Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-04-08

ish and American bluejackets were landed
In Apia To. protect the .consulates. Quick
hring machine guns and small field pieces
were also landed. a
Hostiiities commenced on Tuesday after
noon. when half a dozen Malietoans were
taken by the Mataafans.. They We're taken
TO headquarters and bound. On Wednes-
day morning, notice was spread that, II
no answer was received from Mataafa by
i o'clock, the Philadelphia would fire one
OF her large guns. followed by three one
minute guns. Mataafa sent no answer He
and his chiefs were buoyed up by the
German consuls proclamation and vague
talk that Germany would support them,
ard was the greatest nation on earth, in
vincible in war. and that Great Britain
and America would never dare to engage
Germany IN conflict.
Signal guns were fired, and the foreign
population of British and Americans were
taken On board their respective warships
Other nationalities went on board sailing
vessels in the harbor. One hundred and
seventy-five men and officers We're landed
and. at Admiral Kautz' request, Captain
Sturdee, of the Porpoise, Flag Lieutenant
Miller. of the Philadelphia, assisting, as
sumed command Of the combined forces on
shore.
Surgeons were landed from both ships
and Miss Mccoy and Miss Forth, mis-
sionaries. volunteered as nurses. The
whole loyal native population sought pro-
lection behind the American lines. AS soon
as the land forces We're stationed. the
Philadelphia opened fire by throwing a
ehell into the outskirts of Apia. The Roy
alist followed with six-inch shells and the
Porpoise went down the coast a couple of
miles and bombarded the village of Kaiusu,
where large parties of rebels were sup
posed to be. The church was smashed by
shell and the house of the manager of
the German plantation was damaged. The
whole of the outskirts of Apia was shelled
from the harbor. about seventy shells be-
Ing fired before dusk, when the firing
ceased. A shell from the Philadelphia,
which was sighted for 22,5OO yards, un-
fortunately exploded after it had gone 1.lo0
yards. 1t knocked over an outbuilding
of the American consulate and damaged
the yeranda of the main building One of
the American sailors was wounded in the
leg.
About dusk the rebels made an attack
on the Britishers at the Tivoli hotel. Their
fire was returned. but 1t is not known how
many were killed. About 2:30 a. m. the
natives made a rush on the guard at the
Tivoli. Three British sailors were killed
and one wounded. The native loss is un-
known. At the request of the British, a
Maxim gun was sent from the Philadel-
phia to the British consulate. and with it
some men to work it.
The next day a body OF 800 Malietoans
had their rifles returned to them from the
Porpoise and rendered good service in
clearing the brush. The rebel village of
Vaiala was burned. in order to prevent
the close approach to the consulate.
The German warship Fake attempted to
leave port on a secret mission. when Ad-
miral Kautz ordered her captain to stay
where he was and be ready to afford help
to his countrymen. The Fake remained.
During Thursday matters were quiet.
About dusk the Americans fired on a body
OF Mataafas. but no one was killed.
Early Friday morning 200 rebels rushed
I'D to within thirty yards Of the consulate.
The sailors behaved splendidly and the
natives were repulsed. One American sailor
was killed and one British sailor was shot
in both legs. Major General Cunliffe, of
the British army. assisted in directing op-
eratons at the consulate.
There is intense feeling against the Ger
mans here and the5 are accused Of spying
and giving Information to the rebels. Fight
ing by night is an entirely new departure
In samoan warfare and everything points
to German teaching. One Marquardt, who
has been drilling the natives. has been ar
rested. He was sent on board the Fake,
under pledge of the German commander
that he will not be allowed to land A
half caste named Taylor has been arrested
as SPY and is in irons on the Porpoise.
II. j. Moors. an American. is confined to
MS store under suspicion of being a Ma
taafa sympathizer. Saturday and Sunday
We're quiet. The Tvol hotel has been
mined, In case 1t. becomes necessary to
ploW II up. and two green lights from the
shore is the signal to shell the hotel.
sunday afternoon a body OF native for
ayers came upon a Mataafa crowd, killing
etgns ths @ and wounding twenty Of them. when
aa The ioTagers returned laden. with booty
foes: Among the wounded was a nephew
oI Mataafa and one Of the killed was Le-
taafa's forces.
During the past three days. there has
t peen no nehting in town. The defenses
nave been strengthened by the mounting
OF an additfona! gun and a couple of mines
nave been laid in case of a rush into town
Inc Porpoise has daily made a cruise along
me coast, bombarding the native Villages.
some or them have been destroyed Cap
expeditions as possible. The destruction of
houses and boats is his object The houses
OF the white residents are being looted In
the vicinity OF Apia. Owing to a defectiye
fuse, shell from the Philadelphia bursted
couple of hundred yards from the shin
American officer was also slightly wound
ed In the face.
For several days the German warsb;n
Faike persistently kept in the way SO a.
70 ineommode the fire Of the British ships,
move inside the harhpr aptropco