Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 1, 1889, Page 1

AN IR . OMAHA, ANNER TRIIS THEM T0 G0, Nearly AN Oftara of Divisions \ Asked to Resign. \ e ! T APPROVED BY HARRISON. ho Corporal Not to Be Swerved _, F'rom fis Coursc—Major Reno 1s Dead—A Mother Prose trated By Griof: 513 Founreeyta Stane WasHINGTON, D, C., March 31, The first act of Corporal Tanner on taking | charge of the pension oftice was to call for the resignations of nearly all tho chiefs of rlvlmnnl. and his action in this respect is not ASHINGTON BURRAU Trr OMAnA Bre, } approved either by the president or Secre- ary Noble. The latter has 1ssued an order forbidding the heaus of bureaus to call e resignation of an oficer under them vithout the authority of the secretary of the nterior, bup Corporal Tanner will not be sasily suppressed. He said last night: “I am going to be responsible for the way things are run in the pension bureau, and it is but natural that I should want to select my own men. 1 have already made selections for tho | responsible positions aud they are waiting 7the approval of the secrotary.” | 3 MAJOR RENO DEA ‘ Major Marcus A. Reno, formerly of the ! Seventh cavalry, who was court martialed i en years ago for his failure to support 3eneral Custer at the time of the Big Horn massacre, and who was afterwards cashiered trom the army for druakenness and conduct nbecoming to an ofticer, aied at the Provi- dencg hospital in this city on Saturday night er on the tongue, caused by exces- _ive smoking. An operation was performed “y1pon him two weeks ago by Dr. Hamilton, { when erysipelas set in and caused death. Major Reno has k in the per sfiice for some tune, and lately figured in tho ourts as an applicant for & divorce from his wife. A MOTHER'S GIiT Mrs, Callan, mother of g W. Callan, the nineteen-year-old Washington boy who was drowned in the awful disaster at Sawon, may die from the shock of the sad nows. This is one of the saddest incidents of the disuster. The meager news in the earlier editions of yesterday morning's vapers throw her into a fever of uncertainty. The _{ipsio was reported as sunk, but her friends 800n told her that the news was not con- firmed and that her son was uninjured. Yesterday afternoon some of the neighbor: took to Mrs. Callan a copy of tho extra edition of the Critic containing her son’s name in the list of=the kilied. As soon as the mother's cye rested on the name of her son she fainted away and remained uncon- scious nearly a half hour. When sho be- / came conscious again sho was delirious and had to be restrained by force from leaving the house. She has since beeu lying unconscious most of the time, and the physicians pronounce her = case critical. ' Mrs. Calan is g handsome woman, younger looking than one would expect thé mother of a nearly nineteen year old son to be. It was but four months ago that her lusband, James Nicholas Callan, died, and the widow’s whole life seemed wrapped up in her son. When the story of the blowing up of the Nipsic by the Olga was circulated u fow weeks ago, Mrs. Callan was mado very ill by the shock it gave Ler, and had not entirely recovered when the equall " dreadful and truer news came yesterd George Callan was a born sailor. Three eurs ugo he went on board the training ship. e shipped on the Nipsic a year ngo at the special request of Captain ~Mullan, with whom he was a favorite. His father, James N. Callan, was a well known Washington lawyer. flis grandfather was old Dr. Cal- lan, who died about a year ago, and was one of the oldest residents of Washington, LIENCY TOWAKDS DEMOCKATS, 1t is not altogether the fault of the admin- istration that democrats are not removed to make places for republicans. The senate is in the way. A fortnigh he president removed an offensively partisan postmaster _ in Indiana‘and nominated a good repulican, The senate committee on postofiices and post roads refused to report the nomination for confirmation, for the reason that the grounds for removal 0f the present incumbent were not, in its mind, sufiicient. The president will renominate the new ofticer when the senate adjourns, and he will take his posi- tion without confirmation, but when the senate meets again there will be another contest between the nominating and confirm- g powers. A fow days ago when a well known congressmar urged the postmaster general to make a removal for the purpose of giving a republican a place,the head of the postofiice department replied: *“If you will take the consequences, 1 will seo that your requost is carried into effect. 1 mean ‘that that you must see that the senute confirms the nomination.” Upon inquiry the con- grossman came to the conclusion that he would not urge the removal. Iv is stated that there ure several republican scnators who are insisting that democrats who are . competent and honest shall serve out their ' commissions, and that with the democrats %, they make a. majority against removals in any branch of the service. Members of the “-hanse who are working to get democrats out and republicans in are contending that the senatord have adopted this policy for the urposo of relieving themselves of the work Bitiont to the filing of so many oMicos ay this Lime. for CAN'T BE NELPED, A politician who complained to the secre- tary of the interior that it was unfair treat- ment to not permit the indorsers of an up- plicant to know, till it was too late. who would be appointed to a position, was told that nine-tenths of the nominations sent to the senate nowadays were not finally agreed more than an hour or two before they nde out by the exccutive sccretary, Phe procedure for reaching conclusions as 0 appointments,” says a senator who has en very active in