Wichita eagle., 1889-02-02
not be recognized or conceded by this gov
The remainder of the correspondence
transmitted by the president reads as fol-

not be recognized or conceded by this gov
eminent.
The remainder of the correspondent
transmitted by the president reads as fol
| lows:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, January 81
Mr.. Bayard to Count Arcovalley inform
| him of the receipt of telegram from Mr.
| Blackjack and says: Not knowing wha
| construction might be given to his author
| ity by the German consul a
Samoa in said proclamation o
martial law, l deemed it expedien
at once to communicate to our minister al
Berlin informing him of the precls'
language of the telegram from Mr.. Black
lock and stating that the declaration OF {
state of war by the German emperor
against Mataafa and party in Samoa hae
been previously communicated through
you and that Prince Bismarck in hi:
instructions to you also stated that the
German government would, Of course
abide by the agreement with America anc
England with respect to Samoa, and pay
due regard to all instructions as TO the
the rights of those powers established
by treaty. Our minister at Berlin
was, therefore, instructed to make II
known at the German foreign office
that the United States assumes that
German officials in Samoa would be in.
structed scrupulously to abstain from all
their property in Samoa and that no in
crease or expansion of German Jurisdic'
ton over American citizens or their pro-
perty would be caused by the German
declaration of martial law, nor would such
jurisdiction be recognized or conceded by
the United States.
Count Arcovalley to Mr. Bayard, under
instructions from the prince chancellor,
February 1: As state <of..war was declar-
ed against Mataafa, the commander Of the
German squadron issued a proclamation
by which foreigners established
in Samoa were subject to martial
law. International law would, to a GER
tain extent, not prevent such measure,
but as Prince Bismarck is of the opinion
that our military authority has gone too
far in this instance, the military COM
mander has received telegraph orders to
withdraw the part of the proclamation
concerning foreigners. In negotiating with
Mataafa our consul at Samoa has asked that
the administration of the islands of Samoa
might be temporarily handed over to him,
which demand not being in conformity to
our previous promises regarding the neu-
Jrality and independence of Samoa. Mr..
Knapp has been ordered by telegram to
withdraw Immediately his demand"
KANSAS MATTERS AT THE CAPITAL.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The secretary of
the interior has rendered decisions on ap-
plication from the commissioner of the
general land office, in the following Kan
sas land cases: The case OF David Matte
son, holding for cancellation his pre-emp-
ton cpse entry for the southeast quarter
OF section 90, township 90 west, range 81
west, Larned land district; affirmed.
F. L. Porter, holding for cancellation his
homestead entry for the northeast quarter
of section 25, township 80 south, range %
west, Garden City land district; affirmed.
In the case Of Bessie A. Hill, rejecting
her application to be allowed to make
homestead entry on the east half OF the
southeast quarter of section 30, township
3 south, range rs west, Oberlin land dis
trict for the reason that said tract was
covered by the application OF Edwin Doc
LITTLE to purchase the same under the sec
ond section of the act of June 10, 1880.
which was then pending IN the commits
sioner's office; affirmed.
h. L. Hayden, holding for cancellation
his entry for the southeast quarter Of sec
tion p, township so south, range 80 west,
Garden City land district; affirmed.
In the appeal of Daniel Helphasy,
holding for cancellation his Usage
cash entry for the southwest quarter
of the southwest quarter Of the west
half of southwest quarter of section 10,
and the northwest quarter of the north
west quarter or section Is, township 81
south, range 9west, Wichita land district;
affirmed.
The other case of Della T. Foster, hold
ing for cancellation her Usage cash entry
for lots 5, IL and II, township %, range
west, Wichita land district; affirmed.
". f. Dupree, holding for cancellation
the southwest quarter OF section 5, town
ship 80 south, range 20 west, Garden City
district: affirmed.
The following pensions have been
granted: Original invaid-D. L. Phelps,
Memphis; & A. Proctor, Glen Elder, L.
j. r. Zeller, Cheney; L. Hickman, Elwood;
D. Morrow, Dodge City; j. t. Hale,
Galena
Increase-W. Tufts, Macyville; H. C.
Sycamore; l.. d. Dnrlin, Girard;
L. W. Hoag, Bird City.
Widows, etc.-Mary j., widow of c. H.
Beatty, Ashland, navy.
Mexican survivors-o. NJ. Pugh, Clay
Center