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VOL. XXII.— NO. 68.
TRUSTS ARE THREATS
UICHIUAX DEMOCRATS DENOUNCE
THE CENTRALIZATION OP
PRODICTIOX AND PRICES
INCOME TAX IS DEMANDED
tiCN<-.lutlon» Reaffirm the Chicago
Platform, Protent Against Re
tirement of Treasury Notes, and
>>ii,.osf a Standing Army Thom
i»k K. lliirk« urth Nominated lor
JiiMtlce of the Supreme Court.
AYe believe the greatest menace
n< the present time to American
i-l \ ili/n ;lon mill to the Industrie!*
nixl personal liberty of the people
coiiHistM in the growing tendency
to place the huslneNM of the coun
trj In the hands of combinations
iiml trnNiN, and we denounce the
K'old trust, money trust, sugar trust,
oil trnst, match trust, tobacco trust,
and every other trust having for
Itm object the control of production
mid prices, and we submit, an our
■■undid opinion and deliberate judg
ment, that a graduated state and
federul income tax would form ef
fective meant* for suppressing
trusts. We favor the immediate
\ .'•**Mii*' of an income tax measure
by the slate legislature.
KALAMAZOO. Mich., March B.—
Thomas E. Barkworth, a leading at
torney of Jackson, was nominated this
afternoon, by the Democratic state
Convention, for justice of the supreme
court. He received 452 of the 772 votes
cast on the first ballot, and it was
made unanimous. The contest was
wholly between Mr. Barkworth and
ex-Justice Allan B. Morse, the four
old candidates having withdrawn after
' the first ballot was completed.
All the elements of silver fusion were
well represented among the delegates.
and the nominations for regents of the
state university were given to Edward
P. Lergendre. Dem. of Culumet, and
Stanley E. arkhill. Populist, of Owos
-80.
Hon. Justin B. Whiting, of St. Clair,
late fusion candidate for governor,
was the temporary chairman. His ad
dress was a strongly put argument for
tree silver, an arraignment of Repub
lican policies and condemnation 'of the
encroachments of trusts and combines.
TRUSTS DENOUNCED.
After thanking the convention for
the honor conferred upon him, and
recalling the sacrifices that had been
made to escape the tyranny of kings,
Mr. Yv'hitirg said:
For centuries man In his savage state ex
» I'iir.d ur.rcstrair.ed license, until he devel
oped an apnreciation of the rights of man.
Individual and human government was form
ed to restrain license and establish liberty,
until today highway robbery is host'.le to
public sentiment. And yet, today a process
m:rp refined, but none the loss cruel, is ac
tually in dally practice by the rich and
powerful In this country, and their practices
n~e sp. rationed by the executive officers of
this government. Is the mission cf the
Pemocritic r a rtv ended while the spirit of
spoliation and plunder possesses the govern
ment? No. mv friends. Not only the greed
of our people, but an organized greed, back
ed by the money tyrants of the old world,
is tcday intent on getting such control at the
rcinng national election as to make the
ir.astery over -lie productive pewer an easy
t--k.
Ex-Judge Miner, of Detroit, was
made permanent chairman. The report
ni toe resolutions committee was great
ly delayed by discussion of a resolu
tion offered by Fred A. Baker, of De
troit. ir.d"rsing the Hill amendment to
the Chicago platform, to' the effect that
the free coinage of silver at the rate of
10 to 1 should not apply to existing
contracts. This amendment was pre
sented to the convention as a major
ity report and was tabled.
PLATFORM OF PRINCIPLES.
The resolutions, as adopted, reaffirm
the Chicago platform, protest against
the retirement of treasury notes, de
r.i'iince trusts, demand an amendment
tc the constitution making an income
tax possible, favor equal taxation of
all property in the state, declare for
the disposition of the colonies for the
best interests of the people, protest
against a large standing army, praise
the service of the army and navy and
congratulate the party on having the
leadership of Col. Bryan. The plank
upon expansion is as follows:
We nre in favor of making such dispost
ti"n of territory brought into the possession
of the United States through the war with
Spain ac best may secure the interests of
fhe American pecrle and advance the cause
of civil and religious freedom our govern
ment may establl&h in the islands.
