The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-09-29
ALL QUIET AT SAMOA.
Admiral Kimberly Gene so Honolulu
Few yyar-Ships Remain.

Admiral Kimberly Gone 60 Honolulu
Few war-ships Remain.
AFIA. Samoa, Sept. i0--tper steamer Ala
media 10 san Francisco. RearAdmira. l.
a. Kimberly and his staff officers, Lieaien-
ants II. a. RiitenhouSe and q. A. Aer-
riain, who have been here for the past six
months, will leave this week for Honolulu
on the steamer Alameda They viii 80 10
Tutulla TO connect with the steamer on the
United States steamer Adams, which ar
rived here three weeks ago. Commander
+. T. Woodward, of the Adams, has been
Ill since his arrival here.
The steamship Monongshela came here
from Pago-Pago three weeks ago and
loaded ali the guns and stores which were
saved from the wrecked ships Trenton and
Fandalia- She is expected TO leave here
this week for Mare island navy yard.
Besides the Adams and Monongahela the
only war vessel stationed at Samoa now is
the German steamer Sophia. The British
man-of-war ophal has gone to sydney aud
the German steamer Mulfe 10 Japan.
The American vessel loaded with coal.
which has been expected at pago-Pago, ar
rived there last week and is unloading
about 100 tons of coal day at the Ameri-
can coal.ng station.
The remains of Captain schoonmaker, of
the VandAlia, who was drowned during the
hurricane last March, have been disinter-
red and will be taken TO America.
Political arrangements have not been
completed for holding an election for king.
ADMIRAL KIMBERLY At HONOLULU.
SAN Frazer SEQ. Sept. 2s.-Honolulu
papers received by the steamer Alameda
today note the arrival there OF Admiral L.
A. Kimberly, from Samoa, on the 10Th inst.
A committee OF American residents went
aboard the steamer as she entered the har-
Dor and welcomed the admiral. The latter
ordered his flag raised on the United States
steamer Alert, which was lying in the har
hor, and salutes were then fired by the
British man-of-war Caroline and the
Japanese man-of-war Hiyei. The admiral
on landing went to the United Safes lega-
ton, where he was met by large
number of American residents and given
reception. An address and resolutions
were presented. which reviewed the cir
cumstsnces which led TO Admiral Kimher-
ly's presence at Samoa and also the Incl
dents Of the disastrous storm there last
March. The resolutions declare that the
American residents OF the Hawaiian
islands recognize in Admiral Kimberly an
officer of the American navy who, by stern
fidelity TO duty amid awful scenes of hur-
rieane and tempest. has shown himself %
be the worthy lieutenant OF the immortal
FarFagut
The resolutions conclude: Rssoiuof,
That Americans are inspired by the deeds
OF heroism % the iith Of March. at Samoa,
enacted By the officers and men Of the
American navy, both living and dead, 10
deeper love Of our tathsrland, and 10
higher sentiment Of devotion 70 God and
our fellowmen."
Admiral Kimberly responded in = brief
speech 20 the sentiments expressed III the
resolution
When the steamer Alameda left Homo
luiu repairs had been almost completed on
the Nips.c, snd the vessel was 10 come of
the marine railway in few days. She was
expected TO sail for san Francisco this
week or next, aud the admiral will make
her his flagship and return here with her,