The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-07
STEINBERGER'S KINGDOM.
the SOMOfN PARLIAMENT HOLDS
ITS FIRST SESSION ara.
Checking Drunkenness md immortality
Samon's ImvincibIe NAVY Union he
tween Two POiync-inn Princirniitics.
t,om ne san froncsco chronicle, Me-. 90.

Ihc latest samoan dates arc up TO tho
Sh Of November. At thtt time the 1rst Sa-
moan T. I'll incnt was iu session at Api the cap
itni Of The Kun dom. II consi -ts ui two Houses,
the House at Naplrs aud the House OF Conn
nous lnr former is called the " limur," and
ttc latter ihc " tHimnn' Cont incd. the boty
r. UDd ih" lumuf. az fr A. wc can f'ci her
tho vernnculnr. The House II Mobiles T. elected
by .nd from tnc leading cliefs II az the Islands,
aud hHs sew, ntrcu meWbers. The House 81
Commons has ei4hteen members-One to every
Two Thousand iuhabtt int4 we believe. Who arc
elected b, ami from the district chiefs The
n'blcs and the cJmmoncts receive no pay IL
bcinr consider a "a high h nor. au excited mIrk
II snri DISTINCTION. 10 serve tho Kingdom frre
gratis IL may Ue interesting t. state that tho
Tunes Of GOOD t'Gri.ttnns i'm their sunday 20 To-.
mcotiug clothes, ana mat rule Of the rarln-
ucnt mpo.es heavy fine ON any mcmhcr Of
the ruNhl body VINO outrages ~ senFtiycne7s
thin aud modest brooch cloth sulily worn by
the South Sea ISLANDERS. Sandwich Island
posed tin IN the Hawaiian Parliament
IN king it moral crime for any white man elect
than the niniO piece - fsculine T. grcry re-
semthug the samoan hri-idr. The kanaka
SuIun delv red a sirriug Grafton. deuOuncinE
the titV II the whites In matters ~ dress IA
tending to cprruut the primitive ideas # the ma
tive. aud teach them useless eNtravatlncc.
the OH L. language of the kingdom. Inc first
piece Of legislation was the II irOnr law, " lucn
M 'kes "a Tree u"rt' * ert IN single re-
spec. Nj iutuNicl ing liquors have t. pay a
nos, WAS the License liw. taxing ail saloons
$40 yearly. pdNatic every quartz There were
SONS twenty saloons OF All kinds at Auin befUr'
lhe i'lm ton ~ the new tO'ernm"nt. al ~
VIII u were Oxen CAV and night tlr1ugho 1 the
entire rtk, SUNDAY not excepted tun-f-
quentN there Vas % great deal If drunkenness
! and immortality Now there are only three
saloons ln the place, when ac conn, He'd g.
/ close Their doors az 10 O'clock every uitht tni
Keep CLOSED ON SuudtNs. A locsl native police
sees that the law rs enforced. A. III O'Clock a
gun l. hred, when oil the natives must retire to
their homc- or huts. ANY fOuni roluiinR the
streets after that hour are II bic To arr -, his
| fNMtt illIIl the lreiUu ~ tttm OF lNofulu- the
natives Of lahti.
MARRIAGE LAWS.
The enactment OF marriage laws h g Great d
| pr found sensation throughout the kinsdom.
| Uuier these laws NO native eau get III rred be-
| tore procuring license from u district Judge.
! Tor which the apple DAYS 81. Ihis procured,
| the LOVING twain eau he united in the molly bonds
! - either judge or minister ~ the Gostel, the
! Beredick add his urldc uaiins the uriciAtins Of
! nccr VIII tcVcr aen,f itV may suggest. AcNu
| - rrage or 4 reie' .us me l. ePutUN binding.
/ Catholics they must have their names He'd
| from the pulpit one week. previous procuring
| the license. and must al sd be IN full communion
| with the Church. roe civil llw his nothing to
! dU VITA is special r'ii-inN- % li-ufipu; tue
! Church comm tnis Incidence n~t however. be-
! fore she Civl .utnotitic- can act. In the week
mn M 's,y Inst III .r H. ,r .,,, az
/ why the marriage should mott h. pii,e. can lty
| hi- objections eft ne TIE ecciesastic4l authon-
/ ties.
The q vcrnment has decided that every dis
tact n.usi lave De- schools. Tine teach rs rc O.
/ Dee lu the pHt b the state. and the x Tor tneir
/ -cuulff. iac Nitl u+ -tct- have school ut
/ tthcd t. their Inche-, but the educ .fion
/ posrl To- give the us. is,s a ere iractitl nl
/ useiul traiuing 90 to date t'c,r uid been 10
| conflict between Church nd sta ou this gl,--
ION mourn inr clul lt"u W ', nnlns mas way.
/ S,eiuo. r-.r -c.is 81" ves { "n tnt rsnt side
! n tie nl--iuict~. WISE policy. a. iheN are re
/ m't-tl.,- 49, iin-' %. tn anu NuW,i .nrin't-.
/ tie authorize nave commenced 90 build r'.d
/ around the l-lfui on Wu.l Apit is located
Inc wore done uy PRISON .nor. ana j., ha.
/ been Gc ruiud tl.t ihr criminal cha secs must
eng framed hN which the natives Of tue dit 'r-
| cnt al nds cn have a mail once week. IL is
| tue intention o. iur base snal ste mcr o.
the case IN me S,ndwtrh Islands.
