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The colored American., 1900-02-24
THE Gem OF the Antilles

Everybody who wiz hes to better their con.
ditfon Will find that Cuba offers the best on.
pOrtunities upon this Hemisphere If YOU
have lOt less than (S400 four hundred dollars
ano interested, SCI for necessary blanks
and ell c'ose (80cts) rty cents n u. e.
postae stamps, to / NJ. r. Nelson. 26 c
BarracOnne St., SAINT go de Cuba, or Capt
Jno. l.. Waller, q G POsodel Rey Bajs, Santt
ago de Cuba, j. E. Bruce, Bruce Grit IL Con
gress Street, Albany, N. Y, or K. e. Cooper
COlOred Am erican, Washington, ID. c.
S-Sugar offers an opportunity to max
SsOC0 per annum, for eight years after two
years hard labor.
The colored American., 1900-02-24
Very truly yours,
Otis MCALLIsTER

OTlS M CALLISTER N o.
The Hong Kong Ie present ative of the
epeEry Flour G Jmpany, OF San Francis
co writes: II amaze at your acquaint-
ance and influence in SO short time.
You are an exception to all Consuls in
my acquaintance here in the East. You
Seen 10 act as if you thought the Unite d
States Government really wanted to
help lts citizens in trade. The help
you gave me highly appreciate, and
Ishall let 1t be known. I wrote and
Iold my people what kind of a man
was representing the United States at
NladivostOck, and suggested to our Mr.
Horace Davis, ex United States Sena-
tor, that l should be glad If we had q
lew more like your good self"
WILLIAM whitley.
hsnufactures, Harper's Weekly, Oct,
%, 1899, "The Consul at VIadivostoc
The colored American., 1900-02-24
coon WORDS FOR Mr.. GREENER.
How Our Brainy American Representative
At Vaalvostock lmpreSSeS the CONNER
cal F.ngs of the World.

uon RIchard L. Greener. the United
States representative at VladivOstOck,
p.s,ern S IBERIA, seems to be meeting
rith great success. He was sent by
u,orersrv Day to open the Consulate at
,ho, MACE. and beE EIdes the difficulties
o,sn unusually hard language, he has
nod scarcely no clerical assistance.
ues sDoaaYs to have succeeded IN gain
inc the esteem Of the Military Govern
.r.General Tchitchogoff, Admiral ChOO
Kin and all the other military and
naval officials, and is virtually now
tbs lsadzr of the Consular representa-
tiYes
4 particular gratifying feature of his
suceess has been the good things which
commercial travellers write home about
MIN. ., S. Consul Harris of Nagasaki,
Japan. writes, every once In a while
some travellers come along and say to
me, That man Greener, up in Siberia,
Is all right; he is pushing America to
the 'front.' Hon. George A. NeWhall
of The san Francisco Board OF Trade,
after three wet ks in VladiVOstOck writes
II want to thank you for your kind at
tentions while | was in your city. L
assure you, you contributed muco to
my pleasure snd gave me start among
people l would not have met other
wise"
Toe local papers speak OF Mr. Green.
er as "a man OF evident energy, at
liability and high a,talumeGts, and of
whom his country ought 10 De proud. 4"
Recently Secretary Of State Hay,
has sent 70 sir GTesner a copy of the
following letter sent to him by a San
Francisco firm
San Francisco, Cal, Nov, 13, 19 98.
bon John Hay, Secretary Of State,
Washington, D. g., Strive have
great pleasure to Inform you that our
Mr.. Bee, who recently returned from
a trlp TO the Orient, was particularly
impressed with the worth and ability
OiMr Richard L. Greener, representa-
tive Of the United States, at VladIsvos-
tOck, Siberia. Mr.. Greener x
seems to give his entire time to the
interests Of this country, and cheer
fully goes with American visitors to
the principal merchants and gives them
intrOduCtiOns, which, IN our case. was
of grest value. To the extent OF our
observations, he does this simply from
a sense Of duty to the country he rep
resents. We take the liberty of suggest.
ing that this important place Of Vladi-
VOStock, together with Port Arthur,
should receive from the United States
representative o. higherrsnR and pay.
These points give indications of being
among the most iD pOrtant IN the
Orient.
The colored American., 1900-02-24

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fdenrial, mailed in plain sealed en-
The colored American., 1900-02-24

