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Situation Full Of Gravity.

A Washington special says: The
situation in the Samoan islands is
realized here to be full Of gravity.
For some time past there has been an
exchange Of correspondence between
the three governments party to the
treaty Of Berlin respecting the choice
Of O successor to the late King
Malietoa, and some friction developed
owing TO the strict adherence OF the
United States government to the terms
OF the treaty. The statements in the
dispatch from Apia are not regarded
as conclusive for the reason that they
are in conflict with the provisions Of
the treaty.
II, as reported, Rafael, the presi-
dent Of the m unicipsl council at Apia,
and the German consul, Rose, have
seized the supreme court and and pro-
nounced themselves practically dicta-
tors, it is said in Washington that they
have violated the treaty absolutely.
The functions Of the president Of the
municipal council are clearly defined
by the treaty and the last advices re-
ceived were to the effect that Presi-
dent Rafael had been granted leave Of
absence and intended to visit New
Zealand. It was also understood that
his successor had been selected, and
it was thought was on his way to his
post
The chief Justice under the
treaty is made the court Of last resort
under any circumstance, and moreover
the treaty in terms provides distinctly
that in case Of any dispute between
the natives themselves, or between the
foreigners in Samoa that dispute shall
be referred to the chief justice and his
decision shall be final.
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H0NORS PAID DINGLEY,
state Funeral Accorded Beloved Repre-
sentative In the House.

| eh"tiNe IN the mouse.
A state funeral almost majestic in
its impressiveness, was given the late
Representative Nelson Dingley at noon
Monday in the house of representa-
tives at Washington, where he has so
long been such q commanding figure.
The president, his cabinet distin.
guished members of the diplomatic
corps, members Of the supreme court,
senate and house and distinguished
men in military and civil life were
ranged about his bier on the floor of
the hall, while the galleries, to which
admission could be obtained only by
card, were occupied by the families OF
those who sat upon the floor and other
prominent personanges invited to be
present. Some Of them, like dele.
cation from fine New York chamber OF
commerce, had come from q distance
TO pay their last tribute Of respect to
the dead statesman.
The remains were taken from the
Hotel Hamilton to the capitol at 10
o'clock, and were borne in the hall OF
representatives by squad Of capitol
police under the direction Of Sergeant.
alarms Russell.
The casket was placed in the bier in
the area in front of the marble rostrum
Of the speaker, and for an hour the
public, which would have no oppor.
tunity to witness the official cere-
monies later, was allowed to view the
remains as they lay in state. Thou
sands of people streamed through the
main door down past the casket and
gazed upon the calm, serene features
of the dead during the hour.
Mr.. Dingley was we'll loved by the
employees of the house and there were
tears in many eyes.
Out in the waste OF seats while the
body lay in state, q single desk was
wrapped in black and covered with
roses and lilies.
During the interval before -, al
most every member Of the house who
was in the city stood for moment by
the casket with bowed head and gazed
for the last time on the familiar feat
ares. Meantime the galleries had
filed.
At 11:45 the stream OF people who
had been filing by the bier was inter-
rupted and the members Of the house
began seating themselves on the left
of the main aisle in the rear of the
chairs reserved for the family. Speaker
Reed called the house to order. An
air Of deep sadness pervaded the hall
as the members rose to listen to the
brief and simple prayer Of the chap
lain. The clerk read in full the reso-
lutions adopted on Saturday after the
announcement Of Mr.. Dingley's death.
The clerk Of the senate announced
the passage of similar resolutions by
the senate.
The official ceremonies were simple
but impressive.
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OUTBREAK AMONG SAMOANS
INHABITANTS OF ISLAND FIGHT
OVER THEIR NEW KING.
GERMAN CONSUL CAUSED The ROW
He Refused to Recognize the Authority
OF Malietoa Tanus and Hostile
ties Ensue.

