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The morning news., 1889-03-17

at Tutuilla and took on board the
mails for Apia was met by the German
corvette Olga when midway between Tu.
tuilla and Apia, and the later took all Of
the official and private mail matter, direct
ing the schooner to return to Tdtulla. All
the mail matter taken by the Alameda for
Apia, therefore, was first tak'l on board
the German man-ot-war before being
turned over to fhe postoffice in Apia.
As American mail steamers DO not touch
at Apia, American mail matter must pass
through German hands before reaching the
Samoan capital. IL is thought that here
after one American mau-ofwar viii meet
the mail steamer at Tutuilla.
A SEARCHING PARTY BALKED
SAN Francisco. March 16.-The Cbroni-
Gle has an account of the arrival of the
American barkentine Constt tiou at Apia
on Feb. 2, and which was afterward
wrecked in Apia harbor The Constitution
took her cargo to Apia and on her
arrival at that port a searching party
from the German corvette Olga,
under charge Of a lieutenant, Arowed to the
Constitution and demanded har pa
pers, aad announced the purpose of
searching the vessel for contra
band material, announcing hat martial
law had been declared by Germany. On
the date this occurred, the American man
of war Nipsic had gone to Tutuiia and
there was no American We sci at Apia. Capt.
Colly only had eight men on board, but he
informed the Germaus that the Constitu-
ton was an American ship, and that If they
attempted to board his vessel tbey would he
fired upon. The Germans, after little
further parleying, withdrew. When the
Constitution drifted on reef Feb. IA, the
captain and his crew were rescued by the
efforts of the crew OF the Music, and
which vas one mile away At the time. The
crew OF the Olga, which was close by, ten
dared no assistAnce
The morning news., 1889-03-17
SOCIAL EQUALITY.
A Brooklyn Divine Gains Unenviable
Notoriety at Richmond.


RICHMOND, VA, March 16.--Rev. Justin
Fulton, of Brooklyn, N. Y, last nigh ad-
dressed an audience in the First
African baptist church. Among other
things he said "Let tho black man
go TO work and make money and then
he will be recognized He said he
had seen black man 60 into a church in
the north and people turned up their noses
in scorn at him. Soon it became known
that the negro was worth $l00,0 many
of those who had scorned him Immediately
sought his acquaintance"
NEGRO RAILROAD OWNERS.
Let the black man have money! said
the doctor; "he can buy railroads in
Georgia and other states where the negro
is not allowed equal privileges with the
whites, and then the former can say to the
latter: Now, if you don't behave yourself,
! will put you Off my train" He desired
to see all the colored people have nice
homes and nice wives and
clean children, so that when he came to
Richmond again to speak to them, he could
stop at their houses. Ga concluding be an
nounced that he would preach at the First
Baptist church (whital tomorrow night by
invitation. The delcous Of this church
met to-day after reading the Doctors re-
marks and unanimously decided that the
church would not be omen to him tomorrow,
The morning news., 1889-03-17
PATRIOTIC LEAGUE PAPERS.
Claims That Important Seizures Hav,
Been Made by the Police.

Claims That Important Seizures Have
Been Made by the Police.
PARIS, March 16.-The police have made
further searches Of residences of members
of the Patriotic League. It is reported that
they have seized papers showing that plan
had been matured for a descent by mem
bers of the league upon the Pala.s Bourbon
where the sessions Of the legislative cham
bers are heidi, and the Elysee (tce residence
of the presidenD.
AN ATTACK ON H. CONSTANS.
There was an exciting scene in the Cham
ber of Deputies tod y. NJ. Laguerre Of
the Patriotic League, made speech attack
ing NJ. Constats S, minister of the interior,
whom he accused of having engaged in
doubtful transactions while acting rs pre,i--
dent of a financial concern in Lyons in 1882,
and ended by calling him fraudulent MN
ister. The speech created tumult in the
chamber and the speaker formally censured
M. Laguerre for his utterances.
AN INDIGNANT DENIAL.
NJ Constans made an indignant denial of
the charges aud retorted upon NJ, L4gderre
by saying that nobody quite khew where
that gentleman's fortune came from. TIE
matter was then dropped.
The SOir asserts that the government has
warned certain wealthy foreigners residing
in France, who are known to have assisted
Gen. Boulanger in financial way, that
they will be expelled from the country
unless they stop supplying him with funds.
The morning news., 1889-03-17
TALES OF THE SEA.
Wreckage from the Bark Pettengin
Washed Ashore.

