Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-22
I,,popTANT DIFFERENCES.

rho foregoing. II will be seen, presents
,vonortant differences from the We" ~ |
Ear accepted. IN particular II pi+,
Inc view that the three cons g.
American. and Brtish-acted ZOE t,o,.
aetobUsbing a Mataafa provisional sVN
er,,roent. that the Samoan Government
"a lot tho German Consul, deposed lhe
! cute Tustice. and that the once ol tH0
80 T,etice WAS closed by proclaild-
ton from the Samoan Government
a,oa states that the three consuls are ac1-
/ inc together pending instructions Iioin
/ tbs Powere In a reliable ulploii'"',SS
/ quarter n was stated that All III &C %
the governments were now III posSoss,0''
80 -enorts from their several represeh'a-
/ ~ - - samoa But there have been
aola,,s the reports are incomplete III many
,,Sortart details. and Germany mas peeu
~ 70 secure the fullest Information,
10 main the official dispatches bear
o.,t ,'e nress reports, although the Ger
NON nosition that the consuls OF me Ili 70
e,overnments acted together IN ueC1a'! ne
. provisional government differs lrouh ''i0
other reports. .~..r,,,
BRITAIN AND WE IN ACCORD.
Tho conferences between Secretary Hay
and the British Ambassador nave leu ~
a very full discussion Of the mutual IlI
tereste Of the two governments concern
has NOT received any instructions as To
actinr Jointly with this government ana
tho conferences have been Simply 10
6iecuss a question in which both oihclals
felt a common interest !.
II may be said, also, that TINS mas ue-
veloned an entire accord between the SO
retarv Of state and the Butlsh AihD%Sa'
: dor as TO the rights and duties 'hVoiNyu'
, and the probable line Of action OF 'he
several parties.
SITUATION NOT WARLll>h'
At the several large embassies most di-
rectlv interested in the matter the opin-
-, 49, - a,,ite nositiyely expressed that the
situation does not have warllke aspect
II was pointed out by one Official ina
tbn nrobable course would be either
r, repudiation by Germany OF the acuoh ol
l. ~ Consul or else a move TO nave th'
trinartite agreement changed so as t'
-. Kermit a more expeditions management "
Samoan affairs.
$ KAUTZ TO SAIL AT ONCE.
- GAN DIEGO. CAL, January A.-Ad
y. niral Kautz of the Philadelphia say
~ he expects TO sail direct from lh's po,
- for Apia next Thursday. Inc snip
A. rapidly being provisioned' ana WI" ~
coaled at once.
,o Tho oregon is not going to Samoa bu
~ viii 90 straight ahead TO Manila atte
p taking coal at Honolulu. according 10 Il
- officials at the Navy Department.
%. disnatch of the ocean-going tug lroquol
- Yesterday from san Francisco for Homo
-, min was not inspired by the desire
-, countermand the Oregon's orders, 10
~ as n matter of fact, the Navy Departmer
90 arranged two months ago 20 put the Ire
-. mois 10 use as a dispatch-boat betwee
A. San Francisco and Honolulu. pending u
LAYING OF the cable. and this trip W,
T., protected at that time OF course l,
90 opportuuity Of sending dispatches 70 y
~ oregon was seized by the Navy Depar
mo ment. -,
GERMANY EXPECTS No DlFFlCuLl
W. BERLIN. January 1.-THE correspon
IN ent here OF the Associated Press mas i
a, a conversation with high official OF
,on German Foreign ONCE, DIR. hamanh' "
urt said: 49,. ot,,ad
Of ..The government has just received
detailed report from Samoa, which
thinks reliable, all the more so nec".
~ the report distributes the plame iol
~ errors committed there pretty even
az though some points remain unexpla,he
'e' CDR. Rafael, the German 'huh'e'