The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-01-30

feel especially friendly toward the United States and
county They don, any pro,ec,orase established W
this other but they would like AZ indie.
docs Thai Of The sand~,eh Islands
They deposed their king signed document de-
nonncins senbcrser the Premier an impos,or thsy
sill look upon HIN their Prime Mnis,sr. ai,rlbns his
rrpresrn.ars government They havs love Tor
any nations save France and hs United states they being
The British Acting wiams removed tor ~, H.
Apia lie Is great Improvement the old Consul is
s informed me- {" bold SSs Hs.s from ne
With the rovsrnmsn,ai affairs Of samoa.
Their are .h,ss fssSns among she S. 1ns Who
French lori rhs very prospsro". % ss nfy
~e !" b. .snre ~ By
The only hngsh schools .ae islands are under se con-
s ssd s afs s"% "s 's S oa
French .s sn% s +. /" and .s
that A. the Others The 9th hos
. .ne to he resident. is The London society Al
these factions are trying 70 control shs 10
rs head insigs,s strife among the a.
y The ,, Tho I" s"si.s e. o !, %
putting Of their converts upon the throne who
constantly intriguing to accomplish Tits they cannc,
succeed they have not strength or influence enough
The Islands Think are the finest and richest IN
existence should be recognized the Of
come to III sns Iniied states The English Consa IN
ns The present government. when the a. affair Of
@s no ss there love- o the
divert this Immense rac which nst come here when
Captain stevens provoked quarrel with the samoans
His condnct meets with universal by the best
THE AMERICAN RESIDENTS
the bulk Of the trade being monopoycd by
ana a. ~s ~ Ay nave
Strength their property has gradually during
a ss snso ssGy
sS sns Ct d the not Ass
Americans and would 90 anything n their power 20 estno
American residents money by col
n Of 'ss and
these M grew mus, it, lave dsan "'
numbers .Dou. 100 Of these and 200 ma
ps yss %ss' Up The The
a"a sm ar" e.an Ss' Their The
s ss S Sss baas every
' gum aud they spend i bunting and fishing
uSsy 81 pa:s and 'S Seu sSa'n
This s aersy al ,n ns as
friendly seins toward Americans IN the entire group
"n .om ns " on Ti"
San t. the bulk Of sS r nSsu S s
mmenc n.sarsdy conna to Win grs". rapid
and great desire Is expressed TO have the fncihc mail
1t is almost directly In the route TO
Australia Tho prosperity OF these islands forms singular
the Fiji group, which Is annexed TO Great BRIT
The white OF the latter has dwnded from
about 1000 between 600 and n o. -.
The OF the German manofwar llerthe IN the
harbor Of Apa months excited the greatest In
aud Fapue. houses Of Parliament: assembled At
Mr.. Grihin's residence and appointed him Minister Pen
pontary Mt Washington Iney presented him with their
staff Office and sacred hy-hnp. The peaker OF tho
Faipue then explained to him how to their
badges of distinctions II directed 70 hold the staff la
his left hand and his chin H. ma to pass the ny
three times his face Tho Grand Admiral
Tamua Faipulc forward and took tho Ambassa
by the HAND c then duly declared Ambassador
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentary to the United
States.
So much for Mr.. Grinin's story. Tho naked truth
a la Samon-oi the whole matter Is that several Ger
man firms have possession of the extremely linz
tied tradc OF the samoan archipelago; That some Eng
lish and perhaps an American firm want to Gust them
aud get there, and that these enterprsing
people would like TO use the power Of the United
States government 70 further thcir ends IL
Is not difficult, after Mr.. Seinbergcr's handsome
gifts 10 some Samoan chiefs Of condemned United
States and muskcs get these other chiefs
favor any project which any one may propose look
ing to ANNEXATION, and Of course TO more guns, mus
Kats, blankets and uniforms. But the gnmc Is not
worth the candle. The possible products OF tue
Samoan archipelago are not worth much moro than
the cost of the notorious Steinbcrser expediton and
any scheme looking to treaty or TO annexation Ia
simply Job.