The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 6, 1899, Page 1

—t VOLUME LXXXV—NO. 157. SAN FRA NCISCO, SATURDAY, MAY 6 1899. PRICE FIVE CENTS. AGUINALDO | WILL RAISE WIHTE FLAG TONGA ISLANDS NOW UNDER BRITAIN'S FLAG| " L e S D N i o o SRS SCRs S oo e ol ot 1 KING’S CHAPEL IN THE PALACE GROUNDS AT TONGA. R e aaaass sl | McKinley Advised That theiz Tagallo Leader Is Ready |3 to Surrender. | REVOLT NEARLY OVER The Form of Government \\'hich‘z Will Be Granted to the (2 Filipinos ¢ t to-day i dicated the insurgent nd recog- of the >oQ BY KATE McLENNAN. April 11. ered into these great unless Friendly Islar v has been Brit hority sident has sent the desired. d here the in- t an end, and e will be no further resist- to the American army. Germany The s bel y making in the Pacif conclusive ittle pa become rection i began to out a King R R e e e g Bt 44444444443 4440 444444444444 44m0 e G - R e e R RS | N W YORK, May 5.—The Her s Washington cor- |copra ar e 000 inhabita SPONK S the following: | cendea emissaries to the | upo Commis- imitted the cursed by cticed Shirley YDA e ey sarat e s s e ar-rar-srss by 1 : g ned to ht that this ad-|cent specimen of mar & nis as made U ent | every inch a King, being ¢ feet 4 inches ¢ Q ¢ R in height and tippi the scales ® t a conference held |at pounds. His , had . Colonel Arguelles | been w ut much e until ara] | 188t mber when Ger- SeVeral | man Vice Consul arrived here from ‘)1\‘ to a |Samoa and made a demand on this 4 o b Government for £25,000, the claims be- Lo them by | ;e for debts contracted by Tongans to S 1 the character Some of the accounts After considera- s no doubt liated these g ommission fied the Pre- s to full amount were id send a large war which contains 11 harbor the largest and m S the | mong the South Islands, with the 2 the | exception of that of Papeete, in Ta- 0 el March 7, to the e ! M. S. Tau- n the har- The details of the agreement entered g on shore at into between King George and the = [ 1« closeted for a couple of commander of the Tauranga leaked out or with the King at palace. It is not the intention of the | the news leaked out that the ve h at this time to annex those 2 : with ¢ d dispatches comprising the Vavau, Haapi e < notice and had on an 1 group he British and hese conce 5 . King notified King George have me formed a y om 1 Ger- treaty of alliance, offe 1d defen- g ) € but did not propose sive, the an claim be paid nment 1 ny other part when . presented, and the Kaiser has = s ed to pay the been checkmated in one mor . of of the United St e little islands grab in the South Seas. If he does not A member of the Cabinet ser to acquire. like the play it is his move. British hom I talked told me t CEHOBCEO RO BORORE! ommission had yimously | President will be' empowered to|was for an armistice, during| a recommendation, | appoint members of the judiciary, | which the Filipinos proposed to was submitted to the just as he will be empowered to | call together their congress and President in Mr. Schurman’s yoint the Governor-Generai. through that body arrange for What the Cabinet officer with whom T talked regarded as the ature of the whele matter the com- dispatc , providing three dej peace. This proposition was re- ments for the government of the fused without consideration. It was then admitted, the Cab- inet officer said, that the Filipino army was too \\'Cilk to Slllfl(l against the American force, | which was greatly its superior. Aguinaldo, the de- archipelago—first, the execut department; second, the legisla- | was tive department; and, third, the | missi 1 department. The executive department, as commended by the commis- acceptance of on’s proposition by the Fili- I learned that be- the submission of this prop- osition to them they judic envoys. pino fore had assert- 2 R 2 5 G CNVOYS sion, is to consist of a Governor-| ed that they did not represent 2 sohti (n. 2 et . Z Z are s ¥ o> for the in- General, who shall have an abso- | General Luna, but Aguinaldo. | C‘]“Ul‘ e ‘,'-’*lmm" ol tl ot lute veto power over any acts of | It is believed the presentation of dependence of the cour V290 3 | much as for the honor of his the Legislature, and his Cabinet, | the commission’s d propositions among the | was in compliance with a request The | of the Filipinos, who desired to army, and they thought it hu- miliating that they should be | compelled to lay down their arms leaders Filipinos and Americans. gislative department will be or- | know what the promises made | “© . T e zed as a result of granting |by the United States really “}111‘{5“"”;15}”“1 erstanding 1\\ :1 suffrage to Filipinos having | meant. The first proposition | "¢ United ‘otalcs PISpOsE do with them. If the United property qualification. The | made by them to the commission | . f s s : States persisted in overriding ~|the Filipinos by force Colonel, SOON TO RETURN would retreat to the mountains and would continue for years a | guerrilla warfare, which would |be to the great injuryof the EW YORK, May 5—A Washington special to the Herald s: & e ~ ..: There s reason 1o Tillave Fiodibient mpicliley Hin heeisuvin .