SENATOR HAYWARD
Tolls His Constituents What He
Thinks of Expansion.
LINCOLN, Neb., March 3.— ln joint
etSMOn today M. L. Hayward was
TODAYS BULLETIN.
Page.
I—Michigan1 — Michigan Democrats Denounce Trusts.
Mr. Merriam'6 Flans.
Harrisburg Bribery Case.
Foul Play in France.
Samoa's Ruler Weary.
2— Revolt Atoned at Reed.
Tales of the Trusts.
2- The Legislative Session.
Senate Minority Stifled.
Grondahl Bill Killed.
Clausen on the Stand.
4— Editorial.
City Appointments.
I — Sporting Xews.
Cycle Path Annual.
. 6— Markets of the World.
Bar Silver, 59',-ic.
Chicago May Wheat, 70Vi@70%c.
7 — Minneapolis Matters.
Northwest News.
6— ln the Field of Labor.
Reply to Tutf.le.
Anderson Case Defense.
ATLASi'If FIXERS.
NEW YORK— Sailed: Southwark, Antwerp;
Majestic, Liverpool.
GIBRALTAR— Arrived: Kaiser Wilhelm 11.,
New York.
MOVlLLE— Arrived: Furnessia. New York.
LIVERPOOL— Arrived: Cephalonia, Boston.
Sailed: Waesland, Philadelphia.
SOUTHAMPTON— Arrived: St. Louis, New
- York. Sailed: Lalin. New York.
NAPLES— SaiIed: Aller, New York.
TODAY'S EVENTS,
METROPOLITAN— West's Minstrels, BJS.
GRAND— High class vaudeville, 2:30 and 8:16
PM.
PALM Garden— Vaudeville, 2 and 8 p. m.
Athletic contest, Agricultural college, 8 PM.
General meeting. Modern Woodmen, Martin't
Opera House, Weit St. Paul, 8 PM.
liiJcj feX« JlJllUxj (jtJLOJIj-cj
elected United States senator to suc
ceed William V. Allen. He received sev
enty-four votes, the solid Republican
membership, with the exception of
one, absent on account of sickness. Al
len received fifty-eight, the full fusion
strength.
Judge Haywerd in a. spe?eh e-pofce
briefly on national topics. On the ques
tion of expansion he said:
"I will not discuss at great length the new
Issues that have arisen during the past year.
They are too new. What to do with the ter
ritories coming to us by a war not of our
seeking, that they may be a benefit and a
blessing to us, is the question. Whatever
they have cost up to date, whatever they may
cost in treasure or blood, I am not in favor
of giving them up to any country, or of
turning over to half-savage natives one foot
of land that our boys have fought and died
for. It Is a question that will be worked
out in the future, and under our great Under,
who has shown himself equal to every emer
gency, it will be worked out for the good of
the country and of mankind."
democratsThopeful.
May Elect One of Their Party to
Succeed Senator Grey.
DOVER, Del., March B.— The en
trance of Willard Saulsbury. of Wilm
ington, into the senatorial race today
presents a new aspect to the contest.
Mr. Saulsbury. who received the full
support of the twenty-one Democrats,
may also be voted for by the entire
minority on the last three days of the
session of the legislature, Friday, Sat
urday and Monday. This will be done,
it is understood tonight, for the pur
pose of endeavoring to draw sufficient i
strength from either the regular Re
publicans or the Union Republicans to
secure an election. It is the latest
move in the fight, and if the Repub
lican factions, continue to remain apart
until the last day, or if others begin to
support Mr. Addicks, a fusion may be
arranged with the minority and Demo
crats.
Mr. Saulsbury, while he refused to be
interviewed, admitted that the Demo
cratic candidate of nexf Saturday and
Tuesday would stand the best chance
of being elected Senator Grey's suc
cessor.
ALL ABOUT BAILEY.
Liveliest Kind of a Row in the Tex
as State Senate.
AUSTIN, Tex., March B.— The senate
of the Texas legislature had the live
liest kind of a row over a resolution"
indorsing Congressman Bailey in his
action in fighting against the seating
of Joe Wheeler in congress, adopted
by the house, Monday. An attempt
was made to ki'l the resolution by re
ferring It to a committee, which was
defeated by a close vote — 13 to 14.
