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A CHARGE OF INHUMANITY
sailors Say That Capt. Allen. of the
Portland. Refused to Lower
Bont for Drowning >niInr

Special Dispatch 10 the -lntelligencer.
NEW YoRH. April l2-Capt T. Alien, Of
the ship benjamin r. Packard. r. charged
with sailing Away frem Z drowa!ng man at
SEA whaiH running from Port Towns nj 10
Honskong. Harry Page, supposed to lie
Well connected IN New York. y the man
drowned, and Hiram Smith. Edward Nj
D0oongh ani Edward Jackson. sailors.
WHO we're discharged from The ship IN
raiaa, Out later made tAelg way here. make
the charges.
Page Tel frcm the fore rigging on July
L lsst, and according 70 the men &. WAS
perfectly calm AMI midday. They say Capt
Alien was called up on deck. bas no order.
q lower boat were ven. ard tie ship
WAS net pat ahoat. They have told Their
story 10 Proctor George w. Dsase. who
VII draw up the complain: against Capt
Alien, Tnsy assert that Il was praetl-a ly
murder On their own Nehaf they charge
shat ihey were treated witb .sh cklar cruel
- during the voyage az, s the Paeg:ic.
capt A1en. 81 defense ~ 8Is action. SAYS
thar Page was taken WITH = ai IN THE rig
stcg ami sank when he struck the wstrr.
n iovsF q Aoss 81 come about would have
been useless
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were subsequently brought in by some
French priests. and the graves were re-
opened ana the heads buried with the
bodies.
The officers who returned are Lieut..
George L. Cave, of the Porpoise. ana
Lieut. Perkins. Of the Philadelphia All
behaved splendidiy. Cave took command
OF the retreat.
Capt. Sturdee. OF the Porpoise. was
away or an expedition with his cruiser.
and Gaunt's brigade was also absent on
duty.
The loss OF the enemy Is not known,
bu, probably fifty rebels were killed and
many wounded. The bodies of three rebels
were found near where Lieut. Lansda.e
and Ensign Monaghan were kI,rd.
Priests buried thir;y-eisht rebels. and
much blood was seen on the road over
which the Mataafaus had been dra gging
away the dead and wounded. There were
also pools OF blood behind rfle coeosnut
trees. bullets from the American AMI
British rifles going right through the thick
trees and killing the men hiding behind
them. Some OF the rebels fred from tho
tops Of the cocoanut palms.
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TIE rebels opened Are near town last
evening.
II is proposed TO summon another war
ship 10 distribute more arms among the
friendlies. and 10 import additional friend
lies from Tutlaeu. IL is also suggested
that troops mieAt be obtained from New
Zealand or Sydney. n. S. W. II suf-
feient quantity OF arms could be obtained
about 1000 friendlies could be used against
Mataafa. but the friendlies are not brave
and have not shown fighting qualities. ex-
cepiing those with Gaunts brigade, and
;ha, force may not accomplish much.
Admiral Kautz. Capt. f. White. Of the
Philadelphia. and the American officers
generally have earned golden opinions. as
have Capts. Stuart and Ssurdee, OF the
British navy. They are doing everything
possible. and every one recognizes tha, bet-
ter men could not be handling the situation.
On the arrival OF the British cruiser
Tanranga at Apia, the British and Amer
lean coasuis issued a proclamation TO give
Mataafa last chance. TIE French priests
also used their influence. but all Efforts
failed. and the rebels continued their dep
relations. Property was destroyed and
On March % the enemy was sighted at
Masuigi. and machine guns and seven
Founders were used The friendiies also
attacked the enemy during the latter's
retreat. and several rebels were killed or
wounded. The fr1endlies carried one head
through Apia. which made Capt. Stuart
so furious that he went TO the king and
threatened to shoot any man found TAX
ing heads. The king then issued a proc
laInation forfbidding the practice.
The German consul wrote to Admiral
Kautz. asking II two great Christian ma,
tons approved of this inhuman and bar
barous practice against the laws of Chris
uanlty and the decree Of the supreme
court
The admiral replied. agreeing with the
consul as TO the inharnanty OF the prac-
tce, and pointed out ;ha, had the Ger
man consul upheld the decree of the su-
preme court last January, there would
have been no bloodshed. That custom Was
an old Samoan one, bat first made known
TO the world ten years ago whan the
heads OF honest German sailors were cut
OF by the barbarous chief Mataafa. whom
the representative of the great Christian
nation, Germany. is now supporting
The Samoans say that Ma ,aafa on three
ocesiens had resolved to surrender. bat
vised him no, 10 do SO. and he now says
thai he viii never give In. bat will fight
10 the death.
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Special Dispatch TO the Post-Intelligencer
VANCOUVER. Il. c.. April Ia spe-
eial dispatch from Ottawa, received here
tonight states definitely that a Pacific
cable will be laid from this port to Fan
ming Island and thence on TO Australasia.
This gigantic enterprise was considered
az a government caucus today, when 1t
WAS decided 10 start work on II this sum
mer Following are the particulars as
contained n The Dispatch
The cable IS 10 he la from Vancouver
to Tanning island. the mid-ocean station,
and branches out there TO Norfolk island
one going to Australia and the other to
New Zealand. The total distance is 500
mics. TIE longest stretch Is from Van
couver 10 Tanning island. II Will cost
S15aa. 10.
Another million Will be required for re-
pair steamers and maintenance. The
first years contingency revenue Is calcu-
lated on basis Of Pa per cent interest
and = sinking fund of $4,000.
The cost OF construction is divided thus
The AGstralasian colonies elght-eisht-
cenths. Britain and Canada each five
eshisenths. canadas responsibility TO be
about &1e1o.ove
On the foregoing basis the government
decided 20 enter upon the scheme, and
VIII. within two weeks. Introduce meas
nre in parliament 10 authorize It's par
tc.pation in the cost 10 that proportion.
The control of ths cable will be vested
in the governments interested, who will
be represented on the international COM
mission of management In the proportion
OF their several contributions
As the Australian colo,1ies and imperial
government have iac;fly agreed TO under
take the project on the terms which Can
ada has decided TO comply with, the con-
struction Of the cable is thus practically
assured. and work viii be begun the COM
ing summer
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4 UcKLANp. n. T.. April le-u=pa.che,

