New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-08

be ready TO afford help TO his countrymen. The
Fake remained.
During Thursday matters quieted About
dusk the Americans fired on body or Mataa-
fans. but no one was killed
Early Friday morning TWO hundred rebels
rushed UP 10 within thirty yards or the consul
ate The sailors behaved splendidly and the
natives were repulsed. one American sailor
was killed and one British sailor was shot IN
both legs Major-General Cutline, or the Brit
ish Army. assisted in directing operations at
the consulate.
There is intense feeling against the Germans
here and they accused Of spying and giving
information 10 the rebels. Fighting by night is
an entirely new departure in Samoan warfare.
and everything points 10 German teaching One
Marquardt who had been drilling the natives.
has been arrested. He was sent on board the
Fake under pledge OF the German commander
that he will not he allowed 70 land. A half
caste named Taylor has been arrested as a spy,
and is in irons the Porpoise. II. J. Moors.
an American. is confined 10 his store under sus-
picion Of being a Mataafa sympathzer.
Saturday and Sunday were quiet.
The Tivoli Hotel has been mined In case IL be-
comes necessary 70 blow II UP. and two German
lights from the shore is the signal 10 shell II.
on Sunday body Of native foreigners came
UP on Mataafan crowd. killing eight ana
wounding twenty OF them when the rebels fed
THE Fake OBEYs KAUTz's ORDERS
For several DAYS the German warship Fake
with the fire of the British ships Finally Ad-
miral Kautz compelled her to move inside the
harbor entrance. OFT OF the way.
The Associated Press correspondent had an
interview with Admiral Kautz yesterday. He
spoke quite freely on the situation and con-
siders he has been grossly irsulted by the Ger
man Consul General issuing his counter-procla
nation. The Admiral takes the stand that the
Berlin Treaty which he is instructed by his
Government 10 uphold. does not make any
provision whatever for a provisional govern
ment. His instructions are 20 carry out the
treaty in accordance with the views OF a ma
iority OF the consular reports The Admiral Is
very wroth with the German Consul and blames
him entirely for the present attitude or the
rebels as the natives were obeying his com
mand 70 retire 10 their homes when the GERMAN
proclamation was issued At the meeting OF
the consus and senior naral officers on the
flagship the Admiral explained his position.
Under the treaty. he said. there could be no
provisional government and the agreement IN
der which II had been recognized under peculiar
and trying circumstances for the protecuon OF
life and property. just as PROVISIONAL as
the government itself He had 70 stand by the
Supreme Court. and he hoped that a plan or
action would be decided upon for restoring
peace to the islands without the intervention
OF an armed force.
The British and American consuls and naval
officers agreed with the Admiral
CONSUL ROSE STUBBORN
The German Consul said that. having &C
cepted the Provisional Government he could
not recede from that position under any circum-
stances whatever until he had instructions from
Berlin. Later on. after the meeting, Rose sent
his views in writing 10 the Admiral, and stated
that German warships could only act II Ger
man property or life were 10 be protected
against danger or in the case Of the Supreme
Court issuing warrants for arrest against indl-
viduals on no other ground could German
warships interfere IN Samoa, and. according
TO instructions under which he acted, there
would be no military interference by germany.
He also protested against the issue Of the
proclamation by Admiral Kautz pending IN
structions from the treaty Powers, ass against
the return to Apa Of the deported MaIletoahs
which he said a menace 10 the peace OF
Samoa and he reminded the Admiral that the
Fake had made promise TO help. according
10 the Admirals proclamation. He was AFRAID
that the Admiral would do harm by us issue
and that already people were AFRAID or me
rebels around Apia The Admiral replied that
he must he governed in his actions by con-
tinuation OF his duty and not by MS teaisi th s
snid and was not speaking hippantly. ana What
h. had proclaimed he would do
The fact that with all his correspof de nee and
nrotests 70 the Admiral. the German Consul
did not consider IL necessary 10 Forward copy
OF his counter proclamation 10 the Admiral had
not increased the good feeling between the AZ
miral and the Consul Never before ny any OF
acial had the Admiral been treated In such an
uncourteous and insulting manner
MAIJETOA CROWNED KING.
On March % King Tanumahli Malietoa was
crowned King OF Samoa at Mulinuu. The cere-
monv was attended by United States and Brit
,sh representatives procession marcned
through Apia headed by the band OF the Phlla-
delnhia The German officials were conspicuous
by their absence.