The herald., 1894-09-30
FROM THE SOUTH SEAS,
Advices per the Steamship
MOn0wai.
Natives Still RebelliOuS in
Samoa.
Foreign Warships Refuse to Assist
Maliet0a.
Further Bioodshed In the I.lands An
ticipatsd-LesdinE Hawaiian Roy
alists E.pouss the Cause OF
tho Republic.

By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 29.-The steam
ship Monowai arrived this afternoon
from Sydney, via Auckland, Apia and
Honolulu, bringing the following sd-
vices from special Correspondents Of the
Associated Press in the islands.
THE SITUATION IN SAMOA.
APIA, Samoa, Sept. 12.-When the
previous mail steamer departed the
warships of Great Britain and Germany
had just finished shelling the strong
holds OF the Atura rebels. Then it WAS
generally felt that the lesson, though
severe, had been deserved and that the
final result would be lasting peace.
1t was believed, too. that the British
and German commanders were about to
make q similar denomination against
the rebels at Aana. A few days later,
however, the commanders OF the war
ships held a meeting and Immediately
afterward the senior captains waited
upon King Malietoa and informed him
that he would receive no further asGist-
ance. This action surprised not only
the king, but Chief Justice lde and
President Schmidt, who had welcomed
the interference OF the naval aut uthorties.
The captains, however, were positive in
their refusal to render any further as
sistance which might involve their fir.
ing upon the rebels.
In this diemma President Sch midt who
has been accused OF sympathizing with
the rebel party of Tamassss, journeyed
to Aana where the king's troops had
gone q few days before to await the
arrival of the warahips which, it was
believed, were to assist in demonstra-
tion against the Aana rebels. Upon his
arrival there President Schmidt found
that the lately defeated Atua rebels had
joined their Aana friends, thns showing
that the warship's shells had not greatly
terrified them. President Schmidt later
informed the authorities at Apia that
there was possibility of temporary
peace being patched up. and upon his
suggestion two warships. one of them
bearing King Malietoa, were dispatch ed
to ,Aana.
The king and the commanders sent
word to the rebel Tamasese that he
must come on board and ''ifc" (submit)
to the king; that his followers must dis.
perez and surrender 100 rifles. and that
they must deliver certain escaped con-
victs who were with them. At first
Tsmasese demurred. but he finally
agreed to the conditions. Then Tamaeese
and his followers. after having gone
through the form OF ''ifo" before the
king, were allowed to depart from the
warehip. They gave up their rifles as
agreed, and their forces and the kings
dispersed. Here there was a general
Impression. however, that the peace
would be OF short duration. This, it is
learned. has been the case. Tho land
commissions surveyor, who was sent
down to Aana to survey some disputed
lands, was iorcibly resisted by the rebel
natives, who, under Tamasese, are
organizing for another and prolonged
resistance. What will be the outcome
is hard to conjecture.
La Mamea, a powerful Samoan chief,
who led the delegation which visited the
United States during President Hayes
naturalization and negotiated q treaty
with the United States, is dead. He
stood high in Samoan councils.
There is an unusual amount OF sick
ness among the foreign residents here
unable to attend to all the cases.
HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.
Honolulu, Sept. 2l.-Early ON the
morning of the 10Th, two boats arrived
here. containing Captain Wolsers and
the crew of the G. N. Wilcox, German
bark. which had gone ashore the night
before on bleak coast OF Moloksi, 1C
miles from the leper settlemsnt. The
bark will be total loss and it is very
doubtful whether more than few hun
dred dollars worth of her cargo can be
saved. The bark was Worth SIS, 900 and
was insured for 100000. The cargo was
q valuable one and was fully insured in
England and Germany.
A meeting has been called by the
American Union party for tomorrow
night, when the frst steps towards put
ting candidates in the field for the
coming elections will be taken. There
has been no move as yet on the part OF
the Royaliets to nominate any candi-
dates. though they will undoubtedly do
80 soon.
Several of the leaders OF the ex-
queens cause have recently taken the
oath OF allegiance to the republic
among them Paul Neumann, the Queens
attorney. and Daniel Logan, the editor
of the Bulletin, which has been an ar
dent opponent Of the government since
ts start.
COUNT FEsTETICs NOT DEAD.
SAN FRANcIsco, Sept. 29.-- The
steamship Monowai brings what seems
20 be an authentic denial of the recently
published story that the young Austrian
lobleman. Count Festetics de Tona.
on-in-law of j. B. Haggin, had died
on a remote Island in the
south seas. The Monowai reports that
when she was at Apia. September 1lth,
IN route to Sydney, Count and Countess
Eestetics were the guests of Robert
Louis Stevenson. and their yacht was
undergoing repairs.