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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-01-14
story Denied.

Hong Kong, Jan. 9.-According to the
statements of people who have just ar
rived here from the island of Balabac.
south of the island of Palawan, there is
no truth in the report that the Span
iards there have been massacred by the
Filipinos. They say the story is an
invention OF priests to prejudice the
Filipino cause, declaring also that there
are not more than half dozen Span
iards in the island. and that all who
have been killed fell in warfare.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-01-14
Acknowledge receipt.
Ii. C. CORBIN. Adjutant General.
Won't Liberate spanish Prisoners.

Madrid, Jan. 6.-The following Of
fetal dispatch has been received from
Manila: The insurgents refuse to lib
crate the prisoners on the demand Of
the Americans, claiming that this
might be construed as an act OF sub
mission to the United States. With re-
gard to liberating the monks, the in
surgents intend to negotiate with tho
vatican directly. Gen. Rios has now
opened direct negotiations with the in
surgents concerning the prisoners.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-01-14
UNIQUE Obituary.

Obituary notices seldom touch on the
shortcomings of deceased persons, and
for this reason the item from the Pleas
anton (Kan.) Observer. of which the
following is an extract, is unique: His
greatest fault was the cxtravagant use
of profanity. 1t was almost impossible
for him to engage in any sort of CONVEX
sation with man, woman or child with
out using 1t. He no doubt often swore
unconsciously."
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-01-14
WHEN ROYALTY is INCOGNITO.

Queen Victoria is known as the
countess OF Balmoral.
The late empress Of Austria was trav-
cling incognito when assassinated.
For many years ex-Empress Eugene
has travelled as countess Of Pierrefonds,
Empress Frederick travels as the
countess of Lingen; Leopold, king OF
Belgium. as count Of Ravenstein.
The prince Of Bulgaria uses the
name count Of Murany. and the prince
royal of Sweden that of count Of
Carlsberg.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-01-14
elected to PnrIin n,ent.

London, Jan. 7.-Hon. Lionel Walter
Rothschild has been elected member of
parliament for the Aylesbury division
OF Buckinghamshire, without opposi-
ton, succeeding his uncle, the late
Baron Ferdinand James de Rothschild.
The late Baron Rothschild held the seat
in the union liberal interest.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-01-14

Senator Ward being chosen president pro
TEN. In the house E. J. Adams was elected
speaker.
At the republican senatorial caucus SEN
ator Burrows was unanimously nominated
to succeed himself.
Lansing. Mich. Jan. 6-Gov. Pingree yes
terday read his message to a Joint session
or the legislature. 1t is a voluminous doc
ument of about $4,000 words and deals with
all the governors proposed taxation re-
forms. declares against expansion and in
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-01-14
Mine. 10 he Worked.

Houghton, Mich, Jan. THE Wyan-
dotte Mining company has been organ
lied to work the Wyandotte, Escannba.
and Valley mines with combined area
of 1,o4C ncres. The new company 10
composed mainly Of local capital with
a capitalization OF s., 100000. with $780,
900 cash in treasury. The property adj
Joins the Winona mine.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-01-14
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.

Lansing. Mich. Jan. 5.-Both branches Of
the state legislature convened at noon yes
terday. Lieut.. Gov. Robinson opened the
senate and the officers nominated by the
republican senatorial caucus were elected.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-01-14
pIg Grnnerie. burned.

Buffalo, n. T., Jan. "A special to
the News says the large graneries Of
Baden & Co. and Ferrin Bros. at Cen
essee, were burned early wednesday,.
Loss between $4,000 and SOC, 900.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-01-14

Weighs at great length against trusts and
corporations. To give the president CT the
senate and the speaker OF the house time
I? select the committees an adjournment
was taken until next Tuesday.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-02

approaching death with the sweetest
resignation. Occasionally he has 'ex.
pressed. the desire that he. may be
spared for a short time longer to com
plete his work for the church. His
physical sfrailty is something to marvel
at, but his spirit burns with. the fire
almost of youth. Mentally he is strong
as if he were in the full flush Of his
powers and nothing seems to tire his
brain.
TT is quite true the Pope composed
poems during the illness attendant upon
the recent operation. For that matter
he is always making verses, but never
a g-sustained poetical eff
fort. He often dictates verses to Sig
nor Angeli, who writes them out The
Pope reads and dictates corrections and
alterations, for he is never satisfied
with. his work.
After all. the years 1 have watched
his Holiness 0cannot believe death is
near him. He has absolutely no or
ganic disease and the present weak
ness will pass away. He has always
been physically weak, and that fact, in
my opinion, furnishes the secret of his
usually excellent health
Drs Mazzoni and .Lapponi. o.day re-
moved the dead skin from the wound
on the Pope's thigh resulting from the
recent operation upon his Holiness.
The wound is almost healed:
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-02
THE. ENGLISH PRESS
FAvoRS PARTITION
That Is the Only: Way to Settle the
Samoan Problem Perma-
nentIvs

