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VOLUME LXXIV-NO. 18.
MEN OF THE SEA.
Following the Pathway
of Old Days.
HERE IS THE VIKING SHIP.
Bold Berserkers Who Have Breasted
the Gales of the North
Atlantic.
Special to The MoR-UKO Call.
New York, June Those hardy
Norsemen, Captain Anderson and his
crew, sailed into the port of New York to
day with the counterpart of the Viking
ship of old, and were given a reception far
different from that their ancestors re
ceived 490 years before Columbus landed
en the shores of the New World. The
Viking came down from New London,
Conn., in tow. She was met by a steam
baree with the committee of reception on
board. There was a great blowing of
whistles and dipping of flag., and the
baud played the Viking march. When the
Viking passed Uncle Sam's crack monitor,
the Mianatonomoh, the boom of big guns
bad hardly ceased before there came a
sound like a big firecracker across tho
water. The Norsemen were answering
the salute from their six little cannons.
The Viking dropped her anchor alongside
the Mianatonotnoh, and Captain Sicard of
the b! g ship paid an official visit.
Then the Viking crew were taken on
board the Laura M. Starin, where they
were welcomed to America by the commit
tee and many of their own countrymen
who live here.
After an elaborate luncheon had been
served. Professor Boyson delivered an ad
dress of welcome, to which Contain An
derson replied in behalf of the Norwegian
citizens who had the reproduction of the
old Vikine ship built. Joseph 11. Cboate
spoke briefly, as did Setb Low, Captain
Sicard and ex-Commodore Kain.
A procession was then formed to take
the ship to New York. The boats passed
through Hell Gate and went down East
River, cheered by thousands of people on
both banks, under tho Brooklyn Bridge,
and rounding ihe Battery, passed up the
Hudson River to Twenty-third street.
Here the Vikings cast off the towing line
and putting out the thirty-two oars rowed
to Thirty-fourth street, where the 6hip
dropped anchor.
SHIP AND CREW.
The Vessel and the Men Who Com
memorate Bold Deeds.
From the Sagas It Is learned that the
Western Continent was first seen by white
men in the year A. D. 986. A Norse navi
gator by the name of Herjulfsen, sailing
from Iceland to Greenland, was driven
westward in a gale to Newfoundland or
Labrador, and although the shores were
sighted no landing was made or attempted.
Herjulfsen and bis shipmates told wonder
ful stories of the new land seen in the
west abounding in forests, and Leif Erick
sen, the famous Icelandic seaman, resolv
ing to know the truth about the country
which Hergulfsen had seen, sailed west
ward in the spring of 1001 and reached
Labrador. From there, the Sagas slate, he
sailed to the southward as far as the coast
of Massachusetts, where the daring Norse
men landed and remained over a year.
Rhode Island was also visited, and, it is
alleged, that the hardy adventurers found
their way into New York harbor. So
fourteen years after Herjulfseu sighted
the continent the actual discovery of
America was made by Leif Enksen.
Tliorwald. a brother of Leif Ericksen,
made a voyage to Maine and Massachu
setts in 1002, and is said to have died at
Fall River. Another brother, Thorstein by
name, arrived with a band of followers in
1005; and in the year 1007 Thorfura Karlse
fue, a distinguished mariner of His day,
came with a crew of 150 men and explored
the coast of Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
and it is supposed went as far south as
the capes of Virginia. Colonies are said
to have been planted, but settlements were
soon broken up.
The Norse seamen gave the name of
Vinland to the then undefined and vaguely
known coast. As late as the year 1347 a
Norwegian vessel visited Labrador and
the northeastern parts of the United
States. Rumors of the westward voyages
of the daring Norsemen reached the Me
diterranean, and it is recorded in Iceland
that Columbus, before he set out on his
historical voyage, visited Iceland and
stayed through the best part of one win
ter examining the records of Lei. Erick
sen and other Norse voyagers.
It was in commeration of these early
claimed discoveries that tbe Viking ship
that has now reached tbis country was
sent upon her adventurous voyage.
The ship differs from the Columbus car
avels inasmuch as she was built after a
true and well-preserved model, while the
Spanish caravels were constructed from
pictures, the designs of which have been
largely drawn from tradition. It will
doubtless be remembered what a great
sensation was created by the finding of the
Viking ship thirteen years ago in a mound
at Gogstad, near Sandefjord, Norway.
