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Samoan Statistics.

The other day Mr. BRoDRIcK, the Par
liamentary Under Secretary for Foreign
Affairs, gave, in reply to an inquiry, some
information about Samoa. 1t Is worth
while to compare his statements with the
somewhat different data relating to nearly
the same period communicated to our State
Department by Mr.. JAMES II. MULLIaAN.
who was in 1895 the American Consul Zen.
eral at Apia.
Mr.. BRoDRIcK said that in 1895, Samoa
exported products valued at little less
than $24o. 900 and imported commodities
worth about $4,000. He went on to say
that the exports to Great Britain were
valued at $27 900 and the imports there
from at S178, 500; that the exports to the
United States were worth but $4,000 and
the imports therefrom $4,000, and that
the exports to Germany were valued at
$4,000 and the imports at $50, 900. Mr..
BRoDRICK added that the British subjects
in Samoa at the last census in 1895 num-
bered 400, the Germans but 20, and the
Americans &c. Now, according to Mr. Null
LIGAN's report, the entire imports Of Samoa
for 1914 represented in money $451, $50,
and the exports $916,473. or the i'm
ports, an amount valued at SOS, 252 came
from the United States; those sent from
Germany were worth $50, 400; those de-
spatched from the British colonies, $274,-
e55, while the imports that came directly
from England were valued at only 81, 2es.
Mr.. MULLIGAN pointed out that these
figures are, to some extent misleading, q
part OF the imports from the Australian
colonies consisting OF goods which came
originally from the United States such as
coal oil. fencing wire and other articles.
With regard to exports, we find that, in
1894, Americans were credited with only
1898; British subjects with $2O,454; Ger
mans with $2o5. 1855, and other nationall-
ties with 1925. Roughly speaking, 1t may
be said that, In 1894. the export trade was
almost entirely in the hands OF Germans.
Let us now glance at the figures given
by Consul-General MULLIGAN with regard
to population. He estimated that the num-
Der Of native inhabitants in all the islands
Of the group in September, 1898, did not
exceed %, 900. He went on to say that, in
all Samoa, outside OF Apia, there was no
means OF determining exactly the white
population. He had made inquiries, how
ever, Of persons well acquainted with the
island, and the highest estimate furnished
him placed the number OF half-castes and
whites outside Of Apia at ITO. The Official
census Of Apia, taken in 1893, showed
the actual white adult population to be
255, which was distributed as fol-
lows: British, 113; Germans 90; Amer
leans lH. the remaindnr ononu nthor
nationalities Mr.. MuLLIGAS arrived at
the conclusion that the entire adult white
male population Of the. Archipelago did not
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Perez Dasmarinas.

From the beginning of the war in the
Philippines probably no harder test OF
courage under adverse circumstances has
been exacted from our troops than that
which the First battalion OF the Fourth In
fantry endured south Of linus.
1t came about through a reconnaissance
in the direction Of Perez Dasmarinas,
whittier the enemy had retreated. Major
Bulbs battalion was employed for this
purpose, and all went well until, short
distance from Perez Dasmariflas. the enc
my was found to be closing in on both sides
Of the road. Under n CALLING fire from the
TANKS and the rear, which was stoutly held
by rear guard, the return march was be-
gun. Fortunately tho remainder of the
Fourth Infantry went forward, under Gen.
WHEATON, to the relief of their hard
pressed comrades and not only rescued
them but soon had the enemy in flight
Our losses for the day were about two
score in killed and wounded.
The great point is the pluck and skill with
which this trial OF soldicrly fortitude was
sustained by the Fourth Infantry. There
was plenty Of heart and heroism in their
fight against odds. The enemy had about
his best chance. thus far, to make massacre
of 1t, as he was in overwhelming force, and
the scene was the furthcst from Manila OF
the present movement. But no such mis-
fortune, which would have raised howl
from the timid and the treacherous. was
In store for us. A momentary check was
turned into the usual repulse of the rebels,
with heavy loss to them from tho shrapne
of the rcscuing party, and SO our uniform
record OF success was not broken.
The following day Gen. WHEATON moved
out with stronger force and captured
Perez Dasmarhas, driving the enemy be-
yond it. The town was found to be not
worth holding, although it has wagon
road to Silan and linus.
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THE CRIME OF 1878.
The Democratic Issue on Silver Must En-
dure Until That Crime Is Righted.
From tie Norfolk yirDiniun J

