
(Mbcchi ScVtAatMVutta
Hood's Pills cure liver Ills; the non-irritating unj
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The White Man'a Burden
Is paying rent for a poor farm. Now is ths
time to secure a good farm on the line ol
the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Kail
way in Marinette County, Wisconsin, where
the crops are of the best, work plenty, fins
markets, excellent climate, pure soft water,
land sold cheap and on long time. Why
rent a farm when you can buy one for less
than you pay for rent? Address C. E. Rol
lins, Land Agent, 161 La Salle St., Chica
go, 111.
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—"When you get in late at night, do you
always tell your wife where you have spent
the evening?" Jones—"Not always. Some
times I don't know."—Ohio State Journal.
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