The San Francisco call., 1897-11-19
JAPAN HAS ATTRACTIONS.
I he Late American Consul at Apia Re-
turns Via the Orient.

turns Via the Orient.
The Mariposa arrived yesterday from
Australia and Samoa, but William
Churchill, the ex-Ailerican Consul. Gen.
eral at the latter place, was not among
the passengers. No one was very much
surprised At this, Tor though it was known
that the recently appointed Consul, Mr..
Osborne, had gone down to relieve Mr..
Churchill it was hardly expected tIat Mr..
Churchill would come as lar as San Fran
CT, CO with the steamer. AS matter of
fact the late Consul and his wife left the
Mariposa at Honolulu, stating that 1t was
their intention to go 10 Japan.
There were reasons, largely matrimonial,
for taking thi. round about route % the
States. Ii i. believed that these welded
com D icauoas were the cause of Chuchi rs
early withdrawal from his pleasant post
III the t-scented tropics. In March
last Mrs. Eugenia X. Holmes. who claims
10 be the ex- -Consup first wife, submitted,
through Senator Perkins long tale
ment 10 the authorities at Washington.
In this she asserted that Churchill mar
ried her by legal contract in Novem Der,
1886. and after living with her tor twelve
months, deserted her in favor OF another
lady, vino happened 10 be the wife OF an
Oak and gentleman.
This scandal naturally annoyed the
Washington people, ana without ex-
pressing any OPINION on the merits of
:he case thew arranged for ChurcniIl's
speedy withdrawal. This was AL the
more easy, since lie was an appoinIee of
the G eveand admin slration, and the
Republicans were pledged to radical
cuanre in the UniIed States policy to-
ward the South Sea Islands.
Though ChurcniIi's stay in Samoa was
so short, but httle over year he made
himself very popular among the few
whites who live in that out OF tbe-way
spot His genial manners and brilliant
conversational powers rendered him a
pleasant social companion, though, Off
cially, his conducl was not so pleasing 10
his brother Consuls. Samoa is practically
governed by consular board, consisting
of the representatives, OF the three treaty
powers-the United S aes, England and
Germany. Nomlrally there is native
King, but in reality the Consus, backed
UP by the men-oi-war. have to control the
nauves and check the rebellions which
are constantly threatening.
Great was The indignation of the staid
Brltsa and &c man Consuls when they
iound that the representative oil the UNI ed
States he'd been created a Samoan chef of
the highest order. Certainly this was Il
proof cl Churchiifs popularity among
be coveted b. citizen OF the United
States. Fur her, it was rather lncon-
venient 10 have at the consular board
memcer who was pledged by all the lies
OF brotherhood 10 take the part of the
people whose chief he had become. In
accepting the honor Churchll had bur-
dened himself with q greater responsible
ity than he expected, especially when the
names which the grateful Samoans be-
slowed upon him are considered. His or
dlnary or everyday working name was
Nenivenia. OF the town oil Laalil But
this was only q common, or garden tile,
the war name, The one of real dignity,
needed to be handled with care lest il
should 90 off and explode. Churchill
was the only white man n the group who
could say II straight off, something ike
this: "Lo oitumuaaumaita auuatau."
There was also hird name, intended
cniy for abusive purposes, to III row a ones
opponent head in a spirit OF anger, but
IL was 50 long that no one ever succeeded
In masterlDo the iDtricaCieS of sDe limo