The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-24
SAMOA Is saw
American Sentiment Altr y
ed to the Danger.
THE sermaas. frsa Rrssene -
peArane~s. wsAs - craua 90
OF the Tsapess.

W&SffISGxe<, JAM 6s~~SoDn&uG $1NBJn(
this morrinx. from tho committee d o i
eign relations. reported tho forI1Wf
amendment 70 ske diplomatic ana csnoG
bill Faf rhe execution al abisenkiopG
the fsosestson OF the inscresss of the
STATES existing ander shs tresty hg1QeuDs
the United States and the Samoan htIon1
so 60 or 10 mach thereof - usax t6 -
essary, "a BE expended mn(1cf &iroc190n e
the PRESIDENT this appropriation - ~ -
medsstels avslsasie for 81 rvcy. implQ y
lssns sud occupation of the oay MA -
oeT ot P&ugo fagu. Saman. and ~ ca1jo<(n1ls
ton cs the aecessarv wharsta on1 bu1I N
tags tor saeh occupation, nsz4 fof \ ope1kM
Station tAessssa, unsfef diroefON ~ go
president, sleaaaa Isl {S
seilasar Sherman mAsle NO s1aH1nor6 q
ths Nless ai taa ronamiofe0 up0n ~ ~
posed amendments ~ the time 3key v11k
ostsred. hat = aearued the comm1t0)e -
oT sae oplHsoa that under tho ter - =
tae treasy with samoa "A II thu duty IL ~,
United ssaies 70 interviews ~ lopco
neS'essssy to protect the Autonomy 'hf 81
Islands asanSt the axgreasieus 81 o1l
power. 7@'%
Then the amendments 10 the eansn1
oil nsean that tho president d III -
= aFes Of warshifs or anokhss forcal ~
he may dsem necexSary 10 protrsnt -
samoan gafernasent aad nelteya thu 80,
/ pie from tht dSSger os war; wus aajk68 q
one of the members of the ccmmltieet Y
fhat Is exsssiy what they mean. -
the answer. 81 ( -
! 1t is unaerstoct that tho commItfep n
unanimoas in their report ~ tie aine11 =
inenfe. So f7 S -
secretary whitney hax wsit1en ! lstIfne { n
the chairman Of the house naval cosnm11
tee, asking the department 70 b. auRh00ss
ixesi 30 purchase the necessary lon1 ~ =
coAiing station Ia The hxrbor N PonSi
Panges san,ea. and 70 erect : wharf 49,
! bald lighters, 60 He suggests a -
proprissioa OF sloo. 600 for the puspnss.
THE GERMAN coxsuIArk suanErL
The secretary os state to-day recsiy01 =
cable message from Acting C0nsul H)no1p
lock kt Apia. Samoa, By way az Auck kinnN
New Zealand, saying large fiyc raoSa11T
occurred on the Island. and thaf the t31I.
man consulate was among tho huiklln<n
destroyed. lie adds that the 0ro wes -
doabtediy accidental. No o&h~r deko711
were given.
rHa CONFERENCES % lse0. 3
wuASsroS. Del. Jan. 2S.--tsurnk II
Rates OF this city. who was senf 10 Him11
BY Secretary Eayard Ia 1851. nel,<le tho ~
lowing letter to the Hors<4e .ve14s ssfn
your editorial this morning Cd f3o GnnhoH1
matter you refer IN c0uoluGaoo| RI
upon upon I'm IN iss ISL ~ SsS ssersss.y = -
ard and the Geruaon and Dgl4 -
ministry at thar time You ere evid&a1Iw
iaboring under saisappfehous1on Ia go
posing that what have hceu selesred Is e
public documents ~ the pzusoco1a az -
conference were Ia sorae sort Z prollu1o61I
treaty or agreement This h mt tho 49,
No agreement was reached ~ ~ Gnl1f
enee. What were termed the peotUc5h UkN@1
SECRETARY Eaysrd wsslied 70 eomm0nlEn11
10 congress. but whfsk the bd)foh o1k
German governments declined 70 petu
him % make public. we're Mfmp3y clo1
records OF the pFsrces1fngs Of the Ca1bf
ence. and not an agrroment uc1gl01v
entered into between the powen Ih1
those protocols contain. they hayin9 IT,
merely report OF confidential cQmmn0
cations by the cpnfefee4. The foGk E<6
secretary Bayard desired to make q
public. and that the other &os1xnimono =
clined 10 do -. naturally leedQ % ~
terence that their publication voa -
have added anything u the cted3x W ~
two European kosesrsnents coz1co4Uo(k
the negotiations. ! venture 10 uBok& o|kGr&
fe~ suggestions 10 you bcceune of ~ ,bQM
sense OF the importance of tho aAmoGnl -
sue, rs IL might he called. which 0nkou Il
desirable that Il ahoVid be - little ~ -
sible elo1ded with incorrect stateueuhk
hoDEaArR GERMAN PRKss cou4euS.
BERLIN. jan. 2s.--The NutjoAaf 1kfht1G
discussing the governments colantot ~
icy. declares that the indepen6c0eo| =
neither Zanzibar nor Samoa II ineu1GG() ~
Germany. All that il conSeu1e6 ~ 3 4
preservation Of the rights acqnirod ~ 4bG
many ia those regions. In k1tn0o 1knt1T
frigHes of Americans. who Are ytG>Gl01
the existing treaties. have 70 = guee
against. M
The coiogne Gaseff< says Il M uc,1tIf&
authority for the statement thai 0ec1xnI
aud England are negotiating ~ he onj0&
qussfioa In a spirit Of mutual nudG1o9g
tug, and all reports 20 the CONTRARY ~
correct.
DEPARTURE or GERMAN Ex1NpQncuMunC j
BkExRRuAvEs, Jan. .A--EaxGl n
foreemcntS for the German 6EGt H&1
samoan waters left here to-day a. 4 M
German Lloyd steamer.
xsspAcIoUs GERMAN cIkcuIAo
SAX Francisco. Jaa. xA--Tne HG6c1
HaIlefsa of tho 18th inst, reaohjnG 04Clf1
day By steamer. prints what purpoeG ttI
circular Just sent out by 0efuou q .I,4
AZ Samoa regarding fao 1ate dtoyn1E1l
there. In general the cifculaR 6<n6m 4 g
the Germans on the islands havu oDt1G1N
IA = fssI tfa ffVun