Restoring Peace in
IPIA, Samoa, Sept. 22. (Special
Corrcspondenco of The Hee.) My Ing the evening, nnd ns goon as possible, I
last to The lice, written on May went to the mission houso ami found all of
:s nml published on July II, gav.j these men huddled Into a small room, pro
some Incidents and some expert- (ectcd only by the guard from the Porpoise.
enccs and closed with dnyl.ght on thn
morning of January 3, ISM. Knrly that
morning, ns 1 stood at our tote, n most
gruesome and pitiful sight was presented.
Two beheaded Mntnnln soldiers wero car-
rlcd past, being taken to a proper place
for Interment, each headless body suspended
beneath n pole by straps of bark, each end
of tho Mo resting upon the shoulder of a
comrade of the deceased, and In each case
the mother of tho slaughtered man was
marching Just behind the corpse, mcnnlng
mcst pitifully
Henlly, It wns n sickening sight, and I
could not but nsk myself, What Is this all
for, anywny? Is this all to gratify tho
white man's desire for gain, for notoriety
and for official promotion? and to save me nl)mU u thnn
1 could not answer ... . , , b , , , a
That day passed w ith much anxiety ami . . , ...
wl . many disagreeable duties. Tho looting "ir consulate dur ng the last few nights
-which I referred to in my last-continued, without our knowledge or consent. It ho
and. In addltlcn to taking everything that '' to tho fcnmoan can do things very
was movable, n few houses of certain chiefs 'lletly. Of courje. under the rule, of
who had been guilty of "cffcnslvo partisan- Snmoan warfare, all of these properties bc
shlp" were burned or otherwise destroyed. '""Ke' t" victorious pnrty, and perhaps
At 11 o'clock n liiectlng of tho represcntn- 1I rulo Is not entirely peculiar to tho
tlves of the treaty powers, together with Samoans. Uy some these people havo been
tho nnval commaiHlers. was held to ecu- mlled heathens, yet with our gates open,
Blder "the state of the unk.u," but mrre Indly ns they wanted the goods, they had
especially to nrrauge will, the successful that respect for the Hag and for the place
party for the safe sui render cr delivery that not ono entered or attempted to dls
to tho Matanfa forces of the !0O Malleloans. turb them, though they could havo removed
then refugees, nml Moating about tho British all without opposition. Early on tho mom
Porpoise, whither they hail gotio for pro- lug of that day I received word that there
tcctlon. When these negotiations were was troublo In Apia and that t must report
nenrly completed, nnd nbout 1 o'clock, the at once.
mcst terrific wind nnd rain storm that I ,s i passed 1 culled at Iho lJrltlsh con
havu seen In Samoa set In. Tho waters of 8att, , found tho consul with tho com
the bay were lashed Into n perfect fury and mnndcr of tho Porpolso, both very much ex
presented a thrilling, If not n beautiful, tllC(1 w,K.cinuy tho Jatter. Ho stated that
picture. The llrltlsh Porpoise and the ho ,m(, nrrlvC(1 )n A,)ln jat j tmo to pre
(Jcrmnti Falke, then riding nt anchor In tho vent n, ultack u)on tnu i,mion mission
harbor, rolled and tumbled, nnd nt times , . ... ,, ,,.,.
seemed almost to turn summen-auus ami i
momentarily expected to see n parting of
tho cables or a dragging of anchors, thn
one or both n. ght dr ft upon the reef, and
seemtMl almost to turn su.nmen.au.is . ...... .
.1.... I.. ..,ll .. M,.,r ,ll,t I... n rnm.-
lllilb 111 l mum i nj iiiiv n r,- i
tltlon of the disaster of 1889. True, both
had steam up. but when I remembered tho
fate of the Trenton, tho Vnndalla, tho
vinoiP il. Adlcr. tho Olca. tho Ebcr and
tho Calliope, I felt by no means certain that
those then In tho harbor could reach tho
open sen. should they attempt It.