securing appointments during the past four weeks, ‘“scems to be about this: The applications are all filed with the Leads of the departments, und by them preliminarily examined. After the wetary - makes up his mind who of the nr- plicants for & place, comes within the bounds of merit, be certifies them up to the sident, and with the certilication sends mmlmrl filed. The president looks over the indorsements and then takes up the recommendations of the head of the depar ment. Iv (rsqucfltly happens that the presi- dent does not thibk it wise to appoint the man selected by his cabinet ofticer, in which event the latter is called to the white house and the merits of the cases are gone over, " It is, in fine, the same procedure that is fol- lowed by the civil scrvice commission. But you can readily discover why the cabinet oficer cannot from his ofMce say who will be pointed or when, As soon as the presi- gnll\flrflnu with the cabinet officer that a man shall be appointed his name is sent to the senate, and this is usually but an hour or two before the nowination is sent to us. Wo may complain of it, but we nave the saue principle in operation. We have a rulo which requires that two executive sessions of the must be held after a nomivu- tion is ed before it is anuounced pub- liely. done to give opportunity to move & reconsideration. Tho president’s rule gives him all the opportunities possible 1o discover objections to an applicant befors he is nowinated and withoul delaying ue THEY EXPECT 70 GO. UIf they were permitted to do s0, nearly y democratic postmaster of the fourth ‘would résign within torty-eight hours,” of lllinois, ent yesterday afternoon. ," he continued, “‘want to resign b vause they are disappointed over the result of the election and don't waunt to serve under republican administration, but most of e bave entered into an arrangement with one to succeed them, by which a good price i3 10 be puid for the oftive faturcs. They all seem to rogard it as only a question of time when they must go, and they aro willing and anx 8 to go at once, if they are permitted to sell their fixtures. This they can only do to advantage by a prearrange- ment with the persons who' are to succeed them. Yes,” continued the Illinols demo- cratic statesman, “‘Mr, Clarkson is using the guillotine liberally, and he is right. These nlaces ought to @o to the varty in power, Ex. Assistant Postmaster General Stevenson did @ good job of it, and. the democrats will not complain if they aro superseded as rapidly as possible.” MRS, HARRISON'$ VACATIO Mrs. Harrison is slowly recovering from her severe illness, She was up and about the house to-day and hopes to be out of doors this week. As'soon ns she is able to with- stand the travel, with her daughter, Mrs. McKee, and the latter’s children, she will go to some auict seaside resort where she will escape public notice, and free from social rest from her arduous labors. rrison took an_important part in the npaign, receiving delegations with her husband, attending public mectings and en- tertaining a houseful of guests from the firsy day of the campaign. “But 1 liked it, not- anding the work,” she said to the cor- dent a fow days ago. ‘I alwaye en- joy the company of happy people, and I never saw so many smiling faces us during the campaign. "The people seemed glad in thei: contemplation of a change of administratior Mus. Harrison overworked herself, however, and soon after the inauguration the reaction came. A season at the seashore and a good vacation during the snmmer and she will ba herself again, ready to make the white house @ hospitablo abode when the social season begins next November. MISCELLANEOUS. It looks v much as it Mr. Parsons, of Cleveland, would not be appointed comp- troller of the currency. His nomination has been expected every day, and Senator Sher- man has understood that it was decided upon, but the report now is that the presi- dent hus rejected him, and is looking for & new man. ARMY NEW! direction of the sec Patrick Counell, t infantry, ¥, having enlisted consent of his pa harged from the s etary of war, Company D, now ‘with his com- ile a minor, without ts or _guardian, is co of the United s C. now Darling, with his Company A, ntr compan red. The superintendent of the recru servico will cause twenty-five colored caval to be assigned to_the Ninth cavalry, and forwarded uuder proper charge to such a point or points in the department of the Platto as the commanding general of the de- partment shall designate, Colonel Michael Sheridan, assistant adju- tant general, now on duty in the war depart- ment, will shortly be relieved and ordered to Chicago. He has been quite b engaged for some time in settling up the estate of his brother, the late General Sheridan, and now that the business is in good shape will_leave at an early daie to enter upon his new duties. The fricuds of General Whipole, at present v at Governor’s Island;, New York 3 adjutant general of the division of the Atlantic, will shortly present his name to President Harrison for the position of ad- jutant general of the army, to be vacated by ihe retirement of General Drum. General O, O. Howa commar.dy ing the division of the Aulantic, and General N. A. Miller, commanding the di- vision of tho Pacific, have given orders to have special examinations made by skilled artillery officers in their command, next montn looking to improved defense of the respective cousts, Peuny S, Heatm, - FRIENDS, HALSTEAD' The Propose to Send Him to the National Senat Corvsnus, O., March 81.