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The state herald., 1899-08-04
NO MORE KINGS in SAMOA.
Tripartite Commission Recommends ~
Entire New Deal.


Entire New Deal.
San Francisco, July 31.-The report
of the tripartite commission sent to
Samoa makes various recommendations
regarding the new form of government
decided upon by them as most suitable
for the islanders. These resolutions
are based upon the best features of
the proposed new treaty, as amended
and modified by the commissioners.
The official report of the commission
ers, and the draft of the proposed
amended treaty are said to be now on
the way to the respective governments.
The report of the commissioners is as
follows:
I'VE have the honor to submit here
with to the consideration of our three
governments the enclosed draft Of n
modified and amended version of the
act of Berlin. In preparing these mod
ifications and amendments, our meth
cd has been to consider first, what are
the evils which have caused the recent
troubles In Samoa, and the general
condition Of the Islands, and secondly,
which are measures most likely to
remove or minimize those evils.
The chief evils may be, in our opin-
Ion, grouped under four heads:
1. Those which appear to inevitably
attend the election of n king in Samoa
and his subsequent efforts to exert his
authority.
2. Those which are due to the rivalry
of the foreign nationalities between
themselves and to their decision to
take sides in the naval policies, and
thus Increase the Importance and bit
terness of the disputes which arise.
3. third class of evils have their
origin In the fact that for many years
there has been no law or government
In Samoa other than native custom out
side the limits of the municipality.
Murder and other serious crimes have
remained unpunished when committed
by persons of rank. and the supreme
court and the nominal government at
Mulinuu have been equally powerless
TO exert any force.
4. The insufficient enforcement of
the customs regulations has allowed
INSCRIPTIONS traders To distribute
large numbers of arms among native
population rent by political factions
and ready TO fight one another and
Europeans.
To meet the first of these evils. we
have temporarily abolished the king
ship. and recommend that It he per
manently abolished. The action which
we have taken In the matter does not
appear to have aroused any hostile
FEELING among the natives.
No doubt many great chiefs regret
that they will no longer have an op-
portunity of gratifying their ambitions
and indulging that passion of rank and
ceremony which is innate in the breast
OF every Samoan. But even the chiefs
have ncquiesced in the change Some
of the most important hsve stated
that they think 1t Is for the good of
Samoa, and we believe that the popu-
lation. unless worked upon by cxtran-
eous Influences (Which is. unhappily.
not impossible), will assent To the abo-
lition without n murmur ana without
regret.
The state herald., 1899-08-04
THE HEAVIEST B. g 0. TRAIN.

3 When the receivers OF the Baltimore
4 Ohio Railroad began the now famous
series of improvements of the physl-
cal condition of the entire system.
their object was to increase both the
train load and the number of revenue
tons per mile and at the same time
reduce the cost Of transportation.
Much has been done, and by the low
ering Of grades. elimination OF curves,
laying of new steel rails and the pur-
chase OF heavy motive power they have
very materially added to the number OF
cars per train. But 1t was not until
the 18th of March last that demon
stration was made of what might be
expected of the new Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad. Enough new 50-ton capac-
ity steel cars had been delivered to
give the operating department a chance
to experiment. Fifty steel cars, each
Weighing $4,000 pounds, were loaded
with an average of $4,000 pounds OF
coal. To them was coupled new
22x2S inch consolidation locomotive
weighing 16s,7o0 pounds and having
"a Inch driving wheels. The start was
made from Cumberland. Nd, and the
destination was Brunswick, Md. on
the second division. In his report Cen
eral Superintendent Fitzgerald says
the train was pulled with comparative
ease and that the class OF engines used
will be able to handle 80 cars Of so
tons capacity each on that division
without trouble. Hitherto the train
load on that division has been 325 units
OF 6h tons each or about 1900 tons, a
40 per cent increase over that OF Ave
years ago. The SO car train was COM
puted as containing 497 units. or 6.45S,-
100 pounds gross. The net weight OF
coal In the train was 4,75S, 100 pounds.
1t was by far the heaviest train ever
handled over the line and demonstrate
ed that heavy power, modern equip
ment with safety appliances and a
good track. mean more revenue tons
per mile and n decreased cost OF trans
portation.
The state herald., 1899-08-04

