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DEc1DUoUs AND CITRUS FRUITS.

Receipts We're Ills boxes Cherries and 617
chests Strawberries
The fruit crops seem to be getting hurt all
over the world this year. Europe suffering as
well as America. The last wall comes from
Nevada, where the crop is said to have been
pretty much cleaned out by frosts.
Receipts of Cherries We're the largest thus
far this season but a coed shipping dema nd
for Victoria kept the market firm. Berries were
about the same. No BlaCkberries came in
Gooseberries were in moderate receipt
Oranges steadily growing scarcer but
prices do not improve. Lemons and Lines are
quiet.
DECIDUOUS FRUITS
Apples. 81 5oQ2 so for fair to good and ssqs 50
for choice to fancy.
BERRIES-Go -Gooseberries. 25d35c per drawer
and 5GQ60c per box; Blackberries. - Der
crate; Strawberries. SO 50Q6 per chest for small
and SO 50d4 for large berries
Cherries 50G75c for red. 50drS5c for white and
75cdsl 25 per box for black, with 81 4Oa1 so for
extra brands.
Apricots 81 per crate.
CITRUS FRUITS-Navel Oranges 81 50d3 25
per box; Seedlings, Sla2; Mediterranean Sweets
81 5OG2 Lemons. 81 25a1 so for common and
S2d2 so for good to choice; Mexican Lines
Sc 5oa7: California Lines 65GS5c per small box;
Grape Fruit, sl.50m2 so: Bananas 81 5OG2 so per
bunch; Pineapples, s2Gf4 80 per dozen.
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BUTTER. CHEESE AND EGGS.

Eggs are commencing to creep up again.
Cheese is weak. Butter is steady and without
especial feature.
BUTTER
Creamery-Fancy creamery, 16'zq17c; seconds.
Ice.
Dalry-Fancy. 15c; good to choice 13G14Iac;
store HAZE lb.
CHEESE-Ch mild new. 1Oa1Olkc; old.
slkc: Young America. 1l612c; Eastern IiIsG15c
EGGS-Quoted at 15Gl5l2c for store and 16Q
17c per dozen for ranch Eastern, l6G16Jac
asked.
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LoNDoN WOOL MARKEr

LONDON May 6.-The offerings at the wool
auction sales to-day numbered 1903 999 bales
and consisted of the best selection of the
series. Good merinos taken principally
by the continent. Secured was. in good de-
mand The offerings OF crosspreds were large
the home trade taking the finer grades and
French buyers the lower
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET.

Hogs are stiff at the improved quotations
Beef is steady and Veal shows more f1rmness
Mutton and Lamb are unchanged
Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers:
for Cows
NEAL-Large, &c; small. sQ9c per Ib.
MuTTON-Wethers, 7d714c; Ewes. &c per ID.
HANDSPRING. S13d9c per h.
PORK-I!ive Hogs, 51kQ5&c for small; 5%a
&c for medium and 5g513c for large; stock
Hogs Hogs and Feeders. 4&.q5c; dressed Hogs. :
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COMMERCIAL WORLD.
SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS

Silver a fraction firmer
Bank clearings fall of.
shipment OF SSS 557 to China
Wheat futures rather firmer
other cereals duh.
Hay still depressed.
Feedstuffs unchanged.
Beans and Seeds slow.
Potatoes and Onions weak.
Butter steady and Cheese weak
EGGS doing better again.
Three cars of Eastern Poultry due.
Fruit market about the same.
Some figures named on new Dried Peaches
Provisions continue TO sell well.
Beef steady ana Veal firmer.
Hogs still scarce and firm.
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FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON, May 6.-Consols. 11O 5-16; silver,
2sd: French rentes, 1927 4jc; wheat cargoes off
coast, buyers Indifferent operators; cargoes on
passage easier in some request
LIVERPOOL. May 6.-Wheat, firm; wheat in
Paris steady; flour in Paris, steady.
COTTON-Uplands. 13-32d
CLOSING.
WHEAT-Spot, firm; No. 2 red Western win
ter 5s 11Ad; No. red Northern Duluth. 6s Sd
No l California stAks exhausted.
CORN-Spot, firm: American mixed new,
3s 5Hd; American mixed old 3s 6lad. Futures
steady; May. Ss 6lzd July, 3s 52d; September,
IS 6hd.
FLOUR-St. Louis fancy winter. firm, Is Cd.
= HOPS-At London Pacific Coast, firm; 81
lOsQ &5.
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manufacturers are realizing advanced quota
tions.
berng only 164 this week against 1S4 in this
week a year ago.
Wheat including flour shipments for the
week aggregate 34S4, ,0S1 bushels, against 3.02S.-
4O3 bushels last week, 2, 29S, 7I5 bushels in the
corresponding week of 1895 1,700 500 bushels in
1897 $50 17S bushels in 1896 and 2.S05 320 bush
els jim 1895. Since July this the
ports of wheat aggregate 1879. 704, 662 bushels,
against 19S, ,S76.470 last year.
Business failures in Canada fewer than
last week numbering only g. against 27
week ago. % in this week year ago. 80 in 1897,
81 in 1896 and q in 1895
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POULTRY AND GAME.

