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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. EIGHTEENTH YEAR OMAHA MONDAY APltIL 15 , 1889. NUMBER 304 CHANCES IN THE TREASURY. Two Important Appointments Llko- ly to bo Made Soon. NEW YORK GREEDY FOR OFFICES I'ntal Accident to the Wife of an Officer President Harrlnon to Keinovo His Olllctal Quarters. Buniuu , THIS OMAHA Bnn. CIS FOUHTEENTH StlinET , WASHINGTON , D. C. , April 14. There Is every reason to bcllovo that the president has settled upon two names for two Important positions In the treasury depart ment , und that these nntncs will bo announced to-morrow , when the appointments will bo made. The friends of ex-Congressman Edward S. Lacey , of Michigan , * have never had n doubt for a week past that ho would bo appointed complrollcr of the currency , which olllco has been vacant for some timo. Mr. Laccy arrived early last week ana was pre sented to the president. General Harrison was greatly pleased with him , and said so. Mr , Lacey intended to leave for Michigan last evening but at the last moment ho re ceived word which Induced him to remain ever Sunday. It is understood that this word was nn Invitation from the president which led him to infer that his appointment was forthcoming to-morrow. The other place to bo tilled at the same time is the second comp- trollcrshlp of the treasury. Mr. John U. Thomas , of Illinois , Is said to bo certain of this position. Tlio duties rotate to the audit ing of the accounts of Iho army and navy of ficers , and Mr. Thomas' experience as a member of the house committee on naval af fairs will , It Is thought , provo valuable In this ofllco. The present deputy comptroller Is nuthorily for the statement that Secretary Windom has said that Mr. Thomas has been chosen for the place. Ono of the prlucip.il officials of the state department said to-night , that the papers in the last seventy-five con sular cases are ready for submission to tlio president , and It Is thought m the consular bureau of the department , that there will bo n great many changes in the consular ser vice during Iho remaining days of the month. Except two or three of tlio most Important positions in ibis service , there have been no changes nnioug the consuls by the present administration up to the present time. The number of applications has boon greater than was ever known before , nnd U is because - cause of the crowds who have visited tlio secretary of state In reference to these places that Mr. Blalno has nol had time to devote to selections. It is said that there are njiough applications from Now York stnto ulono to supply two consuls for every consulate in the world. TO LEAVE THE WHITE 1IOUSB. A report Is current to the effect that the president intends to abandon iho whllo house entirely as a business oDlco , and Ihat ho contemplates securing quarters in the south wing of Iho slate department building. There is room enough in that strucluro to afford ample accommodations for the clerks of the executive ofllco without seri ously incommoding any of the pres cut occupants. The wblto house is entirely inadequate for the president's private needs , and It has long been con sidorcd a foregone conclusion that some other place would soon be found to accotn modulo Scorelnry Halford. Now it is said that Ihe president has consulted wilh Secre tary Blaine , and that the result will bo an early transfer of the ofllccs to the building across the way. CAPTAIN MOUNT'S CASE. The case of John F. Mount , late captain of the Third artillery , will shortly bo reopened by President Harrison. It will bo remem bered that Captain Mount , whllo serving at the Washington barracks last winter , wrote n conditional resignation , which he loft with Colonel Gibson , and which was sent in to President Cleveland before the emergency requiring it , had arisen. The president , however , accepted the resignation ana re fused to reconsider it , as was earnestly fouuht for by Captain Mount's friends. Since the now administration came into power the case has been submitted to the authorities , and It is understood lliat n hear ing in the matter will bo shortly given Cap tain Mount. THE LYDECKEU CODKT-MAIITIAL. The findings in the court-martial case against Major Lydcckor , charged with neg lect of duty , nro still in Iho hands of Major- General Schoflold. It is probable lhal ho will submit them to Iho secretary of war to morrow. Among army officers who have watched the proceedings of the court , it is the general belief that the recommendation is that the major shall bo suspended from rank for n period of not to exceed two years. It is thought , too , thai Iho courl has com manded Iho offending ofllcor to the clemency of the president , and that the result will be that the sentence will bo set aside. The careless manner in which the work assigned to Major Lydockor was done has caused nn enormous loss upon the people of Washing ton , but It was scarcely to bo expected that ho could personally examine every foot of the tunnel under his charge. AUULL KNOWN LADY INJU11ED. While out driving this afternoon Mrs. Ad mlral J. C. Fobigcr received injuries which will probably provo fatal. She was accom panied by her son , Mr. Harry Johnson. The spirited team behind which they rode bccom ing frightened when going down F street , towards the treasury department , dashed along at full speed. Mr. Johnson jumped from the carriage , attempting to stop the horses , but when the car track ut Fourteenth street was reached , the driver and Mrs. Fobigcr were thrown violently out , the lat ter striking tbo pavement with great force. Besides internal injuries , her face was terri bly mangled , her eyes forced almost from tholr sockets , the right ono being crossed by n gash extending from the forehead lo her cheek. The driver was but slightly injured. 