Arizona republican., 1899-01-20
GERMANY AROUSED
Sees Grave FOrebOdinQS il
 Conditions in Samoa.
Berlin Papers Fear Stained Relations When an American WarShip Ar riVeS.

Berlin, Jan. 19.-News of an upris-
 ing in Samoa has been received here
 with grave foreboding. The Lokal AnZefger says: 'fAll th.S doubtless sig nifies an appreciable quarrel, and with the unceremonious course which the Americans have affected lately toward
 us, it may easily take serious turn. The Samoan co-dCminion has always involved a lurking danger"
 The Vossische Zeitung says: "The situation will become even graver than at Aipia. It is said that the Washing ton department of tsate has instructed the United States consul-general there, L. w. Osborn, not to trust the Ger man consul Evidently the United States, who are least interested in Sa-- moa among the three powers, Go not mean to respect Germany's paramount interests. Germany wirl have to show firmness, all the more so as our posi- tion is made worse by the evident de- sire of England to help the United States so as to retain the lattera friendship
 OFFICIALS ARE RETICENT.
 Washington, Jan. 19.-It was stated at the department of state today that dispatches had bsen received from Consul-Genoral Osborn at Apia, the na- ture of which he officials had nothing to say, beyond that they went to con firm the news dispatches printed this morning. Admiral Kautz, commander of the Pacific station, is now aboard his flagship the Philadelphia, at San Diego, and it was stated at the navy depart ment that he would accompany the ship to Samoa.
 WARSHIPS TO PROCEED.
 Wellington. N E., Jan 19-It is re- ported that owing tC trouble at Samoa, growing cut Of the election of a sue cessCr to the late King Malietca, thre British warships will proceed there, and that one American ship will stal for the Islands from Honolulu.
 NATIVES AT WAR.
 Auckland N. Z., Jan. 19.-Further | particulars regarding the disturbanc $ at Samca, show that Mataafa'S follow | CTS numbered about 5000 men and that | the adherents of Malietca Tanus were CHly about 1 900. There was two hours | Of fighting between the rival forces | uuIluS WHICH SGN6ldl wal -OIS WSI : | decapitated. The American consul is- | sued a prc cclamatic1, claiming that the | Berlin treaty had the>same force as the ! law of Congress, and that the insult U the supreme court Of same, is, there fore, equivalent to an insult to the | government at Washington.
 THE PHILADELPHIA WILL GO.
 Washington, Jan. 19.-The navy de partmcnt has prepared orders for the cruser Philadelphia to proceed to Sa- mca at Cnce to represent the United States interests ther-. The Phi adel- phia arrived at San Diego today, from Acapulco. Meanwhile, if any vessels moro quickly available can be fund, one of Deweys flee, for in stance, it will be ordered at orce to answer the urgent appe9l Of the United States C-nsul there. The commander of the Philadelphia will art in cnnfor mity with instructions of the United States cOnsuls SIC far s5 these instruc- ticns are in line with the treaty Of Berlin. which the Unitod Stats con- lends. must be literally enforced until amended
 While the attention If the public has been of late drawn from the Samoan Islands tc other micre important sub iects, it apears that interesting events have been succeeding one another with rapidity in the islands.