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SATURDAY APRIL 15, 1S9
LATE REPENTANCE.
" There is every indication that the
McKinley administration would like
. to unload Alger. The beef investiga-
tions have proven bo much rottenness
. that it has become evident that those
: who were directly connected with the
letting of contracts for supplying the
army with beef mnpt at least be cen-
' aured. The Philadelphia Press whose
editor and proprietor, Charles Emory
Smith, is a member of President Mc-
. Einley's cabinet, says that the evi
dence "has abundantly substantiated
the charges of rotten meat rations
' originally made. There is overwhelm
: io proof that the canned beef ration
: was unfit 'or use, and that the refriger
ated beef was served in a condition
".' which made it unfit for use and danger ,
oue to health. There was nohwere in
the staff department, or in the war de
partment, of which it was a part, the
vigilance or efficiency needed to deal
.. with the discovery that untit meat had
been bought, that meat in tin cans
which would have been fit in the
temperate zone was unfit for the
- tropics, or that the quartermaster's ar
rangements for transporting rations
were - inadequate ' and perilous to
' ' health. Governor Roosevelt, of New
YorK, said: "The beef we had at
' Santiago was absolutely unfit for
human food; and I cannot emphasize
. .. that statement too strenuously." Con
' cerning the "embalmed beef," Gover
nor Roosvelt said:
"I was told to put it in the shade be
cause it was chemically treated to last
in the(tropics. It lasted one day, and
. got so offensive that it had to be
' thrown overboard. Since coming
back to the United States I have been
led to understand that it was an ex
periment." To this the Portland Oregonian adds:
"The evidence before the board of
inquiry has shown that it was General
Eagan himself who was responsible
for the issue of the so-called canned
roast beef to the army. The evidence
is overwhelming that this so-called
canned beef ration, was unfit for use
and daneroua to health. The testi
mony before the board of inquiry t as
shown .that there is no such thing as
canned roast beef; that it is only can
ned boiled beef; that only an inferior
order of cattle is used in its manufac
ture. This so-called canned roast
' beef was bought on General's Eagan's
order, and shipped to the army with
out inspection. The canned beef re
jected by the British government was
bought by General Eagan ana shipped j
' to the army without inspection. The j
late commissary-general asserted that
. under the contract the beef was to
be good for 72 hours after landing
' from a steamer The Swift company
. - - i . a, rr
appears mat wnne toe war uepart-
ant was reckoning on refrigerated
eeiiraoa lo eat iur lit nuura atber
landing, the packing company was
BDUU1UK UUI WU 1UL vutj VU U
third that time.
: "It begins to appear that not only
General Miles is safe from censure,
but that General Alger will go as sec
- retary of. war before many months
have elapsed. The president is a
shrewd, calculating politician, and be
" . is shrewd enough to see that on the
' heels of this beef inquiry the McEinley
political kite cannot afford to have
Alfrer for' its tarnished tail in 1900.
Alger will go; not at once, perhaps,
. but the beef inquiry is so completely
establishing the truth of General Miles'
. char-ires chat Alcer will have to so
ultimately. No president could afford
to go through a national campaign fo
re-election, burdened with the infamy
of Alger." t.
It is very evident that McEinley has
-repented appointing Alger to a place
in his cabinet, and that be would have
tne memory oi ootn . Alger ana uagan
blot tea irom nis memory, .tsut ma re
morse at having made the mistake of
retaining such men in office after he
knew them to oe incompetent and dis
honest, comes like an eleventh hour
'. repentance toojate to save him. Al
though the president may dismiss
Aleer. it will not clear his skirts of
having appointed him to such an im
porta nt position and having retained
him months after everybody in the
nation was convinced ol bis lncom
potency, nor will it remove the stigma
of having rewarded Egan for his in
famy after a court-martial had found
him guilty of a grave offense. The
memory of both Alger and Egan will
remain fresh in the memory of the
people should President McEinley as
pire to be re-elected. They are tied so
firmly to the tail of his political kite
that the retiring of the secretary
of war at this late date will avail
. littie. . There was a time when tbe
president could have unloaded Alger
and It would have been a credit to
him, but that time is past. He was, in
the first place, responsible for Alger's
aDDointment. he was responsible for
bis acts of inefficiency during tbe war
with Spain; he was responsible for
keeping him in office while soldiers
were losing their lives because of bis
incompetency; hence It Is now too late
for him to wash his bands of all those
misdeeJs by requesting Alger to re
sign. SE
PRACTICAL EDUCATION.
A writer in the Kindergarten Maga
sine for April makes some valuable
suggestions regarding practical educa-
, tlon that are worthy of being read by
all. While the writer of the article it
probably somewhat radical, and does
not credit present educational systems
with what is due tbem, yet their is
considerable truth in his statement,
that there is a lack of practibility in
tbe education of the youth of this gen
eration, and that too much attention
is given to fitting them for cultured
men and women at the expense of edu
cating them to become self sustaining
bread winners.. Among other things
the writer says:
Tbe present educational system
jeaves tbe child with an equipment of
intellectual training, but the moral
And ethical faoultles are almost un
touched except as the community life
in a Christian state developes them.
