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TAKING WARNING By SAMOA.

PRINCE BISMARcK's ORDERS TO HIS NAVAL
coMMANDERs-A SAMOAN WHITE BOOK
Berlin, April 1e--Prince Bismarck has issued an
order In which he defines the responsibilities of COM
manders Of warshps with respect to requests of Con-
suis abroad Tho Chancellor directs commanders to
examine for themselves the legal and political grounds
for suoh request, unless the Consul produces special
authority from the German Foreign Office. AS the
reason for his action, Prince Bismarck refers to the
recent events in Samoa, where, be says, an unau.
thorzed request resulted in great loss of life and
injury to German interests, and danger was thereby
incurred Of Germany becoming embroiled with a
friendly nation with conclusive reasons existing
for the Intervention Of armed forces.
A Samoan White Book has Just been issued OBJ
viousy In view Of the approach Of tho Samoan Con-
ference. In dispatch to Herr Stuebel, the Ger
man Consul to Samoa dated April 16, Prince Bis
marck consures Consul Knsppe's conduct throughout
the troubles in Samoa. He dwolls upon the de-
plorable fact that with inadequate force and with
out authority, urgency a likelihood Of success,
Consul Knappe took measures, on December IT.,
which resulted IN tho death Of large number of per
planters besides jeopardIzing peace with America,
state of affairs. The sanction of tho oth0r treaty
powers being lacking. he says Consul Knappe's de-
mand for tho control OF the foreign relations of
Samoa was OF no force and compelled him (Blsmarch
to inform Great Britain and America OF It's With
The Chancellor concludes by declaring that Ger
many has nothing 10 do with tho internal aKairB OF
Samoa: that her mission is restrict ted to protecting
Germans and enabling them to develop commercial
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-19
FFrEEg THOUSAND DOLLARS STOLEN,

Minneapolis, Mlnn, April 1s.-A dispatch from
Brainerd, Mnn., TO @The Journal says "A
package containing $4,000 in gold has mysterously
disappeared from tho Office Of the Northern Pacific
Express Company in this city. Louis Holman, the
night clerk in charge received from tho train ar
rvlng at :45 a, yesterday four sacks of specie,
two OF which contained $4,000 each in god and two
$500 each in silver. Tho money was consigned TO
the First National Bank of this city by tho Northern
Pacific Railroad Express Company, to be used in
paying employees Of the road. Holman says he carried
the specie with other express packages on his truck
10 the door Of the express office. Ho is positive
that no then carried all the specie into the vault
and turned the combination. Half an hour later,
IN checking up he discovered that one OF the bags OF
gold was missing He at once informed his superior,
but close Investigation failed 10 reveal clsw 10
the missing money. Holman has boon In the employ
OF the express company for several years, and Is
REGARDED as honest and faithful"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-19
an INTERESTING POLITICAL SUIT
"TIMs CAMPBELL WANTS HIS WORSE THAN
WASTED s3Io0 BACK


Among the things brought cat by the searching
review of the election methods In the With Assembly,
District which preceded the expulsion Of s delegates
from the Republican County Committee, was the red
port that q TIM Campbell, who running as thd
County Democracy candidate for Congress- had paid
to John J. o'Brien, through his friend, John nj
Brodshy, the sum Of 90 100 to sell out the Republican,
Congressional candidate And in consideration thero
Of the understanding said to be that tho warfa
workers under o'Brien's control were 10 deal cut
Campbell tickets TO the Republican voters OF the diss
trict 1t is said, however, that Mccarthy, the Tani
many candidate, paid Brodsky and o'Brien the sum
Of S4650 and that he won the election because tbnx
threw Campbell overheard
Mr.. Campbell has been several times approached hx
reporters OF The Tribune to see IL he had anythina
to say on the subject but he always ~ slont -
an oyster. His friends have accounted for his -
ticence by saying tha. he would make o'bnen uss
gorge His hope Of 90 doing must have fsded aSa9l
for yesterday II came out that bo had brought fui9
against Brodsky for the precise cf 81 100 nssna
that the latter had been guilty Of oreacn q
IL Is believed among politicians tnat n2 e2. q ~
not thrown out OF court on the Gr0una tnat ~
tra,T 10 public morals, II win pe cue ok m2 -
Interesting poiitical suits ever bruueht % n.z Y
city II Mr campbsirs dencs afc ~ ~. ~, ~
viii push II 10 tho end. BfgasSsJH sssA@s -
he wln fight as long ~ CamRpsnh
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4 GERMAN SURFoCATED By SMOKE.
HE CALLED TO ESCAPE FROM BURNING BUILD
ING, AND LOST HIS LIFE!

