The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-04
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COMPLIED WITH.
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Matasfa Directed That Rebels
Must Be Kept Within Ger
tain Defined Limits.
PUNISH LOOTERs SEVERELY
Much Damage Caused by the Rebels
and FTieadlles -Kauiz 10
Sail From Apls.

beyond certain defined limits around
Apia. the prohibited disiric, covering an
area Y miles long and six miles broad,
followed by a notification 10 Mataafa
thst uniess the rebels we're outside the
prescribed limits In q hours nre would
be opened upon them wherever they could
be reached this ui,lmatum broUgh, an
immediate and unconditional compliance
with the admirars directions
From that time up 10 date there has
been no conflict with the rebels Cap
tain s.urdee. OF the British cruiser Por.
polse, accompanied by Rev william
Huckell. Of the London Mission Society
as Interpreter. paid the rebel camp al
Falenla visit the day following and In
order to avoid mistakes in the future,
went over the boundary line with sty.
eral rebel chiefs. who promised 10 keep
the peace until the commission had had
time To act. The districts which the
rebels have evacuated Is quite large
enough to supply food 10 the Malletoans
In Apla. and thus one Of the great din
cullies Of the naval authorities has been
overcome.
Since the rebels vent 90 Falenia. a
strong patrol OF 20 or 50 men daily
make a round, seeing that ali Is quiet.
and that no looting OF damage Is being
done by the Malletca followers. Several
cases Of loo,ing have been reported. and
whore II has been possible TO lind out the
offenders they have been severely pun.
lshed The damage caused by the iriend-
lies however. has been veTy small ia
comparison with thai OF the Mataafans,
not one twentieth part. The large for,
at Lotopia was destroyed by Malietoans.
and It Is reported that Mataafa is highly
enraged a; this, claiming that In the
event Of his wishing to return 10 the
same, after the commission has made It's
own decision. he ough, TO have been a.
lowed to DO so. In the meantime he Is
building forts inland OF the town OF Fal-
enla, and his followers stou,ly declare
that even II the commission are unan-
nous against him he will never &C.
knewleee Tanu as king. and vii! fight
1t out TO the bitter end.
/ These assertions may be only talk. bu,
as far as We can judge here, the question
: q the kingshlp does not seem to lie
within the scope Of the commission.
Tanu has been publicly crowned by the
American and British authorities here.
and has been salu,ed with royal honors
by both the Philadelphia and Taurango.
on the occasion OF his coronation and OF
his formal visi, at the warships since the
armis;ice has been In force. His chiefs
and Tamasese. the vice king, are carry
ing on the government in a way that per.
forms all the functions OF good and
stable government. and they are in pos
session, Tanu is king de facto as well
as de jure, and in addition there are now
in ApIa $500 male adults carrying 100
rifles supporting him. This means that
absolutely half OF Samoa is at present
supporting the king at Apia Mataafa
Is likely TO be a disappointed man. and
although a personal friend OF his who
had an interview with him few days
ago. says that Mataafa is prepared 10
accept the Inevitable at the hands OF
unanimous commission, he will never
submit to a minority. even though that
minority be the two greatest nations on
the earth
In the meantime the rebels are strengths
ening their positions, sending out mes
sengers for all their sympathZers to
come and join them and are busily en-
gagged manufacturing cartridges DESERT
ers from the Mataaf camp say that on
the occasion OF the Fake las; visiting
Salu Fata, that some Of the rebel chiefs
went of to this ship and asked for
supply OF ammnnitlcn, but that the same
was refused to their great disgust. The
loyalsts, on the other hand. are fortify.
ing their entrenchments around Apia
and are being daily drille dapd instrusted
by officers from the different warshlps
A four-ineh gun has been taken from Fl,
NJ S. Torch and is now mounted at Mu-
lium, in such position as to command
the whole western portion Of the munich
plnty. The great question IS will tho
commission order the disarmament Of
the natives? II they do not, It Is the
opinion Of almost every white resident
thar these islands will no longer be safe
to live in. and many declare that if the
natives are to retain their rifles. never
mind what other solution o. the Samoan
question is made, they cannot and will
not live here with their lives, families and
property at the prey of the next lot of
rebels.
! 1t Is the intention of Admiral Kautz
to leave here three days after this writ
ing. lie sees that the commission will
be a long time over its labors. and that
during that time nothing will be done
by the war vessels. The Badger and the
Brutus are both here in American inter-
ests and the Newark is expected in three
weeks at least. and therefore there is no
need for him to walt here a heightened
period doing nothing.