New-York tribune., 1891-03-01

attending the wedding dinner in the afternoon
and ball in honor of the occasion in the evening,
taking part in the festivities. At the dinner
which was spread on the ground on cocoanut-leaf
mats under a canopy OF native cloth OF the bark
of trees were many of the white foreign popula-
ton. Among the number seated at one end Of
the table was Robert Louis Stevenson. On jan
uary >, 1891, the Chief Justice issued procla-
nation informing the people of Samoa and the
foreign residents of the islands of his arrival and
his assumption of the duties of office.
On the day Of the arrival of the Chief Justice
Tamasese came into Apa for the first time. it was
said, since the war-Ostensbly to consult doc
tor on account of il-health. 1t was said to be
fact that DR.. Steubel, the German Consul-Gen-
cra made request to the King for the key of
the Government House on Mulinuu Point, that
Tamascse might lodge there while in town. The
King properly declined to accedc to the request
saying there were other houses where be could he
accommodated. The presence Of Tamasese and his
large following was considered by the American
Consul as IA menace to the peace Of the different
parties, and he insisted on IamaScsc being sent
away without delay. lie remained on the spot
until the disturbing elements were embarked in
their boats and were out of the harbor Too
much credit cannot be given TO Mr.. Sewall for his
firm and determined attitude in the matter.
The German flagship Leipzig, Admiral VaoiS
commanding, after remaining here In the harDor
for several weeks, sailed for China on January
). On the evening Of January grand ball
was given in honor of the vessel by the Germans.
In the evening several natives, TO whom beer and
gin had been surrcptitiously supplied, engaged
in an alteration, which threatened to result IN
a general riot During the disturbance three
chiefs from Tutuila, of the Tamasesc party, in
dugcd in obnoxious remarks toward King Malic-
tOa, even making the assertion that he was not
the King The Chief Justice promptly had them
arrested and thrown into prison. and it is hoped
such offenders will be severely dealt with from
the start.
The American Consu-Gencral gave dinner
in honor Of the Chief Justice at the Consulate
the guests including the Consus and few OF
the prominent people of Apia.
In the early part of January one Of the sailors
of the American man-of-war Iroquos was muir
dercd The body was mutilatcd in most hor-
rible manner The vessel was laying at Pago
Pago. 1t seems that the previous night several
of the sailors had been on shore engaged in
game of poker and, as the game not finished
two of them left the ship the following night
quietly slipping into the water and swimming
ashore, their object being to finish the play. In
the night one returned TO the ship with the story
that he had seen nothing Of his comrade after
leaving the vessel He claimed that the current
had separated them, carrying one TO different
part of the beach that, on his landing, he fol-
lowed the shore to a certain point with the eX-
pcctation of finding his companion there but
saw nothing of him. The next day the body of
the missing man fourd floating in the har-
Dor, minus head, both arms and one leg, and with
n number of horrible Gashes and cuts across the
body The corpse was evidently thrown into the
harbor in the expectation that the sharks would
dcvour it or mangle it in such manner that the
cause and method of death would be covered mp.
From the manner in which the arms and leg
were severed from the body some people were of
the opinion that il was the work Of a native,
especially because of the rumor that there was
a woman in the case What gave an air of
probability to the idea was the manner in which