WTbCkdR0 from Iuo DdTR E6LJenklll
Washed Ashore.
NORFOLK, March 16.-Wreckage and
papers of the bark f. 4. Pettengll, bou d
from Baltimore March IA, TO Boston with
coal, were picked up on Ocean View beach
near Little creek inlet, this morning
Among the wreckage were a number of
life preservers that had the appearance of
having been recently used, some Of the
straps being broken and others buckled up.
Capt. w. T. Bernard Of the Philadelphia
Argus has fonnd the wreck Of the Petten-
gill, Capt. G. l.. White. She lies in Chesa-
peake bay bet ween the tail of Horseshoe"
and Cape Henry in five fathoms of water
in the track of vessels going out Of and
entering the capes. She is on her starboard
beam end. Her miZzenmast is gone, and
her fore and maintop gallantmasts are gone
in the CAPS Her sails are in slreds. There
is no trace of the crew, and there can be
but little doubt thst the thirteen men who
formed 1t have found waterY graves. The
vessel is rapidly breaking up.
A BARK SUNK NEAR FORTRESS MONROE.
FORTRESS MONROE. VA, March 16.-The
quarantine steamer Woodwork reports a
bark sunk IN the lower bay, ten miles out,
in six fathoms Of water. No particulars
are given
The morning news., 1889-03-17
DEPARTMENT STATES.

Whitfield of Ohio Cooked for Second
Assistant Postmaster General.
WASHINGTON, March 16. The very latest
postoffice department combination is Whit
field of Ohio for Second Assistant Postmas-
ter General; Hazen of Pennsylvania for
Third Assistant Postmaster General reap
pointed, and ex-Postmaster General Tyner
of Indiana for Assistant Attorney General
for the p1stoffice department. This would
shut out Francis Tracy Tobin and ex-Rep-
resentative Brumm.
In the land Office, it is said, the arrange
ment is to be ex-senator Chilcott, commis-
sioner, and Stone Of Iowa deputy commits
sioner.
In the pension office Corporal Tanner,
commissioner mot to be credited to New
York;; x-Representative Brown of Penn
sXlXania. first assistant commissioner
The morning news., 1889-03-17
QUAY TALKS TO HARRISON.
The Field Marshal Orders More Celeri-
ty in DislodGing the Enemy.


ty in DislodEing the Enemy
WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator Quay
had his second business talk with President
Harrison to-day. 1t was not as long as the
first, but more interesting. tits stated that
Senator Quay told the President quite posi-
lively that he ought ia make changes more
rapidly, and that the President told Senator
Quay quite as positively that he was
making changes quite as rapidly as was safe.
Senator Quay is said to have called
his attention to the appraisership at Phila-
delphia as presenting a vacancy which he
could fill at once without involving a
change The President, it is said promised
to fill this place promptly. Senator Quay
is also said to have told him briefly the facts
in regard to each of the other principal
Philadelphia offices, and the President is
said to have promised to consider them soon.
1t is said that the names now stated by
Senators Quay and Cameron are Cooper for
collector, Leland for surveyor, Powers for
naval officer, Leach for appraiser, Stuart fer
postmaster and Hills for superintendent of
the mint. Senator Quay, however, says
there is no slate. He had 113 callers to-day
IN spite of the announcement by some kind
friend IN morning paper that Re had gone
to Beaver over Sunday, but only half
dozen saw him. He said to-day that he
did not know wnen he would get to Beaver,
but that it would certainly not be until the
Senate adjourned. He is taking q rest now,
as he goes along in a series Of maps through
the day, which greatly troubles the office
seekers
The morning news., 1889-03-17
ANToINA's ADDRESS.

Called to Paris by Fresh Duties
Toward Francs and Alsace.
PARIS, March 16.-M. Antoine, who re-
Gently resigned his seat in the German
Reichstag from Metz, in an address TO the
electors Of that constituency, says he has
closed his mission in the interests of Alsace
in the Reichstog, and that he will now re-
turn 20 Paris, where he is called by fresh
duties toward France and Alsace. In CON
clusion, NJ Antoine says: ~ trust my sue
cessor IN the Reichstag will be selected from
those who still remain devoted TO our un-
happy country
The morning news., 1889-03-17
oHINA's FAMINE.

Thousands OF Lives Saved by the
Funds from this Country.
New YORK, March 10. The China
famine relief committee Of this city has
received tho following from the North
China famine relief committee Of Shang-
hal: "The committee sends grateful thanks
for the American subscriptions, amounting
10 81 800. Your generosity has saved
many thousand lives. Full reports or the
pared"
The total amount subscribed 10 the Chi
nese famine fund up TO this date Is $4,000.
The morning news., 1889-03-17
BLESSED BY THE POPE.