Although she had been embedded In the
earth for over a thousand years she was
well preserved, of stanch build and fine
lines. Experts say that she must have
been a fast sailer. Certainly the old Nor
wegians knew how to build ships, and the
finding of the Viking ship verifies the say
ings of the Sagas.
Following the finding of this ship it was
resolved to build such another to be sent
to the World's Fair and bold men were
found to sail in her.
On the 4th of February the Viking ship
was ready to leave the ways and
after an eventful voyage through the ice
she arrived at Christiania, where the in
terior fittings were finished. The Viking
ship is as perfect a reproduction of the Gog
stad vessel as it was possible to make. All
that was missed of the old vessel is the stem
and stern, but these are easily constructed
from the shape of the original vessel.
There is no doubt that the Viking looks
THE VIKING. THE SHIP OF THE BERSERKERS.
like the Gogstad vessel did when in her
prime. The builder tried to come as near
as possible to the original in every detail.
The Viking Is built of oak— of course
picked material. The planks are not very
thick and it may surprise some to hear
that the thinnest ones are 15-16 milli
meters—that is, measuring one-half inch
in thickness. In the places where the oars
are the planks are twice as thick.
The Viking's length is 23 meters, beam 5
meters and depth 1% meters. The high
stern and stem is ornamented with a
dragon's head and tail. The question of
sails to be used was quite a problem. From
the Sagas it was learned that a square sail
was used, but the proportionate dimensions
were not kno.vn. Northland boats of to
day, however, served as a pattern. The
mast is 16 meters long and can be un
shipped when necessary. The mainsail is
8 ] /2 meters wide at the yard and 12% meters
at the foot, and a jib can also be used. The
rudder is, according to the old fashion, on
the starboard side. The crew's accommo
dations are not first-class, as space does not
permit- Berths there are none. When
the men want to sleep they take their
blankets and sleep wherever tliey can.
Things not known to the old navigators
have been brought along, such as nautical
instruments, charts, lamps, as well as
a galley, with the usual cooking apparatus,
also pumps and sea anchors. Of course,
after completing the voyage these thing
can be easily removed. The provisions
and liquors are stowed in the bilges, as the
ship is built in such a way that no ballast
is required. Sixteen pairs of oars are on
board. When the crew is rowing they are
seated on thwarts, and it requires thirty
two men to handle all the oars. Shields
are hung alongside for decoration in poit,
and are alternately black and yellow.
The crew of the Viking are all picked
men.
The captain is Magnus Anderson, bom
in Larvik the 28th of November, 1857. His
father was a ship captain. Magnus went
to school in his native town and went to
sea when he was 15 years old and passed
his examination as a navigator when lie
was 17. Was first mate before he was 19
and captain at the age of 22. While he
was sailing in American vessels he got the
idea of crossing the Atlantic from Europe
in an open boat; he chose for this voyage
a common Arendal skjaegto (a small-sized
whale-boat) which bo named the Ocean,
and together with his present second mate
set sailjn the spring of 1886. Tbe under
taking created considerable Interest on
both. of the Atlantic. The venture,
however, was not successful. The small
open boat met with a succession of heavy
gales, capsized several times and they lost
their instruments. When within 270 miles
of Newfoundland they spoke a vessel
bound to England and concluded to ac
cept the captain's offer to take them back.
The first officer, Johan Gustav Gunder
sen, was born in Fredrickstad on Febru
ary 2, 1850. When very young he entered
a commercial house, but being of a roving
disposition, he went to sea In 1564, sailing
to all parts of the world in foreign
vessels.
The second mate of the Viking ship.
Christen Cbrlstensen, was born in Risor
in 1856. He went to sea at the age of 14,
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and has sailed as mate and master for a
number of years.
The rest of the crew consisted of Ras
mus E. Kasmussen, Fredrik O. Frantsen,
Joban Erlksen. Bent Nygard, Severin M.
Simon. en, Johannes B. Moller, Lars
Lakke and Jens Blng.
After a short stay in Mew York the Vik
ing will be taken to Albany and' through
the Erie canal and the lakes to Chicago.
