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SAMOANS IN REBELLION
Kaiser’s Counsel Plots to Form a
Dictatorship.
GERMAN S VIOLATE TEE ATY
Americans Forced to Flce~—British and
United States Census wi ii Aid. of. Soil-
ors Reinsmte Justice in POXVr'l
Auckland, N. 2., Jan. 19.-—Samoan
advices just receitcd here say ‘hal.
Chief Justice Chambers on December
31 declared Malietoa Tanus to have.
.been elected king. 111 succt ssion to
King Malletoa, who recently died.
The chief justice also announced that
.Tamasese had been elected vice king.
Chief Mataafa was disqualified.
The consuls of the United States and
Great Britain and the captains of the
German warship Fa lke and the Brit-
ish warship Po1poise met the Herman
consul, who 1efused to recognize Malic—
toa Tanus and declined to operate in
the dispersal of the Samoans, who
thereupon assembled in force at Mull—
nu, armed themselves and surrounded
the municipality.
Malietoa Tanus and Tamasesé must-
ered about two thousand men, well
armed, but supplied with defective am~
munition.
The British and American consuls
endeavored to avert hostilities, but
they began on January 1. Malietoa
Tanus and Tamasese fought bravely,
but five hundred of their followers
were captured. Then, disheartened
and outnumbered, the two chiefs
sought refuge on the British warship,
and their followers sought protection
under the guns of the Porpose.-
Mataafa’s loss was sixty-one killed.
and wounded, and Malietoa Tanus lost
twelve men killed and wounded.
The foreign residents were placed un-
der the protection of a detachment of
men belonging to the British warship.
and Chief Justice Chambers and his
family went on board of her.
The followers of Mataafa looted and
burned Apia, destroyed the plantations
'and pillaged in the country.
The consuls later decided to recognize
Mataafa and his chiefs as a provisional
government, pending the receipt of in-
structions from the powers.
Afterward, Dr. Rafael and the Ger-
man cons‘ul closed the supreme court.
declaring that the power was vested in
them.
The British and American consuls
then appealed to the captain of the
British warship Porpoise, who landed
- a force of bluejackets, and Chief Jus-
tice Chambers, under their guard, tool:
his seat.
Mataafa held aloof from these last
developments. The excitement contin-
ues. -
Melbourne, Victoria, Jan. 19.-—Advic-
as received here from Samoa. last eve-
ning, under date of January 12, say
there has been fighting there owing to
the decision of Chief Justice Chambers
in favor of Malletoa Tanus, one of the
candidates for the throne in succession
to King Malietoa.
It is added that the native followers
of Mataafa, the rival aspirant to the
kingship, were victorious. Seventy—
three men were killed or wounded.
Washington, Jan. 19.-—The situation
in the Samoan islands is realized here
to be full of gravity. For some time
there has been an exchange of corre-
spondence between the three govern-
ments who am parties to the treaty of
Berlin respecting the choice of a suc-
cessor to King Malletoa, and some of
the friction developed owing to the
strict adherence of the United States
government to the terms of the trea-
Youthful Pyromaniac.
Bristol, Conn., Jan. 19.--Lizzie Tay-
lor the fourteen year old adopted
daughter of W. S. Taylor of this place
has been committed to the Connecti-
cut Hospital for the Insane, suffering
from a nacute mania for incend'iarism.
The chil’d confessed to seven fires in
Bristol during the last eighteen
months.
Two destroyed the barns owned by
Mr. Taylor and a third partially de-
stroyed the Taylor homestead.
The girl 011 Monday was detected
firing the house, by igniting paper in
he attic.
Sir Henry Irving.
London, Jan. 19.--Harry Furniss, the
rtist, has started a movement for an
nglo-American testimonial to Sir
I cnry Irving, in appreciation of all
hat he has done to raise the dramatic
e rofession.
He suggests that as the old Lyceum
heatre must soon be pulled down, Sir
1 enry be presented by his English
:nd American admirers with a free-
old site, near the old theatre, of a
ew theatre, to be called the Irving
heatre, as a gift from the two 11a”-
ions.