Three cars Of Eastern fall due to-morrow.
POULTRY-Live Turkeys. 12l1dl3c for Cob
blers and 12i5613c for Hens; Geese. per pair
81 50GI 70; Goslings. 81 25g2 so: Ducks, s. 5OG
so for old and S7GS for young; Hens. s4d5;
young Roosters S7Gs 30: old Roosters, 81 50d5;
Fryers. seas so; Broilers "a 50Gl5 so for large
81 50d3 50 for small; Pigeons. S2If2 % per dozen
for old and 81 2Jd2 80 for Squads.
GANE-Hare. 81; Rabbits. 81 25 for Cotton
tails and 81 for small
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LONDON MARKET.

NEW YORK, May 6.-The Commercial Ad-
vertiser's London financial cablegram saws:
The markets here were idle but firruer on the
official denial of the statement that Mr. Cham
berlain had sent grave warning TO the
Transvaal. Tintos were 492.; Anacondes were
duIl at u t-l6. Americans opened about u
parity and kept steady. but there vas
no inclination to nnerate on them. Silver was
very steady on Indian bazaar buying Thirty
thousand pounds sterling gold arrived from
Australia. Discounts firm good
amount OF American bills Offering. Money
was easy. board OF Trade returns show i'm
ports decreased %; exports Increased II 2 in
Guiding half million shipping not included in
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LIVERPOOL FrTrREs
EASTERN LIVE STOCK MARKET
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO May 6.-CATTLE-There were not
enough received to-day to make a market and
prices most nominal
HOGS-The meager supply of Hogs, coupled
with good demand from all classes of buyers
sent prices up on an average of Sc; fair 10
choice, 81 S0G3 %; heavy packers. s3 55N3 77ll;
mixed, So 65q3 So; butchers. SO 65d3 So: lights,
81 65q5 S7is: pigs, 50 35d3 Is.
SIEEP-The supply of Sheep We're
signed direct to the slaughtering houses and
prices ruled unchanged.
Receipts-cattle. $50; Hogs. 10000; Sheep.
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The moderate depression central this morning
over Nevada and Northern Arizona has caused
rain. as anticipated, throughout these sections
and also in some portions OF Southern Caiifor-
MIA. Showers occurred IN the mountains near
Independence and rainfall of Goa Of an inch
is reported at Los Angeles. Cloudy weather
prevails over Utah and rather heavy rain has
FALLEN over the desert regions OF both Utah
and Nevada.
The temperature has remained nearly sta
tionary over the country west OF the Rocky
Mountains Warmer weather viii probably
prevail sunday over the greater portion OF the
Pacific Coast.
A thunder storm is reported at Boise City
a maximum wind velocity of y miles per
hour from the north is reported at Eureka
Forecast made at san Francisco for thirty
hours ending midnight May =:
Northern Califorula-Fair sunday; warmer
in northern portion; fresh north winds.
Southern Cslifonia-Cloudy early Sunday;
fair during the day, south winds.
Nevada-Cloudy sunday; warmer.
Ttah-Coudy sunday, probably showers:
warmer.
Arzona-Cloudy Sunday; probably showers in
mountains.
san Francisco and vicinity-Falr Sunday;
warmer. northerly changing 10 westerly winds.
ALEXANDER McADIE Forecast Official.
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HIDES. TALLow. WOOL AND HOPS.

HIDES AND SKINS-Culls and brands sell
about 1c under the quotations. Heavy salted
steers loc; medium. 9d9Iac; light. shc: Cow
hides &c; Stays. 6661kc; Salted Kip. &c; Calf,
1oc; dry Hides. sound, 1sc; culis and brands
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SUNDAY, MAY I.

NOTE-Ih the above exposition OF the tides
the early morning tides given in the left
hand column and the successive tides Of the
day in the order Of occurrence as to time. The
second time column gives the second tide Of
the day, the third time column the third tide
and the last right hand column gives the
last tide of the day, except when there are but
three tides. sometimes occur. The heights
given are additions to the soundings the
United States Coast Survey charts. except
when a minus sign q precedes the height.
and then the number given is subtracted from
the depth given by the charts. The plane OF
reference is the mean of the lower low waters.
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AUSTRALIAN GOLD.

