The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-17
NEWS FROM SAMOA
Bismarck's Men Rule With
an Iron Hand.
ouTRAGEs ON AMERICANS.
But for Brave Gxsaafa the Germans
wouid Compl efely Cantrol the
IsIands-Kiefas Escape.


70 hare witnessed the agAt q q noasecra
oatant. In his capGeEty IS correspondent
When martial Law was declared on III,
isian.s by The Germans. an s..xsnps va.
| naate By the latter sc seize Klein. bs1t hs
was rescued by AmeEseAns and t0ek pass.
sge on the Oceanic steamship Marsposs fo,
this port
When the Mariposs left Samoa. the
/ islands were sail na9er nar1ias isg,
and German opposition had become vsfy
marked aud Is claimed 60 hare heen q.
rectea against Americans 50 well as rs
tives
The Msrfposa left the Samoan islands on
February l. On thar date none of the
American zsgn-of-war ordesei 20 the
/ Islands had arrived, Ga9 the Germans ua.
/ Ger the operation OF martial lsw were in
complete coEtsoi Of the Islands and had
/ commenced search of all vessels IN sara5,-
/ an waters. ba. after sslxing an English
| tourist nalaed Gillian on the steamer packet
/ Richmond. froTa Auckland. Capt Hand Of
l man released and prepared for action.
I The Germans released Gillian on this de-
mand
The latest mali intelligence from samoa
/ prior 10 the arrival of the Marsposz today
/ was 10 January :. On January Amafa-
ami. one OF the high chiefs OF TamaSese.
deserted TO Masaafa's camp with 40 fell
/ lowers
The German consulate was burned on
/ the night Of January 2. Sailors from the
American and German rnen-otwar assisted
I in suppreSsing the fFe. Tie German con
accidental, bat afterward charged that the
Americans and English were responsible
| for the casualty.
German Consul Knappe on January u
sent word 20 Mafaafs that be wanted 10
have talk with him, bat IN. king de-
his desire IN writing, as otherwise he
feared be would seriously compromise his
own position.
On the 18th several Tarnasese canoes
were observed going 70 the Adler. one Of
the party coming ashore 20 the German
consnl's to see that officer. The captain of
the Adler was on shore at the time Cant
Auiian, OF the United States steamer Sipsse
seeing them aboard the Adler, sent on
board 10 ask for information as 70 what the
preparations meant They told him they
knew nothing OF the intentions OF the
rebels. nor the reason for getting up steam.
; The next day il Was ascertained that
Tamasese had intended making descent
on Apia that night, and that the boats had
come down 10 notify the German ships to
be ready for this atfaek- When il became
known, however, that Maiaafa's troops
were well prepared to give them warm
reception. orders were given TO keep
Tamasese' s forces away.
The next day boat belonging TO Capt.
Hamilton, an American, whose property
was destroyed in the bombardment of
Metafagatei, was going down the har5or.
when 1t was oyerhauled by a boat from the
adler and taken on board that ship. The
wife of Capt. Hamilton unadyisediy went
20 the German consul and asked 10 have
the boat released. Thereupon the German
consul issued permit to an American
citizen TO row his boat up and down a
neutral harbor. The boats crew were soon
released Consul Blackjack sent letter
10 the German consul asking why this boat
was seized. He was told that is was boat
that did not iT any flag.
The British steam packet Richmond ar
rived on the 18th from Auckland. She was
expected 10 bring Important news from
the three nations regarding tie Samoan
question Mr. Moores, an American mer-
chant started TO iakei his goods Off the
Richmond. and his boat was seized by an
armed German boat Is was : o'clock in
the evening when the Richmond
arrived, and Il German guard was
put aboard her. The next morn
ing Ii was announced that war
had been declared and that no goods
would be allowed to be landed except al q
certain German store. where they would
be passed upon by a German sforekeeper
who had no right 10 act for the German
government in any such capacity. Conse-
quently the English and American mer-
Moores undertook 10 help himself with the
above result
The following proclamation was issued
January i9 by the imperial German consul:
by order of the imperial German govern
ment. herewith proclaim the state of war
for the samoan islands. Aud assistance TO
the rebels win be punished by martial law.
irrespective of any foreign nationality.
