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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-25

BURIAL OF MALIETOA
KING OF SAMOA.


Samoan King must be gathered to his
fathers under his own Samoan roof,
With wailing and lamentation they
raised the dying monarch on his mat
tress and bore him along the Road OF
the Grateful Hearts, which commem-
crates Tusitala's good deeds; thence on
to Apia and to the royal suburb OF
Mulinuu. There they laid him, not in
the wooden house built for him by for
eigners, but in his own matched dwell
ing with its adjoining graves.
And in the eventide Malietoa was
gathered to his fathers.
For two days he lay in state, en-
wrapped In native siapo and adorned
With flowery wreath and cross contri-
buted by ''papalangi" friends. For two
days, while white politicians wrangled
over questions of preced nee and sue
cession, Malietoa's native court laid it's
head in the dust, mourning and chant
ing, and enumerating in we'll turned
Grafton the virtues of the royal spirit
which had passed over in it's canoe.
For two days Malietoa's subjects
and some who had not acknowledged
his supremacy came on pilgrimage
bearing their funeral gifts of fine mat
and roll of siapo and green baskets of
fresh food. The funeral meats were
baked and eaten, the watch fires were
lighted, and the waterway was kept
clear, lest the canoe of the dead should
football of the traveller, the sound of
his paddle or his voice in laughter and
song must not disturb the spirit seek
ing its long home.
On the third day the white residents
of Apia laid aside their differences and
Joined their brown brethren, honoring
in death him to whom in life they had
given scanty honor. MuIinuu was
thronged with visitors when the bear
ers came forward and carried their
dead King from his matched home to
that other sandalwood house" which
was to be his abiding place BY his
own wish the dead was buried, not
with his fathers, but at the extreme
point of that Mulinuu, where he had
held his mock court, and thither his
chiefs bore him with slow, cadenced
step and averted head Proud and
stately, in their stiff kirtles of fine mat
ting and their girdles of living green,
the Kings chief brother one of their
number, they reckoned as blue blooded
ancestry as him whose form they car
ried, not in the canoe of olden days,
but in the somber box introduced by
the white man.
The white mans box was lowered
into Samoan grave, lined with pieces
of white coral; wrappers of native
siapo rich in texture, carefully de-
signed and painted, concealed the for
eign coffin, while under and over it
were piled the large fine mats, those
precious heirlooms woven by the deft
fingers of dead Samoan women. Above
were laid two of natures tombstones
enormous slabs of white coral, which
completely hid the grave from view.
Then with tears and sobs, with Groom
ing chant and beating of the breast,
the mourners turned their faces home
ward and Malietoa, the white mans
puppet slept with the native honors
which enShrOuded his ancestors
Slept in his coral bed, with the blue
waters Of the eoral-studded lagoon lap
ping his grave
But his spirit communed with that
Of Tusitala on the mountain top.
ROSE DE BOHEME.
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ana HaSsan fastened home for more
ARABS. He reported great progress in
the conversion of Christians and told
or the great crowds that came to see
the Mohammedan missionaries. He got
another troupe and years later still an
other. Finally there came a day OF
reckoning and Hassan Ben Ali had to
account to the chiefs of the Arabian
tribes for his conduct.
Now, considering his day and genera
ton, Hassan Ben Ali is as wise a man
as ever came out of the East. During
all the years he had maintained a close
friendship with Prince Ali, the fayorite
son of the great Mohammedan chief
Sld1 Hmad Omossa, to whom all the
tribes OF Morocco and the Great Desert
pay tribute. Every time he returned
to his native land Hassan Ben All car
Ted IN his train many useful If not
costly presents for Prince Ali Field
glasses, Colts revolvers, a repeating
r1f1e, a watch and trinkets for personal
adornment were all of almost inestim-
able value to Ali, prince of the desert.
When the day of reckoning came
Hassan Ben Ali's stanchest friend was
Prince Ali, and the inquisitive chiefs
were promptly told that if they dared
to interfere with Hassan Ben Ali and
his plans they would be made to nav
double tribute to Sid Hmad Omossa.
and furthermore not a member of any
or the rebelltouS chiefs tribes could find
shelter in any of Sidi Hmad Omossa's
Zaouias This was the most feared of
all, for Prince Ais father maintained
tWenty-six ZaouiaS along the edge of
the Great Desert. These Zaouias are
resting places where stranger NAV
find shelter, food for himself and horse
or camel and if necessary fresh horses
or camels and guides If on a strange
journey. The Zaouias are maintained
wholly by Sidi Hmad Omossa out of the
tribute money paid him by the wander
Ing tribes, and in turn he extends the
hospitality of his Zaouias in time of
