Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-05
Representatives Of the Factions
Sign an Agreement
CLAIM OF HEAVY DAMAGES.
scheme for Government T. a Native
Council, with white Governor
Appointed by the Powers.

san francisco. Aug. 6--Tho steamer
Hongkonr Maru brings the following
advicoa from Honolulu under date OF
July 20.
The a. g. g. BADGER. bearing two
Of the three Samoan commissioners.
arrived at this port "wednesday aftor-
noon, July %. eight days from ApIa.
ON her way to san Francisco
on board are Hon. Bartlett Trip. a..
8. commissioner. and Baron Won stern
berg. representative OF Germany. MIR.
q. y. T.. Eliot commissioner for Great
Britain. sailed by way OF New Zealand
and Australia Tor London. 90 report
| directly Co his government.
The later days OF the commissions
stay In Samoa were devoted 60 oyoly-
lng political organization that would
De- satisfactory 90 the Snmohua and
would work satisfactorily 60 AN parties
concerned under the tripurtitc treaty.
! A scheme was adopted. The members
| Of the commission decline 10 state IT,
particulars until II has bccn referred
| 90 their respective governments. but
! they have given out that Samoa will
| To- future be- ruled by "a white gov
ernor appointed by the three powers.
much uH the chief justice o. nt present.
! There VIII be q native council or logis-
! luturo, but the governor win have the
! veto power and the chicf Justice viii
! be- the lnul authority IN tho land from
whom there viii De no appeal,
This arrangement met the approval
| of the Slmnnns. The day before the
| commission sailed. delegations ~ thir-
| teen men from each faction met On the
| BADGER ana signed the articles. thus
| officially approving the arrangement In
the name ~ their respective chiefs
/ Mataufa and Maliotoa.
When tho commission sailed an was
/ quiet and seemed likely 20 remain 30.
/ Residents ~ Samoa have nled with
| the commissioners claims ugRrvgutlng
/ $4,000 Tor property destroyed during
| the recent temporary occupation uf
| Mulinuu by American ana British sail
! ora. The largest claim q from the
| Catholic MurlHt mission, 81. 1000. ana IN
/ for the luoiiuE " the premises by ma
/ lives upon Instructions. II 10 said. " the
| British commander.
Another IL from German nrm. tig.-
600, FOR much the same reasons, other
| claims urp from settlers whose prop
/ erty was damaged In vutioun why's.
on the Badger are $500 rifles taken
/ from the natives ~ Samoa. They
/ were appraised at Apia and will be
/ turned over Ia the United States gov-
eminent at Mare Island. The com-
mission viii recommend that the goy-
eminent pay Tor them on basis of
/ this nppruisement.
J. =. Hnckfeld FOR the past 1--WE years
consul general for the Hawaiian ISL
anda Tor Auatro- Hungary, has resigned
that position. Mr. Hackhcld n In
tercstcd IN the oahu plantation. which
employees a number ~ Gallicinn labor
ers. subjects " Austria. Some time
ago "a number Of these lnborera refused
to work according 10 their contracts,
and were arrested ana tried convicted
! and sent TO jail until such time az they
would take their former places. Mr.
| iiuckfcld received their complaints In
| the regular course Of his dutles. and
upon his recommendation some OF the
men returned 20 work, but the rest
were examined In the district court.
Mr. Hackfcld resigned because he could
not feel that he could honornbly re-
main In position where his official
duties would seem 10 conflict with his
business Interests. The italian consul
h caring Tor Auatro- Hungarian inter-
esta.