The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-11-19
SAMOA,
THE COUNTRY STILL IN AN UNSETTLED
CONDITION.

There was nothing in the way of
exciting news from Samoa by the
Mariposa. No satisfactory settle
ment has so far been made. Mata-
afa is still King. The U. S. S. Nipsic
had not arrived. The vessels at Apia
when the mail left were the U. S. S
Adams, HI. B. nj. S. Lizard and Ii.
/. G. Nj. S. Adler.
A meeting of foreign residents
was held October oath, to take
action on an event which occurred
the previous evening viz: a native
boat and European houses being
fired into by boats from the German
man-of-war Adler. The following
resolution was unanimously adopt
ed:
Resolved, That this meeting pro-
tests against the high.handed out
rage committed last night by an
armed boat from the German man
of-wdr by firing upon defenceless
Samoans, and into the houses of
foreign residents within the neutral
territory. That committee be APP
pointed to wait upon the British
and American Consuls with the copy
of the resolution, urging the neces-
sity of immediate action being taken
to prevent the recurrence of similar
outrages. The committee to consist
of Messrs. Maben, Carruthers,
Moors, Paul, Fletcher and Krause.
On the 25th another meeting was
held when the committee reported
they had interviewed the British
Consul who said he had already
taken up the matter with the U. S..
Consul, and the result was that life
and property would be protected.
The German Consul sent a letter to
the committee denying that shots
were fired into the town from the
German boats.
During the first week in October
a conference of the three powers
America, England and Germany,
called by Admiral Fairfax was held.
Its object was the determination of
neutral boundaries, within which
there should be no hostilities. Cap
tain Leary of the u. S. S. Adams
discussed with the German Consul
the inclusion of Mulinuu Point in
the neutral territory. This the Ger
man 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 imme.
diately sent the British Consul, the
Captain of the Calliope and Mr.,
Wilson to Tamasese, to warn thai
King of the consequences of any
more firing by boats passing neutra
territory. They were that the Brit.
ish flag would be hoisted on the
British Consular flagship, and al
that moment shot would be free
in front of the offending boats, and
then if the boats did not Immediately
haul down their sails and come up tt
the gunboat so that the captain coul6
find out who they were, he would
fire at and sink the boats. The three
gentlemen went on shore 10 convey
the Admiral's Instructions, ano
asked Mr.. Brandeis to be allowed tt
see Tamasese. He replied that he
would answer them himself OF
Tamasese's behalf, as he repre-
sented the King. This was, how
ever, declined, and the three gen
tlemen were introduced to Tama
sese. They stated the Admiral''
wishes and intentions, and then re
tired. In the same evening a pro
clamation in Samoan was printed
and posted on the next day, defining
certain boundaries as neutral terri
tory and prohibiting the use of arm
by natives in suck boundaries
signed by Tamasese and BraRdies
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