The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-07-09

APIA, Samoa, June %, per steamer Ala
meda.-SAN FRANCISCO, July 1.-The stea-
mer Alameda touched at Apia and took
away the officers and sixty men of the
United States frigate Trenton who were
left here when the steamer Stockton sailed
for San Francisco last month with $50 sur
vivors of the recent hurricane Admiral
Kimberly and two staff officers and five
men remain in Apia. The admiral stated
that the department had probably issued
the orders under the impression that the
United States man Of-War Alert was here,
but as no American war vessel was at 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 the Samoan islands
during the past six weeks, and the political
situation of the country has assumed
peaceful aspect.
The only war vessel now here is the Ger
man gunboat Wolf, which arrived from
New Zealand on June Is. The
Nipsic has gone to Honolulu for
repairs. These two ships left here for
Auckland on May Q, but returned a few
days later, the commanders reporting that
after going 200 miles the Nipsic, breaking
an improvised rudder, became 50 unmanage-
able that but slow progress was made. lie
Captain Mullenl was reproved by
turned, Whereupon the former asked
to be relieved of his command. The
admiral at once detached him and ordered
acknowledgements Lyon, of the Tren-
ton, to take command of the NipSic. lie
also ordered the Nipsic and Alert to pro
coed to Page Page at once, take in coal and
sail for Auckland. The orders were after
a. Ill.
the destination of the ships instead of
Auckland. The vessels sailed for Honolulu
on June l. Chief Engineer C. w. Hall, of
the Nipsic, being i'll with dysentery, was
ordered to st. Leon. While waiting for
the steamer he died. His home was in
Syracuse, N. Y.
Some zine ago Mataafa wrote to Tama-
se9e expressing a desire for peace. The
latter replied that ne was willing to stop
the fighting for the present, but declined to
make any negotiation for permanent peace
until the results of the Berlin conference
had been learned here. Mataafa abandoned
the Notifications early in May, sent his
men home, and moved to the eastern end OF
Apia. 1t is stated that he wished to show
Admiral Kimberly and the American people
that he desired to do all in his power to
promote peace. He said he was ready to
abide by the decision of the Berlin confer
ence. Mataafa gave a feast, to which he
invited 200 foreign residents and officers of
all nations, but no Germans. Mataafa
made a speech, thanking Kimberly for
bringing about peaceful state of affairs.
Most of Tamasese's men have left the
camp and gone home. Numbers Of them
visited Apia recently and were unmolested
by other parties. 1t appears impossible
for them to reach Auckland before the last
week in May, when severe weather might
be expected on the New Zealand coast.
A German saloon-keeper accidentally shot
an American sailor named Barnhart Rechir
while handling n revolver in his saloon.
Corporal John Nichols, of the Trenton
marine guard, was accidentally killed by
falling lumber May 4.
A box was received from the state de-
partment at Washington containing $1,l00
worth of gold and silver watches, and 8, 900
in gold coin to be distributed among the
natives who rendered assistance to the
American ships during the hurricane.