The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-25
SAMOAN SLAUGHTER.
The Islands the Scene of a
Bloody Fight.
BATTLEBETWEEN THE RIVALS.
mont of Prisoners-GeIma
Conduct.

SAN FRANCISCO, December ga
special correspondent of the Assc cjated
Press at Apia, Samoa, writes under
date of December 17Lh: Since the last
adyioes two battles of Importance and
numerous skirmishes have taken place
between the forces of NJ alietos Mstaafa.
and Tamasese, the rebel chief AID
PRETENDED KING.
About 120 men have been killed and
$50 wounded. This state of affairs
seems due to the continued action Of
the Germans, who insist that Tamasese
shall be King; also two-thirds Of
the people have elected Mahetoa
Mataafa as their choice, while the Ger
mans oppose him, knowing he would
not consent to their supremacy on Il
| island.
On the afternoon of November 9th,
| Mataafa's army began the attack on
Tamasese's stockade by ambush, and
after a sharp fight the IT bsls were
I
tain, where they threw up a stockade.
They we're again driven out of there.
Tamasese's lost two killed and twelve
wounded. and Mataafa's four killed and
fifteen wounded. Mstaafs's wounded
were taken to Apia, where British Con-
sui Cethogan and United States Vice
Consul Blackjack, Captain Leary, of
United Steamer adams, and Captain
Pelly, of the British steamer Lizard,
erected
HOSPITAL TENTS
in front of the British consulate for the
accommodation of the wounded. N otice
was also sent that Tamasese's wounded
would be cared for, but none of these
were brought to the hospital tents, be-
ing taken to Tamasese's fort, where
their injuries were looked after by sur
geonS from German man-0fWar.
The United States steamer Nipsic.
Captain Mullen, arrived here November
7th to relieve the adams.
Novem Der 10th the German steamer
Lubbock arrived from Sidney, bringing
Ut. HueOhe, the new German consul,
to relieve Consul Becker.
/ A schooner, armed by Germans, cor
tinued to make daily trips from Apia 10
Salulafata, carrying ammunition for
the use of Tama. ese's mer.
Brandelss, the German VINO is the
REBEL KINGS ADVISER,
has given it out to the men that on No
Yember 18th the German man of-war
AddLer appeared off the harbor. and
the German consul came ashore and
demanded that Mataafa comply wi b
| the Germans order to leave his en-
campments on account of alleged dep
relations, which Mataafa denied. He
war more than himself, but he did not
! in tend to stop fighting now. All he
desired was that foreign nations should
not interfere, but ailoH the Samoans 10
settle the trouble. The following day
meeting of the German, American
id British consuls was held, but We IS
devoid of results, The Germans insist
ing upon upholding Tamasese.
In the afternoon of the 19sh the OPP
posing forces had a
SHARP FIGHT
at Saluafata, Mataafa's men driving
/ the rebels out of two ports. A numb:
u Adm1st sc ) mSu N6C6 huI6U III
wounded, and Mataafa lost FIVE killed
and eight wounded
The German ganhoat Eber arrived
November 21st and next day proceeded
70 Saiuafata where she will be sta
! toned some time. The NipSic fol-
lowed her and will also remain tenn
porarily at Saluafata. Immediately on
the arrival of the Ebsr she sent ashore
notification to Mataafa's men to
leave German gound before the fol-
lowing day or they would be forcibly
driven away, and also ordering
them rot to attempt to pass
over German lands. The Germans
claimed largetracts of land said to be-
long TO Samoahs on this ground; they
defined the boundary and the German
consul instructed the captain of the
Eber 10 fire upon any of Mataafa's men
who Ventured upon it. TamaseSe, how
ever, was
GIVEN FREE RANGE
OF this ground and notified that he
would be protected by the Eber. Oh
November 9th. Captain Leary, of the
United sta es steamship adams, sent