Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-08
THE ORDERS OF KAUTZ
Mataafans Keep Without the Limit Set
Them by American Admiral.
THREATEN TO DEFY COMMISSION
Declare They wiu Fight Untu Extermin-
ated Beteco They win Recognize Tanu
armed.

APIA, Samoa, May 19.-(Via San
francisco, June 5.-When Admiral
Kautz issued his proclamation of April
%, directing Mataafa and his following
to keep beyond certain detinited limits
around Apia, the prescribed district
covering an area twelve miles long and
six miles broad, followed by notifica-
ton to Mataafa thai unless the rebels
were outside the prescribed limits in
twenty -four hours fire would be opened
upon them wherever they could be
reached, this ultimatum brought about
an immediate and unconditional COM
pnance with the admiral's directions.
From that time up to date there has
been no conflict with the rebels. Cap
tain Sturdee of her majesty's ship
Porpoise accompanied by Rev. William
Huckett of the London Mission society,
as interpreter, went to the rebel camp
at Falena on visit the day following,
and in order to avoid mistakes In the
future went over the boundary line
with several Mataafa chiefs, who
promised TO keep the peace until the
commission had had time to act. The
district which the rebels have evacu-
ated Is quite large enough to supply
food to the Malietoans in Apia and
thus one of the great difficulties of the
naval authorities has been overcome.
Since the rebels went to Falena a
strong patrol OF 700 or 800 men daily
makes the round, seeing that all is
quiet and that no looting or damage
Is being done by the Malietoa follow
ers. Several cases of footing have been
reported and where II has been pos
sible TO find out the offenders they have
been punished. The damage caused by
the ,riendlies has, however, been very
small in comparison with that caused
by the Mataafans, not one-twentieth
part. The large fort at Lotopia has
been destroyed by the Malietoans and
II Is reported that Mataafa Is highly
enraged at this, claiming that in the
event Of his wishing to return to the
same after the commission mas made
known it's decision he ought to have
been allowed to do so. In the meantime
he is building forts inland at the town
Of Falena and his followers stoutly de-
clare that even If the commission Is
unanimous against him he will never
dChHOWleuSe anu 40 hlhb anu Will
fight 1t out to the bitter end.
"These assertions may be only talk,
but as far as we can judge here the
question OF the kingship does not seem
to lie within the scope OF the commits
sion. Tanu has been publicly crowned
by the American authorities here and
has been saluted with royal honors
by both the Philadelphia and Tauranga
on the occasion Of his coronation and
Of his formal visit at the war ships
since the armistice has been in force.
His chiefs and famasese, the vice king,
are carrying on the government In
way that performs all the functions
of good and stable government and
they are in possession. Tanu is king
de facto as well as de jure-and, in
addition, there are now in Apia $500
made adults carrying 200 rifles sup
porting him. This means that abso-
lutely half Of Apia Is at present sup
porting the king. Mataafa Is likely
to be disappointed man, and although
a personal friend of his, who had an
interview with him a few days ago,
says that Mataafa is preparing to ac-
cept the inevitable at the hands of
unanimous commission, he will never
submit to a minority, even though that
minority be the two greatest nations
on the earth. This appears farcial no
doubt, to most people, but serious in
deed to the few white residents of these
islands"
In the meantime the rebels are
strengthening their positions, sending
out messengers for their sympathiZers
to come to join them and are busily
engaged In manufacturing cartridges
Deserters from the Mataafa camp say
that on the occasion Of the Fake last
visiting Saluafata that some OF the
rebel chiefs went off to the ship and
asked for supply of ammunition but
that the same was refused, to their
great disgust. The loyalists, on the
other hand, are fortifying their in
trencIments around Apia and are being
daily drilled and instructed by officers
from the different war ships. A four
inch gun had been taken from II. NJ. s.
Torch and is now mounted at Mulum
in such a position as to command the
whole of the western portion of the
municipality. The great question Is,
will the commission order the dis
armament of the natives?" If II does
not it is the opinion Of almost every
white resident that these islands will
no longer be safe to live in, and many
declare that If the natives are to retain
their rifles, never mind what other so
luton of the Samoan question Is made,
they cannot and will not live here with
their wives, families and property at
the mercy Of the next lot of rebels.