asceticism and wallowed In the intro
spective; Arthur liked rubber at
whist, a smoke and cocktail; Lincoln
told stories; Buchanan spent his idle
moments congratulating himself on be-
ing a bachelor. One of Duchanan's g
able speeches in congress was made iu
opposition to Adams purchase o, a
billiard table. cues and balls for the
white house. He ranted fearfully over
the enormous" expenditure, the
wastefulness, the extravaganza, the
"scruples of the pious." the powerful
and extensive influence upon the NOR
ais Of the youth of our country" AZ
ter the TRADE he learned with chagrin
that the president had paid for the
table, etc. out OF his own pc cket.-
New York Press.
The state herald., 1899-08-04
Substantial, welcome to Returning rroop.

Chicago. July 3i.-A committee Of
prominent Pennsylvania politicians. Of
iicials and newspaper and rallrond
men travelling In n special coach pass
ed through Chicago last night rn route
for the Pacific coast 10 welcome home
the Tenth Pennsylvania volunteer In
fnntry, which Is expected to arrive In
san Francisco from Manila August =
or u.
The committee carries n fund of $50.
900 raised by citizens Of Western Penn
sylvnnia. with which TO bring the
Tenth home and prepare n welcome
for the returning soldiers. Besides the
citizens fund the Pennsylvania rail.
road subscribed 5000.
by Special arrangement with the
War Department there viii be n pny
ear attached 10 cnch Of the military
trains TINT pulls out OF san Francisco
and In each pay car there VIII be n
pnymasier and government officials
who VIII give the officers aud men
their pay and discharge papers. over
100000 VIII be- Distributed In this
manner
The state herald., 1899-08-04
Cuban. SHOW Desire for Independence.

iInyann, July 3i.-A mass meeting
was held yesterday under the nuspl.
ocs OF the Socictnd Domocrniico, n
branch Of the Cuban National Society
of Independence. a procession parnd.
ed the streets for two hours. headed
10y band mud bearing banners with
the inscriptions "Cubn ~ nnd by
Right Ought to be Free" aud Pence
Work"
Two girls dressed ns tho present
cubn aud America rode IN the prn.
ccssion. cubn I.lhrc was represented
by n girl with broken chains ON her
wrists. Few American flags were 10
ho seen ON the streets, but hundreds
Of Cuban omhlcms were displayed.
A number of speeches were mnde nj
the meeting, nll IN favor Of absolute IN.
dependence nnd union, aud urging tho
furthcrnncr Of work TO secure this 10.
result
The state herald., 1899-08-04
TRAIN WRECK ON ERIE ROAD,
Fast Express fiunEes Into III. Debris of
Derailed Freight and Takes Hire

Derailed Freight and Takes Fire
Port Jcrvis, \. Y, July 3O.-Thc ac-
cident ON the Erie railroad growing
out of the landslide u mile east OF
LackawaNcn last night was not aS ser
ions as at first reported. Only the fire
man and engineer of the dcrailed en-
gine of the wcstbound Chicago ex-
press, which was turned over on the
track. were killed. though n number
OF passengers on the express. the YES
tibule passenger for Buffalo and Clcvc-
land. which left New York mt Z
o'clock Saturday. We're injured.
The killed are:
stephen Outwater. Port Jervls. en-
gineer of the Chicago express: Fred
Sells. Port Jervis. fireman OF Chicago
express
The wreck, which occurred shortly
before midnight, was preceded by n
cloudburst aud storm, which lasted
two hours. A section OF the tank fell
on the eastbound track. directly In
front Of n freight train. Several
trees went down with the rocks and
earth and the freight cars and engine
were turned over directly across the
westbound tracks Of the Erie road.
Sixty freight ears constituted the train,
but only twenty-five We're derailed and
the debris was piled up on the west
bound tracks just as the Chicago cx-
press put In nn appearance, running
AT the rate of 80 miles nn hour.
The engine Of the express train
crashed into the wreck and the bag.
gage car, combination and buffet ear.
and two Pullman slecpcrs We're piled
up ON the tracks Immediately In front
OF the wrecked freight cars. The first
sleeper was split Into two parts MS n
result OF the accident. and the passcn.
gers were thrown 30 feet down bank.
Fire nt once broke out and four cars
OF the express train and nine OF the
freight ears We're burned.
The state herald., 1899-08-04
BREEDING FARM.
To He Established to Raise Belgian
Hares for the Market

