The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-05
At First He Oefied Both Kautz
and Stuart.
AN ULTIMATUM SENT HIM
PROPOSITIONS TO FIGHT MADE
HIM WITHDRAW.
DISSATISFACTION OF THE INHABITANTS
They Claim that Ia'aafa is Beaten Now and
that if the Advantage Were Pushed
The Fighting Would be Over
in a Week.

in a Week.
Auckland, y. L., May 4.--Advices re-
ceived here from Apia, Samoa, to April
9th state that The rebel loss by the
sIelling of the Mataafan stronghold
Britain and the United States was
quite heavy. Many of the rebels were
woupded. The house in which the late
Robert Louis Stevenson lived was rid
died with shot
On April 22d there was sharp Skin
mish between rebels and Lieutenant
II. A. Gaunts brigade near the town
of Nailima. In this engagement one
Mataafan was killed. The lines of the
friendlies were attacked in the dark
ness at two points, but none of them
was killed.
On April 23d there was some bush
fighting. Lieutenant Gaunt's brigade
numbering nine hundred men, adj
vanced under a hot fire. The enemy
lost several men, the bodies of the
dead being dragged away. OF the
friendlies one was killed and three
were wounded. The British Lieuten-
ants Innes, Hickman, Shutter and
Heathcote, under Lieutenant Gaunt,
led the Royalists.
The New Zealand Government
steamer Tutanekai had arrived at
Apia with dispatches announcing the
request of the International Peace
Commissioners. that the ,nnapitants
peacefully await their arrival from
San Francisco. A meeting of the three
consuls, in view of this message, was
held, but without result the Ger
man Consul dissenting from the prop
ositions of the other consuis.
Admiral Albert Kautz, u. S. ~, and
Captain Stuart, of the British cruiser
Tauranga wrote and sent through a
French priest to Mataafa dispatch
ordering him to withdraw his forces
outside of line ten miles long and
six miles broad. Mataafa replied de-
family, refusing to Withdraw unless
the German Consul and the captain of
the German cruiser Fake agreed. Adj
miral Kautz and Captain Stuart there
upon sent an ultimatum to Mataafa,
threatening to compel the withdrawal
of his forces. In support of this ul-
timatum plan of action was decided
upon. Lieutenant Gaunt's brigade
was strengthened, and a heavy gun
was landed at Nahum, and war rock
cts We're gotten in readiness. Being
informed of these preparations, Ma
taafa made prompt reply, agreeing to
withdraw Immediately. On April 18th
an important meeting of the King and
his chiefs was held. They were in
formed of the action that had been
taken by the British and American
naval commanders, and gave it gen
eral approval.
Lieutenant Gaunt's brigade is now
patrolling the prescribed area.
King Tanu visited Admiral Kautz
and Captain Stuart on board the Am
erican and English ships, respectively
and was received with the customary
salutes Oh his arrival and departure.
Hufnagel, the manager of the plan
tation upon which an attack was made
on British and American sailors, re-
sulting in the death of Lieutenant
Freeman, of the British navy, Lieu
tenant Lonsdale and Ensign John II.
Monaghan of the United States cruiser
Philadelphia and two others. is still
detained on board the German cruiser
Fake. The gun carriage from the
Philadelphia, which was lost at the
time of the engagement, has been re-
covered, but the gun is still in the
hands of the rebels
Officials and leading residents of
Samoa, who nave been Interviewed.
all unite in sas ing that the charges
of inhumanity on the pat OF The Brit
ish which We're made by 4 man named
Laroch, are untrue.
A ajority % the inha bitanis are
highly dissatisfied with the cessation
of hostilities. They say that Mataafa,
is beaten now and that the trouble
would all be ended in week or ten
days were the advantage pushed. The
rebels are delighted at the delay,
which will give them time to refill
cartridges and build more tortifica-
tons. 1t is the general opinion that
the islands will be ,Ininhabitable eN-
cept for Germans and Frerchrnen mn
less Mataafa and the "ebel CHEFS are
severely punished.
1t is doubtful if British or American
subjects will give much evidence he
fore the interna.'o al commits on
owing to fear that - express them
selves candidIy woull interfere with
trade relations. For t.lis reason the
evidence before the commission is
likely to be one-si,icd.
The statement by The German Min
lister for Foreign Affairs ''1ion Won
Buelow. that Mataafa was unanimous
ly elected King of the Samoan Islands
is IapiaJ in
The rebels admit that the result of
the battle at Naiima was the great
est reverse they had ever experienced.
They were astonished by the manner
in which Gaunt's brigade sustained its
position in the face of a continuous
fire. They were also astonished at the
final Smelling of Vailima by which