St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-06-02
Granting Few and Obtaining
Many and Important
Concessions.
Samoan Autonomy Aimed at
by the United States
ConferreeS.
The Treaty About Ready for
Ratification by the
Powers.

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cable to Secretary Blaine the definite
acceptance by the German and English
governments of the Washington prOpO-
sails limiting the German indemnity and
Samoan rights to levy import duties
and some of Mr.. Blaine's amend
ments to the clauses relating to
tine internal Samoan policy. The
Washington government, aiming at the
possible independence OF the SamOans,
has not the sympathy of the German
official mind, which better comprehends
me assures to protect European interests
and to extend European influence; but,
after slight hesitation, the German
commissioners have Invariably yielded
whatever concessions America asked in
the direction of Samoan autonomy. On
the other hand, the Americans have
conceded practically nothing, adhering
to their original claims. Some show of
Cancellation was made toward the close
of the conference by the Americans
leaving the appointment of the first res
ident judge of the European community
to England. In official circles here
IT Is SURPRISED
that as Chief Justice Coleridge will
have the power to appoint the Judge.
the known personal relations of the
chief Justice with America had some
thing to do with the American commits
sioners' concession. The general re-
suits of the conference do not afford the
foreign office and the official press
theme for congratulations. On the con-
trary. there is visible irritation over
the delay in the conclusion of the treaty
negotiations. Semi-official papers ask
why, the references being practically
%ho oh inf
postpone the giving of orders to
especial honor will accrue to
the German government from the
result of the conference. so it does not
wish the matter to be kept before the
public. The feeling in official circles
Undoubtedly is that, Germany having
yielded everything demanded by the
Americans, the government at Wash
ingtOn ought to assent to prompt con-
clusion of the matter. Some slight
suspicion even exists, though entirely
outside of the conference. that the
American delegates have attributed de-
lays to their government which in some
instances
WE'RE DUE TO THEMSELVES.
They are having good time here and
have not specially striven to accelerate
the settlement of the questions at issue.
Obviously, a suggestion like this arises
from desire to bury the issues of the
conference out of sight of the public as
instructions to sign the treaty are ex-
peeted in the course of next week.
Since completed draft of the treaty
has been cabled to Washington no adj
vices have reached the commissioners
indicating the likelihood Of further
reference to the conference. The
Cologne Gazette affirms that recent
crown councils decided that the
sEvEREST MEASURES
should be taken in the event of the
strikes spreading. The temporary re-
sumption of work by the miners since
the arrest of the workm ems delegates
from Bochum, has been enormously at
tributed to fears of the governments
action. The delegates will energetic
ally carry on the agitation throughout
every coal district IN Germany. 1t is
expected that the general elections will
he held in the autumn. Advices have
simultaneously reached the Italian EN-
ter party, that the pope's health is seri-
ousIy affected. 1t is said that during
the recent consistory he tainted, falling
back In his chair, to the CONSERVATION
of all present. DR.. Ceccarellj, the pope's
chief physician, is reported as say
Ing he
MAY DIE AT ANY MOMENT:
Premier Crispi is credited with a de-
sign to occupy the Vatican in the event
of the conclave meeting of cardinals
abroad. The emperor appears to at
tach small Importance to the reception
of the Shah of Persia, who is due here
on June 9. Herr Fusangel, editor of
the Westphalia Volks Zeitung has been
arrested. Papers found in his house re-
veal the fact that he prepared the pro-
carnations of the strikers. Several of
Capt. Wissmann's officers in East Africa
are down with smallpox. Those
stricken die without attendance. The
stock of vaccine lymph is exhausted.
A fire occurred in druggists ware
house at Vienna to-day. Fifteen per-
sons were seriously injured, two of