'l'he Friend

57 :5

,Janu ary, 189 9

Spanish por t of Jua ha n , J r Guam , i n . he ~6drones . was a f a­mi l i a r r esort of t e whale rs i n t he ol d da ys. fr om 40 LO bOyear s a go . v ?erm w, alers fr equented a rea , r a ngi ng am jng t heCarolines and Japan . Guam now be c Jmes i .por t en t l i 2k of na valco nnec tion f or the U. S . ' w i t~ t he Orient . £ t ~ l angua ge wi l lcha nge fr om 3pa nl sh c O _ng l i sh .

The Friend

57:9

February, 1899

ffai rs a t PonapeAp pea r s to be . ha t t he ~c t iv es na ve overc ome e ~d massa cr ed

t he .spam s n ga r r i s o., a nd the prie s t s, end JIUlat Henry anpeihas been ma de ~ing . ~ssecre re gre ut a ble , bu t expect ed duet o lo..g oppressi on a nd out r ges of t he Spaniards .

Expe c ted t ha t perso na l i n f l ue nce o ' a npe i will ma i nta i nChris t ia n civi li zati on . J~a ~n wi l pro~a bly . e l l Ca r ol invsto Germany .

The .or ning Star , l eavi ng for the C r oli ne s abou t pr i l 1st ,wi l l r es t or e i ntercourse wi th I sla nds .

The Friend

57 :15

February, 1899

ews of revolt s at Guam and Pona pe . At G~am Francis Por t usacn ,se lec ted by er i cans t o uphold erican aut~ori ty when crui serCharles t on a wed Spani sh garr i ~ on , qu i ckly ove r th r o n w~en ccruiser departed .

~t Pon, pe u prising of ne t i' es a gains t Spanish ga r rison andpriests resulting in a mas sa c r e . New King Henr y :ana pe i .Tra ns f e r of C~ rolines t o Germany or U. • would aa ve ~pain

gr ee t expe nditures a nd e nd reli gious f euds .

The Friend

57 : 23

rch,1 899

Let ter to Rev . O. P. Emerson: Ponape , . ov . 28 , 1898

Mr . H. Na npe i still held i n ca p tivity by the Spanish auttori ti es .'ra ken captive s i x mon t hs ago becaus e of Prot es t ant affil iati onand refus ed to beco me Cathol ics . Repor t ed he re tha t t he Spani shwi l l have t o g i ve up t e i sla nds and t h e nat i ves have a dree d ofthe Germans ge t t i ng posse s si on of the i slands ••Ihi l e I am wri t ing t his a J apane s e tradi ng ves sel ha s justa rr i ved s nd br ought newe of' th e war being ove r .

Henr y Beaumont

The Friend

5 7 : 25

The orning tar A ·a i n Crui sing

April, 1899

Th e Mor ning St a r once more on h~ r voya ge a f ter a year's su s ­pe nsion of wor k on a c count of t he Spa nish wa r . "a s repairedand r enovated ~n San Franci sco .

The Friend

57 :26

Extrac t s from

April, 1899

s . Logan ' s Journal ; RUk , April 11 , 1898

The St" r Le i t us on .. on ey , ~;B ch 7 , an.. 0 .• .., r i day 0 thu t sameweek . os es Bnd 1 •• ar t ed f or .•or loc k, goi ng fir st t o Losa p Bnd.:e tna , Ha r ry a nd Orpah seem t o be ea rne to t i n t ryi ng to do aree 1 wor k for people . The a: t o lia me where ~o s es ne ld co.nmum ons e r v ic e . .. er e away s ex t e an days , reaching " uk :l:ar ch 2 7 •...r , Pric e l ocat ed two famil i e~ on t he i sla nd of Fa i ru k, wheret . e r e h~ s neve r before bean a ny mi s s i onar y . our famili eslocated on Ut e t ,J u ne 10 . - I, hite Ribbon Soc i et y s t a rted 6 rew week s a go . emberspe_ ..i se t o a bs t& i n f rom lyi ng a ~d usi ng vi e l .ngue ge .,'ovember 24 . - Cap t a i n te Le. nder- not seen s i nc e l a s t .•.arch . Henotifie d us t hat h e wa s forbidden by t he 5a pni sh aut hor i ti e s0 0 vis i t ~ s . Japane s e tra di ng s ch oone r br i ngs wor d of warbetween U. ~. a d pain . ord ca me f r o", P ona pe t r.a t C& pt a i nMel ander t aKen pr isoner by t he ..p~ni sh a nd ni s boa t s e i zed .A~S O t ha t He nr y ,a npe i t oo , was pl ! ced i n pri so n .On . ovember 8 , B s ch oone= come s Wi t h supplie s a ~d ne ws of1'i c t or y .

