The record-union., 1894-10-01
Special to the REcoRD-UN1oN.


APIA Samoa, Sept. 12.--At the time of
the departure of the last mail the war
ships of Great Britain and Germany had
| finished the shelling of the strongholds
OF the Atuan rebels, and it was generally
felt that the lesson. although severe, was
deserved, and that the final result would
| be lasting peace. 1t was then thought
that similar steps would be taken at
Aana. Two or three days after the mali
left, the Curacao (British) went to Pago
Pago to take in a load of coal, returning
to Apia few days later. Upon her re-
turn meeting of the commanders of the
Warshlps was held, and Immediately
afterward the senior Captains waited
upon King Malietoa and informed him
that he would receive no further assist
ance. This somewhat surprised him, as
it did Chief Justice Ide and President
Schmidt, who, in the action of the war;
ships, thought they saw some release
from their present awkward position.
The Captains were, however. positive in
refusing to render any assistance which
involved firing upon the rebels.
In this dilemma the President who.
by the way, is a German and at heart al
opponent of Malietoa and sympathizer
with the rebel party of Tamasese, pro-
ceeded to Aana, where the Government
troops had gone a few days before, to
await the arrival of the warships. On ar
| rival there he had a look at the situation
| and found that the just lately defeated
| Atuan rebels had joined their Aana
| friends, thus showing that the fact of
| being shelled by warships had not i'm
pressed them 80 a formidable extent He
| communicated his views to the authori-
ties at Apia, and upon it being found that
there was possibility of a temporary
! Kind of peace being patched up, two Of
| the warships went up TO Aana with King
| Malietoa on board of one.
| Upon reaching Aana information was
! sent TO Tamasese that he must come on
| board and ''ifo' (submit) to the King;
| that he and his followers must disperse:
! that he must surrender some escaped
| prisoners who were with him and give
up 100 rifles. After considerable deInur
| those terms were agreed to, and Tama-
sese and his followers, after going
through the form of ''ifo'' were allowed
TO depart. His party afterward gave up
! 100 rifles and both his and the Kings
troops dispersed. A good deal of indig-
nation was felt at the lame ending to
vigorous course of action, and it was gem
orally felt that the peace would be of
short-lived duration. This has turned
out to be the case. The Surveyor to the
Land Commission, who was sent down
| to Aana on behalf of the com mission to
measure some QlSputeQ lands, was torcl-
| bly, resisted by the rebel natives, who,
under Tamasese, are already organizing
! for another prolonged resistance. What
| is to be the end is hard to conjecture.
! w. l.. Chambers, Land Commissioner
| for the United States, who only arrived
| last week, is already making his presence
felt in pushing the work of the commis-
sion, which had been in allegiance owing
! to the neglect of the American Govern
ment, which has cost the British and Ger
| man Governments some thousands of
| pounds by not having kept the Office
| properly filled.
Leumanatafa Chief of Apia, who will
| be REIN bursed on account of his brave
conduct at the time of the wreck of the
| Trenton and Vandalia, is greatly hurt aI
| the statements made in American papers
that he is among H J. Moor's South Sea
! Island troupe. He has asked for con-
| tradiction of the statement. Leumanatafa
| has been engaged in supporting his King,
! Malietoa, and has no thought of going to
war at present, least of all in a show busi-
| ness.
| The great Samoan Chief, LIE Mamea,
| who was the leading member of the Sa-
moan deputation which visited the States
during President Hayes Administration,
and negotiated a treaty Oh behalf of Sa-
| moa, died two days ago. lie Mamea, who
was an intelligent man, and occupied
! high position in the Samoan Govern
ment, will be greatly missed.
There Is a great deal of sick ness here,
and the foreign residents are making an
outcry for another doctor, as the one who
| is here Is unable to attend to all the cases.