The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-25
STRIFE In SAMOA.
A Series of Bloody Engage
ments.
GERMAN PAsTIsASs BEATEN.
One Hansred and Twenty Men
Killed and i5e wouEded-
Bodies Behsaaed-
GERMAN PAgTrsAss BEATEN.

cores pGu<ent OF fae Associated fre@s 4
Ari2, SAmos. writes 2s follows snser 6stl
OF Deeen eer ::
s-S.sre fhe last Oceanic Steamer lefi ihsi
place fsE szn Francisco, month agS. tF.
haitlss Of importance snd numerous sxiF
misses have teksa place betxeea ii
forces of M4lieta&. .5istaafa and Tsmassse
the reoel chief aud pretended king. Abou'
10 men have been killed and 80 wounded
rsauy OK the dead having been bGsharsnsls
magiiaicd. The state Of affairs on ths
sslansa seems 10 Dc due % ING continues
action of the German ceasHi. De-. KEsppe
supported bg the EaeR-of gar Adler aad
koer and the German P.Eattns aua tsrsd
ing Co.. who Insist ihst Tssussssse shaii b
/ king, although tSe thirds Of the samoan
/ people have elected Aafietoa Aassafs as
their choice, while ike Germsls 0ppcSe
him knowing be wiii nos consent TO thesl
rgiie Of tGe Islands.
By November 6 the tusTa % Apia Sas a.
Most deserted hy ;he natives, except sach
p rseTs Es were esther Ton F31oE 0T isto Oh
/ u go to the front. Mstaafa took up his
headquarters a. faalu. a snsii village
sbuuy six miles from Afsa Aaa situated
OF the snores c5 bsy. the entrance e
/ sEieh il about mile wiae. TSnasrse
4 At-4 LIS 81 > AtfAA tf-AAt
[ ou top Of a bill al the eastern extremity 0f
4 the bay. This fost. which i almost im
/ prgg1a Die. j. built ia three sections. the
| first being made Of a weitbuiit sfacxRae,
1 L or T. high, backed 5Y baskets male Of
esscuauUI leaves plated 1geiher aud filea
I with earth. Twenty OF % yards back Is
/ the second seegiou, which consists Of stoae
breast works ana riae pits- II no section
/ is the sfoa kaae eazFaugz % tA1s8 sections
| wide enough 10 ai.0w feug men 10 psss
/ ABREAST The sides u the hIli upcn which
/ ine fort Is situated are almost pr,cjpstaus,
/ have been cleared OF trees aud brush, thus
+ giving those within fhe foEt a clear range
Of the attacking party. Another rough
stockafe was erect 4 by T8mss seS men
about five miles back in the bush. Mats
ala mFu mum berea about 4D5. Waiie
famRseses force was l7l9. Ine rebels
were stationed in the Dig tort ia the bush
aud IN the gt0akEde, while lev @erc
locsied ia Z number Of small villages:
Mhtaafa's soldiers were distributed
throughout the bush for q distance Of
three or four miles.
| on the afternoon OF November 9Th the
TaaRsese men belonging TO Mataafa's
army began au attack oD the siockasie 10
Gated IN ;ae bush. After sharp tgas the
I rebe were driven out sud retrssfed up the
| side OF a steep mouutaia. where fhty hast5-
/ ly made clearing aud iasew az a stock
aap The sides of this moustain are 50
| a man to ssani erect. but tine attacking
/ party charged up the side, having 70 pull
I themselves up ay shrubs ana branches CT
trees, while the rebels fired down upon
them. The latter were driven oui, how
ever. aud compelled 10 make a stand fur
/ ther up the mountains. Tamasese's loss in
| this fight was two killed and II wounded.
The United states man of-Nsr Sipsie.
Can't. u. W. Mullen, arrived here from
I Cal a. November : 70 relieve the Adams;
{ On November Maisaias men succeeded
/ in fighting their way 10 within - yards of
/ the Asjuug Tamasese fort. which had been
built Ia tae bush. Malaafas men then
erected q stockade and each side settled
doWu 10 watching the other and rfiHg s
shot whenever q mau exposed himself 10
view. The German steamer Lubbock ar
rived from sydney November 10, bringing
Dr. KnRppe, the new German eonsul, 10
relieve Consul Becker. A schooner armed
/ by The Germans continued 10 make daily
/ ifips from Apis 10 sslufais. carrying an
! mutation for the Use OF Tamsse>e'S ine@.
A day or 80 later the German man-of-wsr
Adler appeared Off the hgrhor and the
/ German consul came ashore and demanded
I thar Mataaia comply with the instructions
Ia his letter OF the previous dGy. ordering
I him TO leave his encainpment on account
/ of alleged depnsdSiions. NatAaia informed
/ the consul that none OF bis men had COM
mitted the drpredatiauE upon German
Z =
regret the war more than himself, but he
{ rfid not intend 20 stop fighting az the pres
sent time When he had 80 lar gained the
advantage. He added that 81 nr desired
wss that foreign nations should not inter
I fere. but lgOuld allos the SaIgogns 20 settle
the war thems Ives.
on the i3th meeting OF tse three con
suls wss held a. the regu 81 Of the German
consul, for the purnose 81 considering
what steps should be taken 10 Stop the
fzhiiug uniied States Consul BiacElock
sa.d be would Co4stut Ia tie natives re-
turning 20 their homes Ant allowing tae
government 70 be carried by the three
roasals uutil definite news could be re-
celrcd from their respective gav rlmc0is,
The EAgiish cu.tsui said the ouly way %
restore Feace was 70 divrSt IamGs~st S3d
Brsnders II all power. COusul kuarpc re
piled that he must continue 10 recognize
Tamas,ss as king. and the meeting came
;o an cud. Ine mex day the British con
sul issued a Proclamation making all
British suHj cts ame1ab g "a his iurisiie-
nogi. aud directing tha; all taxes oi British
-utjs 8 be psij 70 him ia tr,Is- for the
samoan government whenever II should
be properly established fdis pTurlama-
ton is regarded here IS TugF Important
being q virtual admission thar taerr is NJ
eoNernmsnt existing IN samoa, although
the. BFiilsn pousgl hat heretofore rseos-
uIH-d rarfHsrse IS ktuE.
