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THE SAMOAN AGREEMENT.
Count Won Bue10w Discusses the
Matter In German ReichstaE.

Berlin, Feb. I'm introducing in the
reichstag the draft of law authorizing
the abrogation of the treaties with the
Tonga islands of 1876 Samoa of 1870
and a portion of the Zanzibar treaty of
1880, the minister of foreign affairs,
Count Won Buelow, made a speech, dur
ing which he said the legislation was ne
cessitated by the recent Anglo German
and German-Anglo- American agreements
dividing the islands. So far as Tutuila
was concerned, the minister said, Ger
many never contested the American
claims that the United States possessed
the right Of a port and settlement there
Since 1878 Upolu and Savaii had formed
an economic whole and therefore could
not be separated from each other, but
could easily be severed from Tutuila
Continuing, the minister said:
Il have pleasure in stating that the
Americans did not hinder but rather
furthered this clear severance. We hope
the relations of Germany with the United
States and Samoa will remain friendly,
even as the relations of the German and
American members of the Samoa COM
mission have been thoroughly friendly"
Count Won Buelow then dealt lengthily
with the Tonga, Solomon. Togoland and
Zanzibar questions and the benefits ac-
-cruing to Germany by the treaties re-
Gently concluded. He next referred to
the special agreement to arbitrate the
claims arising from the troubles in Sa-
moa. He explained that the German
claims We're estimated at about 100000
marks.
This agreement" added the foreign
minister, is now before the AmeAican
senate. 1t is proposed that the king of
Sweden shall be arbitrator, and / think
we may anticipate that his decision will
be i'll accordance with the principles of
fairness and justice"
After reviewing the advantages to both
Samoa and Germany from the new stu-
alton, Count Won Buelow concluded by
expressing the hope that all parties would
be satisfied.
The bill then passed its first and second
readings.
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rooms in the season, on Sundays in the
country houses, in boudoirs and restau-
rants. The wrong class of American
women, people who are not received in
New York or Washington, are pushed
into what is seemingly, but not really,
exclusive society. Smart women without
character, men without self respect and
goyernm< that is philosophical, eff
fete, preoccupied or exhausted to see
that England's greatness is slipping
away from her, are allies of this infa-
nous confederacy."
In the house of commons Mr.. A. j.
Balfour, first lord of the treasury and
government leader, denied the statement
recently published that Sir Edmund J.
Monsoon, the British ambassador to
France. had been temporarily ordered to
withdraw from Paris. owing to the often
sive attitude of the French press with re-
gard to the war in South Africa.
The sun., 1900-02-13
CHICAGO LABOR TROUBLES.
Men Resume Work, but May Go out
Again,


Again.
Chicago, Feb. 12.-Of the 1000 build.
ing trades men who took their half holi-
day Saturday afternoon in defiance of
the new rules of the building contractors
council one half, it was announced by the
labor leaders, resumed work as usual on
the buildings.
When the men quit work Saturday
noon, they We're instructed to return to
their jobs as usual, placing the response
bility of tying up building operations on
the contractors, who, because of the frac.
ture of their rules, were expected to de.
clare lockout.
At the headquarters of the contractors
1t was declared that the men still at work
were doing so under special agreements
in order to complete certain portions Of
the work.
Operations on numerous smaller struc.
lures are at standstill and will remain
SO, the bosses say, till the places of the
locked out men are filed. To guard
against others taking their places the
union men have 1000 pickets stationed
about the city.
A message has been received here
from st. Louis announcing that all unions
in the country affiliated with the National
Building Trades council had been notified
to withhold their members from Chicago
until settlement had been made here.
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THE CLARK CASE.
Further Testimony In the Alleged
Montana bribery.

