The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-02-01

Tho COLONIZATION of German Aggression q
Sames-The United >ta,es Flag shot ~
Torn Down and fiurned by German Men,
of-War-fuiicr Adsice< of the keccnt
A1Asr-rhe News NJ Washington.
SAN Francisco. Jan. s0.-The steamer
Alameda arrived here yesterday morning
from Samoa A correspondent. writing
from Apia. under date OF Jsnuary
.. says; A most serious state Of affairs
exists in = smoa. On the night OF Decem-
ber II some sailors from the German men.
of-man Adler. Olsa and Eber attacked
Mataafa's soldiers. under direction Of tho
German Consul and Captain Fritz, the
senior German naval officer in port. As q
result OF the encounter, twenty-five GER
man sailors were killed and thirty-two
wounded. Since then the German war;
ships have burned the American houses
aud flags and torn down the United States
flag. They also seized some American
citizens IN tine neutral water Of Apia har-
Dor and have taken them prisoners on
board the German men, of-war. A boats
crew from a German vessel in command
o. an officer shot At the Captain and .eu-
tenant of an English man-of-war.
Fuller advices from Samoa state that
the recent battle between the German
aad natives has entirely changed the sit-
uationin Samoa. Germany is determined
20 crush Mataafa, and set is own Great
ure. Tamasesa, the rebel leader. on the
throne, 80 that the kingdom would virtu-
ally be under Germany's rule. The de-
tails Of the last battle, in which the Ger
mans were rrpulsei with severe loss, are
as follows;
On November %. Mataafa attacked
Tamasesa, who occupied Latuanan. car
ried the outworks. and surrounded
Tamasesa, except on the sea side. Ma
taafa's loss was fifty-hve killed and thirty
wounded. Tamasesa lost thirty-eight
killed and forty wounded Quiet followed
until December Is, when several boats
from the German man-of-war landed two
hundred sailors and body Of Tamasesa's
men AZ a point between Mataafa's posi-
ton and Apia, and on the latter's flank,
intending 70 cut off Mataafa's communi-
cation with Apia. This force was rein.
forced By two hundred blacks from the
plantations managed by Captain Hafua-
gal. German. Some OF Mataafa's mon
who had gathered near TO watch opera
tions were ordered back by the Germans,
but continued 70 press forward. Tho
German officer ordered his men 70 fire.
The chiefs son was killed by this volley.
Shortly after the chief also was killed,
and several women were wounded.
Mataafa returned with such rapidity
and precision that Tamasesa's men and
the Germans were forced 10 retreat after
half an hours desperate fighting. The
plantation house was reached and occu-
pied aud barricaded. A messenger was
dispatched 70 Apia to report their situa-
ton. shortly afterwards the German
war-ships Olga, Adler and Eber steamed
- the locality, and after shelling the
bush in the viclnitv rescued the defeated
party. The Germans los. twenty-five
killed including two officers, and thirty
two wounded. Mataafa's loss was nine
killed and fourteen wounded. Fonr Of
these were killed by shells from the ships.
December u the Germans issued
proclamation ordering Mataafa to sur
render Or they would burn the town Of
Mataafagatel. No attention was paid to
the threat. and after an hours bombard-
the place was set on fire hy the sailors.
Several American houses displaying tho
American flag shared the common fate.
MataaA then gave notice If any moro
native property was destroyed by tho
Germans, he would ia turn destroy all
trtl ll4tu lfItlrltf lh 'AtlARAt ~ ~ ~hiA AAo
l. in position 70 destroy million and
half dollars worth Of property. Captain
Mullnne Of the American war ship
Nspsic protested against the bombard-
ment. but no attention was paid 10 him.
The Germans declare they are not trying
70 crush Mataafa. The British Consul adj
vised the English residents 70 70 aboard
the man-of-war Royalist or to the British
Consulate as more trouble is expected.
The American. British and German
c0nsuls met in conference over the situ-
alton. but the conference suddenly ended
when the German Consul declared that
the only basis on which he would con-
slider settlement was the surrender Of
Mafaafa. At last accounts Mataafa was
cntrenched six miles from Apia with
eve thousand men well armed. Tam
nsesa Is in a fort seven miles distant with
seven thousand men.
United States Consul Blackjack has
teiegraphed all the facts respecting
the situation here. informing Secretary
Bayard that the American flag has been
shot at and torn down and burned by
the Germans; that American citizens
have been taken prisoners by the Ger
mans. and adds that the lives and prop
erty Of American citizens are in great
danger.