Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-01-21
FIGHTING IN SAM '''
AMERICAN HOUSES AND
FLAGS BURNED.
American Citizens In Great Danger
German Sailors Killed and
Wounded-Tblriy-fo
Shells Fired.

ANbNt uUufk
the direction of the German Consul and
Captain FRITZ, the senior naval officer IN
the port. AS the result Of the encounter
22 German sailors were killed aud -
wounded. Since thon the German war
ships have burned American houses and
iiage, torn down tho United States flag,
seized American citizens IN neutral waters
Of Apla hafbor and taken them prisoners
on board OF the men-of.war, and fired
upon the American flag. King Mataaia's
party, who had been fighting almost con
stantly since the battle at Lautoanua,
killing and wounding many of Tamasese's s
men, began to fail of ammunition, but
were able to get 2D, 600 Snider cartridges,
mortgaging their LANDS to pay Tor ammu-
hition.
On the night OF December 10 4 large
party OF German eAilors, numbering $50,
came ashore at Apli and entered the
stores, saloons aud native houses IN
search Of Americans, Englishmcn and
bali castes. They entered the residence
of Geo. Scanlan, U. s. Marshal, In Apla.
He was not ip, but the sailors soon found
him and his brother, Morris Snyder, also
an American citizen, further up the
street, and, starting quarrel, stabbed
both OF the Americans Ia the back. Tho
scaDlans escaped to native church,
where the wounds were dressed and
found not 10 be fatal. The German
sailors ran through the streets attacking
all persons they met except the Germans,
and injured the adherents of Tamasese,
and among the number were native
women and children. Some of the
Mataafa soldiers cams In from the bush
and were anxious TO begin shooting, but
ht,t tt..
Black 'ock, not 10 fire.
On December nth the United States
Consul sent protest TO the German
Consul, asserting that the conduct Of the
GermaDs had been outrageous and had
placed American lives and property in
great jeopardy. AT o'clock on the morn
ing OF December nth the Olga lett Apia
aud steamed up the coast, and roturnt d
that evening wllh Tamases's SECRETARY on
board. That night the Secretary wrote q
letter 10 his vile In Apia, stating that the
Germans would attack the town named
Mataatagatele during the night, aud
would attack Mataafa's men while they
were sleeping.
About 9 o'clock of the morning three
German men.of-war boats approached
about half mile above the British Con
sulate, and were distinctly teen by the
British Consul
Some Of MataAfa's men had come up
in the meantime, and the Germans began
shooting at them. Tue natives did not
return the fire. The Germans were soon
landed, and took shelter behind come
rising ground.
At O'Clock on the morning OF Decem-
Der 10 the Gtrman mRn-of-wAr Adler
left Apia, sending wold TO the Com.
IunnInF nf the Itnffah l. IL,
Nipsic that the German Consul was on
board, and that he was going 10 Salua.
fata to stop the fighting
Soon after the Nipsic arrived Captain
Mullan, with three oi the ships Officers,
went on board the Adler to demand
Consul Knappcr's reason for having de-
clsrcd hie intention TO stop the war with
out consulting the Consul. The German
Consul replied dlscourteously to Captain
Mullan and said he would hold no com
municatiOn with an American naval can
tain, and would be responsible for his
acts to his Government SoOu after this
the Captain OF the Adler sent word 10
Captain Mul.an, who had returned to the
Nipsic, that he intended to lombard
Lady before dark.
protest was sent 10 the captain Of the
Adler, and, ss the ter had shown no
incliRatlon to notify M&taaia To remove
the women and children, Captain Mullan
sent one of his officers ashore for that
purpose. TEe Adler did not bombgrd the
town that night, but returned on the fol
lowing morning and began TO lombard
Lady, which had been evacuated the
night previous. Thirty-iour shells were
tircd by the Adler, and then four boat
loads OF sailors were landed from the
Olga and Adler, who burned the village,
including two small Roman Catholic
cbntc. ee. The chips then returned to
Apia.
WAsuINGToN, Jan. ia copy of the
despatch from San Francisco to-day in re
gard to alleged insults to Americans and
the American flag at Samoa by German
soldiers was shown to Secretary Bayard
this evening. He said the disturbance
referred TO was undoubtedly the same as
that briefly described by Consul Black.
lock In his cattle message TO the DEPART
ment on the 5th inst. The consul's ac-
count, he said, was not near go sensa.
tional as tho one just received from San
francisco, but contained later iuiorna-
ton, however, as It told that the Ameri-
cans who were seized were released i'm
mediately afterwards. The Secretary
added that the Department is In constant
communication with samca through It's
agents, one Of whom is stationed at Auck
land, and The latest information received
is to the effect that affairs are quiet in the
country and that no serious trouble has
occurred since the 5th inst.
BALTIMORE, Jan 2O.-The Jams Wash
ington special says: Secretary Bayard
stated tonight that the State Department
had gone to the extIeme limit OF Its dis
cresion in trying to arrange the trouble
over the Samoan Islands In dignifed
and honorable manner.
The Senate had been furnished with
all the correspondence on the subject, and
IL Low remained for that body to define
the policy OF the Government In dealing
with the subject further"
Secretary Whitney says the three yes-
sells ordered TO Samoa will probably be
sufficient to protect the American inter.
este there In case of an emergency,
"rhe impression prevails In Cabinet
circles that Germany has exceeded the
bounds of propriety, and member of the
Cabinet remarked tonight that an issue
should be made with her at once"
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