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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-07-11
POWER OF ATTORNEY.

Honolulu, July 5, 1899.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-03
GENERAL H. G.. OTIS.
Says One Decisive Victory Would
Bring About Peace.

WASHINGTON, July General
Harrison Gray Otis of California, who
has seen considerable active duty in
the Philippines, arrived to-day in
Washington. His visit to the East is
entirely on private business, and, the
General said tonight, has no connec-
ton directly or Indirectly with Philip
pines affairs.
General Otis has nothing but praise
for the manner in which Major Gen
eral Otis has managed the campaign
against the insurgents in the Philip
pines. The volunteerss though not en-
listing to fight against the Filipinos,
have accepted the situation like true
Americans, and have done their work
uncomplainingly.
Said General Otis 'At the time
that the hostilities began our estimate
was that the rebels had about 10000
armed men. Our belief now is that,
as a result of the active work of the
American forces, this number has been
reduced fully fifty per cent. by rea-
son of deaths. wounds and assertions.
The rebellious forces themselves are
becoming tired of the war. and in their
present demoralfzed state one decisive
victory of the American forces would,
I believe, have the effect of bringing
about peace. With $4,000 men under
General Otis this can be accomplished.
1t must be remembered, however, that
the dry season, in which active cam
paigning may be resumed, does not
begin until the first Of December. This
should be thoroughly understood by the
American people, so that there may be
no complaints meantime of the mac
tivity of the forces under the COM
manding General"
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-03
Then Makes an Intellectual Attempt to End
His Own Career.
Fires Three Bullets at His Head,
Neither Of Which Took Effect,
Though the Murderer Fell to
the Floor Almost Dead From
FEght-A Lovers Quarrel the
Cause Of the Tragedy.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 2.-As re-
suit of a lovers quarrel to-day in a
saloon in the district known as Bar
barry Coast, Mrs. Sofia Sebastian San
chez fell mortally wounded with
bullet in her mouth and skull, While
her murderer, Edwardo Muscat. fell
to the floor, almost dead from fright,
with two bullet holes in his hat.
Muscat is a steamboat fireman, and
was discharged from the transport
Nero after her latest trip. He met
the woman in a Vallejo dance hall,
after he left the Nero, and the pair
have been living together ever since,
barring intervals of quarreling. He
says he has been trying to sever his en-
tanglement with her, and before her
death, Mrs. Sebastian made similar
statement regarding her desire to leave
Muscat, and which she said was the
primary cause of the shooting.
When the woman fell, after Mus
cats second shot, he turned the pistol
toward his own head and fired three
times. He sank to the floor, yelling in
apparent agony. His first suicidal bull
let struck on the opposite wall, the
other two passing through his SLOUGH
hat
Mrs. Sanchez was only %, of prepos-
sessing appearance, and is said to have
been teacher at Mazatlan, where she
left her husband and child.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-03
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Temperature Many Degrees Above
Normal in the Interior.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 2-Weather
conditions and general forecasts:
The following maximum tempera-
lures were reported from stations in
California to-day: Eureka So, Fresno
JOG, Los Angeles 80, Red Bluff 10S,- San
Luis Obispo &C. San Diego 6S, Sacra-
mento 80, Independence 90, Yuma 10.
San Francisco data: Maximum tenn
perature 50, minimum AZ, mean 3d.
Light thunderstorms have occurred
over Utah during the day. Elsewhere
west of the Rocky Mountains fair wea-
Their has prevailed.
The pressure has fallen slightly over
the country west of the Rocky Noun
tains except in Southern California, the
southern portion of Nevada and Utah
and Western Arizona.
The temperature has risen in all dis
tricts except Southeastern California,
the southern portion of Nevada and
Utah and Western Arizona. In the in
terror OF California the temperature is
about II degrees above the normal, and
approximates about los degrees.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-03

