Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-01-31
BISMARcK's HAND.
Germany's Intended Conquest OF Samoa
Shown Quite Clearly.


WASHINGTON January 30th-The President
sent to Congress to-day correspondence contain
ing an amplified account of recent events i'll
Samoa, the outlines of which have already been
published
The President says that the proposition for
another conference between Germany and the
United States l. on its way to Washington by
mail from Bismarck, but the German Minister
is not informed whether it proposes the con-
tinuance of former negotiations or tue entire
reopening of the subject,
In his message of transmittal the President
says he sends the full text of the instructions from
Bismarck to the German Minister at Washing
ton, which was handed to Secretary Bayard on
the afternoon of the 18th instant This appears
to be but an ampllfcation of prior telegTaphic
instructions on the same subject, the substance
of which the President laid before congress on
the 18th instant.
BlsMARCK's LITTER
To the German Minister at Washington. dated
at Berlin, January l3 h, recites the tact OF the
attack upon the German naval forces at Samoa
by natives under Mataafa and that fifty Germans
were killed. In consequence of this, Bismarck
says his Government has been transplanted
from the territory Of mediatorial negotiation
by which the Imperial Consul at Apia was try
ing to reconcile the contending parties, and for
which he had sought the cooperation OF his
English and American colleagues, into a state
OF war with their assailants, much to their re-
gret.
WILL CARRY on THE CONTEST.
Ee continues "We shall carry on the con-
test which has been forced upon us by Mataafa
and his followers, with the utmost considera.
ton for American and British interests. Our
military measures have in view only the pun
ishment of the murderers of German soldiers
and the protection of our countrymen and their
property, as they on their part are at war with
Tamasese. Our interference will necessarily
assume the character of assistance to Tamasese
In our endeavor for the just punishment of
murderous crime we hope for the co operation
of the treaty Powers in Samoa in friendship with
US, and we ask the Government of the United
states TO furnish its Consuls ard Cap aims of
warsbips in Samoa with suitable Instructions
Our armed forces there are instructed 10 avoid
and prevent all injury to natural commerce and
property, and to adopt measures of reprissl and
destruction only against the followers of the
party which initiated the contest against our
troops by a murderous attack We shall. of
course, abide by the agreement with america
due regard, under al circumstances, to the
rights of those Powers, as established by the
treaty.
WHAT COMMANDER MULLAN SAYS
Then follows communication from Com
mander Mull6n, of the American war vessels at
Samoa, giving the history OF the recent attack
on the Germans, heretofore published he
closes his communication as follows: 81 am of
the opinion that our Government should have
more vessels at this port. have posted at Apia
aboard the American vessels, and on the first
intimation of an outbreak of hostilities | will
land forces"
A CRISIS AT HAND.
Consul Blackjack, under date of December
3st writes 1.-The political state of affairs is an
preaching a crisis American lives and PROB
erty are in the greatest danger Things have
become so serious that have stationed mes
senger at Auckland TO cable home upon occa-
sion"
Accompanying this was a lengthy diary of
daily occurrences, kept by Consul Blackjack
being recital OF events already published.