COAST GOSSIP.
Dr. O'Donnell Now Seeks a Federal
Office.
Washington, Juno 17.— C. C.
O'Donnell wants to be Chinese Inspector.
Ills formal application was received at
the Treasury Department to-day.
W. B. McDonald of Los Angeles wants
to be Inspector of Customs at Tacoma,
Wash.
Washington, June 17.— The Navy De
partment bas consented to allow tbe
Pennsylvania .Naval Battalion to take a
ten days' cruise on a Government war
vessel in the latter part of August. The
cruiser upon which the boy tars will re
ceive instructions Is the San Francisco.
Lieutenant-Commander John C. Mo
rong and Lieutenants L. F. Bostwick and
M. V. Bronough havo been ordered to ap
pear for examination for promotion at
Mare Island Navy-yard.
Commencing on the 20th Inst., an addi
tional daily (except Sunday) exchange of
through registered mail pouches will be
come operative betwen San Francisco and
Sacramento, leaving San Francisco at 7
A. M.i and Sacramento at 7:10 a. m.
The Postmaster at San Francisco has
been instructed to dispatch the interna
tional through registered pouches to Vic
toria, B. C, dally, except Friday, instead
of daily, except Thursday, as heretofore.
A postoffice has been established at
Tuluca, Los Angeles County, Cal. (special
from Burbank), with Wilson C. Wedding
ton as Postmaster.
Eugene Horg-n has been commissioned
Postmaster at Markham, Cal.; John Bon
<!eson bas been appointed Postmastor at
Point Rey.. station, Marin County. Cal.,
vice Salvator, removed, and M. A. Moore
at Priceville, Crook County, Or.
In the case of Jacob Sowash vs. Jere
miah Daffey the Secretary of the Interior
orders Daffcy's fraudulent timber entry in
Humboldt district, Cal., cancelled, and the
same order is made in the case of Dewit C.
Stotts.
Pensions havo been granted as follows.
California:' Increase— Andrew Schussler.
Original widow— Minorof Dedrick Thomas.
Washington: Original widow— Mary A.
Gates.
THE MAN IS KNOTT.
He Will Succeed Blount as Minis
ter to Hawaii.
In the Comic Opera Country It Is
Fitting to Have a Great Ameri
can Humorist.
Special to The Mob ninth Call.
Washington, June 17.— Evening
News says that Proctor Knott of Ken
tucky will probably succeed Blount as
Minister to Hawaii. It is pretty well un
derstood now that the Georgia man lias a
gubernatorial bee in his bonnet, and has
resigned from the foreign service to dab
ble once mora in local politics.
The question which has been agitating
the State Department seems about to be
solved by the choice of Knott. Knott was
in the city Tuesday and Wednesday and
spent the greater part of the second day
with the President at his country home.
Several members of the Kentucky delega
tion gave the tip yesterday that he would
be sent to finish the work Blount had be
gun. Mr. Caruth of Kentucky said he had
not heard of the rumor, but other mem
bers of the delegation stated their belief in
its truth. Proctor Knott is an ex-Con
gressman and ex-Governor of Kentucky
When in Congress ne made himself famous
by bis celebrated humorous speech on
••Dulu'b." This was his first and last
speech that attracted any attention, and
at the time it was delivered bis enemies
charged that It was written by a news
paper man. .
The dispatch from Tennessee saying
Judge Sneed of that State would be ap
pointed to sue eed Blount as 'Consul-
General evidently meant that Sneed would
succeed Consul Severance.
Inquiry at the Department of State dis
closes the fact that no appointment has
yet been made of a successor to United
States Consul-General Severance at Hono
lulu.
NO MAN CAN TELL
What Will Be the Fate
of the Army Bill.
AN END OF H ERR RICHTER.
■
The Young Kaiser Is Not Happy and
There Is Grave Uneasiness
in Austria.
Special to The mobsijio Call.
New Yokk, June 17.— Harold Frederic
cables lhe Times from London: The elec
tions may be said to have worked nothing
short of a political revolution, but it is not
at all on the lines which the ereat bulk of
prophets have been arranging in their own
minds. There will be no furious contest
between the Crown and Parliament, no
exalted and excited constitutional struggle
waged for the admiration of mankind.