An amendment was then adopted
providing that the adoption of the reso
lution should not be construed as a re
flection on Congressman Joe Wheeler.
An amendment setting forth that the
adoption of the resolution should not
be considered as allying the Texas
senate to Bailey's support for United
States senator two years hence, was
vote^J down by the close vote of 13 to 14.
After much speech-making, during
which senators expressed themselves as
being opposed to Bailey worship in any
such marked manner, the friends of the
resolution managed to get it adopted
by a hurried viva voce vote, thus end
ing the controversy.
Switched to Cannon.
SALT LAKE. Utah, March B.— On the first
roll call for United States senator in the joint
assembly today, Heber Bennion, a Democrat
of Salt Lake, and formerly a McCune man,
made a strong shift in favor of Hon. George
Q. Cannon, of the first presidency of the
Mormon church. Bennion said Mr. Cannon
had assured him today that he was an advo
cate of free silver.
Representative Bywater strongly opposed
Cannon, principally on the ground that Can
non Is a Republican.
The ballot resulted: King, 13: McCune, 85;
F. J. Cannon, 9; George Q. Cannon, 13; Suth,
erland. 8.
Berth for Mr. Allen.
LINCOLN', Neb., March B.— Gov. Poynter
this afternoon appointed retiring Senator Al
len to fill the vacancy of Circuit Judge John
S. Robinson, caused by his election as con
gressman for the Third district. It is ex
pected Mr. Allen will accept.
Col. Bryan at Austin.
AUSTIN, Tex., March B.— Hon. William
Jennings Bryan froke in the capitol tonight
to both houses of the Texas leeislature ana
6,000 people. His speech was along the lines
of his previous utterances, favoring the fur
ther advocacy of silver and opposed to the
creation of a large standing army and to the
expansion theory.
Kansas Legislature Adjourned.
TOPEKA, Kan., March B.— The Kam-as leg
islature adjourned sine die tonight. The fact
that the Populists were in control in the up
per house and the Republicans in the lower
house probably prevented any radical legisla
tion.
No Change in California.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., March B.— The sev
enty-fourth ballot for United States senator
taken today shows no change in the dead
lock.
Kentucky Democratic Convention.
LEXINGTON, Ky., March S.— The Demov
cratic state convention is called for Louis
ville, Ky., June 21, with county conventions
to select delegates on June 17.
MONROE L,. HAYWIItn,
Nebra»ka§ N«w Senator.
THURSDAY MORNING MARCH 9, 1899.
GOV. MERRIAHI'S PLAN
PROPOSES TO HAKE THE WORK.
OF THE CBJfSVS lliili:\l
THOROIUH
MANY SEEKING POSITIONS
No Appointment* Will Be Made Save
by Examination, and the Princip
al <lu»llll<-ntl<>ii Will Be Ability
to Work— Gov. Merrlam Coming
Home to Clone Ip II ix Private
Attaint.
WASHINGTON, March B.— Ex-Gov.
Merrlam, of Minnesota, the new direc
tor of the census, was busily engaged
at the temporary offices of the census
today, going over preliminary matters.
There was a host of applicants for
place, but few of these had personal
Interviews. Many applications have
been filed, but it will be impossible to
give them consideration for a consider
able period.
* Director Merriam furthermore made
the announcement today that these ap
pointment must be preceded by an
examination.
Assistant Director FTed H. Wines is
en route to Washington and tomorrow
will have a conference with Gov. Mer~
riam looking to preliminary plans. Re
j ferring to the coming 1 census work Di
rector Merrlam said today:
"The general policy of the approach
ing census will be to conduct the in
vestigation on the firm and sound prin
ciples that underlie business. First,
statisticians will be selected from
among the best men engaged in that
work in the country. This will be done
only after due deliberation and con
sultation with such men as Commis
sioner of Labor Carroll D. Wright,
Henry Gannett and other eminent au
thorities. Then the heads of the
various bureaus will be selected, after
painstaking consideration, and they
will be men of recognized ability.
