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i No. 215 San Antonio St.
Eighth Year, No. 281.
El Paso, Texas, Sunday Morning, November 25, 1888.
Price Five Cents
THE SAMOA TROUBLE
AFFAIRS IN SAMOA ARE DAILY GROWING
WORSE
And American Citizens Clamoring for Protec-
tion—The Postoffice Department —
The Inaugural Fund—O'Con-
nor- Wins the Scull -
ing Race
Affair* la Samoa,
Han Francisco, Nov. 24, —The steamer
MaripoBH, from Sydney and Auckland,
arrived here to-day. The correspondent
of the Associated Press at Apia, Samoa,
writes as follows under date of Nuvem
her ft:
"Matters are daily growing worse in
Samoa instead of improving. The Amer-
ioan, British and German consulates are
guarded by platoons of marines, and the
buildings are all fortified by sand bags.
This state of affairs went into operation
October 24, caused by the acts of the
Germans whose attitude towards the
Americans and English,as well as towards
the natives is becoming unendurable. A
few nights ago a German pilot was
knocked down by an Englishman. Dur-
ing the early part of November a Ger-
man threatened to report some Americans
who opposed their proceedings. Follow
era of Aamasese, who is a tool of the
Germans drove the American named
Scanlan, from bis bouse, killed his stock
and threatened bis life. All this was in
full eight of the German garrison, who
made no effort to stop it. When this
wm repeated later, Captain Move of the
United states man of war Adams, con
veyed such a positive communication to
the captain of the German man-of-war
and German consul, as caused them to
restrain the natives for a time. The three
years' cruise of the Adams expired two
months ago, but such was the serious
condition of affairs that the captain says
he has decided to remain here until re
lieved by the man-of war Nepsic from
Dallas. Reckless firing by Tamaseses
men resulted in tho bullets striking an
English house. English Admiral Fair
fax gave warning that he would Are into
Tamaseses' boats if the firing was re
peated TamaBoses is now encamped
with his followers, 1,700 in number, at
Balnatfa, about twelve miles from Apia.
He has built pom and rifle pits and is
awaiting the Mahaafa men, it having
been understood by both sides that a
battle is to take place early
in November. Mataapas men num
fcer six thousand, picked warriors
Both sides are armed with repeating
>' rtflea. Yesterday (the 5th) the Mataaf
army took a march on the forts at Sal-
aatfn. It is reported that German Vice
Consul Brande, ex-German artillery
offi rer, and two other Germans went to
Tamaseses fort October 18 and gave him
several hundred rifles several thousand
cartridges and a barrel of dynamite. On
October 24 the sailors from the man of
war Adlcr fired into a boat load of
Mataafa's men. Soon after the German's
fired a volley into several foreigner's
houses. A public indignation meeting
was held at United States Consul Black-
lock's and the British consul requested
requested the captains of the respective
men-of-war protecting the consulates
to Bee that a place of refuge might
bo offered foreigners in case
of emergency. All Americans in Africa
complain that the United States govern-
ment has neglected to offer them the
protection to which they are entitled,
although Captaiu Seavee, of tho AdaniB
lias done everything possible to pro-
tect American interests. The'":Oceantic
Steamer Mariposa, leaves hero to day.
The great, battle of Salnatafa is expect-
ed to occur howly. Rockets were Been
Mcendine from the vicinity of .Jamasests
fort at late hour last night.
Washington, Nov. 24 —Tho navy de-
partment to-day received a telegram from
Captain Ramsay, the United States
steamer Boston, which arrived at quar-
antine in New York harbor this morn-
ing. stating that the vessel had yellow
fever on board. The Boston had been at
Port au Prince, Hayti, on a diplomatic
mission, but left on the 15th, when the
fever appeared. Four men died of the
disease and Surgeon W. 8. Simon, and
two men are now sick. There has been
no new caae on board since the 19th
instant. No information of late date
from Hayti regarding the disposition of
tbe seized American vessel Haytian Re-
public, has been received at the depart-
ment of the state, and it is presumed that
the Boston bears dispatcheB from tue
United States consul.
