New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-21
SAMOAN PATRIOTS RoUsED
mATAArA THREATENS TO DESTROY GERMAN
PROPERTY.
IN DE
vusrrnn DETAILS OF THE CONFLICTS IN DE
nrwnTn-oNLY THE FoRBEARANcE OF
THE NATIVES SAVED THE GERMAN
u.rrNEs FROM DETERMINATION.


G. r~u.;s.o Ian. 20.-The details Of the
..,.,ts a. Samoa which followed the attempt OF
.ts'carrnans to land their forces ana the defeat
e - .,oons described at length in the Asso-
=, ' y. ...s correspondence from Apis telegraphed
-.aht are supplemented by other correspond
- .5bose accounts are published here The
samoan Times, published at Apia, which has peen
i,,nartial in its accounts of the events on the
islands gives the following version Of the fight OF
December 10:
A., o,o,ock on the morning of Tuesday eighty
oss a. tom the Olga were landed at Mataafas camp
md forty more were sent In boats along tne coast,
the eighty men marching on lanu 70 Ises sSsre psTy was
reinforced by all the imported laDoIers sala 10 s pe
mem sS Sn ,nst bs aay bes and the
man sailors and foreign labofers soers m
ssred inland few hundred yards, The Germans ,s,1
foIowed up and fired into MatssISs people, hlrrs s
young in wss sUn only or preSened BY his
from firing into the Germans put walie M ssreeginE o
mse was shot aad fell dead of ofSue ssnd ls dO" this
.nd .nd'a by Common Impulse, without orders, re-
turned Ssd hs s ossas aSe Several rI'S Of
ced and the laborers refused 10 fight t out. Know
ms that this meant certain death aSalnSt h vast naf oas
Mssasfss warriors following them some distance.
Maiasfa lost abcut ten Killed and wounded Wound While
he dead is lieutenant siegcr.
The United States st'Simer Ntpsic. seeannea ECU ~ ~
war shps were going to shell Mataafa's stronghold
Captain Nfuan had communications with the German
reported project His protest was not taken notice
of however for the Olga threw shells into the spot
had vacated.
.The Chronicle says that concurrent testi-
mony of the action of the Germans shows that
the Germans brought upon themselves the fate
that overlook them, as it was not until two
Of Mataafa's chiefs were killed that he ordered
his men to fire on the Germaus. The MARINES
were only saved from determination by the prompt
arrival of their gunboats. After their defeaD
the Germans bornbarded phe village of Matafaga-
tele although warned by the American Consul
Nh Blackjack, that three houses in the place
belonged to an American cirZen Over these
houses on American flag ficated. The nag was
torn down and partially burned by the German
sailors who landed to complete the destruction OF
the place. Correspondents also give accounts
OF insults to an American. in the neutral district
Of Apia. AIataafa has threatened that, if the
Germans again attack his men, he viii destroy
all the GeriDan property on the islands.
The San francisco Examiner" prints long
letter from its CORE espondent at Apia, which de-
scribes the assault made by the Germans and
their repulse, and describes in detail the firing
on the Ane erican dag and American houses, and
the assault as made Oh the American residents
Speaking OF the latter editorially The Examiner
says:
II is easy see why the German officers spread re-
ports of American Interference Iney hsn usaleu
American citizens and the American nag with lnoigni-
ties that demand exemplary reparation and ~ they 2;
thought advsable 10 put in counter company ID
time In the devastation of Samoan towns, they
seemed to take especial pains 70 single out t he
property Of Americans for destruction and f1nnlel ne
faes4ehst II sent 10 washington. H0nid DO eViuehvo
OF frfcndlincss that needed DO commentary Whne
tho United States mao-of-war Adams was at ApIs,
early In December, 1t appears that an american >
house was invaded and his country's nag luna l
therein cut TO pieces by Tamaseses men iroIn n
the stronghold at Mulinuld POINT sent O"p
tain Leary, OF the .. Adams nsr,,an Consul
ss ~ vbether Tamasese's headquarters were under
German protection or not. Failing to get a reply
Within rcasonabIe time. tho captain of the ADAMS De
gan making arrangements for landing Dattalon anu anu
rowinr up fortihcations facne Jamaseses IoTt, @ no
was detsYmined II satisfaction were gwen ioH 9 l
outrage to march his men upon Iepaseses sIohsnolt 20
and .a1e that chieftain prisoner Inc lntehton "a Ot
the captaln becoming known, great eommouon ensuoo
IN Tamasese's camp, and at 10 O'Clock on inc % ssnlo
night the evacuation Of Muinuu Polnt was pebVn
LII ,,igor Tho Adams sailed nom Apia prior ~
ths occ1rrence Of December Is, and IS now AT
honolulu. - ..o
THE vANDAIIA STARTING FOR SAMOA
San Francisco Jan. Coat o'clock this afternoon
N. limited states man-ofwa vandalia left Mare Island
vvv ward IN this harbor bound for Samoan Islands,
ia ynresenf seat of warlike disturbance.