The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-12
Samoa,
From the Nec York World.

Affairs in Samoa are in a critical condition.
The Americans criticiSe the Germans; the Ger
mans criticis4 the Americans and the patriots;
Tamasese and the rest of the rebels criticiss
Mataafa, and Mataafa and his crowd criticise
Tamasese
The Germans do a large portion of their crit.
cisms with repeating rifles
This accounts for the repeated outrages we
hear reported from there
The troubles in the Samoan Islands are of
long standing, In fact, they have been stand
ing long that they should be forced to sit
down, even if the United States is oblige to sit
down on them, and on the Germans too.
Away back IN 1887 two dark-Skinned gentle
men were carrying on the monarchy trade in
Samoa in opposition to each other
Their names were Malistoa and Tamasese
The rival courts were located ten miles apart
and competition between them ran higA, but it
seemed thar they must have it,
No special harm was done, however. until the
German consul decided that TamaseSe should
be boss king. Tam bad succeeded in getting
this pull by promising to ct sauerkraut in
duty free and to permit the establishment Of a
lager beer saloon in every ward.
The Amer can and English consuls however,
decided that Malietoa was their candidate, and
expressed the opinion that Tanasese was a
poorly executed counterfeit
The Germans did not care much for the opin-
ions of the Americans and English, as they mad
no guns and SHIPS handy to back them. So
they forced Mr.. MelietOa to close OUT his roy
ally establishment without regard to cost. and
later even exported the ex-monarch TO Africa
preparing his passage.
Before this. on the occasion Of Emperor Will
Jams birthday. the Germans loaded themselves
with enthusiasm and other liquils anu Dro-
ceedel to establish a first-class riot
Nal etoa neglected to suppress the disturb
anCe, and the German consul fined him $4,000
for the neglect
As the royal treasury at the time contained
only 81 II and laundry check, il was limos.
slble To pay the fine whereupcn the Germans
decided TO give Malietoa his release and declare
martial law.
Toe American and English consuls objected to
both these ar angements but the Germans had
some ships aud loaded guns there and the
others had not, so the protest was used to light
cigars with.
After Maletoa's assisted Immigration Col
Mataafa was selected as king by Malietoa's
friends, and against MIN the Germans are now
making war.
Samoa is situated in damp spot in the Pacific
ocean, ana consists of an assorted lot of
islands.
The people favor the decoete STYLE ~ dress
Jhelr garments being abbreviated al both ends
They fresco themselves a sky-blue color and
Tor tue most part live in houses the shane Of
half apumpkin set on its fiat sides
Rain is frequent thero-ths damp variety as
well ~ the reign Furnished by the two kinrs
and the reign OF terror furnished by tho Ter.
mans.
Until the missionaries wont TO Samoa tbe mn
tives generally believed that the world owed
them hylnE but that II WA necessary to steal
1t from some other mans plantation
They also had such great respect for truth
that they used II sparinsly, Tor fear Of exhaust
ing the supply. They used prevarication for
every. day, and saved veracity for important
occasions '
They are more civilized now however. MANY
OF them have joined the church aud learned 10
SH'oAe cigars Wa H. SlvirER