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The San Francisco call., 1899-04-28
MONAGHAN BEHEADED
BEFORE HIS DEATH
There Is Still Fierce Fighting Among
the Natives of the Somoan
Islands

AUCKLAND, N H., April 27.-Par-
ticulars of the fighting in Samoa, con-
tanned in the advices received here from
Apia under date of April 18, show that
the battle between the friendly natives
and the rebels took place at Vallejo
and that the latter lost one hundred
men in killed and wounded.
Further details of the deaths of En-
sign j. r. Monaghan of the United
States cruiser Philadelphia and Lieu
tenant P " Lansdale of the same yes
sci have been received. Monaghan
was beheaded before he was dead. A
deserter from the Mataafa forces says
Monaghan and Lansdale were retreat
ing when they were discovered by a
chief and his wife, who were looking
for dead men. They gave the alarm
and Monaghan was shot while continu-
ing the retreat. Later, it appears, the
rebels returned and killed Lansdale.
Monaghan fought until he was wound
ed and he was then beheaded. The
Doctors examination of the remains
confirms the statements made.
Suatelle, the principal rebel chief, ran
away and told his people a hundred
British had been killed.
Mataafan deserters assert that the
Germans sent cartridges in bags of
rice and sugar along the coast in De-
cember.
Admiral Kautz, it is asserted in the
advices received, fired a blank shot on
April across the bows of a German
schooner which was leaving Apia with
out reporting.
The rebels, who were in possession of
the late Robert L. Stevenson's house
and some forts, were attacked in the
rear by some Tamasese friendlies, who
killed three of them and wounded 9TH
ers. One friendly native was killed in
the fight.
Frightful weather has been prevail
ing at Apia, the sailors being com
PEELED to sleep four nights in the wet
trenches.
The friendly natives under the com
mand of Lieutenant r. A. Gaunt of the
British third class cruiser Porpoise
were attacked on April IL from the
French mission station at Falita One
of his men was wounded. The rebels
were eventually routed with the loss of
four men killed. The Tamasese lines
were extended April 13 to the Vailelema
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-28
ACTED WITHOUT
ANY AUTHORITY
Canada Calls Down the
Summit Collectors.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SKAGUAY, Alaska. April u (via Sc
attic, Wash, April 2D.-There are no
new developments in the boundary
trouble It is understood that the Ca
madam Government has instructed it's
Collector to see that all American con-
voys are allowed to pass to Log Cabin
as formerly. 1t is further stated that
the Canadian officials, in stopping con-
Voys at the Summit, acted without au-
thority.
Snowslides are now of frequent oc-
currence on the White Pass and Yukon
River, the last one occurring yesterday
and covering the track up for a dis
tance of some 400 feet between Glacier
Station and the tunnel. A gang of men
is at work, but it will take several days
to clear the track.
Mrs. ]. w. Power a passenger on the
steamer Farallon, which just arrived,
Jumped overheard and was drowned In
Union Pass, between Dixon Entrance
and Queen Charlotte Sound, at II
o'clock Monday night, April II. The
night watchman saw her run out OF her
stateroom. She was in her night
clothes, with a sheet wrapped around
her When she reached the guard she
cried out, There you are again. l see
you" and throwing OIL the sheel She
ieaped overheard. Her body was not
recovered. Her husband IS said to live
at 3O3h Washington street, Portland,
Or.
Reports from the Porcupine District
oive an instance of American retalia-
fion ON Canadians. Several members OF
the mounted police located claims and
took fully twenty acres. The Miners
Union cut each of their claims down to
100 feet square, the amount allowed by
the Canadian law.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-28
THE SECOND STORM
DESCENDS ON NEWT0WN

KANSAS CITY, Mo, April 27.-A spe-
cial to the Journal from Chillicothe,
Mo, says: A tornado, probably the
same one that swept over Kirksville,
struck Newtown, a small town in Sulli-
van County, tonight, and caused terri
BILE destruction. 1t is reported that fif-
teen persons were killed in the city and
that many others were killed in the
country near there. A great number
of buildings We're blown down. A heavy
rain followed the tornado, adding
greatly to the damage. A Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul railroad bridge
is said to have been washed out. Only
a partial list Of the casualties can be
obtained. The station agent of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee and st. Paul at New
town reports the killed and wounded as
follows:
KILLED.
Sherman Besher, wife and three chill
dren.
Landon Evans and two daughters.
William Hays, wife and child.
SERIOUSLY INJURED.
Three Hays children.
Julia Evans.
A. J. Jones, wife and two children.
SLIGHTLY INJURED.
Mrs. Mary Gregory and daughter
Mrs. Pierce and sister.
Mrs. Flagg.
Mrs. Herman Wilson.
Mrs. Limbiney
Dave Sanford. wife and three child
rem.
Mr.. McQuiston and wife.
Nose Guymon and wife
Mrs. John Johnson.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-28
ELECTRIC LINE FOR PHOENIX.
H. E. Huntington and I. w. Hellman
Among the Incorporators.

