The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-25
THE WASHINGTON END.

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THE WASHINGTON END,
The Matter Assuming Serious Phase,
Secretary Dayard aud Other Statesmen
Interviewed,
WASHINGTON, Jan. "a Dispatches
have been received at the State Depart.
ment from Mr.. Pendleten, tho Ameri.
can Minister at Berlin, in regard to the
Samoan question, Their contents are
withheld from publicity, except some
extras from German newspapers giving
accounts of and commenting upon the
fight in which 80 many Germans lost
their lives. The previous languid tone
Of the press In regard to Samoan aiInirs
was Quickened to fever heat by the Das
Kleint Journal, Of Berlin, Of the 9TH
instant, which says: According to
official reports from Apia Of the 2Slh Of
December, the landing corps Of the Olga
was sent to accompany the German
Consul to the scene oil war OF the natives,
In consequence OF the destruction OF
German property aud bodily insults to
men OF the marine while on leave, the
Consul going there for the purpose Of
instituting q disarmament. On the way
to the Boilele plantation the landing
corps OF the Olga was by surprise at
tackled by the insurreCtionists under the
leadership oi the American, Kleine.
A landing being thereupon made by the
landing corps Of the Olga. the cruiser
Adler and the gun.boat Eber, the ma.
tives were thrown buck and several OF
their villages situated on the coast de-
stroyed. Lieuten and steger and fifteen
men dead, Lieutenants Spengler and
Burchardt, as well as thirty.six men,
wounded, A victory, but a costly one
and not one 10 be rejoiCed over. The
Germans meddling in the quarrels Of
Kings Mataaia, Malfetoa and Tamasses
has been hailed with rejoicing from sew.
eral quarters for thereason that the final
result OF the business was expected to
be the occupation Of Samoa by the Ger.
man Empire. England and the United
States do not, however, agree 10 such
contamination and now We have even
lost number OF men In battle with the
despised islanders; a new leaf In the his
tory Of our colonial policy; laurel leaf,
but what sort OF one"
The other extracts are OF the same gen.
eral tenor and indicates clearly the
press opinion that the Germans intend
ed 10 compel peace on the islands by
ltaarminv the nnLiVng
WHAT IS THOUGHT IN WASHINGTON.
The dispatches from Berlin and Lon
don in regard to the attitude of Ger
many on the Samoan question were the
subject OF general discussion in thisCity
this evening, An effort was made 10
obtain the views OF Secretary Bayard on
the subject this afternoon, but without
success. Arepresentatiye OF the Asso'
ciated Press was, however, accorded q
brief interview with him this evening
Just as he was leaving his residence to
attend the State dinner at the White
House. He said that ho had read the
dispatches in question, but saidit would
not be proper for him to discuss their
subject matters at this time. He did
not know who wrote the article In the
North German Gazette, nor what au-
thority he had for his statements. Con-
sequently he could assume them to be
official, and they might, after all, prove
to be mere newspaper gossip.
He said further that, although Ger.
many may have the larger interests In
Samoa than the United States, 1t had no
better or later information from that
country than tho United States. In re-
gard TO the statement that Germany
would violate no treaty In acquiring an
ascendency In Samoa, Mr., Bayard called
attention 10 tho declaration concerning
the boundaries OF tue German and Eng.
lish Dominions In the West Pacific
ocean, signed at Berlin, April 0, 1885,
BY Count Bismarck on the part OF Ger.
many, and Sir Edward Mallett on the
part Of Great Britain.
Mr.. Bayard said he though this agree
ment procluded German acquisitions In
Samoa, and that she was bound to re.
speCt the rights Of that island
This declaration, after defining the
boundaries OF the respective possessions
OF the two countries In the West Pacific
Ocean, provides that neither Of them
will make any acquisitions Of other ter.
ritory, nor establish any proteCtorateH
over any other territory In the West
Pacific Ocean. The Inst section OF the
declaration expressly provides that the
Nayipato.'s Samoa Islands, with which
Germany, Great Britain and the United
States have concluded treaties, and the
Friendly CTonga) Islands and the Mini
Savage Islands, shall In the future, as
heretofore, form neutral territory.
Secretary Whitney declined 10 be In.
teryiewed In regard TO the publication In
the North German Gazette. The policy
Of tho Government, he said, was fixed,
and anything which might DO said In
regard 10 II must come from the State
Department. The Navy Department
had no Jurisdiction over the matter, ex'
Copt OF an executive character, No new
orders, tho Secretary said, had been
issued by the Navy Department III re-
gard 10 tho Samoan affair.
WHAT TltE srATEsMES THINK.
Senator lidmunds, when made aC'
uuainted With the tenor OF the utter
anCes Of the berlin Gdt'tte, sAldi ~
suppose, II Bismarck wants 10 express
| M opinion upon any subject, he feell
al perfect liberty 10 do 80, but alst
suppose that tho expression ol StiGt