The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-21
Outrages at, SomOa by Officers Of
the German Government,
OUR CONSUL is INSULTED
When He Protests in the Name
Of the United States.
Attempt to AssassInatc Americans
War Cloud Arising Between This
! Country aud the FAtherIand.
News Of a Most Start
ling Character.

SAN Francisco, Jan. 2O.-Reliable ad.
vices received from Samoa are OF a most
startling character, and are as follows;
On the night OF December IS the
sailors from the German men.of,war
Adler, Olga and Eb0r attacked Mataafa's
soldiers, under the direction OF the Ger.
man Consul and Captain Fritz, the
senior naval officer Of the port, AS the
result Of the encounter 90 German sail
ors were killed and SO were wounded.
Since then tho German war ships have
burned American houses, torn down the
United States flag, seized American citi.
zens in the neutral waters Of Apia har-
Dor, taken them prisoners on board the
German men.ol-war, and fired upon the
American flag.
King Mataaia's party, who had been
fighting almost constantly since the bat.
tie ut Lautonua, killing and wounding
many OF Tamasese's men, began to fall
OF ammunition, but were able to obtain
10000 snider cartridges, mortgaging
their lands to pay for ammunition.
On the night OF December 10 large
party OF German sailors, number $50,
came ashore at Apia, and entered the
stoses, saloons and native houses In
search Of Americans, Englishmen aud
liaIf.Castcs. They entered tho residence
OF George SCanlan, United States Marshal
In Apia.
KILLING AMERICANS.
He was not in, but the sailors found
him and his brother, Morris snider, also
an American citizen, further up the
street, aud starting q quarrel, stabbed
both Of the Americans in the back. Tho
Scanlans escaped to a native church,
where their wounds were dressed and
found not 10 be fatal. The German sail.
ors ran through the streets, attacking oil
persons they met, except tue Germans,
and injured the adhcrcnts Of Tamasese,
and among the number were native wo-
men and children. Some OF the NIatania's
soldiers came In from the bush and were
anxious 10 begin shooting, but were
urged by United States Consul Black.
lock not TO fire.
On December II tho United States con.
sui sent protest to the German consul,
asserting that tho conduct oil the Ger.
mans had been outrageous, and lad
placed American lives and American pro-
perty in great jeopardy.
At I o'clock on the morning OF Decem.
ber IS, the Olga left Apia, steamed up
the coast and returned that evening with
Tamasase's secretary on board. That
night the secretary wrote q letter to his
wife in SApia, stating that the Germans
would attack the town named Matafa.
gatele during the highland would attack
Mataafa's'men while they were sleeping.
The woman told the news TO one OF her
relatives In Apia, who In turn sent word
to Mataafa's men.
MIDNIGHT ATTACK.
Before midnight 200 armed men had
assembled on shore, n short distance
above tho English Consulate, and, con-
cealing themselves in the bush, waited
for the appearance OF the German boats,
which, 1t was said, would contain NUM-
Der Of Tamasese men as well as German
sailors, who had been brought from Sal.
naiata, by Olga. An American news
paper man named John O. Klein nc.
companied the Mataaia men To witness
the proceedings in the interest OF his
paper.
About 2 o'clock In the morning three
German tnen.of.war boats approached
about half mile above the British Con.
suIate, and were distinctly seen by the
British Consul, It was evidently their
intention TO land, and proceed TO Mata.
fagatcle on foot. Soldiers Of Mataafa
gathered on the shore, and asked Klein
TO ask the Germans not to land, as II
would be regarded as q hostile act, and
that they would be fired upon. This was
shouted 10 them when tile boats were
so yards from the shore. The boats
came on toward the shore, when they
received q second warning.
A RusE.
The boats pulled out toward the SEQ
and went to a village called vailele, four
miles from Apia. A third boat kept
along the coast, being still followed BY
Mataaia's soldiers. When opposite Ma.
taalatele the boat pulled straight across
the bay 10 a point on the other extrcm.
nv. A Malaaie Chiei, followed by eight
or nine men, ran around the edge OF the
bay to intercept tho boat. When oppo.
site the village OF fagell Yallcle the boat
pulled rapidly for tho shore. At the
same moment three men on horseback,
carrying lanterns, rode out oi the bush
and signalled the men In The boats. 81.
multanoously a number OF German sol.
diers rose from the bottom OF the boat,
where they had been concealed, aud DO.
gan 10 wade ashore. Some Of Mataaia'a
men had come up In the meantime, aud
tho Germans began shooting at them.
The natives did not return the fire. The
Germans were soon landed, and took
shelter behind some rising ground.
THE GERMANS pETEATED.
As soon as they gained this position
they at once opened fro on Alataaia's
mon. within a minute fully 200 shots
had been fred BY Germans and black
laborors, natives Of other lands, who
were employed on German plantations,
A hot fight then ensued and the sol.
diOts increasing In number, began firing
from behind trees al tile German sailors,
who numbered 100, having beon rein.
forced. The sailors finally became panic.
stricken, threw down tlielr arms aud
took 10 lhe bush, where they were iol.
lowed by the natives and slaughtered
when ovettaken, A few. oil the sailors
managed 10 escape by taking 70 the boals.
The next day the German Consul sent
word 10 United States Consul Blackjack
I Tint ho was going 10 send men.Oi.wat up
The coast 10 stop The gglitlng aud 10 Gli.
arm The MRtaalA and 1anASest forces,
lilaCklo6k protested lt lhgSiane Of lhv
United Slatea agalngI tho hgllOh ul Ihe
German Consul, which would place IhO
, iIves and pFupetly o the, Americans In
greatest danger and that thelt action wa