In this storm tho 900 Malletoan refugees,
tlmlr hunts nbnut tho Pornolso. Drcscntcd
a spectnclo which ono docs not caro to wit-
ness every day. Tholr boats wero hold by
ropes to tho Porpoise, but wore tossed hither
nnd thither nnd crashed against ono another
und somo wero capsized; ono moment a
largo boat filled to Its capacity would seem illctcd upon a high chief. Tho llrltlsh naval
to leap Into the nlr from tho crest of u officer positively refused to send theso men
wnve nnd then disappear from sight for so ashore, except with their voluntary con
long a tlmo that It seemed certain thnt SCnt and with a full knowledge of tho altu
boat and men had gono to tho bottom, ntlon. As there was much feeling against
While this condition of things was on, these chiefs It took many weeks to settlo
against wind and water, I managed to reach Up01l satisfactory terms,
n certain consulate. I called attention to Durlng tuo forenoon of that day tho chief
tho awful plight of nearly 1,000 human Justco nnJ famU nbandoncd tho ,ig8ion
beings; to tho fact that they must soon took rtifugo on porpolgo ,
perish If not rescued; also to tho fact that tnat thcro WM .
a great ship of war, subject to tho orders nor tavo , 6,nco
of tho consul, was within thirty rods but Jonvinccd ot tUllt fact, as I am conn-
offering no assistance, and suggested that . . ... i .,, i,.. i. m.
every Instinct of humanity demanded that lnt that they would no havo been mo
somethlng bo dono nt onco to save these les ed, and In fact I do not believe that any
people. It has slnco been stated that I white person would have been, unless he
used such vigorous English that If printed as tho aggressor. About noon I received
It would not be appro. ed as Sunday school a note from tho chief Justice, then on board
literature. I then too a position on the of tho Porpoise, stating that tho entlro
wharf at Matnfelo to watch tho courso of record of proceedngs in tho kingship caso
events. I soon saw a dlspntch being slg- nnd trial had been left at his resldcnco at
nailed to tho Falke, nnd within nbout an Motootua and demanding that 1 procuro tho
hour all of tho men wero on board of tho samo at once. No hackmiin or drayman
two ships. Tho rain soon ceased and tho could bo Induced to drlvo out in that dl
waves partially subsided. roction nt that time. However, I found a
During this tlmo negotiations for tho sur- horso nnd cart to let nnd in less than two
render of theso Mnlletoa people wero con- hours tho record was safely on board of the
eluded nnd by midnight nil who had fled to Porpolso. Soon after I received another
tho Porpolso tho night before wero dellv- note from tho chief Justlco stating that
ered to tho Matnafa party at Mil 11 mm, with everything had been left In tho Iioubo and
assurances that no physical punishment that his family very much needed a change
would bo Inflicted, which was tho best that of clothing and that I must relieve tholr
could be dono nt thot moment. On tho necessities. Not a soul could bo Induced to
night when tho Mnlletoa forces took to drlvo out on tho Valllma rond that evening
tholr boats and to shelter under tho Por- and tho matter had to bo deferred till tho
polso for somo reason nenrly all of their next morning, when I procured a drny and,
high chiefs remained on shore In tho build- mounted by tho sldo of tho driver, went to
Ing of tho London mission. Theso wero tho Motootua and ns soon ns 1 could rnnsack
men most wanted by tho victorious pnrty. tho houso from bottom to top brought away
During the day I heard enough to con- nbout every frill and rufflo nnd tuck and
vlnco mo that nn effort would bo made dur- all tho platowaro that belonged to the fnm-
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DELEGATES TO THE HAPT1ST
ing the night to capture those chiefs, Dur-
i knew that they could bo rushed by thou-
tands cf men at any time. I told them that
there might be trouble before morning and
urged upen the olllcer In charge the neces-
,y ()f 8on(,iR t1Cgo people on board at
lMe earnest moment possible. This was
,ono auoul midnight and dono so quietly
thnl lcarCely nnyono was aware of the fact,
, thcn wont , ()llr C0BlllntCi wncrn i rc.
malned alone for the bnlanco of the night,
. .. . , , , . llrm,h nro.
lo(,Uon nn, scrvan,s ,, ,, tho pCoplo or
our village gone. At daybreak on January
3 many natives were about our premises.
They knew that many line mats and other
nluable properties of the defeated party
linn, utnli-ml nt.-nV lnt..t ...It" lit. I l.t 1 1 It 1 ,1
al Umc , tll0U(,ht tlmt
d , tn, nm, ln8,sU.(1 llln
whcn , wag
,
al , thoUBht thnt he was tin-
that no attack
ns known thnt
id n.wl antil nr.
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"oari1,
1 tc" went to Apia nnd found matters
reasonably quiet, with no prospect of 1m-
mediate trouble. A meeting of tho reprc-
sontatlves nnd other officials was at onco
held nnd ufter deliberation a committee was
sent to confer with tho Mntaafa chiefs to
settle upon what could be dono with tne
young King lanu aim mo uign iuiei
Tumnseec, both of whom had refused to be
surrendered or to go on snuro vaci-iu uuum
strong guaranty that they should not bo
punished or humiliated. Being humiliated
Is tho worst punishment that can bo In-
CONVENTION WHICH MET RECENTLY
Samoa
P
ONE OP THE NATIVE
II y. 1 was coulldent from tho first that
thero would bo no Interference by tho na
tives and there was none.
