Instructions to Americans at Berlin on Samoa autonomy
The American delegates to the Samoan commission, led by Congressman William Walter Phelps and others, travel to Berlin with strict instructions to press native autonomy, oppose German claims, and deny U.S. responsibility for Samoa’s unrest. The plan prioritizes equal local representation, restoration of the status quo ante, and a firm stance against German demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William Walter Phelps
Kasson
George H. Bates
United States
Parker
Harold M. Sewall
John Butler
State Department
Commission
Berlin
Cunard
Mr. Phelps
Night Express
Bayard
Blaine
Prince Bismarck
Germany
Alvensleben
England
Alvensieben
Prince Ismarck
Samoa
Prince
Samoan
Serena
German Officials and Samoa Storm Aftermath Report
The text notes no anticipated German attack on Vamasese's force amid the Berlin conference. It accuses German consul Dr. Knappe of spiteful admin actions, claims Samoan saviors of Germans during the storm, and mentions notices alleging Samoan theft of plantation produce. Captain Fritz remains recovering from storm injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vamasese
Berlin
Dr. Knappe
Fritz
Anxious for Peace Duplicity of the Germans in Samoa
In San Francisco on April 14 the Associated Press interview with King Mataafa and Samoan chiefs discussed the German role in Samoa. Mataafa criticized German interference, questioned any benefit from the German led conference, and urged American and British mediation to restore Samoan governance and peace. He showed the German consul Dr. Knappe's letter and said Admiral Kimberly should protest German actions and stop aiding Tamasese, signaling a path to end the conflict. The next day Mataafa called Admiralty arrival the happiest day of the year for Samoans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Associated Press
Apia
Samoa
San Francisco
Kimberly
Trenton
Associated Press
America
Washington
Auckland
Mataafa
Germany
Iiewiries
Mataafn
Knappe
Tamasese
Associated
L’ress
Mataata
Admiralty
Officials detail massive port charges thefts and indictments
Advices from Port Townsend W T report a U S grand jury has found 26 indictments against William Harned ex special deputy collector 11 against Herbert F Beecher ex treasury agent and 12 against Quincy A Brooks for stealing from the government Records show overcharges in entrance and clearance private receipts and misdated blue book documents plus missing stamps and receipts In one case a vessel paid 3920 and received only 320 while others show hundreds of dollars misposted Harned admitted appropriating funds and took a bag containing 2000 to cover a deficiency Other offices records were found hidden under carpets and in desks After dismissal 14000 was discovered hidden Harned Beecher and Brooks face arrest bonds set at 5000 each Brooks reportedly in Washington Harned valued at about 40000 with many Puget Sound friends
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Port Townsend
W. T
United States Grand Jury
William Harned
Herbert F. Beecher
Quincy A. Brooks
Washington
Department
Sardony
Wa Chong
Seattle
Liverpool
James Griffith
Harned
Cullom
Beecher
Rooks
Brooks
Puget Sound
Mistaken for a Turkey A Prominent Citizen Shot
Helena Arkansas April 12 John Gurley a former sheriff of St. Francis county and a prominent citizen was shot yesterday by a neighbor while hunting wild turkeys. Gurley hid in tall grass imitating a turkey cry when the neighbor shot into the grass aiming for a turkey. The Winchester rifle ball entered his shoulder and he may lose an arm or his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Ark
John Gurley
St. Francis County
Gurley
Mexico minister calls derailment report sensational
Mr. Romero the Mexican minister dismisses claims that four men were secretly executed for derailing the presidential tram. He cites letters and Mexican papers denying the report, says the political situation is peaceful, and notes General Gonzalez is a long time ally with broad support and constitutional changes for re election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romero
Mexico
Gonzale
Laz
Business Failures Across Nations Rise in Week
New York reports seven day business failures totaling 239 across United States and Canada. United States 212, Canada 27, up from last week and comparable year figures. Bradstreet's tallies 189 US failures, Canada 28. Year to date US failures reach 3873.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Telegraph