Copyrighted, 1899. by the Associated Press.
, LONDON, April 1.-The Samoan blaze
has Been the leading political topic of
the week and the general drift of the
press comments has been that the mat
tr will be settled 'amicably between the
powers. ":s
The Spectator this week says: :"''The
Samoan incident looks ugly. but we do
not think it will come to anything.
Under other circumstances the bonn
bardment. would have produced war.
but as matters stand the three powers
will arrive at an agreement. Let us
hope that they will divide the islands
for the peace of. the world. Any gov
ernment is better than the condo
niinium."
The Saturday Review throws the en-
tire blame. upon the German. agents and
declares the bombardment will: not
prove an unmixed evil if it finally. coz:
viices Germany of the. folly of making
Samoa the 'scapegoat of international
jealousies' in. the South Pacific,
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-02
AGUINALD0 WILL
BECOME A BRIGAND

NEW YORK, April LA cable to the
Journal dated Manila, April 1, 7:45
p. m.,. says: Scouts of General Mac
Arthur's division penetrated within a
mile of Calumpit to-day without find
ing the enemy. The natives who have
escaped the lash of Aguinaldo are re-
turning TO their homes and resuming
their ordinary avocations. A commit
tee of natives has been organized and
is preparing petition for peace, which
Will be presented to the American COM
manders, offering full and free submis-
sion to America. The war, so far as
it is a war against the Filipino repub-
lie, is over. Hereafter it is a contest
against powerful brigandS.
Aguinaldo and his forces, greatly re-
duced by deaths and disaffection, are
fleeing to the northeast, driving the ma
tive Tagallos before them so far as pos
sible and. cheering them with stories
that the Americans are about to offer
terms. They are being dispersed
the mountains about San Fer
nando and in the province of Neuva
Ecija. preparatory to life of brigand-
age. Neuva EciH has comparatively
agreeable climate through the rainy
season, and will provide a good base for
raiding expeditions into the lower prov
inces about Manila and Malolos:
The advance of our army to Calumpit
will probably be made tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-02
WASHINGTON THINKS
PEACE Is NEAR

NEW YORK, April 1.-The Wash
ington correspondent of the Herald
telegraphs: With information showing
that the insurgent army is disorgan-
ized, and withath announcement from
General Otis of. his. intention. to con-
tinue an active campaign, the authori-
ties express themselves as very well
satisfied with the situation in the Phil
ippines. 1t was reported here this af-
ternoon that Aguinaldo had sent repre-
sentatives to Manila to treat with the
Philippine Commission, but Acting Sec
retary Meiklejohn, with whom talked
tonight. declared the report absolutely
unf0unded.
. Mr.. Meiklejohn expresses the utmost
satisfaction with che condition of af-
fairs on the island Of Luzon, as re-
ported by General Otis, and is conf
dent that within very short time the
trouble will have ended.
General Otis instructions to the
troops at Malolos and along the rail-
is construed at the department to mean
that he is trying to locate any present
bodies Of the enemy which may still be
ready for operations. and should they
be found ii is expected he will take
steps to Immediately crush them. So
far he has found, according to his re-
port, that the insurgents are only in
small forces in the surrounding terri
tory. but 1t may be that Aguinaldo is
keeping small detachments in the field
while he is reforming his army at his
new headquarters.
1t would not surprise officials to learn
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-02
MURDER OR SUICIDE
IN: A. PRESCOTT HOTEL
George Mayer Arrested on the Sus-
picion That He Killed His
Wife.

