The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-19
Thirteen Natives Killed and
Many Wounded.

San N'Nancisco, Jan. 1S.-A cablegram
TO st{e NEorning Call from Auckland, N.
q. under date of Jan. Is, says: When
the 04aanic steamship Alameda left
AJia. 1anuaPy II, a revolution had
br6ks0 ont on the Samoan islands, and
wa8 bein2 waged with much bloodshed
anH great destruction to property.
Hh6 warships Fake and Porpoise, the
laxt2r Is command of Capt Sturdee,
wee then at the islands, and were TAX
iaE raft III suppressing the rising.
0n Dee 81 Chief Justice Chambers
determined in favor of Malietoa Tanus,
clai18ilH Mataafa was barred by the
treaty 81 Berlin. On January 5000 of
Mafaafas followers rose in rebellion
and dffsated 1000 of Malietoa's men,
aIabpshlpg them and killing 10 natives
ard Wonhding many.
Mf4 rebels have burned 400 houses
and i3zed the town of Upolu The
Bread {rtfit trees have been cut down
inNRafY places. The foreigners are un-
Tho crew of the Porpoise is guarding
the niiEsion as a refuge for Malietoa.
The three consuls have signed a proc
lamatIQH Recognizing the Mataafa party
proxiNional government pending in
skTaction& from the powers, with Pres
ioeIit Rafael as executive head. On the
9Th inst. Rafael, Rose concurring, pro-
Claimed the supreme court and took
Possession, declaring himself chief JUS
tfce He asked Mataafa for 500 men
and WAS refused. The British and Am
exlcan consuls united in a strong pro-
SSBt aEafnst the action of the president
Of The n1unicipal council. On the 7th
Capt Sturdee of the Porpoise and the
two cpnsuls declared the action illegal
The Forpoise cleared for action and
landed a force of marines. Her force
WIS unopposed, and took possession of
the court.
Chief Justice Chambers was reinsta-
ted ana the British and American flags
hnfsted over Chambers house and the
court house. The provisional govern
nlenf wrote to Capt. Sturdee on the
18th. that he would seize Malietoa and
take Tan1asese off the Porpoise by force
if necessary, deprive them of their til
Ties and Danish them. Chambers is re-
Siding on the Porpoise. The British and
American consuls have protested
against any infringement of the Berlin
treaty British residents have taken
refuge in their consulate, and the
American residents have taken refuge
IN the mission. An American warship is
urgently needed there.
auckland, N. T., Jan. 1s.-Samoan ad-
yaQea just received here say that Chief
3netice Chambers, Dec. 81, declared
Nalietoa Tanus to have been elected
Eng, In succession to the late King
Malietoa.
The chief justice also announced that
alnAsese had been elected vice king.
Chief Mataafa was disqualified The
Eeneuls of the United States and Great
<flkain and the captains of German
7ArBhip Fake and British warship
fofpoise met the German consul, who
Xetused to recognize Mal1etoa Tanus
#H0 declined to cooperate in the disper-
HA Oh the Samoans, who thereupon as
2enbled in large numbers at Mulinnu,
e1med themselves and surrounded the
municipality
Malietoa Tanus and Tamasese mus
{ered about 1000 men, well armed, but
supplied with defective ammunition.
The British and American consuls en-
deavored to avert hostilities, but they
cofnmenced on January 1. Malietoa
Janus and Tamasese fought bravely
but 500 Of their followers were captured
Then, disheartened and outnumbered,
the two chiefs sought refuge on the
1ADElQSu WdTbHID ana their followers
Sought protection under the guns of the
Porpoise.
IA Mataafa's loss was 81 men killed and
wounded and Malietoa Tanus lost 12
1nen killed and wounded The foreign
residents were placed under the protec-
ZION of a detachment of men belonging
70 the British ship, and Chief Justice
chambers and his family went on board
~ her. The followers of Mataafa looted
md burned Apai destroying the planta-
nons and pillaged considerably in the
country. The consuls later decided to
recognize Mataafa and his chiefs as a
provisional government, pending the re-
eeipt of instructions from the powers
& Afterwards, DR.. Rafael and the Ger
imam consul closed the supreme cocurt,
declaring that the power was vested in
Ethem. The British and American con-
suls then appealed to the captain of the
British warship Porpoise, who landed a
FORCE Of blue jackets, and Chief Justice
. Chambers, under their guard took his
seat. Mataafa held aloof from these last
developments, The excitement con-
tinues.