The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, December 22, 1899, Image 7
A- IN AMERICAN SAMOA. Something About The People Lately Taken Into Our National family. By the partition of Samoa, a few duys ngo.Unclo Sam nnncxcB 384 square mlloa of additional Pacific Island ter ritory, and makes 5,200 moro Ma lay Polynesians American subJectB. Tho flvo Islands falling to ub nro hardly n fourth the area of the entire 8amoan group, yet In many respects we get u very generous third. Tutulla, the Inrgeat of theao flvo now our territory, contains 240 aqunrc miles, and Is.thcro fore, only n seventh the area of Ixng Ulnnd. Savnll and Upolou. which fall to Germany, are each moro than dou ble Its extent. Nevertheless Tutulla Is more suited to our wanta than cither of these. Although It Is barely men tioned In popular literature on Samoa, the stato department has Btowcd away In Its flics several extensive descrip tions from representatives who have explored It. Their accounts attest that it offers better facilities for a naval station than any Island In tho Pacific ocean. Pago Pago, Its magnificent bay ceded to ub as far back as 1872, la tho most completely landlocked har bor In tho world. It Is by far tho largest and safest In tho entire group, while that of Apia, ceded to Germany, 1b treacherous and Ill-protected against storm, as proved by tho great disaster of a few years ago. Pago Pago, formed by a submerged volcanic crater, ex tends two miles inland, and can con tain our entire navy, sheltered against hurrlcano by perpendicular walls of rock, In many places 1,000 feet high. It lies In an almost direct line between San Francisco and Australia, and near ly in the path of vessels plying bo twecn the Philippines and tho pro posed Nicaraguan or Panama canals. Considering this magnificent location and the fact that tho navy last year began preparations to utlllzo this bay for a coaling and supply station, it would have been folly to havo ceded It with Tutulla to Germany In exchango for a larger Island. Americans In Tutulla will enjoy the most beautiful scenery of tho Samoan islands. Here and there their eyes will feast upon grottoes and natural fountains. At many points liquid lava, .irregularly cooled, has formed great caverns opening toward tho sea and often communicating inland with tho upper levels of the cliffs through hollow shafts of natural formation. Al though there Is considerable rain dur ing the year to keep tho soil moist, thero Is no dreary rainy season, as in tho West Indies or Philippines. Tho eternal summer keops vegetable life at its height the year round. Uncle Sam's 3,700 now subjects in Tutulla aro independent of tho two poyal houses of Mallctoa and Tupca, which havo waged tho troublesomo native wars. This fact alono will bo advantageous to us. Tho Tutullana nre governed by their own hereditary chiefs, Fulmora, Tutcle, Statclo and Lo Tun, each of whom reigns over a district. Above them all is Maunga.thc great chief of the whole Island. These tribes aro descended from one great .family, known as Lcatou. What has been published In regard to tho natives of the larger Samoan Islands applies to them generally. They are Malay Polynesians, llko tho Tagals In tho Philippines, but aro a higher type.men- V V':. " " " "" c ' ' "St"" ' " " wmmamzMUx a r - TWO THINGS THAT THE KING IS NOT ALLOWED TO DO. .tally and physically, and havo not been corrupted by Mohammedanism. Though Christianized by persistent missionaries since 1830, they retain " their crudo beliefs in mythological history. Tho greater number are Presbyterians, a few Wesleyans and u few Roman Catholics. Women aro' equal to men, except in government. Tho father aids the mother In the caro of children and the preparation of food. We may hwre a little troublo stamping out polygamy, stlll practiced to some extent on tho Hly, although no man lives with moro than one wlfo at n time. When ho tlrca of ono bpouso ho calmly packs her off to her mother and tnkes an other. Although the Tuttillans can MEN HELP TO NURSE AND COOK IN SAMOA. build barricaded war canoo3, holding two hundred men, enn throw up earth works and nso firearms, they can bo kept In order by a small garrison In time of