The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-19
English and American Consuls Arc
Acting in Perfect Harmony.
BRITISH Blue JACKETS WERE LANDED
Captain Of the porpoise Is Giving AM the
Protection IN His Power.
THE FOLLOWERS OF MATAAFA BURNED ApIA
Ninifctoa Tnnns Was Declared King.
out the German Consul REFUSES
to Recognize Him as such.

Auckland, N. q, January 1S.-samoan
adyices just received hero say that Chief
Justice Chambers ON December 81 declared
Malietoa Tanus to have been elected king
IN succession to the late King Malietoa.
me chiet justice also announced that
Tamasesc had been elected vice King. Chief
| Mataafa was disqualified
| The consuls of the United States and
| Great Britain aud the captains of the Ger
man warship Falk and the British war
ship Porpoise met the German consul. who
refused to recognize Malietoa Tanug and
declined to cooperate in the dispersal OF
the samoans who thereupon assembled I'm
large numbers at Mutuani, armed them.
serves and surrounded the municipality.
Malietoa Tanus and Tamasese had about
1000 men, well armed, but supplied with
defective ammunition. The British and
American consuls endeavored to avert hos
'ifi'teS put 'Hes commenced on January
l. Malietoa Tanus and Tamasese fought
bravcly, but 500 of their followers were
captured. Then disheartened and outnum-
bered, the two chiefs sought refuge ON the
British warship and their followers sought
protection under the guns of the Porpoise
Mataafa's loss was sixty-one men killed
and wounded and Malietoa Tanus lost
twelve men killed and wounded.
The foreign residents were placed under
the protection Of detachment of men
belonging to the British ship and Chief
Justice Chambers and his family went on
board OF her.
The followers OF Mataafa looted and
burned Apia, destroyed the plantations and
pilaged considerably in the country.
The ccnsus later decided to recognize
Mataafa's chiefs as provisional govern
ment pending the receipt OF instructions
from the powers
Afterward DR.. Rafael and the German
consul closed the supreme court, declar-
Ing that the power was vested in then. |
The British and American consuls then |
applied to the captain OF the British war
ship Porpoise, who landed force OF blue
Jackets, and Chief Justice Chambers, un-
Ter their guard. took his seat. Mataafa |
ield aloof from these last developments
The excitement continues.
San Francisco, January ia cablegrarn
o the Call from Auckland, ~ H. under
late of January IL. says: When the
oceanic steamship Alameda left Apia on
anuary II Il revolution had broken out
n the Samoan islands and was being
aged with much bloodshcd and great de-
tructlcn to property. The warships Fall
nd Porpoise the latter in command OF
aptain Sturdee. were then at the islands
nd were taking part in suppressing The
sing.
On December 81 the chief justice deter
lined in favor of Maiietoa Tanus, claim
IL Mataafa was barred by the treaty OF
erin. On January / 5000 Of Mataafa's
'rces rose in rebellion and defeated 200o
Malietoa's. ambushing the natives and
ounding many. The rebels have burned !
10 houses and RACED the town of Upoiu.
The bread fruit trees have been cut down
many places. The foreigners are unin-
red.
The crew OF the Porpoisc is guardlng>tho :
isson as a refuge for Mallctoa. The
rec consuls have signed proclamation t
cognizlng the Mataaga rarty's provis.o al
yernment pending Instructions from tue
wers. with President Rafael as execu d
,e head. a
On the 9Th instant Rafael. Rose concur I