The Moana brought up from Australia $790,
2s0 In English sovereigns, making S1,3l2, 631
from this source thus Tar this year and Slo'-
S,5l2 since the influx began in August. lSF'
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TREASURE SHIPMENT.

The America Maru took out treasure list
Of $83 557. consisting OF $34l7 Mexican dollars,
$40 In gold coin and S29. 500 in silver bullion.
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DENVER
DENVTR. Man 6.-CAT,

DENVER. May 6.-CATTLE-Rec 800
Market steady to firm; beef steers, 50 5O04 80;
cows. 81 50d3 10; feeders freight paid to river,
81 25q5 Is; bulls, stays, etc, $2a3 50,
HOGS-Receipts 200 Market shade lower;
light packers, So 55q$ co; mixed, SO 6Od3 65;
heavy. SO 60G3 Co.
ElIEEP-ReceiptS. none.
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NEW YORK EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.

NEW YORK. May 6.-The imports OF dry
goods and general merchandise at the port for
the week were valued at so 600. 1913.
The exports of specie for the week were 1911.
$40 OF which S279, 900 gold and s63l. 740 sill
Yer.
The imports for the week were 1856. III. OF
which 1924 2l5 was gold and $50, 9O2 silver.
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BANK CLEARINGs.

Local bank clearings last week were sl7,S64,-
977 against SIS l2I.s5G for the same week in
1898. The holiday last week probably explains
the Milling OF.
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TINE BALL.

Branch photographic Office. o. 8. N, Mer-
chants Exchange, San Francisco. Cal.
May 6, 1899.
The time ball on the tower of the Ferry
building was dropped at exactly noon to-day
o'clock p. m. Greenwich mean time
c. G. CALKINS.
Lieutenant. U. S. N. in charge.
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WEATHER REPORT.

Q2Oth Meridian-Pacfc Time)
SAN FRANCISCO. May s. p. m
The following are the seasonal rainfalls to
date as compared with those Of same date
last season, and rainfall in last twenty-four
hon
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SUN. MOON AND TIDE.

United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Times and Heights of High and Low
Waters at Fort Point, entrance to San
Francisco Bay Published by official au-
thority of the Superintendent.
NOTE-The high and low waters occur at
the city front (Nfisson- street WHARF about
twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Point;
the height of tide is the same at both places.
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on the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter
market was steady; creamery, 12dl6c; dairfes
loG &c. Eggs, steady; fresh, lliec. Cheese
weak; creams, 1OizGllc.
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NEW YORK DRY GOODS MARKET

The movement In dry goods at New York for
follows.
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WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
FORECAST.

san Francisco data Maximum temperature
56; minimum temperature, 46. mean tempera-
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CLOSING

Canadian Pacific ssas Northern Pacific nre
ferred. S0fs Union Pacific preferred 7e1.
Grand Trunk, S; Anacondas. ~ bar silver
quiet, Zsd per ounce money, lhlA per cent
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LOCAL MARKETS.
EXCHANGE AND BULLION.

WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS.
WHEAT-The Chicago market was quiet
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. CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
SATURDAY. May s-12 m.
MINING STOCKS.

Highest prices of stocks during the week
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RECEIPTS or PRODUCE.
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

onions. SKIS ...... 5ooI
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-03
MUNICIPALITIES AND
THEIR GOVERNMENT
Meeting of Men Who Have Made
Reform Study--Almost
Reduced to Science.