threatening trouble. Tho re puted savagery and bloodthlrstlness of theso people caused their Island until Inte years to bo always avoided by shjps going to Samoa. Information collected by tho missionaries, however, Indicates that this reputation was un deserved. In 1787, La Porouse, a French explorer, landed off Tutulla. A boat containing twelve of his crew wns attacked In a small bay, off tho south west coast, and all wero massacred by a traveling party of natives from Upo lou. Tho placo Is still known as Mas sacre bay, and tho Tutullana havo al ways received credit for tho crime. Tho Samoan partition added to our list of potentate subjects n real llvo king, who will probably bo treated with tho samo policy as applied to tho BUltan of Sulu. This king, Tul Manun, rules over tho island of Manun, or Tau, aa It is often called, the largest of a small group of three islands, sixty milos east of Tutulla. Although Ma nua was classed among the Samoan group, tho native subjects of King Tul havo always mado tholr own laws and havo kept to themselves. Their potentate, although a Chris tian, Is not permitted to walk, to drink water, nor bathe in tho sea. Were ho to vlolato this rulo some dlro misfor tune would be suro to befall his people It is said that the royal families of Samoa originally sprung from Manun. Jv.ng Tul therefore prides himself on his blue blood. Manun la ono hundred square miles In area, or less than half the size of Tutulla. Tau, tho residence of his majesty, la situated on the west coast. Manua rises like a great dome to an elevation of 2,000 feet, but is skirted by a belt of flat land covered with oocoanuta, while tho mountains are prolific in breadfruit trees and bannnau. There bolnc no fresh water on tho I Bland the people drink cocoa nut milk, or from brackish springs. This probably accounts for the drink ing restrictions applied to King Tut. Tho largest cocoanuts of tho world nre grown on Manun Island, according to A. 11. Sternbcrgcr, who once visited It as special agent In behalf of tho stato department. The great shells are used ns water vcbbcIb. Tho natives, although Christianized like their ruler, are very primitive and havo little In- tercourso with tho outer world. They carry oil and copra In open boats to Apia or Pago Pago for barter. All of theso now possessions nro free from dangerous animals. In the mountains exist n few wild dogs, be lieved to bo descendants of domestic species left by visiting sailors. Wild hogs also roam in herds in the forestB, and tho natives say that they antedate tno first whlto visitors. Other fauna aro tho vumplro bat, tho flying fox, sometimes four feet from tip to tip of wings, and tho remarkable tooth bill pigeon, with three teeth upon each side of its lower mandible. The prin cipal fishes nro the dolphln.montto and mullet. Tho most vnluablo commercial prod uct of Tutulla, Annu and Manua group Is tho cocoanut palm, from which co pra, used In tho manufacture of cocoa nut oil, Is obtained by drying the ker nel of tho fruit. While the cocoanut crops of tho two largo Islands ceded to Germany has been greatly reduced during the native wars, that of tho islands now belonging to us romalns unharmed. The breadfruit tree, grown In great abundnnco, will alwayB sup ply the nutlveB with their staplo article of diet. Tho fruit furnishes their staff of life, while tho wood furnishes the framework of their dome-shaped huts. SMOKING BY WOMEN. It Haa Ilecomo a Common Frnotlco In ArUtorrutlo London Cafe. "While I was in Ixindon Inst month," said a New Orleans broker who has Just returned from a trip across tho big pond, "I was greatly surprised at tho number of women I saw smoking In public. Of courso, one can nlwnys sco that sort of thing In tho bohemlan resorts nnd tho cafes patronized chiefly by folks from "he continent, but it was something of a Bhock to bump Into It nt such estab lishments as the Savoy and tho Hotel Cecil. In both places, and throe or four other 'equally aristocratic, I saw society women puffing cigarettes as coolly aa chappies at a roof garden. Tho spectaclo is so common that it has ceased to attract any attention, anu it was tolerably evident that tho ladles who wero Indulging did bo because