The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-05-11

relieve the corvette Sophie, and
sailed down the harbor to Wang
eroog. Upon leaving the vessel, he
commended the ships company TO
the protection of the Almighty
The German warship Olga has
arrived at Sydney from Samoa to re
pair damages sustained in the re-
cent hurricane at Samoa. The Olga's
damages are slight and can easily
be repaired. She has on board the
commander. two officers and thirty Of
the crew of the Adler.
The steamer Lubbock, which left
Apia April I'd, reports that the Nip
sic IS badly injured, and it is very
doubtful if she will be able to return
to America. The Lubbock also reports
that a large number of the bodies
of seamen drowned on the i'll fated
vessels have been recovered and
buried at Apia.
The Lubbock brought to Sydney the
officers belonging to the Eber They
will proceed to Germany in the
steamer Hapsburg.
Three officers and seventy-fve
men will stay at Apia to guard the
interests of Germany.
The Olga's hull is perfectly sOnnd,
with the exception of a small hole in
the stern. She will require two of
her plates riveted. She made no
water during her voyage from Apia
to Sydney.
Naval Constructor Richborn, act
ing Chief of the Construction Bur
eau, does not credit the report that
the fires of the Trenton were ex-
tinguished by floods that came
through the hawse pipes. He says
that these pipes were placed on the
berth deck to allow the heavy for
ward gun to be worked. The effect
was to make the vessel ride at anchor
more easily than if they had been
placed on the upper deck. In a
heavy sea water would come through
them, and some complaint had been
made that they kept the decks wet.
Still they were furnished with rub
Der packed bucklers, which if applied
would make the pipes nearly water
| tight, and Captain Hichborn says:
| ''It is entirely incredible that enough
water should come through to ex-
tinguish the fires. Undoubtedly the
cause of her wreck was insufficient
engine power. The English ship
CalIiope, which escaped by the bare
margin of half knot an hour TO
windward, has 5000 horsepower to
2,700 tons displacement; the Tren-
! ton has 300 horsepower, but her
tonnage is $500"
Secretary Blaine's instructions to
| the Commissioners of the United
| States at the Berlin Conference, are
! that they must insist on the main
tenance of Samoan independence
| The United States will pay no IN
demnity for the alleged aggressions
| of American citizens in Samoa. The
proof is deemed conclusive that
Klein sought to avert bloodshed and
not to provoke it.
The Berlin Post says the Samoan
Conference will open on the first of
May. The German delegates are
Count Herbert Bismarck and DR..
Krauel, Privy Council of the Lega-
ton of the Foreign Office Count
Herbert Bismarck will preside. Sir
Edward B. Malet, British Embas-
sador at Berlin, will represent Eng
| land.
The Cologne Gazette says: "The
nomination of Sewall as disbursing
officer of the American Commits
sioners to the Samoan Conference,
together with the appointment of
Bates, as a member of the commits
sion, warrants the supposition that
the Washington Government does
not seriously desire a friendly set
Element of the question concerning
| Samoa"