PHOENIX, Ariz., April 27-Articles of
incorporation of the Pacific Electric Rail
way Company were filed with the Terri
torial Secretary this afternoon. The cap
ital stock of the corporation is 5000 900.
The association members are: I. w. He'll
man, H. E Huntington. Antoine Borel
C. de Guigne, H. w. Hellman, ]. Kuhrts,
Frank P. Flint, T. NJ Nickel and Charles
Seyler, all of California, and Epes Ran
dolph and Charles Drage of Arizona. The
object of the association is to own and
operate an electric railway from Phoenix
to Tempe, by way of the asylum, and to
own and operate mile of street car line
in Los Angeles. The principal place of
business is Los Angeles, Cal.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-28

George Furne, frightfully bruised;
will recover.
Mrs. George Furne, back crushed and
big splinter driven through thigh; may
die.
Harry Furne, aged IS, skull crushed;
will die.
Lewis Larron, hired man on Furne
place, skin torn from face, some bones
broken; will recover.
Arnt Amundson, cut about head COL
larbone and one leg broken; will die
Peter Peterson, one leg broken scalp
torn and skull crushed; injuries fatal
The storm was the most severe at
the home of the Furnes. The family
had gone to bed when they were
awakened by a terrific noise. The
house was raised bodily and dashed
to pieces. The boy, Leslie, was found
dead sixty feet away. Everything on
the place was wrecked. The tornado
first made it's appearance at the farm
of George Swenson, in Monroe County,
and wrecked everything. The family
escaped by taking to the cellar The
storm then crossed over into Crawford
County and destroyed buildings and
stock on the farms of Rev. H. J. s.
JCreham, Anton Hanson, Arnt Amund-
son, G. W. Dryden, George Furne and
Louis Peters.
Everything in the path of the storm
was carried off the face of the earth,
trees being torn up by the roots and
buildings scattered to the four winds
of heaven.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-28

ond cyclonic wave dropped down to the
ground before travelling much farther
on its journey. The heavens became
black for fifteen minutes, after which
a heavy rain fell for an hour and half.
BY 8 o'clock the sky was clear and
starry.
Mayor Noonan telegraphed at 8
o'clock to every station between Bloom
field, Iowa. and Moberly, Mo, for sur
gical assistance, as the list of MANNED
had swelled up to about 1000. Under
takers have wired to ST. Louis and Chi
cago rush orders for coffins. A sub
scription has been started for the relief
of the sufferers
Scores of families will be rendered alb
sOlutely destitute. There is no doubt
that outside assistance would be ap-
preciated to care for these unfortunates
who by daylight will be wards of the
bounty of their neighborS.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-28
GOOD HEALTH OF
THE SECOND DIVISION

WASHINGTON, April 27.-Under date
of February 2S Major S. o. l. Potter,
chief surgeon of the Second Brigade. Sec
ond Division, in Manila, reports to the
War Department concerning the health
conditions of his command. The brigade
at that time consisted of the First Colo
rado, First South Dakota and First Ne
braska They had been in action and lost
thirteen killed and forty-nine wounded. 1t
was this brigade that moved out and cap
tured the water works, which for some
time were in possession of the Filipinos;
The health of the brigade was considered
excellent better than it had been at any
time in four months. The percentage of
sick was only S.5, including. the wounded.
The food was good and included fresh
beef seven out of ten days. The troops
had shelter tents raised on bamboo plat
forms. The surgeon recommended helmet
hats and khaki suits for the hot season.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-28
Antitrust Bill Passed.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, April 27.-The
House to-day passed finally the Senate
antitrust bill which prohibits the forma-
tions of trusts or combinations to control
prices of anything sold in the State, and
allows the courts, on application Of proper
authority, to issue restraining orders
preventing the continuation and operation
of trusts and monopolies. The bill gives
a party injured by any trust the right to
recover three-fold damages, with attor-
ney's fees.
The Senate passed a bill taxing stores
which sell more than one class of goods
from $500 to $500 for each class more than
one, as set out in the bill.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-28
COPPER COMBINE FORMED.
Has Big Capital and Will Control
The Country's Output.