Bishop Kean and the Misses Caldwell
at the Vatican.
ROME, March 16.-The pope to-day gave
a special audience to Bishop Kean, who is
to be rector of the Catholic University
which is to be erected at Washington.
Bishop Kean presented Miss Caldwell, her
sister and her aunt TO the pope, who
specially blessed Miss Caldwell for he-
generosity in endowing the university, and
promised that he would assist in the services
Of a private mass to which his holiness in-
vited the ladies' and tbs bishop Bishop
Kean will leave Rome on Wednesday. The
papal brief approving the statutes Of the
proposed university has been issued.
The morning news., 1889-03-17
Boss Filley's Desires.

rison smiled when the Missouri delegation
urged to-day that Boss Chauncey l. Filley
be given the place of Consul General at
London, worth S25, 900 under this admin
1t is proof of Filley's transactions
with the Alger men at Chicago, which
when presented by Senator Sherman to
P. esident Harrison shut Gov. Alger out of
the cabinet
The morning news., 1889-03-17
LOOSE LEGISLATIVE WORK.
Two More Indiana Bills Made Worth
less By Lack OF Signatures.

Two More Indiana Bills Made Worth
less By Lack of Signatures.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, March l6.--Auother
important discovery affecting the legisla-
tion attempted by tho late general assembly
was made yesterday by State Secretary
Griilin, when House Clerk Newkirk deliv-
cred to him two concurrent resolutions
passed on the last day of the session. One
Of them requires the state secretary to sell
the Indiana Revised Statutes for 81 75 in
stead Of SO 40 volume. The other re-
quired the Terre Haute and Indianapolis
railroad TO pay TO the state per cent. Of its
profits, delinquent for forty years. in nc
cordance with tine special charter granted
to the company in 1S47.
BOTH INVALGDATED.
Neither Of the resolutions bore tie sigma
turo of the legislative presiding OIL ers as
required by the constitution. State Secre
tary Griffin informed the House clerk that
he would receive the resolutions officially
for just what he believed them to lie worth
and hat was no more than their value as
waste paper Through the negect of the
legislative officer TO sign the resolutions the
state will lose mahy thousands Of dollars
that the lerre Haute aud Indianapolis, the
mo t profitable Of the Indiana roads, might
have been required TO pay.
The morning news., 1889-03-17
ERIN's sUNBURsr.

Mayor Grant Orders the Flag Raised
over Gotham's City Hall.
NEW York, March l6.-Mayor Graut to
day ordered that the sunhurSt Of Erin be
hoisted on one OF the Hagstaifs Of the city
hall Monday A delegation from the Irish
societies called upon Mayor Grant this
afternoon 10 ask him If he would attend
their celebration. His honor replied that
he would do so. The mayor will also at
tend an entertainment b be given by the
Knights Of st. Patrick at the Academy OF
Music tomorrow
The morning news., 1889-03-17
wINoAnsTER,s INoHNpIAR1Rs.
Property Worth $4,000 Destroyed
A fer pnrei atAnt A ttarnn rlta

Property Worth $4,000 Destroyed
After Persistent Attempts.
WINCHESTER, Va, March i6--A NUNS
ber of recent attempts Of inoendiaries cul,
minated early this morning in the destruc-
tion by fire of three storeapuses, one dwell.
ing house aud two stables. Three separate
fires were kindled at different times An
attempt was made 60 fire bull ling occu.
pied by the United States Express Company.
Much excitement prevails in tho commu-
nifty over the action Of the flrebags
Kern, Barr q Co., grocers aud manufac-
turers OF woolen goods, suffered nearly q
total loss, and are insured for $1,000
II. H. Snap and J. S. Fries & Bros, gro
GERS, suffer total loss, but are covered By
insurance..
J. c. Reity, furniture dealer, loses g, ,008
and has no insurance.
The buildings were covered bY Insurance.
The total loss will aggre gate $4,000
The morning news., 1889-03-17
ON TO THE GOLD FIELDS.

Frcspectors Still FloclinR to the
Newly Discovered Bonanza.
Los ANGELES, CAL, March l6-Pros-
pectors are still leaving in large numbers
for the gold fields. Two pack trains from
the Arizona mining districts left overland
yesterday for the mines The men at work
at the Flacer are making ig wages, but no
extraordinary strikes or finds are reported.
Gaskill the man who first discovered the
Santa Clara field, turns out 10 be au escaped
murderer from the United States. He has
already pre-empted some Of the best quartz
claims in the Santa Clara valley.
The morning news., 1889-03-17
AroAINoFTs COMPLAINTS.