Nkw Yohr, Nov. 24.—United States
steamer Boston lsst reported at Port au
Priuce, Hayti, where she was sent when
the Haytian government seized the
American steamer ,"lla)tian Republic."
reached New York this morning and
anchored at quarantine. It is reported
that the Boston returned from Hayti on
account of follow fever breaking out
among the crew. Commander Rampsi
of the steamer Boston reports that he
left Port au Prince November 10. Sur-
geon Simon. Frank Thomas, seaman,
and Charles Mitchell oidinary seamen,
wero sick on board. ' John K. Kelly and
E J- Trapp, apprentices, died November
20, November 20 John Uselman, marine,
died, followed the next day by the death
of John Natzel, another marine. Yellow
fever is supposed to be the cause. Tho
steamer carries 8.16 men. The officers of
the Boston decline to make any state-
ment regarding the ttearner Haytian Re
public recently Beized by the Haytian
authorities. They say the matter will
hayetobe settled by the authorities in
Washington.
O'Connor Winn.
Washington, Nov. 24.—William J.
O'Connor, the Canadian oarsman, de-
feated Teemer, of McKeesport, Pennsyl-
vania. the holder of the championship of
America, this afternoon in a three mile
race on the Potomac river, for the cham-
pionship of America and a stake of $2500.
a side.
O'Connor rowed it in splendid form
and led from the start to the finish,
Teemer at no time being able to overtake
him. O'Counor will go to Australia to
battle with Searl for the championship of
the world. The course selected was
three milea with a turn. When time for
the race, half past three o'clock,
arrived, the coal dumps, gas
works,wharves and boat houses were
ined with people, fully 10,000 persons
being spectators from one shore, while as
many more occupieu seats on small river
crafts. The spectators shivered in the
chill raw air while the preliminaris were
being arranged. The water was smooth
but muddy, and other conditions unfa
vorable to good time being made. Bet-
ting became lively just before the race
and considerable money changed hands.
Betting on O'Conner first even and then
giving odds of 5 to 4 and when no takers
could be found offered 5 to 3. It was 20
minutes after four o'clock when Mr. J. R.
Elder of the Columbia Athletic Club,
who had been selected as referee got
the men in line when a minute later he
gave the signal go. O'Connor was off
off like a flash and was half a length in
the lead before Teemer could dip his oars
in the water. O'Counor with a stroke of
34 to the minute gradually gained on the
McKeesport sculler, who pulled about
two strokes faster. At the half mile pole
the Canadian had n length of clear water
between him and his competitor, and
slowed down his stroke to 32 in a minute.
At the mile he had his lead but was out
of his course and lost some distance, so
at the time he waa only a length a head.
Rounding the buoy O'Connor put on a
spurt and with a long, powerful pull of
82 to the minute he gained rapidly on
Teemer, and dropping his stroke
to twenty-eight was three lengths in the
lead when the two miles had been gone
over. The Canadian sculler was fresh,
and every strok seemed full of power,
when Teemer, though pulling thirty-two
to O'Connor's twenty-eight, moved ahead
slowly and seemed in labor. From this
point on O'Connor increased his lead and
slowing up towards the finish line. He
crossed it winner about ten lengths ahead
of Teemer. The winner's time was 20
minutes and 32 seconds. Teemer's time
was not taken, but it was estimated at 25
seconds slower. O'Connor pulled over to
the referee's boat and inquired if every
thing was all right. Elder told him
it was and he had won. He paddled
quietly off to his boat house without a
word. His backers were jubilant and
loudly gave vent to their feelings. Jos
Rogers, of Toronto, said as soon as the
race was over that he now proposed to go
to Australia and wrest the world's cham-
pionship from Searle. O'Connor was
trlined by George Lee and Teemer by
Albert Hamm.
Yale won tho foot ball game by a score
of ten to Princeton's nothing.