he CALLED TO ESCAPE FROM A BURNING BUILD
ING, AND LOST HIS LIFE!
Last night at halfpast smoke was discovered
issuing from the second floor of the sixstory briok
building No. s5 Centre-st The damage done by the
fire was comparatively small, but from suffocAtion
one life was lost! Tho three buildings Mes. s1 s3
and 50 connect on the five upper floors, and SchAr.
longer, a gun-maker occupied the upper floor Of a
part Of No. 81 At the time OF the fre four were
at work in the gun-shop, of them being German
named Werner, Of No. 113 Second-st, Hoboken. The
smoke rolling mp from the second and third floors Of
No. S5 soon completely filed tho upper floors Of the
three buildings. Werner became excited, and though
hls three companions easily escaped, no failed 10
reach the stairs Once he by tho hromen
at one OF the windows and vain efforts at
made 10 rescue him. Afcrwand Chief Cashman. In
CROPPING across the aoor fell over his body lying by
pilo Of boxes, which no had evidently made an At
tempt TO climb in hopes Of gaining q skyhght In the
roof. When found no was dead. HIS body was TO
moved 70 tho Sixth 2rcclnct Police Station. The
damage to the building WIN amount b about q 0OO
and contents sl 900 moro.
In 1879, on Christmas night fre ON .tl.si ltd a.
tbese buildings, In the printing establishment of
William M Tweed OF ring fame. destroyed tho build
ing and tho lives Of Eix girls and three mon thore
employed lost
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-19
NO NEWS or THE MISSING SEVEN ri

NO NEWS or THE MISSING SEVEN HUNDRED!
Every transatlantic steamship arriving at this
port yesterday was visited for information concerning
the missing 700 people who abandoned tho ThingvaHA
Limo steamship In midooean two weeks ago, and
about whom there have been no tidings since. Moth
ing whatever could be learned nom incoming vessels
not even from the Alsata, which vessel, it had been
reported, had rescued the people. There Is s hope
that the National Line steamship Helvetia, now over
due, may have picked up the shipwrecked people.
Philadelphia, April 18 Especial. Secretary shar-
WOOD Of the Maritime Exchange, said to-day that there
were two steamers from Europe, duo inside tho
Breakwater tomorrow, which might bring nows of
the passengers from tho abandoned steamship Dan
mark, the Missouri Of the Red d" Line. from London.
and the Switzerland, from Antwerp. Tho course OF
both Of these steamers would bring thom somewhere
about the track Of the Danmarh
London, April 18.-The National Line steamer The
Queen, from New.York, which 1t was thought might
bring some news Of the missing passengers OF the
steamer Danmark, has arrived at Queenstown. She
reports that she saw nothing OF the steamer or her
naaGeuQefS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-19

GUILTY OF MURDER IN THE SECOND DEGRBE
After listening the summing up of Assistant Dis
trIct-Atto ncy Fitzgerald and charge by Justice
Andrews In the Court of Oyer and Terner yesterday
In the in which Joseph Thomas, eolored Is charged
wthIhe murds OF bis wife, the jury retired at IL 80
n. m. At go they came in and asked for In
srucons as TO what constituted murder in the first
degree, murder In the second degree and reasonable
doubt Justice Andrews repeated the law ON these
points and gavo a definition Of reasonable doubt In
twenty-five minutes after retiring they rendered a
verdict of murder in the second degree. The prisoner
counsel smiled for they had offered to plead guilty
m the second degree when the trial opened 1t was
learned that the Jury Rad stood nine foe frst degree
tnstrtictions. Thomas WIN bs sentenced on Monday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-19
DELIBERATE PARRIoIDE.
A SICK MAN MURDERED BY HIS DRUNKEN
SON.
THE CRIMINAL BURNS THE HOME or TIKI
FAMILY AND KILLS HnsELF-DEMANps
ING MONEY AND TAKING RE-
VENICE FOR REFUSAL.
lpr rELEoRapH TO THE TRIBuxEd


