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Show MATAAFA IS DEFIANT. I'mlrr no Clrrumalanrrs Vt III lie Krc.fnlis T.i.n Kins. Son 1'raclsco, June 0. The following follow-ing advls have lieen received from Apia, Samoa, under date of May 111! Since the rebel went to I'alenla a strong patrol of 700 or e(M men dally make a round, seeing that all la quiet, and that no looting or damage Is being done by tho Mnlletosn followers. Several Sev-eral cases of looting have been reported, report-ed, and whero it Is possible to And out the offender, they lime been severely punished. The damage caused by tho frlciidltes has, however, lieen very small In comparison with Hint caused by the Mataafnns, not nnc-tweiilleth part. The largo fort at Lotopla was destroyed de-stroyed by the Malletoans, and It Is reported re-ported that Mataafa Is highly enraged at this, claiming that In the event of his wishing to return to tliesama after the commission has made known It decision, he ought to have been allowed to do so. In the meantime he Is building build-ing forts Inland of the town of I'alenla and his followers stoutly declare that even If the commission arc unanimous sgalnsthlm, ha will never acknowledge Tan ll as king, and will light it out to the bitter end. |