Montana bribery.
Washington, Feb. 12.-David r.. Peel
er, president Of the First National bank
at Kalispel Mon, was the first witness
in the resumption Of the Clark case.
Before Mr.. Peeer began Senator Chan
dler again brought up the question of the
whereabouts of "Swede" Murphy, who
is wanted as a witness. The senator
said that the man had been here once,
but had disappeared and that he hoped
that the newspapers would continue their
efforts to locate him. Mr.. Chandler said
also that he wanted to know the where
abouts of e. z. Woods and ID. G. War
ner. He desired, he said, to have them all
summoned. Mr.. Hartman said he had
been told that Mr. Murphy had returned
to Butte and that the other two men
were in California
Mr. Peeler was questioned concerning
the account of State Senator Geiger
with his bank, the First National, but as
he was absent when Mr.. Geiger made
his principal deposit he was not able to
throw much light upon the subject. He
confirmed Mr.. Geiger's statement that
he (Geiger) had borrowed $1,000 at the
bank, saying that Geiger had given him
a deed to property as security. The wit
ness was unable to give dates when vari-
ous loans had been made, and he was
taken sharply to task by Senator Chan
dler for his failure in this respect.
IF the witness is trying to cover up
anything, we want to know it," said the
chairman. The witness protested that he
was not trying to conceal anything, but
that he was simply unable to remember.
The witness cOntradicted Mr.. Geigers
statement that the Geiger note for ST.
300 had been Cancelled, saying that he
still held Geiger's property as security
for it. Mr.. Peeler stated that during the
session of the legislature Representative
Carr had handed him package of pa
pers, but he said that he had never told
any one that the package contained Mr..
Garr's doodle"
MIR. Peeler said that Mr.. Carr told him
that the package contained his election
certificate and a copy of newspaper
containing a committee list. 1t was not
inclosed i'll an envelope, but was simply
laid in a pigeonhole in the safety vault
of the bank and not locked up. He had
returned the package to Mr.. Carr after
the adjournment of the legislature.
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Records at Navy Yard De.troxea

Washington, Feb. 12.-Ciyil Engineer
Asserson, at the Brooklyn navy yard,
has reported to the chief of the bureau
of yards and docks that the fire in build
ing No. at that yard early Sunday
morning was heavy blow, owing to the
large number of historical and valuable
records destroyed. The building was
practically new, occupying the site of
one destroyed by fire about ten years ago,
and was used for the electrical depart
ment of the equipment bureau and for
the records of the bureau of yards and
docks. Mr.. Asserson estimates the cost
Of reconstructing the building on fire.
proof basis of $4,000, but that sum does
not include the replacement OF the stock
destroyed belonging to the equipment
bureau. An estimate for the replacement
Of the building will be transmitted to
congress at once, as there is pressing
need for the structure.
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PACIFIC CABLE SURVEY,
Ihe SoundinEs and Route Mapped
by Steamship Nero.

San Francisco. Feb. 1.-THE survey
for cable across the Pacific has beer
finished. All soundings have been made
and the results have been mapped out
but they are not to be made public until
transmitted to Washington. The pro.
posed route of the cable, however, as
shown by the trip of the survey steam,
ship Nero, which arrived here yesterday.
is no secret.
The Nero sailed from this port on Nav
= and steamed 1,l00 miles to Midway is
land. From there she travelled $500
miles to Guam and thence to Manila.
She went to Yokohama for coal and took
soundings from that port back to Guam.
Sailing from Guam on Nov. 10, she ar
rived off Honolulu ON Jan. 30. No land
ing was made at Honolulu, owing to the
plague there. The Nero was out from
Guam 93 days.
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QUEsADA ON CUBA.
Declares That the Islands Condition
lis Satisfactory.


Washington, Feb. 12.-The president
has received from Senior Quesada, the
Cuban commissioner in Washington, an
interesting report of the trip which Senor
Quesada has just made through the is
land of Cuba. The commissioner dwells
on the willingness with which the inhab-
itants of the island accept the new con-
ditions brought about by American con-
troll. Where for many years there has
been state of war there is now univer-
sal peace. The soldiers of the insurgent
armies have returned to peaceful pur-
suits. Cuban generals and other officers
are devoting their energies to the i'm
provement of material conditions, the
building of roads, to sanitation and to the
establishment of a stable government
Capitalists have regained confidence, and
industries are alive. The advance in the
tobacco industry has been especially no
ticeable. This years crop is to be worth
more than $20,000,000. The sugar indus
try also shows signs of marked improve
ment, although capital is needed to com
plete the rehabilitation of the planta-
tions. Everybody is at work who cares
to work. The outlook of the island gen
orally is promising. Senor Quesada said
in part:
1.-The future of Cuba is secured. The
rapidity of its rehabilitation is simply
marvellous. Capital is seeking invest
ment. not only from American, but also
from European sources. The American
people should pay no attention to reports
of discomfort or lawlessness which they
may hear. These reports usually come
from persons whose Cuban experience
consists simply of few days stay at the
Hotel Ingliterra in Havana. They know
nothing of the feeling in the country out
side, where the real Cuban sentiment is
to be ascertained."
The sun., 1900-02-13
EXODUS FROM DAWSON. n
Miners and Merchants Prepare to
Rush to Cape Nome.


