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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-08-31
GENERAL MILES WILL
HAVE TO EXPLAIN

WASHINGTON, Aug. 80 " When
General Miles returns to Washington
he will be asked for an explanation Of
interviews lately appearing and the
publication of certain dispatches which
the War Department had not made
public. Whether the investigation will
take the form of a military court of
inquiry or of a private interview be-
tween the President, the Secretary Of
War and General Miles remains still
to be seen. Until the arrival OF Gen
eral Miles, the War Department will
not discuss the matter.
Secretary Alger says the department
will not enter into any controversy
with it's subordinates, and he does not
propose to discuss matters affecting
General Miles during his absence. The
department is of the opinion that Cen
eral Miles made public the dispatches
of the Secretary, General Shafter and
himself, published this morning. Such
action it regards as a breach of mill
tary regulations, but no military court
can secure proof that General Miles
made public the dispatches If he and
the person to whom they were fur
nfshed refuse to give the information,
as several military trials have made 1t
settled law that no military court can
compel a civilian to testify II he does
not desire to- General Miles also may
be called to account for the interviews
with him, as, unless disavowed, they
would place him in the attitude of crit
icizing his superior officers and subject
him to military discipline.
The publication of the dispatches to-
day, taken together with previous in
terviews In the Kansas City Star, were
the topic of conversation among officers
of the War Department and already
there is disposition by some to take
sides in the matter. while others deplore
the conditions as tending to lower the
tone of the army and to do irreparable
injury to the service.
1t is expected the controversy Will
extend to both houses of Congress, and
II is feared 1t will have an adverse ef-
feet upon legislation which will be
asked for to better the army. 1t Is
generally understood that the regular
force will have to be largely increased,
at least until the conquered islands are
disposed of, and it is feared that legis-
lation in this direction will be hampered
by the controversy between the Secre-
tary of War and the general ir COM
mand Of the army
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-08-31
TREATY OF BERLIN
MUST BE OBSERVED
Samoan Natives Will Elect the Sue
cessor of the Late King
Malietoa,

NEW YORK, Aug 30.-The Herald's
Washington correspondent telegraphs:
The President has notified the German
Government that the United States will
expect no interference with the natives
in Samoa in exercising their right and
privilege to elect a s. 4ceSSor to the late
King, Malietoa Laupepa. When In
formation was received showing that
1t was impossible for the King to live
any length of time, the German En-
bassador here, In accordance with in
structions from Berlin, addressed
communication to the State Depart
taken by the United States in estab-
fishing a ruler of the Samoan Islands
in the event of Malietoa's death. The
inquiry was only recently answered by
Secretary Day, who discussed 1t with
the President.
1 was told to-day on good authority
that the Secretary informed the EN-
bassador that the President fully ex-
pected that the provisions of the treaty
of 1889, signed bv representatives of the
United States, Great Britain and Ger
many, would be carried out. 1t is the
contention of the administration that
the treaty was framed especially to
meet the contingency which now ex-
lists. and that there ought to be no
question between the three signatory
powers as to the programme to be
adopted now in view of Malietoa's
death.
Instructions have been sent to Consul
General Osborne, setting forth the po-
sition assumed by this Government and
directing him to sharply watch the
situation.
No action has been taken yet by this
Government looking to the dispatch of
a warship to Samoa, but it is be-
lieved that 1t may be necessary to do
this. A vessel either from Rear Ad-
nliral Deweys squadron or from the
Pacific Coast Will be ordered to Sa-
moan waters. Such action will be
merely precautionary and will be in
dicative of the purpose of this Govern
ment to have the terms of the Berlin
treaty carried out.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-08-31
AFTER FOURTEEN YEARS
IN THE GOLD FIELDS