Hares for the Market
A corner in rabbit meat in western
Pennsylvania, as well as Ohio valley
towns as far down the river as Gin
cinnati, is threatened. Ten enterpris-
ing young men of Allegheny have COM
pleted arrangements for establishing
breeding farm near Industry, the aim
OF the venture being to give more and
better meat to the great army Of con-
sumers In this part of the country
The common, everyday township rab-
bit Is not wanted, as he is a little too
light for cornering purposes. but heav-
Ter Belgian hare, an advanced type OF
rabbit. Bert" ID. Taggart OF 513 Fed
eral street, Allegheny. who is at the
head OF the venture, wants all the Bel
glan hares that he can possibly secure;
300 pairs are needed to get the venture
started right, and Mr.. Taggart expects
to send to Europe for at least 300 pairs,
Speaking of the project Mr.. Taggart
said yesterday: Should everything 20
well in three years we will be able to
put our first product ON the market.
1t may seem long time and the money
to be expended will be considerable,
but we think it will pay in the long
run. We purpose to raise 1000 900
hares per year and TO sell them, too
We will kill and sell them ready for
the pot. One million looks like n
whole lot, but it amt so many when
you know that the people of Pittsburg
and Allegheny eat 100000 rabbits
every year, Ten thousand per day dur
ing the season is the amount con
sumed. We have figured long and
The state herald., 1899-08-04
KILLED BIG SHARKS.
AN AMUSEMENT DOWN SOUTH.
Venerable Man Eaters, After Defying
Everybody for Years, We're Caught
Napping-One Blown Up with Dyna-
mite.

The bay at Panama used to be n
great place for sharks, but we lay four
days at anchor OF Taboga while the
steamer Palena of the Chilean line was
being loaded and unloaded, and didn't
see but one. He was "a little chap"
and the purser caught him with a big
iron hook that the engineer made. 1t
was baited with salt pork, and the
shark snapped 1t greedily. but he was
young fellow and didn't know any
better, and measured only nine feet
long.
"Taboga Ben," who had been the ter
ror of these waters for fifty years, and
was personally known to every skipper
that sails this coast, is dead. Captain
Leadbetter, who tows freight barges
with the little steamer Bolivar, got u
harpoon into his spine about a year
ago. Ben. struck out at tremend-
GUS pace when the iron pierced his ver-
tebrae, and must have suffered intense
agony, for he left stream of blood
upon the surface of the water. Lead
better rung the engine bell and ordered
on all steam In pursuit, so that the ca
BILE shouldn't part. The little Bolivar
never went through the water so fast
as she did that day. She chased "Ta-
b0ga Ben" all over tho harbor of Pan
. ANA. Finally, exhausted by pain and
the loss of blood, and weakened by the
torrent Of bullets that were plugged
into his head whenever he raised 1t to
the surface, "Ben" gave up the strug-
gle, rolled over and died.
He was such n famous character,
and the public was so much excited by
the affair, that Leadbetter towed him
to the Panama railroad pier. hoisted
him out of the wafer and laid him out
on two platform cars. He weighed
1000 pounds and measured forty-six
feet from the nub of his nose to the tip
of his tail.
For several days the monster was on
exhibition near the railway station. and
everybody in town had good look at
him. Then, as he began to show signs
of maturity. they hauled him up into
the country and dumped him into a
ditch. which proved TO be Il mistake.
for during the next three or four weeks
people could smell him all over the
isthmus. The residents of that region
had to abandon their homes. and all
me windows of the cars had to be
tightly closed as the trains on the rail.
road passed that place
There are several other celebrated
sharks along the coast "San Jose joe"
who haunted the coast of Guatemala.
was as big as Ben" and equally no.
torious. He, too, escaped conspiracies
for his assassination for many years,
but inadvertently took dose OF dyna.
mite. An officer on one of the Ameri-
can men-of-war concealed large piece
or that powerful explosive In n slab of
salt pork, sewed 1t up carefully and
threw II overheard while the vessel Law
mt anchor OF San Jose.
Joe" had been hanging around for
several days, picking up choice morsels
that were discarded from the galley.
and swallowed the pill. The explosion
was terrific, and the horizon was OBJ
scured by shower OF shark meat for
several minutes after "Joc" brought
his Jaws down on that pork-William
Il. Curtis In Chicago Record.
The state herald., 1899-08-04
Treat for Foo, ,,i,a,,,