What will happen will be extremely im
portant in European history no doubt, but
it is calculated to impress the contempo
rary observer ns humdrum to a degree.
Undoubtedly the bold and powerful
demonstration of the Social Democrats at
the polls on Thursday is highly spectac
ular. Their remarkable organization,
which is by far the most spirited and sys
tematic existing anywhere in continental
politics, got out a tremendous vote and
seem to have captured a large wing of the
broken and disorganized Freisinni-. vote
as well. All this has been discounted for
a long time. But the very perfection of
their organization puis a limit now to
their career. So far as the present elec
tion goes they have cast all their votes and
have got no reserve strength to draw on
for aid In the second bnllotings.
Heretofore it has been the case that all
other parties combined against them on
these second ballots and prevented them
from ever winning any of them. There
will probably be thi- time a number of
exceptions to the rule, for class and agra
rian passions have reached a point where
one set of politicians who belong to the
regular German parties are quite capable
of preferring the Social Democrats to their
rivals, but in any case it is improbable that
the Socialists will rise to the position. of
more than one-seventh of the whole
Reichstag. \'J. ' fcj?, *
What is really more Important is the
way that Eugene Richter and the Freisen
nige party have been smashed ou: of
shape. No popular leader of our time has
even ever got such a thorough and re
morseless thrashing at the polling-booths.
It is no good now to repeat that be was
almost entirelp to blame for this. Both
the Emperor and the Chancellor went out
of their way in their efforts to associate
him and German liberalism with their
policy of administration. . r i.^*-'
Instead of availing' himself of this, which
was in 't- >lf an unb«s _rd;*}_' >f ; modfjj_-(f* «<>-.
of" Prussia's historic despotic traditions,
he treated the imperial overtures as mere
signs of weakness and cowardice, and
tliouelit he could bully William and Cap
rivi into further surrender and abase
ment. By this time he has found out his
mistake.
The woeful element In the thing is that
the disaster is not confined to himself. It
envelopes the whole Liberal party in Ger
many and wipes out at ono blow the fruits
of twenty years of the labors of Dasker.
Bamberger, Sonnemburg, Viochow and
other sound sensible German Radicals. *
Except for the gentleman Whigs called
National Liberals, who come out better
than was expected, there is nothing be
tween the anarchist extreme of social
Democracy and the opposite pole of thick
headed, intoleient Toryism. In ether
words we sh. II see this weak an end of
William's attempt to govern by the aid and
in the interests of moderate Liberalism.
Avoiding kites on one side and wolves
on the other Germany enters now upon a
strictly carnivorous stage. It was always
an error to suppose that the army bill, as
sucb. was a soup of fatal deadlock in tho
late Reichstag. Every group if politician!
maneuvering for position in the impending
electoral compaign used this much-debated
measure largely as a pretext for its line of
action.
When the battle bas ended next week
we will probably find a majority quite
ready to pass the army bill upon certain
conditions, and these conditions will bo
the return to -protection, the re
establishing of a lot of aristocratic and
general privileges and monopolies, aug
mented facilities for clerical meddling
with the life of the people and a dead set
against the Jews.
The only possible majority In the new
Reichstag will be a majority of the tax
eaters and the Government will be com
pelled at once to make terms with them.
These terms will Involve the turning of
the political deck back by a generation or
two, and this in turn will inevitably breed
a vast number of the new army of recruits
to the Social Democracy. ,
Williams' final compulsory return to
Tory methods will naturally bind him
closer in sympathy with the Czar, who
was deeply disgusted when the young man
set out on his chivalrous, though fantastic
pursuit of that Will-o'-the-wisp, liberality.
We may expect to bear now of amiable
visits between the Czar and the Kaiser,
and also probably of a commercial treaty
between Russia aud Germany, which will
put fresh burdens on the Prussian land serf
and the Muscovite moujik alike.
RETURNS IN DETAIL.
It is Not Altogether Hopeless For
gfflf the Kaiser.
Berlin, June 17.— Reports from all parts
of the empire continue to give evidence of
the collapse of Riehter's Radical party.
The South German Democrats, with whom
the Richterists joined bands at the open
ing of the campaign to fight more effect
ively against the army bill at the polls,
have secured five seats,»one of them won
from the National Liberals, and they are
likely to enter the next Reichstag with tbe
delegation increased from 10 to 14 or 15.
