Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-22

some money and other mall telling ur
the news at home. since writing you
last. we have jumped from preaching
the Gospel into n house which IL sur
rounded on the beach side by
FouR MES.or-wAR.
and another looked for this week. and
some go soldiers. 100 Americans and
100 English. both having their cannon.
gntiing guns and barricndcn close ~
the house We are Imprisoned IN. i VIII
commence and tell you the news from
March 4 and g. which was the date
Of our conference. held In our village.
All the Elders and IN. native Saints
gathered on Friday. March ard. and
Ne held conference on Saturday and
sunday, March 4 and 6. Had flne
time. also all that were there. ! bnp-
tixrd two morc and VIII have some
more In the future.
About two weeks before conference
Myra injured herself or got over.
heated IN walking too far, and had
been IN bed up To two days before con-
ference. She was able TO come from
their branch by boat, 10 spend con-
ference. - We four had a good time,
and Myra felt very well during that
time. until the day We left To come 10
rnralil one OF our sisters who u
staying at Fagalii was sick. 20 either
Myra and Warren or isetiic and had
90 come and help her, but through
Myra not being able TO travel on the
sea. We had 60 return with the preni-
dent and other Elders, who came 20
our conference from upolu. We LETT
Myrn and Warren In our village until
we return. ON March Sth we LETT Win
four Elders
IN A SMALL. BOAT.
from I.nlelavniu ut three o'clock In the
morning. travelled all next day ana
night. arriving at Fasaiii ~ 10 a, m.
We had quite a hard trip. IN u rained
on un all night. drenching lscttle, BABY
and all In the boat. Just before the
sun arose on the morning We were pull
inr IN the Apia harbor; We actually
thought we were In Star Valley, lust
about the time everybody II freezing.
We suppose you folks think that We
are In u furnace. but let mo tell you
Il gets cold ON Samoa some times. |
don't know how is.ttie stood u. but !
had TO stand up In the boat and swing
my arms 10 keep my teeth from chat
tefinE so much. A we entered the
Apia harbor Thursday. March 9Th. We
had the opportunity OF going alongside
Of the
AMERICAN wARsHiP.
the Philadelphia. and two English the
lloyallst and PorpolHc. and a German
which looks very much like war n COM
Ing, The Philadelphia II u tine boat,
although she IL fccond-clnHs, she "
able 10 do ms good "A work as some of
the frrt-oinHs war ships, Tho two
English boats arr about half the nlze
% the Philadelphia. but they have some
fine, large guns The German boat N
not up 20 much. nor Germany while
the samoan AFFAIR N going on. Ger
many took an active part during the
last war, but Il completely out " this
one.
Well, I am getting on n little from
what want 20 saw 80 I win say after
stopping In Apin a few minutes, we
went on to Fagnlii. which IN three miles
from Apla. We soon got settled down
nj Fagnli ana everything was well
with u.s. aud on Friday. March 10th. the
mail steamer came In so n few of the
Elders went In TO Apln FOR our mail,
but 10 our disappointment there wasn't
any for us, Everything seemed 10 be
quiet and prosperous up I'm sunday,
March isth when the consular repre-
sentatiyes " the three foreign powers
~ the Berlin treaty OF 1889. mot on
board the u. =,
FLAGSHIP PHILADELPHIA
10 consult on the Samoan question
which ended In "a proclamation 70 IN,
MRtnafa chiefs and natives, to ths
offect that they can have no lesn
status under the Berlin treaty
and cannot. therefore. be recog
niaed by the consular and navn
representatives.. II was thereby ordered
that the high chiefs and thirteen othel
chiefs 80 quietly to their respective
homes and obey the laws Of Samoa ant
respect the Berlin treaty. II Was or
dsred also that all the chiefs and thel