Ma r y E. Logan

The Fr iend

57 :4 0

...sy, 1899

ftar two we e s t s ta , i n .onoLuIu , t ne i a s i one ry _t eome rorning ~ ta r r es ume d her voyages to .. ic Dones ia on t e 7th .apt . Ga r land t ook c Jmmand in pla ce of Ca pt . Br ay . Rev .

Le m en f nd ' li f e re tur ned t o ~ a lui t .

'l'he Friend

57 :42

June . 1899

Repor ~ of Tour i n t he l i l be r t slands ; Rev . A. C. a lkup

Vis it .d seven of the i sla nds be f ore word ca me . ht t Spain wassUi r g for pea ce, w~en 1 has tered bf ~k agai n to the s chool tome 1. t he" orning 3 t Hr ~ le ft two of my crew a t Butari t ariwi th the Peni e l mis s i ona r ie&.a t onouti t hree t eecne r~ ith t heir sch ool s had ma1e e tourof the i sla nd end t he Ca thol i c prie ~ t fo llowed to ~eep theirf olIo' erg awa y . Rep laced ca t echi st at ~.B ia na . sot 'l a r awah e v. J . . era oi reported the ork as s t eady . nea ded f or »u saiewh ere Dr . Rife t ook command of' t ne -'Hi r am c Lngham" to visitt he ~a salls .On t he s ec ond . r i p I r e~la ced {he two boys I lef t l as t t r ipwita a ma r r ie d couple . At 'a r a ke i t ne : a s t or a nd n i s wi fehad _epa r &t ed and ~ i ve d apa rt for everal month s but theother c&t ec hi st and teacher_ ha d succeed ed in ge tt i ng themt og e ther .A new co de of laws 1ubl i shed at pemama wher eby t he peopl ecould not be called sla ve s by t h e chiefs and food cannot beaeTlandea of t ;em. 11 children mus t a t t end s chool and t hose

The Friend

57:42

JU:le . 1899

Apa i ang i t. ~ev . Terao i . 'rh er e was ar'astor rl6 1r eke , :~ L c:: 1:; i o t eca and

r'e La nt e -rga he d done goo d " or " .

Report of 'i'our in t he "'llbe r t Islands j Rev . A. C. .a l kup(c ontinued)

wi s h ing to ma r ry mus t be of age a nd ha ve t he permission oft he king or megi s t r~ t e .

lhe i slands of At amuka nd Kuri e have :lever hed a ca t ec hi sttill 1898 end i s t ha "lesti slends we teke pos s es s i on of . ,elanded lobi e nd ME. r y t o be house d s nd f ed .Le f t Tebeou e nd Ter i e a t ...aiana . r. t Tarawe tue r esidentCommi s s i oner k ee ps t ae na t i ves a t wor-k r e bu i l ding publicbui l d i ngs e nd &nd their own dwell i n s . ~l l children l i v i ngnear s ch_o ls mus t a ttend . 1he pa st or , hev . Ter n oi i s acti~e

s nd earne s t .d t a 'ed 5i x d~y e a tdrougntat ea ne be .t e,c ' e r end rl et con

The riend

57 :44

Bad .•ews fr m the va r oLt ne Is .

