Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-31
GERMANY SURPRISED
The News from Samoa Was
Not Expected
SCEPTICISM ABOUT KAUIZ,
Basis Of Instructions for BOmbardment
Considered Doubtful.
oCE ADMIRAL Will. BE SUSTAINED.
He IL Regarded at washingtons as
H~ving Acted within the Limits of
His Orders--No Information Yet
from Our Representatives.
orn ADMIRAL WILL BE SUSTAINED.
He is Regarded at washinstons as
from Our Representatives.

BERLIN, March 9O.-The German Cow
ernmcnt was taken wholly by surprise
with the news from Samoa. The Imperial
Chancellor. Prince Hohenlohe. is spending
his birthday which occurs tomorrow. at
Baden-Badeu. and the Minister Of Fdr-
eign Analrs. Baron Won Buelow, Is
erfoying q fortnlghCs vacation in Hol-
stein. But a well-informed individual
says the government here is sceptical
as TO Admiral Kautzs instructions. He
adds that the instructions for a lombard
meut were based ON the British and
American claims that Mataafa was con-
travenng the Samoan act. But the cor
! respondents informant points out that
the contravention was not specified. and
the government presumes that If the act
was really infringed, Herr Rose, the Ger
man Consul would also have protested,
as his government had instructed MIN TO
strictly conform 10 the act.
HERR ROSES INSTRUCTIONS.
The assertion that Herr Rose protested
against the deposition Of the provisional
government IS doubted here. as. It is
claimed. Herr Rose was instructed not to
identify himself with Mataafa more close
~ than the representatives. Of the other
Powers
There is great curiosity in this city as
10 the effect the outbreak win have upon
the attitude Of the United states and
Great Britain. but the view remains that
the final settlement will be I'm no way
changed by the joint action Of the three
/ cabinets
GERMANY WILL REMAIN NEUTRAL.
The semi-ohlcial Post comments calmly
upon the new situation. and says that
| Germany will remain neutral
BCMBARDMENT CONTINUES.
BERLIN. March 20-A brief official dis
patch from Api1 dated March 23d. saws:
"The bombardment continues in pur-
STANCE of military orders the whites
! have evacuated many houses.
"The chiefs Of the Tanus party, who
were exied TO other Islands. have been
! brought back from Upolu. The firearms
and ammunition taken from Tanus on
/ Jaurary "a have been returned
! NEWS or FIGHTING CONFIRMED.
LONDON. March 3O-The Foreign Of
fee has received confirmation Of the dis
! patch from Apia, announcing the OUT
break of hosuiues there.
CONFERENCES AT WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON. March O.-The serious
condition of affairs In Samoa. engaged
al. H.. Il,
| day and there were conferences at the
| White House between the President and
| Secretary Hay aud at the State Depart
! ment between the Secretary and the
| British Ambassador and Baron Won Stern
berg first secretary of the German En-
| bassy, but OJt of IL al not a word OF
| additional information was contributed
| from any official source The only authOri-
tatiye statement came from the Navy
Department, giving q brief dispatch
from Admiral Kautz. This threw no
light on the latest outbreak and owing
10 n tangle Of dates II served only to
further involve the official mystery.
STRANGE ABSENCE or REPORTS
I'm view OF the fact that the fighting
was widespread and long-continued, and
| thar the Foreign Offices at London and
Berlin had been officially advised OF the
affair it was regarded as somewhat
strange that the state and Navy depart
ments should be- entirely without informa-
ton 0f a bOmbardment by an American
admiral Up 10 the close Of Office hours
it wass tated that nothing had come from
any Of our representatives in Samoa
dealing with the outbreak of hOstilities
The calls of Sir Julian and Baron Stern
berg were mainly FOR Information, for
at neither of the embassies had there
been "a report of the occurrence. or in
structions, up 10 the time Of the calls.
KAUTz WILL BE SUSTAINED.
Admiral Kautz acted within 'is instruc-
tions. 1t Is believed that he concluded
after consultation with Captain Sturdee,
of the Porpoise. the senior British naval
officer. and the United states and British
consuS. that state OF anarchy existed,
which called for action The fact that
edicts OF the Chief Justice We're disre~
garded and were Ignored. although sus-
tanned by the representatives OF two OF
the governments made such "A course inn
perauve There is no doubt, with the
facts now at hand. that Admiral Kautz
Will be Sustained by the United States
Government.
KAUIZ's PULLING MESSAGE.
The dispatch from ADMIRAL Kaptz, refer
red 90 above is as follows:
Auckland March g9-Secretary OF the
Navy Washington: The situation IS inn
proving since the telegram OF 18th. via
sydney. New South Wales.
lsgned 'kAJfI.
As viii be observed. II contains no de-
tails concerning The reported trouble at
Auia. Even the date on which 1t was
dispatched from Apia Is not given. bat IL
Is presumed that il left samoa on the
I'D. the date upon which the ateamer
which conveyed the press dispatches from
Apia 70 AuclsIaud sailed.
SITUATION GRAVE on 18th.
The dispatch Of the iSth. to which Ad-
mirai kautz refers. was not given out al
the time OF it, receipt here. and even now
Secretary Allen declines to make 1t public.
lt>is known, however, that It reported the
Admlrals arrival, and gave brief re-
slime Of the then-existing situation. which
must have appeared somewhat grave ~
that time, AZ the Admiral reports that II
bad improved during the interim
-FOUR BRITISH SAILORS KILLED.
WASHINGTON. March sO.-The British
EmDassy here has received adyices rom
Samoa IN the shgps Of a dispatch 10 the
British Foreign 0liice from It's represent
tatite these. 1t Is Under date or March
23d. and Is "A briet reporf on the collision
between the TWO native factions there
and the bomtasdmens by me British and
American vessels The dispatch does moi
%, ,,,,o detaiis hut * c0nfir ma t0ry OF thu