Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-03
new ORDER IN SAMOA
Twenty-Five Chiefs Sign Formal
Ratification Of the Treaty
Of Cession.
Stars and Stripes Raised Over the
Island Of Tuitula Natives
Satisfied.
Resident Missionaries Praise the
Work of Commander Iilley
Alaskans Arrested.

Washington, Aug. Commander
Benjamin F. Tilles. in charge Of the
United States naval station on the is
land of Tutuila, Samoa, transmits in a
recent report to the navy department
upon the condition of affairs on the is.
land an instrument of cession, exc
sculed by the chiefs of Tutuila and the
United States government
The document formally cedes and
transfers to Commander Tilley, as the
representative OF the United States
government, the islands of Tutuila,
Aanuu and all other small islands,
rocks, reefs, foreshores and waters ly-
ting between certain degrees of latitude
and longitude named, to erect the same
Into a separate district, TO be known as
the District of Tutuila.
The instrument of cession'' was
signed by the marks of twenty-five
chiefs, with their seals affixed, on the
18th OF April last, Immediately prior to
the rising of the stars and stripes over
the naval station at Page Page.
The provisions of the government set
forth that the chiefs of the towns shall
be entitled to retain their individual
control of the separate towns, provided
| the same shall be IN accordance With
the laws of The United States concerns
sing TutuiIa.
II also provides that this government
shall respect and protect the Individual
nights of the people TO their land and
property and that should the govern
ment require their lands il shall take
the same on payment of fair consid-
Eeration.
Commander Tilley visited Rose Is
land, The eastern member Of the Sa-
moan group, which lies seventy miles
Ito the east of Manua, hosted the
American flag and took formal posses
sion. This islands nothing but a coral
atol and is of no value.
Very stringent regulations have been
issued by Commander Tilley prohibit-
Ling the Importation of firearms, dyna-
An order recently issued forbids the
except by permission Of the commando
ant
The secretary Of The navy is IN re-
81 ~ VI d ilt III IRON IA N.sf4 "
Cooper, Of the London Missionary So
eiets. resident missionary for Tutuila
and the neighborias islands, speaking
in high terms OF the progress that has
been made b. Commander Tiiley in es-
tablisning the authority OF the United
tatss' over our new Samoan posses
i3sions.
I Mr.. Cooper says he has been for
twenty years connected With the mis-
l3sipnary work of the Pacific islands and
for q number at years on his present
Isstation in Tuiuiia. n { IS Intimately ac-
| squainted with t,ls characteristics of
sabout 5,0o0Sof tine 5000 natives resident
lin ctr new Islands.
II K says that commander Tilley has
1 handled the rather delicate task of an
nexatian' with eonsunifate tact, min
! gied with tirlnness. The natives all
ready are expressing their satisfaction
TAT his administration and hope that he
may be retained on his present detail
\ Indefinitely
On behalf OF himself and the other
nilsslonarfS in the islands Mr.. Cooper
SAYS he wishes to express his joy at8the
new order OF things and to pay his trib-
4 ute TO the good work that the United
1 States has done and is doing in civil
izing the islanders and helping the mis-
4 sionaliies 10 more productive la bors by
establishing just, firm and stable
II government Where none such had ex-
listed before