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The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-11
THE BEAUTIES OF SAMOA.
Some Of the Strange Customs That
Are In Vogue.

In spite of the simplicity of Samoan
attire, the natives spend a great deal
of time identifying themselves. Meth
er sex is overburdened with clothes.
The common dress for both men and
women is the lava-lava, a kind of kilt
or piece of drapery wound above the
waist in a manner whose adjustment
seems to foreigners nothing short of
miraculous The adults. however, seem
to have no difficulty in keeping the
lava-lava in place, but the children
are less expert and careful of theirs,
and often lose the scant scrap of cot
ton stuff that serves as an out-of- door
costume.
Children of all ages indoors and ba-
bies in arms everywhere, wear no cloth
ing at ALL This kind of garment-or
drapery, perhaps. would be better
word for it's, in slightly varied form,
common to most South Sea islanders,
as we'll as inhabitants of the Indian
Archipelago and the southern countries
of Asia 1t is called by the Malays a
sarong, and it's name differs in different
groups of Polynesia. The Kings OF
Singapore Ceylon, and the Malaysian
Peninsula wear it loose or straight,
while the Burmese and Siamese tuck it
up something after the manner of the
Well-known infantile accessory.
The finery and gimcrack adornments
of civilization are now gaining a foot
hold in Samoa, as elsewhere in the
track of commerce, particularly with
the feminine heart, and it is not un-
usual to see a Samoan lady gorgeously
arrayed in a fine mat lavy-lava COM
bined with ball gown waist or velvet
basque cut Wrecked, or with hair done
up empire style and wearing, to COM
plete her toilet, a string of ferns
around her waist and a necklace of
sharks teeth around her dusky throat
bust, arms and limbs bare-promen
aiding with all the refreshing grace and
conscious airs of Bridget on her Sun
day outing, the observed of all observ
erS.
But there is one shackle of civiliza-
ton they positively refuse to accept
shoes and stockings. Perhaps, how
ever this is because they can find no
covering large enough for the aborigin-
al TRIBES Nevertheless, in one of
the fights in which native allies of the
Americans participated, one warrior
was observed proudly wearing pair
of 16-button black silk stockings ex-
tending above the knees, with his huge
black feet protruding beyond the soles,
which were worn through. He had
doubtless looted them from some Eu-
ropean house, whose owner fled when
hostilities began.
The Samoan hair is often plastered
with white lime and reached up, pom-
padouT Style giving IT. when dry the /
efFect of the judicial wig worn BY Eng
lith ba4ffsters. The lime is washed 81.
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GUATEMALA'S DEBTS.
American. English and German
Bankers Will Pay Them.

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 10.--The
Evening Post" states that a syndi-
cate of American, English and German
bankers has about perfected arrange
ments with the Government of Guate-
mala to advance to that country S15.-
OO0.UG0 for the purpose of relieving it
of its debt, and placing the country on
firm financial basis.
Under the terms of the agreement
the money will be loaned for term
of twenty-five or fifty years, and will
draw interest at ! per cent. In addi-
ton, the syndicate will be allowed to
control certain percentage of the
customs receipts OF the different ports
81 L is believed by those interested that
this loan will have the ERECT of ending
the numerous internal revolutions
which have threatened to disrupt the
country. There will be SO much Amer
lean, English and German capital in
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indications That An Extra Large Acreage
Will Be Put in Wheat This Year.
The Late Rain Not Welcome to the
Farmers About Stockton, the
Increase of Moisture in the
Ground Delaying the Putting III
of Crops-Heavy Rainfall In
Sonoma and Alameda Counties.

