Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-04-05
SHELLS FOR SAN0ANS
Villages Bombarded by British
and American Ships.
MArAAFASs START THE TROUBLE.

They 1Asres ard an Uitimatuin and Begin
an Attack on The Malietoans-Gernan
Consul Rose Upholds the Mataafans
Rebels Make an Attack on the Town and
Kill Three British sailors and an Amer
ican-German Consulate Hit by a Shell.
Berlin. March 31.-A brief Official dis
patch from Apia. Samoa dated March
20. says: The bombardment con-
tinues. In pursuance to military or
ders the whites have evacuated many
houses. The chiefs of the Tanus party
who were eXiled to other islands have
been brought back from Upolu. The
firearms and ammunition taken from
Tanus on Jan. 2 have been. returned"
from Apia, Samoa. are as follows: The
chiefs supporting King Mataafa hav-
ing refused to abide by the terms OF the
tripartite treaty, and continuing to
defy them despite the representations
of the agents of the United States and
Great Britain. Admiral Kautz. the
American naval commander. convened
a meeting of the consuls and the senior
naval officers on board his flagship. the
cruiser Philadelphia. After discussing
the question in all its bearings 1t was
resolved to dismiss the provisional gov
eminent. Admiral kautz therefore is
sued a proclamation ordering the ad-
herents of Mataafa to return to their
homes. When the proclamation was
published Mataafa evacuated Mulinuu
and went inland.
German Consul Upholds Mntanfans.
Herr Rose. the German consul. then
issued proclamation UNFOLDING the
provisional government. whereupon the
Ma:aafans assembled and surrounded
the town. The British cruiser Royalist
had meanwhile brought number of
Malietoan prisoners from the other ISL
ards, where they had been confined by
the Mataafans The Americans forth
fled Mulinuu. and 2.40O of the Male
toans took refuge there. The Mataafans
barricaded the roads within the mu-
nicipality and seized Il number Of
houses belonging to British subjects
An ultimatum was sent to their lead
ers. warning them If they did not evac-
uate the municipality by l O'clock
tHe pace Woulu De poLh-
barded by the American and British
warships. To this ultimatum the
Mataafans paid not the slightest atten-
ton, but. on the contrary, began an
attack on the Malietoans.
English and Americans Isombard.
American Consul Osborn and British
Consul Maxse consulted. and at their
instance half hour before the ulti-
matum expired. the Philadelphia and
the British warships Royalist and Por-
roise opened fire on some distant viii
lagos. The Yankee and British gun
ners had great difficulty in locating the
enemy, owing to the dense forests in
which they We're concealed. The fire
frcm the warships, however. soon set
fire to some of the shore villages and
caused much damage. A defective shell
from the Philadelphia exploded near
the American consulate. and the ma
rines who were standing guard outside
had a very narrow escape. AS it was,
Private Ridges leg was shattered by
piece of the shell, and 1t was found
necessary to amputate it,
German Consulate Hit.
A piece of the shell went through the
German consulate, causing great de-
struction of crockery and doing other
damage. The Germans became alarmed
and boarded the German wa,ship Fake,
The rebels made an attack Oh the town
a. night and killed three British SAIL
ors. A British marine was shot through
the legs accidentally by British SEN
try. Another was shot In the feet. An
American sentry was killed at his post
by the natives. The bombardment has
continued slowly for eight days. Many
of the inhabitants have sought refuge
on the Royalist, which is now greatly
crowded. Many others are leaving Sa-
moa. acting under the urgent advice Of
the captain of the Royalist. who feared
that their presence would impede the
military operations
Hot Fire into the Jungle.
A hot fire into the jungle Is main
tslned. 1t Is impossible to learn the