NEW YORK, April 27.-The Amalgam-
ated Copper Company, combination of a
number Of the principal copper concerns
in the country, effected organization in
Jersey City to-day. The capitalization is
$50 100000. The charter allows the COM
pany to mine, smelt and mill copper and
also gold, silver and other metals. Its
provisions also cover everything the COM
pany is ever likely to desire to do includ-
Ing buying and selling, building and erect
ing plants and acquiring properties.
The directors elected to-day were Henry
Daily, Frederick P. Ocott, James Skill
man, Roswell P. Flower, Robert Bacon
and Albert c. Burrage. The following Of
ficers were elected: Marcus DAILY, presi-
dent; Henry H. Rogers, vice president;
William Rockefeller, secretary and treas
urer Messrs. Rogers, Rockefeller and
Burrage were elected members of the ex-
ecutiVe committee.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-28
BOTTLE EXPLODES
IN q BOYS FACE
While Heating Wet Sand YouDg
BIemIick Is tbe Victim Of q
Peculiar Accident.

RAFAEL PIT Brenfck gardener
grounds the OConner
DR. the victim OF most
result in the loss OF one
chill the boy filled slphon
n
to the bottle just
the slightly
natural law The
placed generated by
remarkable feature
by the DTS glass not one pcle o grass
in he
,ooooo00oooo o. o O aos o o. a q O. 100000 O. O o
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-28
Will Hold a Fair in the Fall.

SAN JOSE, April 27.-The Santa Clara
and San Mateo Agricultural Association
met to-day and resolved to hold fair
this fall 1t was also determined to al
low the foreclosure suit for $150 900 to pro-
ceed unopposed to permit the property TO
be sold and to form a new society to buy
it, After obtaining a clear title the new
society will pay IT'S Indebtedness either
by mortgage or by selling portion of
the property.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-28
Landslide at Lowe Inlet.

VICTORIA, B. c., April 27.-The steam
er Queen City brought news this morning
from Fort Simpson of a landslide at Lowe
Inlet. The mountains at that point ex-
tend to the waters edge. At their base
a 1ume is run which carries the water to
canneries on the inlet. This was buried
beneath q mass of boulders, and it will
not be of use until some rocks of about
thirty tons or more are blasted away.
The loss of the fiume is a serious one to
10 canOPriaS
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-28

pered in its work of enlisting the sup
bort of friendly Filipinos by the fear
expressed by many of them, that the
ti-eXpansiCnists" may OBTAIN con-
+roI of the American Government and
cause the withdrawal of the American
troops from the Philippine Islands
thus, they claim, leaving the natives
who had assisted the Americans to the
mercy of Aguinaldo's followers.
Under these circumstances men OF
property are reluctant to risk the re-
suits of becoming Identified with the
American regime.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-28
CISSIE LOTUS DIVORCED.
Liberated From Justin H. Mccarthy
Son of the Irish Leader.

NEW YORK. April 27.-Mrs Justin
Huntin Mccarthy, better known by her
stage name, Cissie Lotus, was to-day
granted a decree of absolute divorce from
her husband, the former member of Par
lament and son of the famous Irish lead
er. The decree was issued by Justice
Stover in the Supreme Court on the
ground that Mr.. Mccarthy had been un-
duly intimate with a woman whose name
was not disclosed in the published record
of the case
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-28
Rovd Is Track Captain.

PALO ALTO, April 27-Trackmen met
this afternoon and elected Hugh j. Boyd
captain of the team for next year.
Boyds speciality is the high jump. He
has been a conscientious trainer for three
years, and his elevation to the captaincy
is a recognition of this rather than any
particularly brilliant work done on the
track He is member of the junior class
with mathematics as major. His home is
ID do
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-28
New Fruit Packing House.

YUBA CITY, April N.-Ground was
broken at this place to-day for big fruit
packing house. The building is to BE, be ioo se
by 150 feet The latest machinery VIII W.. f. oe
business bus le in in two p months Rosenberg Bros
& CO. of San Francisco are the owners el,
and they will do a great dried frult Pafha tba
state a the building mere.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-28
Married at San Rafael.

