The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1889-04-03
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The DISASTER AT AP1A.-The destruction
wrought at Apia on the 18th Of March by the
hurricane of that date was signally thorough
and complete. When the storm struck the is
land of Upolu there were seven war-shlps in
the harbor OF Apia, besides plumber of mer-
chant vessels When it was over all were
wrecks with the single exception of the English
war-ship Calliope, the commander of which put
to sea IN time to prevent his vessel from being
driven ashore. OF the three war-ships the
United States had at Apia two, the Trenton and
Vsndalia, were total losses, and the third, the
Nipslc was beached and in such plight that,
according to Admiral Kimberly, the chances
were all against her being saved. Besides this
destruction Of ships, there was an extraordinary
loss of life, fifty OF. the 500 men under Admiral
Kimberly command having been drowned The
Germans Jared even worse. Two of their war
ships the Eber and Adler, were totally destroy
ed, with lost OF nlnety-six men drowned while
third the Olga was stranded and in a badly
dan aged condition. AS most of the merchant
vessels IN harbor were German, the havoc
wrought by the hurricane tells with exceptional
severity upon the fatherland The Calhope's
escape may have been due to the TACT that being
the last to arrive at Apla, she occupied an out
side position near the entrance to the harbor,
and was lying with banked fires in the expecta-
tiOu Vi moving. ACCORDING 10 the nrBt dispatches
she got to sea uninJured but the telegram sent
by Mr.. Pendleton, our minister at Berlin, states
that the Calliope was damaged to some extent
and had gone 10 Sydney for repairs The cause
of the disaster at Apis is not far to seek The
harb is formed by coral reef encircllng the
island at short distance from the shore The
entrance break In the reef about 800 wards
wide Is open to the north, and within the space
available for ships is small The reefs on each
side OF the entrance are awash at high water and
are surrounded by shoals. AS for the inclosed
space, 1t has a sandy bottom aff0rdine slight
hold for an anchor. The depth ranges from four
to eight fathoms, deep water being found close
IN shore. The hurricane OF March 5 came on
1t may be assumed suddenly, and blowing with
resistless force drove the vessels inside the reel
upon the rugged shore. Those near the entrance
had a chance to escape, but the rest were neces-
sarlly broken to Baltimore San.
The record of Castle Garden shows a falling
of of 10 86l immigrants for the past three
months. 1t is a notable feature of the first quar-
ters immigration that while the steerage in
comers have fallen of over twenty-five per cent
the cabin travellers are steadily on the increase
the falling off in the immigration of this year
has Irlncipslly been for the Mediter' anean
countries and from Great Britain and Ireland.
The flow of German, Russian Savonic. and
Scandinavian people to our country ls about the
same as last wear, and emigration from France
has increased.
AGAINST WoMAE SUFFRAGE The bill giving
the women of Msssachusstts the right to vote
for municipal off ers has been defea,ad By a
large majority IN the S ate Legislature In the
New York Assembly the women's municipal
suffrage bill has been ordered to a third reading
and hual vote upon it may be taken before
adjournment The New York Sun savs "tbe
supporters OF the bill may as we'll keep cool IN.
der the assurance that It will not become Law
this year
NEw DEPARTURE.-Tne House of Repre-
sentatlves of the Minnesota Legislature passed a
Dill. dispensing with the requirements of unan-
lmous concurrence by Jurors in their verdicts
and substituting three fourths majority. The
Senate amended the bill by substituting FIVE
slXths for three-fourths. and the House concurr-
ed AS an amendment of the constitution il re
CURED, the change has TO be voted upon by the
people
LONDON, March 81 Prince Jerome Bona
parte and two other survivors Of the disaster to
the steamer Countess Of Flanders. which was
run into and sunk of Dunkirk bv the steamer
Princesse Heoriette, reached here to-day. The
Countess of Flanders was cut in two and tho
fore part at once sank and the after part about
quarter Of an hour later
Robert T. Lincoln has been appointed minis
ter to England Murat Halstead. minister to
Germany Allen Thorndyke Rice. minister to
Russia Patrick Egau, Minister to Chilli
Thomas Ryan, of Kansas, minister to Mexico
John Hicks Of Wisconsin, minister to Peru
George B. Loring of Massachusette, minister 10
Portugal All Northern men
Richard Plantagenet Campbell Temple-Nug-
ent Brydg -Chandos- Grenville. third Duke OF
Buckingham and Cbandos, Marquis Of Bucking
ham, Marquis of Chandos Earl Temple Earl
NuBent Ylscount and Baron Gotham and Baron
Kinloss is dead. He was born In 1923 was
educated at Christ Church Oxford and succeed
ed his father in the titles and estates in 1851
Chattanooga, Tenn. voted last week 10 sssue
$4,000 in bonds for streets and sewers The
city was wild with excitem nt over The almost
unanimous vote. The work will commence Irn.
mediately upon two miles Of Asphalt pavement
and several miles Of sewerage