The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-08
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order to prevent the close approach to The
consulate.
The German wnrship Fake nj.
tempted TO leave port ON n secret
mission when Admiral NHutz or
dercd her CAPTAIN to stay whcre she
was.
The Fnpiise remained.
During Thursday matters auoted.
About dusk the Americans feed on BODY
OF Mstaafans. but no one was killeu.
I Early Friday morning zoo rebels rushed
| up to within thirty yards of the consulate.
The sailors behaved splendidly, and tho
natives were repulscd. one American
sailor WAS killed and one British sailor
was shot 10 both legs. Major General
Cutlife of the British army 1Aslstej IN
directing the operations at the consulate.
There Is intense feeling against tie
Germans here, and they are accused Of
spying and giving Information TO The rsb-
els. The nghting by night Is an entirely
new departure In Samoan warfare and
everything points TO German tea hing. orc
Marquette, who had been drilling tho ma
tives, has been arrested. He was sent on
board the Fake under pledge OF the
German commander that he will not be
allowed To land.
a half caste named TAYLOR has been ar
rested az 4 SPY and le in irons on the Por-
poiBe.
II. j. Moore, au American. Is confined
20 his store under suspicion OF being a
Mstaafa sympathizer Saturday ami sun
DAY were quiet. The Tiyoli hotel has blfn
mined in case 1t becomes necessary to
blow it up and two green lisats from
the shore Is the signal 20 shell st. SIN
day body OF native foragers came ppon
Mataafa crowd, killing eight and wo Iud
ing twenty OF them. when the rebels fcd,
The foragers returned laden with booty
hp 80 Al 49, a.,
foe. Among the wounded was nephew
OF Mataafa and one Of the killed was Le-
leua Muda, second in command OF Mataa-
fa's forces.
During the past three days there has
been no fghting In town. The defenses
have been strengthened by the mounting
Of an additional gun and a couple of mipes
nave been laid In case OF rush Into
town. The Porpoise has daily made a
cruise along the coast bombardinE the ma
tive villages. Some OF them have been
destroyed Captain Sturdee does az little
killing In those expeditions az possible.
The destruction OF houses and boats is
his object. The houses OF the white rest
Apia.
On March %, King Tanu Malieli Male
toa was crowned king Of Samoa at Mlui-
nun Admiral Kautz and Captain White
OF the Philadelphia, Captain Sturdee and
Captain Forlesse OF the Porpoise and Row
aust: the United States aud British con
suits and chief Justice. were present at
the ceremony which was attended by an
The representative Americans and British.
One hundred sailors from the American
and British ships composed the guard OF
nonor. The procession marched all through
Apia, beaded by the band Of the Phlledal-
phia. The hagship and Porposa fred the
loyal rs. salute q twenty-one guns, but the
Fake lay In the harbor as II she and her
captain had not the slightest intimation
Of the event
II. NJ s. Tauranga arrived today. At
present there are on shore rs men from
me Philadelphia and $50 from the Por-
polse and Royalist. The Tauranga has
complement Of nearly 400 men. and this
reinforcement will enable the admiral TO
take offensive measures. So far he has
oeen compelled to act on land on the de-
Apia, Samoa. March %, via San Fran
cisco. April THE Associated Press err
respondent had an interview With Admiral
kautz Yesterday. He spoke quite freely
on the situation and considers he has been
grossly insultee by the German consul
general issuing his counter proclamation.
The admiral takes the stand that the Der
lin treaty, which he Is instructed by his
government 10 uphold, does not make any
provision whatever for q provisional gov
erhment His instructions are to carry
out the treaty IN accordance with tho
views OF the majority OF the consular rep
resentatiyes. The admiral Is very vroth
with the German consul and biamfs him
entirely for the present attitude Of the
rebels as the natives we're obeying his
command 70 retire 70 their homes when
the German precismation was issued.
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