The morning news., 1894-08-19
AROUND THE WORLD.
What Rev. DR.. Talmase Saw in
Samoa.
Scenes of Battle and shipwreck-A
Visit to the Royal Palaoe-''Trade
Gin" and "Kava'-Malietoa's Mis-
atnnarEr ElaE.

Apla. samoa. july "A nAuQfeQ ana
sixty men in the angry waters: one ship
sunk out of sight so that not 50 much as a
plank or rope has since appeared. of our
three great American warships lying in
the harb0r, the Leipsic beachcd. the Tren-
ton and NaudaIa demolished Of the
three great German meu-Of-war the Eber
and Olga gone completely under: the
Adler rolled over on its side and cracking
apart amidships. out Of all the vessels
in harbor only one saved. and that be-
cause it had steam up and could sail out
into the sea three days of wreCkage and
fright and horror which shook the island
and by report Of next steamer trausfXed
all nations: all this a brief putting Of
what an antipodean hurricane dip
for this harbor in March, 1889.
While all up and down the beach
Of this island are pieces Of the
wreckage of that unparalleled tempest,
only one skeleton of a ship remains, the
ADLER sufficiently distinct 10 represent
that scene of CyClOuic luteruizatiOn. 1t is
rather unfortunate that Samoa in the
popular mind Of all nations, stands as a
synonym of shipwreck, for the place is as
fine a specimen Of foliage and fruitage as
the world holds Indeed, its harbor is
the sea-captain's anxiety. For though n
wide harbor it has only a small entrance,
and rocks in all directions toss the mite
foam. The captain told IS that we need
not think we were left if we saw him sail
ing out to sea, for he would do so if a
squall came up but he would return and
take US.
After more than seven days Of ocean
rolling without sight of ship or land the
Samoan islands greet you like
BEATIFIC VISION.
As we came on deck this morning the
waters were covered with small boats Of
natives bringing specimens of coral and
all manner of flowers and fruits, ready 10
sell these and transport to shore all the
passengers who chose TO go. A boat be-
longing TO the German legation with four
stout oarsmeu took US three-quarters of a
mile to the beach From hence we went
to King Malietoa's residence But IT is a
time of war The king had fed TO the
forest. A few nights before he was
thought to be at a village house and it was
surrounded and shot into. and the king
would have been slain if he had been
there. The whole island is in a turmoil.
We are shown the kings rooms and his
pictures and bric-a-brac. The walls sug-
gested fondness for German and English
royalty. but / found not the face of any
American President or general We saw
tine quCbu, anu dJ tue lnNlLhblOu OF LDe
warriors went into the guards tent.
About fifteen dusky soldiers, each reclin-
ing on a pillow of round wood, upheld by
two small supports 4 more uucOmfo fort
able pillow, it would seem to me, than
that in Bethel, from the foot of which
Jacob saw the angeles.
Each of the warriors had a gun within
reach. AT their invitation we sat down
on a mat besides those who we're sitting
and in scant vocabulary talked over the
Samoan troubles. We saw one soldier
who had been shot in the foot, and he was
limping along leaning on an assistant
-Four men were killed last night in a
skirmish ana another sRirmish is TO take
place tonight. There are natives who do
not want 10 pay their taxes and their
various grievances have been summed up,
and young warrior wants to get the
throne and introduce the millennium.
long continued struggle is opening Mean
while German and English man-of-war
is iu the harOOr, and an American man-of-
war is expected soon. What win be the
result no one can prophesy. But this is
certain, this island and all the group Of
islands are suffering from foreign inter
ference. 1t is u common saying among
the natives that first comes the mission
ary, then comes the merchant. then comes
the consul, then comes the man-of-war
then, Oh my!
Why should three great nations like the
English, German and American stoop to
such small business as 10 be watching
with anxious and expensive vigilance
these islands for fear that this or that
foreign government should get little ad-
vantage' Better
CALL HOME YOUR wARsaIPs
and leave all to the missionaries. They
will do more for the civilization of Samoa
than all the guns that ever spoke from
the sides of the worlds navies The can
tain of our steamer in an interesting ad-
dress few evenings ago concerning the
Islands of the Pacific, declared that the
only movement toward civil alton that
amounted 70 anything in these islands
had been made by the church. Gospel.
not gunpowder Life, not death Bibles.
not bullets
The only movement that at this time
has full swing in Samoa is trade Gin ~
That maddens and embrutes, and has
given TO Samoa the unsayory and unjust
title of the Hell OF the Pacific" The
foreign gin is helped in its work bv a
domestic drink called "kava." II is pre-
pared IN the following delicious way;
There is plant called piper methisti-
cum, from the root of which the kava is
made. A young Samoan woman moved
TO one OF tho Fiji Islands, but got tired
and resolved TO return TO her native ISL
anus lSN4OlN oJdEtluE uOlNeW1tQ she
saw rat, which seemed weak and thin.
eat the root of this plant. when
the rat immediately became strong
and vigorous, and she concluded
that the best thing she could do for
her native land was TO take this root
TO her people, thst it might make them
strong and vigorous too. 30 it was trans
planted. AS the root Of it made the rat
strong and vigorous, why not the same re-
suit be produced in the human race Sc
she cultivated in Samoa the piper meth
isucum, from which the -kaya is made.
Girls, and old men who have nothing else
to do, prepare this kaya by the following
process: They take the root and chew IL
until the juice fills their mouth, then
they discharge it from the mouth into a
bowl; more root is put into the mouth
anu the liquid disposed of in the same
way. IL has become "A popular drink. IL
is ordered on all occasions; al the opening
andclosing Of all socialities, before and
aiteral styles of business, it is
-KAvA HERE AND KAvA THERE.
and kava everywhere. And it is cleaner
than most of the drinks Of other countries.
and has IN il no logwoOd, strychnine or
nuN vomica, but pure and simple eNpecto-
ration. / consider il as an improvement
on most strong drinks IL is said TO be a
most delicious drunk. Almost an visitors
try this kaya and soc what il tastes like
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