St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-17
Dr. Knappe the German Representatives Of England
Consul, Rules With an and America Placed Under
Iron Hand Police Surveillance
"Grandma Rayard Folds His Hands, and Says Uncle Sam
Must Keep Faith With the Autoerat Who Blows Hot
and Cold in the Same Breath.
In This Instance It Is High
Time to Talk About
War.

that the American and English resi-
dents of Apia were
IMPLICATED IN THE BURNING.
Consul Knappe established his Office
In the premises OF the German Plant
ing and Trading company. The German
war ship Eber sailed for Auckland OH
the 18th, taking the dispatches to
be sent to the German government con-
! cerning the burning OF the consulate.
A Mataafa native was publicly whipped
in the afternoon in the presence OF
many Americans, Englishmen, natives
and few Germans for having told
the German consular clerk in the
street a few days before that Ma
taafa men would soon have his
head. On the afternoon of Jan. Is,
the boat belonging to eX-United States
viceC Onsul E. l.. Hamilton, manned by
/ two natives, was seized by an armed
boat from the German ship Adler while
in neutral water of Apia harbor. the
boat was afterwards released, and when
an explanation was demanded by Con-
sal Blackjack. Consul Knappe replied
that it was because the boat had not
displayed any national flag. The En-
gfish merchant steamer RichmOnd ar
rived in Apla. harbor shortly before
dark on the 18th. The vice consul
leee we'd no news, and the
Americans were left in the dark
as to the Intentions OF the Aneri.
can government to protect its citizens.
The correspondent OF the examiner at
.Apia, writing of the arrival of the Rich
6rfOlld. says at O'Clock in the morning
of Jan. IS the Richmond was bearded by
crew OF armed boats from the, Adler.
although All armed German boat had
been watching her about lUO yards from
the moment she arrived. The officer in
command of the former boat informed
the captain of the Richmond that
WAR HAD BEEN DECLARED
by the Germans against Samoa; that
the harbor had been blOckaded and that
| martial law had been declared in Sa-
moa. The captain was further told that
no freight would be allowed to be taken
from the Richmond unless taken di-
/ rectly to the wharf of the German
Trading and Planting company, where
it Weuld be opened, and the propriety
of admitting it to Samoa would be
passed upon by Herr Beckmann. man
ager of the German firm, and person
who was in no way whatever connected
with the mangOyernment in all OIL
ciaI capacity. This proceeding on the
/; part OF the German war ship verified
the belief that the German consul had
received important news from his gov
ernment. At daylight on the morning
Of the 10Th an armed boat from the
! Adler was seen anchored about a nun
dred yards aStern of the Richmond for
| the purpose of preventing any freight
being landed, and also to intercept any
boats going to or coming from the yes
sci and ascertain the reason of their
presence in the neighborhood of the
ship. Soon after 8 O'Clock i'll the
morning proclamation printed in
the English and German languages
but not in Samoan, was issued by the
German consul as follows: By order of
the imperial government, l herewith
proclaim the state of war for Samoan
islands. Any assistance to rebels will
be punished by martial law, irrespective
Of any nationality. Introduction of
eontraband goods of war is prohibited.
All vessels and boats are liable to be
searched by the authorities" The police
from the Adler went on board of the
Richmond,
y ARRESTED AN ENGLISH TOURIST
named Gillian, while he was in his bath,
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his stockings, but merely his coat and
trousers, took him on board of the Olga.
Consul Coetleson and Capt. Hand were
informed of Gillan's arrest and went on
board the Olga and demanded an ex-
planation. Capt. Ehrhardt said Gillian
had been arrested because 1T was be-
lieved he was spy. The German cap
ttain was told that unless he sent the
prisoner on board Of the Richmond at
once the armed boat from the ROyalist
would go to the Olga andt ke him off the
ship. Gillian was returned to the Rich
naond without delay. Consul Coetleson
has Informed his government of the fact
that an armed German boat forcibly
took a British subject from under the
English flag. Vice Consul Blackjack
addressed letter to DR.. Knappe on the
21st asking whether the imperial Ger
man government had declared war
against Samoa. and also why King
Mataafa and h men were referred to
by the German consul as rebels. To
this the German consul replied that the
Imperial German government had de-
clared war against Mataafa and his fol-
lowers, and that they were
5t REFERRED TO AS REBELS
because they had rebelled against
TamaSSee, who had been recognized as
the king of Samoa by the German gov
ernment. In the afternoon the Rich
lnond left for Tahiti, her captain de-
claring that he intended bringing a
heavy claim against the German gov
ernment for detention. A proclama-
ton was issued on the morning of Jan.
81 by Vice Consul Blackjack, in which
he announced that, having been in
formed by the German consul that the
German government had declared
war against Mataafa and his fol-
lowers, he notified all citi-
zens of the United States that
they were forbidden to take part in any
hostile operations ON either side, and
that as long as they remained noncom-
batants they were entitled to personal
immunity and protection. 1t was
further announced that any offense COM
nitted against American subjects or
their property would be an otfense
against the laws of war and ought to be
at.once reported to the United States
vice consul in order that the offender or
offanderS might be brought to Justice.