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue BE. |—The rejection of Murat Halstead as ambassador to Germany may lead to unexpected results in the event of a republican legislature being chosen in Ohio in November. His friends will demand an cmphatic vindication for him, and with a re- publican legislature will send him 1o the sen- ate. Both Foraker and Foster will have to stand aside in his favor. Indeed the work of vindication will probably be initiated by placing him at the head of the repubiican ticket for governor, 50 as to give hima double chance. —— h Death Record. Los Axceues, March 81.—Licutenant Colonel Richard H. Alexander, until re cently medical director of the Department of Arizona, died here last night. Deccased was a son of General E. B, Alexandor. He was born in_Tilinois, cutering the army from Kentucky, and reaching his high rank for meritorious _service during the war. The funcral will b conducted with wmilitary honors on Monday New Yonrx, March § .—Jobn A. Duff, the well nown theatrical manager, died 'at 7 is morning. Mr. Duff'was born in -nine years ago. He leaves a and three daughter: - Shipwrecked S ailors Rescued. Portraxp, Ore, March 31.—News has been received from Yaquina Bay, Ore., that this morning a tug returned from the search for Captain Kobinson and three men lost from the schooner George H. Chance, having found them in perilous situation near Nes- tucea bay, about thirty mmiles novth of Yaquina, where they had drifted in s boat. They bad been out two days food. wife, four so ——— It Sounds I a Fake. Nrw Yonr, March $1.—At a mceting of the central labor union to-day a communica- tion was read purporting to come from Ji Gould, through Washington Davis, @ road contractor, stating that Gould was will- ing to hand over to the union $§11,000,000 in gold, with interest from January 1, 188 if the Central Labor union would be willing to adopt a plan for a co-oporative industr) provosed by Gould. The s tary will wait on Davis to-morrow see what it means, ———— Instantly Kilted, Torrka, Kan,, March 81.—|Special Tele- gram to Tug Bee.|—Two young men named Tom Maguire und Morris Keating became involved,in a quarrel this afternoor. over a trivial matter, both being intoxicated. Keat- ing shot Maguire, causing instant death, und then surrendered hmself to the autho ties, e A, Bomb in a Church Rome, March 31.—While Father Agustine was preaching in St. Carlo church to-day o bomb was exploded. There was great ex- citement in the congregation, and several women fainted, but the preacher continued his sermon. e Steamsnip Arrivals, At New York--The Alaska, from Liver- pool; Labourgogue, from Havre, At Havre—La Champague, York. At Queerstown York. from Now e Servia, from New Nenuaska Cir to Tag Bre.|—J. D. Tiffany, a plumbe left the town suddenly, and a number of creditors. Tools to the' value of $10 bave neen attachod to satisfy claiws amounting to cral hundred dollars R Jerome Boueparte in London. LoXuoy, March $1.--Prince Jerome Bone- parte and two other survivors of the disaster 1o the steamer Countess of Flanders, which was suuk off Duukirk by the steamér Pri cesse Henrietta, reached here to-day. Druggists In Trouble, Savt Lake Ciry, Utab, March 31.—|Spe- cial Telegram to Tug Bee.|-—Eight drug- gists of this city were arrested and heavily flued last week for selling liquors contrary 10 city ordinances. - AWoug the pumber was W. Hathaway, forwerly of Aurora, Neb, TWO SIDES OF THE STORY. ‘Where Are the Victima of the Keya Paha Vigilantes? AND WHO ARE THE VIGILANTES? Some Communications Which Would Indicate That Driving Men Into Exile s Not Wholly Approved. The Koya Paha Troubles. GraxD TsraND, Neb,, March 81.—|Special to Tk Bre, |—Excitement s intense in Keya Paha county over the disappearance of threo settlers living in that section. Keya Paha county is opposite the Sioux reservation, in Dalkota, only the Keya Paha river being bo- tween. Settlers along the river arein the habit of turning their cattlo on the reserva- tion without any herders. This habit has furnished a good field for cattle thieves, and as the reservation protects them from the officers of the law, they have plied their nefarious business persistently. They have been aided by certain settlers, In fact a large majority of these renigades make & showing of being scttlers, and use it as a disguise. Of late they have becomo so bold that vigilant committees were @ necessity for protection. Several farmers who were suspected of being accomplices or cattle thieves have been notified toleave the country, and a number, deeming prudence the better part of valor, have journeyed westward, but others failed to comply with the requests of the vigilantes, and three of these have undoubtedly paid tho penalty. Last Tuesday night about twenty masked men called upon & settler named Gannon, broke inthe door of his dug out, bound him hand and foot and rode away with him, EF'rom his ranch they went to the homes of George i3abcock and a squaw man named Ramis, and pursued the same_tactics. Then they disappeared ncross the Keya , and 1o one has heard anything of the three men since. It is supposed the vigilantes lynched them, or turned them over to the Indians and half breeds on the reservation, to a worse fate. s three men had been warned in the 1 skull and cross boues style and as they long been under suspicion the verdict is that they have but reccived their deserts, As soon us the vigilantes were gone from her home Mrs, Gannon rode to the county seat and applied to Sheriff Cable for assis tance, but he snid that it would be uscless to try to follow them ashis authority ended* at the river and that the White Caps would not do the prisoners any harm until they got on the reservation out of the law’s rencl where they undoubtedly were hours befor she reached town. “Had you not been notified to leave asked Sheriff Cable of the Mrs, Gannon, “Yes; but we did not have to.” “Then you will have to take your medi- cine,” he said and left her. BEARING ON THE SAME MATTER.] The following communication may be of interest in this connection, particularly as it bears a signature: Bas eb., March 30.