Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-11
SALT LAkERs UNDER FIRE.


natory powers OF the berlin treaty OF
1883. ana the three senior naval uinceia
/ Of the same powers, II was agreed that
the Ho.cailed Provisional government
under high chief Mataafa and ftctn
| other chiefs can have no legal status
under the Berlin treaty. and can there.
fore not be rccongnizcd by the consuiai
| ana naval representatives,. II In hereby
| ordered that the high chief aud the
thirteen other chiefs aforesaid go quiet.
" TO their respective homes and obey
NE laws OF samoa, and respect the
Berlin treaty.
.. II II further ordered that all the
chiefs and their people who have been
| elected from their homes ana who have
been sent TO different points In the ga
moan Islands return quietly to their
Aforesaid homes without molcstation.
?. The guarantee OF protection. rs
Tar ~ lies within the power ~ the ma
val force now In this hnrbnr. n given
70 all who quietly obey this order. on
the other hand. II viii be- used against
all who disregard II or the rights OF
quiet and pelceably disposed people
The treaty OF Berlin recognizes
chief justice of Samoa as the highest
officer under the existing government
and ~ long as he hold his office his
authority must BE- respected and the
dcctee of the court must be carried
out.
s. Trusting that all residents N sa.
moa VIII have the good sense 10 OBJ
serve the requirements ~ this procla
nation. which " Issued Ia the interests
Of rcacc. with an earnest regard for
the rights of all. both foreign and na.
tive. and that there may be no &C.
carion 10 uac military power to en-
force II.
am respectfully.
ALBERT kArTz,
Rear Admiral q. y. Navy
commandments u. \. Naval
Force ON Pacific Station. March lin.
GERMAN PROCLAMATION
In Obedience 90 this order Maiaafa
and hir followers then at Muilnun
scattered themselves through the bush
at the back Of Apla. principally sta
toning themselves alonE the road and
path extending from Mnthfagntclc to
Naiusu 10 that they commanded all the
inland entrances to the city and were
IN u position 10 shut on Tho native food
supply u they 10 desired. This road
averages about one mile from the
beach. MRtaafa located himself at
NaiuHu where the admiral opened up
correspondence within m cndcavor 10
get HIN to obey the prociamn.
ton In verbatim. Encouraged.
however. by the German Con-
sui who Issued a notice IN Samoan
on the 18th Inst. condcmning the action
Of the admiral and recognizing tho
provisional government until h. could
hear from his own country. Mataafa
refused To obey. - on the morning ~
the 18Th inst. notice was given him
that the district they were occupying
would b. sheiied. commencing n
o'clock On that day unless b. Aint
time they concluded to obey the adj.
mirais Injunction, Meantime the ban
ifnrd Mnlictonn chiefs were brought
back BY the English KUN boat "lloyai-
lHt' and placed on Mullnuu with Tam
asrse at their head. Tanu continued
IN board the forDoisc.
sIELLEp THE TOWN.
Two o'clock came and the Smelling
commenced Ten I.atter-day saint
missionaries. American citizens. includ-
INK two women and baby were alt
gotten rhfely under the protection OF
fnsllsh and L. =. marines before
With whlzz and a scrccch tina,
sends "a creepy sensation 60 tho very
marrow the Hhrapnel she'll went over
the city. which properly apenkinr
inerciy lies along the beach road from
the y. ;. consulate to the Muilnuu
point. While ~. NJ. \. tho "itoyallst'
and our philadelphia" threw bombs
over the town the Porpolse steamed up
and down the coast Smelling localities
Tue gums ~ 'h' h"ipof couid not reach
GERMANY HOLDS OFF.
Meantime the German gunboat
Fake lay close by as calmly NJ though
she had not the least interrst in thc
ufnccedlngn. strong guards ~ EnsIirh 1
aud a.. \. marines with rupid nfins /
guns were stationed nj tho rntr.n,,.
to each road and pnth entering The civ !
az well Az AT Inc English nnd Am.rign1
conaulr and shortly nfter Jarh ,,s,,i.i |
law was declared ,'omparniiv' mt,
relFued until nbptit > ,.in.t .rbnrsi,,. /
morning when nrlne i,e.,,nc ,,",,,,.t /
both from The y.nrrhlp. .~nfltr,, 49,,
shells over Inc CITY intn IA, bnsn.s - /
hind and eup.riniiv Ia ~, .b,,r.' s,.,,a.. |
who sent valley amer xnii,,' fr',,,, 1880 /
nrInr rtina ana ma. ~, s ~.
Iauer. "''
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A, ,,o. .,,...,.. - 49,. Go,
Two Enkllsh marines werc killed aud
lieutenant in sharye ,hs ,'''a s ~,
that he was ehnrerd nnn,, Ni s,i
sixty natives n,,,'ss. snou,
Hly. Evide,ce II lacking that anv were
seen hut the general opinion az th,.c
who understand the NATIVES ,vna tha,
the soldiers became excited nnd shai
thor own mon. "''''
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