need. He reserves the right, however,
upon Justtfiable cause, to refuse adnis-
sion to any member Of the tribe who
may have offended him.
1t was about two years ago that Has
san Ben Ali made the star play of his
life. He landed in New York with a
fresh troupe of Arabs, all of whom he
promptly hid somewhere in the city.
few days later a cab drove hur-
riedly to the Fifth-avenue Hotel A
richly dressed and mysterious looking
Arab alighted. Another cab followed
with servant and no end of boxes and
bundles. The Arabian potentate reg
istered Queer-looking name that no
one to this day has been able to de-
cipher. He selected an elero-t suite of
rooms. At night his servant lay on a
mat in front of his door like big dog
watching his master.
This mysterious Arab never appeared
in public without his servant. His rich
dress naturally attracted attention. His
hands were covered with diamonds and
rich jewels. Diamonds hung by gold
chains from the four sides of his fez.
bejeweled cimetar showed itself from
under the folds of his purple girdle The
reporters pursued him continuously
determined to learn his identity, but he
rudely brushed them away.
The rich Arabian would not conde-
scend to hold conversation with any
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whose charm Subjugated all the Eng
disappearing globe. But he had owned
another and a higher power than that
of the pen, a transcendent gift OF, SYM
pathy which overlept barriers of race
and custom.
Robert Louis Stevenson, the Sa-
moan's "Tusitala" par excellence, is
the one white friend whom the natives
feel to be closer than brother; with
their fervent, traditional belief in
spiritual presence. they hold that Ste
venson'S love is still with them in their
hour of need.
Thus it came that when King Malie-
toa lay sick unto death his thoughts
turned, not to his own race and kin,
but to the white man his people had so
loved. Common report had often
classed Stevenson with Malietoa's ene-
miles, his avowed sympathy for the ex-
lied Mataafa led to the Supposition that
he lacked sympathy for Mataafa's en-
throned rival Malietoa knew better,
knew that the white man sought only
the good of the Samoan race when he
deemed a chief who was no German
puppet the best occupant of the throne.
Tusitala loved Samoa and the Sa-
means with the strong love of the
white man. Tusitala had passed into
the Spirit Land; to him a Samoans
thoughts must instinctively turn when
the Spirit Land doomed near.
When the doctors pronounced science
at fault and spoke of change to
mountain air as the one possible chance
Of cure, Malietoa smiled the sad visit
full smile which had become habitual
to him. Take me to Tusitala's," he
said. In vain those of his own race
offered hospitality, in vain the homes
of high chiefs were placed at his serv-
ice. L would be with Tusitala," he
persisted feebly. Take me to Val
lima"
And to Vailima they bore him.
For two days he lay on his mattress
in that empty hall, evoking memories
of the past. For two days he lay strug-
Cling with the fever while Tusitala' 9
tomb flung it's shadow from the noun
tain top and Tusitala's spirit lowered
near his Samoan brother. On the third
day the fever gained strength, and the
spirit of the white King of Letters
beckoned to the spirit of the brown
closed his tired eyes. Life had dealt
harshly with him; it would be sweet to
pass out on his canoe to Tusitala
Have you no wish to express; will
you not name successor?" tenderly
asked Mr.. Gurr, the natives advocate
and friend, the man who more than
any had known the inner life of the
Vailima household.
Malietoa's sad smile was his only
answer. Why should he name a sue
cessor, thereby adding to the troubles
of his beloved Samoa? He had suffi-
GENTLY contributed to her dissensions
While living; he would leave no legacy
of strife.
SO through that long Sunday, the
oath of August, King Malietoa peace
fully lay a-dying where Stevenson mad
died; his only sorrow the absence of
his daughter in far Fiji.
On the Monday, at dawn, medical
skill gave out and the approaching end
was announced. Then Malietoas
mourners arose and girded up their
loins. 1t was we'll to seek dying COM
mune in the shadow of Tusitala's tomb
but it were not we'll to die there. A
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live Prince, ana wealthy one
at that, has been in this city,
and, strange to say, no Ameri
can beauty has flung herself
and fortune at his feet in the
vain hope of herself becoming Prin-
cess. This, however, is accounted for
by the fact that the identity of the
Prince is not generally known.
This Prince is by name Muly Ali Sid
Hmad Omossa, and is one of the clev-
crest tumblers with the Tow-ZoonIn
Arabs at the Orpheum.
To tell his story, one must first in
troduce Hassan Ben ALL who brought
the Tow-Zoon-In Arabs all the way
from far-off Arabia to San Francisco.
This same Hassan Ben Ali brought to
this country the first Arabian acrobats
and gunspinners ever in America.
That was years ago. and he has been
in mis- sort of business ever since.
Years ago he came to England as boy
on an English ship. In London he