they liked it, and not merely to bo eccentric. I dropped into tho Cafe Roy al ono evening with a London friend and wo wero shown to seats In tho large public dining room not far from what wna evidently a thentcr party of eight or nine people They wero Just concluding a Into supper, and ono of tho ladles, who was the plcturo of el egant refinement, and by no means In her first youth, produced a Jeweled clgaretto cace and passed it around. In a moment overybody was smok ing. Tbo lady wub tho American wlfo of a somewhat noted London club man, and was formerly a conspicuous flguro In Philadelphia society. I mention the Incident merely to lllustrato tho prev alence of tho habit, which reminds mo, by the way, that the London of to-day Is very different from tho London of eight or ten years ago. Thero Is every where a marked accession of gayety and sprlghtllness; ono notices it in tho shop displays, the theaters, tho restau rants, and tho aspects of tho crowds at night, and the city in general has much more tho air and manner of tho greijt capitals of the continent. Tho change is particularly notlceablo to an Infrequent visitor like myaolf." New Orleans Times-Democrat. FOndUTTINQ NAMC3 X"i7r Ono In a Most Anhtinnl nnd Mortifying Situation. Among the minor mental complaints with which we are sometlmcB afflicted especially In society, Is what might be called soclnl aberration, tho symptoms being a curious stoppage of the current of thought, which cauia us suddenly to be completely obllv'ous of the sub ject of conversation ahd which leae us ridiculously nt loss for an Intelli gent rejoinder to the remarks of any one with whom wo mny be talking, says tho New York Tribune. One of tho many phases of this peculiarity Is the forgetting nf names with which we ought to be perfectly familiar, leaving us In n most awkward nnd mortifying situation. This sudden forgctfulnesa mny affect the young as well nb tho old, but of course with tho lntter It Is Immediately ascribed to mental fail ure. "Vou know what gracious mnn nora Mis. X. has," remnrked ono of her acquaintances, speaking of a certain. grand dame. "It was too funny, the other day, nt one of her receptions, to see her Introduce a visitor to -a friend of hers who wiir stopping In the house. She began with tho friend: 'My dear, I want to present to you Mrs. --,' nnd then ahe stopped. I know In nn Instant by the expicfiMon of her face that alio had forgotten the nnmc. Hastily mumbling something she re covered her self-possession and pro ceeded, 'I know you will be mutually Interested,' sho continued, with a happy Inspiration of memory, 'as you arc both so fond of music. My friend, Mrs. ,' hero sho stopped again. In her agitation sho had forgotton the other name. Another mumble, nnd then concluding with tho words, 'a rare performer,' she sailed off with dlgnlflud and apparent unconsciousness. The two women looked at each other and laughed, having grasped the situation. 'I am Mrs. Smith,' said ono, and 'I am Mrs. Drown,' replied the guest of the house. 'Poor, dear Mrs. X.I Her mem ory Is not as good as It used to be.' " People have even been known to for get their own names on occasions, without any other sign of mental trouble, and a case of a young woman who forgot tho name of her fiancee when asked to tntroduco him to nn acquaintance shows that It Is not a falling of old age. It Is simply a curi ous little lapse of memory to which wo arc all liable SLY OLD MULE. Matle the Soldier Shriek with Laughter Ilml Ilia Own Way. "A pack mule that has seen sorvlco gets very cunning," aald nn ex-Boldlor In tho Now Orleana Times-Democrat. "I remember wo had ono old follow who had been In tho army for twelve or fifteen years, nnd ho know ns much as most of tho men. Ho was occasion ally used as leader, and wan very fond of that job, becauso In that case ho had no load to carry. To sco him maneuvering to get to tho front wna very comical. Tho regulation pack welgliB 200 pounds, and the mules soon learn to size It up to a nicety, refusing to carry anything moro. For thai reason they nro blindfolded while be ing loaded, othcrwlEo they would bo continually looking around to see whether tho pack wbb Inside tho limit On ono