Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-13
SAMOA IS
DISTURBED.
White Residents are Very Uneasy
Regarding Future Events.
wARLIKE SPIRIT RAMPANT.
Lives OF settlers Have uecn Threat-
cncd by the Natives. who Are
worked Internationally.


Ga, rrapc,.co Ian Eth. follow.
,n, letter has bocn ,,celved nv tho As
.ac,at.d u,oa. fro,, ia samoan corre.
snond.n, and show. how oiarmina the
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dn,c, Apln. December ,s,b. foilows;
.tsvon,. have ,,,v.d very ,apldiy
.,o.o an. las, mail i.,, ,.re ci,n war
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a., ,,,,,. An e.,,,.,, ht.,nry IN. iiv.s
80 ,,.,,,,a ,s.ia.,,,, ,,,,,, ho.,, threatened
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not FAR from probable. Armed guards
protect the residences Of chief Justice
Chambers an American citizen. ana
that OF Mr. Gurr. the leading English
lawyer OF the town. who has taken
prominent part In supporting Malietoa
Tanus claim to the throne. III nghting
once begins. the result Will be serious.
for each side has thousands OF men In
the field, and II win require energetic
nc,io, on Inc nar, q, ,ha t,ylish and
g..
norman Wafrhipn 10 Keep tho cohnio'
within bounds.
"'rhc whole trouble has arisen
through the injudIciouH action OF the
thrcc treaty powers IN bringins the ue-
ported Mntaafn back to Samoa. by do
ing No they hny. thrown down n bone
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election TO an angry combat vi
49, o.,,,a, 800 49, wa,aa,a'. 10.
turn. Mnilctoa'a death was not antici-
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pa'Vu' "'n'." 'se '"e "o"'' -.a'''',s -
the cNiled king would certainly nave
been delayed.
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"For many years. ever since the UNI
for,,,n.,. a,vatr a., yattat. ,yh,n Al
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many pfaNc herman ho'uierH ioSt .h'n
lives, the Germans have shown feel
ing OF uncompromIalng hostility to.
yrard. Na,,,,a u,a.r ,,hoso leadership
49,. nn's's' ui'u'' N"osp ' ''',,'s,
hu Tcutonic detent was accomplished
l.attcrly. for some unexplained reason.
the German officials have changed thoir
views and have tried To secure Matan-
fa'H return. This course has brought
the German consul into open disagree
ment with the British and American
tbuhuln anu tnt tnltf JUSTICE, inc ma
lives have been encouraged to turbu-
lencc, and the lives OF white residents
have been endangered.
''rhc troubl. began Immediately upon
Mnlistoa'H return from Jaluit. Though
he was nominnlly held ms a prisoner.
the conruia. nctuntcd by kindly mo-
tivcH, gave him pcrmlAlon 10 reside ON
the royal demerne at Mulinuu and 10
take such Of his ndherentH as he choose
with him. This pcrmlsalon was inter.
preted literally. and Mntanfa'n people
began crowding by the Thousands into
the limited space OF the MulInuu pen-
inauia.
~ nrrt me Followers OF Malletoa:
the late king for years, gave way oour-
teouniy, but eventually they found
themselves driven entirely from their
matched houses, and were forced 10
take refuge In another auarter OF the
town
Fortunately. Malieton'a peoplc pre-
served n friendly attitude. and obeyed
the procinmatIons az the consuls de.
handing thai pence shouid be main
tanned NJ All hnrnrda Uut stiiI The
usurpera on Nullnuu Ner. nrrressIve
and iasued n nroclamation DECLARING
Matnafa king m snmon- Further. they
nggumed 10 thersoiyes royni noyyers
and, secretly ENCOURAGED by Tho der.
mans. nrocee.i.d 10 denose puhlic ~.
rcers ana nnpolnt Their own nomInecs
The eilmax vaa renched when Mataafn
and his chiefs ,c,u,iiv dIsrbar,cJ The
chief ,ustlce' who a. ennoin,es under
tho pcrlIn treaty nv m. three no,ycrs
~ rourso .uch ac,inr ,,a. 'nwrat,.