The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-15
THE FALL OF STEINBERGER.
THE DIRE YENG EANCE OF A JEAL-
GUS SAMOAN BELLE.
The Fate Of the Premier Brought about by
the Princess safun's Love TO Hatred Turn
ed-The Rivals Of the Court at Apia.
from the San Francisco chronfch


ed-The Rivals Of the Court at Apia.
From the San Francisco Chronfcs.
The history of the rise and fall OF the
Samoan kingdom has been eloquently portrayed
put certain facts are wanting to make the his
Samoa he was received a. "the great chief who
came from the heart OF the greatest chief in
America" Hts 1rst visit was most natteiine
reception, his second an ovation. There WAS the
evidence before the eyes Of the natives that he
was a chief. for the American man of-war, the
were at his service. He proclaimed his Consti-
tuition under the booming Of cannon, founded
his Government, and elected himself Premier.
He was King of imoa dc fdct0.
Ia II wonder that n bachelor king, In the
stoned hearts OF the South Sea maidens iutter
Tue Premier listened to the soft. sweet voices Of
more than one, and automatically managed to
the Premier's heart and hand were many. but
there were only three who had access to his
sanity presence-that Is, VINO were placed on
terms OF equality as ladies' Of the court. They
were full-oood Princess, a half-caste beauty,
and a European lady.
The fuiLblood princess was safua, the Wild
owed sister OF his Majesty-bis late dethroned
Majrsty-King Malietoa. The h ilf-caste be iuty
Is a widow, young and charming, and daughter
wife.
The full-blood native and half caste deter
mined to enter upon the struggle for victory.
The latter lady had many advantages on her
side she was educated. a fine musician, under
stood English thoroughly, and was fluent con-
versationalist. woman who talks much and
talks long Is n abomin lion To man of genius I;
sort OF divine windmill pumping out air by
the cubic yard, and all to no purpose Away
with them. Did Steinberger. man OF genius,
viewit2 Safua said little, and said that little
with her eyes. The Premier yearned CALAMITY,
but respectfully toward Safua, and her rival saw
II with that quick, liehtninR-like instructive
feeling which a woman has when she feels sh Q
is losing the baltic In which her whole soul 10
wrapped up. Was the naughty Princess Emma,
with the proud Caucasian blood hOwinR
through her veins, to he slain by fuil-bood
chlefess. even OF royal line2 If so, then should
there he a common rum to ALL even though the
kingdom fell In ruins and the mighty Premier
or shed with II. From the hour that Emma,
the Princess, saw her rival triumph Ia love, the
Premier W n doomed man.
The scorned Princess plotted and planned for
his dOwnf H. aud never rested until she saw her
victim In chains. The kingdom went with him
IN crssh. But, womanlike, she repented at the
last hour. and among the epistolary effects Of
the Premier were found FASHIONED love let
tiers addressed to My dear steiny," with words
OF comfort and consol ition for him who fingered
on board g biarsted British ship the dupe OF
late. however; the British hon aud tue Ameri-
Can esele had combined to take charge OF her
dear Steiny."
Many OF the male svcophants. fawners. and
vulgar itterers VINO strutted about the Pre-
mier during hts brief hour Of imperial sway fed
cowMdlike. when hey saw his mpending down
fall. A fellow who took passage from this city
on the Ada Nav under the name OF Elias Charles
Young, and who, on arriving ut Apia, the capi-
tai Of Samoa, turned up to be j. W. Walters, got
into the good graces OF the PREMIER, becoming
He was too sharp for steinocrger. and through a
re uted bill Of sale sold out tue Pre- mier, body
and bones, 10 the enemy. Major Latrobe, Com
mander-in- Chiof OF the Samoan army. was more
faithful, and wept over the downfall OF the
kingdom md Its crew. Pratt. or Plat, the New
York adventurer, VINO made toe tour OF the
Islands, and was Installed Commissioner from
Samoa to Washington. could not realize when
he heard the news that the mighty kingdom had
fallen to pieces. IL seems that south sea chi T.
esses have passion for Consuls, and carried
three Of them away in Iahitl-aDlpe, an Ameri-
can, aud German. The same taing happens In
Samoa. j. NJ. Coe, who was Consul for nine
years at Apia, and IL now, We believe, Nice-Con-
sui, Is married to a native samoan, his second
wife. MI Foster, our present Consul at Apia Is
also married to q native woman.