Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-03-11
Frisco in a PerInent.
The City Away Out on the Sun.
set Border
GETS EXCITED RATHER TOO SUDDEN

A Probable Stock-Jobbing Report That Is
Utterly Discredited at Washington Works
Up the People of the Pacific Metropolis
What Is Said About That Samoan SEN
sation at the Navy Observation-Disclosures
FURRY in a Pittsburg Theatre.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1.-THE excite
ment in this city Saturday over the rumors
Of the sinking of the United States man-of-
war Nipsc was intense. 1t could not have
been greater if the Breslau dispatch pub
lished few days ago stating that the Nipsic
had been blown up by torpedo directed at
it by the German man of-war Olga, had been
fully confirmed. All sorts of rumors were in
circulation. One report was that the naval
authorities at Mare island had received news
confirming the sinking of the Nipsic aud this
was followed by another report that the
American mail steamer Alameda, of the
Oceanic company had been seized The
statement was also made that telegram had
been received at tho Union Iron works of
this city from the secretary of the navy in
quiring as to how soon the cruiser Charles
ton could be placed in readiness for guns
Upon the strength of these rumors, and the
further statement that the Southern Pacific
company had been notified to be prepared to
handle the Charleston's guns and naval stores,
bulletins were displayed in front of the news
paper offices stating that private advices had
been received confirming the sinking of the
American man-of-war Nipsic The bulletins
were eagerly read and the news spread like
lightning. In short time tremendous
crowds besieged the newspaper offices clamor-
ing for details
In tue absence of any definite information
the belief rapidly gained ground that the
Nipsic had certainly been blown up by the
German war vessel Extra editions of the
papers we're issued up TO late hour, but the
news contained therein was of such meager-
ness that it wholly failed TO satisfy the de-
mands OF the public or definitely dispose OF
the fate of the American vessel. The crowds
fingered around the newspaper offices late into
the night The excitement, however, some
what subsidized when bulletins denying the
capture of the Alameda were displayed, aud
stating that she bad arrived at Sydney. The
other reports were just as false as that about
the Alameda
Samoan advices up to March / will reach
here by the steamship zealandia, which is due
at this port Saturday next and no definite
Information from these islands is expected in
the meantime unless by Gable from Auckland
The California Demokrat leading German
paper of this city, declared in editorial that
Germans must do one of two things il war
snsued, either rally round the stars and stripes
or go back to Germany, and added: "And
since we have come here to stay, we will
stand and fall by our flag; our country, right
or wrong"
LATEsT-None of the alarming rumors
about events in Samoan have been confirmed
and the excitement caused by them has
ahated. The Alta urges that the Berlin con-
ferenoe set down for the 18th inst, should be
deferred until tine arrival hsre on the 10Th of
the steamer Zealandia from Auckland, which
may bring important news,
NEW York, March IA special to The
Herald from San Francisco SAYS: 1t
is stated that the first Breslau
cablegram, which originated the pres
ent Nipsic agitation was sent from
this city The story goes that one of the pas
sengsrs who came upon the Mariposa brought
news Of an important character, CONNER
ciRlly, relative 10 the Samoan troubles, to
local German mercantile house This house
for the purpose of influencing trade in GER
tain channel, cabled the story to its Breslau
correspondent with instructions to give it
wide circulation. The present agitation was
the result This statement of the case received
credence among downtown merchants to-day
saturday. when many widely conflicting re
ports were in circulation