‘ United States. 2 that Admiral Dewey contemplates coming home within a short | My, Schurman's communica- i time. His return will, of course, be dependent upon the success % | . e e 98 g of the commission’s present negotiations with the Filipinos. As g tion made a deep LEpEcss1on % soon as they have laid down their arms, it is expected he will pro- & | upon the Cabinet meeting to- ¢ ceed with the protected iser Olympia to the United States, proba- % | . . & Dy through Suez canal to New Torit, aud obme: immediatély to Washe g | day, and after the meeting it was 5 h;m;m to ;.;n.«a’ultl \{‘ilh the President regarding the Phillipp(;n:;s. = b | stated that the situation in . tear Admiral Watson, commandant of the Mare Island Navy Yard, & | = . S & probably will be selected to succeed Admiral Dewey in command of the 3 | Luzon, aside from its military & Asiatic station. o feature, is most encouraging. In SUUONOTONONG % HRONORIROROR LUONIRLRORG R OROtNONO%INe | the instructions given to Mr. > D S . e e o R I SCIR SO Y <1 guns will cover King George and Tonga has been ¢ from absolute monarchy to a virtual dependency of the world-covering empire. Who is to be Queen of Tonga? is the question that is on everybody's tongue at present. The steamer has just ar- pounds ged an rived, hundreds of worth of win and medals and decorations for a new order to be in- stituted by George Tubou the day he The chiefs have been called the islands of this group tc is wedded from all is > cast’ their vote d that vote decides the queen question. Ofa is the favc of the outside island chiefs. I have just heard June 19 is to be the wedding day and the festivities will | last a whole month. Copra is coming in in great quanti- and now that the hurricane season as passed without a blow this will be a gor Copra brings, f. 0. b., $55 per W one realizes that the old nuts simply fall from the tree and half and the kernel dried it is ey thr The great 1 wing festival in the churches has just finished, girls going up and down the aisle of the great church carryiug huge tin wash- basins, into which the gentle heathen throws all his wealth when his name * |CARNEGIE POSED T0 THE TRUSTS gt Believes the Country Is on the Verge of Political LED INTO A TRAP BY - GERMANS the Allied Forces How Revolution. I < v - Were Ambushed in AT T \ r 1 i SELLS OUT T0 FIGHT Samoa. - R R " J S g L3 2 | > £ |As a Monopoliss He Could Not|¢ & . . 9 * Battle Against Combines and |, ® E ® * Imperialism. 1 S |® * ———— 5 & Special Dispateh to The Call | f :) Anarew Carnegre has sold out * )¢ his great interests n the iron o B¢ trade—not because he wants to ¥ retire from business, but because - b * he 1s opposed to trusts, which, he * ® believes, will lead to a political| + 8 revolution i this country mn the )¢ ¢+ near future, o ¥ He 1s sara to aesire, when that | * * time comes, to be on the side of + S @ * those who oppose monopoly. R @ 7 > ITTSBURG May 5. — Andrew ‘ ) Carnegie retirement from the \fis & steel business has aroused con- | J hg siderable interest here in his old | | B¢ home, but to many his decision | { S has caused no surpris wed | | ¢ with uneasiness the gradual incorpora- . * tion of the various iron and steel ir D i dustries into trusts, and anticipated the | 7 N time when his company, in self-defense, | ¢ & must follow in the same line. T . Mr. Carnegie believes that trusts will | ¢ & vet lead to a political revolution, and | ¢ P he aid not to 1 them. The near- | ¢ & est approach to one he was ever ® 3 the famous steel rail pool, was on 36 tempor greement as to price ® 2 s competitors. Several | ¢ 5 ¢ I l]:efiu referred somewhat i CAPTAIN HUFNAGEL. : combination, “wi s trappings of pry X o a & & --0-¢ - ferred and common stock an @44 20-¢ 550 ¢ 40 0 804 AR B R D is called out and received with shouts | of praise The basins as soon as filled are emptied into a huge washtub at the Kin »t. This screaming and shouting is kept up all day, till the last cent is wn from the poor native, who goes home