The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-28
STILL FIGHTING IN SAMOA
One Hundred Mataafans Killed in
the Battle.
MONAGHAN WAS BEHEADED
Another Story of His Death-Germans
Supplied the Rebels With Ammu-
nition-A Strong Landing
Force Needed.

| Auckland n. T., April 27.-Particu-
lars of the fighting in Samoa contained
in advices received here from Apia I'M
der date of April IS, show that a battle
between friendly natives and rebels
took place at Vallejo, and that the lat
ter lost hundred men in killed and
wounded
Further details of the death of En-
sign Monaghan of the cruiser Philadel-
phla and Lieutenant Lansdale of the
same vessel have been received. They
show that Monaghan was beheaded be-
fore he was dead. A deserter of the
! Mataafan forces says Monaghan and
Lansdale were retreating, when they
We're discovered by the chief and his
wife. who were looking for dead men.
They gave the alarm and Monaghan
was shot while continuing to retreat.
Later it appears the rebels returned
and killed Lansdale. Monaghan fought
until he was wounded and he was then
beheaded
Suatelle, the principal rebel chief, ran
away and told his people that hun
dred British had been killed. Mataafan
deserters assert that the Germans sent
cartridges in bags of rice and sugar
along the coast in December.
Admiral Kautz, it is asserted in the
advices received fired a blank shot
April across the bows of the German
schooner which was leaving Apia with
out reporting.
The rebels who We're in nossession of
the late Robert Louis Stevensons
house and some forts, We're attacked
in the rear by the Tamasese friendlies.
who killed three of them and wounded
others. One friendly native was killed
in the fight.
Friendly natives under the command
of Lieutenant Gaunt of the British
cruiser Porpoise We're attacked April II
from the French mission station at
Falita. One of his men was wounded.
The rebels were eventually routed with
the loss of four men KILLED. The
Tamasese lines were extended April 10
to Vailele battlefield. Mataafa at
tackled the friendlies and Gaunt's brig
ade Joined in the engagement and
fought well. Four bodies of slain reb-
els were recovered. Others were
dragged away One friendly was killed
and beheaded.
The rebels had a German flag flying
from their forts. About 1000 women
and children have sought refuge at the
Maluit station of the London Mission
airy society. The rebels are Selling the,
traders rifles, cartridges and stores
and the traders are fleeing to Apa.
Business is at standstill and a strong
land force is urgently needed
Won BueoW. formerly lieutenant in
the German army and who organized
the forces of Mataafa here, armed with
sword gun and cartridges, proceeded
to Savaii with IS boats and 400 rebels.
and the German warship Fake sailed
on a secret mission with Herr Rosa
and the German consul on board. Cap
tain Sturdee, commander of the Brit
ish cruiser Tauranga in the absence of
Admiral Kautz, who was coaling the
Philadelphia at Pango-Pango. wrote
to the German consul, urging him to
secure Won Buelow, and the next day
the Fake returned with Won Buelow
on board
The offer of New Zealand to send
troops to Samoa caused enthusiasm at
Apia. The inhabitants are almost
unanimous in the belief that the treaty
is failure and there is a strong feel
ing in favor of annexation.
The cruiser Porpoise is still engaged
in punitive cruises. April Is a battle
was fought at Mangia, Is miles east of
Apia. About 1000 rebels attacked the
Gaunt landing party, consisting of 100
men. The latter were subjected to a
not fire and retreated to the beach. |
where they defended themselves, for
the time and arferward swan back to
their boats under a heavy fire. Chief |
Mulinangi, with - friendly natives.
refused to retire and charged into a
burning village, driving a number Of
rebels before them. Gaunt's party
then returned to the assistance of the |
friendlles and the whole party retired
with four men wounded and after
several of the party had miraculous
escapes. The cutter belonging to the
party fired all its Wordenfeldt ammu |
milton during the fight and the Por
poise frequently shelled the bush. The
rebels had eight men killed and MANY |
wounded.
Only one of the blue Jackets in the
cutter was wounded. and the trader |
fled toward the warship and he sue |
ceeded IN escaping, although six rebels |
TOOK deliberate aim at him as he was |
rowing off. On April II a second battle |
was fought at Vailelema.
me hghting was desperate, the rebels |
holding strong Notifications. which /
We're ineffectively shelled by the ships.
ne 1rlendlles advanced to the attack |
with Falioalele and Dana on the left |
Gaunt in the center with 100 men from,
Fumasanga on the right Gaunt's
party delivered such heavy fire that |
the rebels retreated to a second and |
stronger fort about $50 yards back, |
Inc Tuamasanga friendlies bolted, but |
Gaunt crawled out to the firing line |
ana drove them back at the point of |
his revolver. They then advanced to !
attack the second fort, but found the
position too strong and lost several men |
killed and wounded.
Ten shells from the ship burst close |
behind the rebels lines and the rebels |
sang war song after the explosion of |
each shell.
Gaunt again returned to the attack |
and heavy and continuous firing on |
both sides followed, during which the |
attackers suffered further losses,
Gaunt succeeded in crawling to with |
in 80 yards of the fort but found if too |
strong to capture. as the friendly sup
porters were unreliable. The party /.
then retired in good order with four
men killed and IS wounded, of which |
number three were mOrtally wounded,
The rebel loss was not ascertained. but
was probably small.
The Tauranga and Porpose shelled
the position at shutdown, but the result