The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-09-22
SAMOA,
Exciting News by the 'Z9alandia" e.
Mataafa Proclaimed King!

warpath, but being entreated by
their Chief, who was held as q sort
of prisoner on Mulinuu they started
home again. Thirty of them how
ever, would not go, but encamped
on the mountains back of Apia.
Brandeis with $50 men surprised
these before daylight one morning,
when q fight ensued in which three
Safata people were killed and
two Tamasese men killed and one
wounded. The whole district of
Safata then rose in open revolt,
crossed the mountains TO Faleula,
near McArthur's plantation, and
there erected fort. Brandeis
thereon summoned all Samoa to
help him punish them, but Samoa
did not respond as he would have
liked. Tuamasaga Joined the pa
triols at once, then town after town
of other districts, while Brandeis'
force steadily diminished. Savaii
people sent him word that they were
too busy making copra to attend to
| his wars.
AS usual the German Consul at
tempted to come to the rescue. The
calder" took on board 200 men and
towing six boats started out to burn
Manono. Arriving there they threw
in 10 shells amongst the women and
children (the men being at Fale-
ula), but no one was hurt. The
boats were then filed with natives
and sailors, who pulled ashore to
burn the houses and eat the pigs,
this being their mode of warfare.
They had just time to set fire to the
large canoe, when some one started
an alarm that the Manono men were
coming and they took to their boats
and fed, one boat load however 60
ing off to Savaii and away from the
war, and one to Faleula to join the
patriots. Thus ended the expedi-
ton. Mataafa has been chosen
king and has seven or eight thou
sand men encamped all around the
town, hemming Tamasese's men now
reduced to less than 200. Mataafa
is now styled Malietoa Toa. Ia
maseses men are behind breast
works on Mulinuu, and GO German
marines are there, principally to
keep them from running away. One
of the men engaged in the Manono
exped ton has been caught and ex-
ecuted. Malietoa now proposes to
move on the works at Mulinuu. Ia
masese wants to abdicate but is re-
strained by Brandeis and Becker,
who are fitting up a fleet that
will rescue him. We all hope tc
see his head on pole. We all wish
Malietoa success. His people are
to occupy Apia in spite of the cad
ler."
A postscript added Sept. 18th
gives the following =
Part of the forces under Malietof
marched through here on the 18th
inst. and attacked Brandeis. lama
sese people who had fortified Ma
tautu. Balls from this fort came
flying through the town which re
peatedly struck houses. Hamilton
Ruges and the Pilot Station were rid
died. Capt. Bisset was shot through
the head and killed while standing
on the steps of the late Hawaiian
; Consulate. Malietoa's forces cap
tured all the outworks before dark,
and during the night the Brandei
, crew escaped, being followed Sc
! quickly, that many dropped thei
guns as they fed. More woulc
have escaped had Malictoa's peopl
brought their boats. Five Malietos
r men were killed and Is wounded
and Is Tamasese men bit the dust
AS the wounded were put in Ith
boats as fast as they were hit it i
not yet known how many were hurt
They all ran off to Solo Solo ant
are now suing for peace. Tamases
is on Malinuu, guard of marine
{ from the "Adler" (51) have throw
up Notifications across the point ant
are protecting him. We all hop
now that the L. S. Government vii
{ extend at least protectorate owe
4 Samoa until it is possible to get law
: in working order. Malietoa (Mata
!. afa) is very good man and has tn
(. confidence of every one.
: Another letter dated Apia Sept
10th says: The followers of the lat
King Malietoa and many of the pre-
t sent so-called King Tamasese ar
S in open rebellion to the number {
nearly 1000 within six miles o
= Apia. The Germans have lande
: sailors in reality to protect Tami
q sese. The inhabitants of the othe
islands are all joining in the rebe
lion. Tamasese's people have re
n moved house from the property {
@ an American and it is rumored thG
n the Captain of the u. S. S. Adam
n has given Brander the Prime Mir
r lister to understand that it must /
r returned and replaced as original
within twenty-four hours.
Captain Bisset who was killet
e was an Englishman, and had charG
. of the schooner sent from Sa moa
= rescue the wrecked crew of the BI
q fish bark Henry James on Palym
lei