Show t 1 i MATAAFA IS KING KINC OF SAMOA t Election Was Vall Held Without Trouble Despite Desa Des Des- a pit pite the Opposition of t Washington Jan 12 Official Official information mation oration has been received of the election election elec elec- r 1 tion of Mataafa as king of Samoa The election was vas held s without trouble i though who was vice king ling kingIn lingin In 1831 1881 backed by a small following 55 5 S endeavored to obtain the office The situation accordion according to the latest ads advices advices ad ad- s vices is quiet r. r r. r S Mataafa's election is highly satisfactory satisfactory satis satis- y factory not only to the Washington government but to the German and British governments because of the Sj 5 5 certainty that he will be guided in his actions by the wishes of the consul in S Apia of the the signatory powers to the Berlin treaty |