Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-02-17
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was announced that war had been de-
lowed to be landed except at q certain
German store, where they would be passed
upon by the German storekeeper, who
had no right to act for the German Gov
ernment in any such capacity. Con-
sequently the English and American
merchants refused to take off their
freight. Moors undertook to help him
self, with the above result.
The following proclamation was issued
on January 10Th by the Imperial German
Consul:
"By order of the Imperial German
Government, herewith proclaim state
of war for the Samoan Islands. Any as
sistance to the rebels will be punished
by martial law. irrespective Of any ma
tionality. The introduction of contra
band OF war is prohibited. All vessels
and boats are liable to be searched by
the German authorities. The police OF
Apia henceforth will act under instruc-
tions from the Imperial German Govern
ment. The residents OF Apia are re.
quested to assist in keeping law and
order.
[Signed] CDR. KNAPPE,
Imperial German Consul.
WAS WAR DECLARED?
Consul Blackjack wrote to Consul
Knappe asking what he meant by "a
state of war;" as everybody knew there
had been war. Some time later in the
day the German Consul replied, saying
that martial law had been declared. The
Captain of the Nipsic and an officer ac-
companying him were told first that war
had not, and then that it had, been de.
clared.
The British ship Longfellow arrived on
she came in she was boarded by an
guard on board. Scarcely had the Ger.
man boat left the ship'a side, when a boat
from the Royalist arrived to demand the
reason for the presence of Germans in
charge of British ship. The German off.
Ger refused to surrender the charge given
by his orders, and the English officer re-
turned to his ship for further instruc-
tions. Captain Hand, not knowing
whether the Longfellow had clear pa
pers, would not take any immediate
action. During the night, however, he
found that the ships papers were all
right, and, on his sending guard aboard
the German guard, left. On January
Goth, the British Consul, Coetlo.
gan, issued a proclamation ordering
the British subjects to pay no
attention to the proclamation OF
war, and that they were responsible to
no person but the British Consul, Her
Majesty and the British Commissioner
for the Pacific, Sir J. B. Thurston, Gov.
ernor of Fiji. The British Consul's pos
ters had scarcely been up when Captain
Fritz put up another proclamation de-
claring that British citizens and those OF
all other nations there, were under mar
tial law, and for any offense against the
stated regulation would be liable to pros
ecution by court martial.
KLEIN's CAPTURE ATTEMPTED.
Klein received Information on the Goth
from certain quarters that the Germans
intended to arrest him on sight, take
him on board one of their OF. war
there to he sentenced to deportation OF
perhaps death by court martial. His
alleged chief ofense was that he had led
Mataafa's troops in the attack on the
German sailors at Vailele and was the
first to fire upon them on that occasion.
In addition he had incurred German re.
sentiment by being in the camp with
Mataafa, as he admits having been,
in his capacity of special correspond
ent. Klein says the Germans knew
he was the only white man present at
that battle, and if they could get him out
of the way there would be no one to
prove that the natives had not begun
the fight. In that case they could
not claim an idemnity under interna.
tional law, if the matter went to arbitra.
tion. AS soon as Klein heard these
threatening rumors he had long talk
with Consul Blackjack and Captain Mul.
Ian. He told them he was not desirous
of leaving Samoa. They advised him to
go on board the Nipsic or he might be
seized and could not be released except
after protracted diplomatic negotiation.
The war correspondent, however, re-
mained in his hired house that day,
resolved that he would not be driven out
OF Samoa by the Germans if he could
possibly help himself. His Consul and
the Captain said they would give him
all the protection possible, but could
hardly undertake to watch him all over
Apia. After consultation he changed
his quarters, getting another house that
night. Consul Blackjack came down at
IL 80 next morning to inform him that
German guard was on the
Richmond all the previous dsy
to stop him from going away, and
special policemen were looking for him
Upon this, he went and slept with the
Consul the rest of the night. He kept on
going down to the hotel for his meals,
but had no sooner returned therefrom
the first time that day, than he spied a
policeman waiting for him to get beyond
the bounds of the Consulate.
AN ENGLIsHMAN ARRESTED.
In the meantime, on the 2lst, a Ger
man guard went on board the steamer
Richmond and seized an English tourist
named Gillian, as spy. They took him
out of his bath.tub, allowing him only
time to get into his trousers and coat.
His crime was that he had been taking
few sketches, and had an interview
with Mataafa. Gillian was taken on
board the Adler at z A. NJ, and it was
several hours before Captain Hand was
apprised of the episode. The command
der OF the Royalist, on hearing of it, i'm
mediateiy sent boat to board the Adler,
to say that If the man was not released
forthwith, he would be taken by force. The
Royalist was cleared for action, and the
Germans gave Gillian up. While in their
custody he had been severely questioned
and presented with an array of grave
charges.
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