FRESNO. Nov. 10-The farmers are
all busy blowing at present, the rain
thus far being sufficient to admit OF
filling the ground. The indications are
that an extra large acreage will be put
in wheat this year, as after two dry
years the wheat growers are looking
forward to a good season. Clovis Cole,
the largest farmer in California, VINO
fa1med $4,000 acres last year, is not
through harvesting yet, but Will get
through in a few weeks.
STOCKTON. Nov. 10-After two days
of light rain and overcast SKY the
clouds broke this evening, and tonight
the promise of a clear day tomorrow
is good. The fall has been light all the
time, but the record for the month, &C
cording to the gauge at the "lndepend-
ent' office is 0.39 of an inch, making
4 03 inches for the season against 70
inches to the same date last year. All
of the damage that could be done by
the rain was done some time ago,
though the present rain will increase
the moisture in the ground and delay
blowing. The farmers are beginning to
get anxious, and the croaker already
believes that the ground never will dry
out enough for him to put in his plows.
SAN DIEGO, Nov. lot is cloudy
here tonight. and the indications are
for rain. A heavy downpour is greatly
desired, it would start up farming
operations.
SANTA ROSA. Nov 10.-A heavy
rain fell throughout this county last
night and to-day. Russian River is as
high as at any time last season.
NILES, Nov. 10.-There was heavy
fall of rain here to-day. Although there
is considerable grain and hay out yet
in the fields. and blowing and pruning
will be stopped for some time, the rain
assures the farmers another good sea-
son. The rainfall up to date is 4.SO
inches against 30 inches for the same
time last year.
NAPA, Nov. 10.-A heavy rain fell
last night. and there have been fire.
quent showers to-day. The total fO-
the season is now 5.5S inches against
1.52 for the same time last year.
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WOmen's Golf
Canes SIS. 50

Golf capes prove to be ideal
Winter garments, as well as be-
ing the style most approved by
Dame Fashion, being long and
heavy, soft and warm. The now
city in their color combinations
makes them attractive as well.
We are in receipt of a new as
sortment for women's wear, at
the above quoted price, and they
are rarely handsome.
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LORD PAUNCEFoTE.
The British ambassador Calls
Upon Secretary Hay.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.-Lord
Pauncefote, the British ambassador
accompanied by Gerald Lowther, the
new First Secretary of the British En-
bassy, called to-day on Secretary Hay
There is more than usual interest
connected with the return of the Brit
ish ambassador at this time, owing to
recent moves in connection with China
and other topics in which this Govern
ment and Great Britain are more or
less mutually concerned. The perma-
nent delimitation of the Alaskan boun-
dairy probably will be taken up at an
early day, but no definite plan has
been put forward as yet.Anor is there
at present negotiation. for the reas
sembling of the Anglo-American Com
mission.
Mr.. Lowther, who returns with the,
ambassador, has an extensive per-
sonal acquaintance with affairs in
China and Japan, which will be of adj
vantage in questions relating to the
Far East He served in Japan until
last year, and then Travelled through
China, studying the conditions wEich
are now figuring so prominent,y.in the
diplomatic exchangesN
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ion Counter.
Hair Rats
Price zoe

These are pompadour forms to
dress the hair over, and are. the
blonde shades, in great variety.
It has been difficult, we've been
told, to procure. the wanted
shades In town, but our assort-
ment will accommodate all.
Pompadour combs, shell and
amber, plain, Csc.
Pompadour combs, shell and
amber, with rhinestone setting.
Price, SOC.
Patent leather belts, 25c.
Jeweled elastic belts, Use and
81.
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SURVEYING PARTY MISSING.
Believed to Have Been Drowned in
the Gulf Of California.

YUMA "a. IT,, Nov. 10.-Captain AL
fonso B, Smith, President, and o. F.
Brant, Vice President of the Yuma and
Gulf California Railroad Company, ar
rived to-day from the Gulf, and report
that no trace can be found of Colonel
Stocker, chief engineer; Dave Unruh,
assistant engineer; Manuel Martinez
and Charles Tyson, railroad surveying
party, who were reported a few days
ago to have been drowned in the gulf.
A party of eleven men were engaged
surveying the railroad from Yuma to
the gulf. The four above named got
into a small boat, With the intention
of moving camp ten miles down the
gulf A gale came up, and the boat
was carried to sea. The balance of the
party were left without provisions, and
came to Yuma on foot, travelling forty
five miles without food or water.
Smith and Brant went Immediately to
the scene of the disaster, but could find
no trace of the missing men.
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San FrdnclScO data: MAXIMUM tenn
perature 81. minimum 50, mean 90.
A storm of considerable energy which
was central this morning off the Ore
gon coast now overlies Vancouver ISL
and. and viii probably pass rapidly
eastward through the British possess
sions.
The pressure has risen slightly along
the central coast of California.
Rain has fallen along the coast from
Point Conception northward. Thunder
storms are reported at Eureka and
Baker City.
The temperatures have remained sta
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GENERAL LUDLOW.
Talks Regarding Proposed Civil
Government for Cuba.

