The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-15
ISLANDS IN A TURMOIL
All This Owing to the Poor
Judgment of Treaty
Powers.
sQUABBLES OF FOREIGNERS
Scandal About Robert Louis
Stevenson.

SAMOA, Feb. 27.-Matters political re-
main in a somewhat similar condition tC
what they were when the last steamer left
During the temporary absence of Chief
Justice Ide the President, who was acting
as Chief Justice, behaved in such a manner
as to destroy what vestige of respect re,
manned for foreign institutions, and Ide
who returned on January 81 has caused
great dissatisfaction by appearing to in.
dorse the illegal and vindictive acts of his
locum tenens.
OF one thing there can be no doubt, this
group OF islands was never in so unsatis.
factory condition, and when the unpreiu.
diced observer reflects that this condition
has been solely brought about by the incom-
potency of the officials who were appointed
by the treaty powers ii. e., the United
States, Great Britain and Germany, one
can understand the anger of local residents
when they see the country in political tur-
MOL and everything in the semblance OF
business swept-it is to be hoped tempo
rarily-out of existence.
The German firm of Frings & Co., which
was brought into unpleasant notoriety
through importing and selling to the
and a receiver and trustee have been APP
pointed. A large number of local trades
men are affected by this bankruptcy
which has been brought about by negli-
gence.
bank is about to be opened here-a
branch of a British institution-which will
prove an immense boom.
The dengue fever, which has been the
prevailing epidemic here for the last three
months, has now almost left. A large
number of deaths have resulted from its
effects.
The rebel party are at present congre-
gated in Aana and are discussing as to the
advisability of attacking the Government,
the supporters of which are now so de-
pIeted, owing to the suicidal policy which
has been pursued by the treaty officials,
that unless the powers intervene the rebels
will obtain an easy victory.
The municipal elections which took
place on the 9Th inst. were bitterly con-
tested on purely national lines, the Ger
mans opposing the Britishers and Ameri-
cans and vice versa. The result was an
equal division of honors, three Britishers
and three Germans receiving the suffrages
VI the VOTERS.
A scandalous rumor has been promul-
gated here duplicating the late Robert
Louis Stevenson and his family with the
importation of guns and ammunition.
The captain and agent OF the United States
schooner Equator were also implicated.
The author of the scandal has been ar
rested and is now awaiting trial
The British warship Wallaroon is the
only warship in port at present The Bus
sard Germany is soon expected
The Samoan King and Government have
impeached Herr Schmidt, the President,
and have sent petition to the powers
praying for his recall. The words of the
petition form very strong indictment
and President Schmidt will have much
difficulty in disproving the charges which
have been made.
Several of the members of the London
Missionary Society have taken their depart
ure from Samoa, and so far their places
have not been filled.
A new German Consul-General in the
person of Herr Schmidt-Lede, who has
for some time filled that position in Yoke
hama, arrived by the Alameda to relieve
Consul Biermann.