November IS the MauQno ana Savall men
Of Msrassa- army started f,tv - uafEfs in
th,ir cana-s. az whicn there wcrr about -,
iu aid uoa 10 the three samoan tntuoi-
Z y ar. tee sailing oi wbsch rad delayed fne
( Naf fur I've or six Ia! =, a0d gefr, Shea
completed. 81 iiiflc us-. During the after
neon tre opposing iorrcs hsd a small hsht
A. - usiats. Na-aa'a mta dFiFhE tne
rsh,is oui ~ tWu iyris, which they cap
taac 8. and Killed four 81 ihrir uumurr.
+ tskius iheir heads, or EathaF cutting Oh
ear 10 BE- taken uefare tac kists- as iht
I hsa asS we're cru@iarrt8 lueeuFeuicut -
carey En- travelling. A numb-T ai Ia n a.e-e 5
men were kiiiea. ba. A4tazla eeilsd not
{ Z g the'F heads Tho rebels also hag many
acu wcuudfti. Sas-zfR's loss sss iaur ~
I Hve kiira sad tisat or tea Sosa 4e'i.
Nine iaiaf ios Is uf men arrived during inc
( dsy from lac Lszui 81 SaFati Tor tAr Fur
I.ose oi jsinia1 Ismsscse. Ias German
I gauiaoa; Ehr arrived frum tae ar-ha3i
islands ga Nuvezls Der ?. aud - oIce K sn
( l, faAc in sEsFes
/ Afitr driviu- Tarsssise Hsea from tAe
I FORTS az SsiuaiRta. Matsafas LaeA hal
I ffssnEhfieS~V Essns uH tHH vtast - GaFS
ajs iras., ias5e&d % fail3winz tAe enrmf,
All also uagtas lest use ioTss ta-y coH.a
I o-si ret haFk Ia the f2rs- easca ~rre "ii
& German rruHgd, iamcsesc's mcn W"1s
! sa.9t Iu p,-~s -~5an az fne t1Fts ats-u, un
I disturbed aud under the protection u tag
! German EsE.-
( Arrangements for = general siiark 90
7 ta biz lors a. iSuiii were completed Ne
Z vem aer - aBa i, ssss expected t1e nsui
Wollid l-gll usi iac ID HdEtht Toe u
{ tsfuoaH OF that day EShttns ocraa al oalu-
( ta5a. toe Taafas ~ t1ea coming uut Z.
mevt Aafaafa's soldie~s. aha frpalscfl
! them, EiiliEE several a.l3 soHHGiue man 9.
Nuri AAs seul fs -He Abf1ngi0 63G So All
1 men - Niug Na.a = ia ta,. evening, n7-
! teE rg Z "a e. euIl- 10 1HialaSu ana
( issiu ID the sttsek On tss bts fort a. ss'
i3Nht on the following morning theF
perr - make ths aaht iruA Tue srs. wnlle
! tse Tauzssss, AIoia- sad Aaaa WgH
sonid hr1in fhe atsgk from fhe
| shusss. At daylight "a the mo-ulus;
uf the -TEh the saEa. scl
! Monouo canoes. uunoeTias =. with ige
T. three samoan meu-oi-waF. Appeared oa
Ezutuauu aud began shnssslag cannon 81
1 the small TSnas ~ f8fF GB Tie trarh,
/ TIE AtoS and asns men dia rot bsgin .
/ srbt a. tac time dlr te1- having heeH
I told by souae unauthorized native mat tie
hour had bern p,stt-laeei. AbBur
; o'c5ock the TsfHasss a. HfeN. tlfct of Walt
sDz. b, ran the attack ggested oy ths
AG,se sud AsBa rgiru q. " Do asd Tisaa . hiis
: hs-ea ordered 10 fch1 81 once ts tn king
b The Hs1azfa mcu were receives with
! taasr reurirraas fra bV the Tamasrs.
gone iuto the 65ash % ascertain whF "a.
/ fEaf hAl uaE ramnslcE1. bad S-&rsed .
& reTHru to Lis assise 3 Is v minutes hrtef5
& che alta. ! etynl suemes&- - hen the heaVl
q agus " as srar1 be hA-tcuee 10 tEe y al
+ eifn MS hsiy-srari, faF tse pBrAose a
o-ierirs Up tas Sass8 nsn 2
suapsTs "a, others ga tie stll
Tas Savsii ami Gonono mrn hss
mealwhii- quietly atttGrzFa 70 lafosl
( TIVE miles dis zni. b 4 wing tilst siis k a.
I tNea , - iztt e. kuuur w@Se scut o1t z
E ertcr theg1 So. AMI hey arTlFad - saon a
f,sssi bic tasAe uatatsf III ssas.g 90 TIE
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