The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-30

Copyrighted BY the Associated Press.
APIA, Samoan Islands, March % (Via
Auckland, N. L., March 29)-The troubles
growing out of the election of a king OF
Samoa have taken a more serious turn
and resulted in the bombardment of ma
tive villages along the shore by the
United States cruiser Philadelphia, Ad-
miral Kautz commanding, and the British
cruisers Porpoise and Royalist.
The bombardment has continued inter-
mittently for eight days. Several villages
have been burned, and there have been
a number of casualties among the Ameri-
can and British sailors and marines. AS
yet it is impossible to estimate the num-
ber of natives killed or injured.
AS Mataafa and his chiefs, constituting
the provisional government, continued to
defy the treaty after the arrival OF the
Philadelphia, Admiral Kautz summoned
the various consuls and the senior naval
officers to a conference on board the
Philadelphia, when the whole situation
was carefully canvassed. The upshot was
resolution to dismiss the provisional
government, and Admiral Kautz issued
his chiefs to return to their homes Ma
taafa evacuated Mulinuu, the town he
had made his headquarters, and went
into the interior.
Herr Rose, the German consul at Apia,
issued proclamation supplementing the
one he had issued several weeks before,
upholding the provisional government.
AS result of this the Mataafans assem-
cd In 1orc ora6 h
town.
TROUBLE BEGINS.
The British cruiser Royalist brought the
Malietoa prisoners from the Islands to
which they had been transferred by the
provisional government The Americans
then fortified Mulinuu, where 1900 Malie-
toans took refuge. The rebels-the ad-
herents of Observation-Disclosures the roads
within the municipality and seized the
British houses. An ultimatum was sent
to them, ordering them to evacuate and
threatening them, In the event Of refusal,
with bombardment, to commence at /
o'clock on the afternoon of March 15
This was ignored, and the rebels COM
menced an attack in the direction Of the
United States and British consulates
about half an hour before the time fixed
for the bombardment. The Philadelphia,
Porpoise and Royalist opened fire upon
the distant villages. There was great diff
f1culty in locating the enemy, owing to
the dense forest, but several shore VII
lagos were soon in flames
A defective shell from the PHILADELPHIA
exploded near the American consulate
and the marines outside narrowly es-
capped. fragment struck the leg Of
Private Rudge, shattering it so badly as
to necessitate amputation. Another frag-
ment traversed the German consulate
smashing the crockery. The Germans then
went on board the German cruiser Fake
BRITISH SAILORS KILLED.
During the night the rebels made a
hot attack on the town, killing three
British sailors. A British marine was
shot in the leg by sentry of his own
party, another was shot in the foot, and
an American sentry was killed at his
post. The bombardment continuing, the
inhabitants of the town took refuge on
board the Royalist, greatly crowding the
vessel.
Many people are leaving Samoa, the
captain Of the Royalist urging them to
go, SO as not to interfere with the mill
tary operations.
The Porpoise has shelled the villages
east and west of Apia and captured many
boats. The Americans and British are
fighting splendidly together. but there is
bitter feeling against the Germans