Government for Cuba.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1O.-General Lud-
low, Military Governor Of Havana, after
reading the dispatches from Washing
ton, said:
Assuming that the Administration
really proposes change substantially
as set forth it does not surprise me.
The change as outlined would not, how
ever, in my Judgment, be so radical as
might at first be thought. General
Brooke is now virtually a Civil Gov
ernor as we'll as a Military Governor.
General Wood, if he should be made
the head of the Government in CUBA,
would be, as I understand the scheme,
denominated a Civil Governor but he
would not be Invested either of his mil
itary rank or of military authority and
power. A military force would remain
in the island, and would necessarily
or at least almost certainly-be sub
ject to the supreme head, the Civil Gov
ernor *
1T has been our constant aim and
practice to subordinate the military to
the civil as much as possible. Hence, I
should not regard the change stated to
be proposed as long step toward the
establishment of a purely native Gov
ernment,, followed by the absolute with
drawal of the United States from all
active participation in the direction CT
Cuban affairs. The paramount obliga-
ton which rests upon the Government
of the United States-to ITSELF to Cuba
and to the worlds to see that there
exists peace and order, and protection
to the lives and property of all. With
this obligation fully assumed, as [ be-
lieve it to be, the step suggested as
about to be taken cannot be interpreted
as abridging in any great degree the
period to elapse before the Cubans are
fully intrusted with their own destiny"
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CHICAGO, Nov. 10.-Frank A. Van
derlip, Assistant Secretary of the
United States Treasury, who arrived in
Chicago to-day for a weeks visit with
his family, says that the Treasury De-
partment has no intention of buying
S1O0OO0,0OO of bonds for the relief of
the money stringency felt by stock
SPECTATORS in New York, and that there
has been no organized demand upon the
department for such form of assistance
He says if the stringency were due to
other causes than stock speculation and
manipulation Of interest rates in the
Stock Exchange, some measures OF re-
lief might be considered.
1T is true that money is tight in New
York. said Mr.. Vanderlip. call loans
being made at from 20 to 30 per cent,
but the situation is not so serious as
has been reported. The discussion over
the advisability of the treasury buying
S100,000,00 bonds has been theoretical,
for the department is not going TO
make any such purchase. 1t might at
some time in the future, for We now
have a cash balance of over 500, O0O,-
GOO
Nothing can be done now to ease
money markets except to deposit the
internal revenue receipts with the IA
tional banks, but there is little proba-
bility of that kind of action being taken,
for we have SS3,p00,000 in deposits sub
ject to call.
THE stringency complained OF in
New York is felt more in stock specu-
lation than elsewhere, and the money
market is manipulated more or less On
the Stock Exchange. Persons borrow
100000 at a high rate, and then say
they don't want money, but are willing
to pay the interest.
AS a consequence of this practice a
large amount of money is locked Up,
merely for the purpose of preventing
others from using it. The Treasury De-
partment recognizes the situation in
New York, but it is not going TO help
out the speculative element of that
city by purchasing bonds. If we thought
the stringency was due entirely to other
causes, there might be some measures
considered for the relief oil the mar
ket''
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Long Overdue Vessels.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1O-Ten per
cent reinsurance was offered to-day on
the British ship Port Logan, now out
forty-three days from San Diego TO
Portland, Or. Several other vessels
are overdue. The bark Ferris S.
Thompson and the schooner American
Girl left here on October Sth for Puget
Sound, and nothing has been heard Of
them since.
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Cubans Disconnected.

