T H E. E v Er, 1 M: on .2111 r E MANY PGRTS OPENED WILI USE REINDEER. General 0th Raises Blockade IUnique Postal Service for Alaska THE BEST WASHINGPOWDE BY SUBSCRIBING WEEKLY BAZETTE AND N. Y. WEEKLY TRIBUNE. 130111: PAPERS Sent to any Address FOR" Address All Orders to?“ Gazette .of Philippine Harbors. AGUINALDO’S ASSASSINATION DENlED_ Ships 'Which Have Been Tied Up For Months Will Resin-1e Busi- ness at Once—Lively Scenes at the Cnstonl House. I MANILA, June 28. — Major. General Otis has ordered the opening up to trade of many important ports that have been closed since the outbreak. These include San Fernando, on the west coast of Lu- zon; Apar1i, on the north coast; Cu1ima0 and all po1ts in the islands of Samar and Leyte. Many ships used in the interisland commerce have been tied up in the bar- bor here for months, and the shippers and merchants have been urging the gov- ernment to raise the blockade. When the decision was made known yesterday, the scene in the custom house was as an- imated as the floor of an American stock exchange. It was a busy day. Ship- owners rushed to get their clearance pa- ' pers. There will] be a great boom in the hemp business, which has been at- a standstill. The ships will race to bring the first cargoes before the demand weak- ens. As there is a heavy export duty on hemp this will greatly increase the rev- enues. The intelests of the natives as well as the merchants and tiaders gen- erally led General Otis to take this ac- tion. Delegations from the southern is- lands told him that the cessation of busi- ness was bringing much suffering to peaceful inhabitants. Gunboats will protect the shipping in some ports, but elsewhere shippeis must risk confiscation by the insurgents, who exact heavy tribute of all ships they per- mit to sail. The rumor that Aguinaldo had been assassinated was in circulation here for several days. It was not believed, but its currency gave it a definite form. Ac- cording to the story General Pio del Pilar called upon Aguinaldo 011 June 19 and accused him of causing General Luna to be killed. Aguinaldo denied responsibili- ty and added that be deeply regretted Luna’s death. General Pio del Pilar, as the story goes, called him a liar and scoundrel, shot him twice in the head with his revolver and walked away un- molested. The report finds no credence in Ma- nila. A Filipino general, mounted on a big horse, with a numerous staff, has since been seen haranguing the Filipino troops around San Fernando, in Pampan- ga province, and this officer is supposed to be Aguinaldo. Yesterday four guns of Hobbes’ bat- tery and othe1 ar'tilleiy bombaided the Filipino blockhouses and touches about two miles n01th of San Fernando. The blockhouses, which had been used by Filipino sharpshooters to annoy the American outposts, were destroyed. The enemy made no resistance. On Monday the Spanish consul general, wearing a brilliant uniform, visited Ma- jor General Otis. He was received in the latter’ s office, which is hung with por- traits of Spanish loyal peisonages. In the course of a graceful speech he said that the Spaniards in the Philippines .would hold no resentment because of the past and would entertain no sentiments but those of respect toward the new re- gime. Mrs. Dodge's .Goods Partly Examined. NENV YORK, June 28.—The two big trunks and valise containing jewels and garments which were seized from Mrs. Phyllis E. Dodge upon her arrival Sat- urda y on the St. Paul we1e opened yes- terday in the seizu1e room at the public stems and the contents partly examined. A thmough examination and valuation of the goods will have so be made before final action can be taken. Mrs. Dodge’s attorney claims all of the jewels are bo- gus. He says the pearls, diamonds, em- eralds and rubies are all imitation and that the real pearl necklace that she had looked at she had not bought. He also declared that the clothing in the trunks had been bought from a cheap store in this city. The Alaskan Boundary. WASHINGTON, June 28.—The nego- tiations for' a modus vivendi regulating the Alaskan boundary have fallen into a state that jeopardizes a successful out- come and causes app1ehension among of- ficials. Nothing has been heard from Embassadm Choate as to the results of the conference he had yesterday with Lord Salisbury on this subject, but the last phase of the case was that the Cana- dians had come back with a counter pro- posal in place of accepting the definitive American proposition, which had been carefully drawn with the sole purpose of preventing any future controversy over the points already agreed upon between Mr. Choate and Lord Salisbury. American Buys the Rockford. NEW YORK, June 28.