' Fire in 11111115. '
Newcastle, Col.. Jan. 19.--The ,Whee—
-r mine of the Colorado Fuel and Iron
.ompany was discovered to be on fire
ust after the, night shift started to
ork Tuesday night. An alarm was
unded and the men called out.
The number of men in the mine was
bout sixty. Ten men‘ were working
eyond where the fire is supposed to
They have not been seen and may be
prisoncd.
I’m-tel- for Librurian.
Washington, D. 0., Jan. 19.-~It is
ntcd in official circles that the presi-
rnt thinks of appointing his secretary,
1hn Addison Porter, as librarian of.
ungress to succeed the late John Rus-
ll Young.
It is too early for the president to
nouncc what he will do, but Mr. Por-
r’s name heads the list of those
rominently mentioned."
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>111; Uhoute’s Nomination. L“.
”aching/ton, Jan. l9.--The an“
mmittee on foreign relations yester-
y agreed to a favorable report upon
nomination of Joseph H. Choate to
ambassador to Great Britain. '
‘ Griffin,
_claim on the part of the state
‘next summer is the
'11 BE!
THE NICARAGUA CANAL
ACCIDENT TOTHE GRANT.
Caught on the Propeller
shaft. '
New York, Jan. 19. --The United
States transport Grant was not able
to start for Manila with the Fourth
United States infantry yesterday owing
to a slight accident w hich happened to
the vessel.
As she was working out of her dock
one of her propellers picked up a piece
of an old wire hawser. The cable be—
came twisted about the screw in such
a manner that the propeller was stop—
ped and the Grant proceeded to her
anchorage by means of the other pro-
peller. '
Divers were sent down to remove the
hawser and find out how much damage
had been done. It was said later that.
the propeller blades had been bent. A
report from Governor’s island said that
it \vouid take two or three day's to make
Steel H awser
‘ repairs.
The Grant, which has on board the
Fourth United States infantry, and one
battalion of the Seventeenth United
States infantry, was to have started at
ten o’clock yesterday morning on her
long voyage to Manila, by way of the
Suez canal. So many persons had ask-
ed to be allowed to visit the transport
before she set sail that the army au-
tho11t1es had contemplated setting aside
a s pecial day f01 the public to inspect
the ship.
But owing to the shortness of the
time allowed for getting the vessel into
shape, this plan was found impossible.
In lieu of this an order was given to
have the Grant steam up North river
to the Grant monument before leavng
the harbor, so that the people of the
city might have an opportunity to see
her and give her a good send off.
An official party from Washington
arrived in this city yesterday to wit-
ness the departure of the Grant. Ad-
jutant General ,Corbin was one of it,
being present as the representative of
Secretary Alger, who was detained by
the illness of his daughter.
Others in the party were Quarter--
master General M. I. Ludington, Brig-
adier General Henry M. Duffield, Vic-
tor L. Mason, private secretary to Sec-
retary Alger; Major George H. Hop-
kins, aide to Secretary Alger; Senators
warren, Mitchell and Procter of the
Senate committee on military affairs.
and Representatives Fenton, Marsh,
McDonald, Lentz. Jett and
Belknap of the House committee on
military affairs.
Pay of State Troops.
Albany, N. Y., Jan. 19.——It will not
be necessary for the state of New
York to take any further action in re-
gard to the threatened reduction of a
certain amount of money from the pay
due the First, Twelfth, Forty-seventh
and Sixty-ninth regiments of this state
to protect the government from any
for
money paid the soldiers of these‘ reg—
iments between the date of their call
out until they were mustered into the
United States service.
The deduction will not be made by
the war department in view of the
opinion rendered by Comptroller Trace-
well of the treasury.
A telegram was received yesterday
by Governor Roosevelt from Adjutant
General Corbin giving the text of this
opinion, which was made public in
\Vashington Tuesday, and which holds
that no stoppage or deductionshould
be made in a soldier’s pay on account
of any payments made to him by the
governor of a. state 01' state authorities,
as a militiaman, before his acceptance
into the volunteer army of the United
States.
The Chautauqua .Movemcnt. '
Cleveland, 0., Jan. 19.--Business of
much~importanceto the friends of the
Chautauqua movement was transacted
at the annual meeting of the trustees
of the assembly in this city last even—
ing.