Cork. July 3i.-'rho municipality OF
Cork tnkcs particular interest IN The
children OF lis poor. To-day the mayor
nnd the citizens committee carried
i,Dop OF the poorest children Of the
city TO Noughni. seaside resort ON
Yomghnl hay, twrniy.soycD miles east
of Cork. whore they spent the dny IN
frollc. regnlod on fruit. sweets mud
sandwiches, Three special trains
were required. mud the excursion wa.
accomplished without accident.
The state herald., 1899-08-04
srnrt nj The Mhli. iinn.r.

Presidents have TO ainune themselves
nH well ~ lesser folk. ana VIZ have
grown 10 smile Instead of frown upon
the amuscmonta ~ the chief magic.
trutc. Cleveland shot ducks. fahod ana
played plnochle. Harrison shot ducks
and toyod with encyclopedias. John
Quincy Adams played billiards. Grant
n;r3iled up ana down Pennsylvania
hysau, ana smoked Polk nnrsed his
The state herald., 1899-08-04
Tar I,a,Inr IN Ann, sinrn.d.

London, July 80 The vlennn corro.
spondent of the nnliy Chronicle HnyH.
"Enr.hoNinR by non-comnlssioncd of.
ncrrs hna become common form of
punishment, IN the nrmy aud hns r..
suited In thousands OF soldiers being
seriously Injured.
"fbc minister of war hna issued aD
order prohibiting the practice"
The state herald., 1899-08-04
r.,ho,,,. Ia w,,,n s,,,n,,.,..

Rome. July GA commission OF
cardinals hns been appointed hy the
Pope to wntch the action of The cntho.
llc Democrats Of AuHirln mud Belgium.
nnd to exert the whole influence of the
holy see In preventing amy sort Of fus.
Ion with the Socialists OF those coun.
tfias
The state herald., 1899-08-04
Lue,rrrt'. Lawyer !. sore wIf. !. All,o.

Chicago. July n. Thousands Of per.
.ons attended The funeral Of Adolph
Luotgcrt. the wife murderer who died
NJ the Joliet ponltontinry. Prominent
In the group about the bier were Luct
gcrt's three children. near iiornl pll.
low with the inscription; "Our faith.
cr'H Inst words: 4 nm Innocent
Lawrence Harmon. former counsel
FOR Lucigcrt. delivered mn address, nt
the close of which he snid;
"lIc II dond. but his wife lives. I
rnll upon Louirn LnciRcri. the missing
woman for whom he suffered without
pyer uiiaring nm untind word regard.
Ing her. TO come forth and remove the
unmerltcd stain from the father nnd
her Innocent children"
The state herald., 1899-08-04
An Excellent Combination.