R. G. Dun and
B. Russell & Co
Mercantile Agency
United States
Canada
Bradstreet
Churchill's Birmingham bid Near Miss Averted by Tory Support
From Lonnox April 14, a Europe desk item notes near entry of Lord Randolph Churchill for Birmingham after a hostile push from Randolphonian allies. It describes pressure from Joe Chamberlain and Hartington against coercion, Churchill’s potential impact on Ireland policy, and signals a shift toward home rule with next year’s potential county government and land measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balfour
Churchill
Birmingham
Coercon
Ireland
Salisbury
House of Commons
Balfourisim
Tores
Joe Chamberlain
Joe
Chamberlain
Enfield
England
Papeent
Russell
Attack on Balfour Provokes Bitter Commons Exchange
In the British House of Commons on Friday evening Professor Stuart asked Mr. Balfour if a circular to the Irish police, directing them to gather secret information on National League members, was intended to aid the London Times. Balfour said it was a rule of his to do so.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Varnell
Balfour
Hisrer
Times
Hey
Donegal
Jarnell
K. Balfour
Ir William Vernon-Harcourt
Mr. Balfour
Jr. Goschen
William Vernon-Harcourt
House of Commons
Stuart
Ireland
National League
London Times
Stanley's letter on African expedition foes read in London
The April meeting of the Royal Geographical Society heard Henry M. Stanley's letter recounting native tactics against his expedition. He describes pit traps with skewers causing wounds and gangrene, labeling locals as cunning rogues while asserting famine as a pretext for extortion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry M. Stanley
Royal Geographical Society
London
Stanley
Mr. Stanley
Ry. Stanley
Congo
Danemark Ship Abandoned With 722 Aboard
The Inman line steamer City of Chester reports passing the Danish steamer Danmark on April 8 after she was abandoned at sea. Hope rests on passing vessels rescuing about 722 people aboard including 628 passengers and 54 officers and crew as Chan Bond suspects the ship was towed at some point.
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QuieEnstown
Inman Line
City of Chester
New York
Liverpool
Danmark
Christiania
Copenhagen
Thingvalla Line
Knudsen
Jan Breydel
Newcastle
England
Edge
London
Europe
Vordsisasand
R. M. Knudsen
Eider
Lloyd Line
Bremen
Janmark
Britannic
Finch, Eaye & Co
Christiansand
Aller
Bond
Sity
Chester
Aterrible sight from Sully fires prompts aid plea
Alderman Smith of Minneapolis reports from Sully county Dak to describe the devastation from recent prairie fires. He notes at least 100 families lost most of their belongings and others saved little. He recounts roofs, barns, and 400 burned sheep, praises Sully residents, credits Blunt for aid, and urges Minneapolis to provide seed wheat lumber and relief promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Minneapolis
Minn
Sully County
Dak
Thames
Blunt
Court Appeals Overturned Verdict in Alien Juror Case
A plaintiff won $500 at the third trial but the Supreme Court set it aside due to an alien juror. A special jury later awarded $1,400 to the defendant on a separate matter, with ongoing litigation following the high court ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Wreck on the Atchison Train Near Lorenzo
A passenger train departing Lorenzo, 50 miles from Chicago, collided with an accompanying fast stock train. The private car of J F Hartt of Brookline Massachusetts was destroyed. four people died, including Miss Winslow and Henry R Hartt, and Hartt and wife were severely scalded. The dead and wounded were sent to Chicago, with one additional fatality reported since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Lorenzo
J. F. Hartt
Brookline
Mass
California Central Road
Mr. Hartt
Henry Robert Hartt
Miss Winslow
Harry
Thomas Smith
Henry R. Hartt
F. Hartt
Mercy Hospital
Mixed Crops In Minnesota Rain Lifts Early Plots
Reports from Minnesota and the Dakotas show widespread dryness and urgent need for rain. Seeding is ahead in the south but lagging in the north, with one third done in the Red River belt and bonanza wheat farms nearly finished. Farmers favor mixed wheat and oats to deter chinch bugs and expect a 10 percent rise in overall acreage, plus gains in oats and corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Dakotas