From tie Norfolk virDini1n. Jiiot.
1t is only claimed now by anti Demo crats that
we are just recovering from frghtful depression
which eliminated in 1sD6 But even if this recuv-
cry be all that is claimed pretended, the original
evils still persist IN all their magnitude and venom-
osity. The silver metal is unrcstorcd; the cur
rency is contracted by all the silver it has been
dcspoilcd Of since and including 1873: lost work,
wages, &c, can never be restored The gold mo-
nopoly. the banks consolidation, the money trust
which made the act Of 1873 and by which the
present plague of trusts blights the land is still
the dictator in all affairs. public and private;
and if there Is temporary prosperity anywhere 1t is
not among the people, but the sclt preferred crea-
tors of the situation, and ia ins even its
holders as it is Fictitious. like the millions aud bill
Lions made ont Of nothing by cap;tali>inga com
biue overNalued at 8 10 OOO, 900 to $Gu.OOO, 900.
prosperity whose vouchers no better tests on
buDbles-is in fact, a bubble itself and the entire
wind-infated combination will speedily burst in
terrible catastrophe.
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From the Phflsd,lphia Record.

philadelphia women who are fortunate
enough to be possessed Of sealskn garments
will be interested in recent decision OF the
Treasury Department. 1t seems that n woman
OF this city recently wrote to tho department.
stating that she intended to 20 abroad and
take with her n sealskin garment of foreign
make which she owned This she proposed TO
have cut up and made into smaller articles OF
wear. and she desired to know whether or not
duty upon being brought into this country
again. Sh" has been informed in rommuni-
cation from Assistant Secretary Spauding that
since the identity OF the present sealskin gar
ment would be changed in the cutting up pro-
cess. his opinion is that duty must be assessed
upon the smaller articles when brought back
to this country.
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This Tornado story Is Certified.
From TIC 81. Paul Dispdtch.

New RICHMOND. Wis. June 16.--Probably
the most astounding story regarding freaks OF
the, New Richmond cyclone is that related by
w. McShane, given below. Your correspondent
took special pains to carefully Investigate this
tale. and visited Mr. McShane at his residence.
The story was so remarkable and all the facts
for substantiating it being at hand, / requested
Mr. Mcshane to give me his sworn affidavit to
the circumstances. which he did / ais ycri-
fled the story by neighbors and Mrs. McShane,
besides seeing the unbroken windows and
pieces OF the piano box about tho yard. The
affidavit follows:
NEW, kICHMoND,, Wis, June, IL. 1890
About the lst of April. when took the storm
Windows Off my house. put seven OF them in
an upright piano box placed at the end of "A
chicken coop at the south side of the yard.
then securely nailed on the front of the box
with tenp"nny nails that there was no
opcnng to he box. passed the box five or
six times a day. SO that am confident it was
there in the same condition Monday night,
June II. before the cyclone struck Mrs
McShane escaped the storm in a neigh
hor's cellar. When she came back to the
house. immediately after. she noticed the
windows lying on the ground. | found the
seven windows with their double glass turned
around endwise and stacked up evenly on top
Of each other. Not pane Of glass was cracked,
and the piano box had been torn entirely OH
Pieces Of the box found scattered about the
was uninjured w. MCSHASE
"Subscribed and sworn to before mo this
10Th day Of June, 1899. j. Is. MINER,
Notary Public. Ramsey county. Mimi"
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FRIENDLY SOuIRRELS.
They Come Into the House and Answer to
Their Names When Called.