—To tho Editor of Tug The vigilantes have taken six men onto the reserve north of here, and three have not returned. They were taken by the Taylor mob, Horace Stews captured by them a few days ago, is insane or 50 judged. Women aro seen goivg in pur- suit of their husbands iu every direetion. A telegram was scut to Governor Thayer t morning and if word is not recoived to brc this mob up the peaceful citizens of Key Palia county will rise up and there will be war in earnest. The sherift, Cable. is afraid 10 act, for feur of his office or his life. Pledse publish th Valley House in Bassott: To the of Tne Brr lease publish th paha mob havd out once mo the purp of hanging inosent men and 1f Governor thayer does not order out & maylishie there will be mor in side of 2 hours a telegram has bin sent to Gov- ornor t mob th 1 Leaders will I proboly will Goto the pen which sood a place for them:the wob is Com- posed of men tha has no_credit & taking that plan to Git here winte & steel there seed wheat there are Lo de- graded men that have know property or nothing to Live on & they are taking this plan to forse these anen to disgorge & give them up there property & they will Let them 2o there has bin know men knowtifyed to Leeve the Country but the County will have to Leeve or Starve to death they are a band of out Lawed heatliens the taken Mr. Georgs H. Babcock one of the most promi- nent men in the County & tride to make him give up his property but faited to_Conect on account of to much Sand before them bab- cock Wishes to Inform the people of ne- braska & that all reports that have been circulated about him & pasd & defies the County to at tact | He will Suae mak them hunt ther Your Truly John Gillmore Salvation A Matters. vain, Neb., March 30.—[Special to Tug .1—A. H, Bowen, jr., ex-member of the Salvation army, who was requested to resi some time ago, since courting the socic some questionable characters, yesterday tained a teickraph blank, wrote a bogus tele gram purporting to be from Hasting request. ing hus immediate p co on aceount of mother's severo illuoss. He prescuted this to 1. D, Neibardt of this city, told a pitiable story und obtained about £20 Trom Neihardt then sk Inquiry develops the fac thut 1o such telegram ~was received here. Bowen is an applicant for a clerkship under some consul Sulvhtion army has been in session nearly all afternoon holding a trial over Mrs, Woodbridge's alleged _escapade. Reports therefrom i effect that she has been canitted of improper relations with Poore ELkHORN, Neb,, March 81.—[Special Tele- gram to Tup Bee.]—A Union Pacific cou- ductor, Kiser by name, was in trouble at this place for a short time. He was on train No. 26, the local freight. While in the discharge of his duties, his train inadvertantly blocked the main street crossing for several minutes in excess of the lawful time, as is by village ordinance provided. One of the village ofii- cers hud him arraigned before Judge Canon for violating ordinance No, 9. He was vromptly acquitted without a haring. The ©V. 0.7 says that the next conductor guilty of this misdemeanor will be put in durance vile until a justice is found who will send him over the road. e Mayor Nominated. 3eNEVA, Neb., March 80.—|Special to Tue Bee.| —At the caucus Saturday Dr. H. L. Smith was nominated as mayor, The alder- men nomlnated are anti-license men, and without doubt will be elected. g'he bond election for a court house will be“the excit- ing topic nexv Tuesday, and from present in- dications be voted, giving Fillmore county a safe place for its records, instead of the pres- ent fire trap, which, if it should burn, would entail a loss of several hundred thousaud dollars, as it would be utterly impossible to save anything. — Good Times Beginuing. Rerusicaw City, Neb., March 81.— [Bpesial o Tue Bik |—The conwact bLas been let to improve the water power of the river at this place. A canal one and a half miles long will be made. Work will com- mence April 1, The tows will be supplied with water, and the contehet is let for the erection of a large flom I. This is the be- ginning of good times.; Other improve- ments are sure to follo I An Explogion, Gi \xp Isuaxn, Neb,, March 80.—[Special to 1'r Bre]—A disastfous explosion oc- curred in the warehouse bf Bockoven & Co., wholesale fruit merchants, in this city about 7 o'clock this morning. Jn the back part of the building there 18 a @ark, air-tight room 12x20 in which they ripen! bananas, Gasoline stoves are used for heating the room. A young Italian has charge®f this department, and upon entering the Foown this morning found tne fires had bufned out during the night. He lighled a camlle for the purpose of discovering the cause, ¥hon there followed a torrible explosion, kicking him alown blowinz out the whole of the glass front of the building and rocking the buildings in the vicinit, The building téok fire, but the eM- cient work of the employes extinguished it before any damage was_lone, The Italian’s faco and hands were bidly but not dangen ously burned. The Security Bank. GRAND IsuAND, Neb,, March 81.—[Special to Tie Bre.