The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-25

obtained O colllg SIS on. and in return
agreed % help tie Samoous % iro7 became
Involved with arT losvgn power Nheu
Chancellor Bismarck bad settled DIS troubles
with The pops a1i the Russians and got bis
army large enough 10 "s,ard of tbe
French. ho concluded 10 acquire some island
territory al.l Thought % begin boy taking 10
Samoa.
Accordingly tue German consul ct Ap.a,
Tie capital assumed extraordinary powers.
NLich other consuls resi- -od. Then the Ger
uars. many OK whom are traders resident 10
tie islands stirred MP "a rebellion against
kn- MaNet09. and drove bin into the do.
pri0r, placing Chief Iamasesee On the
throne The king kept up O desuItory war
fare ig tie dense forests and wild passes Of
tue interior I'D be was captured and taken 10
Germany. Too people were ID O. fair way 90
submit. when the German consul placed bis
dag obovct that CT Samoa proclaimed him.
ftI guardian. and conferred on tho rebel
chief the tide o. MaAa.ol, Which means 20
tls alm1ans quite as much as Victoria o.
Ll- British or CIsar o. tie ancient Romans
Teen fhe m1.s OF the people re1olle1 and Of
lltest accounts Destructive guerrilla war
was raging through an ilo isiand3 AS tine
american consul Crseuebaum, himself q
German by birth, had raised tbo American
fag oyer the public buildings and proclaimed
himself she protector of Malet11. matters
beam % lo.1 serious, but The Washington
Government disav0wed Greeuebaums action
ami soon sent another consul.
Iu August 1851 four German men-0i-Waf
anchored in front Of Apll, ami the consul
then demanded llo payment Of indemnity for
alleged wrongs 10 German traders, nnlfalhng
20 obtain 10 practically took possession There
was an interval C. peace, during which the
C-ermans sent Maletca back to the islands
la. the last summer found al in confusion
a,an Nj Harold NJ Sewall, the las.
American consul reported that tie Germans
compelled all Americans 10 Laul down their
0acs. except. OF course, the one floating over
TIE consulate. and three American men-of
var havin- arrived. the British heet being
also reureseutei. the British aud American
cousulates were regularly fortified and
manned b. detlcniueuts from the feet, t.
ssrr- as points ~ letr5at and defense Tor the
traders Of tho two nations iu case o. trouble
The Germans continue TO police tho town,
aui with their puppe, king % rule such parts
o. the islands as are not dominated 10y ID,
80 called ''Tebels REALLY a.neIcnts OF toe
icgitima.ekirg.
fn the past summer several new and On
peasant features were added Secretary
Baveri conferred 90 length with the German
All British ministers 90 Washington, anC
was iisgustcd by learning thar the British
laIcome % full understanding with the
Germans ard we're 10 allow tie latter full
sway in the islands Oh the ground that they
hsd ths largest commercial interests there.
e.. soon after came information that the
M-letoa party were carry ug al before them
and bad practically anu.hAGted the Iania
easss Government, setting up tina, CT
Nataafa ,adlereus Of Mallstoal IN rs stead.
u tie LIS, battle they drove the surviving
soldiers q Iamasesee On % the German
vessels. and In frirg killed German and
wounded an Englshman. Secretary Bqysrt
ta.n suggested a joint occupation, with one
rar.hig u each o. tbe three nations % pro
ts.. their respective citizens but the Ger
ms insist On complete control anI The
Erzl.sh do 10. now oppose them.
Zach successive steamer from the Islands ~
pc-.s tie condition O. growing more com.
.4.f orf fra 6rn~cr 10 americans