occasion wo received a coffin to be sent to SIboney, and tho old mule referred to was selected to carry it. The coffin weighed only twenty-five pounds, but tho mulo muBt have con cluded from Its size Hint it weighed a ton.nnd ho immediately began to groan In tho most pitiful manner, exactly like a human being. Whon tho coffin wna put on his back ho pretended tc Btngger nnd sagged down aB If ho were cnrrylng n ten-Inch gun. At tho same ,tlmo ho turned his head and looked nt mo with a mournful expression thnf wbb ns easily read aa so much print 'Good heavens,' ho scomod to say, 'nre you going to allow mo to bo crushed ny tniB enormous burden?' Wo were shrieking with laughter and tried to mnko him tnko his placo In lino, but not nn inch would ho budge. Flnall ho dellborately rolled over and lenockoe mo coinn on. Thnt settled It. We let tho old rascal take tho bell, and 1 coum almost hear him chuckling n It waa looped around hla neck. An- other mulo was then blindfolded nnd tooic on tho coflln without troublo." Futurw of Atiitrlu-IItmciirr. Hitter raco quarrels raging In Austria-Hungary havo led European poli tics to predict tho ultimate absorption of the two partB of Germany nnd Rua r,!n. Thero aro many people who bo Hevo that tho Kaiser and tho Czar havi an understanding on tho aublect. At present tho Gormana and Slavs hato eacn otner ao cordially that they aro held together only by their common af fection for Emperor Franz Josef. He la old, nnd when ho dlea tho differ ence will become moro keen. In Ana trla itself tho Czechs and Germans nre at daggera' point all tho time. Tht Auatrlans aro Germans and in sym pathy with tho German empire. On tho other hand tho Czechs and tht Magyars havo moro in common with tho great Slavonic nation to tholr north and east At present tho situation is not ripe for a dissolution, but when it comes, as Is likely after ho death of the Emperor, tho gcnernl bollof of Eu ropean statesmen Is that Independence of tho parts would bo short. Jllcjrcle Hiding la China. Civilization la at length on the march in China. In tho advanced town of Soocbow it Is reported thnt bo many young Chinamen havo taken to riding tho bicycle that tho authorities havo forbidden tfcj practlco to all ex cept foreigners, missionaries and converts. NEWS OF M STATE Ordinary and Extraordinary Happenings. (HE PAST StVEtl DAYS IN DETAIL llrlef Summary or HUtc I)ntnn Htutc, County unit Municipal New nf Im portant" to Our Iluny HcbiIpm JHr ltrm llollril lliinn, VTrilnrndav. December 111, On tho night of December n burglnrs ntolcu Into the stores of Stitttniui A Fish company and A. S. SwiuiNon at Chap pell, for the third ttme within seven weeks, and Mole tevornl pairs of shoes, pants and overcoats. Mr. Fish of the Sudinan A Fish company gut track o' the buiglar at Julosburg. Colo., next morning ami followed lilm lo Coml whoio ho was caught with the goods, The ofllccrs of tho board of mnuugcrs of tho stato boa ril of agriculture, mot recently at Lincoln for the pur pose of dlsoufslng mutters relative, to holding astioot fair in Lincoln in 1000. Tho board has c.spcilcnccd a complete change of sent liuont iih regat ds holding a stati street fair in connection with tho Lincoln festivities of that nature. Tho Idea was abaudouoil aas Impracticable. The board will now mulct) tbo people of Lincoln a proposition as to what Is needed before a street fair can be hold. V. X. Huso of Norfolk, president of tho Nebraska state press association; F. N. Morwln, of Heaver City, secre tary of the same organization, and N. .1. Luillof Republican City, D. II. Cro nln of O'Neill and .1. C. Soncrost of Lincoln, members of tint executive committee, hold a session nt the Liu doll hotel, Lincoln, to nrrnngo for tho annual meeting of the editors of the state, which Is to bo held at Lincoln tm January S.I nnd SI. Tho program was put together aa far as possible and arrangements worn made for complet ing it. The ofllccrs are all of the opinion that It will excel lit Interest and profit any meeting hold In years. The sessions w 111 be held this year at the Llndcll. ThUMilnjr, December 14. A rljr valued at S300 was stolen from the farm of llurmau Rusmoud, two and one-half miles north of