The Red Cloud chief., 1889-02-08
OFFICIAL ACTION.


Grssade Sends . Message to Dee ssess
Samoan Questio.-Ths Case
WASHINGTON, Jan. sl.-rhe President
.' sent 70 Congress additional CORES.
pondence relative to samoan .7.ir.. sc.
by the following message:
had the honor on the 18Th tus,ant IN com.
Hanicate TO your honorable body certain cor
.espohoence and documents in relation TO AZ
HHifs IN the samoan islands, ana having since
Viewed further dispatches from the Vice Con-
sui Al Apis and the commander of the
on'co states naval vessel Nipsic. in those
"a'ers: lose no time N laying them before
you. also transmit herewith the full
oeHt OF instructions from Prince Won BIS.
harck to the German Minister At this capitsl.
Hhicn was communicated on the afternoon Of
ane 18th instant This appears 10 he al ampli-
neStion OF prior telegraphic instructions on the
saihe ~suoJec; communicated through the same
CHANNEL and which being set forth IN the no.e
=. .he secretary OF State TO Count Won Area
'Aiiey. the German Minister, OF the 18th instant
was duiy laid before Congress with my last
message in relation to Samoan affairs.
His also proper TO inform you that on Mon
e"s' january - the occasion OF the coEmun!
cation OF the note OF the Prince Chancellor. the
secretary OF State was given TO understand By
me Germ.n Minister that a proposition from
MS Government 10 that OF the United States
FORA Conference on the Samoan subject was On
Is way by mail. having left Berlin
on January ~. so that its arrival here IN due
course OF mail can be looked for In a very shor;
Time In reply 10 al inquiry from the Sccre-
tary OF State whether the proposition referred
10 Wa for a renewal OF the joint conference
petween the United States. Germany aad
"reat Britain. which was suspended Ia July.
iss'- or for the consi GRAFTON OF Samoan Affairs
Ce nDNO The German Miuistnr ss.e.A h,. yn-
aoiiify TO answer until the proposition which
icit Berlin on January - should have been re-
ceived.
shall hereafter communicate 70 the Con.
gress all the information before me IN relation
10 the Samoan status.
GRovER CLEVELAND
The correspondence accompanying tn.
message gives amplifi-d account OF re-
cent events in Samoa II opens with q
record Of current events by Vice-C0nsul
Blackjack, including an account Of the
light between the natives and the Ger.
mans as heretofore printed.
On December l. and IL the Consul says
that about $50 sailors came ashore from a
German man-of-war. and, becoming
drunk. maltreated the natives badly. The
marshal Of his Office. he also says. was
beaten 10y the drunken fellows. There
cN oOA ohhS - a - ~
town and il was with difficulty he prevent
ed a squad Of armed natives being brought
in and attacking the Germans.
December 20 the German Consul sent
Mataafa word TO come on board the Adler
that day and his life would be spared.
He. OF course, did not 60, as he knew he
would never come on shore again. The
Consul says he arranged a meeting OF the
three Consuls at the German Consulate.
hut nothing could be done. as the German
Consul said he had lost SO many men ne
must now take the matter in his own
hands aud revenge the losses. The days
diary closes as follows: Captain Mullan
sends more marines on shore to this Con-
sulate. and q Calling gun. and has fifty
men detailed on board the Nipsic 10 land
at once in charge Of the first officer when
ever the signal Is made at this Consulate"
December 81 the German Consul in
formed Mr.. Blackjack that a German man.
of-war would go TO M~ataafagatele and
wait one hour for the Mataafa natives to
come on board and give up their guns.
Mr.. Blackjack protested and notified him
that there was American property in thu
town. The natives warned British and
Americans To put a black band on their
gms as they intended To retaliate on the
Vermans if attacked again.
= December % a meeting Of the three
Consuls and the representative captains
was held Ia arrange for the better security
of inhabitants within the neutral boundary
but the German Consul would agree to
nothing.
January l, Captain Mullan having
written 10 the captain of the German ves-
sci which had seized an American boa;
received n reply 10 the effect that there
was no fla flying on the BOAT This was
not true as che boat was seen from the
Consular office, also bv Others in other
parts Of town. plainly flying the AIneri-
can flag. This MAS the usual way the
Germans adopted for strengthening out
the uu RACES they commit ed
In conclusion the Csptain SAYS: Il am
of the opinion that our Government should
have ut this point more vessels. e.pecua "
AT this time. l have caused TO Ice posted
in the town Of Aria "a notice, "a wit: That
the iivrsof all American citizens Will fini
protection on board this vessel under nv
command, and that at the first intimafion
or ou,i.ur>t Of hostilitie> in Apia I shall
land my force for the protection al
property"
TIE last letter j. from Prince Bismarck
10 Count Won Arco Valley, in which. while
reg citing the necessity. he a, clar-s Ger
many will carry ON the Conte>t against
Ma'aafa. with. however. the utmost con-
sideration for American aud English in.
ferests. In confirmation OF this declara-
tion n ;eleGraphic dispatch has been rc-
ceiyed from Auckland y. Il. which reads:
Samoa adviccs saw that the Gcrm,ns
have declared war against Mataafa and
that probably all tn. Samoans will Join
acaiust the q .rmans."
INTO A DUNGEON.