'Mrs. Foblgor was married to the admiral about six years ago , and was formerly a Mrs. Johnson , and well known in society circles hero. THH ATUUTANT-OENEKAI.SIIir. The fight for Ihe position of adjutant-gen eral of the army Is commencing to wax warm as the retirement of General Drum , the pres ent adjutant-general , draws near. Colonel Kolton Is the oftlcor roost often spoken offer for the position. General McICeevor and Colonel W. \Vhlpplo are his strongest ri vals. There will bo tremendous amount of Influence , social nnd otherwise , brought to boar on Secretary Proctor and General Har rison. General Drum retires May 10 , and ho will at once occupy his country homo nearTcnnullytown , Md. , whore ho will lay flown his sword after louur years of service , and substitute the pruning knife in its place. Another Roulanucr Speech. PAUIS , April 14. At a banquet at Vor- i.xilles to-day , Deputy Laguorro read Gen eral Boulanger's speech , * Ho contrasted the doings of the present ' 'sham republicans" with the doings of the republicans of 1780 , and said ttmt the ono hundredth anniversary of the reforms then initialed must bo com pleted. Laguerro and HerUso were arrested on tearing the banquet hull , They protested on the ground of the Inviolability of the members of the clumber of deputies , and Wore released. Tire Mou Illown to I'ioccu. WIU : UAHIK : , Pa. , April 14 , - Charles Hodges and Evan Madden were passing through an abandoned working In the Grand Tunnel mine , this morning , when their lights Ignited u largo amount of accumulated fus and bath raea were blown to pieces. A Colored Rapine lynched. IlKuj'STCiK , Tex , , April 14. Masked men ' to day took George Drlggs , colored , wheT T tva charged with uu attempt to ra/o u white ) > woman , iwid han a ' ' THE CLEARANCE RECOJKD. Tlio Financial Transactions of the I'ast Week. BOSTON , Mass. , April 14. [ Special Tele gram to Tun BEC.J The following table , compiled from dispatches to the Post from the managers of the lending clearing-houses of the United States , shows the gross ex ] changes for the week ended April 13,1SS9 , with rates per cent of increase or decrease ns compared with Iho amounts for the cor responding week In 1833 : XOUTH DAKOTA 1'OliITlCS. Mou Who Seek Ofllco Under the Coin- In i Stuto Government. YANKTON , April U. [ Special to THE BEE. ] The apportionment for delegates to the constitutional convention is now mf.de , and- will bo announced to-morrow. And Ihen Iho conlest will begin in every county for seats in the convention , ns there will bo many who will wish to servo in that capacity. It is hoped that party lines will not bo lee closely dra\vn nnd thai Iho dotnocratic minority may bo allowed a fair representation in Iho convcnlion. Chief Justice Tripp , who is n democrat , will prob ably bo elected from llns county. And then there nro Gamble and Campbell , of Yank- ton ; Ed erton , of Davidson ; Moody , of Deadwood , and others of local reputation , who will , no doubt , bo members of tbo body. But it is n foregone conclusion" that the Sioux Falls conalitution of 18S5 will bo adopted , nnd so Iho convention will have but little to do other lhan pass Iho necessary ordinances for the election in Oclober , when a leglslalurc , slalo ofticers , congressmen , etc. , will bo elected. The legislature will have the two United Stales senators lo elect and seats in Ihat body will bo hotly contested , for next to being a United Stales senator , the average Dakota politician would like to help make them. Mollutto will bo urged for governor of Ihe new state by some of his zealous friends , but there will bo other aspirants , and some of them far abler nnd more experienced than Ihe territorial governor appointed by General Harrison. Moody , of the Black Hills , who has been ac- live and conspicuous at Washineton , Is booked for n senaton > nip , but the fact that ho is and has been for years the attorney of the Homestakc company will operate against him , and , in fact , it is said that the Farmer's alliance people will knife him nnd render his election Impossible. The Farmer's alliance organization had control of the late Bismarck legislature , and it will bo nn iinnortant fac tor in the statshood business. In southeast Dakota , Edgdrton , Campbell and Pettigrow nnd olhers will have followers , but is it not at all certain thai iho prominent candidates will bo able to control Iho legislature. A. L. Vim Osdol , a real farmer and member of the late legislaiuro , will bo urged for lieutenant governor of South Dakota. Ho is n citizen of Yankton county , and owns and controls largo farming interests hero. * PIGS IN A Bountiful Feast Provided for a llordn of KaKUimilTliifl , NEW Yoitu , April 14. [ Special Telegram lo THE BEE. ] A great horde of hungry people was emptied into Essex street this morning an army of latter domalions , with Wistful eyes and gaunt faces. They came from the rookeries In Poll , Molt , Chrlstlo , Baxter and Hester streets anU thereabouts. For six years Mrs. Paulina Kosendorff , wife of Morris Hosondorff , has irndo praciico of giving awav on Iho day preceding iho feast of the Passover large quantities of meat and bread to whosoever should ask for food. Friday Mrs , Kosen- dorff distributed about four thousand pounds of unleavened bread , and to-day , between 10 o'clock in Iho morning and sun set , moro than four thousand pounds of good beef. Each applicant received from flvo to eight pounds. Even the poor who came from various charitable societies whore aid had already been extended , did not uo away empty handed. "This gives mo moro pleas ure than to build houses or lo wear diamonds mends , " said Mrs. Roscndorff , when Iho big day's ' work was done. "Did you sco how happy it made them ) Of course , It was only for a little while , but it Is botlcr than not at all. Could you baliovo that there were so many hungry people In this big cityl" Statehood In North Dakota. BisMAitcK , Dak. , April 14. fSpecl- ' Tele gram to THE Bue.J Governor Molletio has completed his proclamation , calling for the election of delegates to the constitutional convention of North Dakota und South Dauota , for the framing of state constltu tlons , and the proclamation will bo issued to morrow , in accordance with the enabling act of congress. Each of the proposed now states Is divided into twonty-llvo districts , and each convention will have seventy-live members. The issue of the proclamation defining the districts will precipitate as fierce a political ilgnt as has over been wit nessed in North Dakota , owing to iho fuel that the constitutional convention is looked upon as the stepping-stone to the United States senate. In this , the Bismarck district , there are throe ox-governors aspirants for the conven tion. Ex-Governor Plorco , who was ap pointed by President Arthur , ox-Governor Ordway , who for several years has resided in Washington , but who now returns to gain a seat in the senate , nnd ox-Governor Church , the'.recently