Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-02-01
HOT TINES DOWN AT APlA.
Continued from Page |.

| Dbhtb thc houuh, III hubWt' w u
question, told a BULLETIN report
er that only few native houses at
Apis were burned. The buildings
of foreigners we're not harmed nor
their persons molested.
Fred. Terrill, formerly Port
Surveyor of Honolulu, is return
ing to the United States in the
Moana. Upon the authority of
eyewituesses at Apia, Mr. Terrill
gave the following connected ac-
count of the crisis to BULLETIN
reporter:
"When the king died the Presi-
dent of the Municipal Council,
DIR. Won RappeI, in the
Moans, claimed that the
functions of Chief Justice Cha M
bers ceased upon the death of the
king, and that he, as President Of
the Council, was the su-
preme authority until new
king was elected. He
declared that he would close the
doors of the Supreme Court, and
prevent the Chief Justice from
further exercising his functions.
"The American and British con-
suls consulted over this declsra-
ton of the President, and called
the captain of the British man Of
war iuto their consultation. They
decided that they would support
the Chief Justice in his Office.
"rhey informed the Chief Jus
tice of their decision, who there
upon announced that he would
open the Supreme Court at IL
o'clock the following day. The
British captain informed the Pre-
sident that if the doors were clos
ed against the Chief Justice they
would be broken open.
"The captain of the German
wsrship having intimated that he
would support the President, the
captain of the Porpoise cleared
his ship for action. He trained
one gun on the Presidents house,
two guns on the Tivoli hotel and
two on the German warship.
"In the meantime the natives
supporting Tanus, the young son
of the dead Malietoa, We're gather
ed in Apia from the different isl
ands. Those supporting Mataafa
were also present in considerable
numbers, with more in the hills
overlooking the town.
"Dr. Rappel privately advised
the Matasfa people to gain the
confidence of the Malietoa people,
and induce them to disarm under
a promise that the election of a
king would proceed amicably.
Instead OF disarming, the Malietoa
warriors threw up breastworks in
front of the Tivoli. They were
attacked by the Matsafs people,
whom outnumbering they drove
back. Then more Mataafa war
riors swarmed down from the
hills and drove the Malletoa men
down to the beach.
"This was the situation when
the British captain took the action
described. A storm arising the
Malietoa men, who had taken to
their boats under the shelter. of
the two warships, were received
on board the vessels. Those
brought aboard of the Fake we're
promptly disarmed.
"In the scrimmLge DR.. RappeI
had led the Mataafs men, riding
on horseback at their head. Meet
ing the British commander on the
street afterward, the German re.
marked that surely he would
not lombard the town.
eyes, Captain Sturdee replied |;
Il would lombard the town. l
would blow your house to pieces.
And if your ship will come out
side of the reef, l shall sink her
in five minutes.
"'You scoundrel,' the Britisher
continued to DIR. Rappel, you
are the cause of all the trouble.
am surprised that Germany
should be represented by so con-
temptible a man.
"After this incident the Chief
Justice gave his decision in favor
Of Tanua. You have heard of the
rest-the defeat of Malietos and
his being taken on board the
British ship, while Mataafa's pro-
visional government is recognized
on shore in the meantime"
DR.. Kramer, one of the Ger