The French Bombardment One OF the
Things he Didn't Like.
PARIS, March 16--The Ciairon, the
organ Of the Patriotic League, publishes
a letter from AtchinoR, the leader Of the
Cossack expedition to tho Red sea, in which
he protests against the French lombard
ment of the position occupied by his ex-
pedition at Sagallo, and complains Of the
action OF the governor Of Obock in refusing
TO permit the Transmission OF dispatches
from him to the Russian government.
The morning news., 1889-03-17
JUSTICE FoR cHINAMEN.
decentralization to Be Demanded for
the Milwaukee Colony.

Indemnification to Be Demanded for
the Milwaukee Colony.
MILWAUKEE,, March 16.--The Chinesa
minister at Washington has been notified of
the disturbances that occurred in this city
early in the week, and has sent word
through Chow Tai, representative Of tho
Six Companies, that the Chinese goveAn-
ment will insist upon decentralization for
any damages that may have been done to
the property OF Cinnamon during the dis
turbauces. He says that when In certain
Chine.e cities American residents were at
nese government erected new buildings and
made complete restoration. Bfaced up by
this backing from the aowery kingdom, tho
different Cinnamon who sustained damage
will present their claims TO the city, and ~
case they are not paid viii begin suit.
The morning news., 1889-03-17
HE'S THE sIxrEaNrH KILLED.

Indian Territory An Unhealthy Place
Fer Deputy Marshals.
FORT SMITH, Ark. March 16.-Informa-
tion was received here last night OF the
murder Of Deputy Uuited States Marshal
w. A. Moody, brave officer attached to
the United States court in this city. The
deed was committed in Indian territory by
two men named Bonner and HILL whom Ihe
was Attempting TO arrest. Moody is the
sixteenth deputy killed in Indian territory
In the past year. His record was a good
one, the most notable act Of his career
being the capture Of young Lowery, W no
killed Deputy Marshal Dalton a year ago.
The morning news., 1889-03-17
DAILY, $40 A YEAR 4
3 CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY Si.a5 A YEAR
IRON AND STEEL
Both Industries in Very Unsatlssaotorv
Conditinn

DOVn iiie "Ssi teo III y w Unsatisfactory
Condition.
PITTsBURG, March 16.-The penera, ,ror
and steel industries are In yerv upset,lad
and unsatisfactory condition. according II
manufacturers statements. but Il ia nas
likely that any of tho works will close be.
fore the regular summer shut down. Over
production Is given as the cause, but a
consumption IN the spring and summer
months always increases, the stock viii
FAIL IN PRICES,
A manufacturing who has made a studv ~
affairs, SAYS that pig metal has fallen from
81 75 to 81 per ton since last fall, whiIa
finished products have declined fro S8,to
IS per ton. He says that many mills want
to shut down only for the fact that thsv
have regular customers who buy from, thom
the year through and they must keen them
supplied. There is great desl.0i trouble
about wages.
NO UNIFORMITY.
AS some manufacturers are operatine
their mills under the amalgamated ella
and others under the scale adopted by tho
National Trades Assembly No 2l7, Knights
of Labor, there is no uniformity In ths
price paid puddlers. In the Pittsburr as.
trict, whel the mills are co trolled by tha
amalgamated association, So so per ton Ia
paid, while In the east aud west, where tha
puddlers are CONTROLLED by both organi-
cations, the price is s3 rs per ton.
The annual scale Of the amalgamateA
association will be drawn up IN few weeks
and will be submitted at the June conven.
tion. No reduction win be made In the
scale aud none OF the workers believe thers
will be any trouble
AN ADVANCE FOR PuDDLERs.
READING, PA, March 16. The iron pud
dlers employed by Eds &c Lessig at Potts
town, who are paid according to the price
received for iron by them, viii receivs /
raise of % ceuts per ton for pudding here
after. This Is the first advance in puddlers
wages in the Schuylkill valley for ssvera
yearB
The morning news., 1889-03-17
Murdered by Moonshiners.

NASHVILLE, TENN. March ia Hunt
ingdon. Tenn, special to the ADlertcdn
says: 1t is now regarded as a certainty that
The Flowers family at Hollow Rock. an
account Of whose cremation In their home
was given last night, we're murdered. The
the moonshiners' clan, with whom Flo ,ers
has been meddling of late, put an ond to
him and his family to prevent being known
10 the authorities
The morning news., 1889-03-17

SYLvAY1A, GA, March 1G.-Harry Burn
side, special detective Of the Central rail-
road. brought IN two negroes, John Nixon
and Tillison Lowery, on the train yesterday,
when they had a hearing before Justice j.
II. Hull for burglarizing the warehouse at
Rocky Ford last Tuesday night, ard were
committed.
The morning news., 1889-03-17
PLYMoUTH's EXPLOSION

The Foreman Confesses That He Is Re
sponsible for tho Disaster.
PTTsBURG, March l6-George Reese,
foreman Of the squib factory which ex-
ploded at Plymouth, killing ton girls, made
a confe sion before dying that it was no.
not Katie Jones, who caused the explosion.
He was smoking a pipe IN the basement
when a spark flew in a powder keg. I he
coroner's jury returned verdict that Katie
Jones caused the accident by throwing a
gnuib in the stove
The morning news., 1889-03-17
WI. 3. wELcH pRAp.
He was United States Senator nom
Florida Soon After the War.

