Daily inter mountain., 1899-05-04
BY the Actions of Americans
and British
THEIR TOWN WAS SHELLED
And Many of the Natives Were Killed
1.-The Germans Still Con.
--- tinue to Hold Al00f,

Washington, May 4.-The following ca
blegram has been received at the navy
department from Admiral Kautz:
Auckland, May 4.-(subdated Apla April
2O.-Secretary Of the Navy, Washington:
All quiet at Apia, Mataafa and his chief
" agreed to keep outside lines pre-
scribed by British senior officer present
and to until commits
sion there will be no more fight
ing. KAUTZ.
The cableglam was mutilated in trans
mission but the meaning is plain, con-
firming the press report that truce has
been agreed upon in Samoa and there will
be no more hostilites pending the reach
ing of conclusion by the commission
now on the way to the islands.
Auckland, N. H., May 4-Advices re-
ceived here from Apia to April n, state
that the rebel loss by the sheling of the
Matafaan stronghold at Vailima by the
warslGps of Great Britain and United
States was quite heavy. Many of the
rebels were wounded. The house in
which the late Robert Louis Stevenson
lived was riddled with shells.
On April % there was sharp skirmish
between the rebels and Lieut. r. A..
Gaunts brigade near the town of Vaiima.
In this engagement one Mataafan was
killed. The lines Of the friendless were
attacked in the darkness at two points,
but none of them were killed.
April % there was some bush fighting
when Lieut.. Gaunt's brigade, numbering
nine hundred men, advanced under hot
fire. The enemy lost several men, the
bodies Of the dead being dragged away.
OF the friendlies one was killed and three
wounded. British Meuts. Inness, Hick-
man, Shuler and Heathcote, under Lieut.
Gaunt, led the Loyalists.
The New Zealand government steamer
Tutanekai had arrived at Apia with dis
patches announcing that the request of
the International commissioners that the
inhabitants peacefully await the arrival
of the commissioners, who are now on
their way to the islands from San Fran
cisco. A meeting of the three cOnsuis, in
view of this message, was held but with
out result, the German consul dissenting
from the proposition of the other two con-
suls. Admiral Albert Kautz, u. S. NJ, and
Captain Stuart of the British cruiser
Tauranga dispatched a message through
a French priest to Mataafa ordering him
to withdraw his forces outside of the line
ten miles long and six miles broad. Mat
aafa replied defiantly refusing to with
draw unless the German consul and cap
tain of the German Cruiser Fake agreed.
Admiral kautZ and Capt. Stuart there
upon sent an utimatum to Mataafa
= l. Il
forces.
In support of this ultimatum a plan of
action was decided upon. Lieut.. Gaunt's
brigade was engthened and heavy
gun was landed at Mutumu and war
rockets were gotten in readiness Being
informed Of these preparations, Mataafa
made a prompt reply agreeing to with
draw Immediately.
On April 25 an important meeting Of the
king and his chiefs was held. They were
informed of the action that had been taxi
en- by British and American naval COM
manders and gave it general approval.
Lieut.. Gaunts brigade is patroling the
prescribed area. King Tanu visited Ad-
miral kautZ and Capt. Stuart on board
the American and British ships and was
received with the customary salutes on
his arrival and departure.
Hufnagel, manager of the plantation
upon which the attack was made by Brit
ish and American sailors, resulting in the
death OF Lieut.. Freeman of the British
navy; Lieut.. Lansdale and Ensign John
r. Monaghan of the United States cruiser
Philadelphia and two others is Still de-
tanned on board the German cruiser Fake.
The gun carriage from the Philadelphia
which was lost at the time of the engage
ment, has been recovered but the gun is
still in the hands of the rebels. Officials
and leading residents of Samoa unite in
saying the charges of nhumanity Of the
British which were made by man nam
ed Laroch, are untrue.
The majority of the inha bitants are
highly dissatisfied with the cessation of
hostilities. They say Mataafa is beaten
now and that trouble would be all ended
in a week were the advantage pushed
The rebels are delighted at the delay
which will give them time to refill cart
ridge shells and build more forts. 1t is !!
the general opinion that the islands will
be uninhabitable except for Germans and
unles Mataafa and the rebel |
chiefs are severely punished.
II is doubtful if British or American |
subjects will give much evidence before !
the international commission owing to |
the fear that to express themselves can
didly would interfere with trade rela-
tions. For this reason the evidence be-
fore commission is likely to be one sided. |
The statement by the German minister of |
foreign affairs, Baron Won Buelow, that
Mataafa was unanimously elected king
is denounced III Samoa.
The rebels admit that the result of the |
battle at Vnilema was the greatest re-
verse they ever experienced. They were
astonished by the manner in which
Gaunt's brigade sustained its position in (