This morning, however, not a dispatch
was received to indicate the Richterists
bad carried a constituency in the first bal
lot. This failure of the Richterists Is due
partly to the fact that the Radicals who
deserted Richter to make a Government
campaign under the banner of the Radical
Union were the cream of the old party,; "
Excepting Virchow, hardly a conspicu
ous Deputy stood by Ricliter after the dis
solution of the Reichstag.
Rickert, . Broeoio), Hiuze, :i Bartb, editor
of the Nation, Siemens and Haenel de
serted at once to the Government.
The dissidents are known to have
elected one Deputy and have the best of
chances for electing seven or eight more on
second ballot.
The Kiclilerist-, who constituted two
thirds of a parliamentary party of 1887,
will bring probably few more than twenty
three members into the next Reichstag,
Tbis state of affairs Is distinctly favorable
to the Government, as the loss of the Radi
cal opposition is expected to more than
counterbalance the gains of tbe Social
Democratic opposition.
The anti-Semites are now believed to be
in the way to secure twelve seats. Ahl
wardt and Borekel, the most blatant mem
bers of the last parliamentary group, have
already been returned. The aggregate
rote of the anti-Semites has increased
amazingly since 1800.
The National Liberals are likely to re
turn to Berlin with approximately the old
delegation of forty. The opposition Cler
icals, under Dr. Lieber, nave retained vir
tually all the old constituencies. As far
as can be ascertained, the Government
Clerical agrarian movement, under Yon
Schollemer, and Yon Hueno. has
shown no evidence of success, the Con
servatives and Free Conservatives, as was
expected, suffering no losses.
The Social Democrats are still triumph
ant at the expense of the Richter Radicals.
In general, the advantages gained by the
Government are to be found in the prospect
that some ten Radical Unionists, who. voted
against the army bill, and who now favor
it, have good prospects of sitting in the
next Reichstag, and that the anti-Semitic
representation, partially favorable to the
Government, bids fair to be greatly in
creas'd.
The. severe blow which Radicalism bas
sustained can be gauged by the fact that
out of sixty-sis: seats which the party pos
sessed before the split occurred only two
have been retained, and even should they
win in all the forty-four second ballots in
which they still have a chance their power
in the new. Reichstag will be seriously di
minished. Not a single member of the
Richter section h«s been elected.
Returns from 348 election districts have
been received up to 5 o'clock this evening,
showing the election of 49 Centrists, 37
Conservatives, 24 Social Democrats, 17
National Liberals, 9 Centrists in favor of
the army bill. 3 Richterists, 4 Voiksranel.
13 Poles, 6 Alsatians, 3 Anti-Semites and 3
Wilde, with 180 reballots necessary. An
analysis of the reballots shows that the
Social Democrats and National Liberals
will figure chiefly in them, with the Rich
terists and Centrists a long way behind.
The defeat of the Richterists appears to
be irretrievable, but the Berlin Freisln
nigeZ-itung finds comfort in predicting
that the ultimate poll of the party, com
bined with the Volkspnrtei, Centrists and
Socialists, will form an overwhelming pleb
iscite against ibe army bill and the Hnnn c"
compromise. It is certain that if a pleb
iscite is to decide the fate of the Govern
ment, the enormous socialist vote already
cast would determine that, but the army
bill will depend upon filial party combina
tions, regarding which it Is still hazardous
to attempt to foim any definite conclu
sion. 1 „_.; _**,:_**< " ;r * . ' -,-••-_.«_■.
About eighty Socialists will stand In the
coming reballots, and it Is a rational esti
mate to credit them with securing twenty
six more seats. * --_-'-'.
Chancellor yon Caprivi held a confer
ence witb the Emperor on Tnursday and
again last evening, reporting to his
Majesty the character of the returns. It is
rather significant that the semi-official
organs to-day recur to the . ingestions as
to how to curb the popular vote. Regard
ing the Centrists, the recent schisms do
not appear likely to seriously affect tbeir
strength, both the Conservatives and
National Liberals are c.mine out better
than they expected they would. The
Socialists in Vienna will make a demon
stration in celebration of the success of the
German brethren .but Ibe Austrian official
papers hold that the results of the election
are alarming. The Deutsche Zeitucg says:
Germany can only be saved by a strong
Hand. It is time that Caprivi should show
that the future of Germany is safe in his
care.
