Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-03
THE SAMOAN QUESTION
The Australian View Comedies With
that OF this Country.
no Proposal fer Conference Received from
Bismarek-Bayard Makes an Explana-
tiOn-The German Press.
ArsrnALtA on rnn sAMoA oresrloN.

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WASHINGTON, Feb 2.-The secretary
of state to-day received a cable message
from Mir McCoppiu, United States COM
missioner TO the Melbourne exposition
saying the Federal council Of Australia
had accepted an address to the crown
viewing with deep Anxiety the recent
events in samoa and favoring the treaties
guaranteeing the independence OF Samoa,
and also expressing the opinion that for
eign dominion of Samoa endangers the
safety of Australia
40 PROPOSAL FOR \ con- ERE%CE
WASHINGTON Feb 2 Secretary Bay
ara said this afternoon he had not yet
received a proposition from Prince Bis
marck for Il conference in regard TO sa-
moan affairs, bat that would arrive III
few days. Ii would, of course, he said,
be forwarded through the German minis
ter here. ''There is one thing said
he, THAT I think ought to be made clear
in regard TO Prince Bismarck 5 instrue-
tiOns TO the German consul at Samoa TO
withdraw his demand for control of the
islands, and that is this: The COMMUNE
cation OF Bismarck to Count Arco Valley,
anticipated my telegram TO Minister Pen
dletOn saying that the United states
would not recognize the martial law de-
cla:ed by the German consul il was,
therefore, not a reply to my telegram,
bus an anticipation. In other words,
Prince Bismarck sent his message to
Count ATcO before Mr. PendletUh re-
ceiyed the message from me.
VIEWS OF THE GERMAN PRESS.
Copyright by the Associated Press
BERLIN, Feb. 2.-The announcement
that Prince Bismarck has ordered ex-
emption Of foreigners from the martial
lave in Samoa and has instructed the
German consul TO Withdraw from the con.
test Of the administration has ELECTED
only partial approval in the press
Nossische Zeituug remarks that proceed
ings of this sort are not calculated to
strengthen German local authority in the
present strained state Of affairs IN Samoa.
The government journals recognize the
propriety Of respecting the rights aud
interests of foreigners, but insist upon
the necessity of Peprisals for Mataafa s
attacks on the Germans
THE AUSTRALIAN VIEW.
WASHINGTON, Feb 2 .-Secretary Bay
ard said to-day he regarded the act Of
the Australian authorities ON the Samoan
question as very impairment, inasmuch
as it indicated that the people
of that large and prosperous
colony looked at the situation pretty
much in the same light as the American
people, and were not disposed to look
favcrably on foreign encroachments in
their vicinity.
SEWALL S DETENTION.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2-COnsul-Gen
Sewan is still i'll the city. He declined
to state his reasons for delaying his de-
paTture for Samoa, but it is learned from
sources deemed reliable ne had made ali
preparation to leave Washington for san
Francisco at 8 clock Friday afternoon,
but at about noon that day he received q
note from Assistant Secretary Rives ask
ing MIN TO call at the state depart
ment, which lie did, and was
then told bv Mr. Rives he was
to delay his departure. 1t is the opinion
of persons familiar with the situation that
iHasmuch rs the next outgoing vessel
which Mr.. SewaH can now reach does
not sail until some time III the early part
of March, his detention here is virhjallT
Il declaration that he viii not be allowed