"All of the appointees in the office
will be selected after rigid examination
as to their fitness along the lines of
work in which they will be engaged.
The employes will be appointed solel>
on the basis of their capacity for work.
The whole plan is to accomplish the
work as rapidly and expeditiously at>
possible, and not take on an immense
amount of lines of inquiry which over
burden the task and make the census
drag on for a long period. Everything
will be made secondary to the general
questions of population, vital statistics
and the mercantile and agricultural
schedules, and the general scope will
be limited as the value of the under
taking will permit."
Gov. Merriam will leave in a few
days for his home ,in Minnesota, to
close up his private affairs there and
then will return to assume active di
rection of the work.
AMERICAN TALENT.
Snltan of Turkey Engages a- Bus
inettN Expert.
WASHINGTON, March B.— Dr. Ca
bell Whitehead, assayer of the United
States mint, has been tendered and has
accepted an important position in the
service of the Turkish government. He
will shortly depart for Constantinople i
to enter upon the duties of the office
which will be virtually that of director
general cf industries.
The appointment is a direct result of
the observations in America of the
present Turkish minister, AH Ferrouh
Bey, who, realizing the Immense tech
nical, commercial and scientific super
iority in the American nation, has la
bored to introduce Into Turkey Amer
ican methods, American products and
machines as well as American scien
tists and technologists. Just now sev
eral new manufacturing establishments
of great proportions are being built
in Constantinople, and the general
management of the first of these will
be part of Dr. Whltehead's duties.
BERING SEA FISHERIES.
Government May Send Revenue Cut
ter* to Protect American Interests.
WASHINGTON, March B.— ln view of
the failure of the American-Canadian
joint high commission to come to any
agreement on the subject of the- seal
fisheries, the treasury department is
considering the question of dispatch
ing one or more revenue cutters to Ber
ing sea to protect the interests of the
United States from illegal sealing. This
Is customary on the part of both the
British and American governments,
and is In accordance with the provi
sions of the Paris tribunal of arbitra
tion. The tribunal also provided that
the regulations prepared thereunder
may be changed after a certain num
ber of years and the treasury officials
have called on the staite department
for a statement as to the diplomatic
situation before taking action.
TROOPS TO BE WITHDRAWN.
All Volunteers Will Re Out of ( uhii
Before May I.
WASHINGTON, March B.— Under the
present plans of the department it Is
said that all of the volunteer troops
will be withdrawn from Cuba before
May 1, and so escape the dangers of
the fevers which make that country
such an undesirable place of residence
during the summer months.
The officials of the administration ex
press satisfaction' at the present po
litical state of affairs in Cuba, and are
confident of a continuance of the pre
vailing peace and good order. The
troops are 'to be withdrawn on the
theory that there is no longer any need
of their service in that country, and.
that the questions of government will
wcrk out themselves without the pres
ence of a large military force.
GEN. HENRY EXPLAINS.
Would Be Plea»ed If Porto Rico
Could Have Self-Government.
SAN JUAN DE PORTO RICO, March
B.— Gen. Guy V. Henry, military gov
ernor, whose attention was called to
day to an interview published in a
local American paper representing him
as having said that civil government
is now a necessity in Porto Rico, denied
that this expressed his views of the
case, explaining, at the same time, as
cabled to the Associated Press yester
day, that the question was one for the
ccnsideration of the colonial commis
sion, now here, and if the commission
should find that Porto Rico is capable
of self-government and no longer in
need of military control, he would feel
greac personal gratification, and that
his arduous labors as military gover
nor were well rewarded.
SPANIARDS COMPLAIN.
VkU I'rol im-i i.ni From Alleged Oiit
ra«i*-N li> ( v buns.
HAVANA, March 8. — A Spanish
r.ewspaper publishes a story to the ef
fect that a party .^f armed Cubans is
terrorizing the Spaniards at Mayori.
It says also that these Cubans have
murdered several Spaniards near Bara
jagua, and mentions cases of the perse
cution of Spaniards at Clabazas, prov
ince of Santa Clara. In conclusion the
paper asks the military authorities to
inquire irtto the matter and to afford
protection to the Spaniards.