Dakota
Red River Valley
Bonanza Wheat Farma
Accident in Washington injures Admiral Febiger’s wife
In Washington on April 14 Mrs Febiger wife of Admiral Febiger of the navy was thrown from her carriage and badly hurt. One arm was broken in two places her leg and face were injured and it is feared the skull may be fractured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiral Webiger
Washington
Febiger
Admiral Febiger
Navy
Fisheries of Canada reports decline in value in 1888
Ottawa April 11 The annual report for the department of fisheries for 1888 shows the value of Canadian fisheries at 17,418,510 a drop from 18,388,108 in 1887 a decline of 967000. Nova Scotia and New Brunswick catches also fell by more than half a
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Department of Fisheries
Canada
Bark Bryant Seized for Opium Smuggling at Honolulu
Advices report the bark O. D. Bryant seized by Hawaiian authorities at Honolulu on March 23 for smuggling opium. Sixty tons of opium were discovered aboard by customs divers, and the captain is proven to have been privy to the matter, with possible confiscation of the vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Hawaiian Islands
O. D. Bryant
Honolulu
Southern Republicans The Really Goody Good Party
The new political movement in Alabama grows quickly as officers receive pledges of support from across the South. Ben Delimoo and W H Davidson travel to Washington to present the movement’s side to President Harrison, claiming four-fifths of Alabama’s top white Republicans support them and denouncing opposition as mere howl ers for office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruno Mincuam
Ala
South
Ben Delimoo
W. H. Davidson
Washington
Harrison
Republican Party of
Alabama
Ex-Congressman Simeon Chittenden Dies in Brooklyn
Ex-Congressman Simeon Chittenden, born 1814 in Guilford Connecticut, died in Brooklyn. He served in Congress after replacing Stewart L. Woodford and was twice elected as an independent Republican. Chittenden once led the New Haven and New London Shoreline Railroad and donated generously to charities and Yale College with a final gift of 100,000.
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Chittenden
Connecticut Road
New York
Simeon
Brooklyn
Guilford
Conn
Congress
Stewart L. Woodford
New Haven
New London Shoreline Railroad
Yale Collee
FLEECED THE FARMERS Scrape of Canada escaped Snyder Bros
Ellsworth A Snyder of Snyder Bros North Hector Schuyler county joined American absconders in Canada after fleecing farmers. He left two weeks ago and collected cash while overdrawn $900 at Watkins bank. Estimated losses range from 15 000 to 20 000 with Clarence Snyder assigning assets and Joseph Snyder to handle needed proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ermima
N. Y
Watkins Bank
Watkins
Snyder
Clarence Snyder
Joseph Snyder
Nece
Deadly Race Prejudice Violent Death of Five-Year-Old
New York reports Tobias Hippar, five, died at home after beating by three older boys Charley Dorr, Louis Harrington both 12 and Willie Lutz 10. Tobias attacked on Wednesday after returning from school, assaulted with dirt stuffed in mouth and ears, beaten unconscious. He crawled home covered in mud with injuries, later died at 6 PM. Mother cites family being the only one of their race in the tenement house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tobias Hippar
Second Avenue
Tobias
Charley Dorr
Louis Harrington
Willie Lutz
Hippar
Poe
Cuse
Fatal grass fire tragedy on lonely Indiana road
Robert Shideler and wife were traveling to Mansin Indiana when a spark from his pipe ignited her clothing. A gale spread the grass blaze enveloping both in flames. He died trying to save her, his hands burned to the bone and doctors fear he may die. The couple were among the county's oldest settlers, long established in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Shideler
Mansin
Shideler
Ving
Obstructions Hit Chicago Santa Fe Route in Illinois
Obstructions were placed on the Chicago Santa Fe California track near the Illinois River at several times over a month and between Eureka and Roanoke in Woodford county during the past fortnight. Some trains struck the debris but were able to brush it away without damage. Last week a trackwalker on the wet line was found unconscious on the track with injuries to the back of the head after an attack.
