The age-herald., 1899-04-08
MORE FIGHTING
 IN THE SAMOAS Kautz Continues to Shell the
 Natives. MARINES HAVE BEEN LANDED To Protect Property of British and American Residents. ACTION OF THE GERMAN CONSUL Was Instrumental in Bringing About Renewal of HostiIties. WARSHIP FALKE GOT IN WAY Tn Order to Incommode Fire of British Ships and Admiral kautz Gave
 Peremptory Orders for
 Vessel to Move.
Was Instrumental in Bringing About
 Renewal of HostiIities.
wARsH1P FALKE GOT IN WAY


 7.lThere have been lively times in Samoa during the past few days. The United States and British warships have shelled Mataafas force repeatedly and sailors have been landed in Apia to protect property. Numerous casualties have resulted on both sides.
 Admiral Kautz and the commanders of the British ships are anxiously awaiting advices from their governments and in the meantime the shelling proceeds daily.
 Whn Admiral Kautz arrived on the Phila- delphia he spent two days in making in- quiries and then called a meeting of all the consuls and the senior officers of all the warships in the harbor. As a result of the meeting a proclamation was issued by the American admiral declaring that the so- called provisional government under Mataafa can have no legal status under the Berlin treaty, and therefore cannot be recognized by the consular and naval repre- sentatives and ordering Mataafa and his supporters to quietly go to their homes and respect the laws of the Berlin treaty.
 Ordered Returned to Their Homes
 It was further ordered that the people
 
 the power of the naval force, it was stated. would be used against all who disregarded the right of peaceably disposed people
 The authority of the chief justice was upheld by the proclamation, and tbe ad- miral closed by saying that he trusts that there may be no occasion to use the mili- tary powers. The proclamation was signed by Admiral Kautz.
 This proclamation was taken to Mataafa and read to him by Flag Lieutenant Miller. 1t was received in silence, and no answer was made. Mataafa and his chiefs quietly left and went to the western port on of the municipality, and 1t seemed as if they were about to obey the commands to return to their homes
 The German consul, however, issued a counter proclamation in the Samoan lan- guage, which was distributed among the Mataafans.
 Rebels Prepared for War { The immediate result of this act was that the rebels turned back and prepared for war, declaring that they would not obey the admirals order and prevent any food supplies from being brought into Samoa , for the Malieota natives.
 The next day Apia was surrounded by Mataafa's warriors. Forces from the Phil adelphia and Porpoise went ashore to pro- tect the loyal natives On Tuesday Ma taafa having failed to appear, the admiral S proclamation flag lieutenant Miller, was sent to deliver an ultima tum.
 He was not allowed to see the chief but delivered his message and retired Every thing looked ugly, and British and Ameri- can blue jackets were landed in Apia to protect the consulates. Quick firing ma chimes and small field pieces were also landed.
 Hostilities commenced on Tuesday after noon, when half dozen Malietoa men were fnlr hxrt hn Moi fnr T1,1x to headquarters and bound.
 Apia's Outskirts ShelIed
 The whole of the outskirts of Apia were shelled from the harbor, about seventy shells being fired before dark on Wednes- day March p, when the firing ceased. A shell from the Philadelphia, which was sighted for 2,500 yards, unfortunately ex- ploded after it had gone only HOO yards. It knocked over an outbuilding the American consulate and damaged the ve- randa of the main building. One of the American sailors was wounded in the leg. About dusk the rebels made an attack on the British at the Tivoli hotel. Their fire was returned, but 1t is not known how many were killed. About 230 of the na- tives made rush at the guard at the Tivoli.
 Three British sailors were killed and one wounded. The native loss is unknown. The German warship Fake attempted to leave port on a secret mission when Ad- miral Kautz ordered her captain to stay where he was and be ready to afford help to his countrymen. The Fake remained During Thursday matters quieted About dusk the Americans fired on a body of Mataafans, but no one was killed.
 Early Friday morning 200 rebels rushed up to within thirty yards of the consulate. The sailors behaved splendidly and the na- lives were repulsed.
 American Sailor Killed
 One American sailor was killed and one British sailor was shot in both legs.
 Major-General Cutliffe. of the British army, assisted in directing operations at the consulate. There is intense feeling against the Germans here, and they are &C., cused of spying and giving information to the rebels. Fighting by night is an entirely new departure in Samoan warfare and everything points to German teaching.