Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-22


The commissioners named by Germany,
England and the United States to visit Sa-
moa and frame a new scheme of govern
ment met in Washington and received tden-
teal instructions from their governments;
an unbel:eved and unverificd story was re-
ceived from Seattle that the captain of the
German cruiser Fake, at Apia, had been
arrested by the captain of the British
cruiser Perpoise for having supplied the
Mataafans with arms. The government
was informed by Spain that the Duke
d'Arcos had been named minister to the
United States and that consulates had been
established at Havana and Manila. me
campaign in the island of Luzon proceeded
with little change, General Lawton retiring
to Manila after successful expedition
around Laguna de Bay; the insurgents be-
came active in the vicinity of Mania; re-
port was received in Washington from Ad
miral Dewey stating that Lieutenant Gil
more and fourteen men from the cruiser
Yorktown had been captured by FtlIpinos
at Baler LuzOn, while exploring the mouth
of the river in advance of the cruiser,
which had been sent thither to effect the
rescue of Spanish garrison beleaguered
by The insurgents: no word was to be had
as to the fate of the prisoners: various in
diCatiOnS were reported that the insurgents
were growing weary of the campaign: the
Filipino junta at London divided on the
question of negotiating with the United
States for peace. General Brooke decided
to accept at their face value the muster
rolls Of the Cuban army submitted to him
and to make payment of the $3.NbG,uo0 given
by The United States in accordance. 1t was
announced that Speaker Thomas 3. Reed
would enter the practice of law in New
\ 0rk III q short tine, presumably retiring
from Congress: an active campaign was
immediate y begun in behalf of various
candidates for the speakerShip. Officers of
the treasury's secret service effected the
capture of expert counterieiters, together
WIN ihe2r plates and apparatus. inc ud!ng
the Plates from which the famous and dam
gerous Monroe head" counterfeit was
printed. James T. Taliaferro was elected
senator from Florida on the first Joint bal
lot of the legislature. The PENNSYLVANIA
legislature adjourned without effecting the
cho.ce OF Il senator 10 succeed Mr.. Quay:
at the last moment thirteen of his s!I0port-
eiS, led by Christopher Alagee of PittSburg,
deserted him; the next day the Jury in the
conspiracy case rendered verdict acauit-
ing Mr.. Quay of the charges against him
and Governor Stone forthwith appointed
MI Quay to succeed himself The Mazat
investigating committee heard further tes-
timony in New York city concerning the re-
latipns OF Richard Croker to the municipal
soNefLfnCnt he cruiser Raleigh arrived
IN New York haIbor from Mani a and was
given r"using reception. The court which
investigated charges brought against GER
tam officers of The list New York Regi-
ment Of volunteers found them guilty of
caWardtce in the battle of San Juan San
uago, i'll July.
Foreign Affairs.
The house of commons rejected a bill re-
peallng the coercion act of 1857 A force
OF British troops dispatched from Hong
Kong to raise the flag the newly ceded
territory OF kowlOon was attacked by Chi
neSe, who Were routed: the attack was re-
me"ed the next day, with British success
The rcichstag considered the meat inspac-
ton bill, in the course of the debate ON
Whlch severe CRITICISMS of American meat