Tacoma, Feb. 12.-Dawson adyices
say little will be left of the Klondike
| metropolis after the home rush in Nav
and June. Merchants are closing out
their places of business, and instead of
every building being crowded ''to LETT
signs are frequently seen. Business is
dying, and most of these dealers are GO
ing to Nome. Men are working on creeks
Tor 70 per day rather than take higher
wages payable after the clean up on the
bedrock, because they want their money
IN hand when the ice goes out Many Of
these will go down the Yukon in canoes.
One of the greatest enterprises connect
ed with the immigration is the moving
OF the Palace Grand theater, Dawson's
largest dance hall and playhouse. Charles
Meadows, the proprietor, has let the CON
tract for moving the building 1000 miles
to Nome, the contractor putting up heavy
bonds guaranteeing its safe delivery. The
building will be tioated down the Yukon
on four barges and thence towed to
Nome. Other buildings will follow.
Many workmen are leaving Dawson
because of the new law preventing the
relocating of claims and providing that
lapsed claims revert to the crown. An
otner regulation provides that representa-
tion work may be avoided by paying 5000
yearly in lieu of three months work.
The latter provision gave employment to
a great number of men who are now
thrown out.
Even Canadians are cursing the laws
governing Yukon territory and preparing
to go to Nome. The American consul is
being besieged by Canadians who believe
he can grant naturalization papers. Let
ters received at Skaguay state that Hen
ry Bratnober, representing the Roths-
childs and the London Exploration com
pany, has secured charter at Ottawa
for building the railway from Pyramid
harbor to the new copper district of
Rainy Hollow. Bratnober has had agents
there for months buying copper lodges
for the Rothschilds.
Canadian capitalists are trying TO Sc
cure at Ottawa charter for an ali Cana-
liam railroad from Fort Simpson, near
Wrangell, through the Cassiar Atlin min
ng districts to Bennet. The distance is
'bout 250 miles. The Canadian govern
nent is expected to heavily subsidize the
road, with the object of benehting Van
'ouver, Victoria and Canadian commerce
The sun., 1900-02-13
Archbishop Feenan, ,,,.

Chicago, Feb. 12.-Archbishop Patrick
A. Feehan of the Roman Catholic arch
diocese of Chicago is i'll with pneumonia
at his residence in this city. The yener-
able prelate was taken Ill on Friday with
what seemed to be a severe cold. The
archbishop's regular physician was call
ed. He diagnosed the disease as pleuro
pneumonia. The archbishop is II years
aid
The sun., 1900-02-13
Pro-Boer Meeting at Canton.

Canton. o., Feb. PA pro-Boer club
was organized here. and resolutions were
adopted censuring Great Britain for pros
eeuting the South African war and up
holding the Beers for the brave stand
taken against the interference of Eng
land. A copy of these resolutions was
ordered sent to President Mckinley and
to Montagu White. They ask the presi-
dent to use ..his aid in ending the unhsly
and unjust war;
The sun., 1900-02-13
Fire In n Shinrard

Quincy. Mass, Feb. 12.-A large
wooden building on the water front at
Wolliston, comprising the boat building
establishment of John l.. Stewart and
the headquarters of the Wolliston Yacht
club, was burned, causing loss esti-
mated at $4,000, and the property de-
stroyed included four government torpe-
do boat tenders in process of construc-
ton and two sets of government plans.
The boats were part of an order being
executed for the Crescent shipyards of
Jersey City, to whom six new boats were
shipped last week. The yacht clubs loss
was $500.
The sun., 1900-02-13
por,o Rtco,s Foreign Trade

Washington, Feb. 12.-The war de
partment gave out the statement that
the total value of imports into the is.
land of Porto Rico from the date of
American occupation to Dec. 81, 1899
was $12, ,191, 1929, and that the total value
of exports from the island during the
same period was $11 ,698, ,S07. The United
Estates furnished $4,687, 1926 of the i'm
iports and took $500, ,7e6 of the exports.
oEugar exports to the United States for
hat period made up $1,917,5T2 of the
Natal
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Return of Transport Siam.

