River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-02-21

to report the quantity of arms IN
their possession under penalty of fine
for disobedience. Mr. Fletcher. manager
for Macarthur & Co. remarked on the
street that he be ievcd the United States
and England would make war with Ger
many. Captain Friuze, hearing this, sum-
moned Fletcher 20 appear before the
German Consul and answer for the
remark reported Fletcher put him
self under the advice of the Brit
ish Consul, who told hirl under no circum-
stances to answer tie summons Captain
Mnllan. OF the Nipsic on the 9th wrote a
strong letter respecting the proclamation.
tie protested that the American Government
never recognized g'amasese, and that no
power would allow hem TO seize arms unless
they were being used against friendly ma
ton. II was found out ON the 9th that
German proclamation of the most exacting
kind had been prepared but postponed I'M
til the arrival OF news from America A
category OF offenses was contained in this
reserved proclamation with penalties rang
ing from a fine 20 deportation or imprison
ment for a life term Helping Mataafa
and opposing German interests and the cir
culation of any printed or written matter Of
that nature were among the crimes cata-
logued Public meetings without permits
sion were to be prohibited 1t is believed
in Samoa that Mullans protest has much
to do with the postponement Of this procla-
nation. 8
Notwithstanding the aid furnished by the
German Government to Talnasese the lat
ter's forces are fading rapidly away. At the
time the Mariposa sailed he had not over 600
men, while the army OF Mataafa was receiv-
ing steady additions. the majority of them
being from the camp of his rival The
armies were holding relatively the same po-
sitions they occupied since the last battle.
There was much complaint among Amer
leans over Germans tampering with
the mails Although there is an
American post-office, it is virtually
under the control of the German Of
fee. and the German COnsuls clerk has
been detected breaking open private let
tiers. II is believed that Consul knappe has
obtained the United States secret cipher. as
the Government dispatches recently re-
ceived at Apia bore plain traces of having
been tempered with
Australian and New Zealand papers uni
formly applaud the prompt action Of the
United States Government in dispatching
var vessels to the scene of the disturbance,
sud severely cridcise the inaction OF the
1ome Government Of Great Britain
BAYARD Is HOPEFUL
WASHINGTON. Feb. Is. When shown the
advices received from Samoa by steamer
arriving at San Francisco Secretary
Bayard Saturday night said that Cap
tain Leary Of the Nipsic had acted sensi-
bly, in taking care of Klein. OF tbs
other events chronicled in the dispatch the
Secretary pointed out that since its date
telegraphic advices showed that martial law
had been abolished as far as it applied TO
foreigners, and that the German officials
had been rebuked He had noticed
n the newspapers, although he had
10 official information on the subject, that
he German Consul Knappe, and Herr
Brandeis Tamasese s adviser, who according
to some accounts. had been responsible for
fomenting strife had been ordered home
by the German Government If this was
true the state Of affairs promised to be much
relieved Secretary Bayard was hopeful
that a speedy. peaceful and satisfactory set
Element OF Samoan aft irs would be reached
He had he said recei' ed no news from Sa-
moa later than that 1ent to Congress and al
ready published