-One thing decided upon was the rt-
moval of the headquarters to Cleve-
land.
Hereafter all the publications, in—
cluding the Chautauquan, will. be is-
sued in this city.
One of the projects that are to be
undertaken at the assembly ground
erection of the
building to be called the Hall of Christ,
for which Miss Helen Gould contribu-
ted five thousand dollars.
The structure: which is to be of brick
and terra cotta, will stand upon an em-
inence in the grounds. The hall will
be emblematic of the Savior ,and will
illustrate the different events in his
life.
In the apse will be a colossal figure
of Christ. The cost of the structure
will be $25,000.
The California Scandal.
Sacramento,’ 0211., Jan. 19.——In the in-
vestigation of the charges made by the
San Francisco Call against Howard M.
Wright, speaker of the Assembly, W.
S. Leake, manager of the Call, testi»
fied that the statement and interviews
attributed in the Call to Wright and
to Milton J. Green, manager of U. Sf
Grant’s senatorial campaign, were. true
as stated and were made to him
(Leake) personally.
He told of Wright having confessed
'that he had received 31, 650 from Green
while a candidate for the Assembly,
but that as circumstances had been
such that he could not vote for Grant,
he felt that he ought to return the
money and would soon be in a condi-
tion to do so.
Being- asked if Wright had told him
of money given. to other members of
the legislature for. their campaign ex-
penses, Leake said “Yes.”
Wright had claimed that money had
been paid by Green to Senator Cutter
and to Assemblymen Raw and Jilson.
Extradition With Brazil.
Washington, D. 0., Jan. 19.-~The
president yesterday sent to the Senate
a new extradition treaty betweenthis
country and Brazil.
It was referred to the committee on ' '
foreign relations, and at the meeting '
of that committee was taken up and
referred to a sub-committee.
The treaty is a formal document pro-
viding for the exchange of persons
charged with offenses on the usual4
lines.
Forced to Put in at Halifax.
Halifax, N. 8., Jan. 19.--The steamer
Msnhnnsétt, from Swansea for {Balti-
more, twenty-five days out,~ has p11:
in here short of coal and leaking. Sho'
encountered very 'rough weather.
“lighthouse.
Claims of the Grace-Gragin-Byre
Syndicate.
PLANSAND HOP ES OUTLINED
Its Reprcseutativcs Lefore the House
Committee on Commerce—Connection
from Ocean to Ocean in Three Years
Promised.
Washington, D. C, Jan. 19. -—What is
known as the Grace- -Cragin- -Eyre syn-
dicate, organized to construct the Nic-
aragua canal, had a hearing yesterday
before the House committee on com—
merce.
The syndicate was represented by
Edward F. Cragin of Chicago, who has
been one of the most active figures in
the organizat on; Colonel David Mc—
Clure of Nex. York, attorney for the
syndicate, and Frank S. Washburn,
consulting engineer.
Colonel McClure made the opening
statements, showing the standing of
the syndicate by reading a list of the
financiers constituting it. The list in—
cluded Messrs. John J. Astor, Lew I’.
Morton, Robert Goelet, W. R. Grace,
John D. Crimmins, John A. McCall, E.
R. Ladue, Warner Miller, W. B. Sloan
and many others prominent in bank-
ing and financial circles.
These gentlemen, Colonel McClure
said, had not. embarked on any senti-
mental project; they had examined in-
to the entire question from a strictly
business standpoint. They were satis-
fied with the practicability of the Isth~
mian water“ ay and believed that the
concessions of Nicaragua to the old
Nicaragua Canal Company was about
to expire, going out of existence ’under
the terms of the concession on October
9 next. They determined, therefore, to
take up the matter where it was likely
to be left when the old concession end-
ed.
Mr. Stewart, Republican of New Jer—
sey, asked if this was not a. violation
of the terms of the old concession,
which provided for a renewal.
Colonel McClure did not consider it
a violation, as he said the spirit of
the old concession was that work
should progress steadily. But the offi-
cers of the old company conceded, he
said, that no work had been done since
1893, and in fact no work had been
done since 1889—‘90. So that, he con-
tinued, the work had not proceeded
with ordinary diligence, and it was but
natural to expect that Nicaragua would .
hold that the spirit of the old conces—
sion was not observed. He said he had
no controversy with the old company,
but his statement 'was in response to
questions on the old concession.
