The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-31
BLOODSHED In SAMOA.
Foreign War Vessels Decide to
Suppress the Rebellion
THEY FIRE UPON INSURGENTS.


aua. Samoa. Arg. f5-FPer steamer
warsposA 20 San Francisco The var
ships CT 6rsst Britain and Germany bare
M last taken action with vies Of ending
tue native disturbances. which have here
fofore appeared 20 be inssrminsoss. Two
skirmlshss hsa taken piscs Between the
wsrring TRIES. resulting Ia the killing OF
eight or ter natives aud the soanding OF
many more. Beside. the natives had be-
come 30 short Of food, not having planted
or locked after thsir crops. that they DAD
taken 10 stealing from the foreigners
throughout the islands TastF mode OF
living. TOO, hsd produced . great deal Of
Illness. much suffering and many deaths,
40 thar IN the interests Of common human
ity intsffsrence By the powers became 40
solntsly necessary. Something had TO be
done 20 pus stop 70 this so-cailsd war
fare. Ii vas with this end In view
that the diplomatic and naval Officials
held several conferences. The ultimate
result was resolution 20 notify the rebels
that they must disperse from the forts and
stronghold Of Latuanua. or suffer she'll
Ing from the guns Of the sarshipz-
On Friday, August 10. the British war
ship Curacao and the German warship
Buzzard isft Apls for Latnanna- When
they arrived the rebel chiefs were called
on board the gunbosts and informed that
their stronghold would be bonbarded AZ
O'Clock on the following day. During FIJI
day night, however, the rebels evacuated
the fort. On Saturday morning the forth
Eeations we're shelled By the wsrships,
aud all were destroyed. The kings war
rior3 had been sent overland 20 cooperate
with the gnnb0ats la the attack upon the
rebeIs. When the bombarding gunboats
hal finished their work. King Malletoa's
warriors we're signalsd TO advance and
occupy the deserted position. Before the
rebel warriors evacuated Latuanua they
set FIRE 70 all the buts in the vicinity as
we'll as 10 their fort. the destruction OF
which the bombariers finished and de-
sssoysd all the brsadfrnit trees which were
growing there. On Sunday morning the
rebels and kings warriors, who numbered
fuliy COO. came together a. Luhiuh. The
rebels made the attack and killed and
wounded several Of Maiistoa's men. Dur
Ing all OF Sunday there was dssultory
fighting, AMI the naval commanders re-
solved to again attack the rebels and 10
deal with them snmmarily.
Early on Monday morning. August Ii,
the Curacao and Burzard changed their
position and again opened ire upon the
rebels, killing aud wounding large num-
Der. simultaneously the kings warriors
attacked them on shore. In the fight the
king lost sir killed and several wounded.
Al this writing IL is impossible to obtain
reliable estimate Of the rebel loss, but IL 10
known to have been heavy. The guns on
the warships did deadly execution.
On Monday evening the rebels sued for
peace. Their chiefs were ordered to come
on board the Curacao on the following
day. They obsyed the order aud made
promises of eomplete submission TO Mai
ietoa's rule. agreeing to pay their taxes.
return % their homes and deliver mp 100
rifles. Immediately after this meeting
the Curacao steamed away toward Apis,
believing that the trouble was over. The
Curaeoa's commander was eager 10 catch
the mali steamer Mariposa. that he might
report the result Of his operations TO the
Britlsh government The Buxxard re-
NAMED at the scene OF action to receive
the rifles from the rebels and see that they
carried out their promises.
4 Great was the surprise of the comman-
der OF the Curacao when st midnight last
night the Barnard signaled that Chief
Tamasese, leader OF the Aana rebels, had
Joined the Atua party with over 4oo Aana
men, and that these combined forces had
attacked the kings warriors. Throughout
the night the roar OF the Buxxard's guns
could he heard. This morning the Cura-
Goa got under way again and left for the
scene of the trouble. Capt. Gibson left
this morning TO demand the complete
surrender Of the rebels.
Unless the rebels are submissive the
slaughter will undoubtedly he terrible, as
his gunners will Gre TO kill. IL Is now
certain that unless vigorous action Is
taken the position of tho foreigners here
will be critical. Al the hour of the sailing
Of the Marlposa IL Is reported that the
rebels have made complete surrender, but
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