SEATTLE, Aug. 30.-One of the most
interesting characters who returned on
the steamer Roanoke from Alaska is
George w. Carmack. He is accompa-
MED by his tillicum and partner,
'Skookum jim" AS the first claim To-
cater in the Klondike mining district
Carmack has made his name familiar
the world over. His people came TO
California in AZ, and the fortunate
George, who will soon count his wealth
among the millions, first saw the light
of day on a cattle ranch near Fort
Costa, Cal, September "a, 1850.
1t is about fourteen years since
George Carmack left his California
home and took up his abode with the
Indians in Alaska. Until quite recently
however, he was but sQuawman OF
Indifferent success. During most of the
time that he roamed from Juneau over
the lakes and down the Yukon to st.
Michael, he had as his companions two
brothers. "Tagish Charley" and "Skoo-
KUN jim" They were with him August
II, 1896, when about twelve miles up
Bonanza Creek Carmack accidentally
struck his shovel into the gravel at the
foot of a tree. The dirt he threw up
was full of gold. He staked a claim,
him, and thus began the evolution OF
"SQuawman" George into man OF
wealth and prominence.
After locating the three men started
for Forty mile to record their claims.
Upon arriving there Carmack proceeded
to celebrate his discovery by getting
the entire camp on a drunk. The
golden news that the -looked-for
bonanza had been struck was received
with shouts, and almost the entire
camp stampeded. Circle City heard of
it a few weeks later and Birch Creek
i d..
located from top to bottom, and those
who did not get claims on the creek
began to locate on Ell Dorado. This
proved even richer, and since then the
Klondike has been rapidly growing into
the greatest gold camp of the century.
When George Carmack arrived in Sc
attic to-day he presented the appear
ance Of fine specimen of Western
manhood. He is over six feet tall and
has remarkably broad shoulders, while
a dropping black mustache adorns his
firm face. He is well educated for
frontiersman and his cabin on Dis
covery Bonanza is well stocked with
late books and magazines. A small |
organ is one of the most out-of-place
looking things it contains To some of
his friends he has confided the idea OF I
having yacht built for trip TO Paris. t
Carmack has looked well after the i'm
-erests of his two Stwash partners and |
-hS 4OVV AeSl Va pave Siootiu eiAes o"n
has turned out to be about the richest |
spot in the whole Klondike. Had 1t |
not been for Carmack, 'Tagish Char |
ley" and "Skookum Jim would have |
been without claims to-day. He SIM
ply would not let them sell out TO
scheming white men and compelled |
them to work their claims.
Carmack has taken out of his mines |
in the past two years about $780, 900 and
his kinsmen have realized about the |
same amount from their properties.
The combined claims of the three men |
could -e readily sold at Dawson for |
over 81 600 900.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-08-31
STEAMER PORTLAND is
MAKING FOR THIS PORT

SEATTLE, Aug. 30.-The steamship
Roanoke, which arrived to-day,
brought the following dispatch:
ST MICHAEL, Aug. 20.-The steamer
Portland will leave August % for
San Francisco with a shipment Of dust
from the Canadian Bank of Commerce
boxes of 300 pounds each. She also car
ries $500 900 for the Alaska Commercial
Company. Among her passengers are
Charles Anderson of No. 20 Ell Dorado,
who before leaving Dawson bought an in
terest in No. 81 Ell Dorado for $250,000. He
carries $4,000 in dust with him. Other
passengers with amounts ranging from
$40 900 to $45, 900 are w. Sonce, w. o.
Young, James McNamee, Charles Lamb
and Jack Ducell. She carries over sixty
men who have an average of so, 600 each,
aside from the bonanza kings mentioned.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-08-31
EFFECT OF MALIETOA'SD DEATH
PRESENT GOVERNMENT LIKELY
TO BE ABOLISHED.
Has Been Unsatisfactory From the
Start, and the Three Nations
Would Welcome q
Change.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