snyinoseId. Mass. April 1s.-Joseph King; q re
tired Westieh whip manufacturer, was murdered a.
an early hour this morning by his SON Edgar, while
lying sick upon his bed in the room with hs wile'
near that town. For some years the son, whose
age was forty-fye has led life OF extrayagan'
dissipation and caused the family no end OF trouble
Rows between himself and the old man were ne
quent money being the chief topic OF dispute
The son wanted money more frequently than tne
father felt was necessary, and the old mans re-
fusal to give it created some bitter quarrels, OWING
to which not infrequently the father was Obliged
to absent himself from home days at time Ke-
peatedly he had established the son In business,
only to witness his failure spd extravagant ex-
penditures. This morning while the old man
slept, the son, in hypocritical attendance upon
the sick mans wants, fred three revolver bullets
into his fathers body, and then, with the malig-
nifty Of end, set fire to the house, after vainly
seeking, pistol in hand, to enter the room where
two women were sleeping, intent on killing
them also. These two women, bis aunts,
as well as his mother, were with difficulty res
cued by the neighbors and removed, with the
body of the murdered man, to a neighboring
dwelling. The house was burned, with most OF
its contents. About o'clock this morning the
body OF the murderer was Iounu III d nciSunoIihe
neld, shot through the head. He had killed him.
self to escape the penalty Of his crime
That the murder was carefully premeditated is
shown by letter left with neighbOr several
days ago. In this letter, which was not to be
opened until q certain date. this crime was in
coherently alluded to, as was the murderer's in
tention TO kill himself He even went so far as
to designate his burial place in the field where
his body was found. The neighbors think that
King was insane. The family say that he had
been acting strangely for some taiAe and they
reason that his persistent dissipation had brought
about homicidal mania After fierce quarrel
with his father, he suddenly pretended the most
abiect humility, but, in the light Of what fol
lowed it is evident that his action was merely
10 lull suspicion, that he might the more readily
take his fathers life.
King has wife living, but he led her such Q
life of misery with his brutality and dissipation
that some time ago she left him and returned to
her fathers house in Tolland. An autopsy was
held this afternoon, after which the body OF the
murderer and suicide was buried. The seectmen
are tonight seeking to translate several scrawiing
letters left by King, with view Of finding Q
motive for the crime, which brother attributes
10 pure cussedness."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-19
MnR.YEAR-oLp HERO.

CarbondaIe, Penn, April 1s speciaD.-Raph Bali
age Hve is the hero Of the day in this city Yeser
dsv afternoon several children were playing around
an unprotected well when Eddie widner tried to drink
from IT, AS the water rises to within foot OF the
surface he thought he could reach it by lying on his
stomach He lost his balance and fell into the water
which Is over SIX feet doeD. Ralph Ball hastened TO
the well, and, sczing the hatdrowned boy, he held
his head above the Surface OF tho water until the
working near by 10 the rescue. Eddie was restored
IN hfa
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An ALLEGED CORNER IN SUsAR.
oREDr1Ne CLAUS spRECKnEs WITH HAVING

CREDITING CLAUS BPRECKLES WIFE hAfAH'o
BEATEN THE TRUST
San Francisco, April ID IspecaD.-The advance on
sugar was the chief topic of conversation on Change
to-day and most of the merchants believe that Claus
spreckes has got a corner on this years crop and VIII
make things warm for the Sugar Trust One well In
formed dealer said to-day: You can put 1t down as
crtain that Spreckles has made larger corner than
he had last year He knows that the stock OF sugar
In New-York Is only 1900 tons, the smallest In
thirty years and that England has only 10000 tons
spreches saw several months ago that shortage was
inevitable and he bought largely at from one and one
half 10 two cents pound less than the ruling ratos
to-day. He laid IN stock which win be ample for
starting his Philadelphia factory. He said to-day :
The trust worked the market short while ago and
raw sugar went down: bought then all tho raw
sugar could get Now i've got moro raw sugar than
the trust has. Sugar is going up and III Just mako
q pretty sum out OF it,
"spreckles is confident of tho future Of the boot
sugar industry In California HS is the head Of now
company which proposes to build ton factories In this
State. He said this subject Il want my beet sugar
industry protected and nursed until, like growing
child, In time it Will be able to stand alone believe
California alone can In few years produce enough
sugar to supply half the demand Of the United states
and California, Oregon and Washington together win
produce enough to supply the entire country. Then
we win be Independent In this, In many other
things II can keep the $50, 100000 that is paid
to foreign countries for sugar, we ought 10 do It
About 100000 will be spent on each beetsugAr fact
ory, and $50 men will be employed in each.' -
Tho legal fight against the trust here is being car
ried on on almost the same lines in New-York.
Just before the San Francisco suit was brought the
American Sugar Refinery pretended to sell its plant 70
Hayemoyer a Elder Of New-York, for 81 ,25o, 900.
Half million paid IN cash and the purchasers
gave a mortgage on the property for tho remainder.
The deed was placed on record on April I, but the
mortgage has not yet been recorded Havemeyer
& Elder trustees Of the Sugar Trust The natural
inference Is that the American Refinery has been added
30 tho trust. The American Company however
claims that It Is stiIl a genuine corporation The
profits last year s2sO,ooO, 90 per cent on tas
capital
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-19
pAssEyeERs yARBowLr ESCAPE ALIVE.