. -'W-ywiD
A Resignation Kequestod.
Washington, Nov. 24.—C. W. Vict-
ory, superintendent of the third division
of tho railway mail service, with head-
quarters in this city, has tendered his
resignation at the request of the postal
authorities, and will be succeeded next
Monday t>y Eugene Carrington, superin
tendent of mails at Baltimore. General
Superintendent Bancroft said that there
were no charges in his office against
Vickery, who has held the superintend-
ency since 1880, at which time be was
promoted to the position from the ranki.
With the exception of the superintend-
ents at San Francisco and Chicago, none
of the nine old superintendents are now
in tho service Vickery has been in the
mail servico twenty-one years.
The Poitolltt Department
Washington, Nov. 24.—The postmas
tor general to-day submitted to the secre-
tary of tho treasury estimates for appro
priations of tho postal service for tho
fiscalyearending June 80, 1890 They ag-
gregate $66,818.078,as against 860.860,233,
appropriation foi tho present fiscal year.
The revenue of the department for tho
fiscal year ending June 30, 1890 are esti-
mated at $62,508,628, which is an increase
of $9,813,483 over the revenues for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1888, and an
increase or 4,544,924 over the estimates
for tho fiscal y<jar ending June 30, 1889.
This will leavo an apparent deficiency
for the year ending June 30, 1889, of
$4,304,415.
The ln»ifnr»t Fund,
Washington, Nov. 24 —At a meeting
of the executive committee of the inau-
gural ceremonies this evening Colonel
Elliott S. Stnphard and Robert Foster,
of New York, were appointed on tho
finance committee. Captain George E.
Lemon, chairman of the latter commit-
tee, reported subscriptions guaranteed to
date $86,500, the amount required $75,-
000. _
A Benevolent Man.
Pnn.ADBt.rHiA, Nov. 24.-J. V. Wil-
liamson, an aged philanthropist, who has
decided to devote $12,000,000 of his enor-
mous fortune for tho establishment of a
great industrial school for boys, has com-
pleted his arrangements and to-dHy took
the first step in the direction of establish
ing'the school by selecting a boarcj of
seven trustees, all well known business
men.
SWITCHMEN'S STRIKE.
THE SUPERINTENDENTS OF THE VARIOUS
LINES HAVE
Unanimously Agreed that no Concessions
Would be Made-Knights of Labor
—A Dynamite Explosion—A
College. Burned—Sul-
livan and Mitchell.
A Collage Barn*.
Mahxon, Ala,, Nov. 24.—The Judson
female institute, one of the oldest ftmale
colleges in the south, burned to day.
Loss $100,000.
Base Ball New*.
Nkw York, Nov. 24 —It iB officially
announced that Shortstop Ward, of the
New York base ball club, has been sold
to the Washington club for $12,000.
Drowned.
Denvkk, Nov. 24.—A Greeley. Colora-
do special says: Harry and Oscar Brow
nell, aged 18 and 14, were drowned in
Seelcy's Lake to-day while duck hunting,
upsetting a boat.
A Dead Commodore.
Troy, N. Y., Nov. c4.—Commodore
Cicero Price, died here this morning of
pneumonia. He was nearly 63 years old.
His oldest daughter Lillio iB now duchess
of Marborough.
Dynamite Explosion.
Tract, N. Y., Nov. 24.—By the explo-
sion of dynamite at Thompson Mills,
near Schuylerville, Saratoga county this
afternoon, six men were blown up, two
killed and the other four unconscious.
An Assignment.
Philadelphia, Nov. 24.—Wm. Lar-
zeler and Sous, wholesale dealers in
foreign fruits and groceries have assigned.
Liabilities $50,000, nominal assets $75,000
to $80,000.
Trying to K«t np a Fight.
Chicago, Nov. 24.-W. P. Vice, of the
San Francisco Athletic club, passed
through on his way to New York. He
feels confident that he can arrange a fight
between Dempsey and Mitchell.
