, 1889-07-11
LATEST SAMOAN ADvIcEs.
Captain Cuilan Relieved by Admiral
KimberIy-Mataaf Feast-The
Natives Rewarded.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 7.-Special--
Apia, Samoa, June %, per steamer Ala
media:
The steamer Alameda touched nt Apia
and took away the officers and six men
of the United States frigate Trenton who
were left here when the steamer Stock
ton sailed for san Francisco last month
with fifty survivors of the recent hurri-
cane.
Admiral Kimberly and two stail' otli-
GERS and five men remain in ApiH. The
admiral stated that the department had
probably issued ordorc- tnldertho i'm
preston that tho United States man-of-
war Alert was here, but a. me- American
war vessel was ut Apia now, he did not
care to abandon the place entirely.
Hundreds of natives stood ON the shore
and gave the American sailors parting
cheers.
Quiet has prevailed at Samoa during
the past six weeks, and the political sit
uation of the country has assumed q
here now is the German gunhout Wolf,
which arrived from New Iceland July 10.
The NipSic has gone to Honolulu for re-
pairs, These two ships left here for
Auckland May o, but returned few
days later, the commanders reporting
that after going $50 miles the NipSic,
breaking an unproViscd rlddcr, became
SO unmanagcable that slow progress was
made. II appeared impossible to reach
Auckland before the first week in May
when severe weather might DG expected
on the New Iceland coast.
Captain Cullan was rcprovcd by Kim
bcrly for having returned. whcroupon
the former asked To be relieved of his
command. The admiral at once de
tached him and ordered Lieutenant
Commander Lyon of the Trenton to take
command of the NipSiC. He also ordered
the NipsiC and Alert to proceed to- Pugo-
paEo al once and take on
coal and again sail for Auckland.
These orders were afterwards changed
and Honolulu was made the destination
of the ship instead of Auckland. The
vessel sailed for Honolulu June /.
Chief Engineer q, w. HHll of tho Nip
sic, being i'll with dvsenterY. was ordered
home AT once. While waiting for a
steamer lac died. His home was in Syra-
Cuse, \. Y.
Some time ago Mataafa wrote to Ia
maSesc, expressing desire that peace
be proclaimed. The latter replied that
he was willing tn stop tight ting for the
present, but declined TO make any nego-
tiations for permanent peace until the
results of the Berlin conference are
learned here.
Mataafa abandoned his Notifications
early in May, and sent his mon home
and moved to the eastern end of Apiu,
1t is stated that hcsdoSired to show Ad'
mirql Kimberly and the American pco-
pie that he desired to do all in his power
To promote peace and abide by the de-
decision of the Berlin conference. Ma
taafa gave u feast To which were invited
200 foreign residents and officers of all
nations. No Germans attended. Ma
taaia made Il speech thanking Kimberly
for bringing about the peaceful state OF
affairs.
Most of Tamascse's men have left the
camp and gone home. Numbers of
them visited Apia recently and were un-
molested by other parties.
A German salOonkccpcr accidentally
shot an American sailor, named Barn
hart Richliu, while handling revolver
in his saloon.
Corporal John Nichols of the Trenton
Marine Guard was accidentally killed by
falling lumber May 4.
A box has been received from the
state department at Washington con-
tanning SllO0 worth of gold and silver
watches and $1,000 in gold coin To be dis
tributcd among the natives who rem
dered assistance to the American ships
during the hurricane.
COURT OF INQUIRY.