The Introduction OF cortraband of war Is
prohibited. All vessels and boats are liable
70 be searched by the German authorities.
The police of Apia henceforth viii act
under instructions from the imperial
German government The residents OF
Apia are requested 10 assist in keeping
law and order. DR. kNAPPE,
Imperial German Consul"
Consul Blackjack wrote 70 Consul
knappe. asking what he meant by state
of war; as every body knew there had
been war for some time. Later In the day
the German consul replied, saving that
martial law had been declared.
The captain OF the Nipsic and an officer
accompanying were told first that war had
not and n en- that X had been declared.
The British ship Longfeliow arrived on
the 9th srora Jmnao Island As soon as
she came In she was boarded By an armed
boat from the Adler, which left guard on
! board. scarcely had the German boat ief;
the ships side when beat from the Royal
isf arrived 10 demand reason for me
presence of the Germans in charge of a
British ship. The German officer refused
70 surrender the charge given by his or
ders, and the English officer returned 20 his
ship for further instructions. Cspf. Hand.
not knowing whether the ISongfeiiow had
clear papers, would not take any immedi-
ate action. During the Night, however. he
found that the ships papers were al right
and on sending guard aboard the German
guard left.
On January % British Consul Colt-Logan
lects 70 pay no atteotion 10 the proclama-
ton of war, and that they were responSi bic
To no person bat the British consul, her
majesty and British commissioner for the
Pacific, Sir J. b. Tharsson. governor OF Fill.
The British consul's posters bad scarcely
been up when Capt. Frztz pat up another
proclamation declaring that British eiti-
zens &Ed those of all other nations there
were under martial law. and Tor any o.seuSe
against the stated regulations would be
liable 90 prosecution hy ooufT-raArtiaL
Klein received information on the 2G;h
from certain quarters thst gke Germans in.
tended 20 arrest him or sight and take BIN
on kozrd msu-0fwsr fhers, 10 be sen
feuceEl to deportation or perhaps death. by
court martial His alleged chief offense
was taa; he had led Aataafas troops IN
che attack on termal sailors 81 Naileie
and was the first 20 Ere upon them on that
occasion In addition he had in
CURED German resentment 5y being
in camp with Ma.GAfs. as he
admits having been in bis capacity o.
special correspondent Klein SAYS the
Germans knew be Was the only white man
present So that battle. and II they could ge;
him cat OF the way there would De no one
to Prove that the natives had nns began
the fight In that case they could not
elasm indemnity aneer international lAw.
IL the matter vent 20 arbitration. As soon
- Klein heard these threatening rumors he
had long talk with Consul Blackjack and
Capt. MRilRn. He told them thxi he was
nos dessFous Of leaving szsaos- They a6-
yiSed hiIa 20 90 on board the Nipsze or he
might be seized and eoasd nor be released
excsps after Psutrzeted diplomatic negOiss-
inaine.i IN bis hirse house that dag and re-
solved hat he wozld not De driven oEl os
samoa By the Germans II he e0ul3 posi-
BIS help himself Tie United SFsfss coz
SUI and the eSpsaia said they woulG give
hiM 81 the protection possible, bEf Col. I.
hardly undertake 20 watch him al over
ApsA As.e7 tae cGas9l advice as saznzeS1
ais quarters, getting another house that
nSght
Consul Baaeklesex eaae 9own ~ i259
uext morning to infozEa hin ira; stSeTmzIs
gssGrss.ssas on the Richmond a. the pre-
Tso1s day 70 stop him going away and sFec.
IA EsslsceZEsz we're looking fo= klTa- Bon
shis h@ Eeui sa1 slept with he conSlA TIE
rext % Ehe night he kept On going down
F 10 the hotel for ais meas bfzt tad 10 ss9sa-
er returned fherefrom The E-st siras .hai
GAY waeH Ee sFssss1 policeman wasEas
{ Far Alsa sa gSt beyond TIE bounds os fhs
+ consulate
IA TIE meantime. On sne 2iss. 4 German
guard 1Gzs on a0ar1 the steamer tsstA.
saorss and seized az EngliSh fo1r4sE name.
Z s.gt7x xk a ~f-s~v exstk t3s1i Ei7st az a.