The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-07-02
LATEST FROM SAMOA.
Fresh Trouble Arising in the King
DOM The chief Justice blamed
FOR the state of Affairs.

DOM --Thc Ch1ef Justice HtAmed
FOR the state OF Affairs.
Affairs are in anything but a salts
factory state in Samoa. A war scare
was caused early in June by the de-
parture of Mataafa, who was King
when Malietoa was in exile, for Malie
with body guard of twenty men.
Malie is the place from which Malie-
toa takes his name, and is regarded
as an important political meeting
ground. The alarm was aggravated
by the information that two chiefs of
Malie, who were in Jail for treason,
and half-caste in prison charged
with murder, had escaped and been
taken away under Mataafa's protec-
ton. The King, the President of
the Council, and the three foreign
Consuls went to Malie to have talk
with Mataafa. They told him of
the rumors Of war excited by his de-
parture for Malie, and asked for his
reasons for going there to live. Ma
taafa replied boldly to the effect that
he went to Malie because il was de-
cided he should do 80 at a meeting
of various chiefs and their people;
that if he had any desire to break up
the government he could do 80 quite
easily; that he was in favor of peace,
but, if he wanted war, he could
have one, especially if he followed
the advice Of some people. He de-
mandcd of the King to fulfil his pro-
mise by releasing the chiefs who were
in Jail. The next day Mataafa sent
the prisoners back to Apia.
The Samoa Times has much bitter
criticism of Chief Justice Ceder-
crantz, charging his slowness in put
ting treaty provisions into force as
the cause of present troubles. 1t
says "there is not single instance
that any public action of the Chief
Justice could be looked upon as the
work of statesman or diplomat.
The Times thinks that the Powers
had more to do than merely to frame
a system Of government for Samoa.
They should have followed this up
by seeing that the system was car.
ried out, and not have left Samoa to
the mercy Of its tribal factions. "We
have had enough of native wars"
says the Times, (which are generally
regarded by the natives as pastime,
but to foreign residents those out
breaks have much more serioue con-
sequences.
The latest issue of the Times, June
20, reports new occasion Of iric-
tion. The Municipal Council ap-
pointed Mr.. Cooper as Municipal
Magistrate, and Mr.. Martin as Col
lector of Customs. These with other
appointments were sent to the Con-
sular Board for approval. Mr..
Schmidt, the new German Consul.
objected to Mr.. Cooper on the ground
that he some time ago contributed an
article to the Samoa Times rejecting
on decision given by DR.. Stuebel,
late German Consul General. The
Times holds the objection to be
frivolous, and that Mr.. Cooper's is
the best appointment made by the
Council, he being gentleman of un.
blemished reputation and high attain.
ments, also an English lawyer, while
English law procedure is to be the
practise of the Samoa courts. Mr..
Sewall, American Consul, objected
to Mr.. Martins appointment for SINH
lar reasons to those in the other case
that is, that he had taken a promi-
nent part in the chickering's of the
former troublous times. The Times
says Martin was bitter opponent of
English and American interests and
a hater of the present King, having
kept black book with the names of
Malietoa' supporters, besides which
he is charged with unftnesse for his
office.