MILLIONS^FOrToUBANS.
Money AVIII Be Shipped to the In
land at an Early Date.
NEW YORK, March B.— Paymaster
General Carey, IT. S. A., visited the sub
treasury today and presented a war
rant for $3,000,000, drawn on that de
partment at Washington. The money
will be drawn from the sub-treasury
and shipped to Cuba, where it will be
used to pay off the Cuban troops, in
accordance with an agreement.
For obvious reasons Gen. Carey does
not care to state just when the money
will be shipped to Cuba, nor will he
give the name of the ship tHat will
carry it.
Gen. Carey has been directed by the
war department to take charge of the
money until it is turned over to Gov-
Gen. Brooke, at Havana 1 .
Gen. Carey will be accompanied by a
detachment of regulars, tvho will guard
the money on its way to Cuba. Fully
one-half of the $3,000,000 will consist of
$5 gold pieces, with 1,000,000 standard
silver dollars. The balance will : be
made up of subsiliary coin, including
nickels. The money wflß.be place in
small safes and strong boxes.
BACK FROM BLUEFIELDS.
"Ronßh RiderH'' Tell Some Ludi
crous War Tales.
NEW ORLEANS, La., March B.— The
steamship Condor arrived tonight from
Bluefields with forty-one passengers on
board, mostly the Americans compos
ing the body known as "rough riders"
with Capt. J. C. Kennedy in command.
They tell the story of the revolution
which failed. They had been sent to
attack Greytown, marching overland,
and the San Jacinto, the gunboat which
the revolutionises seized, was kept
close to the shore to supply them with
rations and aid in the attack. When
they got half way they ran into an
other gunboat which Nicaragua had
borrowed from Honduras. The San
Jacinto could have sunk the enemy, but
turned tail and fled. The Honduran
gave pursuit, but when sbe got near
enough to use her stationary gun the
San Jacinto ran up the- white flag. Her
captain made terms for the soldiers as
well and then both boats steamed up
and made known the fact that the
revolution was over and Reyes had
fled. They went back to Bluefields and
found the revolution really over.
MADE A GOOJTwTTNESS.
Baron Yon Biedenfeld Helped Hi*
Ca*e Connidernbly.
CHICAGO, March B.— Baron yon Bie
denfeld was on the witness stand again
today telling the particulars of how he
shot Charles McDonald in self-defense.
His direct evidence wag finished with
in one hour of the opening of court,
and he was then under cross-examina
tion for five hours. The state failed to
shake his testimony in any way, and
when he left the stand the prosecuting
attorney admitted that he had made a
good witness in his own. behalf.
There was nothing important in the
evidence today, the baron simply re
iterating the statements previously
made to the effect that he fired at Mc-
Donald only when he considered his
own life in danger.
FATAL EXPLOSION.
Two Men Are Killed nui! Several
-(MherH Injured.
PARKERSBURG, W. Va^ March B.—
An explosion occurred on Whiskey
Run, near here, this afternoon, in
which two men were killed instantly.
It was caused by nitro-glycerine used
in drilling.
George French, Jamestown, N. V.,
and M. Michaels, a farmer, were killed.
Tom Carroll, John Metcalf and Charles
Blair were dangerously injured and
William Hopkins was seriously injured.
AmerlcaiiM at Berlin Banquet.
BERLIN, March B.— United State« Ambas
sador White and Mrs. White attended the
banquet thi<3 evening by Emperor William
and Empress Augusta Victoria, to th« mem
bers of tb« diplomatic corp*.
* . *•
The Chinaman {to the Italian) — I'm Getting Tired of Having Ev
erybody Bluff Me.
—Chicago Record.
BUILD BRICK HOUSES
WHAT SOME PENNSYLVANIA LEGIS
LATORS BO WHEN THEY RE.
TIRN HONE
BRIBERY CHARGES PROGRESS
Additional Seimatlonnl Testimony
Elicited by tlie Committee at Hur.
rlHluirn Inquiring' Into the Mo-
Carrell Bill Scandal Direct
Charge* of Attempted Bribery
Are Preferred liy Witnesses.
