The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-10
NEW AT THE BUSINESS.
OUR FIRST EXPERIENCE IN STRAIGHT.
OUT LAkD- GRABBING.
PARTITION OF THE SAM0ANS
England and Russia Make the Division
the Three Powers The
United states stands Back and Tells
the In Two to DO the Grabbing.
and Then. GettiBg a Good share. Con-
sents to the Spolia.fon work of the
other Nations.

Berlin, November SIT was officially
announced this morning that an agree
ment. subject to the approval Of the
United States. had been arrived at be-
tween Great Bitain and Germany by
virtue OF which the Samoan act is re-
peaaed and the islands Of Upolu, Sa-
vail and the small adjacent islands
fall to Germany Is free property, and
the island of Tutuila and the subsidi-
airy islands go to the United States.
Great Britain. it is added.
any claim to the Samoan islands and
German, in turn, renounces any claim
to the Tonga islands and TO Savage
island in favor Of Great Britain and
also cedes Choiseul and San Isabel, the
two eaSterly islands of the Solomon
group, with their insular surroundings.
to Great Britain. The consular repre-
sentatives Of the two power in Samoa
and the Tonga islands are TO be with
drawn for the present, and German
subjects are to have the same rights as
British subjects in regard to the free
and unimpeded enlistment of native
laborers in the whole OF the Solomon
group in the possession of Great Brit
ain, including Ohoiseul and San Isabel.
AIT the same time an agreement has
been arrived at between the two pow
ers, by virtue of which the so-called
neutral zone in the Hinterland of Ger
man Togoland and the British gold
coast will be divided in such a
that the boundary of the German and
British territories will be formed by
the Paka river up to a point where the
latter cuts the ninth degree of latitude,
enc north by a line to be liked by
a mixed commission. To this is ap-
pended a reservation that the countries
of Mamprusi and Gambasa shall fall
to Great Britain and the countries of
Yeudi and Chakosi to Germany.
Finally, according to the decision of
the colonial council, Germany has
promised to renounce her extra terri
torial rights in Zanzibar till the eXpi-
ration OF the commercial treaty in 1902,
with the proviSO that h remuneration
is only effective when the other nations
abandon their extra territorial rights
in Zanzibar in favor of Great Britain.
Regarding this agreement, it is OBJ
served that the United States assent
is regarded as assured.
A further agreement concluded be-
tween Germany, Great Britain and the
United States is to the effect that the
question Of compensation for claims f.
damages uurIIrS Cne late trOuble Is to
he submitted to an imperial court of
arbitration, which will decide all claims.
London, November S.-The- British
foreign office today gave out a state
ment in regard to the Samoan agree
ment similar to that issued in Berlin.
showing that the United States gets the
Tutuila and other Samoan island east
of the Hist degree of longitude.
Washington, November S.-The state
department has not yet been advised
of the agreement between Great Brit
ain orJ Carp,ory racpaof;nn tho C ron
an group. 1t is gathered, however,
that if the outline of the agreement
set out in the cable advices is accurate,
there will be no disposition to withhold
our approval, provided certain minor
conditions are included.