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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-09
NEWS FROM SAMOA.
MArAArAs FAMILY SUBMITS TO MALIEroA AND
THE EXILE MAY RETURN

THE EXILE MAY RETURN.
Vancouver r. c. Dec. S-The steamer Aorans
arrived Yesterday from Australia via New-Zeaiaho'
FIJI and Honolulu. Among her passengers was e&-
United States Consul General Churchill. OF samoa
who has been recalled. Speaking OF anairs In the
islands he says that the political situation Is far
better than for years past The whole OF the fam-
ilv of Mataafa has made its submission TO the
Government OF Maletoa Laupeha. ana mas oeeh
placed IN full fellowship. and the three Powers IN
control Of the island have been requested to allow
Mataafa and eleven other chiefs now In exile to
return.
Financially Mr. Churchill says. the native Gov
eminent is in a bad way. The total income amounts
10 only $4,000 year. which is derived from GUS
toms and licenses. mainly paid by white residents
The capituaton tax OF 81 per head on native
Samoans is not collected. as II Is considered tnat
any attempt to collect would soon cause a revolt
The royal civil list has been reduced onethird ana
each member receives only about s4S monthly.
The Aorangi brings the following Australian
news: Letters received from Sydney from a. NJ s.
Penguin state that the first leg or the preliminary
survey OF the Australian British Columbian cable
has lust been completed. A line was run from Pal
myra Island point three hundred miles 70 the
southwark of Honolulu. An average depth OF 200
fathoms was found.
Tie Australian Federal Enabling bill passed Its
third reading in the New South Wales Assembly
after a heated debate. by vote OF % to 3. The
New South Wales Assembly Is considering an alien
labor bill. which extends the Chinese restriction
act all coored aliens other than British subjects.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-09
THE REPORT OF SECRETARY GAGE.

The first part of a Treasury report Is al
ways and properly. devoted to accounts OF
revenue and expenditure. Secretary Gage gives
with fulness the body Of details which show
that the receipts IN the fiscal year 1897 were
S4303S7. 167 So being larger than in the previ-
Gus year by S20911, 7b9 II, and that Of this In
crease S16,532 ,374 9S was In customs receipts,
owing to heavy importations In advance Of new
duties. The Secretary estimates that the reve-
nue. for the current fiscal year will be SAL ,227,
O76 GS, Of which only S165, 100000 IS cred
tied to customs receipts. but he omits the de-
tailed statement usually made Of receipts for
the part Of the fiscal year which has already
ELAPSED The monthly reports have showL.
however, that the customs receipts in five
months ending with November were S51 164-
232 II, so that the estimate implies receipts Of
about STA 100000 in the seven months, Decem-
ber-June, inclusive.
As the amount may seem large, 1t Is well that
an official letter by Assistant Secretary How
ell in answer TO an inquiry regarding the work
jngs Of the new tariff is made public the same
day. It states that customs receipts in four
months under the new law, $34474822 would
have been ut present rates Of duty greater by
500 50I ,961 had importations been only as large
as they were in 1896, when trade was seriously
depressed, and would have been greater by
6S236,27S under present rates Of duty had
importatons beer as large as they were In the
same months OF 1892. He shows further that,
had the importatons under the new rates been
only as large as the average for these two years,
total receipts would have exceeded actual ex-
pendi.ures during the four months by $22,250,
254 These data and the gradual increase in
customs receipts which The Tribune has noticed
each month, go far to justify the antlcipations
OF the Secretary, which are, In fact, also those
of the most experienced experts In the Depart
meat When the effect OF anticipatory imports
has passed Il will presently appear whether
these expectations are likely to prove correct.
That the current fiscal year VIII probably re-
sui: IN a deficit, which the Secretary now cst-
mates at S2S,000,0O0, without taking into ac-
count receipts from the sale Of the Union Pa
cihc. has been generally anticipated because
full receipts after December would not suffice
TO make up the deficit during the first half
year. But for the next fiscal year the SetTe-
tary estimates an Increase Of revenue TO S4S2, :
874,64 81, including an increase Of $1,000 900
IN internal revenue, which IL not as much as
the probable increase m the current year over
the last. The customs receipts Secretary Gage
estimates at $2c0,OOO.OOO for the next fiscal
year. which s practically the same AZ the
amount realized under the Mckinley tariff. Al
though a material decrease will result from al
most complete stoppage OF imports Of tinplates
and some other articles. the duties on sugar
will yield largely The estimates lead the Sec.
rotary to say: The Tariff act Of July "A, 1897
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-09
FRENCH OPERATIONS IN AFRICA
FIVE ENGAGEMENTS FOUGHT WITH THE
NATIVES BEFORE OCCUPYING NIKKI

