The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-22

ably located for this purpose. v---- the
first rush was made and the first line OF
intrenchments taken without a shot,
| number of these whites followed up the
| advancing warriors. Sir. Rose, the Ger
man consul-generaI seeing this. mounted
his horse and rode up among the crowd
TO see what was going on. He inquired
what 1t all meant. and was told that II
looked very much like surrender. Chief
Justice Chambers was a. this time in the
Tlvon hotel, but whether the natives knew
/ this or not none Of them made an attack
upon the building or even went upon its
veranda. A few passed II and commenced
20 get ready for launching some OF the
boats OF the Tanu party which lay in a
| bunch a few yards beyond the hotel. The
story that the German consul-general at
| tackled the Tivoh hotel at the head Of 700
armed natives is absolutely false and with
/ out the smallest atom OF truth. He was
merely an on-looker Ike many others and
was not seen or heard to address single
| word TO any natives Neither was the ho-
/ tel at any time threatened
/ At the Tivoi road the Mataafaites turn
I ed inland TO meet their friends advancing
/ from the south and here in Seumanitatl >
| house they captured TUT Samoa. chief
/ Of some note belonging 10 Falealili II
appeared for the moment as if the Tanu
! people were 10 give up without iring
! shot, when suddenly the roar of musketry
! close at hand told a different tale. The
/ Mataafa people who were much scattered
at this time were taken by surprise. With
/ rush the main body Of the Tanu army
| emerged from the trees and native houses.
and sent the Mataafa men back on the
run. Though the Tanu people at this point
/ were inferior in numbers. they boldly COM
menced the battle driving the Mataafaites
/ before them as far as the Tanu fort which
| had first been captured
There stand was made. The TanU-
ties advanced as far as the supreme court
| building. Several were wounded in this
/ encounter and Immediately the battle be-
! came general volley firing being heard
I across the Vaisgano and in the neighbor-
/ hood of Mootua, and also at other points.
/ A number OF whites who thought that 4
! general surrender was about 10 take place
were mixed up with the Mataafa party
| before this skirmish commenced, and. af
| ter the first alarm, they were very FORUM
| ate in getting behind the TivoI hotel,
which was pierced by several shots.
| BY this time it was nearly dark and the
| line of burning houses was getting pain
fully close to the TAM people whose
wounded were being carried into the mis-
| sion house close TO the Tivoli, TO be guard
| ed by the marines of the Porpoise, and
attended by her surgeons. During the re-
treat Of the Mataafites two of their num-
| Der, Drawer perhaps than some of their
friends entrenched themselves behind some
stones on the beach near the hotel, and
there gave battle to many Of their red
turbaned opponents who were mucn bet
ter sheltered. Believing that they were
about to be killed or taken, both dropped
their guns and ran into the sea, swimming
with all their strength while being pelted
with shots from more than twenty rifles
One of the poor fellows was hit before he
had got beyond the shallow water
Of the inside reef; the other, perhaps
younger and stronger, managed to get be-
yond easy range, and finally reached
shore in the midst of MS friends near the
cathedral. Without any ado the wound
ed or dead man on the reef was behesded,
and the ghasuy trophy carried ashore in
triumph.
After dark little firing was done by either
side, both doubtless saving their diminish
ed supply of ammunition. The Tanuitss
were Withdrawing and concentrating in the
neighbOrhood of their boat, and the Ma
taafa people following them foot by foot.
During the night it rained heavily. with
an accompaniment of thunder and light
ening of an appalling character. Only
a scattering shot was heard. About a.
efIn 81,
Tanu lines. and a part of the warriors re-
turned to the beach and launched their
boats, some fifteen in number. When these
were ready, all We're quietly called in. and
embarked with just what they stood in.
but carrying away with them their rifles.
In a few moments, they we're along side
of the British warship, there 10 beg for
protection, for in all Samoa there was no
safe place for them TO go. Some sixty OF
their principal men had silently slipped in
20 the mission house. and concealed them
selves there during the following day.
At daylight the Mataara forces were on
the move and the sight Of these thousands
of white turbaned men entering Apia with
a rush just after dawn will never be for
gotten by those who saw It.
Had the Tanu people remained nothing
could have prevented a general massacre.
They saw many of their houses pillaged
and then converted into blazing ruins. or
chopped down If too close 10 the dwelling
Of a white man. for in all Of these opera
tons il must be said that no foreigners
property was wllfuily moIested. Some few
things were unknOwingly carried OF but
one Of the first acts OF the victors was
to declare that # any white na1 had suf-
fered wrong OF injury al their hands ne
should be properly recOmpensed.
The Tanutes went alongside the Por-
polse at about 5 a. n. the morning Of Janu- /
uary . making fast TO the boat booms. /
At 70 a. m. some tins of hard bread and /
20 tins Of sardines were sent 10 them +
from the shore. They were very thank |
ful for these but sad they we're mostly in 4
want of drinking water. This also was 4
sent to them frequently until The after 4
noon when the chief u Muimni stopped .
ali communication with them A. 70 a. N. 4
a heavy equal from the north blew d. /
rectly into the harbor. and the overloaded 4
boats were IN great danger OF swapping .
Many OF the people jumped overheard and +
cIung 10 the gunWales % TIE boats 70
tighten them The squat conanulug for 1
some time rhe Purpose allowed them 70 I
come on board. After # had blown over 4
the captain Ok the German snip Fake Of
fered that Z some q che boats would come
alongside azs snip he would receive Their
occupan-s until such time az they had
made terms with the o1iefs Oh shore
Negotiations we've opened vita the Ma
-aaFa chiefs and after the people had sur
rendered their aru1s 20 tne Wanship they
pulled directly ashore 70 MuiimnL giving