New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-08
thing will he done toward establishing govern
ment here until official information is received ID
regard TO the result of the conference.
A NAVAL SCANDAL MAY FOLLOW.
THE NIPsIc ATTEMPTS TO REACH HONOLULU
A MEAN AMERICAN IN sAMoA-KLEIN's
RECORD THERE.

RECORD THERE
San Francisco, July IA naval scandal Is likely
TO result from the differences between Admiral KIM
berly and Captain Mullan over sending the Nipsic
home. Captain Mullan csimet that the Nipstc was
battered hull worth anything but TO be sold for
old junk The Admiral seemed to have a mania for
getting the disabled vessel 10 some port where sho
could be repaired He supervised tho constructlon
Of two jury rudderS, but the fist broke before
the Nipsic got out OF Apa harlor and this Nipsic came
near going on the reef. The second one broke down
when the vessel was three days out her way to
Auckland, and though 1t was repaired Captain Muan
feared to go on, the vessel unseaworthy.
When he returned, having burned about ~, 900 worth
OK coal in these attempts, the Admiral very angry
lie stormed around so that Captain Muan asked to
be relieved The Admiral promptly consented, and
ordered Captain Muan TO San Francisco. II Captain
Mullan had not taken the initiative It is likely tina.
Admiral Kimberly would have stripped him OF the
command, so great was his anger.
That Captain Mulan had good grounds for his
doubts about the Nipsic's seaworthiness shown
by the bad time she made the way TO Honolulu.
She burned all her coal by the time she reached Fan
ming Island, 1000 miles from Honolulu,
and was left there by the Alert until moro could
be sent down. The NpSc has burned more than
10000 worth Of coal and naval officers who saw
her declare that she is liable go in any hard
Storm as she has no keel and is little better than
hulk They say that the chances are that she will
founder on the way TO Honolulu as she is unmanage
able In a storm.
The who came UP on the Alameda do not think
much of the American citizens of Apa whose interests
they were sent down there to project One man who
had good opportunity to watch proceedings said :
The meanest man in Samoa is j. II. S. MoOers. a
down East Yankee who has developed from beach
comber into general merchant Mooers cleaned
mp fully $4,000 from the Apia disaster he secured
the contract board all tho sailors at 81 10 day IN
gold and very tough board he gave them. Befor,
the storm you could get meals at his boarding house
for $35 per month, but after week he charged the
officers $500 In the same way he doubled
and frequently quadruped prices for all clothing
tobacco and other articles which the sailors required
These men destitute, and Mooers robbed them
numerically. He also did mean piece of business
In regard TO the safe of the Vandaa. This safe con-
ained $4,000 in coin, salvage on which would be
- 300 Some natives began the work of diving to
put rope around the safe, that 1t could be hoisted
up. MOoers saw a chance for profta so he arranged
with Captain Faquhar that he was to get tho salvage
All Mooers did was TO sit under an umbrella in the
wreck of the yandalla and watch the natives at their
dangerous work. When they were successful and the
safe was raised Mooers pockeed the salvage and the
natives got only beggarly 5000 for their work. which
professional divers would have been loa'h TO tackie
Another Of citizens who has an unsavory record
in samoa is Kein the American the CORES pondent
who was accused of leading the natives In an attack
Klein seemed 10 have an ambition To become second
Steinberger lie lived for several weeks with Maaaia
and the whites thus came 10 regard him as renegade,
man can live with the natives without losing
caste. Then after the fight Klein was In deadly terror
of his life. His letters describing his peril, and his
narrow escapes from German marines, who wanted
TO kidnap or shoot him, caused a broad grin when
they were read In Apia The truth Is he was perfectly
safe at the American Consulate which Is a good milo
away from the German headquarters He took his
meals at a boarding house not hundred yards away
from the consulate and both places we're protected
by marine guard, yet Klein, whenever he yentured
out for his meals, strapped huge sixshooer with
cartridge belt around his coat, anu thus accoulreo
marched TO the dining room and alto IN martial syie
Even the slow Samoan sense OF hum0r was toucheu
by this cowboy masquerade where there was not a
particle of danger Naval officers grew very tired OF
Klein, and the general opinion was that he proved
himself 10 be cowaid. Klein got recOmmendations
from several officials estying 10 his courage, Dut
Commander Mul,an fatty refused TO give him one
because Mulan said he didn't deserve 1t as he showed
neither bravery nor discretion.
troop OF nine male Samoan dancers was secured
at Tutuila, by Cunningham, Snowman who used 10
be with Barnum. They came on the Alameda 10
Honolulu, whore they remain TIL the next steamer
They will give exhibition dances throughout this
country No women could be induced TO leave the
Islands, and the Snowman had hard struggle to bring
these men as Mataafa tried to induce them TO break
their contract
John p. Dunning, the Associated Press speclai
CORES spondent who wrote the magnificent account
of the great wreck, returned on the Alameda. H9
had been away five months and declared that life on
the Islands was anything but picnic He was much
surprised at the general praise given by newspapers
to his work, as he had received few papers sent TO