hungry to his grass hut, with only a singlet and vala on, while i rides home to his co: counts at leisure the 8! no account of it being given to any onhe Besides this annual money throwing each native pays a shilling quarterly for being allowed to be a member of the church. Then money throwing, when y their almost naked lit- to the table and let them drop of mone else. in the shillings. I understand at some of these moncy throwings as much 3000 has been thrown in from one island alone. Yet collectior . going on all over the civ 1 to help the poor missiona they would | only teach the natives common sense k- and how to save their money for s ness and how to keep their homes com- fortable it would be to their credit. In all my travels I find the Catholics the only ones who seem to train the chil- dren for useful lives. Though I do not belong to that denomination yet I fain would give credit where it is due. OROROBCEOEOROBOROBOROHOBONON Schurman and * his colleagues they have been directed to act in conciliatory. manner toward the insurgents, and it is the mas- terly way in which the commis- sion has conducted its work to which the administration be- lieves its success is due. Mr. Schurman did not indicate in his dispatch whether Colonel Arguelles and Lieutenant Ber- nal had returned to Aguinaldo’s headquarters, but it is the under standing of thé President immediately after the receipt of the instructions sent to-day the commission will communicate without delay with the Filipino envoys. It has been impressed upon the commission that before the Filipinos are granted peace they must lay down their arms, and when they have taken this action and returned to their homes then will be put in operation the form of government which has been recommended by the com- mission. The commission will no doubt make it plain to Colonel Ar- guelles and Lieutenant Bernal that the President cannot guar- antee thaf the form of govern- ment recommended by the com- mission shall be continued, but a Continued on Second Paee. that | i and said he preferred the “old- foned way” of selling iron and steel. It is well known the famous iron- master is an anti-imperialist, and thinks the coming Presidential cam- paign will be fought with the anti-trust | and the anti-expansion people on the | same side. As chief stockholder in the | Carnegie Company, and that company h- a member of the trust monster. he would occupy an illogical position in the anti-trust, anti-e nsion party. By selling out his interest he will be able to devote his time, attention and money to his endeavor to bring about the success of the anti-expansion prop- aganda. To the suggestion that the hatred en- tertained toward him by union labor | may cause his advocacy of any public | question to be of doubtful utility to the cause, his friends reply that it was not | Carnegie, C ducted flwh;lil" nes “flin"‘fi.’};‘m PIA, April 21.—Following ‘B ! approval of Frick's course was only a | & up the line of operations 6 demonstration of 1o 1ty to a business for the purpose of reliev- 3 AND WOUNDED 2 partner, and that he considers himself | & ing the troops of the'in- & [+ really a good friend of labor. ' Sl e ¢ SN p Carnegie could not associate with any € 3 e alenrinE tha party Delieving in free silver at 1§ to # 24ack f_y"‘ “rh'f“"i“'n""‘imf‘:i ¥ APIA, April 21.—The following is % 1, but he has confidence in himself and | ¢ Tebels from gone 4+ a complete list of dead to date: C expects to be able to eliminate that % neighborhood of the m_hdbno.l >3 35 n.,ubh;s.mm question from the next 9 portion of Apia, on April 1, the 4+ AMERICANS. Ce campaign. ° day before Easter Sunday, § ; s o Indeed, the theory is advanced that @ py° e i ot G PHILIP V. LANSDALE, [Lieu-: g 2 H. . Royalist steamed 1 etated - his decision to retire from the trust- + iles to windivard to support an 'q. tenant, United States n + threatened business field may have @ Mies to il & 0 JsiR., -MONAGHA ensign, © been born at the famous conference |4 armed force under Lieutenant 3 United States navy + vhic 4 ryan held in New Freeman, first officer of H. M. 8. ¥ Rogees AV <o o IR e O R RRRRER e et -} || IMBUIIRR, | coxswain, United 3 O o050 02005 0 250250542500 © far as Letogo village and try to D4 NORMAN E. EDSALL, electri- e o |+ S back a mumber OF rebels (I JUIed Mates nagy. i Tantation: Ofg | ElOM as o BITEALS. | s e 7ul n. Of 4 Unjted States Marine Corps. 