|—The Sechrity State bank of Grand Island, with a branch offiee at Frank- lin, has decided to erect’ at once a four-story building on Locust stret, opposite the post- office, said building tahave a frontage on that street of 55 feet, and to be 91 feet deep. The first floor is to be ofcupied on the corner by the bank, and thera will be a store room next, the floors above to be fit up for ofiicos, @Tho above baik has becn recontly incorporated, and _will commence business here Muy 1. At Fragklin it succeeds to the busincss of the First National, and Mr, James L. Thompson; fopmerly cashier of that bank, is the managers The dircctors are Messrs. O, B, Thompsan, John iseimer G. Raine, 1. W. Barber and James F. Zedi- ker, of Grand Island; Mr, Thomas R. White, of New York, and Mr. Herbert A. Piie, of Boston, Fremont Politic Frevoxt, Neb, Margh 31. Tur Bere.)—Excitement in - local running high.. B\='h parties held the ventions last ~¥old _the repub) ating J. <uding attorney, the democri, Jup. ex-Senator & for mayor, & OPI®%o01a will bo on party grounds, widensparticular local issue. 13e- sides voting pd {ne city ticket Tuesday thero are sevoral »vad propositi These are for £10,000 to ai¢ din_the construction of the new court house 435,000 to build a high school und one watd building, and $15,000 for the erection of 4 new city Aguins while herwin ¢ the Trust. Encar, Neb., March 81.—[Special to Tie Bee.]—Phere is considerable stir in Edgar. About two hundred and fifty farmors of this immediate vicinity haye gathered here in pursuance to a call for # meeting of farme 10 organize u ciub for the purpose of resist- ing the twine trust. he meeting was en- thusiastic and the general feeling seemed to be that grain would o stacked loose if twine could not be bought for 15 cents pei pound. A resolution to this effect was passc Worse Sonred Than Hurt. Telegram to TiE Br wmorning R. A. Batty, a prominent citizen of Hastings, was aroused fram slumber by tho ico'of o masked burglar 1nto his bed Lho burglar poj o stz at My, a0d demanded luables, Tho latter called loudly foris ilvs. Batty becoming badly frigktoncliegot out of a window on the roof of the bfiy Window and screamed. ‘The burglee took Mr. Hatt: clothes containing a snll sum of money and escaped. % Even a Tramp is Hnman, Famnery, Neb., Mavch 81.—[Special Tele- gram to Te Ben, |—A thousand of the fol- lowing handbills wers ‘thrown on the streets room. Batty Fair selec your tickets. Break the Do away with ho hipping.” Quite a little foeling has grown from tho whipping of tramps the other night and troubje 18 possibly conimg. A Fallure. OGALALA, Neb., Mavch 31.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue B ‘The entire stock of merchandise of Sanigel A. Stener was taken possession of last g¢yening underan execu- tion for $1,000, in favar ot M. E. Smith & Co., of Omaha, and by yirtue of two chattel mortgages held by Late Loan and Trust company, of this pl for some $15,000. Liabilitics £30,000, ugats aboul the same. ¥or Higle License. CrerenToN, Nebs March 81.—[Special legram to Tue BES.]—At a citizens’ meet- ing lust night five i were nominated as city councilmen. PHey are in favor of high lieense and will undoubtedly be elected. The names are J. L. Paskard, E. Perine, W. W. Weigle, I. B. Miller and George ¥. Low- The first thres have served on the board during the pAst year. 0:2 Has a Blaze, Onn, Neb.,, Marell 30.—[Special to Tie The Ord firsg*company was ealled out afternoon for first time since its or- ganization, The aused by a defective flue. caught in the ¥oof of a dwelling house, but by the energy and promptness of the DI splendid stem of wutel subducd, g, coident. —[Spacial Tele- terday afternoon wife aud ¢hild were the t 1 became away, throwing them and "her child wore unconscious and* are in e Thrown Fro Fatknuny, Nebly Ma gram to Tie Beef—A man named Crane, a prominent liveryman of this city, was thrown from @ buggy by & ran-away team. His left shoulder and leftarm were broken, and he was otherwise iuffired. Ho is not expected ve. ——— Praing ¥ire Raging. GraxT, Neb,, March 81,—[Spacial Telo- gram to Tue Beg]—An extensive and dis- astrous prairie fige is raging in Chase county to-dny. 'The fira @0t its start m this county last evening, A 5 wiud has been blow- ing from the norglweést ever since and it has been impossible to check the flumes. Great tlunmgu to stock aud property hus been re- ported. The origig of the fire is unknown. ddss Wan! Mt Oshorn, Kearxey, Nel reh 81, —|Spacial Tele- gram 10 Tuk Bri]—Sherit Wilson yester- day arrested two gmes who were working on farms north of city, They are J. Ab- bott and Henry APbott and are wanted in Osborn, Kan., 1o} stealing, ——— “ Has Confidence in Kearney. Kearxer, Neo., March 31.—[Special Tale- gram 10 Tug Buk.|—E, K. Green, a wealtuy capitalist of Mcntreal, begau two pressed brick residences resterday. Ho will build forth during the season and invest over $100,000 in improvements in the cit — A Ticket Nominated. JUNIATA, March80.—[Special to Tue Bee.) —AL the citizeus caucus the following village ticket was nominated: B. I, Smith, G. G. Vrecland, E. ¥, Gettle, Asa Neimeyer and A. Langjabr. This ticket favors granting liceuse the cusuing year. N, Neb,, Marc to Tur Bee.|—Ye e Thowas Mathews' through town utened und ran 1rs. Mathews il hours Al condition MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 1. 1889, THE SOUTH PACIFIC HORROR. Further Particulars of the Terrible Storm at Samoa. IT BURST WITHOUT WARNING. The Vessels Helplessly Driven Be- fore the Gale and Dashed to Atoms On the Rocks and Reefs, # The Great Naval Disaster. Lospoy, March 81.