From me SDrtngfeId RrDbbitedn
What can be donc in the way OF tanning SPUR
rcls has been we'll illustrated good many
times ia this city. and nowhere better than at
the house and grounds OF tho Misses clary. on
lngraham avenue and Union street
Tho family began to feed and pet the SOUR
rels about four years ago and have got
them so that they are very tame. They feed
them every day, and the squirrels appear rs
regularly as boarders They run all over, and
when let In through tho house. play Ike kit
tens about the lawn. turning somersaults and
performing their graceful capers. The family
have become very much attached to them. al
though the squirrels are sometimes 80 mis-
chievous that they get out OF patience with
when they expect they have sometimes
ghnawea the wind2g sash and have T1aTT WEE
however. been done by some red squirrels,
which are less tractabe thnn the Rrays.
They are Intelligent little beasts: The Mnmiiy
things knew their names and would come when
called. TO drive them away W her bent on mis-
on one OF them and the little thing darted OF
with reproachfu look on his face enough to
haunt ono for days. To keen them frow gnnw-
ing it has sometimes been found necessary to
dauP the window sashes With mustard PREP ,n,
These squirrels have their nests in little re-
| cess under the caves. and IT is All interesting
sight to see the mothers Of the family teaching
to their nest on the house. One day an old one
was taking young one up tree to a limb
near the house. from which tho old ones jump
q distance of about yard to the building. The
little one was exhausted by the climb: the
mother first tried to drive him. then to lead
him by going ahead but to no avail. Finally
the old one had to take the little one up and
carry him over to the building.
The family have been wondering why these
squirrels have diminished in size since. they
began to feed them. The old ones seem to DO
driven away by the young ones. 80 that there Is
constant succession OF different squ rres.
and those now there are not so big. and do not
have as good fur as those that We're first on the
ground. The family have wondered II constant
feeding on nuts had anything to do with 1t.
They have always given them such nuts rs
1lberts and pecans, and have generally
cracked the, nuts for them. although the
squirrels will crack them themselves. But
they have got so used to nuts with COM
paratively soft shell that they will not crack an
ordinary hickory nut but carry it of and hide
Il. Such nuts were found hidden in the toe Of
boot belonging to a member Of the family. be-
bind pillow on the lounge, and the squirrels
will go over TO adjoining lots to hide them.
Some families in this city who feed squirrels
have got them to eat, bread and corn. but
the Misses Clary's squirrels have lived SO high
that nothing but nuts will do for them.
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A Trust Boycott.

To rHE EDITOR OF THE suS--Sr' It seems to tho
writer that very easy and efficient settlement of
the desirabilty of States allowing socalled trusts
to do business within their borders can be arrived
At 10y the following method
Let such commercial organizations as the Standard
Oil Company. the American Sugar Refining Com.
pAny, the tobacco companies the biscuit companies
the Diamond Match Company. the United States
Leather Company, the Emitted States Ru bber Com.
pany, the Rubber Goods Company and other large
utactnrng and selling their respective products
with the greatest economy, notify tile merchants Of
such States as are now aRitatipg the question OF
allowing them to do business with their re sidents
that they will. until further notice. sell no more
goods within their State.
Let the fire insurance companies. who are also
being leRslated against cancel all poll les in force
and advise the insured that they will write no more
Insurance in their State.
If the legislative and executive dopArtments Of
those States represent tho sentiment OF their cons
enta. no better plan of demonstrating IL can he de-
Vsrd than to allow said constituents to realize the
effect upon their business and credit Of such con.
ditIon as this would bring about
NEw YORK. June ~. THOMAS S. CoUsER
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ARMY MEN HEROES IN FLOOD.
Capt. Cornish and DIR. Woodson of the Ninth
Cavalry Did Rescue Work in Texas.