llaneroft. The rig consisted of a pair of very largo, black mules owned by Rusmoud, with harness and top carriage, the' property of S. A. Hathaway. .losephus Moore, a farmer and u Ne braska pioneer, living four miles west of LI m Crock, was run over and severe ly injured by the team of another man. Tho two woru husking corn In tho samo Held. One ear was cut oil and he was Injured Internally and may not live. At Fremont, In the case of the state against Ed Jerome, for the attempted murder of Sam l'opc, Jerome was on the point of testifying for the defense, but tho nttornevh for the stntu wanted Pope present (hiring the testimony it dovolopod thnt Pope was too 111 to at tend utitl court adjourned. Popo'H wounds, together with something itlciu to nervous prostration, havo weighed lit in down until liu Is nearly u physi cal wreck. Charles A. Tawnoy, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Tawnoy, residing seven miles southwest of Cedar llluffs, com mitted suicide by hanging himself to the rafters of tho barn. During the early part of the evening lie remained with the. family, anil seemed to be busying himself with IiIh books hi which ho kept his accounts, but in fact was writing his will and farewell letter. Coroner lladluy held an in quest, the jury returning a verdict in accordance with the facts us stated. Friday, Drrumber Iff, Wilcox Herald: "Threw of our near est neighbors havo now babies this week; so any little discrepancy which may appear In tho paper will bo over looked." Mlntlon Methodists gave n 8100 lift to the Wesleyim university December .'I, Mlnden Methodists have the right sort of rolltfion it touches pocltotbook as well as heart. Rut throe marriage licenses wore granted In Saline county during No veinbor. This was the low w titer mark lecord In the county's history, remarks the Doi Chester Star. Jones I'. Nixon tiled at tho family home near Fairfield a few tlayM ago. Ho was an Ohloan, a veteran of tho civil war, sheriff of Clay county 1881-8.1. He came to Nebraska In 1871. A fifteen-year-old son of John Wad man, who resides ten miles southwest of Friend, wan accidentally shot with a target rltlu while out hunting, tho charge entering tho lower part of tho abdomen. He died later from tho wound received. At llentrlct) Sam Roc, son of Dr. and Mrs. G. L. Roe, met with quite u seri ous accident while playing at school. While running across tho playground he collided with ti playmate, receiving injuries to hla head which rendered hlra unconscious. Mnjor General Leonard Wood, tho new governor of Cuba, accompanied by his wife, sailed for Culm Saturday. A. F. Olinstend, a farmer living near Lushton, York county, Neb., met with a painful und berlouH accident when shclllngeorn, by a piece of iron hitting hint in tho eye, completely destroying tho sight. E. R. Ward, a Kansas City mulo buy er, while driving mules at Red Cloud, was thrown from his horsu and sus tained a double fracture of the leg and was otherwise badly bruised about the. ace and body, Judge Rent), who has presided In tun Tenth illiitrlot for two years, has formed a copartnership with John H. Logan, anil will practice, law at Hust ings. The Methodist parsonage at llildrotlt Is ready for oceupaney, and Rev. Un oapher and family will bo given n linusc-wnriutug as soon as they nro settled. The lire tit the Nebraska state penitentiary- December 1," destroyed the Lee llrooin A Duster company, ontnll lug a loss of 8S.,000, and otherwise: damaging property 'to miiiio extent, Natunlajr, December 10. Governor Poynter closed up tho sen atorial matter Thursday so far as lie Is concerned by appointing Douglas Cones of Pierce to sueeoed Senator Allen iw judge of tho Ninth judicial district. The nowlv appointed Judge has an nounced tho reappointment of C. A. Williams as his stenographer. Mr. Cones is a democrat. The preliminary examination oi Frank L. Dlnsmoro was hold bufore E. Frank Rrown, county judge, nt Kearney. Very few wero In attend ance, ns It was not genornly known that ho would be bo brought from North Platte so soon for examination. Tho complaint was made, charging htm with deliberately, prvmodltative,ly and feloniously shooting and Instantly killing Fiod Lnuu of Odessa on tho