The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-10-20


taken from the weekly Samoan
Times and Herald, to hand per
r. NJ. s. S. Monowai:
THE TROUBLE AT TUTUILA.
On September % the Katoomba
proceeded to Page Page, having on
board Mr.. Maben, secretary of state,
and others representing the govern
ment. Immediately on arriving at
Pago Page on Friday, the Faipules
went on shore and told the chiefs of
that place to gather all their people
together. They replied that they
could not do so on Saturday, but by
the following Monday morning they
would have them present. On Mon
day when Captain Bickford and Mr..
Maben went ashore they found that
all were present excepting three
chiefs of Leone who had not been
properly notified. Captain Bickford
then informed the chiefs present that
he had communicated to the govern
ment the fact of their having told him
that they were ready to come to Apia
whenever required. The kings au-
thority to the government representa-
tives, notifying them that in order to
have the matters in dispute thorough
ly investigated, it was necessary to
have the chiefs of both parties present
in Mulinuu, was then read, also the
order of the king to the chiefs of Page
Page to Immediately proceed to Apia
by the men-of-war, so that the invest
igation might be proceeded with.
They were Informed that the Aunuu
chiefs had already gone to Apia in the
BuZzard, and that IL they refused TO
go peaceably sufficient force would be
sent to compel them to obey the
commands of the king. LeiatO
then replied on behalf the Page
PagO chiefs, stating that there was
no Intention of their part of violat-
ing the promise made to Captain
BIckford on his previous visit, and
that they were ready to go on board
the man of-war when required. The
captain then informed them that they
were to come on board before shutdown
on that day. They requested permits
sion to be allowed to bring servant
each with them to attend to their food
and perform other necessary services
during their stay at Mulinuu, which
permission was granted. They were
then cautioned to inform their people
that they must be careful not to pro-
woke quarrels nor commit depreda-
tions, otherwise steps would be taken
to punish the offenders. The chiefs
then in presence of Captain Bickford
and Mr.. Mahen admonished their fol-
lowers to keep quiet and be on their
best behavior. A present of food was
given to the captain and government
representatives, after which they re-
turned to the Katoomba. The chiefs
came on board and remained all night.
On the following morning they were
transferred to the Sperber, which,
with them and the government repre-
sentatives on board, left for Leone.
In the meantime policeman had
been sent to the chiefs at Leoni with
the kings order that they were to go
on board the warship on arrival there.
Two came on board, and it was ascer-
tanned that the third had gone to
Upolu. The Sperber then left for
Apia, and the prisoners were landed
on Wednesday and taken to Mulinuu,
where they now await the investiga-
ton.
The Buzzard went to Aunnu accom-
panied with government representa-
tives having similar instructions.
The chiefs came on board and the Aua
and Fagatoga natives returned to PagO
Pago the same day and commenced to
rebuild their houses. At first they
kept together and their guns were
very much in evidence, but they were
told by Captain Bickford and Mr..
Maben that they must put their guns
away and make no demonstration Of
q hostile character. No speech-mak-
ing on the part of the natives was
allowed in reference to the disturb
ances, they being informed that there
was nothing for them to do but obey
the Kings orders, and that they
would have an opportunity to justify
themselves when the investigation
took place. The Katoomba remained
in Pago Page for a few days to see the
returned people were not interfered
with, and to suppress any disturbances
that might arise. No trouble was,
however, anticipated. The investiga-
ton into the causes of the trouble will
take place in all probability during
the ensuing week.
A resident of Pago Pago has in
formed US that the Leiata party are
undoubtedly to blame for all that has
occurred. That after promising to
maintain peace they, while the Ka-
toomba was yet in sight of Pago Pago,
destroyed cocoanut trees which pro-
duced over $500 per year. Also, that
on another occasion they drove the
Aunnu women, who were fishing
ashore, and, after stripping them
naked, marched them for about three
| miles along the beach, after which
they gave them two cocoanuts each
and drove them into the sea, COM
polling them to swim to Aunnu-a
distance OF about mile. Had trader
there not put off with his boat some
of them would surely have been
drowned. The man who was last shot
was killed by an Aunnu man, whose
wife he had outraged, so that the kill
ing was, in this case, simply an act Of
revenge.
NOTES.
The missionary bark John Williams
has arrived in this harbor from New
Guinea.