resigned democratic governor. Owing to the minority repre eontutlon , the democrats hope to elect aboul onu-bulf the convention , and are organizing for a vigorous campaign , The Death Record. BROOKLYN , Anril 4 , Ex-Congressman SI mcon B. Chlttenden died this afternoon aged teventy-flvo. Iluuux , April 14. Dr. Brinknian , bishop of Munstcr , m dead. O'Brien Buos Salisbury for Libel. Loxtiox , April 14. The Weekly Dispatch snys that William O'Urlcn lias entered a libul action against Lord Salisbury for ccr tnin remarks made by the la'.tcr iu a rcccn speech at Walerford. TOE IIAWKEYE POSTOFF1CES , Tholr Disposal a Matter of Worry and Annoyauco. CONGRESSMEN IN HOT WATER. Valuable SuggcstionR by the Stnto Hoard of Health-Models and De signs Tor the Iowa Hoi- dlcrs' Montfmcnt. Troubles ofa Concrcssman. Dns MOINCS la. , April 14. [ Special Tele gram to Tun BEE. | So far there have boon jut few changes In the important postofllcos of Iowa , nnd yet the Iowa congressmen are having their full measure of trouble over the matter. Keokuk is the only first class 'city that has changed postmasters under the now administration , but there was a vacancy at that place which hurried up the change. The greatest trouble for the congressmen is over the fourth class ofllccs. In the small places every man feels himself duly qualified for the position , nnd all of them have abundant leis ure to devote to the business , especially when they can carry it on In connection with what ever other business they havo. The con gressman who can decide between applicants in : t country village , and satisfy n majority of the people , needs the wisdom of Solomon. Some of the Iowa congressmen are already petting Into deep water over the matter. The experienced hands go boldly to u town whcro there Is a postofllcu light , cull In the different candidates , hoar their story , size up their relative infuonco , then take the bull by the horns , and toll them whom they will recommend , and why. But some of the now congressmen think they can escape by stay ing nwav from the scone of war , nnd seeing no one except those who come to them. That makes the party workers mad , and they change their congressman with indifference , neglccl and ingratitude. The congressmen who can steer safely by the postoftlco shoals this year , need never worry about the future. They can meet anything successfully If they can dispense the postottlcos without making personal cuomles of all the fellows who don't got there. Diffusing Popular Information. DCS MOINES , la. , April 14. [ Special to THE BBE.J The success of the state board of health in diffusing popular information on sanitary topics , 1ms suggested the idea of a course of study in each of the state schools , upon the general principles of hygiene and the naluro of prevalent diseases. The circu lar that was Issued by the board on the sub ject of contagious diseases , n few weeks ago , Is now being nsod as a text leaflet in the state normal school at Cedar Falls , and all pupils there are required to bo examined upon its teachings. This leads the board to recommend that the state university at Iowa City , the stale agricultural college at Ames , the state normal school , and all the reform schools and other educational institutions of the state should have a thorough course of instruction upon preventive medicine and hygieno. The idea is that they should teach all the pupils the general laws governing epidemics ; the best means of arresting and preventing the spread of infectious diseases ; the general principles of ventilation , lighting and hooting , and the best methods of con structing public and priyato buildings ; the disposal of garbage and night soil ; the pre servation ol the purity of drinking water : the importance and best methods of quaran tine and disinfection ; also information about the importilnco of cleanliness and vital statis tics. It will bo seen tliat this covers a wide field of information uuon hygienic topics , upon which there is much public ignorance. The intention is that there should bo a separ ate professorship of hygiene and sanitary In struction in every state educational institu tion , so that all students , who attend them , will have more deilnito. practical and very valuable Ideas upon these subjects , which so vitally concern the public. ns a Diphtheria Ctiro. DBS MOINES , In. , April 14. [ Special to THE BEE. ] Some weeks ago the state board of health wrote to Dr. Herr , the celebrated Prussian physician , asking for information about his discovery of the use of yeast In the treatment of diphtheria and other diseases Ho has sent a pamphlet in reply giving his ideas of the remedial effects of brewer's yeast. In his letter to the board of health , ho says that for ton years ho has been uslntr yeast for diphtheria and has seen children receive almost momentary relief in severe cases of that kind. Ho says ho has used it also with good results in scarlet fever , measles nnd cholera infantum. He has recommended to the United States health officials that they give it n test in cases of yellow fever. Ho has great faith that it would prove effectual , for ho says ho has broken up very severe cases of typhus fever by administering largo doses , some 200 grains. In severe cases of diphtheria , ho recommends that children bo given every hour from six to eight grains of unformeuted fluid yeast , and thai the mouth and throat bo mopped at the su no intervals with a mixture of ono part yeast and live or six parts water , These suggestions are given to the pubho by the Iowa board of health , and if they shall prove to bo what is expected , they will bo of almost inestimable value to the homes ihat nro so often imperilled by the dread dlph thoria. ' The Ccntonnlnl Celebration. Dns MOINES , la. , April 14. [ Special to Tim BEE. ] Governor Larrabeo has re ceived a special invitation to attend divine service at Davenport April 30 , the conton- nlal day. The service is to bo conducted by Bishop Perry , of the the Protestant Episco pal church , and ho will follow a copy of the original service that was used in Now York on the morning of the day that George Washington was Inaugurated , 100 years ago. Bishop Perry has taken a very patriotic in terest in this matter and has Issued a pas toral letter Inviting the clergy of his church to use that service as far as practicable. Ho will hold a very elaborate and interesting