SAN RAFAEL, April N.-Melville P.
Forbes of 20 Glen Park. San Francisco
q man prominent in Odd Fellow circles,
secured a license from Clerk Graham to-
day and was quietly married to Miss So
mia H. Hutton of 1122 Union street. Ala
media. Rev. DR.. Marshall of the Metho-
dist church officiated.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-28

A large paper house with sixteen rooms
has been erected by a Russian gentleman
at his country seat. The house was con-
str1cted in New York by an American
engineer, and cost $4,000 rubles. Its
architect declares that it will last longer
than stone building.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-28
Not Subject to War Tax.

WASHINGTON, April 27.-CQmmission-
er Wilson of the Internal Revenue Bureau
has decided that baseball games by col
lege and amateur or local clubs for which
an admission fee is charged are not sub
ject to the special tax under the act of
June 49, 1898.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-28
Invested With Prelate Robes.

PHILADELPHIA, April 27 The cere-
mony of investing Monsignor James F.
Laughlin with the robes of a domestic
prelate of the pontitical court OF Pope
dral. Archbishop Ryan and Bishop Shan
ley of Fargo, N. D., officiating
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-28
An Earthnuake Shock.

WOODLAND, April PA distinct
earthquake shock was felt here Wednes-
dav night about 10 o'clock. The motion
was north and south and the disturbance
lasted only three or four SECONDS. II ap-
pears to have been only local in char
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-28

VASE AND ORNAMENT DAY.
Some articles cut 60 per cent.
Some articles cut 90 per cent.
ODDS AND ENDS, HALF PRICE.
GREAT AMERICAN IMPORTING TEA co.
Stores Everywhere.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-28
Yellom Fewer serum sought.

special Cable to The Call and the New York
Herald Copyrighted, 1899, by James Cor
don Bennett.
MONTEVIDEO, April 27.-The Sanitary
Office is receiving requests from Mexico
for yellow fever serum. 1t is said to have
proved efficacious in many cases.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-28
Victim of Pneumonia.

ODLAND, April 27.-Anthony Dole,
an old resident, died of pneumonia near
Madison Wednesday.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-28
HOUSE RAISED AND
DASHED TO PIECES

OMAHA, April pa special to the
Bee from Onawa, Iowa, says: A ter
rife windstorm, followed by rain and
hail, swept the Soldier Valley last night,
leaving death and ruin in it's path. over
an inch of rain fell and heavy hail
storm lasted twelve minutes.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-28
KAUTZ MAKES HIS
OFFICIAL REPORT
He Will Have Plenty of Coal to Sup
ply All of His Needs.

WASHINGTON, April 27.-The fol-
lowing cablegram has been received at
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-28
THE DEAD.
THE INJURED.

LESLIE FURNE, aged 10 years, scr
of George Furne
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-03-24
GhsAemnrrat-S g.
GOOD ROAD suILDlNo.
W.
=" oh'o Man Thinks Faru....
Take a Deep Interest '"'s'

Here in Paulding county >.
roaas that cost the taxpayers w ~. eaa
t Gas, per- pc, mile Of crushed stos 's'a
ieet wide and nine inches a IsuAe' nia
n Is l'S2O cubic yards, at ss ep,,. ~
CUBIC yard Or 1858, says an O 0e1'' NJ
,r',o to the rural New Y". ~
The hauling is done by thu .olis
ana Others who are interested , !.
making which is more sa,,. . roy
than to bond the township s"s
81 SIX %, per cent interest to raise thu sas ~ y
s =, ~ which he must pay, II he he l s,'s|
!. 10 the contractor, while his ', y.
perhaps stands in the barn, "' 'e's1
lne increase in the valuation y, ..
land is the least reason why W. . o. %.
improve the roads. p%leasu,es '"' aAi
nome comforts depend upon IN, a. aa !
tiles for getting around, cna' ''e''
ana schools depend upon them, S1..
me IA district where the roads s., ''. ',
anlmprovcd and l will show You = !. \
'rlct that is lacking in moral s,,..
ard' and children are at a dIsas,,'
tage to obtain even a common s..'
education. Churches mus, Ivy
tne'r doors during the winte, !,
when summer comes all have ms, y
tereSt in church going.
Why try to increase the produe,. !.
the farm, and not increase nm, ,,.'|
Ties for delivering them to marian
ltcosts the farmer more to deliver. !
product to the railroad than jtdor,
ship 1t from there to the CITY, WI
would take We contract to hauln
hogs four miles over a bad mua ~
after a big rain, for what it cos,,.
snip them to the city? | have SEN
IN this county, four horses attaelA
to a wagon loaded with less than /.
900 pounds, and then it was a sin i,
have them out in such mud, On,
we are compelled to walk and t,l,
with US our butter and eggs, whIleov,
horses are In the barn needing exc,
else, all because the road is to bad /,
take them out. 1t does not lncreax
the price of land as land along a gud
pike will bring $40 to 10 an acre uO,
than land situated IA mile away iron
it, IL there is no prospect of there eyc
being a pike near it.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-03-24
THE FROST AND TIE CROPS.

