The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 13, 1899, Page 3

: THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1899. . BUT ARE GROWING EXTREMELY ANXIOQUS ‘GERMANS DISCLAIM RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE AMBUSCADE Berlin Officials Say Prb'mpt Steps Should Be Taken to Suppress Mataafa’s Murderous Warriors. Special Cable to The Call and the New York Herald. Copyrighted, 1899, by James Gordon Bennett. BERLIN, April 12.—Up to a late hour to-hight lights burned in the Foreign Office, ch agitation reigned during the afternoon owing to the latest news from Samoa. e American and English detachment by Mataafa's is taken ['he ambushing of t warriors ere in the most serious light. .\ dispatch which reached the Minister of State from Consul Rose . taken as clearly exonerating the Germans from any hand in the matter, as was at first feared be th Only oon have the negotiations between the German and British govern- n s reache Iv satisfactory condition, and the German Government ascribes this to 1 the United States Government. This has removed the obstacle to Ger- Commuissioner, who, I am informed this evening at the Foreign Office, tary of the German Embassy in Washington. n a position to speak authoritatively says the reports in the German papers sovernment will put in a claim for damages are untrue. All such questions as 1att for the consideration of the Commissioners. All this Samoan question ed business, for which it seems a terrible pity that 400,000 marks’ worth of has been damaged and the lives of American and English seamen have been n Office has received several dispatches from the commander of the cruiser > makes no mention of any disagreeable discussion with Admiral Kautz. The ment takes this as sufficient proof that all the stories told on the subject must been the inventions of persons interested in making trouble between Germany >d States. The correspon- | ’*OOO*O*OOOO 040 40+04040+8H | e e e |6/ \BERLIN)April 12 Aulof: 10 VEHY WEAHY []l: /ice official, who is author- | @ fcial dispatch from Apia dated & | Minister of & April 5 says: “The British 9; Bulow. He 9 have been bombarding a Sa- 9‘ EHMA © moan village daily, and the ¢ | eral official 6 adherents of Mataafa are 6 1“”}':"]"‘]"' 4+ plundering foreign property. 3 S estroving | © “On April 1 an Anglo-Amer- €| l_ " e are + ican landing party fell into & 1 ished by the 8an ambuscade near Vailele. 2| © Three officers were killed and § | Gt lso received to-day a dispatch |+ two light guns were captured. © | e S I fr the ler of the Falke con- ? The warships afterward re- + AT =G ade and the l[“; ""f © newed the bombardment.” ? not, of course, take cognizance Eng substanti- 4 The officials here point out PR R s h‘ ;; 5 h,},;,”,:‘izh“..'\l:\i 9 that the engagementpappeared 9 Ovlt‘p‘tfifi ‘A,(lhfpm(hth. fo.nflxntmg Dressl’ ey (z e R e 9 with official communications, but 1 7 e perty | @ bPlace that a landing party g&|it is not believed that the press , s n. The Govern- % from the German warships Ol- & dispatch purporting to give an Y s he occurrence, a, Eber and Adler had an en- oo , 3 no way g foumer e e o § official ;’tmemem of such charac- b yunters mus T W ‘mitte ! o : S 1888. $ ter would be permitted to be sent from Berlin if it were not actually H4C4040+04040404040+0+0+8 | authqrized. treaty rights, and adds that it has rea- . son to know the German Government | Senator Davis ai T S has asked for a definite statement as = 3 % .chm‘man of ¢ quately full |t the position of the British Govern- |the Senate Committee on For- I an ment toward the Samoan treaty. oio lati A ; ! formally | Sir Frank Lascelles, the British Em. | eigy Relations, was one of the to start for Sa- bassador, conferred with Baron von|earlies >resi IE el b i , the German Foreign Minister, £ Of, i P:em.lent SpsLon ; hs rionetor unlnl 2 late hour this evening. The re- | to-day. The President did not 1 £ the com- Sult of the conference has not yet de- 3 : : " need- | Veloped definitely, but it is said that | Mention the latest advices from only an agreement was reached respecting \.'1”10"1 ]‘ll[ fl]e gen‘{tm‘] e e Samoa, Sena had been S th‘tu],{1‘11|~_.«a i i o el blondshed O idently the Government is doing |informed of them. Asked for his B mi 'S | its utmost to aveid irritating Great | . . . 1 I oceur any | Britain and the United States. It had | VIEWs on®'the situation, Davis s the dispatch from Ag early this | cai - £ blood has | morning, but refrained from publishing | S414* the contents because it did not desire to | exhibit a mischievous pleasure at the | ambush of British and Americans. The same motive forbade the semi- “We must be care- ful and not lose our 1888. The | official papers to publish or comment W g ans is of the | upon the news in a tone open to the ?cads. SOMUSL NOE is one of | Susplcion of cynicism. form an opini i e abits. If Ad- Baron von Bulow deprec s any at- p a oD tl" a“ r to re-estab- | tempt to complicate the situation by | th€ facts are known.?”’ well.o Bucihe 2:-;111»;::‘512‘ s e h‘lllh:flsml?- R tative Hull of T ac b e L ec ly to an interpellation by Representative Hull ¢ y e e oy | a member of the National Liberal party ; i) in the Reichstag to-morrow or Friday, | C stipulating, however, shall deal with Mataafa chairman of the House Military that the inquiry | — H 2 S ¢ i e Committee, was also one of the also saw United s ite, o said he only and contain nothing offensive to| Pres;. 9 A E White, who said he oA mo e S Tenive | President’s visitors, but he was 4 “s at Apia, and | APPears to confirm the report that the | not consulted on the matter. He : to comment upon | Visit of Sir Frank Lascelles has had b dlGaa d a definite result, since, until to-night, | Spoke decidedly, however, say- S r. the only after- | Baron von Bulow had declined to con- | ; 7 | ing: | “This Government sent to interpellaticn: re containing the ex- , does not comment It is understood that if a should prove German to have been reponsible 3 Dondentio B A jovernment will | H A . pondent of the Associated | ;i icage hia liability €0 pumsh-iw“ld'!()tattempttochs th ashington Govatn. | alent | BT o rar | AB & specimen of the excitement pre. | SPECIL OUP men there il within the com- | V2lling in Chauvinist quarters, “the | unless it is shown {ing upon abso. | A8rarian newspaper Tages Zeitung | he United States | Dublishes a violent manifesto mu.ngwclearlythattheyare in o mportant gate. | upon the women of Germany to con- on"the ‘preliminaties | tribute a_navy fund as a protest the wrong. If Germany nts “the Unaited | against the act of the United States | St Fomity safclenpited | (na Great Britain in “trampling Ger- | PEPSiSts in her pres- i North German Ga- | many's honor in the dust” The cnt course there naay manifesto is signed “A German Frau.” he statement m: > by Nachrichten yesterday to| The radical papers comment upon it t that the German represen. | rically, one of _them _remarking, b? wsf'- Inmy section ¢ Samoan comm on will jet thee to a nunnery, Opheli ppointed only when Gr Britain | The Vossische Zeitung observes that o the country the have given the guaran- | the previous navy fund provided about | fe€ling has been very nsure © German | enough money to buy a lifeboat. strong against Ger- 'many for six months. 'The people believe that she was hostile to us in the war with |Spain. The people are lin "such temper that |they will not permit +|any trifling or hedging jon the part of the United States.” Senator Thurston said that it would be pretty hard for three of the most enlightened nations [ A aaae oo 0—90—0%@»0—@—0—@—&@—0—@-@-@4—@4—@—*@—»@*" . of the earth to have a war over 2 a few little islands which are of o : no consequence. He considered ! Hotel at Apia Now Turned Into a Prison. the situation as somewhat grave. @ 409099904945 4040904 -0- G40 4-0+-0-+-0+0-+@| Scnator Stewart said: “Does | L e e e o e S S e e SY R R = @+ (ierm:m_\' want to fight? S0, she way be u\ommu(hll{‘(l We are a peaceful people, but. we d0< not permit others to go m()llnd with chips on their shoulders.” * | There was a feeling among | many of the statesmen that the outcome of this whole affair will | depend largely on Great Britain’s attitude. England, it is said, may see her opportunity in the Sa- moan situation, and the United States may be put in the po m)n of h.nmq to follow her. ILng- land may have concealed motives for a rupture with Germany, while the Samoan situation would furnish apparent grounds for a break. It is argued that if England has any desire to even up with Germany she will never be able to do so under more fa- vorable circumstances. — CABLE FROM GERMANY T0 UNITED STATES | NEW YORK, April 12—A Washing- ton special to the Herald Presi- | dent McKinley has granted pkl“]\ ian to the Felton Guilleaume, a German corporation, to -land on the = Atlantic Coast its proposed cable between Ger- | many and the United States. The request,’ which was made by the German Government through its Em- bassador in Washington, was for landing near Coney Island, but under the permit granted the company may put a cable ashore at almost any point The President -granted the reque: willingly, not only because it will. give the United States another trans- Atlantic line, but also because it will please many German-American citizens of the Unfted States, who have not looked with entire favor on the recent tions between the The new cable will bring the United States and Germany into closer com- mercial relations, and, it is believed, will tend to counteract the bad feel- ing in both countries over the action of the German admiral at Man and th: present Samoan difficulti The granting of the permit just at this time, when the situation in Samoa is particularly strained, will tend to demonstrate that the United States wishes to pursue a conciliatory course, —_—-——— THE RANGER MAY GO TO SAMOAN ISLANDS NEW YORK, April 12.