A cable dispatch from Auckland,
New Zealand, states that Somoan adj
vices just received there say that Chief
Justice Chambers, on December LIST,
declared Maliotoa Tamus to have been
elected king in succession to the late
King Malietoa. The chief justice also
announced that Tamasese has been
elected vice.king. Chief Mataafe was
disqualified.
The consuls OF the United States
and Great Britain and the captains of
the German warship Falks and the
British warship Porpoise met the Ger
man consul, who refused to recognize
Malietoa Tanus and declined to CO.
operate in the dispersal of the Sa-
means, who thereupon assembled in
large numbers ct Mulinu, armed
themselves and surrounded the NUM-
cipality, Malietoa Tanus and Tsma-
sese mustered about 1900 men, we'll
armed but supplied with defective
ammunition.
The British and American consuls
endeavored to avert hostilities, but
they commenced. on January LIST. Ma.
lietoa Tanus and Tamassee fought
bravely, but 500 of their following
were captured. Then, disheartened
and outnumbered, the two chiefs
sought refuge on the British warship
and their followers sought protection
under the guns Of the Porpoise.
Mataafe's loss was sixty-one men,
killed and wounded, and Malietoa
Tanus lost twelve men, killed and
wounded.
The foreign residents were placed
under the protection of a detachment
of men belonging to the British ship,
and Chief Justice Chambers and his
family went on board of her.
The followers of Mataafe looted and
burned Apia, destroyed the planta-
tions and pillaged considerably in the
country.
The consuls later decided to recog-
nize Mataafe and his chiefs as a pro-
visional government, pending the re-
ceipt Of instructions from the powers.
Afterwards DIR. Rafael and the Ger
man consul closed the supreme court,
declaring the power was vested in
them. The British and American con-
suls then appealed to the captain OF
the British warship Porpoise, who
landed force Of blue jackets, and
Chief Justice Chambers, under their
guard, took his seat.
Mataafe held aloof from these last
developments.
The provisional government wrote
to Sturde on the 10Th that they would
seize Malietoa and take Tamasese of
the Porpoise by force il necessary,
deprive them OF their titles and desert
them. Chambers is residing on the
Porpoise. The British and American
consuls have protested against any
infringement Of the Berlin treaty.
British residents have taken refuge in
their consulate and the American resi-.
dents have taken refuge in the mis-
sion, An American warship is urgent
ly needed.
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A c0URTMART|AL FOR EAGAN
MOVE DECIDED UPON At A CAB.
MET MEETING.
CHARGES ARE NOT MADE KNOWN
General Merritt May Preside Over Court.
Eagan's Revised Statement
Accepted.

President Mckinley announced to
the cabinet at its regular meeting
Tuesday that he had determined to
courtmartial General Esgan.
Secretary Alger was not present at
the cabinet meeting, but Adjutant
General Corbin was at the white house
in conference with the president on
the subject just prior to the cabinet
session. The order for the courtmar.
tial was made Tuesday afternoon.
The decision met the unanimous
approval of the members OF the cabi-
net Three Of the presidents official
advisers, Secretary Alger, Secretary
Wilson and Postmaster General Smith.
were absent, but in each instance their
views are known to coincide thor
oughly with the presidents decision.
While it was not definitely stated
after the cabinet meeting what specid-
cations would be made against General
Eagan, it is understood that the spe-
cific charge on which he will be tried
will be conduct unbecoming an officer
and a gentleman. The personnel OF
the court has not yet been made pub.
lic but it is presumed that Gen. Mer-
rift will preside.
Just prior to the cabinet meeting
General Miles made rather unusual
call upon two Of the members OF the
cabinet, Secretaries Hay and Long.
He had just returned to the city from
New York, and when spoken to with
reference to the Esgau case adhered
to his original declaration that this
was not time fer him to act, il at all,
leaving the implications that IL the
commission did not act, or the admin
istration, il would then be time for
him to take some steps.
The war investigating commission
decided to make public the amended
statement filed by Commissary Gen.
cral Eagan Monday. The commission
permitted the representatives of the
press to read the statement and it was
formally announced to the newsps.
per men that General Eagan had elm
mated all Objectionable statements,
and therefore the document would be
accepted officially by the commission
as evidence.
As already stated, the changes made
by General Eagan in the document are
mainly in the line OF excision, yet the
phraseology has been also altered fire..
quently. He refers to General Miles
as "the senior major general, Nelson
A. Miles," and, while keeping strictly
within the line OF propriety, in the
judgment of the commission, in q neg.
alive manner at least, he resents any
assumption of General Miles superb
GRITTY, and asserts that he is as good,
as old and as expedient an officer as
General Miles. He also criticises the
latter's attack on the beef industry IS
infamous. It is believed that so far
as the commission is concerned the
incident is now closed.
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MOTOR MYSTERY SOLVED.
Aeeiy's Workshop Dismantled and Fv,.
dences of Trickery Found.