When theso goods woro brought to tho
United Stntcs conaillnto nbout 1C0 of tho
Mntaafa forces who wero marching by
halted nnd desired to know whoso goods
they woro and further wanted to know why
thoy were being removed nnd being brought
hore. 1 thought then thnt perhaps I was
Inviting trouble, but thought I must tnke
all chances.
I was soon again called to Apia and
Matafclc. Tho ovcnlng was well spent
when I returned, nnd when 1 reached tho
consulato I found upon tho virnnda a largo
numbcr of armed Mataafans. For nn in
stant I scarcely knew whether to regard
them as cnomlcs or friends, but at onco do
clded to regard thorn as friends, and ad
vanced boldly, shook hands with them nnd
gnvo them n hearty talofa, but to mysolf I
Bald, "Well, now I nm surely In tho hands
of tho enomy; my wlfo nnd son aro absont
undor British protection, nnd I nm tho only
white person left In Vntnla." I thought It
would not do to lot tnom Know mat i uis-
trusted them, nnd I throw open tho whole
placo and turned on nil tho lights. I
then went out to mlnglo with them and
soon learned that they had been sent by
tho Mataafa chiefs to guard myself and
family and tho consulate and properties ot
tho United Stntcs.
I realized that tho situation wns somo-
whnt peculiar; that a stato of war oxlBted;
that 1 was alono and ostensibly undor tho
gunrd and protection of the enemy, which
onemy I had been told wero cruel and
heurtlcss savages, but which I did not bo-
llovo. I thought, however, It would not do
to show nny whlto feathers, and, nftor tnk-
ing mem wntor, Bat uown at my lauio nnu
wont to work. Thoro was considerable
work during thoso days.
I have never been nccused of being over-
burdened with nn excess of piety, but when
about 11 o'clock these men stacked tholr
guns nnd all knelt and joined In prayer I
am qulto confident thnt I folt hotter, nnd
AT BLAIR, Nob. Photo by Mangold.
Judge Osborn Gives
Account of the Day
HEAUTIKS OF SAMOA.
said to myself, whllo 1 am absolutely III
the hands of theso peoplo thoy will do me
no harm. At midnight I quit work, nnd
simply closed the Bafcs, leaving nil doors
nnd windows open, and ratlrcd, nnd, being
Just n llttlo wearied, slept soundly till day
light. At C o'clock tho guard departed.
Had I attempted to lock myself In and
shown thnt I was an onemy, or distrusted
them, I might not havo fared so well.
This guard was continued for several
nights and I remained with them alone,
hut those persons and officials who wanted
war, and desired that It should bo believed
that Mataafn aud his followers woro wicked
savages, objected so strongly to this con-
sulato being under tho protection of n
Mntaafa guard that I finally went to
Mullnuu nnd asked him that tho guard be
discontinued.
On the morning of January 4 conditions
wero unchanged. Probably nt least 0,000
Mntaafa warriors, armed with nil sorts of
weapons, wero in Apia nnd upon thn
Btrcuts, nnd tholr victory having in no wny
recogulzcd, woro becoming very noisy
nml BOmowhot unruly nnd thero wua none
t0 oppose thorn. At 9 o'clock I went to
.mUhuu nnd urged upon tho Mntaafa poo-
,llo ,i,nt frthcr depredations conso, nnd
tla,y promised to do nil thnt thoy could In
tmt uoimif. At noon n mooting of tho
president nnd consular representatives nnu
naval officers was held to sco what could
j)u (lonu to uotter conditions nnd Insure tho
BnfLty of person nnd property. All knew
tlt Ap(l , n 0f tho peoplo wero
jn tM0 tinntls of tho victorious pnrty nnd
,.,, tnoy coui,i dispose of nil tho ror-
,,i,,rH nn(i tholr property In short order
iinl,i,i ti,v elect bo to do. Houses of tho
Mni0toa peoplo woro being dismantled and
,mrtH thereof wcro being carried inrougu
Erects to Mullnuu, nnd It wns ovldcnt that
somothlng must bo dono nnd dono quickly,
During tho kingship trial tho court had
nppontcd thirteen high chiefs to represent
NEW POSITION BREAK.
