The sun., 1894-03-31
MoaE TROUBLE IN sAAoA
Mauetoa's Soldiers EIa-,nere ths Followers
OF Some RebeItou- Chiefs.

| Mauetoa,s Soldiers Ha-.nere the Follower,
| OF Some Rebeitou- Chiefs.
AUCKLAND March 30 THE steamer Alameda.
| from San Francisco March 9. arrived here to-
| daT. She brings news Of disturbances In
Samoa which threaten serious consequences
unless soon checked. The trouble. which has
ed the proportions OF war grew out Of
the action ri the new Supreme Judge Ide. in
Imposing fines upon some Of the minor chiefs
for disorderly conduct and Nm prisoning nnd
compelling them to work on the public roads
In the default OF the payment OF the fines
The followers OF the chiefs arose in arm ed
rebellion against these indignities tn thelr
leaders aud demanded their i'm N ediats re-
lease. An attempt was made to dlsarm the
rebellious natives, but they stoutly denied the
right Of Europeans or other foreigners to In
terfere in their affairs and refused to lay down
their arm. The chiefs who had been obliged
to do degrading work eagerly led their willing
followers toward the achievement Of revenge
for their DEGRADATION. and King MslietoA
finally sent body OF troops to attack the
The Government troops had several en-
counters with the rehelllous nnds, In which
thirty Of the rebels were killed, about lity
wounded. and many made prisoners The
Government troops also suffered to the extent
Of dozen or more killed. and many wounded
The Rings troop celebrated their victory by
t,sg muti,lssting one OF their prisoners in a most
UhUnsT. ne next cay tney treated
another poor wretch in the same way, and
finally they made an unprovoked attack upon
one OF the deience'esr villages OF their late
they INDUCED In most frightfnl atrocities.
Houses were burned, women were Outraged
and then killed. and the dead bodies beheadaf
and finally cut into small pieces and the
soldiers of the Kiag stopped only when therS
was nothing left TO destroy and nobody left to
kill
Meanwhile other chiefs rehslled against tho
act on OF Judge 1de and tho support given 10
him by King Mnlietoa. and the cry of Death
to foreigners" spread throughout the ialands,
The United States. British. and German Com
suls are making every effort to puell the hIs-
turbancss AM restore the normal condition
OF things. but the hopelesaness OF their tass
unaid ed IL apparent. AMI the arrival OF q war
ship 10 awaited with anxiety.
WAsHTNGToN. March 3O.-It ts out OF the
question for the United states to send any war
ship to samoa to assist In preserving order
there. a. every available vessel Is needed eIss-
where and II ship were available none could
likely 10 case ship L. absolutely needed at
the rescue as that country did at Bluefslds.
Offcisls at the State Department saw that
Judge 1de was fully within tho law In treating
recalcitant chiefs to the same Justice that ho
would have administered tn other natives for
similar infrings gsments of the law and that the
wisdom OF President Cleveland's protest
against further entangling alliances 10 again
In the present instant No official
reports Of the trouble In the Island have been
received, nor are any expected until the next
mail arrives. which will be In about week.