service in the cathedral at Davenport. But the governor will be > unable to attend , having accepted an invitation to take part in the celebration at Now York City , Ho will leave , accompanied by Mrs. Larraboo , Adju tant-General Alexander and other members of his stuff , about the 20th inst. A Peculiar Cattle Disease. DBS MOINES , la. , April 14.Special [ to TUB BEE.J A peculiar case of cattle disease has boon reported to the state veterinary surgeon from Farmers' Create township , Jackson county. Mr , Slipper , an extensive stockman living there , has 100 head of fat tening cattle which ho is feeding. But many of them , and in fact nearly all , have been af flicted with sore feet , or "foot fowl , " as it Is called , which softens the hoofs. Ho says that Other years , during some wet seasons , when his cattle ware kept in muddy yards , ho experienced the same trouble with them , but was able to cure it alone in a short time. But this has been a dry season , and the trouble seems to bo worse , and has become too serious for him to handle alone , His cat tle are all good , three-year-old steers , weigh ing un average of about twelve hundred pounds. Bui one of his neighbors lias had any similar disease in his herd , and that In a very slight degree. Dr. Stalker , the state veterinary surgeon , will make a. careful In vestigation of the disease. The Soldiers' Monument. DBS MOINES , la , , April 14. [ Special to Tin : BEE. | Next Wednesday the soldiers' monument commission Is to meet in this city n d pass upon the plans that have been sub mitted. The offer of prizes tor the boat de has stimulated a great competition , there being forty-two different designs awaiting Inspection. The commission offer n prize of $500 for the first or best design , $250 Tor the second , nnd $150 for the third. This bas enlisted the interest of some of the best men of the country , Ono model now in the governor's office Is about five feet high , nnd was designed by Hobort Kraus , who made the monument in Boston , which commemor ates the famous Boston massacre , and was unveiled on Boston common last fall. The design of this is for a granite monument sixty feet In height from the ground to the crown of the head of the upper statue , twenty-two feet In diameter at the lower base , or about thirty-six feet at the foot of the stops. Symbolical figures would bo carved upon iho sides representing the dif ferent branches of the sorvlco with the names of Iho principal battle Holds whcro Iowa soldiers fought , together with interoii- ing statistical information. The cost of this monument ns completed and sot up would bo $100,000. Another Imposing design is ono submitted by the artist who designed the monument to the Chicago policemen who wore killed In the Haymurkot massacre. The idea of this Is to have n granite mass twenty-seven foot high for a foundation. This would DO surmounted by a frlezo on which would bo modeled n composition rep resenting the four arms of the service. Above this would extend n square column tapering toward the top. It would contain an interior ascent , through to the tower , and nt a liolght of ilfty feet an exit would admit to n promenade from which visitors could got a line view of the surrounding country. The top of the column would bo surmounted by n bronze color bearer with his standard in the wind. Ttio total height of this de sign is 120 feet. So it can bo aeon that the commissioners will have an opportunity to make selections for a very high grade of work. The successful artists will got n good cash prize for their design , nnd , If they get the commission from the legislature , will have an opportunity to make themselves famous by a monument worthy of their ability and their ambition. Sioux City's Grievances. Sioux Citr , la. , April-14. [ Special to Tun BEE , ] The railroads centering at this point nro nil reducing tholr service. The Illinois Central , the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul , the Chicago & Northwestern nnd the Chicago cage , St. Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha have each dropped ono freight train. All these roads , too , are reducing the number of em ployes , shopmen , yardnicn , etc. There has been no swooping reduction , but the lay-offs and discharges have been , in the aggregate , quite numerous. The representatives of all'tho companies say that the reductions have been made on account of dull business. Tronic is exceed ingly dull. They deny emphatically that the Iowa railroad legislation has anything what ever to do with iho cuungea which have boon made. Nor is there any complaint on this score among shippers and business men hero. But there Is serious complaint hero against the policy which the roads , with Iho possible exception of Iho Illinois Central , are pursu ing towards Sioux City. The Chicago cage & Northwestern , although for the most part complying with the Iowa commissioners' , schedule , nullities its effect by a cunning system of discrimina tions in other respects , the purpose of whicti is to carry live stock , grain and all other pro duce to Chicago. For example , the Kingsloy branch , from Carroll , on the main line , to a terminus in this county within twenty miles of Sioux City , drains a splendid stock region , but not a hog or a steer can bo brought to the Sioux City market , although the rate Is lair enough. The train on the branch tine Is run so that it arrives at Carroll just in time to miss the west bound freight , and just in time to connect with the Chicago train. To reach Sioux Cily involves a lay over of twenty-four hours , in which time it could bo in Chicago. The same nnti-Sioux City policy is pursued by the Chicago & Northwestern on all its branch lines. The Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul is equally hostile. The result is that very little stock Is coming lo this market. The receipts have not averaged over ton car loads a day for two weeks. Every effort to euro the situation has failed so far and it ap pears to bo the deliberate and settled policy of the roads. STATE N13 WS. Grand Islitnd'fl Nine. Giuxn ISLAND , April 14. [ Special to Tun BEE. | President Cohen , of the Grand Island Base Ball association , says ho has the best semi-professional club in the country. The boys will report for practice to-morrow. The grand stand is completed and the diamond mend 1ms been changed , nnd the association has ono of