The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-30

Copyright by the Associated Press.
Apia, Samoa March 90, via Auck-
land, N. T., March 29.--The troubles
growing out of the election of king
Of Samoa have taken more serious
turn and resulted in bombardment
of native villages along the shore
by the United States cruiser Phila-
delphia, Admiral KautZ command
ing, and the British cruisers Por-
poise and Royalist.
The bombardment has continued
internationally for eight days. Sew
eral villages have been burned and
there have been a number of casual
ties among the American and Brit
ish sailors and marines. As yet 1t is
impossible to estimate the number
of natives Killed or injured.
When Mataafa and his chiefs, con-
shutting the provisional govern
ment, continued TO defy the treaty
after the arrival of the Philadelphia,
Admiral Kautz summoned the vari-
Gus consuls and the senior naval
officers TO conference on board the
Philadelphia, when the whole situa-
ton was carefully canvassed. The
upshot was resolution to dismiss
the provisional government, and Ad-
miral Kautz issued proclamation
calling upon Mataafa and his chiefs
to return to their homes.
Mataafa evacuated Mulinuu the
town he had made his headquarters,
and went into the interior. Herr
Rose, the German consul at Apia, is
sued a proclamation, supplementing
the one he had issued several weeks
before. upholding the provisional
government. As result Of this the
Mataafans assembled in large force
and hemmed in the town.
The British cruiser Royalist
brought the Malietoa prisoners from
the islands to which they had been
transferred by the provisional gov
eminent The Americans then forti-
fed Mulinuu, where 2O00 Malietoans
took refuge. The rebels-the adher-
ents of Mataafa-barricade the
roads within the municipality and
seized the British houses.
An ultimatum was then sent, or
deIing them to evacuate and threat
ening them, in the event of refusal,
with bombardment, to commence at
1 o'clock on the afternoon of March
IS. This was ignored. and the rebels
commenced an attack in the direc-
ton of the United States and Brit
ish consulates about half an hour
before the time fixed for the bonn
bardment.
The Philadelphia, Porpose and
Royalist opened fire upon the dis
tant villages. There was great diff
Guilty in locating the enemy, owing to
the dense forests, but several shore
villages were soon in flames A de-
fective shell from the Philadelphia
exploded near the American con-
sulate and the marines outside mar
rowly escaped. A fragment struck
the leg Of Priv. Rudge, shattering
it so badly as to necessitate ampu-
tation.
Another fragment traVersed the
German consulate, smashing the
crockery. The Germans then went
on board the German cruiser Falke.
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 a SEN
try of his own party, while an
American sentry was killed at his
post The bombardment continuing,
the inhabitants of the town took
refuge on board the Boyalist, great
ly crowding the vessel. Many peo-
pie 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 a bitter feeling against the
Germans. Two men, British and
a German subject. have been ar
rested as spies. Tho bombardment