The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-30

Copyrighted, 1893. By the Associated Press
APrA. g. T.. March . tvia Auckland, y.
H., March 2a.l-The troubles growing out or
the election Of king OF Samoa have taken
a more serious turn and resulted in the
bomharament Of native villages along the
shore by the United States cruiser Philadel-
phla, Admiral kautz commanding and the
British cruisers Porpoise and Royaiist. Sew
eral villages have been burned and there
have been number of casualties among
the American and British sailors and ma
rines As yet 1t is impossible 10 estimate
the number OF natives killed or injured.
AZ Mataafa and his chiefs, constituting
the provisional government, continued 10
defy the treaty after the arrival of the
Philadelphia. Admiral kautz summoned the
various censuls and the senior naval ON
GERS to conference on board the Philadel
phla. when the whole situation was care
fully canvassed. The upshot was a reso.
lution 70 dismiss the provisional govern
ment. and Admiral Kautz issued a procla-
nation calling on Mataafa and his chiefs
TO return 10 their homes.
MATAAFA EyACUATES THE TOWN.
Mataafa evacuated MulInuu the town he
had made his headquarters, and went into
the interior.
Herr Rose. the German consul at ApEa,
issued proclamation supplementing the
one he had issued several weeks before. up
holding the provisional government AS q
result of this the Mataafans assembled in
large force and hemmed In the town. The
British cruiser Royaikt brought the MaIie-
t1.x tate -
they had been transferred by the provis.
ional government
uLTIMATuM Is IGNORED.
The Americans then fortified Mulinum.
where % 900 Malietoans took refuge. The
rebe's-the aiherents OF Mataafa-barr,-
caded the roads within the municipality
and seized the British houses. An ulti-
matum sent to them. ordering them TO
eyaeuate and threatening them I'm the
event Of refusal with n hombardment, to
commence on the afternoon of March i5
This was ignored and the rebels com
menced an attack in the direction OF .he
United States and British consulates
about half an hour before the time fixed
for the bouahariment. The Philadelphia
porpolse and Royaiist opened fire upon
the distant villages. There was great diff
ficuity In locating the enemy. owing TO
the dense forest but several shore VIII
lagos were soon in flames.
SHELL HITS GERMAN CONSULATE.
A defective shell from the Philadelphia
exploded near the German consulate and
the marines outside narrowly escaped A
fragmens'strnck the leg OF Private Rudge
shattsring IL SO badly as to necessitate
ampataslon Another fragment traversed
70 the German consulate, smashing the
croSkery. The Germans then went on
board she German cruiser Fake
During the night the rebels made hot
attack on the town. killing three Brltish
sailors. 4 British marine was shot N
the leg by sentry Of his own party an
other was shot I'm the foot and an Amert-
can sentry was Killed al his post
The bouhaylment continuing. the in
hanitanss az the town took refuge on
board the Royafiss. greatly crowding the
vessel
Many people are leaving Samoa. che
captain of ths Royaiist urging them 20
go so as rot fo interfere with the mill
tafy operations.
The rarpoise has shelief the villages
east ard west of Apia and captured many
boats
The Americans and British are fighting
sp1endiaiy together, bat there Is bitter
feeling against the Germans.
The horaha .nent of he jungle was fer
4 sFrne very hot.
The British cruiser Tauranga. which 4
IL understood. VAS intending te annex tho
Tonga Islands 81 section 81 she Friendly
islands. 81 tho racitsei was intercepted a.
Suva. the capital ~ the FIJI Islands. by
order 81 the home government.
HEADING OFF THE GERMANS.
TNgNcsA Island. MARIA e V5a Aack-
lard y L March - The british cruiser
Tauranxa arrsve. here or March : an
der ssaiess ovyssrs on a secret mission II
II se~rmlssss ;has Aer visit here vas tse re-
ssslt * rtsEuors ut an intended German An-
nSxa;soa the cruiser aiming 70 secure an
agreement tsSs T. any nation Is 20 annex
sAe TNsaga islands IL SHAFT - Fsngs&fst THE
CAPTAIN ~ tie Ta0rRngs before leaving
oss Mars y sssa An had accomplished hss
frss~eten satisfactorily, sstsi th1t tse GER
sran incident Aaa b<en overrated. fne ts-v-
fssam claims k@fng frfsslnE except rs to the