The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-09

Auckland. y. T.. May ~4.-Advices re-
ceiycd here from Apia Samoa to April
9th, state that the rebel loss by the
Smelling Of the Mataafan stronghold
81 Vailima by the warships Of Great
Britain and the United States was quite
heavy. Many Of the rebels were
wounded. The house in which the late
Robert Louis Stevenson lived was rid
died with shot.
on April 22nd there was a sharp
skirmish W rebels and Lleuten-
ant K. y. Gaunts brigade near the
town Of Nailima. In this engagement
one Mataafan was killed. The lines OF
+h. fri.,dIies cera attacked in tho
-
d wv P" ~"
them was Killed.
on April 23rd Their. was some bush
aoh.h a, corr,g briooda
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numbering 'Vo iheh' du'dllce" uHuel d
hot fire. The enemy lost several men,
III. bodiaa Of the dead hpinp ragged
90 Tho eriordIfos oro ,ras billed
away.
and three were wounded. Inc BRUSH
Heutanants, lines, Hickman, Shutter
and ueatbcota under Lieutenant
"auht' Ieu 'he loSaliHtS'
The New Zealand government steam
or Tutanckai had arrived at Apia with
aizpa ,,ounoinr tho rao,,ao+ ~
"i'p
the International peace commissioners
that the inhabitants peacefully await
.hoir arrival fromr Gan Francisco
~
meeting OF Ihe three cohSults' III we"
of this message, was held, but without
result the German consul dissenting
49,
lioLl 'He Pi0Po''oI' u - 't w
consults.
Admiral Kautz r.. :. A. and Cap
CO. pui.;.h ar,.or TO-
ldih o'udlt' Vi 'lG niiL1i rs
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nm 10 Nlthu.1W MS IolCe1 ouusIue VI
q me 81 rn5 dhG 90 M
produ. Mdlahla lePireu ueHahtIy' {
IuslhS 10 "iIlula" ~ ~ ~ G tIio
NOAou - me-
cIuiSei taihe aeieeu. AuiliIt"l N@u'N
dIu Captai1 80 tupoit Gne az ~
u4tlnldtun 10 MatiaId, lhieatehihs "
Cohlpel me W lnuld"H VI ms IolCes'
~ suppolt Vi thls ulIillla'uhi q pan
VI aCtIoil ~Ia $50" 80 c.ISoraI
Gil III $3.50
LII q he"NS So MaS "ru ul
~ va, ornet s. -
FOP
ratlons' Mataaia maze prompt reply
agreeing 10 "i'hdra" illheuidtely On
April Zoth an important Inettlns OF ne
KING ana MS cnlels was helu' 1hey
were informed Oh me actloh that nau
peeh taken 10y the bIllsh ana Anherl,
can conhlahuers ana gave II seheral
approval.
LAeutehanI NauhLS prlsdue Is no"
PdtiolilhS me prescribed area
Nlns ldnu NIsl'eu AuiI'ral hautZ
anu odPI"II oLHdl' vi podIu uhe Ahlel-
ICdn III EnSlSn SNIP IesPettlFely'
anu was lGcelNeu win tne customary
sdIItes on ms ARRIVAL ana departure.
HuLhdsel' lhe manager vi me pan
% 'J pnp = WI - vs. maui
80 %nu MY Oh o@4oiS' re-
I%iunS I'm ~ ue1tH . l. Lieu'GHah'
non - :" 49, Lleu-
nL Laioeate III EhSlsn Johh Il.
N~donaSnan' OF the Chlted states cruiser
datadnod Va w otnels, Is SUI
Wv 49, 0n 80 ~ IeL nlau CluiS-
o. noanIn So oatIl@Se AIoLh tHe
NhlCh "d9 iost at Ihe
time OF the engagement, has been re-
rCeu' u - sun 10 SUI III Tic
lahH % III IeoelS;
onicldls anu ledulnS itSluenIs OF Sa-
IIG : VINO naIe otsn ln1erVlewea, II
SnhTn1o - 90" ~ - y
yrbinh - LIS
T.arocb arc nntr,,a " nan A'iA
moioritv 81 81. irbobi.or+s ~,
highly 1issatis6ad u-i+h ~ onSsnr
Of hostilities The saw tbet W &c.
Is heaten now and tb,t tho 49,
UouId ali he ended IN a wneL ~ ~,
DAYS were the advantaga nnsbod ri.
rebels arc daIigb+ad ~ r. 49, -,
will civ tbam tima 70 rasII
shells and build r,ora for+s
r. is tna ranaraI nnininn tho. ~
islands viii 6a nninbo hitabI - H
Germans and Francbr,ap ,,nias. NJ
taafa and Tho raheI cb;afs - r"YonnI,
n1Inished
It Is uouprIul brltlsh or American
fore the international commissior
owing to fear that to express them
selves candidly would interfere wit
trade relations. For this reason the ev
idence before the commission is likel,
The statement by the German minis
ter for foreign affairs, Baron Won Bue