He has "not learned to use his bands
except at marbles, shinny, baseball
and football. The love of sport is not
supplemented by a love of work.
He
& sot leaned gK&enlag, bottaj or j to
horticulture. He does not kuow tbe
common field plants and flowers. He
has not learned tbe interdependence
of social life nor become a self-sustaining
fa-itor of tbe same. If he cannot
get a clerkship in a legislature or a
bowling alley he has no existence, ex
cept as a burden upon the family or
society. And what Is more pitiable,
after all, than a young man or woman
without a trade, with nothing to do,
waiting for th- opportunity that never
comes, for the simple reason that we
do not live In a world of chance, but a
world where there is a very poor
chance for the victim of an education
al system that leaves him a cripple.
THE ALOE RITES SQUIRM.
"General Miles appears to be push
'ing the matter of the beef investiga
tion just a little too far. The public is
well satisfied that the canned beef wds
unfit for army use and that soldiers
were madn sick by it. This fact has
been establisbeJ, and for several days
past there was no need of any testi
mony except on the subject of pre
served meats."
Tbe above is from the Oregonian 's
special Washington correspondent,
and evidently voices the sentiment of
the Algerltes in the national capital,
but it does not express 'be sentiment
of those who want the whole truth to
be told. It is absurd to say that Gen
eral Miles is pushing the investiga
tion too far, when as a matter of fact
he is not the moving party.
It is the work of the government
to investigate all charges of fraud, and
to prosecute such Investigations until
all the truth Is known. Of course
General Miles isa party interested and
it is to his interest Co have a full ex
posure no matter, evea If It Is distaste
ful to people in bigh places. But if
enougn has oeen proven to suostanti- j
ate all the charges it rests with the ad
ministration to call a bait. Evidently
the Algerites have beard all they want
to bear, and are feeing correspondents
to advise a cessation la the investiga
tion.
STEPHEN J. FIELD.
Tbe dVath of Justice Stephen J.
Field removes one of tbe iren who
have helped make history for this na
tion. Judge Field bad been in public
life half a century, having some to
California 50 years ago and at once
entered with a spirit into public af
fairs in that then comparative wilier-
ness. Being a man of sterling worth
be soon arose above mediocracy. His
abilities were readily "ecognized and
be was elevated to th supreme court
of California and afterwards tbe
supreme court of tbe United
States, where he served a longer
term than any of his prede
cessors. Whllf on tbe supreme bench
he wrote 620 opinions, and during Ills
other judicial services wrote 422 opin
ions, making a total of 1042 cases de
cided by him while on the different
benches. His was indeed a well spent
life, it having been devoted to the
service f his country, and his name
will go down in history a one of tbe
ablest juris- of th nation.'
An pxch-snge commenting upon the
killing of a man wbo was run over by
a train while he was walking on a rail
road trestle remarks that this Is proof
that "the state should compell railroad
companies to construct walks for foot
men along all treaties." This would
bd a very great expense to railroad
companies, and would be entirely
unjustfied Railroad tracks are not
public highways; they are built es
pecially for trains to run over and not
for pedestrians to walk on. In fact a
pedestrian who uses a track for a path
on which to travel does so at bis own
peril. It is all right to pass laws
requiring railroad companies to con
struct good and safe crossings, but to
compell them to build walks along
tbeir tracks so that people could use
them for promenades would be carry
ing authority a little too far.
The untimely death of Fish Commis
sioner McGuire Is a loss to the entire
state and especially to the fish indus
try of tbe Northwest. Mr. McGuire
was an able, energetic man, just such
as are needed to bring into prominence
the resources of'this state. During the
six years be has served as fish com
missioner he has been an acceptable
public official. So acceptable were his
services that even change of adminis
tration did not dislodge him, and had
he lived he probably could have held
the position as long as he wanted it
Oregon can illy afford to lose snch men
as Mr. McGuire, and his place cannot
well be filled.
The St. Paul Pioneer Press Is
staunch republican paper. But it is
alarmed regarding trusts. It has
atood for high protection for lo, these
many years! but at last it has awakened
It declares the first duty of the next
congress is to abolish protection on
the products of any industry which has
been organized into a trust. However.
the republican party will have to be
reorganized and find new leaders be
fore such action is taken.' Just im
aginePres dent McEinley sanctioning
any move that would eliminate tbe
theory of protection from a party that
he leads. It would be like removing
bis heart from his body.