the finest base ball parks in the state. The following are the players and their positions : Catchers , Snyder and Ready ; pitchers , Ilourko and Hughes ; first base. Heady ; second base. Pond ; third base , Camp ; short , Thompson ; right , Moody , loft , Quiun ; cenlor , Hayes ; substitute , Hockcnburger. The grounds will bo opened April 23 with the Omaha team. Thieving Tramps Corralod. WOOD HIVEII , Neb , , April 14. [ Special Telegram to TiiuBiu , ] This morning , while the guests of tno Wood River hotel wore at breakfast , two tramps , giving their names ns Eugene Hughes nnd Harry Hart , went through the different rooms and gathered what they could Und of value. They were discovered at tholr work and attempted to escape by running out on the balcony and sliding down n post. A crowd of men and boys gave chase nnd soon captured them. They nro now languishing in tue village baslilo awaiting trial. Electing a Postmaster. HOWAHP , Nob. , April 14. [ Special to TUB BED. ] Some time ago the four repub lican candidates for thoposlofilco hero agreed to submit their claims to the people , and to day a republican primary election was hold for the novel purpose of selecting a post master. Captain Gcorpo W. Martin received the highest number of'votos , and , according to the agreement , lie will got the endorse ments for the nostolllcp. Ingratitude's Dark Stain , ATKINSON , Nob. , Apj-il 14.Special [ to THE BEE. ] Two tramp acrobats or contortionists are "wo" , 'ing" this part of Nebraska. Last evening they were granted especial favors by the G. A. K. at th < j entertainment given hero , and repaid It by publicly and deliber ately Insulting the okl soldiers. Tholr tour to the hills will lack a little of being a howl ing success on { .hat account. Hendershut in Atkinson. ATKINSON , Nob. , April 14. [ Special to THE BEE. ] Major Hendershot , the "Drummer Boy of the Rappahanock , " closed to-night n very successful engagement hero. Ho was with us two nights and crowded houses greeted him on both occasions. It is gener ally admitted that thoMajor can drum , Riotous mriker * . BUFFALO , N. Y. , April 14. This evening a number of striking switchmen entered the dining room of the hotel where the now men are boarding and began to quarrel. Ono of the switchmen struck ono of the now men and the latter drew a pistol und was about to use it when a policeman Interfered. Last night a similar disturbance was made at nn adjoining hotel , where about forty now mun wens boarding1 , but no blows were struck. The Coopers' union hold a stormy meeting to day upon the reinstatement of Boss Mau ley in the Niagara elevator. Feeling ran so high that the police cleared the hall. The crowd filled the streets below for four blocks , and were only dispersed by the po lice charging on them. Steamship Arrivals. At Now York : La Champagne , from Havre ; the Polarla , from Hamburg ; the Suovla , from Hamturir. THE GREAT STORM AT SAMOA Mall Advlcos But Confirm Previous Gloomy Roports. AN INTERVIEW WITH KIMBERLY How Much or the Dnmntro to the Trenton Might llnvo Been Averted MetcnlfB Kindly Olllccs. The Sntnontt Wrecks. [ CnpyrlgM ISSO lu irwfcrn Awtetaltd I'rws.l APIA , Samoa , March 80 , ( via San Fran cisco. ) After the great storm of March 10 had subsided , Admiral Klmborly was visited by an Associated press correspondent The admiral was found sitting on the porch of n small house facing the harbor , watching the wrecks of the American men-of-war. "Isn't It awful ! " ho remarked to a correspondent , "In all my experience on the sea , I have never scon a storm equal to this. I can hardly realize yet the extent of damage done. My chief unxlcty is to got those SOO or 000 sailors back to America. " The admiral was nskcd regarding his own experience during the storm. Ho told of oc currences on the Trenton which have al ready been described. Ho attributed much of the damage to the Trenton to the fact that the hawse pipes were placed on the lower deck. It is a faulty construction which government oftlccrs have been asked several times to remedy. If they had boon located on thodeck ; above , the water could not have poured in on the Trenton in tor rents ns It did , Hooding the lira room nud putting out the llres. The admiral considered this as" indirectly the cause of the loss of the Trenton. The ship , ho said , was handled most skillfully. It was impossible to steam out of the harbor , as the engines were not powerful enough. As It was , with every pound the Trenton could carry nnd the an chors out , the ship could not hold up against the storm. The confusion which was present every where In Apia during the first few days after the storm disappeared by the end of the week. The quarters of the shipwrecked sailors had been made more comfortable , the dally routine of duty was properly attended to , and marine guards had complete control of the town. Working parties were kept busy ull the time on the wrecks of the Tren ton and Yaudnlia , and articles of every description hud been brought ashore from the vessels. It has not yet been ascertained whether the Nipsio will bo able to leave the harbor or not. King Mataafa came down from his camp a few.duys ago. A lighl rain had fallen iho night before nnd tno water had leaked into Iho tents occupied by the sailors. Malaafa pointed out to the admiral the danger of sickness breaking out among the men on account of Ihls exposure , nnd on behalf of his people offered to vacate ull the Samoan houses in Apia and allow the Amer ican sailors the use of them. Admiral ICim- berly thanked Mataafa very warmly , but stated that it would bo difficult to control the men If they were scattered around among the native houses. Ho promised , however , to consider the offer if the silualion became more pressing. On March 23 the Germans hold a memo rial service at the French Catholic church , which was attended by Admiral Kimberly and a number of other ofticers , and also a guard of honor from the United States ma rine forces. On March 24 American memo rial services were hold , but noao of the Gor man officers attended. There is rio"lmportant change in the politi cal situation hero. Both parties arc still en camped In the same position they have occu pied for months. The Gorman consul , Dr. Knappe , is still pursuing the spiteful course which always characterized his work here. Notwithstanding their noble efforts in saving the lives of Germans during the