Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-04
SITUATION IN SAMOA
Natives Calmly Awaiting Arrival of
the Peace Commission.
some EFFECTS OF LATE FIGHTING
Belief That Americans and English
Cannot Live on Island.
CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES

| AUCKLAND N H. May 4.-Advices re-
| ceived here from Apia, Samoa, to April p,
| state that the rebel loss by the sheling OF
| the Mataafan stronghold at Vailima by the
warships of Great Britain and the United
| States was quite heavy. Many of the rebels
were wounded. The house in which the late
| Robert Louis Stevenson lived was riddled
| with shot.
| On April % there sharp skirmish
between rebels and Lieut.. r. A Gaunts
| brigade near the town of Vailinla. In this
| engagement one Mataafan was killed. The
| lines of the friendlies were attacked in the
| darkness at two points, but none u them
| was killed
On April % there was some bush fighting.
| Lieut.. Gaunt's brigade, numbering 800 men,
| advanced under hot fire. The enemy lost
several men, the bodies of the dead being
dragged away. OF the friendl:es one was
| killed and three wounded. The British lieu
tenants Innes Hickman, shutter and
Heathco.e, under Lieut.. Gaunt. led the 10y
| alists.
| Awaiting the Peace Commission.
| The New Zealand government steamer
| Tutanekai had arrived at Apia with dis
| patches announcing the request of the in
| teInational peace commissioners that the
| inhabitants peacefully await their arrival
! from San Francisco. meeting of the
tbraa conc,ils IN Wow, of this message was
| held. but without result the German con-
| sui dissenting from the propositions OF the
o'ISI IMo -.rtiSlL9i - c ,, co.,
| tain Stuart Of the British cruiser Taursalsa
| wrote and dispatched through a French
| priest to Mataafa. ordering him to with
dlaw his forces outside of a line ten miles
! long and six miles bread. Mataafa rcplied
| deia0tIy refusing to withdraw unless the
| German consul and the captain of the Ger
man cruiser Fake acraed Admiral EaufZ
ard Caotain Stuart thercupon sent an ufti-
| nahum to Mataafa threatening 10 compel
the withdrawal Of his forces In support Of
this ,llfimatllrn n plan of action was decided
upon Iiputr Gauf,t's brigade vs. STRENGTH
ened and heavy gun was landed ar Nl,Il
inn and war rockets wera pottan in readi-
ness Being informed of these preparations
Mataafa made prompt repIv agreeing Ia
vyi+hffrau ir,r,,sdia>aI o. s,,.;t n ~, ;,,o
nor+ant noaotino of tho kino "a hi. oiiif
was held Tbev wara fnforr,ad Of tho ac-
tion that had been taken bv the Rritish ard
American naval commanders. and gave ir
general apnrovaI
hritish fatroi frescribcd Area.
Lieut.. Ctauut's brigade is now patro. ing
the prescribed area.
hihs anu visited Admiral kautz and
D"pt. 7'u"i On poaiu the american and
i1, 7iisN ".t'rS' iesi'eo>IVe'S' ana was re-
1e4seu "lth lhe customary saiutes on his
arrival anu departure
huildSei' Ihe manager or the plantation
upon "hlch an attack was made on British
and American sailors, resulting in the death
of Lieut. Freeman of the British navy
Iiaut Janc5aIe ,pd 1ypsi roh, n ~
aohan oF tba T-nttaa $50 "p,.ts ~ nS!i No.
deInhia and tu,o otf1 3 .iTI uIS ma I'd
hoard tho C,arno., n,,iai ue'Ittieu 5I on
carriage fro,, 49, phiiniipt ne gun
been reroverad hut +bn ON, - In ~ iit' il
hands of +ba rahaJ. " . "' - "'4I III Iiie
0fFciais ard Tai;,. ,,.
who have haa, interI,ier,.',5 a1 VI Samoa
ing that the charges of inhumanity on the
par Oh lle bfltisn which We're made by
A maior;+1, nf H. a. ibot,ita1t ~ ue,
dissatisfied with the cessation of bns+iIi7ia:
They say that Mataafa is beaten now and
mat the trouble would all be ended in a
w 0A rh y, 'sa pnSs Me[e the advantage push
hioh In eptio 9 az { ueIlshted at the delay,
btII III va I, 'iIeIiI usie 10 reiiii cartridge
aroi o,i,i - ipie ioItS. IL IS the gen
tt;.P, 5-i 'ii''s me ISLANDS VIII be unln-
49, - '' ,, 10. Germans and French
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