The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-04-08
KAUTZ REPORTS.
The Admiral Sends OmciaI Informa-
tion of the Recent Trouble
I'm samoa.

Washington, April 3.-The following
dispatch was received on Saturday:
newcastle. N.s.w. March 3O.-secretary
OF State, Washington. ID. c.: Mataafa peo-
Pile obeyed orders to leave government
| reservations Since then have become ag-
| gressive, killing Private Holloway and
| three British sailors. Our man killed guard
| ing American consulate. German consul
general issued incendiary proclamation.
saying that my proclamation was untrue
and he should uphold provisional govern
| meEt. The British forces act In concert
with the United States. Smelling rebels where
| they can be reached. kAUTZ.'
When the dispatch was received
copy of il was sent by the state depart
meIt to the German ambassador. The
German ambassador, DIR. Won Holleben,
called ut the state department at noon
and had ID minutes conference with
Secretary Hay. The nature of the con-
ference was not disclosed, but IL was
taken for granted that ii had to do with
the Samoan settlement. The German
authorities have heard nothing further
as to the collision in Samoa.
Washington, April 3.-The opinion
is expressed in official circles here that
the outlook for u satisfactory and
peaceful final ad justment of Samoan
affairs is decidedly hopeful. The state
ment is made in well-informed quar-
ter that ii is altogether likely that the
joint high commission by virtue of the
plenary powers vested in its individual
members will be able to conclude n set
Element of the Samoan question salts
factory to all the powers concerned
and that there is such an understand
ing between the three powers as almost
certainly will prevent any Disagree
ment such as would make it necessary
to ask King Oscar of Sweden and Nor
way to act rs umpire. The peaceful So
luton of this delicate question, full of
possibilities of serious trouble, is re-
gardcd as Il triumph of diplomacy and
MS furnishing the strongest kind of evil
dence of II desire on the part of Ger
many as well rs of the other two pow
ers to maintain the most amicable re-
lations one with the other.
Berlin, April 3. - The correspondent
here of the press learns authoritative
ly that after the acting minister of for
eign affairs, Baron Won Richthoffcn,
had been closeted with the emperor
INV tll'tu E''ditS uHllIiSS'i-
dor, Mr. Andrew ID. White, passed an
hour mt the foreign Office.
1t is generally believed that an I'M
Outstanding has been reached which is
likely to bring about All amicable and
satisfactory solution of the whole So
moan difficulty.
! 1t is understood that while the United
States and Great Britain have steadily
declined to accept Germany's two pre-
vious proposals. n new one has been
accepted By all three powers.
| According TO n high German official,
the american explanations have been
found satisfactory and the accepted
proposal Consists in sending com
mission of investigation to Samoa"
! Washington, April 3. - The new pro-
posal referred to in the Berlin dispatch
rs having been accepted by all three
| governments is that for high Joint
commission, that being the only propo-
stion now pending.
Ambassador Whites call on the Ger
man foreign Office was doubtless to en-
press the favorable view which this
government takes of the proposed set
Element