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Trenton
Calliope
Schoonmaker
Apia
Consul Blacklock
Huntington
Mataafa
Lonnon Mission
Paymaster Arms
Lieutenant Sutton
Pay Clerk Road
Samoa
Mataafu
Parnell
Charles Russell
Ireland
T. P. O'Connor
Cumberland
Elliott
Angeles
Kodiack Island
Alaska
Lord Lovedale
Ole
Lord Lonsdale
Odiack
Kuskewin River
Bristol Bay
Ord Lonsdale
Kodiack
Kodsack
England
Chicago, Santa Fe & California
Ilinois River
Eureka
Roanoke
Woodford
Richards v Moore case in Vermont County Court
A Vermont widow sues Moore, hotel keeper at East Berkshire, claiming his sale of liquor led to her husband’s death in an accident years ago under the civil damage act. The decision was rendered in the County Court at St. Albans on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Albans
Richards
Moore
East Berkshire
Douglass on Race Progress and National Unity
Fred Douglass, arriving from Florida, states the race has progressed since emancipation and rejects Southern or other sectional policies. He says civil rights are secured, unity is forming, and the nation should live up to its constitutional trust. He notes rapid fading of North South sectionalism and supports republican duty and fitness in public offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasvmne
Fred Douglass
Florida
Douglass
Sam
Mr. Douglass
America
Lec
Harrison
England
Calhoun
Webster
Germany
Italy
Poison in the parsnips claim four German farmer’s children
In St Josueu Minnesota on April 11 four children of German farmer Joseph Merdam ate wild parsnips dug up in ploughed ground. Three died in terrible agony, a four year old boy and two four year old girls. A three year old girl survived and may recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Josueu
Minn
Joseph Merdam
Oyster Trust Looms Over Rhode Island Shellfish Panel
Providence April 14 The Legislature will elect three shellfish commissioners for three years next Tuesday The present trio are popular yet not wealthy Republicans who supervise oyster beds and hatcheries in Narragansett Bay They face a possible scandal as three prominent city men travel to Connecticut and discuss a $10 000 investment in oyster beds promising 200 profit if brood seasons occur They aim to keep capital outside Rhode Island and threaten Boston firms profits The move could derail a nascent oyster trust plan and reshuffle the state administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paringansess Bay
Providence
Boston
Connecticut
de Dt Sound
Narragansett Bay
Rhode Island
Keap
Success With Sheepshead Hatchery Report
Commander Robert Platt reports progress in hatching sheepshead on the Fish Hawk. By April 1, 19,500,000 eggs were obtained and impregnated, with 4,000,000 set to hatch later. About 775,000 fry hatched and were released at sea, chiefly near Punta Gordo and Grand Pass, while the ship aided the wrecked Feaness without hindering hatch operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Platt
Washington
New England Associated Press
Marshall Macdonald
United States Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries
United States Fish Commission
Fish Hawk
Punta Gordo
Grand Pass
Platt
Impatient Boomers Invade Arkansas City Area
Arkansas City Kansas population swells by about one third in a week with two thousand boomers present and another thousand along the line south of town. Hardware stores sell out as demand grows. groups of 25 to 50 plan ahead to outwit neighbors near the Oklahoma border amid rumors of a broader move into the Territory on April 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas City
Kan
Oklahoma
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John C. Klein
Fagali
Klein
Klem
Fayali
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Sewall
Brandeis
Mavuicre Low
Vandalia
Nipsic
Adiial Kimberly
Iubeck
Sydney
Henry Ward Beecher
Turkey
Francis County
Arkansas
Sir Charles Russell
Mr. Parnell
Pigott
Palfour
Halfour
Fnfield
Vandeleur
Goschen
Harcourt
Malta
Egirus
Rochdale
John Bright
M. Chevreul
Paris
Saturny
Erin
Castron
Kelat Kachiri
Khorassan
Junassia
Egypt
French Chamber of Deputies
France
M. Chevrenl
M. Merlin
Poulanger
Landtag
Reichsrath
Bates
Francis Cecil
Oxeter
Volks-Zeitung
Earl Cadogan
Lord Londonderry
Hk. L. Stevenson
L’esuteh
Vienna
Fischer
China
Manila
Pacific
Olphert
Dubln
William O'Brien
Sidney O. Daune
Hartung
India
Surat
Gholera
Zanzibar
Independence Belge
Brussels
Emin Pasha
Father Morris
Father Conningham
Nemagh
Irc
British Memorial Fund
Matthew Arnold
Infrica
Searle
John Teemer
William J. O’connor
Francis Joseph of Austria
Crown Prince
Rudolph
Atchison
Bark Bryant
Mts
AN Oyster Trust
Greese
Sheepshead
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