The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-04-05
HOT TINES At SAMOA
Serious Turn Of Affairs at Apia
Some Days Ago.
CAUSED BY GERMAN CONSUL
Proclamation Was issued Ordering
Mataafa's Forces to Dis
perse Before the Bom-
bardment.

1Ie lTOuU!tS S1ON!hS NoS Va N
ton of king Of Samoa have taken a
more serious turn and resulted III a
bombardmcnt of native villages along
the shore by the Uuited States cruiser
Philadelphia. Admiral kan;z command
ing, and the British cruisers Porpolse
and Royalist. The bombardmert was
continued internationally fer eight days.
Several villages have been burned, and
there have been a number Of casualties
among tn American and British sail
ors and marines. As yet it is impossl-
bic to estimate the number OF natives
killed or injured.
As Nataafa and lis chiefs, consrtut-
ing the provisional government, cOnnn;
ued to defy the treaty after the arrlVa!
of the Phi!adelrhia, Admiral hau'z
summoned the various consuls and
naval officers to conference on board
the Philadelphia, when the whole stu
alton was carefully canvassed: The
upshot was resolution to dismiss th2
provisional government and Admiral
kautz issued proclamation calling
upon Mataafa and his chiefs TO return
to their homes.
Mataafa evacuated AIulinuu, the
town he hau made his headquarters, and
went into the interior. Herr Rose, the
German consul at Apia, issued a proc,
lamation supplementiDg the one ne hao
issued several weeks before, upholdlng
the provisional government. As re-
suit of this the Mataafans assembled IN
large force and hemmed in the town.
The British cruiser Royallst brought
the Malietoa prisoners from the ISLANDS
to which they had been transferred oy
the provisional government The Am
ericans then fortified Mulinuu where
$4,000 Malietoans took refuge. Ihe
rebels-the adherentS Of Mataata-oar-
ricaded the roads within the municipal
ity and seized the British houses.
An ultimatum was then sent to them,
ordering them to evacuatate, ana threat
ening them in the event OF refusal with
a bombardment to commence at !
o'clock on the afternoon Of March ID.
This was ignored and the rebels com
menced an attack in the direction OF
the United States and British consul
ates about half an hour before the time
fixed for the bombardment. The Phlia,
delphia, Porpoise and Royalist opened
fire upon the distant villages. There
was great difficulty in locating the enc
my owing to the dense forests, but sew
eral shore villages were soon IN flames.
A defective Shell from the Philadel-
phia exploded near the American con-
sulate. and the marines outside mar
rowly escaped. \ fragment struck the
leg of Private Rudgc, SCATTERING 1t SO
badly as to neceSSitate ampuiation'
Another fragment traverscd the Ger,
man consulate, smashing the crockery
The Germans then went On board the
German cruiser Fake. During the
night the rebels made hot attack Oh
the town, killing three British sailors.
A British marine was shot IN the leg
by sentry OF his own party, another
was shot in the foot and an American
sentry was killed at his post.
The bombardment continuing, ,ae
inhabitants of the town took refuge or
board the Roya!ist, greatly c1owdlug
the vessel. Many people are leaving
Samoa, the captain Of the RoyaIlst urs-
ing them to go, so as not to interfere
with military operations. The PorpolSe
has shelled the villages east and west
of Apia and captured many boats.
The Americans and British are fight
ing splendidly together, but there IS a
bitter feeling against the Germans.
Two men. a British and i German sub
iect, have been arrested as spies. The
bombardmenr Of the jungle was for a
time very hot. The British cruiser
Tauranga. which. it is understood. vas
intending to annex the Tonga islands
"a section of the Friendly islands IN the
Pacific was intercepted a Snva: capl,
tai of the FIJI islands, By order OF The
home government.
THE NEWS IN WASHINGTON.
The news from Samoa that the Unit
ed States cruiser Philadelphia and the
British cruisers Porpoise and Reyaiis'
had bombarded the towns held by Ma,
taafa, who has thus far had the othcla
support of the German government
came with startling suddenness to oth
cials at Washington and displaced fol
the time being the attention given {
the fighting around Manila. The shell
ing of Mataafa was looked upon as o.
secondary Importance, but the deepes'
interest attached to the attitude OF the
German government, vt first appre
tensions we're felt that grave lnterna
zional complications might ensue. Bu
those most intimately familiar with tht
latest official exchanges between Wash
ington, London and Berlin, did no
take such gloomy view Of the outlook
While recognizing that the bloodshec
at Samoa created a very serious anc
delicate situation, yet it was said to o'
a situation which had been clearly ap
pretended and had been discussed II
advance between the representatives O.
the three governments. The real crisi:
from an international standpoint, oc
Cured last week when this apprehend
ed outbreak was discussed. Although
relations were greatly strained, it wa
nossible to secure an understandln!
wbich is said to make sure that the out
break now reported will not cause
rupture in the relations between tn
United States and Germany, or bctvee1
Great Britain and Germany.
Suffrage and Dispensary.