The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-06

Edsell and Butler of the Philadelphia
and Long and Prout of the British
ship.
DR.. Lung, who had been conspicuous
for his GOODNESS and bravery under fire,
took command of the American forces.
and on the approach of reinforcements
the rebels retired. Several of the
Malietoa natives lost their lives.
The decap plated bodies of the three
officers were recovered next morning
on the field and on Easter Sunday they
We're buried with the heads, which had
been recovered by a French private.
All the leading American and British
officials and residents were present.
The Germans were conspicuous by
their absence. the only one attending
being Pastor Margraf, who had known
Lansdale in the United States. The
German warshjp Fake had her flag
at half mast and her officers sent
ashore two wreaths entwined with the
German national colors. In the fight
there were killed on the Mataafa side
43 and so were wounded. complete
list of the white dead and wounded is
as follows:
Americans dead: Lieut.. Philip Lans-
dale, Ensign J. r. Monaghan, CoXswain
T. Butler Electrician Norman F. Ed
sell, Privates Thomas Holloway and
John f. Nudge of the marine corps.
w outlubu-tDhs" all IL. w -iiiiS,-
ton, shot in elbow; Fireman r. An
drews, right leg: Landsman J. c. John.
left shoulder; Landsman j. w. Laird,
left hip: Marine John NJ Mccarthy,
right wrist.
English dead-First Lieutenant E. A.
Freeman; Seaman A. H. Thornberry:
Montague Rodgers, ordinary seaman:
Edmond Halloran, ordinary seaman;
John Long, leading seaman; John
Prout. leading seaman.
Wounded-Marine Foxworth, Marine
Robert Hunt.
The last named was knocked sense
less during the ambush. The natives
thought him dead and cut off his right
ear. The shock brought him to and
he escaped.
Captain Hufnagel, the German man
ager, has been arrested for completely
in the fight Of April l. He is held on
board the German ship Fake under
pledge from her commander to re-
ture him to Captain Stude on demand.
Affidavits have been made by men
engaged in the vailele fight that a
white man with the rebels directed
them throughout the engagement. HUFF
nagel answers the description of this
man exactly. He was seen at the sta
ton and gave misleading information
to the troops as they passed his house
on the way out, but when they return
ed he was not to be seen. DeSerters
from Mataafa's side say that on pre-
vious occasion Hufnagel had a narrow
escape from being shot while encour-
aging the natives. Won Buelow. a
Prussian cavalry officer has been de-
ported to Sydney by the German COM
mander. He was seen on April Il in
command of a body Of 500 men on the
way to reinforce Mataafa.
A large body of friendly natives have
been armed and put under command of
Lieutenant Guant of the British navy
He has been drilling them incessant-
~ and has brought them into a fine
state of discipline. They promise to
make good fighters.
On April l. Valma. the home of Rob-
ert Louis Stevenson. was shelled by
the Porpoise, as it had been occupied
by rebels, who We're firing on the al
lied forces. The house is utterly ruin
ed. From that time to now the reb-
els have kept away from Apia. al
though they are within an hours
though they are within an hours
march from town. There is no sign of
surrender.
Defiance and DEATH is the rebel