St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-11
THE FATE OF The NIP SIC.
What Has Franspired at Apia an Open
Question.
HURRYING THE CHARLESTON
American Naval Officers at Apia Re.
ported Ripe for Red Re-
venge.

WASHINGTON, March 10.-The past
week there has been talk of an early
convening of the Fifty-first congress. 1t
is not unlikely that President Harrison
would call congress together should the
reports from Samoa prove true. The
executive departments have not yet re-
ceived anything to change their opin-
ions OF yesterday respecting the re-
ported engagement between the Ger
man steamer Olga and the United
States steamer Nipsic, at Apia,
Samoa. The reports from San
Francisco did not create much
excitement at the capitol, as people here
who are interested in the matter are
familiar with the fact that, telegraph
ically speaking, Washington is nearer
than San Francisco to the Samoan ISL
ands. Editors of all the principal
papers directed their correspondents TO
interview public officers on the situa-
ton last night. But there was nothing
but negative matter obtainable, and the
situation here cannot change until some
official intelligence is received at either
the state OF navy department. 1t is
known at the latter department that
four German ironcladS sailed from
Genoa, Italy, for Samoa some eight or
ten days ago. 1t is expected that these
vessels will require at least sixty days
to make the voyage. Speaking on
Samoan affairs, a gentleman familiar
with the country and its customs said
that if the commander of the Olga fired
on the Samoan troops from the harbor
of Apia it could only be done
by firing directly over the neutral
territory where the Americans
live and have property; that the
commander of the Nipsic would nat
urally feel justified, under these cir
cumstanceS. III protesting, and shot
| from the Olga over the neutral territory,
endahgering the lives and property of
| the Americans, would be regarded as
an act of hostility toward this country.
Another reason for making the protest
and following it up would be that he
had received news from this country,
| and knew what public sentiment
| here was. He would also know of
| the approach of Admiral Kimberly with
reinfOrcements. The American naval
officers at Apia have been subjected to
many humiliahons, and are likely to
welcome the opportunity to revenge
themselves. They are men of spirit.
| and the fact that the Olga was twice as
! big as the Nipsic would. i'll the opinion
| of the gentleman, be rather an argu-
ment for than against the probability of
the report.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, March 10.-The
naval constructor, Fernald, who is
experimenting the construction of the
| Charleston, said he had received no
| orders from the secretary of the navy,
| Lut had received a telegram from the
| chief OF construction of the naval
bureau asking when the Charleston
would be ready for trial. Mr.. Fer
maid said the Charleston would be
| ready for trial in five weeks,
but i'll case of necessity would be ready
in two weeks, and her armament could
DO mounted in ten days additional. Re-
gardleSS of expense, she could be made
| ready for service in twenty-five days.
| The rumor that the steamer City of
Pueblo, one of the fastest OH the coast,
had been chartered by the government
| as dispatch boat between Samoa and
! Auckland is denied by the officials of
the steamship company.
! LONDON, March 11.-Robert Louis
Stevenson, the novelist, writes from
| Hawaii commenting upon the high
handed action of the Germans in Samoa.
by what process" he asks, did Con-
| sui Knappe become the Bismarck of
Oh ylleSld, anu WllaU Is Une spell over
| the English and American cabinets that
ConsulS Blackjack and Coetlogen re-
main unSupported?'
Mr.. Stevenson testifes to Klein's in
nocence. He says that Klein only
hailed the approaching German boats
| in the darkness and warned them of the
Samoan ambush. He also says that an
English artist who was sketching
Malietoa'S camp was fcreibly carried on
board the German gunboat Adler, and
that he was released only when the
| British man-ofwar in the harbor cleared
| for action.
The London Stan dard's Berlin CORE
| spondent says: "Mr. KaSson, the Amer
lean representative, will not arrive here
before the 20th inst. Therefore, the
| Samoa conference cannot meet this
week. For the rest, the difficulties are
| already as good as removed by dipIo-
matte negotiations and the recall OF
| officials. 1t is now expected that the
African squandron will not go to
Samoa, but will return to Germany in
May, after the departure of Capt. WI S.
| manu."