The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-05-06
priest. All the leading American and
British residents and officials were pres


ent. r
Conspicuous by Their Absence.
The Germans were conspicuous by
their absence. the only one attending
being Pastor Hargraf, who had known
Lansdale in the United States. The
German warship Fake hnd her flas at
half nnst and her officers sent ashore
two wroaths entwined with the German
| national colors.
In the fight there were killed on the
Mataafa side 43. and 90 were wounded
a complete list OF the whlto dead and
wounded Is Us follows:
American dcad-Lieutenant Philip
1Ansdale: Ensign ]. R. Monaghan;
Coxswain T. Butler, Electrician Nor
man z. Edsell, Privntes Thomas Hollo-
way and John E. Nudge. of tho marine
corps.
Wounded-C ]. II. yelling
ton. shot In elbow; Fireman E. An
drews. right leg: Landsman ]. c. John.
left shoulder; Landsman J. W. Laird,
left hip: Marine John NJ. Mccarthy.
right wrist
English dead-Flrst Lieutenant L. A.
Freeman, Seamen A. II. Thornberry.
Edmund Ralloran, ordinary seaman;
Montague Rogers. ordinary seaman:
John Long. leading seaman: John Peir-
out. leading &aynan.
Wounded-Narine Toxworthy: Marine
Robert Hunt.
The natives thought the latter dead
and cut of HIS right ear. The shock
brought him to and he escaped.
HurnuEcl in Custody.
Captain HufnaSel. the German man
neer. has been arrested for completely
In the fight of April /. He Is held on
board the German Phi? Fake, under
pledge from her commander TO return
him to Captain Stuart on demand. AZ
fldavIts have been made by men en-
gagged In tho Ealllee light that q white
man was with tho rebels directing them
throughout the engagement. Eufnagel
answers the description OF this man e1-
actly. He was seen az the station and
gavo misleading information to the
troops az they passed his house on the
why 0hl, Jul Inv AfS
waB not TO be seen. Deserters from
Matautas force say that on previous
occasion Hufnagel had narrowly cs-
caped being ehot. while encouraging
tho rebels to attack.
Won Bullow. Pruysfn cavalry off,
Ger, has been doported to Sydney by the
German commander. He was seen on
April 19. in command of body OF FIVE
hundred men on the wGr to reinforce
Mataafn. a large body OF friendly mn
tives has been armed and put under
command OF Lieutenant GauIt, OF the
British navy. He has been drilling
them incessantly and has brought
them 70 q fine state OF discipline. They
promise to make good fighters.
On April II. Vaillea. the home Of Rob-
ert Louis Stevenson was shetied by the
Porpoise as II had been occupied by
rebels who were firing on the allied
forces. The house Is utterly ruined.
From that time TO now the rebels have
kept away from ApA. although they
are within an hours march from town.
Thorc Is no sign Of surrender. Defiance
and death" Is the rebern cry.
On March %. admiral Kautz, in order
to give the Matanfars q chance to sub
init without bloodshed. Issued the fol-
lowing pFOCilIltllOO. ll is neTtDy
mada known to all Samoa. by the CON-
bned naval forces OF Great Britain and
America on March IS. His flag was So
luted by thu warships of these powers.
Now nll SNnoans OF the so-called Ma
taafa sections are informed that Il they
acknowledge. by sending deputatlons t
once from each district. their lawful
king Malietoa Tanu AIafili. who holds
this position by the great treaty and do
cislon OF the CHIEF Justice under It. they
will be allowed TO return 10 their homes
and resume their usual avocat!ons with
out molestation. The very strongest
measures will be taken at once against
all rebels who do not comply with this
proclamation"
No answer was sent to this. although
the rebels considered II at n full meet
Ing. 1t wns stated that they were at
first willing to obey. but German In
iluence persuaded them to avail. news
from Germany. which was cure TO ar
rive by the next mail. Instead OF obey
Ing. slS rebels threw up barricadeS
and prepared for active war.