—Further particulars of the disastrous storm in Apia have just been received. The hurricane bursseion the harbor suddenly, Thg Ges®.i man-of- war Eber was the firsgfjm el to drag her anchor. She became unmanageable and was driven helplessly on o rcef which runs around the harbor.. She struck, broadside on, at 6 o'clock in the morning. The shock caused her to lurch and to stagger ba ck, and she sank in a moment in deep water. Most of her men were under the hatchets and scarcely a soul of them escaped. The German war ship Adler was the next to succumb. She wae lifted bodily by & gigantic wave and cast on her beam ends on the reef. A terrible struggle for lifo ensued among the ofticers and sailors aboard. Many plunged into the raging surf and struck out, some reaching shore in safety, Others clung to the rigging until the masts fell, Of those in the rigging only two gained the shore. 'The captain of the Adler and several other ofifcors were saved. in the meantime the United States ship Nipsic had been dragging her ancho rifting toward the shore. The cap! however, managed to keep control and ran her on a sand bank. Boats were imme- diately lowered and the whole company v ed with the excopt ion of six men. ‘ere drowned by the capsizing of a The United States ship Vandalia was car- ried before the galo right upon the reef. Sho struck with u terrible shock, throwing th saptain against & Gatling gun and he' fell stunned. Betore he could recover a_great wave swept the deck and washed him and away into the sea. Tha vedsel - sank v yards from tho Nipsic, and several of the officers went down with her. Others perishied while making desperate efforts to | to the shore. Some of the ship's com- pany tried to suve themselves by chinging to the rigging, but heavy and swifc running waves dnshed over them, and one by one they were swept awa By this time night tives and Enaropeans b thered on the shore, all anxious to render assistance to the unfortunate crews, but owing to the dark- ness they were wio'ly unable to be of ser: vieu Soon after the Vandalin had sunk the ican war ship Trenton broke from her age, and was driven upon the wreck e Vandalia when she drifted to the re. The bottom of the Irenton was com y stove in, and her hold was half full of water. As morning dawned the German man-of- war Olga, which had hitherto withstood the although much battered by the heavy t constantly broke upon he, became anugeable and was ariven upon the b, where stie lay in a tolerably fuvora- sition, ollow men los Eber—Captain and all other officers except one and seventy-six men. Vandalia—Captain, four-didcers and forty men, g% Nipsic—Seven men, ~ « ‘Adler—Altogether fifteen persons. Mataafa sent a number of his men to the assistance of the wrecked ships. ‘They ren- dered splendid aid in trying to oat the Olga. Correspondent Kiein's Opinion. New Yonk, March 81,—[Special ‘Celegram to Tuk Bee.]—Referring to the great naval disaster at Samoa, John C. Klein, the well Imown correspondent recently returned from thatland, said to-nig ht: “Tt is not diMlicult to understand how the vessels were wrecked whgn it is said that none of the men-of-war in the harbor at Apia_kept steam upjunless oceasionolly for condensing purposes, or when expecting to go to sca. There cer- tainly could have been no scarcity of colfl, as hus been suggested as being one reason why the vessels could nov have got out to sea in tinie 1 avoid the effects of the hurricane close to theshore. One hundred and twenty- six tons of coal were stored on shore when Iloft Apia, whilo the Vundalia took down a large quantity last February. It usually took the Nipsie, O Alder and Eber ubout three hours, however, to get up stcam. These vesscls together with the Trenton und the Vandalia, vrobably had no fires in their boilers when the hurricane came, and having but short notice of its ap- proach, would be at the mercy of the storms, "The Nipsic was anchored in sixteen fathoms provious to my departure from Apia and al- ways kept three anchors out, but in such burricanes as at tines visit Samoa, it is not likely that half o dozen anchors would have held fier. The harbor at” Avia is so small thut with only the Nipsic aud the three Ger- mau ships the vesscls were forced to lie quite close together, some of them lyi yards of the réef. At low tide was entirély bare, Witha heavy sca r ning and having nearly half a mile between them and the shore it is not sur- prising that so many sailors were owned. On one occasion in Januury last, I saw the Nipsic's whale bout filled with officers and men, almost swamped while attempting to reach the ship from On this occasion there wis mercly i ¢ swell. Captain hand of the English man-of-war Royalist, who came to Apia from Africa during the lafterpart of my stay in Sawon, was 80 apprehensive of the sudden visit of a hurricaue that e kept steam up constantly by banked fires, in order that he might put out to sea without delay, where ho would have plenty of room to ride “out the storm, . Captain Kane, of the English man- of-war Calliope, probably followed his ex- ample, thus when the hurricane came, they wero ready to leave dangerous harbor at once. The American audgierman ships’ in Samoa wero always foreed’ Lo save fuel for an emergency. ‘The hurricane which last visited Samoa previous to the one mentioned occurred 1853, Residents of Samoa told me that they usually came ut intorvals of about six vears. In the storm of 1853 a large American schooner was carried over half a mile across the reef and landed in the yard of the Ger- man consulate, while several large vessels were forced Ligh up on the beach. When I left Apia mauy residents expressed their feur that a hurricane would visit the islands in February. Al the vessels in the harbor having been destroved or beached there must be greatdifticulty for residents of Apia o communicate with the mail steamers at ‘Tutulla, sixty-five miles away, the Calliope having gone to Sydney. Sixty-five. ‘miles 18 along distance to putl & row boat in the heavy sea, which ruus off the shore in the vicinity of Samoa.” i Rushing Work on the Charleston, SAN Fraxcisco, March 81.