Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-26
MORE AND MORELIKE WAR
The Triangular Quarrel About
 Samoa.
AN AMERICAN SHIP FIRED UPON.
Germany Defiant and Scorpful, England Passive. and America AEgressivc-Con- sress Pushing tho AffairThe Cabinet Divided-The President Firm.


 Divided-The President Firm.
 PARIS, Jan. 26.-A dispatch to The Temps from Zanzibar says:
 "An American sailing vessel, bound from Zanzibar to Madagascar, was fired on by German vessel, and one of her masts was broken"
 BERLIN, Jan. 26 The National Zeitung referring to the action of tho senate com mittee at Washington on the Samoan affair, says that She measures for the protection of the autonomy of the Samoan Islands are superfuous, because it is not threatened by any one. The sole interest of America, the relations with Germany to be jeopardized by 9 few intriguing adventurers
 LONDON, Jan 36-Lord Salisbury had a long interview with Count von Hatzteidt, the German amba <sador Germany's view of the Samoa muddle and the Zanzibar question cause distrust ill admiralty circles Mysteri- ous silence is maintained regarding her naval re-enforcements. It is stated at tue foreign office that America means business, and that the American naval officers in Samoa express confidence ill their ability to hold their own.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 26-The Samoan con- tIoNeiSy cOuGluueS UO Dc IDe 6uDJecG or gen eral discussion here. The fact that the senate committee on foreign relations will probably report seriesof strong resolutions at an early day, in addition to the amend ments already placed upon the diplomatic and consular bilis-which, by the way, are looked upon as being in tho nature of war appropriations-has served to keep up the general interest in this topic. Senator Sher- man secured the adjournment of the senate over until Monday for the express purpose of holding a protractcd session Of the foreign relations committee to-day, ani it is possible that definite action may be taken at that meeting.
 Representative Morrow of California, who is the chairman of the sub-conuittee of the house committee on foreign affairs, intends to call the subcommittee together and get to work at the earliest opportunity. He says | that the status quo at the time the represent atives of the United States, Germany and England met must be restored. This would necessitate the replacement of King Maliatoa in the position from which he was so unjustly removed by the German agents and sent to | the Marshall Islands. This step, Mir. Morrow insisted, must be preliminary to any further | negotiations on the subject
 It is stated by one who is in position to know that the cabinet is far from harmo- l niouS in this matter. Some insist upon prompt action, while others prefer policy of caution. Secretaries Whitney and Dick inson, it is said, would serve an immediate warning upon Germany that further inter | ference in the internal affairs of Samoa | would be regarded as a violation of our | rights under our treaty with Samoa and our agreements with Germany, aud that it would be resented by the United States. Their policy would be to say to Germany in | the most unmistakable terms, "Hands off and to send to Samoa a force sufficient to enforce the decree.
 But from the other members of the cabinet Messrs Whitney and Dickinson said to receive little encouragement. Secretary Fair child inclines to Secretary Bayard's policy of caution, and so does Secretary Endicott At torney General Garland's position is with the secretary of state Secretary Villas, too, to the surprise and disappointment of some of his friends and admirers is man of patience and long suffering and peace at al- most any price.
 The president Is said to be more ill accord with Whitney and Dickinson than with the others, and when he throws his weight en- tirely on that side as it Is believed he will before long. numbers will not prevail. Tho last two cabinet meeting days are said to have been regular field days in the cabinet room. Thursday the council lasted a much shorter time than usual, and the reason as- signed is that some of the members of the cabinet had almost lost their tempers and ! thair- patian f.a with tha 0fharx