The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-04-13

Washington. April l2-Tne only ofnciai
news received touching the Ast incident
was contained in Admiral Kautz's cab.
logram. The secretary said that no az
liuonal Instructions were. TO be sent by
him to the Admiral. Tho secretary or
state. however has been .oid that Doe i8
at liberty Co forward any Instructions 90
the admiral mat Dee may deem necessary
but that &c he concludes 90 DO $50. he
must act Immediately as the maii slcam-
cr leaves Tho nearest cable point for
Apia tomorrow. Tho Philadelphia was
short handed for officers before the loss
OF Lieut.. Lausdale and Ensign Monaghan
and the department today promptly sent
telegraphlc orders to Mare island Co dis
patch some officers TO recruit tho force.
Lieut. schoutzo goes out as executive of
hccr. with Lieut. w. S. ltubhos, Lieut.
scho0eld and Llcut Holpington. Sur
geon Steel IS ordered from the New York
navy yard 90 the Philadelphia An ur
these officers are expected TO take the
mail steamer ot the 18th for Apia.
Tho diplomatic negotiations Of Tho 1ay
We're not directed particularly Co The er-
counter. as the official Information .,
too mcager thus far to- warrant posi-, D.,
official action There were many inqWr-
ies however. and the static department,
and the British and German ombassle'
exchanged such adyices as they hdd ON
the subject Iu tbe main the diplomatic
negotiations continued to center around
the high commission. ON thla subject n
breach SIS gradually opening bctweon
Great Britain ana Germ.ny because o.,
tho refusal Of Great Bd,l,l 20 have ths
high commission leave san Francisco or
the 10Th.
While the Germ1ns are anxious 1n,
our officials are willing thoi she star
should be made on the roth. Grolt Brit
ain insists on proceeding Win dcllcra
tion. allowing full time for instruction
90 tho British commssloner boy mail ana
not by cable This, OF course would maxi
| it impossible for the commission 20 leav
I'm "a body this month. To overcome thi
stand by the British foreign office.
suggestion has been made that the ap
poinmcnt OF a umpire which ls one 90
the points stll in dispute, be settled at
ter the commissioners start. IT this 3
agreed Co the commission can be away
though with some branches ot lls In
structions incomplete.
lu the meantime they could Doc maxim
their preliminary examinations the nu.
decisions being reserved until compIet
lhetueuons were ip u1'1 tbs Gorms
1rspcsal does not mes- with f3t,
among the British officials. who hay
determined that tho British commission
cr Mr. Eliot shall not leave until Dob
! functions can Doc clearly defined.
Lieut. Freeman. killed IN Samoa, :
given I'm tho British naval lst as the se
ior lieutenant of the cruiser Taumuga
the next 60 Captain Stuart On oomman
OF the vessel.
The British admiralty has number
warshps not far from Samoa in the Au'
tralasian Islands, special design ,
small cruisors being used in that l1ca
lly The chief naval station accessible
Samoa "a on the China coast whore Oh
Aslatic squadron embraces some OF tt
largest warshlps ln the British navy. ]
number. armament and tonnage, tl
British ships on this station FAR cNoeo
those of Germany OF any othor power
The chief German naval station nea
Samoa, is also ON the China coast, whei
Admiral Prince Henry s in command,
Admiral Dewoys fleet at Manila ls th
nearest asscinblage OF American wal
ships ln samoa Tho s1il from Manila Q
Samoa IL about fourteen days