The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-09

However, as a Warning to Those
Who Are Inclined to Oppose Hfs
RuIe-Germany Orders Recognf-
ton of Chief Justice Chambers-
Boycott of the Porpoise.
APlA, Samoa, Feb. 22.-(Via San
francisco. March 8.)-Four weeks have
elapsed since the last mail dispatches
left here for San Francisco concerning
the outbreak Of civil war between the
adherents Of Tanus Malietoa and those
or Mataafa. During this time Samoa
mas been free from any active war
fare. The provisional government. un
DER Mataafa, however, has not been
a success; 1T has estranged the feelings
or many of his own supporters by the
deportation Of the Malietoa chiefs, and
the banishing from Apia of all male
Samoan adults who were on Malietoa's
side. All Malietoas adherents who
We're not deported have been fined. and
1noffensive natives, the servants of
whites. who had been In no way con-
nected with the fighting, have been ar
rested.
A sharp remonstrance from British
Consul Maxse, who now has two men
of-war supporting him, has prevented
recurrence of this annoyance The
natives of Tuttuila have declared in
FAVOR Of Tanus, and the deported
chiefs are having a pleasant picnic
among friends.
Mal1etoa seems to be gaining
strength every day and several Of
Mataafa's chief adherents have gone
over to his side. There are not much
more than one-half the people on Mat
aafa's side, and it is doubtful If more
than one-third of the population are
his active supporters
Among the British and Americans
here 1t is not seen how the powers
can act In any other way than to
stand by Tanus as king
1t is argued that if they do not, they
deliberately break the Berlin treatv
and cast a slight upon their nominee,
the chief justice, and in the case of
Great Britain and the United States
they go back on their consular repre-
sentatives here, who have acknowledge
ed Tanus as king. Mataafa and the
chiefs know all this and are most anx-
ious to keep their followers conciliated
and prevent them from doing anything
at present whereby Mataafa's chances
of being king may be endangered. Mat
aafa himself is perplexed and uneasy.
MATAAFA DISCOURAGED
The German consul has received ca
Die from Germany directing him to rec
ognize the authority Of Chief Justice
Chambers, and to withdraw from the
stand he and DR.. Rafael had taken in
| regard to the supreme court
This news has discouraged Mataafa
and in addition the United States con-
/ sui has written him to the effect that
/ Notwithstanding the rumors around
| Apia, the United States has not recog-
| nized Mataafa as king, and that the
| consul has nothing on the matter from
| his government, but is awaiting dis
| patches.
In addition to these disquieting facts
| Mataafa has had a little trouble with
| the British warship Porpoise The
| Porpoise, after matters had settled
down in Apia. went for a cruise around
| the group. When she returned Capt.
| Sturde found no natives came near his
! ship. and that taboo had been de-
| clared against the vessel. He at once
sent a note to the provisional govern
d
| Withdrawal Of the boycott To this Dr.
| Rafael as executive head, replied that
the boycott was not against the man
| of-war, but against the chief justice,
! who was guest on board.
A still sharper note was sent by
| Capt. Sturde to the effect that he would
! take decisive action at once, and the
| boycott was removed. Her majesty's
| ship Royalist is now here also.
| The chief justice. although now rec
| ognized by the German consul under
! instructions from Germany, is still be-
ing thwarted in every possible way by
the Germans. DR.. Rafael was cited
| by the chief justice for contempt, but
| declined to come to court, and placed
| himself under the protection of the
German consul. He was, arrested by
| the marshal of the court, bu. on his
| refusal to go no attempt was made to
! force him. The chief justice rested
content with having brought the mat
ter to an issue. Herr Won Bulow was
also cited for contempt, and disputed
| the Jurisdiction of the court on the
| same ground as DIR. Rafael The Ger
| man consul interposed his protest, but
| Bulow has nevertheless been summon
| ed to appear In two weeks.
AMERICAN APOLOGIES.
| H. Moorse. an American, apologized
| to the court for writing a threatening
letter and was purged of contempt.
| Herr Grossmuhl still remains in the
German consulate and will not ven-
ture out for fear Of arrest by the court
| officers. Everybody is anxiously
awaiting the decision of the powers.
and in the meantime it is not thought
| there will be any further disturbances.
| "Vailiamo," world-famed through
| having been the island home of r. l..
! Stevenson, has just been purchased by
Herr Kunst of Hamburg. He intends
| to make his winter home in Samoa,
! spending the summer in Germany.
| The Associated Press correspondent,
| shortly after the seizure of the Samoan
| government by Mataafa, had an inter-
view with the noted chief. Mataafa,
| when asked why he had been pro-
| claimed king, said that Malietoa Ia
putek being dead, the Samoans had
| right to elect new king, and he was
! chosen. According to Mataafa's view,
| this was not in violation of the Ber-
| lin treaty, and in the version Of the
| treaty printed. in Samoa there Is no
| stipulation made by Count Bismarck
| that Mataafa should never be king.
Mataafa admitted, however, that he