WASHINGTON, Aug 30.-The State
Department has not yet been officially
advised of the reported death of King
Malietoa of Samoa. and in all likeli-
hood must remain in official ignorance
of the event for some time to come, ow-
ing to the slow means of communi-
cation at the disposal Of the depart
ment. It is the general impression
here that the death of the King will
result in the overthrow Of the present
form of government Of the islands,
maintained as 1t is by the joint action
Of the United States, Great Brit
ain and Germany. Official reports to
the State Department show that this
Government is the most expensive and
unsatisfactory Of any In the world.
having regard to the population Of the
Samoan group. In the capital city,
Apia. there is maintained a tripartite
municipal government at vast proper
tional expense, while the reports show
that thirtytwo rate payers are Obliged
to bear the entire cost.
For years the existing arrangement
for the government OF the Samoan
group has been satisfactory to none or
the three governments, yet 1t has been
better could be suggested that would
be acceptable to the nations. There
are now indications that at least one
of the parties is coming around to
what was a fayorite plan of settlement
of the State Department, namely. a
disruption of the present tripartite
government and an absolute division
Of the islands Of the group between the
United States, Great Britain and Ger
many
The particular object of our Govern
ment has been to retain possession of
a coaIing or a full naval station In the
Islands, SO as to afford a base for naval
operations in the vicinity of Austria
lasia, as we'll as to insure an open port
for our steamers on the long voyage
from San Francisco to Australia.
The United States now hold title to
some ground for a coaling station at
Pago Pago, on the island OF Tutuila.
This island is the least In size of any
of the group, but 1t is large enough TO
support a naval station, so it has been
the plan of the State Department to
acquire 1t as a whole In the event Of
the dissolution of the tripartite agree
ment.
Basing the division of the existing
interests of the three nations, Ger
many, holding the largest interest,
would take the island second in size,
possessing the capital, Apia, while
Great Britain would secure the largest
of the group, but the second In COM
mercial Importance.
1t Is probable that among the first
duties falling to Mr.. Hay when he as
sumes the office of Secretary of State
Will be the consideration of som, plan
to tide over the crisis expected 20 fol-
low the death of the King.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-08-31
COLONEL HENRY ARR STED.
Admits the Authorship Of Letter involved in the
Dreyfus Case
Special Cable to The Call and the New York HeraIc
James Gorden Bennett

.
valerien Cavaignac
in the
Of
subsequently
of famous letter been
he
letter
revealing secrecy had
hitherto dvulging the
the officers
Colonel
the which
connected with conviction of Dreyfus
The
excitement
and feeing Zoa
the
of the situation sensational
embroglo continues
developments M Zoas conviction
increase OF his
the
1t adverse to his
And opinion of
prosecution
documents and still
NJ
sructon who conducted The
declares that the
yelled de
Dyfusa of which the advocates
a trial"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-08-31

by committee of prominent citizens rep
resenting the following Republican clubs
of this city: Los Angeles County Re-
publican Club. Army and Navy League.
Young Business Mems Republican Club.
Columbia Club and the Young Mems Re-
publican League
committee has been appointed to se
cure the proper decorations on the busi-
ness houses, and the committee invites
the merchants. irrespective OF political
Affiliations. to display the American flag
and national colors profusely on Satur.
day, and to close their places of business
between the hours of ] and in the after
noon in honor of the home coming of the
favorite son of the sunny south. the next
Governor of California.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-08-31
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: GARCIH IN DISGRACE.
Relieved of His Command by
General GoDez.

O Special cable to The Call and the New
O. York Herald. Copyrighted. 1885, by
James Cor don Bennett.
o SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Aug. 3d.
8 Garcia has been relieved Of his
o command by General Gomez, acting
9 under instructions from the Provi-
O visional Government. This is owing
9 to disapproval of his actions during
8 the Shafter Incident and to the fact
9 that Garcia is persona non grata to
@ the American Government.
o At the commencement of the war
o the Cuban officers were ordered to
o put. themselves under the orders of
9 the American commanders, and the
@ letter of Garcia to Shafter Is looked
. upon as a breach of discipline His
@ resignation is not accepted but he
O is relieved of his command.
8 General Rodriguez. commanding
o in the East under Gomez, will sue
q ceed him.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-08-31
APPEALS TO
THE FOREIGN POWERS
Ignores the UDited States and Asks That the
Republic Of the Philippines Be GruDted
Recognition.

Aug a-Asu hkpam
nundh h
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reduced
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The memo
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G Fmpnob eI
Trun tssn etdnedn ur
fNnnhaare sae cmph i ar hunting and
sanarda hentves geey Inc
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-08-31
RUSSIA AND
CHINA IN A
SECRET PACT
Terms of the Treaty
Just Divulged.
AN OFFENSIVE ALLIANCE
IMPORTANT ADVANTAGES ARE
GRANTED TO RUSSIA
China to Be Aided in the Improve
ment of Her Resources and
to Be Afforded Protec-
SPECIAL Dispatch to The Call.