ferred is a pure fabrication. There il
not single sentence in 1t which was
spoken by me. It is the invention Of
reporter who may or may not have
been acting under Instructions from
his chief.
II have at different times expressed
my opinion Of the necessity Tor the war
in The Philippines. have in common
with others in the country disapp-oved
of it, and have had no hesitation in giv-
ing my views whenever I have been
asked for them I voted for Mr. Nc
Kinley, and have had no cause what
ever to regret it. If he is candidate
again I will take pleasure in giving
him my support.
Insofar as the alleged alliance with
you is concerned I can freely and
frankly say that none has been made
AS you are already aware, simply
proffered you my support in your cam
didacy for United States Senator, and
only wanted to know whether you were
in favor of an amendment to the Con-
stitution Of the United States permit
ting the election of United States Sem
ators by direct vote of the people. /
was glad to be advised by you that
you favored the restriction of trusts;
but neither of these things were made
the condition of my support. In cons
mon with thousands Of other Michigan
people, / merely offered to assist you.
1.-THE language which is attributed to
me in the false interview, in which
am made to criticise and abuse the
Administration, should have condemned
the interview as a fabrication at sight
But even more absurd is the statement
made by the press that 1 was an
avowed candidate for the Republican
nomination for President at the next
national convention; that you made an
alliance with me, and that you have
practically declared your opposition to
President Mckinley and should retire
from his Cabinet OF course such a
statement is too silly to be entitled to
serious attention. 1t is sufficient to say
to you that I have not and never did
entertain the remotest intention of be-
coming candidate for the Presidency.
Il think the time is not far distant
when public opinion will compel news.
papers to be fair and decent in their
treatment of men in public life. Until
it does I am convinced that the only
course to pursue is to ignore their ma
liciouS attacks
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-03
CANNIBALISM IN ALASKA.
Terrible Condition Depicted In 9
Letter From Olof Jorgensen.

+ CHICAGO, July "a special to the
Chronicle" from Portland, Or, says:
The stories of cannibalism practiced
in Alaska are enhanced in their hid
eousness in letter received here yes
terday by Captain Hans Svenson, from
MaJonine, in the Kotzebue Sound coun-
try. The writer Olof Jorgensen, de-
picts condition without parallel He,
with two other sailors, sailing from
Stockholm, Peter Martin and August
Olsen, together with twenty others,
went to the Kotzebue country last Sep
TENDER from Seattle
, The letter incloses ole to Jorgensen's
mother in Stockholm, which Martin, in
some roundabout manner succeeded in
mailing at st. Michael, where he is now
lying at the point of death, unable to
give an account of what he and his
fellow prospectors suffered Jorgen-
sens letter to his mother must have
been written some days before he
penned his to Svensen, as it is more
lucid.
After explaining how he and his col
leagues separated from the rest of the
argonauts and went prospecting on
their own account with dogs and
sledges, Jorgensen told how they got
lost in the most inhospitable region on
earth in December last. The greater
part of their provisions We're stolen by
wild beasts, and by January they had
nothing left but few sides of bacon.
Hunger also stalked among u.s.
added Jorgensen, land you have not
even faint idea what it means among
gang of hopeless men, desperate in
the extreme. A dozen of my party
died in thirty days, and we then began
to cast lots for healthy human flesh.
There are only four of us alive, but all
too weak to travel, excepting Martin,
who will try to mail this letter and OBJ
tain relief. But I suppose the letter
will be too late"
The writer says that only few days
before he discovered a large nest of
nuggets peering out of the frozen
ground in his tent, but he turned from
the gold with disgust.
Captain Svenson stated this evening
that it would be useless to send relief
to Jorgensen in the unknown section
in the Kotzebue country, as he and his
companions must be dead by this time.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-03
COEUR D'ALENE TROUBLE.
Sovereign Throws the Responsible.
ity Upon Rockefeller.

NEW YORK, July 2-Ex- General
Master Workman James r. Sovereign
of the Knights of Labor to-day visited
the Central Federated Union and
stirred up excitement among the dele
gates on the action of General Mer-
riam in the Occur d'Alene district.
He said he had come as a representa-
tive of the organized miners of the
Rocky Mountain mines, and he
thanked the New York unions for the
protests that they had made against
the despotism that had been alleged
had existed.
Mr.. Sovereign threw the responsible
ity for all the troubles in that mining
district upon John D. Rockefeller, who,
he said, owned the Bunker Hill Com
pany and controlled other mines. The
manager Of the mines, he said, had an
agreement with the miners that when
the prices of silver and lead ores rose
they would pay them union rates of
wages. The prices did rise, and when
the men asked for the advanced rates
they were refused. The men organ
lied, and the managers began dis
charging them in blocks of ten and
twenty.
Inc eX-GeneraI Master Workman
then described the gathering of men,
their taking possession of train and
loading it with 1000 pounds of dyna-
mite, with which they blew up some of
the works. 1T was the grandest pyro-
technic display that 1 ever knew of in
my life" he continued, "but it had not
been ordered or planned by the union
1t was the men themselves who had
been goaded to desperation.
I'VE propose to make national issue
of this, because it involves national
interests. There may be jealousies and
rivalries among trades unions, but
when the enemy turn the gatling guns
against one union, they will turn them
against all unions, and we are of
fighting blood out West, and we will
fight it out there"
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-03
Two Fatal Collisions on Street Car
Lines.
One at Pittshurg and tho Other IN Suburbs
Of Philadelphia.
Two People Killed, Five Seriously
Injured and Ten Others More or
Less Hurt In the Former, While
One Life Was Lost and Several
Persons Injured in the Latter.