All correspondence is strictly con
fdenrial, mailed in plain sealed en-
velope. The receipt is free for the ask
ing and he wants every man to have it.
The colored American., 1900-02-24
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Evening journal., 1900-07-23
According TO His Statement, the Naval Commander
Pledged the Faith Of the United States to the
independence Of the FilpinOS
CASUALTIES IN
l'HE PHILIPPINES
Over 200 Rebels We're Killed
and I3O Surrendered
Last Week

Manila. July 23.-It is officially an.
nounccd that last week 200 insurgents
were killed and 1870 surrendered or
were captured One hundred rifles
We're taken. Twelve Americans were
killed and II wounded. This includes
the casualties OF Col William T.. Birk-
himer's engagement with a force OF the
Twenty-eighth volunteer infantry. who
attacked 200 insurgent rifles entrench-
ed wo miles east of Taal. killing 3S.
A detachment OF the signal corps,
While repairing wires, was twice am
bushed.
Capt. Charles ID. Roberts, OF the
Thirty-ffth volunteer infantry, who
was captured by the Filipinos last
May, has arrived here on parole. lie
will not return to captivity.
Senior Buencamino last Thursday
sent to Aguinaldo. by means Of Agui-
naldos mother, the amnesty resolu-
tions adopted by the meeting OF repre-
sentative Filipinos here on June p,
together with Gen. MacArthur's an
swer 70 them and other documents
bearing upon the restoration of peace
lt is understood that Aguinaldo will
summon his advisers. and that a reply
may be expected within month.
Filipinos here will give banquet next
Saturday in celebration OF President
McKinley's order of amnesty.
Evening journal., 1900-07-23
RESCUED CHILD FROM DROWNING
II. l.. Clark IlerOirally Saved Little
Robert Crayen'S Life Yesterday

BY prompt action and at the risk Of
his own life, II. l.. Clark Of No. cog
West Ninth street, saved 5-year-old
Robert Craven, Of No. SO1 South Van
Buren street from a watery grave yes
terday afternoon.
The child, with his elder sister. was
playing about the Cool Spring reser-
voir Tenth and Franklin streets, about
$50 o'clock
There were some apples floating in
the water and the little fellow climbed
the fence and reached down TO get
them. lie slipped and fell into the
water. His sister and several ether
persons saw the accident and screamed.
A crowd was attracted 20 the scene
and Mr.. Clark, seeing the child's dan
ger without hesitancy. pulled OFF his
coat and jumped into the reservoir. The
water was about eighteen feet deep He
swan toward the child and. after
catching hold Of him, pushed him to-
ward the sloping side of the reservoir.
John Stannard and others we're ready
to pull him out. and he was soon en-
shore.
10 was necessary for Policeman
Harry Pierce and Special Officer Tn
derwcod to assist Mr. Clark from the
basin His heroic action was heartily
applauded by the bystanders.
Evening journal., 1900-07-23
MEXICAN GOVERNMENT LENIENT
TO THE REBELLIOUS YAQUIS,
NOW PRETTY WELL SCATTERED

City of Mexico. July 23.-Gen. Luis
Torres, governor OF Sonora and COM
mander-in-chief of the forces against
the Yaquis, has come to this city
to make a detailed report of the pro-
gress Of the campaign to President
Diaz and Minister of War Refs. From
an interview with him It is gathered
that the Yaquis have been pretty we'll
scattered and broken up into small
bodies and are not seriously trouble
some at present. Several patches Of
prisoners have been sent to Guada-
lajarad and other places, with the view
Of making useful citizens out Of them.
The general has followed strictly the
policy Of the government in dealing
with them, which is to give them every
reasonable inducement to return to
their farms or get them employment
elsewhere, without being any more Sc
we're than absolutely necessary.
The Yaquis are really superior peo-
pie. The large companies operating
in Sonora say they make the best
workmen. but there are turbulent
spirits among them ready to make
trouble. The last rising before the
present one, which ended by pacifca-
Evening journal., 1900-07-23
STEAMER STRANDED
ON DIAMOND SHOAL

