The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-01-22
THE SAMOAN ISLANDS.
Nothing New Developed Up
to Date.
OUR CHANCES IN CASE OF WAR,
What San Francisco Papers Say
Another Vancouver Gone to the
Islands Some Anxiety.

SAN FRANCISCO, January 21.-Refer-
ring to the Associated Press accounts
of the recent events in Samoa. the San
Francisco Chronicle says that concur
rent testimony at the action of the Ger
mans, shows they brought upon them
selves that which overlook them, as it
was not until two of Mataafa's chiefs
were killed that he ordered his men to
fra. The Germans bombarded the
villages, although warned by the
American consul that the houses in
them belonged to American citizens;
over these houses were American flags
floating, yet the flags were torn down
and partially burned by German
soldiers. Various correspondents also
give accounts of the insults to the
Americans in neutral districts. Mataafa
has threatened that if the Germans
attack his men again he will destroy all
the German company's property on the
islands.
The San Francisco Examiner says:
at is easy to see why German officials
spread reports of American interior
ence. They shave treated American
citizens and the American flag with in
dignity that demands
EXEMPLARY PREPARATION,
and they thought it advisable to put in
a counter complaint in time. In the
devastation of the Samoan towns they
seemed to take especial pains to single
out the property of Americans for de-
struction, while the. United States man
of-war Adams was at Apia. Early in
December. it appears, that an Ameri-
cans house was invaded and his coun-
try's flag torn into pieces by Tamassese s
men from the stronghold at Melinuu
Point. Captain Leary, of the Adams,
asked the German consul whether Tam
asses was under German protection,
and waiting to get a reply, began max
ing arrangements for
LANDING A BATTALION
and throwing up Notifications facing
Tamassese's fort He was determined
if no satisfaction was given for the out
rage to take Tamassese prisoner. The
intention of Captain Leary becoming
known, great commotion ensued in
Tamassese's camp, and at 10 O'Clock
the same night sn evacuation aof Nell.
nun Point was begun with vigor. The
Adams sailed from Apia prior to the
occurrence of December 9Th, and is now
at Honolulu.
Ala o'clock this afternoon the United
States man-of-war Vandalia left the
Mare Island Navy Yard bound for the
Samoan Islands, the present seat of
Warlike disturbances.
AT THE NAVY YARD.
WARRINGTON, January 2I.-It is said
at the Navy Department that it will
take at least six weeks for the war ships
Trenton and Vandalia to make the
voyage to Samoa; that the Nipsic will
be the only Uuited States vessel at that
country from now until after tie 4th of
March. No additional information in
regard to the state of affairs in Somoa
has been received by the State Depart
ment.
LONDON, January 21.-Phelps, United
States minister. held q conference to-
day with Lord Salisbury on Samo an af-
fairs.
At the State Department and German
legation there is considerable
ANXIETY AND APPREHENSION
concerning the state of affairs at Somoa.
The German minister avoids all inter
viewers.
Secretary Bayard says The State De-
partment has not received any informa-
ton Of an alarming character from
Samoa since he transmitted all CORES
pondence on the subject to Congress
last week. Subsequent dispatches, he
says, are rather OF a reassuring nature.
1.-The lives and property and treat y
rights of all Americans" said the
secretary, twill be protected, and 50
will the Samoas. in their right to self
government, without any Interference
from without"
New YORK, January 2l-Admiral
Gherardi says that in case of
WAR WITH GERMANY
over Samoa, the scene of operations
will probably be confined to thatisland,
and though our navy is weaker than
Germany's We would have a decided
advantage in being able to throw q
| large body of troops on the ground
much quicker than Germany
AUCKLAND, January N.-The German
man of-war Eber, whichsleft Samoa on
| the 18th, is here. The officers denounce
the reports sent from Apia by way OF
San Francisco, and declare the alleged
statements of the tearing down of the
tAmerican flag and the burning of Am
erican houses and firing upon British
subjects as unwarranted.