The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-12-28
TRANSMITTED BY This PRESIDENT.
1he Samoan Correspondence Handel OUsr
to Congress.

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1ne Samoan Correspondence Handed Ousr
to Congress.
Washington dispatch: The president
L,-day transmitted to congress the Sa-
moan correspondence mentioned in his
annual message. 1t consists of q re-
cital of the affair from the first begin
ming of the trouble in October, 1887,
and the diplomatic correspondence be-
tween the secretary of state and the
German and English governments down
to the present time.
November 81 of this year Secretary
Bayard wrote to Count Arco. German
minister at Washington, saying: 81
have informed our representative at
Berlin, and shall similarly instruct the
United States consul ut Samoa, that
every endeavor is to he made to avoid
all friction or conflict of interests be-
tween the citizens of the two govern
ments in their business operations on
the islands. In case of any question
arising which cannot be promptly and
satisfactorily arranged between those
officials, then the points of dispute
should he ct once RENTED for decision
to Berlin or this capital. Ibelieve it was
understood between us that the present
condition of aff,irs at Samoa had been re-
ported similarly to the foreign Office ut
Berlin and to this department, and
that Baron Won Halstein stated that his
government was Indifferent rs to the
choice of a king by the Samoans, only
requiring that American interests shall
not be injured. Certainly this should he
also the wish of this government. and
being thus agreed, 1 hope you will rec
ommend to your government that its
officials in Samoa he instructed to CO.
operate with the officials of the United
States for a peaceful conduct of affairs in
those regions"
On November 90 Sewell. consul-gen-
eral at Samoa. being in WASHINGTON, in
formed Secretary Bayard that the indis-
position on the part of the German con-
sui Mt Samoa to act in friendly co-opera,
ton with him arose out of a misappre-
sion of his motives and policy. This
government has expressed q wish that
nothing should stand in the way of en-
tire harmonious cooperation between
them, in order that the present strife
might be terminated.
In q letter to Count Arco, under date
of November 26th, Secretary Bayard
calls attention to the expression Of
Sewell, and hopes that the German con
sui at Apia will be made cognizant of the
same, so that there will he no misunder-
standing in regard to these facts when
Sewell returns.
s:Our Christian HERITAGE"
Baltimore dispatch: Cardinal Gibbons
hoe iuct oomp1atad q now 1itararv uo-k
entitled 'tOur Christian Heritage" and
to-day handed the manuscript to his pub
fishers, Messrs. John Murphy & Co., of
Baltimore. 1t will make a book of about
500 pages, and is purely religious in its
character. One chapter is devoted to
the labor question, which is treated from
a humane and religious standpoint.
The first number will he issued about
the first of April next. The cardinal be-
gun this work shortly after his return
from Rome in 1886, hut its completion
was necessarily retarded blythe cares and
duties of his Office.
The Fiuhiinu al Suakim.
London dislratcl: Prominent among
the many detailed incidents of the fight
ing at Suakim is the conduct of Koohor,
an immense black, who used his bayo-
net with such vehemence that six inches
of the point of the weapon was broken
off. and the barrel of the Enfield rifle
to which it was attached was bent. II
is estimated that he killed twenty Arabs.
Upwards of a hundred of the Enfield
rifles used by the black troops were
bent, twisted or broken. Osman Dig
mas nephew, who made his name fa.
nous among the Arabs for his proves
and was finally taken prisoner. is dead.