The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-04-06


short range to make sure work, they
were driven back aud had two forts
carried from them. Tamasese, the
pretender to the kingship, was pro-
minent among the rebel followers
Darkness stopped hostilities. Nine
teen had been killed and over thirty
wounded. which is considered large
in samoan warfare. Eleven of the
killed aud twenty of the wounded
belonged to the Government side.
Ii was found that ten heads had
been taken. The excess of casual
ties on the Government side, al
though with victory. is accounted
for by the fact that the rebels were
fighting from behind cover Of their
forts.
REBELS DISCOURAGED.
After the battle the rebels are re-
ported as discouraged, and their
supply of ammunition becoming very
small. On the evening of Monday q
large boat, containing fifty mon and
flying a white flag, went down the
coast. As it was thought to belong
to the missionaries il was not inter.
fered with. Later il was found that
the boat carried ammunition from
Atua, which the rebels evacuated as
unteBable.
REPORTS or OUTRAGE.
One Of several startling reports
was that German trader named
Frost had been killed by the loyal
forces. Frings n Go. sent a messen-
ger with German flag to hoist on
the station where Frost was doing
business. II proved that guns had
been pointed at Frost when he in.
tervened to save the life Of an old
Line Islander in his employ. He
managed to- save his servants life.
although at the expense of all bis
pigs aud fowls.
MEDIATION OF CoNsuLs
On Thursday, March ~, the Con.
suls had meeting with the Govern
ment authorities. They gained
promise from them to not attack
the rebels again until the Consuls
could have an interview with the
rebel leaders at Atua. A messenger
was sent with letter from tho Con.
suls, and il the reply was favorable
the Consuls would 90 down the
coast aud use their endeayors to
prevent further bloodshed. On
Wednesday night two of the wound
eel at the Mission house died.
APOLOGY FOR HEAD TAXING.
An article in the Samoan Times
occasioned considerable amaZement.
II criticised the abruptness with
which the ordinance against behead.
ing the fallen in battle had been
promulgated. The custom was an
ancient one, which could not be
suddenly abandoned, and il was
convenient means for a warrior to
prove his valUr To his chief. His
word might not 20, don't you sec.
that he was in the battle at all, but
with the head OF his victim in hand
there was no gainsayipg his able
service. Amongst others who came
oit against the article was Robert
Louis Stevenson.
Interview with Mr.. Chambers, United
States Land Commissioner.
Learning iha, Mr.. ". l.. Cham.
bers, United States Land Commits.
sioner To Samoa. and Rev. ). J.
Whit,n"e. au English clergyman
wcll-pos'ed on Samoan affairs, were
on board the :. ). Monowai. "a BuL-
LETIS representative sailed forth
last night to run one or both Of hose
gentlemen down. The quest was
successful with regard to SIR Cham
bers. No passengers were registered
at the Hawaiian Hotel up til after
\ O'Clock when the book was in.
spected, aud nobody attached to the
house knew of q . presence of eit her
gentleman. Acting, however, on
what proved To be- loose drscrip.
tion of Mr., Chambers by a fellow
passenger, the news seeker after "a
five minutes hunt found tina, gen.
tleman seated close by the top OF the
main steps. lie responded pleasant
iy TO the introductory question::
well, II is rat her hard To give
you the true inwardness Of any war
IN Samoa, il is so unlike anything
heard Of anywhere else in the way
Of warfare"
The Apia papers publish theories
that the fight is only local tribal
quarrel?" the reporter said interro-
gatively.
"Of course it suits the authori.
ties" replied Mr.. Chambers, "to re-
present il as only a local quarrel.
The Atua people want to make
Tamasese king. lie is u son OF the
old king who was deporled. Tama-
sese is the head and center OF the
disaiiecti"n, but still there is no
doubt the authorities are a good
deal to blame.
when the previous trouble, about
nine months ago, happened the
time that Malietoa was shipped
away the Chief Justice, u Vermont
man, did something he would never
have attempted To do the like Of in
his own country. He promised
number OF the rebel chiefs n safe.
conduct il they would come up to
Apia and explain their grievances.
They took his word aud came up,
" hen they were arrested and cun.
yicted, and all Of them heavily fiucd.
Now, what would you call safe
conduct if NOT 1 hat tha bearar nF IA