VICTORIA. B. C. Aug. 3o.-Advices
from Shanghai by the steamer Empress
of China, which arrived this evening.
say the terms of the secret treaty be-
tween Russis and China. which has
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-08-31

PREPARING A R0USING
WELCOME FOR GAGE
Los Angeles Republicans Will Outdo
All Former Efforts When Their
Standard Bearer Arrives.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. s0.-When Henry
T. Gage, the man who has been selected
to lead the Republican party of California
to victory next November arrives home
Saturday he will be honored by the
warmest welcome ever given dis
tinguished citizen of this CITY, All ar
rangements are now completed for his re-
ception at the train, where ae Will be met
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-08-31
ALL DUE TO COURTESY.
Why Spain Withholds the Names Of
Her Peace Commission.

Special cable to The Call and the New York
Herald Copyrighted. 1885, by James Cor
don Bennett
MADRID, Aug. 30.--The Government
here absolutely refuses to give the names
of the Spanish Peace Commissioners.
saying diplomatic courtesy necessitates
that the ministers at washington and
Paris should receive the news first.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-16
Georgia Currency ReformcEs

Evidently the Georgia house of rer-
resentatives Is composed Of advanced
scientific currency reformers Of the
Carlisle-Gage-Etcetera school, The
difference between the Georgia legisla-
tors and the reformers who have had
their. theories promulgated from the
treasury department is that the Geor-
gians are the more logical and candid
of the two. The Georgia house has re-
enacted law permitting any bank in
the state to issue circulating notes to
the extent OF rs per cent of its paid-in
capital and inviting would-be benefi-
Charles of the law to test the constitu-
tionafi.y Of that clause Of the federal
bank law which imposes a tax Of 10
per cent on state bank notes. The
Carlisle currency bill and, to less
extent, the Gage bill, aimed precisely
in the direction Of condition which
would follow upon the Georgia law if
it were carried into effect Both the
Carlisle and the Gage bill proposed
that banks should be permitted to is
sue circulating notes based solely upon
their credit; and the proviso that the
federal government should guarantee
the payment of such notes served only
to emphasize the weakness of the pro-
position. II we are to have currency
which Is based simply on the credit of
the issuing banks and which will he
come worthless when the banks fall
cava ac tho national government ss.a-
tuitously steps in and pays the insol-
vent bankers debt, why not go che
whole logical length and invite all and
sundry to hang out bank sign and
start their printing presses? The Geor-
gians head the procession of this style
of currency reform. Both plans will
do more to educate the people on the
financial question than was accom-
plished in 1896
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-16

A Boston manufacturers organ, after
making an exhaustive comparison Of
the wages paid in cotton mills in Eng
land and the United States, is forced
to admit that English weavers are as
well paid as American, and in many
cases better paid!" The same paper
also finds that it costs the English
manufacturer more for spinning than
the American! And yet our cotton
manufacturers must be highly protect
ed against the products Of the English
manufacturer, and our operatives must
be protected against the "pauper la
Dor" that is getting better wages than
they are! These are only added evil
dences that We are reaching or have
reached European conditions, the in
evitable result of the adoption of Eu-
ropean system of money.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-16

According to advices from South Az
RIGA, no sooner was the British nag
floating over it's ancient dervish capt.
tai than Mr.. Cecil Rhodes at once took
steps for expediting his scheme for a
transafrican line of telegraph from
Cape Town to Cairo. Mr.. Rhodes lieu
tenant, r. D. Mohun, has already left
Bombay with an expedition, bound
either for Zanzibar or Mombasa. The
party will take advanta ge of the agree
ment lately come to between the pro-
moters and the Congo Free State, aud
will construct q telegraph line from
Lake Tanganyika to Stanley Falls, on
the upper Congo the work being car
ried out under the commission of the
state. w. Cavendish, the well known
sxplorer, is already carrying the line
nor;'award through the extreme FORTH
ern territory of the Chartered COM
pany, and it is confidently expected
that he will form a connection with
tie Mohun line within the next two
years. BY that time the Tanganyika
line will nave reached Stanley Falls.
and Cape Town will be in telegraphic
communication with the chief town on
the upper Congo, or, in other words
half the length Of the line which ~
to connect Cape Town with Cairo will
be complete. On the other hand, adj
vices from Alexandria are that the line
is being pushed southwark as fast az
possible. The Sirdar kept up complete
communication between the front and
Cairo, and now the news comes that
the line is being carried toward Fa-
shoda from Khartum at the rate OF
four miles day. Among the members
of Mr.. Mohun's party is DR.. Castalotti,
who went out from Europe two years
ago for plague duty in India He sub
sequently returned home, but has since
returned to Bombay to join Mr.. Mo-
huns party, for which he acts as med
icai o&car.-New York Times.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-16