DEsMoNEs, Ia. March l6--W y.
Welch died at Pasadena, Cal, yesterday.
He was at one time president Of the lowa
Agricultural College at Ames; was United
Statey senator from Florida soon after tle
war, and has since prominently engagea IN
educational work. Ho was for long tInles
president Of the Michigan state Normal
school, and went from there " Iowa ana
was president Of the agricultural college for
fourteen years, and, after resigrlng, 70
manned as professor OF psychology.
The morning news., 1889-03-17
A $4,000 Blaze.

RICHMOND, VA, March l6.--At Orange
Court House, Virginia, early this morning
twelve buildings in the pusiaess part Of the.
town were destroyed by fire. Among
the property burned were the Midland
car loaded with rails The fire is believed
to have been of incendiary origin. fhs
loss Is $50, 900. mostly covered BY insnranea.
The morning news., 1889-03-17
ROAST LEATHER.

The Fire IN New York Causes Total
Loss of the Stock.
NEW YoRK, March l6.--The fire That
broke out In the leather store houses at No,
s5 Gold street and Al Spruce street last
night, win probably result in tho total loss
Of the stock. A. II. Reitlinger q Go. yalus
their stock at s65,000 and are insured for
S67, 900. II. G. and f. Williams arc III
sured for $4,000, but cannot tell the extent
of the damage 10 their stock r. II. Disco
way is insured for $1,000, which will coyer
his loss. The building is owned by the w.
p. Miller estate and is fully insured Tho
insurance is divided among thirty compa<
MES
The morning news., 1889-03-17

NEW York, March l6.--Judgo Daniels
fined Chauncey Kerr, Hugh J. Connel and
Lawrence Quinn, S25 each this morning for
making demonstrations in court yesterday
when Thomas B. Kerr was acquitted. The
offenders wore brothers-in-law and book
keepers. respectively. Of Kerr.
The morning news., 1889-03-17
A Long Trip to Go to church.

WASHINGTON, March 16.-Postmaster
General Wanamaker left the postoffice de-
partment at a comparatively early
hour this afternoon, and went
over to Philadelphia to be present
at Bethany church tomorrow. He will do
this as often as possible, but may not be
able to get away every Saturday. When
he does not he will occupy his pew in the
Church of the Covenant (Presbyterian).
The morning news., 1889-03-17
prusnian hfLniaters 70 Reslrn

BERLIN, March lG.--The North German
Gdzetto says that Herr Won Gosslcr, tho
Prusian minister OF ecclesiastical affairs,
and medicinal affairs. and Herr
Won Scnolze, the Prussiau minister Of
finance, intend 10 resign their Offices.
The morning news., 1889-03-17
Mnhdists Reported pefeated.

CAIRO, March ia messenger who ha
arrived at Wady Halfa reports that bat
tle between the followers Of Senoussi and
the Mabds sts has taken place at Siuan, to
tho southwest Of Bara, and that tho former
were victorious Both sides suffered heavy
Losses. Among the killed were two Mahdist
The morning news., 1889-03-17
NEGRO coLoNIzArIoN.
North Carolina Blacks Get the Ar
kansas Craze Bad.


kansas Craze Bad.
RALEIGH, n. c., March l6.--The negro
exodus from this state is about to take the
form Of the colonization Of negroes in Ar
kansas. The negr es are holding mass
meetings almost nightly, and negro orators
and preachers are urging them to coloaize.
The negro preachers Of this sec ion are espe-
cially active IN the matter aud issued a
circular to-day calling n meeting TO
organize the North Carolina Emigra-
tion Association" for the purpose of
securing organized action toward coloniz-
ing all the negroes IN the state, In Arkan-
sas, where they are offered lands for triile.
The circulars say that the white people
don'5 want them here. and that they have
determined to go. 1t is complained that
the election law, school law, and other laws
passed by the last general assembly were
pa sed to crush them out. They propose 70
colonize on unoccupied lands In Arkansas
and follow agriculture.