St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-18


United States government, against the
latter's proclamation of the previous
day concerning the police in Apia.
The government Of TameSese said Capt.
Mullan had never been recognized by
the United States government. As to
the possession of the firearms by the
American residents of Apia,
NO POWER HAS AUTHORITY
to take possession of them unless used
against a friendly power or while in
transit for such use. Capt. Mullan also
saiu that. in his opinion, the condition
and state of war in Samoa did not war
rant martial law being proclaimed. The
civil courts in Apia still existed and
were in operation, and ii any citizen
offended against the law, they could
be tried there. Martial law could
not arise from threatened invasion;
necessity must be actual and present
and invasion real. Referring again to
the proclamation concerning firearms
and threatening imprisonment and de-
portatation, Capt. Mullan said even if
necessity for martial law IN this had
arisen, the proclamation of Capt. Fritze
in regard to firearms was an unprece-
dented, uncalled for and surprising
one, and one which would astonlsh cltl-
zens of all free countries. The Ameri
can captain said that he would call the
attention of his government especially
to this proclamation, which was
WITHOUT WARRANT OF LAW
i'm free government, having due re-
gard for the safety of its citizens. Capt.
Fritze replied to this that he would
leave the question as to his authority to
declare martial law to his superior Off
cial in Germany. On the night of Jan.
81 Klein was taken on board the Amer
lean man-of-war Nipsic, having eluded
the German police. On Jan. 25 Capt.
FritZe sent the following letter to Capt.
MuIlan:
1.-The information has reached me
is on board the United States ship Nip
sic. If that should be true herecy re-
quest that you would surrender him to
the German military tribunal on board
the ship Adler, for cause, as has been
laid before me, maintained and wit
messed by oath, that he in conspicu-
Gus manner was concerned in the attack
on the landing party of his imperial
German majesty's ship Olga Oh Dec. Is,
1888"
A reply was sent to Captain Fritze by
Captain Mullan in which the latter said
he was obliged to give protection to
every American citizen in Samoa who
was entitled to it. Charges made
against Klein by the German author
ittes could not be settled by a military
tribunal in Samoa, but would have to be
considered and finally passed upon by
the government at Washington and
Berlin. He therefore positively declined
to deliver to any German naval
OF civil authority in Samoa. Klein was
taken by the NipSic to Tutila and placed
on board Of the Marlposa. bound for
this port. John Christafferson, pay
master of the American man-of-War
Mariposa, having obtained leave OF alb
sence. He expressed himself as be-
lieving that the affair would end in war
unless action is quickly taken by the
American government. Close watch
has to be kept on the German war yes
sells to, prevent any Overtact on their
part. While the Americans on land
are compelled to put up with
repeated insults from the German por-
ton of the population. 1t is openly
charged in the islands that DR.. Knappe,
who has charge of the postotfice. opens
the United States mails. only delivering
those he sees fit. Both American and
British citizens at Samoa have de-
nOunced knappe. PerSOnaI Ieellng
against him is very bitter. 1t is even
declared that Knappe has succeeded in
obtaining the United States govern
ments secret cypher, for in a number
of instances when the government dis
patches of private nature had been
sent through the department. it has
afterward been discovered that they
had been tampered with.
No further mail advices can be eX-
pected from the Samoan islands until
March 16, when the steamship
Zealandia will arrive with infor-
nation to close of the pres
ent month. In the meantime
Admiral Kimberly with the man-of-war
Trenton, reinforced by the man-of-war
Vandalia, will have reached Apia. and
possibly the Omaha from the Asiatic sta
ton. New Zealand and Australian
papers express belief that Admiral
Kimberly will be able to re-establish
rights of American citizens as soon as
he arrives.