St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-04
ROMANCE OF THE ISLANDS.
A San franciscan Who Wooed and
Won Princess Tinomana.

San Francisco Examiner.
He is not a king, but he is the next
thing to it, for he is the husband of a
queen. He is San Franciscan, too, and
his name is j. NJ. Salmond.
The schooner Vanderbilt, Capt. E.
PiltZ, arrived Tuesday from Rarotonga
with Mr.. Salmond as passenger, and
he unfOlded a tale of romance and adj
venture to an Examiner representative
yesterday.
Salmond is an American and San
Franciscan. He attended st. Mary's
college here until about seventeen years
OF age, when the restraints of school
life were too much for his restless spirit,
and he shipped on a sailing vessel to
Tahiti in 1878. For two years he re-
manned at his first landing place, where
his uncle, Alexander SalmOnd, lives. 1t
runs in the blood to marry into royalty,
and the uncle wOoed and won a sister
of Queen POmare. But young SalmOnd
couldinOt rest content in Tahiti, and SO
in 1875 he found himself on Rarotonga,
one of the islands of the Capt. Cook
group. Soon he laid eyes Oh the pretty
Princess TinOmana, and it was a case of
love at first sight on the part of each.
Salmond made formal demand for
the hand of the duSky princess. The
consent of the queen mother was given
and it was ratified by the islanders.
But the cOu Sc of true love never runs
smooth Soon obstacles mountains high
were in the path of the ardent lovers.
jealousy was at work, and the green
eyed monster came near wrecking the
happiness of two loving hearts. The
consent of the queen and the islanders
was suddenly withdrawn. Love, Yam
KEGS and CalifOrnians know no such
thing as defeat, and SalmOnd was bound
to wed the Princess 1inOmana.
An American schooner, the Hum
bOldt. Capt. Sanford, was standing off
the island of RarotOnga, and Salmond
arranged with the captain for an elOpe
ment.
Little Tinomana was willing; so was
Capt. Sanford. At night they went out
in small boat to the schooner. The
following day they stood Off the island
of Mangaea, when they saw the British
schooner Coronet, Capt. Rose. approach-
ing. She hailed the Humboldt and de-
manded the delivery of Salmond and
the princess. The authorities had sent
tire CorOnet after the eiOperS.
s. The Yankee captain hoiSted the Stars
and Stripes. and, with a revolver in
each hand. refused to allow any one to
board the schooner for the purpose of
arfeSung the fugltlveS until such terms
were agreed to as insured their absolute
protection. The princess thought it
best to return, as the property of the
owners of the Humboldt in the island
would be conliscated if the captain re-
fused to deliver the fugitives. They
therefore returned on the Coronet.
ISalmond now almost gave up his love
affair as hopeless, and leaving Raro-
tonga went to Raiatea. one of the So
ciety group. From there he went to
Flint island, of the same group, where
he assisted J. L. Kendall, OF the large
house of Holder Bros. & Co. While
there he received notice from the au-
otlI0rities to return TO Rarotonga. HIS
princess was true, opposition had
ceased, and they were welded with all
ceremony.
On the death of the queen Tino-
mana's brother came into power. and
about ten years ago his death made
SalmOnd's wife queen.