PITTSBURG Pa.), July 2.-As a re-
suit Of a street car collision tonight
on the road of the Monongahela Trac-
ton Company, two people are dead. five
seriously injured and ten others more
or less hurt.
The dead: O. c. Opsion of 4741
Friendship avenue, this city; w. H
Kirkland, motorman, of Braddock.
Seriously injured: H. H. Smith, tailor,
Pittsburg; Mrs. Anna LAWYER, Logan
street, Pittsburg; Miss Jennie Cosby,
Columbus, Ohio; Al Report, Allegheny;
Miss Armstrong, right leg broken.
The accident happened on a steep
grade near High bridge. The two cars
in collision were heavily loaded with
passengers returning from Kennwood
Park.
Motorman Griffith stopped his car
near the bottom Of the hill to get Il
drink of water ut a sl.rins near BIZ
He had 1arG'l!: left his car When The
electric current, for some reason as
yet unexplained, was shut off, leaving
the car in darkness. Motorman Kirk
land, with his car, followed shortly
afterward, and as the foremost car was
in darkness it could not be seen until
too late to check the speed. The rear
car crashed into the other with ter
rife force, almost telescoping it.
Mr.. Opsion was standing on the rear
platform of the first car, and received
the full force of the impact. Both of
his legs were cut off and his skull
crushed. He lived but a short time.
kirkland was badly mangled, his head
and body being crushed. He lived
about an hour.
ANOTHER FATAL COLLISION.
PHILADELPHIA, July IA col
lision of electric cars occurred tonight
on the Willow Grove division of the
Union Traction Company near Branch
town, near the extreme northern edge
of the city. J. T. Carr, a reporter for
the Evening Bulletin" was killed and
several others were badly injured. Her
bert Fitzgerald, a passenger, and Will
liam Alexander, the motorman of the
second car, were seriously injured, and
three or four others sustained severe
bruises or contusions.
A car had lost the trolley, and, be-
coming darkened, was not seen by the
car which followed. and the latter
crashed into the former while going at
full speed Carr was on the rear plat
form of the first car.
Carr was about 10 years old. He was
a student at the University of Penn
sylvania, and pulled the bow oar in
the freshman eight at Poughkeepsie
last week.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-03
Pacific Coast
Mining News,

