The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-04-05
FRUITS OF BRITISH
FRIENDSHIP.
Serious Turn of Affairs at
Apia Some Days Ago.
The Philadelphia, Porpo1se and
Royalist Put Thair Guns
IN Acton.

Apia, Samoan Islands, Meroh %
via Auoklacd. N H., March 29,-The
troubles growing oos of the eiestion of
a king of Samoa have taken more
serious turn and resulted 10 lombard
meps of native villages along the shore
By the United States cruiser
Philadelphia, Admiral Kau'z con mmapd.
ing, and the British cruisers Porpoise
and Royaliss. The bombardmsus has
continued intermittentIy for eight days
Several villages have been burned,
and there have been number of
casualties among the American aad
British sailors and marines. As yes it
is impossible to estimate the number of
natives killed OF injured.
As Masaafs and his chiefs, consti-
tus;Dg the provisional government,
continued to defy the treaty after tae
arrival of the Phi.adelphia, Admiral
Kausz summoned the various consals
and senior naval officers to conference
on board the Philadelphia, when the
whole situation was carefully eanvsssed.
The upshos was resolution to dismiss
the provisional government and Admiral
Kautz Issued a proclamation calling
upon Mataafa aud his chiefs to return
TO their homes.
Ma.aafa evacuated Mulinuu, the
town he had made his headquarters,
and went isto the interior.
Herr Rose, the German consul at
Ap;a, Issued a proclamation supple
menting the one be had Issued
several weeks before. upboldiDg the
provisional government. AS a result
of this the Mataafans assembled in
large force and hemmed in the town
The British cruiser Royaliss brought
the Malietoa prisoners from the islands
to which they 6ad been transferred by
the provisional government.
The Americans then fortified
Muliuuu where $4,000 Malietoans took
refuge. The rebels-the adherenss Of
Mataafa-barrioaded the roads within
the municipality and seizsd tie
British houses.
An ultimatum vas then seat to then,
ordering them 20 evscuate, aud
them in the event OF
refusal With bombardment to CON-
meuce at O'Clock on the afternoon of
March Is This vas igoored and the
rebels commenced an attack in the
direction of the United States and
British consu!ates about half an hour
before the time fixed for the
ombarduens. The Philadelphia. Por-
poise and Royaliss opened fire upon the
distant villages. There was great
difficulty in locating the enemy owing
to the dense forests, but several shore
villages were SOON 10 flames
A defective she'll from the Philsdel-
phia exploded rea- the American
consulate, and the marines outside
uarrowly escaped. A fragment struck
the leg of Private Rudge, shat,esiog it
50 badly as to necessita,e auputation.
Another frsg traversed the German
consulate, smashing the crockerg. The
Germans then went oa board the
German cruiser Fake.
During the nigh: the rebels made
bot attack on the tosu. killing three
British sailors. A British marine was
shot 10 the leg by seasry of bis OWE
party, another vas shot in the foot AID
ao American sentry was killed at bis
post.
The bombardnens continuing. the
inhabitants of the town took refuge ou
board the Roya|ist, greatly cro"diDg
The vessel.
Msoy people are leaving Samoa. :be
captain of the Royaliss urging them to
go. so as not to interfere with the
operations.
The Porpoise has shelled the villages
east aed west of Apia and captured
many boats.
The Americans and British are
fighting splendidly together, but there
is bitter feeling against the Germans.
Two men, British aud Germao
subject. have been arrested as spies
The bombardment Of the jungle was
for time very bot.
The British cruiser Tauranga, which,
it is understood, was intending to
annex the Tonga islands "a section of
the Friendly islands in the Paci6c) vas
intercepted at Suva. capital Of the Fiji
islands. by order of the home
government.
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