In fact the dispatches from Vienna in
dicate the intense interest with which the,
elections have been followed there and the
feeling of apprehension which the results
have created. All tbe Vienna newspapers
blame* Herr Ricliter for the probable
destruction of the Liberal party. The
Vienna Tageblatt says the anniversary of
Emperor Frederick's death was also the
last day of liberalism in Germany.
At midnight, omitting districts where re
ballots are necessary and with thirty dis
tricts to hear from, the army bill parties
and groups had S3 seats and the opposition
party 85. All depends upon the second
ballots. Th 6 Government has decided to
exert all its -influence to induce the fac
tions favorable to the bill to unite against
tho Richterists, Social Democrats and
Clericals in the bye elections which will be
held about one week from to-morrow.
Second ballots will be necessary, it is es
timated, in almost 200 districts. Of the
thirty-four districts from which figures
bearing on the second ballot have been re
ceived it appears certain that the Cleri
cals will win twenty-five, the Social Dem
ocrats three, the National Liberals, Con
servatives and Agrarians six and the Par
tlcularlsts one. The Radical Unionists ex
pect to gain several more seats, but re
ports from the constituencies continued to
give evidence of the collapse of Eugene
Riehter's radical party. Not a dispatch
has been received to indicate that the
Richterists have carried a single constitu
ency on the first ballot. This state ol af
fairs is distinctly favorable to the Govern
ment, as the loss of Radical opposition is
expected to more than counterbalance the
gains of the Social Democratic opposition.
V ♦ —
CLEVELAND AS ARBITRATOR.
He Will Mediate the Quarrel of
Brazil and Argentina.
New York, June 17.— Baron de Rio
Barnco of Brazil, the envoy sent to ask
President Cleveland to act as an arbitrator
In the dispute between Brazil and Argen
tina over the possession of the State of
Panama, is In the city. Charles E. Gi
raiidot. private s»cretary for the. Baron,
returned from Washington to-day and
said that President Cleveland had con
sented to serve. .Arguments will be pre
sented to him immediately upon the ar
rival of the special envoy from Argentina
and the case will be left for the President
to decide. 'iW_J_B___WO*^* m ___JE__
Cherokee. Strips Bonds Sold.
,' Fort Gibson, Ind. ,T., June : 17.— Chief
Harris announced that he had received
a bid for the Cherokee Strip bonds which
would be accepted at once. The "sale has
injected new life Into business of ail kinds
here. The amount involved is 86,000,000. j
SAW THE DANGER.
Herbert Thought Trouble
Would Come.
NO SHIPS FOR SAMOA NOW.
It Is Believed That American Inter
ests in the Islands Are Seri
ously Jeopardized.
Special to The Moeniko Cam-
Washington. June 17.*— The adminis
tration apprehends serious trouble in Sa
moa between the two rivals for the throne,
Malietoa, the present King, and Mataafa,
who headed a rebellion in the islands some
years ago and for a time held the throne.
The tripartite protectorate established by
the United States, England and Germany
has been far from satisfactory to either
the Samoans or to the United States or Ger
many. Great Britain never took much inter
est in Samoan affairs, either before or after
the treaty was entered Into, and she be
came a party to the treaty more on ac
count of her policy of Laving something to
say about the disposition of the islands of
the Pacific generally than because of any
interests she had in the Samoan group.
It will be remembered that Germany
was generally credited with being at tbe
bottom of the former rebellion on the
islands and it was understood at the time
that there was a tacit agreement between
England and Germany that the former
country would not interfere with the lat
ter In her scheme to acquire ascendency in
the group. . .
Just at the time Prince Bismarck,
who was still Chancellor of the German
Empire, was pursuing his policy of Ger
man colonization and was looking about
in every part of the. world for islands or
island groups over which tbe German flag
could be raised. His ( plans as to Samoa
would probably have succeeded but for the
fact thai the United Slates bad entered
into friendly relations with the native
Government long before and that citizens
of this country had held large interests in
the islands.
