Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-01-03
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WxsHrvsr1S. Dsc .s.-whs.u a rnr-a-
spousgs.ns called nc ti,. Navy Depnrrsusns
"Wednesday. ts wss evrlsns that there wr,
souaeshin.- N the recent a4fvfrss rsc,stv-,t
trun the sent ae war. as Sanrssa, tfHr wsss
not bssk=d Hpon with esvur BY our Cow
ernneas. The offrfals. while very rpei-
crnf "a the sabiect. betrayed an amount
oe anxtssY shnt plainly flssirara,t that
sori'sthIng wBuld be- dsne. AMI sias ve-t
shortly The hurrytn;g ap ae the work on
tn. VallaEtl4a and Mohican at the Mr.,
Island NHvy-T Ard. that they viii ~.
able - lsavs th1t yard next sees. IN spfr,,
&C the r-,IsIred apprupriarian. wn. sn,,th.,-
svhisase that our Governments ,uasaut-
Piafsss taking actbna- Is IL we'll known
Among navy PesPss. thnt the Dolphin. now
ar her way arpu1d the world. hass urJIers
- st'1p at aps;r, faii A cipher dispatch was
sena I'd her commanding officer on Nan-
dily nc AenpuA,o. Meviso, where ths. ship
sheRF-d fsr coal. Ss prpse,.,I tn snn1,1a
wthhour DELAY Stirs' Department. st.i.,inIs
are very reslfenr when appruarh.st eu the
s'ielsct- But eaou,-h has been ascsrtaired
"a warr1Hf tnf opulhbu that Pre=hl,snf
Ch.veHtnst nnd his advisers shink thas
tFerirsstnE u going a trifs tgo FAR. The
proclamation 0t the German Consul In
sor'irtins tll German Cirizeus tB paw th.sfr
Etx"s IN hlIn IN TRUST eor the Island oe
~lEIi'atl. instead oe Tn the representative oe
the h1nr of -urlen. would tnetI.aE, thnf
the condition 0t affairs there was yetrin.r
To be A serious mzlErer
tf u we'll known that rn. German Cow
ernlnsus u warm friend tlst protector
oe Hhrnstsese- the present king, whom
they INSTALLED The revolution started
a2iiinse hiIn bY Mtt,lsa has been syIr.e,i,.-
1aA t's q e"rthli extent, because the mt
psrlfY 9f the natives have espousse,L the
e'sisse Of the HITTER ramnsasss hes been
repeatedly defenre,L and laasIy WAS be-
siege,t at Ataa BY the revoIrFionary forS,,.s
Ehs. tSerrlan Consul 0rtIeresI Mataasb tn
wIfhsfr'tw k1s army. but be- refused t.a Do
50. The saIl0rs from the German zllnbont
Eb.r anil the corvette Oi.rr inaiet-,I all
tl' INJURY possible againss adEhersnEs of
Mifaatl- mlu.h 50 that Captain Learv.
oc the United States steamer AaIrrns. sent
a rhEftsr sharp n0E,. ts tIAa Consul and In
lingrui.-e rather pointed. indicat.,I that E,,
wOulst- IN the name of the United STATES.
INSIST on the Germans Withdrawing. Foe
time this declaration hnd ths. Desired
effect. bur. a. stated above. chs. LATEST aaI-
vtcss are far from satisfactory. In rs.t
Tn. United States, through treaty. with
hallstoa. then King, obtained possession
OF PtIngapnngr upon which was estaB-
lsshed a eoalinlr Station eor ogIr fleets. IN
return Tor whieh we nnds certain PROM
Rses OF protection unsI erisntisshfp. As
ns.trr ~ can be ascertiine,I the treaty or
understanding was all On our sbIe. IL
virtually did not oAIigss our Government
to protect the Ssrmoans, but er,. OF its PRO-,
vrsD1nss ebIsed samoa tf protect our eiti-
zsns engaged m commerce. on their
Islands. Ot course, the United States ac-
eepte'f the eoaIng starion,-tie finest On
the IsliRsts'-and since that time have new
er been called upon t0 ren,Ier any return
tor this tine eoaeessiDn- The new King
who has routed rInszses- now wants cur
AIT To help him IN establishing hi,s kin.s-
dBm-
The German forces installed King
Fanlsi-s'sse and appointed German his
Prim,. Minister. They arranged a pro-
granlnIe OF a head tax on the Slmoang by
which the natives could not help buying
aat selling with the German company
Ii u said this company. whish has naa.le
an th'. fuss. has already acquired I00,-
900 acres 0f tbs. best ErnsIs OF Sa-lna.
and If theIr sehems. IL carried out rRey
VIII soeH have the lands OF at beast TWEEN
tF thousand natives mortga.-ed and IN a
fair why for foreclosure inside OF three
years. 1t - against this terrible nnd un-
INST assumption that the new Malietoes
ann NJ. rt rfs.. sg.-.
strength OF the concession Of the MaIieton
OF fifteen years ago. Tbs. resolution OF
Senator Frye which was introduced in
the Senate, wis accompanied by a speech
which showed eoucIlsIveIy rhas the alb
sarptbon OF Samoa by the Germans was a
question: OF but Il short time, anil the
treatment OF the American Consul anil
the American citizens was m outrage und
INSULT. At that time but Little attention
WIS paid To the affair, as it was we'll
Known that Senator FRYE was very bitter
IN hrs dsnunciltion OF the administration
OF the State Department. and ft was
Thought his anEas,onism was prompted by
other H.oc1ves- Is now transpires that the
troverun1enr Il slowly awakening t0 the
enst that IE Is about time to do something.
The conferences 9c Ess- between Germany,
England AMI tls United States, when
Secretary Baylrd firmly refused To aecsti,s
I'd the request OF the German Government
I'd occupy the lsIinds, wLs the Inst step
EISsn By Us. But Germany has prncticaI-
lE occupied the plIee and does 50 t,s-dry.
The Adams and Ntpsic are aIreaaty there,
and upon the arrival OF the Dolphin, Van
a-nlia and M0hiean- we VIII have a feet Of
nve ships N samoan walters inside OF the
nexr few weeks. should the emergency
arrse requiring more force, the Trenton.
one oe the best vessels u cur service, now
ar Paaann. VIII be dispatched It Is cer-
tain that within the next two or three days
our Government VIII take some decisis.,f
acton. but just exactly wkar can noe be
azeer-alned-
SlY Mr. SCOTT.