Show TOAFA MATAAFA TO former king of samoa writes to the president DEPLORES LATE USELESS WAR regrets the said untimely death ol of brave OM officers cars ond and men irom from Ani amelica etien conveys watch belonging to heat lansdale Iian sdale with it a request that it be ba restored Ke stored to nearest relative Kela tivo ot of tho the dead officer president Gritti gratified fed at proof of thoughtful humanity manity 1 I 1 I 1 sott sept ag tho president received ived in fit audience at the white kh johh goodre leigh I 1 aho ho lils reveraa in pam nii as special correspondent respondent coi cot oi of tho the london times and 13 11 now on oil hla his leburn jol lilley to lo england while lit in one of the blaik black tit n upolu mr lagh limneo limned that it a natch to hao hae belonged to either t lansdale or I 1 ral sign monaghan fhe 06 0 O tir or jav united nho ho acre killed tit jui lii the accent var mataafa had boon faunl atil mas as I 1 in thi the jes sion ot or at 11 native he sit at onci p c aced 1 I 1 ill mataafa Mat aara abona iw lard had fiad baled Is only a few days previously and promptly revered d it reply front from tho high chief assuring hint effort m donld oil id be to lo recover the lelle anti and begging hills should tha prove successful to restore the vatch atch to the rightful my any beast felt alc condolences lie ile added you 1 now ahat I 1 teel feel about america and the late unhappy war wilar at the same time he be placed at mr air leighs command his grandson and a boats crew the nho instructed to carry in every necessary direction order to big adherents while these messengers ere in tho the island of 0 isaiall a watch anti and chain alth locket and other articles attached were handed to mr leigh and identified as the pio properly perLY of 0 the late lacut lansdale A few days later tile the correspondent left samoa for san francisco anitore here he be met the young widow of the lamented officer and placed tile tha trinkets in her possession long langr ago at the uon hon of her family and of Lans dales comrades comrade 8 in the navy unsuccessful efforts had been made to trace tho the articles so as hope that they ever bould be found had been practically abandoned mr lele leigh this aCter poon handed to the 11 president resident a letter from aiom Mati mataafa of the following la Is a translation to ills excellency william mckan lcy icy president dent ot of the united states of am amei liea tea your Excel excellency loncy I 1 have today been informed that a 0 watch lias has boon been found by one of my people aitch lq Is believed to 0 have belonged to lansdale Lansi Jale or ensign monaghan Mona ehan aho ho STO note unhappily killed in battle nt at val we lolo on april I 1 have learned that mr leigh Is about to leave samoa for america arid and I 1 have asked him to convey the watch to your excellency in the hope that you will cause it 0 to o bo be restored to the bereaved mother or nearest relative of the brave and much lamented lament fed officer mr leigh nill mill tell you that I 1 have sincerely sl race rely deplored the sad untimely death of the brave officers ficera of and men who come came front from america and perished in the late unhappy us useless e less war my sorrow Is the more because of the ill great friendship which your gloat country country has bag in the past extended to sa samoa moa I 1 rill am especially anxious that this should be made know n to the sadly stricken mothers and relatives may it be the 1 will I of god that there may neer again be strife between america and the samoans Sa moans and that the three powers will recognize my y submission to their will and rat tor for good gj I 1 pray god may give kave you long life T J MATAAFA 21 mr in the course or of conversation with mr fr leigh expressed express e I 1 himself much kt at this pr proof 0 of of oc Mala Mat afas humanity hum antty and said that it would mould afford him blain I 1 moie not e than ordinary pleat pleasure ture to prompt promptly y res respond ponti to tile hie letter he very as div thanked mr leleh leigh for biar hi artion action in th ill illicit k r and for or having personally conveyed the th dellea to mrs lansdale when sir mr baigh left samoa kretiv I 1 endeavors w were ere being made to recover risi Mona chans hang watch and mr beigh be believes alieves that thai it will follow him to washington by the mall mail due in a week or so in that event it 11 u will III of C course be at t once oiw aided to the the i relatives datives da lela tives EVIDENTLY misinformed commissary C onins general so regards regard the story of colorado volunteer sept ia general weston says bays that tile soldier 0 tile the colorado colar tilo regiment the has found BT a much to nt at maralla manila was wall Ink informed about the exo holcli re for buppa auppl in ill sugar ts Is bought about W 41 rr per cent heabler e ihan in fit the united states li lice ce Is 60 per air cent chea cheerier rier and IL i rousi dorable ro r its id found ill the places ot of beef bee f purchased qed in Aul rallA und land th ill pro ailing aI lille in chicago the locern merit ment ravel on oil these acae ni its As AM I 1 lo 10 other articles chich nrc fire a palt pail of oc tile the commissary stores bought boucht by tilt devils aimont and sold to tile tho offic rs and it it it at cost price ion wes aston t on there Is no possibility of loss loes to tho government on them the com coin rn ml esuary Bary department dofa does not purchase NA inoa ties except for the hospitals aro are bought upon the recommendation of tile the stai geons ons and the money for them comes out of tile tho 49 40 cents a 0 day al allowed 10 lo each soldier lit in thi the hospi hospital tati CLEMENCY FOR A SOLDIER senator roster foster will ask it tor for corp sept 13 15 senator foster ot of washington toddy today lec elvod a pelegia mi from C E kollowa 9 fit at vancouver edever wash saeng that corp cor 1 company D sixteenth infantry had been sentenced to be shot to death at manila the TH dispatch stated that DamP hoffer was a reasi resident dont of 0 vancouver and was only 19 years old senator foster was waa asked to if in having the me sentence Bon tonce mitigated tile the senator will see bee president mckinley ton tomorrow lorrow and ask for or clemency co for |