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rig hts of American citizens as soon a.
he arrives.
SAFE ON AMERICAN SOIL.
Klein, the Correspondent Whose
Scalp Bismarck's Hirelings Are
Seeking. Arrives at Frisco,

Klein, the Correspondent Whose
Scalp Bismarck's Hirelings Are
Seeking, Arrives at Frisco,
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16.-The steam
ship Mariposa, from Australia and the
Samoan islands, arrived this morning.
Among her passengers is Johu G. Klein.
the American newspaper correspondent
who has figured in the Berlin dispatches
as having led the natives in the recent
battle with the Germans on the island,
but who claims to have witnessed the
fight as nOn-cOmbatant in his capacity
as correspondent. When martial law
was declared on the islands by the Ger
mans an attempt was made by the latter
by the Americans and took pas
sage on the Oceanic steamer
Mariposa for this port. When the
Mariposa left Samoa the islands
were still under martial law, and Ger
man aggression had become very
marked, and it is claimed to have been
directed against Americans as well as
natives. The MaripoSa left the Samoan
islands on Feb. l. On that date none of
the American men-of-war ordered to go
to the islands had arrived, and the Ger
mans, under the operation of martial
law, were in complete control of the
islands, and had commenced search of
all vessels in Samoan waters; but, after
SeiZing an English tourist named Gillian
ON the steam packet Richmond, from
Auckland, Capt. Hand, of the English
war ship RoyaliSt, ordered the man re-
leased, and prepared for action. The
Germans released Gillian on this de-
nd iah
Richmond for American merchants at
Apia the Germans would not permit to
be landed unless they were taken to
German storehouSe and passed upon by
a German official. The Samoan Times
was suppressed on Jan. 10 for stating
that but for German support all of the
Samoans would join Mataafa, and that
unless
BISMARCK WAS DECEIVED
he would not attempt to enforce his un-
popular rule on the country. Prior to
this Mr.. Cusach, the editor, was fined
500 for reprinting certain American
newspaper press comments on the Sa-
moan situation. Capt. FritZe, the Ger
man naval commander, on Jan. "a is
sued an order instructing all of the resi-
dents of Apia to turn over all guns or
ammunition held by them, and pro-
IL,
Ian of the he american man-of-war Min
sic. protested against this action, stat
inc HAT the Amerjcan gOyernment had
1 never arr recognized Tamasese. and that
no newer Wonld allow them to seize
arms unless used against a friendly ma
tion German troons acting as pOlice i'm
Ania ATTEMPTED to arrest Klein, but on
the advice of the JJnited States consul
he he Went we IT, on board the Nipslc. Jan.
oS Cant Fritze made demand on
Cant Mnllan tn release Klein. that he
mipht ipfI he tried before a German military
% triSnnat al Cant Mnjlan 'reniied that he
nronnSed ] to p ppyotect ali American citi.
zans in samoa and that Klein world not
he Snrrendered for trial and on Feb. 1
he he nIaced him on nj the Mariposa.
.Inhn O. Klein the American news
nauer eorresnonda1.t. who arrived from
Samoa on fi,e steamer Marinosa TODAY.
saws that he left the islands beeanse he
was cnntinuaIIy in order tO avoid being
seized Nv Germans. who were evidently
nnder Instructions from Berlin to ar
rest him. although it was well under