Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-01

states, and The Samoan King was made neu.
trail ground.
Me-. Reagan: In view OF the remarks Of the
senator, who IL member of the Committee
on Foreign Relations, that II would he per-
haps best to let the amendments pass az re-
ported, and IN view OF the fact that matters
are very rapidly assuming such shape that
we shal probably have the question before
us IN smother form very soou, l withdraw
INV amendment.
TnE SEAT or WAR.
AUCKLAND, January 3l.-Advices from Sa-
tooa state that the German officials have gwen
notice that all vessels arriving there Will be
searched for articles contraband OF war.
They have suppressed the samoan Times.
passenger on the itish steamer Wal
nui. who visited Mstsaia's camp. wss placed
under arrest, but was subsequently released,
In compliance with the demand Of the Br-
tsh Consul.
PROCLAMATION has been issued placing
the hpia police force under German control.
Mstaaia's followers number 600. They
are strongly iniTenched. and other Samoans
are rapidly Joining them. Upon the arrival
81 the steamer Richmond she was boarded
and searched by the Germans.
GOING To SAMOA.
WASHINGTON, January 3l.-It Is under.
stood that Committeeman Sewall who hiss
been detained in Washington some time by
the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, ex-
poets 10 leave here Friday or Saturday for
samoa.
Secretary Biyard this evening was shown
dispatch from Auckland stating that Ger
many had given notice that all vessels ar
irving at Samoa will be searched for contra.
band good. lie says the department bad
to-day received dispatch from Consul
Blackjack stating that war bad been de-
clared against Mstssfa, and that martial
law had been proclaimed by the German
Consul at Apia. He DID not know whether
the statement Of martial law referred TO in
Guided all Of samoa or only Apia.
Reference was made TO the criticisms OF
the Department Of state and the Secretary
said: wOuld like the gentlemen who
have been criticlsing everything done by
The state Department 10 show one instance
IN which have broken the law or permit
ted it to be violated. ! don't know Of such
an instance. There has been great deal Of
mis- representation, and In time my country
men will see that the state Department has
done everything that could be done"
81 see" continued the Secretary, "tbat
Mr.. sherman stated in the Seuate that no
American had been injured in Samoa"
THAT T. so, said he, "and ! have yet 10
learn that any American has been injured or
any Of Their rights, as defined by the law and
treaty, taken away. our policy has been
fixed ard steady IN the direction on the pre-
scryatiOn ~ American nights. The German
Government has constantly given assurances
that Germany would not violate any Ameri-
can right, and Bismarck in ms last letter to
Count ArcO Valley rcnews bis assertion that
Germany will scrupuIously respect these
rights
The department, said the Secretary, can't
stop the fighting IN samoa. We can't pre-
vent the rival commercial companies quar-
rolliug and nghtlig. II is not Tor us 10 Try
and give every country stable government
Secretary Bayard said that be had not yet
received the proposition which Count ArcO
Valley bad informed him Bismarck had sent
for a conference between Germany and the
uitcd states IN regard 10 samoa. He could
not. therefore. say whether or not IT was for
m entirely pew NEGOTIATION or for The re-
ucwal OF the conference suspt Dded about
u wear ago. at which the Secretary
said he had eudclyOrcd 10 bring about
an understanding between Germany and
the United states 10 better the condl-
ZION Of the unhappy natives. \ gentleman
who j. acquainted with samoan affairs said
tonight that the matters bad reached a very
seriou, state, aud be- would not bee surprised
n hear that conflict bad taken place he
tween the Germans and Americans. The
natives bad beaten the Germans repeatedly,
aud according 10 the Auckland dispatch,
which b. regarded as entirely reliable, Ger
many now proposed 20 whip them 10y pre-
venting arms being sent IN. The neWspa'
pcr- read by the Americans had been sup
pressed and the Germans had taken open
control OF the police Of Apia.
INFORMATION SUPPRESSED.
SAv FRANusC0. January 3l.--Tbe samoan
Times newspaper states that the Germans
have suppressed what was published at Apia
bV an English subject named CuSack. a
number Of copies OF the paper were
aiken in the city. and ever si0ce
the trouble began in samoa the paper
was sought for for an intelligent summary
Of the ham, mngs on the islands. The opn-
ion. expressed BY The paper were conscrya-
tycaud the journal WIS regarded as pub
lisGug reviews u the happenings in the rc-
cent battle between the Germans ana "a
moans. The Times declared that the latter
did not fire until the Germans had fired
number 81 shots and had Killed
two ~ the natives. The Germans
have not been friendly % Cusack, and II Is
related by the correspondent at Apla hat on
the 'ght Of December 18th that number OF
sailors from the German men-of-war
Olga aud Adler went ashore at Apia
AMI oue@of the chief subjects Of Brcza-
rich was Cusack. The correspondent
said: "Cusack had on several occasions
criticised the Germans in his editorial
columns for their general conduct in samoa,
thereby mourning their hatred. When the
German sailors came on shore they began TO
look for fnm, and he was Obliged TO 60 to the
British Consulate for protectlou.'
GERMAN WAR SHIPS.
By Anglo Aincrican cable To the Dispatchl
BrRIlN. January Silt Il not expected
that German military operations IN Sa-
moa will commence until sufficient reinforce
menls are sent to the islands At present
there are nj samoa three German war.ships,
with an available landing force OF 800 men.