—A Washing- ton special to the Herald says: Rea Admiral Hichborn, chief of the bureau of construction and repair, has been informed that the work of reconstruct- ing the Ranger will be completed with- in a week and this vessel will be im- mediately placed in commission for service on the Pacific Coast and will be avallable for duty at Apia if additional force be required there. - The Ranger has an entirely new bat- tery, consisting of six 4-inch rapid-fire guns, four 6-pounders, one Colt and one fleld gun. RECORDS OF SEAMEN SLAIN BY MATAAFANS WASHINGTON, April ]2—The Navy Department records of the service of the two sailors killed at Apia are as follows: James Butler, seaman, enlisted at Boston; born in Dungarven, Ireland;s next of kin, Mrs. Kate. Butler, Spring- mount, Dungarven, Ireland. Has had no previous naval service, Norman Eckley: Edsall, ordinary sea- man; enlisted at Toledo, Ohio; born in Columbus, Ky.; next of kin, Bessie E. Edsall, sister, Greenville, Mich, —_—— 5 FANCY CHINAWARE DAY. Some articles cut 60 per cent. Some articles cut 50 per cent. AND ENDS, HALF PRICE. DDS PRI GEEAT AMERICAN IMPORTING TEA CO. Stores Everywhere. . " L moan dispatch, said.to a representative | tives . .at Samoa:on-April L B S S ST, B B e e O SR S = ] GERMAN SETTLEMENT NEAR APIA. e S B e e SR S S oS T — 090400 D606+ 40+0600006660>+6-60-+500 COMPLICATIONS IN SAMOA MADE STILL GRAVER BY ATTACK ONDON, April 12.—The outbreak | of the A in Samoa, just when the powers | had agreed upon the appointment of a commission to settle the dif- ficulties there, has caused great annoyance and disappointment at the Foreign Office here, where it is re- garded as making the already serious complications still graver. While they | have difficulty in expressing a definite opinion upon the fresh development, it is acknowledged that the foreign offi- cials think that it has been manifested that there has been hasty and aggres- sive action on the part of Herr Rose, the German Consul, for although he may have many technical reasons for the part he has played in behalf of German interests, it is asserted that he has been the prime cause of the fresh outbreak, which, it is added, will neces- sarily greatly embarrass the endeavors which the three powers are making to restore a satistactory and amicable state of affairs. The Foreign Office officials appear to think that it was obviously the duty of the three Consuls to uphold the decision of the Supreme -Court, which, accord- | ing to the telegrams received, decided | to reinstate Tanu in place of the pro- visional government, and the action of Herr Rose in issuing a counter procla- mation supporting the rebellious fac- tion could not but have a.disastrous effect, as shown by the fighting de- scribed in to-da dispatches. Furthermore, the officials of the For- eign Office think it impossible to say to a certainty how events will develop, but they -are of ‘the opinion’ that it is high time .the commissioners got to work, in order to settle-on dcplorable state of affair: which a n in’ Samoa. The dispatch to the British Admiralty from Apia, after giv- ing lhe list of killed and wounded, | adds: “The British and.American au- | thorities used their utmost endeavors previous to the hghtlng to reach a peaceful settlement.” for all the’ o has | The treacherous attack made by thej Mataafans upon 'the American and British naval forces created a consid- erable sensation in official circles and among the general public. The news- | papers sent out large placards printed w th such startling statéments as ritish and Américan Forces Routed,” “German Treachery,” etc. The heroi. conduct of Ensign Mon- aghan ‘of the United States cruiser Philadelphia particularly appealed to the public. The British Admiralty has received a dispatch from Captain Stuact, the senior British naval officer in Samoban waters, giving the news of the death of Lieutenant Freeman of the British® cruiser Tauranga in “an engagement with the rebels.” Beyond this no further'details have been re- ceived. The German Embassador here, Count von -Hatzfeldt-Wildenburg, first re- ceived the news from a representative of the Associated Press. . He. quickly recognized its importance and asked permission to make a copy of the dis- patch, He said: ““This news is, indeed, grave and it is unfortunate, too, at this moment that anything should occur 't endanger the negotiations for the set- tlement that we were glad to feel would soon have arrived. not discuss the particulars given'in the dispatch, but the occurrence is certain- ly very unfortunate.” The