NATIVES BEFORE OCCUPYING Mkt.
Lagos West Coast of Africa. Dec. s.-Additionai
advces Just received from the interior say the
French troops had five engagements with the
natives before effectively occupying Nikk the CAPT.
bush.
One OF the questions in dispute between the
French and British Is regarding the Borgu terri
tory Both countries say that 1t Is within the
sphere OF their influence. Great Britain claims the
whole country Of Borgu under the Ango-French
Convention OF $780, which declared that all north Of
the line drawn from Say, on the Niger. to Barda,
on Lake Tchad. was within the French sphere. and
all to the south Of 1t within the British sphere
Captain Lugard. for Great Britain appears to
have outdistanced Commander Decoeur in making
a treaty with the King Of Borgu; but the French
hold that were this the case. such treaty
would be null and void from the fact that France
has effectively occupied Dahomey. and is therefore
entitled to It's Hinterand, in accordance with the
spirit and letter Of the Treaty Of Berlin.
Captain Lugard was recently credited with max.
ing the following declarations:
I'm the matter Of the French claims on Borgu
and Nikki the case is quite clear From the very
first Great Britain had ndisputable claims to Borgu.
S az %hf fhs Il IS douby ours first because is in
the direct Hinterland Of Lagos and second because
any soecalled treaties with France or any other
European nationality. But. in spite OF the apparent
French have occupied Nikki and reinforcements of
senegalese troops Ave hundred strong are 70 pro.
French are in possession Of two most important
places that claimed to be- within the b British
whether the expedition being sent out by England
will achieve its purpose without an Anglo-french
conflict" A., .
The British have been sending for some time past
rcinforcements OF West African troops toward the
danger points and many British officers have OF
late left England for the West Coast OF Africa In
order 10 TAX part In the military operations
Ave hundred thousand square miles. with popua-
ton of 100000 to 5000 900 souls. They are APP
narentlv secure TO Great Britain by nearly four
Hundred treaties made BY the Royal Niger Com
pany which received its charter IN 1875 Inc com m
tween twenty and thirty steamer. and about one
thousand disciplined native troops UNDER British
ofHcers The company's treaties have been recog-
nized by three Ango-German agreements and by
the Anglo French agreement OF 1880.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-09
AmuSemente.


ACADEMY OF MUSIC Si6-Ths White Heather:
Y;yOU THEATRE -3:i6-The Swell Miss Fttzwell
BRO arWAY THEATRES lS-The IDOLS Eye
CASINO $40 1870 =. 80. - I'm .sx
DALYS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES N'ne' or i"' '
DORIS WINTER CIRcUs-s:i6--crous c
rpEN MtsEE-Wax Works. Grand Concerts ana Zinc
en- rIaF TiiEATRI-s.30-A Marriage Of Convenience
TiTrH AVENUE THEATRE-S:30- Alexandra
GARDEN THEATRE S:30-Flrst Born
tjAPPiCX THEATRE-s:20-The Little Minister
GRAND OPERA HOrsE-S-Ha'f KING %,
UARIEM OPERA HOUSES 15-C'umoeTland Of.
EovTS THEATRE a Stranger in New e,A' .,
HERALD SQUARE TuEATEE-l'1"-fioeE pe"e"'
The French Maid 80 ,,,-..
IRyING TT>ACv7 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. meister.
KNOB RRoCKER THEATRE - 80 - An Ai"e''
ROSTER e BIAHs--7 :2o-Anna Hed--Vauceyi!ie ,,,-
IYCf-i'M THEATRE-2-s-The Princess ana the o"'-
tAr1y. ,oo a., ~,
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESlGN-Day anu evening
Exhibition
pAcrOR' S-l230 20 Il p. r.-Naudevue
PLEASURE PAI.ACE--i :30-7-Vaudevine
rROCTOR'S--a =. N. = II ?: m-Vsudesin1e, u,r
WAII.ACK'S "HEATEE-s:I6-A LADY OF Quan'y
WEBER & T!ELDss MUSIC HALL-s-BurleSlue-
l4rTI STREET THEATRE-s;I5-An Irish Gentleman.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-09
OTdR4NTINE Reform.

