Show IS NOW HOW PEACEFUL COMER TILLEY WRITES WHITES WIS OF AMERICAN ISLE IN SAMOA I Natives Declared Prosperous De Description of Oi to United States and British Marines Washington Aug ug 31 The navY de department has received an interesting letter from C B F commanding the United States naval nav station at Tutuila describing the promising conditions In the America section of the tha Samoan Sano n islands counting the impressive ceremonies ar a tending the unveiling of or a monument to the American and dead who fell in Ia the shore engagement there in July 1899 Of the conditions Con mander Tilley says I am glad to report that everything connected with the new government s in a most satisfactory manner in i all the islands The na natives natives tives show much Interest in iii the new methods of government and they are striving to learn and to comply with my wishes The general condition of the people could not be more satisfactory satisfactory tory They are quiet everywhere and andare andare are improving their roads reads cleaning up their villages and their surroundings and planting their gardens and plan plantations Prosperity for the islands seems fully assured The enrollment of a force of Sa flu Samoans moans for service in the islands has done away with the necessity of hay hav having lag ing an armed force of our own on shore and will win the natives to loyalty and allegiance to the government of the United States During the past month I II have visit visited visited ed all parts of the islands and have round found everything in a very satisfactory state Regarding the monument question Commander Tilley says the unveiling took place at Mulinuu in Apia on 29 The officers and men of the Philadel Philadelphia Philadelphia phia contributed liberally for the ex ax expense pense of purchasing the memorial stone and officers and men of several British ships likewise contributed The stone which is large and imposing weighting tons was ob obtained tamed at Sidney It was brought to Apia by H M 81 S Commander Tupper and put in place by the edt officers cers and men of that ship The mon monument is situated in a lot jot yot far from the ocean commanding a beautiful view The land has been given in fee to the British and United States gov governments governments A handsome iron fence with stone foundation surrounds the plot It is a part of the conditions of the deed that the German government shall cause the prospect to be kept open to the sea No building of any kind is given in lieu of ground where the bodies of the men were originally interred Commander Tilley has sanctioned the disinterment of the bodies of the Amer Americans leans and similar action was taken by Commander Tupper The lot is sit situated situated not far from the dwelling house of the g vernor Commanders Tilley and Tupper had requested Governor Solf representing the German government to unveil the monument The governor made a short address then drew aside the American and English flags disclosing the me memorial memorial morial stone to view Among the wreaths was one from Mataafa with a short note |