The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-06


plance with a demand of the British consul
A proclamation has been issued placing the
Apia police force under German control.
Mataafa's followers number 6,00O. They are
strongly intrenched, and other Samoans are
rapidly joining them.
Upon the arrival OF the steamer Richmond
she was boarded and searched by the Germans.
COMMANDER DAYS TREATY OF PEACE.
1t Was All Right For Time, But Didn't
Last.
CLEVELAND, O., Jan. 31.-The home of Com
mander B. F. Day Of the L. 5. navy is at War
rem, o., few miles from Cleveland. The CON-
mander has recently returned from cruise IN
the South Pacific, and has had hand in the
Samoan matter. He submitted to an interview
with correspondent this afternoon.
81 went there in May, 1885, as captain of the
Mohican," said he, at time shortly after
Tamasese had set himself up against Malietoa,
the rightful king. Tamasese's government was
really a German protectorate, and the COM
mander of that country's war ship AT the
stands so admitted TO me. A proclamation, in
fact, had been signed, the German consul
recognizing the usurper, Tamasese.
"WelI, one night GOT AlalietOa, the depoSed
king, on board my ship at midnight. There we
arranged a night move against Tamasese's force
OF about 600 men, which was encamped on the
beach at least nine miles distant. This was to
take place the night following. had ex-
pressly stipulated with MalietOa that there was
to be no bloodshed unless gave the signal,
which was to be cannon shot on ship board.
My calculation was that the rebel TamaSeSe
would be overawed by the force and readily
capitulate. Malietoa's army of 1000 men moved
down as planned, and at daylight TamaSese
found himself nicely surrounded. We got the
Mohican under way, and went up to anchor
OF Tamasese's town to cut off his escape by
water, and arrived there about 10 O'Clock in
the forenoon.
Soon as the shipwas steamed, up the Germans
had their suspicious aroused by our leaving
the harbor so informally and divining that
something was up, forthwith they dispatched
a mounted messenger to Tamasese's camp,
notifying him TO have nothing to do with me.
The messenger arrived before we did and when
we were rowing ashore in the small boats
Tamasese would not let us land because | had
a Samoan interpreter in the boat. l went
ashore to an English traders store and sent
word to Tamasese that | wanted TO see him.
A messenger returned shortly, saying that the
rebel chief was in the bush ThereupOn |
sent him notice that unless he came would not
be responsible for the consequences. That
brought him and / ut once tried 10 have him
kingship. Acting under the German advice,
he refused.
my best judgment was to have Malietoa
pitch in and everlastingly whip Tamasese, as
the latter was in rebellion against the then rec
ognized government. This would have forever
ended the difficulty, as Malietoa could have cut
TO pieces Tamasese and his followers.
well. there they were, with Malietoa ready
to start his battle at my signals. Returning on
board ship found one of his head chiefs anx-
iOusly waiting the word to 90 ahead. BY this
time some of the others arrived, and the En-
glish consul served me with a formal protest,
in the name of the queen, against my precipi-
tatiDg a conflict, while the German consul
earnestly entreated me not 10 start the affair.
The L. > consul sided with me. We then all
went back, allowing the hostile parties to re-
tain their situation, and tried to have the con-
suls to hit upon something"
Breaking the narrative for moment, Mr. Day
left the room and returned with yellowish
tinged document on which was printed in par
allel cOlumns-One in English and the other in
Samoan longuage-the following:
L. ;. SHIP or WAR MomcAx.
APIA HARBoR, June ). 1856
We. the representatives of Maetoa and his gov
eminent, and we, the representatives OF Tamasese
and his party do hereby solemnly swear TO the fol-
l. That from this day forward there shall be per-
petua peace in Samoa.
> That the two parties OF Malietoa and TamaseSe
shall live in friendship and cordial relations.
B. That from this date forward all forts shall be
destroyed and that no hTearm Of a defensive nature
shall be carried by any samoan.
Tan,assss's Chiefs. Nafistoas Chiefs
Laval. Toomate
Aualiita, Leituala,
ILL., MOliO0,
Iamitua, Ctumapu,
~ a, Naea,
Maiava, Pau,
Selu.
We, the representatives OF the great governments
To he iulr
of friendship. DE-. STUEBRL,
Imperial German Consul General
L. :. Consul
WmFRED POWELL
Her Brttanc Maestys Consul
THAT" referring to the above, resumed Mr..
Day in a rather regretfui tone, lis the peace
made against my judgment 1t lasted until
about August 1887"
Commander Day says that Brands formerly
a clerk in the German trading company is
premier under Tamasese, and that he is con-
trolled by the German consul Continuing Com.
mander Day said:
INSTEAD OF an autonomy. the Samoan gov
eminent is protectorate In full lntents and
purposes. In fact, the commander of the Ger
man naval forces told me: We protecting
this government of Tamaseses.
1.-THE new king, Tamasese, was never popular
outside his own province, and his actions and
government were so arbitrary that it resulted
IN a rebellion. The discontinued Samoans
chose Mataafa, who was next IN rank 10 the
kidnapped Malietoa, To be their king. Now,
that the followers of Mataafa have fired on the
German forces, that country will no donbt
send an expedition TO Samoa and deport him
the same treatment that was bestowed upon
MalietOa-for his act of temerity, if they don't
kill him outright, as ! expect"
In finishing his interview Commander Day
said
"Malietoa wore a shirt and no trousers or
shoes when he came 10 visit me. There is one
great trouble Mataafa has to contend with, and
that is getting munitions of war. The German
government supplies Tamasese with old Henry
and Schneider rifles and furnishes ammuni-
ton. On the other hand Mataafa has to get
rms as best he can, without any rich govern
Aent backing him. III our government intends
to assert its rights there, and prevent the Ger
mans getting full control of those islands, the
wisest move that could be made would be TO
send ont to Mataafa supply of arms and am
munition. With these he could hold his
own against any force the Germans can send
against him for some time ] have an idea that
il is going to be q very serious complication"
Found Dead In a Well
ScoTTsBURG, Jan. 30.-[Speclal. Wesley