HAVANA. Nov. 10.-Proceedings at
meetings recently held in Santa Clara
for the discussion of the political future
indicate the existence of widespread
feeling of discomfort with the American
rule Civil Governor Gomez and other
officials are said to be the ringleaders
Senior Capotes report gives 13l mu-
inequalities now existing in the island.
He finds that 2S2 towns and hamlets
were destroyed during the war, and
that the approximate population of
Cuba is l, 317 ,0S2, less by 314,605 than it
was in 1887
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Read Admiral Sch1ey.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1O.-Rear Ad-
miral w. S. Schley tonight received
the orders which made him a Knight
Templar and Knight of Malta. The
degrees were conferred upon Admiral
Schley by the officers of Columbia Com
mandery, No 2, District of Columbia,
in the presence of a large and distin-
guished assembly of knights Templar
of this jurisdiction and of the jurisdic-
ton of many States.
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Trouble at Lindsay.

VISAI.IA, Nov. 10-There is trouble
at Lindsay, eighteen miles from here,
caused by an attempt of the citizens
to drive out the Chinese. There are
scarcely enough pickers to handle the
orange crop now ripening, and the
orange growers have given out the
statement that no worthy applicant
will be refused employment
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Mammoth Group Of Copper Claims.

REDDING, Nov. lot is stated on
the authority of one owner of the prop
erty that $4,000 will be paid January
Ist on the purchase price of the Mann
moth group of copper claims in the
Backbone District, west of Kennel, in
this county. The mines are bonded to
New York capitalists through j. F.
Coleman for 100000, and the option
expires January LIST. If the sale is made
a smelter will be erected and a branch
railroad built connecting with the main
line near Kennel.
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October Exports.

WASHINGTON, Nov 10.-The Octo-
Der monthly statement of domestic ex-
ports issued by the Bureau of Statistics
shows as follows: Breadstuffs $24.194.-
Os'9, decrease as compared with Octo-
Der. 1898 about $450,000; cattle and
hogs $2,210,497, decrease S135, 900; pro-
visions S14,622, S62, increase S27O. 600;
cotton $2S,347 ,141. decrease So. 256, 900,
mineral oils $6,427, O3S, increase 81, 1884,
OO0. During the last ten months the
exports of these articles were $37, 147,
GOO less than for the corresponding
periC.a of 1898
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Carried Too Many Passengers.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 10.-Com-
plants have been made at the custom
house by the Surveyor of the Port that
the steamer Homer, which arrived yes
terday from Cape Nome, carried pas
senggers far in excess of her certified
capacity. The Homer had 220 passen-
gers, while her license gives her permits
sion to carry only fifty-nine and thir-
teen of crew. Captain Higgins, the
master of the vessel, says he took on
the passengers at Cape Nome to bring
them to civilization, as provisions and
accommodations were short at the min
ing camp and there is danger of many
of those left in the north dying from
exposure and starvation.
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Warrant for Roberts Arrest.

SALT LAKE, Nov. 10.-The County
Attorney of Salt Lake County las au-
thorized the issuance Of a warrant,
which will be issued tomorrow. for the
arrest of Brigham H. Roberts, Con-
gressman-elect, on the charge of UNI
lawful cohabitation.
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Medals for Seventh Regiment.

Los ANGELES, Nov. 1O-The time
for the awarding of the Native Sons
medals to California volunteer soldiers
of Southern California has been set for
the afternoon of Thanksgiving Day. All
the companies of the Seventh Regiment
will be gathered in this city at that
time. Mayor Phelan of San Francisco
has been asked to deliver the presenta-
ton speech, and General Shafter and
staff have been invited to come as
guests of the city also.
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Meade Declines the Offer.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1O.-Alexan-
der McAdie, United States forecast Off
cial and director of the State weather
service, has declined a call, which was
virtually the offer of a professorship
from the Johns Hopkins University of
Baltimore. He believes that California
offers a wider field for research in his
chosen profession. He is compiling a
work on the climatelogy of California,
and expects to accomplish important re-
suits from the Mount Tamalpais OBJ
seryatOry.
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Major General Miles.

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 10-Major
General Nelson A. Miles, who arrived
here last night from the north, to-day
commenced the inspection of the forti
ficaions around San Francisco Bay
This work will occupy several days.
Then General Miles will proceed to San
Diego.
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TrauscontinentaI Rate War.