joined a troupe of acrobats and few
years later he struck out in the bust
ness for himself and toured both Eu-
rope and America. He knew that he
had seen acrobats in his native coun-
try who could excel anything he had
ever seen III VI AlHc1iCei Dul
how to get them permission to leave
their homes in Arabia was the ques-
ton that puzzled Hassan Ben Ali, but
not for long, as he is resourceful fell
low He hit upon an idea and started
at once for Arabia.
He travelled to the interior and call
ing the various chiefs around him he
propounded this question to them:
These Christians keep sending their
missionaries over here to convert us;
why not give them dose of their own
medicine by sending a few missionaries
over to America to convert it's people
to Mohammedism?"
This phase of the missionary ques-
ton had never dawned upon the fol-
lowers of the prophet and they asked
time to think 1t over. Next day the
chiefs assembled in council and Hassan
Ben Ali addressed them further on the
subject 1t was the unanimous opin-
ion that the Christians ought to be con-
verified, and Hassan Ben Ali was in
structed to pick out his missionaries.
That was just the point he was work.
ing for.
He addressed the assembled chiefs
and plausibly told them that when the
Christians assembled for worship they
always had some amusement to attract
the people. The Christians attracted
their congregations by singing and
playing on musical instruments, and
If they were to be attracted to Mo-
hammedanism it would be through some
novel entertainment. If the Christian
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never think of performing their feats
for money. OF course a few excel and
are regarded with pride by the tribe.
Each tribe usually has one young man
who excels all the others, and Hassan
Ben Ali requested the chief of each
tribe to send his best acrobats. They
did so and these so-called missionary
acrobats formed the first tribe of Ara
bian acrobats brought to America
They were a novelty and took well.
However, as they learned to speak
English they discovered Hassan Ben
Ais ruse, and they made vigorous
Arabian protest for something more
than board and clothes out of the $500
a week Hassan Ben Ali was being paid
for them.
A split among the troupe followed
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not been for him we would have
starved to death.
DR.. Call and Lieutenant Jarvis, as
soon as they came among US, set to
work to better our condition. They
divided us into three classes, according
to our physical state. A third of us
were removed to school building,
some were put in a place adjoining
Brewers store, while those who were in
the best condition were made more
comfortable in their old quarters. Bet
ter food and medical attention soon
brought US around, so that when the
rescuing Bear made fast to the ground
ice off Cape Smyth, about August /,
we were fairly well prepared for a sea
trip.
AS a result of my eighteen months in
the whaling business, working ON a lay,
received about eight pounds of whale
bone. My shipmates were put ashore
at Seattle, turned adrift, In fact, nearly
all of them penniless and with nothing
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food was Of the coarsest kind and ex-
ceedingly scant.
For the first two months we were
given a small bit of bread and piece
of tainted salt meat twice each day, al
though this menu was added to by a
little tea in the morning and coffee at
night. Later on, when it was feared
that scurvy would break out among us,
we had beans, peas and boiled salt fish
at infrequent intervals. This was all
due to Brewer, the trader. If it had
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in the world to show for the perils they
had encountered except the threadbare
and almost worthless clothing they
wore. What has become of them God
only knows. If they had been landed
here in San Francisco their chances for
employment would not be so bad.
A few of the men, some of them who
had been whaling in the Arctic seas for
years, had carefully preserved orders
given them from time to time, and
these were enabled to cash them when
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they were put ashore. But there were
not more than eight or ten who had
dollar or anything of value to their
name. AS for myself l sold the bone
l had chung to SO long for about $14 and
with the proceeds came to this city. So
after eighteen months of work and
peril | landed in the city with what l
started-nothing.
1t was my first whaling trip. 1t will
be my last.
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were rescued by the Bear.
When DR.. Call and Lieutenant Jarvis
of the relief expedition sent by the Gov
eminent reached us, six months later,
we We're in a pitiable condition. We
had slept, week in and week out, on
the bare floor; the structure itself was
poorly built and in no way excluded the
bitter cold and nipping winds, and our
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WRECKED with the WE1ALERS
IN NORTHERN ICE PACKS.
Of tn
= . . 9 70 . 9 G 9 00 0o c o