| Capt. Cornish and DIR. Woodson of the Ninth
Cavalry Did Rescue Work in Texas.
AUSTIN. Tex. June 20.-Iarge shipments OF
provisions and other supplies are being made
| to the Brackettvie flood sufferers from the
towns OF southwest Texas. Many acts OF hero
ism were performed during the height OF the
flood. The most notable OF these heroes were
Capt. Cornish and DR.. Woodson Of the Ninth
United States Cavalry. stationed at Fort Clark.
| A letter from Brackettville describes the acts
OF those two men as follows:
| About daylight runners came to the quar-
tiers ofCapt. Cornish, who commands the post.
and informed him that the town OF Bracket
| was being swept away by food and imporinR
| him to lend assistance. As quickly the
orders could be given and executed. Capt.
| Cornish had the entire garrison called
| put and mounted. When they reached the
| ing the town Of Brackett from, the post, they
| found the water. flowing swiftly two feet over
| bridge was slough where the water was
probably ten feet deep.
| " Finding it impraqti cable to get into town
this way. Capt. Corn sh made a detour and
| finally got into town byanother route. Mean;
time Capt Woodson. the post Surgeon. had
| Cornish for use on nearby lakes and started
on ms barilous mission. rescunE men. women
| rats lie first went to the Government pump
| house. where the guards had been firing rifles
tultlaCt uIteIltlOu 10 tIelr ntlpleSs cOnultlOn.
Alter taxing these guards to high ground.
Capt: Woodson steered his little craft boldly
| into the raging torrent that was then sweeping
from ten to eighteen feet deep through the
| town. The first house he reached was about
| 100 yards north Of the wagon bridge. whore
| two women were taken from the roof OF
| dwelling that was almost submerged. These
were taken to high ground.
y pr. Woodson continued the work Of rescue
until every person in an exposed position in
safety: No account was kept Of the num-
Der 81 people taken out Of the. food by
Or. WoOdson, but it Is absolutely certain
that seven out OF the number would have been
Crowned but for the heroic conduct of DR..
Woodson Once his little boat was capsized
by the swift current. but being a good swim
mer he pushed it up against a tree and bailed
out tho water with his hat. elm bed in again
and continued the work OF rescue To-day DR..
Woodson Is the hero OF the Spofford food and
the idol OF the people Of BraCkett
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Mr.. W. c. BELL Of Washington informs
us that the reason why the Hon. HENRY u.
JOHNSON was not rcnomlnated for Congress by
his constituents Of the Sixth district OF Indiana
was that shortly after his reelection in 1895
MIR. JOHNSON publicly announced that he would
not be candidate for denomination in 1893. F"
We were notaware OF this. but have no reason
to question the accuracy OF our correspondents
statement although it Is not accom- panied by
particulars.
1t appears, therefore. that disgust with the
present conditions Of politics. which the Boston
Transcript says lis driving many self-respect-
ing men Ike REED and JOHNSON into private
life" was contracted by Mr.. JOHNSON before
the Inauguration OF MCKINLEY. whom he hated
and attacked with insulting rhetoric
We understand that Mr.. JOHNSON has retired
not only from public life but also from the
district he used to represent in Congress and
from the society Of his former constituents.
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The Federation Movement in Australia

On Monday Of this week the voters Of the
colony Of New South Wales were invited to
declare at the ballot box whether they
would accept or reject the Australian Com
monwealth bill embodying a Federal Con-
stitution, as this was amended at the re-
cent conference OF colonial Premiers in
Melbourne. 1t was not without difficulty
that this referendum was secured and the
outcome OF it will be awaited with anxiety
by all those interested in Australian fed
Grafton.
1t will be remembered that the Australian
Commonwealth bill, when formerly sub
mitted to the people. was adopted by Vic
toria, South Australia and Tasmania. but
was defeated in New South Wales, because
although it secured there a majority Of
about 5000 votes these votes fell short OF
the minimum prescribed by colonial stat
ute. This statute had been passed through
the influence of Mr.. REID, Premier and
leader Of the lower house OF the Sydney
Legislature who thought that the interests
of NV South Wales were not sufficiently
considered in the Commonwealth bill as
originally framed. Then came the Mel
bourne conference. At this the Premiers of
all the Australasian colonies, except New
Zealand, Queensland and West Austria
liza, agreed to recommend to thor constltu-
ents such amendments OF the proposed
Federal Constitution us should meet tho
views of Mr. REID, who, thcreupon, became
Jealous convert to the project, and prom
ised to pass through the sydney Legisla-
ture bill referring tho adoption OF the
fedcrativc plan to the electors OF New
South Wales. Tho Legislative Council Of
that colony, however, which Is not an
elected Tut nominated body, continued to
opP"6" tn" scheme, having been prevailed
upon to take this cours" by the ehopkeepers
oisydney, who are displcascd with the pro-
Vision that the Federal capital shall be
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matte relations with foreign powers. Bremen
has no representative atSt. Petersburg. but the
Russian Minister at the Court OF the Grand
Duke OF Oldenburg is also accredited to each of
the three Hanse Towns In consequence OF the
refusal OF Bremen to recognize tho justice Of
the Russian claims the Minister to Odenburg
has been recalled. In diplomatic phraseoloGy.
and In diplomatic sense he has duly notified
the Bremen authorities OF his withdrawal and
diplomatic relations are ruptured accordingly.
Russia and Bremen no longer speak. but 1t Is
not believed that war Is imminent. and trade
goes on as usual
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placed at some point hundred miles dis

