The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-02-09

can. tartcd TO take his goods of
when bis boat which contained pota-
toes. ETC., was seized. On the 10th
the German Consul Dr. Knappc is-
isucd a proclamation Of war. Shortly
Capt. Mullen Of the Nip .
sic went TO Capt. Fritzc Of the Adler /
and asked him il war had been de-
clared, aud he said yes, ii had, and |
MOors boat had been seized because
it would not land at the German
wharf L. ;. Consul Blackjack ask
ed for an explanation Of "the state
Of war" but got no answer until
next day when martial law had been
proclaimed. Capt. Fritze told Capt.
Mullen il had not been proclaimed,
but a little later 10 an officer Of the
Nipsic be said il had Capt. Hand
Of II. B. NJ. :. Royalst took no
action, seemed inclined.if anything |
10 favor the Germans. On the 2lst |
S. }. Cusack publisher Of the Sa
moan Times was tried for libel by |
publishing in his paper an editorial !
"Our duty in Samoa" taken from |
the ). +. Examiner Of Nov. 27th.
Evidence was heard in the High
Court and Cusack being found
guilty was fined 500.
The English ship LongfelIow ar
rived on the 2Oth, and was at once
boarded by an armed guard from
the Adler. A boat from the ROyalist
came alongside about the same time.
Immediately afterwards the British
officer went back 10 his ship for in
structions. \ guard from the Roy
alist was sent on the Longfcllow
and the German guard cleared out.
In the afternoon British Consul
Coctlogon issued q proclamation TO
British subjects. They were posted
on cocoa nut trees, and had not
been up long before Capt. Fritze
put up another proclamation along
side, which declared that the Eng
! glish residents were under martial
law. On the Z1st the Richmond
sailed for Auckland. The same day
| j. &. Klein received information
that the Germans intended TO arrest
him on sight, and take him on board
German man-Of-war and bring
him before n Court Martial. lie
further learned the Germans were
embittered against him BECAUSE hc
had been in Mataafa's camp, and
because he had written 50 much in
the capacity Of correspondent on
the Mataafa side Of affairs. lie
heard that u price had been set on
his head. Uamascsc bad made
threats against bin. Klein had
long talk with the American Consul
who urged him " 20 AZ the Ameri-
can warship. lie said he would not,
and he did not propose to be turned
out by the Germans, he was there
as correspondent. The Consul
offered him all the protection posi-
bic. Klein slept at the T.. 5. Con-
sulatc nights and took his meals at
the hotel.
On the 2lst, before the Richmond
sailed, an English tourist named
GiIlcn was arrested on board by the
Germans, charged with being a spy.
lie was taken from his bath tub.
He bad simply visited MAtaafa's 8
camp for the purpose of taking
sketches. They took him on the
Adler. When Capt Hand of the
Royalist heard Of il lie demanded
GilIen's release, and if not com
piled with said he would remove
hIm by force. The Royalist pre-
pared for action, but the Germans
, gave him up. This action was TO be
considered by the British Govern.
! mcnt. An Iingishman was arrested
, short distance from the steamer
Richmond and taken on the Adler
{ Capt. I'ritze said he was an Amcri
can and being now on n German
7 ship must obey orders. Capt. IIant
I Of the Royalist went on board thC
. Adler on business, but did not Sc,
the man. Finally the Germans lie
! him go. The steamer Richmond
G left for Tahiti this day. On the 22C
t Klein was advised TO get out of tn,
I country, and in the evening he RAJ
b the gauntlet Of the Germans ant
/ went on board the u. S. $. Nipsic
n On the 22d u. s. Consul BIacklocI
j, issued II proclamation calling ol
n Americans not 10 fight. The sam
4 day the Samoan Times was sup
o pressed on account Of its inllamma
j. tory editorials. The steamer Wanu
n arrival on the 23d with importan
z dispatches, She was chartered b.
o the German Consul ut Auckland
J. The dispatches were supposed t
IS contain notice TO suspend opera
G tions, Knappe told tue chiefs tina
n big guns were coming frol
" Germany and he would make wa
!. against the English and Americans
c Germany being powerful natio
& could easily lick them; the Gcrma
Y Emperor had given him full instruC
tions to act, and he would give th
d chiefs two weeks to think over tn
IS matter. Captain Fritze issued
ir proclamation on the 23rd, calling o
l. citizens Of Apa to report what an
Y munition and arms they had in pos
It session before the 25th. The SAN
t. day u Mr.. Fletcher, Manager fc
3, Macarthur d Co., was conyersn