June , 89 9

Th e Ear ke nti ne Rut h ar rived a t a n Fra ncisc o on pr il 23d,fr ~, t~ e waroline ~s . 3he r eport s a ve r y sever a hurricane a . tKu s a i e i n t he lat ter par t of . e br uu r y .Ca pt . ..e l and e r ha d been r eleased by th e "'pa n i ar ds at Eona bet~ t enr y . s npe i i s s t il l kep t a s hos t age to pr event attackby the na t i ve s .Tr iba l wa r r aging at kuk , an ~ev . ~ . G. 2nell i ng i s repor tedegg i ng the na t i ve on . ~r . ~ne ll i ng s e ve r a l yea s ago cea s edto be i n t he s e r v i ce of t he clIlB l' i can coa r d , a .•d ...ad be er. apainful t . orn i n t he . ide of the board 's mi s s i ona r i e s .

'th e Fr i end

57 :50

Gilbert ~o i s s i on a hi bi t

July. 1899

t she For e i on ~i s s i on na l ly Dr. Eingnam conduc t ed tneex erci se wi th t n0 ne l p of hi s - unday s ch ool of ~i l be rt Lsl a nder slivi~g in Hon&l u l u .

The Fri end

57: 52

Germany cuya t he Carol ine l s l tnds

July , 1899

Anno~nced t ile " Germany pc ys Spa i n 2 5 , CO O,O OO peseta s , or abouty 5 , OOO, OOO f or t ee Ca ro l 1 ~e , Pel ew, a nd Le drone ~slands .

_pa i n r etains t . r e e coal1 g t e ti ons, one i n et ch gr oup . TheAmerica n ~ommi s s i o ne r 5 offer ed e mi l l i on f or Va lan (Kusa i e ) ,and tne tra de was under wa y hen i t wa s broken j f f wne :::..pe t n dea nded ft vored t r e s t it ant i n tre d i ng 1t a cuba a ndPue r to ·ico .

The Friend

57 : 55

Ponape, Jan . 4 , 1899r . I I • n . ria11

July, 1899

Your friend. .anpei s ti l l ~e ld clptive by the ~paniard s .

!he pani sh here crest-fall en over tne los s of t he i r emp ir ~ ,

a nd t.., e upani sn 1'1 g no longer WE> ves ove r the Go" t Hous e atvolonia .A few weeks a go e -pa ni s ~ t eame r e r ived he r e wi t n t hreemonth a , pr ovi s i ona for tne _pan i~ h s i ~i e rs and to ok a way t 0pr i es t s and fift y s oldi e's . An t er s . ee me r exp ec t ed to t a ke8 \ay the Governor and all his people .

Henry Beaumont

The Friend

57: 63

August , 1 599

The work of repa i r l s being pu s hed o~ t he ~ ta r , to fit he r assoon a s possible f 6r the r et urn voyage . ..111 leav e strbightf or Kusa l e a nd i s expe cted ba ck ea r ly i n ? r i l

The Fr iend

57: 63

or n i ng 3 t a r , at Sea ; :ey 13 , 1899

Ugust , 1899

Dr . Bingham, "ha i r man " or ni ng 3 t a r -':ommi t tee , nono I uLu :

e wer e on Ku sa ie on t he 3r d when le tters a r r i ved from RuRby Capt . i lander , saying t he t t he 3t a r must go di rect toHonol ulu t o t ake up. s . Loga n who i s i n need of surg i ca l serv i c es~r i veo ~ " Ruk on the 24ta . I l e f t s . Ga r land and thech i l dren a t .:us 8 i e .

Ge o . Ga rland

The Friend

57 :63

At Ses , July 6 .

Augus t , 1899

I t r ied e l l other ways t o ge t Mrs . Loga n home but c~uld no tf i nd a ny so had to co me myself .On the wa y to Ruk we touched at Pona pe and vi s i t ed Ki t i wherewe sa y He nr y ~anpel . He was l mpr»s oned 10 mont hs a nd had be enout t wo months whe n we wer e t here .rri ved in Honol u l u July 14 , 50 days f r om Ruk .

Ge o . r . Garland

Ttle Friend .

57 : 71

Letter fr ;)ID Prince a e. r y .TanpeiPona pe , ..iti , n.pril 20 ,1899Rev . O.P . E~erson :

Sept . , 1899

Your le tter da t ed J une 18ttl i s r eceived . I was arrested on~~ y _3d , 1898 and am mow a t r ee ~ ge n t .

Our chu ch , ~h i c h we c om~enced to build a bout t wo years a go ,is n ow nea r c j mpletio n

rienry .fanpei