I PRESCOTT. Ariz.. April Mrs. George
Mayer was shot and instantly killed this
evening in her apartments in the Wind
sor Hotel. Whether it was murder or
suicide a Coroner's jury will have to de-
termine.
Shortly after 6 clock a shot was heard
in the apartments occupied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Mayer. When the door. which was.
locked was forced Mrs. Mayer was found
dead on the floor with a bullet hole
through the left breast. Mayer was
standing near the PROSTATE body and
made an effort to secure the revolver,
which was lying on the bed with the evil
dent intention of killing himself. He was
prevented doing so. He refused to make
any statement as to which of them fired
the fatal shot ana was taken into Gus
tody by the Sheriff to await the result of
the Coroner's inquest.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-02

we seek to carry out policies just the
same as all tradespeople."
will Mr.. Stillman leave the Southern
Pacific directory as reported?"
That is something I know nothing
about. General Hubbard is managing
that matter altogether and 1 give no
thought to ii. L have come out here
for a few months to look over matters
and see how affairs have gone since 1
was here last, but don't worry"
The fact that George W. Monteith
has a warrant issued for your arrest on
q charge of perjury is not giving you
much concern apparently, Mr.. Hunting
ton
What Huntington really said in reply
at the first outbreak of his feelings.
must be imagined. but he calmed in a
few moments and quietly said: -.
"Oh, that unspeakable fellow. Why.
he is the lowest of the low, and what
he is trying to do will fall fat. BAH
don't speak of him; he, don't amount
to a -.
Regarding the coast line Mr.. Hunt
ington said:
They. are working on that now, 1
believe. AS for further extensions of
any lines they win be built as they are
required. We always give the people
what they want. I will say. that trains
will run between San Francisco and
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-02
Fail to ) Find Rebels. in
Any Force Near. That
Place. :. :: |
YET RUNS
His" Treasure and What Is Left
! .::of His Army Nearing the
: +. :. s: s. Hills.
Special Dispatch. to: The Cali.

:.
:; MANILA. April =. .-General MacAr-.
thur made to-day. a recQnnoissance Of
the country in the; direction of CaiIm-
place: :: No .in$urgents weEe found. The
Insurgents treasures, ammunition and
documents are reported TO have been
removed from Calumpit to BaHauag,
Eight miles east; at the foot of the hills.
Aguinaldo is also there
+ The monitor Monadncak was fired
upon by insurgent artillery at Parana-
que to-day The vessel replied to the
fire and quickly silenced the enemys
battery.
Insurgents are reported to be gath
ering in force at Cainta and Taytay
under Pho del Pillar
The American troops are having
much needed rest at Malolos. General
Macarthur has established headquart-
ers in the former Filipino Hall of Con-
gress. and the troops are making them
selves as comfortable as possible. The
army gunboats viii prepare a water
base on the river when Calumpit is at
tackled, and an armored train is in
readiness to be used farther north
when the advance Of troops is resumed.
The absence of extensive camp debris
on the ground captured by the Ameri-
cans in the last week indicates that the
enemys force has been greatly exag-
gerated
The plans of the rebels. if they have
any, are conjectural. Considerable rebel
forces have been collected along the
fronts of General Lawton and General
Hall. who are holding the line from the
water works to La Iona. There is
shooting nightly along this line appar-
emily for the purpose of breaking the
Americans sleep. Consequently Cen
eral Lawton has detailed Eve sharp
shooters from each company to attend
to' the rebels and the Americans are
picking off numbers of them.
General King this morning sent out
a accommodating party of. twelve com
panies of the North Dakota Regiment
and a brisk engagement followed, dur
ing. which seven Filipinos were killed.
On the American side a lieutenant and
two privates were wounded.
The death of Lieutenant' Gregg of the
Fourth Infantry, who was killed near
the Manila water works yesterday, has
deeply affected the army, as he was
one of the most popular young officers.
His funeral took place to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-02
THE. GERMAN PAPERS
UGLY IN TONE
Some Comments Said to Be Inspired
That Do Not Make for
copyrtghted; 1889 BY the Associated Press.

