Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-31
samoan Affairs.

WAsBIsgros, January 90 The President
to-day seat To Congress additional corre-
spordcsce relative 10 the samoan affairs, ac-
eompsnied BY the following message:
To the Congress:
bad the honor on the 18th instant 10
communicate 10 your honorable body Ger.
tain correspondence and documents In rela-
ton 10 affairs In the samoan islands, end
having since received further dispatches
from the Vice Consul At Apa and the COM
mander OF the United States naval vessel
Nipsic, In those waters, lose no time in
laying them before you. also transmit here
With the full text OF the instruction
from Prince Won Bismarck to the
German Minister nj this capital, which
was communicated on The afternoon OF the
18th ln,tinl. This appears to be an ampli-
ilcailon Of prior telegrlphii instruction on
the same subject communicated through the
same channel, and which being set forth ia
note OF the Secretary Of state 20 Count
Voa Arcs Valley, the GsIman Minister, OF
the l2th instant. was duly laid before Con.
grcss with my last message 10 relation 10
samoan affairs. 10 also proper 10 inlOrm
you that on Monday the 2stb instant, the
occasion OF the communication OF the note
OF the Prince Chancellor, the Secretary Of
state was gwen 10 understand by
the German Minister that a PROPOSE
lion from his Government 10 that OF the
Uui'ed States for conference on the
Samoan subject was on il way by mail,
having LETT Berlin on the 2)ih instant, 30
that IT. arrival here In due course OF mail can
be looked for In yerv short time. In re-
ply 10 an inquiry from the secretary Oi state
whether the proposition reie red 10 was for
the renewal % the Joint conference between
fhe 'pffe1 and Phi.
tain, which was suspended in July, 1897, or
for the consideration Of Samoan affairs nh
rOvo. the German Minister stated his in
ability 20 fuswer until the proposition, which
leit Berlis on the Goth instant, should have
been received
shall heresfter communicate 10 Congress
all The information before me In relation 10
the samoan status. GEovER CLEVELAND.
CHICAGO. January 31.-A dspatch from
Esuclaire Wis. says: A private letter has
bees received here from Rsiph w. Morris,
an officer on board the United states war
ship Adams The letter Is dated Honolulu,
January ION. Speaking Of the samoan AZ
fair the writer saws: when The war broke
out between rsnsseSe ana Nstssie We be-
ing nearest the American ship were ordered
10 proceed with all haste TO Apia and look
out Tor American interests. The German
feet wsi away except the Adler during the
fighting. The Adler left Ana and went
around 10 S1lAiaita With the expressed m
tention OF driving MMoaie of some Ger.
man property on which be had built IN EN-
binkment for his srny. We also got under
wiy ~ soon ~ the Adler and followed her
aad cleared up the decks for general quar-
teIs and the ship Tor action. We arrived 81
SilaiItta aSterp u the Adler and orr captSin
(LeaTyJ called the boat sWsV and sent an OIL
Ger over with message inum1ting that n
the Adler fired one sh0t NJ one OF the ma
tives she would never GET back 10 the Father
land unless the German Government sent
wrecklag cOmpsuy aud bad her picked mp
from The bottom ~ the ocean. The result
was The Adler went back % ApiA aud we fol-
lowed and anchored outside OF her.
Excepting Bi,m,rch's letter 10 the GER
man Minister the correspondence accoui-
psuynE The message contsin, nothing that
Is new. being composed ~ reports II consul
Rltchlock - ApiA, lul Of Che naval officers
stationed there, which has been anticipated
Nv telegraph. The following is tran,la-
tion Of BnmarcRs letter:
MNIuRr or F0gEIGN AFFAIRS,
BERLIN. January l3, 1850
have already announced 10 your Excel
lcnrv that, tcc0rding 10 the telezraphic cons
mun.cstlens irsm Apu on the lstl u De.
cember Of list year, The delschm"nt Of Ger
nan naval forces which mad been landed m
the rcqulsltien of the imperial 'on'ul ior the
protrciicu OF the German settlement, which
a. ENDANGERED hv conflicts between native
parties there. wssAltacked boy armed samosns
belonging 70 The usrty Of thef Maioai1.
This unpr1y0ked attack Il said % have taken
place Hnaor the leadership oi an American
named Klein. On This occasion more than
ffy German soldiers and officers were kiIled
and wounded.
IN consequence 81 this we have been trans
planted from the territory Of msdaiosial
negotiations by which the Imperial Consul
no Apia was trying 10 reconcile HE contend
inc parties ami for which bee had sought The
cooperation Of his Ensii'h and American
colleagues into state ~ wsr with the as
siilanis. 70 our regret We shall carry on the
contest. which Ia, been forced upon us boy
msiOsn ana hi- followers with the ut-
most consideration Tor English AMI
American Interests. oar military mc1-
sures have in view only The pun
ishment Of the murlerers Of the German
soldiers and the protection of our country
men and their property. ~ they on their
part are at war with Gamasssc orr inter.
ference will necessarily assume the character
OF NNNtAifN I'D Aii'N'Nfs III AtlF iAiAftfNl
FOR 2 just punishment % murder0us crime
ne hope for tst c10pera ion OF treaty powers
IN Samoa Ia friendship with rs, and We ash
tae Government Of TIE United states 10 De
good enough 20 furnish con'uls and COM
fuanders " lfs shlpI.Of-WAr in samoa with
suitable insiructioas.
our armed fSrces there are instructed TO
avoid and prevent 81 jury to neutral COM
mercc and property, AMI 10 adept measures
a reprisal and destruction snly against the
fslloWers OF the party which initiated
contest ssaintt Our troops ~ no murderous
attack. We shall OF course sbid, 10y the
agreements with Americ. ssd England with
rts poet 10 Saia0s aud pay due regard under
oh circumstances 10 tue rights OF these
Powers A. established by the treaty. beg
your EKcelicncY TO bring This communicl-
lion to hr. Bsysrr, knowledge by reading
Il 10 him. and 70 leave copy Of it with him
II he requests n. BISMARCK.
II is stated AZ the Navy Department that
the Ralph ". Morris mentioned In the dis
pitch from Euclair - having written the
letter iron Honolulu describing the acuon
% Captain LearY, Of the United STATES
.te.msr Adams At ~alaiuetta, ~smes, when
tHe German war.hip Adlcr went there 90
drive HAiaof, of of some German property,
seaman apprentice 10 the Adams and not
81 officer on that vessel.
WAR DECLARED.
AUCKLAND. y. H., January 3O.-S4mosn
sdyicss say that the Germau- have declared
war again.t hstoAfa; thIt probably all the
samoan, viii join against tue Germans.
A RausatIOuaI Article.
ny Anglo-AmsrcAn caols 10 the Dispsich.l
LONDON, January 3}.--rhc Consmp0ry