The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-08-31

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SAY FRAScrsco. GAL, August So.-The
steamer Mariposa, which arrived this
evening from Sydney, Auckland, Apia
and Honolulu, brings nows Of further
fighting among tho natives Of Samoa
and iorcible interference Of British and
German warships stationed at Apia.
Tho details arc given in tho following
special correspondence TO tho Associated
Press:
ArA, SAMOA, August 16.-Thc ships
Of Great Britain and Germany have at
last taken action with view to ending
the native disturbances, which have
heretofore appeared TO beinterminablo.
Two skirmishes had taken place be-
tween the warning tribes, resulting In
tho killing OF eight or ten natives aud
tho wounding Of many more, and be.
sides the natives had become short OF
food, not having planted or looked al:
ter their crops and they had
.aken 10 stealing from foreigners
throughout tho Island. Their mode Of
living bad produced O great deal
Of illness, much suffering aud many
deaths, so that In tho interests OF COM
mon humanity interference by tho
powors became absolutely necessary.
Something had to bo done TO put stop
10 tho so.called warfare. 1t was with
this end in Wow that tho diplomatic
and naval officials hold several confer.
ences. Tho ultimate result was arcsolu'
ton 10 notify the rebels thcy must dis
perso from their fortified stronghold at
laTuanuu, or suffer shelllng from the
guns Of the warships. On Friday, Au.
gust 10, tho British warshlp Curaco
and tho German warship Buzzard
loft Apia for La Tuanuu. Arrived
there tho rebel chieta wero called
oh board the gunboats and
informed their stronghold would bc
bombarded at 0 o'clock the following
morning. During Friday night, how.
ever, the rebels evacuated tho place.
On Saturday morning the Notifications
were shellod by the warships and al!
but destroyed. The kings warriors had
been sent overland to cooperate with
tho eunboats 10 the attack on tho rebels.
When tho bombarding gunners had
finished their work, King Aalietoa's
warriors wero aignalled to advance and
occupy the deserted position. Before
tho rebel warriors evacuated La Tuanuu
they cot fro to all the huts In tho vicin.
ity. as well as their fort, tho destruc.
ton OF which the bombarders finished
and destroyed all the bread fruit, trees
which wero growing near. Tho naval
authorities again communicated with
the rebel chiefs and ordered them to
disperse and surrender their rities.
Instead OF obeying the mandate, how.
ever, tho robels moved of toward
Satuafata, which Ia less than fifteen
miles from Apia, aud IL was decided to
again advance upon them.
On Sunday morning the rcbelss and
tho kings warriors, who numbered
fully six hundred, camc together at
LuGIuf. The rebels made an attack
and killed and wounded several OF
Malletoa's men. During all Of Sunday
there was desultory fighting. Early on
Monday morning, August Is, the Cur
acoa and Buzzard changed their posi-
tions and opened fire on the re6els,
killing and injuring. largo number.
Simultaneously the king's warriors at
tackled thom on shore. In the fight,
tho king lost slx killed and several
wounded.
At this writing It is impossible to as:
certain reliable estimate on the robel
loss, but tits known to have been heavy.
Tho guns on tho warships did deadly
execution. On Monday evening tho
rebols sued for peace. Their chiefs
were ordered to come on board tho Cur.
acoa on tho following day. They, oboy:.
cd the order and made promises oil
complete submission 10 Malietoa's ruIo,
agreeing to pay their taxes, return 70
tlioir homes and 10 deliver up 100000
rifles. Immediately after tho moetlng
the Curacao steamed away to Apia, be-
Loving tho trouble was over. Great was
tho surprise OF tho commander ot the
Curacao, when at midnight last night,
tho Duzzard signalod that Chiet
Tamahese, loader OF the Aana rebels,
had Joined tho Atua party with ovor
four hundred Aana men, and that these
combined forces had attacked the kings
warriors. Throughout tho night tho
roar Of tho BuSzard's guns could DO
heard. This morning the Curacoa got
under way again and loft for tho ,scenc
Of tho trouble. Unless the robels are
submissive the slaughter will undoubt-
edly be terrible, as Captain Gibson'a
gunBors will fire to kill.
1t is now certain that unless vigorous
mOasures are takcn the position oil tlc
loFeivnors here will be critical. At tho
hour Of tho sailing OF the Mariposa It Is
reported that tho rcbols have made
complete surrender, but tho rnmor
lacks confirmation.