civil service rules and elaborate rules for
the appointments and guidance of civil
service commissioners are furnished in the
charter The Mayor is to be the only ex-
ecutive officer elected by the people. The
council, whose number is left blank, is ito
be chosen by the people for terms of six
years, one-third of the number going out
of office every two years. The members
are to be elected on general ticket Ward
divisions seem to disappear under this dis
pensation. The council elects the con-
troller, and has large powers of legislation
and investigation. 1t creates municipal
offices and fixes salaries, levies taxes, and
makes appropriations; it is empowered to
establish methods of direct legislation by
which all franchises shall be submitted to
popular vote, and is required, on petition
of per cent of the voters, to submit to
popular~vote the question whether such
referendum shall be established. The nomi-
nation for elective city offices Is to be made
by petition, only fifty signatures of qualified
voters being required to secure nomi-
nation.
Concentr rates Executive Responsibility
This charter, it will be seen, concentrates
executive responsibility, but at the same
time enlarges the functions of the popular
branch of the government, and puts great
power within reach of the people Mr..
Deming's able paper emphasized this feat
ure of the plan. "City government" he
said must be a government of the people,
by the people, and for the people, through
their chosen representative in order, on the
one fand to develop a general popular
interest in the local public affairs, and, on
the other, to make this interest effective.
Under the proposed municipal programme
the city's independence is guaranteed. The
state legislature cannot NEEDLE with purely
local AFFAIRS The CITY under the pro-
posed municipal programme is a representa-
tive democracy. Unable to resort to out
side assistance and secure against outside
interference, compelled to work out Its own
destiny, and clothed with ample power to
do so, the very necessity of the case VIII
develop an enlightened public opinion
which will control the public policy. Inc
people are the government"
The constitutional amendments submitted
with this charter and need to make 1t
operative, provides that "cities shall De
vested with power to acquire, hold, man.
age, and dispose of property" and 'to per-
form and render all public services" but
the model charter does not prescribe any
method of carrying this provision into ef-
feet. Tho conference does not seem to
have committed ITSELF to the public owner
ship of municipal monopolies, though the
tone of the discussion often took that d.
rection. Mr.. Woodruff, the secretary, in
his report pointed to the fact that at the
recent Detroit meeting of the League OF
American Municipalities "the sentiment OF
the officials of the cities there represented
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-03
Holiday Hdndk6rGhi6fS

Tomorrow begins the second week of that
great holiday handkerchief offering-with
even choicef stocks than last Monday-with
lines even more complete-and others even
now on the way. A big manufacturers en-
tire outfit, contracted for as early as the
middle of last August, to make this sale
the one great event in contemporaneous
handkerchief history-it's truly phenom-
email occasion-with prices competition must
try in vain to emulate.
10c for zoe women's initial handkerchief.
121kc for women's Csc initial handker-
chiefs
Csc for fine holiday handkerchiefs-some
so different designs--choice lots.
19c for Csc mems and womens fine Irish
linen flemstitched Observation-Disclosures
and unlaundered-some have two and three
rows of fine drawn work-some hand en-
broidered-some plain hemstitched with up
to h-inch hems-immense values.
121ac for Csc mems initiated handkerchiefs.
Csc for mems Soc initiated handkerchiefs.
10c for 15c sample 1nandkerchefs-an as
sortment comprising some 600 sample hand
kerchiefs-very different from other stores
at 10c, 15c and Csc.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-03

~ UTUILA, the Samoan island which
V~ falls to the United States in the
recent arrangement completed be-
"a tween Germany and England,
subject to ratification by the United States
government, becomes an extremely valuable
addition to the possessions of the United
States in the Pacific. With but small
area and population, which according to
the treasury bureau of statistics, are but
"a square miles and 1000 population, 1t pos
sesses the most valuable dsland harbor in
the South Pacific, and perhaps in the entire
Pacific ocean. A representative of the Lon
don Times recently in Washington, who
mad visited and was thoroughly familiar
with not only the Samoan islands but those
of the Pacific generally, pronounced the
harbor of Pango Pango in the island Of
Tutuila the best in all the Pacific and the
Pearl harbor in the Hawaiian group the
next in value as harbor, the United states
thus being the possessor of the chief is
land harbors and ports of call, supply and
repairs in the Pacific ocean.
An Important Factor
Commercially the Samoan islands singly
or as a group are unimportant so far as
their local production or consumption Is
concerned, but extremely important In their
relation to the commerce of any nation de-
string to cultivate trans-Pacific commerce.
Mr.. Coward, who was sent by the United
to arrange for a treaty with reference to
the harbor of Pango Pango, said: 1.-THE
capacity of this harbor lis sufficient for the
accommodation of large fleets; land lock-
ed it Is safe from hurricanes and storms
and could easily be defended from land or
sea attack at small expense. In naval
point of view 1t is the key position to the
Samoan group and likewise to central Poly
nesia and is especially located for the pro-
lection of American commerce. The Sa-
moan archipelago is by reason of its geog-
raphical position in central Polynesia ly-
ing dn the course of vessels from San Fran
cisco to Auckland, from Panama to sgd
ney. and from Valparaiso to China and
Japan, and from being outside the hur-
rican track, the most valuable group In the
South Pacific. Situated halfway between
Honolulu and Auckland, Pango Pango
would be most convenient stopping place
or coaling station for vessels or steamers
either for supplies or the exchange or
commodities. With the Pacific mail steam
ers making 1t port for coaling, 1t would
necessarily become the controlling CONNER
cial place in that part of Polynesia
Harbor of Pango Pango
The above statement made by Mr. Cow
ard in 1887 applied simply to the harbor OF
Pango Pango, and it's Importance increases
with the occupancy and complete ownership
of the entire island by the United States,
and becomes additionally important in view
of the control by the United States OF the
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-03