Copyrighted 1899, by the Associated Press.
BERLIN, April 1.-The latest devel
opments in. the Samoan muddle have
claimed the larger part of public at
tention this week. The Government is
most reticent, to the great dissatisfac-
ton of the press; and in the absence of
clear information from headquarters
regarding the attitude of the Govern
ment editorial comment is varied and
contradictory. The Agrarian organs
attack the Minister of Foreign Affairs
Baron Won Bulow, and the Government
for yielding over much to the United
States ambassador, Andrew D. White
and to the authorities at Washington
The Nationalistic Deutsche Zeitung
says: Many Germans are disappointed
with the Won BuIow regime and wish
Marscheil Won Bieberstein, bad as he
was, back again.
The Kreuz Zeitung say there is
abundant confirmation at hand show
ing it is not so much the United States
is Great Britain that has opposed diff
ficulties in front of every step Germany
has taken or wished to take in Samoa
and expresses amazement that while
Great Britain has attempted to make
Germany. believe she was friendly; the
British policy of envy continues.
The Kreuz Zeftung adds: "Englands s
calculations seem to be that Germany
will not risk a conflict ever such a.
trif1e as Samoa. The error of this call
culation is that our prestige in the
world depends on the maintenance of
our acquired rights. We aresready to
agree to a fair compromise, Including
the abolition of the condominiun.; Be
yond that we cannot go"
1t is understood that the foregoing
was inspired.
Another article in the KreGz Zeitung
says: :It is shameful that in spite of
the paramount German interests. in Sa-
moa English is the only language Of
ficiafly allowed"
The paper then asks the Government
to see, in the negotiations pending,
that Germany is accorded equal rights
with England. In conclusion thes Kreuz
Zeitung remarks: England's success
in Samoa at Germany's cost would be
the worst business England has done
for the last. hundred. years. y.
The Tageblatt expresses confidence
that neither Great Britain nor the
United states will override legitimate
German rights and. maintains that the
Government possesses information to
the effect that no'such attempt will be
made.
The Cologne. Gazette publishes letters
from it's correspondent at Samoa. The
latest, dated. February Is, .rehearses the
old complaint against Chief Justice
Chambers. who is charged with over
stepping his functions toward DR. Raf-
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-02
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whose course is entirely approved.
President Mckinley and Secretary
Hay are considering the question OF
who shall be appointed as the Amer1-
can member of the High Joint Commis-
sion to negotiate as to the future of
the islands. l understand the Presi-
dent has several names under consid-
GRAFTON, but 1t may be some time be-
fore a decision is made, as negotiations
for the commission have not yet been
completed. 1t is desired that the whole
matter shall be settled with as little
delay as possible, and the President
will try to have the American member
of the. commission decided upon soon,
so that he will be able to leave for Sa-
moa as soon as the German and British
Commissioners shall start.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-02
NEW VERSION
-
OF .DREYFUS'
CONVICTION
Trapped by Men Into Whose
Secrets He Pried Too
Closely.
GENERAL STAFF'S ACT
officers Who Embezzled Money of
the Secret.Servioe Said to Have
Formed the Conspiracy.
Special Dispatch to Tho Call.

NEW YORK, April IA special
cable to the Journal from London says:
If any further interest can be attached
to the Dreyfus case 1t will be found in
the explanation published. in London
society paper giving a new version to
the whole affair ono the authority Of
high French official.
This goes. on to say that Dreyfus had
the i'll luck to stumble blindly into the
path of a body of men who were en2'
gagged in a; monstrous fraud. These
men were officers on the. French general
staff which was in 1eague.to embezzle
secret service meney. The War Office
spends annually 100000 in the secret
service. For years. the general staff
was hopelessly corrupt. 1t divided
nearly the whole sum among the Off
GERS controlling the espionage depart
ment. 1t packed the pigeon holes in
the War Office with bogus documents.
for which large sums were supposed to
have been paid.
Dreyfus. having access to the secret
dossier, began asking the War Office
searching questions, and 1T was re-
solved to get rid of him. Dreyfus him
self has probably but glimmering of
the reason for his condemnation. He
was a prying, curious person. eager to
obtain information and singularly in
discreet in his methods of obtaining it.
In his pryings into dark holes and
corners of the War Office he got too
warm on the scent of the men who
were diverting the secret service funds
into their own pockets. They thought
he knew more than he did. SO they sac
riffced him. Then, when the agitation
for his release came, they were forced
to manufacture evidence of his guilt.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-02
AUSTRALIAN TROOPS
OFFER THEIR SERVICES
Volunteers Are Anxious to Go and
Fight for Great Britain in
Samoa

WELLINGTON, N. T., April BE
1ieving the imperial authorities might
need special communication with Sa-
moa, the Premier, Mr.. R. J. Sodden. has
cabled that the steamer Tutaneka I
will hold. herself in readiness at Auck-
land. to carry dispatches and has Of
fered to send battalion of troops and
volunteers to assist the British war
ships The volunteers who are en-
camped at Auckland for the Easter ma
neuvers promptly offered their SER
NinaS
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-02
KILLED BY A COWBOY.
Railroad Man Murdered in a Saloon
at Barstow.