. A few days ago we were toid by the
imperialist, press the Oregonian, St
Louis Globe-Democrat and tbe like
that the war in tbe Philippines was
about over and that tbe insurgents,
recognizing that tbey could not hold
out against our superior forces, would
lay down their arms and quietly sub
mlt to our government. But now tbe
officers in the Philippines men
capable of judging say the war Is far
from an end and that 100,000 soldiers
will be needed to subdue the "rebels."
This is not an encouraging outlook for
imperialism.
Tbe secretary of the treasury admits
tbar there is a deficit for the first nine
months of tbe fiscal year amounting to
$89,378,319. This shows that the gov
ernment has been . spending more
than it can raise by taxation. ' At
this rate either taxation will have to
be Increased or a bond Issue will have
to be resorted to, aud since the people
are already burdened about as heavily
as thev can stand, another debt will
probably he fastened upon future gen
orations.
More opportunities are open to
President McEinley to expand. The
republics of Haytie and San Domingo
are on the eve of war, and Norway and
Sweden are getting wratby at each
other. Why does not tbe president
step in as mediator, make peace be
tween the governments, and then an
nex tbem to the United States. If
tbey object just send a few thoueand
soldiers and some war ships after them
and lick tbem until tbey will be good.
While we are expanding we bad as
well gobble up everybody that gets in-
trouble.
PORTLAND'S MISTAKE..
"Chickens will come home to roost"
and some of Portland's otfixpriog are
returning with a veDgence, much we
fear to the disadvantage of that city.
For years Portland business men
have been all for Portland, havo la
bored for their own upbuilding at the
exDense of tbe rest of the state. In
the past when merchants of the in
terior have complaijed at discrimin
ating freight rates and have appealed
to Portland for assistance in getting
rates redjeed, their appeals have been
unheeded and tbey hare been told
that Portland could do nothing for
them. Now Portland is being dis
criinicated against, in favor of San
Francisco, in certain localities reached
by the Oregon Short Line, and bitter
complaints are entered. Because a
higher rate is charged from Portland
to certain points iu Idaho- than are
charged from San Francisco, Portland
merchants have begun an injunction
suit asking the courts to adjust tbe
matter.
There is no objection to this, for it
is Portland's privilege to get the best
rates obtainable and place itself in a
position to be a successful competitor
with other wholesaling cities; but it
fail to elecit the sympathy of those
who have in the past failed to get tbe
influence of Portland in their behalf.
A few months since when The Dalles
papers w.-re insisting that this place
should be given terminal rates on car
load shipments from the east, Port
land's leading paper informed as that
we could not be accorded such privi
leges, because we were not on compet
ing lines of railroad. Portland finds
itself in somewhat the same condition
when competing for Idaho trade. It
has but one direct line reaching that
section, and is therefore placed at a
disadvantage when compared, with
San Francisco. Had Portland in -be
past pursued a tittle more liberal
course toward Interior points and en
deavored to get them better f -eight
rates, it probably would not now be
forced to go into tbeeourta to get its
rights, for it would have a rate estab
lished that would be satisfactory to
itself. Portland has been short sight
ed in the p-ist and is now suffering the
consequences.
WHERE IS THE QAlXt
It is urged by many of the imperial
ists who are strongly insisting that
the Philippines be held as American
territory that the annexation of the
islands will result in tbe building up
of an immensejtrade and open a profit
able market for our surplus products,
and for thit reason the war should be
pushed to final termination and the
Filipinos made "subjects" of the
United States. This reason is justifi
ed by those who view right and wrong
only from a mecenary standpoint; but
tbey have evidently not carefully
considered the proposition from a
financial standpoint or they would not
so urgently insist that retaining tbe
Philippines will be a paying. inyesV
ment. It is estimated that tbere are 9,000,
000 people oa the islands, and it is
assorted that they live ou 15 cents a
day, or for tbe entire population, their
living would represent an expenditure
of S493,00J,000. Of this the greater
part, at least two-thirds, isth product
of tbe Islauas. Allowing that we
should secure all the import trade of
the islands, that, is, that we should
furnish all the islanders arecompelled
to buy abroad, it would represent a
trade of some $165,000,000. Allowing
that this oald bS half profit to the
producer, it would only be a clear gain
of $87,0bb000. .
To gain this trade it will first
become necessary to subdue insur
rectionists, and the officers at Macila
now state that an army of 100,003 men
will be required to quell the insurrec
tions and bold tbe territory as it is
taken. Tbe w'a?es of such an army
will amount to $20,000,000 a year. To
clothe and feed the men will cost an
other $20,000,000. Salaries of officers
for 100,000 men will be an expense of
$30,000,000. Making the cost of an
army, sufficient to quell insurrection
ant enforce government, $70,000,000 a
year, and tbere will necessarily be
civil officers whose salaries will run
into tbe millions, so the entire expense
of maintaining the government of tbe
archipelago will easily be f 100,000,000
a year; or a loss of several millions
after deducting tbe profits that might
accrue from securing all the traffic of
tbe islands. It is difficult indeed to
discover how this government can
make a profit out of the islands on
tbe other side of the Pacific ocean.