SEATTLE, Nov. 10-The trans-conti-
mental rate war is growing more Sc
rious. To-day it was extended to
Northwestern common points. which
brings in the o. r. & N. Co. and the
Burlington, and will probably affect
Missouri River points. Indications are
that the Great Northern will attack the
Northern Pacific on locals, in which
case rates will come tumbling down.
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Hospital Ship Solace.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 10. - The
naval hospital ship Solace will sail to-
morrow for Manila via Honolulu and
Guam. She has aboard 800 marines
for Guam and 100 sailors for the fleet
at Manila. besides twenty-five officers.
There are also over a thousand tons of
supplies for the fleet
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$3.50
and
$500
trim
med
Hats

Our usual preparation in the
line Of popular moderate priced
trimmed hats for Saturdays
selling has been made. They're
priced $3.50 and SIS, and there's
many to choose from, and they
are the sort that makes the wo-
man who wears one feel salts
fed with herself. She knows The
style is right-correct in every
detail, regardless Of the lowness
Of price.
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Dangerous Ammunition.

can OF baked beans exploded in a
New Jersey cannery the other day, de-
molishing the machinery and beautiful
ly frescoing the man who was engaged
in putting them up. Dom Paul should
invest in few thousand of these dan
gerous missiles. They would make
beautiful hand grenades to hurl atEthe
Britishers in hand to-hand encounter
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Wealthy Rancher Killed.

SALINAS Nov. 10.-while driving
to his home near Soledad last night
Charles Coekrill. a wealthy rancher.
went over precfpice. His dead body
was found to-day. He was native
OF Missouri, and came to California in
1S4S.
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Three Regulators Reported Killed.

LOUISVILLE (Ky.), Nov. 10.-A spe-
cial to the "Courier-J ournaF from
Middlesboro gives an unconfirmed re-
port Of the killing in Letcher County OF
three regulators, whose names are not
given. The regulators, according to the
story, were engaged in mistreating two
old women, when they had clash
with crowd of officers and citizens
with fatal results.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 10. - The
Western Turf Association has an
nounced three stakes to be run at the
spring meetings of 1900. 1901 and 1902.
The Western Stakes, to be run in 1YJv,
for o-year-olds, at five furlongs, and
the Western Foal Stakes, to be run in
1901, are to have $1,000 added money.
These two contests close December SO.
1899. The Western Produce Stakes, to
be run at the spring meeting in 1907.
for two-year-old foals, at five furlongs.
is expected to be worth $4,000.
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vested in the country that the three
Powers will necessarily be called upon
to protect their citizens, and it is be-
lieyed that the presence Of fleet OF
foreign warships will SO awe the rev
olutionists that further trouble from
them will thus be obviated.
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No Hope of Saving the Hooker.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.-The War
Department has received a dispatch
from General Otis stating that hope
of saving the transport Hooker has
been abandoned Her supplies will be
taken off, and the hulk will be sold al
auction III Manila The vessel was
worth about $150000.
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May Escape Death Sentence.

WASHINGTON, Nov 10-The four
soldiers who were sentenced to death
at Manila now stand an excellent
chance to save their lives Circum-
stances have been discovered in the
Proceedings Of the court -martial which
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Transit Commission for a reduction OF
from 100000 to $5,OOO,O0O in the
amount of the official bond to be re-
quired from the contractor who may
undertake the building of the under
ground railroad in this city. This, 1t
is believed, will enable the commission
to get a contract for the construction
of the road at once.
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$500 Shoes
ReducedtO S2.65

We have about q dozen differ
emit styles at this price, to close
out; all ON neat round coin toe
lasts, extra quality vici kid up
pers, kid or cloth tops, mostly
button, a few in lace; all are
handmade goods, and will go
out quick at the special price
$2.65 pair.
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at night and renewed from day to day.
The result is a gradual change in the.
color of the hair, which, in undergoing
the bleaching process, passes from a
coarse, coal black through brick red to
a bright yellow. The effect of this brill
liant contrast with their shiny copper
skins is grotesque in the extreme. but
in their eyes surprisingly beautiful
Dispatch.
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An Unusual Price
on Party Slippers

Handsome party or dress slip
pers, made from a superior
grade Of patent or French kid
bronze leather; not to be dup1i-
Gated anywhere less than 1918
and SO. Special price, to close
out, $1.4S.