The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-03
[NNDM Commission.


5S6w m kNCI6CO. June 2-Ihe steam
% Slnm4dA. from Australian ports. via
- and Honolulu. arrived here today,
hrtnGD fbe following from tAo Asso-
5a6 Pran eofrespoDdeut ~ Apia, dated
~ Uutted States steamer Badger, beAf-
rSahe commissioners of the United
~ Great Britain and Germany. ar
% Ara on May -. The commission
1 lass eIscted Mr.. Trip. the Amerf an
uo1ntative. chairman. On their arrival
81 secsfyed letters OF welcome from
1e6llotea Tnnu and from Nataafa
1k Ioftsrs were Acknowledged.
- eemmissioners are reficcnt a. 20
90 D1ans and their proceedings. 1t does
"a - 70 be their purpose to held any
111c sessions. Up to date they have
- te15ly engaged In preliminArtea. end
nSeEul study o1 the situation. They
- I'D Interviews With the three con-
- the admirais and captains OF tie
N1lnh wanhips. the chief justice and
n1Gpssatatives Of the London Mission 3d.
- and the Roman Catholic mission.
~ Inquiries seem directed TO q thor-
~ and exhaustive examination Of ali
nEned In connection with the trial and
6lngx IN the kin1nhip matter.
~ afternoon they are to have an Inter
- With King Tanu, and tomorrow with
1nafA Gataafz and Ave OF his chiefs
- tp1,ing up to Apia at the request OF
ee0mtssion6rs. ard they have qua ran
- I'm . safe passage TO and from Apsa
- Vet Intesfere with the CoaRt.
m connection with the kingship pro-
olngD the commissioners wrote an<iur
~ eAief justice II he would forward them
3k1py Of the docket on fiie In the supreme
llssk TINS the chief Justice did, ~ the
80 dine he. In writing. informed the
1mmien1oners that he did 90 from q de-
~ - nd them In their Investigation. that
" Gelmed Tor himself and hie court. not
.i e anas e., me Prs, ; Of shs eo.s
+ ~ court n exercised In the past, and
IA bic action must In no way be re-
1Dfoed - abrogating those powers or priv
- The supreme court decision In the
n4saip matter was Anal and was not
Meet 70 revision or alteration at the
tnnds q the commissioners The commits
ogeEDFln reply were strictly non COM
nlnei and Simply acknowledged the receipt
ne chief justic~'s letter. The chief jus
N,ths conumisslon that the commisioners
Molke IN Apfa do not intend in any way
0Haerfero with the powers or Jurisdiction
u The supreme court and that the court
W pursue the even tenor Of its way.
mr.. Solf Out IN the Cola.
D. 6oif. who Was nominated an presi-
Int Of the municipality. arrived by the
M steamer from Gan Francisco. He il
~ the horns OF a dilemma. He 10 = pres.
Nh ISN'T out by the three treaty powers.
~ yet he Ii not president, for the reason
al ~ was unable to get into offiCes and
naams his duties before the arrivni Of
- commissioners. Before he came TO
Apla be was informed that a. there was
My provisional government In Samoa,
- haA better apply. on his arrival. 10 the
senspls TO be put into office. Tho Berlin
keaty requires that the president shall be
4potnted By the Samoan government.
WAen he got to ApiA he found TAnu In
Galled ~ king ana recognised BY the
Ellled States and Great Britain, but not
N his own government. DIR. 8olf n an
fc1ai On the foreign service list OF the
HNnsn government. He could not and
1euld not be allowed to ACT until he had
Slalned his notwithstanding he could
~ b the face OF his consul'a and gov