The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-03-12

OOllt1 lJONGlo. DID dTu LOOKS UPON
the rejection of the Chinese. fisheries
and eItradition treaties as unfortun.
ate for the country. He, however,
does not regard the action of the
! Senate as involving reflection upon
the actual merits of the treaties
themselves. Bayard still insists
upon the restoration of Samoan in
dependence, and this condition has,
so far, been ignored by the Germans.
The Germans in Samoa are furious
over the escape of the American,
Klein, to San Francisco.
The Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations has decided that it is not
polite to take further steps in the
Samoan matter pending the proposed
Berlin conference, This determine
ton was reached as the result of a
telegram from the editor of the New
York World, asking if the committee
desired the testimony of its CORE
pondent, J. G. Klein, now in San
Francisco.
The Cologne Gazette says Ger
many will demand that the United
States arrest and punish Klein, the
American correspondent, on charge
of leading the Samoans against the
Germans.
The Standards Berlin cores
pondent believes a change will be
made in the representation Of Ger
many in Samoa, and that new and
very detailed instructions Will be
sent to the German officials there.
The German papers assert that
Klein, the American, was born at
Lair and served as sergeant in the
German army during the Franco
Prussian war. He was, so it is
stated, subsequently compelled to
leave Germany and went to America.
The Secretary Of the Navy has
contracted with NJ. i. Pickering &
Co., OF New York, for the delivery of
1000 tons of coal at the coaling sta
ton at Apia, Samoa, at $1325 per
ton. The coal is purchased from G.
@. Barber d Co, of New York, at
S3.629 per ton. The ship Sachem of
Boston will be used in transporting
the coal, and it is expected to make |
the voyage in four months. The
vessel is being laden at New York. |
The shipment will cost the govern
ment $4,000.
The Monongahela left SaP Fran
cisco on February Dist, under tow of |
the tug Relief. She is heavily laden,
and will go directly to Samoa with
supplies for the feet. She was
accorded the usual good-by saluta-
lions from the ships in the harbor
Bismarck is said to have been
greatly annoyed at the Consul's pro-
posals to annex Samoa, and the
Vossische Zeitung's question as to
what would be thought of Consul
who telegraphed a proposal to an
mex Zurich or Luxembourg is be-
lieved to be identical with the opin-
ion of the Chancellor.
In an article on Samoa the Berlin
Weser Zeitung says: whether Ma
taafa's people were led by an Ameri
can or not is of no consequence, as
the American Government cannot
well be made responsible for the ac-
tons of individuals. The German
Consul, however, by his actions I'M
doubleday burdens his Government
with such responsibility"
The Cologne Gazette. violently at
tackng the Freisinnige Press, re-
peats its demand for the punishment
or extradition Of the American,
Klein, as a common criminal. The
North German Gazette publishes a
map of Upolu, one Of the Samoan
the study Of which, it de-
elares, leaves no doubt Of the pre-
Of German interests in
Samoa.
The German squadron that has
oeen ordered to Port Said consists
If the Stoach, Moltke, Charlotte and
he Olga. Owing to. their small
,oaliDg capacity, it would take these
ressels three months to reach Samoa.
The German training squadron will
proceed from Port Said to Zanzibar l
o replace the Pacific cruising squad
on now engaged in the blockade on S
he East African coast. The latter {
viii then sail for Apia.
The London Times Berlin CORE
pondent says: At a dinner given by I
Prince Bismarck to the members of {
he lower house of the Prussian Diet
he Chancellor said he regarded it as !
n impossibility that the Samoan
question should have the effect of in 9
the friendly relations be- t
ween Germany and America which !
lad existed for a century. The geo l
raphical situation of Samoa and /
be imperfection of Geographic com !
rendered it impossible E
Or him to be responsible for all the =
cts of German agents in the Pacific, !
ut the parties in dispute were ami q
hated by the best spirit, and no L
oubt Germany's commercial inter I !
SITS would not materially suffer. d
Shipping News.
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