Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-20

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Malietoa, three British warships will
proceed there and that one American
warship will start for the islands from
Honolulu.
London, January ia special dis
patch from Auckland, n. T., says the
British and American consuls were
compelled to force the doors of the
Supreme Court t Apia, Samoa, in
which the German consul had estab-
lished himself and to push him into
the street.
All parties at Apia, the special dis
patch continues, unite in c~ondemning
the German consul for the fighting
which has taken place between the
rival kings. 1t is pointed out that in
violation of all agreements, the consul
accompanied Mataafa's forces when
the claimant invaded the town and en-
couraged the opposition to Malietoa
Tanus.
When the British and American con
suls were informed as to the situation
they adjourned the court and locked
the building. The German consul then
demanded the keys which were refused
him. He hen broke open the doors,
removed the locks and replaced them
with others. He afterwards brought
the German municipal president into
the chamber and the latter went upon
the balcony and shouted to the British
and American marines assembled on
the square:
Il am the Supreme Court; I am the
chief justice"
The crowd replied with jeers and the
British consul demanded the keys of
the building, which were refused.
A Scotchman named Mackie there
upon climbed upon top of the building
and hoisted the Samoan flag, while the
British and American consuls and a
number of marines invaded the build
ing, forced the doors open and pushed
the German consul into the street,
Then the two consuls formally and
legally, according to the special de-
spatch, opened the court and issued a
warning against any further interfer-
ence with its jurisdiction, threatening
to arrest and imprison anyone attempt
ing to do so.
M0tfnrC fhn 1ncnn%ah nnnn1,sIAr nnA
now quiet and the German consul re-
mains in his consulate.
Washington, January 19.-The Navy
Department has ordered the cruiser
Philadelphia to proceed to Samoa at
once to represent the United States in
terests there. Meanwhile if any vessel
more quickly aEailable can be found,
one of Dewey's fleet for instance, it will
be ordered at once to Samoa to answer
the urgent appeal of the United States
consul there. The commander of the
Philadelphia will act in conformity
with the instructions of the United
States consul so far as those instruc-
tions are in line with the treaty of
Berlin which the United States con-
tends must be literally enforced until
amended. 1t would take the Philadel
phia about sixteen days t make the
run.
While the attention of the public
has been of late drawn from the Sa-
moan islands to more important sub
jects, it appears that interesting events
have been succeeding n another with
rapidity in the islands. 1t has been re-
allied for a long time past that there
was need for a modification of the
terms of the tripartite treaty by which
we assumed joint guardianship
with England and Germany, but up
to this point it has not been possible
TO get all three of the powers to agree
upon any one project. Negotiations
have been on foot for some time in
relation to the succession to the Sa-
moan throne. and it is calculated TO
lead to i'll feeling since the German Of
fcials have resorted to a coup d. eta
at this stage of the negotiations. 1t is
believed much of the responsibility for
this arbitrary action must rest upon
Rafel, the German president of the
municipal council at Apia, whose tro-
blesome attitude of late has led t re-
monstrance on the part of other pow
ers.
Washington, January 19.-Orders
have been sent from the Navy Depart
ment to have the cruiser Newark start
with dispatches from the New York
navy yard for the Pacific station via
the Straits of Magellan The Newark
is a pOwerful protected cruiser of about