Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 April 1899 — WAR BEGUN IN SAMOA. [ARTICLE]

WAR BEGUN IN SAMOA.

American and British Warships Back * Authority with Deadly Fhells. The American admiral at Apia. Samoa, issued an ultimatum to Mataafa to withdraw his warriors from the municipality. The rebels defied the order and attacked the town in the direction of the British and American consulates. The American cruiser Philadelphia and the British ships Porpoise and Royalist opeued fire on the distant villages. Most of the inhabitants of Apia took refuge ou the warships. Strong guards were posted ashore. Mulinuu was evacuated by Mataafa and fortified by the Americans. Two thousand Malietoa refugees were sheltered there. A defective shell from the Philadelphia hurst near the American consulate, damaging the building and shattering the leg of an Auierie*n marine. The rebels at night crept upon the town and commenced a hot attack. They killed three British sailors. The following night an American marine sentry was killed. The American and British troops occupying the post of danger together during the night fighting displayed great bravery. A hitter feeling exists against the Germans, who are suspected of supplying arms to the rebels. The admiral took a firm stand daring the eight days preceding the bombardment. The native loss is unknown. They are encamped in a dense bosh. Several villages have been fired.