Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-16

Americans backing us up. We walked
straight to the German lines. and push
ing aside. ! stepped to the verandh'
supported by the two consuls ana Lieut.
Parker.
"The German officials wished to dis
cuss the situation but we Indignantly
refused, and I demanded the keys OF
the court house from President Rauel,
dcnouncing him az a traitor to the
treaty and n uaurper. lie refused 10
surrender them, and I thereon called
upon the byHtandcrs to assist me TO
make n forcible entry.
There was general response. but
the men who reached the veranda hrst
was an American carpenter named
WINS and then n British boatbuildor
named Mnckio. The clerk ~ the court.
Dcnvers. was pummeillnR away with n
small hammer. willis and Mackc Sc
cured siedge hammer and the door
soon fell In.
"I.usty cheers were given for the
chief justice and the supreme court and
the flag was then holstcd by British
err. who climbed 90 the top Of the pole.
"Thc marines In the meantime had
been marched up and formed llne IN
side the court enclosure ana as the nag
went up they gave Il "A salute.
'Thc United States and British COM
aula both made vigorous speeches ana
I expressed my Inclination at the IN
suits which had been hcapcd upon the
scourt and myself and nj the gross IN
Hulta which had been shown the Ameri-
can and British faFs. thanked the poo
pie for their. loyalty and lowered the
nag with my own hands and pledged
ms life even In It's descnse.
'The wonlthicst and most prominent
German merchant. y. A. GrOesmuhi,
after threatening the United states
consul with dire caiamities. went TO IA.
supreme court building and smashed
ali the windows. Upon learning this
I went ashore. lie had been arrested by
an American half caste policeman
named Scnnion. The man was brought
beforc me and admitted that he com.
mlttcd the Offcnsc through contempt
Of court aud. being In contempt during
his trial. I fined him 800 and sentenced
him to 100 days imprisonment.
'Thc same afternoon. Won bulow, the
Germnn lawyer who had represented
the Mataafa people In the trial. gath
cred a crowd 81 natives and made an
assault on the jail. brandiahlnR an axe
and threatening TO break IN the jail.
Clerk DcnvcrH appeared on the scene
aud dlsarmcd him. That night NJ hnlt
mast ten o'clock. President lancl. VINO
has charge Of the municipal police.
went up to the Jail and released croa.
muhl and took him to the German
consulate. ain now demanding his
return to the Jail and unless my dc.
mnnd " complied with by tomorrow. !
will issue wfits for his arrest and sum
mons to the President a. show cause
why he should not be punished
THE farce cannot be continued much
longer. Either American or England
must annex these Islands.
AS an American cNpnnnioniHt
would naturally like 90 see the starr
and Stripes run up over these islands,
but I am not certain that " would be
best. The English outnumber un here
ten 10 one and their commerce With the
islands. IL vastly greater than ours.
I believe the majority of the Americans
would be Just na content with British
annexation NJ American.
"Our pago-pago rights should be In
nny case insisted upon and IN any mr..
rungcmcntH that America and England
might arrive at. there II no question
that England would fully guarantee all
we wish,
''rhc likelihood ~ even that, contrary
60 her tradition and practice elsewhere,
England would prefer that nur govern
mcnt take over the islands"