San Francisco, Feb. 1.-THE mule
transport Siam, which lost 311 mules out
of cargo of $50 on her last voyage to
Manila, arrived last night from that port.
She was in two typhoons on the outward
voyage, during which the animals were
killed, Captain Raisich resigned com
mand at Manila, and Captain Valentine
was sent out from Australia to bring the
vessel back to San Francisco. The Siam
is in quarantine.
The sun., 1900-02-13
Aid For the Beers.

San Francisco, Feb. 12.-At conven.
tion of various Irish societies held to
form plans for the observance of st. Pat
rick's day strong resolutions of sympathy
with the Beers were adopted, and the ex-
ecutive committee recommended that the
proceeds of the proposed celebration be
given to the Transvaal committee of Cal
ifornia for the benefit of the widows and
orphans of the Boer soldiers.
The sun., 1900-02-13
Deserter Arrested.

Rochester, Feb. 12.-Private John w.
Vankuren, twice deserter from the
United States army, was arrested in a
lodging house on Exchange street. He
deserted the second time from Fort Por-
ter at Buffalo last Monday and came to
this city. At first he denied that he was
the man wanted, but the officers quickly
got him identified. He viii now be sent
to New York in all probability and have
to face court martial.
The sun., 1900-02-13
Killed In Slate Quarry.

Allentown, Pa, Feb. 12.-Eli Leabolt,
aged Il years, was instantly killed and
Abraham Vehl seriously injured in a
slate quarry at Slatington. Heavy stone
was being hoisted when the chain broke.
The falling stone hurled Leabolt from
the ledge of the quarry into pit so feet
below and crushed his chest. vehl was
hurt by flying missiles.
The sun., 1900-02-13
RlElRR sEss sE. o'oNh
Exchanges at All Lead
Ing Centres.
FOREIGN EXCHANGES OPEN
American Stocks Do Well in Iop-
don, Especially the Railroads.
The GeneraI,- Outlook is
Good for Higher
Money.

Owing TO the fact that yesterday was
the anniversary of the birth of Abraham
Lincoln. the stock exchanges we're closed
and no business was transacted
Yesterday she vicinity OF the Stock
Exchange wss deserted, but foreign mar
keGa were open as usual.
Ihe London market for Americans
yesterday was. on an average, below
Saturdays figures, except for Union
facitic preferred, Louisville & Nashville.
Atchison and Canadian Pacific, which
were shade above New York parity.
Yesterdays statement, issued by the
Treasury Bureau of STATISTICS, giving the
amount OF our foreign trade for January.
is of particular interest because of the
current gossip of gold shipments. The
ngures covering exports of breadstuffs.
provisions, and cotton, show a loss Of
Sl0, 400, l70 compared with last January.
and $3, 490, ,856 under December. 1899,
The decline was almost wholly repre-
sented by breadstuffs, in which the loss
alone was $S,077, ,891. The total exports
OF all items named was $64, ,329, ,593, d.
vided as follows:
~ ioauseuhs 541 ,249
lofisiohs ..'...'''............... II, sos, $40
.'''.''.................. 27, 104,29l
Oiis '"'...'''.....'.............. $3.50 1875
Last year the total for January was
$74, 729, ,763. "'s
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Dowaser Empires. Conciliatorx.

Peking, Feb. PA notification has
been sent by the tsung-li-yamen to the for.
eign legations that the emperor will hold
the customary New Year audience Feb.
10. This is regarded as an important iu-
dicstion Of the desire of the aowager
empress and the authorities to reassxre
the foreign Representatives.
The sun., 1900-02-13
The Business People

afford ignore the newspaper medium through which
the peoples attention And having once attracted
enon enough your oars but keep their
fixed you by
The sun., 1900-02-13
Arnold Whites views.

