Butte semi-weekly miner., 1889-01-23
THE TROUBLE IN SAMOA.
MATTERS BETWEEN TEE UNIFIED
STATES, GERMANY AND ENGLAND.

The Latter Country said 10 be Inclined 10
Support the Claims of the United States.
German Denials as the Reported
Assaultes ON American Interests In
Samoa-Rumors Of an Amicable Under
standing Between the United States
and Germany.
LONDON, January 21.-Phelps, United
States Minister. held conference to-day
with Lord Salisbury on Samoan affairs.
SAN FRANCISCO, January 21.-At4 o'clock
Sunday afternoon the United States man.
of.war, Vandalia, left the Mare Island
navy yard bound for the Samoan Islands.
the present seat Of warlike disturbances.
AUCKLAND. January 21.-The German
war-ship Eber, which left Samoa on the
18th, arrived here to-day. Officers de-
nounce the reports sent from Apia by way
OF San Francisco, and declare the state.
ments regarding the alleged tearing down OF
an American flags, the burning OF houses Of
Americans, and the firing on British
officers, are unfouRded.
RUMoRs BY WAY OF ENGLAND.
LONDON. January 21.-It is stated on
trustworthy authority that the British
government has decided to uphold the
treaty by the terms of which the European
powers are precluded from obtaining or
attempting to obtain dominion in Samoa.
The government has been fully informed Of
and shares in the United States govern
ment's views on the subject. It is agreed
that the action OF the German agents In
Samoa is opposed to the letter and spirit
of the treaty; that it violates diplomatic
etiquette, and endangers the good relations
SO necessary for Europeans to preserve
when dealing with semi-barb barous nations.
Dispatches to this effect have been sent to
Berlin.
Lord Salisbury's latest news from Apia
is OF q threatening nature. In consequence
OF these advices, the British feet in the Pa
sific will be increased Immediately by at
least two vessels.
After Mr.. Phelps had left Lord Salisbury
to-day, Count Won Hatzfeldt, German Am.
bassador, had an interview with the Prime
Minister.
The chronicles" correspondent at Ber-
lin has learned on good authority that
Germany has come to q definite under
gard to Samoan affairs.
THE VIEWS AT WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, January 21.-At the State
department and German legation. there is
considerable anxiety and apprehension
concerning the state OF affairs at Samoa.
The German minister avoids interviewers.
Secretary Bayard says the State depart
ment has not received any Information OF
an alarming character from Samoa since
he transmitted the correspondence on the
subject to Congress last week. Subsequent
dispatches, he says, are OF rather an
assuring nature. 1.-THE lives and property
and treaty rights OF all the Americans"
said the Secretary, twill be protected, aud
so will the Samoans in their right to sell
government, without any interference from
without"
WASHINGTON, January 21.-It is said at
the navy department that it will take at
least six weeks for the war ships Trenton
and Vandalia to make the voyage to
Samoa, and that the Nipsic will be the
only United States vessel at that country
from now until after March a. No addi-
tional information in regard to the state OF
affairs in Samoa has been received by the
state department..
THE PROBABLE THEATER OF ACTION.
New YORK, January 21.-Admiral Ger.
harde says that in case OF war with Ger
many over Samoa, the scene Of operations
will probably be confined to the islands,
and, although our navy is weaker than
that of Germany. we would have decided
advantage in being able to throw large
body of troops on the ground much quicker
than Germany could.