Fire at Flndlay, Ohio.
Findlat, O., Nov. 24.—A fire this
morning destroyed three four-story brick
blocks. Loss $100,000, insurance$50,000.
The safe in Rhue Brothers building war
opened and $8,000 in money was taken.
The burglars are supposed to have set the
building on fire.
A Cold Snap.
Bklvidkre, N. J., Nov. 24.—The cold
snap wrought great destruction in tbe
Delaware and Pequat valleys. Thou
sandB of bushels of apples were frozen
and hundreds of thousands of dollars
worth of celery destroyed. The celery
of the great Pequeat meadows was frozen
in and rendered valueless.
A Presidency Tendered.
Milwaukee. Nov. 24 —A special from
Apleton, vVisconsin, says President Brail
ford Raymond, of Lawrence university.
haB been tendered the presidency of the
Wesleyan university at Middleton, Con-
necticut. It is believed the offer will be
accepted.
The Kailroads.
Nkw York. Nov: 24.—The Times says
at a meeting yesterday between Jay
Gould and representatives of the Santa
Fe, St. Louis & San Francisco, Rock
Island, Burlington and C. P. Hunt'ng-
ton'a lines a cast iron agreement was
made terminating the disastrous war of
rates which has been prevailing in the
southwest.
concessions would be made. The num-
ber of freight trains leaving the city in
the last twenty-four hours was not mor-
than a dozen. Regular freights contin-;
ued to arrive all day, however, and the!
blockade is becoming serious. j
The fact that the roads during the!
afternoon began to handle some of the '
accumulated freight in the yards was j
keenly disappoint®? to-, the strikers. It j
became evident that they were being j
gradually locked out. Shortly after ;
noon tbey determined to ask the engi
neers and firemen to be present at their
meetings to induce them, if possible, to .
join their movement. Tbey succeeded I
in getting a number of them to attend, i
and while the men of the two brotuer-
hoofls expressed sympathy for the
switchmen and unofficially hinted
at their intention of an important
move, yet action was postponed till their
meeting to morrow. The engineers and
firemen, while at their posts on ih« engines
in the afternoon, talked among them
selves about going out on Monday if
nothing was done on the part of the
superintendents. Of course such state-
ments were unofficial, but they point to
the possible action of the local brother-
hood. Nearly all of them were question-
ed in various parts of the city railway
yards, and they almost uniformly said
that while the brotherhood were not at
present involved in any way with the
switchmen's strike, yet if the roads con-
tinued to ignore it the local men would,
before 48 hours more had elapsed, for
they thought the switchman should have
their demands. During the early
evening a large number of strikers gath-
ered about the Panhandle yards and
many of them were under the influence
of liquor. They spent their time in loud
abuse of the substitutes working passing
trains, and shouting oaths and familiar
epethetsof "scab" at them. Among the
crowd it was said that if the freight
clerks and road men continued to work
after dark they were going to "lay for"
them and break their necks with rocks.
They then sent deputations to the men
and made a similar announcement in
their presence. A number of roadmen
thereupon became alarmed and left their
posts, taking early freights out of town.
Nothing could induce theru to
remain. The crowd at Noble street be-
came very boisterous as early as six
o'clock and stoned the Panhandle switch-
ing train so that it was biought to a full
stop. The ill feeling of the men was in-
creased by the Panhandle officials dis
charging the strikers who were in their
employ. Two switchmen thus dismissed
were receiving $85 per month. One at
tbp Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton who
struck was getting $80 ond four more $75.
Probably the strikers' wag<?3 everywhere
over the city averaged from $(55 to $70,
and they are the best paid unskilled
workmen, it is claimed by officials, em-
ployed in this country. The superin-
tendents of the several roads will
make an attempt to open their
yards Monday up with a full
force of men, until then little effort will
be put forth to do more than move bare
ly such freight as is absolutely neces-ary
In the meantime new men are being em -
ployed, to report Monday morning. The
police will likely be called oil and assist
in making this plan a success.
