Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-25
CASUS BELLI.
Serious State of Affairs in
Samoa.
THE WAR wAGED WITH vIGOR
High Handed Conduct of the German
Auth0rities-Amer and
BritOns Insulted.


Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
SAN Francisco, November 24.-The
steamer Mariposa, from Sydney and
Auckland, has arrived here. The cor
respondent of the Associated Press at
Apia, Samoa, writes as follows under
date of November 9th:
MATTERS GROWING WORSE.
''Matters are daily growing worse in
Samoa instead of improving. The
American, British and German consul
ates are guarded by platoons of marines
from the men-of-war Adams, Lizard
md Adler respectively. The build
ings are all fortified by sand
bags, placed on all sides to height of
three or four feet. The marines carry
loaded muskets and all persons ap-
prOachng at night are halted before
shey can enter the buildings. This state
Of affairs went into operation October
z4th, and was caused by the acts OF the
Germans, whose attitude toward the
Americans and English as we'll as to
wsrd the natives is becoming unendur-
1ble.
A patrol of three armed sailors from
the German man-of-war Adler travels
the streets of Apia with loaded muskets
md fixed bayonets every night. A few
nights ago the patrol met two English
gentlemen on the main street, when one
German sailor, without provocatiop,
struck Mr.. Ritchie, one of the English
men, a heavy blow in the face, knocking
him down. The Englishmen, who were
anarmed, did not resent the blow, but
Mr.. Richie reported the affair to the
British consul. Captain Logan Chap
pells, of the British man-of-war Lizard
heard of the occurrence and visited the
British consul for the purpose of deter
mining what steps should be taken in
the matter. The affair is still under
consideration.
OUTRAGES AGAINST AMERICANS.
During the early part of November the
Germans in Samoa threatened to deport
some Americans who opposed their pro-
esedings. Among these was H. T.
Moors, an American citizen and the
largest merchant in Apia. While
IAmeeese, the rebel king, who is the tool
If the Germans, was besieged in Mu-
inun Point, near Apia, some of his
warriors entered the house of an Ameri-
can named Scanlan, drove him and his
family out of the house, killed his live
stock and threatened to take Scanlan's
Ife.
This was done within $50 yards of a
fWt erected by the Germans on Mulinun
Point and in full view of the German
garrison; but the latter made no efforts
10 stop the proceedings. The natives
repeated the performance a few days
later, whereupon Captain Sears, of the
United States man-of-war Adams, con-
yeyed such positive communication to
HE captain of the German man-of- war
and German Consul as caused them to
restrain the natives, for the time being,
from further acts of violence. The three
years cruise of the Adams expired two
months ago, but such was the serious
condition of affairs that Captain Sears
decided to remain here until relieved by
the man-of-war Nipsic from Callao.
THE BRITISH LION AROUSED.
October 10th a boat-load of Tamasese's
men fred into a large boat filed with
Nstoafa's g men, who were peaceably pad
ding up the harbor unarmed. None of
them were hit, but number of native
houses aud one English house were hit
by bullets, which flew across the main
street. As a result of this
Admiral Fairfax, OF the English
man-of-war Calliope, which was
here at the time, sent word to Tamasese
that he had left orders with the captain
OF the English man-of-war Lizard, that in
ease the proceedings we're repeated, the
Lizard should fire into Tamasese's boats.
Tamesese is now encamped with his
followers, ZOO in number, at Saluataia,
about twelve miles from Apia. He has
built forts and rife pits, and is awaiting
Matoafa's men, it having been under
stood on both sides that battle would
.xke place earlv in November. Matoafa's g
men number 5000 picked warriors. Both
rides are armed with repeating rifles.
Matoafa has received large detachments
srom Savaii. one of the Samoan group.
MAToAFA's ARMY.
Yesterday (the 5th) Matoafa's army
took up it's march on the forts and Salua-
safa all day natives were moving out
from Apia, where they had been en-
camped. Some of the men carried two
repeating rifles while all had one apiece.
Yesterday and to-day, war canoes, some
holding hundred men, have been COM
ing into Apia harbor. They pass short
distance from the Adams and the sight
10 magnificent one, all the warriors
singing battle songs as they go by, each
wearing the white head dress of the
Matoafa and keeping time to the beat
Of the paddles. They are all men nearly
six feet in height and have fine physical
development.
1t is reported that German Vice. Consul
Brandt, who is an ex. German artillery
officer, and two other Germans went to
Tamasese's fort, at Saluatafa, October
18th and gave him several hundred rifles