THE PALACE AND ROYAL RESIDENCES.
large building In tive stye has been lifted
up ptlact. whete the laws OF the kingdom
r. hr,t pf9mulsated. me palace Of the Premier
as nj . ben completed. tie native. taxing
gre 70 pride IN putting on tue huishing touches.
/ iiore Cd -teiuoer.,er is to be found, busy as a
/ ler' oT1enns his llinL 9r crus Ing th't at iiis
/ VITA Hc i- surrounded h> numerous -"o'"faIie-
'nd translator. ail gagged pa or4uous LABOR.
! ..ntu 60. o.l.tfn-. auuuucd alc 90 re "a 100.
| mons uf.' 'rrn rr' -thiei o. ihc hHl me- "i
I it""-' ! iWnt "rni' B. l''r Tor 10" Isl 49, Hii
/ precious native woods q, may be- required. they
! VIII ice hui-Ncd uut i'uuisn'd 900 ..t.t -t,lr.
tine navy ~ little vacant rHll cd the fceue->, t,c
Litter a present fr.m the 'nitcd ~'afD, &c ,.riu
ulilel hy wuite ual. Major Lttr.h.. VINO
lrIl Zoe tlle futtIrr ..llIaiu b & ltf
/ n the a my ana navy. futoch natives are tax %
] from 'ac. di-tuct unul tine above y .'l BE- lu
/ barracks the opeu 30 Oh. ~ en .l .re dr'l. To-
! .otue.. rs s1on 7 ti.h hilefn are htoNfi'nt 100
| tA- MAMMAL II ru-, tn,y axe sent h.rA O. their
di-iriets T. muster 100 aud arli thr raw recruit.
/ reese liter nav Zee called tut muiila AZ tue
/ ,lildonl, walic the lN compose the standing
! army.
1uu al these tnines may ue done IN a kinaN
manner ii.s Al.je-9 VI h,.o has % .d Do s.and
seal executed fDr BIN. Ii /" auout tNirc the
CIR .4iulrlrlcc Of a tNrnty-dollar eold piece,
toraercd VIA tctoWn on top, sutmouut, Il hy
Gross, lN the sluc Of Nufrh tWN ruruauu trees
sl.k thtisst.t.iy branches - low tine crown
T. something ia The -lId Of "a rttu4d,Ou'-
| Hnron wish "A star representing the Islands, aud
a l}ioie open beneath tDe star. In a -cilcuilic
iprm bciuv the.- are The words % tlu .ra,gii o.
iou MUmmd' uaG tG % Lord. tny word l. my
l-nJ. Final - Ninn N n9td,r, neheA.h ".i
| the stz- ut the hing's seal. Wtnn the upper
/ t0uhe border are the u tive wpr'is. - fdhnu1
! iuI il UIIJ Sltn0t Nhe IiIlitmcnt and
| u-ol.e OF m a.. \ crown l. beneath, sIr.
| mouut'l iy a ctoss, winch Is Just above "a sort
! az parallel ~ anl containing bird Matching it,
yong, a ciu-s, rn n!ichor, an palm tree. ON
the side- q tue pnrali oiogram ere wv natives,
Lava. siguit inc the post. ahd the other dressed
10 American costume. IA If delivering st4.4p
~. ach. -iseiisins TAG future Below Those. IN
sr.penlue ru, Is she Lain quotation, Omuil
~ bd y'uW III praise to Gull. ih, lEurc.
ISL Wl'h -ttrs On eilncr side, huish the ~ rk
The seals arc impoeins In apuernnce and arc
repuled 10 have tick'ed immensely the native
sTrINBFRGrR CONGRArULArEp
The Hawaiian Ming ON has sem-onl iaiiY
.nnounc,d It's d 'tcsmlnltion 20 recognize ne
kiugd lu of samoa. lhc LIST steamer touch-
Ing a. AHA bfuu-ht letters from Ills Maj ~
kalak tua Go Premier Stci iherger cunrrltuIlt-
ing hlm upon his success, aud ga ran. cr.ns
recognition % the KING tom owe lch he pre-
SIDED, wiz u duiy presented. BY the return ~
the ste mer To Honolulu the Samoan authors
ties de suat he'd the .Uroper documents to the
Hawau u GCvtrnment, ASKING " to be reco.-
M a amongst tuc nations # the EARTH 4
50 cia Cabinet meeting W S tc take place IN
honor OF the occasion. lhi- will make tho
second Poiynesltn Kingdom, based upon con
sutu. ional law, in the Islands OF tue Pacific. IL
Is also decided to ask recognition of the Uuited
States Government, and proper steps To this
end have been taken for the purpose OF present
ine the demand in due season. Parties who
claim to be In the inner circles Of diplomatic
life at Washington, by PROXY. say that the GOV
ornWent VILE gladly cugnlze the new KING
dom, and at once name Consul and repre-
sentative there.
That Stcinnergcr has been successful in his
own wy Is tact, and that he has developed
into iull-hlown monarchist Is very evident.
This Is enuueh To arouse the luminosity Of two
clIsses those who heretofore has the upper
hand in h,tmoi, and The faithful representatives
of the Auiercnn eagle, who desired simple,
patriarchal, republican gOvernmeut for the bar