THE QUESTION OF RATIO.
It seems that there is or has been
some correspondence between Lord
Aldeo ham. a director of the Bank of
England, and officials at Washington
concerning the reopening of the silver
question with reference to the resump
tion of silver coinage by the Indian
mints, and it appears from Lord Al-
derham's statements that the ratio
suggested shall be 22 to 1. Why should
this ratio be suggested by such "able
financiers? Tbey -have held all the
time that tbe ratio of 16 to 1 is un
reasonable, because the commercial
ratio is nearer 36 to 1," urging that
free coinage wouid not change the
ratio or raise it above the commercial
value of silver. Were they to now de
termine upon a ratio of 22 to 1 they
would belle all their' arguments, for
they would evideutly expect tbeir sil
ver coin to circulate at par with
gold coin, though It did not contain an
equal value of metal. " To be con
sistent tbey cannot decide upon any
ratio whatever, for they are firmly on
record as saying that silver must ever
be a commodity regulated by the law
of supply and demand, and that silver
coin not backed by gold cannot be of
stable value. ' For them to suggest
coioing silver at 22 to 1, is according
to all their past statements, an absur
dity so long as an ounce of silver can
be bought at tbe present price. If
they insist on a ratio at all they must
make it equal to the market value of
silver, or they become.as inconsistent
as they claim the advocates of 16 to
are.
WOOL AND, TARIFFS.
Under the above head the American
Economist, one of those ultry protec
tionist papers that still holds to the
theory that even the price of wheat in
this country Is goverened by tbe duty
placed upon importations of breadstuff,
quotes tbe following from a speech
delivered by Dr. James Withycomb
before the annual meeting of the Pa
cific Northwest Wool Growers' Asso
ciation at Pendleton last March:
The wool market has not blossomed
forth to a degree that inspires hope to
many growers, and in some directions
loud mutteringB are heard and many
articles are mitten tinctured with
sharp criticisms of the present wool
tariff. A careful and dispassionate
examination of the present tariff on
wool should convince any grower that
tbe lato Congressman Dingley fully
considered this matter. True, tbe
- present law in some respects could be
improved; but, as a whole, the law is
good, tbe wool growers' interest being
fully protected.
"The dull and
market is not due
production nor to
importations, but
featureless wool
to domestic over
excessive recent
to the immense
quantities of wool and woolens accu
mulated under tbe Wilsoj bill, and to
the continued demand for the cheaper
grades of domestic woolens.
"The custom bouse figures will fully
substantiate the -statement so often
made that tbe Wilson bill should be
held responsible for the present de
moralized condition of the wool mar
ket." Both Dr. Wlthycombe and the Econ
omist sem to forget that all the wool
imported under tbe Wilson bill was in
this country prior to 1898, when the
price of wool was 30 per cent higher
than it is now. If it were tbe foreigo
wools that were imported duty free,
prior to the passage of the Dingley
iaw, that were affecting tbe price of
wool at this time, why should they not
have had a worse effect in 1898, when
the warehouses were full of the im
ported staple, than now when a good
portion of it has been consumed?
There is no denying the fact that a
duty on wool would raise the price of
raw wool were there co complicating
features. But in the operation of the
Dingley law there are some things
that tend to bring down rather than
raise the price of raw wool. Presum
ably it gives the American wool grow
er a monopoly of the American market,
but in actual practice it places him at
the mercy of tbe American manufac
ture. There is such a duty olaced on
manufactured woolens that none can
be imported oxcept of the fines', and
most expensive quality. This gives
the manufacturer a monopoly of the
j market on all inferior or cheap goods.
hie can therefore manufacture an ar
ticle of half wool and half shoidy (the
duty on shoddy is only . nominal) and
being protected by a prohibitive duiy
be can force it upon the market, since
imported pure wool goodscannot come
into competition with him. He is
thus required to buy only a limited
quantity of pure wool, and can and
does pay the grower just what he
could realize by sending his wool
abroad, paying freight a:id selling it
in competition with the wool of the
world. The Wilson tariff was a pretty
severe blow -to tbe wool growers, in
that it brought them in competition
with the wool growers of the world,
but the Dingley tariff is proving equal
ly hazardous to thorn, since they
cannot realize any more than free
trade prices for their product. And
it is a detriment to the consume! s of
woolens since it forces them to pay
exorbitant prices for imported pure
woolens or pay pure wool prices for
goods that are half shoddy.