whaling in
of
seaang
last
rom the andnnint IF the fnrecas -,
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to pick out his own missionaries. This
was just what he had been leading up
to, and he chose all acrobats.
In Arabia a young man practices
acrobatic feats just for the fun of the
thing and to amuse his neighbors. They
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would not listen to the gospel of his
own religion unless some side enter
tainment was furnished, he certainly
would not listen to the words of the
prophet. The chiefs saw the force of
the argument and told Hassan Ben Ali
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~ AMOA, August %, 1S9S.-In the
large banqueting hall of desert
ed Vailima Samoa's King lay
\ J a-dying.
More than two and a half
years before another King had
yielded up his breath within those
walls; king whose scepter was pen,
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y OR the past three weeks real
live Prince, and a wealthy one
at that, has been in this city,
and, strange to say, no Ameri-
can beauty has flung herself
Il q Ii Il
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Continued on Page Twenty-slx.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-10-21

and faithful" the highest terms Of
praise ever used IN such cases. He
was promoted from the ranks to cor
poral on March II. 1897, and to SER
geant on November Is, 1897. He
served before Santiago on July !, 2
and 3, receiving no wounds. Several
of his officers asked him to reinlist
and offered him non. commissioned
office to start on, but he declined.
He will visit few days here with
his father and relatives and will then
go to Akron, Ohio, where a brother
is located who has obtained Tor him
good position as book keeper. He
was a good soldier and is a good
citizen and the REGISTER is sorry to-
zee him leave lola.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-10-21
missionary Convention.

The Annual Convention of the
Presbyterian Missionary Societies of
Allen County, will be held at Hum
boldt, Oct. 26 and 81, 1898.
PROGRAM.
WEDNESDAY, 2;3OP NJ
Deyoti onal-Mrs. Mounger lola
Address of Welcome MRS. Newton Hum
bOldt
Response-Mrs, Cantrall Moran,
Rsll Cali
Secretarys Report
Music, Ladies' Quartette,
Paper,-Mrs, Crawford, Humboldt
synodiGal Report Mrs, Ewing, lola.
Appointment of Committees
DOxology.
Devotional, Rev b. G. MeQueston. Hum
bodt.
Music
Paper,-Mrs. Chogwill, Humboldt
Recitation, Mrs Cooper, Yates Center,
Music.
Report OF Committee on Resolutions.
Music,
Collection.
Benediction.
THURSDAY, Pm.
Devotional, Mrs Junll, Moran.
Paper,-Mrs Stinson, Carlyle
Report OF s. W. BOaid,-Mrs Goodrich
Nesh0 Falls.
Report of Auxiliaries.
Bible Reading, MRS, Wright Moran.
Paper,-Mrs Mccormick, Moran.
Report Of Committees
Unfinished business.
DOXolOgy.
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THE SNOW STOR1.
A Spell Of Weather that Took Every body by
Surprise and Has Made Business Good
for clothiers and Steveiers.

From Mondays Daily Register.
The writer of this has lived In Kan
sas ever since they turned the water
on in the river and he never before
saw such a storm rs this in October.
September was uncommouly warm,
and right up until last Saturday the
merchants were complaining about
the unreasonable weather which held
back the trade in winter goods.
There has not yet been killing frost.
The leaves are all on the trees. Even
the catalpa trees. which drop their
leaves at the first touch Of frost, are
still In full foliage.
And yet this Monday morning, Oct
ober II, 1893, the ground is covered
with snow and the air is full of it,
driving down from the north west as
bitterly rs could be expected in De-
cember or January. 1t is without
precedent and the date is one to
remember.
or course the storm caught every
body unprepared. Out in the country
the coal bins are empty and the cattle
are shivering behind a string of barb
wire, because the farmers have been
blowing aud gathering corn instead
of hauling coal or building sheds.
Here In town hardly one man in
twenty has his winter stoves up and
hardly one woman in twenty has her
winter wrap, while many luckless
child had tn stay at home or run
shivering to school without overcoat
or rubbers.
The telegraph and telephone COM
panies are doubtless the greatest
financial sufferers from the storm.
Fred Spicer, relief operator on the
santa Fe, came down this morning
from Ottawa and says there are 10
poles down between lola and Welda.
several cross arms have been broken
off, aud the wires are on the ground
every half mile. Hence lola has no
telegraphic communication with Kan.
sas City today. 1t IL just as bad at
the north end, all the wires being
down between Ottawa and Argen-
tine. There is only Que Western
Union wire doing business in lola,
and that Is one extending south to
Chanute and Pittsburg.
The telephone wires about town are
In a dreadful condition. Many of
them are broken aud many more are
crossed 30 as to be useless. 1t will be
several days before either the tele-
graph or the telephone systems will
be in good working order.
But 1t will start the fall trade and
the fall wheat.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-10-21
Window Gardening.

(By Mrs. D. b. D. smeltzer. Read at meeting
Of Allen County Horticultural Society, Oclo-
Der II, 1881
The management OF the window
garden is not to be entered upon
lightly or without thought. In fact
IL should he Il matter of serious con-
sideration TO the amateur. The
florist who supplies the market
knows just what flowers he wishes
to grow, and usually grows but one
kind in a house. He has q particular
object in view, and the flowers and
plants are always regarded for the
amount of money they can be made
to bring in. His plans are not sud
denly formed, but are the continued
experience of time.
The cuttings of the young plants
have to he started and grown weeks
and sometimes months before the
flowers appear, or any moneyed re-
turn can be had for them. With the
amateur this is all very different,