Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-04-28
SAMOAN REBELS STILL HOLD OUT.
Continued from Page 1.

drilled by Lieut.. Gaunt, rushed
the place and took the two
trenches, killing a large number
of their enemies. As the bodies
were borne off, the exact number
could not be told. The Malietoans
lost about twenty-five killed.
When the place was taken the
Malietoans rushed forward to pull
down the German flag. A woman
who was employed in the work of
carrying water for the Malietoa
warriors as is the custom in Sa-
moa, succeeded in getting in the
lead. She tore down the flag and
rushed back to the Malietcaus
with it. AS she was doing this,
an Englishman who was behind
the Malietoans with the American
and English from the men -of-war,
grasped the flag and, throwing it
on the ground, began to trample it
in the dust. He was Immediately
called to his senses by Captain
Sturdee, who told the fellow that
the German flag must not be in
suited under any circumstances.
There was no fight against
Germany. He did not believe
that the German Government
took the stand that its representa-
tives in Samoa had taken. The
flag must be respected. This put
damper on any more work of
the kind. However, the fact that
the Mataafans had fought under
the German flag created great
deal of bitterness and made the
relations in Samoa between the
Americans and English on one
side and the Germans on the
other, still more strained, il such
a condition could be possible.
Continuing the story that is
given above Mr.. A. d. Hendricks,
a man who has lived for three
years in Samoa, who has been with
the Americans and English in
nearly all of the skirmishes and
who is now on his way to America
in the Moana, said to a BULLETIN
reporter:
"There was another big fight
near Fsgalii the day before we
left In this the Mataafans lost
sixty-five add the Mslietoa men
about nine, as we'll as two or three
wounded.
"On the day after the Moana left,
there was to be a still bigger light
in which the Malietoans were to
have some four hundred men in
line. They were to march out into
the bush protected by the
guns of the American and
British men-of-war. 1t was
expected that this would be a
very bloody battle as the Mata.
afans, on account of lack of am.
munition, had decided to make a
last stand and to attempt to gel
back what they had already lost.
"People who say the Samoant
will not fight do not know what
they are talking about. They
fight like demons and do no
know what it means to give up
Both sides fight we'll.
"The Smelling of Apia and tn,
surrounding country has beer
continued by the American ant
British men of-war. The Phila
deldhia Is not doing much worl
in this line az her shells hav'
been found to be defective, ex
plodIng prematurely. She how
} ever is doing all in her power
} The Tauranga was doing the bes
work.
"The British have the Royalist
Porpoise, Tauraugs and Torch a
Samoa. The Taursnga is a cruis
er and is the ranking ship of tn,
British. The Americans only hav,
the Philadelphia, The Torch ar
rived in Apia from Sydney just
day before the arrival of the Mo
ana at that place.
"The Americans and British
! are not doing much of the fighting
, in the bush. This is left for tn
natives who are better acquainted
with the country and the metho,
of warfare. Their attention is de
voted mostly to guarding the tow
, and seeing that all is we'll alonI
: the water frong. The creates
watchfulness is kepl up by tn
/ men: They do not care for re
{ petition of the Lansdale affair.