DALLAS AND : THE DALLES,
' Tbe enterprising town of Dallas, in
Polk county, a place about half tbe
sizaof-The Dalles, and in no respect
so favorably situated for manufactures
as is this place, has as a payroll from
its manufactures, Including saw mill,
woolen mill, foundry, tannery, flour
ing mill and sash and -door factory, of
$5,000 per month. This means $5,000
a month distributed among tbe resi
dents of Dallas tbat would not go Into
circulation were it not for tbe manu
facturing industries located in the
towq. . It means $60 000 a year paid
out in -that place for wages, the greater
portion of which finds its way eventu
ally into tbe pockets of the business
men of Dallas, for tbe wages earned
are mostly spent by operatives In the
factories for living expenses.
As a result Dallas has no vacan
business bouses, they being all occu
pled with thrifty merchants and arti
sans, for the stimulus given busiuess
by the monthly payroll added to the
business tbat centers there froji the
surrounding farms keeps trade lively
the year round.
The two leading manufacturing in
dustries in Dallas, the Pioneer woolen
mills and Suitor & Thurston's saw
mill employ 130 hands and are running
on full time, evidently making a profit
for their owners and giving thrift to
the place If a few manufacturing
industries in Dallas can create such
thrift, what would similar industries
ou a larger scale accomplish for The
Dalles?
. This place is especially adapted to
manufacturing, being located in the
heart of the most productive section
of the state, with more varied re
sources than any other locality on the
Pacific coast and with an open river to
the sea that insures very low freigh
rates, The Dalles could and should be
come tbe manufacturing city of Oae
gon.
Such illustrations as Dallas presents
should stimulate the people of The
Dalles to inaugurate manufacturing as
the chief Industry of the town.
THE PASSING OF QUAY.
Senator Quay, of Pennsylvania, al
though one of the most successful poli
ticians tbe United States has ever
known, Is now called upon to make the
hardest ngbt of bis life. For two
months past he has held his forces in
the legislature against the strongest
opposition; while he has not been able
to elect himself, he has held up thi
legislature of the great state of Penn
sylvania, and prevented tbe election of
anyone else. But now be is confronted
with a condition that is more serious
than any he has hitherto undertaken
His task now is to keep out of the pen
itentiary instead of trying to get in
to the United States senate. If Quay
is convicted on the charges of conspir
acy on which he is being tried in
Philadelphia the remainder of his life
must be spent in prison. If he is ac
quitted it is hardly likely that be can
succeed in winning over enough legis
lators to secure bis election. There
fore it is quit certain tbat his public
career is at an end. The state
of Pennsylvania Is rid of one of tbe
most unscrupulous bosses ever known
ana tne U mtea states senate ol a use
less membe", one who has heretofore
held his seat, not for tbe benefit of his
state or tbe nation, but for his own
personal interest.
One of the most expressive cartoons
we have seen lately is published In the
St. Louis Republic. It represents
Uncle Sam leading a Filipino with a
ring In bis nose up to a bulletin on
which is written tbe proclamation of
the Philippine commission that says
"you can have honest government and
time to cultivate letters, science.
liberal and practical arts," and Uncle
Sam is made to say: "By gum, this
ought to satisfy you it's more'n I've
got.". .... J
OREGON'S IMPROVIDENCE.
Wonder is often expressed why, after
a big crop of oar products is marketed
at fair prices, that money should be
come so scarce in this state within a
short time after the crop has been sold.
The wonder is that tbere is any money
at all left after the crop Is marketed
and that we do not come out In debt
every year. The secret of the scarcity
of money is that we pay other people
too much for doing what we ought to
do for ourselves. Our wagons, agri
cultural implements, stoves, clothing,
boots and shoes and even a good por
tion of tbe articles of food we consume
are imported from other states. We
produce raw material, pay transporta
tion companies for hauling it u manu
facturing centers, pay other people for
con verting it into articles of use, and
them pay tbe transportation lines f"r
hauling it back to us. In shoit, we
are sending our substance out of the
state to hire other people to do what
ought to be done here.
And there are other things we pay
people abroad for, that shows even
more shortsightedness than this. For
instance, we are annually expending
thousands of dollars with foreign com
panies for carrying the risks on our
lives and property that should be kept
at borne. The annual report of the
secretary of state, wbo Is ex-oflicio in
surance commissioner, shows that in
1898 there was $57,739,932.38 fire in
surance written in the state. Every
dollar of thU was carried by foreign
companies. The'gross premiums on
this insurance were $1,203,003.15.
Premiums returned amounted to
$231,076.79 and the total losses
paid were $42-r,148.56, leaving a gross
profit to the. insurance com
panies, that is after deducting tbe
losses paid and premiums returned
from the total premiums, of $546,782.80.
Tbe premiums paid for life insurance
to foreign companies during the year
were $625,436.25, and the losses paid
and premiums returned were $329,830.
15, leaving $205,606.07 as gross profits.
Premiums on accident policies were
$59,232.69, and the losses paid were
$30,166 73, making a gross profit of
$29,067.97. In all the gross profit paid
foreign companies for fire, life and
accidental insurance in 1898 was $871,
456 83. A portion of this amount bas
been paid local agonts for securing
business, probably $300,000, making
over a h ilf a million dollars sent out
of the state in. one year for insurance
alcne.