The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the wen known remedy,
SYRUP or FIGS. manufactured by the
CALIFORNIA Flo SYRUP Co, illustrate
the value Of obtaining the liquid laxa.
tive principles Of plants known 10 be
medicinally laxative and presenting
them In the form most refreshing 10 the
taste and acceptable 20 the system. II
Is the one perfect strengthening laxh-
tive, cleansing the system cfrcctunlly,
dispelling colds, headaches and feycrs
gently yet promptly and enabling one
TO overcome hnbitual constipation per-
manently. Its perfect freedom from
every Objectionable quality and sub
stance. and It's acting ON the kidneys,
liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating them, make II the ideal
laxative.
In the process OF manufacturing figs
are used, as they are pleasant 10 the
taste, but the medicinal qualities Of the
remedy are obtained from SIENNA and
other aromatic plants, by n method
known 10 the CALIFORNIA Flo SYHur
Co. only. In order TO yet Its beneficial
effects and To avoid limitations, please
remember the full name Of the Company
printed on the front Of every package.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
sAu riiAncfnco. CAL
roursvrLir. KY. v NEW YORK ~ y.
For sais t'y all Druggists Prize SOC. pCf bottle
The state herald., 1899-08-04

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease, n powder for the feet. 1t makes
tight or new shoes easy. Cures swol-
len, hot, sweating, aching feet, ingrow-
ing nails, corns and bunions. At all
druggists and shoc-.orcs. % cts Trial
package FREE by mail. AddIe IS Allen
S. Olmstcd. lie RoY. n Y.
The state herald., 1899-08-04

has helped to organize m independent
telephone company that IL caniestlrs
the neld with the He'll coneetn. has
come Into considerable prominence of
late. He vas born In this city In 1855
and has resided hero nearly al hls
lie, a. an early day he learned The
electrical trade and is vice president oi
one Of the largest ronslrnciion con.
Germs In the state lie is director In
the Independent Telephone company %
America, which II the Rival ~ the He'll
concern. II IA belnr extended i.i1
every state In The union.
The state herald., 1899-08-04

81 know a Scotchman who says he
never played golf In his life" Good; we
can teach him the game and he can
teach us the dialect"
The state herald., 1899-08-04
Halls Catarrh Cure
$ a constitutional cure. Price, .jc.

81 wish we could go TO the country this
summer" "Well, we can't but you
write Uncle Jonas to send us "A scrccch
owl and n box OF crickets to let loose
In our HAT"
The state herald., 1899-08-04
Laundry Work Made Easy.

To do away with the drudgery Of the
laundry use "Faultless Starch,n 1t gives
the best results with the least amount OF
labor. All grocers; large package, l0c
The state herald., 1899-08-04
Lie nnnniIfnli

A clear, clean complexion IA the fountain ~ all
beauty Cascafrts Candy CHthAriic maze and kecp
the skin SOFT aud yrlycty All drugs sn, 100, zsc c
The state herald., 1899-08-04
Good Hon.ekespcrs.

immaculate linen is the mark OF good
housekeeping. To get the best results use
GERS sell IL, iOc. package.
The state herald., 1899-08-04

DO YOU think the automobile will cN-
terminate the huraeg" Hardly: we've
rot 10 have horsc-hair furniture. you
know"
The state herald., 1899-08-04

The Filiplnos, as we Maxim EN-.
are rapidly being reduced TO mini.
mum.
The state herald., 1899-08-04

Look at Aunt Josephine-laughing
while she's playing solitaire" "Ah, bet
she's cheating"
The state herald., 1899-08-04

Ask Your Dealer for Aliens Foot-Ease
A powder to shake in your shoes. 1t
rests the feet. Cures Corns, Bunions.
Swollen, Sore, Hot, Callous, Aching,
Sweating Feet and Ingrowing Nails.
AT all druggists and shoe stores, 25 cts.
Sample mailed FREE Address Allen
5. Olmsted, lie Roy. n. Y.
The state herald., 1899-08-04

