The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-01-31
THE SECRETFUND.
Senators will Speak for the President
Elect on the Samoan Matter.
When the preparation Amendment
Comes up Next Week
Harrison Does Not Wish to be Ham
persd for Want of Money.
A German Az ives to Survey the Ma
val r sources and Osfsnses.

New YORK, Jan. 16.-A Washington
special to the Herald says that when
the consular diplomatic appropriation
bill is called up in the senate next week
the debate on the Sherman amend
ments will be of the highest import
ance. The Herald correspondent says:
refer to those who will be in day or
two prepared to speak on the floor of
ton. That reference means that a
statement will he authorized by Presi-
dent-elect Harrison in regard to his
wishes in the Samoan matter, which
will be of the greatest Importance to
the country. 1t will be noticed at the
end of each proposed amendment that
the appropriation is to be Immediately
available. The diplomatic appropria-
tions Will be for the ensuing fiscal year
which begins July 1st next, but in the
emergency which is instigaUed by our
foreign relations, the committee re-
ports these amendments and
demands that the president
may be able to proceed without mo-
ment's delay to carry out his policy in
this direction. PreSident-elect Harri-
chosen a secretary of state from any of
the republican senators, but as grave,
important matters now rapidly develop
ing which will undoubtedly fall to his
lot to manage leading republican sena-
tors mainly on foreign relations, the
committee has SO advised him and by
| Monday the authorities asked in the
communication will undoubtedly be in
Senator Sherman's hands. MIR. Har-
rio ll1 o or
step, it is said, by his
own Recollection of what hap
pened four years ago when
| he was a senator in the closing
session of the Forty-eighth congress.
nearing Mr.. Cleveland's inauguI alton
day. Authority was asked and what
Senator Sherman and his colleagues
expect will be right to speak for the
president elect in favor of the secret
fund of $4,000 for the execution and
obligations and protection of the inter
ests of the United States under exist
ing treaty Samoa. Naturally the de-
cate is expected to involve the defense
of the present administration if the
policy which this appropriation in
wolves should be challenged by demo
cratic senators. Senators Sherman,
Fry Edmunds and Evarts will sbe pre-
pared by the authority of MIR. Harrison
to hampered for want of
FUNDS which he can draw
upon secretly and promptly for pur-
poses which such funds like this has
always been found by the executive
both necessary and advantageous.
MIR. Petrie, techninal atIache of the
German legation, has just arrived in
Washington direct from Berlin. His
mission is supposed to cover compre'
l k,a III Of hGlrt
itary an naval resources of the United
States. defence and Offense. He par
ticularly is presumed to inspect harbol
defences of the principal seapOrts, anC
incidentally to make report on the
ability to command sea-going steamer:
which could be speedily converted int
commerce-destroying privateers.
German Version of the Samoan Trouble.
SAN Francisco, Jan 26.-The Ger
man side of the Samoan story as re
lated in circular letter sent out b!
the German consul at Apia, is quit
, at variance with other reports which
! have reached this country. a copy o
. this circular has been obtained
Speaking of the trouble of the 10th o.
, December, when two Americans wer
reported assaulted and seriously
,
German sailors, the letter says: Oh
Sunday, the 10Th, about one hundred
and twenty German sailors receives
liberty to 90 ashore. " lille amusing
themselves in various ways a hal
: caste named George Seaman wit
others who pretended to have Ameri
can protection, provoked the sailors t.
, such an extent that a street row &C
= Cured. Several Samoans Joined issu
hu
ing stones at the men-of-waTs
> men. Shots were fired, on
of the sailors being wounded in tn
hand. Half castles and SaDoans ais
received rough handling. Early the mex
: morning the Olga left Apia for Salufat
where the Eber had been at anchor TO
some time. The consul then goes on t
tell of the reports of further damag
done by the rebels and how the captainO
the German vessels. after consultation
with the consul, finally decided that tn
q German cruiser Hedder, with the consI
9 on board, should proceed to Mataafas
headquarters at Laulii and request tn
\ chief to induce the people to throN
Z down their arms. The consul say
further that the rebels would not haV
. dared attack the European troops ha
1 they not been drilled and led by a
American named Klein. Continuing
the consul says: AS there Is larg
plantation named Vailele. situate
: about two miles on the Apaia side @
Laulii, it was deemed adYisabl
to place some of the sailors belongin
to the Olga there for the purpose c
preventing possible disorderly re
: treat of the rebels to Apaia, throug
said plantation. To carry out thi
2 about $50 sailors were put in boats, t
run down the coast to the plantation
: The sailors rowed quietly on, and q
they kept close in shore the natives TO
= lowed them along the beach. calling GU
4 to the sailors, who took no notice {
e them About nalf mile further o.
: the natives held hurried council. A
they were under the control of Klein
the natives drew his attention to tn
: risk they would run if they fired on tn
= man-of-war's men. The persuasiV
powers of the Journalist were too stron
for the natives and he induced the PEE
pie OF the island to man their big wa
canoes and fire on the German sailor
7 at sea. In the meantime the sailor
were followed by large body of NJ
> tives. Klein then took charge and O
. dered them to fire on the boats. A
5. the man-of-War's men approached Fl
galieI, about mile from their deStini
ton, it was deemed prudent to Ian
81 half of the men, the other half pr
r. ceeding on their journey by water on
side the reefs. as the boats neare
~ the shore Klein gave orders to fir
le The Samoans were still afraid to fo
l. low instruction, and Klein therefo
re set them an example by firing himsel
- This was the signal for general a
u tack and the natives followed sui
r The consul then gives his version
a. the engagement which followed,
"A which fifteen Germans were killed al
thir ty-eight wounded.
g THE KANSAS LEGISLATURE.