The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-02-17
FLOODED GERMANS.
Klien Returns from the
Samoan Islands.
srRAEGLING A FREE PRESS
The stery Briefly OF the situation
In the islands of SamOa-Gsr-
man ImpsrtinenOs.

ship Mariposa from Australia and the
Samoa Islands arrived this morning
Among the passengers is John C. Klsin,
the American newspaper correspon-
dent who has figured in Berlin dis
patches as having led the natives in q
recent battle with the Germans on the
island and who claims to have wit
messed the fight as non-combatant in
his capacity as correspondent.
When martial law was declared on the
island by the Germans an attempt was
made by the latter to seize Klein, but
he was rescued by Americans and took
passage on the Oceanic steamer, Mari
posa, Tor this port.
MARTIAL LAW PROCLAIMED.
When the Maraposa left, the Samoa
Islands were still under martial law
and the German aggression had be-
come very marked, and is claimed to
have been directed against Americans
as well as natives.
The Mariposs left the Samoa Islands
February l. On that date none of the
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to the islan1s had arrived, and the
Germans under the operation of mar
tial law were incomplete to control the
island and bad commenced to search
all the vessels on Somoa waters. But
after selling and English tourist,
named Glilon, on the steam packet
Richmond, Captain Hand OF the
English war ship Royalist ordered tn
man released and prepared for action.
VERY FLOODED.
The Germans released Gillian on this
demand. Goods which arrived on
Richmond for American merchants at
Apia, the Germans would not permit
to be landed unless taken to the Ger.
man storehouse and passed upon by the
German official.
The Samoa Times was suppressed
on January 10 for stating that but for
German support all SBmoans would
Join Mataafa, and that unless Bismarck
was deceived, he would not attempt
to enforce unpopular rule on the coun.
try.
Prior to this Ousack was fined 500
for reprin ting certain American news
paper press comments on the Samoan
situation.
CoPPERED WRONG.
Captain Fritz, German naval COM
mander. on January %. issued an order
instructing all residents to turn over all
guns or ammunition held by them, and
the proclaimed right of search. Gap
tain Mnlian, of the American m in-of-
war Nipsic protested against the action,
stating that the American government
had never recognized Tamasese and
that no power would allow them to sieze
arms unless used against friendly ma
ton.
NEVER TOUCHED HIN.
The German troops acting Ss the
power in Apia, attempted to arrest
Klein, but on advice of the United
States consul he went on board the
Nipsic January %, Captain Fritz made
q demand on Captain Mullen to release
Klein, that he might be tried bsfore the
German military tribune. Captain
Muller replied that he proposed to pro-
tect all American Citizens in Samoa and
that Klein would not be surrendered
for trial; and on February l, he placed
him on the Mariposa.
BROUGHT IN NAIL BAG.
The steamship Mariposa brings first
mail advises from the Samoan Islands
since Jenuary 2. The mariposa left the
Island of Tutuila on February l. At
the time of the departure of the Mari
pesa, the necessity for the presence OF
American men of-War ordered to the
scene is claimed to have been urgent as
the operations of Germans were di-
rected more against American and Eug-
lish residents than against MataSfa and
his forces.
A formal declaration of war against
King Mataafs was made by the German
authorities on January 19 and martial
law for the entire Island, On the same
dav the English subjects were seized
and taken on board a German man of
war. American and English subjects
were also tbres med with deportation
and the English STEAMER was taken in
charge by an armed boat from the Ger
man war ship.
Instead of war being prosecuted
against Mataafa and his followers. the
Germans neglected them almost en-
tirely. and con6ned themselves to the
operations against the American and
English subjects.
Early in the month of January q
number Of Tamasese men began dsse.t-
ing, among them being one of his most
promin 1t chiefs. They were not will
ing t. Join with the Germans in fight.
ing against the natives of Samoa, On
January s. large boat load of Tama-
sese's soldiers came from up coast and
communicated with the German war
ship, Adler.
DEsERTERs GIVE IT AWAY.
On the same night several deserters
from the TAmasese side went to the
camp of King Mataafa at Massig and
informed him that the rebels intended
to make raid on Apia on the follow
ing night and also to assault Mataafa's
party.
Germans were to assist the rebels as
much as possible aud the American
and English residents were to be at
tackod equally with Mataafa's men.
The KIM at once informed the Ameri-
can and English residents of this fact.
thus giving them an opportunity to