4 CCKLAED. n. T.. April ie-D!spa.ches
IA from Apia. Samoa, April /. say that
a party OF les American and British
sailors were forced 10 retreat 10 the beach
after having been caught in an ambush on
German plantation or that date. The
expedition was led by Lieut.. A. II. Free
nan. Of the British third-ciass cruiser
Tauranga. Lieut. Freeman ana Lieut. Z.
Y. Lansdale. of the cruiser Philadelphia.
and Ensign j. II. Monaghan, Of the United
States cruiser Philadelphia, were left on
the fed. Ensign Monaghan remained 70
assis; Lieut.. Lansdaie. and was shot In re-
firing Two British and two American sail
ers were also killed.
The natives engaged were some OF Ma
taafas warriors. They severed the heals
of the British and American officers killed.
Priests Of 10 French mission afterward
brought the heads into Ap.a. The manager
OF - German plantation has bsen arrest
ed and detained on beard the Taaranga on
affdayits declaring that he was seen arg-
Ing the rebels to fight. In a previous en-
gagement twenty seven OF Mataafa's war
r.ors were killed, ana there were no casual
ties among the European forces. /; is es-
tlnated about 500 warriors attacked the
Anglo American party from ambush.
Another dispatch from Apia says the An
glo American force consisted OF IA, and
was accompanied by 80 fr.sni.ies. They
fell into the ambush al the German pian,a-
tion of vaslao, where the rebels opened fire
on the rear left flank and front The
frtendlies bolted, but the marines and blue
jackets stood their ground. the Americans
and British firing shoulder to shoulder. The
Colt automatic guns with the landing par
~ became jammed. and the Americans and
British were practically at the mercy OF
the rebels but retreat was sounded three
times before the marines and b.uejgckets
would retire Lieut.. Angel II. Freeman.
first lieutenant Of the Tauranga. who was
IN command OF the allied forces. was shot
through the heart. Lieut.. Philip V. I-ans
dale. L. S. ~, had his leg shattered while
endeavor.ng to fix a iammed gun. Seaman
Hunt. Of The British ship Pcrp2ise remain
ell with Lieut. Lansdaie until dubbed over
the head and knocked senseiess. The blue
Jacket revived as the natives were cutting
of his right ear and were turning him
over II order to cut off his LEFT ear AZ
this iuncture a shell from the British
! cruiser Royslist burst or the battlefield
soaring the rebels, and Hunt escaped 80 the
! beach although severely stabbed in one
foot
The same night friendiles found the
bodies Of ali The officers hesdless The
Mul.nuu on Easter Sunday. Their heads
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PROPOSED GABLE
TO AUSTRALASIA.
Canada Agrees to Assume
Her Share of the Cost.
INSURES THE PROJECT.
Australian Colonies and Great
INSURES THE PROJECT.
Australian Colonies and Great
Britain Will Pay Their Part.

