The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-08

Tboir Ere was returned. but 1t Is not
known how many were killed.
Ahout 90 4. NJ. the natives made
~ on the guard at the Tivoh Three
p,,fieh sailors we're killed and one wound
od The native loss IS unknown. Al the
,cotcst OF the British Maxim gun
vas sent from the Philadelphia 10 the
british c0nS-,-te, and men 70 Work IL
Tho next day a body OF three hundred
Naiietoans had their rifles returned TO
them from the Porpoise and rendered good
service I'm clearing the brush
,rho -ebel village OF Naiaala was burn
"a in order 10 prevent close approach 10
the consulate
-. .ho MORT on a secret mission. when
,d,,irai Kautz ordered her captain to
-, where ne was and be ready to afford
boln 10 his countrymen. The Fake re-
mained. ,,,o,os
About dusk the Americans hreh on
body of Mataafsns, but no one was killed
CHARGED THE CONSULATE.
rarlv Friday morning two hundred re-
beis rushed up to within thirty yards
of the consulate The sailors behaved
snlcnd,dlv and the natives were repulsed.
oro American sailor was killed and one
british sailor was shot in both legs. Ma
ior-General Cutine. Of the British army
assisted I'm directing operations at the
consulate.
,rboro is intense feeling against the Ger
mans here. and they are accused OF spy
inc and giving information to the rebels
one Narauarrd who has been drilling the
natives was arrested sent on board the
Fake under the pledge OF the oerman
comma nder that he will not be allowed to
land
half.cast named Tyler has been ar
rested as a spy and IS in irons on the
Porpoise. ,soa
~ J. Moore. an American. is confined
e., bfe store under suspicion of being q
NIataafa sympathizer. ,r,.
saturday and Sunday were quiet. me
,ri,oli Hotel has been mined in case IL
t.e.or,oa necessary to blow It up, and two
rqbte from the shore is the signal 10
shell -.
sunday a body OF native foragers came
upon a Mataafan crowd. Killing e'ent
and wounding twenty of them wheh 'he
rebels fed. u.,.,-
ror several days the German warship
rake nersistently kept in the way so
nc to incommodc the fire of the British
ships. Finally Admiral Kautz compelled
nor 10 move inside the harbor entrance
out Of the way. .....,,,>
March 22.-King Tanumafili Malietoa
,,,ae crowned King OF Samoa AT Muilunin.
The ceremony was attended by uhl'eu
states and British representative
procession marched through Ama heaueu
bv the band Of the Philadelphia me
German officials were conspicuous by
their absence.
KAUTZ INDIGNANT.
ANA cANfOA March 24-Via SAN
FRANCISCO. April THE Associatei
Press correspondent had an interview
with Admiral KaUtz yesterday lie spoke
ouite freely Of the situation ana CONSIDERS
no had been grossly insulted by the Ger
man Consul General issuing his counter
proclamation.
The Admiral takes the stand that the
Berlin Treaty which he IS instructed ny
his Government 10 uphold does not make
anv provision whatever for n provisional
Government. His instructions are TO
carry out the treaty in accordance WIN
The views of a majority Of the consular
renresentatives. The Admiral Is very
wroth with the German Consul and
blames him entirely for the present at
ttude OF the insurgents, as the nauvet
were obeying his command to retire TO
their homes when the German prociaiha'
ton was issued.
WAITING FOR NEWS.
Everybody is anXiously awaiting den-
mite news from the three powers. II IS
thought that II Germany acknowledges
Tanu as King the rebellion will be broken.
II not Admiral Kautz will take stronger
measures than heretofore.
Her Ma1estys Steamship Tamanga
arrived to-day.
At present there are in shore 1l5 men
from the Philadelphia and 10 from the
Tbrpoisa and Royalist. The Tauranga
has a complement Of nearly 40 men, and
this reinforcement will enable the Ad
miral TO take offensive measures. So far
he has been compelled to act on the de-
fensive i'm the island operations.