storm , ICnappo posled a printed notice a few days later declaring that natives were stealing products from the Gorman farms , und warn ing the public not to purchase froui them. The Associated Dress correspondent had an interview with Mataafa a few days prior to the great storm in regard to the proposed Berlin conference. The king did not seem to believe that the conference would have any beneficial results for the Samoans. Ho expressed strong doubts that the American and British representatives might bo able to effect a restoration of the former Samoan government and insure pcaco and prosperity to the islands. M.ttaafa de clared that ho had nothing to hope for from Germany ; that all Iho wars among the na lives and the bloodshed which had occurred during the past few months was duo lo Ger man interference , nud the German repre sentatives had made so many mis-statements to him lhal ho could no longer place any confidence In their promises of their dcsiro for peace. Matafaa showed the correspondent a letter received by him from Consul Knappo after a recent fight be tween the Germans and Samoaus , In which Mataafa was addressed as "Your majesty , the king. " In the letter Knappo desired that there bo no more war ; that the Sauioaos should rule things on the island portainisj ? to Samoa , and the Germans should rule over all things pertaining to foreigners. Mataafa did not reply to this proposition. All Doubt * Ucmovcd. SAN FUANCISCO , April 14. The Chronicle , commenting on the details of the wreck Jof the American and Gorman war ships at Apia , says : "This account settles all doubts in regard to responsibility for the disaster. It proves that the American and German commanders did everything that good seamanship could to save their vessels , und that the escape of Iho Brilish ship Calliope was due mainly to the great strength of her engines. The Amer ican ofllcors proved their claim to superior seamanship and the saving of the crews of the Srcnton nnd Nipsic , was due to the skillful handling of those vcssols. Mr. Dunning , special correspondent of the Asssociatcd press , hud the rare good fortune lo bo the only newspaper man who witnessed the disaster. His account Is a superbly realistic picture of iho scenes of heroism and suffer ing without a parallel In recent years. The story of the fruilloss attempt of the war vessels to escape Is full of pathotio features , and wo think no American can read without emotion the thrilling cpisodo of the crows of the Trenton nnd Vandnlla cheering each other , and of the band of the Trenton strik ing up "Tho Star Spangled Banner" as the ship swept on toward certain death , OUR OBLIGATION'S TO SAMOA. According to a UusHinn Gimtlcmnn They Are Very Sninll. WASHINGTON , April 11. [ Special Corre spondence of TUB BBB.J Of late a great deal has been said and written in regard to the Samoan question , which is now not only agitating this continent , but also that of Europe , and is eagerly watched by all diplomatists who are greatly interested In the outcome of the present complications over those islands. Some of our diplomats advlso the people of the United States to even resort to arms in order to protect the king of Samoa. To-day your correspondent sought the vlowa on this subject of [ Colonel Charles d'Arnuud , a native Russian who Is now a resident of Washington , and who has given the relations of the various countries ono to thp other , International laws and amity and comity , so much study during the past twenty-five years that ho is deemed to a most interesting and instructive authority on nil international topics. Ho made the wlioly situation so clear that any ono can understand it. Colonel d'Arnaud said ; "There has been considerable diplomatic correspondence between tLu country and the courts of Germany and Great Britain on that subject. But a glance by one who has made a study of European diplomacy & d the International law will convince him that the United States government takes promi ses on the question of Samoa which nro un tenable. For reasons , In the first Instance , that the United States has no prior proprie torship of the Islr.nds acquired either by right of acquisition of territory or by treaty obligations with the do facto government of the islands ; and In the second Instance , at no time have the vested Interests in the islands been acquired by the United States In what manner It may have boon man aged either by Germany or Great Britalu or any other power. The griev ances on the pait of the United States against Germany which cost such a vast amount of money and lives already , nro by mo classified In diplomatic term ns 'spec ulative and prospective , ' which are not rccog- nlcd lu international lti\v. "In order to lllustrnto the nbovo wo are obliged to examine the rights acquired by the United States in the Sainoau islands , either to pose as n belligerent or champion of the rights of the king of Samoa. The United States In 1873 acquired by mi nproo- mont with the king of Samoa the privilege to establish n coaling station in Pnngo Paugo harbor , and nt the same time the king of Samoa agreed not to grant any such privi lege to any other power. Mark this last provision , which Is that the said king shall not grant the privilege of establishing a co.tltng station to any other government than that of the United States. In June , 1STO , just seven years afterwards , the king of Samoa entered into n similar con tract , or agreement , with Germany. As soon as England hoard of the agreement between Germany and the Samonu icing , she immedi ately dispatched an envoy in August of the same your , and entered Into the sumo agreement mont with the king us did the Unlied States and Germany. Hence the first treaty of 1S72 , entered Into with the United Suites , was broKun by the King , and the proviso which existed in that treaty , namely , that they shall not give the privilege to any other iioworof establishing iv coaling station on the Island , has boon broken , which releases tlio United StutuH from Iho obligation of using Its good ofllco in order to prevent n misunder standing with other powers ; and in view of this fact , iho king of Samoa has no right to call upon the United States to interfere lu any way in his disputes with liny foreign powers. "In 1ST9 , or thereabouts. Germany and Great Briialn invited the Lnitod States to join in n convention for the purpose of estab