ntght of December -I. Dlnsmoro en tercd a plea of "not guilty" and waived further examination. Mrs. Lnuc Is bold under 810,000 bond for her appearance as n witness for the stato in tin dtst.'lot court. Dins more will remain In (ho county jail until his trial at tho January term ot tho district court. Monday, Doremher IH. AtlIartlngtoii,CharleKHarrls,chargcd with tho murder of Harlc lllenktron, at lleldoii, Sunday, December 10, wan itouml over to tho April term of district court, and bund was fixed ut thu sum of 810,000, Willie, tho slxtcen-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Verloy, residing five miles northwest of llttrwell, Mutt himself while loading a revolver, tbo bullet, a S'.'-cnllbre entering and lodg ing In the abdomen. The wound is pro nounced fatal. Charles II. Harrison, who fell front tho Lincoln auditorium roof in Novem ber, died Friday evening. At tho tiino of the. accident, Mr, Harrison sustained severe Internal injuries and tbo frac ture of four ribs. It was hoped that ho would recover in n short time. Rlood poisoning set in from which ho tiled. Albert G. Kolm, tho former deputy United States marshal, charged with extortion and bribery was arraigned in Judge Miinger's court at Omaha for trial, Ho pleaded not guilty and gavo bonds for SHOO for appenraucc. Kulm'n homo is in Missouri ut present, he hav ing removed to that state from Hent rice somu months ago. The case of tho stato vs. Kdwartl Jerome, for tho attempted murder of Sam Pope at Fremont on August p, 1H0II, has gone Into tho bands of tho jury. Impnssloned pleas woro mado to the jury by attorneya lor iinlli de fense and prosecution. Froeptent guesses at tho verdict that will bo re turned am being matlo nliout town. Jerome confesses that ho shot Pope, but says solf-dofonsu was Ills motive. Tueailajr, December 10, Poverty would soon bo nn unknown quantity if men could dispose of their experience nt cost. Natblal Johnson, a colored man, who for many years has been a Pull man porter between Chicago and tho co.iht, died at Sidney, Nub., of heart failure as tho car upon which ho wui employed reached the yards. The stato board of public lands and buildings Is considering tho question of rebuilding tho old stone shop at thu penitentiary that was destroyed by fire last Friday, Tho board will look over the ground before talcing action. At Fremont tho jury in tho cn.se of tbo Statu vs. Kdwanl Jerome reached n verdict. Jerome was declared guilty of shooting Ham Popo with intent to do great bodily injury. It took flvo ballots before the decision wns reached and tho jury was out just eight hours. Miss Viola Horlooker, uharged with the attempted murder of Mrs. Anna Morey In Hastings on t'.io 10th of last April, by means of poisoned bonbons, appeared before Judge Reall lit district court long enough Monday morning last to have her case again continued mid glvo a renewal of bond for future appearance for trial. At Nebraska Clty.as Miss Nellie Cur tis, a dining room girl at the Wutson hotel, was coming down stairs in re sponse to u call to met her sister com ing from rrccumsch,sht) wits met nt tho diningroom door by William Rattles, a negro porter about tho house, who grabbed her and attempted to force, her Into a room, but sho fought him, when ho drew a royolvcr and trlcd'to intimidate ,her. Thought olerk'canio nnd tho negro escaped. Tho negro drew his wages that morning and at tempted to leave town, but was cap tured at tho Rtirllngton depot by Chief Winton, on whom Rattles drew a gun, and was placed in jail. Stato Hcliool Apportionment, Statu Superintendent Jackson haa completed tho semi-annual school ap portionment. The total amount avail able is 8-03,883.50. TJui money1 'as derived from the following spuroes; " Stato lax i IT7.3W7 IntcreHtonU. H. bomlH. ...... ...v..... i Stu U Itftcrcxt on htuto bond 4.h-!0 Ul ttiiercHi on county bomin Ttjmtn Intcreht on school dlnulct iKmcls...... tin 4j Interoflt on nchoo) uv sold ,.... 08,0 IT OS IntoroHtoiiKullim IuikIkkoUI,.., l.tOT to InU:m,t on tuillno lands loused. IA.M CO Intercut imnug warrants..,, ,,, l&cMI M l'txiiiern llmiMi,.,, ..,,,,.,,. .,,,,,., so 40 IlutraluCu. National bank, SOI 30 Total., i ,,, 9Jil,W ! l fl 'I l (