Appleton's annual cyclopedia and register of important events: embracing political, military, an ecclesiastical affairs; public documents; biography, statistics, commerce, finance, literature, science, agriculture, and mechanical industry . ces and the political controlof the country, instigated Malietoa to makewar on Tupua, and by means of fire-arms sup-plied by the German company in exchange forgrants of land the former made himself soleKing, and chose Steinberger for his Prime Min-ister, dismissing and banishing him, however,as soon as he discovered his real Germans then furnis
Appleton's annual cyclopedia and register of important events: embracing political, military, an ecclesiastical affairs; public documents; biography, statistics, commerce, finance, literature, science, agriculture, and mechanical industry . ces and the political controlof the country, instigated Malietoa to makewar on Tupua, and by means of fire-arms sup-plied by the German company in exchange forgrants of land the former made himself soleKing, and chose Steinberger for his Prime Min-ister, dismissing and banishing him, however,as soon as he discovered his real Germans then furnished the adherents ofthe rival dynasty with war material, and Ma-lietoa was forced to abdicate; but the major-ity of the people remained true to him, and hefought his way back to power. His positionwas strengthened by the official recognition ofthe United States Government, which wasanxious to secure the confirmation of the ces-sion of the port of Pango Pan go for a navaland coaling station, which had been made in1872 by the then sovereign chief of the partof Tutuila in which it is situate. A treaty wassigned at Washington on Jan. 17, 1878, andthe ratifications exchanged on February 13, bywhich the right to establish at Pango Pango a. eign and coastwise trade, 37, of 14,588, carriedthe German flag. The house of Godeffroi andSon, Hamburg merchants, since succeeded bythe German Trading and Plantation Company,took the lead in developing the copra-trade inthe Samoan Islands. The imports of this com-pany in 1885 were valued at $308,000, and. itsexports at $532,000. History.—Formerly there were ten independ-ent chiefs on the island of Tutuila, while theremaining islands were governed from timeimmemorial by the two royal houses of Malie-toa and Tupua. In 1873, at the suggestionof foreign residents, a House of Nobles and aHouse of Representatives were established,with Malietoa Laupepa and the chief of theroyal house of Tupua as joint Kings. The isl-anders had been converted to Christi
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