4 £ 4 late the troovs at the English 4 JOHN E MUDGE. private [+] © and American Consulates had : A-; e “‘ N “' 2 2 5 T 7 4 been subjected to attacks by & United States Marine Corps. AN\ @ parties of these rebels from Vai- + ENGLISH. & € [© lele It was intended to follow 3 s FREEMAN, first lieuten- & ‘é the same route on the h!m)u- & ant, Royal navy. e g ) 1 1 {$ ward journey, so as to be under 4 "\ 3] THORNBERRY, seaman, © l 4 ‘ © the guns of the Royalist all the § Roval navy. + J |5 way. Tf‘“]‘]la“d R “‘“3:‘ 4 EDMUND HALLORAN, ordinary 2 up as follows: Amer » 60, T seaman, Royal navy. |+ including 20 marines; English, ¥ = MONTAGUE RODGERS, ordi- & & g 62; total, whites 122 and about ® parv seaman, Royal navy. 2 5 120 natives, who were indiffer- * JOHN LONG, leading seaman, Southern Leaders Plottingto |3 enty armed and witnout discip- § Riyar nav § . |© line. ¢ JOHN PROUT, leading seaman, Make Free Silver a Sec- | ¥ Ticutenant Gaunt and nis bri- * povar nav [ gade were away at Savail w 4+ The wounded are as follows: [ ondary Issue. |& the Porpoise, else perhaps this & i 3 would never have been written. e g b | General directions were given 4 1'.“' Wellington, coxswain, shot o ‘? by Captain Stuart, in command @ in right elbow. Sy + Special Dispatch to The Call. | £ of the united forces on shore, & E. Andrews, fireman, shot in right 2 |9 after a consultation with the ¢ leg above knee. S AUSTIN, Tex., May 5.—Democratic admiral, and Licutenant Free- $ J. C. Johms, landsman, shot in % leaders in the Texas Legislature are in man, first officer of the Tau- ¢ left shoulder. 2 receipt of advices that there is an or- |9 ranga, was in charge of the + J. W. Laird, landsman, shot in ganized mevement on foot in all the|q party. Under Freeman: were § left hip. : ? Southern States to down Br};an by hav- leg Tjeutenants Cave of the Por- o 5 Jn_hn F. n_rlanrthy. private, shot g ing concerted action taken in the mat- | @ poise and Hickmann of the Roy- 4 In right wrist. + Ser of flb'h““f t!hg ‘:“S';- kThe move- 3 alist, and frén the flagship were & ENGLISH. ? ment was starte n Arkansas, the), Lieutenant Philip V. Lansdale, i ; home of Chairman Jones, by the intro- | ¥ . 8, N, senior officer; Ensigns & pporarty> B M. and Robert o duction in the Legislature of an anti- | @ 3 ¢ e 5. S N + cHuot [he Jast amed ek Knocked & + J. R. Monaghan, U. 8. N., and § genseless at Tagalu. The rebels € trust bill, and it is reported here tha Licutenant Perkins, U. S. M. C. 4 thought him dead and cut off his + the movement will be carried all mr@? Dr. Lung of the Philadelphia @ yight ear. - The shock brought him 2 e |© accompanied the expedition. ¥ to, and though unconscious of his & Ehe politel Rl the movement. I The Royalist shelled Vailele 4 actions by reason of scalp wound, 3 am told, believe that by pushing this | village, which was burned. The $ pe escaped. ? fight against trusts to the front they march of the land force along Z\' D can overshadow Bryan and his views | 6 the beach was continued to Le- EHO+34040 4040404640404 04044 on silver and imperialism anq can lhu_s‘ togo, five miles from Apia, and relegate him to the rear. While he is|@~{hat also was burned. The head station of the plantation is at Suga, pupaeed toitrusis; heemakes 1t g secy perhaps less than a third of a mile from Legoto. § ondary consideration, and the political | Here Lieutenant Cave, who was ahead of the forces, saw Captain & leaders propose to make it one of the © Hufnagel, the German manager. He asked the manager if any Sa- § great issues. © moans had been around in that direction. None had been near that g In fact, according to information re- | ¥ gay, was the manager's reply. At that very moment and within a few 4 ceived here, the next Presidential cam- © hundred yards of the speakers were a large body of rebels. o palgn will find this anti-trust scheme | § Hufnagel advised the return home to be made by way of the main the main issue. © road through the plantations. Everything was quite safe, he said; no 3 > & rebelamaa been about. Three other Germans were with Hufnagel and + Will Star With Frawley. heard this conversation. No one gave any warning of danger. The 9 F‘VAISHII;‘?TON& ngn 5—T. Daniel | ¥ friendlies crossed the Letogo Creek. set fire to the houses and returned rawley informed a Call representative | vai i to-night that Blanche Bates will play a E.O the b{“ejd‘ffk“efs' ?xoohzd waited for them just past the station house. starring engagement with the Frawley HOIE WAHIS Was tSpOrCer, Company, commencing May 29. No sooner had they got to the gate leading out of the station prem- PLANTER P OINTED OUT THEIR WAY ficed His Life to Save Poor Lansdale. LIST OF DEAD * 'Ensign Monaghan Vainly Sacri-