Dominion Government Finally
Agrees to Pay Five-Efghteenths .
Of the Cost, Great Britain the
Same and the Australian Colo
nfes, Among Them, EfEht-EiE ht-
eenths-The Cost of the Cable In
Estimated at 1900 600, and An
other Million VIII He Set Aside
for Steamer and maintenance.
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tharzcd With tss.uitinx Sailor
the High sea@.

SAN FRANCISCO. ApriI ;2~Tap, U4l-
Sos 4t ter 3'fstscl S,efes transport scs1-
Ga as asv.srss3 today cn ~ssu1'sn. -
e. sag3cr u=laz.a - -ha whe charged Cart
rllsea w5tA ~ea;'rs hige aa s@e hiza seas
Y shr assaulted C1saf. fs3zlea kaac&tng e5.n
se~se5ess fsn recovering ssensatntssrs~z
Isg5cn cracked aa&a's Sk1H w3sh the ssitg
es q Yi9e
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OUTBREAK PRESENTS NEW DIFFICULTIES TO WASHINGTON DIPLOMATS

VAIASHiNGTON, April f2-T7he follow
w ing dispatch from Admiral Kautz
has been received:
Auckland y. T.. April Il.
Secretary 81 the Navy. Washington; ON
Apsil / while the combined forces OF the
United States and Great Britain. under
Lieut. Freeman. OF the British navy.
were entering Apia, they were am0ushesi.
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NEW YORK. Aprl = TIE barge rs1ea
ssawa~. wsacn was reported ffoss YgrA-
sag3 fsvar yesterday 20 Asve sgax on
sua&Ay hs8 ce~w ~ HNe rsen aeaArys
T7ev We're fasf SO ~zS vA4e.} ~v}tN Aer
ea-se - as 81 s. - res a4rge * 1l-
aa9v wa.eh was 3n ezns e8ny @gta gae 81
isa tso~-4a. ls.ss 0gse xz~2 ovef.ses.x1. ssse
cox
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I deeply regret to announce the death of
Lieut.. Phillip Y. Iansdale. Ensign John
+. Monaghan. Cockswain James Butler.
and Ordinary Seaman Norman Easai and
FIVE men wounded. belonging 10 the phila-
delphia. The British lost three Killed. two
men ard Lieut., Freeman.
Tie president received the Associated
Press dispatches from Auckland SOON after
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he entered his office. Secretary Long cali
ell with the eablegram from Admiral
Kautz. They remained in conference less
than half an hour. The secretary seemed
TO view the matter with perfect equani-
NIFTY. and said that no additional force
would he sent 20 Apia. as our presen.
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SLAIN In
SAMOAN
AMBUSH.

LIEUT.. ANGEL II. FREEMAN.
first lieutenant II. N. S. Tauyan5a.
shot through the heart; afteruSrd
dee1pifated.
ENSIGN JOHN r. MONAGHAN,
u. S. S. Philadelphia. shot down
and decapffated.
LIEUT.. PHILIP v. LANSDALE.
D. S. S. Philadelphia. leg shattered:
afterpard Ill cd and decSpisafed.
COXSWAIN JAMES BUTLER.
D. S. S. Philadelphia.
ORDINARY SEAMAN NORMAN
EDSAL. y. S. S. PbEadeiphiA.
TWO BRITISH SAILORS.
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QUAYS RED BOOK
HAS BEEN RULED OUT
Judge Biddle Declines at
Present to Admit It.
ADVANTAGE is PARTIAL.
Court Is Not Satisfied That It Is
Competent Evidence.