The Hcc His
After the liuttle
the Interests of each ronti'stant, and, of
course, nt this time, .the thirteen Malletnn
chiefs wero prisoners of war at Mullmi.t
and the other thirteen Mntaafa chiefs wero
triumphant at Mullnuu and still Mpicscnt
lug the cause of their rhlef. The president
represented that the thlrlivu .Matiiafa
chiefs had expressed n desire Hint then
be no further trouble, thnt they desired
peace and had promised that If they could
be In somo way recognlted so as to give
them some nuthorlty they would at unci'
send most of tho peoplo home nnd do nil
that they could to restore tranquillity,
pending n decision by (he treaty powers mi
to the validity of the Judicial decision in tin
kingship controversy, nnd that should thn
decision be upheld by the power they
would abide thereby,
A document whb presented which seem
ingly had been substantially ugreed upon by
the Herman nnd Itrit tsli consuls mid naval
commanders, which lu substance provided
that the president might go to Mullnuu
und confer with tho chiefs nnd co-operate
with them In stopping further di prtdatloi.H
und restoring peace, pending a review by
the treaty powers. This eeemed to be the
only thing practicable or safe under exist
lug circumstances.
To this, ufter much discussion, I caused
to bo ndded a provision that mill. lug eon
tnlncO In tho agreement should be so eon
stilled ns to lu any manner annul or modify
the provisions of tho llerlln treaty or nfTecl
or nhrldgo the duties or prerogatives of titty
olllcer existing thereunder. This provl
slou seemed to meet with considerable op
position, tho reason for which I could not
understand nt that time. This agreement
was signed nnd the meeting adjourned, and
that was nil there was of tho provisional
government, about which so many false nml
foolish things were written.
Thnt evening there wero many startling
rumors on tho bench of Apia, but Just be
fore 10 o'clock 1 returned to this consulate,
I soon received n note from the llrltlsh
consul stating that all wero nbout It.
abandon the coiiBUlntu and go aboard th
Porpoise, and demanding that I also go.
1 answered, "n charge to keep I lime,"
hero lu tho consulnto general, with records
of fifty years, and 1 will sluy by them,
And 1 did, nil alone, as tho other members
ot the family went on hoard from the
llrltlsh consulnto. Under the protection of
tho guard from tho cnoiity I slept well for
tho bnlancu of the night. I saw no occa
sion for alarm and have not been able to
discover any up to this time.
I had begun
to suspect thnt thero was Just n llttlo ot tho
drama nbout tho whole business.
Tho enrly morning ot Jniiuary G was per
fectly lovely, and, nbout this consulnto gen
eral, nil was quiet. At 8 o'clock tho llrltlsh
consul, with a lieutenant, cnlled and stated
that they had decided that thoy would not
surrender young Tnnti or Tnmaseso,
though they hnd boon demanded by the
Mntaafa people. They also stated thnt thoy
had about decided to abandon tho llrltlsh
consulnto and transfer tho consulnr Hag to
tho Porpolso nnd asked thnt I do the sumo,
and stated that wo would place our Hags
sldo by aide on the Porpoise. I thanked
them very kindly for the ninny courtesies
thnt had been shown to myself and family,
but frankly stated that I had too many
proportlca In chargo to abandon without
rensonnblo cnuse, and that I did not foul
that tho necessity for such action hnd
nrlscti. I further told them that I had no
fears that either consulnto would bo mo-
lvHlclX lim, tnal taking such action would
bu C0,lcclnB too much.
At u 0cock tho secretary of tho llrltlsh
conHU cumo ,) Btnted thnt thoy wero
withdrawing tho guard from tho London
mBi0 nn,j from the consulnto, that all
wcro going on tho Porpolso nnd that ho
lul(1 j)L,,)M Bcnl (0 nKa, llHt mo to Join them
nnd trnusfer my ling on board. I told him
thnt whllo I fully appreciated tho kindness
I snw no necessity for such notion; that
whllo tho red, whlto and blnck continued
to peacefully float over tho Oerninn con
sulate general at Matafolo, across tho bay,
tho red, whlto and blue would bo soon wnv-
Ing over tho United States consulato general
at Vnlala, and thnt until It cniiio down I
would bo found upon tho premises, doing
nusinoss ni inn on. hi... .u. uihi iuuuiiu
of this information tho determination to
nbnndon seems to havo been changed nnd
tho guards wero not withdrawn or tho flag
transferred. I. W. OHIIOUN.
