Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-23
--LATEST TELEGRAPH NEWS, q
6 [ HEAT 1. | ] N GERM NY.
i asipued from Firs. page.)

s. 1 rs l1dulries made on the subject by
If The casfesppnde lent OF the Associated
!: "a Nj MOUNT TO PROHIBITION.
IS a Is A:aerican expert, who is in the
{ confidSnce of the Washington admins
E ffation eia who is now here, said
& nj Germany passes a law requiring.
"a addition 10 the american official
Bur expDrt meats, which are as rclia-
Sbie Az 8be German certificates. n dou-
a pfa Inspection after the arrival of the
ii meat shsfe, that will be tantamount to
y Il prchlbi;en against american meat.
and such action WIZ doubtless be an
Il hort ID the United States. Every bot s.
egie OF German wine will be opened and
fts hysienlc qualities teeted.''
Al significant point of the speech OF
the Ali9ister of the Interior. Count
y Fosadowsky- Wehner. was that the bill
as iIlterded by thesEoyernment as =
tstransItory measure until Germany pro
sduces enough meat for her own people.
which 1t is believed. will not taxi
long.
THE SAMOA SITUATION.
The settlement over the Samoan sill
nation has almost dled out, and the
I general expectation is that all the
Z points atSarance Will now be nmicably
and fairly adjusted blythe special com
I1lispinn. Some OF the leading papers.
sin their desire for fairness. even print
\ ,communIcations from members of tn
\ Standardization nj Samoa, contravertlnr
some OF the statements of DR. Rnmel,
the q erfnan president OF the Municipal
Council pit Apia, regarding the rela-
tion of Tanu and Chief Justice Cham
hers With the missionaries.
sf The correspondent here OF the Asso-
: ciatcd yPfess learns from the best source
that. Mile the State Department ut
a FashiAgton has. from time to time. in
structdd the United States Embassy To
present the American, View Of the diff :.
9fsnees ,htch have arisen on the subJec,
of the lmost favored nation clause In
"a he commercial treaties. formal instruc-
IS tons ilaf We not been received ut the Ter
~ I'm SlSi nPassy looking to the negotiation
l for an tlrely new reciprocity treaty.
81 a REPORT DENIED.
~ Tghe aernEofficial North German Ga.
s ia 1dey denies the renort sent uut
i3pStSheto a news agency In Lon
- "a ssss3 tetqf ying the German pro.
x. !. anlsstst &c Hon had been ordered
<Rssatsssl RelApfai Samoa, after ON
5I225511$ extra supply of ammunition
N China. and that am
- 531 "a ssss5 aEas to follow her.
: T. ! s4ssRs FROM SAMOA.
81 ~ ~ s&&sstE4t AnHeiger to-day publishes
- : Samoa, dated March
from It's special cor
= s. * ~ . f4tsr VonWolrfcrs-
y = e. 3rher from Herr Mar
~ 81 1rf5sniHent German resident of
BIZ under TRmasese, was mill
"a 55Z tketor and later under Ma
3{ llft the provisional government
~ ~ = tice of the Pence until he re-
NJ the departure of DR.. Raffcl
4,| S>resident of the Municipal
43|' OF Apia,
81 Az AHiQUARDT'S CLAIMS.
Herr Marquardts letter it APP
fklak was he, and not Herr
Bel zYho was arrested by Captain
:; SEsSosnEnander or the British war
l2ofpo ise. for bearing arms against
- n 43rttiSh sailors. He says he was
kalsen on board the Porpolsc where he
claims he waS grossly insulted by Cap
tain Stuidee. and that after fourteen
hours cap tivity, during which no proof
ngatuSt htra was advanced, he was
transfqrrad to the German warship
Fake But with the condition that he
was not to leave her. Herr Marouardt
asser is that his property was stolen ana
destr QyedS by Malietoa Tanus' hosts and
that nnilIions of other German property
were likewise destroyed.
The ritter then asks who will pay
the daipAges
CHARGED WITH NIlsCON-
4 KS DUCT.
q Herr Won ypolffersdorff asserts that
the BrI tish Consul, Mr.. Maxsc. and
Captain Stprdee are both guilty of tho
grossest conduct in excccdng their
treaty powers, lie claims they treated
the Germars like caotivea and con-
tinued an almost incessant shelling Of
Garmaii houses under various pretexts.
He adds That the most intense indlgna-
zion prevailed among the Samoan Ger
mans against the British excuses.
Otherwise, Herr NonWolmersdorif's re,
ports agree With the German official re-
ports.