Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-07
hataafa Surrenders Eighteen
Hundred of His Men.
commissioners PLEASED
Tho Philadelphia. wish Admiral
h""t1 Departs From Apin-Queen
Siotoria's Birthday Celebrated
Judge Chambers Againli lin Charge
Judge 'I"liis"n on Hand to Nc
business.
(By Telegraph to virginian-Pilot.>

tBy Telegraph to Virginian- Pilot)
Apia. Samoa, May Silvia Auck-
land. n. H.. June S)-Malietoa and
Tamasese have visited the members of
the samoan commission on board the
United States transport Badger. and
Alataafa visited them the following
day.
Neither of them was recognized as
King Mataafa expressed Willingness to
abide by the commissioners decision,
and blamed the Europeans for the
trouble here. The commissioners in
FORMED him that they had power to
4 king.
Mataafa thought the Samoans should
nave King, but expressed willingness
TO disarm his followers and leave the
matter il the hands of the commits
sioners- The Germans acted. for the
iirst time In many months with the
representatives of the other powers and
nave officially sent guard ashore.
GUNS SURRENDERED.
The naval authorities and the mis-
sion societies have submitted their
views to the commission and the latter.
by proclamation, fixed May 9th as
the date for the natives to surrender
their arms. Mataafa, however, asked
for an extension of the time until to-
day. when he surrendered 1880 guns
on board the Badger. The Malietoans
are now disarmed.
ADMIRAL KAUTZ DEPARTS.
! The United States cruiser Philadel-
phia, flying the flag of Admiral Sautx,l
| sailed May 21st. and the British and
Germans Consuls. Mr.. II. b. s. Maxsa
and Herr Rose. proceed to Europe
June 1st.
PEACE
Queen Victoria's birthday was cele-
brated with great rejoicings, about 5000
men of the Malietoa party attending the
festivities at Malinuu in the presence
of the British Consul and naval off,
GERS. The procession visited the graves
Of the British and Americans and then
marched to the graves of the Germans
who were slain in the battle OF Fagait,
in 1879.
The Americans fired a salute over the
German graves.
The natives are gaining confidence
and are freely submitting their griev-
ances to the commission. The natives
/ brought here from the islands at the
/ time of the disturbances will be return
/ ed to their homes and all the warships
! will probably leave Samoa at an early
! date.
AS BEFORE
4 The Chief Justice. MIR. William L.
/ Chambers. will continue the sittings of
/ the Supreme Court
! DR.. Wilhelm Self, the newly arrived
: rUTman presidTrr- Ut-rhe MuntCrpu1
| Council here, has not yet assumed his
/ duties.
! The American engineering staff has
| arrived and will proceed to erect a naA
! val jetty and coal stores at Pango-
| Panso
| JUDGE MULLIGAN ARRIVES
! Judge Nulligan. the former American
! Consul. has arrived here to conduct the
! Ccmpensations claims and defend Ma
taafa but the commission has intimat-
ed that no notice Will be taken of the
| claims beyond recording Them and IL
/ is possible the commission will ask each
/ power to compensate It's own citizens
/ or subjects as the case may be.
MATAAFA DISARMED.
! Washington. June 6.-The Secretary
( OF State has received the following ca
/ blegram from Bartlett Trip, thu
/ United States representation on the
1 Samoan Commission, (via Auckland,
! June 6):
I "Mataafa disarmed; over eighteen
hundred rebels surrendered.
| (Sgned) "TRIP"
WON'T HAVE MATAAFA.
/ Auckland. y. H.. June e.-At tho
| Queens birthday celebration in Samoa
| II was officially announced that Great
| Britain would absolutely veto any prop
osition that Mataafa should ever be-
! come king.