FOREIGN NEWS.
THE
CANADIAN PARLIAMENT *T ITS
COMING SESSION
Will Enact Laws Restricting Chinese Immi-
gration-London Gossip- Judgment
Upheld A Big Loan—Rail-
roads in China
Other News.
Will Legislate Against tbe Chinese.
Ottawa, Ont., Nov. 24.—It is believed
that during the coming session of parlia
ment, the government will enact legisla
tion restricting the Chinese immigration.
Judgment Upheld.
Edinburgh, Nov. 24.—Judgment in
tbe case of Parnell against the Times
alleging proof of question of arrestments,
from which the Times appealed,has been
unanimously upheld by the judges of the
fi st division of the court of sessions.
A Big Loan.
Paris, Nov. 24.—The grand council at
Saigon opened negotiations for a loan of
one hundred million francs to be guaran
teed by China. The money is to be used
to cover the first expense of the estab-
lishment of colonies in Tonquin.
8till Has Confidence in Him.
London, Nov. 24—Sir Charles Warren
who recently resigned as chief of police
of London, has been offered the com
mand of a brigade at Aldershot. This
shows that the queen's confidence in him
has not abated.
London Gossip.
Loxdon, Nov. 24.—The Manchester
November handicap was won by Ear
mare, Phil second, Fallowchat third.
John Bright is worse this morniug lie
had a bad night.
Edison's agent to-day exhibited a phon-
ograph before the faculty of Oxford uni
versity.
Dr. Sir William Jenner has resigned
from the British Medical association.
An influential committee has r.u ad
dress protest to the council o£ the associ-
ation against the publication by the Brit-
ish Medical Journal of the late Emperor
Frederick's note to Dr. Mackenzie.
COMMERCIAL.
Itallroads In China.
San Francisco, Nov. 24.—The Chi-
nese Times states that the first railway
in China was officially opened the ninth
of November. Eighty one miles have
been comp eted from Tien Tsin to l.utai
and the Tong Shang. The line will be
continued to Pckin in one direction and
in timo also to southern and northwest-
ern China.
Gotham Gossip.
Nrw York, Nov. 24.—Lord Sackville
West and daughters, Joseph Chamber-
lain and wife and Hon. A. S. Northeote
were among the passengers who sailed in
the steamer Labourgogue to-day. it
probably did not occur to them that this
is tbe anniversary of the day when the
British troops evacuated New York.
Tbe banks now hold $12,141,475 in ex-
cess of the 25 per cent rule.
A Foot Race.
Nrw York, Nov. 24.—W. G. Young
won the ten mile run for the champion-
ship of America, under the rules of the
National Amateur Athletic association,
at the Manhattan club grounds to-day.
The wind w«s heavy and the track bad.
Young's time was 57 minutes, 7 3-5 sec-
onds. 8. F. Freeht was second in 59
minutes, 9 seconds. The ten-mile record
was not broken, but Young increased the
one hour record from 10 miles, 77 yards,
to 10 miles, 9"5 yards,
The Switchmen's Sstrlke
Indianapolis, Nov. 24.—The railway
managers and striking switchmen do not
seem to be any nearer an agreement than
yesterday. The superintendents of all*
the lines had a conference this afternoon,
and it was unanimously agreed that no
Kuiglits of Labor.
Indianapolis, Nov. 24.—At the after-
noon session of the Knights of Labor,
some minor committees reported on mat-
ters of no general interest. The legisla-
tive committee favorably reported the
resolution in support of law, placing the
penalty on gambling in wheat and other
necessities. The convention agreed to
report as it also did with rccommendi-
tion of agitation in favor of the Austral
iau system of voting.
In the afternoon the law committee re-
ported on the temperance question and a
long diseussion ensued. A proposition
has been handed to the committee to
abolish the section in the constitution
which provides that intoxicants shall be
sold at picnics or other entertainments of
the Knights of Labor was reported with
the remark that the committee deemed it
inexpedient, according to the pressnt
constitution, saloon keepers are ineligi-
ble to membership in the order, and to
get around this amendment they present-
ed an amendment to give leave for out-
siders to sell liquors at such entertain-
ments, but that members of the order as
knights shall have no such privileges.