Another reason for Great Britain's
failure is given by Mr.. Arnold White.
the author, who attributes everytbing
to the baneful influence of London's
smart society. He has written a letter
on this subject to The Daily Chronicle.
which has given it much prominence. In
it he says.
"Disreputable women, who affect the
conduct of ladies without the graces.
are among the leading spirits of smart
society. When the morals of the poul-
try yard flourish in the atmosphere of
the stable, it is only natural that the in
telllgence of the nursery is applied to the
problems of the empire. To enter into
the charmed circle, neither brains nor
breeding nor birth nor influence is nee
essary. All that is required is money.
and then more money. Every now and
then an explosion takes place, and the
public learns with bewilderment that
cheating at cards is a normal feature of
smart society, or that women who are
courtesans in all but name are no more
tabooed in smart society than they were
from the pavilion at Brighton in the
days of the regency. The secret infiu-
ence on the government wielded by this
common reut of eirees, sybarites, cynics
and fnanciers is subtle and profound
Legislation, foreign policy and taxation
are not settled in parliament. The real
decisions are made in the smart drawing
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tains Of crushed rock that are piled
up all over the country that have been
taken out of the mines. the question
of good roads would be solved at once.
All the streets and even the alleys OF
every little town and the roads in the
country are paved with it, and even
the railroads are ballasted with it.
Every store and Office have their
specimens of lead and Jack BY "JaclS"
they mean zinc. 1 heard merchant
explaining to lady what his speci-
mems We're. He picked up one piece
and said, "This is pure Jack" "What
do you mean by jack" she asked.
When he said it was zinc she said, "Oh,
l know now what Jack buyer isl
Pop corn stands, peanut roasters,
lemonads stands and all kinds of falsirs
are on every corner and all doing a
rushing business. Hotels are full all
the time. The streets sare crowded
here every night like Main street is
at home of a nice Saturday night. On
Saturday nights here one had better.
stay in the hotel as there is no room
for him on the street.
Yours Respectfully,
G. L. Bissell.
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THE COURIER SUPPLEMENT.
Article ON Chinese Situation and a New
Serial Story.


In this day and age one of the ele-
-nfents of success is found in being up
to-date. The Courier is a successful
newspaper largely because it is up-to-
date in its news and it's business meth
DDS. Take for example the supplement
for this week. 1t contains for its lead
ing feature a finely illustrated article
on Russian Expansion explaining all
about the situation in China. The
war which has just broken cut there
has brought the Celestial Kingdom"
into the public eye with vengeance.
This article not only explains the sit
uation but presents illustrations of the
Tallu forts that were captured by the
European forces last Tuesday. q new
map of the disturbed districts and
views of Boxers and their weird cere-
monies.
In this supplement will also appear
the first chapters Of Rev. Charles NJ.
Sheldon's new novel, 'tMalcom Kirk, =
which will run in the Courier for the
next two months as serial story.
Rev. Sheldon's reputation as story
teller has spread all over the world
since the publication of SIN His Steps,"
and it will require no urging to get
duction. ssMalcom Kirk" is as interest
ing as sIn His Steps and is considered
by critics better story from a liter
airy standpoint. 1t full of natural path
5os and dramatic situations, and has
interviewer in it's plot beautiful love
story.
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splOTHERED IN A PIT.
Lewis Burns Loses lls Life by a Cave
I'm mt Gravel Pit

Wheelerwood, June 21.-Yesterday
morning Mrs. Thomas Burns went to
the gravel pit, owned by Mr.. Marshall
near this city, in search of her son
Lewis who had gone about an hour
previous to get a wagon load of gravel.
She was Mortified on approaching to
find that the pit had caved in and that
standing on the edge of the hole was
the boys wagon and team. Further
search discovered the remains of the
unfortunate boy buried under several
feet of heavy gravel The body was
still warm but all trace of life was
gone and he had probably suffered a
most horrible death some half an hour
previous to discovery. The coroner
was at once telegraphed for but it was
soon seen that an inquest would be of
no use as blame is attached to no one
concerned. The accident was most I'M
fortunate and Mr.. and Mrs. Burns have
the sympathy Of the entire community
in their awful bereavement.
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