Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-03

reached, thlH ultimntum brought about
an Immediate aud unconditional cum-
plinnce with the ndmiraia directions.
40 CONFLICT WITH REBELS
From that time up Co date there has
been up conflict with the rebels capt
sturier of ~. 81. h. porpoiHe. accom-
PANEL by Hov. WIN. iIuckrli Oh tho
London Mission society uH Interpreter
paid the rebel camp az Falrnln d visit
the day following ana ln order 90 avoid
mistakes ln- the future vent over che
boundary line with several Mhtanfl
chicfa, who promised 90 kr9p the peace
until the commission had had time %
act
The district which me rcbelr have
evacuated IN quite large enough tO sup
ply food 60 The Mnlictoani IA Apla and
thus one % tho great difncultioa NJ tho
naval authorities has been overcome.
STRONG pArHo,
Since the rebels went 10 Faienih a
strong patrol OF 100 OF 800 mon daily
make q round seeding that All b. uui {
ana mat ny lnutiuF or damage n boz
Ing done by the Mnliotoa followers
Several eases of lDutlnr have been ro-
ported and whore % has breu possible
60 ina Out the offenders they have
been severely punished. The damage
caused by tho lrirndlien hnn, however.
been very small ln comparison with
that caused by the Mntaafana. not one
twentieth part.
LARGE FORT DESTROYED.
The lnrgc fort at Lot1pla was dcu-
truyvd hy thr AiHlIotHiuH and DO Dr. rr-
ported that Maiiuit DO highly vnngrd
nt this, claiming that la thr event 90
DIE Wishing Go return o. the Same after
thr commission haH made known ita
H... al
tI do Hu. Do The meantime be- o. bulid-
lnr forts iu che town % Falenln nnd
hlH followers Htuutiy declare that oven
10 the commission are unanimous
against him he VIII never acknowledge
ranu nu hng and win nght u out to
tho bitter end,
sALurED WITH HoNoRs
These assertions may be only talk.
but uH far a. we can judge herr tho
question ~ the kInEHhip does not seem
Co lu Within tho scope ~ tho commits
sion. Tnnu has been publicly crowned
| by the American and British author-
Ties here ana has been salutcd with
royal honora by both tho Philadelphia
and the TauranEn on the occasion %
l his coronation and uf his formal visit
az the WarHhips since tho armlHticc has
/ been IN force. liis chiefs ANA TamnH-
/ foue, the vice klnr, arc carrying nn the
/ FoNgrtiptnl To- % way that performs an
] The functions % Euni ana stable ruV=
/ ernmcut ana they are In poaacaslnn.
/ Tanu 10 King DO iacto a. we'll ns Dc
/ iura nni in addition there are now lu
/ ANITA 900 malo adultH. carrying $500
/ Hilca, supporting him. This means that
/ absolutely half OF Samoa a. al pres
cnt supporting the KING al Apia.
! MATAAFA WILL NEVER submit.
Mataafi IL likely % be disappointed
] man and although "a personal friend
] of his who had an interview with him
few days ago says that MatHnfl ia
| prepared Go accept the Inevitable roc the
/ hands of a unanimous commission, o.
I viii mover submit 90 minority, even
though that minority Do the two great
/ Get nations on the earth. FurelcHl u0
doubt 90 most people but serious Indeed
10 the TOW white residents of these iH,
lands
REBELS ARE srRENGTHENiNu,
In tho meantime tho rebels ar,
STRENGTHENING their pusitlo-- sending
out messengers Cor ull their = mpathlz
ors 90 come ana Join them and ar,
busly engaged manufacturing cart
rldgca pracrtcrs from the Mataafl
cnmn say that on the occasion 90 "a.
Fake last visiting Saluafatn that som.
of the rebel chiefs went on 20 the shll
and asked Tor a supply OF Ammunition
but that the same was refused then
TO their rrcat disgust The loynlistF
ON tho other hand, are fortifying thru
lntrcnchmcnts round Apia and arr
being daily drilled ana Instructed hl
officers from the different war ships
a l.lnch sun has been taken from II
NJ e. Torch and iH now mounted "a
! Hulium IN such n position as 20 com
mand the whole of the western portion
OF the municipality.
DISARMAMENT OF NATIVES,
The great question In will the com
mission order the disarmament or III
natives. II they do not, II 10 the opln
ion OF almost every white resident tina
these Islands viii not longer be safe 4
live IN and many declare that n m
natives are 20 retain their rifles, nevo
mind what other solution " the Same
an question Is made, they cannot an
VIII not live here with their lives, fam
lies and property al the mercy Of "a
next lot of rebels
Thanks TO magnificent weather,
splendid supply Of water and freA