The following news concerning mines
and mining on the Pacific Coast win
prove of general interest:
BOHEMIA MINES.
Eugene, Or, correspondence of Port
land Oregonian: Reports from the Bo-
hernia mines, under date of June I'd,
state that the snow is eight feet deep
yet over the highest parts and center
of the camp, but the continued warm
rains of the past week or more have
been melting the snow rapidly, and
preparations are now being made to be-
gin a rush of work. The season will
open at least a month late this year,
there having been more snow in the
mountains the past winter than was
ever seen there before by the oldest
prospector. The old mines, and also a
number Of new prospects, have been
worked all winter. The miners are
well pleased with the new development
work, and greatly encouraged over
their prospects. They have struck
some very rich free-milling ore in the
east drift Of the Vesuvius mine, on
Fairview Mountain, and also in the
Grizzle mine, on the west slope Of Griz-
zle Mountain, where they struck vein
Of high-grade gold and copper ore last
fall four feet wide, which has con-
tinued to widen with depth until now
they have full seven feet Of ore, which
is increasing in value proportionately to
the increase in volume The increased
interest taken in the Bohemia District
by the general public, and the many
rich strikes being made in the camp
as development increases is tending to
advance the price of properties all over
the camp, which heretofore have been
exceedingly low. Until this year a
stock company offering Bohemia min
ing stock on the market was unknown.
Since January l, 1899, five such COM
panies have been organized, and two
more are running, all on some of the
best properties in the camp. From
present indications, after July 1st, Bo-
hernia will be live, busting camp, and
there is every reason to believe there
will be vast amount Of wealth taken
out of that district in the near future.
OLD MINING METHODS.
Sonora Union Democrat: California
each year is getting further from the
old-time methods in mining, and the
latest ideas in electricity, compressed
air, IQeIdlluTSy duu MINING IncluOuS
are being adopted The old-time ideas
were good in the old time, but new
methods must meet the constantly
changing conditions. In newer mining
communities they are not handicapped
by the old-time ideas and methods,
and, as a result. mines in some cases
outside of California are leading this
State in progressive work. California
has in a measure been spoiled by the
facility with which gold was obtained
in the earlier days, when great for
tunes were taken from the mines at
comparatively little expense. That era
to a great extent Is past. The old
mines are deep, and only the latest
labor saving devices and the best ma
chinery of all classes should now be
employed. The new mines are initial
ing the newly resurrected older ones
and are getting the latest and best of
everything. They realize that mining
is business and that the mines are
deep, and, In order to derive the great
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-03
A Supersensitive Editor.

Among magazine readers in the
United States there is a strange preJu-
dice against anything smacking Of
pugilism,' said the Rev. DR.. Watson
recently, while on a. visit I'M Sioux City,
Mot long ago I was commissioned by
the editor of an American magazine to-
write a story Of certain length for a.
specified sum, the subject and treat
ment to be selected by myself. When
submitted the production the editor
looked at it and declared:
1--WE couldn't think Of printing SUCH
a story as this to go into the homes
of the United States. 1t would be sui
eide for the magazine. OF course, we
will pay you the sum agreed on, but
we cannot use the matter at ALL
Il replied that he was under no obli-
cation to pay for what he could not
use, but I wanted to know what there
might be in the story that made 1t OBJ
jectionable to his readers. 1T would
shock their. moral sense so seriously
he answered, that we would lose sub
scrbers by the article instead of in
creasing our list
'I knew that neither in this story
nor in any other that I had written
was there a single expression that
ought to offend the sensibilities of thu
reader, old or young. SO ! asked the
editor for specifications. What do you
suppose had been my offence as an
author? 1t was simply that I had re-
ferred to little fisticuff between two
boys at school l did not detail the
quarrel, merely referred to it, but in
such a way that dt was essential to the
story. The episode could not be cut
out For this reason the manuscript
was rejected. wanted the EDITORS per-
sonal judgment Of such sentimental
ism, and you will pardon me for quot
ing his reply literally:
s I think DIT is - pharisaical rot
THE difference between the two great
English-speaking countries with refer
ence to pugilism is something / cannot
explain. With us it is not regarded
as unmanly for two boys to settle d.f-
ferences with their fists. Indeed, the
boy who does not back his rights with
his muscle is considered a fnilksop.
believe it is entirely proper, and that
cultivation of the manly art is helpful
in building character. I pfactised 1t
myself when a youngster, and have al
ways been glad of it. ! have known
natural DULLES who have been pounded
into quite decent fellows.
THAT experience with the editor lsd
me to inspect American magazines to
see how much real care is taken III
them not to offend in other respects
those sensdbdlities which are so delicate
concerning fisticuffs. OF course,
found page after page devoted to adj
vertisements showing women in thsir
corsets, underwear and hosiery. I SUBJ
nit that a patronage so cainty-souled
that 1t cannot tolerate an allusion to
a muscular contest ought to be Nas-
tiddous enough to make objection, at
least to the suggestive engravings WIKI
which the same magazines are filled
Chicago Record.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-03
DREYFUs CONFIDENT.
CONVINCED THAT HE WILL BE
ACQUITTED.
The Composure Of the Prisoner the
Theme Of All Tongues-Au
France Tranquil.