BARSTOW. April Id. c. Conahan.
switchman, was shot and instantly killed
in Gallagher's saloon this afternoon by a
cowboy from Arizona who has been hang
ing about town for six or eight days and
gives his name as Charles Grimes. The
only witness to the tragedy was Lewis
Halsted, boy of 16, who entered the
saloon just in time to see the fatal shot
fired. Grimes fed to the hills but was
soon captured by a posse of citizens and
lodged in Jail.
The Coroner and Sheriff arrived late
this evening, but the inquest has been
postponed until morning. No one seems
to know where the trouble started.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-02
= 4 4 ~ \ ~ = i

. ROME. April 1-Cheyalier Rio Cen
ira, the Pope's personal attendant, sup
plies the. following information regard
ing the Pope's condition and the daily
routine. since. he recovered from the i'm
mediate effects of the recent operation:
The Pope almost Invariably awakensI
at daybreak. When l enter I find him
sitting up in bed with the. rosary in
his hands. st o'clock the secretaries
come in. He talks on ordinary topics
and listens while they read the news
papers An hour later he receives Car
dinal Rampolla or Monsignor Tripepi,
and transaets political and ecclesias-
teal business, Occasionally he gives
audience to. foreign preIates who are in
Rome.
Toward midday the Pope. who all
this time has been abed. dresses, but
only to change his resting place to an
armchair In the afternoon his Holi-
ness does nothing in the way Of work.
He reads a little, but never writes. His
chief pleasure is to talk of his favorite
books or hear them read Physicians
visit him twice daily, at O'Clock in the
morning and at . o'clock in the after
noon.
The Pope continually talks of his
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-02
SECRETARY HAY
REBUlkES GERMANY

kIASHINGTON, April II
Wv The following was. given
out at the State Department this
afternoon: The Secretary of
State has received from. the Sec
retary Of the Navy atelegrarn ad-
dressed to him by Rear Admiral
:Kautz relative to Samoan mat
ters. It is dated Newcastle,
N. S. w: March SO, 1899, and
reads as follows: rs.
THE Mataafa people obeyed
orders. to leave the Government
reservations. Since: then they
have become aggressive, killing
Private Holloway and three
British sailors. Our man. killed
was guarding the American con
.sulate. :.
The German .Corsul.. General
issued an incendiary .proolaina-
ton saying. that my proclamation
was untrue. and that he would up
hold-the provisional government.
The British forces act in concert
with those of"the United States,
shelling rebels-whefever they. can
be reached. :.
A copy OF this dispatch was
sent to the German Efnbassador.
8. s8 g sss s. 9. 3 8:
fel and Herren Fries and Won Bulow
The correspondent also claims that the
landing of the bluejackets and marines
from the British cruiser Porpoise in the
Grevesmuhl affair was injudicious and
calculated to make matters worse. Ac-
cording to this correspondent the whole
attitude of the British representatives
was wrong and the rigid non-interfer-
ence of the German warship Fake in
the native quarrels was the only cor
rect one.
The Gazette corrects several of the
correspondents statements, but main
tains that Mr.. Chambers attitude has
been incorrect.
The general tone of the press, in COM
menting upon the recent. occurrences,
is one of distrust both of Great Britain
and the United States and their ulti-
mate intentions. En- this the German
newspapers have seemingly. been con-
firmed by specials received from the
United States, all of which assert that
the American press and people desire
a serious encounter with Germany.
The influential Centrist Cologne Volks
Zeitung prints a. New York special
warning Germany. against the belief
that the anti German sentiment pre-
vailing in the United States is of small
account" 1t asserts that war. against
Germany is daily preached and may
lead to depIorable results if the Ameri-
can Government does not check this in
time
The. Government semi-official press.
however, remains calm and dignifed
and insists that all the mooted points
between the two nations will be ami
cably adjusted.
Mr.. White, upon several occasions
this week. has expressed a like opinion
to the correspondent. of the Associated
Press. He repeated that. neither the
German nor the United States Govern
ment attached much Importance to
the Samoan imbroglio, and added:
Throughout have found the Govern
ment very conciliatory and inclined to
take "a reasonable view of all questions
entering into a final settlement in Sa-
moa."
THE. .ENGLISE PRESS
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-02

they have yet had. There is no inten-
ton on the part of the administration
to interfere with the commission, and
the President is confident it under
stands the situation much better than
he does.
In reply to cablegrams sent by Gen
eral Corbin yesterday. General Otis
informed the War Department to-day