The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-10
THE SAMOA TROUBLES.
Extracts f'om a Iettor written ny the
Commander of the Nip,ic.

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Extracts from a Iettor written by the
Commander of the Nipsic.
WAsuNGIoN. March 9--Capt0in Null
Zen. comman ling the United States war.
ship Nips.c at Samoa IN a letter 90 bis
brother here, dated Apia, January 2Sih
attcr stating that the government bad
proclaimed martial law ia Samoa, SAYS
"TAcv carry on high game here, and
our government has hut one vessel
while they have three good ships
hear bv way of Auckland that we Will
have more ships here. God only knows
how This ailairwil end The Samoans do
not want Germany to annex thci island
bul have long agO asked both England
and the United States 20 take them. and
their old King Malieloa was departed "a
year aco. iir.i to Germany, then to The
cOast of Africa and lhen 90 MARSHALL
Land, TO the north of Samoa. where he
is now.
They lthe Germansl had q proclama-
lion printed ON January 23d and ready
to publish on the cocoanut trees, &c.
but my protest had The effect OF
stopping this. This proclamation
spoke of ollcnses and penaltes-death
DEGRADATION. shooting, hard Ia
hor imprisonment, DC. They do
not hold Apia, nor have they invaded
samoa hence under English and Ameri-
can law. cannot proclaim martial law
But they say German law is different
Things are exciting here They are at
wan with Mataaia but all their pr0cla-
nations are directed against foreign
er-.
II hear Germany intends sending ont
troop about January j. ] sent Lieuien-
ant llawlcv TO Auckland 90 telegraph 90
the Secretary, and DE viii De back ON
February . The German consul at
Auckland chartered small English
steamer the other day and sent her here
with important German dispatches hut
what these dispatches were. no one hut
Germans know
COMMODORE WALKER pE2At
Commodore Walker. who TODAY was
acting Secretary of She Navy. sald io-
night tAat the san Francisco dispatch
about the sinking of ihe Nipsic in Sa-
moan waters must DE false The Navy
Department. he says, has received 800
au,ices WHa',ye' 5.'.1 aDoul s ,ne "i'S-g'' tli'
n,' .i % \a'. yeiar '',,' . 80, aicSrol
.,.tior IN samoa rollI .nrelc rea6b fbr
.l.'..s,,,,',,.t w. 1y..sf,fn'-t,,n .eoner tbg,
San Francisco Anatai officer is STA.
toned at Auckland with instructions
To telegraph anr important occurrences
I'm Samoa. and the Commodore feels con-
dient that had any such thiur happened
as the sinking of tie Nip-ic. ihis
officer would have promptly nOu-
fed the department here Apai
Samoa, is 900 and Auckland about 5000
miles distant from SAN Francisco hv
water. but teleLrpnicslv WASHINGTON
is $500 mile. nearer i0 Auckland than
san francisco. g. cable dispatches can
only come from Auckland lo the United
state. tia Melbourne Bombay London
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can HANclsCo, AaIch y. mere nave
peen al sorts oi Iumofs ID circulation
Aeie lnis afternoon, with regard 10 Sa-
moan affairs. One IlmoT' lteeiy c.ieu-
lAled Was lAal lne. reported SINKING
OF The Aipsic bad been confirmed,
and that one OF the Oceanic steamship
'ompanys steamers had been seized
mean samoa ny German gunooal. he
fwmofs. SC Is believed, originated from
Tie iact that The secretary OF the Navy
ieiesiaphed The Onion W oiks tAls AFTER
noon inquiring how soon Inc Charleston
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