The circumstances' were such that Sec
retary of State Bayard felt called upon to
interfere and naval forces were sent out
and diplomatic negotiations were entered
into which finally led up to the tripartite
protectorate. The treaty provided for the
establishment of Malietoa upon the
throne, but the followers of Mataafa have
never ceased to bore that they might be
able to overthrow the Government and set
jup their favorite as ruler. They have
always regarded the Germans as being
more favorably disposed to them than the
Americans, and it is possible that they
have chosen this opportunity, when the
only war vessel in their waters is German,
as an opportune time for their rebellion, in
ti.e belief that if the Germans do not give
them any assistance tbey will at least ab
stain from interfering. __{___
As has already been stated in the press
dispatches from Washington, the naval
forces of tbe United States in the Pacific
have been so far depleted in order to have
ships for the recent naval review that
there ar_ none any nearer than Honolulu,
where the Boston and Adams are sta
tioned, and where they are both needed.
It is probable that the Thetis will be
sent down from San Francisco. She is a
very small vessel and is not at all suited
for such a cruise, but is the only thing
available. She could not reach the islands
before some time in July, but it will be
even later before any of tbe naval review
vessels that are to be sent to the Pacific
can get around in that neighborhood.
If the United States is to remain a party
to the tripartite agreement and is to retain
possession of her coaling station at Pango-
Paugo, in the islands, it will be necessary
to keep a vessel there constantly. Secre
tary Herbert fully appreciates the im
portance of this as well as the importance
of a Pacific station generally. He was so
sensiole of the danger ot depleting the
Pacific of ships that while he was in Con
gress ho opposed the naval review for that
reason and advised Secretary Tracy against
ordering so many of the vessels away from
the Pacific to take part in a spectacle.
LAW AND SENSE.
The Government Has No Control
Over Land After It Is Allotted.
Washington, June 17. —Information
has just reached the War Deoartment of
the decision by the United States District
Court at Seattle in the case of Contractor
Ross, who is constructing a railroad across
the Puyalltip reservation. If sustained,
the decision will have nn important bear
ing on the Indian policy of the Govern
ment, and threatens to Invalidate the
allotment system. -sThe military author
ities sought to prevent the construction of
the road, but the contractor secured the
consent of the Indians by hiring them as
laborers, and finally applied to the court
for an injunction to prevent military in
terference with the work. The decision
sustains the injunction pending the suit,
and declares tbat the Government has
lost entirely the power to control tbe use
of lands allotted to the Indians. The
matter has been referred to tbe Attorney-
General, and it is probable that an appeal
will at once be taken.
OFFICIAL MURDER.
That Seems About the Status of the
Ford Theater Tragedy.
Washington. June 17. — Contractor
George W. D int was severely condemned
by the evidence given to-day at the Coro
ner's inquest over the remains of the
Ford Theater victims. The United States
Government also came in for a share of
condemnation for the methods of doing
the work. Thomas J. Kane, a contractor,
said the Government would not pay fair
prices for good work.'
"The Government," said Kane, "while
it posted itself as to the financial standing
of the builder or contractor, cared to know
nothing about hi. skill or ability."
An architect testified that the cement
used in the work was "little better than
mud," and a builder said the manner of
doing the work was suicidal. The jurors
made inquiries of the witnesses as to the
state of Dant's mind, and one contractor
said he was not in good health. '
The remainder of the testimony was un
interesting, ana at its conclusion the in
quest adjourned till Monday.
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Dangerous Sport Rather.
MiNNEArous, -_<_-_ .'June' 17.— fatal I
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
accident occurred here to-day during a
bombardment of the heavens by a number
of rain-making enthusiasts. One of the
cannons in use exploded, instantly killing
S. F. Redmond and fatally injuring Rufus
Preston.
SATOLLI COMING WEST.
It Is Likely That He Will Pay a
Visit to San Francisco.
New York, June 17.— Monsignor Satolli,
Apostolic delegate, and party left Wash
ington to- day for an extended tour through
the West. St. Paul will the first objective
point. When the company resume the
tour westward it will bo installed in the
sumptous private car of James J. Hill,
president of the Great Northern Railroad,
and Hill and Archbishop Ireland will re
main with Satolli during the continuance
of the trip. The next stop will be at
Helena, where a few days will be passed.
