The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-03-31
OUTBREAK r sIN8SAMOA
And Foreign Residents Praying
For q War Vessel to Arrive.
THE NATIVES RISE in REBELLION
Against tho Authority of tho Amer.
icani Chief Justice-KinE Ma,ictoa
Loyal to Him. But Ills Soldiers
Seem to Have Committed outrnges
That Increased tho Trouble--A
Serious Situation. ~ VI n. VI
Serious situation.
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Copyrighted 1891 BY he Associated Trea,l
AUCKLAND, New ZEALAND, March SO.
The steamship Alameda, from Samoa,
brings news Of a most serious outbreak
in those islands which would seem 10
indicate that the United States. Gieat
Britain and Germany will BIO called
upon 10 tako prompt action. According
TO tho reports brought hero by tho Ala.
media, tho outbreak was caused by tho
action Of Henry lido, tho American CHIEF
justice who succeeded Chief Justice
Cecderkrantz on September @, 1902.
Chief Juatice lido Is charged with flung
and throwing into jail the chiefs Of tho
rival factions in sanoa mud compelling
them to work on tho roads like convicts
Of the lowest order. Tho natives pro.
testod strongly, and made oil kinds OF
threats, but the chief Justice appears to
have disrerarded the menacing attitude
assumed by tho Samoans, and, eventu-
ally, the latter broke out in armed 70.
bellion. The followers OF tho native
chiefs disputed the right Of the Europe.
ans TO interfere In what they classed as
purely native affairs, while making no
actual oppositionto tho state OF afTaira
by which the United States, Great Brit
ain and Germany, through Chief Justice
lde, practically maintain protectorato
over Samoa. VI,
Eventually, however, things assumed
such q serious aspect that the chief
Justice was compelled to take stops to
disarm the natives, and tho latter made
preparations to resist this so-called in
reference with their rights. Tho fight.
ing began by the rebels killing Il man
in the employ OF the government, who
was caught near, their camp. Tho
reigning sovereign, King Mnlictoa.
seems to have remained thoroughly
loyal to the chief justice, for upon be-
ing called upon to do SO. he promptly
sent strong force Of his Samoan war
riors to attack the rebels. Several
sharp encounters between King Malic-
toa's warriors and tho natives com.
manded by the rebsllious chiefs fol-
lowed. During these engagements
thirty mon were killed and fifty were
wounded. Throughout tho fighting. up
to the time the steamship Alameda left
Samoa, the advantage was mostly on
tho governments side, the rebels being
driven from their camp and forced to
retreat into the interior OF the island,
where 1t was difficult to pursue them.
But now comes the most serious feat
uro OF the outbreak, as it has so en-
ragged tho natives that they are said TO
be taking steps looking to a general up.
rising. King Malicious troops are
charged with having terribly mutilated
prisoner who fell into their hands,
with having burned the houses OF in
offensive natives, and with having out
ragged number OF native women whose
male relatives had taken part in the re-
belllon. The troops OF the king are
charged with number of other atroci.
ties. in which the bcheNdng OF the
dead is said to have been common
occurrence. Tho ioreign population OF
Samoa is in a state OF the. greatest un-
easlneas, us tho native are making all
kinds OF threats against foreigners and
the arrival Of warship OF some nation
is most anxiously awaited. The foreign
consuls are doing their utmost to pre-
vail upon the rebels 10 submit, but up
to the time the steamship left, their
efforts had proved irui,less.
The Samoan islands consist OF ten
inhabited and two uninhabited iGlands
in tho western Pacific, having an area
OF about 100 square miles and 4 popu-
!ation Of abou. So 900 people. A most
distressing state OF affairs prevailed in
Samoa in 1902. The islands were threat
ened with total bankruptcy and desti-
tuition. In April Of that year the resig.
nations Of Chief Justice Herr Won
Ccdercrantz and Of tho president OF the
municipality Of Apia, tho capital. Herr
Won Pilsach, were announced. Soon
after fighting between tho rival forces
OF Maliotoa and Mataafa began, but the
fighting was stopped by the interven-
ton Of tho war vessels OF the United
Statee. Great Britain and Germany,
and Alataaia inevitably surrendered,
and with ton, OF his chief supporters
was banishea to kakuofo island, one OF
the union group. and others OF the reb-
ola warn firnd mud ;opr,son,d