HARRISBURG, Pa., March B.— The
legislative probeis into the bribery
charges in connection with the McCar
rell jury bill brought out more sensa
tional testimony at tonight's meeting.
Representative Irvine Johnston, of
Northampton county, testified .hat. be
fore the passage of the bill he had a
I conversation in a room at the l-roehiel
hotel with ex-Senator John J. Coyle.
Chairman Fow asked if there was
money mentioned at the meeting and
witness replied:
"There was."
Coyle told Johnston, who is a phy
sician, that he was not feeling well,
and if he would write him a prescrip
tion he (Coyle) would pay him a fee of
either $50 or $100 to sign an agreement
to vote for Jenks for senator. The
witness could not recollect the exact
amount. Coyle urged Johnston to sign
the paper and he refused. Nothing
was said about voting for anything or
mentioned about the legislation except
that witness should keep on voting for
Jenks.
Miller corroborated the testimony of
his colleague, relative to their visits
to Coyle's room, and stated that he and
Johnston were offered $50 apiece to
sign the paper. Spatz afterward called
Miller aside and offered him $100.
The next time Miller saw Coyle the
ex-senator asked him "what it would
cost to help him out on the McCarrell
bill." Miller said that Coyle spoke about
"coming in with the boys," and that
people often build brick houses when
they go home from the legislature.
"In order to get in the ring and get
a divy on certain bills, Coyle told us,
we would have to sign the paper," Mil
ler added.
The witness said that he was told
by Coyle that he could name a price
to vote for the McCarrell bill. Miller
was never offered any money by Coyle
or anybody else to vote for Senator
Quay.
Representative Heil, of Northumber
land, said he was offered $500 by Spatz
to stand by Jenks for senator, and re
fused.
QUAY MEl\[ MEET.
LegiKlatorH Congratulated l T poi>
Their Persistent Flight.
HARRISBURG, Pa., March B.— The
Republican legislators who are sup
porting ex-Senator Quay for re-elec
tion to the United States senate, to
gether with other Quayites, met in the
supreme court room this evening for
the purpose of discussing the senatorial
situation. State Chairman Elkin pre
sided and in calling the meeting to or
der he stated that the friends of Mr.
Quay had rit>t any tricks to play on the
opposing faction and that they had no
special- plans to divulge. He made a
plea for party regularity and declared
a principle was involved that must be
sustained.
Senator Penrose congratulated the
members and senators on the long and
gallant stand they have made to up
hold the principles of Republicanism in
Pennsylvania, and expressed the be
lief that they would be sustained by
their constituencies.
Senator Penrose said that Mr. .Hoar
will introduce a bill next winter to
amend the present law so as to re
quire a plurality in each body to elect
a United States senator. He said the
caucus or convention of a party is the
only practical way to secure success
of party principles in a free country.
CHINA~TO TpOLOGtZE.
Willing; to Make the Amende Hon
orable to Italy.
ROME, March B.— The Tribuna says
that it learns that the Chinese govern
ment has offered to send to the Italian
minister, Signor Martino, a written
apology, through Sir Claud Mac Do
nald, British minister at Pekin, for the
terms in which the tsung li yamen
conveyed China's refusal to grant the
concessions recently demanded by Italy
of San Mun bay, province of Che
Kiang, to be used as an Italian naval
base and coaling station.
PHICE TWO CENTS-) £■.!»■.■■..
DIE TO FOjlt PLAY
FATAL EXPLOSION THAT CAUSED
SI'CH A PROFOIXD SENSATION
AT TOI'LON, PRANCE
CARTRIDGES FOREIGN MADE
M. Lockroy, Minister of Marine, As
nertH That the Elnlouion ©>f the
Powder Maicazlne at L,e Gonbran
Was Also the Work of Enemies of
France Some « lock work Ar
raiiKeinent Was Brought In.
TOULON, March B.— lt has been dis
covered that twelve dynamite car
tiiflrss found behind the Toulon arse
\< ! yesterday are of foreign manu
re Ctl-10.