After leaving Helena, the Yellowstone
Park will be visited. Leaving the Yellow
stone the party will proceed to Spokane,
nnd continuing further West will make
short stops at Seattle, Tacoma and Puget
Sound ports. Thus far it has not been de
termined whether they will visit the cities
of California, but probably the journey
will be extended to San Francisco. It Is
hinted that Satolli may undertake the es
tablishment of Catholic Italian colonies
in sparsely settled district «.
GIVEN TO THE ARMY.
It Will Have Exclusive Control
of Indian Agencies.
At Last the Tribes Will Find Them
selves Dealt With by a
Strong: Hand.
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Special to The Morn i Call.
Washington, June 17.— The President
has issued the following executive order:
Pursuant to the provision of chapter IG4,
laws of the first session of tbe Fifty-second
Congress, passed the ___ of July, 1892,
which reads as fellows: "Provided, from
and after passaee of thisa^t, the President
shall detail officers of the United States
army to act as Indian agents at all
agencies where vacancies from any cause
may hereafter occur, who, while acting as
such agents, shall be under orders and
directions of the Secretary of the Interior,
exceot at agencies where, in the opinion of
the President, the public service would be
better protected by tho appointment of a
civilian," I hereby appoint the following
officers of tbe United States army to act
as Indian agents at the agencies set oppo
site their respective names:
Captain Lorenzo W. Cook, Third In
fantry, at Blackfoot agency. Mont. ; Cap
tain Homer W. Wheeler, Fifth Cavalry, at
Cheyenne and Arapahoe agency, Okla
homa; Captain Joseph Hale, Third In
| fantry, at Colville agency. Wash.; Major
John H. Patterson. Third Infantry, at
Forest City agency, S. D. ; Captain
! William H. Clapp, Sixteenth Infantry, at
Fort Bertbold agency. N. D. ; Captain
Charles F. Robe, Twenty-fifth Infantry, at
Fort Belknap agency, Mont.; Captain
John T. Van Orsdale, Seventh Infantry,
at Fort Hall agency, Idaho; Captain Henry
W. Sproule, Eighth Cavalry, at Fort Peck
agency, Mont.: Captain E. Dougherty,
First Infantry, at Uoopa Valley agency.
Car.; Captain Hugh G. Brown, Twelfth
Infantry, ,at Kiowa aeency. Oklahoma;
Captain Levi F. Burnett, Seventh In
fantry, at Mescalero agency, New Mex. ;
Captain William H. Bei-k, Tenth Cavalry,
at Omaha and Winnebago agency. Nebr. ;
Captain Charles A. Demrsey, Second In
fantry, at Osage agency, 0. T. ; Captain
John N. Bullis, Twenty-fourth Infantry,
at Pueblo and the Jicarilla agency, N.
Mex.; Captain Cyrus S. Roberts, Seven
teenth Infantry, at Southern Ute agency,
Colo.; Captain Henry Wycant. Twenty
fourth Infantry, Shoshone aeency, Wyo. ;
Captain Thomas Sharpe, Seventeenth In
fantry, at Toneue River agency, Mont.;
Major James F. Rundlett, Ninth Cavalry.
■at Uintah and Ouray agency. Utah; Cap
tain William P. Rogers, Seventeenth In
fantry, at arm Springs agency. Or.;
Captain Charles G. Penney, Sixth Infan
try, at Pine Ridge aeency, S. Dak.
Gkover Cleveland.
TYPHOID EPIDEniC.
A Little Town in Michigan Ravaged
by the Disease. • .
Ironwood, Mich., June 17.— There is an
epidemic of typhoid fever here, the worst
ever known in the State. The public
schools closed ten days ago on account of
the disease. The armory and. other avail
able buildings havo been turned into hos
pitals, and the physicians are falling sick
themselves from overwork and loss of
sleep. The cases number nearly .400 now,
and the deaths are from six to. ten daily.
The number of victims is increasing, as all
steps so far taken to stop the ravages of
the disease have been ineffectual. .•■■»■'_"
Should Make It Straight.
Albany, N. V., June 17.— The failure
of Charles F. Streight. a hardware mer
chant, was announced to-day. The assets
are £200.000 and the liabilities .50,000.
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