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The Philadelphia Press publishes an
article covering, with illustrations
over page in space, giving the de-
tails of an investigation made by that
paper of the dismantled workshop of
the late John W. Kelly, which inves.
tigation The Press contends clearly
proves the mysterious Keely motor to
have been delusion and deceptive
and that its alleged mysterious forces
were the result Of trickery.
In the investigation, which has been
IN progress over q week, the flooring
OF the workshop was taken up and
brick partition wall was removed.
The Press was assisted in the work by
Prof. Herring, consulting engineer
OF experience; Prof. Arthur W. Good
speed, assistant professor Of physics
OF the University Of Pennsylvania;
Prof. Lightner Wilmer, professor of
psychology at the University of Penn
sylvania, and DR.. NJ. G. Miller, who
has had special training in exploration
and research in the way Of mound dig
ging and. accordingly superintendent
all the digging operations. Clarence
B. Moore, son of Mrs. Bloomfield
Moore, was IN interested spectator.
The statements in the article, which
are substautiated by signed statements
of the above named scientists are to
the effect that tubing was found con-
cealed in the brickwork and under the
floor of the laboratory. This, it is
claimed, laid bare the possibilities of
deception as the tubing is of kind
calculated to stand high pressure aud
could have been used in connection
with the great steel sphere found last
week in the laboratory, which the ex-
perts intimate was used as q reservoir
for compressed air or compressed
gases and the tubing could thus form
an agency for the forces that moved
the motor in the exhibition room.
The contention of Mr.. Keely and his
friends for many years has been that
no tubing of any kind was needed to
work his machines.
The views of Professor Goodspeed
are that the presence of the tubing
and sphere indicates the use OF nor
nal forces and possible deception on
the part of Kelly. In this view, Clar-
ence Moore concurs and Professor
Wilmer feels that the possibility of
trickery confirms the diagnosis that
most psychologists make as to de-
lusive character of the Keely mystery.
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DAMAGING FLOOD IN OHIO.

Many People Are Rescued from Their
Houses In Boats.
A dispatch from Bowling Green, O.,
says: One Of the worst freshets Wood
county has seen for years prevails
south Of here. Thousands OF dollars
of damage has been done. The oil
field is involved and it is impossible
to care for the production.
At Mermill, the Portage river is out
Of its banks and the country is ipun-
dated for two miles on each side. Resi-
dents were rescued from their houses
in boats.
The village Of Mungen is nearly all
under water. The cold weather will
probably cause the floods to recede.
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BEVERIDGE WAS ELECTED.

Indiana "Boy Orator" Made United states
senator BY the Republicans.
Albert J. Beveridge was elected
United States senator by the general
assembly at Indianapolis Tuesday.
The senate, after a short session at
which routine business was transact
ed, went to the order Of voting for
candidates for senator. Albert j. Bev-
eridge was placed in nomination by
Senator joss. Several Of the republic
can senators seconded the nomina-
ton. The name OF David j. Turpie
was presented by the democrats,
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GEN. EAGAN RETRACTS.

E1punges Objectionable Portions Of Tes.
timony Before War Board.
A Washington special says: Com.
missary General Eagan sent to the war
investigating commission Monday q
revised statement in place Of that
originally made in response to Gen.
eral Miles charges. The revised state
ment is about 35 per cent shorter than
that which was ordered withdrawn be-
cause of its violent aud abusive char.
acter. The commission after its re.
ceipt went into secret session to read
the document and decide whether in
its present form it had been expur-
gated sufficiently to permit it to be
made part Of the commissions rec.
ords.
The commission decided for the
present to make public only General
Eagan's letter, and not the statement
accompanying it.
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SEABOARD SALE SUSTAINED.

Injunction Asked By Thomas Ryan De-
MED BY Maryland Court.
A Baltimore dispatch says: Judges
Wykes and Stockbridge have denied
the injunction recently asked for in
the Maryland circuit court by Thomas
F. Ryan, Of New York, in which the
petitioner sought to restrain the trans
fer Of 5000 shares of the stock Of the
Seaboard Air Line held by trustees
under q pooling agreement. The pc
tition was dismissed and Mr.. Ryan
was ordered to pay the costs.
The action OF the court in denying
the injunction clears the way to O
transfer Of the road to its new owners.
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WHOLESALE POISONING.

