The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-30
SHIPS B0MBARD S0M0A The Trouble in the Islands Takes On a More Serious
 Turn Than Ever.
SEVERAL VILLAGES BURNED
THE AMERICAN IND BRITISH CON-
 MANDERS ACT TOGETHER.

German Consul Opposes Their Position
 A Proclamation Issued by Him Ell
 courages the Mataafans to Insurrec-
 Fighting SplendidIy Together-A
 Number of Them Killed.
 Copyright, 1899, The Associated Press)
 Apia, Samoan Islands, March 23, via Auckland March 29.-The troubles growing out of the election of a king of Samoa have taken a more serious turn and resulted in bombardment of na- tive villages along the shore by the United States cruiser Philadelphia, Ad- miral Kautz commanding, and the Brit ish cruisers Porpoise and Royalist. The bombardment has continued intermit- tently for eight days. Several villages have been burned, and there have been number of casualties among the American and British sailors and ma rines. As yet it is impossible to esti- mate the number of natives killed or injured.
 As Mataafa and his chiefs, constitut- ing the provisional government, contin- ued to defy the treaty after the arrival of the Philadelphia, Admiral Kautz sum- moned the various consuls and the sen- for 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 a proclamation calling upon Mataafa and his chiefs to return to their homes Mataafa evacuated Mulinu, the town he had made his headquarters, and went into the inter-
 Herr Rose, the German consul at Apia, issued a proclamation, supple menting the one he had issued several weeks before, upholding the provisional government As result of this the Mataafans assembled in large force bay, oo1 it, Thn o,,;tf tfe,I cruiser Royalist brought the Malietao prisoners from the islands to which they had been transferred by the pro- vsional government. The Americans then fortified Mullnu, where 2,oO0 Ma lietoans took refuge. The rebels-the | adherents of Mataafa--barricaded the | roads within the municipality and seized the British houses. An ultimatum was | then sent to them ordering them to evacuate and threatening them, in the event of refusal with bombardment, to commence at 1 o'clock on the after noon 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 for bombardment was fixed. The Philadel- phia, Porpoise and Royalist opened fire upon the distant villages. There was great difficulty in locating the en- emy owing to the dense forest; but several shore villages were soon in flames. A defective shell from the Phil adelphia exploded near the American rowly escaped. A fragment struck the leg of Private Rudge shattering it so badly as to necessitate amputation An other fragment traversed the German consulate, smashing the erockery. The Germans then went on board the Ger man cruiser Faike.
 During the night the rebels made a l hot attack on the town, killing three British sailors. A British marine was ( shot in the leg by sentry of his own party; and another was shot in the r foot, while an American sentry was killed at his post The bombardment t continuing, the inhabitants of the town took refuge on board the Royalist, T. greatly crowding the vessel. Many peo- q ole are leaving Samoa the captain of d the Royalist urging them to go so as d not to interfere with the military opera r