The Red Cloud chief., 1899-06-09
QUIET IN SAMOA AGAIN.
Both Factions Of the Natives Have
Been Disarmed.
NO KING YET RECOGNIZED.
Mataafa. this Rebsi king. says He IL
willing to Abide by tho Commission
ers' Decision war ship, Expected to
Leave Soon.

ARIA, Samoa, May 81, via Auckland,
June o -Malictoa, the king, visited
the members Of the Samoan commits
sion on the United States transport
Badger and Mataafa, the rebel leader,
visited them the following day. None
of them was recognized as king. Ma
taafa expressed n Willingness to abide
by the commissioners decision and
blamed the Europeans for the rouole
here. The commissioners informed
him that they had power TO establish
n government with or without n king.
Mataafa thought the Samoans should
have n king, but expressed a willing
ness to disarm his followers and cave
the matter In the hands Of the com
mission. The Germans ncted, for the
first time in many months, with the
representatives OF the other powers,
and have officially sent n guard
ashore.
The naval authorities and the mis-
sion societies have submitted their
views to the commission and the lat
ter, by proclamation, fixed Nav % as
the date for the natives to surrender
their arms. M~ataafa, however, asked
for an extension OF the timo until to-
day, whea he surrendered l,s00 guns
on board the Badger. The Malietoans
are now disarmcd.
The natives are gaining confidence
and are freely submitting their griev-
anccs to the commission. The natives
brought here from other islands Mt the
time of the distur blnce have been re-
turned to their homes and ths war
ships will probably leave Samoa Mt III
early date.
Tho chief Justice, william L. Cham
bers, will continue the sittings of the
supreme cour'. DIR. Wilhelm Self, the
the newly arrived German president
of the municipal council here, has not
yet assumed his duties.
The commissioners are rcticont, but
1t is understood they are considering
n reduction of the cost OF administra-
tion rs established by the berlin
treaty and that the number of officials
may be reduced.
The residents of Apia express dis
satisfaction at the indications given
by the commission that the rebels
will not be punished and that they
will also be paid for arms illegally i'm
ported. They consider this n bad pre-
ccdcnt, but 1t Is admitted this Is too
early to criticise tho action of the
commissioners
Judge Mulligan, tho former Americ.
an consul, has arrived here to conduct
the compensation claims aud defend
Mataafa. But the commission has in
timatcd that no notice will be taken
of the claims beyond recording them,
and II is possible the commission will
ask each power to compensate its own
citizens or subjects, as the ease may
be.
Queen Victoria's birthday was ccle-
brated. about 5000 mon of the Male
toa party attending the festivities
at Nahum, in tho presence OF the
British consul and naval officers. The
procession visited the graves OF Brit
ish md Americans, and then marched
to the graves of the German who wer,
slain In the battle Of Fagalt, In 1879
The Americans fired u salute over the
German graves.
The United States craiser Phila'
delphia, flying the flag of Admira
Kautz, sailed May II, and the British
and German consuls, L. II +. Maxs,
and Herr Rose, will go TO Europ,
June II.
WAsmINGToN, June THE secretary
OF state has received the following
cablcgram from Bartlett Trip, tn,
United States representative upon tn,
Samoan commission:
'ApIA, May 81, via Auckland, New
Zealand, June 7.-Mataafa disarmed
Over 1880 rebels surrendered, -
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