Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-12

GERS killed. Priests OF the French mis-
sion Afterwards brought the heads into
Apla. The manager OF the German
plantation has been arrested and de.
taincd ON board the TauraEa on aiil-
davita declaring that he was seen urg-
ing the rebels TO hight. In previous
engagement "a OF MatnafnH warriors
were Killed aud there wcrr no CASUAL
Ties among the European forces.
IL II estimated that about 300 warriors
attacked the Anglo-Anericnn partS
from ambush.
Washington. April is.Thc following
dispatch from Admiral Kautz has been
received;
Auckland. y. r., April ig.-sccretary
Navy. WaHhlnRton:-on April iat, while
the combined forces Of the United
States and british under Lieut. Free
man. of tho british navy. were enter.
ing Apia they were amburhcd. Deeply
regret TO announce tho death OF Lieut..
Philip u. LanHdaie. Ensign John II.
Monaghan. CoxHwain James Butler. or
binary seaman Norman ErrM and ave
mon wounded belonging 70 the Phila-
dclphih. The British Ices IN Killed, two
mon and Lieut.. Freeman.
Auckland. y. r.. April ~ . a. NJ
Further advicen from Apln. samog. say
that ON tho arrival OF the lirltlsh
cruiser TauranTn. at Apia. the british
nation 10 give Mntanfn a last chance
ana that the French priests also used
their influence. but all efforts failed
and the rebels continued their dcprcdn-
tons Property was Destroyed and
bridges and roads wcr. bnrricadcd, on
March 18th the enemy wns sighted NJ
Maguigi and machine guns and seven
Founders were uHedrrha frlcndlleH also
attacked tho enemy durinx tbs. lattors
retreat and several rcbf<a wee Killed
or wounded. The fftendiicH carried one
head through Apia, which made Cap.
tain stuart 70 furious that he went To
the King ana threatened TO shoot any
man found taking heads. The kinE
then issued n proclamation forbiddlnx
the practice.
The German counaui wrote to Ad-
mlrnl knutx. asking II two great Chris
tian nations approved OF this lnhuman
and harharous practice against the
laws 81 Christianity and the decree OF
the supreme court.
The admiral replied. agreeing with
the consul as 60 the inhumanity Of tho
practice ana pointed out that had the
German consul upheld the decree OF the
supreme court Of January there would
have been no bloodshcd; that the GUS
tom was nm old samoan one. but first
made known TO the world ten years
ago, when the heads Of honest German
sailors were cut on by the hnrbaroua
chief. Mhtnnfn. whom the representa-.
tive " the great Christian nation. DER
many, " now supporting.
Expeditions IN armed cutters belong
Ing 20 the TnurunRu ana porpoine are
doing considerable execution against
Matnafa'H ntrongholds along the coast
The british forces are being assisted
by one hundred AamoanH, About forty
six Of Matanfn'n boats and several VII
lagos have been destroyed In the
meantime Tying columns are being sent
daily along the roads and through the
bush near Apla.
on April force of 2ii British and
Americans and 100 friendics were sur
prised In ambush nj the German plant
alton OF vaslao. The rebel force opened
flre on the rear, left flank and from nf
the Anglo-Amerlcan force, The friend
lies boltcd. but the marines and blue
Jackets stood their ground splendldly
Americans and british nring shoulder
To shoulder. The Colt automatic gun
with the landing party became damned