The matter was warmly discussed ou
both sides, but adjournment was taken
before p ositive action, and it will again
be taken up Monday.
money and mktalr.
New York, Nov. 24.—Money on call
easy at 2 per cent; closed offered at 1J
per cent; prime mercantile paper, 4|(30i
Copper—A spot weaker;futures firmer;
lake, November, 17.35.
Lkad—Dull; domestic, 3.00.
Tin—Quiet and barely steady; straits,
22.40
Silver--Bar 94$.
cattle and s11ef.i'.
Chicago, Nov. 24.—Cattle—Receipts
3.000; market steady; choice beeves.
5.00(35.50; steers, 8.25(34.00; stockers and
feeders. 2.00^3.80; Texas cattle, 1.65
<33.10; western, 2 65@3.50.
Sheep—Receipts, 3,000; market lower:
j natives, 3 00(34 80; western. 8.00(ii8:80;
Texas, 2.50(33.20.
Kansas City, Nov. 24.—The Live Stock
Indicator reports:
Cattlk—Receipts, 5200;. shipments.
1,900. Market slow and weak: good
to choice corn fed. 4.75(35.25; common
to medium. 3,25(34 GO; Blockers and feed
ers, J.00@3.40; grass range steers, 1.110(3
3.00; cows, $1.00(32.80.
Sheep - Receipts, 1000; shipments.
535; market stronger: good to choice mut
tons. 3.50(383.75; common to medium. 1 50
<33.00.
Sullivan and Mitchell.
Philadelphia, Pa., Nov, 24.—Charlie
Mitchell, the English pugilist, who is
now in thi« city, when shown a Boston
dispatch announcing John L. Sullivan's
offer of $1,500 to Mitchell to stand up
eight rounds in front of him in a public
glove contest, said: I dou't want to take
advantage of him; he is sick; he must
have had advisers. My advice to him is
Po lay off five years instead of live months
and by that time he might regain his old
form. However, if he wants to have a
go, I am willing to meet him and what
is more, 1 will give hiin $1,500 if he will
stand up againBi me for eight rounds.
A Horrible Tragedy.
Kansas City, Nov. 24, —A
special from Ozark, Missouri,
Journal's
reports a
south of
horrible tragedy twenty miles
Ozark, in Toney county Mrs. Amanda
Truett killed two of her youug children
with a hatchet, and then cut her tbroat
witti a butcher knife. No details arc ob-
tainable, but it Is supposed the unfortun
ate woman was demented,
The Milk Question.
Dr. Yandell says that one of the milk
dealers told him that it was impossible
to sell pure milk at the prices now charg-
ed here, thus admitting that the milk
was adulterated. It is not unlikely,
therefore, that the charge for milk will
go up.
"It is uf great importance that the milk
dealars be compelled to sell pure milk,"
said Dr. Yaudell to a Timks reporter,
"The great danger in allowidg adulter-
ated milk to be sold is the danger to
young children. It is a question of more
importance in El Paso than in any other
! city of its sire of which I know, because
of the unusually large proportion of
small childreu in El Paso. Where
babies are fed on cows' milk it
ifl of vital importance that there shall be
as little variation as possible in the milk
from day to day, in order that the physi-
cian may be able to see that the babe
gets just the right amount of nourish-
ment, no more, no less. I most certainly
think that the health officer is doing the
right thing itt investigating the milk
question and prosecuting all sellers of
adulterated milk. In justice to the milk
men. however, we must not insist that
| they shall charge the same for pure milk
I that they have been charging for milk
and water, They must have a fair profit,
but they must be compelled to sell pure
miik, whatever tbey may charge for it."
A marriage license was issued yester-
day to Sam Stanley and Mrs. Ruby R. B.
Penn.
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