RENNES, July MADAME Dreyfus
had third interview with her hus-
band this afternoon. She found him
much better He received her with
smiles instead Of tears.
Overdoses Of quinine while on the
DEVILS Island left him with a serious
indigestion. He expresses himself con-
WINGED that he will be acquitted.
AS the outcome of the/Government's
prudence, all France remains tranquil.
Maitres Demange and Laborie, with
Matthew Dreyfus and his wife arrived
this evening at Rennes. The town is
quite tranquil.
Maitre Laborie, who will defend Cap
tain Dreyfus before the court martial,
has never yet seen him. Nine. ORGY
fus has only obtained permission to
visit her husband thrice weekly for an
hour.
His composure is the theme of all
tongues. 1t seems that in the train
one of the officers began to read q
newspaper, but, although Dreyfus had
not seen paper since he left France,
he did not display the slightest inter-
est.
He speaks very little, and seems to
suffer a partial paralysis of speech,
owing to his long silence. Even on
board the Sfax he had to communicate
with the officers by writing. He is
credited on good authority with the
following: MY condemnation and
sentence were the symbol of anti-Jew-
ish odium. My judges were involunta-
rily deceived. May my undeserved ex-
piation put an end to all racial or re-
ligious feuds in the army and in
France, which have passionately low
ed and served"
Tomorrow Maitre Demange will give
him a written statement of all that
happened and fully explain the situa-
ton.
The Prince of Monaco has written
Nine. Dreyfus a sympathetic letter, in
i viting her husband to sojourn at his
chateau after the acquittal, which, in
the Judgment of the Prince, lis certain
to be pronounced.
NEAT BIT OF STAGE MANAGE
MENT.
LONDON, July 2.-G. w. Stevens, ii,
the DAILY Mall this morning. thus
describes the scene at Rennes when
Dreyfus arrived: Nine hours of watch
ing and two minutes of seeing. but
the minutes were worth he watch
ing, for it was the best conceived, neat
est and quickest bit of stage manage
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-03
ia Lucha' Responsible for tho /
Statement
That Plans Are Maturing to Defeat Repuh-
IIcan Form Of Government.
A Cuban General Who Is Dissatis-
fed With American Rule at the
Head of the Movement, With
the Aim of Himself Becoming
the Ruler.

HAVANA, July Fla Lucha" will
morrow publish a statement regard
ing matters which its conductors say
they have been investigating and care
fully guarding for several weeks, owing
to the reticence of those concerned, and
the desire of the latter to AVOID pre-
mature disclosure, leadingfo a possible
failure of their plans. The paper Will
say:
Cuba during the last few months
has been a land of many surprises. The
latest is the establishment of a Royal
list party. The new organization is un-
important at present probably num-
bering fewer than fifty members, but
we'll known Cuban General, who
claims to be descendant of Charlie
magne is reported to be the head of
the party, and the meeting place is pre-,
sumably the Ingleterra Cafe. The
Cuban General in question is said to
be dissatisfied with American rule. He
thinks that what Cuba needs is not a
republic, but strong hand at the
helm, like. his own. He is of the opin.
ion that the people of the Latin race
prefer royalty and the honors accru-
ing under a monarchial regime.
L
understood to deny that he is the head
of a party with such objects, but there
is considerable evidence that such a
movement is on foot He is the officer
who was recently reported to Governor
General Brooke for collecting 30 GEN.
times from a Spanish merchant on the
ground that it was an assessment for a
fund devoted to driving out the inter-
venors.
General Ludlow has been made
aware of his successful attempts to col
lect money from gambling houses I'M
der promise to use his influence to have
them closed if they refused his de-
mands. For political reasons it has not
been considered advisable to proceed
against him, but he has been warned to
discontinue these practices, and it Is
believed now that he is more interested
in making money than starting new
party.
According to such other reports OF
this bombastic scheme as have leaked
out, the promoter has represented that
he will persuade a majority of the AL.
caldes to give the movement their sup
port by promising to make them dukes,
counts and -barons. It is also in the
plans to form Cuban Legion of Hon
or. Several persons who affect to be-
lieve that such scheme might sue
coed say the outcome would depend
largely upon the charm of novelty with
a populace seriously prepared to en-
brace the ideas. The theory is that it
would be particularly acceptable to
such families as already have titles of
Spain and the Spaniards residing in
Cuba, who, owing to business or other
considerations, have been compelled to
forfeit their patents of nobility. The
promoters of the movement allege that
they expect financial assistance from
these sources, as the plan promises to
substitute equal dignities and positions
for those that have been forfeited"