Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-03-01
HAULED DOWN THE FLAG
Lively Row on tho Island Of Raistta,
South Pacific.
The Sian VITO Hauled Bour the
French Ensixa sentcneed
60 he shot

French colonial rebels on the island
OF RaiaIea, on OF the Society group In
tho South seas, pulled down tho
French Dag from the newly erected
government building on December
a lat Tho trouble grew OUT OF
difficulty between supporters OF the
French colonial government ip tho
Tahiti district and tfadera Of nntlvss,
who are aysius, tho growing commsr.
cial influence % this French colonial
government.
Tho news Of the trouble came by
private letter FROM TAHITI. Iis NUN
features are that the Fcbel who pulled
down the dag had been delivered over
to the French authorities and would be
tfansp9r;od 90 tho penal colony OF Now
Calcdonia, whore ave days after his
arfival he woulI be thoi.
% tho receipt Of tue news at Paneete,
! Tahiti, tnat trouble hal occurred NJ
Raiatta the Frunch transport Dufhuoe
was dinfaichod 10 the i0lauj, which Ia
about 1870 miles northwest OF Tahiti.
Tue captain had orders q get the man
/ who hni iusulied the Il ur blow tue
| town Oh IT. coral f0uL dations.
In aunrKiug several Islands shout
two ycafs ago the Freuch COVER lmcnt
| lookup Rtiatea. sons VI She French
traders who hal erwin wealthy
through dealing In copra Bholis aad
other island products we're not pienaei
with the change. Bniurc the hnnoxa.
ton the island chiea were supreme.
With tue acquisition by France came
a heavy trading llopaHe aud the Gu.
forcing OF butdensoinu laws. Where
trading had been comparatively FREQ
before, there were heavy taxa.
An uufising took lace NJ the time Of
the chango. The nauvH then rebuilod.
A French war vuHul was sent from
Tahiti aud quieted the disturbance.
| On December gath, tls DAY set for
tile opening Of the new Town Hall a.
Rhiatsn, erected by tho French colon.
ial government, French nag was
hoisted on a long pol,'. The mast was
not ON the building, but alougside Of
H. A. soon AZ tho rebel faction Of the
community saw the dag dying to tho
bfctk, they became snragud. A meet.
ing was callUi aud II was decided ~
haul down tue dag.
Lots were cas- " sec who should DO
tho bIli deed and IL Cell toH wealthy
resident. lie showed signs Of weaken.
INK, but the uugleaucfs tllud him with
good brandy, anu by tue aid Of this
Dutch c1uuge no carried out tne
orders. 10 roach tie halygrds u UAi
nvrv-safy 10 break down the door u
the new government building 10 AZ q
gain Access 10 the roof The dag wa
duly hauloi down and rolled az.
After tho rebels got pOssrFsiOu Of tho
tficolOf they did not know what 10 do
with u. 40 was an elephant on their
hanis. The leaders ~ last proposed that
the dag be returned 70 tho Ffcucn au.
thUutisr. This tho majority oi thOss
| present refused 10 allow aud the die
houorsd ilag was hidden.
| Tue French Olllnhis Immediately
! dispatched word ~ Papsotc auu iustdo
| of three days tho Frupch transport
| Duranco was lying on RaAlea. The
] captain sent word Rsu0Iu that unless
/ the man who hauled down tho nag
was given up WITHIN ave h1uts hs
would lombard tnu iowa. Tbs guns
! were fuu out anu Tue uvck Clusfru for
action. The THREAT hal the desired
effect aud tho Offending rebel was tur.
rendered. Great excitement prevailed
In the leland tOsu duflng TIC visit Of
tue war vessel
Tho prisoner was taken 10 Papeole,
aud Afterwards ordered sent 20 New
| Caledonia 10 be shot i've days after
reaching there. Toe letter states that
| tho orders Tor shooting tbs prisoner
wufe issuui nj PApsetv, 10 tuuro Ia little
doubt that the execution viii DO carried
| cut.
News from the Fsonch South sea
| possessions IL frequent, but most OF 10
nowadays deals with auempis 70 throw
oil the yoke Of oppressive colonial gov
| eminent
When France, England, Germany
and Spain teyun extending their Inl-
muTolni interests d. the south seas each
looked 20 ths gradual Absorption OF
Islands that would DO valuable. The
| English government, although lste IN
making u start, secured tue Gilbert
group aui Tanning island. The Ger.
mans aTu strongly entreuchei ON tho
] Marshall islands anu spain holds Close.
/ ~ the Caroline group. The trade VI
/ these different island groups 4, Jealous.
I iy watched By the nationality control.
| ling thum.