The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-09-30
NO PEACE YET IN SAMOA.
TlUhsESE DOEs NOT KEEP HIS
PLEDGE 10 OBEY THE KING.

He Promises 10 Keep che pesee sss Thsu
Gees o. Ftghtipg-The Isisuds IN = Goa
siuo- OF A--rehE-A Bspisssa Treasury.
sAS FRAyctsco. Sept. 20.-The United Press
correspondent At Apia, Samoa, whiting under
date Of Sept -. per the steamer Monowai.
which arrived this afternoon. says:
Later reports Of tho Smelling OF the rebel In
trenchments by the war ships Curacao and Buzz
rsrd give the number Of deaths at four and the
wounded nine. shortly after the Atuans as a body
had surrendered, 500 Of them who were in Asns
destroyed. as far as the property of the Govern
ment supporters was concerned, no less than
seven villages, old men. women. and children
being driven for shelter into the bush.
"On the return Of the royal troops TO Apia
from Saluafata, where the surrender had taken
place, a number Of meetings were held % de-
termine the wisest course 10 bring the Aans
people, with Tamasose at their head, under sub
lection.
AT the Meeting between the commanders Of
the Curacao and BuSzard and King Malietoa II
was decided IN avoid any further Smelling
Of native villages. Subsequently the BuzEard
left for Muilfanua, the German plantation dis
trict, where Capt. Scheder lost no time
In putting himself In communication
with Tamascss In an endeavor TO ar
range terms OF peace. About this time
the royal army. about 1000 strong. reached the
melknOOTnOOn ana OfCAIne tUcn n menace VI the
produce of the plantations that the German
commander realized that unless peace was de-
termined at once German commercial interests
would very seriously suffer.
"A letter from Capt. Scheder TO Capt. Gibson
Of the Curacao brought that ship down and Tam.
asese was notified that he might come on board
with his principal chiefs.
ION the following morning the rebel chief.
with his eight subordlnate chiefs, boarded the
Curacao, where, after a two hours CON-
ference with the commander and King Malietoa,
terms for peace were arranged.
"TamAaase and the other chiefs agreed In
obey the King and surrender 100 guns and one
chief. On the following day the guns were
banded over, the late rebel forces presumably
homeward, followed by the war ships to Apia
THE so-called peace has proved to be nothing
summation two British half castles have been
burned out by the late rebels, in each case con-
siderable property being stolen and destroyed.
There have been other outrages.
q few words: Those who are rebeiliously in
clined outnumber the royal party and are we'll
supplied with food, while the Government poo
The Government has little or no money to
purchase food for the people. The time Is APP
preaching when the ships OF war cannot remain
continuously in Apia harbor, or. in fact, any
other harbor In Samoa except Pago-Pago, whose
waters are very limited.
The natives have commenced reprisals against
the British by the exceptional action of destroy
blood. and there is absolutely no protection for
thorities.
In consequence. of the continued friction in
Aana. A feast Is To be held as the usual preface
TO q meeting to consider what course to pursue. |
United States Land Commissioner w. L. |
been issued announcing the holding of a session
OF the Land Commission to conside: claims.