The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-21

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pared q aoenck MAuoeoA. TIE chief ~
dee and most of tn British aAa A1nsr-
teams sought d Deotee93oa Of IL British
warshsps The nrst u January. L.. M
taasa made IN atsack On NaligtoA The
latter had TO ~ % the waxship for pre-
lection. ~ he vas uupreDafed for war
and was advised ~ The Britain and Amer
leans not to take up arms. The Germans
had bean arming and supDcFting Ma
tAafA's people for some tina. He had al
his forces prepared for IN attack The
hattie of January was . bloody one.
Heads Cot Oh.
Heads were cut of In the main streets.
This was done under the supervision Of
German officers. The friendly natives
had to swim out to the British warship
forces looted and burned the property OF
Naiietoa's people and al natives friendly
to the British and Americans. MatAafa
had full control Ct thu town. the Germans
supporting him. He took charge Of the
government possession and employed Ger.
man officials. A German who under the
appointment OF the three powers had
served rs president OF the municipality
At once took the position OF chief Justice.
knowledged Aalietoas government.
'MataAfa agreed later to allow Malie-
toa's forces to return to the shore in safe
~. saying he would do them no harm.
They returned. Mataafa proceeded with
his government, collecting what taxes he
could. During his administration for .
month or %. under supervision Of the Ger
mana. Il was the most expensive govern
rent ever In the islands. the tar averago
n fnP ch nd
child in the islands. Aataafa's forces
kept continually attacking the British ana
American out stations. destroying their
plantations and footing their property.
and deporting the chiefs who had sup
ported Nalietoa and all who could speak
Engltsh or were friendly to the Americans
and English, sending them to q distant
part OF the group, tearing them away from
their homes and families, ana sending
them away In German vessels under the
German maj. On the arrival Of Admiral
kaut1 with the Phiiadeiphia and OF the
British vessels Royalist and Taranga, the
representatives OF the three powers were
called to meet aboard the Philadelphia.
A proclamation was issued to Aataafa.
notifying him that under tho Berlin treaty
the three powers could not acknowledge
him as king. and advising him to 60 to his
home and pledging him II he did 20 he
would be forgiven and he and his follow.
ers would be safe. He took this under
confederation and had about decided to
leave. when the German consul issued q
counter proclamation. saying that he had
taken no part in ordering Mataafa away.
ana that the German government still ac-
know1edged him as king. The followers Of
Aataafa thereupon decided to take I'D
arms and resist the Americans and Brit.
ish.
"On the following day Admiral Kautx
issued another proclamation ordering the
natives to leave Ap!a. where they had
gathered in a large armed force They
were thereupon promised support by the
German officials. They gathered in great
numbers around the German stores and
at powder magazine owned by the Ger
mans This was left open. and here the
natives got a good supply Of ammunition.
They made several attacks on Malietoa's
followers and the British and Americans.
Inc ADMIRAL then sent them notice that
II they did not leave in twenty-four hours
ne would shell them. They drove tho
messenger back with an insulting mes
sage. saying they were prepared for all
the Smelling he could do. At the expira-
ton OF the time the British and American
ships opened fire on Mataafa's forces In
the rear OF the town. They at once sought
refuge on German property. A landing
party was sent out from the three ships
AL night the rebels made raid on a small
body or British bluejackets, killing two
ana wounding four. who afterward died
OF their wounds. These natives were be-
iieved to be in ambush on German prons
erty, where they had been concealed dur
ing the day The story Of the fghtinR
since that time has already been told"