Every dollar of this money could
have been kept at home were tbere
Etate insurance companies here to
handle the business, and that it could
be handled safely by local companies
is beyond question. There is abund
ant idle capital In tbe city of Port
land alone to take care of tbe insur
ance business of tbe state were it
applied in that dlrect'on. A state
ment of four national banks in that
city of tbeir business on April 5th
showed that tbey held deposits and
undivided profits amounting to $7,.
846,843.20. At least half that amount
is idle capital seeking investment, and
with three and one-half million dollars
of idle money laying In four banks in
tbat city, it is certainly evident that
tbere is enough to handle the Insur
ance of the state
Whenever we turn our attention to
manufacturingjind when .we. stop such
leaks as are caused by our hiring for
eigners to carry our insurance, there
will be less complaint of scarcity of
money; we 'will then be able to retain
some of the profits we dig out of the
sail.
MADE' A NIGHT
'T- ATTACK
Filipinos Swoop Down on
Americans.
Manila,' April II. About midnight
the rebels -cot tbe telegraph line at
several places between here and
Malolos, and signal fires were lighted
and rockets sent up along the foothills
to tbe right of the railroad. Later tbe
enemv attacked the outposts of the.
Minnesota regiment, at Bowen. Bigaa
and Bocave, five miles south of Malolos
killing two men and wounding 14.
Simultaneously the outposts of the
Oregon regiment at Marilao, the next
station on the way to Manila, were at
tacked with the result tbat three
Americans were killed and two wound
ed. The loss of tbe enemy was 10 men
killed ana six wounded. ' The Ameri
cans also captured two prisoners. The
troops wero concentrated along the
railroad as thickly as possible, and the
rebels were driven back to tbe foot
hills. .:
Washington, April 11. The fol
lowing dispatch was received from
Generai Otis today:
"Manila, April 11. Adjutant
General, Washington: The insurgents
attacked McArthur's line of railway
communication last night in consider
able force, and were repulsed by
Wheaton with' heavy loss. Wheaton'
casualties were "three killed and 20
wounded.' j;.'?. .. ..
"Lawton'e success at Santa Cruz was
more complete 'than reported yester
day. The enemy left 93 uniformed
dead on the field, and a number ser
iously wounded. . Law ton captured the
city without destruction of property.
His loss was ten wounded, slight ex
cept two. -One has since died. Lieu
tenant Elling was the only officer
wounded. . His injury is slight in tbe
hand. Tho enemy retired eastward
and Lawton is in pursuit this morn
ing. Otis.
Pope Will Attend Service.
New York, April 11. A dispatch to
the World from Rome sayj: Despite
the advice of his doctors, the pope in
sists on attending service In St. Peter's
next Sunday. Great preparations are
being made to insure his safety and
comfort A cardboard tiara . is being
prepared, to save him from tbe fatigue
of wearing the genuine diadem. Forty
thousand admission tickets are to te
distributed. The doctors greatly fear
tbe result of the strain.
" v.
Menace to the Troops. .
Washington, April 11. A cable
gram received from Consul Wildman,
at Hong Kong, contains tne single
word "Plague-," thereby announcing
the annual appearance of the disease
on the Chinese coast. It will require
tbe most energetic efforts of tbe medi
cal officers at Manila to prevent the
plague from being imported from Hong
Kong. ' "
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HARD FIGHTING
IN SAMOA
Two American Officers Killed
In the Battle.
Auckland, New Zealand, April 12.
Dispatches from Apia, Samoa, under
date of April 1, say that a party of
105 American and British sailors were
forced to retreat to the beach after
having oeen caught in ambush on a
German plantation tbat day. Tbe ex
pedition was led by Lieutenant A. H.
Freeman, of the British third-class
cruiser, Taranga.
Lieutenant Freeman and Lieutenant
P. L. Lansdale, of the cruiser Phila
delphia, and Ensign J. R. Monaghan,
of the United States cruiser Philadel
delphia, were left on the field. Ensign
Monaghan remained to assist Lieuten
ant Lansdale, and was shot in retiring.
Two British and two American sailors
were also killed.
The natives engaged were some of
Mataafa's warriors. They severed the
heads of the British and American of
ficers killed. Priests of the French
mission afterwards brought the. heads
into Apia.
The manager of tbe German plan
tation has been arrested and detained
on board the Taranga. Affidavits
have been made declaring tbat be was
seen urging tbe rebels to fight.
In a previous engagement 27 of
Mataafa's warriors were killed and
tbere were no casualties among the
European forces. It is estimated that
about 800 warriors attacked tbe Anglo
American party from ambush.
DANIA MARIA ABlNnuHKO.
Filipinos Flee Before tbe Americans Un
der General Wheaton.
