The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-11-17

N1Psic Not Arrived-Other FOREIGN
Citizens Incensed at Alleged c.
man Action.
A private letter from Apia renorts the
samoan situation still complicated.
Mataafa, the new King Malietoa is not
losing any support. The U. S. s. Nipsic.
that lett Callao September oath. had not
arrived. She was awaited by the Adams
for relief
A conference Of representatives of the
three Powers, called by Admiral Fairfax.
was held the first week in October. Its
OBJECT was the determination of neutral
boundaries, within which there should
De no hostlllties. Captain Leary of the
y. D. >. Adams discussed with the Ger
man consul the inclusion of Mulinuu
folht In the neutral territory. This the
German Consul would not agree to. and
the matter remained unsettled for some
| days. Then it was brought to head
through bullets fired by the belligerent
| natives striking the dwelling houses of
some British subjects. Admiral Fairfax
Immediately sent the British Consul, the
captain OF the CalliOpe and Mr. Wilson
! TO Iamasese, to warn that King of the
| consequences OF any more firing by boats
| passing neutral territory. They were
| that the British flag would be hoisted on
the British Consular flagship, and at that
moment shot would be fired in front of
the offending boats, and then if the boats
| did not Immediately haul down their
sails and come up to the gunboat so that
| the captain could find out who they
were, he would fire at and sink the boats.
| The three gentlemen went on shore to
convey the AdmiraPs instructions, and
| asked Mr.. Brandeis to be allowed to see
| Tamasese. He replied that be would
| answer them himself on Tamasese's be-
! half, as he represented the King This
| was, however, declined, and the three
| gentlemen were introduced to Tamasese.
| They stated the Admirals wishes and
| intentions, and then retired. n the
| same evening a proclamation in Samoan
| was printed, and posted on the next day,
| defining certain boundaries as neutral
| territory and prohibiting the use of arms
| by natives in such boundaries, signed by
! Tamasese and Brandeis.
| A meeting of the fOreig IN residents of
| Apia was held at the Tivoi Hotel on
| Wednesday, Oct. oath, at which strong
| resolutions were passed, protesting
| against sailors OF the German war ship
| Adler having fired upon some of Mataa-
| fa's men, who, unarmed, were taking
| ashore a cannon they had fished up out
| of the sea. The gravamen of the protest
| was in the fact that the bullets had
pierced the Office of Mr.. Carruthers and
| several dwelling houses near by, all
| within the neutral territory. A resolu-
ton appointed Messrs. Maben, Car
| ruthers, MoOrs, Paul, Fletcher, and
| Krause a committee to wait upon the
| British and American COnsuls with a
copy of the protesting resolution, g urg-
ing the necessity of immediate action
being taken to prevent the recurrence of
| similar outrages." Another resolution
| thanked Malietoa "for his forbearance
from taking retaliatory measures, out of
respect for the lives and property of the
foreign residents of Apia."
At an adjourned meeting, the commit
tee reported that they had presented the
resolutions to the British and American
Consuls, who told them they had already
taken up the matter in concert, and the
result was that life and property would
be protected. The American Consul
further stated that he had received a
communication from the German Con-
sui denying that any shots had been
fired by German sailors Unto the town Z"
on the occasion in question. Several
gentlemen present, at the meeting, in
| sisted upon the truth OF the statements
made at the previous meeting. There
| upon the same committee was appointed
to procure evidence in substantiation OF
the charges against the Germans.
At further adjourned meeting, the
committee again reported, submitting
afidavits from many reputable natives
and foreigners, attesting the truth of the
original charges. The meeting expressed
displeasure at the misleading statement
of the German Consul in his letter, or
dered the affidavits to be presented to
the British and American COnsuls, con-
tinued the committee for further service,
and adjourned subject to the committee g
call.
The Samoa Times complains of boy
cotting" of itself by the German business
men. 1t makes a significant appeal to
Great Britain to interfere for the restora-
ton of order, asking, "Will Great Britain
continue acquiescent after finding that
German temporary rule in Samoa has
been one series of plumbers. The Times
: saws the German residents believe their
Government will annex the group, on
the return of the Admiral; whereas the
other foreigners believe that native
Government under Mataafa, with ad-
| visers from the Great Powers, is the
onlv rule that will satisfy the natives
and be of a permanent character"
The warships in port were the British
Lizard German Adler and American
Adams. The arrival of the CalliOpe, that
took Admiral Fairfax to the scene, at
SYDNEY from her cruise is reported.
King Malietoa the originals arrival at
Alden and transference to a Warshlp Is
elsewhere reported.