The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-04

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for the Deposing of King Malietoa-
Representatives of Contending Factsoas
! Meet on . German warship in the Pres
ence of the Consuls Interested in the
Present Establishment-foreisn OH
Gals are not In Good FeIlowship-Pusii-
list Gets Soft Berth in FormosA
San Francisco. July 3.-The steamer
Alameda this evening brought the fol-
| lowing advices from Samoa, dated June
| 10:
The situation between the two par
ties here has reached a stage which
| may be described as critical The rebel
party last week held a meeting, attend
ed by several thousand Although the
rebels expressed desire for peace they
made the principal condition of the
maintenance OF peace the deposition
Of King Malietoa. Their meeting was
held under the guidance of H. ]. Moore.
There is strong feeling against him
for his action in the matter, and it is
expected he will be called to account
for it. A meeting was held on the Ger
man warship Bussard, yesterday where
six of the rebel chiefs, a like number Of
the government party and three consule
attended. Nothing has 80 far trans
pired as to what was done. Il will be
impossible for the sonsuls to arrange a
peace having for its basis the downfall
Of Malietoa. 1t is generally thought
that ere long more blood will be shed.
No feeling of unity prevails amongst
the foreign officials. in fact relations are
very much strained amongst them.
PUGILISM AND POLITICS.
Victoria. B. c., July 3.-Among the
passengers on the steamer, Empress of
China. which has arrived from Hong
Kong and YOkohoma, was eX-Secretary
OF States Foster, who acted as Chinese
agent in the peace negotiations with
Japan. He left at once for Washington
The steamer. Empress brings news that
"Billy"W aters of San Francisco. pugi-
list and bar room buncoer. is now min
lister of war and vice-president Of the
Republic of FormosS. 1t was his pugi-
liStic powers that brought him into
prominence.
BANDITS WIFE ASKS AID.
Denver, July 3.-A special to the
News from Nogales, Ariz.. says: Colo
mel F. A. Roberts. United States con-
sui at Nogales, Sonora, today received
an appeal to aid in securing the rights
"a Tic 4dIliiy VI INoUtTt 4IlDOlct, one Oh
the bandits shot Sunday near Frontier
as. Sonora, by the Mexicans for partici-
patton in the recent robbery of the pay
master of the Nacosari Copper COM
pany- Tribolet had a ranch near From
treras and his wife and five small chill
dren are there. IT is claimed that they
are helpless and that unless the Ameri-
can government intervenes they will
lose all the property, which is OF CON-
siderable value. Colonel Roberts has
asked instructions from the state de-
partment at Washington, as the de-
mand for intervention is coupled with
an assertion Of Tribolet's American citi-
zenship.
Washington, July 3.-The United
States consul at Santiago de Cuba re-
ports that cholera is on the increase
there. There were nineteen death In the
city from this cause during the week
ending June 20.
Genoa, July 3-While the torpedo
boat Attila was speeding under high
pressure today her boiler exploded
killing two men and injuring several |
others.
Key West, Fla, July 3.-The George |
W. Childs arrived from Gingston, ia |
maica, this morning for the purpose. as !
the captain stated. of repairing her !
II Is believed that her ar |
rivel is the signal for the embarking OF |
an expedition.
Southampton. July 3-The American |
line ship st. Louis made the passage |
from New oYrk in six days, twenty-five |
hours and five minutes. Her engines |
were not slowed down from the begin
ming OF the voyage to the finish.