The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-06
BY A WHITE GOVERNOR
How the Troublesome Islands of
Samoa Will Be Ruled,
AND BY A NATIVE COUNCIL
The Chief Justice Will Be the Final Au-
thority - Mataafa and Malietoa
Have Officially Approved OF
the Agreement.

San Francisco, Aug. 5.--The steamer
| advices from Honolulu, under date of
July 20:
The United States steamship Badger,
bearing two of the three Samoan COM
missioners, arrived at this port Wednes-
day afternoon, July 26, on her way to
San Francisco.
On board are Hon. Bartlett Trip,
United States commissioner, and Baron
Won Sternberg, representative of Ger
many. c. N. Elliott, commissioner for
Great Britain, sailed by way of New
Zealand and Australia for London to
report directly to his government. The
latter days of the commissioners stay
in Samoa were devoted to evolving a
political organization that would be
satisfactory to the Sanloans and would
work satisfactorily to all parties con-
cerned under the tripartite treaty. A
scheme was adopted. The members of
the commission decline to state it's par
ticulars until it has been referred to
their respective governments, but they
nave given out that Samoa will in the
future be ruled by a white governor
appointed by the three powers. much as
the chief justice is at present. There
but the governor will have the power
and the chief justice will be the final
authority. This arrangement met the
approval of Samoans. The day before
the commission sailed delegations of 13
men from each faction met on the
Badger and signed the articles, thus
officially approving the arrangement in
the name of their respective chiefs,
Mataafa and Malietoa. When the COM
mission sailed all was quiet and seemed
likely to remain so.
Residents of Samoa have filed with
the commissioners claims aggregating
200 for property destroyed during
the recent temporary occupation of
Mulinuu by American and British sail
orS.
The largest claim is from the Catho-
lie mission, s22 900, and is for the looting
of the premises by natives upon in
structions, it is said, Of the British
commander.
Another is from a German firm, $19,-
900, for much the same reasons. Other
claims are from settlers, whose prop
erty was damaged in various ways.
On the Badger are $500 rifles taken
from the natives of Samoa. They were
appraised at Apia and will be turned
over to the United States government
at Mare Island. The commission will
recommend that the government pay
for them on a basis of this appraise-
ment.
J. F. Hackfeld for the past five years
consul general for the Hawaiian islands
for Austro- Hungary, has resigned that
position. Mr.. Hackfeld is interested in
the Oahu plantation, which employs a
number of Galician laborers, subjects of
Austria. Some time ago number of
these laborers refused to work accord
ing to their contracts and were arrested
and tried convicted and sent to Jail, |
until such time as they would take
their former places. Mr.. Hackfeld re-
ceived their complaints in the regular
course of his duties, and upon his rec
ommendation some of the men returned |
to work, but the rest We're examined in
the district court Mr.. Hackfeld re- |
signed because he felt that he could not |
honorably remain in a position where |
his official duties would seem to con- |
fiict with his business interests. The |
Italian consul is caring for Austro-
Hungarian interests.