Plttsburg, April 1s,--A disastrous wreck occurred
at CoraOpolis, Pcnn the Pittsburg and Lake Erie
Railway, about O'Clock last night AS the express
was speeding along at thirty rate
the locomotive jumped tho track while passing a
SWITCH dragging the baggage mall, smoking-car and
three coaches after It, the whole train, except the
seepngcar, being thrown over the bank turning owioe
in the descent. Mall Agent Blacknore and numOcr
~ Messengers sustained slight INJURIES but no Que
os .sronslv hurt The baggagecar caught fire almost
as soon as the train left the rails, but the names "ero
quickly exttngushed by water nom the olten'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-19
A RAILROAD DEFEAT AT TRENTON
THE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL NO. 1876 Lo'
IN THE ASSEMBLY.

IN THE ASSEMBLY.
Trenton, N. j.. April 1s (speciaD.-The railroad
companies and tho House OF Assembly locked horns
m a big fight to-day, and the companies were
yanqulshed, at least for tho time being The Assem-
bly took I'D In It's regular order tho bill giving rail.
road companies power TO condemn lands necessary
for station Sites A bal to the same effect passed
both Houses recently but number Of members denied
that its passage through the Assembly was regular,
and it was recalled from tho Governor and put out OF
the way The bill that came up to-day was intro
duced aftervard with restrictive provisions to meet
tho affections that some members had to the original
bill. and IL passed the Senate without trouble
The Assembly, by vote Of 81 to Is, defeated
an amendment offered by Mr. o'Neill, Of Hud-
son, exempting Hudson and Essex Counties rom the
operatiou Of tho act Mr.. Mapcrmltt Of Essex,
moved that the enaetng clause be stricken from the
baI. and made a forcible speech In support of his
motion. He charged that powerful lobby was
working for the passage Of the measure, and named
several men who, he said were In the lobby. Mr..
Mepermltt ayered that the bill permitted rail-
road companies to take every foot Of ground,
public and private, IN New-Jersey.
speaker Hudspeth opposed the bin and defended
himself and his administration from newspaper at
taeks made last week The bill was supported by
voorhees, and Ulr4ch, of Union; Gobe, Of Ocean, and
Others The motion to strike out the enaoting clause
was lost by q vote Of 90 TO 30. Several amendments
offered by Mr. McDermitt were voted down, and the
bill was then taken up on third reading. Mr. oNe'l
presented communication from the Jersey CltS Board
Of Trade ssng fer the deisst OF s tae s Yo,s s1n IN m h
favor meant political death, Mr. BrQwn OF hnaspn & pI
remarked that he would vote for the biz and M tase DIS
chances. The roll wGs then called, ana the Dill was
defeated by q vote OF 20 to "a. mouya 70 re,
consider il was tabled The blll e lEey e ,IE, 90
the rable as two votes are needed for us passage
There were seven absentees to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-19
rHE TRrAL oF GENERAI. Ror1ANGER.

Paris, April Is.-The Senate Commission appointed
to conduct Boulanger's trial to-day, examined NJ.
Reinach, manager of the "Republque Francaise' and
NJ Presence. writer on the staff Of the "Temps.'
with reference to Boulanger's dealings with English
capitalists.
The police have searched the houses Of Deputy
Turquet and five other members Of the Boulanglst
party for documents In relation TO the BoulanHSt
campaign.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-19
snAR1R Arm o,c,oNNoR MArCHEp.l

San Francisco; April 1s.-A cable dispatch was TO
ceived in this city to-day from Harry N searie, Of
Australia the champion Of the world accept
ing the challenge of William oConnor, Of Toronto
champion oarsman Of America, to row match IN
England for 5000 side. he specifies September
as the time and "The london Sportsman as tho
stakeholder 0Connor who Is in this city, has cabed
his acceptance of the terms
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-19
PUTTING on EVENING DRESS 70 DIE.

Chicago, April 1s.-sidney walters committed SUI
eide at the Hotel Rehelleu last night His wife stated
az the inquest to-day that he formerly dswspa-
per man In London. When found dying, he was at
tred IN new and expensive evening dress, including
the regulation swallowtsil coat whito tie, bouton-
nlera KID gloves and patent leather shoes. He had
evidently intended 70 die In good form and he sue
aaaknd~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-19
oorroNsEpp OIL MILLS IN THE soUrH!

baltimore, April 49, The Manufacturers Record
.o-ts that there is great activity throughout the
south in building cotton seed oil mills ana tha1
dozen mills, to cost siOOoooo or more have becu
orcanzed in the last two weeks, while there Is report
that q Sa,o0o,o00 company mas Oeen orssn,leu -
ns,,s.,nhta 10 b,,lid mills IN the South. The new
1,o norted are nearly all by Independent companies
~. i.s scanppected with the Cotton Seed Oh Trust.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-19
CHURcHnL AND CHAMBERLAIN.