Cape Henry. Va, July 2S.-The
Weather Bureau Official at Hatteras, n.
c., tolegraphs that the steamer report
ed ashore on Diamond shoal. yesterday
morning, was the German steamer
Saint George, Captain Knutsfeldt. with
Iron ore from Cuba to Chester. Pa. The
steamship, after being aground about
hVe hours, was successfully noated.
without damage. with the assistance OF
the crews Of the Cape Hatteras and
Creeds Hill life saving stations, and
is now on way to destination. The
Saint George is a large tramp steamer
Of 1900 tons burden, and carries a crew
OF twenty-eight men. She passed the
village Of Hatteras yesterday morning.
and after sighting land, turned and
shaped her course around Diamond
shoal The weather was smoky at the
time, and the captain stated that ow-
Ing to this fact he was a little OFF his
course, and fetched up on cutter Dia-
mond. The ship struck the shoal al
low water with a smooth sea- which en-
abled her TO hold her position until
high tide, when she was able 10 haul
on in deep water.
Evening journal., 1900-07-23
China Urges Mckinley to Stop
the Bloody Conflict
AMERICAN STAND COMMENDED
Twenty-Five Of Americas Victims Of
Boxers Buried in Tien-TSin.
Ainety-threc Wounded

London, July 23.-Sir Chih Chen
Lob Feng. the Chinese minister in Lon
don, took the unusual step yesterday
of paying a Sunday call at the foreign
Office. AS Lord Salisbury was absent.
the visit was without special result.
but its importance may be gathered
from an interview with the secretary
OF the Chinese legation, Sir Halliday
Mccartney, i'm which the legation Of
fcials seem to have assumed at least
something like personal responsibility.
Sir Halliday admitted that communi-
cation had been practically reopened
with Pekin and that messages from Sir
Claude McDorald. the British minister,
and the other foreign ENJOYS might be
expected almost Immediately. He said
he hoped the trouble would soon be
over, since the Chinese government
was doing its utmost to overcome the
difficulties and to control the lawless
element. In his opinion the Americans
had taken the most commonsense view
o. che situation and he insisted that
China ought not to be misiudged.
Against the suspicion that Ii Hung
Chang has any but a sincere pacific OBJ
iect in view he protested warmly, de-
clarlng that all stories about the per-
fdy and treachery OF Earl Ii were
absolutely baseless."
With regard to the prospects in the
southern provinces the secretary ad-
mitted that there might be small out
breaks, but he said there would be
nothing serious, and that Europeans
would be quite safe in treaty ports
The long silence he explained as due
probably to the rebels, who have cut
the wires and blocked the roads"
Thus, according to the secretary Of
the Chinese legation, a few days more
should bring a solution of the great
Evening journal., 1900-07-23

Paris, July 23-The worlds amateur
championship contests in connection
with the Paris exposition came to a
conclusion yesterday. Comparatively
few Americans attended, owing to the
fact that only three or four of their
cOuntrymen were announced to COM
pete in the events. for the most part
handicaps, in which the Americans had
received too severe treatment to tempt
them to exhaust themselves in run
ming losing races. Six events were
decided. The Americans competed in
three and won one, their only success
for the day.
The program began with the 10
meters hun die race, A. G. Kranezlein,
University of Pennsylvania. being
made the scratch man. AS the other
Americans who entered were also pull
ed back, all declined to run. Rau, a
German, with a 200 meters allowance,
won. Pritchard, English, was second
and Klingelhoefer. French third.
Three competitors stripped for the
shot putting, the six Americans who
had entered, including Richard Shell
don, N. Y. A. c., who was the scratch
man, standing out. Crettier, a Hun
garian, with two meters allowance,
was first. with IA meters 20i5 cent?
meters; Basset, Frenohman, was sec
Ond and St. Cyr, French. third.
Thirty entries were received for the
200 meters fat race. which followed,
but only eight went to the starting
post, two out OF 13 Americans alone
rfrnufuv rTsrtr, f-far hrafc rout,TfnT IN,
which William J. Holland. University
OF Georgetown, and Walter y. Tcwks-
bury, University of Pennsylvania, with
Pritchard, of the English team. and
Rowley. of New South Wales. quah-
Evening journal., 1900-07-23
BRITISH BARK CUT IN TWAIN
AND ELEVEN PERSONS DROWNED
BY OCEAN LINER CAMPANIA

