Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-26
THE SAMOAN ISLANDS.
WHAT THEY SAY 1T WASHINGTON,
BERLIN IND LONDON.

While Affairs are Admitted to be Serious,
there Does Not Seem to be ANY Nee of
War Between the United States ami
Germany-Views of Various Prominent
People at Washington.
WASHINGTON, January 24.-The House
subcommittee, on foreign affairs. consist.
ing OF Morrow, McCreary, and Russell,
which was appointed to consider the Sa-
moan affairs which come before the COM
mittee in the shape OF correspondents
from the state department, in resolution
introduced at the last session, declared in
Iavor OF interference by our government to
check German aggressions at the Samoan
Islands.
STATEMENT FROM HONOLULU.
SAN FRANCISCO, January 24.-The Homo
iuiu Bulletin of the 18TH inst. prints what
purports to be circular just sent out by
German officers at Samoa, regarding the
late disturbances there. The circular
denies that the Germans on the islands
have oppressed or misused) the natives
and reaffirms the statement OF q late battle
in which % Germans were killet led by
an American newspt per correspondent.
GERMANY's DEFIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES.
BERLIN, January 24.-The "North Ger
man Gazette" Biamarck's organ, denies
the existence OF any treaty precluding any
European power from acquiring ascendancy
in Samoa. 1t also denies that England
and the United States are agreed that the
pro seedlings Of the German agent in Samoa
were contrary to stipulations OF treaties or
opposed to diplomatic etiquette, and that
these powers have officially notified the
German government accordingly. The
treaties, the Gazette" says, provide that
Samoa shall concede to each treaty power
equal rights with either OF the others, but
no treaty regarding the neutrality or indie
pendence of Samoa exists between Germany
or the United States.
HOW THIS Is REGARDED IN LONDON.
LONDON, January 24.-The articles in the
North German Gazette" relative to
treaties regarding Samoa, has caused COM
motion in official circles here. By some it
is regarded as deliberate defiance to the
Washington Government.
MORE LIVELY NEWS FROM GERMANY.
WASHINGTON, January 24.-Dispatches
have been received at the State Depart
ment from the American minister at Berlin
in regard to the Samoan question. Their
contents are withheld from publicity, ex-
cept some extracts from the German news
papers, giving accounts OF and commenting
on the fight, in which so many Germans lost
their lives.
The previous languid tore OF the press in
regard to Samoan affairs was quickened to
q fever heat by the news that Klein had led
the attack on the Germans. The journal
of Berlin" OF the 7th inst. says:
According to the official reports from
Apia OF the 2Sth of December, the landing
of corps from the Olga, which was sent to
accompany the German consul to the scene
OF the war OF the natives in consequence OF
the
"DESTRUCTION OF GERMAN PROPERTY"
and the bodily insults to the men OF the
marine while on a leave, the Consul going
there forthe purpose ofinspecting armament
and while on the way to Boilele Plantation,
landing corps of the Olga was surprised by
an attack by insurrectionists under the
leadership OF an American named Klien.
The landing having made by the cruiser
Adler and the gunboat Eber, the natives
were thrown back and several OF their
villages situated on the coast were de-
stroy ed. Lieut.. Sieger and fifteen men
were dead, Lieuts. Spengler and Burchardt,
as we'll as 36 men were wounded. 1t was
q vic ory. but costly one, and not one to
rejoice over.
German meddling in the qnarrels OF
Kings Maatafa, Malietoa and Tamassee
has been hailed with rejoicing from several
quarters for reasons that final result OF
the business was expected to be the occu-
patton OF Samoa by the German empire.
England and the United States do not,
however, agree to such q Consummation,
and row we have even lost a number OF
men in battle with ;s lespised Island
ers. 1t is new leaf in the history OF our
colonial policy, laurel leaf, but what sort
of q one2"
is MORE MONEY NEEDED.
WASHINGTON, January "a. - Chairman
Herbert OF the House committee on naval
affairs has acknowledged Secretary Whit
ney's letter suggesting an appropriation
for g. coalipe station at Pagopago. Samoa.
saying that the proper representations will
be made to the House when the matter
comes before it. In accordance with sug-
gestions of individual members OF the COM
mittee, he requests that there may be
transmitted to it any recent reports from
officers of vessels stationed at the Samoan
islands, showing the condition OF things,
and requesting OF the department an an
nouncement OF definite policy on tho
part Of the department, and that the com
lnittee would be glad to know IL any 1ur'
st.
department should be made in view OF ex-
listing conditions.
SENSIBLE VIEWS OF THE LONDON NEWS
LONDON, January 24.-Commenting on
the Samoan affair, the News" SAYS: ut
is entireIy important that England should
act cordially with America. 1t is therefore
more to be regretted that we have no