Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-06-07
MATAAFANS DISARM,
Work OF Samoan Commission Is Pro-
ceeding Smoothly.
KAUTZ Is HOMEWARD BOUND
Carried Ont His Intention of Leav-
Ing samoa on May 21-Judge
Mullienn at Apia In Ne
half of Mntnnfn.

Apia, Samoa, May 81, via Auckland,
New Zealand, June 7.-Malietoa and
Iamasese have visited the members of
the Samoan commission on board the
United States transport Badger, and Ma
taafa visited them the following day.
Neither of them was recognized as king.
Mataafa expressed willingness to abide
by the commissioners decision and blam-
ed the Europeans for the trouble here.
Inc commissioners informed him that
they had power to establish Il govern
ment with or without king. Mataafa
thought the Samoans should have a king,
but expressed willingness to disarm his
followers and leave the matter in the
hands of the commission.
The Gc.mans acted, for the first time
in many months, with the representa-
tives of the other powers and have Off
clally sent Il guard ashore.
The naval authorities and the mission
societies have submitted their views to
the commission, and the latter, by proc
lamation, fixed May ~ as the date for
the natives to surrender their arms. Ma
taafa, however, asked for an extension
of the time until today, when he sur
rendered 1,S00 guns ON board the Bad
SCI. i liz NluHelodllS are now ulSuTIleu.
The United States cruiser Phladel-
phia, flying the flag of Admiral Kautz,
sailed May q, and the British and Ger
man consuls, Mr.. T.. b. S. Maxse and
Herr Rose, proceed to Europe June II.
Queen Victoria S birthday was cele-
brated with great rejoicings, about 5000
strong men of the Maletoa party attend
ing the. festivities at Malinuu, in the
presence of the British consul and naval
officers. The procession visited the graves
of the British and Americans and then
marched to the graves of the Germans
who were slain in the battle of Fagalt
in 1879. The Americans fired salute
over the German graves.
Natives Gain Confidence.
The natives are gaining confidence and
are freely submitting their grievances to
the commission.
The natives brought here from other
islands at the time of the disturbances
will be returned to their homes, and all
the warships will probably leave Samoa
at an early date.
The chief justice, Mr.. William l..
Chambers, will continue the sittings of
the supreme court. but DR.. Wilhelm Solf,
the municipal council here, has not yet
assumed his duties.
The commissioners are reticent, but it
is understood they are considering a re-
duction of the cost of the administration
as esta blished by the Berlin treaty and
that the number of officials may be re-
duced.
The residents of Apia express dissatis-
faction at the indications given by the
commission that the rebels will not be
punished and that they will also be paid
for arms illegally imported. They con-
slider this a had precedent but it is adj
mitted this is too early to criticise the ac-
ton of the commissioners.
The American engineering staff has ar
rived here and Will proceed to erect Il
naval jetty and coal stores at Pango
Pango
Judge Mulligan, the former American
consul, has arrived here to conduct the
compensation claims and defend Ma
taafa but the commission has intimated
that no notice will be taken of the claims
beyond recording th''In. and it is posi-
bic the commission will ask each power
to compensate its own citizens OF sub
je, is as the case uay be.