VOLUME LXXXV- NO. 1315.
BLUEJACKETS AMBUSCADED
BY MATAAFA'S WARRIORS
Lieutenant Lansdale and Ensign Monaighan of the Philadelphia and Lieuten=
ant Freeman of the British Gunboat Tauraga Killed and Their Bodies
Decapitated by the Savages.
SPECIAL COPYRIGHTED CABLEGRAM TO THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL.
AUCKLAND, N. Z., April 12.- On April I 800 of Mataafa's men ambuscaded 100 bluejackets near Apia.
The fighting was terrific, the American and British tars repeatedly beating back their assailants, who sought to
overwhelm them by force of numbers.
Lieutenant Lansdale and Ensign Monaghan of the United States cruiser Philadelphia and Lieutenant Freeman of
the British gunboat Tauraga were killed.
After the rebels had been driven off the bodies of these three officers were recovered. They had been decapitated
by the savage Samoan warriors.
Four marines were killed. Mataafa's loss was forty killed and a number wounded, these being carried off the
field by the rebels when they retired.
The bodies of Lansdale, Monaghan and Freeman, as well as those of the unfortunate marines, were buried with
military honors at Jlulinuu.
There is constant fighting with the natives around Apia, and the life of no European in the islands is safe.
Lieutenant Philip Van Home Lansdale was born in the District of Columbia February 15, 1858, and entered
the Naval Academy June 6, 1873, He graduated in June, 1878, and was promoted ensign in 1881, and after duty at
the Washington Navy=yard was ordered to the Philadelphia in June, 1890, and was made lieutenant, Junior grade,
in June, 1893. He was in charge of the caravels at the World's Fair in Chicago, and after receiving his full lieuten
ancy was a short time on the battle-ship Massachusetts, In June, 1896, he was ordered to the Philadelphia-
Ensign John R. Monaghan was appointed to the Naval Academy as a cadet from the State of Washington,
entering Annapolis on September 7, 1891. He graduated and was made an ensign in July, 1897, being assigned to the Philadelphia, to which
vessel he was attached up to the time of his death.
THE KAISER
IS TURNING
VERT UGLY
Germany Wants the Ameri
can Government to Dis
avow Kautz's Action.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
BERLIN, April IL— Lokal An
zeiger to-day prints an interview with
Dr. Raffel, in which he is quoted as
saying:
"The decision of Chief Justice
Chambers in favor of Malietoa Tanu
was partly due to the fact that
Mataafa is a Catholic, while Malietoa
is a proselyte of the English mission
aries. Mataafa at present is the only
King the Samoans will tolerate."
There has been a sudden veering of
views upon the part of both the Min
ister of Foreign Affairs, Baron yon
Bulow, and the Emperor.
A Foreign Office official said to-night
to the correspondent of the Associated
Press, in energetic langauge, that Ger
many and Belgium would investigate
the commission's work, and insist
upon the American and British Gov
ernment unmistakably disavowing the
flagrant violations committed by Ad
miral Kautz and Captain Sturdee. In
the absence of a disavowal for Ger
many to join the commission would be
a mere farce. He added:
"When the commission starts it must
start on the status quo and not on a
status created by the illegal acts of
subordinates in Samoa."
More energetic is the official an
nouncement of the Hamburg Corre
spondenz, which declares that if Eng
land and America do not heed the dip
lomatic remonstrances made in Lon
don and Washington the remonstrances
will be fortified, adding: "Germany in
sists upon receiving full satisfaction
for the number of breaches committed
In Samoa."
The tone of the German press during
the last two days has been most bitter.
Inquiries made by the correspondent
of the Associated Press at the For
eign Office have elicited the statement
that nothing is known of the alleged
British annexation of the Tonga Isl
ands and It Is not believed such action
has been taken, as it is claimed it
would be a gross violation of the
Anglo-German agreement of 1886.
WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT
WILL SUSTAIN KAUTZ
WASHINGTON. April 11.— As it has
been strongly intimated in the Berlin
"•Continued on Third Para.
The San Francisco Call.
SAMOA TO
BE GUARDED
REAR ADMIRAL "KAUTZ, U. 5. N.
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NEW YORK, April 11. — A Washington special to the Herald says:
Though the three powers signatory to the Berlin treaty have prac
tically agreed upon the instructions under which the Samoan
Commission will act, the administration will maintain a strong
American force at Apia.
The collier Brutus is going to Apia, where she will remain until
the collier Scindia arrives, when, if the situation permits, she will pro
ceed to Guam. The collier Abarenda will soon start for Pago Pago, where
she will take station as a guardship pending the construction of a coaling
station at that point. These colliers have fairly large crews and several
rapid-firing guns, and will be useful in case of another scrimmage with
the natives.
_t is expected the Samoan Commission will leave for Apia on the
steamer sailing from San Francisco on April 19. Mr. Tripp is now on his
way to Washington and Freiherr yon Steinberg and Mr. Elliott, the
German and British Commissioners, are in Washington. To reach San
Francisco in time, it will be necessary for the commission to leave this
city by 'Friday.
During the three or four months of the stay of the commission in
Apia, it will attend to the government of the islands, superseding Ma
lietoa, Tanu, the Municipal Council, the Consuls and the Chief Justice,
and their retention in office will be determined by; the report of the
commission.
SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 1899.
THE POPE'S
HEALTH IS
RESTORED
Makes a Speech to the Car-
dinals Assembled to
ROME, April IL— Pope to-day re
ceived the members of the Sacred Col
lege, who congratulated the Pontiff on
his restoration to health.
