The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-19
STLINBERGEE'S MONARCHY
SIMOIS premier INSTLTTNG TUE
tNITED STfTES CONSJL.



CrU'- Misuse OF the Initrd -,ntrr Tiug.
nm, ne san francrco ch,ups
II the Samoan Islands are not directly
under the protection Of tie United States. IL is
well known that American asrendeucl BE- est h.
hshed ihtre tir ugh Prem er Sitihterg'f =, the
cucqual ~ the present kng Of Sanoa. There
arc CONNECTING upini % ms 20 whether ms as
tendency IS honorable TO Americans. and to
Know whether 1t Is or II not a matter of impor-
lance to cur GOOD name. lie-idcs. there is an
other view Of the snmo'u question Of -peri i
Importance to the travelling nd commCgriu
!uhlic. lhere are line. OF steamships ulNinR
botw cen thu lort aud Aus falia. Tue terminus
IN the southern hemisphere Is : dncy. The Dis
lance between the Batter pori aud san Francisco,
via Auckland. Is ;.asO niilcs This long ocean
route would be very munotouous II there were
mot points ~ interest to touch at But rs there
are, arm 10 Australia loscs its mouOtonN. Hon.
oluiu, tie car itHl Of thc sandwich l-ltnds, aud
hnnduNa. 10 the Iii ISLANDS. are hlwnvs eagerly
looked for hv passengers. In those places they
20 on snOfc. enjoy themselves, and fccupcr to
Tor the remainder Of the journey. Coca. tunaily
third resting roint Is found In the samoan
group, In the harbor " Pungo Pon0o. his coy
htrbOr b. situated on the island OF Tutuiid. ana
from sli accounts f. safe ana commudious. IL
may he lid - re In the direct Inc Of travel to
Australia , he reoplc Of Samoa are VERY ANXIOUS
10 have the steam ships touch there or at Apla
the capital Of tue kngd ON. nut "a yet no den
uits ARRANGEMENTS Nc lceu made. II atcgd-
lar stoppare was made there II would hc oi con.
tiderarle commercial Importance to SIN Fran
CISCO and would DO hail Il ty met 'hauts dong
business ana the travelling public rs great
blessing.
The steamship Mikado Can't Moore, touched
near lutuha lsland,on her November trin,tu take
on board "a brother Of the samoan Premier. who
had been visiting the III nos aud wa- returning
60 san Francisco. IN cuuut' zion with this nut
ter Of tOuchtng ut The island. We have learned u
gross insult offered to the American Consul,
the facts If which have not been given To tho
press. United STATES Consul Foster. who lives
in Apla, was DESTROYS O. f.twardins de- patches
Aikaiu Was due on the island OF 1utuila on the
sth of Novembcr. ne chartered schooner to
catch the steamer. lie lett AHA on tire 2J:h 81
October for this purpose on board the schooner
Yankee, which he cnar,er,t from capt. John
Lee al American. Tue Nikado touched spe-
ciHlly to take on board John Stetnbcrger, the
arrangements TO tins end having been already
made.
TIN rNirrp sr,rrs cossrL Iysr1rrp
Mr.. Stcintergrr. arcumranied ~ some female
friends and member. Il the samoan Gov,rn-
incnt. iicd from Apia on the LIST of November
in the Peerless. ordered To- saii with the party
by the samoan Premier. "a the lth II NoVom-
Ter thc Y anhee ana Pccilc-, were 20 sea, of the
where thew met the Mikado. The Peerless being
last saiier Kicked up the steamer fifteen
minutes tciore tlc lanoee. aud put John stem
,e'Eer on buhid. A. the studl toat nf the Peer
L. returned from the stc luier the Yankee put
her boat ia the wAtcr 10 set Con.ui Foster On
time, according - CApt. L-c, the iauhee wa. 70
close TO tht steamer tLat ho could hear the as
s.hset> ara children ON board talking about
The two schooners. Consul Foster w.s almost
hlonesi ie tue Mksdo, in the small hoat.
and Wds Preparing 10 have NE Tall m
Tcndincs, 90 put on board, when TO h.- l''cr as
Ton shWrnt The s.. amer -tart-d and f.lt ntn,
wit.vuf vnid f. vaguil. in thc -...i .uu.t at
the mere, 90 the winds ana wave-. ini- lrl-s
insult Was tae more -ialtag f;um tho tact tuat
tnhsul Foster " at M ns Uniform and tho
niied ~tatet y .- g. ls q No.. over tis bead. II
t'e MiAau" hfu vested two minutes longer, the
,"h' Wy, I,ail c,,!d nee been i"ben on board.
Mih"o0. i'.uni'hed the icoule ol Apa. Uf
'i-, eve we've tho q. HAi icpor about ali
60 -,c O., .c.l.iil. a. cn.lor St,ifbers,r. hi-
.i'rr' - % tN ."l' TO u ni rag Iteh''.r
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