Many Mysterious Deaths Occur In Baxter
County, Arkansas.
There is intense excitement in Bax-
ter county, Ark over series OF sud-
den and mysterious deaths which have
occurred in the vicinity OF Mountain
Home, the county seat, within the last
few DAYS. No less than six men, all
of whom were apparently In robust
health, have been suddenly stricken
and died within o very short time AZ
ter the attack. In every case there
were symptoms Of poisoning.
Besides those who have died, num-
Der Of others have suddenly become
violently Ill and their lives saved only
by prompt medical attendance.
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COMMISSIONS WORK ENDED.
President Congratulate officials who
Directed Evacuation of Cuba,

President Congratulate officials VINO
Directed Evacuation of Cuba
A Washington dispatch says: The
Cuban evacuation commission was dis
solved Thursday, and its members
submitted to the president, the secre'
tary of state and the secretary OF war;
a report on their labors.
The report makes no reference 10
the future government of the island
and embodies no political recommen'
dations whatsoever, consisting practi'
cally of record Of its proceedings
with the voluminous correspondence
passing mainly between it, the Span
ish commission, and the adninistra-
ton at Washington. :, ,
Secretary Alger and the president
warmly con graduated the commission
on its successful and expeditions work.
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GERMAN PRESS COMMENT

Regardins the Trouble In samos-situa'
ton Considered Grave.
Advices from Berlin, Germany, state
that the news from Samoa has been
received with foreboding. The Lokal
Anzeiger says; ,sos IN
anpreci BILE quarrel, and with the
unceremoniousness which the Amefi.
cans have affected lately toward us, II
NAV easily take serious turn. 1 ne
Samoan co-dominion has always In
yolyed a lurking danger"
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TRANSFERS FOR ATLANTA.
Consolidated Street Railway Will II
Practicability Of System.

Consolidated Street Railway viii Test
Practicability Of System.
The Atlanta, Ga, Consolidated
Street Railway Company has decided
to adopt q transfer system, which will
be placed in operation as soon as the
officers Of the company can formulate
o plan and have the tickets printed.
The resolution providing for sys.
tenn of transfers on the lines Of the
Consolidated was introduced by Joel
Hurt and was unanimously adopted
by the board OF directors.
The resolution provides that trans
fers DO used on the lines of the Con.
solidated for o sufficient length OF
time, not less than six months, to test
the practicability Of the system.
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SPANIARDS "SWIPED" THE CASH.

Appropriate Funds Belonging To Foreign
Insurance Companies In Porto Rico.
A dispatch from San Juan de Porto Ri
co says: General Guy v.Henry, govern
or of Porto Rico, has received from the
secretary of finance in the insular cab
met, Senior Colytoste, areport showing
that the former Spanish authorities
appropriated 400, 900 pesos belonging
to foreign insurance companies, con-
tractors and judicial trustees, which
was on deposit in various institutions
in the island.
The insurance companies claim that
the United States government must
make good their loss.
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MIDDLE IN WEST VIRGINIA.

Gov. Atkinson Refuses to Recognize the
House Organization.
The political situation in West Vir-
ginia has assumed serious aspect by
reason Of the refusal Of Governor At
kinson and the senate, which is repub-
lican, to. formally recognize the house.
Though the governor has been no
tilted that the house has been organ
lied and ready for business, the gov.
ernor has not transmitted his message
and there is no indication as to when
he will do so.
The governor was asked the reason
for his course, but declined to talk.
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SENIOR ROMERO BURIED.

Funeral Of the Late Ambassador Held In
The City OF Mexico.
The remains OF the late Ambassador
Romero, which arrived in the City Of
Mexico over the Mexican Central rail-
way Monday, were given q magnif'
cent funeral Tuesday. President Diaz
and great concourse Of people were
present and evidenced deep emotion
as the body Of Mexico's ambassador TO
the United States was assigned to the
noble gothic tomb which he had but
recently prepared for his beloved wife.
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CORDIAL TOWARD AMERICANS.