K. 1.0. :::oy. minister of marine, In an
ir-terviey, regarding the explosion of
the r.a'vsl powder magazine at La Gou
l)ian, bctwren La Seyne and Toulon,
early Sundry morr.ing, intimates that
the experts now have very little doubt
that it was due to foul play. He thinks
it was pcss.b'v f-aused by some clock
work t^aapfc!urn| provided with, a
detonator, hiJcV.i in a powder kegr.
RESULT WILL BE WAR.
Lord Berenford*H Opinion on the Out
come of a China Grab,
LONDON, March 9.— The Daily Mail
publishes an interview this morning
with Lord Charles Beresford. who says
that if all the powers begin grabbing
land in China it could only result in
quarrells and war.
"It is absolutely necessary," he said,
"to keep China on her feet. Better
stand up now for the 'open door' than
venture upon the dangerous course of
spheres of influence. I do not suggest
a cut and dried alliance. 1 do not
think America would join such an alli
ance. But America, England, Germany
and Japan might agree to work to
gether to maintain 'the open door.' "
NINE DROWNED.
Capsizing otf a Pleasure Yacht Oft*
Brittany.-
BREST, France, March B.— News has
been received here of the capsizing of a
pleasure yacht oft' the Brittany coast,
drowning nine persons, among them
five French military officers.
QUEEN MARJE~ WORSE.
Illness of the Wife of Briglnm'ii
Ruler Taken Serlon* Turn.
BRUSSELS, March B.— Midnight ex
tra editions of the evening papers as
sert that the condition of Queen Marie
Henriette has grown worse.
TO EQUAL GERMANY.
That Is the French Idea of Military
Effectiveness.
PARIS, March B.— ln the chamber of
deputies today the debate on the army
budget led to the usual references to
the necessity for preparedness against
Germany, and comparisons of the two
armies. The members of the house,
while complaining of the budget, which
aggregates 875,000,000 francs, admitted
the impossibility of lessening it, in the
face of the necessity of meeting Ger
many's increase by corresponding ad
ditions.
The minister of war, M. Rle Freycinet,
admitted that the French effective was
inferior to the German, but he pointed
I out that it was impossible to remedy
I this, owing to the lack of population.
The minister also expressed the belief
that mere numbers, above a certain
point, did not add to the effectiveness
of the army, as the excess beyond that
point could only act as reserves, and
he was convinced that the fate of a
conflict would be decided before the
reserves could be employed. It is not
necessary, therefore, the minister said,
to be alarmed about neighboring in
creases. France must meet quantity
by quality. The rifles and guns of the
French army were without their equal
and the country, therefore, might
await the future with confidence.
Ambassador (hoate Entertained.
LONDON, March B.— Vnited States Ambas
sador Choate and Mrs. Cho&te were present at
a reception given this evening by the March
ioness of Landsdowne, wi'e of the secretary
of state for war.
Papal 'Nnnclo 111.
PARIS, March B.— The papal nuncio, M.
Clarl, had an upopletic St today. His condi
tion 1b grave.
BIS CROWN IS HEAVI
SAMOA'S KING IS DISCOURAGED
WITH THE OUTLOOK FOR
HIS I(KK,.\
SAYS HE WANTS PEACE
Sends Hia Opponent* Into Exile,
However, ns a Warning to Thone
"Who Are Inclined to Oppone Hia
Rule Germany Ordera Recoßnl
tlon of Chief Jnatlee Chamber*—
Boycott of the Porpolne.
APIA, Samoa, Feb. 22.— (Via San
Francisco, March B.)— Four weeks have
elapsed since the last mall dispat?hos
left here for San Francisco concerning
the outbreak of civil war between the
adherents of Tanus Malietoa and those
of Mataafa. During this time Samoa
has been free from any active war
fare. The provisional government, un
der Matanfa, however, has not been
a success; It has estranged the feelings
of many of his own supporters* by the
deportation of the Malietoa chiefs, anil
the banishing from Apia of all male
Samoan adults who were on Malietoa'a
side. All Malietoa's adherents who
were not deported have been fined, and
inoffensive natives, the servants of
whites, who had been in no way con
nected with the fighting, have been ar
rested.
A sharp remonstrance from British
Consul Maxse, who now has two men
of-war supporting him, has prevented
a recurrence of this annoyance. The
natives of Tuttuila have declared In
favor of Tanus, and the deported
chiefs are having a pleasant picnic
among friends.
