The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-09-30

San Francisco, Cal, Sept 29.-The
steamship Moniwai arrived this after
noon from Sidney, Auckland Apia and
Honolulu, bringing the following ad-
vices from special correspondents of the
Associated Press in the island:
Apia, Samoa, Sept. 12.-When the
previous mail steamer departed, the
warships of Great Britain and Ger
many had just finished Smelling the
stronghoIds of the Atua rebels Then
it was generally felt that the lesson.
although severe, had been deserved
and that the final result would be a
lasting peace. 1t was believed. too
that British and German commanders
were about to make a similar demon
stration against the rebels at Aana
A few days later, however, the com
manders of the warships held meet
ing and Immediately afterward the
senior captains waited upon King
Malietoa and informed him that he
would receive no further assistance
This action surprised not only the king,
but Chief Justice Ide and President
Schmidt. who had welcomed the inter
ference of the naval authorizes The
captains, however, were positive in
their refusal to render any further as
sistance which might involve their fir
ing upon the rebels. In this dilemma
President Schmidt, who has been ac-
cused of sympa thizing with the rebel
party of TamaSese, jOurneyed to Aana,
where the kings troops had gone few
days before, to await the arrival of the
warships, which, it was believed, were
to assist in a demonstration against the
Aana rebels. On his arrival there.
President Schmidt found that the lately
defeated Atua rebels had Joined their
Aana friends, thus showing that the
warships' shells had not greatly terri
fled them. President Schmidt later in
formed the authorities at Apia that
there was a possibility of a temporary
peace being patched up and upon his
suggestion two warships, one Of them
bearing King MalietOa, were dispatched
to Aana. The king and the commanders
sent word to the rebel Tamasese that
he must come on board and ''ifo' Sub
nit to the king; that ne and his fol-
lowers must dispense and surrender
one hundred rifles; and that they must
deliver certain escaped conyicts who
were with them.
At first, Tamasese demurred. but he
finally agreed to the conditions. Then
Tamasese and his followers, after hav-
ing gone through the form of '.ifo. ;"
before the king. were allowed to depart
from the warship. They gave UP one
hundred rifles as agreed and their
forces and the kings dispersed. Here
there was a general impression. how
ever, that the peace would be of short
duration. This. it is learned, has been
the case. The land commissions sur
veyor. who was sent down to Aana to
survey some disputed lands, was forci-
bly, resisted by the rebel natives, who
under Tamasese, are already organic
ing for another and prolonged resist
ance What will be the outcome is hard
to conjecture
lie Mamea. a powerful Samoan chief.
who led the delegation which visited
the United States during President
Hayes administration and negotiated a
treaty with the United States. is dead.
He stood high in Samoan councils.
There is an unusual amount Of sick
ness among the foreign residents here
and the one physician in Apia is quite
unable to attend to all the cases.