Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-31
ABOUT SAMOA.
Another Conference is Probable Between
Germany and this Country.
Such Proposition is Now on Its Way from
Prince Bismarck-President Cleveland
Addresses Congress on this Matter.
HOW WE WERE MASTERS ONE DAY

EU CLAIR, WIS. Jan. 30.-A private
letter has just been received here from
Ralph Moons, officer on board United
States war ship Adams, dated Honolulu,
January 90. Speaking of the Samoa
affairs he says when war broke out be-
tween Tamasee and Mattafa, we being
the nearest American ship, were ordered
to proceed with haste to Apia and lookout
for American interests. The German
Veet were away except the Adler. Dur
ing the fighting the Adler left Apia and
went around TO Salafetta with the ex-
pressed intention of driving Mataafa off
of some German property on which he
had built an embankment for his
army. We also got under way
as soon as the Adler, and followed her
and cleared the deck for general quarters
and cleared the ship for action. We ar
rived at Salafetta asteTn of the Adler,
and our captain, Leary, sent an officer
over with n message, intimating that if
the Adler fired one shot at one of the ma
tiyes she would never get back to the
fatherland unless the German govern
ment sent q wrecking company and had
her picked up from the bottom of the
ocean. The result was the Adler went
back to Apia, and we followed ana an
chored outside her.
\ NEW CONFERENCE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 80 The president
sent to congress to-day correspondence
containing an amplified account of the
recent events in Samoa, an outline of
which has already been telegTaphed and
published. The president says that a
proposition for another conference be-
tween Germany and the United States is
on its way to Washington by mail from
Prince Bismarck, but the German Minis
ter is not informed whether it proposes a
continuance of the former negotiations or
an entire reopening of the subject.
DOCUMENTS FROM THE PRESIDENT.
WASHINGTON, Jan 30.-The president
to-day sent to congress documents and
correspondence relative to the Samoan
affairs accompanied by the following
message:
To congress- had the honor on the
18th instant to communicate to your
honorable body certain correspondence
and documents in relation TO affairs in
the Samoan islands, and having since
received further dispatches from the
yice-cOnsuI at Apia and the commander
of the United States naval vessel Nipsic
in those waters, lose no time in laying
them before you. I also transmit here
Won Bismarck to the German minis
ter at this capital, which was
communicated on the afternoon of the
2Sth inst This appears to be an ampli-
fication of prlOr telegraphic instructions
on the same subject communicated
through the same channel, and which
being set forth in the note of the secre-
tary of state to Count Won ArcO Valley
| the German minister, on the 18th inst
was duly laid before congress with my
| last message IN relation to Samoan af-
( fairs 1t is also proper to inform you
| that on Monday, the 28th inst, the oc-
| casion of the communication Of the note
| of the prince chancellor, the secretary of
| state was given to understand by the
! German minister that proposition from
| his government to that of the United
| States for conference on the Samoan
/ subject was on its way by mail having
/ left Berlin on the goth inst. =, so its arrival
/ here in due course of mail can be looked
| for in very short time.
! In reply to an inquiry from the secre-
! tary of state whether the proposition re-
| ferred to was for a renewal of the JOINT
| conference between the United States,
! Germany and Great Britain, which was
! suspended in July, 1887, or for consider
alton of Samoan affairs alb novo, the
German minister stated his inability to
answer until the proposition, which left
| Berlin on the goth inst should have
/ been received. I shall hereafter com
munieate to congress all information be-
fore me in relation to the Samoan status.
TSigned I GROVER CLEVELAND.
The correspondence accompanying the
| message gives an amplifed account of re-
cent events in Samoa, an outline of
which has already been telegraphed and
! published.