The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-14
SAM0A'S SUNKEN SHIPS.
THE BODIES OF TwO.THIRDs OF
THE VICTIHs NOT FOUND.

Many Of Them e. eyed to Be Caught
in the Wrecksge or Else Carried Far
Out to Ses-A Truce Until a ftsr the
Berlin Con ;erence.
WASHINGTON. May I3.-Following Is the
conc u ion of the copyrighted speci i to the
Associated Press from Apia, which was d.
layed in transmission last nigh, as to be
too late for publication this morning:
Admiral Kimberly also had pro-
clamations read in the presencs OF
all the natives. and he requesed
Tamasese to distribute them amolg his
men. Tama ese replied that he too desired
to see this war clio ed, and promised to dis
tribute the circulars. He said that mis-
secretary was away from camp at present,
but he would send for him at once, aud put
is views in writing. He pro missed TO send
letter to the ad niral in few da s.
Admiral Kimberly eceived letter from
Tamasese April %, in wGich the latter ex-
p essed his view upon the proDosi-
himself king of Sam a" He declined t.
make any overtureS for peacs at present
thougi he said ne desired to have the war
brought to a close and woull like to see tho
sa g condition o. affai S in Sam "a tlat
IN the latter part of 1887. IL was at thai
time that Ia nasese's government was in
full power, Malietol h1ving been desposed
by t4e Germans short time before.
OFFERED TO FORGIVE HATAAFA.
Tamasese also offered in his letter to the
admiral to forgive Mat ala aud all his m IN
il hey W uld throw down their arms. He
also stated that he would not co.'s d II any
p opo ition fo peace ultil after th3 CO clu-
sion the Berli lufere ce, w licl he ex-
pected would Sc tie diilicul y. Taml-
sese's letter, together with other cJrres-
ponience on the same subject, has
been forwarded to the sta departme at
Washington. Ad niral Kimberly inf0rme
the A ,sociatei Press representative that
Mataafa auj fam lse5e ha a cree upon
t npora truce aud had proni ei that
they would d nothing t. Ter the present
peaceful state of affairs until after the
Berlin conference had ali 1ur ell.
NO LIQUOR FOR SAILORS.
The order issual by Consul Blacklock
few days after the storm, prohibit y le
sale of liquor to America sail RS,
Is still IN force and th3
town is still under the protection
of the IN rine guard and native police,
Notwit standing tle precautions taken,
however, tue sailors have had l,-tle trou le
ccasio dru ken mel, p"inci Jaily me i
bsrs Of the Ire on crew, have hea vert
dis rderly. Mltaafa has assis ed the
Amer cans in pressr ing der by issuing a
procla natioI eq jirl1g all SamoAas TO keep
of the sire Is aft,r dark.
N It more tlan third If the bodies Of the
vic inns of the storm have been rec vsre1
and it is supDos d that t 10 greater number
Of them were washed far GU to sea or are
fastened to the coral reefs and sunke
wrecIsge. A body, su posed to he tnat (
Capt.. SchOonmaker Of tie Valdalia, which
was fou on the beach four III les from
Apia, was buried on the Ger nan pla alton
near Inc spot where it WAS washed ashore.
PAYMAsrER ARMEs' BODY.
Pavmaster Ar nes DO ly, W icl was posi-
lively Identified. was wa he'd h )re nea-
the house of Capt Hamilton, all America
citizen living il A2ia. Capt Hamilton
Uured the dy his yard.
The DO ~ Of Psvuaster Roche was also
found about mile from the wreck Of the
Wand lila.
Lieut. Sutton's body has never been re-
covered.
A few days af'er the storm it became
impossible to identify bodies. as they were
al greatly swollen and discol0red by the
warm at r, and man were horribly mutt
lated. Verv few wore clio hing, and it was
l.HDOSSlUl6 10 lell NueJueT lus - W6T0 AIileTl-
cans or Germans, so the nsulS OF the two
governments employed NATIVES 70 bury all
bodies tnat olli come ashore. and agre sd
% share the funeral exp ,nses.
THE EBER's CREW.
It is suppose that nearly all the bodies
Of the ffic rs and men Of Jne German gun
boae Ebsr are impris ned in tle wreck.
Divers VINO havs hes1 at work around tho
e er have discovered that the bow Of the
We sci is entirely carried away a Il the re-
mRnder is lying on t b tom against a
rief with her keel up AMI within a few feot
Of the surface at low ater.
The United States 81 re ship Monongl-
hela, which left the Marc Island yard last
Feb uiry was expectei he aOou5 April |.
le arrived IF ghe n rbor April $. l. was
expected tnac few ores would be taken
OF { le Mononganea, but @ admiral a 0.
nJulced that il the men here needed stores
they would nave to coltrive some means of
sending to Pago-Pago for them. The
Mononga ella artei for Pa <o-Pago imme-
diatelY On receipt Of her orders.
The steamer Lpbeck, which s owned by
the German Trading Compa of Apla,
arrived from sgd ey March 81, b iagi
TIVE lty lilors TO relieve part OF the crew OF
tue ga.
THE LAND COMMISSION.
LONDON, May 13.--The Times says: "The
Samoan liifera zee has c me to an agree
nent in regard to the land commits ion
q .tstion and its side issues, and also as TO
tie restrictions on tho sale OF fire nr ns and
spi its to the ma ives. The election OF a
king will lie left to the s I'm ans. 1t Is
uDtful if Germany will yieid so easily
the tri artita rrin ipal Of Cover imeat.
Il the council England shows no leaning,
and is playing the part Of an honest
broker.n
PROGRESSING SATISFACTORILY.
BERLIN, Nay l3.- he Post says the
work Of the Sam IAN confs en.e progress
questi IN Of the disp ,stion Of Mataafa,
however, remains undecided.
Sir f. b. Halet, Mr. Kasso1 and Herr
Holstein, form the m nttee appOi ted bY
the Samoan CO ference to consider the
question of the governme { 4 Samoa. The
enperor Q will receive all the delegates when
a. t.Ia - lab N