Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-21
SAMOA AND AMERICA.
King Mataafa Wants the Protection
of the United States.
NO OTHER POWERS TO INTERFERE.
Nearly All of the ShipWrecked Sailors
Have Been Sent Home.
A QUARREL BETWEEN THE FACTIONS

rcoPYRreHr 1859 By Tm WESTERN ASSOCIATED
PREss.s
APIA, SAMOA, May 1.-The shipwreckeG
officers and crew of the United States men
ofwar Trenton and Vandalia, leave here or
the steamer RocktOn to-day for Mare Island
Navy yard. Owing to reports which haG
been received here recently 1t was thought
that the Oceanic steamship Mariposa would
stop at Apia last Sunday, April 2S, and
take 800 of the men to San Francisco.
Preparations were made for the Mariposa's
srrival, and the men were selected to be sent
away in the steamer. The steamer Lubbock ar
rived here from Sydney on Sunday and re.
ported that Lieutenant ]. c. Wilson, who was
sent to Auckland and Sydney to charter a
steamer, had engaged the 2OOO-ton steamer
Rockton, belonging to the Australian United
Steam Navigation Company.
The Msriposa did not call at Apia at all, but
passed the islands at Tutuila The mail
schooner which went to Tutuila to connect
with the Mariposa had not returned here at the
time the Rockton sailed for America, and it
was not known whether she had connected with
the Msriposa or not
A WELCOME SIGHT.
The Rockton arrived here from Sydney April
q, and when she was first sighted outside Of
the harbor the Trenton and Vandalia sailors,
who have been living in barracks since the
storm, greeted her with loud cheering. Ad-
mirAl Kimberly decided to send away every
man that the steamer could take. The work
of loading the Rockton commenced the next
day. AL of the survivors Of the Vandalia, in
Gliding S officers and l42 men, and II officers
and 800 men from the Trenton were sent
aboard.
Beside the Admiral and his staff 10 officers
and rs men remain here. The Rockton was
anchored in the bay about a quarter of mile
from shore, and-the men were commanded to go
aboard in small boats about l o'clock yester-
day afternoon. The Trenton's band was first
70 go aboard, and as the boat left the dock the
band played national air and 500 sailors
ashore united in a great cheer. Every boat
was cheered heartily as it pushed of from
wrecks Of the Trenton and Vandalia.
All Of the men and baggage were aboard be-
fore evening, but 3 few final ar angements
were not completed and the RockUon was not
able to sail until the following morning. Nearly
the whole population of Apia was ON the beach
when the steamer left her moorings and
steamed out to sea, and for few minutes loud
cheers were heard in every direction. The
crews Of the men-of-war Nipsic and Rapid and
hundreds Of people on the beach cheered the
departing steamer and the Trenton and Van
dalia men on the decks of the Rockton re-
turned the cheers with Will.
THOSE WHO REMAIN.
The Is men who remain here are in charge Of
Lieutenant Commander Lyon. 1t is supposed
they viii either be sent home in the course of
another month or be transferred TO other
American war ships which may arrive here.
The departure Of the shipwrecked sailors is
greeted with feeling of relief, as Apia is not
large enough to accommodate such a number
of men without great confusion resulting and
it has been feared thar serious illness might
break out in the town owing TO the crowded
quarters of the men.
Admiral Kimberly received the following
letter from Mataafa few DAYS after he had
issued his proclamation advising the natives to
give up war:
MAGIAGI, April o
L. A. Kimberly, Admiral Of the American Fleet:
YOUR EXCELLENCY-I and the chiefs and
councillors of my Government at Magiagi,
having consulted together to-day, are highly
pleased with the proclamation. The kindness
of the Government of the United States is be-
yond eonparisen, and am now able TO under |
sand y To-day ary desire>for war with our |
kindred at Luatuanun is flushed declare |
the war which was carried on between this part |
Of Samoa and that part of Samoa 10 at an end, |
because earnestly desire that Samoa should |
find a state of prosperity, and to give over to
you the Office of umpire between us both and
let us all work to the same purpose. Besides |
] declare that Samoa would escape danger If
the
UNITED STATES ALONE
were to protect and give their support to it and
be the sole master of all Samoa without the in |
terference of any other power; for in years |
gone by we have been endeavoring to form |
strong government on the basis of protection |
by three powers. In consequence Samoa has |
been constantly torn to pieces and many lives |
have been lost, and the country has been /
brought down to a very low Condition. On This
account, we are sure that recurrence of the /
triple system would be useless. If now one /
power took charge Of Samoa and continued to
do SO forever. then Samoa would for the first /
time enjoy standing prosperity. place every
hope in your good wishes toward Samoa and
hope you will not draw back from them. May
you live. Your brother Tin the Lord" !"
MALIETOA MATAAFA, King of Samoa
Admiral Kimberly replied to Mataafa's let
ter as follows;
APIA, April a
To His Royal Highness, MaIietoa Mataafa
YOUR ROYAL HIGHNEss-Yourl letter dated
April Y received yesterday, and read with
great care and interest. The previous day |
also received one from Tamasese. In 1t he
says nothing of peace except on the conditions
Of submission. His heart has not vet been
the suderings of the people. Your noble sem
timents for the welfare of Samoa, as shown in
your sincere expressions fer peace, and BY
council Of your chiefs and rulers, prove that
you and they have the true feelings that gov
ern men who love their country better than
themselves. Such men are they who
BEAR THE BURDENS
Ind responsibility Of troubIous times that
Iurgeover the land, as the ocean waves surge
against the shore. They are strong men
against whom the weak can lean like the vine
against the tree. May your services and wis |
iom long be spared to Samoa The United |
states now, as far as know, are In convention
NTH the other two treaty powers, and can as
ure you that as far as she is able her efforts |
will be directed to obtain those points that will
.dvance and promote the interests of all Samoa
n every respect and the evils that have here
ofore afflicted the country will, if not extin- |
,uished, at least be diminished. Have there
ore, good heart The day Of rest and peace
nd prosperity is not SO far away but thar its
oming. like the dawn, can be seen before the
ising sun. A copy of your letter will be for
Varded by the first mail to Washington for the
Information of the Government Trusting that
ou may have good health and you long may
e spared remain, very respectfully, /,
Your obedient servant
l.. A. KIMBERLY,
Rear Admiral, q. s. N, of the Pacific station
Admiral Kimberly declined to make then
correspondence between himself and Tamasese | ,
'ublc, stating they must first go before the de-
'artment at w ashington. An effort was made
o obtain the correspondence between the Ad-
1iral and Tamasese from Dr. Knappe the Ger | (
nan Cousul, but the latter declined to give il
ut for publication. Consul Knappe said he |
id not think that Admiral Kimberly's procla- |
nation would amount to anything, as the |
amoRns were an Indifferent people, and would |
cad the proclamation once and forget all about
afterward.
A NEW GERMAN CONSUL.
DR.. steubel, the new German Consul at Apia.
rrived here on the steamer Lubbock, from Svd-
ev Anrfl d The Associated Press eorTaenon |