St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-31
An OUTBREAK IN SAMOA.
THIRTY MEN KILLED AND FIFTY
SERIOUSLY R0USDED.
PRISONERS WE'RE MUTILATED.
Houses of the Natives Burned. the
Women of the Country Out.
ragged by the Troops of the
king-Among Other Atrocities
Many of the Dead We're Be.
headed-Consuis Powerless.

Copyright, 1894, by the Associated Press
AUCKLAND. n. L., March 30.-The
steamship Alameda. from Samoa. brings
news OF most serious outbreak i'll
those islands, which would seem to in
dictate that the United States. Great
Britain and Germany will be called
upon to take prompt action. Accord
ing TO the reports brought here by the
Alameda. the outbreak was caused by
the action of Henry lde, the American
chief justice, who succeeded Ceder
crantz on Sept. 6, 1892.
Chief Justice Ide is charged with
OF the rival factions in Samoa. and with
compelling them to work OH the roads
like convicts of the lowest order.
The natives protested strongly, and
made all kinds of threats. but the chief
Justice disregarded the menacing atti-
tude OF the SamoanS, and eventually
the latter broke out into armed rebellion.
The followers of the native chiefs dis
puted the right of the Europeans to in
terfere in what they elassed as purely
native affairs. while making no actual
opposition TO the state of affairs by
which the United States, Great Britain
and Germany, through Chief Justice
Ide. practically maintain protectorate
over Samoa.
Eventually, however, things assumed
such serious aspect that the chief JUS
tice was compelled to take steps to dis
arm the natives, and the latter made
preparations to resist this so-called in
reference with their rights.
The fighting began by the rebels kill
ing man in the employ of the govern
ment. who was caught near their camp.
The reigning sovereign, King MalIe-
toa, seems to have remained loyal to the
chief justice, for upon being called upon
he promptly sent strong force of his
Samoan warriors to
ATTACK THE REBELS.
During several sharp encounters
which followed thirty men were killed
and about fifty wounded.
Throughout the fighting, up to the
time the steamship Alameda left Samoa,
the advantage was mostly OH the gov
eminent side, the rebels being driven
from their camp, and forced to retreat
into the interior of the island. where it
was difficult to pursue them. But now
comes the most serious feature of the
outbreak, as it has so enraged the
natives that they are said 10 be taking
steps toward general uprising.
King Malietoa'S troops are charged
with having terribly mutIiated prison.
er who fell into their hands. with hav
ing burned the houses of natives and
with having outraged number of ma
tive women whose male relatives had
taken part in the rebellion.
The troops of the king are also
charged with number of other atroci-
ties, among them the beheading OF the
dead.
The foreign population of Samoa is in
state of the greatest uneasiness, as the
natives are making all sort of threats
against foreigners, and the arrival of
iOusiy awaited.
THE FOREIGN CoNSULS
are doing their utmost to prevail upon
tho rabels to submit. but up to the time
the steamship left their efforts had
proved fruitless.
In considering the statements made
against Chief Justice lde, the fact must
not be lost sight of that they probably
emanate from people who are possibly
opposed TO the American representa-
tive, ana IL Is believed here that when
the whole affair has been thoroughly
sifted, it will be found that action OF
Chief Justice Ide has not been as
severe as his enemies assert.
The Samoan Islands consist of ten
Inhabited and two uninhabited islands
i'll the Western Pacific, having an area
OF about l,70O square miles, ana a pop
ulation OF about $4,000 people.
A most distressing state of affairs
prevailed in Samoa in 1892. The islands
were threatened with total bankruptcy
and restitution. In April of that year,
the designations or Chef Justice derr
Won CedercrantZ and of the president of
Apia, the capital, Herr Won PilIsach,
were announced. Soon after fighting
between the rival forces of Maiietua
and Mataata began, but the fighting
was stopped by the Intervention of the
war vessels OF the United States, Great
Britain and Germany, and Mataafa sur
rendered, and with ten of his chief
supporters was baniShed TO kakaOfO
island, one OF the Union group, and
others of the rebels were fined aud in
prlsOned.