Emperor and Empress of Germany Hold
Brilliant Court Reception.
Advices from Berlin, Germany, state
that the court reception Wednesday
night was a very brilliant affair. The
emperor and empress were very cor
dial toward the members of the United
States embassy and the empress con-
versed at length with Mrs. White, wife
of the United States ambassador.
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CELEBRATED LEES BIRTHDAY.
,,,o,,van Soldiers Join In With the 'eor'
oians at Savannah.

,,,.,,..n Soldiers Join In With the oeor-
gIans at Savannah.
Al Savannah, Ga, THURSDAY, .ne
Thirty-Arst Michigan regimen ,u o. 'O On
nnteers was given a camp din9er On
ths Anniversary of the birth Of Robert
r. Lee by the First volunteer reg,
- 80 ~ Georgia. The First Georgia
ama the Michigan soldiers were neigh,
bors in camp at Chickamausa .. a ora
Knoxville, and the MichlganMEselsa ire
now camped near Savannah. me =, d nm
Georgia regiment and by the LADIES Oh
Ssrannsb, The camping ground look
cd more like park than military
reservation.
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BURIAL OF MR.. DINGLEY.

Laid to Rest In Oak Hill Cemetery, Lew.
istop, Maine.
In the midst of marked evidences OF
public and private mourning the cit
liens of Maine, including the neigh.
bors and lifelong friends Of the late
Representative Nelson Dingley, en-
gagged in the closing services attend
ing the burial Of Names honored con
gresham at Lewiston Wednesday.
The public service was held in the
Pine Street Congregational church,
after prayers at the Dingley home
The body was then taken to Oak Hill
cemetery, in Auburn, and placed IL
the receiving tomb.
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MISS GOULD THANKED.
Resolution Was Passed In the Illinois
Legislature,

In the Illinois house Of representa-
tives, Wednesday, Mr.. Abbott, repub-
lican, offered Q resolution thanking
Miss Helen Gould, Of New York, for
her efforts to amelioriate the condition
OF the sick and wounded soldiers dur
ing the war with Spain.
The resolution is authorized and d.
rected to the clerk to have o copy en-
crossed on parchment and suitably
framed and forwarded to Miss Gould
and like copy on parchment and
framed to be hung up in the memorial
hall in the state house. It was
adopted.
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PROMINENT EDUCATOR DEAD.
DIR. Morgan Galloway Passes Away at His
Home In Oxford, Ga.


Rev. DR.. Morgan Galloway, profes.
sor of English in Emory college and
one of the best known Methodist ed.
ucators in Georgia, died at his home
in Oxford, Ga, Monday morning. His
death was due to an attack Of pneu-
monia and he was i'll only one week.
The death of DR.. Galloway is a Sc.
we're blow to Emory, as he has been
identified with the institution since
1872 and had been one Of the greatest
factors in its upbuilding and progress.
DR.. Galloway was 60 years old. He
was admitted to the North Georgia
Methodist conference in 1865 and was
for SO years in the effective itineracy.
He was an elder in. the Methodist
church at the time of his death.
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HUSBANDS RELIEVED.

Arkansas Legislature Passes BIZ Against
Ante-Nuptial Debts
The Arkansas state senate THURSDAY
pass . bill relieving husbands OF re,
sponsibility Tor ante-nuptial debts Oh
wives. :.
The question has long been moot
ed one in the courts and the supreme
court recently held husbands respon'
sible.
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MRS. GEORGE INDICTED.

of George Saxon.
The grand jury at Canton Ohio,
Thursday, returned true bill against
Mrs.. Annie E. George for numbering Ri,
George d. sa1toI last October. Inc ! ne
;nSicfment is for the first degree ana
the nenalty is death by electrocut I12i,
' Sayon was a brother OF Mrs. WI,
liam Mckinley. The president ana
Mrs. Mckinley we're called to canton
for the funeral Of Saxon. All the pro,
c ce Of the grand jury were
secret.
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MURDERERs NOT CAPTURED.
Attempt OF . Posse to Apprehend Then
Results Disastrously.

Results Disastrously.
A special from Rogersville, Tenn.
says that in attempting to effect the
capture Of two murderers for whom a
large reward had been offered, one
man was fatally shot and two others
were dangerously wounded. The
wounded men are Joe and Charles
Metcalf and Nat Clayton and Will
Freeman. They were shot by Pat
Flannerty at a late hour Tuesday
night in the upper Clinch neighbor-
hood, about 10 miles from Rogers
vile. Flaanerty escaped.