placed at some point hundred miles dis
tant from their city.
The opposition took the form OF pro-
vision that when the Commonwealth
bill should DO submitted to poll OF
the people, n condition OF its adoption
should be a minimum OF "ayes" be-
lieved TO be unattainable. To overcome the
obstruction proceeding from this source,
the acting Governor Of the colony, con-
forming to the advice given by Premier
REID. created considerable number OF
new Councillors, so that the provision re-
qulring Il minimum OF at least 10000
ayes, before the Commonwealth bill should
become operative, was abrogated by 80
votes to %. A little later the Legislative
Assembly passed the bill and fixed June 20
as the day for the referendum.
In other quarters the prospects OF fedora
ton are bright. In South Australia, whore,
1t will DO recalled, women possess the suf-
frage, a general election took place on April
20, at which the Commonwealth bill, as
amended at the Melbourne conference, was
approved by an immense majority, tho
vote being $4,000 to 10000. In Victoria
and Tasmania the modified Federal Consti-
tuition will be submitted Immediately to
the electors II the decision reached on Mon
day in New South Wales was favorable,
as it Is reported to have been. Even
in Queensland, which took no part in
framing the Commonwealth bill, the feel
ings OF the people seem to have undergone
some change. The Legislature was con-
vened at date earlier than usual to con-
slider the Federal question. and, according
to the latest telegram from Brisbane. an
enabling bill has been passed, 30 that
the voters OF Queensland will have
at least an opportunity OF declar-
ing themselves for or against Australian
union. 1t is far from certain, however,
that the Commonwealth bill will be accept
ed In this important colony, a powerful
league representing manufacturers and
agriculturists having been organized to
oppose it, There Is widespread impress
sion In this colony that the interests of its
northern and southern sections are irrec-
oncilable, and that the adoption Of the
federative scheme should be deferred until
after Queensland has been divided into two
independent political entities.
Whatever Queensland, West Australia
and New Zealand may do. the Australian
Confederacy will soon go into operation,
provided the vote in New South Wales on
Monday was Affirmative, for there Is no
doubt about the concurrence OF Victoria
and Tasmania, while the assent Of South
Australia Is already secured.
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Amid the excitement of greater events

Amid the excitement OF greater events
little attention has been given to the crisis in the
relations between the Russian Government and
the Free Hanso City OF Bremen. Some months
ago. as readers OF THE Sun may remember. a
Russian priest travelling from this country to
Russia was arrested by the Bremen police and
detained several hours on suspicion OF theft.
The Russian Government demanded com
pensation and the punishment OF the official
who caused the arrest This. Bremen has re-
fused, and diplomatic relations between it and
st, Petersburg have been suspended What the
upshot OF the affair will be no one can tell
Few people will remember that at the time
the unity OF Germany was arranged the Hanse
Towns. Hamburg. Bremen. and Lubbock, re-
tanned their rank as States with separate diplo.
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Hnmlet In Yiddish.
FROM ne ChicaOo Darlv .New,.

IT0H THt 0HTtUD0 HdWV .NtWF.
Alderman Nathan Brcnncr and County Com
missioner David kallis are at the head Of a
proposition to produce " Hamlet in Hebrew
IN Chicago June ~: The play is to be given
congrpgat on, Judd and Clinton streets
While the tragedy will be translated into
Hebrew, it will not he in the old classic form Of
the language, but in that which has enough Of
the modern combination with German TO lie
gible to tho vast audience which Is ex-
House at Jefferson and O'Brion streets Four
OF the leading parts will be taken by actors who
rank high among the Hebrews in that pro-
by men and women who have gained expert
ence in amateur thcatrcals.