New-York tribune., 1894-04-14
THE TROUBLES IN SAMOA.
,,crONS BETWEEN THE AANAS
AND SARA.
,.,.,,Rr,V KILLED on EACH sIDE-THE
GOVERNMENT IN FEAR OF FUR

g., Francisco. April lG.-The United Press
san so,t at Apia. Samoa. writing under date of
respondent d. ''
,,,reh g. says.
MAJ rsdIctcd in my last letter civil war has again
- 80 ont in This little Kingdom j may I've re-
p' hra that AtUa indictments had evacuated
p'' .,,rench hments on the demand Of a few Govern
lH' ,r,ons sent up to check their advance toward
m' u,n of Apia. and had retreated to Soosolo and
u, u.s,,ta. |, was considered that this retreat in
sd weakness.
S1o March l0 while two men and boy of
,o, marty sent TO watch the natives were
1.s,rc in a small stream they were fired upon by
'..,hushed party. one man fell dead and the other
ners wounded slightly The attacking men
Nd the stream. and after taking the head of
" ssad body. hastily returned to cover The shots
w cries Of the two wounded natives quickly
.,cb, the parties into collision and brisk
Lnode followed during which the two Saraian
- were wounded and three Aanas wounded
o,d one killed. During the skirmsh the Aanas
. driven back upon one of their entrenchments
~. securing another Saraii head"
90, the l2th attacking party of 200 Sarah, in
-,Asn boats landed opposite neutral town on a
. u hank called the Pisa. The attacking party
He 10, into the houses of the neutral town. when
~. IL .anas rushed out of the bush and drove them
p" .,oir boats which pulled distance into
,coon Meanwhile the balance of the men
wv Wv. tho fleet were burning and destroying the
Us II was disastrous retreat for the Saraii.
~. ua,er being SO shallow that they could not
= hut had TO scramble as best they could. be
~ nxcellent marks for their opponents. II Is diff
% 20, % saw how many were killed at this time
'S..r,l davs pas sed without further fSntng, when
-. ,or,s having discovered that the Govern
u T. ,roons had been reinforced land their food
MN falinc). left their position ana rcFelted
supr' n tho coast 10 a place called Ilin where theE
GOV" cow n,W fort. having two outiSstS ol hSlsili-
eie.' s,,.rsion. between them ana the SLOWLY au-
ca.nt,,ng ca.t toverumeut troops.
VAL 'a5, f,r1av the l9th the Government troops ai-
"a ., me attack The Outposts were ruSAti
Nl of,sr most stubborn resistance. we're carried
ss sbeir defenders driven into the princliAI loit
az rss,iS In this scrimmaG" the OIoNefhnl'ilt
st - i,s, twelve killed AMI twenty i've Wouhde"'
uvsif,bo Aan4s eight killed and nine WoNnde'l
Saru!bua the fighting was going on the Ntua peo-
=, M becoming insOlont. and the Consus, IN
Is oC ,be Atua coming down and endeaNoihE 10
!ss, nny sria had "A conference with three OF IN,
oVsl,G,i Anna chiefs who consented that Mana ana
Pr.anup sbNuli he allowed to settle theiI private
sao,c saIs, ,rhout interference. II was nnalN agreed
e, oriers should ,e sent the Cove rnneht FORCES
u una, @,ra.n inactive until Aana had had time TO
mote ont his case Tor the consideration oi 'ne
Thera have been further hostilities but theI
ava liable 10 occur at any time ana the ai1lNaI %.
s'rwarshin is anXioIsiy awaited. lalniS'-'. H,H pI
a. sexThg l. Identified in the present HNuss" OH
the Aana side