Among the statistics relative to the
late freeze and Southern crops arc the
following items:
Georgia-Peaches, prunes and pears
all killed; early vegetables ruined.
Florida-Citron fruit and trees
damaged 10 per cent; general fruit
crop 30 per cent. better than last year;
8 per cent. Of vegetable crop destroy
cd.
Virgina-.Full yield in apples; early
vegetables and berries damaged,
Alabama--Market gardens complete
loss; wheat prospects fine.
North Carolina-Growing vcgeta-
bles safe; peach buds injured, snow
saves wheat crop.
South CarOlina-Wheat, oats and
fruit trees safe; damage to vegeta.
bles and fruit blossoms ia State $780,
600.
Kentucky-Peach crop killed,
wheat s. per cent. crop apples al
right.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-03-24
Turned the Negro White,
NOrtonville News.

NOrtonville News.
Down at Kansas City during the N.
cent cold snap a negro frozc his mise
turning the frost bitten parts white
as snow. This accidental discuruy
OF a physiological! fact opens a wide
field for the experimental physide
gist. This change in the pigments
tion In Il Negroes skin by frost is os
OF the freaks Of nature and not cas.
ly explained. 1t suggests the ida
that all negroes can be made white "
placing them in cold storage for a time
thus freezing the color out Of thtifl
skins. 1t Is not ut all imprUbabs
that the blacker the negro the mMs
he would have to freeze and in oms
eases death might cusne. 1t is
question, however, whatever the aref'
aye negro would appreciate the en-
1eavor to change his color. He mIghi
prefer to stay black and keep warm
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-03-24

A philosopher soliloQuizcs thus:
"A poor man buys a horse from a
stranger which turns out to have
been stolen. The rightful owner
comes along, proves his property and
takes the animal. The poor man has
nc recourse. Again: A rich man
buys a note Of hand from a stranger,
IL turned out that the note was ob.
tained by fraud. The man who made
the note comes along and ia compel
ed to pay the note on the ground tina
u IS IN the hands Of an innocent pur
CHASER. Why this difference? Wa
not the man who bought the horse a,
Innocent purchaser too?"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-03-24

General Wade Hampton, ooem
few surviving confederate i'su"I wv {
generals, Is living in good is' s,,l,
Columbia, S. c., where he wli' s
celebrate his eighty-flrst olr'"'',
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-03-24

The Houston Post thinks ''as,
country's recent experience ~, =
gro troops ought to and proua ',s n
be sufficient to induce the "a'" ~ N
TO bear his own military ou'u''
fater. -
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-03-24

Jefferson, the actor, Is I'M
lever that a man must be- se1Vs.
10 ten years. His own eAps1
goes to bear ont this idea o'nU"
he has been III every tenth year.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-03-24

Why FILIPINo.-''Filiplno, y "
Spanish for a dweller in the Pl'ipF
mes, and the Philippine ISLANDS ia,
ing long been a Spanish posess".
Filipino" has once generally lllo y.
tn Indicate a Philippine lslanotI' az n
Spanish for Philippine lslan'sH ~
Filipinas." Then. too, "fillpa% y.
is what the Philippines ISLANDERS a Y
call themselves, and it is genela'n III. h
cepted, we believe, that tne ,ST a
name OF people Is the name l'a v ~
use themselves. The ISLANDS, y y =
way, are named after Philip lor fs'r|
IL, OF Spain.-Richmond Dlsps'V'
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-03-24

The Jackson Bulletin has this 70
say Of our worthy Secretary VI
State:
Col. and Mrs. J. L. Power entertain
ed Il few of their old time frlendsM
dinner yesterday in celebration Of
their birthday. There IS not anOtnef
couple we We nture tn assert, wllo Gee
brate the same birthday. Ia theta
off Emerld Isle, Col. Power frst%s
the light, and On IA Mississippi planli'
tion, that same day (Marclll Nm
Power was born. A further colnts
dent is in the fact that MIS- foTs
little nieces Twins, Allene ana ss
McArn were also born on Marcn y
and their eldest son, J. W. Power. On
March 2. Quite a number OF tne laaF
lily celebrate birthdays during MaIcA
besides those mentioned.