The Russellville Democrat., 1889-02-07
MORE PEACEFUL.

l Tho Prompt Aoiion of the United States 1 Causes Halt in the Reckless Haste of the German Authorities In samoa-Bis- marck Backs Down as Gracefully as Pos | sibie.
 l WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-The President | sent to the Senate yesterday an account of an interview had yesterday morning 1 between Secretary Bayard and the Ger
 man Minister, in which the Secretary was 1 informed that the proclamation of martial l law in Samoa had been withdrawn by the l German Government ss far as if relates to | foreigners, and the demand that the ad-
 ministration of the islands be turned over 1 to the German Consul had been also with 1 drawn, that the neutrality of the islands
 might be preserved.
 i Secretary Bayard, in transmitting Count l Arco's inclosure, said to the President: 1 As the question of German action and Ameri
 can rights in Samoa is under consideration by 1 the Congress, beg leave to transmit herewith, with the view of their being laid before Con ! gress. copies Of certain correspondence touch ing affairs in Samoa, which has taken place 1 since January 31, the date of your last message to Congress on the subject. hese consist Of a telegram to this Department from Mir Black l lock, the yce-Consul of the United States at Apia. dated January 31, and the paraphrase of my telegraphic instructions of the same date | to our Minister at Berlin, of which q copy was
 also sent to the Charge d'Araires Of the United
 States at London, and my note of the same
 date to Count Arco-Vallev. To-day was waited on by the German Minis ter at the Capitol, who read me note from his government, which l transcribed from his dic- tation. and now inclose copy of its text. Mir. Bayard also incloses the follow
 ing:
 January 31.-Consul Blackock telegraphs Mir. Bayard: German Consul declares Ger
 many at war with Mataafa, and Samoa under martial law.
 On January 31 Mir. Bayard instructed Mr. Pendleton to inform the German Gov ernment that advices from Apia stated that the German Consul had declared Germany at war with Mataafa, and Sa-
 moa to be under martial law. Mir. Bayard in view of this, instructed MT. Pendleton to say that the United States assumed that the German officials
 in Samoa would protect American citi-
 gems and property.
 Bismarck Backs Down. WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-A message from
 the President transmitting correspond ence on the Samoan question was re-
 ceiyed by the House yesterday after noon.
 Under date of February Count Arco- Valley, German Minister to the United States, under instructions from the Ger
 man Chancellor, sent the following communication to Secretary Bayard: When the state of war was declared against Mataaia the commander Of the German squad ron issued n proclamation by which the for elgners established in Samoa were subject to
 martial law. International law would, to certain extent, not prevent such measure, but as Prince Bismarck IS of the opinion that our
 military authority has gone too far in this in-
 stance. the military commander has received telegraphic orders to withdraw the part Of his proclamation concerning foreigners. In negotiation with Mataafa our Consul at Samoa has asked that the administration of the islands of Samoa might be temporarily banded over to him, which demand not being In conformity to our previous promises regard ing it's neutrality and independence, MT, Enappe has been ordered by telegram to with iraw his demand.