Among the questions OF National concern Of
whose importance the President signifed his
appreciation by more than a passing notice In
his Message Is that of quarantine adminstra-
ton. The Secretary Of the Treasury, In his
annual report. summarizes the conclusions Of
the Surgeon-General upon this subject, and
heartily commends them to the favorable con-
sderatlon Of Congress. The President makes
their plea for decisive action his own. and thus
improves the prospect OF intelligent legislation
at the present session.
Additional proofs Of the inadeQuacy Of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-09
VIEW STEAMERS FOR THE FRENCH LINE.

PROVISIONS OF TIE BILL GRANTING THE CON-
PANY SUBSIDY.
London Dec "a dispatch from HaVre' rtahc~
says:
..rh. hill for the renewal Of the annual subsidy
q, 500 Oo for the Compagnie Generate Transatlan-
toue for the American mail service. which expires
in 1901 stipulates that three new steamers are 10
be begun in France Immediately: and 70 S.,n DO
o. * they can be refused and II between 2l2S ana
% they can be penalized for every one.tenth knot
while premiums which reacn t'IVU VIII 10 e'"i'''~
for speed above contract.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-09

II the Cuban insurgents are not the first peo-
pie to mako use OF pneumatic guns for throwing
dynamite. at least they are doing something to
demonstrate the possibilities OF that mode OF
warfare. In the recent destruction Of the town
OF Guisa. with Il population exceeding eight
hundred. pneumatic guns are said to have been
employed with terrible effect. The violent shock
produced when a full charge OF ordinary powder
is ignited In a cannon behind hollow projectlle
Is sufficient to explode any charge OF dynamite
contained therein. Gun cotton can be kept from
premature explosion under such circumstances
by wetting It, A primer Of dry gun cotton In
combination with a suitable fuse will fire 1t at
the desired instant. But dynamite cannot be
handled in that way. Compressed air. however.
II let into a gun suddenly. will eject shell as
effectually as the gases produced by the COM
bustion Of gunpowder The latter Is generally
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-09
AN INTERNATIONAL CLOUD PASSES.
FRENCH AND ENGLISH REACH AN AGREEMENT

OVER THE UPPER NILE TERRITORY
London. Dec s-"The st. Jamess Gazette this
afternoon announces authortatively that the Brit
,sh Government does not expect any further trouble
with France regarding the Upper Nile regions
France having agreed to accept the situation Inc
danger was that the occupiers OF that part OF the
country could divert the course Of the Nile ana rem
The massacre OF the French expedition under
Major Marchand reported by dne ~ bave or
cured near Bahr ell Ghazel apparently TOOK pace
in the territory referred 10 by The ST. James
Gazette" The survivors OF the French party re-
treated 10 Bomou. an advance station OF the FRENCH
Congo on the way to Bahr ell Gnazei.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-09
THE AvOCA THOUGHT TO BE SAFE.

London Dec s.-The rumor cabled from Halifax
that the British troopshp Avoca. bound from ia
maca for Cape Town. with a thousand troops on
board has foundered. Is not credited here.
According to a telegram received to-day from
had arrived at Ascension Island though the date
OF arrival is not given ,,., 49,.
the ist Battalion Liverpool Regiment. consisting
OF eight companies. IL under orders from Jamaica
for Cape Town
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-09
ERNST HAWTHORNE POISONED OR SHOT

Victoria. B. c., Dec S--The body OF Ernst Haw-
thorne who disappeared from the Silver Stream
District near Wellington. New-Zealand. recently.
has been found 1t had been pressed into hastily
dug grave OH the spot where Hawthorne ana .
man named Stanhope had established camp
After the disappearance OF Hawthorne Stanhope
moved camp. and was aftsrward srrested WSen
tho last steamer left Wellington II had not peen
decided whether Hawthorne had been poisoned Or
shot but that he was murdered was oeyoho oouo-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-09

Another gold field. much richer than the Klon-
dixie Is reported. by men who have made all haste
to get away from It, 1t is one OF the pecuari-
ties OF the gold miners nature that, when he
finds a place where he can pick UP 81 900 a day
as easily as ne could roll off a log. instead OF
staying there and getting rich he runs away
from It as quickly possible. A truly lovely
trait which proves In the most unmlstakable
manner the truth OF his report.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-09

