The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-03-30
SUBDUTNG
SAMOANS.
American and British Warships
Acting in Concert.
SMELLING THE MATAAFANS.
Casualties Among the British and Amer.
icau Forces.
SMELLING THE MATAAFANS
REBELS ATTACK THE cONSULATEs

After Being Warned That a Bombsrd.
ment Would Follow Any Disorder Herr
Rose, the German Consul at Apis, En-.
couraged the Mataafans in Violating the
Treaty-Several Native Villages Burned
by the Fire of the warships Washing
ton Officials Do Not Anticipate Clash
With Germany.
Apia Samoa, via Auckland. n 2,
March 30.-The troubles growing out
Of the election of a king Of Samoa have
taken a more serious turn and resulted
in a bombardment OF native villages
along the shore by the United States
cruiser Philadelphia, Admiral Kautz,
commanding, and the British cruisers
Porpoise and Royalist. The lombard
ment has continued intermittently for
eight days. Several villages have been
burned, and there have been number
Of casualties among the American and
British sailors and marines. AS yet #
is impossible to estimate the number
of natives killed or injured
As Mataafa and his chiefs. constitut-
ing the provisional government, con-
tinued to defy the treaty after the ar
rival of the Philadelphia, Admiral
KautZ summoned the various consuls
and the senior naval officers to a con-
ference on board the Philadelphia,
when the whole situation was careful
ly canvassed. The upshot was a res
olution to dismiss the provisional gov
ernment, and Admiral Kautz issued a
proclamation calling upon Mataafa and
his chiefs to return to their homes.
Mataafa evacuated Mulinuu, the
town he had made his headquarters,
and went into the interior.
Herr Rose, the German consul at
Apia, issued a proclamation, supple
menting the one he had issued several
weeks before, upholding the provision
| al government. AS a result of this
the Mataafans assembled in large force
and hemmed in the town.
| The British cruiser Royalist brought
the Malietoa prisoners from the islands
to which they had been transferred by
the provisional government
The Americans then fortified Mu-
linuu, where 1000 Malietoans took
refuge. The rebels-the adherents OF
Mataafa-barricaded the roads within
the municipality and seized the British
| houses.
An ultimatum was then sent TO
| them, ordering them to evacuate, and
threatening them, in the event of re-
fusal, with a bombardment to com
mence at l o'clock on the afternoon of
March 10. This was ignored, and the
rebels commenced an attack in the
| direction of the United States and
| British consulates about half an hour
before the time fixed for the bombard-
ment The Philadelphia, Porpoise and
Royalist opened fire upon the distant
villages. There was great difficulty in
locating the enemy, owing to dense
forests, but several shore villages were
soon in flames.
A defective shell from the Philadel-
| phia exploded near the American con-
sulate, and the marines outside mar
rowly escaped. A fragment struck the
leg of Private Rudge, shattering It so
badly as to necessitate amputation.
Another fragment traversed the Ger
man consulate, smashing the crockery.
The Germans then went on board the
German GEHiser Fake.
During the night the rebels made a
hot attack on the town, killing three
British sailors. A British marine was
shot in the leg by a sentry of his own
| party, another was shot in the foot.
and an American sentry was killed at
| his post
The bombardment continuing, the
inhabitants of the town took refuge on
board the Royalist. greatly crowding
! the vessel.
Many people are leaving Samoa, the
captain Of the Royalist urging them TO
go, so as not to interfere with the mil
itary operations.
The Porpoise has shelled the villages
east and west OF Apia and captured
many boats.
The Americans and British are hght-
ing splendidly together, but there is a
bitter feeling against the Germans.
Two men, a British and a German
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