"Cith this end in view the syndicate
had gone to Nicaragua and secured a
contract for a concession which was
to come into existence in October when
the old concession terminated.
Lna1'mn Hepburn, Republican of
Iona, asked if this concession came
into existence next October, under the
terms of the contract, without further
action.
Colonel McClure answered that no
further anion was necessary in creat.
ing the concession beyond the details
of the contract. The contract created
a present interest, to begin, like certain
leases, in the future.
\Vhen asked how soon the funds
would be forthcoming and work would
begun, Colonel McClure said:
“I11 three years we will have com-
munication from ocean to ocean. In
a letter to the president the president
of the company says that twenty mil-
lion dollars will be spent at once; we
will have results in three years.”
In reply to questions,‘ Colonel'Mc-
Clure said that the syndicate had paid
one hundrcd thousand dollars to Nic-
aragua, and had agreed to pay four
hundred thousand dollars more in six
months.
He regarded the new concession as
much more advantageous than the old
one, as it was in perpetuity, and also
because it gave rights of control and
police for five miles on either side of
the .route. These benefits made it more
easy to interest capital.
The rights of Costa Rica in the canal
were gone into.
Colonel McClure said that these
rights were not considerable, as the
great highway was across N icaragua.
It was intended, however, to acquire
all rights essential from Costa Rica.
: Is This The Paul Jones? "3
Mobile, Ala., Jan. 9.--A telegram to
1111. Lawrence Jones yesterday, from
Scranton, Miss, at 11.20 a m. says
“Unknown yacht wrécked six miles
from mainland. if anyone on board
should be rescued immediately, as they
would soon drown."
Mr. Jones left here on the Louisville
and Nashville train at 2.15 p. m. for
Scranton, which is forty miles south
of here.
Captain La Bogle of the fishing
smack John W. Hildin, which has ar-
rived here, reports that while cruising
at Chandleur island on January 6 he
was told by Captain Hansen, the light--
house keeper, that the Paul Jones had
stopped there on January 5 and a par—
.ty of ladies and gentlemen visited the
He did" not say what.
course the yacht took after leavingr
the island.
A number of pilots here think the
Paul Jones is-raground in one of the
numerous inlets 1 in-‘Chandleur’s is-
land.
A pilot house shutter has been found
in the water between Cublls Gap and
Pass l‘Outre, size 2 1- 2 by 3 feet. which
Mr. Law1enr:e Jones says is too large
foz the Paul Jones.
Mishap tn the Bermuda.
Noi'foll1.Va.. Jan. 19. --The Bri ish
steamship Bermuda, bound from King-
ston, Jamaica, to Baltimore, with pas--
sengeis and f1ei ht, went ashore at
.Cape Henry Tuesday night. 1
That: was a heavy sea. running and
the captainnlost his bearings. The lift
savers were 011 the scene. but by hard
mark on the pan or the ships crew
the Bermuda floated and proceeded on
her course.
' It is not known whether the vessel is
iniured.
h V'ENIN.G
‘ was invested by the
timed attack.
Jake another fort as long as I lives.
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ROSA BONHEUR AT HOME.
Place “more She Hides Herself From U111
“Tor-id.
Among the great artistic pe1scnaii-
ties of our time none is better appre-
ciated or less known than Rosa Bon-
heur. It. is to art that Rosa Bonheur
has sacrificed everything, burying her-
self in the depths of a forest for from
the world and carefully closing .1e1'
doors against the curious who have
sought out her hermitage, the chateau
of By.
The chateau of By is the only home
of Rosa Bonheur worth mentioning.
The greatest part of her life has been
passed in this house, wnose interior is
strikinglv bizarre and arranged to suit
her special tastes. In 1850 she bought
a piece of ground in the depths of the
forest near Thomery and hadherhouse
built there. It is large and original in
plan, SWewl'at after the Dutch style,
and is filled with beautiful and curious
things. There too is the famous cab-
inet of “ertudcs.” Rosa has never been
Willing to part with any of these.
Then there
long room, containing panels, frames,
brushes, old canvases, photographic
apparatus, in short a thousand things.
