Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-08

taafa and The - chiefs. | therefore
make known to you that this procla-
nation is quite false. !, the German
consul general. continue TO recognize
the provisional government Of Samoa
until | have received contrary instruC-
tons from my government.
tSigned) Rose.
German Consul-General.
Apia, March IL, 1899.
The immediate result Of this act was
that the rebels turned back ana pre-
pared for war. The next day Apa was
surrounded by Mataafa's warriors.
Forces from the Philadelphia and POr-
poise under Lieuts Brown and Cave
were landed TO protect the loyal ma
tives.
on Tuesday. Mataafa having failed
to appear, Flag Lieut.. Miller was sent
to deliver an ultimatum. He was NOT
allowed To see the chief but delivered
his message and retired. British and
American blue Jackets werc landed In
Apia to protect the conSulates. Hos
tilities commenced. on Tuesday after
noon. when half a dozen Malietoa men
We're taken by the Mataafans. They
We're taken to headquarters and bound
on Wednesday morning. notice was
spread that if no answer was received
from Mataafa ny ] o'clock. the Phila-
dclphia would fire one nj her large
guns. followed by three one-minutc
guns. Mataafa sent no answer.
Signal guns were fired and the for
eign population Of British ana Ameii-
cans We're taken on board their rcsrrc-
&c ...
went On board sailing vessels one
hundred and seventy -fiyc men ANA off
GERS acre landed and at Admiral
Kautzs request capt. Sturdy NJ the
| Porpoise assumed command nj the
! combined forces on shore.
| The whole native population sought
protection behind the American lines
| As soon as the land forces We're sta
toned, the Philadelphia opened fire by
! throwing shell into the outskirts nj
! hpj1 The Royalist followed with hut
1 G-inch shells. and the Porpoise bonn
/ bdrded the village Of NaiSu. where
7 larG" parties of rebels We're supposed
/ to hn The church was smashed 10y a
shell and the house Of tn manager
| of the German plants was damaged
/ The whole of the outskirts Of Apa We're
shelled from the harbor. About 20
shells We're fred before dark. when the
firing ceased. \ shell from tbs Phil
adelphia, which was sighted for $500
/ yards. unfortunately exploded. after 1t
! had gone only 100 yards It damaged
! slightly the American consulate. one
OF tho soldiers was wounded.
I About dusk the rebels made an at
tack on the British al Tivoli Hotel.
/ Their fire was returned but il is not
known now many were killed.
About $50 A. NJ. the natives made a
rush on the guard at the Tivoli. Three
British sailors were killed and one
wounded. The native loss is unknown.
! At the request Of the British Maxim
gun was sent from the Philadelphia to
| the British consulate and with it some
men to work it. A body Of 800 Male
toanS rendered good service in clear
ing the brush. The rebel village Of
| Naiala was burned.
The German warShp Fake attempt
ell to leave port on a secret mission
when Admiral kautz ordered her cap
tain to stay where he was and be ready
to afford help to his countrymen. The
Fake remained.
Saturday and Sunday was quiet The
Tivoli Hotel has been mined in case
! il becomes necessary to blow ii up.
Sunday. body of native foragers
came upon a Mataafa crowd. killing
eight and wounding 20 of them, when
the rebels fled.
During Thursday, matters quoted.
About dusk the Americans fired on a
body of Mataafans but no one was
killed.
Early Friday morning. 200 rebels
rushed up TO within 80 yards of the
consulate. The natives were repulsed.
One American sailor was killed and one
| British sailor was wounded.
There is intense feeling against the
Germans here. One Marquardt, a Ger
man who has been drilling the natives,
has been arrested.