Manila, April 12. General Wheat
on starred a daylight with tbe Tenth
Pennsylvania and tbe Second Oregon
regiments, and two guns, to drive tbe
rebels from tbe American right Bank
between tbe railroad and the foothills.
Be met with slight resistance near
Santa Maria, and one man wa3 wound
ed, but the enemy bolted when shelled
by tho artillery, and burned and aban
doned the town of Santa Maria, where
1000 rebels were reported to have been
concentrated.
During the rest of tbe day the enemy
was in full retreat toward the moun
tains, burning villages behind the re
treating force. Occasionally a few
rebels dropped to tbe rear and fired at
the advancing American troops from
toe jungle, apparently with the idea
that this would check our advance and
cover tbe retreat of the Filipinos.
Findicg these, tactics ineffectual, these
rebels scrambled after tbe main body.
The American guard along the rail
road bas been materially strengthened
aod it is not likely tbe rebels will
succeed in getting in the future to as
close quarters as they did yesterday,
even if they return , from the moun
tains. .
FAVOR AkNttXAtlOIf.- . -;
Cabana In Mexico Think the Island
Should Be Annexed to the
United States,
Mexico City, April 11. The resi
dent Cubans for the most part favor
the annexation -of the island of Cuba
to the United States, and the Spanish
capitalists who hve left Cuba and
taken up residence here are of the
same opinion.' Tbe Mexican Herald
says on this point:
"Cuoa, like Spain, and like the
United States, has its class of profes
sional politicians, who are a menace
to its peace and tranquility. This
mob, hungry for salaries, is threaten
ing all sorts of deviltry if it is not pro
vided for. All this will have a famil
iar sound at Washington, and even
the politicians there must have senti
mental clamors and fraternal feelings
for the clamorous claimants of Cuba,
but what Cuba wants for tbe sake of its
hard-working peasantry and property
owners is a long period of peace, and
the United States should definitely
announce' that the Americans will
garrison the island for 10 years and
not a day less."
DOKS MOT CLAIM A CURE.
Bnt Dr. Bra Thinks Bis Discovery Is a
Valuable One.
New York, April 11. A dispatch
to the Herald from Paris says: Dr.
Bra, discoverer of the cancer microbe,
in an interview confirms the statement
tbat be has succeeded in Isolating the
parasite which is invariably present
in cancerous growths. It is a fungoid
of the ascomycetes family, and certain
ly the active agent of cancer.
Innoculation of animals with a cul
tlvatlon produced cancerous tumors,
from which the parasite was again iso
lated.
Dr. Bra declines to bold out prema
ture hopes for a curative treatment
tor cancer.
Peace Treaties Fxchanffed,
Washington, April 'II. 'Ihe Com
plete restoration of peace between the
United States and Spain was effected
today. The ceremony of exchanging
ratifications occurred at tbe executive
mansion at 2:04, when the president
banded M. Cambon, tbe French am
bassador, the American copies of the
treaty, and the ambassador in return
gave to tbe president the Spanish copy
of the treaty, properly attested by the
queen regent and the premier of
Spain.
England's Representatives.
London, April 11. It is officially
announced tbat the British ambassador
at Washington, Sir Julien Pauncefote,
and the British minister at Tbe Hague,
howevar have been appointed. British
representatives at the peace confer
ence called by the czar, which is to
meet at The Hague. They will be as
sisted by Vice-Admiral Sir John Ar-
dagb, respectively naval and military
experts.
Marines for Manila.
New York, April 11. A detach-
ment of 250 United States marines will
leave the Brooklyn navy yards today
in command of Cononel P. D. Pope for
San Francisco, from which place they
are to go to Manila. Tbey are to form
part of the garrison of the Cavite
arsenal and naval depot.
URATE APPREHENSION.
Created at Washington by the News From
Samoa.
WASHINGTON, April la. ibe news
from Samoa was received here with
feeling approaching dismay. There
was a refusal on tbe part of higher
officials to discuss the sad event. The
secretary of tbe uerman embassy
called early la the day upon Secretary J
Hay. Neither of the officials would
disclose anything as to the nature of
the exchange tbat took place.
Tbe arrest and detention by British
naval officers of a German subject is
one of the most dangerous features of
the controversy. It is saidjthe consuls
of the three powers -stationed at Apia
claim extraterritorial jurisdiction, in
volving tbe right to try the subjects
of their respective countries for any
offenses alleged to have been commit
ted. Under this practice tbe German
consul Rose, may demand the surren
der of the German. . If the man is
guilty, It ' is considered improbable
tbat he will be delivered except on
some adequate guaranty that he is to
be sufficiently punished. It is not be
lieved likely tbat Rose will make such
promise.
It Is believed Admiral Eautz, with
tbe co-operation of tbe British, will
continue his efforts to bring the
rebellious natives to terms. This is
not likely to be an easy task, in view
of tbe somewhat small, force at bis
command,, but it is said the British
government may accept the proposi
tion of tbe authorities of New Zealand
to send a regiment of soldiers, to
Samoa. No protest thus far bas been
lodged at the state department against
Admiral Eautz.