London, April 19.-Joseph Chamberlain in recent
letter. stated that Lord Randolph Churchill declared
in November last that he tChurchilD would not con-
test tho Parliamentary seat of Central Birmingham
Lord Randolph now replies that Mr. Chamberlan's
assertion is utterly false. 1t is expected that an
excited correspondence win follow between the two
gentlemen
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-19
yAyop4B1E coYprruoSs FOE THE WHEAT.

ST. paul. MINI. April 1s-"Tae Pioneer Press'
In tho morning win publish $50 detailed reports
representing all the wheat stations on the Manitoba
Railroad ana covering about half the wheat produced
in Minnesota and Dakota One hundred ana ninety
stations report good to excellent condition OF tne
ground; thirty consider It fair, whtle only zen rare
II as not good The percentage OF crop plan'cu
a eoua N or ahava iast vssr and tho acreage will
also exceed last season. only thirteen sauons repOrI
Ing any decrease, while 102 have increased acreage
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-19
pLArxYrELp pHrmoaAN FOUND DEAD

DR.. John n. Piatt sixty-hve years old, was
found dead shortly before noon yesterday m room
At tho Putnam House, No, SSo Fourth-ave' dc
went to the hotel Wednesday night The family OF
Dr. Platt live At Pianheid N. j., whore no had had
a large practice About year ago no os'aoiisneo
an oa3ea IN this CITY His death was caused py
heart faiIuip, He was graduate OF Williams coi-
lego and had-relatives living at No. % Madsonave'
Tho body was removed to an undsrtaker's establish
ment ip Ronrth-Ave.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-19

Frederick, Nd, April 1e.-The old Carroll homo
stead, at Knoxville Frederick County, owned by Bar
ton " Garrett, was destroyed by Ere on Tuesday.
1t was occupied by George Green. The property
insured for a, 500. The tract upon which the old
mansion stood taken up In 1877 by tho father OF
Charles Carroll Of Catrolton. and embraced 1900
arrn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-19
pArLURE OF POWELL q CO., At TOwANDA.

FAILURE OF POWELL CO., AT TVWASDA'
Elmira, N. Y, April 1s (specIaD.-Poweh q Co.. Oh
Towanda Bradford County, Penn the largest
dealers in Northern Pennsylvania, have maze an
roort IN lanes II. Codding. The firm consisted OF
Iosenb Powell. Thomas E. Leland and b. T. NOBLE
and was considered entirely sound. The cause OF inc
failure was Improbable business for three or foar
wears Nearly all the creditors are rom fhiaoeipina
ana
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-19
TWO LITTLE BOYS PLAYED WITH A cAxDLl

Two Httle boys, John and Willie Kennedy, played
with candle tho fourth floor of the tenement
house No. 492 Firstave yesterday, and set fro
to bed. AS they had been shut up alone in the
bedroom, they were IL danger OF being burned TO
death, but Policeman Emanuel Weisburger tho
flames at the window. He UP from the street,
rescued tho boys and put out the fire. The damage
RlRht.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-19
nUry ON AMERrCAN LARD.

Washington, April 1s.-The United States Consul at
Havre under dste of April 4, informs the State De
partment that from and after May 1 duty Of go
cents per 100 pounds net will be levied all fmporta-
tions into France Of lard mixed with cotonseed oil,
Irrespective Of the percentage OF such mixture, and
that all lard imported from the United States will DO
subject to Governmental examination.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-19
poIfnrMAn KnrrE p1sAppRARs.

Poieemaa Thomas J. White, Of the Eighth Precinct,
who was accused Of clubbing Louis Frust on Tuesday
night whiIc drunk, was reported missing last night.
wcdnesdsy whitos vito said that ho was sick. and
he did not appear at the police stson. He has pot
been ecen since
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-19
RACING IN ENGLAND.

London; April 1s.-The Great Welcomes Handicap
Of 300 soveregns distance about mile and quarter
st Croydon to-day was won by Colonel Dansoy's
fouryear-old Queen Anne
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-19
RAypcrrrG A PRoHIBIqov AMzNDMESN

Hartford, Conn, April fs.-The House to-day. By .
vote OF 80 to rs, refeed to reconsider the vote on
the prohbitory constitutional amendment which was
rejected yesterday.