Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-13
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A copy Of the samoan Weekly Herald.
received at this ONCE this morning.
under the date of March 18th. has the
following regarding the recent trouble
at Apla;
ON Tuesday a party who had been
landed from II. 81. =. INrpoiae for the
purpose ~ protecting the town from the
natives who had coagrvgntcd Just be-
hind the same. and who II was aaid
were harasslng the settlers and de-
ftrOying their plantations, wcr. met
with the starting intelligence that MIR.
MaNse ujfitiah consult and the ilng
lieutenant W. q. Miller from the Phil
ndelphia had been captured by the
Mataafa party along with Mr. Gaunt.
who had gone around the town with the
Intention OF finding out for themselves
how far the reports were true. IL ap-
pears that whilst riding round. some
natives who had taken possession OF a
houn. belonging To Sir. OUR were sur
prired ON seeing the party come upon
them. and one pointed his gun at them.
They NJ once pulled out their six shoot
cr, aud II was only by the coolness they
displayed that n calamity was uVertcd,
Tor had brt one shot been fred there
4 not the least doubt that u great deal
OF bloodAhod would have been the re-
suit
on hearing Of the occurrence Cap.
tain sturdec Mt once put his men In
motion and marched them In the al
fcctlon where they were reported To
have been captured. They were mot By
the party on their way, who seemed 10
be only sorry that they had not been
able 10 have retained the prisoners
they Ovcrpowered-bu na they had
made on. they did not think II advisable
To follow them. Captain sturdee at
once gave the order for his men To- re-
turn, They then took up their position
In front Of the court house and TO.
mained there All through the night.
- One incident during the day was re-
ported who're a half-caHte, Charles
Taylor was arrested and taken on
board II. NJ. =. PorpolHe. on the sus-
picion Of being Spy, that he had re-
ported the movements ~ tho troops Ia
The Maiaafa party IL IN alsu reported
that Captain Sturdeo had said he would
deal with others In the same way. ma
matter who or what they were. II he
received proof from any one that they
were acting ns spies.
on Tuesday NJ o'clock the flagship
PHILADELPHIA threw the frat shell
The Royallst ana POruolse Immediately
following. The Porpoirc took up posi-.
tion on Mulinu'u Point and fring was
kept up In gcnerai tlll dark. During
the night there We're constant alarms
going on. but the natives did not attack
ON Wcdnesday the warshlps Phila.
delphla, porpolse and Uoynl.
irt again shellod the suburbs. the Por.
polae cruising along the coast where
fhe kept continually throwing shells
inland. During tho day one OF the
American sailors who was guarding
the consulate was caught by a shell
which struck the Kitchen ~ the conaul-
ate and was rather badly wounded
durlng the night an attempt was made
10 rush the road near the Tivoli hotel
by the natives, but the attempt was
frustrated by the British sailors. who
were in charge. but unfortunately with
the loss OF two men belonging 10 tn,
RoyaIlst and two wounded During
The whole of the might constant shoot
Ing was going on all around the towf
nrhorc we're pleased when day broke OF
Thursday iunrrine. - y had N@@n