—Superintend- ent Dickey, of the Uglou iron works, said to- day in reply to a query: “We haye not re- ceived any orders from Washington to rush things on the Charleston, and even {f we should it would not do any good for the siw- ple reason that we have more than crammed the vessel with expert workmen, and fur- ther avtempts to expedite matters would be ridiculous, " The propeller blades will be put in position immediately, and on Monday the board of exuminers will inspect the hull, The Charleston will come off the dock next Thursday and will be taiien to Mission Rock, She will remain there until ready. 0 go to Mare Island, where her masts will be stepped. I cau't say anything definite about her guus." Many na- isa record of the officers and P e The Queen's Message of Condolence, Wasuixeroy, March 81.—Queen Vietoria cabied through Lord Salisbury to the Brit- ish legation in this city to-day, directing that her earnest sympathy be tendered to the president of the United States on account of the tarrible naval misfortune at Samoa and the deplorable loss of life. Edwards, the British cbaige d'affairs, accompanied by the socretary of state, waitod upon the president this afternoon and read to him the queen’s message. President Harrison expressed his warm appreciation, and that of the people of the whole country, of the queen’s consider- ato sympathy in tho calamity that had over- whelmed our naval corps at Samoa. A formal reply to the queen's mossage would be made, the president said, through the de- partment of state. At tho Navy Department. Wasnixaroy, March 81.—Secrotary Tracy went to Brooklyn yesterday. Commodore Wallkeor, chief of the burcau of navigation, who is acting head of the department during the secrotary’s absence, was not at home this evening, but it was said at his residence that no additional information had been re- ceived in regard to the vessols wrecked at Samon, The immediate relagives to those who lost their lives will be entitled toa pension under the genoral laws. The pension is £ for a seaman's widow per month, and $2 per month for each child under sixteen of age.. In the case of widows of officers 1t is propor- tionably larger. The parents of the dead persons will have to prove that they were dezendent upon their sons for support to en- title them to pensions. Congress will probably also pass a special act making reimburse- ments for the effects and buggage of tho officers and men lost in this wreek. This was done in the case of the Huron, which went down on the Hattaras coast about fif- teen year THE CL The Financial Teansactions of the Past Week., Bostoy, Mass., March 31.—[Special Tele- gram to the Brz]—The following table compiled from dispatches to the Post from themanagers of the leading learing-houses of the United States, shows tno gross ex- changes for the week ended March 30, 1839, with rates por cent of incy ease or de- ¢ as compared with the amounts for the corresponding week n 1898 |swazou] 1 crries, OLEARINGE, York Boston. . Philadelpiua Chicugo. St. Loms an rran Baltimor Cineinnari . Piitsburg, Louisville Providence Milwaukee. St. Paul Omaba .. Minneanolis Memnms Columbu Syracuse...,. Grana RApIAS; Dulntn, Tagoma. . *Montreal Total Outside . * Not included in tots last year. ilmT," Myt 34,508, 32 ¢ 1o ciearing house R ST T REAR ADMIRAL SOHUFDLDT, At Home Again Afu Absence. New Youx, March 81.—|Special Telégram to ik Ber. |—Among the passengers on the English steamer, the Duke of Westminster, which arrived from Japan this morning, was Rear Admis Robert Schufeldt and Miss Schufeldt, his daughter he admiral, in v sponse 1o a question, said: ‘‘I've. returne after an absence of over three years. I went first to Panama and made” up my mihd the canal was 8 feilure, From Panamalwent direct to Japan, aud -spent many months studying the people. For a time [ lived far in the interior, where foreighers seldom go. Japon s largely under the dnfluence af the Germans, but Americans are highly re- spected and could casily make their infiuence much more potent if the; chosg. From Japan I went to Core: where I spent half ' o year. Here n majority of the foreigners are Americans. 1 have a peculiar interest in this country, be- cause Icarried out the first troaty between it aud the United States. [ then went back to Japan and there took passage on the Duke of Westminster in order to learn why fho English steamers could trade in Chinese nnd Japanese wators, and make a profit when American siips could not. My conclusion was that there was no reason at all, aud that our ships te on, oqual terms with the Edglish ships, and ata profit, too, I was hty days on the voyage hdme, We touched ut several Indiau ports, and ap Clumbo, where I visitéd Arubi Pasha, 1 only neard of the loss of our ships nt Sumoa this morning, and it was yery sad news to me, The Trenton was a_remarkable ship in her way. The London Times once called her the model frigate of the world.” The admiral says he cannot rest on shore, and willstart off on another trip as soon as hie can, ol e BOTH WHIPPED. Two St. Paul M. t Through Hight- | ing simultoneously 5 S1. Pary, Minn., March 81, —[Special Tele- gram to Tie BEe.|—A seloct prize fight oc 1 yesterday afternoon in 8$t. Paul be- Eugene, Gibbertson, depuly sheviff untila fow months ago, and Dick Pieroe both well known here. The fight began the bar-room of a prominent hotel. Pierce’s credit had been shut off at the bar and he took occasion to abuse the bartender, who refused nim a drink. Gibbor ton attempted to protect the bartender and received several insulting epithets from Cicree, He warned him not to repeat the Temark, but Plerco did 80, and Gibberton let fly with his godd right, with good eftect. Charley ¥airehild sepa. ., rated the combatants, and it was thenugroed 10 g0 10 & private room and fight to a “lful;h. The men stripped the waist and went at each other cautiously, Suddenly Gibberton found an openiug, getting first blood, and followed it up with a leff hander that put Pierce full length on the floor. He got-up and was knocked down again, when time was called. The second and the third rounds were uninteresting, no blows of any im- l.”;unrnulfcenmmz.