—The American Insurance company of Newark, N. J., through Superintendent P. D. Boadley, has completed the purchase or reinsur- ance of the Rockford Insurance company of Rockford, Ills. The Rockford carried about $1-5,000,000 insurance. This is about $5,,000000 more than the Ameri- can has been carrying, so that the Amer- ican at a single stroke about doubles its business. The net cost to the American was about $500,000. Charges Against Postmaster. KEY \VEST, Fla., June 28.—As, a re- sult of an examination of the postoflice. afi‘air’s here Louis Otto, the postmaster, was arrested on charges preferred by I’ostoflico Inspector J. R. Rosson and taken before United States Commissioner Crain, who placed Otto ‘under $2,000 bonds to appear before him for a hear- ing. Otto is charged, with appropriating to- his own use a portion of the salaries of various clerks employed in the post- I office. Stockholders! Real Estate Attached. NASHU , N. H., June 28.—The real estate of Union Stockyards bank of Sioux City; 111., has been attached on suit brought by the receiver to recover a 50 per cent as- sessmcnt levied in 1898. In all 484 shares of the stock are held here, and the receiv- er' alleges that $24, 200 is due the bank. Littlefield Gets Election Certificate. AUGUSTA, Me., laune 28. —.-'1‘he gov-, e1 nor and council have issued the certifi- cate. ofelection to Hon. Charles E. Lit- tlefield of Rocklnnd as the representative to congress. from the Second Maine dis,- trict. Littleficld’s plurality was 8,888. r Nashua stockholders in the' l and the Klondike. Government Claims to Have Solved: Problem Which Has Puzzled the Heads 01 Oflicials for a Number of Years. The problem of arctic transportation since the rush to the Klondike has caused much anxiety in the post oflice department, and has been finally solved only after an expenditure of much time and money by the choice of the domes- ticatedreindeer as the only practicable and speedy method of distributing the Alaskan mail. Now, to carry out the .plans, the revenue cutter Thetis is be- ing fitted out. for a cruise along the Si- berian coast to obtain theswiftest of these animals from the Siberian herd- ers. Lieut. D. H. Jarvis, one of the most. experienced of arctic officers, will be in command. The nearest market of the domesti- cated reindeer is on the east coast of . Siberia, just across the Behring strait. Here the animals have been herded and trained by the nomadic tribes that roam up and down the coast, subsist- ing mainly on the products of the herds and bartering skins with the coast na- tives for tobacco, firearms, ammuni- tion and other commodities. The The- tis will meet these tribes alon'g the coast, purchase the best of the deer and transport them acrossto the Alaskan coast. The. present methods of transporta- , tion in Alaska are by dog trains, In- dian packers and by boats. By boat it is impossible to travel nine months of the year, and dogotea-m travel is-limited, slow and uncertain, as the greater part of the load [has to be taken up by food for the animals. The history of every REINDEER MAIL SLED. (How Uncle Sam Will Deliver Letters in Alaska Territory.) expedition that has penetrated into the country with Indians or dogs has been one of great suffering and hunger. Not only in carrying the mail will the reindeer be of service, but to explorers, miners, missionaries and settlers they will prove a sure means of transporting supplies and will greatly aid in explora- tion and development. The reindeer possesses all the requi- sites for arctic travel. They are swift, tractable and self-sustaining. The moss upon which they feed covers the whole of northern Alaska and they reach it by burrowing through the snow with their deeply cleft hoofs. A swift reindeer can make 150 miles a. day under favorable conditions, and 12 miles an hour is a fair average rate of speed drawing a load of 300 pounds. '1 lie average price of the reindeer is $10. In order to teach the Alaskan Eskimo the art of handling the reindeer, experi- enced Lapland and Siberian herders, with their families. have been emp] ayed by the government “at a salary of $27 per month and food. The government sta- tion is at Pt. Clarence. The reindeer, besides furnishing transportation, pro; vides food clothing, house. furniture, implements, weapons and harnesstothe natives. and to the white inhabitants reindeer clothing 15 the most servicable. Russian Oli. 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