lishing municipal authorities in Apia , then the recognized capital , which , in other words , means consular Jurisdiction similar to that in existence in China , Japan und Corea. The representatives of the United Stales government signed the convention on behalf of the government of the United Stales , subject ad referendum. The govern ment of the United States has never scut the convention to the senate for ratillcation , for the reason that It is contrary to the estab lished policy of our government to iutorfcro in any shape or manner , or close an alliance with any king or potentate that will entan gle us in disputes vital only to the other gov ernment. Mark , this convention was simply for the consul of the United States us well as the consul of Germany and the consul of England to have solo jurisdiction to try and setllo any dispulea which may arise nnioug subjects of the ro- spcctivo governments. It has nothing to do with the guaranty of nnv protective alliance with Samoa , although the convention signed In 1873 in regard to conceding to us the har bor of Paugo Pango has taken tlio shape of n trcaiy. Still , as I have stated , that treaty has been violated on the part of tlio govern ment of Samoa , inasmuch as they agreed not to grant to any other government the privil eges they extended to the United States. The reason this stipulation was inserted in the agreement was to prevent any enlanglo- uicnt with foreign powers in these Islands ; but the Samoa king broke this treaty by granting similar privileges to Germany and England ; hence they release us from further interference In tiny difficulties which may arise. But at the same time wo couhl main tain our coaling station in the harbor of Pango Paugo. Let us for ono moment examine - amino the condition of the island ns created at present by the Gorman complication with the rival kings. "Germany , whether right or wrong , has n grievance against the existing power m Samoa , and according to the established rules and precedents governing such disputes and well ebtablislied in American and European diplomacy , Germany has a right to treat as ono contracting povyor with iho king , and enforce her rights in whatever manner she may deem proper , nt the same lime taking care that the interests of other contracting troaly powers shall not bo vio- lalod , What Germany claims is simply a bettor protection for the interests of her cit izens , whether by iho occupation of the islands by themselves , or by receiving sufficient guarantees from the do facto gov ernment established on the islands. Falling in ttili she has a right lo resort to arms with- oul violaliiig Iho treaty obligations of any power with thu said islands. But the vital question in this is : England has similar treaties lo that of Germany and ourselves , yet she takes no nart in it whatever. When Sir James Fitzgerald , under secretary of foreign affairs , wus asked in parliament : 'What is the policy of Iho government which shall bo pursued in Iho case of Samoa ( ' ho answered Ihat 'wo have no differences with Germany on this ques tion or with the United States , nnd our policy is passive. ' Why fluch an expression from the under secretary of foreign affairs , when English interests in Samoa are greater thanoursl But England , with great com posure , allows Ilia United Slales lo pull her chestnuts out of thu tire , for Ihat island is of greater importance to England than to us ns a strategical position. It is of the utmost importance to England , ns It covers and pro tects her own colony possessions , and she , under no circumstances , could allow Ger many to hold the islands. Had thu United Slates not taken the Initiative , instead of thu question being an American-German ono , it would have been an English- German dispute. The United States is simply acting for Great Britain , und out of which iho English will benefit. "Now , ns regards the value of the Islands to us from u stalogicul point of view. It is argued by Mr. Bates , ono of the Samoan commissioners to Berlin , that the islands would bo of Incstlmablo value 10 us from this standpoint alone. I bog to differ with him , us the Samoan Islands are thoroughly nnd altogether useless to Iho United Stales in case of war or for any other purpose than simply us n coaling station , which Germany does not deny to us or England , in case of war with either England or Germany , if wo should occupy thu island of Samoa , wo first would naturally have to fortify it , and us it is well known and an estab lished fact that , with the pres ent military appliance.isolated ) , Islands like those , far away from tlio princi pal base of operations , could not withstand - stand any siege. In order to keep the Islands frco from a siege wo would have to send them our whole ficot , and thus leave our extensive coast unpielected. My opin ion is that thu United States should main tain iho rights of her coaling station and her consulur conventions , and let England mid Germany fight their own battles , und lilt us benefit from this quarrel , Instead of fight ing the battled for England , and from which that country only will benefit. Let us abide by our established rules and ret use to en tangle ourselves with any foreign alliances for any purpose whatever , and at the same time not close alliances with any monarch or king for the purpose of maintaining him in power. There is a. great deal that could be said upon this subject , but this warning is sufficient. The commission which bus been selected to go to the Berlin conference should beware , lest they entangle themselves Into the establishment of precedents which will be difficult in thc > future for us to over come. " I'UIIKY S. HEATH. A 1'llot JJout Sunk. NKW YOKK , Aprjl 14. A steamship which arrived to-uluhl from Hamburg , roporta that on April 13 , in a dense log , she struck the pilot boat , Camodoro Baioman. sinking her and drowning the pilot , John llundran , and the colored cook. The Wimtlicr , For Nebraska , Iowa and Dakota ; Fair , except light rain in Dakota ; stuti-jnery icui- licvuturo ; uastortv win , I * . A PROTEST FROM TI1E RIGHT The Action of the Pronoh Sonnta Stirs Up tv Rumpus. RADICALS IN THE ONSLAUGHT A Move "Which May Lena tci n Itrontc In a Party Which Una Hitherto ( Voted With Unto Unanimity. A Clash In the Senate. 