What IL this? The Colorado farmers pinched
In a potato corner OF their own devising? Surely
It must be false report. Those guileess agra
rians can never have adopted so wicked a scheme
of the "efrete East" as a Corner" Why. 1t Is
Just such iniquity that they have been lighting
against. and are ready to keep lighting
against. In blood up to the horses brides.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-09

The price Of silver In London to-day declined from
2,%d an ounce Oast nights closing pr!ce) to 27ltd.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-09
GOLD TENDERS FOR FORTY Laos.
ACTION BY THE INDIA COUNCIL THAT CAUSED
DROP IN SILVER

London Dec. s-The India Council has announced
the resumption OF the sale OF India bills on Deem
Der H. when Il will ask gold tenders for forty lacs
thus affecting the price OF silver to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-09
FEARS FOR A P. AND o. STEAMER.

SEEN DRIFTING NEAR THE coRsI-
CAN COAST.
yaletta Dec s-The Peninsular ana Orlentai
Steam Navigation Company's steamer Ciyoe' zap
tain Gordon which left Marseiles on December
ana which was due to arrive at Malta on Mon
day last. is missing. and Government tug Is
searching for her 1t is thought in shipping circles
,hat the Clyde's detention Is due to the storms
which have recently passed over the coast OF
France.
London. Dec. s-The British Consul at AJaccio
capital Of Corsica, telegraphs that the Clyde has
hecn seen drifting near the Corsican coast.
The Messenger list OF the Clyde shows a hundred
passengers
Tho Cvde was built at Dumbarton in 1881. and
"a ~ O9s tons gross and 2.lss tons register. She
IS 800 feet long, AZ feet beam and Is A feet deep,
and is owned by the Peninsular and Oriental
steam Navigation Company
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-09
STEAMERS TO BE BUILT AT VICTORIA

Victoria, B. c. Dec S.-Between twenty ana
thirty river steamers are to be built here TINS WIN
ter including steel steamer which Will OPERAS
on the Sticken. and two vessels Tor w4icn tns
Hudson BAY Company 10 calling Tor tendssA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-09

Some surprise seems to be felt at the violent
outbreak Of the Albanians. 1t is uncalled FOR.
II the folk In question did anything else than
break the law there would be cause for genuine
establishment Ever since the days OF George
Castriot they have been nation OF brigands.
and even the mighty Islander himself had some
OF the traits Of an outlaw.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-09

In all the tariff discussion there Is and can
be nothing more illogical and dishonest than 70
compare the opening months OF the Dngley sys-
tenn with the closing months OF the wilson
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-09

For a movement that represents no general
discomfort on the part Of Republicans. as the
machine Is so fond OF asserting. the work for n
new enrolment appears to trouble Mr. Quigg a
great deal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-09

Another professional slugger killed IN the
practice Of his gentle art There are compeh-
sations for most Of the ills Of lfe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-09
1n1rf 10 ADVERTISEMENTS
33nsiucaG Notirfs.


Roll Ton Desks and Office Furniture.
Grea, Variety OF style and Price.
r q. sELI-EW,
No IL. Fulton-st.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-09

The owner Of a mlion-dollar life-insurahce
policy must be possessed Of at least one salts
fying thought. He is as sure as human skill
can make him Of a sound constitution. and II
he doesn't live to pay the company for all II
gives him It will be because OF some accident.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-09

used in sufficient quantities TO develop pressures
of from $4,000 to 10000 pounds to the square
inch Thus far. In tests. 1t has been deemed
wise to use compressed air at pressure OF ohiy
1000 or 1000 pounds. This Limitation materia'-
~ lessons the distance to which smell can DC
thrown; but such a result Is much preierao'e
to the bursting of a gum
1,tbat story NJ a man chained fast to an iron
nost for eleven wears were told Of fellow
named Ronnivard. a few centuries ago. 1t would
be fine material for an heroic poem. II 1t were
told ~ O. victim of Chinese cruelty or Turkish
farocitv how we could rage against those Orien-
tai savages But since the scene of 1t Is iaid IN
one OF the Oldest and most highly cuitlVa'eo
States OF this Union-oh let US talk about the
weather.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-03-19
M'KENNA's IDEA.
Thinks We Might Get International
DimetRIlism Big Diplomacy.