Letters and Teiewrams of the Acc
cused to Hopkins Are Read. Also
q Letter From the State Treas
urer O6ering to Increase Hts
Deposits by eloO.ooO. rroviaAng
Like SUM Was Loaned -
Quay's son-Commomwealt Had
. Right TO Deposit Hat Not
Through Political lnauenees
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'IREACHEROUS SAMOANS KILL
ENCLISHMEN AND AMERICANS.
United Forces Shot Down in Ambush on the
Plantation of a German.


Ensign John Monaghan Of Spokane Wngto Only Naval Office
Among the DeadIeut Lns of the Philadelphia and Lieut. Free
of the Taurang, Also Among the Vctims-Buejacket
Fight Bravely Against Terrible Odds
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Continued on Page Two.
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SPOKANE As- 2~J4 M a a~ ~ T Washing
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Red Top or Herds Grass.

Mr. Mark w. Johnson writing in the
Southern Cultivation concerning Red
Top or Herds Grass for the South.
says:
If there is one perennial evergreen
grass that can be sown with success
everywhere throughout the South it is
the Red Top. Ut will grow equally
we'll on the mountain Or in the valley.
on dry land or on land too wet to cul-
tivate. The fact that it grows luxuri-
antly ON wet lands has given rise to
the idea that it is only fitted for such
lands, but this is agreat mis- take. Small
mountains too steep and rough for
cultivated crops may be cleared of the
growth and sown with Red Top, which
will grow there successfully and rem
der such lands very profitable for pas
ture and hay. Once sown 1t Is ALWAYS
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE IA, 1899.
For Protection.

We doubt if there is a place in Flor
made to discover some practical and
economical means of protecting the Or
ange tree from freezes than at and
around DeUand Everything last year
was tried, from doing nothing to- ex-
pensive sheds to cover the whole grove.
Taking a cue from last winters fall
ures the work is still going on and we
feel confident that out of the various
experiments something or some plan
ed result. Last spring after the freeze
Mr.. Heath and Mr.. StetsOn expert
mented with coke salamanderS, and
were satisfied that they would answer
for sheds or shielded groves, but not
for the open. Mr.. Stetson is still ex-
perimenting under the direction Of Mr..
H. B. Stevens, formerly of Citra, a
man of "a years experience in the or
ang business. The last experiment was
about one foot high and 21a feet in di-
ameter. These rings are made so that
they fit onto each other, which enables
one to build 'stove" two feet high
or as many more as it is thought best.
Last week one of these coke salaman-
ders was put up consisting of five rings
and the base This was filled with
coke and fired about 6 o'clock in the
evening, making a very hot fire dur
ing the night This fire was still burn
ing the next morning, and all of the
coke had not yet been burned.
Mr.. Stevens thought that with a
light shed and four 'stoves" to the
acre, he could save the orange tree,
but that he would not rely entirely on
them as he would have other means of
adding heat to the enclosure if these
failed to keep the temperature where
the orange trees are safe.
The addition of Mr.. Stevens to the
community of orange growers is a val
liable one, for DeLand, and we expect
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or dollar, containing 100 centavos or
cenfs, and fractional pieces with val
hes has follows: 40 centavos, 30 centa-
vos. 20 centavos, 10 centavos, 5 centa-
vos. and 1 centhvo. 1t is issued in
gold, silver, and paper; but the silver
and paper money is only worth 6O per
cent of ours.
The rainfall and moisture conditions
of Porto Rico are certainly very inter-
esting. The variations are almost as
great as they ARE in the United States.
For instance, GER tain sections OF the
island have from 80 to 90 inches of an
nual rainfall. Other sections have not
had any rainfall for three years. Be-
tween these eX trtem'es they have all the
different degrees off moisture supply
that we have in this country. The
rainfall occurs principally in the north
ern and western sides of the island;
the arid region is in the southeastern
section; but through this dry region
flow from the noun tafns streams that
constantly supply the water from
which part of the level tracts can be
irrigated. In fact. irrigation is car
ried on to a considerable extent in the
region of Guayama and the southern
and EASTERN sections of the district
bearing that name. Sugar cane is
raised under irrigation, ais we'll as to-
baicco and other products.
Porto Rico can produce any of the
tropical or semi tropical fruits, and
has Large list of them already. They
grow Wild and apparently as free as
the hir to any who see fit TO gather
them.
In California, where oranges are an
item Of industrial and commercial in
terest, orange culture is an intricate
work. and it requires "a great deal of
Labor and expense to produce a crop
The crop of oranges THAT grows in POr-
to Rico receives NO attention whatever
Lit lIctS dIe uUl IStt1ly plduleU Ill Or
chards; they grow here and there, ap.
by permission, in the hedges,
on the sides of the hills, and on aban-
doned lands absolutely without care
or attention. Now, the question aris-
es, What might not Porto Rico do, pro-
vided proper attention and care were
given to culture and selection of varie-
ties, with proximity to our shores and
with water transportation? She might
enter the field as "a produce for our
markets, or in fact for any other mar
ket The same is true with reference
to her cOcoanuts, guavas, bananas, and
many other fruits that might be men,
toned
Development of the fruit industry
would improve conditions generally in
the island. 1t would yield a healthful
strengthening, inexpensive element of
food, which is very desirable in a we'll
balanced ration for laborers as well as
for others.
Red Top or Herds Grass.
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We now have an Office in Jacksonville.
Room A. Robinson Block, Viaduct, where
Mr. Painter will be pleased to see any of
our subscribers. Any time We can be of
service in Jacksonville, drop us line to
dress.
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to see some decided results from his
experience, and Mr.. Stetson's ample
means and generosity along this line.
Porto Rico.