1SS9 liy Jitmri ( Jonlou PAHIS , April 10. [ Now York Horulil Cable Special to TUB Bun. | The different ? roupi of the right In the olmuibor luwo ihought proper to publish n protest against .ho notion of the sonata in converting Itself nto n high court of justice. They dcciaro ihat they will not recognize this exceptional urisdlction which monnces the free oxpress- on of national will , niul thu.v protest against It ns n parody on Justice. This protest is aimed not only against the senate but also the constitution , which expressly pro- vldoi that that body shall exercise the powers of a high , court of Justice. It Is , moreover , aimed at the monarchclal minority of the senate which has consented to tano urt In this exceptional Jurisdiction , which their party and their friends lu the chambci refuse to recognize. The protest of the conservative deputies docs not moot with unanimous approbation , oven in their own party. Some royalist dep uties do not consider it exactly within the jounds of parliamentary * courtesy for n group of the chamber to take upon them * solves to criticise in such n way the nets of the senate. Others hold that they have no right to dictate a line of political conduct to conservatives who sit in the upper house. Meanwhile the public is not att nil oxcitcd over the proceedings of tlio high court of Justice. They watch them with a certain ' skeptical indifference which is In striking contrast to the violence of passion with which the chamber has taken up the matter. It must bo remembered that univcisal suffrage is generally looked upon as representing modern ideas , and no doubt it has prevented many faults which would have been committed hud the chamber bean left to Its own devices. The senate has not been blameless lu all its acts , but it 1 Incon testable that it has rendered great and real services to the conservative cause. It is to t'k'j this fact that is duo the unmeasured V hatred of the radicals , who , In season and out. constantly clamor for Its suppression. In joining hand * with the radicals in an onslaught on the don ate , the right rislH losing the confidence many moderate minds have for it , and shows that they are under the inlluouco of an ox- cltcmont which leads them into faults of nil kinds. They also jeopardize the unity of a party which thus far has pulled together with rare unanimity. By Introducing fertile sources of niscord between two of its loading factors ; by seeking to push forward too pre cipitately a movement that has apparently sot In in their favor , the conservatives are running the risk of stopping it altogether. If they do not moderate their combat ! vohess ; if they show themselves too aggressive , 100 much under the influence of party passion ; if they assume u revolutionary attitude , they will frighten the moderates , and drive thorn back Into the republican camp. The con servatives of the senate , just now , are show ing much circumspection in acts and words , and their attitude is certainly far more po litic , under existing circumstances , than the intempcrato ardor displayed so ostenta tiously by the conservatives in the chamber. AN OKfrAIIOMA TUAGI3UY. The Question of uio Ownership or a Claim Settled with Guns. ST. Louis , April 11. A tratrody occurred a few days ago in the western part of Okla homa between two men from Kiowa , Kan. , and two men from Texas , for possession of a claim. Guns were freely used and one of the Kiowa men wus killed and a Texan mor tally wounded. The other two called a truce and , placing the wounded man In a wagon , started for a neighboring ranch. Before they reached it the fight was renewed and the entire party was discovered later by some cowboys , stretched out on the prairio. The cowboys took the ono dead and three wounded to the nearest stage station. Uonoral Merrill , at Fort Leuvenworth , has issued orders to military ofllcnrs in the territory to permit persons In cross Cherokee in time to reach the Oklahoma line on the 2'Jd , the date set for the opening of the territory. A Thrivlnsr Colormlii Town. AKKON , Colo. , April IS. [ Correspondcnco of THE BIB. : ] Akron Is on the first division of the Burlington , 112 miles cast of Denver , nnd is the county seat of Washington county , with a population of over ono thousand. It has n good brick schoolhouse that cost $10- 000 , a handsome $2,500 Presbyterian church , and the customary business enterprises. Within twenty-five miles of Akron are thou sands of acres of excellent government lands subject to entry under the homestead , pre emption and timber nnd culture acts. The stockmen who held possession of eastern Colorado up to within the past three years have given up this beautiful prairie land to the sturdy pioneer hettlers. For years it was extensively advertised through out the cast that it wus SOU feet to water at Akron. The Uurlmgton has just completed a mammoth well sixteen feet In circum ference and ninety feet deep , with twenty- two feet of water in the well , which glvc them an InoxhauHtable supply for their big demands at a division point. The outlook it promising for.lho farmers of this section. Tin : Hiu : has many warm friends among the farmers of eastern Colorado , Carw lliumlnc In Rochester. UouiinsTBii , N. Y. . April 14. There wan cornparailvo quiet to-day , after the row which occurred last night between tha strikers nnd their sympathizers and the po licoincn , In which two police ofllcors were severely beaten , and cars were run without tioublo on many lines. It was reported that ono car bad been thrown over on Hudson street , bat no ono was Injured. The windows dews Jn Bovoral cars wore broken. Early this evening a mob surrounded thti boarding house whcro four drivers live , but the po lice succeeded in dispersing the ciowd before I any. damage wau done , bix men were ur rested. The Street , Oar Strike. MINNRAPOUB , April H , There Is no clmnt'i In the status of the strike of street , railway and motor line employes. The men continue firm. President Lowry to-day reiterated hit determination .to run cars to-morrow. The mayor has lis'Jeil n proclamation warning tha stiiueis against attempting to Interfere with the running of cars nnd agaln'tcrMtlng dlsj urbauces on the streets. N > NUWH ( if tlio Dnuiiicrlc , Nr.w YIIKK , April U. Tbo ofllceni of tk Tiiingvalla StoamMilp line kept opu all day lo answer iiuohtiona of friendb of the | /at > Miir j guraof the Hi futcd Duiumir ) ; , of thutt lint' , su , poicd to bo lotit hi the MM-Atlantic , tut no news e-i'--
