The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-02-08

Comm nnIcasIon From The President -
Congress IN tselatson a. tn situation ~
samoa Letter From Prince ui~marck
10 Coun: van Arco. tserman Minister -
Washington War Practically Declared
Against King Matnafa.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 3i.-The President
transmitted % Congress late yesterday
afternoon "a message on samoan affairs
accompanied bv number ~ documents.
In his message the President says;
To rnE CoSGREss: had the honor, on the
18th inst. 10 communicate - vonr honorable
body certain correspondence and documents "a
relation % Affairs in The samoan Islands. ana
having since received further dispatches from
the vice-t,onsul AZ Apsa, and the commander 81
the United Statcs naval vessel '>.psir" w
those waters. I lose no time Va laying them be-
fore you. also transmit herewith inc ini
text % Instructions from Prince Won his
marck 20 the German Minister ~ TINS
capital. which waS communicated on
The afternoon 81 the ssth inst This appears
% be an amplincatlon Of prior telrsraphic ".
sfrucfions on the same subject, communicated
through the same channel. and which, being
set forth In the note ~ the Secretary q StAte
70 countyon Arco Valley. the German Minister
ON the isrh instant was duly laid before Con-
grrss with my last message m relation 70 "a
moan AFFAIRS. II Is also proper % inform you
that on Monday. the 18th instant. the occasion
81 the communication OK the note 81 the Prince
Chancellor the Secretary ~ state was given 10
understand by the German Minister that =
proposition from his government To that ~ thr
United States ~ acontercnce on the samoan
subject was on if- way by mall having
LEFT Berlin on the aOth instant 80 that
~ arrival here IN due course % mail can
be looked for ia very short time la reply %
/ an inquiry from the secretary 81 state whether
the proposition referred 70 was Tor a renewal ot
the POINT conference between the United
4 states Germany and Great Brltnin. which Was
was suspended IN july. isS.. or for the con~id-
4 Grafton ol samoan AFFAIRS ab novo, the German
4 Minister stated his inability 70 answer until tho
4 proposition witch left Berlin on the sth inst.
\ should have been received. shall hereafter
1 communicate 10 Congress an Information BE-
] fore me on All matter in relation 70 The Sa'
4 moan status.
4 Islsnedl GROVER CLEVELAND
A LETTER FROM BlsMNRK.
WA~uxGTox. Jan. 3l.-C nder date %
Berlin. January ~ lSsa Prince Bismarck
writes Count won Arco, the German
Minister AZ Washington. AZ follows "a
copy Of which the Cpnat left AZ the state
Department on January 2>l:
have already notified Your Excclcncy mat
according 10 telegraph Communications from
Apia on the 18th of December last year De-
tachmcnt OF German naval forces. which had
landed al the request % the Imperial Consul
for the pro cction % the Ger
man settlements which were cndan-
rered by the conflicts between the native
parties there was attacked by armed Samoan'
belonging 10 the party ~ Chief MaiaAfL Tns
unprovoked attack T. said 20 have taken plae,
under the leadership 81 an American named
Klein On this occasion more than city Ger
man soldiers and oircers we're killed ana
wounded. In Consequence q this we have peer
fran~plnnted from the territory ~ mediator a
negotiations ~ which the Imperial Consul ~
Apia was irving ~ reconcile the centcni NJ
parties and Cor winch IN y N sought the coop
GRAFTON Of his English ana American colleagues
into state ~ war with tine ASA lAnf>. 70 on
regret We shall carry On the contest whici
ha. been forged Upon Us hy Mafa ~ an M
followers with the utmost consideration ~
I English and Am rirani interests. or miiitAr,
measures have Id view onlv The punishment q
, the nusderers or Q srinan soldiers ana we pr'
lection of orr countryrlsn AMI their properly
A. thcv on their part are AZ war Will
samnsese. orr interference VIII nece-sarly as
sumo the character OF assistance to Tamasese
1 Ia ths endeavor for Just punishment OF muir
derous crime. We hope for the cooperation "
= the treaty powers in samoa IN friendship VIII
~ and we ask the Government OF the uni'e'
y states To be good enough 10 furnish the con
> snls ana commanders Of its ships of war IN ~
9 rnoa with suitable Instructions Our arme
q forces There are instructed To avoid and 70 PR
vent an injury 70 neutral commerce and PROF.
/ erty and 10 adopt measures OF rrprisal and "
. struction only against the followers OF the part
q which initiate the contest against our troop
by a murderous attack.
" we shall az course. abide By the agreement
4. with America and Engani with respect
!. samoa. ana pay due regard under all circun
Z stances 70 the rights 81 these powers a. e
I, tabiishcd by treaty
= / beg Your Excellency 70 bring THIS con
Z munication 10 Mr.. Bavards knowledge y
= reading Il 20 him, and 70 leave copy win MI
~ II he requests ~
~ lSignedl -