1t has witnessed the formation of a slgnif-
cant national council of municipal officers,
whose meetings nave been highly educa-
tional; 1t has noted a remarkable awaken
ing of the public mind to the importance of
municipal reform. The lucid and admira-
BILE address of the president, Mr.. James C.
Carter of New York, WIZ has gained new
distinction by HIS devotion to this good
cause, and the report of the enthusiastic
and persistent secretary, Mr.. Clinton Rog-
ers Woodruff of Philadelphia, both re-
hearsed the gains that have been made
since the league was organized.
simultaneously with this graet popular
awakening, and largely, no doubt, as con-
sequence of 1t, the most strenuous and dar-
ing attempts are being made by municipal
monopoles throughout the country to
strengthen their hold upon the privileges
now in their hands. Tt is evident to them
that what they do in this direction must
be done quickly; that their franchises must
be extended and confirmed now or never.
The laws are generally loose; city councils
are generally as yet composed of materials
which can be utilized in most states there
appear to be no restrictions of stock water
ing and the shrewd manipulators of these
great interests, with eye to the wind
ward. are making desperate efforts to get
new franchises for long terms and to mar
ket their stock before the storm. There
has recently been reorganization and con-
solidation of street railways In this city,
and property which could be replaced for
three of four millions is now capitalized
for thirteen millions while there Is skirm-
ishing in the city council which Is probably
the prelude to a blanket franchise running
forward for q quarter of century. In In
dianapolis a similar reorganization has
lately been effected. and franchise for
thirty-four years has been secured with
a great imitation of capital. This measure
was pushed through the council at two
called meetings not twenty-four hours
apart. No discussion was apparently de-
sired All the newspapers favored the
scheme. The grand jury is now trying to
find out the causes of this sudden and NIL
raculous unanimity, and the people are try
ing to start a new newspaper. 1t Is proba-
bly, the most critical hour in the history
of American municipalities only the most
vigilant and resolute action on the part of
the people can prevent the binding of heavy
future burdens upon their backs and the
preparation of legal injustlces which are
likely to provoke revolution.-New York
Times.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-03
THE MOST VALUABLE
SOUTH PACIFIC HARBOR
Island of Tatuila- Falls to the United
States in Disposition of the
Samoan Group.

Hawaiian and Philippine group, the pros
pective construction of an isthmian canal
and the rapidly growing commerce between
the United States and the great markets
of Asia and oceanica which buy annually
more than billion dollars worth of goods,
and nearly all of this of the class of mer-
chandise which the people of the United
States desire to sell.
The interest of the United States in the
Samoan islands. and especially Tutuila
which now passes completely under our
control, provided the agreement of Ger
MANY and England is ratified by the United
States began In 1872 when Commander
Meade of the United States navy made q
treaty with Maunga, the great chief of the
island of Tutuila by which the port of
Pango Pango was to become the property
Of the United States on condition that a
friendly alliance be made between the is
land and this government President
Grant in message sending the treaty to
the United States senate in that year, said:
Advantage of Concession
1.-THE advantage of the concessions which
the treaty processes to make are so great in
view Of the advantageous position of
Tutuila seaport as a coaling station for
steamers between San Francisco and AUS
tralia that I should not hesitate. to recon-
mend it's adoption but for the obligation of
protection on the part of the United States
which 1t seems to imply" This obligation
OF protection was aILSTWaTu UnOulHeu Dy
the Senate which then ratified the treaty,
which in turn was accepted 10y the Samoan
chief, the final treaty was signed on Janu-
airy 7, 1878, and the Publications exchanged
on February 10 by which the right to estab-
lish at Pango Pango a station for coaling,
naval supplies, freedom of trade, CONNER
cial treatment as a favored nation, and
extra territorial consular jurisdiction were
secured to the United States. The extension
of United States control over the entire
island according to the plan proposed by
Germany and Great Britain would consum-
mate the wishes expressed by the chief of
the island in the draft of the treaty for
warded. to the United States in 1872, and
thus bring the people of the island into
closer relations with this government for
which they asked on that OCCASION.
The port of Pango Pango was, shortly
after the treaty, surveyed by the United
States government and coaling station
was established last year. In considering
the value of Tutuila and its harbor of Pan
go Pango 1t Is proper to add that the Sa-
moan. naval disaster of 1889, in which
number of naval vessels were wrecked dur
ing a severe storm, occurred In the road
stead of Apla on the island of Upolu, and
not in the land-locked and well protected
harbor of Pango Pango.