Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-21
Cabinet at Washington Con-
SiderS Situation.
NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN
Conference Between Representatives
ofthe rhreo Powers which Have
Concurrent Jurisdiction TO 30
Held Germany Not Persunded
That Her consul Has Been Guilty
orIrrcgularities,
tey Telegraph to v,rs,nian.p,,o,a

10Y 10 N'EElIilO-t'l!ON.1
Washington. Jan. 20-All OF the
members of the Cabinet were present
at to-day's meeting. The situation in
Samoa was under discussion, hut in the
absence Of any official or late Informal
ton. ii is thought no action will be
taken at once beyond asking FOR con-
ference between the representatives of
the three powers. which have concur
rent Jurisdiction over the islands undar
the present treaty. 1t was stated that
Il must he presumed that Whatever
action was taken by the German consul
in Acia was not with the knowledge
or consent of his sovereign, but rather
was taken on his own account anu
That Snch- Actlnn- should It h. fc...,l- "a
amount 10 an unjust usurpation of au-
;hority under the treaty. will he
promptly disavowed by the German
government 1t is believed tha. the
conference Of the three powers will be
heid at Berlin ~ an early date
AS THE GERMAN VIEW.
Berlin. Jan. 2o-Thc FOREIGN once
Informs the correspondents or the AS
sociated Press that the official reports
received from Samoa by the govern
inent tally with those received By the
Associated Press. In any event Ger
many Will not support any possible IT.
regularity inconsistent with the treaty,
out the Foreign Office officials point
OUT. II is not yet clear that the German
consul at Apia has been guilty of any
Irregularities OF that nature. On the
contrary, the Foreign Office insists IL
sun remains to be explained why Ma
iaatas election was declared invalid,
MS he was admittedly elected by an
overwhelming majority.
The Foreign Office admits that Car
many has long been dissatisfied with
me condominum. which. In its nature.
Is provisional. though unfortunately
other powers. especially the Washing
ngton government hove tbo,,ht n.,s
wise"
The Foreign Office officials saw that
the caHtain OF the German warshjn
rake, mt Apia. does not attac, n,,ch
Importance To the recent incident" ana
hehce the government does not intend To
send additional wnrshins to Samoa nm
less the other powers do.
TO INTERCEPT THE OREGON
San Francisco. Jan. Gothic Irnitad
states dispatch boat IroQuois has sailed
lot honolulu. The vessel carried n
m"lhoer or special dispatches, some for
the battleship Oregon. due mr. Tho 10.
relate to the sending of the Oreron 80
samoa The Navy Department off,
clals mere are unable to say whether
me oregon has been ordered OUT bnt =,
Is thought that she has been
BRITISH CRUISER EN- ROUTE
wellington. n. H.. jan eo-The Pr,t-
ISM third-class cruiser Taurangn has
started for Samoa. ''''S
ORDERS TO ADMIRAL KANrz
washington. Jan. 20.--The Navy De-
partmentS orders to the PhiladeInbia
dld not go out to Admiral Kautz to-
gay iAey are in the shape of instruc
.,o5s To Iake on a full supply of coal
ana make ready for a cruise to samoa
II the Admiral. as reported in the press
dispatches, finds that his vessels hot
ON Is so foul through his cruise in
the Southern waters as to be unfit for
the voyage 10 Samoa, he probably viii
be authorized TO use divers to clean the
nun Tor the Department has decided
that the ship should not be sent TO the
Mare Island navy yard TO be fitted out.