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Show ADMIRAL KAUTZ UPHELD. His Act are Endorsed by the Sanioan Commission. Auckland, New Zealand, May 27. The Samoan commission, consisting of Eartlett Tripp, former United State minister to Austria-Hungary, Baron Speck von Steunberg, representing Germany, and C. H. Eliot, C. B., representing rep-resenting Great Britain, arrived at Apia, Samoa, May 13, and held Its first sitting three clays later. Nothing was disclosed regarding the deliberations except that Admiral Kautz had been upheld in landing marines to help in quelling the recent insurrection. Mataafa sent the commissioners a letter of welcome, and expressed hope that they would satisfactorily end the troubles in Samoa. It is understood Mataafa will obey the unanimous order of the commission, commis-sion, though it is doubtful whether he will order his followers to disarm unless the Malietoans are first disarmed. dis-armed. The Mataafans will probably disperse to their homes if ordered to do so, but they will never recognize Malietoa as king, and doubtless there will be further trouble in the future if his kingship is maintained. |