The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-08-07
AT SAMOA.
Political Afairs the Islands Quiet
HaIietoa Returned by the Germans.

Political Affairs on the Islands Quiet
HaIietoa Returned by the Germans.
APIA, Samoa, July 20, per Steamer Msriposa
Copyright 1889. Political affairs at Samoa
remain quiet. The German gunboat Wulf left
here June . for joint, Marshall islands, for
tie purpose OF bringing back the depOrted
King Malietoa and three chiefs. who were
taken there by the Germans two years ago.
The Germans state they are bringing Malietoa
back to Samoa OF their own free viii and not
as the result OF the Berlin conference. They
also assert they viii do all in their power to re
store the condition Of affairs that existed here
PRIOR 10 the time that Malietoa was depOrted.
aud they announce they will favor Malietoa as
king and IamaSeSe 6s vlce-kiBg.
The German corvette Sophie arrived recently
from Zanzibar via Sydney aud Auckland She
hes d number Of wounded men board who
received their injuries daring the campaign AT
Zauzibar Officers Of the Sophie state that the
Alexandria viii arrive here in about a month
and relieve the Sophie.
Admiral Kimberly, accompanied by Lieut..
Merriam. his secretary, has gone 10 Tututila
island, seventy-fve miles from here, to inspect
Pago Page harbor and the site for storing the
coal which Is expected to arrive there daily
from Philadelphia.
Lieut. II o Rittenhouse and his men are
the only survivors OF the recent hurricane who
still remains ut Apia and II is thought they will
20 ABOARD the Adams as soon as she arrives
from Honolulu.
The police appointed by Mataafa last June
hsve full charge OF the town. the police who
held office under the old Tamssese government
having been forced 70 disbaEd. Mataafa ha-
also appointed native Judges for the munich
pality and county districts. The natives have
not an abundance OF food. II is believed the
supply viii not last until their plan
tations are again in working order. A
branch of the London missionary
society IN Sydney raised =, 800 for the SamOens
on the strength OF a private letter from one o.
their missionaries here and sent seveE-hundred-
aDd-ffty dollars worth of rice and biscuit t.
Apia, but the chic! missionary 10 Samoa al
once wrote to sydney and asked that no more
provisions be sent. as II only tended to paupeT-
fle the natives. As soon as il was known here
that provisions had been received. a number oil
natives went 10 the missionaries and begged
for food, saving that they were starving. The
missionaries however. sent them away, stating
that they thogeAt the natives were in no danger
Of starvation.
Considerable excitement was caused here
month ago by the fact that a number OF Samo-
ans ieft here on the steamer Alameda for San
Francisco, IN charge OF an American. Mataafa
supposed that the latter was British subject.
ard he applied to the British consul to use his
ofices in preventing the SomOans from going.
The BYitiSh consul referred the matter 10 O. s.
Vice Consul Blackjack, and Mataafa wrote let
Ter 20 the latter, asking him to interfere in the
matter. However. the natives were by that time
aboard the steamer, aud, as no boat could be
obtained. IL impossible TO communicate
with them
Consul Blackjack has not yet completed the
distribution of gifts from the American govern
neut consisting of watches money etc.