Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-02-01
THE SAMOAN TROUBLE
GERMANY WILL MAKE WAR
ON MATAAFA,
And Tako Possession of the Island. ffi-
cial Talk In Washlngton--IIurry-
Ing Up Our War
Ships.

4 tnere VIII DC btAfCneu lOr articles contra
band OF war, They have suppressed the
! Samoan Times.
/ proclamation has been Issued placing
the ApiA police force under German con-
| troll.
| MataafA's followers number 5000.
ftley are strongly entreneh:d, and other
| Bamoans are rapidly joining tn IN.
| Upon the arrival of the steamer Rich
mond she was boarded and searched by
the Germans.
BERLiN, Jan. 3l.-lt 10 not expected
that German military operations in Sa.
! moA will commence un'il sufficient rein
\ forcements arc sent 10 the Islands. At
present there are at Samoa three German
war ships, with IN available landing force
| of 300 men.
BERLIN, Jan. 81. "A "whlte book" on
the Samoan question will shortly be p, e.
scented 10 the ReIctstag. The National
Zsitung announces that friend y settle
1 ment with AN ficR may be expected,
based upon Prince B.smarck's proposal
| for Joint disc;ssiop.
| BAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Jau. 31.-Com.
mAuder K 7. Leary, OF the United States
ship Adams, witch arrived here from
Samoa via Honolulu. yesterday, in an in
terview to day, said:
He cent word back that no Amer leans
| uOG American pTtpclf1 hOu'u ue ulO-
Tested. In little while, though, much
the came tactics wcie repeated. There
was a meeting OF Z nsuls aboard the
German war ship Adler, and at the meet
ing said TO this Germans: Now, just let
tho natives fight II out between them
selyes. Oh, no, they conld not do that.
They said they had proclaimed Tamsse c
King, and they could not leave him now
tc fight alone. Then l sniI would take
a hand In this. If you persist N aiding
Tamatese and fighting for him. will
participate, and pulled The Acams IN
ahead OF the Adler, aud would have done
my part in the fray If the Gernans had
decided they must have II. had ma e
up my mind that the Adams could throw
| shella too. At this they eased down and
promised that II should be hands oti.
"There was great deal OF commotlon
VIXEN was ST ApiA. went down hore
with all kinds of orders sult,d to a time
of peace, but when war broke out threw
the orders to the wind. They would do
In time of peace, but were not applicable
to the condition OF aaairs then. When
saw Brandees, the German Minister, leal-
ing 500 natives In support of Tamasese,
wrote hin letter asking him ID desltt
said: i am here to protect American
citiz ms and American property, and |
viii not walt idly by and see you plung-
ing the country into trouble, when their
lives and property may be destroyed. II
: you do not deslst shall take such mea-
sures TO protect them as deem the cir
cumslanc demsnd.'
GETTING CRUISERS READY.
aAH FnAs,oIsoo, Jan. 91.-1le HuIk-
lnE force on the steel cruiser Charleston
las been largely increased, but whether
owing 10 instruc ions from Washington
or not Is not stated. There are at present
450 men employed on the vessel. Her er-
gines and machinery are all In, and her
boilers are being csmeted. Carpenters
a'e busy fitting up the saloons and state
] rooms.
THE FEELING IN WASHINGTON.
II the lnioi nation received from Auck-
land is correct, the German marines have
! already Landed aud assumed warlike oc-
cupation of that portion of tho islands
not occupied by Matasfa's forces. That
Germany was det rmined to declare war
against MataafA and TO espouse the cause
OF Tamasese is evident from Blsmarck's
letter published to-day.
A telegram wks received to-day at the
Navy Department from Commander
Mullan, OF the Nipsic, sent from Samoa
via Auckland, saying that Germany had
declared a state of martial law in the
island. In the absence OF Secretary
Whitney, the despatch was sent to the
State Depar ment Secretary Bayard to-
night admitted having rece we'd the des-
patch, but said IL contained nothing OF
Importance, and refused to make Its con-
tents public.
The impression here 10 that Germany
has conducted her intrigues to capture
Samoa so adroitly that at this stage OF
the controversy It ls difficult to discover
"casus belli,' unless the United States
steps in and defends Astaata to preserve
the autonomy OF Samoa.
SECRETARY BAIARD SPEAKS.
WARRINGTON, Jan. Silt is under
stood that Consul General Sewall, who
has been detained In Washington for
some time by the Stnate Forei IN Rela-
items Committee, expects to leave here on
Friday or Saturday for Samoa.
Secretary Bayard was this evening
shown the despatch from Auckland,
stating that Germany had given notice
that all vessels arriving at samoa will be
searched for contraband goods He said
the Department had to-day received u
despatch from Consul Blackjack, stating
that war had been declared against Ma
taafa, and that martial law had been pro-
claimed bJ the German Consul at Apia.
He did not know whether the state OF
martial law referred to included all of
Samoa or only Apias
Reference was made to the criticism of
the Department Of State, and the Secre-
tary said: 81 would like the gentlemen
who have been critic!sing everything done
by the State Department TO show one in
stance in which have broken the law or
permitted IL to be violated. l do not
know of such an instance. There has
been great deal of Misrepresentation,
and In time my countrymen will see that
n the State Department has done every.
y thing that could DO DONE"
Q A SERIOUS sTATE OF AFFAIRS.
: A gentleman who Is we'll acquainted
!. with Samoan affairs says to night that
matters had reached a very serious state,
j. aud he would not be surprised to hear
that conflict had taken place between
the Germans aud the Americans. The
: natives had beaten the Germans repeat
edly, aud according TO the Auckland
despatch, which he regarded as entirely
reliable, Germany now proposed to whip
them by preventing arms being sent 10.
Tho newspaper read by Americans had
been suppressed and the Germans had
taken open control OF the pol &C OF Apia.
WARRINGTON, Jan. 3l.-The Post to-
morrew will print the following;
u A private cAblegram, received In Wash
ington last night, announces that the
German Government has ordered mill
tary attache, named Lieutenant Eckard-
stein TO report here at onCe to the Ger