Malietoa seems to be gaining
strength every day and several of
Mataafa's chief adherents have gone
over to his side. There are not much
more than one-half the people on Mat
aafa's side, and it is doubtful if more
than one-third of the population are
his active supporters.
Among the British and Americans
here it is not seen how the powers
can act in any other way than to
stand by Tanus as king.
It Is argued that if they do not, they
deliberately break the Berlin treaty
and cast a slight upon their nominee,
the chief Justice, and in the case of
Great Britain and the United States,
they go back on their consular repre
sentatives here, who have acknowledg
ed Tanus as king. Mataafa and the
chiefs know all this and are most anx
ious to keep their followers conciliated
and prevent them from doing anything
at present whereby Mataafa's chances
of being king may be endangered. Mat
aafa himself is perplexed and uneasy.
MATAAFA DISCOURAGED.
The German consul has received a ca
ble from Germany directing him to rec
ognize the authority of Chief Justice
Chambers, and to withdraw from the
stand he and Dr. Rafael had taken in
regard to the supreme court.
This news has discouraged Mataafa
and in addition the United States con
sul has written him to the effect that
notwithstanding the rumors around
Apia, the United States has not recog
nized Mataafa as king, and that the
consul has nothing on the matter from
his government, but is awaiting dis
patches.
In addition to these disquieting facts
Mataafa has had a little trouble with
the British warship Porpoise. The
Porpoise, after matters had settled
down in Apia, went for a cruise around
the group. When she returned Capt.
Sturde found no natives came near his
ship, and that a taboo had been de
clared against the vessel. He at once
sent a note to the provisional govern
ment, demanding an apology and a
withdrawal o f the boycott. To this Dr.
Rafael, as executive head, replied that
the boycott was not against the man
of-war, but against the chief Justice,
who was a guest on board.
A still sharper note was sent by
Capt. Sturde to the effect that he wouid
take decisive action at onct?, and the
boycott was removed. Her majesty's
ship Royalist is now here also.
The chief Justice, although now rec
ognized by the German consul under
instructions from Germany, is still be
ing thwarted in every possible way by
the Germans. Dr. Rafael was cited
by the chief justice for contempt, but
declined to come to court, and placed
himself under the protection of the
German consul. He was- arrested by
the marshal of the court, but on his
refusal to go no attempt was made to
force him. The chief justice rested
content with having brought the mat
ter to an issue. Herr yon Bulow was
also cited for contempt, and disputed
the Jurisdiction of the court on the
same ground as Dr. Rafael. The Ger
man consul Interposed his protest, but
Bulow has nevertheless been summon
ed to appear in two weeks.
AMERICAN APOLOGIES.
H. Moorse, an American, apologized
to the court for writing a threatening
letter and was purged of contempt.
Herr Grossmuhl still remains in the
German consulate and will not ven
ture out for fear of arrest by the court
officers. Everybody is anxiously
awaiting the decision of the powers,
and in the meantime it is not thought
there will be any further disturbances.
"Yailiamo," world-famed through
having been the island home of R. L.
Stevenson, has just been purchased by
Heir Kunst, of Hamburg. He intends
to make his winter home in Samoa,
spending the summer in Germany.
The Associated Press correspondent,
shortly after the seizure of the Samoan
government by Mataafa. had an inter
view with the noted chief. Mataafa,
when asked why he had been pro
claimed king, said that Malietoa Ta
putek being dead, the Samoans had a
right to elect a new king, and he was
chosen. According to Mataafa's view,
this was not in violation of the Ber
lin treaty, and in the version of the
treaty printed* in Samoa there is no
stipulation made by Count Bismarck
that Mataafa should never be king.
Mataafa admitted, however, that he
had been warned that there was a
stipulation against his being king, and
said he had approached the German
ccnsul about the matter, who said the
German government had forgotten the
past, and now had no objection to his
becoming king.
The protocol, which contains the stip
ulation against Mataafa, was not at
tached to the treaty printed for the
Samoans. Mataafa declared that he
sought to be king so as to bring about
peace in Samoa.