London. July ga dense fog hung
over the Irish channel Saturday morn
ing. and the Cunard line steamship
Campania, en- route for Liverpool from
New York. struck the Liverpool bark
Embleton amidships, cutting her in
twain. The Embleton sank immedi-
ately. Seven of the crew were rescued.
but it is believed the other IL mem
bers of the ships company, including
the captain. were drowned. The Cam
pania had her bows stove in. but ar
rived safely at Liverpool five and
half hours late.
The Campania was little injured, but
had a narrow escape from a serious
disaster. The fog had delayed her
passage since Friday noon, and ten
der went out from Queenstown four
miles, as Capt. Walker would not
take the liner near shore.
When the Campania was about 80
miles northeast of the light phantom
ship arose suddenly, without warning
directly across her bows. Thirty sec
onds later the phantom had become
a solid sailing vessel, into which the
liner crashed, her steel forefoot going
through the Embleton like the clean
Evening journal., 1900-07-23
1t Is Confidently Believed in London That
the Trouble in China Soon
Will be Over
CHARGES AGAINST LII HUNG CHANG
SAID TO BE ABSOLUTELY BASELESS

patches and edicts are anything but
sub;crfugeg TO hide The real situation
as long as possible and to avert retri-
button by sowing di5cord among the
powers
From Shanghai comes a report that
the empress dowager and the court
are moving to Hsian lfu CD. in the
province Of Shan ST, to which large
stores of rice arc being sent, and that.
whoE these arrangements are complet-
ed. the remaining vicerOys will de-
clcro against foreigners.
According TO the Chcfco correspond
ent of The Daily Mail the fall of Tien
Tsin has SO dicheartened the Chinese
that they are seeking terms Of peace.
&c says that several attempts have
been made to send messages to Pekin.
but so far without any known results
and adds that rumors are again cur
rent that the ltussians are reaching
Pekin from the north. II is impos-
siblo to confirm or deny these state
ments. but either one might explain
China's efforts TO gain time.
Ii Huns Changs visit TO Shanghai
seems to he q complete failure. Ex-
cept the Chinese customs officials no
one has visited him. sheng, the taotai
chief magistrate, gave the consuls o
cordial invitation to meet him al
luncheon. bCt al declined
The Shanghai correspondent of The
Daily Express pTotcnd5 20 have au-
thority for the assertion. that Great
Britain viii repudiate any credentials
Ii Hung Chang may bring from the
empress dowager. and he adds:
Russia, however. is willing to make
terms with Ii Hung Chang. whose
real mission is 20 SOW dissension
among the powers. The British. Ger
man and american representatives
were resOlute against receiving him. a"
The Shanghai correspondent OF The
Daily Mail declares that the Chinese
officials are thoroughly frightened by
the fall of Tien Tsin and desire to
open negotiations. Therefore" he
continues, although all are aware OF
the horrible Pekin massacres. every
official down TO the humblest retainer
has been sworn to secrecy upon the
penalty of wholesale executions should
the details leak out. They hope, if the
powers once begin negotiations, to
stop the military operations. and that
matters might cool down"
There is the usual crop Of Shanghai
rumOrs at hand this morning. One is
that Prince Tuan has been abducted
and that the empress dowager is again
supreme Another is that the motor
ious Kang vi, president of the board
Of war, has been appointed viceroy of
Canton.
The Russian embassy at Berlin gives
a partial though very cautious con-
firmation of the fact that the news
from st. Petersburg has been careful
ly censored and that only such por-
tions as favored the cars plans were
given out. Vice Admiral Alexien, Rus
sian naval commander in China. has
received strict instructions on this
point.
Evening journal., 1900-07-23

cut of a sword. and divided her just
abaft the mainmast. The forward half
sank Immediately. The stern swung
viciously around, and the mast and
yards for a moment tore at the Cam
pania. A lump of wreckage came
down on her decks. Then the stern of
the bark disappeared. and the surface
OF the sea was Uttered with splintered
timbers, boxes, barrels, the whole up
per works and lighter cargo, the deck
houses and such things.
According to the Embleton's surviv-
ors for nearly half an hour before the
collision the captain and first officer
were below at breakfast, and although
the fog whistle of a large steamer
could be heard every minute, the bark
never shifted her course, the helms
man receiving no order.
Some of the Companies plates were
bent by the collision. her fore-peak
filed with water. her foretopmast was
broken short off and her steel rigging
torn and twisted The damage suf-
fered by the liner will not prevent her
sailing for the United States next sat
urday.
Evening journal., 1900-07-23
AIeiandrinO DcnOun-
ceS DeWey'S Denial
liz WROTE TO PETTIGREW
In Regard 10 Claims Of Insurgents as
to The Understanding Before
IIOStiIitieS Began

