Morning journal and courier., 1889-05-21
AFFAIRS AT SAMOA

AFFAIRS AT SAMOA. Admiral KimberIy's Correspondence I with Mataafa-Tamasese's Heart Still
 Unbendink-Workin at the Wrecked 1 Vessels.
 1 LCspyrighted, 1889, by the New York Associated | SAMOA, 1S89.-Admiral Kimberly received I the following letter from Mataafa few days after he had isusd his proclamation advising the natives to give up war:
 L. Kimberly. Admiral of the American Fleet. Your Exeellency-I and the chiefs and the com suited together today the 22d of April 1889, 6 Msh d Ss yond comparison, and am now able to uuders. md s shs wSeh carried between this pe.t of Samoa and that sire that Samoa should fud a state of prosperity and to give to you the office of umpire between Besides. declare that samoa would escape dan ger if the United States alone were to protect and Samoa without the interference of any other power, for in years gone by we have been endeavoring to tion by three powers In consequence Samoa has be ast and tSs s9 s ana lives have a very low condition. On this account are sureE that recurrence of the triple system would be use :. If now one power took charge of Samoa and con IOr0Vor hope in your good wishes toward Samoa and hope you will not draw back from them.
 Your brother in the Lord,
 King of Samoa
 Admiral Kimberly replied to Mataafa's letter as follows:
 To His Royal Highness, Malietoa Mataaf
 Your Royal Highness-Your letter dated April g The previous day e from @ In it he says nothing of peace except on the cond penetrat sd by the evils of wa- nor softe.ed by the suferiuss of the peoplei Your noble sentiments for the welfare of Samoa shown in your sincere expressions for peace and by counsel Of chiefs
  than themselves. Such men are those who bear the burdens and responsi6ibility of t5rbulent times against the shore. They are strong men, Hay seEyeg @ ;f and wisdom long be spared t9 Samoa in with the otesr two treaty "a neTers @ and will be directed obtain those points that will ad vance and promote the interests or all samoa Tn afflicted the count, 7 will if not extineuished at least be diminished.
 p not sa ane far day saf aT T bs that it's coming. like the dawn, can be seen before os sa n or S information of the government.
 Trusting that you have good health and that you long may be spared, remain,
 Very respectfully your obedlent sery't,
 L. A. KIMBERLY,
 Rear Admiral U. s. N.
 Admiral Kimberly declined to make the correspondence between himself and Tama- sese public, stating that they must first go before the department. An effort was made to obtain the correspondence between the admiral and Tamessse from Dr. Knappe, the German consul, but the latter declined to give it out for publication. Consul Knappe said he did not think that Admiral Kim berley's proclamation would amount to any thing as the Samoans were an indifferent people and would read the proclamation once and forget all afterward. Dr. Steubel, the new German consul at Apia, arrived here on the steamer Lubeck from Sydney on April 2S. The Associated Press correspondent had short interview with Mataafa. He said his people were greatly pleased with the advice published in the ad- mirals proclamation, and felt very grestful for the interest which the Americans had taken in their cause The present war was 8 great hardship to the country, and the peo- pie wanted peace. They had no desire to fight Tamasese or the Germans. He said he would like to see the American government declare protectorate over the Semoaps. He thought that was the best way to avoid trouble as the natives were continually fight ing among themselves when the consuls of the United States, Germany and England had equal power.
 Affdavits had been prepared, under the
  warded to the state department at Washing ton in reference to the December battle to be presented at the Berlin conference. These affidavits are made hy Seumana Tafa, the chief of Apia, and the governor of the Tua- masaga district, and by number of other natives who were present during the fight. Witnesses declare that the Germans com msnced the fighting and killed one native and wounded another before a shot was fired by the Samoaps. An attack was made by some of Tamasese's men one week ago upon two natives belonging to the Mataafa party. The Mstaafa men were passing house at Falefa, short dis tance from Tamasese's camp, when a number of Tamasese's men concealed ln the house fired upon them. Both men were slightly wounded, but succeeded in making their escape. number of Matasfas warriors stationed in that vicinity were very much ex- cited and threatened to make an attack upon Tamasese, but were persuaded to use no vio fence and allow the incident to pass unno- ticed.
 The natives have succeeded in recovering a safe containing S15,00O from the wreck ot are still at work on the wreck of the Eber, making an effort to save the guns. The battery and other articles of value of the German cruiser Adler were taken ashore some time ago. The rud- der for the Nipsic, which Admiral Kimberly had under his personal superTlslon, hao Deeu completed and placed in position and it is probable that the Nipsio will start for Auck- land as soon as the Alert arrives here. The British man -of-war Rapid, which left here ten days ago, returned on the 25th Her cap tain reported on his return that he had been to Suwarrow, a small island about 400 miles east of Samoa. He stated that the island was occupied several years ago by resident of Auckland for the purpose of rais ing cocoanuts, and that at the latter's request the Rapid had gone there aud raised the British flag and formally annexed the island as part of the British possessions. BlG CHECKS FOR BREWERS. EX-COngressnanJ nJOnes'Pockets Heavy