The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-04-08
SAMOA'S lNSURRECTION
krautZ Issues q Proc.
lamatiOn to the Natives.

San Francisco. April 7-CorrespOnd-
ence from Samoa, via Apia. gives the
details Of the insurrectfon. Malleoa's
men wont out against Mataafa.. Tho
foragers returned laden with booty and
bringing the ears OF several Of their foes
Among the wounded was a nephew Of
Mataafa and one OF the killed was Le-
leua Muda, second In command Of Ma
taafa's forces
During the past three days there has
been no fighting In town. The defenses
have been strengthened by the mounting
OF an additional gun and a couple Of
mines have been laid I'm case OF a rush
into the town. The Porpoise has daily
made a cruise along the coast lombard
ing the native villages Some of them
have been destroyed. Captain surdee
does as little killing In these expeditions
as possible. The destruction OF houses
and boats is his object. The houses OF
the white residents are being footed in
the vicinity Of Apla. Owing ~ defec-
tive fuse shell from the Philadelphia
burst a couple of hundred OF yarns from
the ship and severely wounded loyal
slightly wounded I'm the face.
For several days the German warahlp
Fake persistently kept in the way 80 as
to incommode the FIRE OF the British snips
and finally Admiral Kautz compelled her
to move inside Of the habor entrance out
OF the way
On March % King Tanumafli Malietoa
was crowned King OF Samoa at Mullnuu
Admiral Kautz and Captain White OF the
Philadelphia Captain Sturtee and capt
Forlesse Of the Forpolse and Royaiist;
the United States and British consuls and
the chief Justice were present at the GER
emony, which was ATTENDED by all the
representative Americans and British.
one hundred sailors from the Ameri-
can and British vessels composed the
guard OF honor The procession marched
all through Ap!a headed by the band OF
the Philadelphia The flagship and Por.
poise fired the royal salute Of p guns but
the Fake lay i'm the 1arbor as II she and
her captatn had not the slightest inter.
est In Samoa The German officials were
! conspicuous by their absence Every
body Is anxlously awaiting news from Tho
three powers. II Is Thought that II Ger
many acknowledges Tanus as king thal
the rebellion will be broken. 1: moi
Admal Kautz viii take stronger meas
ures than heretofor. II. NJ. s. Tauranga
arrived today
At present there are on shore 175 mer
from the Philadelphia and 40 from tho
Porpoise and ROyalist. TIE Tauranga
has n complement Of nearly 4O0 and this
reinforcement win enable the admira
to take offensive measures. So far h'
has been compelled 10 act on land on th'
defensive.
KAUNTZ PROCLAMATION.
Following Is the proclamation OF "A
mirai Kautz IN full.
I whereas. AZ a meeting held mis- da'
on board OF the flagship Philadelphia a
anchor IN the harbor al Apin. at whicl
were present the consular representative
or the signatory powers Of the Berlil
treaty OF 1889 and the three senlor naya
Officers OF the same powers. 2 was agree
81 that the so-caTled provisional govern
ment under high chief Mafaafa and
other chiefs can have no legal statu
under the Berlin treaty. and can there
fore not be recognized by NE consula
and naval representatives. n ts hereb
ordered that the nigh chief and the
other chiefs go quietly 10 their homes an
obey the laws OF Samoa and respect th
Berlin treaty
2. II was further ordered that an IN
chiefs and their people VINO have bee
elected from these offices and have bee
sent to the different points in the island
return quetly to their aforsaid hons
without molestatiOn.
8 The guarantee Of protection as Il
as lies within the power ~ the nav
force now within this harbor is given
+ an who quietly obey this order, on u
= other hand Il will be- used against a
4 who disregard u or the rights Of qui
r and peaceably disposed people
T. The treaty Of Berlin recognizes n
5 chief justice Of Samoa as Inc highe
$ official under the existing governmen
g and as ne holds his office his authori
r must b. respected and the uecree of u
r court must be carried out
. s. Trusting that All thc residents
p Samoa will have the good sense 10 q
= serve the requirements Of this proci
nation. which ls ISSUED iH the interes
Of psace with an earnest regard for d
rights OF all. both foreign and natis
q and that there may be no occasion 20 "a
Ie military power 10 enforce H.
. Al ERT KA 2
4 Rear Admiral 4. s. Nav
March II. isse.