Sioux Falls. S. d.. July 23.-h letter
has been received by Senator r. +.
Pettigrew from one OF the leading
commanders Of the Filipino army in
regard to the claims OF the Filipino
people as to the understanding that
was arrived at between them and the
Americans before the opening of hos
tllities in the Philippines. The writer
Is J. Alejandrino. who recently sur
rendered TO the Americans. The let
ter, addressed to Senators Hoar and
Pettigrew, says in part:
Gentlemen / have read In some
American papers that Admiral Dewey
compelled by you and other senators.
lovers of truth and justice, to answer
whether he had made to US formal
promises of independence, stated that
he had never promised independence
TO the Filipinos. ]. who in the name
OF the Filipino people, and Of Gen.
Aguinaldo, and as a representative OF
his, have had the honor to confer
several times with the admiral, make
to you the following statements that
you may use them as you should think
more convenient;
In April. 1898. when the rupture OF
hostilities between America and Spain
became imminent and IN the absence
Of my chief. Gen. Aguinaldo, who was
then at Singapore, ! solicited through
the American consul at Hong Kong,
Mr.. Wildman. to have some interviews
with Admiral Dewey with the object
Of continuing the interrupted negotia-
tlons between Gen. Aguinaldo and Ad-
miral Dewey through Mr.. Wood, the
commander OF the American gunboat
Petrol. My petition was favorably re-
ceived and went with Mr.. Andres
Garchitorena. another Filipino, on
board the Olympia in the Bay Of Hong
Kong.
"Once on board, the following in
terview in French took place through
the flag lieutenant, Mr.. Brumby, act
ing as Interpreter:
Admiral, having come to
our knowledge that a war between
your country and Spain is imminent,
we, who have fought the latter for our
Independence, are willing, in obedience
TO the desires manifested by you to
Gen. Agunaldo through Mr.. Wood, to
take part i'm tho war as allies of Amer
AANf ~ AkHn 40 ~ NN AAiAA'A Nh WIN
the object Of freeing from the yoke Of
Spain her colonies, giving them their
independence.
Admiral Dewey-'The American
people, champions OF liberty, will un-
dertake this war with the humani-
tartan object of freeing from the Span
ish yoke the peoples under it. and will
give you independence and freedom,
as we have proclaimed to the world at
large
"Filipino-'We are very grateful for
this generous manifestation of the
great American people. and being
made through an admiral of their
navy we value it more than a written
contract, and thereupon place our
selves at your entire disposal.
Admiral Dewey-I place at your
disposal the ships of my fleet for the
conveyance OF both the Filipino lead
ers and the arms you may get. More
CONTINUED on Sixth Page.)
Evening journal., 1900-07-23

flying. The final heat gave America
her only victory of the day, and was
the occasion Of a magnificent tussle
between Tewksbury, Pritchard and
Rowley. Tewksbury beat Pritchard
by six inches. ROwley was a good
third. Time, % 1-5 seconds.
Tho 1.500 meters Nat handicap
brought out a good field. II starting
Most of these were Frenchmen. George
w. Orton, University of Pennsylvania,
being the sole representative Of the
United States and the scratch man.
He had no chance against his COM
petitors with their big allowances.
DuhwOyr, German. with $50 meters
handicap, won; Christensen. Dane with
90 meters. handicap. being second, and
Delivre, French. with 40 meters handl-
cap, being third. Time, minutes
Sc As seconds.
In the 400 meters fiat handicap there
were four trial heats. Maxwell +.
Long, N. Y. A. c., was the scratch
man and did not run, but Holland.
with five meters allowance, and David
G. Hall, Brown university, with seven,
participated. The first trial heat was
won by Lemonnier, French, with &c
meters allowance, Reginer, French.
with so meters allowance, being sec
ond. Koppan, hungarian. with 35
meters allowance, won the second
heat, MaKaud. French, with % meters
allowance, being second. Holland was
not placed. Werkmuller, German, with
40 meters allowance, won the third
heat, Moulinet, French, with 80 meters
allowance, being second. Hall won
the fourth heat Sevestre. with 30
meters allowance. being second. IN
the final Hall ran pluckiiy. but failed
TO overtake the big allowance man
He finished fifth. Koppan was hrst