Pall Mall’ Gazette says: “The locality of the engagement or rather ambush is stated to have been a Ger- man plantation, and there is' the un- pleasant suggestion - that there was treachery upon the part of a German subject. The incident, apart from the loss of life, is deeply deplorable. The situation was already full of anxiety to the Government at home, while on the spot racial’ feeling runs higher. Though it will be kept well under con- trol the Cabinets of London, Washing- ton and Berlin could well have been spared this latest development. We may be assured that order will be maintained ashore by the united efforts of the English'and American command- ers, but even their efforts will not clear the air of the electricity which is (ust accumulating at Apia.” The United- States Embassador. Joseph R. Choate, having read the Sa- Of course, T can- | rciated Press nd is Ger- | man treachery hinted at? I see noth- ing in this news to warrant for a mo- | nent the suggestion that the German | Government is in any way. implicated. | t Until we know more about the local circumstances surrounding .the case it | is impossible to express an nuuldte‘ opinion. “There is one thing, however, it will | tend to force matters and now, doubt- less, the three governments will take up the question vigorously and instead | of the occurrence causing delay it may | accelerate a definite, understanding.” @IV GOV O X 000000 HUGHES 1S ORDERED T0 G0 T0 SAMOA \ Lieutenant Commander W. S. Hughes, in charge of the local Hydrographic. Of- fice, has received orders. from Washington to report to Admiral Kautz for duty on the cruiser Philadelphia at Samoa. The | ge containing the instructions did tate to what . duties . Lieutenant DO 90000000 +0+0+@Q : & @ + ® 'S + L d ® . ® ¢ ! © L3 @ | &> . + @ ® 3 + ® RS 3t - ) & I > + & | ° ® [ R R R S R SIS SO = - ] Hughes will be assigned. He will leave on the steamer Mariposa for Samoa on the 19th of this month. Lieutenant Hughes was executive officer of the Scorpion during the blockade of Cuban ports. -The Scorpion was probably stest_converted yacht and had the best Ty of any the Government pos- ses. . After the. trouble ‘was over he as in the hospitals at Santiago and New York for three months. When fully re- &overed he returned to the Hydrographic Office ' in this city, to which he was at- tached . when' war ,was declared . with Spain. Lieutenant C. gating officer e miral Dewey, Calkins, who was navi- he Olympia.-unde has been ordered to ta charge of the Hydrographic Office to suc- ceed HugHes. Lieutenant Calkins was re- cently assigned to the training ship Pen- sacola, now at Yerba Buena Island. His successor has not yet been appointed. HETHERINGTON NAMED TO SUCCEED LANSDALE Naval Lieutenant Now at Mare Isl- and Ordered to Join the Philadelphia. VALLEJO, " April 12.—Lieutenant J. H. Hetherington of the navy, now at Mare 1sland, has been ordered to pro- ceed to the Philadelphia at Samoa to take the place of Lieutenant Philip V. Lansdale,; who was. killed ‘by the na- Schultze -has been detached from the Iowa and ordered to the Philadelphia in place of Ensign Monaghan. Both officers will gail from San Francisco on the 15th instant. UNANIMITY IN THE SAMOAN COMMISSION | Lord Salisbury Definitely Announces His Adhesion to This Principle. . LONDON, April 12—The Berlin cor- regpondent of the Morning Post sa; Lord Salisbury, I learn, has definitely announced his adhesion to the principle of unanimity in the Samoan commis- sion, although filled with grave appre- hensio: to the detrimental effect it may have on the commission’s useful- ness. The British and German gov- ernments have now arrived at an agreement. The Berlin correspondent of the Times say The latest news from Sa- moa has elicited the keenest regret here. It is regarded as showing that Admiral Kautz and Captain Sturdee mdde a mistake in attempting to sup- Mataafa with the small force at disposal. The Kreuz Zeitung says: Ve took too optimistic a view when we drew the conclusion from Embassa- dor White's declarations that Great Britain and the United States had not adopted an identical attitude in the Samoan question. 53 The concentration of the German press attacks now upon Great Britain and now upon the United States sug- gests an ardent desire somewhere to act upon the principle ‘Divide et im- pera.’” With regard to the appointment of the commission, neither England nor America can be accused of giving Ger- many any excuse for delay. If Ger- many insists upon the principle of unanimity in instructions to all com- missioners, she must at least give the other powers time to consider this im- portant subject. It cannot be expected that Mr. Eliot and Mr. Tripp will take their instructions ready made from Baron von Bulow.” “THE HUB” (CHAS. 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