The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-21
SAMOAN SQUABBLES.

CIVIL wAR RAGING AMONG THE NATIvEs-AN
AMERICAN CONSUL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
OFFENDER LYNcaED-TaE QUESTION OF FOR
EIGN PROTECTION
From the san Francisco Chronicle, Jan. III
The latest dates from the Samoan Islands are to
Nov embcr IL per schooner Ada Nay, Captain Peter
sen. From interviews with passense who arrived
learn that Apia the capital OF the Samoan group,
was In state OF anarchy, and bloody civil
raging the isla1d OF Tutula. Al Apla on the
night OF November 3, an American, James
Fox, was killed 10 drunken brawi by
one James Coohrano. A consular court TO Try
the murderer formed, Consul Gri1nn in
the chair. and Mcssrs Alvord, Williamson, Parker and
Grey. American citizous acting associate judges
verdict OF wiliu aud deliberate murder was brought
in against Cocbrane, who placed In board
the schooner Ada May, but without guard. to DO for
warded TO San Francisco Soon afierward, late tho
night armed force Of about thirty men, all forcign
ers in two large boats, boarded the schooner, and
without saying word, took Cochrape ashore ana
stanty hanged him to cocoanut tree. Tho an,ir
created profound sensation. Gildciroy Wells Griffin,
American Consul At Apia, has been tho subject OF
shameless ndignity
iSDGxirY TO CONSUL GRIFFIN.
II appears that one Captain Wright had set the Con-
sular authority at defiance aud Consu Griffin called
upon the officers OF French war steamer
Seignclay to aid him IN the capture OF Wright, who
was supposed 10 oe ON tao premises OF &. 5. smith
Co.. an English urn. This nrm Is also reported TO be
indebted 10 ,he California Cracker Co.. and Tor botn
reasons the Consul called Tor aid Beng unable OBJ
tain admi,iance the house was broken open, but
Wright was not found. The armed lorce the
segncay then returned, but Consul Griffin took
possession OF tho house As the English flag
was lying over It demand tor evacuation was
made by "Genera' W. J. Hunt, counsel Tor
smith Co. Grifln refusing no seized
bodily and carried out on the street or beach. rne
T. Meredith, Vice Consul of The Uotod States tor
ISLANDS OF lutuiln aud Mauuahad, has written letter
to Chioi Maugu. the leader OF tho rebels Informing
him that he would hold the said Aaugu
any injury done property OF foreigners during tho
civil war now raging ON the Island vi rutua. Tho
Chief answered Meredith III denunt and insulting
| manner, and threatened him tMeredith) with the
| vengeance OF English and American men-ot-war for
| mixing himself up IN native troubles Vice Consul
Meredith claims 10 represent England, Germany and
FraDce well his own country, the nations men,
toned having consular representatives at lutuia.
The matter has been referred to Consul Griffin.
| THE CIVIL WAR
The civil war raging Tutula rs entirely native IN
| It's character, though u few whites VINO married
to native women are somewhat mixed up IN Il.
Maugu, the principal chief ON inc isand aud leader
the rebels, wants 10 be let severely alone, aud viii
have nothing to do with the government party"
the established by tho fallen SleinDerger and
which still flies the flag OF the ex-Pfemer. Tue gov
eminent party Is determined to assert It's authority,
| aud hence tho several fights had taken
| place IN which number of killed and wounded
both sides had fallen. Seven heads, clean
from the trunks, brought 10 the camp OF Maugu
ana here was great rejoicing over the trophies Al
last accounts Mausu was reported 10 have lett with
| his followers Tor AN adjacent island (Mareual He
| lett Psgo Pago through sharp ruse Beng soro
pressed he lishted his hrcs his ramparts aud tho
ouomy, thinking he was getting Up least, watched
them lntenliy. In the meantime tho wary rebel lef
| Withdrew all his forces IN Canoes leaving three
tive women TO keep tho nres burning. hen Inoru-
Ing came Tho government purity found Manga aud his
followers iar away ~ lone island IN tho sea.
AMERicAN PROTKCroRArE.
On the Oath oil May last Actiu. American Consul
Colmesnil hew the American flag the group
aud declared Az American pro,corate Tor the siands.
THIS act utterly sstounded the German, French ana
English residents aud raised loud protostatiUns Con.
Grifnn arriving ulterward ana having no authority
to establish prVteolorate, the aci vi Coimosnil be-
| came null and void. The government Is now purely
natve and The chiefs say they want no more foreign.
ers ana latter according TO the Samosus .'a
ON The make, and They don cure how lney It,
| Tho German inanoi-war Hernia mad sailed tor the
Tonga group, ana II was reported that Germany III.
tended establish over the organs Mr.
| Weber, manager oi Tue urn OF Godoroy Il Co., ~
| q passenger a chief named Maiu arrived IRON the
Fu group TO protest against German protectorate
| Mxu Is SAID to ne native OF Tonga, and CHIEF OF
even higher rank than KING George, the inouarch OF
| the group Tho Row Mr. Baker, MISSIONARY ON the
Islands, Is taking an active part IN the SURFING events
| Ho Engiishman. but OF very liberal Views
Some say that Mr. Webber Is gone to propose Tor
| hand aud heart Of u daughter Of MIR. Baker bat
others assert that he went TO establish ciai
| supremacy tor the housc,of Godeiroy Go. In
| the protcctorato was established.
| A CRUSoK.
| Tho Ada May, on her ny trD, touched at Quros
Island, where inc celebrated aud venerable Ell Jei-
nIngs an American patriarch Is, like Robinson Cru.
| soc, master oil all he surveys. the Island Is about
| tnroe miles long and from u half wiao
IL some 20J miles north northeast oil tho Samoan
group. IL Is owned entirely by the patriarch, who
been there over thirty years. Mr. Jennings
ried IA Samoan woman, and has largo family. He
| Is welito-do and happy as iord Captain Ranzau,
his SOU law with lis vile and three children eau
up passengers by the schooner Tho ones are
shy as deer ana they speak their native language