St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-23

Mr.. Sewall, in which he said that il ne
signed any paper surrendering his
sovereignty it would be under compul--
sion. Mr.. Sewall stated that he had
personal knowledge that the printing OF
the proclamation issued by Tamasese
and countersigned by Brandeis was
paid for by the Germans. In answer to
questions Mr.. Sewall said that in
his instructions from the state depart
ment, just before his departure for
Samoa a month ago, it was stated that
the German government was Indifferent
as to VINO was king. He was informed,
however, that the new German consul
at Samoa had said that he would recog-
nize only Tamassee. Mr.. Sewall de-
Scribed at length the indignitles to
which Americans had been subjected.
The Germans, he said, had closed the
municipal court, and the Jurisdiction IN
cases against Germans was with the
German consul only. The Americans,
he said, had received no notice previous
to the declaration of war. The Amerl-
cans, he said, could not speak to ma
tive without placing that native under
suspicion. At the last hearing Mr..
Sewall's attention was called tothe cor
respondence recently sent to the senate
u.
his departure he had endeavOred to
keep the natives quiet. but it was evil
dent when he left that some such out
break as was related in these dispatches
would occur. He read private letter
from MIR. Moore, the leading American
trader. whose land had been seized
by the German trading firm. who
wrote to Mr.. Sewall that Brandeis was
keeping a black book; that he spent his
time trying to devise new modes to
punish men, and the Samoan islands
would become great slaughter pen II
the Germans ever came into full con-
troll of the islands. MIR. Sewall supple
mented this letter with description OF
the pitiable condition of the American
citizens in Samoa, many OF whom had
had married natives. and who were
even now. as he expressed it, at the
mercy of a German adventurer. When
asked by the committee what effect the
recent action of the government in send
ing another war vessel to Samoa would
have on the Germans, Mr.. Sewell re-
piled that the instructions OF this gov
eminent to Admiral Kimberly were the
ordinary instructions: that the Ger
mans knew the limited authority they
gave, and that under these instructions
these instructions the representatives
of the United States cannot reach the
real cause of the trouble at all. The
testimony of Mr.. Sewall was taken by a
subcommittee consisting of Senator
Frye (chairman), Senators Morgan and
DOlph. The investigation was insti-
gated by Senator Frye, who introduced
the resolution under which the commit
tee is acting.
NO AGREEMENT HAS BEEN MADE.
BERLIN, Jan. 22.-The statement that
Germany has arrived at an understand.
ing with the United States with regard
to Samoa is wholly without foundation.
NO SUCH ORDERS ISSUED.
Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-The pub
lished report that the United States
steamer Omaha or Marion of the Asiatic
squadron has been ordered to Samoa is
coRtradicted at the navy department to-
day. Nothing of the sort is contem-
plated, and no such orders have been
sent to Rear Admiral Chandler, COM
handing the Asiatic squadron.