This smokclosa powder II n wonderful
invention" ''lea I suppose 80; but
wish somebody would invent sm0kcess
tobacco"
The state herald., 1899-08-04
Ladies' Cnn Mcnr Shoe,

billy, have you ever followed wild
mountain trail?' mo. but I've gone all
through n modern depart ment store"
The state herald., 1899-08-04

FITS Permanently CurtI. sonts ofBefyousness attei
hTsi days usa Of Dr. Kline Great Nerve Hs.turer
rsnd tor FREE s..O0 trisi bottle sud trcatIss
The state herald., 1899-08-04
Mr-. MLn.loM.. sonthInr s,rnn.

DO you take an outing this summer
Billyy' Yes, ! get my Innings In Au-
gust %
The state herald., 1899-08-04

Mrs. Jorkens. ! saw you going into
Mrs. Brush's house to-day" ''l eH, but
l have no acquaintance with her at all
Just use her telephone"
The state herald., 1899-08-04

For children teething, softens the gums, reduces In
nannsll0n. Alays pain. cures wind collie sc bottle
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-02-18

San Francisco, Feb. l1--None OF IN,
OF being demented and Nawn who wa,
delirous yesterday, said this morning n
no time yesterday did he know ius
what hs wac doing To-day Nawn atarta,
TO XIII on his field and for hours I'm m
early part OF the day he did 10 TO 20 mile,
an hour.
The attendance at this most remal,qbl,
race Improves hourly and night time.
are Ike day times with the crowd. as al
stay TO see the contest through.
Frederioks, who returned 10 the track
.at this morning after having 1uit Iasl
night, made no trouble at all Tor o.
trainers today and worked consideration ly
to regain a., four positions he had lost.
Pierce had his bad times and loafef
for hours while others hustled. lie drop
ped gradually from position to position
Aaronson grabbed a cigar on the ny from
Frank Walters mouth and smoked most
of II and then passed the stump 20 Ba1..
ably who ~ished H.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-02-18
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The Aged Warrior and States.
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Per Month

Washington, Feb. 17.--At its session g.
day the senate adopted a resolution in
structing the vice president OF the United
States as president OF the senate to ex-
press to the government and the people
of France the sympathy OF the senate
In the bereavement that has f4Ilen upon
the French republic in the death OF Pres
ident Faure
The naval personnel bill for which the
navy department has ben contndlng for
so many years was passed by the senate
his afternoon.
It's provisions have heretofore been fully
given, the remainder Of the days ses-
sion was devoted to the passage Of bills
on the private pension calendar, "A In mum
Der. and to the reading OF the Alaska
code bill. The agreement under which
The Alaska bill was read provided that
no other business than the formal read
',p stiVutu uv transacted.
Mr.. Gallinger called up the bin granting
a pension to Hon. John NJ. Palmer, form
erly a senator from Illinois.
Hon. John NJ Palmer formerly sena-
o. rom Illinois.
The senate passed bin granting Gen.
Palmer a pension OF 800 a month but
The house IN passing the bin reduced the
pension TO so month. Mr.. Galllnger
said that he understood that Gen. Pal
mcr was in almost destitute circum-
stances and, while he felt that the dis
tlnguished soldier was entitled TO the
amount carried by he senate bill, he did
NOT think Il desirable to risk a failure OF
the bin by sending It to conference. He
Their asked that the bin as amended by
the house be agreed to. The house amend
ment was agreed to and IN bill goes now
to the president for his signature.
Al 5l5 p. m. the reading OF the Alaska
code bill was began. the agreement being
that no other business should be transact
ed before adjournment.
Mr. Tnman presented 10 the senate a
letter from Octavius a. White OF New
York city Offering 20 the senate three
notable paintings of revolutionary war
scenes by Mr.. Whites father A resolu,
ton accepting the gift was adopted.
At G:l5 p. m. The senate adjourned.