The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-26
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4 OF GERMANY AND sENGLAS.
g In Regard 70, Colonial Acqaisitions.-Ti
2 Situation ON the soudhn-T The Scene Of
Y the Massacre of Colonel Stewards
L Fsress-asasrai Foreign Nstss.
J. LoHpoX, Feb. Pa Blue Book ras d
3 sued thismorning which is taken up wit
\ the correspondence concerning New Gu
! nea and Samoa. II contains . report tror
! : Sir Edward Malet, British Minister .
!. Berlin, Of an interview with him an,
Prince Bismarck. The Prince read to 81
!, : Edward a dispatch he (Bismarckl ha,
. sent Count Munster, the German ATiniste
in London. This dispatch was dated Ma
8, 1884, and the object was to show thu
British Government that England coult
render Germany o signal service in the
Llatter,s policy OF colonial extension. Ir
case England should undertake to gram
this favor, the dispatch indicated thai
!, Gertnany In return would support the
English interests nearer home. The dis
patch further gave 1t to he understood thai
Ia the event Of failureto secure the de
sired arrangement with England, Ger.
many would be under the necessity oil
seeking aid from Franco on similar terms
Il the assistance Of England was refused.
Afterreading the dispatch Bismarck told
that Sir Edward Count on lunsterl the
inatter before the, British Government,
4 but failed to obtain from II the UNDER
standing which Germany desired. There
upon Bismarck said: Fearing Count Won
Munster had not stated the points inyolv-
ed in the dispatch TO Granville. with sutii-
cient ciearness and precision he. sent his
son, Count Herbert Bismarck, in the hope
that he might succeed where Count Won
Munster had failed. Count Herbert ex.
lplained hesituationi as tie German Chan
eelIor regarded IL, hat be succeeded little,
bettert than Count Won Munster.
"In pefsuading England TO commit her.
self to the proposed policy he only obtain.
ed, Bismarck said, from England general
assurances sof friendliness and good will,
which have proved solutely valueless In
theiface of'subsequenteven
Atthis point Sir Edward expressed re-
gret at the situation. He assured Bismarck
that England never had any intention of
tlhwarting Germany's colonial aspirations
Heaske ed Bismarck what Germany wanted.
.sDid she want New Guinea or zllu-
land2p :
Bismarck replied itwas Impossible for
lin to answer Sir Edwards query.
Germany had now come to an under
standing with France, and this precluded
him from making any further explana-
tions,.
Ear from this being the case,n Gfaa-
vile asserts, .both bis statements and
those OF Gladstone have always been
favorable TO the development OF colonial
policy on the part OF Germany The
cosrespo In regard TO the Samoan
Islands ahows that England was the
recipient Of frequent requests from tue
people ofthat country for the establish
ment OF the British protectorate. In con-
sequence Of these requests Germany
asked England to join with her in giving
mutual assurances that the independence
otthe Samoan and Tonga Islands should
be respected by these two powers" Eng
acceded to this arrangement, and in con-
sequence with It repeated the petitions Of
the King and Chiefs OF Samoa, praying
that their dominions be annexed by Eng.
land, were disregafded, and no thought Of
|annexing. Them were entertained.
On January Q OF this year, Earl Derby
Colonial Secretary Of State, received. a
cable dispatch from Lieutenant General
Sir William Jervis, Governor Of New Zea-
land, which stated that two German yes.
seis had arrived at the Samoan Isiande.
and that the Officers on boafd these had
forced the King to aign a treaty by which.
tho whole authority OF the Government
was turned over to the German represen-
tasiye. I'D 4 &.
On February 49,, Earl Granville wrote
Count Won Munster, asking him TO inquire
into the accuracy, of the above report. On
December q, 1884, the King Of Samoa
wrote q letter to the Emperor Of Germany,
protesting against the action OF the Ger.
man officers.
The dispatch In the blue book is one
from Earl Derby to the Governor OF New
Zealand. This Is dated February Is, and
directs the Governor to Instruct the Brit
ish Council in Samoa not to coIItena !oa
any movement looking toward the annex
alton Of the islands of Great Britain.
Another interesting document in the
blue book Is a dispatch from Earl Gran
Vile TO Sir Edward Alalet, dated February
1855. In this the British Foreign Sec
retary takes occasion To combat the asscr-
tions Of Bismarck that England was inllu-
enced by Jealousy Of 6ermany's colonizing
policy. e.. IS. 4
Scene of stewart's Massacre.
KoRrI, Feb. 25.-Gcn. Brackenbury,
commander Of the late Gen. Earle's force,
reports from Hebboh, opposite Kaniel
island, that on the 9lst his entire force,
lincllding $50 animals, guns and equip
ment complete, crossed over to the right
bank Of the Nile and were ready to ad.
vance at daybreak Sunday Abu Hamed,
forty miles distant. Brackenhpry. hadYis-
| tied the scene Of Col. Stewards murder
and found some Of Stewards visiting.
cards and papers belonging to Herbin and
Power and o shirt sleeve stained with
blood. The steamer which conveyed
Stewart from Kllartoum to the place oi.
| the murder Is sixteen feet above the ptes.
ent level OF water. She iE gutted and
filled with sand. Tho houses and all the
troperty belonging 10 the blind man, Ia
key Etman, one of the principal ihstiga-
tors Of Stewards murder, was completely
destroyed. Thewounded Of BraoEenbdfy's
party are doing well. Nod deaths have oc:
Cured since The 18th. The health and
spirits Of the troops are excellent. Only
l1amen besides the wounded are sick.
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The Kassaia Garrison.
suAKM, Feb. 25:-The latest news
from, ,Agig and Taniai confirms the report
ola brilliant victory won by the aiudiF Of
the Taxa and shuaia tribe Of friendly
Arabs, againat the Hadendowah tribe in
an attack made by the latter upon some,
friendly tribe Tor supply ying the garrison
Of Kassala with grain. II Is now stated
that not less 5000 Hadendowah were kill
.ls..S,lE a.s,a.4n. fhs. claim S1thf1gk