It is here that Rosa planes, hammers.
files and saws, a genuine companion
of duty. and so gay, so cheerful with-
al. And what a good comrade this
great artist is, who knows so well the
fitting word of consolation or encour-
agement. uniting with the qualities of
an honest man a true woman’s heart,
simple and loving. -
Her tenderness was well shown in
the care of her dearst friend, Mlle.
Nathalie Micas, her faithful compan-
ion for forty-five years. While young
they 111111 united their destinies and
had aided each other along life’s difii- 7
cult pathway. Upon Mlle. Nathalie
devolved the important duty of super-
intending the household at By. ‘She
watched over and cared for Rosa’s
“pensionnaires,” a numerous family,
not easily managed. Mlle. Nathalie
died in 1893, and the grief of her
adopted sister is of the kind that can
never find consolation—The Interna»
Liouul.
FORCED TO TAKE PITY ON HIM.
Tool; :1 Refusal Fromtho
Girl Eric Loved.
“I happen to know how closely pity
s akin to love." declared the prosper-
)11s merchant to Some of his cronies
who were enjoying his hospitality in
(he library. “I (-1111 draw upon per-
:onm experiepce and am-not‘left to
:bc. 1111001111111: ics of theory.
“Ar 1.11 euty-two I was as love—101'!)
: youth as ever heaved a sigh 01' wrote.
loggrel dittics. She was pretty and
meet and smart. and all that. I was
11g and awkward and undeveloped.
But no one was ever hit harder. l
nocucd, was never happy out of her
51;;ng and robbed my sleep to build
uszlcs in the air with her as the pre-
fuling princess. Girls are always
more mature and wiser at that time
11‘ life. but she was tolerant and con-
:idt‘l'illt‘. to: blind devotion from any
111111 is fluttering to any Woman.
“Time and again I had fixed a time
01- proposing. but my courage would
xoze as fog yields to the sun. and she
md 11 tactful way
subject when-ever my language was
headed toward the fateful question.
But one evening the crisis came'with
an irresistible rush. I havcno idea
of what I said, but I proposed and
pleaded 11nd swore that my life was
in the balance. She refused in the
rind of way women have under such
.211'cumsta1rccs. I was mentally
wrecked for the time. Rushing into
flow a Youth
(11(‘ hall.- I hustled into the old gentle- '
man’s hat. her brother’s overcoat, and
ner mother's overshoes, seized her um-
brella and started, as funny :1 look-
111:: objec cs any made up for the
«logo. She called me back. laughing
rl11'o1tgli her tears. helped me to re-
nlacc the stolen property. called me. a
dear. .foolish boy. and tool-2 me into the
131101 :Ig'iiu.
‘ She is now in the next room, play-
0;: with the children."—Detroit Free.
Press.
SCOLDED FOR TAKING A FORT.
Piece of Heloisnthich Was Called a
Breach of Discipline.
In 1757 a 1'11an-o’-w:1rs’s man, Stra-
bsn by name. captured almost single-
llanded one of the forts on the Hoogly.
The fort, which was strongly situated.
Admiral, and
Stra’han, during the time of midday
repose, wandered at “on his own" in
its direction. Gaining the walls with-
out discovery, he took it into his head .
to scale a breach made by the cannon
of the ships. and. on reaching the
platform. he flourished his cutlass and
fired his flol ..at the “niggurs.”
shouting, ". place is mine.” The
native soldiers attacked him, and he
ncld his own with indomitable pluck
till reinforced by one or two other
tars, who had struggled out of camp
and heard his huzzas.
The enemannprepare-d for this ill-
and fearing further in-
vadexs, fled from the fort upon the op-
posite side,
111d :1 large store of ammunition.
Much to Strahan’s surprise, he Was
ectured by the Adiniiai for his breach
of discipline, and he was dismissed
with hints of future punishment.
"Well,” said Sirohan. “if I’m flogged
for this here action. I’m —— if 1 ever
i"
——London Sketch.
Republican Institutions.
The hated foreigner—If I catch 1hr,
Idea. this is a country where you con-
sider yourself as good as any other
man. -
Native—Exactly, sir; exactly.
“And every Other man as good an
you are."
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