windows Clover sash only, the wire
on the windows to be simply tackled
on. and the price was $27.50. The peo-
pie here know nothing of fly screens,
though they are as necessary as in
America"
Mr.. Stowe emphasizes the fact that
the best plan would be for some one
posted on the manufacturing Of doors,
windows and similar parts Of house
to 60 to South Africa and see how the
houses are built, as they differ from
those in this country. Lumber is
scarce and very high in that part OF
the world and the Americans could
monopolize the market If they wanted
to.
That there is money in the project
is evident by the price Mr.. Stowe paid
for his window screens. In Chicago
the order would be filled for S. or Sc
at the outside and probably for less,
as Mr.. Stowe says the wire was cheap
and had large meshes and the lumber
was poor.
Zone of the lessons" Mr.. Stowe sug-
gests, ito be learned by the American
manufacturer is that he must adapt
his products to the wants and needs
of the foreign buyer. You cannot
force upon the foreign buyer what you
may honestly believe is the article he
ought to buy, but after willingly sup
plying him with what he wants you
can gain his goodwill and coidence
and finally convince him that you are
right and he is wrong"
II American manufacturers hope to
keep pace with the American expan-
sion policy they must study the for
eign trade. When they do that they
will control it.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-16
Convicted Himself.

A clergyman recently. addressing
those who criticise others while they
themselves are open to criticism, told
this story: when I was boy we had
a schoolmaster who had odd ways OF
catching idle boys. Says he, one day:
Boys, l must have closer attention to
books; the first one Of you that sees
another boy idle want you to in
form me, and will attend to the CASE
'Ah,' thought to myself, there's Joe
Simmons, that don't like; I'll watch
him, and II see him look off his book
I'll tell on him. 1t was not long boz
fore I saw Joe look off his book. and
Immediately I informed the master.
Indeed said he, how did you know
he was idjc?' I saw him. was the re-
ply. You did; and were your eyes
on your book when you saw himT l
was caught, but I didn't watch for the
boys again."
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-16
KANSAS AGIrAToR. GARRETT. KANSAS.

OF space to present them, but as long
as false assumptions are put forward
as facts 1t will be necessary to COM
bat them. The same people who are
now pointing to our ability to produce
as an evidence OF our prosperity were
not long ago laying depressed busi-
ness, idle factories and fifty-cont wheat
to "overproduction." At great risk
Of being accused of mixing politics and
agriculture, says FarM, Stock and
Home, it must be said that it seems
strange to an ordinary observer tina,
the same conditions Of production un-
der one administration made for ruin
and desolation, while under another
they stand 70, happiness and prosper
ity, and low-priced wheat today is con-
sidered blessing. when two years ago
it was curse.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-16

On a single page Of New YorR
daily newspaper last week appeared the
following items of news:
Charles Schmidt voluntarily deliv-
cred himself into the hands Of the po-
lice, requesting that he might be COM
mitted to prison for the winter. ~
have answered countless advertise
ments," he said; II have walked miles
every day. l have performed mental
services for my meals and lodging.
But, despite my constant search, have
been unable to obtain position that
no friends or resources. The cold
weather makes sleeping in the parks
an impossibility. I am hungry, weary,
half ILL.," The magistrate granted his
request and sent him to prison for six
months.
Hugh Deany walked the streets OF
New York until he fell exhausted. An
ambulance was called, but before Ii
arrived he was dead. Starvation was
the cause of his DEATH"
A company of striking tailors march
ed up Fifth avenue, bearing aloft
placard which all might read. Upon 1t
appeared the words: 1--WE are the tail
ors who have made the coats and
gowns for the richest ladies in the
country, without being able to keep
ourselves and our families from starva-
tion."