Thinks We Might Get International
DimetaIlism By Diplomacy.
The late Gen. Francis A. Walker be-
lieved that more could be accomplished
for international bimetallism through
diplomatic negotiations than through
the medium of a monetary conference.
Now another bimetallist comes out in
support Of the same plan.
An interview with Judge Joseph Nc
Kenna, who represents the Pacific
coast in McKinley's cabinet, has been
recently published. McKenna doubt
less realizes that the gold standard is
not popular in the Pacific coast states,
and when he was asked what he
thought of the attempt Of a portion Of
the republicans TO ignore the plank
about international bimetallism, he re-
piled: ''That will not succeed. Inter
national bimetallism is the policy of
the republican party, and every effort
viii be made to realize il. The presi-
dent can do a good deal in that direc-
ton himself through the selections for
the diplomatic positions"
This puts a little different phase on
the matter. If Mckinley follows out
the ideas of Judge Mckenna he viii
be barred from sending gold monomet-
allists TO represent this country at
European courts.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-03-19
Sol EooNoMlo soIENog.
Logic OF the GOIdite Brand - CIew
Cunning for aPFGspeFity.D

Logic OF the GOidtte Brand CleWs
Cunning for @PFGsBeFi5y.D
As a whistler to keep his courage up,
Henry Clews, Wall street banker, takes
the cake" When he is out cunning for
prosperity his nerve is always steady
when he takes aim he allows no OBJ
stacle to keep him from his game, and
with the ruthlessness of a savage he
tears down old and sacred traditions
that happen to stand in his way.
For ages the tradition that the price
Of iron is the true thermometer OF the
condition of business generally has
been implicitly believed in by politi-
cisns of the Clews' genus. An advance
In the price Of iron indicated an i'm
proved demand, and when the demand
for iron increased, it was an infallible
evidence that the demand for every
ching else was increasing, the sure har-
binger Of good times But in a let
ter Mr.. Clews rejoices because iron, or
steel, which is the same thing, recent
" declined instantly and enormously.
The decline of steel rails from S25 to
from SIT to $40 a ton has now, by the
alchemy of the gold standard, become
an evidence Of the arrival Of prosper
ity. Mr.. Clews has always been a
protectionist, one of the loudest rail-
ers against decreasing tariffs, which
would close our factories, throw work
men out of employment and produce
commercial and industrial chaos. But
now, when the price Of steel rails is just
below that of European countries, thus
making tariffs on foreign rails useless;
when, in fact, manufacturers put steel
rails on the free list, suddenly free
trade" with its consequent low prices,
becomes a prosperity maker! Steel
rails are reduced in price, the wages of
labor in the mills severely cut, smaller
manufacturers are to be crushed out
of existence by a colossal ironmongers'
combine, the people are to be brought
more completely under the rule of huge
trusts, wealth is to be more and more
centralized in the hands Of the few,
and all these things are harbingers of
good times, of low prices, which for
the first time in the world are to be the
parents of prosperity.
Yet, it is this school of economists,
of fnanciers, that champions the gold
standard that can find arguments t0
that make it appear harmless in the
midst of the ruin it has wrought; it is
these fellows who assume that they
should be granted the governmental
prerogatiye of issuing the money for
the people and regulating its quantity.
It is these fellows that are demanding
that the government go out of the
banking business" which is a new evil
dence of their folly, for every child who
was not reared III financial circles"
knows that issuing money is no more
the function of banks than breaking
prairie is the function of our Touring
mills, or than Iassooing wild cattle for
their hides is the function Of the re-
tail shoe dealers. How long will our
people be influenced and led by such
shallow pated, illogical simpletons?-
MINNEAPOLIS Penny Press.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-03-19
The Commercial Traveller.

The commercial travellers, who, as a
whole, perhaps. who0ped it up for the
gold standard, say they cant do bust
ness unless they get cheaper fares
the 5000 mile arrangement. The said
travellers would have reached it quicker
IL have aided to seeaTe free coinage and
prosperity, other business would be so
good that they never would mind the
fares-like the good cid times ''On the
road" Many Of the statesmen who were
ali right, as TO convictions allowed the
hDase" 70 shut their mouths, and il
aSaLy cases control thsir ysssss-ssinEs
spolis pe4ay egssE
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-03-19
Adopted Children In yapan,

A strange custom Of the Japanese is
their readiness to adopt children. In
thousands and thousands of families,
one will find half a dozen persons an
swering to the names of father, mother,
sister, brother, uncle and aunt, who
are no blood relation atall. The prac-
tice of adopting children is universal
in the highest society as well as the
lowest This explains the fact that
the distinguished painters, potters,
actors, etc, have nearly always a son
distinguished in the same line; the art
list simply adopts his best pupils.-Chi-
cage News,