The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-05-05
The FIGHTS
AROUND APIA
Lieut.. Gaunt'S Brigade Has Been
Doing Steady and valu.
able Service.
MATAAFA TO BE SUBDUED
Leading Citizens OF Samoa Think the
Fight Against Him Should
BE Pressed.
mATAAFA TO BE sUDOUED


that tho rebel lOab by tho Hholllng Of tho
MAtaafaH stronghold Al Valiant by tho
Harshlps VI GREAT Britaln ana tho Unit
od Btalsa was quite heavy, Many oi tho
fvDvla wvru wounded. Tho house IN
which the late robert Louis Stevenson
lived Was riddlsd with shells. On April
g there Was a sharp HkifmiHh between
Tho ruLeiu =aJ Lieutenant y. a. oaunrs
brigade. near tho town OF Valiant, Ia
this engagement sOins Of the MataAlana
we're killed The limos of the frlvndles
we're attacked IN tbS darkness AZ two
april . there was some bush hghlinE
Lieutenant uauhra brigade numbering
40 men. advanced uadsr hot ilre. The
rnvmy loat several mgn. tho bodies of
Tho dead being dragged away OF tho
frlrndlies ono was killed and three Noun.
dcd. British Lleulsaants lnness. lick
man. Bbulgr and Cole. under Lieutenant
Dauni lead tho ioyallsth. Tho New Yea
land government steamer TutanckAl lad
arrived At Apla with dispatches announc.
Ing tho request Of tho International com.
misslouofs ,haI tho Inhabitants peace.
fuliy await tho arrival Of The commits.
slopgrs. who are now on their way TO
mo island from San Francisco.
A meeting OF mo three ronruls. lu Wow
~ this message WaH held. hut without
result. tho German consul dissenting
from the proposition Of tho Other Two
,onsuls Admiral Albert kautE and the
,aptaln OF the british cruiser TauranEa
dispatched a message through ,hr French
priest to Mataafa. ordering him 10 with
draw his forces outside ot a lnv 10 miles
long and alx miles broad. Magaafa 70.
piled drIauily. refusing 10 withdraw un.
less the German runuul and ihe captain
~ the German cruiser Fu'ko agreed Al.
nirai Kauta and captain Stuart there.
upon sunt an ullimaium lo Mataaia.
threatening hIm g" compel the with
lrawal OF HE forces. IN support of this
a plan of action Was decided
upon
i.lculrhan, uaunrS brigade Wa sifeu'
stbrnrd and heavy sun was landed
ammunition and var ro,kris wrrr Ept 10
readiness llcins Informed Of these prc.
patat.nus Maiaafa made q prompt 70.
pts. agreeing 20 Withdraw Immediately
pn Aptil y an important meeting ~ the
king and hls chiefs Was held Thcy ~crr
informed Of the action that had nccn |
taken by thr nflllsh and American naval /
commanders and gave u general APPROX. |
,i ilrutrranl usunrs brigade II pa.
hrn visited Admiral KauiE and Captain |
stuart on board the American and Brii. |
rh .hipH. aud Nas received with ihr |
customary salutrs ON his arrival ana de- |
mrlufr. iiufnasrl manager NJ the pan
alton upnn which The attack was made
%, the Hritlsh and American sailors. re-.
.u''ing iu The death ~ Lieutenant Free
man. uf the British navy Lieutenant
.ansda.r and Ensign John u Monaghan,
u the United States cruiser Philadelphia,
nd Two others. In s'ili detained on board
he German cruiser Fake
The gun carriage from the Philadelphia
which Nap lost al the Time Of the en-
.aErment hn. b-rn recovered but the
-un 4. suii IN the hands OF the rebels,
if1rialH an leading residents OF Samoa
80 united In saying that thr charges ~
nhumanlly against the British, which
we're nadv by man named laroch, are
ntrur. \ majority u the Inhabitants
re- highly dissatisfied with the cessation
( hnr,lilics They say Mataafa Is beat
% nov. and that tho trouble would all
- ended In q week Wrrr the advantages
urhrd The rebels are delighted ~ the
clay which will give them time to re-
n their cartridge shells and bui.d them
,ofe forts n Is the general opinion
hat the islands will be- unlnhahitcd eN-
rpl Tor Germans ana Frrnchmen unless
Inlanfa and the rebel chiefs are severely =,
unshrd
II N doubtful n British or American ,
objects viii give much evidence bcforr Il
ir International commission, owing 10 fl
ir fear that 20 express themselves can. )
any would interfere with trade rela- I
ona For this reason the evidence before h
,c commission is likely TO be onc-sldrd, II
he statement by the German minister
foreign affairs baron Won Burlow \
Ial MaRafa was unanimously elected n
Ink, ~ denounced In Samoa. Tho rebels ,
limit that Ihc result Of the battle AZ
nlnml was the greatest reverse 'ney