, 1889-01-24
German Sailors Bombard and
Destroy a Town.
GERMASY's CONSUL VERY sAUCY


Ou December 18th the German man.
of.wxr Olga arrive from the Maraoa!l
isfauds bringing the deposed King Malt
toa. On the night OF Decembsr 10Th
large party OF German sailors
tered the stores and houses In
SEARCH OF AMERrcANs
and EnglishmeA. They met George Scan.
Ian, the Usited 6tates marshal at Apta
and Morris Snider, also 90 American clti. !
zen. on the sttset, and after provokinE
quarrel stabbed both of them, tn6icting
serious Injury. The Germans then ran
Through che streets stacking all pefeous
they met except 0ermaus, and the Adher-
ents OF Tamssese. iujuriug among others
several native women aud children. Some
Of Aataafa's soldiers came 10 from the
bueh and we're anxious 10 shoot but re.
frsined on the advice OF United States
on December the 18th, Blackjack sent
protost 70 the Gsrsssu consul That night
ramaasse's secretary wrote.to hts wife 10
Aria that the Germans would attack tho
town named MstaAfssatele during the
night. This town 10 two miles above
Aria and . number OF Mataafa1 men
we're there. The woman told one OF her
velstivea, Who il turn cent word 20 Ma
taafa's soldisrs aud before midnight
TWO HuNDRnD ARNHp MEN
were assembled on the shore TO await for
the appearance OF the German bosee. Az
American newspapee man named John Y.
Klein, accompanied Mataaeas men 70 wit-
ness toe procssdiaga In che interest OF his
papeT. About 2 o'clock ~ the the
sssn @ spproacSipe. h ataafa's men
asked Klein 70 notify the Germans
not 70 land. - It would Be regarded rs 9
hostile aet and that they would be fred
upeu. This vas done and two OF the boats
pulled out towards VILLAGE called Tailele,
four miles from Apia. A third boat kept
along the coast. and when opposite
Matsafssatile II pulled straight In TO the
.hors. number OF German soldiers
arose from the bottom OF the boat and
waded ashore. Some OF Mataafat men
came up and the
GERMANS BEGAN SHOOTING
at them. TIE natives did not return che
fire. TIE Germans were soon landed and
took shelter behind some rising ground
aud ct once opened Gre upon Matsafa's
men Within minute fully 200 shots
had been fred by the Germans and the
black laborers on the German plantations.
Mataafa's reinforcements began to arrive
from Mataafasstele. and a. they came up
heavy firing vas heard from the direction
of vailele. In few minutes a chief
arrived and said the Germans were firing
on Mataafa's men there. and that they
were afraid to return the fire. although
Chief Savay and his son had already been
killed. The messenger asked Klein IL
they would be justified in returning the
fire, Sut be declined to advise them. The
Uuiied Statee vice-consul at Apia also re-
fused his advice.
Shortly afterwards the natives came into
Apia from Easeli and Vailele, saying that
Netsafa's men had
DRIVEN THE GERMAN SAILORS
from their hreastworks at the former place.
At Vailele there we're about one hBdred
fifty sailors. These were Joined by their
comrades from FaseIi. and together they
formed hollow.souare and began firing
on MataAfa's . tnen Soon After two OF the
latter were killed end they began to re.
turn the fire. shooting from behind trees
and from bushes. The sailors became
their officers, they threw away their guns
and ran into the German plantation
honses and into the bush.
They were followed by the natives
VINO SHOT THEN
whwever they found them.
Lieutenant Neiger of the Olga was shot
ana ktIitu WuIt tIyruk W Idity ulS uicus
and two other officers were wounded. A
number of sailors managed to make their
escape by Jumping into the boats and
pulling out TO sea. They we're picked up
by the Eber, which had come up on hear
ing the firing. The bodies OF the dead
German sailors were taken of the follow.
Dng day. Mataafa's men retired without
iiriuv on the village or doing any further
damage.
ATT e'clcck on December 10Th the Ger.
MANI nSman.of-war Alder left Apia. sending
Sts&es war ship Nipsic that the German
c0usul vas going to Salufata 10 stop the
fighting. The Olga also followed TO Lato-
ga. where the Nipsie vent and found the
German ships Adler snd Ebsr.
CLEARED FOR ACTION. ~
Durise the morning Consul Blackjack
sayiag the men -of.war were going up the
coast 70 stop the fighting and disarm Ma
txsea and rsmssses.
filacklock protested II the name OF the
United States s9ainst this action, which
would place the lives and property OF
Ameficans in great danger and that 1t also
was In direct conflict with the powers CON
ferred upon him.
Soon after the Nipsic arrived at Lacega,
Captain Mullen went on board the Adler
to demand the German consuls reason for
having declared his Intention TO stop the
war without consulting the consuls.
The German
CONSUL REPLIED DIsooURTEoUsLy
and said that he would hold no communi-
cation with an American naval captain,
and would be responsible only TO his own
govern ment.
Soon after Captain Mullen returned to
his ship the commander OF the Adler noti-
fed him that he iatendsdsto boinLard
lady bsfore dark.