The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-11-25
THE SAMOA TROUBLE.
Matters are Growing Worse
Instead of Improving.
ATTITUDE OF THE GERMANS.
They Need Sitting Down Upon-Amer.
lean and English Consulates
Guarded by Marines.

San FRANCISCO, November 25.-The
steamer MGripOsa, from Sidney and
Auckland, has arrived here. A cores -.
pendent of the Associated Press at
Apia, Samoa, writes as follows, under
date of November 9th: MATTERS are
daily growing worse in Samoa, instead
of improving. The American, British
and German consulates are guarded by
platoOns of marines; the buildings are
all fortified by sandbags. This state of
affairs went into operation October oath,
caused by the acts of the Germans,
whose attitude towards the Americans
and English, as we'll as towards the ma
tlves, is becoming uncomfortable. a few
nights ago a German patrol knocked
down an Englishman. During the early
part OF November the Germans threat =
ened to remove some Americans who
opposed their proceedings. The fol-
lowers of Tamasese, who Is
THE TOOL OF THE GERMANS,
drove an American named Scanlan
from his house, killed his stock and
threatened his life. All this was in
full sight of the German garrison, who
made no effort to stop it. When this
was repeated later, Captain Scar, OF the
United States man-of-war adams con.
veyed such positive communications to
the captain of the German man-of-war
and German consul as caused them to
restrain the natives for a time. The
three years cruise OF the adams expired
two months ago, but such was the
serious condition of affairs, the captain
says, that he decided to remain here
until relieved by the man of-War Nepsic,
from Callao. The reckless firing by
Tamasese's men resulted in the bullets
Striking an English house. The English
Fairfax, gave warning that he
would fire into Tamasese's boats if the
firing was repeated. Tamasese is now
with his followers, LOO in
number, at Sslnatfa, about twelve miles
from Apia, he
HAS BUILT FORTS AND RIFLE PITS
and is awaiting Matasta's men, it
having been understood on both sides
that battle will take place early in
No7 ember. Mataafa's men number
). 900, picked warriors Both sides are
armed with repeating rifles. Yesterday
the Fifth Mataafa army took a march
On the forts at Salnatfa. It is reported
the German vice consul, Brande, an ex-
German artillery officer. and two other
Germans went to Tamasese's fort on
October 18th. and gave him several
hundred rifles, several thousand
and a barrel of dynamite.
On October oath, the sailors from the
nan-o'-war AdLer fired into boatload
Of Mataafa's men, and soon after the
Germans fred a volley into several
foreigners houses. A public indigna-
lion meeting was held. United States
CONSUL Blackjack and the British consul
the captains of the respective
to fortify the consulates,
md see that place of refuge might be
offered to foreigners in case of an
All the Americans in Apia
that the United States GOV
neglected to offer them the
protection to which they are entitled,
although Captain Scar, of the adams,
lid everything possible to protect
American interests.
The oceanic steamer MdripoSa leaves
lere to-day.
The great battle of Salnatfa is ex-
,ected to occur hourly. Rockets were
cen ascending from the vicinity of
Tamasese'5 tort at late hour last night.