In his address to the Cardinals the
Pope, after expressing great gratitude
to the Deity for his restoration to health
and his thankfulness for the proofs of
affection from all parts of the world,
warmly eulogized the Czar's initiative
in calling the peace - conference and
hoped that it would lead to the settle
ment of all disputes between all na
tions by moral and peaceful means.
The Pontiff also dwelt at length upon
the church's mission of pacification,
"not only in the domain of conscience,
but in the public and social representa
tive here, a mission which the church
fulfills in proportion with the freedom
left to her action."
Continuing, the Pope said: "Every
time the church has intervened directly
in the serious affairs of the world it has
assured public welfare, and the Popes
have often stopped oppression and se
cured truces and peace treaties. Civil
ization-would have perished without
papal authority to vindicate the su
premacy of right over might. Oppres
sion may sometimes embarrass and
curtail the powers of religion, but amid
all vicissitudes the church pursues its
beneficent mission, which will embrace
heaven and earth. Pure humanitarian
ism could not insure lasting prosperity.
An attempt Is even now perceptible to
withdraw civilization from the influence
of Christianity."
The Pope concluded with bestowing |
his benediction upon those present in a j
firm, strong voice. Besides the Cardi
nals a number of Bishops and other j
dignitaries of the church were present. |
The health of the Pontiff was appar
ently excellent.
MOORE IN FEMALE GARB.
Latest Report Concerning the TJbi-
- MARYSVILLE. April 11.— The report
was received to-day that Murderer Moore,
who Is wanted at Nevada City for the
killing of Officer Kilroy, passed through
Browns Valley, a mining camp twelve
miles distant, at. an early hour this morn
ing, attired in ; female garb. . The officers
give the. story li^e credence. ' ;. :
Roumania's Cabinet Crisis.
BUCHAREST, April 11.— Rouma
nian Cabinet has resigned.
Greet Him.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
quitous Outlaw.
FIRE MARS
VANDERBILT
HONEYMOON
Idle Hour, the Summer Home of the Van
derbilts. .
__ ** IEW YORK, April 11.— Idle Hour, the handsome country seat of ©
O In William K. Vanderbilt, near Oakdale, Long Island, in which Mr. X
" and Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt Jr. were spending their honeymoon, was 2
? burned to the ground early this morning. The young couple escaped and 6
are now at the Waldorf Astoria in this city. No lives were lost and all X
9 of the servants who were In the villa escaped uninjured. The house, ?
5 with practically all of the furniture, its paintings and bric-a-brac, was $
4- completely destroyed. Seven chimneys now mark the spot where it stood. +
0 The loss is estimated at from $250,000 to $300,000, part of which was coy- ©
4- ered by insurance. 4
-9 Young Mr. Vanderbilt and his bride said several times to-day that ©
X they believed the fire was of incendiary origin. The theory of Mr. Van-
5£ derbilt is that the premises were fired by burglars. A burglar alarm in 9
6 the house rang at midnight, three hours and forty-five minutes before, the Q
£ fire was discovered. A search of the premises was made and a window '+
9 in the apartment usually occupied by William K. Vanderbilt Sr. was 9
■ 6 found to be open. X
X To James N. Frazer, chief of the Islip Fire Department, Mr. Vander- i
£ bilt said at 6 o'clock this morning: "The night watchman and I chased a 9
4- man out of the cellar, and he must have started a fire in the kindling 4
-0 and then got out of the window." rt
5 Mrs. Vanderbilt told several friends she had seen a man hurriedly q
♦ leaving the premises a few moments before the fire was discovered. He "
P called to her that the house was on fire. She asked what house. _
? "The Vanderbilt 4 house," the man replied. Then he laughed and q
hastily walked away across the lawn. .f
O Detectives from a private agency are now endeavoring to' ascertain O
♦ the origin of the fire. The .theory hinted at by Mr. Vanderbilt is that the +
® burglar whose plans were blocked by the ringing of the burglar alarm ©
q returned to set the house on fire in order to wreak revenge. X
+ ; An expert who recently inspected the house says that the fire might ?
Q have" been caused by a defect in the heating apparatus. Every year the q
+ chimneys of the house have been burned out before Idle Hour was occu- +■
9 pied for the summer. This year the chimneys were not burned out in 6
X accordance with custom. __
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PRICE FIVE CENTS.
FIGHTING
AT MANILA IS
ONLY BEGUN
There Is an Urgent Need
for More Troops at
Once.
Special Dispatch to The Call and the New York
Herald. Copyrighted, 1899, by James Gor
don Bennett.
MANILA, April 12.—.
General Lawton's expe
dition captured the vil
lages of Pagsajan and Lumban
yesterday. The American troops
met no resistance in the former
place and only slight opposition
in the latter. There was one cas-
ualty among the Americans and
several among the insurgents.
Fifty of the latter were captured.
The mouth of the river, com
manded by the guns at Lumban,
was effectually blocked against
the entrance of gunboats. Shells
from the Laguna de Bai drove
most of the insurgents in flight
up the mountain side, but a
small force remained in an old
church, offering resistance until
it was rushed by the troops.
Six launches and two cascoes
were captured in the river. The
river's mouth • will be dredged
and the obstructions removed.
Santa Cruz and Pagsajan are
now guarded by the men of the
Fourth Cavalry. A part of the
Fourteenth Infantry, with Gen
eral Lawton, is in Lumban.
More troops are
needed out here. The
I fighting has only Just
! begun.
& <_. —
FILIPINO "FRIENDS"
NOT TO BE TRUSTED
MANILA, April 11, 5:45 p. m.—
about midnight the rebels cut the tele
graph line at several places between
here and Malolos and signal fires were
lighted and rockets sent up all along