New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-30
DETAILS OF THE FIGHTING.
NATIVES ATTACK APIA BEFORE AN UL-
TIMATT'M EXPIRES.

land. New-Zealand. March 29-The troubles
growing out Of the election of King Of Samoa
have taken more serious turn. and resulted
in a bombardment Of native villages along the
shore by the United States cruiser Philadelphia,
Admiral Kautz commanding, and the British
cruisers Porpoise and Royalist. The lombard
ment has continued intermittently for eight
days Several villages have been burned. and
there have been number Of casualties among
the American and British sailors and marines
As vet II Is impossible to estimate the number
of natives killed or injured.
AS Mataafa and his chiefs. constituting the
Provisional Government. continued 10 defy the
treaty after the arrival of the Philadelphia, Ad-
miral Kautz summoned the various consuls and
the senior naval officers to a conference on
board the Philadelphia when the whole sltua-
ton was carefully canvassed The upshot was
n resolution TO dismiss the Provisional Govern
ment. and Admiral Kautz issued proclamation
calling upon Mataafa and his chiefs to return
to their homes.
Mataafa evacuated Mulinuu. the town he had
made his headquarters, and went into the in
terror.
GERMAN CONsULs PROCLAMATION.
Herr Rose. the German Consul at Apia issued
a proclamation, suppementing the one he had
issued several weeks before. upholding the Pro-
visonal Government AS a result OF this the
ia I'll faro md hor q
in the town
The British cruiser Royalist brought the
Malietoa prisoners from the islands to which
thev had been transferred by the Provisional
Government.
The Americans then fortified Mulinuu, where
two thousand Maetoans took refuge. The
rebes-the adherents of Mataafa-barricaded
the roads within the municipality and seized
the British houses.
An ultimatum was then sent to them ordering
them to evacuate and threatening them In the
event Of refusal with a bombardment, to begin
at o'clock on the afternoon of March 10.
This was ignored. and the rebels began an
attack IN the direction Of the United states
and British consulates about half an hour be-
fore the time fixed for the bombardment-
The philadelphia the Porpoise and the Roy
a,ist onened fire upon the distant villages
There was great difficulty in locating the enemy
owing to the dense forest. but several shore
villages were soon in flames
defective shell from the Philadelphia ex-
CnnS
marines outside narrowly escaped. A fragment
struck the leg Of Private Rudge shatterihs "
so badly as to necessitate amputation' Aho'"e'
fragment traversed the German Consulate
smashing the crockery. The GernidnS ''7"
went on board the German cruiser Fake
RERELs ATTACK THE TOWN.
p, 40 r,gbt the rebels made a hot attack on
the town. killing three British sailors a BTU
ish marine was shot IN the leg by sentry oil
his own party: another was shot In the fee''
while an American gentry killed at his
post.
The borbardment continuing, the inhaotahts
Of the town took refuge on board the Royaiist
greatly crowding the vessel
MANY people are leaving Samoa, the captain
OF the Royast urging them 10 GO so as "o'
10 interfere with the military operations
The Porpoise has sheed the villages east ana
west OF Apa and captured many boats.
The Americans and British are fighting splen-
didlv together. but there is bitter feeling
against the Germans
Two men, Il British and German subject
have been arrested as spies.
The bombardment Of the jungle was TOT
time very hot
The British cruiser Tauranga, which. II Is un'
derstood was intending to annex the Tonga ISL
ands "a section OF the Friendly Islands, In the
Pacinc). was intercepted at Suva, capital OF the
trtu Islands nv order OF the home Government