corning one of our new territories
Porto Rico.
The soil of the valleys and the belt
around the border is largely made up
of silt formation and disintegrated
rocks of mountains washed to these
lower levels. The island itself is of a
calcareous rock, coral formation, and
volcanic upheaval The island is very
fertile and productive, and will grow
almost any thing that cam be grown in
the tropical or semi-tropical regions,
and some things belonging to the tenn
perate zone. Doubtless many new
plants could be introduced, with prop
er experimentation in this direction
The principal exports are coffee, sug-
AZ, and tobacco; in fact, these are
ing. In addition to these the island
carries on a small trade with adjacent
islands in hides and cattle. Besides
tins, it produces readily cOcOanuts, Or
anges, and several other fruits peculiar
to the Tropics. The cocoa bean is
grown to an extent sufficient to indi-
cate that it would do we'll. vanilla is
also produced in small way.
The island has some of the best and
some of the poorest roads to be seen
anywhere. The military roads are of
fine design, carefully made of mac:l-
dam, and nicely kept. The general
trend OF the military roads is around
the coast through the loWland, with
one or two cross roads connecting the
north and south COASTS. All other roads
are very poor and almost impossible
on account of the frequent rains and
total lack of care. There are a few
railroads, connecting the principal
points. These are all of the narrow
guage order, and very small at that.
In addition to these, some large sugar
plantations have railroads or tram
ways connecting their factoroies with
their estates, with auxiliary portable
sections extended into the fields, the
object being to bring in the cane to the
factO1y and to take the product to the
nearest military road or railroad.
These factory railroads have small
freight cars propelled either by steam
or oxen. All animal draft work is
done by oxen. These animals are of
Spanish breed, rather small, compact,
strong, and ON the whole may be class
ed as good draft oxen. There is an
entire absence of horses or mules of
the kind suitable for doing draft work.
The yoke for oxen is fastened on tae
front of the head and attached to the
horns. The OK propels the load by
pushing it with his head instead of
| having bows that go around the neck,
throwing the draft ON the shoulders.
The rents of the better class of lands
range from about 81 to- Sc per acre in
United States money.
Taxes under the new order of Gov
ernOr Henry are based ON the grade of
the lands, which are divided into first,
second, and third class. The first grade
is taxed 81, the second so cents, the
third % cents per acre in Spanish mon
ey, ST in Spanish being equal to so