END MOT IN SIGHT.
Fifty Thousand Troops Will Be Required
to Crush the Rebellion.
New York, April 12. A dispatch
to the World from Manila says:
While It is probable that there is an
end to the big engagements in the
Philippines between tbe Americans
and the Filipinos, the war is not at an
end by any means. It is the universal
opinion among army men here tbat it
will require the presence of 50,0u0
American troops to occupy the terri
tory that has been taken, and to keep
open communication among tbe
islands.
General Lawton's advance promises
to meet with a harassing resistance.
Trenches are built by the enemy from
town to town. On all sides tbe rebels
are in nightly communication by
means of signal fires. Tbey avoid
being caught in a trap, and are quick
to harass tbe flank.
Since March 25, the enemy's losses
have not been more than double ours,
Our kindness to the rebel wounded
and prisoner, does not allay their dog
ged enmity. Oniy a small portion
of the population of tbe north hav
returned to their homes. Only the
diseased and aged remain in Santa
Cruz.
Aguinaldo is reported to be in San
Fernando, and still in absolute charge
of tbe defense of the new capital and
of Calumpit. .
BIG SUGAR COMPANY IN HAWAII.
A lrge Amount of Capital Interested In
. the Deal.
San Francisco, April 13. The
steamer City Rio de Janeiro arrived
today from Hong Eong and Yokohama,
via Honolulu. The Associated Press
representative at Honolulu sends the
following under date of April 5:
L. A. Thurston, A. W. Carter and
others have secured options oj the
large Grossman and other coffee es
tates in Olaa, which they propose to
organize into sugar plantations. Tbe
consideration was in the neighborhood
of 8800,000. There are 10,000 acres in
the tract.
The Nahlku Sugar Company limited
with a capital of $750,000, was organiz
ed, and most of the stock taken yes
terday. The capital will be divided
into 37,500 shares of $20 each. Of the
stock $75,000 will be paid up and $675,
000 will be assessable.
At a meeting of the cabinet April 3
the contract with tbe Scry mser com
pany for a cable between San Fran
cisco and Honolulu, was canceled
This action was taken on a letter from
the secretary of state declining to
consider tbe matter.
Tbe transport Zealandla arrived this
morning. She will take on coal and
proceed to Manila. Tbe transport
City of Puebla will sail for Manila
tomorrow morning.
. ORDER RESTORED AT PAN
Business Has Been Resumed and the City
Is Under Martial Law.
Pana, 111., April 11. Business,
which was interrupted by the rioting
yesterday, has been resumed, and tbe
city under martial law is quiet and or
derly. Miss Felix of the Harrison hotel,
who was shot while waiting upon
guests, will probably die. All the
deputies have been disarmed and the
soldiers alone control the city.
The Penwell and Pana mines are
not in operation today, and the negro
miners, feeling secure under military
protection, swarm the streets and
mingle freely with the white strikers.
It was found today that six miners
at the Penwell mine were wounded in
yesterday's fight.
Justice Field's Funeral.
Washington, April 13. Impressive
funeral services were held over the re
mains of the late Justice Stepheu J.
Field at the church of the Epiphany
this morning, The church ' was
crowded with a distinguished company
gathered to pay tbeir last tribute of
respect to the memory of ' the great
jurist. Amoncr those present were:
President McEinley, Secretaries
Wilson and Long, and Attorney-General
Griggs and many senators and rep
presentatives. Rev. Saterlee, bishop
of Washington, officiated. Chief Jus
tice Fuller and bis associates on the
supreme bench acted as honorary pall
bearers. Workmen of Washington.
Tacoma, Wash., April 12. The
grand lodge of tbe state of Washing
ton, Ancient Order of United Workmen
convened in this city this mornin
for a three days' session. Tbe most
important business to come before the
body will be consideration of chang
ing the method of assessments to the
classified system, as adopted in Oregon
and California. It is believed it will
be adopted, as tbe measure only lacked
four votes at the last annual meeting,
Bled at Bis Bench.
Tacoma, April II. William Cole,
74 years of age, a shoemaker, died
suddenly this afternoon at his bench,
while at work pn a pair of shoes for a
customer, wbo was waiting. He was
subject to heart disease, but persisted
in keeping at work.
Some Washington correspondents
are trying to make it appear tbat
Great Britain is anxious to trade her
West India possession for the Philip
pines. Such an idea is wild. Great
Britain Is not bunting for such "bar
gains" as tbe Philippines in their
present state. Whenever .Uncle Sam
bas whipped tbe Filipinos into subjec
tion and can give a clear title to tbe
islands, the British government might
talk . trade, but at 'present it is not in
tbe market. Few governments but
would buy a war.
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