“m:k' In H\ll lourth Mn:l'] gave “Geuo" _sharp vap on th forehead, and then mfi:un lh’rm\'p up m‘g sponge, being completely winded, themselves satisteds . A Marc! clone. CixciNxaTi, March 81.=A “terrible gale of. wind, accompanied by &' light rain, passed over the city this afternoon, Many houses in the soufhwestern and morthern part of the city were unroofed wnd bumerous fences prostriiled. Covington and Newport suf. fered in the same way. 4 Diviox, March 81.—& March cyclone whistled over thus valley all day. No special disasters ave reported extopt 1o sn uncom- leted Catholic church in this city, The eavy timber framework for the dome, tow- ::;n‘lsll:’ryhf‘w‘tomve;ha 0uf, 1 ll with an 1 churol, wrecl very: thing under it e e a Three Years' I'hey de- The Frenoh Ministers Talk Punishing Boulanger. | He Scems to be Greater Than Thele Combined Forces—Many Rue ("" A in France, Much Ado About Nothing. [Copyright 1589 by James Gordon Beansth] ¥ York Horal® about nothin, history of the e ' is n quotation that tells the " arly partof Saturday in s ? and still rumol ement thrown Ing nd that blew and differont kinds with a large dash of exc they camo w were of as man points in the ca perdus of the chambor were thick as leaves in Vallambrosa, of general was their principal putios, if they course the brave 18 ho to be loft whe Exoite- Is he to be prosecutedt molested by the mont shone on in the eyes and upon the faces 4 Whonever anyone sups posed to be in the confidence of tho ministry Put in an appearance ho was immodiately n eager questioning crowd. ion of the cabinet & surrounded b ‘What had been the deci discussed the' under their notice by the inyuiry into the doings of the Ligue des Patriotes did or did’ tions already tho sderet of the decision that had been comie to had for & Accordingly the well informed persons who hold v on ministerial ouictimes even © plans have taken a jocal habitas nd name in the minds of the ministérs had an awple feld for their ine ument had decided to ask the chamberto - wthorize the proscoution of Genoral Bous ports were ilatly contradicted. of all this perturbation of spirit in walked nger himself, looking & trifle Baron de Mackan hastened gave his hand & In the midst General Bou! pale and worn. forward to mect customed seat in the center of his devoted. relatives, and for =heets of foolscap paper passed 1ysteriously d to hand in the Boulangist camp, . ness was not entirely sus- ant and Spuller, ministers, ans- wered questions put by M. Ferro respectively, that of the latter referring to statement that France was to. blame for the rupture of the commercial - re- and® Italy. M. was no founda- the French Meanwhile bu Signor Crispi’s tion in fact for the report that ador to the Quirinal had commenced negotiatiations for a new commercial treaty: between the two countries, thy adjourned acbate upon the reform of the - n ~odo was resumed. Pani 1'Cassdgnag wuxed wioth When' S Lobussiere read the committee report favor of transfering to the police correcoge jurisdiction hitherto exercised assizo courts in the matter of violations of - law. “It is a burning shame"” oried. of the right, and ho e aceuse the government of nicking the arsenal of the old monarchies and diskonorable weapons of tyra people should be judged by the p you are afraid of the people, und ‘Wang | put yourselves under the guard of you hired functionaries.” the chamber a rumor was ¢ effect that M. Bouchez, the public proges: cutor; had resigned his office owing to & des oision of the cabinet to proce cral Boulanger. Later on this u roport grew apace, and before Paris hi tired for the night, obtained almost off confirmation. Mr. Bouchez was safd to sympatl Boularigerism .and particularly Condolences, addressed to the keeper of the seals dcfection of s subordinate, After this the During the sitti terpolating the government during: ting of the chamber, He has, howa) stringent measures ugainst party have not been taken. dtul opinion is that the government definitely decided whut it avill do, and is only waiting for the radicals moreover are cradited tion to pile on the agony until decisive is done. Eimpie KILLED ELEVEN l‘\il)l:\“fl:‘ markable Scory From the thoakota, 0, March 3L—A special di sags that M. A, Williams and Tom Witliams, a few weeks ago wont up the Little Missouri, trapping, iug ufter they went into ¢ that their traps had been visited and game night Tom remains In the mndd! was awakened of bed inhis out to wwateh for th of the night nis brothe: several shots and sprang out cabin to see Tom fall across the doorway, corpse. Pifveen Indians himself as well as’ he couiu ay on the Indians with two heayy revol and, uccording to the d 3 ns when the o Bove) wounded, managed 10 bury his brothier A ver.in @ vont to Kort e —— An Alleged Murderer. Gnraxo Fouws, N. D. ‘Polegram to Tis Ber. [—For several weeks Chief of Police Heunessy has been shadows * g a man who gives tae nawe of James sidence ns Teoncssee, and to-night hie arrested him The murder is o been commitied at Stone Con) county, West Virginia, olin K. Wes drifted down the ri zod fifty wnd wged eleven were vratally murde ard Dowell was conyioted un hang, but oo October 9, quietl workingon the ing Graud Forks evun’.‘l‘«u for se! tightening aro: made shortly de from West Viry